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John Hanna of Stonehouse Bakery of Reed City plates samples of the local bakery’s products. This year’s Taste of Osceola event had the biggest turnout ever, with around 300 people coming out to taste the local food samplings. The event is hosted by the 2012 Leadership Class of Osceola County. The funds raised benefit the Osceola County Commission on Aging.

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EVART — From breads to bis-cuits and gravy, chili to cupcakes and even a little locally-made wine-this and plenty more were the reason for the biggest turn-out ever for the annual Taste of Osceola event.

Hosted by the 2012 class of the Osceola Leadership Summit, the food-focused event once again brought the best culinary op-tions in the county together in one place for an event of tasty treats, networking and trying new vendors.

Held at the Osceola County Fairgrounds community build-ing in Evart, vendors from all across Osceola County offered food and beverage samples for the nearly 300 ticketed attendees.

“This seems to grow every year, and this was a banner year,” said Al Weinberg, orga-nizer of the Osceola Leadership Summit.

Vendors lined the walls of the community building and attendees traveled from station to station, trying some of their favorites and tasting some new items, too.

Vendor Jack Duncan Jr. of Ronnie’s Lunch Box in Marion said his establishment partici-pates in the event to showcase their food to the community.

“It is a way to reach some people who might otherwise not stop by the store in Marion,” said Duncan. “This way, they can see what we are about.”

Ronnie’s Lunch Box was one of several food vendors that ran out of food less than an hour

into the event because of unex-pectedly high turnout.

“It is a good problem to have,” said Duncan. “Nothing got wasted and people came back for more.”

Other food vendors included annual participants like BC Pizza in Evart, Pere Marquette Catering from Reed City, Stone-house Bakery, Kettunen Center’s cafe in Tustin and more.

One of the new vendors, Cadil-lac Winery owner Keven Leahy said he was shocked by the turn-out.

“This is great,” said Leahy of his Leroy-based winemaking business. “A lot of new people are getting to see what we are about and the reception to our products have been great to-night.”

In addition to record ticket

sales, the event also raised mon-ey through a gift basket raffle.

Initial totals has the event bringing in over $3,500-which is good news for the organizers and the beneficiaries.

Much of the proceeds of the Taste of Osceola event benefits the Osceola County Commis-sion on Aging’s Meals on Wheels program, offering nutritious meals to home bound seniors in the area.

Over at the BC Pizza stand, the business ran out of their first samplings in 45 minutes, giving out 15 large pizzas, one sample at a time.

“We are baking more and will keep going,” said Samantha Fen-ton of BC Pizza. “This is a great way to get our name out there in the community and get people to maybe try us out.”


REED CITY — Reed City has a new fire chief.

Reed City City Manager rec-ommended fire department cap-tain Jeff Stein for the position at a recent city council meeting.

City Manager Ron Howell had two experienced Reed City fire-fighters who had applied for the position.

The city’s current acting fire chief Dave Belden had sought the position, along with Stein.

Based on Howell’s recommen-dation, the council voted 6-1 to name Stein as the new depart-ment chief.

The move came as a surprise to some, as Howell had ap-pointed assistant fire chief Dave Belden as the city’s acting chief when long-time Reed City Fire Department Chief Jim Decker resigned.

Howell said he knew this was an important decision.

“I think it is time for the city to move forward,” he told the council when he made his announcement, noting he con-ducted thorough interviews with both candidates, contacted colleagues, co-workers, and weighed the options before com-ing to his conclusion.

Stein, who has over 20 years of experience as a first re-sponder and has served as a member of Reed City’s fire de-partment since 1997, said he was “honored” to take the position and was looking forward to the future.

“We have a collection of great firefighters working to pro-tect the city of Reed City and Richmond Township, and I am pleased to represent them,” he said.

In February, Decker, who had three decades of service as a first responder in the region, re-signed following a conflict over the source of funds to be used for the purchase of safety equip-

ment for the 18-mem-ber de-partment.

In Decem-ber, the council stepped in to halt an agree-ment that would have funded the pur-chase of equip-ment

for the fire department by the Downtown Development Au-thority.

The council had learned the DDA committed to spending $106,000 on breathing appara-tuses for the fire department and objected to the way the agreement was reached.

After Decker’s sudden resig-nation, Howell asked the coun-cil to appoint Belden to fill in for up to 90 days while he completed an internal investigation in the department and prepared to find Decker’s replacement.

Council member David Schar-low was the only person to vote in opposition to Howell’s recom-mendation Monday, but noted it was not because he didn’t think Stein was more qualified.

Scharlow pointed out that Stein remains on temporary work restrictions following an accident at his job.

Stein told the council his re-strictions would soon be lifted and said he was not collecting any compensatory salary as part of reduced duties.

“I did not consider that a fac-tor (in my decision) because it is my understanding Mr. Stein will soon return to duty, and keep in mind his role as chief will be as an administrator,” said Howell.

Reed City council appoints new fire chief

Jeff Stein was selected as the new chief of the Reed City Fire Department at a council meeting Monday night.

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EVART — Evart’s De-partment of Public Works wants travelers in the downtown area of Evart to know that while Main Street construction contin-ues and roads are closed, the city is still open for business.

The first part of Evart’s Main Street makeover is nearly complete, includ-ing a green streetscape renovation and “Pocket Park” improvements in the downtown area.

The plans included renovations along Evart’s Main Street from Railroad Avenue to Fifth Street, in-tended to make the roads safer for pedestrians, bi-cyclists and motorists, all with an eco-friendly focus.

Other ongoing projects include removing trip hazards on sidewalks, creating safer pedestrian crossings and adding bike lanes that connect to the Pere Marquette Trail.

DPW director Mark Wilson said there has been some confusion over access to the downtown district as the projects continue.

Wilson said residents and visitors should note Main Street is only closed to through traffic at this point.

Drivers not stopping at any of the Main Street businesses are asked to follow the detour signs that direct traffic to River Street around the con-struction area.

Wilson said for anyone planning to visit any of the Main Street businesses within the construction area, parking on Main Street is still available.

“Drivers are simply asked to exercise caution when entering the area where construction is tak-

ing place,” he said, noting the city has received calls and complaints about ac-cess.

“We apologize for the inconvenience and will post construction updates as they are available,” he said of the ongoing city improvement project.

Last year, Evart became one of 14 Michigan com-munities awarded sig-nificant funding from the Michigan Economic De-velopment Cooperation’s Strategic Fund.

The city’s selection was part of a $7 million project earmarked for rural, mid to lower income commu-nities that do not receive funding directly from the U.S. Department of Hous-ing and Urban Develop-ment.

The city expects to have the remaining por-tion of the $800,000 green streetscape renovation finished by July.

Nearly complete is the first phase, including a significant increase in the number of trees along high traffic streets in town, the installation of rain gardens as natural filters for rain and snow melt.

Other portions of the in-novative transformation include a gazebo, side-walks with American Dis-ability Act tactile strips, bumpouts, and the first electric car-charging sta-tion in Osceola County.

Wilson said motorists and pedestrians alike should note that currently, 5th Street between River and Main Street near the Post Office is closed to all traffic.

The area remains a stag-ing center for construction equipment.

More details informa-tion and maps are avail-able on the city’s website at www.evart.org.

Downtown Evart for business during street project

By Nicole Weiss Weekly Voice

REED CITY — The school busses on the road in Reed City may still be yellowjacket black and gold, but soon, the first color people may think of is green.

The Reed City Area Public School district is the only school system in the state of Michigan that was awarded a portion of a federal program to purchase transportation with cleaner-burning fuel systems.

Reed City earned $40,000 of the $3 million the En-vironmental Protection Agency awarded through-out the nation for the

School Bus Replacement Rebate Program.

The rebate will offset the cost of purchasing busses by $40,000 and allow the school district to purchase two liquid propane-pow-ered busses.

The new bus purchases will replace two aging diesel-powered busses in the fleet.

Superintendent Tim Webster said the two new busses join the six other liquid propane-powered busses in the school’s fleet.

“The program helps cover the cost for the more expensive, cleaner-burn-ing busses, and helps us aid in rebuilding our fleet with them,” he said. “We have already had success with the other LP (liquid propane) busses we have added.”

The clean burning bus-ses meet the strict EPS guidelines for the reduc-tion of diesel emissions,

noted Webster, in addition to taking one 16-year-old bus and one 18-year-old bus off the road.

As part of the program, RCAPS is required to scrap the buses that are removed, making them inoperable.

Not only are the new busses less expensive to refuel than traditional die-sel busses, they also have average yearly mainte-nance costs, said Webster.

For example, oil changes drop from 26 quarts with the diesel engines to seven quarts with LP.

Interior noise levels are also noticeably quieter than a diesel powered bus.

The result? Not as many students screaming over each other on the bus to be heard, allowing the driver to have few distractions.

Webster said participa-tion in the program is part of a school strategy to actively switch to greener transportation options.

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The busses in Reed City may still be yellow, but they will soon seem more green.The Reed City school board is transitioning busses from gas and diesel powered fuel to liquid pro-pane, a cleaner burning and cheaper fuel source.

Reed City Schools only district in state to earn green transportation grantSchool earns EPA grant to purchase propane-powered buses

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Evart Chamber flea market

EVART— The Evart Chamber flea market will be held on May 22 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and May 23 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Evart Municipal Airport.

Vendors welcome. Sites are $20 per booth. For more information, contact Larry and Willie at 231-715-1887.

Free diabetes workshopREED CITY— A free

diabetes PATH (Personal Action towards Health) workshop will be held at the Reed City Senior Cen-ter, 219 E. Todd Avenue.

This workshop is open to anyone with diabetes and/or those who want to learn more about living with

diabetes and diabetes pre-vention. Family members, friends and caregivers are also encouraged to attend.

Seating is limited. Con-tact Pam at 231-592-0792, reservations are required.

The workshop will take place on Wednesdays, May 13 through June 17 from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Chainsaw safety workshop May 7

REED CITY— A chain-saw safety workshop will be held on May 7 at the Reed City Depot.

The workshop is open to any chainsaw operator, and will consist of five hours of classroom pre-sentation running from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. followed by an optional one to two hour field demonstration.

The workshop is free, but participants are encour-aged to pre-register by call-ing the Osceola-Lake Con-servation District office at 231-832-5341 by May 4.

Evart elementary kindergarden roundup

EVART— Evart El-ementary will be hosting its annual kindergarten roundup on April 23 from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Parents should bring an original copy of the child’s birth certificate, an updated immunization re-cord and a driver’s license or proof of residency to enroll the child in school.

To be eligible for kinder-garten for the 2015-2016 school year, children must be five years old on or be-fore Sept.1, 2015.

Every potential kinder-gartner will receive a free gift for participating in the evening.

Anyone with questions should call the school at 231-734-5595.

Osceola Republicans’ Lincoln Day Dinner

REED CITY— The Osceola County Repub-lican Party is holding its annual Lincoln Day Din-ner on April 23 at 7 p.m. at Reed City High School.

Guest speaker for the event will be Secretary of State, Ruth Johnson.

Reed City Library board meeting

REED CITY— A library board meeting will be held on April 27 at 6 p.m. at the Reed City Area District Library.

The public is welcome and encouraged to attend.

Volunteer drivers needed for cancer patients

REED CITY— Road to Recovery is an American Cancer Society volunteer-based program that pro-vides transportation for cancer patients to and from their treatments. Volunteer drivers trans-port patients from their home to cancer treatment centers, doctor visits and other cancer-related ap-pointments.

The American Cancer Society is working with Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital, Susan P. Wheatlake Regional Cancer Center to recruit volunteer drivers and co-ordinators from Osceola and its surrounding coun-ties to help drive cancer patients to and from their treatment. All volunteers’ need is a few hours during the week and a desire to make a difference.

Local community mem-bers who are interested in volunteering for the Road to Recovery program should contact the Ameri-can Cancer Society at 1-800-227-2345.

Reed City church hosting rummage sale

REED CITY— A rum-mage sale will be held on April 23 from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and April 24 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at The United Methodist Church of Reed City, 503 S. Chestnut Street.

Bag day all day Friday.

Diabetes support groupREED CITY— Spectrum

Health is offering a diabe-tes support group on the last Tuesday of the month at 4 p.m. at the diabetes education building, 219 East Church Street.

The groups are free and open to those with diabe-tes or those who support someone with the condi-tion. Facilitators will lead discussions on various topics including healthy cooking, computer apps for diabetes, use of over-the-counter medications and more.

To register, call 231-592-4483.

Dinner with Friends community meal

EVART— Dinner with Friends Community Meal will be held on the second Wednesday of each month from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 435 W. 5th Street.

Donations appreciated. Take out available.

For more information, contact 231-734-3585 or 231-734-5491.

Breakfast at the MooseREED CITY — The

Moose Lodge 705 will be having breakfast (eggs, sausage, potatoes, biscuits and gravy, pancakes and french toast) on the sec-ond and fourth Sunday of every month from 8 to 11 a.m. There may be some surprises, too. All for just $6 per person, all you can eat.

Free dinner at Reed City church

REED CITY— There will be a free dinner every Monday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Church of the First-born Revival Center, 310 S. Higbee.

Donations accepted but not necessary.

Free community dinnerSEARS— Free commu-

nity dinner will be held ev-ery Saturday night at 5:45 p.m. in Brooks Corners Hall with a contemporary worship at 6:30 p.m. Invite a friend.

Weight loss group meetings on Thursdays

EVART— T.O.P.S weight loss support group meets every Thursday at 8:30 a.m. at the Evart United Methodist Church. Weigh in is from 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. and meeting is at 9:30 a.m.

• T.O.P.S. MI 1390 weight loss support groups meets every Thursday at 6 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church. Weigh in is from 6 to 6:30 p.m. and meeting is from 6:45 to 8 p.m.

Health specialty clinicREED CITY— Urolo-

gist, John Anema, M.D. will be offering outpatient services at the hospital’s Specialty Clinic twice a month.

He will be consulting with patients on the sec-ond Friday of the month and performing outpatient surgery and other proce-dures, including lithotrip-sy on the fourth Friday.

The clinic is located at

300 N. Patterson Road. Contact Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital Spe-cialty Clinic at 231-832-7108 for more information.

Fibromyalgia support group meeting

BIG RAPIDS— Support group for people with Fibromyalgia will be meet-ing the first and third Sat-urday’s at 9:30 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, located at 1004 N. McEwan.McEwan.

Discussion topics are based on the needs of members of the group. Suggestions are always welcomed.

For more information, contact Lori at 989-386-6113.

Crossroads Quilt Guild meeting

REED CITY— The Cross-roads Quilt Guild will hold meetings on the fourth Tuesday of each month, except December, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Reed City Church of the Nazarene.

Quilts to Comfort meeting

REED CITY— Quilts to Comfort meets the second Tuesday of each month, except December, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Crossroads Quilt Shop. Charity quilts will be made for the Cross-roads Radiation Therapy Center.

Crossroads Quilt Shop is located at 111-B Higbee Street.

Activities at the Osceola Senior Center

REED CITY— The Se-nior Center, 219 E. Todd Street, has activities hap-pening four afternoons during the week. On Mondays and Thursdays, euchre is played from 1 to 3 p.m.; on Tuesdays, bingo is played from 12:30 to 3 p.m.; and on Fridays, pedro is played from 1 to 3 p.m.

The center is open for young and old to come and enjoy an afternoon of fun and enjoyment.

For further information, contact Carolyn at 231-832-2676 or Bonnie at 231-832-1136.

Free movie nightsSEARS— Free movie

nights will be held the second Friday night of the month at 7 p.m. at Brooks Corner Hall, US 66 and 10. Free popcorn and hot dogs.

Day book club at Reed City Library

REED CITY— A day book club will be held on the first Wednesday of the month at 1:30 p.m. at the Reed City Public Library.

Free clothing store in Evart

EVART— A free clothing store filled with like-new name brand clothing is open to all for shopping.

The store is located on U.S. 10 in Evart across from Dairy Whip and is open Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon.

Free health care services

CADILLAC— Free lim-ited health care services

are available in Cadillac for residents of Wexford, Missaukee and parts of Osceola and Lake Counties with low income and no health insurance. Weekly health clinics are sched-uled based on availability of volunteer health care providers. New patients need to call for an eligibil-ity appointment.

Medication assistance may be available through the Stehouwer Free Clinic. Qualified applicants must have a Mercy Hospital Ca-dillac affiliated provider and meet guidelines set by pharmaceutical compa-nies. Eligibility appoint-ments are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.

Office hours are Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed noon to 1 p.m.)

Stehouwer Free Clinic is located at 201 N. Mitchell Street (Lower Level).

Hersey Congregational Church services

HERSEY— Service time for Hersey Congregational Church, 216 S. Main Street, is a 9 a.m. traditional ser-vice.

Congregate meal sites for Osceola County COA

TUSTIN— Tustin Meal Site

213 NeilsonMonday, Tuesday, Thurs-

dayLunch served at noonREED CITY— Reed City

Meal Site802 Mill StreetMonday, Tuesday, Thurs-

dayLunch served at noonEVART— Evart Meal

Site732 W. 7th StreetMonday, Tuesday, Thurs-

dayLunch served at noonMARION— Marion Meal

Site221 S. Mill StreetMonday, Tuesday, Thurs-

dayLunch served at noon

Beginning line dancing classes in Evart

EVART— Line dancing 101 (beginner line dancing) will be held every Wednes-day from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at 110 U.S. 10 in Evart.

There will be a $3 dona-tion.

For more information, contact Carol at 231-734-5305.

Bingo at Evart VFWEVART— Bingo will take

place every Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Evart VFW 7979 Post.

Breakfast on second Sunday at Evart VFW

EVART— Breakfast will be held the second Sunday of each month from 7 to 11 a.m. at the Evart VFW.

Includes eggs, sausage, bacon, hash browns, biscuits and gravy and pancakes. All you can eat for $6.

Children’s story hour at Reed City Library

REED CITY— Children’s story hour will be held on the second and fourth Wednesdays of every month at 1 p.m. at the Reed City Public Library.

What’s Happening in the Area

Trinity Lutheran Church and School recognizes Zephrey Neal on being named April Student of the Month 2015. Zephrey is in Mrs. Kientiz’s preschool 4 class. “The fruit of the spirit that Zephrey most exhibits is joy! He comes in every day with excitement and a smile,” Mrs. Kienitz.

Zephrey likes Trinity be-cause of all of his friends and going to the library. He likes chicken nuggets, soccer and reading. His fa-vorite bible account is The Resurrection and he loves to sing “Go Tell it on the Mountain.”

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Trinity Lutheran’s student of the month: Zephrey Neal

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By Shanna averySpecial to the Weekly Voice

The quiet village of Chase, a stop along U.S. 10 between Reed City and Baldwin, was once a bus-tling lumber town with the population around 2,000 up to 5,000 on weekends when lumberjacks and mill work-ers piled into town.

Then catastrophe struck. On the gusty night of April 27, 1892, most of Chase was reduced to rubble. The fire swept more than six blocks, and the whole business section of Chase was demol-ished.

The wind shifted direc-tion three times from south-west, west, to northwest. With the destruction of 46 businesses and 18 residenc-es, a total of 62 structures, this was the most disas-trous fire in Lake County history.

The flames were first discovered in the Z. Ross drug store after he went to his boarding house for the night. This building was located on the west part of the village on the north side of the main stretch.

At 10 p.m. Dr. Torry saw the fire from his office win-dow east of the drug store and at once sounded the alarm.

The firemen rushed to the scene with hoses that were connected to a water works system that got its pres-sure from a steam boiler, however, their efforts were halted from defective equip-ment. The hoses were left to burn in the street as the fire department turned their efforts to saving contents from the burning buildings.

The fire spread to W. S. Gordon’s general store, then to the Eagle Hotel, then skipped across the street to Knevels Grocery store, the Metropolitan Hotel, an empty saloon building and bakery, Furniss furniture and undertaking busi-ness, a millinery store, C. Shade’s barbershop, Morley Brother’s store room, the post office, the Odd fellows hall, the G.A.R. Hall, and J. E. Wells hardware and grocery.

The fire continued east of Eagle Hotel, and burned the Hurley House, a restaurant, empty store, the fire depart-ment headquarters, Dr. Fields drug store and dwell-ing, the Smith Brothers’ Ho-tel, William Walker’s black-smith and wagon shop.

The fire also swept north on Depot Street and took W. S. Gordon’s warehouse, meat market, a few busi-nesses and several build-ings, seven dwellings and the fine residence of Frank Torrence.

The livery barn of L. Pot-ter was destroyed, but he was able to save the horses, two buggies, and one cut-ter. East of Depot street the opera house burned to the ground.

The Post Mistress Mrs. Oviatt was able to save some boxes, stamps, and office supplies. The Post Office was housed at the Depot the following day, one of the few structures that survived.

Most of the contents from the G.A.R. (Grand Army of the Republic) hall burned except a flag and a few guns. The flag is now on display at the Chase library.

The united efforts of citi-zens saved the Congrega-tional Church and parson-age from burning.

Dr. Fields attempted to remove a fine new piano but abandoned the efforts when the heat became too intense. It burned in the middle of the street.

An article from the Lake County Star gave the follow-ing details, “When consider-ing the circumstances the amount of pilfering was light. Mrs. Torrence had a $50 silverware set stolen. The switch engine and crew from Baldwin were pres-ent in the interest of the F.&P.M. Chase people are plucky and while knocked out will soon be in the ring. Supervisor Fowler was in town and had began assess-ments. There is less work for him now. 200 bushels of baked potatoes are at mess in Gordon’s cellar. ‘From thee that have nothing, I will take the little that ye have,’ has been duly verified at the present disaster. The farmers attracted by the

fire were numerous at the conflagration. Robert Mat-thews, Henry Cutler, Thom-as Heffernan, and the editor went back and viewed the ruins. L. B. Winsor and J. C. Holden of Reed City came on the scene of devastation. All the insurance we can learn of is $600 stock on the Ross Drug Store and $200 on I.O.O.F. paraphernalia.” April 29, 1892

The cause of the fire was determined to be from a candle, and some suspected arson at the hands of Z. Ross whose drug store the fire started in. The follow-ing day the town council unanimously voted to get the state attorney general to investigate. It was known that Ross had ill feeling for months prior to the fire to-ward the town council when they withdrew Ross as the town druggist and gave the position to Dr. Fields, who was also a council member. Yet during the fire Ross worked to exhaustion to try and save his business as well as assist others in their efforts.

The Osceola Democrat reported how Ross went to Grand Rapids the morning after the fire, and when he returned to the area Friday morning he was arrested in Reed City by the sheriff of Lake County. He was taken to Chase and put under $1,000 bond by Justice Wells on charge of arson. He was unable to obtain the bail

and was sent to the Baldwin Jail Friday night. There was an insurance of $600 on the property going to H. Mat-thews of Grand Rapids, the former owner, and it was resolved that nothing could be gained by its destruction. Ross was released.

The Star reported, “We hope there is no one in the county that would think of being guilty of perpetu-ally such a heinous crime which effects so deeply such a large number of worthy people.”

The Reed City Clarion an-nounced, “As charity begins at home and Chase is near home, here is a chance for Reed City to show her gen-erosity.”

The loss to Chase was determined to be between $75,000 and $100,000 with only $1,300 to $2,250 insur-ance coverage.

Many families and busi-ness owners moved out of the Chase area following the fire. Some of the fami-lies who were burned out of their homes were able to find enough abandoned

dwellings in the village to live in.

The truth of what really transpired on the night Chase burned remains a mystery. The once thriving town never rebuilt to its

former glory, but, several times the following state-ment was written in the Chase column of the Reed City Clarion that still rings true today, “Chase is neither dead nor sleeping.”

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Reed City Police Department weekly report

4/13/15•Officers responded to a

possible missing toolbox from a vehicle. The matter is under investigation.

•Officers responded to a domestic violence call. Up-on investigation, a 30-year-old male was lodged in the Osceola County Jail pend-ing prosecutor action.

4/14 /15•Officers responded to a

well-being check of an in-toxicated male asking for help. The man stated he would be going home to lie down.

•Officers later responded to a second call to assist EMS when male called back requesting treatment.

4/15/15•Officers were advised,

prior to the start of school, three teenage males left the school grounds with-out permission. For their safety and well being, the males were located and es-corted back to school. The matter was turned over to the school.

•Officers responded to a local residence on a truan-cy matter. The individual was located and transport-ed to school.

•Of ficers responded to a call of harassment. The male caller was in-toxicated and upset about neighbors calling him names. The individual was advised as to the proper course of action.

•Officers responded to a call of possible child abuse. Child Protective Services were called and the child was released to the custody of the grandparents pend-ing further investigation.

•Officers responded to an individual having mental difficulties. The individual was transported for treat-ment without incident.

4/16/15•Officers responded to a

repetitive dog at large call. The dog’s owner was is-sued a citation.

4/17/15•Officers responded to

the middle school in refer-ence to a disruptive stu-dent as a precaution. The matter was handled by school staff without any incident.

•Officers received a call of a stolen bicycle; the call-er later realized they had forgotten the bicycle was in their garage.

•Officers responded to a civil dispute between neighbors. Both parties were advised of the proper course of action.

•Officers were requested to assist the Evart Police Department in locating an individual with an out-standing misdemeanor warrant, believed to be in Reed City. The individual was not located.

•Officers responded to a complaint of a lawn care company blowing debris into the road way. Officers issued a verbal warning and advised that it must be kept out of the street to prevent to plugging of storm drains. The debris was then cleaned up with-out incident.

4/19/15•Officers were responded

to a vehicle parked across the drive of an apartment complex. The vehicle moved and left the area just prior to officer’s ar-rival.

Osceola County Sheriff’s Office weekly report

4-5-15•Deputies were dis-

patched to a LeRoy Town-ship home on the report of a domestic assault complaint. Upon arrival,

the scene was secured and through investigation it was determined that the aggressor had forced entry into said home, damaged personal property and as-saulted several occupants within said home. At that time, the aggressor was ar-rested and was transport-ed to the Osceola County Jail without incident.

4-5-15•Deputies investigated

two vehicle crashes which occurred within Burdell and Lincoln Townships.


two vehicle crashes which occurred within Rose Lake and Richmond Townships.


patched to an Osceola Township home on the re-port of an active residen-tial alarm complaint. Upon arrival, the residence was checked and everything was found to be secure.

4-7-15•A sergeant conducted

a traffic stop on a vehicle within Lincoln Township for an equipment viola-tion. Through investiga-tion it was discovered that the driver and lone occu-pant was in possession of three dogs, which were unlicensed. The driver was then cited for this offense and was released from the scene.


two vehicle crashes that occurred within Rich-mond and Evart Town-ships.


one vehicle crash with injuries and one vehicle crash. Incidents occurred within Rose Lake and Richmond Townships.


patched to a Reed City home on the report of a

possible attempted suicide complaint. Upon arrival, the scene was secured and through investigation the subject in question was determined to be a dan-ger to themselves and oth-ers. The subject was then transported to Reed City Spectrum Health for a mental evaluation.


two vehicle crashes which

occurred within Sherman and Richmond Townships.

4-10-15•A deputy was dis-

patched to a home within Sylvan Township on the re-port of a fraud complaint. Upon arrival, it was dis-covered that someone had stole the complainant’s identity and used it to file a tax return. The deputy completed a report on this incident and cleared the

scene once his assistance was no longer needed.


two vehicle crashes which occurred within Lincoln and Evart Townships.


one vehicle crash with injuries and one vehicle crash. Incidents occurred within Middle Branch and Rose Lake Townships.

OSCEOLA COUNTYNOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION

TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2015TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF OSCEOLA COUNTY:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT A SPECIALL ELECTION WILL BE HELD IN THE FOLLOWING RESPECTIVE CITIES AND TOWNSHIPS, COUNTY OF OSCEOLA, STATE OF MICHIGAN ON TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2015. VOTER INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE DISPLAYED IN THE POLLS. TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO OBTAIN INSTRUCTIONS IN AN ALTERNATIVE FORMAT AND/OR TO OBTAIN AN ABSENT VOTER BALLOT, CONTACT THE CLERK IN ADVANCE OF THE ELECTION.

THE POLLS WILL BE OPEN FROM 7 O’CLOCK A.M. UNTIL 8 O’CLOCK P.M. AT THE POLLING PLACES LISTED BELOW:

POLLING LOCATIONS/CLERK CONTACTS:

Burdell Township -310 S. Neilson St.., Tustin, MI 49688 -- Laura Peterson, Clerk: 231-829-4049Cedar Township - 9115 170th Avenue, Reed City, MI 49677 -- Shirley Apsey, Clerk: 231-832-4929Evart Township - 327 S. Main Street., Evart, MI 49631 -- Mary Holcomb, Clerk: 231-734-5158Hartwick Township - 9042 15 Mile, Evart, MI 49631 -- Linda Jensen, Clerk: 231-734-3465Hersey Township - 108 S. Main Street, Hersey, MI 49639 -- Laane Hocquard, Clerk: 231-832-4575Highland Township - 21009 110th Avenue, Marion, MI 49665 -- Kathy Barnhart, Clerk: 231-468-1231LeRoy Township - 101 S. Bevins, LeRoy, MI 49655 -- Stacie Dvonch, Clerk: 231-768-5432Lincoln Township - 20920 9 Mile Road, Reed City, MI 49677 -- Sherry Blackrick, Clerk: 231-388-4974Marion Township - 204 E. Main Street, Marion, MI 49665 -- Lois Aittama, Clerk: 231-743-6920Middle Branch Township - 2963 15 Mile Road, Marion, MI 49665 -- Martha West, Clerk: 231-743-2991Orient Township - 2972 30th Avenue, Sears, MI 49679 -- Patricia Tiedt, Clerk: 231-734-3445Osceola Township - 8995 95th Avenue, Evart, MI 49631 -- Melanie Wirth, Clerk: 231-734-5908Richmond Township - 4575 Park Street, Reed City, MI 49677 -- Linda Steig, Clerk: 231-832-2880Rose Lake Township - 15953 W. 16 Mile Road, LeRoy, MI 49655 -- Kevin Draper, Clerk: 231-768-4441Sherman Township - 14929 21 Mile Road; Tustin, MI 49688 -- Bethany Bolduc, Clerk: 231-829-3707Sylvan Township - 4866 Sylvan Road, Evart, MI 49631 -- Doris Hazen, Clerk: 231-734-3150City of Evart Clerk, 200 S. Main St., Evart, MI 49631 - Heather Pattee, Clerk: 231-734-2181City of Reed City Clerk, 227 E. Lincoln Ave., Reed City, MI 49677 -- Jackie Beam, Clerk: 231-832-2245

FOR THE PURPOSE OF VOTING ON THE FOLLOWING BALLOT PROPOSALS

State Proposal 14-1: A proposal to amend the State Constitution to increase the sales/use tax from 6% to 7% to replace and supplement reduced revenue to the School Aid Fund and local units of government caused by the elimination of the sales/use tax on gasoline and diesel fuel for vehicles operating on public roads, and to give effect to laws that provide additional money for roads and other transportation purposes by increasing the gas tax and vehicle registration fees.

School Proposals: Chippewa Hills School District/Bonding ProposalShall Chippewa Hills School District, Mecosta, Isabella and Osceola Counties, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Twenty-Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($23,500,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therfor, in one or more series, for the purpose of:

erecting, furnishing and equipping a new elementary school building; erecting, furnishing and equipping additions to, installing security measures for, and remodeling, furnishing and refurnishing and equipping and re-equipping school buildings; acquiring and installing instructional technology and instructional technology equipment for school buildings; purchasing school buses; and developing and improving a playground, athletic fields and athletic facilities, parking areas and sites?

Marion Public Schools/Bonding ProposalShall Marion Public Schools, Osceola and Clare Counties, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Five Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($5,200,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor, for the purpose of:

acquiring, installing and equipping instructional technology for school facilities; partially remodeling, furnishing and refurnishing, equipping and re-equipping school facilities; constructing; equipping, developing and improving athletic facilities; purchasing and equipping school buses; and developing and improving sites?

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Paige Williams and Claudia Francke work together to create their representation of Reed City’s his-tory using chalk.The artistic project was part of a history lesson at Reed City Middle School, where students have been studying local history and why Reed City became known as the “crossroads.”


REED CITY — With a welcomed spring sun light-ing the way, the sidewalks and entryways around Reed City Middle School doubled as a creative can-vas recently.

And it wasn’t some simple recess project, or just an excuse for the stu-dents to enjoy the warmer weather.

In fact, the colorful cre-ations were part of the his-tory curriculum.

Recently, Reed City Middle School students have been studying some of the Reed City area’s rich history. From how the land now known as Osceola County got its name to the area’s first school, some well-known Reed City area explorers and a few lesser-known events and people that helped shape the area have all been part of the project.

So in addition to opening books and learning about the people and places that helped found Osceola

County, these students created visual aids, us-ing some of the facts they learned. Some students worked alone while others worked in pairs and groups to create their projects.

The students used chalk and the expansive sidewalks and platforms surrounding the middle school property to leave their mark.

Local historical topics and influential people were depicted through chalk art, from notable Reed City residents like George Bennard, the compose of the American hymn “The Old Rugged Cross,” to the recreation of the historic Osceola Inn, the subjects were as varied as the peo-ple who helped build the county.

Some honored the memory of Chief Osceola, the Seminole Indian war-rior Osceola County was named after.

Student Anakin Andrus said during the recent his-tory lessons, he found the history of the chief inter-esting.

“Because of what he did, he was respected,” said the teen.

Chief Osceola, (1804-1838) fought the United States in the second Semi-nole War in 1873.

After defeating U.S. troops in several battles, the chief finally agreed to Gen. Thomas Jesup’s re-quest to meet under a flag of truce to discuss peace.

But Jesup captured Chief Osceola and impris-oned him until his death.

Due to Jesup’s deception, Osceola’s name grew high-ly respected, and many towns and counties in the country were named after Osceola as a protest, and to honor the man-much like Osceola County did.

From depictions of area villages to the railroads that led to Reed City’s repu-tation as a “Crossroads,” each group used their new knowledge to honor the county in color.

“Its something fun to do,” said Claudia Franke. “To work on classroom stuff outside and and be creative.”

Reed City students hit the pavement for history lesson


One of the students decided to focus their history chalk art project on Chief Osceola, a Seminole Indian warrior (1804-1838), which the county is named after.

NICOLE HAMNER | CADILLAC NEWs

Sometimes, learning history can get messy-and very fun.Reed City Middle School student Anakin Andrus shows off his hands, proof he has been working hard to create his visual history of some of Reed City’s landmarks using chalk as the medium. From a few of the town in the 1800s to a portrait of Chief Osceola, which the county is named from, the students took their knowledge and their imagination to create works of art along the side-walks near the school.

By Nicole Weiss CADILLAC NEWs

REED CITY— Buckle up kids, a popular summer program that teaches tots the rules of the road is back.

Program organizer and Reed City educator Kyle Nix-Bookwalter said reg-istration is underway for the 17th annual Reed City Safety Town.

Parents can enroll their children at the G.T. Nor-man Elementary, located at 338 W. Lincoln in Reed City.

Held at GT Norman Elementary, the program mixes age-appropriate class work on safety with hands-on practice.

The hands-on practice includes children waling, biking and riding in a made-to-scale city com-plete with schools, shops, houses, road signs, and traffic.

The popular program is available for area children

from age 4 to 6, and will take place weekdays from June 8 through June 19, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

The registration fee is $30, which includes a “Think Safety” T-shirt.

Nix-Bookwalter said the program fills up fast, so parents are encouraged to register soon.

During the course, chil-dren will learn safety pro-cedures through their own involvement.

The program is taught by Nix-Bookwalter, a first grade teacher and several other instructors and teen volunteers, who help kids confront potential real-life safety hazards.

“They are taught to eval-uate whether situations are safe or unsafe and learn how to react safely when confronted with dan-ger,” she said.

Outdoor and classroom safety instruction includes topics ranging from pedes-trians in traffic to strang-ers, poisons to fire, seat

belts, bus safety and more. The innovative pro-

gram is designed to teach children safety by placing them in a real town atmo-sphere that is scaled down to their size.

Nix-Bookwalter said the new layout at Norman Elementary consists of a miniature town complete with buildings for down-town, sidewalks, cross-walks, street signs, and a

real working traffic light, and said the town is the highlight for the tots.

“Half of the class par-ticipates as pedestrians, while the other youngsters buckle up in their Hot Wheel vehicles equipped with seat belts and cruise the town,” she said, while the town is patrolled with local law enforcement of-ficers.

The classroom portion

will include visits from Michigan State Police, Osceola County Sheriff ’s Department, and the Reed City Police.

“They help provide a positive influence and introduce the children to various officers in uni-form,” said Nix-Bookwal-ter.

Other agencies sched-uled to participate in the program this year include Reed City Fire Department firefighters and school bus staff.

“The neat thing about Safety Town is that it has a carry-over effect from the kids in the program to their parents, and also other children they may play with,” said Nix-Book-walter. “It also reinforces what parents are teaching their children as well as brings more safety aware-ness into the home.”

The program is partially funded thanks to sponsors, who provide items for the town, class materials, the

T-shirts and more.To register or get more

information, contact the Reed City Community Education office at 832-5548 or Kylene Nix-Bookwalter at 679-0408.

Program to teach kinds the rules of the road is backSafety Town returns

to Reed CityWhat: A hands-on

summer safety pro-gram for kids age 4 to 6.

When: Weekdays June 8-19 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Cost: $30 registra-tion includes all course material and Safety Town shirt.

To register or for more information, vis-it Reed City GT Nor-man Elementary at 338 W. Lincoln Street or call Community Education at (231) 832-5548.

FILE PHOTO

From the last Reed City Safety Town in 2012, Paul Saladin prac-tices “driving” around the scale-model town. The toddler traffic safety program returns this summer.

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