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Thursday, June 4, 2015 • Your community news from Evart, Reed City, Hersey, Sears & Chase.

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EVART — The Osceola CountyFairgrounds in Evart will be thesite of the annual WoodcarversWorkshop through June 6. Thereis no entry charge and work-shops are free. There is a cost formaterials.

The event consists of work-shops for those interested inlearning how to carve SandyHolder said. Holder was instru-mental in starting the workshopand continues to assist with theevent.

The workshop has been an an-nual event since 1999. Most years,between 400 and 600 people arepresent for at least part of the

four-day event. The workshopdraws people from Ohio, Texas,Florida, Pennsylvania, Indiana,New York and Tennessee. Manywho attend belong to the Michi-gan Woodcarvers Association,but association membership isnot a prerequisite for attendance,Holder said. The event is open tothose 18 and older. Those who areless than 18 should be accompa-nied by an adult.

Workshops to teach how toburn wood, create caricatures,make gun stocks, engage inpower carving create Christmasornaments, make walking sticks

and do other types of carving areplanned. Altogether, more thanthirty different workshops are onthe slate for the event.

The event “is very informal.Everyone is nice and helpful andfriendly,” Holder said. The work-shop is intended for all levels ofwoodcarvers from beginners toexperienced craftsmen. Vendorswho sell carving tools will bepresent. The workshops will beoffered indoors in four differentbuildings on the fairgrounds, soinclement weather will not be afactor.

Some craft workshops will beavailable for those not interestedin carving.

Campsites are available for $17a night. Those interested in moreinformation may call the fair-ground office at (231) 734-5481.

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EVART — The for sale signin the window alerts passersbythat something is up. Evart bar-ber Nick Hurick confirms thathe plans to hang up his shears— at least in northern Michigan— after 15 years of cutting hair intown.

A desire to be closer to hisroots is partly responsible forHurick’s decision. He hailsfrom southeast Michigan andplans to move closer to friendsand family, to Plymouth, per-haps.

Part of his decision is eco-nomic. Business just isn’t as

good as it once was. It droppedoff markedly after Dean Foodsclosed, “but I have also hadquite a few customers die off,”he said.

Too few young customers arereplacing those who depart.Hurick said members of theyounger set are relying onmothers, wives, girlfriends andcosmetologists for haircuts.

He hopes to sell the shop “as arunning business, if possible.”

If he fails to find a buyer forhis business and still flees thearea, his exodus from town willmark the first time in 55 yearsno barber has been conduct-ing business at the North MainStreet location. Bob Thorburncut hair at the location for 41years before turning over thekeys to Hurick.

The Bureau of Labor Statis-tics projects that by 2022, thecountry will have 11 percentmore barbers than it did in 2012.Hurick isn’t seeing an increasein business that would justifymore barbers coming to Evart.

On some days, as few asfive customers walk throughthe doors of his shop. Once,he said, long before his time,the community employedseven barbers. The numbershave dwindled until he is the

only one left. Soon, he may begone too, as much a victim ofchanging demographics andhair-dressing whims as he is aformer sojourner in a foreignland who wanted to return tofamiliar haunts.

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Evart’s lone remaining barber, Nick Hurick, has decided to sell his shop. He believes competition from cosmetologistshas cost barbers business.

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Reed City and Evart high schoolshold graduation ceremonies.

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EVART — Porath Con-ractors Inc. won the con-ract for Evart’s South Oak

Street Water and Sewageeplacement project.The city council gave theoughton Lake contractor

he nod in Monday night’sity council meeting. Porath

made the low bid of just lessthan $207,000. Four othercompanies offered bids thatranged in price from the$297,030.52 high bid to Po-rath’s bid of $206,925.90.

Improvements will bemade to the one-block sec-tion of South Oak Street

between U.S. 10 and EighthStreet. The improvementswill include new sidewalks,curbs and gutters. The proj-ect will include about 790feet of road frontage. Twobusinesses, B.C. Pizza andthe Lamplighter Cafe, andseven residences share the

frontage.The road items included

in the project--sidewalk,gutter and curb--have anestimated lifespan of 20years. The utility items areexpected to have a 50-yearlifespan.

Property owners in the

one-block section will beassessed varying amountsdepending on whether theyare residential or commer-cial properties and on theiramount of street frontage.Altogether, they will pick upthe tab for about 25 percentof the cost of the project.

The city will pay for the re-maining 75 percent.

The Oak Street upgradesare part of a long-term ef-fort to improve the city’sinfrastructure. Engineersassess the condition of thecity’s assets to determinewhich area to improve next.

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EVART — In an assem-ly billed as “communityorum Meeting No. 1,” Ev-rt Public School officialsnveiled a list of struc-

ural deficiencies in schooluildings and on school

rounds. About 35 peoplettended the event.Shortcomings were iden-

ified in all three of theistrict’s school buildingsnd at the bus garage. Per-

sonnel from BarnesWol-ast Construction Servicesnd Kingscott Associatesnc. assessed the district’sacilities and presented

their report at the meeting.BarnesWolgast Construc-tion Services built Evart’shigh school. Kingscott isan architecture and engi-neering firm with offices inKalamazoo.

The companies priori-tized items on a scale of 1to 4 with level one items

being areas of immediateneed and level two needsreferring to equipment orfacilities that are still ser-viceable in the short term.

The assessing person-nel estimated the cost ofremediating the middleschool’s 1 and 2 level issuesat $4,838,100. The cost forrepairing the elementary

school was pegged at $1,296,

092, and repairs to the highschool, the district’s newestbuilding, would run about$767,916. Suggested repairsto the bus garage wouldcost about $430,000.

Some of the deficienciesfound at the high schoolwere parking lots anddriveways in need of re-pair, leaks in the roof, and

sidewalks in poor condi-

tion, and boilers in need ofshut-off switches.Among other things, per-

sonnel from the two busi-ness firms recommendedthat a the first-floor grouptoilet room ad the lockerroom showers at the middleschool should be renovatedto comply with the Ameri-cans with Disability Act re-

quirements, boilers, pumpsand piping be replaced andsome parts of the electricalsystem be replaced.

The report’s authors sug-gested replacing some ofthe windows at the elemen-tary school, replacing worncarpet, installing resilientathletic flooring in the

gymnasium and upgradingthe building’s electricalsystem.

The bus garage, amongother things, needs a newroof.

The cost of correctingthe most urgent issueswould be about $7.3 mil-lion.

School officials requested

the assessment.Howard Hyde, the dis-

trict’s superintendent, saidhe knew the middle schoolhad electrical issues.

“It is hard to find a spotto plug in a popcorn popperwithout blowing a fuse,” hesaid.

School officials are con-

sidering a bond proposalto finance needed repairs.The district could raiseenough to finance the mostcritical repairs by extend-ing the current 2.5 millagefor an additional 25 years.

Officials plan a secondcommunity forum at 7 p.m.Tuesday, June 16 at the Ev-art High School cafeteria.

Bond extension could raise repair funds for Evart schools‘It is hard to nd a spot to plug in a popcorn

popper without blowing a fuse.’

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EVART — The EvartFarmers’ Market will be

ack this summer and isooking for venders. The

arket is operated on therounds of the Evart De-ot, 200 S. Main Street invart.Vendors will be pres-

nt from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.ach Saturday from June0-Aug. 10. A variety of

locally produced goodsand products will be avail-able in season includingpackaged meats, bakedgoods, honey, popcorn,eggs and flowers. Somevendors will be able toaccept Bridge Cards,WIC coupons, FRESHcoupons, and Double UpFood Bucks. The EvartDowntown Development

Authority sponsors themarket.

The market’s vendorsoriginally set up shop atthe airport edge of U.S. 10.In 2013, the DDA agreed totake over sponsorship ofthe market and opened upthe grounds of the depotfor it.

June-Marie Essner, themarket’s manager, said,

“It was a great move forus. The environment is so

much nicer. We’re righton the trail and right by

the park so people aren’tspeeding by.”

Evart Farmers’ Market slated to open on Saturdays June 20 to Aug. 10

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Blood driveEVART— A blood driveill be held on June 24

rom noon to 5:45 p.m. atvart United Methodist

Church, 619 Cherry Street.

Activity pass programREED CITY— Michigan

ctivity pass program;acilitated by the Libraryetwork and available to

ll library patrons. Receiveeals on summer destina-ions.•Interested in free Michi-

an State park admission?•Would you like free or

iscounted admission to aichigan cultural or edu-

ational destination?•Visit http://michigan-

ctivitypass.info/ (print“pass” of interest and use

within seven days.)REED CITY— Scrabble

hour will be held on June8 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at theReed City Area DistrictLibrary.

Join fellow word enthusi-

asts for gaming fun. Adultswelcome.

Teen movie nightfeatures ‘Thor 2’

REED CITY— A teenmovie night will be held onJune 9 at 4 p.m. at the ReedCity Area District Library.

Drop in to watch “Thor 2:Dark World,” rated PG-13.Popcorn provided.

Evening book club atReed City Library

REED CITY— An eve-

ning book club will be heldon June 18 at 6 p.m. at theReed City Area DistrictLibrary.

Join a discussion of“Invention of Wings” bySue Monk Kidd. Adults

welcome.

Reed City Library boardmeeting June 29

REED CITY— A libraryboard meeting will be heldon June 29 at 6 p.m. at theReed City Area DistrictLibrary.

The public is welcomeand encouraged to attend.

Summer reading kickoffREED CITY— A summer

reading program kickoffevent will take place onJune 27 from 11 a.m. to 1p.m. at Westerburg Park.All ages welcome.

Featuring “Super Heroesof the Sky.”

•Summer reading pro-grams (Tuesdays): June30, July 7, 14, 21 and 28.Preschool, kindergartenand first grade, 11 a.m.to noon; second throughsixth grade, 1 to 2 p.m. atthe Reed City Area DistrictLibrary.

Friday ‘Hero’ movie

afternoonsREED CITY— Friday“Hero” movie afternoonswill be held on July 3, 10,17, 24 and 31 at 1 p.m. at theReed City Area DistrictLibrary.

All ages welcome. Pop-corn provided.

Chase Library summerreading starts June 15

CHASE— Chase Town-ship Public Library’ssummer reading programbegins on June 15 from 10

a.m. to noon.All ages are welcome.

Story time, activities,crafts and snacks.

Reed City Chamber golfouting is June 6

HERSEY— Reed CityChamber Golf Outing willbe held on June 6 at 10a.m. at Spring Valley GolfCourse, Hersey.

MSU Extension seekingvolunteers for equestrianprogram

MSU Extension needsequestrian volunteersCADILLAC— MSU Ex-

tension 4-H is currentlyseeking volunteers for theProud Equestrians Pro-gram, PEP. Minimum agefor PEP participation isfive years old.

Each rider requires threevolunteers to work withthem and their horse. Theprogram is held at CenterLake Bible Camp, east ofTustin on 20 Mile Road.The program meets forsix weeks on Tuesday eve-

nings beginning on June16. People interested involunteering for this pro-gram may contact TracyTrautner, 4-H Program Co-ordinator at 231-779-9480 [email protected]. Mini-mum age for volunteers is15 years old.

Volunteers are welcometo attend as many or as fewsession as their schedulesallow.

Elvis tribute artist atEvart Depot June 5

EVART — Elvis tributeartist, Jake Slater, will beperforming on June 5 from7 to 9 p.m. at the Evart De-pot, 200 S. Main Street.

Wood carvers roundupruns through June 6

EVART — Wood carversroundup runs throughJune 6 at the OsceolaCounty Fairgrounds, 101Recreation Avenue.

Ruth and MaxBloomquist at RambadtPark

REED CITY— Ruth andMax Bloomquist will beperforming on June 13 at

7 p.m. at Rambadt Park,US. 10.

River City Jazz in EvartJune 12

EVART— Enjoy River

City Jazz on June 12 from7 to 9 p.m. at the Evart De-pot, 200 S. Main Street.

Roosevelt Diggs to playRambadt Park June 27

REED CITY— RooseveltDiggs will be performingon June 27 at 7 p.m. at Ram-badt Park, US 10.

Original folk, rock, coun-try and blues.

Evart holding chalk artfestival June 27

EVART— Chalk art fes-tival will be held on June27 from 9 a.m. to noon onMain Street in Evart.

Kari Holmes and TheModern Day Drifters —country.

Mafia String Band inReed City June 20

REED CITY— Enjoy theMichigan Mafia StringBand on June 20 at 7 p.m. atRambadt Park, US 10.

Rocking acoustic blue-grass.

The Matt Wagner Bandon June 18

EVART— The Matt Wag-ner Band will be perform-ing on June 18 from 7 to8:30 p.m. at Riverside Park,315 S. River.

Christian contemporary.

OLAH holding monthlymeetings

EVART— The OsceolaLeague for Arts and Hu-manities will be holdinga monthly meeting on

the first Tuesday of eachmonth at 6:30 p.m. at 207 N.Main Street, Evart, 231-734-9900.

Art, antiques, crafts.Open Thursday, Friday,Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5p.m.

Lapidary Class, Saturday,1 to 5 p.m.

Classes in other areas ofthe arts will be offered forthose interested.

Tiara 5k run is June 6in Reed City

REED CITY— The Tiara5K Fun Walk will be heldon June 6 at 9 a.m., GFWCReed City, 503 S. ChestnutStreet.

Registration at 8 a.m.;$15 fee.

Marion Fair booksare available at MSUExtension

REED CITY— MarionFair books are available atthe Osceola County MSUExtension Ofce.

All entries must be pre-

registered by June 6.

Native plantpresentation is June 5

REED CITY— The Osceo-la-Lake Conservation Dis-trict is holding its annualnative plant presentationand sale on June 5 at theReed City Depot.

A presentation on“Michigan Native Plantsfor Pollinator Habitat” willbe from 4 to 5 p.m. PatriciaRuta McGhan, Botanist forthe US Forest Service, will

speak about why it is im-portant to the ecosystem atlarge to use Michigan na-tive plants, why pollinatorshave been having problemsand are at risk, how to addnative plants to the land-scape, and how to create apollinator habitat. A nativeplant sale will follow from5 to 7 p.m. Plants can alsobe pre-ordered.

Order forms are avail-able at the District office orcan be found at www.osceo-lalakecd.org. Deadline forpre-orders was May 18.

For more information,call the Osceola-Lake Con-servation District at 231-832-2950.

Reed City Safety Townstarts June 8

REED CITY— Reed CityCommunity Education(an extension of Reed CityArea Public Schools) pres-

ents safety town, an eventto be held June 8 throughJune 19 from 9:30 to 11:30a.m. at G.T. Norman El-ementary School, room 10/small gym.

The cost is $30 per childand is open to childrenages 4 to 6 (child must be 4by June 8).

Safety instruction in-cludes: pedestrians in traf-fic, strangers, poison, fire,water, playground, bicycle,matches, drugs, animalsand more.

Must have been regis-tered by May 22. G.T. Nor-man Elementary is locatedat 338 W. Lincoln Avenue,231-832-5548.

Free concertsat Reed City Depot

REED CITY— A free con-cert at the Reed City Depotwill be held on the secondand fourth Thursdays from7 to 9 p.m. through Sept. 17.

Featuring music by Ce-dar Creek — country, old-ies and gospel.

Free diabetes workshopat Reed City SeniorCenter

REED CITY— A freediabetes PATH (PersonalAction towards Health)workshop will be held atthe Reed City Senior Cen-ter, 219 E. Todd Avenue.

This workshop is open toanyone with diabetes and/or those who want to learnmore about living withdiabetes 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 takeplace on Wednesdaysthrough June 17 from 10:30a.m. to 1 p.m.

Volunteers needed forRoad to Recovery

REED CITY— Road toRecovery is an AmericanCancer Society volunteer-based program that pro-vides transportation forcancer patients to andfrom their treatments.Volunteer drivers trans-port patients from theirhome to cancer treatmentcenters, doctor visits andother cancer-related ap-pointments.

The American CancerSociety is working withSpectrum Health Reed CityHospital, Susan P. Wheat-lake Regional CancerCenter to recruit volunteerdrivers and coordinatorsfrom Osceola and its sur-rounding counties to helpdrive cancer patients to

and from their treatment.All volunteers’ need is afew hours during the weekand a desire to make a dif-ference.

Local community mem-bers who are interestedin volunteering for theRoad to Recovery programshould contact the Ameri-can Cancer Society at 1-800-227-2345.

Free movie nightsSEARS— Free movie

nights will be held the

second Friday night of themonth at 7 p.m. at BrooksCorner Hall, US 66 and 10.Free popcorn and hot dogs.

Spectrum offersdiabetes support group

REED CITY— SpectrumHealth is offering a diabe-tes support group on thelast Tuesday of the monthat 4 p.m. at the diabeteseducation building, 219East Church Street.

The groups are free andopen to those with diabe-tes or those who supportsomeone with the condi-tion. Facilitators will leaddiscussions on varioustopics including healthycooking, computer apps for

diabetes, use of over-the-counter medications andmore.

To register, call 231-592-4483.

Dinner with friends atSt. Paul Lutheran Church

EVART— Dinner withFriends Community Mealwill be held on the secondWednesday of each monthfrom 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at St.Paul Lutheran Church, 435W. 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 behaving breakfast (eggs,sausage, potatoes, biscuitsand gravy, pancakes andfrench toast) on the secondand fourth Sunday of ev-ery month from 8 to 11 a.m.There may be some sur-prises, too. All for just $6per person, all you can eat.

Free dinnerat Reed City church

REED CITY— Therewill be a free dinner everyMonday from 5 to 7 p.m. at

the Church of the First-born Revival Center, 310 S.Higbee.

Donations accepted butnot necessary.

Free community dinnerSEARS— Free commu-

nity dinner will be held ev-ery Saturday night at 5:45p.m. in Brooks CornersHall with a contemporaryworship at 6:30 p.m. Invitea friend.

Weight loss groupmeetings on Thursdays

EVART— T.O.P.S weightloss support group meetsevery Thursday at 8:30 a.m.at the Evart United Meth-odist Church. Weigh in isfrom 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. andmeeting is at 9:30 a.m.

• T.O.P.S. MI 1390 weightloss support groups meetsevery Thursday at 6 p.m.at Calvary Baptist Church.Weigh in is from 6 to 6:30p.m. and meeting is from6:45 to 8 p.m.

Health specialty clinicREED CITY— Urolo-

gist, John Anema, M.D.will be offering outpatientservices at the hospital’sSpecialty Clinic twice amonth.

He will be consultingwith patients on the secondFriday of the month andperforming outpatient sur-gery and other procedures,including lithotripsy onthe fourth Friday.

The clinic is located at300 N. Patterson Road. Con-tact Spectrum Health Reed

City Hospital SpecialtyClinic at 231-832-7108 formore information.

Activities at the OsceolaSenior Center

REED CITY— The Se-nior Center, 219 E. ToddStreet, has activities hap-pening four afternoonsduring the week. OnMondays and Thursdays,euchre is played from 1 to 3p.m.; on Tuesdays, bingo isplayed 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 andenjoy an afternoon of funand enjoyment.

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

Day book clubat Reed City Library

REED CITY— A daybook club will be held onthe rst Wednesday of themonth at 1:30 p.m. at theReed City Public Library.

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The budget bill that

emerged from a confer-

ence committee Tuesday

will certainly help local

school districts. If the state

legislature passes the bill

as it now reads, Michigan

school districts will receive

between $70 and $140 more

per student in their tradi-

tional per-pupil funding.

In an effort to reduce

the funding inequalities

between schools, under

the terms of the new bud-

get, schools that had been

receiving the minimum

$7,251 per student will re-

ceive $140 more next year.

Districts that had been

receiving the $8,099 maxi-

mum will get $70 more.

Legislators also voted

to eliminate “categorical”

funding, the money that

rewarded districts that fol-

lowed best practices guide-

lines and improved student

test scores.

A conference committee

approved the $13.9 billion

budget Tuesday that allo-

cated an increased amount

to preschool through

12th-grade education. As a

result of the action, mostarea schools will receive

a $140 per pupil increase.

Because some districts will

see a partial reduction in

funds that will partially

offset the newly passed in-

creases, the actual amount

schools will see may be less

than $140.

Tim Webster, the super-

intendent of Reed City

Public Schools, said the

proposed increase “is bet-

ter than a cut. We will take

anything we can get and

appreciate it.”

If the bill survives as

currently written, Webster

anticipates Reed City will

end up with a $116 per

pupil funding increase.

That will amount to about

another $180,000 added to a

proposed budget of about

$14 million.

Webster admits a larger

increase would have been

welcome. “We still have

some projects that are out-

standing that we have put

off for the last 10 years,” he

said. The additional fund-

ing won’t come close to

helping the district under-

write them.

Evart should see a per-

pupil increase roughly

equal to Reed City’s. The

district has about 900 stu-dents, and the district’s

superintendent, Howard

Hyde, expects the district

will see about $100,000 in

additional funding. He

doesn’t believe the in-

crease will make an appre-

ciable difference.

“We have overspent the

last four years, and it’s

been a constant struggle

to make ends meet finan-

cially. Between a nine

percent insurance increase

and other rising costs, I’m

not sure it’s going to be

enough,” Hyde said.

Or, as Webster said,

“Some schools get $14,000

per student, and we’re

supposed to compete with

them.”

BY NICOLE HAMNER-WEISS

WEEKLY VOICE

REED CITY — It was

arm, sunny, and if the

ixth graders at Reed City

iddle School concen-

rated, they could almost

ravel through their side-

alk creations south of

he border.

As part of their geog-

aphy lessons, students

ave been studying the

and, culture and his-

ory of Central and South

merica.

And once armed with

heir new knowledge, theyook to the streets.

Or sidewalks, in this

ase.

Using their curricu-

um books and maps, the

tudents were assigned

country to represent.

heir task was to draw

heir country, shape and

ize, in the correct loca-

ion on an outdoor “map.”

Using chalk and the

idewalk around the

chool, the students had

o find the correct spot for

heir country and region,

rom Mexico to Cuba,

uerto Rico and every-

hing in between.

In addition to enjoying a

unny afternoon outdoors

ecreating their land in

idewalk chalk, the stu-

ents had a head full of

ew information about

the areas they have been

studying in class.

Students shared facts

about historic dictators,

wars, and tales of yellow

fever being a real bum-

mer.

They learned a few fun

facts, too.

“There is a lot of cel-

ebrating through dance

and music,” said Janelle

Costello, 12. “It is a way to

share and express.”

NICOLE HAMNER-WEISS | WEEKLY VOICE

Student used text books to accuratelyrecreate the size, shape and locationof South and Central Americas usingchalk in front of the Reed City MiddleSchool recently.

Reed City Middle School student

take studies to the street


Anakin Andrews was all smiles as his sixth grade geography class-room moved outside in the sun at Reed City Middle School, wherehe was assigned to draw Puerto Rico in the correct location, sizeand shape in relation to other territories in the region.


Reed City Middle School student Janelle Costello draws little-known South American territory, FrenchGiana, France’s only land in South America. The chalk mapping was part of the sixth grade geographystudies on South and Central America.

Increased school funding still won’t ease

cash woes, school officials say

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33 Children's doctor?

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Increase took registersby surprise

REED CITY — Any-

ne planning to have a

ocument recorded for the

ublic record needs to be

ware of a just-passed fee

increase, Osceola County

egister of Deeds Nancy

Crawford warned. Gov.

Snyder signed a bill that

aises the fee for register-

ing warranty and somether official documents.

“The bill increases the

ee from $1 to $5 on tax

ertifications such as war-

anty deeds, land contracts

nd condominium master

eeds, among others,”

Crawford said. The gover-

or signed the bill May 26.

he new fees go into effect

uly 1.

Documents that arrive

ith insufficient funds will

eed to be resubmitted.

f, for example, someone

“sent in a deed, a mortgage

nd a death certificate, all

f it would be rejected. It’s

oo bad, but that’s the way

it is now, Crawford said.

In the version of the bill

he Michigan House of

epresentatives originally

assed, 60 days would have

lapsed before the increase

ook effect. The Michigan

Senate removed the 60-day

ime frame. The House

ailed to reinsert the 60-day

elay language when the

ill came back for review.

s a result, “all the regis-

ers are in a panic because

e have to have our soft-

are changed and, as aourtesy, our customers

should know in advance,”

Crawford said.

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Nathan Mora receives his diploma fromReed City Area Public Schools superin-tendent Tim Webster during graduationceremony Friday night, were 120 stu-dents became Coyote alumni.

Reed City High School graduated120 seniors as the newest Coyotealumni at Friday night’s com-mencement exercises.

Reed City Area Public SchoolsBoard of Education president DanBoyer said the school’s newestalumni are well-trained to face the

ever-changing world and work-place.

During his words of wisdom tothe students, high school principalMonty Price infused his advice-being diligent about pursuing theirpath to success-with a little lighthumor.

Price said he needed to pause totake care of some “serious busi-ness” and proceeded to bring outhis cell phone and some of the lat-est technology-a “selfie stick,” usedto take distance photos.

“I need to get a selfie with theCoyote Class of 2015,” he said as theentire graduating class smiled for

his selfie from the podium.In Evart, 55 seniors crossed the

stage Sunday afternoon as EvartHigh School had its annual com-mencement ceremony. Beforereceiving their diplomas, the classlistened as valedictorian Samantha

Bressler urged her classmates toremember that even the small-est decisions can influence theirentire lives. Salutatorian CarlyWeinberg reviewed the journeythrough school and reminded herclassmates that “we did this wholeschool thing and we did it together.”

Before hearing from Bressler andWeinberg, however, former EvartHigh School student Teri RinkJohnson Chapman delivered thecommencement speech.

Chapman, who was appointedDirector of Special Education forthe state of Michigan in August of2014, traced her interest in work-ing with students with disabilitiesto her fourth-grade year in Evartwhen she began working with astudent who struggled to keep up.She developed relationships withteachers and others who helped herlearn to take responsibility for her-self. She learned that people cannot

control many things in their lives,so they should focus on things theycan control. That was a conceptshe passed on to her students. “Youhave to be prepared when an op-portunity arises,” she told Evart’sgraduating seniors.

Reed City, Evart grads embark

on next phase of life

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