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April 13, 2013 • Vol. 134 No. 15

The Bohm Theatre Restoration Project has been selected as one of the 200 finalists inthe State Farm Neighborhood Assist program. If one of the top 40 vote-getters, thisCalhoun County initiative will have $25,000 more to use to renew and restore this

historic building in downtown Albion. Elizabeth Schultheiss, left, and Denise Porter of theAlbion Community Foundation are casting their votes for the Bohm. Be a GOODNEIGHBOR and cast yours. To find out how, see story on page 36

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Albion-Marshall-Mar Lee Collaborationto host Career Day event April 25

With the vision of developing a new educationalapproach to better prepare their students in easternCalhoun County to become “career ready,” the Albion-Marshall-Mar Lee Collaboration will host a Career Dayevent on April 25 at the Marshall Activity Center. “Iwant to stress how incredibly important it is for publicschools to partner with our local/regional economicbase of manufacturing, industry, agriculture, andbusiness,” said Marshall Public SchoolsSuperintendent Dr. Randy Davis. “As we work to helpall of our students become ‘Career Ready and CollegeReady,’ we find that both of these objectives are thesame.”See story on page 2

Marshall residents want voters to decide on HCOD

On April 4, five Marshall residents filed a petition withthe city to take the recently approved (April 1) OaklawnHospital Campus Overlay District to a vote of thepeople. Residents Mike Galloway, Ann Rhodes, RobinLawler, Charles F. Johnston and Gerald Lehmannhave until May 1 to gather the 543 valid signaturesneeded to put the issue before voters. “What we areinterested in doing is to put this out to the people theway it should be,” said Rhodes. “We want to throw thisout to the whole community because this is a wholecommunity issue. It is best answered or resolved byletting everyone have a vote, have a say.”See story on page 19

Oaklawn parking project to improveemergency department access

Oaklawn Hospital is launching a project intended toresolve a long-standing need for sufficient parking nearits emergency department, hospital officials announcedin an April 8 press release. If city officials approve, a182-space parking lot would be created on propertythe hospital owns on Prospect St., between Madisonand High streets, said Ginger Williams, the hospital’spresident and CEO. “This is a very excitingdevelopment for us; parking has been needed for along time,” said Williams. See story on page 24

Ron and Donna Dillman recognized for donor efforts

This year, the Marshall Exchange Club celebratedthe Book of Golden Deeds on April 8 by presenting theOutstanding Citizen Award to Ron and Donna Dillmanfor their community service efforts over the last 30years. “Through the years, heading the list of support-ers at the schools have been Ron and Donna Dillman,”said Marshall High School Athletic Director Tom Duffey.“Contributing was not about advertising for them, it wasabout the kids. They care about the kids and thecommunity.” Ron and Donna are owners ofHemmingsen Rexall Drug Store, downtown Marshall. See story on page 16

April is Sexual Assault Service Month

“At Sexual Assault Services, we often must carefullyreflect in order to recognize the progress made toassist survivors and engage our community inresponding to and preventing future sexual violence,”wrote SAS Manager Joyce Siegel in a column. “Thismonth, we are proud to honor several individuals whohave journeyed with us to help others and improve ourresponse and services along the way during our 17thAnnual Community and Volunteer recognition dinner(held on April 10). We recognize the amazingvolunteers who take time out from their busy lives andloved ones to assist sexual assault victims in crisis,giving almost 8,000 hours annually.”See column on page 40

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Editor’s Corner

Just when you thought the Oak-lawn Hospital Campus OverlayDistrict saga had finally come to anend, a new wrinkle: several resi-dents are trying to gather 543 sig-natures on a petition in hopes of repealing the overlaydistrict by a vote of the people, thus, in essence, cir-cumventing a process that took three years.These people have every right to garner the signa-

tures needed to put the issue on the ballot for Marshallvoters to decide.When I first heard of the group’s efforts, my first

thought was, ‘What’s the point of having a City Coun-cil then?’Don’t we elect a City Council to represent us in mat-

ters such as these?Like or hate their decision, I believe the City Coun-

cil took this matter seriously and with due diligence tomake sure they left no stone unturned.To some, the granting of the overlay district was a

foregone conclusion, but I believe more important thanthe decision was the process itself, where all sides gotto have their say.The fact of the matter is that Oaklawn Hospital is a

major economic driver in Marshall and in order to besuch a driver, must continue to evolve to stay med-ically relevant and fiscally strong.Like our National Historic Landmark District,

which makes Marshall one of the most unique townsin the region, if not the nation, so too is Oaklawnunique: an independent hospital in a day and agewhere independent hospitals are falling by the way-side.There are some, especially those that live in the im-

mediate area of the hospital, that have had it with thehospital’s expansion into the neighborhood (which isunderstandable), but I’m sure even they wouldn’t wantto see Oaklawn eaten up by some large conglomerate.Believe it or not, the hospital and the landmark dis-

trict need each other in order for Marshall to continueto thrive.Also throw our schools and businesses into the mix,

for if Marshall is to continue to be what Marshall hasalways been, then all these entities must continue tocome together and work together.The overlay district, I believe, should be considered

a blessing in disguise for those who are passionateabout Marshall and its historic preservation.At least now, the hospital has its parameters to work

within, hopefully bringing some security to those wholive in the neighborhood.Then again, I’m not naive to think that all will be

quiet between the neighborhood and the hospital, butthe overlay district at least gives us all a respite untilthe next battle, hopefully years from now.Until next week, may the good news be yours.

April is Organ Donor Awareness Month. It is estimated that more than 100,000 Ameri-cans are awaiting an organ transplant. Do you think it’s important to be an organ andtissue donor?

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Amber Smith,Marshall

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Hannah Otten,Marshall

“I have the organ donor sticker onmy license. The idea of helping peo-ple, even after death, feels rewarding.”

Brandon Cornwell,Marshall

“I have signed up to be an organdonor in the past.”

Ashley Cochrane,Marshall

“I haven’t considered it before, butI’ll think about doing it the next time Irenew my driver’s license.”

We’ve got to look at the big picture for MarshallTo the Editor:I spoke up in favor of Oak-

lawn Hospital at the City Coun-cil meeting on April 1 becauseI believe our hospital is veryimportant to us. I told the coun-cil that, if we didn’t allow thehospital to grow, it might leave.So I was pleased when the en-tire council showed it had thegood sense to approve theHCOD ordinance.

I don’t think any of us wantto be without a hospital. Peoplehave said the hospital could ex-pand on the outskirts of town,but as I said to the council, theyalso could decide to expand insome other town. I feel that ifwe don’t give the hospital all ofthe cooperation we can, we willlose them.

Some people have said thatthe city will lose revenue if

something happened to some ofthe homes in the new district.Well, if we lost the thousandemployees at the hospital,there’s no way we could makeup for that lost income, no mat-ter how many houses are in thatzone. Now that the HCOD hasbeen approved, the hospital cango ahead with plans that are go-ing to make even more jobs.

I understand the concerns of

the people in and near the zone,and I’m sure the hospital willdo all it can to work with them.We’ve got to look at the bigpicture, and I’ve been afraidthat if we lose our hospital, wemay go downhill fast. That’swhy I think the council did theright thing in supporting the or-dinance.

Douglas L. Earl,Marshall

Just say ‘no’ to the Hospital Campus Overlay DistrictTo the Editor:Since City Council approved

their new Hospital CampusOverlay District Ordinance,Oaklawn Hospital’s PR bubblemachine and bulldozers havebeen very busy. I would like topop some bubbles and explainwhat has just been dumped onour town.

A mayoral special commit-tee named the Hospital andNeighborhood Committee wascreated almost three years agoto look comprehensively at thepredicament of Oaklawn Hos-pital’s expansion options at itscurrent site. The HNC wasdominated by hospital officialsand people with direct connec-tions to the hospital. They setthe agendas and controlled thediscussion. Those folks focusedexclusively on “needs” outlinedby hospital officials. They didnot evaluate the potential con-sequences of only satisfyinghospital “needs.” The HNC setup a three-person subcommitteemade up of the former and cur-rent hospital CEOs and a citi-zen representative. That sub-committee held meetingsclosed to the public. Their plan

was recommended to the CityCouncil by the HNC. It allowsOaklawn (or future hospitalowners) the right to demostructures, build surface parkinglots and maybe buildings some-day without future accountabil-ity, public review, comment orquestioning.

Since receiving the HNCzoning plan, City Council hasheard objections and sugges-tions from the Marshall Plan-ning Commission, the Down-town Development Authorityand countless city taxpayers.These suggestions, the CityMaster Plan, city ordinancesand state of Michigan laws con-tinue to be ignored.

On April 1, the narrowly fo-cused, hospital promoted, HNCzoning plan was adopted byCity Council. On April 2, de-molition permits were issuedby the city to Oaklawn Hospitaland houses on the north side ofProspect St. are being demol-ished. On April 3, a site planfor a parking lot north ofProspect St. was submitted forPlanning Commission ap-proval. This plan proposesProspect St. be given to the

hospital and become part oftheir parking lot. Mayor JimDyer has already endorsed thehospital’s parking lot vision andtheir request to vacate ProspectSt. north of the hospital.

The enlarged hospital districtextends over seven blocks inthe heart of historic Mar-shall. The economic forces thatcontrol the future of healthcare,and the business prospects ofprivate hospitals, are far beyondour local control. What we cancontrol is how Marshall willfare in the wake of thesechanges. If the Hospi-tal/Council zoning plan is notchallengednow, our commu-nity will not have any future in-put regarding hospital develop-ments.

Just say no! No to our mayorand City Council that have shutout taxpayer voices andchoices. No to ignoring ourPlanning Commission, DDAand neighbors. No to the blankcheck issued to Oaklawn Hos-pital. No to a drastic departurefrom Marshall’s Master Plan.No to future hospital adminis-trators demolishing structures,building surface parking lots

and maybe never add buildingsor jobs. No to giving away citystreets. No to PR bubbles andbulldozers.

A petition drive has beenstarted in the city of Marshallfor a referendum vote. Pleasesupport us by signing a petitionand voting against the HospitalCampus Overlay District Ordi-nance in the fall. If successful,we city voters will recover ourvoices in how our downtown,neighborhoods and hospital de-velop to sustain the Marshallcharacter we value. In additionto the referendum effort, severalplaintiffs are in the process offiling a complaint with CircuitCourt this week challenging thelegality of the hospital zoningordinance and the adoptionprocess. Legal action is costlyand it will take some time toget results. If the courts andvoters say stop, maybe our CityCouncil and Oaklawn leaderswill start working with the restof the community to plan ourfuture.

Martin Overhiser,President of Marshall

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Layla Harkey gets past Three Rivers’ Madison Lull. Harket scored threegoals to lead Marshall to a 5-1 victory on April 9.

Marshall’s Carmen O’Dell beats Three Rivers’ Lauren Woodward to the ball.

Brianna Kalisz scores twice in 5-1 win at Three Rivers

Brianna Kalisz had two goals, including a second half break-away as Marshall improbed its record to 3-0.

The Marshall HighSchool girls varsity soccerteam won its third straightgame to open the seasonwith a 5-1 win at ThreeRivers on April 9.

Sophomore LaylaHarkey led Marshall withthree goals, including apenalty kick, while seniorBrianna Kalisz added theother two goals.

In Marshall’s threegames, they have outscoredits opposition 10-2.

“I was very pleased withour overall play- we werevery aggressive in ourcounter attacks and we werevery creative in our offen-sive third of the field,” saidMarshall coach AdrianHarkey. “We did a very nicejob of building our attacksby playing simple smartsoccer with short quickpasses that made the ThreeRivers defense do a lot ofchasing. We were able tostring together passes whichputs a lot of pressure of op-posing defenses and wewere able to create manygreat chances.”

Except for one stretch inthe second half when ThreeRivers gained a little mo-mentum and scored, Harkeyfelt the team played with alot of intensity and emotionthroughout the entire game.

“I am very happy withthe start of the season,” hesaid.

Mar Lee School’s 50-year reunion will be held on Aug. 24 from 1-4 p.m. at Mar LeeSchool. The reunion committee is requesting mailing addresses and/or contact informationfor all that attended, worked at or otherwise were associated with Mar Lee since 1963.

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and the first day of the new school was Nov. 22, 1963, the same day that President John F.Kennedy was assassinated.

Mar Lee School 50th anniversaryreunion planned for Aug. 24

The sixth grade boys travel basketball team, the Marshall Thunder recently finishedits winter season with first place wins three weeks in a row in tournaments held inJackson, Sturgis and Reading. The Thunder went undefeated in league play at theMAC this year, and finished their season with a 24-3 record. Back row from left:Coach Shaun Culp, Jeremy Luciani, Reid Maurer, Nick Slaght, Jack Luciani, BenLillrose and coach Kyle Maurer. Front row: Aidan Belew, Kabe Sykora, Ben Culpand Wink McDonald.

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Players are also offering to help wash cars, walk dogs orhelp with any odd job.

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The Marshall HighSchool girls track and field,on the heels of an impressiveindoor showing at Hillsdaletwo weeks ago, opened itsoutdoor season April 9 witha 118-45 home win overSturgis.

This was a great way tofollow-up our victory at theHillsdale Invitational beforespring break,” said coachSteve Wissink. “We sweptthe relays, and took two ormore places in every event.Our numbers are down thisyear, but we have a lot of tal-ent and a lot of heart.”

Several girls placed infour events (Sarah Huffman,Kitana Espinoza, Sharissa

Meeks and Lauren Becker)and almost everyone scoredpoints. Freshman hurdlerCaitlyn Quinn won both hur-dle events, and throwers(Alyssa Shumaker, GabbyGraves, Aundrea Meeks) are“off to a great start,” saidWissink.

“We have a long way togo, and the weather has beenatrocious, but if we stayhealthy and continue towork hard this should be afun and rewarding season,”he said. “I’m very proud ofwhat the girls have accom-plished already, as we’vebeaten all 15 teams we’vefaced, and I look forward tothe rest of the year.”

Lauren Becker placed fourth in the long jump and over-all, placed in four events, including being part of thewinning 400-meter relay team.

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Kitana Espinoza was second in the long jump and wonthe 100 and 200 meters and was on the winning 400-meter relay team.

Jake Esselink, right, placed second in thepole vault, clearing 10’. Teammate NateKraska was fourth in the pole vault and

placed second in the long jump (18’ 1’). JackHerman placed first in the shot put (41’ 8”).

The Marshall 800-meter relay team of LucasBlanchard, Bobby Owens, Bryce Blanchard

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Lane Holcomb placed fifth in the high jump, clearing 5’3”. Teammate Jesse Bouwens was second with a jump of5’6”.

The fire break established before the prairie burn at Brooks Nature Center does its job.These blackened fields will soon be covered with green sprouts.(Photo by Donna Daines)

The dry prairie grasses ignite dramatically during the controlled burn at Brooks NatureCenter. (Photo by Donna Daines)

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Ben Lark of the Brooks Nature Center sets a fire with his drip torch along the boundaryof one of the fields that was burned recently. (Photo by Donna Daines)

Brooks Nature Center conductscontrolled prairie burn

A firefighter deals with the remaining flames after one ofthe Brooks Nature Center fields was burned. (Photo byDonna Daines)

By DONNA DAINESStaff Writer

There was a sense of antici-pation recently as severalobservers and firefighters andtheir equipment fromMarshall Township, MarshallCity, and Fredonia Townshipwere on hand to make sure the2013 Brooks Nature Centerprairie burn was contained.

“We have six prairie fieldsin total and one or two of themare burned each year,” saidDave Fahner, chair of theBrooks Nature Area AdvisoryGroup.

The purpose of the burn isto destroy weeds or brush thathave encroached on the grass-land during previous seasons.The process also returnsenriching nutrients to the soil.“The roots of the prairie grassgo down about 12 to 15 feet,so the plants arent killed bythe fire. The deep roots sys-tem also helps the grasses sur-vive drought periods,” saidFahner.

The burn is done early inthe spring before the nestingbirds return for the season.

The goal of the nature cen-ter is to reestablish the prairieecosystem the first settlerswould have found during theearly days of this area’s settle-ment.

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Black, leather,roof, spoiler,

alloys, 73,443miles

$10,350

10 CHEVY HHR LT

Alloys, P/W, P/L,73,716 miles.

$11,995

08 CHEVY IMPALA SSRed, leather, highperformance V-8,5.3 liter, 61,468

miles.

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12 CHEVY IMPALA LTZ

Leather, heatedseats, spoiler,roof & more.

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$11,995

07 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER SS

Red jewel tintcoat, 73,533

miles.

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07 FORD EDGE SEL

Leather,panoramic roof,

real clean.

$14,99505 PONTIAC AZTEK

Chrome wheels,AM/FM, CD

$7,995

06 FORD EXPLORER XLT 4X4

3rd row seat,alloys.

$9,99511 DODGE CHARGER SE

Power pkg.,tungsten

metallic, sharp!

$18,595

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05 CHEVY COLORADO

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Leather, touch screen,alloys, U Connect

$23,495

10 GMC SIERRA 1500 SLT

Hard tonneau, all thetoys, leather, tow pkg.,

4x4

$28,995

12 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT

4x4, P/W, P/L

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$23,795

10 CHRYSLER SEBRING

Limited, leather, alloys& more! Nice car.

$13,995

12 FORD TAURUS SEL

Dark brown, P/W, P/L,Sync radio.

$18,995

11 CHRYSLER 200 TOURING

Moonroof, alloys,P/seat, V-6, very clean

non-smoker

$14,595

07 NISSAN SENTRA 2.0

Cruise, P/W, P/L,CD, 85,112 miles.

Nice car

$8,995

09 FORD ECONOLINE XL55K

$15,995

06 CHEVY UPLANDER62,000 miles,ladder rack &

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$9,995

11 FORD F-150 XLFiberglass cap,

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$12,995

Ladder rack &shelving, 34,369

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$17,595

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Leather, rearentertainment,

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Red jewel tint,P/W, P/L, alloys,

69,745 miles.

$10,99510 MAZDA CX9

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Navigation,leather, 3 rows,

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$21,995

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$12,49512 HONDA CIVIC LX

Only 6,000 miles,very clean.

$17,216

$16,495

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$12,995

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$13,495

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‘13 ACADIAWas $35,095

Now $33,931- $1000 REBATE

SALE$32,931

STK#C3051

‘13 LACROSSEWas $35,395

Now $34,518- $1500 REBATE

SALE$33,018

STK#T3097

‘13 TERRAINWas $28,410

Now $27,495- $500 REBATE

SALE$26,995

STK#T3130

‘13 SIERRA 2500Was $35,225

Now $33,589- $4,00 REBATE

SALE$29,589

STK#C3067

‘13 VERANOWas $30,510

Now $29,783- $500 REBATE

SALE$29,283

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‘13 REGALWas $30,395

Now $29,693- $1,000 REBATE

SALE$28,693

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