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August 3, 2013 • Vol. 134 No. 31

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Albion and Marshall YouthSymposium hailed a success

Many arrived as strangers but after three daysof working together, and learning andcelebrating each others’ differences, they partedas friends. The approximately 150 Marshall andAlbion high school students who attended theYouth Symposium at Albion College and StarrCommonwealth July 26-28 showed that thosefrom different socio-economic and ethnicbackgrounds could come together, and flourishand set the foundation for a successful transitionin September when Albion students will attendMarshall High School.See story on page 38

Progressive Dynamics sells 2millionth power converter

On July 31, Progressive Dynamics, Inc.,located on Industrial Rd., in Marshall celebratedthe sale of their 2 millionth recreational vehiclepower converter. “We want to celebrate the factthat we’ve reached this milestone,” saidPresident and Chairman Ralph McGee. “Weused to import a lot of products from China, buta few years ago, we brought all that productback to Marshall, and we now produce it here.We are the only American producer ofconverters for the RV industry.” ProgressiveDynamics reached their first millionth convertersold on Sept. 15, 1999, after 34 years. It tookthem 14 years to sell the second millionth, andthey plan to cut that time in half for their thirdmillionth.See story on page 40

Weaver’s Ice Cream: A favorite35 years in the making

Since 1978, Ray Weaver has been a mainstayat the Calhoun County Fair, spending one weeka year at his labor of love, serving ice cream tohundreds of fairgoers out of his ice cream trailer.“There have been other ice cream vendors upthere, but they come and they go; we stay,” saidWeaver. To know what’s unique about his icecream, Weaver said, “You just gotta taste it.”See story on page 26

MCP Junior Youth production ofOnce Upon A Mattress opensnext week at The Franke Center

Thirty-one youngsters will present theMarshall Civic Player's 51st junior youthproduction when Once Upon A Mattress G2K,an abbreviated version of the classic retelling ofthe Princess and the Pea, opens at The FrankeCenter for the Arts on Aug. 8 at 7 p.m. continu-ing Aug. 9 at 7 p.m. and Aug. 10 at 2 p.m. The70-minute show has no intermission.See story on page 44

Marshall High School footballpractices begin Aug. 12

Marshall High School football practice beginsAug. 12 and all other fall sports begin theirpractices on Aug. 14. Due to construction at thehigh school, practices will be taking place atother locations. See information on sports page

The chicken coops and barn of 10 year-old Clara, left and 8

year-old Elena Rivera and their parents, Poultry Club

Clover Bud leaders Tabitha and Renaldo Rivera, serve as both play area and learning

centers for the Rivera girls as they prepare their birds for the 2013 Calhoun County Fair. 4-H

member Clara will be showing her tom turkey and four cornish hens and Clover Bud Elena will

be showing a chicken. See story on page 30

POULTRY...a family affair

POULTRY...a family affair

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Editor’s Corner

They arrived as strangers, notone of them knowing a single soulat this new school, some 15 milesaway from their homes and theirold school.

These children didn’t have a say in the matter;they were just told that they were now going to takea 30-minute bus ride to go to school.

How frightening that must have been to a kid, evenunder the best of circumstances.

Throw in the fact that they were black and about toenter into an almost white school.

That was just over 40 years ago and I was a third-grader in South Florida when we were told that a fewdozen kids were to be bused to our school.

We, as 8 and 9-year-olds, didn’t really understandwhy they were coming; My friends and I agreed thatgoing 15 miles to a new school would be scary for useven if everybody looked like us.

In second grade, during the third week of school,my teacher, Mrs. Hecker, was transferred to teachsixth grade, meaning that our class was split up anddispersed to the other second grade classrooms.

I remember that as one of the most traumaticmemories of my childhood and I was just movingone room over. I can’t imagine what that must havebeen like for those kids being bused in.

As odd as this sounds, the first time I ever remem-ber seeing a school bus was when those kids arrivedat my school for their first day.

My music teacher, bless her heart, did her best tomake our new classmates feel welcomed and asthese children made their way off the bus, weproudly sang the Three Dog Night song, Black andWhite.My, how times have changed.Last week’s Youth Symposium for Albion and

Marshall high school students laid the foundation forwhat will hopefully be a successful school year oftransition as the Albion kids come to Marshall HighSchool.

Four decades ago, I don’t remember there be anyissues for us students. These new kids were, to us,well, just kids. We were blissfully innocent and whata blessing that was.

Last week at the start of the symposium, MarshallSuperintendent Dr. Randy Davis said something thatwe kids felt was true 40 years ago: "One of thingswe've always said was if the adults could just get outof the way, the young people will take care of it.”

Based on the reaction from the kids I spoke withlast week following the event, it seems that nothinghas really changed in some aspects: Regardless ofskin color, kids are just kids.

Hey, like The Who sang, The Kids Are Alright.Until next week, may the good news be yours.

Approximately 150 Albion and Marshall high school students attended the July26-28 Youth Symposium held at Albion College and Starr Commonwealth. Theevent brought the students together for a weekend to learn about each other andto provide leadership experiences.

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Maddie Rayner,Marshall

"It was great. I met a lot of newpeople. The Albion kids were awe-some. I'd like to see this event happenagain. I'd stay for a week.”

Cassandra Barlow,Marshall

"I think it was fun to meet new peo-ple and to connect with people beforethe school year started.”

Word on the StreetWhat did you think of the Albion/Marshall Youth Symposium?

by John Hendler

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Isabel Saville,Marshall

"I think it was a great experiencefor everyone, and we got to know eachother. On the first day of school,things won't be so awkward.”

Daryus Mastin,Albion

"It was awesome. It was way betterthan what I expected.”

BrandonWomack,Albion

"I thought it was pretty cool. I meta lot of new people, and they allseemed nice. A lot of people knowhow Marshall is now, and they don'tbelieve the rumors anymore.”

Josh Harris,Albion

"This was a good opportunity forthe students of Albion and Marshall tocome together and get to know eachother, and I think we should do itagain.”

Thanks to those who supported Simon Peters’ breakfastTo the Editor:My husband and I want

to give an enormous thankyou to the many, many sup-porters of our son Simon’sbreakfast at Zarzuela.

Numerous friends, fam-ily members and Marshallresidents took the time tohelp our son by attendingthis breakfast, purchasingraffle tickets and making

donations. It’s an honor tohave Simon as our son, andit’s a joy to realize otherpeople, as well, recognizewhat a blessing he is.

A special thanks toMartha and Richard Kaneof Zarzuela, Knights ofColumbus council #5999,Jeanette Dyer, Andrea &Larry Cook, Todd Gilletteof Family Fare, The Pinard

Family, Oerther’s, Her-man’s Hardware, JaneOliver of The Barber Par-lour, and the Marshall Car-riage Company for the raf-fle prizes, help and supportyou gave to bring this alltogether. More thanks tothe many volunteers whoalso made it possible. Wecouldn’t have done it with-out you.

Marshall is a wonderfulplace to call home, and it isthe perfect place for raisingSimon...one would be hardpressed to find any kinderpeople elsewhere.

Thanks and God blessyou!

Jim and Gretchen Peters,Marshall

Legally speaking...Why do we call it a ‘lawsuit’?ByGEORGEM.STRANDER

Ingram County CourtAdministrator and Probate Register

We are all familiar with the term,“lawsuit,” referring to an action in

court where oneparty sues another.What may not be sofamiliar is how wecame to use thisterm. To find out weneed to look to thehistory of the Eng-lish legal system that

formed the basis for ours.LLaaww:: As it turns out, the words

“law” and “suit” came to English lawfrom completely different sources. Theterm “law” is of Germanic origin,coming from the Proto-Germanic word

lagan, meaning to put or to lay. Thismay be where we get the idea of “lay-ing down laws” or “laying down thelaw.”

Prior to William the Conqueror in-vading England in the 1066, the Dan-ish ruled much of the island and usedtheir own legal system – the Danelaw.This system used the term lagu forlaw, coming from the older Proto-Ger-manic. This term was later incorpo-rated into Old English, eventually mor-phing into “law.”

As an aside, the Latin term for law,jus, also made it into our legal dictio-nary. It is the basis for terms like“just” and “justice.”

SSuuiitt:: The word “suit” comes to usnot from Old German but via Latin byway of Old French. In Latin the wordsecutus means something like attended

or followed. The Old French versionof this word – suitte – was applied tothe company (members of the house-hold) attending someone at court.Like liveried servants, these householdmembers all wore the same coloredand designed clothing as a mark oftheir connection with their master.

The English word “suit” then natu-rally was applied to someone’s appear-ance at court to make a complaint oranswer one. Likewise, from around thesame time, and because of the uniformdress of attendants, the word began toconnote a set of clothes. A little later,and for similar reasons given thegroupings of color and symbol, theword “suit” came to refer to a particu-lar set of cards within a card deck(e.g., clubs or hearts).

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Thirteen teenagers rang-ing from grades 7-9 at-tended the Calhoun AreaCAreer Center’s weldingcamp July 29-30.

The participants gothands-on training duringmorning sessions and thenin the afternoon touredJohnson System (July29)and Tenneco (July 30) inMarshall to get an introduc-tion into manufacturing.

“The response was over-whelming,” said CACCOutreach Specialist MaryJane Cipcic. “We had noidea how many would be in-terested in attending so wecapped it at around 15. As itturned out we had a waitinglist of 35 kids. We were verydisappointed that we had toturn away 35 kids.”

Cody Williams, left, is assisted by Treshaun Boykins during the welding camp heldat the Calhoun Area Career Center July 30. (Photo by John Hendler)

Instructors Preston Graham, left and Warren Banaszewski, back, talk to the youngwelders before getting started. (Photo by John Hendler)

Grace Shaffer works on her welding as her sister, Nora Shaffer, left, and instructorMatt Reincke looks on. (Photo by John Hendler)

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The Old Maple GroveChurch located on theCalhoun County Fairgroundswill be filled with music dur-ing Fair Week 2013.Originally located in EckfordTownship where it was builtbetween April 1900 andMarch 1901, the churchbuilding was abandoned andin disrepair after a newchurch was built on the sameproperty in the early 1980s.By the summer of 2006, itwas scheduled for demoli-tion to make way for a park-ing lot. In February of thatyear, the congregation donat-ed the original structure tothe Calhoun CountyAgricultural and IndustrialSociety on behalf of the OldMaple Grove ChurchPreservation Committee.The purpose of the commit-tee was to save the buildingand relocate it to the CalhounCounty Fairgrounds.

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Beginning in the early1800s, the first agriculturalfairs gave rural families anopportunity to see first handthe latest agricultural tech-niques, equipment, crops,and livestock. Over thecourse of the nineteenth cen-tury, fairs also incorporated a

wide range of educational,recreational, competitive,and social activities into theirprograms. Within a few shortgenerations, county and statefairs became a quintessentialAmerican tradition.Agricultural fairs celebrated

human progress, science,

education, and the agrarianideal. Before there were stateand county fairs, however,most agricultural fairs wereheld by private individualsand organizations, or agri-cultural societies.

In 1807, Elkanah Watsonof Pittsfield, Mass. held one

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Beginning 1840, however,

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Fairs quickly became


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Twisted metal, smoke anddestruction are coming to theCalhoun County Fair whenthe Aug. 17 Demolition

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With strict rules and regu-lations in place, the exhila-rating pandemonium of thederby is very safe for thedrivers, making it one of themost unique spectacles inmotorsports.

While rules vary fromevent to event, the typicaldemolition derby consists offive or more drivers compet-ing by deliberately rammingtheir vehicles into one anoth-er. The last driver whosevehicle is still operational isthe winner.

The roar of mightyengines, thundering hooves,the shiny midway, and thesounds of entertainmentcoming from various stageson the grounds are all part ofthe fun of the fair. Fairgoerslove this annual Augustdeparture from their daily rou-tine.

Giving all of this meaningare the dozens of 4-H clubmembers for whom thecounty fair represents theaccomplishment of clearlydefined goals, workedtoward over many months.

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After a multiple-yearrestoration effort, theCalhoun County Floral HallRestoration Committee, withthe generous help of founda-tions, groups and individualdonations of money, volun-teer service and countlessfundraisers, has come closeto completing a major

restoration of the 153 yearold building. All four wings of the build-ing which was built in 1860were removed and the rotun-da was raised, excavated andnew concrete footing andfoundation walls werepoured. Roof and joists wererenovated and ventilation

windows on four walls of theoctagon have been restored.Beautiful new walls havebeen installed and updatedelectrical service is now inplace.

Each wing has beenrestored, with the final westwing now ready for theupcoming fair. The side

walls in all the wings are yel-low pine that won’t requireanything in terms of upkeep,said John Taylor, a commit-tee member who has been atthe forefront of this massiveproject.

“This will be the first yearthat the inside of Floral Hallis more or less done,” hesaid.

“Twenty-three brokenrafters were repaired in therotunda and seven layers of

shingles were removed, tak-ing the roof down to thedecking.

“We’re still encouragingpeople to consider buying$100 memorial bricks, sincethere’s still work to be done.We sold quite a few bricksduring Fair Week last year.”

Some of that workincludes siding the exterior,installing new doors and fin-ishing exterior grading.

“We started out with a$16,000 grant from theMarshall CommunityFoundation five years ago.Since then there have beendonut sales, Trash toTreasure events, auctions,and Mom-to-Mom sales.During past fair weeks therehave been daily raffles forprizes. We’ve receivedanother $25,000 from theMarshall CommunityFoundation for the west wingand $20,000 from the CroninFoundation,” he said.

New indirect lighting hasbeen hung in the rotunda inhonor of the late Joanne Moewho was active at the fair formany years. Fair week wasalways something that shelooked forward to. She wasinvolved with the 4H SwineClub for many years and wasknown for her love of ani-mals and raised monkeys,rabbits, horses, dogs, cats,birds, pigs, peacocks, cattleand a even a Brahma bull.


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The newly restored west wing of Floral Hall will be filled with Open Class fair proj-ects specific to sewing and needlework under the ongoing supervision ofSuperintendent Marilyn Jones.

Four of these chandeliers are now hung in the rotunda of Floral Hall in honor of thelate Joanne Moe.

Floral Hall Restoration Committee member JohnTaylor stands in the Floral Hall rotunda. These com-memorative bricks are for sale for $100 to help completethe restoration project.

Many think that TheCelebrated Jumping Frog ofCalaveras County by MarkTwain was the beginning ofa national interest in frogjumping contests.

*****Jim Smiley loves to bet. Once, Jim caught a frog

and named it Dan'l Webster.For three months, he trainedthe frog to jump. At the endof those three months, thefrog could jump over moreground than any other. Jimcarried the frog around in abox.

One day, a stranger to thetown asks Jim what is in thebox of his. Jim tells that inthe box is a frog that can outjump any other frog inCalaveras county.The stranger tells Jim if he

had a frog, he'd bet him $40that the frog he had couldbeat Jim's.

Jim agrees, and he givesthe box to the stranger tohold while Jim goes off tocatch another frog for thestranger. While Jim is away,the stranger pours lead shotinto the frog's mouth.

When Jim comes back,they set the frogs up ready tobegin. They aligned the frogsup evenly, and on the countof three let them loose. Thefreshly caught frog (thestranger's) jumped off, whileDan'l Webster didn't budge abit.

Jim was surprised and dis-gusted. He gave the moneyto the stranger and thestranger giddily left. Jimwonders why Dan'l looks allof the sudden so plumpy. Hetakes the frog and tips himupside down. The frogcoughed out handfuls ofshot.

Jim set the frog down, andchased after the stranger. Butthe stranger was long gone,and Jim never caught up tohim.

The Celebrated JumpingFrog of Calaveras County

Frog jumping is a compet-itive pastime in which frogscompete by jumping certaindistances. Frog jumping wasmade famous in a shortstory The CelebratedJumping Frog of CalaverasCounty by Mark Twain. " Anevent has been held annually

in Calaveras County since1928. The contest has strictrules regulating the frogs'welfare, including limitingthe daily number of a frog'sjumps, and mandating theplaying of calming music intheir enclosures.

Many frogs can jump at

least 30 times their bodylength, and some smallerspecies of tree frogs canjump 50 times their length.This is the human equivalentof jumping the length of afootball field without a run-ning start.

Things will be hoppin’ at the Calhoun County Fair beginning at 1 p.m. on Tuesday,Aug. 13. This Kids’ Day highlight takes place on the activity pad by Houston School.

Highlight of Kids’ Dayis Frog Jumping Contest

In mid-August, CalhounCounty is treated to its annu-al fair. For 165 years, 4-Hmembers, carousel riders,and area neighbors haveturned the fairgrounds into acolorful, magical place.

Kicking-off the yearly cel-ebration is the CalhounCounty Fair Queen Contest,held this year on theCommunity Stage. The funbegins at 1 p.m., Sunday, Aug.11.


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Posing before the 2012 Calhoun County Queen Contest are contestants (front)Taylor Miller, Katie Myers, Marissa Laupp, Hallie Adams, Jade Boone, (back) CrystalSeaman, Alexandrea Veale, Veronica Hetke, Danielle Heisler, and Neisha Hart. Whowill wear the crown this year?

2013 Calhoun County Fairbegins with selection of royalty

Just in time for the 165thbirthday of the CalhounCounty Fair, event organiz-ers have added an endurorace to the 2013 schedule ofevents.

Enduro car racing is aninexpensive type of automo-bile racing that takes itsname from "endurance rac-ing," since it consists of hun-dreds of laps around a desig-nated track.

Enduro racing involvesstock-based cars that havehad their interior and side orrear windows removed butare mostly stock mechani-cally. A driver is disquali-fied if the post-race inspec-tion finds that his/her auto

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This type of race is oftendivided into two classes:big-car and small-car. Big-car races feature full-sizecars with larger 6- and 8-cylinder engines, whilesmall-car races feature mid-size to sub-compact 4-cylin-der makes and models.

The races, which are oftenlong ones, usually occur atthe amateur level. The carsoften take up most of thewidth of the track as theybegin from a standing start.It is common for races to behundreds of laps or morethan 50 miles long.

Races rarely are canceledbecause of bad weather. Therace is not stopped exceptfor an emergency or if thetrack is completely blocked.

When an auto breaksdown, the race is temporari-ly halted to move the driverto safety. The car is left in itsposition on the racing sur-face and it becomes anobstacle around which theremaining drivers mustmaneuver. Often the fastestcar is not the winner, ratherlongevity is the key to winning.


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work-free days at the fair.For many people, the fairwould mark the first timethey saw electric lights andairplanes, and it helped farmfamilies adapt to changing

mores and accepted forms ofpopular entertainment, suchas vaudeville.

Deli Marcella Locke, as anexample, was a Californiafair-goer in the 1850s and1860s who saw sewing andwashing machines, a printingpress, and stereoscopic pic-tures for the first time at hercounty fair.

Horse racing proved to beone of the most popular andcontroversial activities, espe-cially women's horse racing.At the 1854 Iowa State Fair,prizes for women's horse rac-ing included a gold watch, apremium of $165, or a schol-arship to study at a nearbyseminary for three terms. Yetcritics decried the immorali-ty of the sport and theimmodesty of female riders.By the late 1860s, fair boardsand legislatures across thecountry limited, or evenbanned, women's equestrianevents.

During the Civil War, themilitary used state fair-grounds in the midwest to

train soldiers, forcing agri-cultural societies to eitherrelocate or cancel annualevents.

Following the Civil War,fairs enjoyed a renewed pop-ularity as states increasedfunding to construct perma-nent fairgrounds, completewith buildings and a mid-way. After 1870, politicalspeeches, carnival games,vaudevillian performances,and enticing edibles becamepart of the fair-going experi-ence.

Since the early 1800s, fairswere about much more thaneducation and amusement;they helped guide rural peo-ple through an increasinglymodern world, whether itwas introducing them to newequipment or forms of enter-tainment. Even today, fairgoers cele-brate agricultural achieve-ments and enjoy exhibitions,food, carnival rides, enter-tainment, competitions, andwell-known concert per-formers.

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Chuck Wagon racing is anequestrian rodeo sport inwhich drivers race around atrack steering a wagon led bya team of horses.

Each race begins with out-riders "breaking camp," andtossing their gear into theback of their wagon beforeclimbing in themselves andholding on for dear life asthe wagon completes a fig-ure-eight around two barrelsthen circles the race track.The wagon with the best timewins, taking into account thepenalties that are assessed forinfractions such as knockingover a barrel, not clearingeverything from a camp site,or interfering with anotherwagon.

The folklore of chuckwagon racing suggests that itbegan when cowboys, livingand working on the range,had completed their choresand were ready to return totown. When the work wasdone, all the supplies werepitched into the wagon andthe cooks would race totown.

Cowboys, known as out-riders would team up withtheir own cook and wagonand together, all would joinin the race. The last team toarrive at the saloon wouldhave to buy a round of drinksfor the winners. And so thesport of chuck wagon racingwas born.

This free 2013 Grandstandevent takes place beginningat 10 a.m. on Wednesday,Aug. 14.

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Don’t miss the fair, take the time to look overthe 4-H projects and attend the annual

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It wouldn’t be summerwithout the fun, food, rides

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Chuck Wagon races have become a crowd favorite at the Calhoun County Fair. This year, the free event takesplace beginning at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 14, in the Grandstand.

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It is anticipation, a sleepless night. A lifetime lesson in basic val-ues and the deep sense of pride in a job well done for our 4-Hmembers.

It’s animals and carnivals and homemade apple pie. It is a verylarge slice of what’s still right with America.

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The first engine-poweredfarm tractors used steam andwere introduced in 1868.These engines were built assmall road locomotives andwere operated by one man ifthe engine weighed fewerthan 5 tons. They were usedfor general road haulage andin particular by the timbertrade. The most popularsteam tractor was the Garrett4CD.

Once tractors were invent-ed, it only stands to reasonthat one farmer would claimhis tractor had more power,so away they went. Even theoldest tractors ended upbeing put into a contest to

see who had the most power-ful machine.

Originally, tractors werepitted against one another bybeing hooked togetherdirectly but this proved to bevery hard on equipment andthe jerking back and forthresulted in a lot of brokenparts. Taking turns pulling aheavy load turned out to bethe best way to prove whohad the most pulling powerand that method became thenorm.

The first organized tractorpulling events took placealong about 1929 but reallydidn't gain much widespreadpopularity until the 50s and

60s. It wasn't very organizedthough with the rules varyingfrom event to event. Thismade it hard for competitorsto compete in different coun-ties or states so in 1969, rep-resentatives from 8 states gottogether, came up with a uni-form set of rules and foundedthe NTPA (National TractorPullers Association). This isreally when the sport of trac-tor pulling was born.

They had only two classes,stock and modified. Stockbeing just that, tractors justas you would buy them fromthe dealer, unmodified in anyway. The modified classincluded tractors with non-

tractor engines and othermodifications. They used thebasic dead weight sled thatcarried over from the horsepulling competitions. Mostof the tractor pulls in this eratook place at county or statefairs.

Tractor pulling, alsoknown as power pulling, is amotorsport competition thatrequires modified tractors topull a heavy sledge (sled)along a 35 ft wide andlength of 100 meter or 300ft+ track, with the winnerbeing the tractor that pullsthe sledge farthest. The sportis known as the world's mostpowerful motorsport, due tothe multi-engined modifiedtractor pullers.

All tractors in their respec-tive classes pull a set weightin the sledge. When a tractorgets to the end of the 100metre (300 feet) track this isknown as a "full pull."

To see how well yourfavorite entrant fairs, attendthe LaVern Smith MemorialTractor Pull, Tuesday, Aug.13, beginning at 7 p.m. in theGrandstand.

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January 24James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter's Mill

January 31Construction of the Washington Monument begins

February 23BORN: John Quincy Adams

March 19BORN: Wyatt Earp

May 29Wisconsin is admitted as the 30th U.S. state

June 7BORN: Paul Gauguin, French artist

July 19Landmark day in fight for women's rights

The two-day Women's Rights Convention opens inSeneca Falls, New York and the "Bloomers" are

introduced at the feminist convention.

November 1In Boston, Mass., the first medical school for

women opens, The Boston Female Medical School(which later merges with

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BORN: Emily Brontë, English author

OTHER HEADLINES OF 1848•

The Associated Press founded in New York•

The Illinois and Michigan Canal is completed•

The Shaker song Simple Giftsis written by Joseph Brackett in Alfred, Maine

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The members of theHouston School Move &Restoration Committee willbe staffing Houston School,located on the CalhounCounty Fairgrounds from 9a.m. to 9 p.m. during theweek of the fair. Soft drinks,ice cream and water will beavailable for sale each dayand from time to timethroughout the week,Margaret Parker will intro-duce visitors to historic chil-dren’s games.

A map of 1857 was thefirst record found of a schoolnear the corner of what isnow 13 1/2 Mile Road and CDrive South. The HoustonSchool, at that locationoperated through 1967 whenit was annexed to theMarshall Public Schools. In1972 Robert Boughton whoowned the land that part ofthe school sat on donated hisportion of the land toFredonia Grange, which pur-chased the school for $300for the purpose of preservingit.*

In 2000, the school wasdonated to the C.C.A.I.S.and in 2004, the HoustonSchool Committee wasformed. The school wastaken apart in sections andmoved to the Calhoun

County Fairgrounds on June19, 2005. The original black-boards and some of the deskswere put back in place.*

Now with new paint, a belltower and a roof, it standsready to welcome visitors.

*History of the HoustonSchool, by BarbaraBoughton Carver.

Houston School to be openduring Calhoun County Fair

Houston School Committee member Bonnie Roccostands outside the school. The donated school bellbehind her gets rung regularly by visitors.

A flash card work station is one of the hands-on items at Houston School.

Donations of artifacts from one room school houses are regularly received byHouston School committee members, leading to a continually growing collection atHouston School depicting this part of American history. Donations can also be left atthe fair office.


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Registration Dates AnnouncedTuesday and Wednesday, August 6th & 7th from 5:30pm - 7:30pmMonday and Tuesday, August 19th & 20th from 5:30pm - 7:30 pm

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Tuesday Studio Blue3-4:00pm Senior Competitive Hip-Hop BN

4-5:00pm Senior Advanced Ballet SH

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Tuesday Studio Purple3-4:00pm Self Choreography Availability

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Wednesday Studio Blue3-4:00pm Teen/Senior Acro BN

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MHS Fall Sports InfoListed are practice start

times and other informa-tion from the fall sportscoaches at Marshall HighSchool.

Construction at MarshallHigh School has forced thecoaches to modify some lo-cations and times.

The athletic departmentappreciates everyone’s pa-tience during the finalstages of the project.

They also want to re-mind student-athletes theymust have a current physi-cal to participate the firstday of practice.

For more information,contact Athletic DirectorDan Coddens at 269- 781-1314.

Football- Coach Hender-shot

Players will meet at Wal-ters Elementary on Monday,Aug. 12 at 8:30 a.m. sharpin the gym.

Athletes will need to bringtheir own water, cleats, t-shirts and shorts. Athleteswill park in the Walters park-ing lot.

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Tryouts, Team Pictures,Training Sessions will be atVerona Soccer ComplexAug. 14-15.

Tryouts are from 2-5p.m. Teams will be chosenon the 15th at 7 p.m.

Aug. 16 - Team Picturesat 9 a.m.; Training 2-5 p.m.

Aug. 18th and on - Train-

ing will be from 3:30- 5:15p.m. (except for matchdays)

B o y s T e n n i s - C o a c hBrownell

Due to ongoing construc-tion at Marshall High Schoolthe team will meet at theMarshall Middle Schoolparking lot and bus playersto the Albion College tenniscourts.

Practices will be held atAlbion College Aug. 14 - 16and Aug. 19 - 23.

The bus will leave themiddle school at 8:30 a.m.and return by 11:30 a.m.

Call Coach Brownell withany questions 269-832-2211.

Girls Swimming-CoachKarns

Aug. 14-23 at AlbionHigh School

Aug. 14-16 3-6 p.m. Busleaves at 2:3 p.m. fromMarshall Middle School

Aug. 19-23 9 a.m. untilnoon. Bus leaves at 8:30a.m. from Marshall MiddleSchool.

Boys Cross-Country-Coach Hovarter

Aug. 14 at MarshallHigh School at 9 a.m.

Girls Cross Country-Coach Wissink

Aug. 14 at Marshall Mid-dle School, 9 a.m.

Girls Golf-Coach Hamil-ton

Parent meeting Monday,Aug. 12 at 7 p.m. at HughesElementary School.

First practice Aug. 14from 9 a.m. to noon at Mar-shall Country Club.

For more information,contact Coach Hamilton at269-924-9085.

Girls Volleyball-CoachMiller

Tryouts at Marshall Mid-dle School

Aug. 14: Grades 10-12(basically last year Varsityand JV level players), 8-10a.m. and 1:30-3:30p.m.

Incoming Freshman andlast year's freshman team:

10 a.m. to noon and from3:30-5 p.m.

Aug. 15: Grades 10-12, 8-10a.m. (cuts and placementare then made at the end ofthis session and we conductour first practice as a varsitylevel team from 1:30-3:30p.m.)

Incoming freshman andlast year's freshman team:

10a.m. to noon (cuts andplacement are made at thistime for freshman and JV

level teams) First prac-tice for both levels starts onFriday from 10 a.m. tonoon.

Aug 16 until first compe-tition:

Varsity: 8-10a.m. and1:30-3:30 p.m. Might runcloser to 4 p.m. dependin-gon the day. Freshman andJV: 10 a.m. to noon.

Football practices begin Aug. 12; All other sports begin Aug. 14

Having some fun in the sun (and mud)Marshall Moose Lodge’s 4th Annual Mud Volleyball Tournament

Marshall’s MooseLodge 676 hostedits 4th Annual MudVolleyball Tourna-

ment on July 27 withseveral six-playerteams taking part.

Pictured above andmoving clockwise:

Dan Peterson;Chelsey Bennett;

Hunter Schoenrock;and Hallie Adams.

photos by John Hendler

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*75 months @ 6% W.A.C. Tax, title, license, DOC fee due.

2010 NISSANVERSA

#17804. 27K miles.Book $13,925

Now $10,499

$16900mo.

2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE LT AWD

#17805. 83K miles.Book $20,925

Now $16,999

$27300mo.

2007 BUICKLUCERNE CXL

#9650A. 82K miles.Book $12,650

Now $10,959

$18900mo.

2007 NISSANMURANO 4X4

#17801. 66K miles.Book $15,325

Now $13,569

$22500mo.

SAVE$3,426

SAVE$3,926

2012 FIAT 500

#17817. 35K miles.Book $13,250

Now $11,999

$19200mo.

SAVE$1,251

2013 CHAVYIMPALA LS#17812. 16K miles.

Book $18,775Now $14,999

$24100mo.

SAVE$3,776

2011 DODGECARAVAN

#17834. 73K miles.Book $15,675

Now $13,989

$25200mo.

SAVE$1,686

2012 CHEVYSONIC LT

#17814. 33K miles.Book $14,375

Now $12,999

$20900mo.

SAVE$1,376

2011 CHEVYEQUINOX LS#17829. 29K miles.

Book $20,250Now $18,498

$29700mo.

SAVE$1,752

2010 CHEVY HHR

#17823. 34K miles.Book $14,200

Now $12,999

$20900mo.

SAVE$1,201

2011 CHEVYIMPALA

#17843. 15K miles.Book $17,800

Now $13,999

$16900mo.

SAVE$3,801

2013 CHEVYCRUZE LTZ#17844. 16K miles.

Book $22,750Now $20,789

$32900mo.

SAVE$1,961

2013 CHEVYIMPALA LT

#17809. 10K miles.Book $20,275

Now $15,999

$25700mo.

SAVE$4,276

2012 MAZDA 2

#17850. 32K miles.Book $14,075

Now $13,500

$24400mo.

SAVE$575

2013 CHEVYCRUZE LT

#17856. Auto., air, 10K miles.Book $19,775

Now $18,290

$29500mo.

SAVE$1,485

SAVE$1,691

SAVE$1,756

2013 DODGECHARGER SXT

#17816. 16K miles.Book $22,500

Now $20,590

$32800mo.

SAVE$1,910

2012 CHEVYCAPTIVA LTZ

#17840. AWD, roof, leather, V-6, 19K miles.

Book $25,500 Now $22,900

$36900mo.

SAVE$2,510

2012 CAMAROCONVERTIBLE

#17852. 30K mi., 30 HP V-6, auto.

Book $27,600 Now $25,990

$41600mo.

SAVE$1,610

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