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August 10, 2013 • Vol. 134 No. 32

City looks at alternative for Marshall Fire Department

The Marshall City Council has been planning forrenovations at City Hall for several years to accom-modate the Marshall Fire Department’s needs inwhat was supposed to be a temporary building. Butnow the council is looking at possible alternativesites to see if there are better options. “We are stillmoving forward on this site here (at City Hall), butwe’ve been made aware of other potential sites,”City Manager Tom Tarkiewicz said on Aug. 6. “Wewant to do our due diligence on this.”See story on page 9

Haitian pastor returns to MarshallWhen Jean Carlo Thomas was a baby in the

impoverished island nation of Haiti, his parentsknew that this baby was no ordinary baby. “My par-ents told me that I had the code of God,” said JeanCarlo, who points to a spot on his head. “It’s feelsdifferent and my father had the conviction that Iwould be different from my brothers and my sistersbecause I had God in me.” It was a prophecy thatcame true and today, Pastor Jean Carlo, 53,spreads the gospel in Haiti and last week visitedCrossroads Church and Ministries in Marshall tothank church members for their support over theyears and to update how their generous supporthas helped sustain five churches and four schoolsin a nation devastated by a catastrophic earth-quake in 2010 and by Hurricane Sandy last year.See story on page 48

City starting J.H. Croninbuilding development process

After years of failed development contracts, theMarshall City Council is looking to begin negotia-tions for a new development agreement for the J.H.Cronin Building on E. Michigan Ave. with SteveEyke of LaFollette Custom Homes of Lansing.“This is the beginning of a negotiation process,”Mayor Jim Dyer said. Eyke has been working withthe council for over two years on the project, butafter an offer in January, the council wanted to lookat what other options were out there. After monthsof searching, Eyke’s proposal was still the only oneon the table.See photos on page 14

Local authorities celebrate‘National Night Out’ eventOn Aug. 6, several area police and fire depart-ments joined more than 15,000 other communitiesacross the nation to celebrate “National Night Out,”an event that was created 30 years ago by theNational Association of Town Watch in an effort toheighten awareness and strengthen participationin local anti-crime efforts. “The idea is to get thecommunity and public safety to collaborate togeth-er to fight crime and eliminate drugs in their area,”said Emmett Township Director of Public SafetyMike Olson. “This event is one we will continue todo year after year because it’s a good opportunityfor us to reach out to our community. We can’t dopublic safety all by ourselves. We rely on the com-munity members to help.”See story on page 46

Marshall High SchoolMarching Band Camp

The Marshall High School Marching BandCamp, held last week, is a sure sign that the startof school is just around the corner. Ninety-five bandmembers and color guard members began the taskof learning the music and marching drills that willbe performed during halftime at home footballgames.See photos on page 38

Two of the major events of every Calhoun County Fair are the 4-H Smalland Large Animal auctions. Club members have been feeding, watering,exercising and tracking the costs in time and materials of their livestock

projects for months in anticipation of generous bidding at these auctions.Pictured are Sydney Banfield (sheep), Meghan Dubois (steer) Dylan Sprague(pig) and Makayla Myles (rabbit). See story on page 51.

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Editor’s Corner

The idea of a county fair in thetraditional sense was not really re-vealed to me until I arrived in Mar-shall nearly nine years ago.As a kid growing up in South

Florida, we had what was called the Dade County YouthFair, held ever April for two weeks.I went to that fair on several occasions, but for the life

of me, I can't recall ever seeing a single farm animal ortractor pull or even a tractor for that matter.The fair had dozens of rides and game booths and

would attract several hundred thousand people eachyear. And all the times I went, I never ran into anybodyI knew, except for this one girl, Maxine, who had a hugecrush on me in fifth grade. (By comparison, one can't gomore than 10 feet at the Calhoun County Fair, it seems,and not run into somebody you know.) As I was comingout of one of the haunted houses, I saw her in line rightat the exit, and, not wanting her to see me, I hid insidethe haunted house for about five minutes until the coastwas clear.Of course, hearing blood curdling screams at 100

decibels for any amount of time is not good for one'shearing, let alone five minutes.With that being my only exposure to a county fair, I,

as a real city slicker, was woefully ill prepared at theCalhoun County Fair a few years back when I went totake photos of the tractor pull.I got as close as possible to get a good shot as the first

participant approached the line.As I looked around, I noticed every single person in

my vicinity had something either plugged into or cover-ing each of their ears.If you've ever locked yourself out of your car or home,

I'm sure you're familiar with that sinking feeling you getin your stomach after you release the door and realize,albeit a second too late, that you don't have your key andare about to suffer the consequences.A split-second after my realization that my ears were

unprotected, I experienced the loudest noise I had everheard as the driver revved and made his way down to theother end of the grandstand.I immediately dropped my camera and placed a hand

over each ear, but the damage was done. The pain thatseared through my ears was so intense, it felt like bloodwas gushing out of each ear. Thankfully, no blood, but Iwas essentially deaf the rest of the night and the ringingin my ears wouldn't go away for a couple of weeks.Well, this year I'm ready for the tractor pull, car rac-

ing, combine derby or any other loud event mostly be-cause I have no hearing left.Seriously, though, this week, I'll make sure to protect

what's left of my hearing, but I'm sure a new faux-pauxawaits me.You can take the boy out of the city, but you can't al-

ways take the city out of the boy.Enjoy and have fun at the fair and until next week,

may the good news be yours.

With more and more people getting their news and information online and through so-cial media, newspaper readership has steadily declined over the past several years andis now at its lowest rate since the 1940s. What is the relevance of printed publications?

Letters

Allen Dittenber,Battle Creek"I read the coupons and golf deals.

That’s about it. It’s Sportscenter for me.If the paper is at work, I might pick itup, but I won’t go out of my way to getone. I’d bet within 20 years newspaperswill be extinct.”

Ashlyn Katz,Marshall"I read them very sparsely, but I think

it still has a good purpose. I look in thead-visor for jobs and it’s a good place toview birthdays and things like that.”

Word on the StreetDo newspapers still serve a purpose in your life?

by John Hendler

Allen Dittenber Jr.,Battle Creek"I never read them, but I do look for

pets in the paper or look through thegarage sales or bowling scores withmy mom.”

Jewell Palmer,Marshall"I like to hold onto the newspaper and

read it page to page. Looking on the In-ternet, you don’t get to read all the tinyarticles. Actually, for me, newspapershave always been learning projects. Mymother would have me read the paperand underline the words I knew.”

Diana Cavinder,Springfield"Yes, they do. One thing I like is

reading the obits and viewing movieinformation, relevant news to the areato keep me informed.”

Kathy Hamaker,Marshall"I like to read the local newspapers in

entirety, cover to cover, every day. I wantto read every piece of news there is withthe newspaper in hand, but I also confessI read national papers and magazines on-line.”

Medicaid expansion strengthens families, MichiganTo the Editor:Medicaid expansion has

been a hot topic in the newsthrough newspaper cover-age, letters to the editor andyard signs in Marshall. Iwould like to present a dif-ferent perspective on this is-sue. It has been stated in aletter to the editor in the ad-visor&chronicle that “votersshould contact their senatorsto vote no on the expansion”

and yard signs in Marshallproclaim that Medicaid ex-pansion will cause harm to“budgets, families andMichigan.”The facts of the matter are

that the Michigan Chamberof Commerce supports theMedicaid expansion as doesthe small business adminis-tration and the governor.If approved, the federal

government will fully fund

our Medicaid expendituresto 2019. Michigan’s generalfund budget will have $200million more per year tosupport other needs in thestate. We will also insure450,000 Michigan residents,which will strengthen fami-lies and provide needed cov-erage as well as taking someof the burden off of hospi-tals, which will provide carewith no reimbursement from

those without means. Thesetwo facts show the yardsigns are erroneous as fami-lies will be strengthened, ourstate budget will have moremoney and our hospitalbusiness will be stronger. Iurge you all to contact yoursenator and ask for approvalof this measure.

Harry Marshall,Marshall

‘Thank you Marshall; I will always keep you in my heart’To the Editor:I am writing this letter to thank John

Hendler for the incredibly kind andthoughtful article he wrote about my de-cision to practice law in Marshall, andto thank the Marshall community forwelcoming me to their beautiful city.It is very hard for me to say goodbye,

however, I was recently offered a posi-tion doing public policy work in Wash-ington, D.C., and for many reasons Icould not say no. I wanted to tell every-one in Marshall, that I will always re-

member and cherish my time here, and Iam very sad to go.I am so grateful for the unprece-

dented warmth and generosity of thepeople I met here in Marshall. Beforemoving here, I had not experienced suchopen friendliness from people that I hadnever met. I am especially grateful tothe small business owners of Marshallwho furnished my apartment, fed mycoffee and oatmeal addictions, suppliedme with hardware, crafts and candles,took me for a carriage ride, and were al-

ways patient, helpful, and happy to talkabout life before ringing me up. I amalso grateful to the Stuart Law Officesfor inviting me to share space withthem.To sum it all up, I thank Marshall for

teaching me more about life in twomonths than I ever could have expected.Thank you Marshall; I will always keepyou in my heart and remember youfondly.

Liz Young,Marshall

Our little Oaklawn Hospital is a life-saving hospitalTo the Editor:I am so proud of our Oaklawn Hos-

pital.On July 16, I was stung by a bee.

Within minutes I started going intoanaphylactic shock. My husband kept acool head and got me to Oaklawn Hos-pital. The doctors and nurses in the ER

immediately went into action. Theysaved my life.The CCU doctors and nurses took

great care of me while I was there.I want to thank all the doctors, nurses,all the staff at Oaklawn Hospital andmy wonderful husband for saving mylife that day!

I have seen our little hospital growinto a fantastic, life-saving hospitalover the years, and I am proud to havethem here. Thank you so very much forbeing part of Marshall, I am glad youare here.

Judy Michon,Marshall

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MHS fall sports practices begin this week

Listed are practice starttimes 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.

B o y s S o c c e r - C o a c hTartaglia

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

Tekonsha grad earnsthree medals at finals

Joseph Newcomb, a 2013 graduate of Tekonsha HS and a current member of the AlbionBlazers AAU Track Club, had a career weekend at the 2013 AAU Junior Olympics NationalFinals held last week at Eastern Michigan University. Joseph won his first medal runningto a 6th place finish in the 1500 meters with a personal best time of 4:09. Newcomb an-chored the Blazers 4 x 800 relay team as they turned a 8:18.08, good for 7th overall.Joseph closed out his AAU Jr. Olympic career by knocking nearly 20 full seconds off hisprevious best in the 3000 meters. He clocked a 9:03.4, good for 4th in the nation. TheAAU Jr Olympics meet is a national finals age group meet featuring runners from 8 yearsold to 18. Athletes from coast-to-coast were in attendance. Joseph's 1500 meters fea-tured 64 runners, while the 3000-meter race had 41 entries. Earlier this year, Josephearned All State and Academic All State honors finishing 5th in the 1600 meters. This fall,he will be running for the Hillsdale College cross-country team.

The Battle Creek Jr. Bombers will be hosting tryouts for the2014 season in the 11U age group (the age obtained on May 1,2014 dictates the age group). The 11U tryouts will take placetoday, Saturday Aug. 10 at 10 a.m. at Family Bible Church, lo-cated at 14995 N Old US 27, Marshall (across from Denny’s)and/or Saturday, Aug. 17 at 12 p.m. also at Family Bible Church.Players should wear baseball pants/cleats and bring glove/hel-met/bat. If a player wishes to tryout and cannot make it that dayor for further information about tryouts and the program pleasecontact coachsharpley@gmail.com.

Jr. Bomber Baseball Tryouts

Elizabeth Damron, a 2010 Marshall High School graduate, will bedancing on the Western Michigan University Dance Team for asecond year. At MHS, she was on the dance team, was a cheer-leader and played softball. She attended KCC for two years play-ing softball and transferred to Western last fall and is on thedance team there.

Marshall High School graduate Elizabeth Damron on WesternMichigan University dance team

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