DEQrsquos oil amp gas meeting 3 Halfway To Hollywood 4 Menrsquos Golf Wins State 6

Check out the NEW website

Monday May 13 2013 Issue 9 Volume 13wwwmccbaywindowcom

CONTACT US

The Bay Window ndash Room 208 Muskegon Community College 221 South Quarterline Road Muskegon MI 49442 231ndash777ndash0542 baywindowmuskegonccedu Interested in participating You can also stop by the Bay Window office Room 1131 on Wednesdays at 1200pm to attend a staff meeting There we discuss story ideas and volunteer for assignments Guest are welcome Participation in the Bay Window newspaper can count as work-study work-assistance internship credit hours or extra credit depending on your financial aid eligibility or instructor

ABOUT US

The Bay Window is a student-run newspaper at Muskegon Community College written edited and produced by students The Bay Window provides information about state local and school related issues and highlights the various aspects of being a student at Muskegon Community College As a student run paper ideas written in editorials and columns are the views of the writers and not necessarily of the student body staff or administration Information in ads are the responsibility of the advertisers For more information on us and to see prior issues of the Bay Window newspaper visit our website

STAFF

Editors mdash Photo Editor Josh Osborn mdash Web Editor Eric Rothoff Alec Batchelder mdash Copy Editor Chad Carlson Jordan SchwingWriters Faith Troyer Eric Rothoff Alec Batchelder Kristine Barrett

Photography Josh Osborn

DesignLayout James Carey

Advisors Nancy Slater Jennie Naffie

DEQrsquos oil amp gas meeting at MCC

Did you miss the DEQrsquos meeting on oil and gas that was held at MCC The Bay Window attended and recorded the whole meeting and most of the Q amp A Some of the topics that we heard at the meeting 1) The State of Michigan (SOM)owns the mineral rights on tax reverted property 2) The State of Michigan owns the mineral rights on Federal Lands 3) All State Parks restrict any surface disturbances 4) Burning Methane produces water and CO2 5) New studies from the EPA and U of M will be published soon on Fracking 6) The Fracking extraction process does not cause seismic activity but the injection of waste waters from Fracking and other industries can cause seismic activity 7) The DEQ believes that companies will clean up contamination not the State (And the crowd roars in laughter at the idea) 8) The State is only worried about ldquoEmergency Cleanup proceduresrdquo needed for Fracking chemicals not the toxicity of the chemicals

nor the potential damage if it contaminates the groundwater 9) Most wells are drilled on State Land 10) The State of Michigan gets 16th of the revenue of leased

ERICRothoff

Photograph courtesy of httpwwwmichigangovdeqDEQ

mineral rights plus the sale of the lease 11) The last time the laws on drilling was changed was in 1996 12) Large volume wells produce 100000 gallons per day or more You can watch the whole presentation and most of the QampA here

Part 1 httpyoutubeBweiczdsyfg Part 2 httpyoutubeqdukOo8LNOU Part 3httpyoutubeih0hefLnZSE Part 4httpyoutubeOg4fGXc1e9o

NewsNews3The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday May 13 2013

Issue 9 Volume 13wwwmccbaywindowcom

The Bay Window got to talk with Halfway to Hollywood a band from Vancouver BC Canada that made itrsquos music debut in August 2011 Grant Brenden amp Roman talk about The Band their writing process and their upcoming plans Tell us a little about each other Wersquore a 3-piece band from Vancouver BC Brenden and I grew up there and met at Simon Fraser University and Roman moved here from Mexico City a couple of years ago How did lsquoHalfway to Hollywoodrsquo come to be Brenden I had been jamming for a while in some not-so-serious bands and eventually started writing songs We wanted to make a band influenced by some of our favorites The Friday Night

Letrsquos Meet Halfway To HollywoodBoys Boys Like Girls and Marianas Trench We eventually found our own unique sound which you can hear on our new record lsquoParty Like itrsquos Prom Nightrsquo How did you choose the band name When we were recording our first demorsquos Brenden and I would sometimes jokingly say lsquowersquore halfway to Hollywood nowrsquo Anytime we finished tracking a part or whatever After considering a ton of different names we eventually realized the perfect

name had been right under our noses the whole time I like it because I think it implies optimism and moving forward Tell us the process of writing a song Usually ideas come to Brenden and I in our daily lives and then the two of us get together to develop them a bit more After wersquove got a rough skeleton we bring them to Roman and flesh them out as a band For this EP we did the fleshing-out in the studio with our producer Danny Craig Writing this

way was really cool because it added a lot of flexibility to the creative process We got to try a lot of things we wouldnrsquot have necessarily been able to if the songs had been 100 finished before we hit the studio Yoursquove received a ton of support from your fans How does it feel Amazing Itrsquos unreal what lengths our fans go to in order to help out We obviously donrsquot have as large of a fan-base as some of the bigger bands but I think our fans are some of the most supportive around Whether its putting up posters in cities wersquore touring to bringing us gifts to help make

Photograph courtesy of httpwwwfacebookcomHalfwayToHollywoodHouse party in Ottawa

ALECBATCHELDER

FeaturesFeatures4 The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday May 13 2013Issue 9 Volume 13wwwmccbaywindowcom

Cont Letrsquos Meet Halfway To Hollywoodlife on the road easier or just rocking out as hard as they can while wersquore playing Irsquom always blown away What are you currently listening to Got any particular song stuck in your head Wersquove been listening to a bit of everything in the van this tour Lots of old favorites like All Time Low These Kids Wear Crowns and Forever the Sickest Kids as well as some more recent stuff like the new(ish) A Rocket to the Moon and Boys Like Girls albums Whatrsquos it like playing at all these events Every venue and every city is different but we always have a great time playing for whoever is watching Whether wersquore playing at a packed club or a more intimate acoustic show its always an awesome experience party_like_its_prom_night_ep_cover From beginning to end how long did it take to make the ldquoParty

Like Itrsquos Prom Nightrdquo EP a reality Probably about nine months if you include all the planning and writing we did beforehand

and then all the stuff we had to do afterwards to get it ready for release We have really high standards for quality control and we wanted to make sure everything was perfect when it came to our first official release We definitely took our time but I like to think it was worth it You recently released the music video for ldquoGreen Lightsrdquo what was it like filming Lots and lots of fun We did it

on a really tight budget which meant we had to be creative when it came to coming up with a concept and a set I think that

actually ended up making the process more fun and ultimately made for a better end result There was a bit of stress when the original director had to bail on us but we managed to pull it together with the help of some friends ) Got any upcoming plansAs much touring as we can fit i n to as many places as we can get to (hopefully including some US dates finally) Getting out and connecting with our fans in person as well as online is a huge part of who we are as a band We also have plans for another video or two some covers and maybe even a new single Thank you for your time We look forward to your continued success Thank you so much for taking the time to talk to us Keep in touch Halfway to Hollywoodrsquos newest EP ldquoParty Like Itrsquos Prom

Nightrdquo is not available on iTunes Connect with Halfway to HollywoodFacebook httpfacebookcomhalfwaytohollywoodTwitter Accounts HalfwayToGrant | HalfwayToBren | HalfwayToRomanYouTube httpyoutubecomhalfwaytohollyOnline Store httphalfwaytohollywoodbigcartelcom

Photograph courtesy of httpwwwfacebookcomHalfwayToHollywoodParty Like itrsquos Prom Night

FeaturesFeatures 5The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday May 13 2013Issue 9 Volume 13wwwmccbaywindowcom

Menrsquos Golf Wins State Championships The MCC menrsquos golf team captured first place while Jayhawk David Bonter (Spring Lake MISpring Lake) was the medalist at the Michigan Community College Athletic Association (MCCAA) Championship on Tuesday at the Port Huron Elks Golf Course MCC finished the third round and final round with a team score of 88 to beat out Grand Rapids CC with 904 and Mott with 918 The guys played wellrdquo said MCC Coach Marty McDermott ldquoIt was a

For professional basketball fans this year April 20th is just as important if not more important than opening day Why April 20th starts the playoffs the last stage to find out who champion of the year is going to be During the regular season all NBA teams play each other and eventually are ranked by wins and losses in their division either the east or the west depending on their location The playoffs consist of the top 16 teams of the year 8 from each division

Photograph courtesy of wwwmuskegonccedu 2013 Golf Team Photo

great team effort We used everybodyrsquos score at least once in the tournament so all six contributed Bonter who has been the teamrsquos fifth best scorer most of the season used his strong suit to take the leaguersquos top spot ldquoThe

course set up well for him because hersquos got tremendous lengthrdquo said McDermott ldquoHe used it to his advantage to get eagles and birdiesrdquo The Jayhawks will travel to the NJCAA Regional tournament next week at Bedford Valley in Battle Creek Individual scores for the Jayhawks who swept the top 3 finishes were David Bonter ndash par 216 (1st) Caleb Johnson (Muskegon MIWest Mich Christian)ndash 217 (2nd) Travis Clarke (Muskegon MIReeths-Puffer)ndash 221 (3rd) Bill Oosting (Muskegon MIOrchard View)ndash 229 (t 9th) Scott Belcourt (Edmonton ALHoly Trinity Catholic)ndash 237 (t 20) Marcus Fry (Muskegon MISpring Lake)ndash 237 (t 20)

(or conferences) who then play a series of rounds against each other The first round is the most simple to explain The top team from both divisions play the 8th team in the division 2nd team plays the 7th 3rd plays the 6th and 4th plays the 5th team In any of the rounds they begin a 7 game series The first team to reach 4 wins advances to the next round and the loser goes home and thatrsquos the end of their season Eventually the top two in the division will play against each other and this round is called the conference finals The first team to reach 4 wins in this series will move on to the final round which is one team from the eastern conference and one team from

the western conference will duke it out in another 7 game series to determine that yearrsquos champion The playoffs are exciting because teams play harder so yoursquoll never know what line up you will get for the next round The energy is intense and theyrsquore so exciting to watch Whoever comes on top gets named Champion of that year the championship ring the trophy and bragging rights for ever The 2013 NBA Playoffs schedule on ABC ESPN TNT and NBA TV For more information on the schedule who will be playing in the playoffs and other statistics go to NBAcom

NBA Playoffsby Kristine Barrett THE BAY WINDOW

SportsSports6 The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday May 13 2013Issue 9 Volume 13wwwmccbaywindowcom

A Memorial Day tradition

Photograph courtesy of httpwwwexaminercomHolidays

Memorial Day is the custom of honoring ancestors by cleaning away cemeteries and decorating the graves It is an old and ancient tradition we donrsquot just celebrate it here in America but worldwide Memorial Day or Decoration Day as it was first called has unfortunately never had a clear reason of how or why this holiday was created in the first placeBefore America truly grew her roots this duty or Decoration Day was usually performed in late

by Faith Troyer THE BAY WINDOW

summer and was an occasion for family reunions and picnics However after the Civil War America needed a day to celebrate troops who have fallen in the midst of war

Soon monuments to fallen soldiers were erected in their name and ceremonies centering on the decoration of soldiersrsquo graves were held in towns and cities all throughout the nation hence Decoration Day being the original name for Memorial day We still canrsquot prove that was exactly how

Memorial Day got its true name less than twenty ndashfive places have been named in connection with this origin of Memorial Day

OpinionsOpinions 7The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday May 13 2013Issue 9 Volume 13wwwmccbaywindowcom

May Fest May 18th 2013

Year after year Muskegon Community College has celebrated the month of May in a very delightful way allowing the community to come together On Saturday May 18th MCCrsquos May Fest will be a free celebration on the MCC campus that offers free activities for children and their families There will also be a variety of music including the popular

Scottsville Clown Band with a performing arts section a health fair sports activities and even exhibits with free goodies to be had Visitors of the community can buy food and beverages sponsored by local restaurants in the area In a day long festival of spring May Fest celebrates our communityrsquos civic ethnic and service organizations We want everyone to come and enjoy the day with family and community

FAITHTROYER

EntertainmentEntertainment8 The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday May 13 2013Issue 9 Volume 13wwwmccbaywindowcom

2013 has proven to be a year full of great films Iron Man part 3 The Hangover part 3 Django Unchained and so many others coming out later this year that we are all looking forward to viewing Here a few great movie picks that have been on everyonersquos lips this year and that have cleaned up at the box office Perks of being a Wallflower Based on the award winning novel ldquoPerks of being a Wallflowerrdquo is a wonderful coming of age

movie that takes all of itrsquos viewers by surprise Directed by Stephen Chbosky ldquoPerksrdquo explains the life of a young Charlie a freshman in high school who is learning to find himself and where exactly he belongs Charlie played by Logan Lerman meets two unpopular seniors Sam and Patrick played

Time to Play Favorites

Photograph courtesy of wwwimDbcom

Identity Thief

by Emma Watson and Ezra Miller Charlie soon develops romantic feelings for Sam but canrsquot seem to get out of his own way Identity Theft This hilarious comedy is sure to be a hit with viewers and movie lovers world wide Two comedy legends Melissa McCarthy and Jason Batemen go head to head when Sandy (Batemen) to confront the harmless looking woman (McCarthy) who has been living a life of leisure after she steals Sandyrsquos

identity Sandy finds the thief and drags her back to his hometown to turn her in but end up becoming friends during the debacle

by Faith Troyer THE BAY WINDOW

CONTACT US

The Bay Window ndash Room 208 Muskegon Community College 221 South Quarterline Road Muskegon MI 49442 231ndash777ndash0542 baywindowmuskegonccedu Interested in participating You can also stop by the Bay Window office Room 1131 on Wednesdays at 1200pm to attend a staff meeting There we discuss story ideas and volunteer for assignments Guest are welcome Participation in the Bay Window newspaper can count as work-study work-assistance internship credit hours or extra credit depending on your financial aid eligibility or instructor

ABOUT US

The Bay Window is a student-run newspaper at Muskegon Community College written edited and produced by students The Bay Window provides information about state local and school related issues and highlights the various aspects of being a student at Muskegon Community College As a student run paper ideas written in editorials and columns are the views of the writers and not necessarily of the student body staff or administration Information in ads are the responsibility of the advertisers For more information on us and to see prior issues of the Bay Window newspaper visit our website

STAFF

Editors mdash Photo Editor Josh Osborn mdash Web Editor Eric Rothoff Alec Batchelder mdash Copy Editor Chad Carlson Jordan SchwingWriters Faith Troyer Eric Rothoff Alec Batchelder Kristine Barrett

Photography Josh Osborn

DesignLayout James Carey

Advisors Nancy Slater Jennie Naffie

DEQrsquos oil amp gas meeting at MCC

Did you miss the DEQrsquos meeting on oil and gas that was held at MCC The Bay Window attended and recorded the whole meeting and most of the Q amp A Some of the topics that we heard at the meeting 1) The State of Michigan (SOM)owns the mineral rights on tax reverted property 2) The State of Michigan owns the mineral rights on Federal Lands 3) All State Parks restrict any surface disturbances 4) Burning Methane produces water and CO2 5) New studies from the EPA and U of M will be published soon on Fracking 6) The Fracking extraction process does not cause seismic activity but the injection of waste waters from Fracking and other industries can cause seismic activity 7) The DEQ believes that companies will clean up contamination not the State (And the crowd roars in laughter at the idea) 8) The State is only worried about ldquoEmergency Cleanup proceduresrdquo needed for Fracking chemicals not the toxicity of the chemicals

nor the potential damage if it contaminates the groundwater 9) Most wells are drilled on State Land 10) The State of Michigan gets 16th of the revenue of leased

ERICRothoff

Photograph courtesy of httpwwwmichigangovdeqDEQ

mineral rights plus the sale of the lease 11) The last time the laws on drilling was changed was in 1996 12) Large volume wells produce 100000 gallons per day or more You can watch the whole presentation and most of the QampA here

Part 1 httpyoutubeBweiczdsyfg Part 2 httpyoutubeqdukOo8LNOU Part 3httpyoutubeih0hefLnZSE Part 4httpyoutubeOg4fGXc1e9o

NewsNews3The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday May 13 2013

Issue 9 Volume 13wwwmccbaywindowcom

The Bay Window got to talk with Halfway to Hollywood a band from Vancouver BC Canada that made itrsquos music debut in August 2011 Grant Brenden amp Roman talk about The Band their writing process and their upcoming plans Tell us a little about each other Wersquore a 3-piece band from Vancouver BC Brenden and I grew up there and met at Simon Fraser University and Roman moved here from Mexico City a couple of years ago How did lsquoHalfway to Hollywoodrsquo come to be Brenden I had been jamming for a while in some not-so-serious bands and eventually started writing songs We wanted to make a band influenced by some of our favorites The Friday Night

Letrsquos Meet Halfway To HollywoodBoys Boys Like Girls and Marianas Trench We eventually found our own unique sound which you can hear on our new record lsquoParty Like itrsquos Prom Nightrsquo How did you choose the band name When we were recording our first demorsquos Brenden and I would sometimes jokingly say lsquowersquore halfway to Hollywood nowrsquo Anytime we finished tracking a part or whatever After considering a ton of different names we eventually realized the perfect

name had been right under our noses the whole time I like it because I think it implies optimism and moving forward Tell us the process of writing a song Usually ideas come to Brenden and I in our daily lives and then the two of us get together to develop them a bit more After wersquove got a rough skeleton we bring them to Roman and flesh them out as a band For this EP we did the fleshing-out in the studio with our producer Danny Craig Writing this

way was really cool because it added a lot of flexibility to the creative process We got to try a lot of things we wouldnrsquot have necessarily been able to if the songs had been 100 finished before we hit the studio Yoursquove received a ton of support from your fans How does it feel Amazing Itrsquos unreal what lengths our fans go to in order to help out We obviously donrsquot have as large of a fan-base as some of the bigger bands but I think our fans are some of the most supportive around Whether its putting up posters in cities wersquore touring to bringing us gifts to help make

Photograph courtesy of httpwwwfacebookcomHalfwayToHollywoodHouse party in Ottawa

ALECBATCHELDER

FeaturesFeatures4 The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday May 13 2013Issue 9 Volume 13wwwmccbaywindowcom

Cont Letrsquos Meet Halfway To Hollywoodlife on the road easier or just rocking out as hard as they can while wersquore playing Irsquom always blown away What are you currently listening to Got any particular song stuck in your head Wersquove been listening to a bit of everything in the van this tour Lots of old favorites like All Time Low These Kids Wear Crowns and Forever the Sickest Kids as well as some more recent stuff like the new(ish) A Rocket to the Moon and Boys Like Girls albums Whatrsquos it like playing at all these events Every venue and every city is different but we always have a great time playing for whoever is watching Whether wersquore playing at a packed club or a more intimate acoustic show its always an awesome experience party_like_its_prom_night_ep_cover From beginning to end how long did it take to make the ldquoParty

Like Itrsquos Prom Nightrdquo EP a reality Probably about nine months if you include all the planning and writing we did beforehand

and then all the stuff we had to do afterwards to get it ready for release We have really high standards for quality control and we wanted to make sure everything was perfect when it came to our first official release We definitely took our time but I like to think it was worth it You recently released the music video for ldquoGreen Lightsrdquo what was it like filming Lots and lots of fun We did it

on a really tight budget which meant we had to be creative when it came to coming up with a concept and a set I think that

actually ended up making the process more fun and ultimately made for a better end result There was a bit of stress when the original director had to bail on us but we managed to pull it together with the help of some friends ) Got any upcoming plansAs much touring as we can fit i n to as many places as we can get to (hopefully including some US dates finally) Getting out and connecting with our fans in person as well as online is a huge part of who we are as a band We also have plans for another video or two some covers and maybe even a new single Thank you for your time We look forward to your continued success Thank you so much for taking the time to talk to us Keep in touch Halfway to Hollywoodrsquos newest EP ldquoParty Like Itrsquos Prom

Nightrdquo is not available on iTunes Connect with Halfway to HollywoodFacebook httpfacebookcomhalfwaytohollywoodTwitter Accounts HalfwayToGrant | HalfwayToBren | HalfwayToRomanYouTube httpyoutubecomhalfwaytohollyOnline Store httphalfwaytohollywoodbigcartelcom

Photograph courtesy of httpwwwfacebookcomHalfwayToHollywoodParty Like itrsquos Prom Night

FeaturesFeatures 5The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday May 13 2013Issue 9 Volume 13wwwmccbaywindowcom

Menrsquos Golf Wins State Championships The MCC menrsquos golf team captured first place while Jayhawk David Bonter (Spring Lake MISpring Lake) was the medalist at the Michigan Community College Athletic Association (MCCAA) Championship on Tuesday at the Port Huron Elks Golf Course MCC finished the third round and final round with a team score of 88 to beat out Grand Rapids CC with 904 and Mott with 918 The guys played wellrdquo said MCC Coach Marty McDermott ldquoIt was a

For professional basketball fans this year April 20th is just as important if not more important than opening day Why April 20th starts the playoffs the last stage to find out who champion of the year is going to be During the regular season all NBA teams play each other and eventually are ranked by wins and losses in their division either the east or the west depending on their location The playoffs consist of the top 16 teams of the year 8 from each division

Photograph courtesy of wwwmuskegonccedu 2013 Golf Team Photo

great team effort We used everybodyrsquos score at least once in the tournament so all six contributed Bonter who has been the teamrsquos fifth best scorer most of the season used his strong suit to take the leaguersquos top spot ldquoThe

course set up well for him because hersquos got tremendous lengthrdquo said McDermott ldquoHe used it to his advantage to get eagles and birdiesrdquo The Jayhawks will travel to the NJCAA Regional tournament next week at Bedford Valley in Battle Creek Individual scores for the Jayhawks who swept the top 3 finishes were David Bonter ndash par 216 (1st) Caleb Johnson (Muskegon MIWest Mich Christian)ndash 217 (2nd) Travis Clarke (Muskegon MIReeths-Puffer)ndash 221 (3rd) Bill Oosting (Muskegon MIOrchard View)ndash 229 (t 9th) Scott Belcourt (Edmonton ALHoly Trinity Catholic)ndash 237 (t 20) Marcus Fry (Muskegon MISpring Lake)ndash 237 (t 20)

(or conferences) who then play a series of rounds against each other The first round is the most simple to explain The top team from both divisions play the 8th team in the division 2nd team plays the 7th 3rd plays the 6th and 4th plays the 5th team In any of the rounds they begin a 7 game series The first team to reach 4 wins advances to the next round and the loser goes home and thatrsquos the end of their season Eventually the top two in the division will play against each other and this round is called the conference finals The first team to reach 4 wins in this series will move on to the final round which is one team from the eastern conference and one team from

the western conference will duke it out in another 7 game series to determine that yearrsquos champion The playoffs are exciting because teams play harder so yoursquoll never know what line up you will get for the next round The energy is intense and theyrsquore so exciting to watch Whoever comes on top gets named Champion of that year the championship ring the trophy and bragging rights for ever The 2013 NBA Playoffs schedule on ABC ESPN TNT and NBA TV For more information on the schedule who will be playing in the playoffs and other statistics go to NBAcom

NBA Playoffsby Kristine Barrett THE BAY WINDOW

SportsSports6 The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday May 13 2013Issue 9 Volume 13wwwmccbaywindowcom

A Memorial Day tradition

Photograph courtesy of httpwwwexaminercomHolidays

Memorial Day is the custom of honoring ancestors by cleaning away cemeteries and decorating the graves It is an old and ancient tradition we donrsquot just celebrate it here in America but worldwide Memorial Day or Decoration Day as it was first called has unfortunately never had a clear reason of how or why this holiday was created in the first placeBefore America truly grew her roots this duty or Decoration Day was usually performed in late

by Faith Troyer THE BAY WINDOW

summer and was an occasion for family reunions and picnics However after the Civil War America needed a day to celebrate troops who have fallen in the midst of war

Soon monuments to fallen soldiers were erected in their name and ceremonies centering on the decoration of soldiersrsquo graves were held in towns and cities all throughout the nation hence Decoration Day being the original name for Memorial day We still canrsquot prove that was exactly how

Memorial Day got its true name less than twenty ndashfive places have been named in connection with this origin of Memorial Day

OpinionsOpinions 7The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday May 13 2013Issue 9 Volume 13wwwmccbaywindowcom

May Fest May 18th 2013

Year after year Muskegon Community College has celebrated the month of May in a very delightful way allowing the community to come together On Saturday May 18th MCCrsquos May Fest will be a free celebration on the MCC campus that offers free activities for children and their families There will also be a variety of music including the popular

Scottsville Clown Band with a performing arts section a health fair sports activities and even exhibits with free goodies to be had Visitors of the community can buy food and beverages sponsored by local restaurants in the area In a day long festival of spring May Fest celebrates our communityrsquos civic ethnic and service organizations We want everyone to come and enjoy the day with family and community

FAITHTROYER

EntertainmentEntertainment8 The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday May 13 2013Issue 9 Volume 13wwwmccbaywindowcom

2013 has proven to be a year full of great films Iron Man part 3 The Hangover part 3 Django Unchained and so many others coming out later this year that we are all looking forward to viewing Here a few great movie picks that have been on everyonersquos lips this year and that have cleaned up at the box office Perks of being a Wallflower Based on the award winning novel ldquoPerks of being a Wallflowerrdquo is a wonderful coming of age

movie that takes all of itrsquos viewers by surprise Directed by Stephen Chbosky ldquoPerksrdquo explains the life of a young Charlie a freshman in high school who is learning to find himself and where exactly he belongs Charlie played by Logan Lerman meets two unpopular seniors Sam and Patrick played

Time to Play Favorites

Photograph courtesy of wwwimDbcom

Identity Thief

by Emma Watson and Ezra Miller Charlie soon develops romantic feelings for Sam but canrsquot seem to get out of his own way Identity Theft This hilarious comedy is sure to be a hit with viewers and movie lovers world wide Two comedy legends Melissa McCarthy and Jason Batemen go head to head when Sandy (Batemen) to confront the harmless looking woman (McCarthy) who has been living a life of leisure after she steals Sandyrsquos

identity Sandy finds the thief and drags her back to his hometown to turn her in but end up becoming friends during the debacle

by Faith Troyer THE BAY WINDOW

DEQrsquos oil amp gas meeting at MCC

Did you miss the DEQrsquos meeting on oil and gas that was held at MCC The Bay Window attended and recorded the whole meeting and most of the Q amp A Some of the topics that we heard at the meeting 1) The State of Michigan (SOM)owns the mineral rights on tax reverted property 2) The State of Michigan owns the mineral rights on Federal Lands 3) All State Parks restrict any surface disturbances 4) Burning Methane produces water and CO2 5) New studies from the EPA and U of M will be published soon on Fracking 6) The Fracking extraction process does not cause seismic activity but the injection of waste waters from Fracking and other industries can cause seismic activity 7) The DEQ believes that companies will clean up contamination not the State (And the crowd roars in laughter at the idea) 8) The State is only worried about ldquoEmergency Cleanup proceduresrdquo needed for Fracking chemicals not the toxicity of the chemicals

nor the potential damage if it contaminates the groundwater 9) Most wells are drilled on State Land 10) The State of Michigan gets 16th of the revenue of leased

ERICRothoff

Photograph courtesy of httpwwwmichigangovdeqDEQ

mineral rights plus the sale of the lease 11) The last time the laws on drilling was changed was in 1996 12) Large volume wells produce 100000 gallons per day or more You can watch the whole presentation and most of the QampA here

Part 1 httpyoutubeBweiczdsyfg Part 2 httpyoutubeqdukOo8LNOU Part 3httpyoutubeih0hefLnZSE Part 4httpyoutubeOg4fGXc1e9o

NewsNews3The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday May 13 2013

Issue 9 Volume 13wwwmccbaywindowcom

The Bay Window got to talk with Halfway to Hollywood a band from Vancouver BC Canada that made itrsquos music debut in August 2011 Grant Brenden amp Roman talk about The Band their writing process and their upcoming plans Tell us a little about each other Wersquore a 3-piece band from Vancouver BC Brenden and I grew up there and met at Simon Fraser University and Roman moved here from Mexico City a couple of years ago How did lsquoHalfway to Hollywoodrsquo come to be Brenden I had been jamming for a while in some not-so-serious bands and eventually started writing songs We wanted to make a band influenced by some of our favorites The Friday Night

Letrsquos Meet Halfway To HollywoodBoys Boys Like Girls and Marianas Trench We eventually found our own unique sound which you can hear on our new record lsquoParty Like itrsquos Prom Nightrsquo How did you choose the band name When we were recording our first demorsquos Brenden and I would sometimes jokingly say lsquowersquore halfway to Hollywood nowrsquo Anytime we finished tracking a part or whatever After considering a ton of different names we eventually realized the perfect

name had been right under our noses the whole time I like it because I think it implies optimism and moving forward Tell us the process of writing a song Usually ideas come to Brenden and I in our daily lives and then the two of us get together to develop them a bit more After wersquove got a rough skeleton we bring them to Roman and flesh them out as a band For this EP we did the fleshing-out in the studio with our producer Danny Craig Writing this

way was really cool because it added a lot of flexibility to the creative process We got to try a lot of things we wouldnrsquot have necessarily been able to if the songs had been 100 finished before we hit the studio Yoursquove received a ton of support from your fans How does it feel Amazing Itrsquos unreal what lengths our fans go to in order to help out We obviously donrsquot have as large of a fan-base as some of the bigger bands but I think our fans are some of the most supportive around Whether its putting up posters in cities wersquore touring to bringing us gifts to help make

Photograph courtesy of httpwwwfacebookcomHalfwayToHollywoodHouse party in Ottawa

ALECBATCHELDER

FeaturesFeatures4 The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday May 13 2013Issue 9 Volume 13wwwmccbaywindowcom

Cont Letrsquos Meet Halfway To Hollywoodlife on the road easier or just rocking out as hard as they can while wersquore playing Irsquom always blown away What are you currently listening to Got any particular song stuck in your head Wersquove been listening to a bit of everything in the van this tour Lots of old favorites like All Time Low These Kids Wear Crowns and Forever the Sickest Kids as well as some more recent stuff like the new(ish) A Rocket to the Moon and Boys Like Girls albums Whatrsquos it like playing at all these events Every venue and every city is different but we always have a great time playing for whoever is watching Whether wersquore playing at a packed club or a more intimate acoustic show its always an awesome experience party_like_its_prom_night_ep_cover From beginning to end how long did it take to make the ldquoParty

Like Itrsquos Prom Nightrdquo EP a reality Probably about nine months if you include all the planning and writing we did beforehand

and then all the stuff we had to do afterwards to get it ready for release We have really high standards for quality control and we wanted to make sure everything was perfect when it came to our first official release We definitely took our time but I like to think it was worth it You recently released the music video for ldquoGreen Lightsrdquo what was it like filming Lots and lots of fun We did it

on a really tight budget which meant we had to be creative when it came to coming up with a concept and a set I think that

actually ended up making the process more fun and ultimately made for a better end result There was a bit of stress when the original director had to bail on us but we managed to pull it together with the help of some friends ) Got any upcoming plansAs much touring as we can fit i n to as many places as we can get to (hopefully including some US dates finally) Getting out and connecting with our fans in person as well as online is a huge part of who we are as a band We also have plans for another video or two some covers and maybe even a new single Thank you for your time We look forward to your continued success Thank you so much for taking the time to talk to us Keep in touch Halfway to Hollywoodrsquos newest EP ldquoParty Like Itrsquos Prom

Nightrdquo is not available on iTunes Connect with Halfway to HollywoodFacebook httpfacebookcomhalfwaytohollywoodTwitter Accounts HalfwayToGrant | HalfwayToBren | HalfwayToRomanYouTube httpyoutubecomhalfwaytohollyOnline Store httphalfwaytohollywoodbigcartelcom

Photograph courtesy of httpwwwfacebookcomHalfwayToHollywoodParty Like itrsquos Prom Night

FeaturesFeatures 5The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday May 13 2013Issue 9 Volume 13wwwmccbaywindowcom

Menrsquos Golf Wins State Championships The MCC menrsquos golf team captured first place while Jayhawk David Bonter (Spring Lake MISpring Lake) was the medalist at the Michigan Community College Athletic Association (MCCAA) Championship on Tuesday at the Port Huron Elks Golf Course MCC finished the third round and final round with a team score of 88 to beat out Grand Rapids CC with 904 and Mott with 918 The guys played wellrdquo said MCC Coach Marty McDermott ldquoIt was a

For professional basketball fans this year April 20th is just as important if not more important than opening day Why April 20th starts the playoffs the last stage to find out who champion of the year is going to be During the regular season all NBA teams play each other and eventually are ranked by wins and losses in their division either the east or the west depending on their location The playoffs consist of the top 16 teams of the year 8 from each division

Photograph courtesy of wwwmuskegonccedu 2013 Golf Team Photo

great team effort We used everybodyrsquos score at least once in the tournament so all six contributed Bonter who has been the teamrsquos fifth best scorer most of the season used his strong suit to take the leaguersquos top spot ldquoThe

course set up well for him because hersquos got tremendous lengthrdquo said McDermott ldquoHe used it to his advantage to get eagles and birdiesrdquo The Jayhawks will travel to the NJCAA Regional tournament next week at Bedford Valley in Battle Creek Individual scores for the Jayhawks who swept the top 3 finishes were David Bonter ndash par 216 (1st) Caleb Johnson (Muskegon MIWest Mich Christian)ndash 217 (2nd) Travis Clarke (Muskegon MIReeths-Puffer)ndash 221 (3rd) Bill Oosting (Muskegon MIOrchard View)ndash 229 (t 9th) Scott Belcourt (Edmonton ALHoly Trinity Catholic)ndash 237 (t 20) Marcus Fry (Muskegon MISpring Lake)ndash 237 (t 20)

(or conferences) who then play a series of rounds against each other The first round is the most simple to explain The top team from both divisions play the 8th team in the division 2nd team plays the 7th 3rd plays the 6th and 4th plays the 5th team In any of the rounds they begin a 7 game series The first team to reach 4 wins advances to the next round and the loser goes home and thatrsquos the end of their season Eventually the top two in the division will play against each other and this round is called the conference finals The first team to reach 4 wins in this series will move on to the final round which is one team from the eastern conference and one team from

the western conference will duke it out in another 7 game series to determine that yearrsquos champion The playoffs are exciting because teams play harder so yoursquoll never know what line up you will get for the next round The energy is intense and theyrsquore so exciting to watch Whoever comes on top gets named Champion of that year the championship ring the trophy and bragging rights for ever The 2013 NBA Playoffs schedule on ABC ESPN TNT and NBA TV For more information on the schedule who will be playing in the playoffs and other statistics go to NBAcom

NBA Playoffsby Kristine Barrett THE BAY WINDOW

SportsSports6 The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday May 13 2013Issue 9 Volume 13wwwmccbaywindowcom

A Memorial Day tradition

Photograph courtesy of httpwwwexaminercomHolidays

Memorial Day is the custom of honoring ancestors by cleaning away cemeteries and decorating the graves It is an old and ancient tradition we donrsquot just celebrate it here in America but worldwide Memorial Day or Decoration Day as it was first called has unfortunately never had a clear reason of how or why this holiday was created in the first placeBefore America truly grew her roots this duty or Decoration Day was usually performed in late

by Faith Troyer THE BAY WINDOW

summer and was an occasion for family reunions and picnics However after the Civil War America needed a day to celebrate troops who have fallen in the midst of war

Soon monuments to fallen soldiers were erected in their name and ceremonies centering on the decoration of soldiersrsquo graves were held in towns and cities all throughout the nation hence Decoration Day being the original name for Memorial day We still canrsquot prove that was exactly how

Memorial Day got its true name less than twenty ndashfive places have been named in connection with this origin of Memorial Day

OpinionsOpinions 7The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday May 13 2013Issue 9 Volume 13wwwmccbaywindowcom

May Fest May 18th 2013

Year after year Muskegon Community College has celebrated the month of May in a very delightful way allowing the community to come together On Saturday May 18th MCCrsquos May Fest will be a free celebration on the MCC campus that offers free activities for children and their families There will also be a variety of music including the popular

Scottsville Clown Band with a performing arts section a health fair sports activities and even exhibits with free goodies to be had Visitors of the community can buy food and beverages sponsored by local restaurants in the area In a day long festival of spring May Fest celebrates our communityrsquos civic ethnic and service organizations We want everyone to come and enjoy the day with family and community

FAITHTROYER

EntertainmentEntertainment8 The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday May 13 2013Issue 9 Volume 13wwwmccbaywindowcom

2013 has proven to be a year full of great films Iron Man part 3 The Hangover part 3 Django Unchained and so many others coming out later this year that we are all looking forward to viewing Here a few great movie picks that have been on everyonersquos lips this year and that have cleaned up at the box office Perks of being a Wallflower Based on the award winning novel ldquoPerks of being a Wallflowerrdquo is a wonderful coming of age

movie that takes all of itrsquos viewers by surprise Directed by Stephen Chbosky ldquoPerksrdquo explains the life of a young Charlie a freshman in high school who is learning to find himself and where exactly he belongs Charlie played by Logan Lerman meets two unpopular seniors Sam and Patrick played

Time to Play Favorites

Photograph courtesy of wwwimDbcom

Identity Thief

by Emma Watson and Ezra Miller Charlie soon develops romantic feelings for Sam but canrsquot seem to get out of his own way Identity Theft This hilarious comedy is sure to be a hit with viewers and movie lovers world wide Two comedy legends Melissa McCarthy and Jason Batemen go head to head when Sandy (Batemen) to confront the harmless looking woman (McCarthy) who has been living a life of leisure after she steals Sandyrsquos

identity Sandy finds the thief and drags her back to his hometown to turn her in but end up becoming friends during the debacle

by Faith Troyer THE BAY WINDOW

The Bay Window got to talk with Halfway to Hollywood a band from Vancouver BC Canada that made itrsquos music debut in August 2011 Grant Brenden amp Roman talk about The Band their writing process and their upcoming plans Tell us a little about each other Wersquore a 3-piece band from Vancouver BC Brenden and I grew up there and met at Simon Fraser University and Roman moved here from Mexico City a couple of years ago How did lsquoHalfway to Hollywoodrsquo come to be Brenden I had been jamming for a while in some not-so-serious bands and eventually started writing songs We wanted to make a band influenced by some of our favorites The Friday Night

Letrsquos Meet Halfway To HollywoodBoys Boys Like Girls and Marianas Trench We eventually found our own unique sound which you can hear on our new record lsquoParty Like itrsquos Prom Nightrsquo How did you choose the band name When we were recording our first demorsquos Brenden and I would sometimes jokingly say lsquowersquore halfway to Hollywood nowrsquo Anytime we finished tracking a part or whatever After considering a ton of different names we eventually realized the perfect

name had been right under our noses the whole time I like it because I think it implies optimism and moving forward Tell us the process of writing a song Usually ideas come to Brenden and I in our daily lives and then the two of us get together to develop them a bit more After wersquove got a rough skeleton we bring them to Roman and flesh them out as a band For this EP we did the fleshing-out in the studio with our producer Danny Craig Writing this

way was really cool because it added a lot of flexibility to the creative process We got to try a lot of things we wouldnrsquot have necessarily been able to if the songs had been 100 finished before we hit the studio Yoursquove received a ton of support from your fans How does it feel Amazing Itrsquos unreal what lengths our fans go to in order to help out We obviously donrsquot have as large of a fan-base as some of the bigger bands but I think our fans are some of the most supportive around Whether its putting up posters in cities wersquore touring to bringing us gifts to help make

Photograph courtesy of httpwwwfacebookcomHalfwayToHollywoodHouse party in Ottawa

ALECBATCHELDER

FeaturesFeatures4 The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday May 13 2013Issue 9 Volume 13wwwmccbaywindowcom

Cont Letrsquos Meet Halfway To Hollywoodlife on the road easier or just rocking out as hard as they can while wersquore playing Irsquom always blown away What are you currently listening to Got any particular song stuck in your head Wersquove been listening to a bit of everything in the van this tour Lots of old favorites like All Time Low These Kids Wear Crowns and Forever the Sickest Kids as well as some more recent stuff like the new(ish) A Rocket to the Moon and Boys Like Girls albums Whatrsquos it like playing at all these events Every venue and every city is different but we always have a great time playing for whoever is watching Whether wersquore playing at a packed club or a more intimate acoustic show its always an awesome experience party_like_its_prom_night_ep_cover From beginning to end how long did it take to make the ldquoParty

Like Itrsquos Prom Nightrdquo EP a reality Probably about nine months if you include all the planning and writing we did beforehand

and then all the stuff we had to do afterwards to get it ready for release We have really high standards for quality control and we wanted to make sure everything was perfect when it came to our first official release We definitely took our time but I like to think it was worth it You recently released the music video for ldquoGreen Lightsrdquo what was it like filming Lots and lots of fun We did it

on a really tight budget which meant we had to be creative when it came to coming up with a concept and a set I think that

actually ended up making the process more fun and ultimately made for a better end result There was a bit of stress when the original director had to bail on us but we managed to pull it together with the help of some friends ) Got any upcoming plansAs much touring as we can fit i n to as many places as we can get to (hopefully including some US dates finally) Getting out and connecting with our fans in person as well as online is a huge part of who we are as a band We also have plans for another video or two some covers and maybe even a new single Thank you for your time We look forward to your continued success Thank you so much for taking the time to talk to us Keep in touch Halfway to Hollywoodrsquos newest EP ldquoParty Like Itrsquos Prom

Nightrdquo is not available on iTunes Connect with Halfway to HollywoodFacebook httpfacebookcomhalfwaytohollywoodTwitter Accounts HalfwayToGrant | HalfwayToBren | HalfwayToRomanYouTube httpyoutubecomhalfwaytohollyOnline Store httphalfwaytohollywoodbigcartelcom

Photograph courtesy of httpwwwfacebookcomHalfwayToHollywoodParty Like itrsquos Prom Night

FeaturesFeatures 5The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday May 13 2013Issue 9 Volume 13wwwmccbaywindowcom

Menrsquos Golf Wins State Championships The MCC menrsquos golf team captured first place while Jayhawk David Bonter (Spring Lake MISpring Lake) was the medalist at the Michigan Community College Athletic Association (MCCAA) Championship on Tuesday at the Port Huron Elks Golf Course MCC finished the third round and final round with a team score of 88 to beat out Grand Rapids CC with 904 and Mott with 918 The guys played wellrdquo said MCC Coach Marty McDermott ldquoIt was a

For professional basketball fans this year April 20th is just as important if not more important than opening day Why April 20th starts the playoffs the last stage to find out who champion of the year is going to be During the regular season all NBA teams play each other and eventually are ranked by wins and losses in their division either the east or the west depending on their location The playoffs consist of the top 16 teams of the year 8 from each division

Photograph courtesy of wwwmuskegonccedu 2013 Golf Team Photo

great team effort We used everybodyrsquos score at least once in the tournament so all six contributed Bonter who has been the teamrsquos fifth best scorer most of the season used his strong suit to take the leaguersquos top spot ldquoThe

course set up well for him because hersquos got tremendous lengthrdquo said McDermott ldquoHe used it to his advantage to get eagles and birdiesrdquo The Jayhawks will travel to the NJCAA Regional tournament next week at Bedford Valley in Battle Creek Individual scores for the Jayhawks who swept the top 3 finishes were David Bonter ndash par 216 (1st) Caleb Johnson (Muskegon MIWest Mich Christian)ndash 217 (2nd) Travis Clarke (Muskegon MIReeths-Puffer)ndash 221 (3rd) Bill Oosting (Muskegon MIOrchard View)ndash 229 (t 9th) Scott Belcourt (Edmonton ALHoly Trinity Catholic)ndash 237 (t 20) Marcus Fry (Muskegon MISpring Lake)ndash 237 (t 20)

(or conferences) who then play a series of rounds against each other The first round is the most simple to explain The top team from both divisions play the 8th team in the division 2nd team plays the 7th 3rd plays the 6th and 4th plays the 5th team In any of the rounds they begin a 7 game series The first team to reach 4 wins advances to the next round and the loser goes home and thatrsquos the end of their season Eventually the top two in the division will play against each other and this round is called the conference finals The first team to reach 4 wins in this series will move on to the final round which is one team from the eastern conference and one team from

the western conference will duke it out in another 7 game series to determine that yearrsquos champion The playoffs are exciting because teams play harder so yoursquoll never know what line up you will get for the next round The energy is intense and theyrsquore so exciting to watch Whoever comes on top gets named Champion of that year the championship ring the trophy and bragging rights for ever The 2013 NBA Playoffs schedule on ABC ESPN TNT and NBA TV For more information on the schedule who will be playing in the playoffs and other statistics go to NBAcom

NBA Playoffsby Kristine Barrett THE BAY WINDOW

SportsSports6 The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday May 13 2013Issue 9 Volume 13wwwmccbaywindowcom

A Memorial Day tradition

Photograph courtesy of httpwwwexaminercomHolidays

Memorial Day is the custom of honoring ancestors by cleaning away cemeteries and decorating the graves It is an old and ancient tradition we donrsquot just celebrate it here in America but worldwide Memorial Day or Decoration Day as it was first called has unfortunately never had a clear reason of how or why this holiday was created in the first placeBefore America truly grew her roots this duty or Decoration Day was usually performed in late

by Faith Troyer THE BAY WINDOW

summer and was an occasion for family reunions and picnics However after the Civil War America needed a day to celebrate troops who have fallen in the midst of war

Soon monuments to fallen soldiers were erected in their name and ceremonies centering on the decoration of soldiersrsquo graves were held in towns and cities all throughout the nation hence Decoration Day being the original name for Memorial day We still canrsquot prove that was exactly how

Memorial Day got its true name less than twenty ndashfive places have been named in connection with this origin of Memorial Day

OpinionsOpinions 7The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday May 13 2013Issue 9 Volume 13wwwmccbaywindowcom

May Fest May 18th 2013

Year after year Muskegon Community College has celebrated the month of May in a very delightful way allowing the community to come together On Saturday May 18th MCCrsquos May Fest will be a free celebration on the MCC campus that offers free activities for children and their families There will also be a variety of music including the popular

Scottsville Clown Band with a performing arts section a health fair sports activities and even exhibits with free goodies to be had Visitors of the community can buy food and beverages sponsored by local restaurants in the area In a day long festival of spring May Fest celebrates our communityrsquos civic ethnic and service organizations We want everyone to come and enjoy the day with family and community

FAITHTROYER

EntertainmentEntertainment8 The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday May 13 2013Issue 9 Volume 13wwwmccbaywindowcom

2013 has proven to be a year full of great films Iron Man part 3 The Hangover part 3 Django Unchained and so many others coming out later this year that we are all looking forward to viewing Here a few great movie picks that have been on everyonersquos lips this year and that have cleaned up at the box office Perks of being a Wallflower Based on the award winning novel ldquoPerks of being a Wallflowerrdquo is a wonderful coming of age

movie that takes all of itrsquos viewers by surprise Directed by Stephen Chbosky ldquoPerksrdquo explains the life of a young Charlie a freshman in high school who is learning to find himself and where exactly he belongs Charlie played by Logan Lerman meets two unpopular seniors Sam and Patrick played

Time to Play Favorites

Photograph courtesy of wwwimDbcom

Identity Thief

by Emma Watson and Ezra Miller Charlie soon develops romantic feelings for Sam but canrsquot seem to get out of his own way Identity Theft This hilarious comedy is sure to be a hit with viewers and movie lovers world wide Two comedy legends Melissa McCarthy and Jason Batemen go head to head when Sandy (Batemen) to confront the harmless looking woman (McCarthy) who has been living a life of leisure after she steals Sandyrsquos

identity Sandy finds the thief and drags her back to his hometown to turn her in but end up becoming friends during the debacle

by Faith Troyer THE BAY WINDOW

Cont Letrsquos Meet Halfway To Hollywoodlife on the road easier or just rocking out as hard as they can while wersquore playing Irsquom always blown away What are you currently listening to Got any particular song stuck in your head Wersquove been listening to a bit of everything in the van this tour Lots of old favorites like All Time Low These Kids Wear Crowns and Forever the Sickest Kids as well as some more recent stuff like the new(ish) A Rocket to the Moon and Boys Like Girls albums Whatrsquos it like playing at all these events Every venue and every city is different but we always have a great time playing for whoever is watching Whether wersquore playing at a packed club or a more intimate acoustic show its always an awesome experience party_like_its_prom_night_ep_cover From beginning to end how long did it take to make the ldquoParty

Like Itrsquos Prom Nightrdquo EP a reality Probably about nine months if you include all the planning and writing we did beforehand

and then all the stuff we had to do afterwards to get it ready for release We have really high standards for quality control and we wanted to make sure everything was perfect when it came to our first official release We definitely took our time but I like to think it was worth it You recently released the music video for ldquoGreen Lightsrdquo what was it like filming Lots and lots of fun We did it

on a really tight budget which meant we had to be creative when it came to coming up with a concept and a set I think that

actually ended up making the process more fun and ultimately made for a better end result There was a bit of stress when the original director had to bail on us but we managed to pull it together with the help of some friends ) Got any upcoming plansAs much touring as we can fit i n to as many places as we can get to (hopefully including some US dates finally) Getting out and connecting with our fans in person as well as online is a huge part of who we are as a band We also have plans for another video or two some covers and maybe even a new single Thank you for your time We look forward to your continued success Thank you so much for taking the time to talk to us Keep in touch Halfway to Hollywoodrsquos newest EP ldquoParty Like Itrsquos Prom

Nightrdquo is not available on iTunes Connect with Halfway to HollywoodFacebook httpfacebookcomhalfwaytohollywoodTwitter Accounts HalfwayToGrant | HalfwayToBren | HalfwayToRomanYouTube httpyoutubecomhalfwaytohollyOnline Store httphalfwaytohollywoodbigcartelcom

Photograph courtesy of httpwwwfacebookcomHalfwayToHollywoodParty Like itrsquos Prom Night

FeaturesFeatures 5The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday May 13 2013Issue 9 Volume 13wwwmccbaywindowcom

Menrsquos Golf Wins State Championships The MCC menrsquos golf team captured first place while Jayhawk David Bonter (Spring Lake MISpring Lake) was the medalist at the Michigan Community College Athletic Association (MCCAA) Championship on Tuesday at the Port Huron Elks Golf Course MCC finished the third round and final round with a team score of 88 to beat out Grand Rapids CC with 904 and Mott with 918 The guys played wellrdquo said MCC Coach Marty McDermott ldquoIt was a

For professional basketball fans this year April 20th is just as important if not more important than opening day Why April 20th starts the playoffs the last stage to find out who champion of the year is going to be During the regular season all NBA teams play each other and eventually are ranked by wins and losses in their division either the east or the west depending on their location The playoffs consist of the top 16 teams of the year 8 from each division

Photograph courtesy of wwwmuskegonccedu 2013 Golf Team Photo

great team effort We used everybodyrsquos score at least once in the tournament so all six contributed Bonter who has been the teamrsquos fifth best scorer most of the season used his strong suit to take the leaguersquos top spot ldquoThe

course set up well for him because hersquos got tremendous lengthrdquo said McDermott ldquoHe used it to his advantage to get eagles and birdiesrdquo The Jayhawks will travel to the NJCAA Regional tournament next week at Bedford Valley in Battle Creek Individual scores for the Jayhawks who swept the top 3 finishes were David Bonter ndash par 216 (1st) Caleb Johnson (Muskegon MIWest Mich Christian)ndash 217 (2nd) Travis Clarke (Muskegon MIReeths-Puffer)ndash 221 (3rd) Bill Oosting (Muskegon MIOrchard View)ndash 229 (t 9th) Scott Belcourt (Edmonton ALHoly Trinity Catholic)ndash 237 (t 20) Marcus Fry (Muskegon MISpring Lake)ndash 237 (t 20)

(or conferences) who then play a series of rounds against each other The first round is the most simple to explain The top team from both divisions play the 8th team in the division 2nd team plays the 7th 3rd plays the 6th and 4th plays the 5th team In any of the rounds they begin a 7 game series The first team to reach 4 wins advances to the next round and the loser goes home and thatrsquos the end of their season Eventually the top two in the division will play against each other and this round is called the conference finals The first team to reach 4 wins in this series will move on to the final round which is one team from the eastern conference and one team from

the western conference will duke it out in another 7 game series to determine that yearrsquos champion The playoffs are exciting because teams play harder so yoursquoll never know what line up you will get for the next round The energy is intense and theyrsquore so exciting to watch Whoever comes on top gets named Champion of that year the championship ring the trophy and bragging rights for ever The 2013 NBA Playoffs schedule on ABC ESPN TNT and NBA TV For more information on the schedule who will be playing in the playoffs and other statistics go to NBAcom

NBA Playoffsby Kristine Barrett THE BAY WINDOW

SportsSports6 The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday May 13 2013Issue 9 Volume 13wwwmccbaywindowcom

A Memorial Day tradition

Photograph courtesy of httpwwwexaminercomHolidays

Memorial Day is the custom of honoring ancestors by cleaning away cemeteries and decorating the graves It is an old and ancient tradition we donrsquot just celebrate it here in America but worldwide Memorial Day or Decoration Day as it was first called has unfortunately never had a clear reason of how or why this holiday was created in the first placeBefore America truly grew her roots this duty or Decoration Day was usually performed in late

by Faith Troyer THE BAY WINDOW

summer and was an occasion for family reunions and picnics However after the Civil War America needed a day to celebrate troops who have fallen in the midst of war

Soon monuments to fallen soldiers were erected in their name and ceremonies centering on the decoration of soldiersrsquo graves were held in towns and cities all throughout the nation hence Decoration Day being the original name for Memorial day We still canrsquot prove that was exactly how

Memorial Day got its true name less than twenty ndashfive places have been named in connection with this origin of Memorial Day

OpinionsOpinions 7The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday May 13 2013Issue 9 Volume 13wwwmccbaywindowcom

May Fest May 18th 2013

Year after year Muskegon Community College has celebrated the month of May in a very delightful way allowing the community to come together On Saturday May 18th MCCrsquos May Fest will be a free celebration on the MCC campus that offers free activities for children and their families There will also be a variety of music including the popular

Scottsville Clown Band with a performing arts section a health fair sports activities and even exhibits with free goodies to be had Visitors of the community can buy food and beverages sponsored by local restaurants in the area In a day long festival of spring May Fest celebrates our communityrsquos civic ethnic and service organizations We want everyone to come and enjoy the day with family and community

FAITHTROYER

EntertainmentEntertainment8 The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday May 13 2013Issue 9 Volume 13wwwmccbaywindowcom

2013 has proven to be a year full of great films Iron Man part 3 The Hangover part 3 Django Unchained and so many others coming out later this year that we are all looking forward to viewing Here a few great movie picks that have been on everyonersquos lips this year and that have cleaned up at the box office Perks of being a Wallflower Based on the award winning novel ldquoPerks of being a Wallflowerrdquo is a wonderful coming of age

movie that takes all of itrsquos viewers by surprise Directed by Stephen Chbosky ldquoPerksrdquo explains the life of a young Charlie a freshman in high school who is learning to find himself and where exactly he belongs Charlie played by Logan Lerman meets two unpopular seniors Sam and Patrick played

Time to Play Favorites

Photograph courtesy of wwwimDbcom

Identity Thief

by Emma Watson and Ezra Miller Charlie soon develops romantic feelings for Sam but canrsquot seem to get out of his own way Identity Theft This hilarious comedy is sure to be a hit with viewers and movie lovers world wide Two comedy legends Melissa McCarthy and Jason Batemen go head to head when Sandy (Batemen) to confront the harmless looking woman (McCarthy) who has been living a life of leisure after she steals Sandyrsquos

identity Sandy finds the thief and drags her back to his hometown to turn her in but end up becoming friends during the debacle

by Faith Troyer THE BAY WINDOW

Menrsquos Golf Wins State Championships The MCC menrsquos golf team captured first place while Jayhawk David Bonter (Spring Lake MISpring Lake) was the medalist at the Michigan Community College Athletic Association (MCCAA) Championship on Tuesday at the Port Huron Elks Golf Course MCC finished the third round and final round with a team score of 88 to beat out Grand Rapids CC with 904 and Mott with 918 The guys played wellrdquo said MCC Coach Marty McDermott ldquoIt was a

For professional basketball fans this year April 20th is just as important if not more important than opening day Why April 20th starts the playoffs the last stage to find out who champion of the year is going to be During the regular season all NBA teams play each other and eventually are ranked by wins and losses in their division either the east or the west depending on their location The playoffs consist of the top 16 teams of the year 8 from each division

Photograph courtesy of wwwmuskegonccedu 2013 Golf Team Photo

great team effort We used everybodyrsquos score at least once in the tournament so all six contributed Bonter who has been the teamrsquos fifth best scorer most of the season used his strong suit to take the leaguersquos top spot ldquoThe

course set up well for him because hersquos got tremendous lengthrdquo said McDermott ldquoHe used it to his advantage to get eagles and birdiesrdquo The Jayhawks will travel to the NJCAA Regional tournament next week at Bedford Valley in Battle Creek Individual scores for the Jayhawks who swept the top 3 finishes were David Bonter ndash par 216 (1st) Caleb Johnson (Muskegon MIWest Mich Christian)ndash 217 (2nd) Travis Clarke (Muskegon MIReeths-Puffer)ndash 221 (3rd) Bill Oosting (Muskegon MIOrchard View)ndash 229 (t 9th) Scott Belcourt (Edmonton ALHoly Trinity Catholic)ndash 237 (t 20) Marcus Fry (Muskegon MISpring Lake)ndash 237 (t 20)

(or conferences) who then play a series of rounds against each other The first round is the most simple to explain The top team from both divisions play the 8th team in the division 2nd team plays the 7th 3rd plays the 6th and 4th plays the 5th team In any of the rounds they begin a 7 game series The first team to reach 4 wins advances to the next round and the loser goes home and thatrsquos the end of their season Eventually the top two in the division will play against each other and this round is called the conference finals The first team to reach 4 wins in this series will move on to the final round which is one team from the eastern conference and one team from

the western conference will duke it out in another 7 game series to determine that yearrsquos champion The playoffs are exciting because teams play harder so yoursquoll never know what line up you will get for the next round The energy is intense and theyrsquore so exciting to watch Whoever comes on top gets named Champion of that year the championship ring the trophy and bragging rights for ever The 2013 NBA Playoffs schedule on ABC ESPN TNT and NBA TV For more information on the schedule who will be playing in the playoffs and other statistics go to NBAcom

NBA Playoffsby Kristine Barrett THE BAY WINDOW

SportsSports6 The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday May 13 2013Issue 9 Volume 13wwwmccbaywindowcom

A Memorial Day tradition

Photograph courtesy of httpwwwexaminercomHolidays

Memorial Day is the custom of honoring ancestors by cleaning away cemeteries and decorating the graves It is an old and ancient tradition we donrsquot just celebrate it here in America but worldwide Memorial Day or Decoration Day as it was first called has unfortunately never had a clear reason of how or why this holiday was created in the first placeBefore America truly grew her roots this duty or Decoration Day was usually performed in late

by Faith Troyer THE BAY WINDOW

summer and was an occasion for family reunions and picnics However after the Civil War America needed a day to celebrate troops who have fallen in the midst of war

Soon monuments to fallen soldiers were erected in their name and ceremonies centering on the decoration of soldiersrsquo graves were held in towns and cities all throughout the nation hence Decoration Day being the original name for Memorial day We still canrsquot prove that was exactly how

Memorial Day got its true name less than twenty ndashfive places have been named in connection with this origin of Memorial Day

OpinionsOpinions 7The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday May 13 2013Issue 9 Volume 13wwwmccbaywindowcom

May Fest May 18th 2013

Year after year Muskegon Community College has celebrated the month of May in a very delightful way allowing the community to come together On Saturday May 18th MCCrsquos May Fest will be a free celebration on the MCC campus that offers free activities for children and their families There will also be a variety of music including the popular

Scottsville Clown Band with a performing arts section a health fair sports activities and even exhibits with free goodies to be had Visitors of the community can buy food and beverages sponsored by local restaurants in the area In a day long festival of spring May Fest celebrates our communityrsquos civic ethnic and service organizations We want everyone to come and enjoy the day with family and community

FAITHTROYER

EntertainmentEntertainment8 The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday May 13 2013Issue 9 Volume 13wwwmccbaywindowcom

2013 has proven to be a year full of great films Iron Man part 3 The Hangover part 3 Django Unchained and so many others coming out later this year that we are all looking forward to viewing Here a few great movie picks that have been on everyonersquos lips this year and that have cleaned up at the box office Perks of being a Wallflower Based on the award winning novel ldquoPerks of being a Wallflowerrdquo is a wonderful coming of age

movie that takes all of itrsquos viewers by surprise Directed by Stephen Chbosky ldquoPerksrdquo explains the life of a young Charlie a freshman in high school who is learning to find himself and where exactly he belongs Charlie played by Logan Lerman meets two unpopular seniors Sam and Patrick played

Time to Play Favorites

Photograph courtesy of wwwimDbcom

Identity Thief

by Emma Watson and Ezra Miller Charlie soon develops romantic feelings for Sam but canrsquot seem to get out of his own way Identity Theft This hilarious comedy is sure to be a hit with viewers and movie lovers world wide Two comedy legends Melissa McCarthy and Jason Batemen go head to head when Sandy (Batemen) to confront the harmless looking woman (McCarthy) who has been living a life of leisure after she steals Sandyrsquos

identity Sandy finds the thief and drags her back to his hometown to turn her in but end up becoming friends during the debacle

by Faith Troyer THE BAY WINDOW

A Memorial Day tradition

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Memorial Day is the custom of honoring ancestors by cleaning away cemeteries and decorating the graves It is an old and ancient tradition we donrsquot just celebrate it here in America but worldwide Memorial Day or Decoration Day as it was first called has unfortunately never had a clear reason of how or why this holiday was created in the first placeBefore America truly grew her roots this duty or Decoration Day was usually performed in late

by Faith Troyer THE BAY WINDOW

summer and was an occasion for family reunions and picnics However after the Civil War America needed a day to celebrate troops who have fallen in the midst of war

Soon monuments to fallen soldiers were erected in their name and ceremonies centering on the decoration of soldiersrsquo graves were held in towns and cities all throughout the nation hence Decoration Day being the original name for Memorial day We still canrsquot prove that was exactly how

Memorial Day got its true name less than twenty ndashfive places have been named in connection with this origin of Memorial Day

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May Fest May 18th 2013

Year after year Muskegon Community College has celebrated the month of May in a very delightful way allowing the community to come together On Saturday May 18th MCCrsquos May Fest will be a free celebration on the MCC campus that offers free activities for children and their families There will also be a variety of music including the popular

Scottsville Clown Band with a performing arts section a health fair sports activities and even exhibits with free goodies to be had Visitors of the community can buy food and beverages sponsored by local restaurants in the area In a day long festival of spring May Fest celebrates our communityrsquos civic ethnic and service organizations We want everyone to come and enjoy the day with family and community

FAITHTROYER

EntertainmentEntertainment8 The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday May 13 2013Issue 9 Volume 13wwwmccbaywindowcom

2013 has proven to be a year full of great films Iron Man part 3 The Hangover part 3 Django Unchained and so many others coming out later this year that we are all looking forward to viewing Here a few great movie picks that have been on everyonersquos lips this year and that have cleaned up at the box office Perks of being a Wallflower Based on the award winning novel ldquoPerks of being a Wallflowerrdquo is a wonderful coming of age

movie that takes all of itrsquos viewers by surprise Directed by Stephen Chbosky ldquoPerksrdquo explains the life of a young Charlie a freshman in high school who is learning to find himself and where exactly he belongs Charlie played by Logan Lerman meets two unpopular seniors Sam and Patrick played

Time to Play Favorites

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Identity Thief

by Emma Watson and Ezra Miller Charlie soon develops romantic feelings for Sam but canrsquot seem to get out of his own way Identity Theft This hilarious comedy is sure to be a hit with viewers and movie lovers world wide Two comedy legends Melissa McCarthy and Jason Batemen go head to head when Sandy (Batemen) to confront the harmless looking woman (McCarthy) who has been living a life of leisure after she steals Sandyrsquos

identity Sandy finds the thief and drags her back to his hometown to turn her in but end up becoming friends during the debacle

by Faith Troyer THE BAY WINDOW

EntertainmentEntertainment8 The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday May 13 2013Issue 9 Volume 13wwwmccbaywindowcom

2013 has proven to be a year full of great films Iron Man part 3 The Hangover part 3 Django Unchained and so many others coming out later this year that we are all looking forward to viewing Here a few great movie picks that have been on everyonersquos lips this year and that have cleaned up at the box office Perks of being a Wallflower Based on the award winning novel ldquoPerks of being a Wallflowerrdquo is a wonderful coming of age

movie that takes all of itrsquos viewers by surprise Directed by Stephen Chbosky ldquoPerksrdquo explains the life of a young Charlie a freshman in high school who is learning to find himself and where exactly he belongs Charlie played by Logan Lerman meets two unpopular seniors Sam and Patrick played

Time to Play Favorites

Photograph courtesy of wwwimDbcom

Identity Thief

by Emma Watson and Ezra Miller Charlie soon develops romantic feelings for Sam but canrsquot seem to get out of his own way Identity Theft This hilarious comedy is sure to be a hit with viewers and movie lovers world wide Two comedy legends Melissa McCarthy and Jason Batemen go head to head when Sandy (Batemen) to confront the harmless looking woman (McCarthy) who has been living a life of leisure after she steals Sandyrsquos

identity Sandy finds the thief and drags her back to his hometown to turn her in but end up becoming friends during the debacle

by Faith Troyer THE BAY WINDOW