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Reed City Homecoming game

coming up fast

REED CITY The Reed City

High School homecoming game
this year will be on Saturday, Oct.
10. The Reed City Coyotes will play
the Central Montcalm Hornets in
the football matchup.
The homecoming festivities will
include a powderpuff football
game and a parade. The powderpuff game will be played on
Wednesday, Oct. 7, and will begin
at 6:30 p.m.
The homecoming parade will be
on Friday, Oct. 9. Parade entries
will begin lining up at 3:15 p.m.
The parade will begin at 4.
The parade will feature a new
route this year. The parade will
travel west on Church Street, turn
north on Chestnut, file east on
Upton and travel south on Higbee
Street.

Community baby shower

planned for Nov. 14

LINCOLN TOWNSHIP The

Lincoln Township Hall, 20920 Nine
Mile Road, will be the scene of an
Osceola County Community Baby
Shower Saturday, Nov. 14.
The hall will be opened at 10:30
for registration. The shower will
last from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The shower topic will be baby
wearing. Local community partners will provide some of the
resources. Participants must
be pregnant or have a child 12
months old or younger and must
live in Osceola County. To register,
call Heather Peffer at (231) 7917069. Mid Michigan Community
Action Agency is sponsoring the
shower.
The Freemont Area Community
Foundation and other members of
the community are assisting the
Mid Michigan Community Action
Agency.

Andy Duffy | Weekly Voice

A place for everything and everything in its place: Art Proefrock maneuvers a carton of newspapers into position at the Fay Wilson Recycle Center. The organization relies on volunteer labor.

Recycling center announces new hours

for accepting used stuff
By Andy Duffy
Weekly Voice

REED CITY A desire to

protect the world for posterity
keeps the staff coming back to
work at the Fay Wilson Recycle
Center in Reed City.
I do this because I want to
be a part of the community. I
want to give back to the community. Were trying to protect
the world for our kids, Larry
Neiderheide, the president of
the center, said.
If a person were to ask any
of the people who work there,
the answer would be about the
same, Neiderheide said. People
work there because they believe
in the importance of recycling.
They certainly dont work
there for the money. The center
is staffed entirely with volunteer labor. In fact, Neiderheide
said, it would be impossible to
operate the center with paid
staff members. The volunteer
labor is essential.
Even members of other communities have been caught up
in the recycling effort. An Evart
4-H group collects recyclable
products on the second Saturday of each month and delivers
them to the Fay Wilson Center.
A group of senior citizens from
LeRoy collect recyclable products the first Saturday of each
month to deliver to the center.
The center is located at 531 E.
Lincoln Ave.
The non-profit recycle center
traces its roots back to 1988
when Fay Wilson began collecting items to be recycled. The
work began in the parking lot of
the Reed City United Methodist
Church. Through the years, the
center bounced around from location to location until it finally
found a home three years ago in
its current location. And, at the
age of 82, Fay Wilson still works

Fay Wilson Recycle

Center hours
The Fay Wilson Recycle Center
is open five days a week and
the second Saturday of each
month.
Monday: 8 a.m. to noon
Tuesday: 1-3 p.m.
Wednesday: 1-3 p.m.
Thursday: 8 a.m. to noon
Friday: 8 a.m. to noon
Saturday: 8 a.m. to noon
(the second Saturday of the
month)

there.
The service the center provides to the community is free,
too. No tax dollars go to support the centers operations. At
times, the organization applied
for some grants. The center
accepts donations, but it gets
by with the income from the
product it sells: plastic bags, tin,
Styrofoam, some plastics, milk
jugs, aluminum, clear glass,
shiny paper and magazines,
shredded paper, batteries and
cardboard.
The center accepts newspapers, but all the income derived
from them goes to Reed Citys
Boy Scout troop.
A lot of recyclable material
travels through the building,
too. During a typical year, the
center takes in about 70,000
pounds of newspapers, 72,000
pounds of magazines, 31,000
pounds of glass, 99,800 pounds
of plastics, about 15,000 pounds
of sheet metal, 756 pounds of
aluminum, 7,500 pounds of
Styrofoam, and four 55 gallon
barrels of batteries. Altogether,
the center ships out about 20
semi trailer loads of material
each year.

Andy Duffy | Weekly Voice

George Strodl wears his Save the Earth T-shirt Tuesday at the Fay Wilson
Recycle Center in Reed City.
Getting the material ready
to ship requires effort. Center
personnel need to remove labels
from some of the plastics, sort
products and and perform other

mundane activities. That work

is also done as a service for others. We try to sell a good product to our buyers, Neiderheide
said.

A good September made a good summer for many farmers

By Andy Duffy
Weekly Voice

4-H Roundup
page 8

REED CITY This turned out to be a

pretty good year to be in the agriculture
business. Farmers in the U.S. 10 corridor
are seeing decent harvests.
September saved us, said Jerry
Lindquist, grazing educator with the
Michigan State University Extension office.
A cool, wet spring got the growing sea-

son off to a slow start. The total rainfall

turned out to be about normal, but there
were no extended dry spells. Only now is
the soil beginning to dry out. According to
Lindquist, if things get dry, the fall is the
right time of year for it.
After back-to-back years during which
corn took a long time to finish, both silage
and shell corn matured. Yields are good
besides. Farmers are already cutting and
shelling corn. Last year, corn was still
standing in December. This years turn-

around was entirely because of Septembers heat.

The hay crop was also good this year, and
there was good pasture throughout the
summer. Plus, everything was quiet on the
disease front. Overall, it was an aboveaverage year, Lindquist said.
The bad news is that because of great
yields across the country, prices are falling. Those selling commodity crops
corn, soybeans and hay are going to see
lower prices than they do some years.

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What is it?

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Some clouds in
the morning will
give way to
mainly sunny
skies for the
afternoon. High
59F. Winds NE
at 10 to 15
mph.

Mostly sunny.
Highs in the
upper 50s and
lows in the low
40s.

59/41

Mostly cloudy.
Highs in the
mid 50s and
lows in the low
40s.

54/43

Cloudy. Highs in
the low 50s and
lows in the mid
40s.

Morning
showers. Highs
in the upper
50s and lows in
the mid 40s.

Sunrise: 7:38
AM

Sunrise: 7:39
AM

Sunrise: 7:41
AM

Sunrise: 7:42
AM

Sunrise: 7:43
AM

Sunset: 7:22
PM

Sunset: 7:20
PM

Sunset: 7:18
PM

Sunset: 7:17
PM

Sunset: 7:15
PM

Reed Citys five-day forecast

Michigan at a Glance

Local 5-Day Forecast

While one should not be surprised if

you heard someone this past week suggesting that these dangle-able items are
boat anchors, in fact, many a fisherman has used them for such, but only as
a clever means of recycling them from
their original purpose.
We had a photograph of a pair of antique metal sash weights. They can be
found in lengths typically from eight to 17
inches, and weighing from 3 to 8 pounds
each. They are always utilized in matching pairs.
These are the window weights used in
homes from the 1800s into the 1930s which
are concealed in the hallow side portions
of the wall, bordering the window.
Their purpose? Rather straight forward. In order for the window to stay
in an upright position, these counter
weights, held in place by a tether and
pulley, do the trick. As the heavy window
is lifted, the sash weights drop lower inside the wall as a counter-balance to the
weight of the window itself.
The nice thing about this method of
window design is that unlike the need for
side notches into which pegs on a spring
serve as the supports, with these cast iron
weights you can open your window to any
height. There is no need to rely on a premanufactured interval in the frame.
The down side (literally and figuratively), is that over long periods of time
the cord can give way sending the weight
to the bottom of the hidden compartment.
When that happens it requires a clever
repairman to unscrew the window frame
in order to fish out the weights and reattach them.
Bear in mind that this often happen after the wooden frame has been repainted
several times over the decades, carelessly
having covered the access screws and
opening the opportunity for aggravation.
Here are the people who contacted us
with the correct answer:
Bob Foster, Evart window weights
Pat Miracle, Evart window weights
Bill Johnson, Hersey window weight
John Blumenauer, Manchester, MichiThomas Rutkowski, Hersey weight
gan counter weights for windows
Jack Randall, Evart counter weights
for window
Jack Gordon, LeRoy shash weight
Carla Isaacs, Hersey window weights
Margie Emmons, Evart window
George Wheeler, Grand Rapids winshash weights
dow weight
Colleen, Chase window weights

Playground equipment going

back to Reed City council
$4,650 for a total expenditure of $20,061.
The recommendation of
city personnel was that
the council approve the
purchase of the higherpriced equipment. The
city had budgeted about
$18,000 for the project,
By Andy Duffy
most of which came
Weekly Voice
from an Osceola County
Community Foundation
REED CITY Reed
grant.
City will be getting new
The city could purchase
playground equipment.
the equipment and city
City residents will need
to wait, however, to learn personnel could install
what it will cost and when it, but liability issues
would then need to be
it will be installed.
addressed, city manager
The city received two
Ron Howell said.
proposals for additional
At the citys Sept. 21
equipment. Under the
council meeting, council
terms of one proposal,
the city would pay $17,400 members tabled the proposals until they could
for the equipment and
learn why city employees
could have installed by
recommended the higherthe contractor for an adpriced equipment.
ditional $6,375 for a total
Osceola County Comexpenditure of $23,775.
munity Foundation
In a second proposal,
the cost of the equipment officials, however, had
would cost $15,411 and the requested that the equipment be installed by the
installation would cost

Local 5-Day Forecast

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City council could

vote on proposals
at its Oct. 19
meeting

Evarts five-day forecast

Thu

Fri

Sat

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Sun
Sault Sainte Marie
10/4
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60/38

60/40

55/43

Some clouds in
the morning will
give way to
mainly sunny
skies for the
afternoon. High
near 60F. Winds
NE at 10 to 20
mph.

A few clouds.
Highs in the low
60s and lows in
the low 40s.

Mon
10/5

53/44

57/43

Cloudy. Highs in Mostly cloudy.

the mid 50s and Highs in the low
lows in the low
50s and lows in

40s.
the mid 40s.
Grand RapidsLansing

63/44
62/42
Detroit
60/45

Morning
showers. Highs
in the upper
50s and lows in
the low 40s.

Sunrise: 7:39
Sunrise:
7:41
Sunrise: 7:43
City
Hi Lo 7:40
Cond. Sunrise:
City
Hi
AM
AM58 41 M Sunny AM
Jackson AM
64
Alpena
Ann
Arbor7:23
66 42 7:21
P Cloudy Sunset:Kalamazoo
Sunset:
Sunset:
7:19
Sunset: 7:1866
Bay
Lansing PM
63
PM City
PM59 47 P Cloudy PM
Benton Harbor
66 43 Sunny
Mackinaw City
60
Big Rapids
38 Sunny
Manistee
63
Michigan
at a61Glance
Chicago
62 54 M Cloudy
Menominee
60
Coldwater
66 41 Sunny
Michigan City
64
Detroit
64 47 P Cloudy
Midland
62
Escanaba
61 38 Sunny
Muskegon
67
Flint
64 43 M Sunny
Pontiac
63
Gladwin
61 42 Sunny
Port Huron
60
Sault Sainte Marie 59
Grand Rapids
65 43 Sunny
Saginaw
60/38
Houghton
59 41 Sunny
Sault Ste Marie
61
Iron Mountain
60 36 Cloudy
Toledo
67
Ironwood
60 36 Sunny
Traverse City
62

Sunrise:
Lo
Cond. 7:44
AM
40
Sunny
42
Sunny 7:16
Sunset:
43
Sunny
PM
41 Sunny
38 Sunny
41 Sunny
43 Sunny
45 P Cloudy
43 Sunny
45 P Cloudy
44 P Cloudy
46 M Cloudy
38 Sunny
51 M Cloudy
42 Sunny

Area Cities

National Cities
City
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
Denver
Houston
Los Angeles

Hi
80
74
62
94
80
71
91

Lo Cond.
City
Hi
64 Cloudy
Miami
91
52 Hvy T-Storms
Minneapolis
63
54 M Cloudy
New
York
77
Grand Rapids
67 Sunny
Phoenix Lansing
107

63/44
62/42
55 P Cloudy
San Francisco
Detroit68
46 Cloudy
Seattle
60/4573
66 Clear
Saint Louis
70

Lo Cond.
75 P Cloudy
42 Sunny
56 Cloudy
77 Clear
58 Cloudy
51 Clear
49 Cloudy

Moon Phases
Area Cities
City
Hi Lo Cond.
City
Hi
58 41 M Sunny
Jackson
64
Alpena
Ann Arbor
66 42 P Cloudy
Kalamazoo
66
Bay City
59 47 P Cloudy
Lansing
63
First
Full
Last
Benton Harbor
66 43 Sunny
Mackinaw City
60
Sep 21
Sep 28
Big Rapids
61 38 Sunny
ManisteeOct 4
63
Chicago
62 54 M Cloudy
Menominee
60
Coldwater
66 41 Sunny
Michigan City
64
UV Index
Detroit
64 47 P Cloudy
Midland
62
Escanaba
61 38 Sunny
Muskegon
67
Sat
Sun 63
Flint Thu
64 Fri
43 M Sunny
Pontiac
Gladwin
6110/2
42 Sunny
Port Huron
10/1
10/3
10/4 60
Grand Rapids
65 43
59
5
5 Sunny
3Saginaw
2
Houghton
59 41 Sunny
Sault Ste Marie
61
Moderate
Moderate
Moderate
Low
Iron Mountain
60 36 Cloudy
Toledo
67
Ironwood
60 36on
Sunny
Traverse
City a
62
The UV Index is measured
a 0 - 11 number
scale, with
0
higher UV Index showing the need for greater skin protection.

National Cities

Lo Cond.
40 Sunny
42 Sunny
43 Sunny
New
41 Sunny
13
38Oct
Sunny
41 Sunny
43 Sunny
45 P Cloudy
43 Sunny
Mon
45 P Cloudy
44 P Cloudy
10/5
46 M Cloudy
2
38 Sunny
Low
51 M Cloudy
42 Sunny

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City
Hi Lo Cond.
Atlanta
80 64 Cloudy
Boston
74 52 Hvy T-Storms
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Chicago
62 54 M Cloudy
Dallas
94 67 Sunny
Denver
80 55 P Cloudy
Houston
71 46 Cloudy
Los Angeles
91 66 Clear

City
Miami
Minneapolis
New York
Phoenix
San Francisco
Seattle
Saint Louis

Hi
91
63
77
107
68
73
70

Lo Cond.
75 P Cloudy
42 Sunny
56 Cloudy
77 Clear
58 Cloudy
51 Clear
49 Cloudy

Moon Phases

First
Sep 21

Full
Sep 28

Last
Oct 4

New
Oct 13

end of October. By tabling

the proposals, the city
UV Index
would be unable to meet
that deadline.
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Mon
Howell met with offi10/1
10/2
10/3
10/4
10/5
cials of the foundation to
5
5
3
2
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get the OK for a NovemModerate
Moderate
Moderate
Low
Low
ber installation deadline.
It is anticipated that the
The UV Index is measured on a 0 - 11 number scale, with a
council will decide at its
0
higher UV Index showing the need for greater skin protection.
Oct. 19 meeting which
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proposal to accept and
who will do the installation.
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County Community Foundation grant, city officials
planned to use funds the
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Whats Happening in the Area

Blood drives

EVART A blood drive

will be held on Oct. 8 from
2 to 6 p.m. at Evart Amish
Community Building, 6818
60th Avenue.
REED CITY A blood
drive will be held on Oct.
13 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at
Spectrum Health-Reed City
Hospital, 300 N. Patterson
Road.
REED CITY A blood
drive will be held on Oct. 15
from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. at St.
Philip Neri Church, 831 S.
Chestnut Street.

Centennial Farm Fest is

Oct. 11

REED CITY The Annual Osceola Area Centennial Farm Fest will be held
on Oct. 11 at the Reed City
Depot, 200 N. Chestnut.
Meet and greet, 12:30
p.m.; lunch, 1 p.m.; program, 2 p.m.
Program by Greg and
Kathleen Adams, current
owners of the recently
certified, Hinkley-ForbesAdams Centennial Farm,
Chippewa Township.
Bring a dish to pass and
own table service. Coffee
provided.
If you have a story or
item from your farm you

meetings

vides transportation for

cancer patients to and
from their treatments.
Volunteer drivers transport patients from their
home to cancer treatment
centers, doctor visits and
other cancer-related appointments.
The American Cancer
Society is working with
Spectrum Health Reed City
Hospital, Susan P. Wheatlake Regional Cancer
Center to recruit volunteer
drivers and coordinators
from Osceola and its surrounding counties to help
drive cancer patients to
market
and from their treatment.
All volunteers need is a
REED CITY Cedar
MARSP scholarship
Township Farmers Market few hours during the week
auction is Oct. 6
will be held every Saturday and a desire to make a difference.
through October from 9
REED CITY The
Local community mema.m. to 1 p.m., corner of
Osceola County Chapter
bers who are interested
170th and 9 Mile.
of MARSP will be hosting
in volunteering for the
the annual Scholarship
Road to Recovery program
Auction at the Reed City
Crossroads farmers
should contact the AmeriUnited Methodist Church,
can Cancer Society at 1-800503 South Chestnut, on Oct. market
227-2345.
6 at 1 p.m. Snacks provided.
REED CITY CrossBring treasures, crafts
roads farmers market will
and goodies to be aucbe open on Saturdays from
Spectrum offers
tioned off. Friends and
9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Chestnut
diabetes support group
family welcome.
Street.
For more information,
Fresh fruits and vegREED CITY Spectrum
contact Gwen Erickson at
etables, home-baked goods Health is offering a diabe231-832-5857.
and home-grown products tes support group on the
such as eggs, herbs, honey last Tuesday of the month
soaps, and locally
at 4 p.m. at the diabetes
South Evart Quilt Club and
made crafts.
education building, 219
East Church Street.
The groups are free and
Evart farmers market
open to those with diabeEVART Evart farmers tes or those who support
market will be open on Sat- someone with the condition. Facilitators will lead
urdays, Evart Depot/City
discussions on various
Hall, 200 S. Main Street.
Local produce, packaged topics including healthy
cooking, computer apps for
meats, gluten free proddiabetes, use of over-theucts, baked goods, honey,
counter medications and
popcorn, eggs, flowers,
more.
crafts and artisans.
To register, call 231-5924483.
would like to share at the
end of the meeting, bring it
with you.
Contact Wava Woods
at 231-832-2897 or Jalayne
Markey 231-250-6243 for
more information.

EVART The South Evart Quilt Club meets on the

first and third Wednesday
of each month through
May 30, at the Evart Township Hall, Main Street,
from 11 a.m. to 2:30-3 p.m.
with a potluck lunch at
Flea market, antique
noon.
and craft show
Everyone interested in
EVART A flea market/ quilting, whether beginner
antique/craft show will be or pro, are welcome. For
held on Oct. 10 from 10 a.m. more information, contact
Margie at 231-734-3857 or
to 4 p.m. at the Osceola
Ann at 231-867-3237.
County Fairgrounds.
Free admission. Antique
appraisals. Contact 231-734Cedar Township farmers
9900 for more information.

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League for Arts and Humanities will be holding

a monthly meeting on
the first Tuesday of each
month at 6:30 p.m. at 207 N.
Main Street, Evart, 231-7349900.
Art, antiques, crafts.
Open Thursday, Friday,
Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5
p.m.
Lapidary Class, Saturday,
1 to 5 p.m.
Classes in other areas of
the arts will be offered for
those interested.

Volunteers needed
for Road to Recovery

REED CITY Road to

Recovery is an American
Cancer Society volunteerbased program that pro-

EVART T.O.P.S weight

loss support group meets
every Thursday at 8:30 a.m.
at the Evart United Methodist Church. Weigh in is
from 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. and
meeting is at 9:30 a.m.
T.O.P.S. MI 1390 weight
loss support groups meets
every Thursday at 6 p.m.
at Calvary Baptist Church.
Weigh in is from 6 to 6:30
p.m. and meeting is from
6:45 to 8 p.m.

REED CITY There

will be a free dinner every
Monday from 5 to 7 p.m. at
the Church of the Firstborn Revival Center, 310 S.
Higbee.
Donations accepted but

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Fibromyalgia support
group meeting

REED CITY The Crossroads Quilt Guild will hold

meetings on the fourth
Tuesday of each month,
except December, from 6
to 8 p.m. at the Reed City
Church of the Nazarene.

Quilts to Comfort
meeting

REED CITY Quilts to

Comfort meets the second
Tuesday of each month,
except December, from 1
to 5 p.m. at the Crossroads
Quilt Shop. Charity quilts
will be made for the Crossroads Radiation Therapy
Center.
Crossroads Quilt Shop
is located at 111-B Higbee
Street.

Activities at the Osceola

Senior Center

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book club will be held on

the first Wednesday of the
month at 1:30 p.m. at the
Reed City Public Library.

Free clothing store in

Evart

EVART A free clothing

store filled with like-new
name brand clothing is
open to all for shopping.
The store is located on
U.S. 10 in Evart across
from Dairy Whip and is
open Saturdays from 9 a.m.
to noon.

Free health care

services

CADILLAC Free limited health care services

are available in Cadillac
for residents of Wexford,
Missaukee and parts of
Osceola and Lake Counties
with low income and no
health insurance. Weekly
health clinics are schedbased on availability
Health specialty clinic uled
of volunteer health care
providers. New patients
REED CITY Uroloneed to call for an eligibilgist, John Anema, M.D.
will be offering outpatient ity appointment.
Medication assistance
services at the hospitals
may be available through
Specialty Clinic twice a
month.
the Stehouwer Free Clinic.
He will be consulting
Qualified applicants must
with patients on the second have a Munson Healthcare
Friday of the month and
Cadillac Hospital affiliated
performing outpatient sur- provider and meet guidegery and other procedures, lines set by pharmaceutiincluding lithotripsy on
cal companies. Eligibility
the fourth Friday.
appointments are schedThe clinic is located at
uled for Tuesday and
300 N. Patterson Road. Con- Wednesday mornings.
tact Spectrum Health Reed
Office hours are Monday
City Hospital Specialty
through Thursday, 9 a.m.
Clinic at 231-832-7108 for
to 4:30 p.m. (closed noon to
more information.
1 p.m.)
Stehouwer Free Clinic is
located at 201 N. Mitchell
Street (Lower Level).

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Weight loss group

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SEARS Free community dinner will be held every Saturday night at 5:45
p.m. in Brooks Corners
Hall with a contemporary
worship at 6:30 p.m. Invite
a friend.

EVART Dinner with

Friends Community Meal
will be held on the second
Wednesday of each month
from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at St.
Paul Lutheran Church, 435
W. 5th Street.
Donations appreciated.
Take out available.
For more information,
contact 231-734-3585 or 231734-5491.

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Free community dinner

BIG RAPIDS Support

group for people with
Fibromyalgia will be meeting the first and third Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. at St.
Johns Lutheran Church,
located at 1004 N. McEwan.
McEwan.
Discussion topics are
based on the needs of
members of the group.
Suggestions are always
welcomed.
For more information,
contact Lori at 989-386-6113.

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REED CITY The Senior Center, 219 E. Todd

Street, has activities happening four afternoons
during the week. On
Mondays and Thursdays,
euchre is played from 1 to 3
p.m.; on Tuesdays, bingo is
played from 12:30 to 3 p.m.;
and on Fridays, pedro is
played from 1 to 3 p.m.
The center is open for
young and old to come and
enjoy an afternoon of fun
and enjoyment.
For further information,
contact Carolyn at 231-8322676 or Bonnie at 231-8321136.

Free movie nights

SEARS Free movie
nights will be held the
second Friday night of the
month at 7 p.m. at Brooks
Corner Hall, US 66 and 10.
Free popcorn and hot dogs.

Day book club

at Reed City Library

REED CITY A day

Hersey Congregational
Church services

HERSEY Service time

for Hersey Congregational
Church, 216 S. Main Street,
is a 9 a.m. traditional service.

Congregate meal sites

for Osceola County COA

TUSTIN Tustin Meal

Site
213 Neilson
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
Lunch served at noon
REED CITY Reed City
Meal Site
802 Mill Street
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
Lunch served at noon
EVART Evart Meal
Site
732 W. 7th Street
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
Lunch served at noon
MARION Marion Meal
Site
221 S. Mill Street
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
Lunch served at noon

Beginning line dancing

classes in Evart

EVART Line dancing

101 (beginner line dancing)
will be held every Wednesday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at
110 U.S. 10 in Evart.
There will be a $3 donation.
For more information,
contact Carol at 231-7345305.

Bingo at Evart VFW

EVART Bingo will take
place every Thursday at 6
p.m. at the Evart VFW 7979
Post.

Breakfast on second
Sunday at Evart VFW

EVART Breakfast will

be held the second Sunday
of each month from 7 to 11
a.m. at the Evart VFW.
Includes eggs, sausage,
bacon, hash browns,
biscuits and gravy and
pancakes. All you can eat
for $6.

Childrens story hour at

Reed City Library

REED CITY Childrens

story hour will be held
on the second and fourth
Wednesdays of every
month at 1 p.m. at the Reed
City Public Library.

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Football players offer comfort, support to accident victims family

EVART More than
football was on the minds
of some of Evarts Pop
Warner football players
brought together for their
Sep. 12 game.
Members of both the
peewee and midget teams
and their family members
participated in a tribute to
Candi Naranjo, an Evart
resident who died Aug. 22
after being injured while
riding in an off-road vehicle. A Celebration of
Life service had been
held for her during the
morning of Sep. 12.
Pop Warner football
coach Chad Booher arranged the tribute for her
at the afternoon game.
I like to teach our players there is so much you
learn in Football. Being a
team player requires a lot
of attributes. That is why I
thought this would not only promote our teamwork
as a football team, but as a
community, Booher said.
During the ceremony,
players walked hand in
hand to form a circle
around the Naranjo family at the 50-yard line.
Boohers son Christian
delivered a speech he had
prepared earlier.
This is a bittersweet
day for our Evart commu-

Those we love dont go away, they walk beside us everyday, Christian Booher said during a tribute to Candi Naranjo, who died recently.
nity, Christian said. Earlier today we celebrated
Candi Naranjos life, and
today, we are saying goodbye.
Candi was a delight
with her wonderful smile,
her contagious laugh and
an overflowing love that

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would go for miles.

Candi not only loved
her family, where she
wore many hats as a
daughter, sister, wife,
mother and grandma, and
she loved her Evart Community.
As a Community we are

of the
Week

Meet: Micah Wetters

Senior at Evart High School

What sports do you play?

Cross country and track
What moment from
sports stands out the most
to you? Why?
The beginning of a race
because everyone quiets
down and then the gun fires.
What is your pre-game
ritual?
For cross country, we
chant spike horse right
before we run.
What is your favorite subject in school? Why?
Math because it is challenging yet satisfying when
you figure it out.
Do you have a role model?
Who and why?
Jesus, because he is the
perfect role model.
What are your plans afMake goals for your curter graduating from high
ministry.
rent year, and make a longschool?
What advice would you
To go to Cornerstone Uni- give to younger people start- term goal for three years in
the future.
ing out in sports?
versity and get a degree in

Thankful for the friendship she extended through

her home, church, her job
at the High School and her
medical attention to those
at Muskegon River Youth
Home.
Christian asked the
crowd gathered there to

remember the gal who

loved Evart and her community. After telling
Naranjos family members
that those in attendance
at the game were there to
offer support, he said, Today and every day from
here we will remember

Photos courtesy of Amy Booher

Candi and her love for life.

May today we remember
life is short. Forgive those
who have hurt you, and
love the ones close to your
heart. He ended his tribute by saying, Those we
love dont go away; they
walk beside us every day.

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household hazardous waste disposal day
When:
Where:





Cost:

Saturday, October 10, 2015 9:00 am-12 noon

Lake County
Wenger Pavilion, downtown Baldwin

(behind Jones Ice Cream Parlor)
Mecosta County Mecosta County Fairgrounds, Big Rapids

(540 West Avenue, Big Rapids)
Osceola County Road Commission North Facility, Tustin

(13353 20 Mile Road, Tustin)
No charge, but donations are appreciated.

Household Hazardous Waste are materials that, if disposed of incorrectly, can cause environmental
damage by contaminating ground and surface waters, threatening human health and wildlife.
Items such as: Oil based paint products (NO LATEX PAINT), glue, adhesives, pesticides, fertilizers, mercury, household cleaners,
used motor oil (see note below), florescent light bulbs, unused medication, gasoline and antifreeze, to name but a few.
Note: Used motor oil will only be accepted in 5 gallon containers or less. No 55 gallon drums.
Preregistration is not required unless you are bringing over 200 lbs. of waste for disposal. For a list of acceptable and nonacceptable items call Lake County MSU Extension at (231) 745-2732, Osceola-Lake Conservation District at (231) 832-2950 or
Mecosta Conservation District at (231) 796-0909 Ext. 3, or go to our website at www.mecostacd.org or www.osceolalakecd.org.
This project is supported by the Mecosta and Osceola-Lake Conservation Districts, Lake, Mecosta and Osceola County MSU Extension, Michigan Water
Stewardship Clean Sweep Program, local units of government, municipalities, businesses, organizations, foundations and individual donations.

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Remembering the Lake County poor farm

By Shanna Avery
Special to the Weekly Voice

Poor farms were a taxbased system that housed

and cared for the poor, destitute, disabled, and elderly
who had no other options.
Also called the County
Farm, most counties ran
poor farms throughout the
1800s until mid 20th century and began to decline
when social programs
were set in place to provide
more safety nets.
The Lake County Poor
Farm ran from 1885 until
1942 in Chase Township.
The capacious white house
still stands on a jagged
bank south of U.S. 10 on
the west side of Hawkins
Road. Old U.S. 10 took a
sharp turn south at this location before the road was
rerouted, and it was known
as the Poor Farm Crossing
because of the proximity
to the F.&.P.M. Railroad.
George Oviatt, the first
to homestead this parcel
of land, deeded the south
half section to the county
on November 25, 1885. Over
the years more acres were
added to the farm.
Though only the house
now stands, the county
farm once had a sick bay
behind the main quarters,
various outbuildings,
and a huge red barn that
burned in the 1970s. A
stone wall lined the road,
and a large screened-in
porch served as the entrance to the house. At one
time a pair of peacocks
strutted about the yard.
Past Chase resident Art
Culver recalled the farm
usually had 12 to 15 people
living there at a time, and
they were qualified to stay
if they did not know when
their next meal would be
and were on the verge of
starvation.
Other area residents
have childhood memories
of looming threats of the
Poor Farm if they dared to
slack off. The Poor Farm
was a real fear to strug-

gling families who lived

from payday to payday
with what odd jobs were
available.
The Joint Documents of
the State from 1892 had the
following report by R. G.
Rogers, Superintendent of
the Poor, The poorhouse
and other buildings, located in the township of
Chase, are in good condition. Facilities for bathing
are bathtubs and pails, and
hot and cold water. The
buildings are warmed by
stoves and ventilated by
doors and windows. The
treatment of paupers is
kind and humane; corporal punishment is strictly
forbidden. Food consists of
fresh and salt pork, fresh
beef, eggs, milk, wheat and
corn bread, oatmeal, pie
and cake, berries in their
season, and vegetables
produced on the farm.
Inmates are clothed according to the season. The
sick are provided with
medical attendance and
medicines, and nurses day
and night when necessary.
Our physician is employed
by the year. We have a
comfortable room for the
insane and their treatment
is good, no abuse being allowed. Children are sent to
the common school [Oliver
School] while they remain
with us.
Board of Supervisor session documents from 1892
through 1926 gave further
insight on the County
Farm. In 1905, the following fiscal report showed:
sale of stock on farm, $90;
sale of bass wood logs, $27;
temporary relief returned,
$15.
The following expenses
were Keepers salary, $713;
food, $72.80; clothing,
$12.08; medical, $16.03; funeral, $15; painting and repairs on house, $28.85; extra labor, $5.50; telephone
rental, $28.45; misc. $28.30.
Some of the farm tools
were a lumber wagon, road
wagon, set of sleighs, land
roller, seed drill, wheel

An undated photo of the former Lake County Poor Farm home.

cultivator, corn cultivator,
iron harrows, plow, stone
boat, root cutter, cutting
box, corn sheller, corn
cutter, fanning mill, grain
cradle, grindstone, iron
wedges, scalding tank, two
pork barrels, hog hook
and corn hook. Other common tools were three pitch
forks, two manure forks,
corn hook, post auger, grub
hoes, potato hooks, two
bushel baskets, wheel borrow, scythes and snaths,
potato shovel, shovels,
saws, and axes.
Some of the household
goods included: six tables,
20 common chairs, six
office chairs, two rocking chairs, two invalid
chairs, 13 iron bed steads
with springs, 12 bed ticks,
one cot, one lounge, three
washtubs, three water
pales, two boilers, eight
chamber buckets, eight
stoves, two spitoons, one
razor and one pair of handcuffs.
In 1892 the farm produced: 10 tons of hay, four
tons of straw, 125 bushels
of wheat, 65 bushels of
peas, 35 bushels of corn,
531 bushels of oats, 300
bushels of turnips, 175
bushels of potatoes, 150
heads of cabbage, five
bushels of beans, 636
pounds of butter, 196 dozen
eggs, and three bushel of

beats.
The farm had on hand:
175 pounds of butter, 18
dozen eggs, 300 pounds of
pork, 108 quarts of canned
fruit, 1 barrels soft soap,
25 pounds of lard, and
barrel pickles.
Produce sold: 203 pounds
butter, $36.63; 10 dozen
eggs, $1.50; 266 pounds
pork, $12.63; and 54
pounds chicken, $4.34
A Supervisor of the Poor
represented each township. One case against a
couple of Supervisors of
the Poor was presented before the Circuit Court and
recorded In the October
1905 Board of Supervisors report. A man from
Careyville was judged
insane and taken to the
Traverse City Asylum
November 9, 1904. The
next day the Supervisor of
the Poor transported the
mans wife and children
to the County Farm. The
wife reported that upon
return to her Careyville
residence on January 31,
1905, the door was broken,
locks taken off, and windows busted out. Property
including livestock, hay,
lumber, horse wagon, logging chains, produce, and
household goods was pillaged. It was resolved two
Superintendents of the
Poor took this property by

Photo courtesy of Shanna Avery

illegal seizure and were

given 30 days for the property to be accounted for or
refunded at the amount of
$111.85.
Some of the Poor Farm
Keepers were as follows:
George Oviatt, Festus
Edwards, William J. Munson, 1887-1905; William H.
Adams, 1905-1918; Forest
D. Randall; Albert H. Lee,
1919-1937; John DeGreen,
1937-1942.
The Reed City Clarion
reported in the February 8,
1905 issue, Mrs. William
Munson returned from
Coldwater, Wednesday,
where she went Monday
with two small children
from the Lake County Poor
Farm to the Childrens
Home.
Do not forget the prayer
meetings at the Lake County Poor Farm Sunday evenings. Reed City Clarion,
February 15, 1911
Many of the residents
who died at the Poor Farm
were buried in the public
section of the Chase Township Cemetery, which was
just down the road. It is
estimated that more than
70 people were buried in
these public lots. No gravestones marked the names
of those beneath this barren potters field. Cemetery
records hardly indicated
names, but mostly marked

adult, child, or lot

full. In 2010, area residents sought answers on
these people who met their
end at the County Farm.
More than 70 names of
those Poor Farm burials
were recovered. A dedication was held at this section of the cemetery on
September 25, 2010, where
a large hand-designed
wooden cross was given to
bear remembrance to these
men, women, and children.
Among the Poor Farm
burials Alvin Grover, who
died at age 100, was the
oldest man buried in the
Cemetery. Other burials
were John Andrews, aged
84. Husband and wife, Caleb and Thankful Hobbs,
died there eight years
apart. Others include Ben
Penny, Mina Berzley, Edward Dickerson and Nels
Christenson, a Swedish
immigrant who was at the
Poor Farm more than 10
years. Jos. Impson died of
epilepsy at age 15. John
Patterson was an elderly
man who froze to death
February 20, 1898. Horace
Avery, a hunter and trapper, died after one day at
the Poor Farm on Oct. 20,
1903. Frank O. Johnson,
a Swedish immigrant
who lived more than two
decades with a local family but wanted to be at the
Poor Farm toward the end
of his life, died December
21, 1927.
The closing statement
during the dedication of
the Poor Farm burials on
September 25, 2010, was
as follows, The best way
to honor those forgotten
inmates of the County
Farm is to further appreciate and recognize those
living in our world today
who may be down-and-out,
elderly, and less sought
after. Some of them may
not be rich and well off, but
I am certain we would be
made richer and more well
off as a person to connect
with them and value their
lives.

Evart officials hold out hope for pilot program

Evart and nine other cities
will participate in the economic
development effort. The other cities are Newberry, Central Lake,
EVART City officials asGrayling, Harrison, Sandusky,
sumed an air of guarded optiCharlotte, Paw Paw, Hillsdale and
mism in the aftermath of MonRiver Rouge.
days announcement that Evart
Communities were chosen
would be part of a pilot program
based on a series of economic
intended to give a boost Michifactors including unemployment
gans economy.
rates, poverty levels and labor
The Michigan Department of
participation rates. One comTalent and Economic Development is sponsoring the program. munity in each of the states 10
Dubbed Rising Tide, the initiative prosperity regions was selected
for the program.
is intended to provide commuWe can collaborate with comnity leaders with the assistance
munities to help develop the tools
they need to build economic development foundations to attract to advance a strong economic
vision and create new career opnew businesses to an area and
portunities for residents. This
to help existing businesses grow
program will help economically
and develop.
By Andy Duffy
Weekly Voice

challenged communities be better positioned for redevelopment

opportunities, Gov. Rick Snyder
said in announcing the program.
Melanie Brown, a spokeswoman with the Michigan Department Talent and Economic
Development, said the program is
an example of an instance when
state officials come in and listen
to local governmental personnel
and members of a community.
Our staff team will come in
and work with all those folks
because it isnt our economic
development vision, it is theirs,
Brown said.
In recent years, Evart has been
beset by a loss of business, high
unemployment rates, low labor
participation rates and crum-

bling infrastructure.
Melora Theunick, the director
of Evarts Local Development Finance Authority, said any kind of
help is appreciated.
We hope it can be of benefit to
us, Theunick said. We are still
in the early stages of trying to
learn what the program can do
for us.
Al Weinberg, the communitys
Downtown Development Authority director, expressed some hope
that the effort would be beneficial. I think at the end of the
day, a business or a corporation
coming to Michigan really has to
interface with a town. So the better the city and the state can work
together, the easier it will be for
businesses to move in. I think it

is good the state of Michigan has

been putting a particular emphasis on working with towns and
downtown districts.
Zack Szakacs, Evarts city
manager, said, We have to do
something. We cant keep just
putting Band-Aids on things. We
need help.
Szakacs said it is very difficult
for cities the size of Evart to
develop zoning regulations and
other aspects of a good economic
development foundation. Rising
Tide, he said, will streamline the
process.
On a scale of one to ten, Rising
Tide will be a ten, Szakacs said.
If it isnt, it wont be because I
and my staff didnt do everything
we could.

Cost to fund Evarts Toolcat to come from various budgets

EVART Evarts city
officials figured out how
theyre going to pay for
their new Toolcat. The
towns current Toolcat
is the most-used piece of

equipment the director of

the Department of Public
Works, Mark Wilson, said.
The city council agreed
at its Sep. 7 meeting to acquire a second one. The is-

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sue for the city was never

whether it had the cash for
the purchase. City officials
needed to decide from
which budgets to take the
funds. The Toolcat will
cost $59,892.57.
Evarts city treasurer,
Sarah Dvoracek, said the
funds should come from
the various city budgets
according to the percentage of use the Toolcat

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would see in different

areas. The allocation is
a best guess estimate of
where the Tool cat will be
used not an easy task,
Dvoracek said.
Ten percent, or $5,989.25
of the purchase price will
come from the cemetery
fund, while 22.5 percent,
or $13,475.83 will come
from the major routine
maintenance budget.

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Another 22.5 percent, or

another $13,475.83 will
come from the local routine maintenance budget.
Fifteen percent of the cost,
or $8,983.89, will come
from a sewer plant budget
category. The remaining
30 percent, or $17,967.77
will be drawn from the water plants capital outlay
budget.
The old Toolcat is versatile because it has six
attachments that allow it
to be used for a variety of
tasks. The old machines
attachments will also
work on the new Toolcat.

With two Toolcats, city

personnel will be able to
use two attachments at the
same time.
Wilson said city workers
value the Toolcat because
it is light and does less
damage to lawns and infrastructure than heavier
pieces of equipment do.
The old Toolcat is still
serviceable, but it is showing its age, Wilson said.
He is uncertain how old it
is, but he believes it was
manufactured in the 1980s.
Toolcats are utility work
machines manufactured
by Bobcat.

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Reed City Police

Department, weekly
report
*Reminder: Unwanted prescription drugs may be dropped
off at the lobby Monday,
Wednesday and Friday between
8 a.m. and noon.
9/21/15
Officer assisted an
Osceola County probation
officer in an attempt to locate a man in violation of
his parole. Officers were
unable to locate the man
who is believed to have left
the area.
Officer received two
complaints regarding stolen bicycles at separate
residences.
Officers respond to a
local residence regarding
a civil matter between a
mother and teenage son.
Officers respond to a local residence regarding a
civil matter between a married couple currently seeking a divorce.
9/22/15
Officers were called to
a local apartment complex
regarding a 30-year-old
male who was trespassing.
Officers located the male,
advised him to leave imme-

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could ventilate the home.
Officers were called to
a local apartment complex
regarding illegal dumping
in its large dumpsters. The
matter is under investigation.
9/25/15
Officers received a complaint regarding online
threats and intimidation
along with physical stalking. Officers located the individuals doing the bulling
and were advised to cease
any further contact.
Officers responded to
a two-car accident. No injuries were reported and
only minor damage to the
vehicles. No citations were
issued.
9/27/15
Officers were dispatched to a local apartment regarding a suspicious situation. The female
tenant heard her front door
handle jiggle and saw a
man walking away from
the door. Officers were un-

diately and if he returned

he would be arrested.
Officers were called to a
local residence to take a report on property damage.
The resident had several
different types of damage
done to his property. The
matter is under investigation.
9/23/15
Officers observed a vehicle being driven in an
unsafe manner in a school
zone. Contact was made
with the driver and ticketed for failure to use due
care and caution.
9/24/15
Officers were dispatched to a local business
in reference to two individuals the caller believed
were on drugs. The couple
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Officers were called to
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Diabetes class coming

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BIG RAPIDS Michigan State University and
the Mecosta County Commission on Aging are
working together to offer
a free diabetes workshop
to run Oct. 19-Nov. 23.
The workshop will meet
once each week, from 1
to 3:30 p.m., in the dining
room at the Big Rapids
Housing Commission.
The commission is at 9
Parkview Village.
Organizers say the
workshop will provide
those who attend the
skills and tools needed
to manage diabetes. The
classes are intended for
caregivers, those at risk
of developing Type 2
diabetes and those newly
diagnosed with diabetes.
PATH is an acronym for
Personal Action Towards
Health. The diabetes
PATH workshop will assist people in facing the
challenges of not feeling
well, will offer methods
for overcoming stress
and will offer suggestions for increasing ones
energy.
Seating is limited
and reservations are
required. The class will
meet Oct. 19, Oct. 26, Nov.
2, Nov. 9, Nov. 16 and Nov.
23. For more information
or to reserve a space,
call Lisa Baker at (231)
592-0792 or the Mecosta
County Commission on
Aging Office at (231) 9722884.

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EMPLOYMENT
General Help Wanted
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Cadillac Tool & Die Inc has the
following openings on 1st &
2nd shift:
Manual and CNC Machinist
Entry level position also available
Must be able to pass physical and
drug test. Pay BOE and benefit
package. Send resume to:
Cadillac Tool & Die Inc
1011 6th Street
Cadillac Mi 49601

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Fall Is In The Air,

Winter Is Coming...
Time For Mittens, Hats
& Warm Socks! Get
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Only At The Knitters
Nest. (231)775-9276.
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Years Of Business.
Stop By Cardinal
Creations To Show
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Are you having difficulties paying your rent? The Evart Housing Commission has immediate
openings in our one bedroom
building and our 1, 2 and 3 bedroom townhouses. Quality, affordable housing located behind Evart
Elementary school. Rent is based
on 30% of household income. You
can pick an application up at 601
W. First Street, Evart, MI or print
one at www.evarthousing.com.
Call (231) 734-3301.

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Curry House Assisted Living is Mens & womens clothes & plus
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Elijar Clos taught some roping skills to Blaise Miller Sunday at the 4-H Round Up at the Osceola County Fairgrounds in Evart. Clos, an Evart High School senior, is a member of the Roping and Obstacle
Course Knowledge or ROCK program. For more information, call (231) 832-6139.

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Swinging a loop: Elaina Finkbeiner practices her newly discovered roping skills at
Sundays 4-H Round Up.

Vicki Cushmans miniature horses attracted a crowd at Sundays 4-H Round Up. Cushman is the leader of the Mini
Hoofbeats 4-H Club. The diminutive horses may weigh about 300 pounds when fully grown. They resemble quarter
horses but are miniature in size, Cushman said. For more information about the Mini Hoofbeats club, call (231) 7346620 or email Cushmans118@sbcglobal.net.

A new group of county residents

gain additional leadership training
By Andy Duffy
Weekly Voice

EVART The new edition of the Osceola Leadership Summit kicked off
with an opening retreat
Sep. 24-25 at SpringHill
Camps. The summit is produced by Frontline Specialists and sponsored by Ice
Mountain.
The opening retreat included team-building activities and tours of Osceola
County businesses.
The leadership Summit
is a nine-month program
that consists of a two-day,
overnight retreat, eight
full-day sessions and a
closing graduation ceremony. The training events

are held at various sites

throughout the county.
About 40 Osceola County
residents have participated
in the previous years summits.
This is the fifth year
Frontline Specialists has
conducted the program.
Among others, the whirlwind tour of Osceola County businesses included
stops at the New Sunshine
School, Hilhoff Dairy,
Eagle Village, Swick Custom Butchering, Gingrich
Meadows, Birch Valley
Golf Course, Kober Decoys
and Morgan Composting.
Frontline Specialists bills
the summit as a catalyst
for success that trains individuals to use innovative

techniques in order to build

effective teams and orchestrate programs and events.
Al Weinberg, a summit instructor, said the program
offers a one of a kind
leadership and communitybuilding experience.
Maci Battle is one of the
participants in the current
summit. Battle, an administrative assistant at Spectrum Health in Reed City,
said she is attending the
summit to fine-tune my
leadership skills and identify my strengths. I want to
take some things back to
spectrum health.
At the summit, she said,
she is developing her goal
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setting skills and her abilThe Osceola Leadership Summit opening event included a SpringHill Camps zipline experience.
ity to challenge herself.