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hosting benefit dinner
EVART Saturday, May 21, the
Evart Fire Department will be
hosting a spaghetti dinner fundraiser and silent auction for Paula
Bergey, the wife of a local firefighter. The event will run from 1 to 5
p.m. at the Evart Moose Lodge.
Dinner will include salad, spaghetti and bread. The minimum
donation will be $10 per plate. For
children 12 and younger, the cost
is $5.
Proceeds from the event will be
used to defray Paulas medical expenses related to her treatment for
stage four adenocarcinoma.
In addition to donations, organizers are asking for prayers for
Paula and the rest of her family.
For more information or to
make a donation, contact Angie
at the Evart fire Department at
(231) 734-5521 or Danielle at (231)
920-3350.
The Moose Lodge is located at
8400 U.S. 10 just east of Evart.

Beantown visit
Find out why some Evart
students visited Boston

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Student athlete
Meet Allyson Yarger

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Fate thrust Ben Lodholtz, Chelsey Abbott, Angel Estrada and Chelsey Abbott together. The four graduating seniors have developed a close friendship.

COURTESY PHOTO

Hersey family comes together to graduate

By Andy Duffy
Weekly Voice

HERSEY Shared affection

and mutual respect make everything work for a blended family in Hersey from which four
seniors will be graduating this
spring, family members agree.
The four seniors are Benjamin Lodholtz, Makenzie Fender,
Angel Estrada and Chelsey Abbott, all of whom reside at the
Frank and Kimberley Lodholtz
home in the small riverside village.
The adversity and obstacles
they faced as they marched toward their high school graduation are a big part of the story.
The world changed for Benjamin when he realized his
parents marriage was falling
apart.
Ben was a Reed City resident
his entire life until he moved
into a new household in Hersey
with his father and his fathers
new wife, Kimberly.
The change became important in ways he never dreamed
about. Kimberly encouraged
Ben to work harder in school
and to participate in sports. He
went out for football and track,
playing center on offense and
outside linebacker on defense
last fall. In track, he runs the
4x100 relay, throws shot put and
discus. He slimmed down, from
230 pounds to the 180 pounds
he is today. His GPA increased.
He thought he might one day
become a chef. Then he spoke
with an Army recruiter who
expanded his horizons. He is
graduating cum laude and now
plans to become an information
technology specialist in the Army and be part of an airborne
unit.

If one of us needs something, the rest of us will happily

give something up.
Ben Lodholtz
Graduating senior
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Makenzie Fender, a biological child of Kimberly Lodholtz,

was born in Michigan but also
lived in Washington and New
Mexico. In 2014, she suffered a
transient ischemic attack, commonly known as a mini stroke.
She later discovered the TIA
was caused by a Chiari Malformation.
Forced to miss a lot of school
with medical tests and doctor appointments, Makenzie
decided to complete her senior
year at home, taking online
classes. She is also doing co-op
work and is enrolled now at Mid
Michigan Community College
with plans to become a Physician Assistant.
Angel Estrada was born in
Chicago and later moved to
New Mexico. He got to know
Makenzie and Kimberly while
they lived there. He dropped out
of school his sophomore year.
Realizing his future promised
to be bleak without an education, he called Kimberly and
asked if he could move in with
her to finish his schooling. It
has been a lot of work for him
to make up time he missed, but
he will graduate this year on
time. Besides all the time he has
devoted to schoolwork, he also
has a part-time job, played nose
guard on the football team and
runs the two-mile, throws the
shot put and discus on the track
team.
Chelsey Abbott was born in

Cadillac but has lived in Reed

City since pre-school. She
moved in with the Lodholtz
family about halfway through
the 2014-2015 school year. She
already knew both Ben and
Makenzie.
Since moving in with the
Lodholtz family, her GPA has
risen. The former Miss Reed
City has been making the
honor roll, and counts earning
a Science Achievement Award
among her academic accomplishments.
Give Kimberly some of the
credit for the academic achievements of the foursome. She puts
an emphasis on learning.
The greatest gift you can give
your kids is an education, she
said. Without an education,
youre not going anywhere.
Practicing what she preaches,
she is currently taking classes
herself.
You keep bettering yourself,
she said.
Besides the four graduating
seniors, three other children
live in the home. Naturally,
some logistical things needed to
get worked out. Were an organized mess, Kimberly said.
Some of the organization
revolves around the bathroom.
With so much demand for it, the
family worked out a schedule.
If your time is up in the
shower, youre going to get out,
Ben said. Someone will be
beating on the door.

Other things just take care of

themselves. Things like meals.
As the family grew, leaves
were added to the dining room
table. The table now seats up to
12. The 12 places are often filled,
too. If friends are there at meal
time, they are welcome to stay.
Meal preparation and cleanup could be a problem. It isnt,
though.
I dont have a chore list,
Kimberly said. The girls help
with the cooking. They guys
pick up the table. They do it together. They just pitch in.
And if someone is gone,
someone else is there to pick up
the slack, Ben said.
That feeling of togetherness
extends to other things.
If one of us needs something, the rest of us will happily
give something up, Ben said.
It wasnt just talk. When
Chelsey moved in, Ben gave up
his bedroom for a much smaller
one. Even at school, members
of the foursome often dine together, Angel said.
Were all in this together,
Chelsey added.
Naturally enough, then, their
graduation open houses will be
combined into one. Kimberly
anticipates an overflow crowd
with so many friends and extended families involved.
How do the graduates feel
about the joint open house?
Theyre all very cool about
it, Kimberly said. The four
worked together on the arrangements. They are having
one cake, and everything is fine.
They are like, It is OK; we can
do this.
I cant ask for better kids,
she added. She said she doesnt
worry about them. Theyre going to do great.

Evart hosting fiddlers jamboree Saturday

EVART The Original
Michigan Fiddlers Association
will host a fiddlers jamboree
Saturday, May 21, at Evart VFW
Post 7979. The post is located at
4681 85th Ave.
The jamboree is free and open
to the public. Donations will be
accepted.
Anyone who plays an acoustic instrument and would like
to participate will be welcome
to play back-up, fiddle at the
microphone or jam with other
musicians. Marie Wilkerson,
public relations chairman for
the association, said, We usually have some pretty good jams
outside or in other areas of the

building. Fiddlers from all over

the state will be entertaining,
and we have had, on occasion, a
player or two from out of state.
Association members perform old-time country, jigs,
reels, waltzes and whatever
else the old-time fiddlers can
remember, Wilkerson said.
Fiddlers will be at the microphones all afternoon from 1 to
4 p.m. There will be an open
microphone from 4 to 5:30 during the dinner hour. Square and
round dancing will begin at 5:30
p.m.
For more information, contact Edna Johnson (231) 7343251.

COURTESY PHOTO

Pictured above are some local musicians who gathered recently at another
jamboree. Sandy Jones of Big Rapids is playing fiddle and Edna Johnson of
Evart is playing keyboard. Fritz Pins, also of Big Rapids, is playing guitar.
Phyllis Yanick and Sue Smith are playing dulcimers. They and others will be at
the Original Michigan Fiddlers Association Jamboree.

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The silicon hollow red
objects in our photograph
last week belong with you
on camping trips. They
also should live in your
kitchen.
These are heat-tolerant
handle guards designed
to slip snuggly over a cast
iron frying pan handle.
(And, yes, they can also go
over more conventional
pans when that handle will
be too hot to grip safely.)
However one must

decide to use it ahead of

time. Once the pan is hot
you wont be able to guide
the tightly fitting handle
glove. (And, no it may
be heat resistant but when
camping outdoors, you still
cannot allow the flames
to lick the handle directly
unless you are ready for
a gooey cleanup job.)
These are guaranteed up
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go into the oven with your
pan as well as serving you
stove-top.
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Gretchen, Hersey pan
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handle when hot
Edith Betzing, Richmond
Township handle that
fits over cast iron skillet so
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Pat Miracle, Evart oven mitt that goes over frying pan or skillet handle
Mary Watz, Reed City
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More sun than

clouds. Highs in
the low 70s and
lows in the mid
40s.

Times of sun
and clouds.
Highs in the
mid 70s and
lows in the
upper 40s.

75/47

Sunny. Highs in
the upper 70s
and lows in the
upper 40s.

Mainly sunny.
Highs in the low
80s and lows in
the mid 50s.

More sun than

clouds. Highs in
the low 80s and
lows in the
upper 50s.

Sunrise: 6:09 AM

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Sunset: 9:06 PM

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Partly cloudy.
Highs in the
mid 70s and
lows in the mid
40s.

Abundant
sunshine. Highs
in the upper 70s
and lows in the
upper 40s.

Sunny. Highs in
the low 80s and
lows in the mid
50s.

Mostly sunny.
Highs in the low
80s and lows in
the upper 50s.

Sunrise: 6:10 AM

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Sunrise: 6:07 AM

Sunset: 9:07 PM

Sunset: 9:08 PM

Sunset: 9:09 PM

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Sunset: 9:10 PM
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Whats Happening in the Area

Fiddlers jambore on
May 21 in Evart

hours and contact people.

SEARS Former Orient
Township Hall, next to the
Post Office
EVART A fiddlers jamEvery Tuesday, 1 to 4
boree will be held on May
p.m.
21 at Evart VFW, 4681 85th
Contact Ken at 231-620Avenue.
2504
Anyone who plays an
MARION Marion Food
acoustic instrument and
National Diabetes
Pantry, East Main Street,
desires to join in is welPrevention Program
by appointment, on call 24
come to play as back-up
musicians, fiddlers at the
REED CITY Spectrum hours
Contact Marsha at 231featured microphone. Fid- Health Reed City Hospital
743-6801
will be hosting the Nadlers featured from 1 to 4
TUSTIN Augustana
tional Diabetes Prevention
p.m., open mic from 4 to
Lutheran Church
Program, which started
5:30 p.m., with round and
Every Monday, 9 a.m. to
square dancing beginning May 9, in Reed City.
noon
The program offers
at 5:30 p.m. Food available
Contact Katie at 231-768those at high risk for type
throughout the day. Open
4418, or Betty at 231-8292 diabetes an opportuto the public.
nity to learn how to lead a 3457
No cost, but donations
REED CITY St. Philhealthier life. Participants
are accepted.
lips Church
will meet from 10 to 11
Every Tuesday, Thurson Mondays for 16
Cedar Township farmers a.m.
weeks, and monthly for six day, 1 to 4 p.m.
market opening soon
Contact Robert at 231months following.
832-2624
To register for the NaREED CITY Cedar
Township Farmers Market tional DPP, call 231-832will be opening Memorial 6636.
GFWC Womens Club
Day weekend, every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
EVART Evart WomFree concerts
corner of 170th Avenue
ens Club meets the second
at Reed City Depot
and 9 Mile.
Tuesday of every month
(Sept. through June).
REED CITY A free
Contact Terese at 231concert will be held at the
Memoridal Day parade Reed City Depot every sec- 734-6940.
in Reed City
ond and fourth Thursday
from 7 to 9 p.m., running
REED CITY A MemoAARP meeting
through the end of Seprial Day parade will be
tember.
held on May 30 at 9 a.m.
REED CITY AARP
Music by Cedar Creek.
Parade starts at the Reed
No. 2418 meets on the secCountry, oldies and gospel. ond Wednesday of every
City Depot; ending at
Come on down and join
Woodland Cemetery.
month at the United Meththe fun.
odist Church in Reed City.
Potluck lunch (bring
Memorial Day
own table service) will
Shepherds Table at
ceremonies in Evart
start at noon followed with
a program starting at 1
EVART Memorial Day Hersey Church
p.m. Everyone welcome.
ceremonies will be held on
HERSEY Shepherds
For more information,
May 30 at 10 a.m. at GuyTable, 5 to 6:30 p.m., Tuescontact Marylou at 231-832day nights at Hersey Conton Park.
4938.
gregational Church.
Valley Golf Course.
Registration starts at 8
a.m. Golf begins at 9 a.m.
Register by June 15 (may
pay day of event).
Cost is $60 per person; 18
holes with cart and lunch.

COA golf scramble

EVART The sixth

annual Osceola County
Commission on Aging
golf scramble for Meals on
Wheels Program will be
held on June 22 at Spring

Food pantries

Shepherds Table

A food pantry is available to residents in need

who live in Osceola County. The following is a list
of the different locations,

REED CITY Church of

the Nazarene, Shepherds
Table, free meal every
Thursday at 5:30 p.m., 5300
220th Avenue. Donations

welcome.

Recovery is an American
Cancer Society volunteerprogram that proBreakfast at Reed City based
vides transportation for
Moose Lodge
cancer patients to and
from their treatments.
REED CITY The Reed
Volunteer drivers transCity Moose Lodge will
port patients from their
be serving breakfast on
home to cancer treatment
the second Sunday of the
centers, doctor visits and
month from 8 to 11 a.m.
other cancer-related apSame menu and all you
can eat. Eggs, sausage, po- pointments.
The American Cancer
tatoes, pancakes, French
Society is working with
toast, biscuits and gravy.
Spectrum Health Reed
All for $6 per person.
City Hospital, Susan
Wheatlake Regional
South Evart Quilt Club P.Cancer
Center to recruit
meeting
volunteer drivers and coordinators from Osceola
EVART The South
and its surrounding counEvart Quilt Club meets
ties to help drive cancer
on the first and third
Wednesday of each month patients to and from their
through May 30, at the Ev- treatment. All volunteers
need is a few hours during
art Township Hall, Main
Street, from 11 a.m. to 2:30- the week and a desire to
3 p.m. with a potluck lunch make a difference.
Local community memat noon.
bers who are interested
Everyone interested in
in volunteering for the
quilting, whether beginRoad to Recovery program
ner or pro, are welcome.
should contact the AmeriFor more information,
can Cancer Society at
contact Margie at 231-7343857 or Ann at 231-867-3237. 1-800-227-2345.

OLAH holding
monthly meetings

EVART The Osceola

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, 231734-9900.
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

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He will be consulting
with patients on the second Friday of the month
and performing outpatient
surgery and other procedures, including lithotripsy on the fourth Friday.
The clinic is located at
300 N. Patterson Road.
Contact Spectrum Health
Reed City Hospital Specialty Clinic at 231-832-7108
for more information.

Fibromyalgia support
group meeting

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 989-3866113.

Crossroads Quilt Guild

Spectrum offers
meeting
diabetes support group REED CITY The Cross-

REED CITY Spectrum Health is offering a

diabetes support group on
the last Thursday of the
month at 3 p.m. at the diabetes education building,
219 East Church Street.
The groups are free and
open to those with diabetes or those who support
someone with the condition. Facilitators will lead
discussions on various
topics including healthy
cooking, computer apps
for diabetes, use of overthe-counter medications
and more.
To register, call 231-5924483.

Dinner with friends

at St. Paul Lutheran
Church
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. Sponsored by
St. Paul Lutheran Church
and the Evart United
Methodist Church.
Donations appreciated.
Take out available.
For more information,
contact 231-734-3585 or 231734-5491.
In the event that school
is canceled, Dinner with
Friends will not take place.

Free dinner
at Reed City church

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
not necessary.

Soups served on
Wednesdays at Reed
City church
REED CITY The
Church of the Firstborn,
310 S. Higbee, is now open
Wednesdays from noon
until 6 p.m. serving soups
at no charge. Open to the
public and all are welcome.

roads 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 Patsy

Blues Quilts to Comfort
meets the second Tuesday
of each month, except December, from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. to make quilts for the
Susan P. Wheatlake Cancer Center. Guild meetings
are the fourth Tuesday,
except December, at 6 p.m.
Quilters of all skill levels
welcome.
All meetings are held
at Reed City Church of
the Nazarene, 5300 220th
Avenue.
For further details, contact Liz at 231-734-9704.

Activities at the
Osceola Senior Center

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.

Day book club

at Reed City Library

REED CITY A day

book club will be held on
the first Wednesday of the
month at 1:30 p.m. at the
Reed City Public Library.

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
Weight loss group
health clinics are schedmeetings on Thursdays uled based on availability
EVART T.O.P.S weight of volunteer health care
providers. New patients
loss support group meets
need to call for an eligibilevery Thursday at 8:30
ity appointment.
a.m. at the Evart United
Medication assistance
Methodist Church. Weigh
may be available through
in is from 8:30 to 9:15 a.m.
and meeting is at 9:30 a.m. the Stehouwer Free Clinic.
T.O.P.S. MI 1390 weight
Qualified applicants must
loss support groups meets have a Munson Healthcare
every Thursday at 6 p.m.
Cadillac Hospital affiliated
at Calvary Baptist Church. provider and meet guideWeigh in is from 6 to 6:30
lines set by pharmaceutip.m. and meeting is from
cal companies. Eligibility
6:45 to 8 p.m.
appointments are scheduled for Tuesday and
mornings.
Health specialty clinic Wednesday
Office hours are Monday
REED CITY Urolothrough Thursday, 9 a.m.
gist, John Anema, M.D.
to 4:30 p.m. (closed noon to
will be offering outpatient 1 p.m.)
services at the hospitals
Stehouwer Free Clinic is
Specialty Clinic twice a
located at 201 N. Mitchell
month.
Street (Lower Level).

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Obituary
Winona I. Feikema
EVART Winona I.
Feikema, of Evart,
passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2016, at Autumnwood of McBain.
She was 86.
Mrs. Feikema was
born October 28, 1929,
in Evart, to Clarence
and Pearl (Corman)
Kushmaul. She married Cornelius Neal
Feikema February 10,
1946, in Sears, and he
preceded her in death
in 2014. Winona worked
in sales her entire life
and worked at the Evart Products wire plant.
She owned and operated Nonies Ladys Apparel in Evart. Mrs.
Feikema had been sent
all over the country
representing Cameo
bras. She was a farmers wife and 4-H leader
in sewing and cooking.
She attended the Evart
and North Evart United Methodist Churches.
Winona was raised
playing music and,
along with her husband, played at local
dances, parties and receptions.
Winona is survived
by her son, Neal
Duane Feikema of
Evart; nine grandchil-

dren; five great-grandchildren; one greatgreat-grandchild; and

two sisters, Verna Jean
Craven of Lake George
and Geneva Thomas of
Sears.
She was preceded in
death by her parents;
her husband; her
d a u g h t e r, S h a r o n
Lamie; and two brothers, William Bud
Kushmaul and Eldon
Pete Kushmaul.
Funeral services for
Winona Irene Feikema
were Saturday, May 14,
2016, at the Corey Funeral Home in Evart
with Pastor Tim Ford
officiating. Visitation
was Friday, May 13.
Mrs. Feikema will be
laid to rest by her husband in Osceola Township Cemetery.

Courtesy photo

Selene Hyden, teacher Rene Steig, Logan Hebert, Sara Keilman and Austin Rueffer visited several historic sites during their trip to
Boston.

Evart students go to Boston for BPA excursion

dents from much larger

was pretty cool, Steig
outh Rock, the Old North
schools, Steig said, the
said. It was like the best
Church, the site of the
Evart students were comBoston Massacre, the USS experience of my life so
petitive.
far, Keilman added.
Constitution and other
EVART Four Evart
The group needed to
This was the first year
historic places. The stuMiddle School students
raise $6,000 for the trip. A
went to Boston recently for dents also went to Fenway Evart Middle School has
contribution from Michihad a BPA chapter.
Park where they made
a Business Professionals
gan Potash Company and
It was our first year
the Guinness Book of
of America competition.
a matching donation from
doing this, Steig said. I
The four students were Lo- Records for being part of
know we will keep it going Theodore Pagano, the
the largest group dressed
gan Hebert, Austin Rueffer, Selene Hyden and Sara in tie-died apparel. There for years and years.
companys chief executive,
Even though they were
were so many experiences
Keilman.The BPA is an
greatly helped the fundcompeting against stuwrapped up into one. It
organization for students
raising efforts, said Steig.
pursuing careers in business management, office
administration, information technology or related
fields.
Fifteen Evart students
REED CITY Crossbe needed both on the stage
were in the local BPA chapand behind the scenes.
roads Theatre Guild offiter. The four students who
Guild officials also are
cials are soliciting talented
looking for elementary and went to Boston qualified by
young people to act in its
finishing in the top three
summer teen theater show. pre-teen youth interested
in their event in Michigan.
in a two-day kids theater
Nicole Hamner-Weiss
They competed against 385
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Michigans fiery past

By Shanna Avery
Special to the Weekly Voice

During the height of logging

during the late 1800s, Michigans
great expanse of forests saw an
increase of devastating forest
fires.
The debris left behind from
logging, such as branches, bark
and unused wood, known as
slash, fueled the flames.
Two years in particular stand
out: 1871 and 1881. On October 8,
1871, simultaneous forest fires
broke out in Michigan, Chicago
and Wisconsin. Numerous towns
and villages and cities, including
Holland, Manistee and Port Huron, and the area of Menominee
County in the Upper Peninsula
where the Peshtigo Fire in Wisconsin crossed over, were devastated.
While the Michigan fires of
1871 were possibly caused by
the same winds that fanned the
Great Chicago fire, it was speculated in 1883 that the fragments
from the Comet Biela, which contained methane, was responsible.
What is known, months leading up to these fires no rain
soothed the parched land. Gale
force winds resulted in great
walls of raging fire thought to
be formed from numerous fires
already burning.
There was estimated to be at
least 500 deaths in Michigan as
result of these fires, based on
people reporting family members missing, but an untold number of people not reported, lumberjacks likely being numbered
among these, make it possibly a
higher death toll.
On September 5, 1881, the
Thumb Fire spread wrath on
Sanilac, Lapeer, Tuscola and
Huron counties. It burned over a
million acres in less than a day.
Drought, heat, strong gales, the
after affects of the Port Huron
fire of 1871, and the effects of

logging were to blame. There 282

people were killed.
On a lesser scale, forest fires
wreaked havoc on settlers on
many other occasions. On May
16, 1885, extensive fires burned
up large portions of woods in
northern Michigan. Newaygo,
Mecosta, Wexford and Manistee
counties suffered severely according to the May 23, 1885 Manistee Standard.
The paper reported the following damage, Bank Peterson, of
Brown, lost his house, barn, and
cow, which was in the barn, by
forest fires on Saturday. Christ
Peterson of Manistee town, lost
a barn in the same way.
Village wiped out. Old Stronich was almost entirely burned
up last Saturday. Fire came from
woods and swept clean a shingle
mill, store, boarding house, two
bridges, in fact everything but
the old water mill and one or two
houses on the boarder. Loss of
$30,0000.
House and barn and 50 cords
of wood of George Emery, at
Bear Lake in Manistee, burned
last Saturday evening. Total loss
and no insurance. Fire from
burning woods.
Mr. Jenson lost his barn Saturday. $500 value. Insurance $300.
John Kingsley lost 40 cords of
wood and barn.
The May 21, 1885 Ludington Record reported, Fires have been
raging in the woods throughout
the north half of the county, to
an extent but little appropriated
by those living in town. Hundreds of acres of timber have
been destroyed, and in many
cases valuable fences have gone
up in smoke, leaving farmers in
a very discouraging plight.
According to the Manistee
Weekly Times, May 21, 1885,
The barn of Burt Swerson,
nine miles up the Manistee river,
together with all his fences, was
consumed by fire Sunday; and

also a house and its contents on

an adjoining farm.
At 9:30, Saturday evening, a
fire broke out in, and destroyed a
fish house, near the mouth of the
river, together with $500 worth
of fish nets, belonging to Thomas
Ruddock & Co., fishermen. No
insurance. An adjoining warehouse, belonging to S. Bedford &
Co., valued at $300, was considerably damaged by fire. No insurance on warehouse.
Fire from the burning fallows
on the south side of Portage
Lake, ran through the woods to
the north side, and extended to
Pierport, last week, spreading
considerable devastation along
its track.
A. Peterson, residing 1 1/2
miles east of this village, had
his house, with all the furniture
and belongings, his barn and a
cow, destroyed by the flames. No
insurance.
The Manistee County Agricultural Societys fair ground
buildings had a narrow destruction by fire, last Saturday, the
fire running through the woods
from the south. By hard work
by some twenty or thirty men
the property was saved only a
few rods of the fence enclosing
the grounds being burned. O. A.
Scism lost his barn, as also did
George Maker, in the same fire.
Mr. Maker lost about a ton of hay
and 15 bushels of potatoes with
his barn. We hear, also, that John
Kinzer, of Onekama, lost his fine
large barn, mover and reaper, in
the same run of fire.
In a couple published accounts
of the memoirs of Robert J. Fox,
he narrated how his boyhood
family, who migrated from Germany and settled in Elk Township, northwest Lake County,
dealt with bad forest fires.
One year, while his father
Robert L. Fuchs was six miles
away at a logging camp, all the
Fuchs children and their mother

A fire look out tower in Lake County in the early 1900s.

would have to throw sand on the
fire and carry water from the
lake to save their house day after
day while fires were burning
all around the woods that surrounded them. They were quite a
distance from neighbors.
It finally got so bad their mother told the children to all pray.
They made a raft of cedar logs
to load up with whatever could
fit on it. She turned the animals
loose. After his mother got her

Photo Courtesy of Shanna Avery

Bible they all piled on the raft

and took off from shore, but the
raft was so weighted down that
they didnt dare go to deeper waters. The smoke was starting to
choke them. Just at this moment,
providentially, the wind changed
and died down, and it started to
rain.
For a long while after the fire
the animals had to feed from the
marshes until the grass grew
back.

State Board of Education needs changes

Schools came into existence in Michigan in the
early 1800s, and the Michigan Board of Education
followed soon after.
Michigan needed some
type of system that would
provide guidance, direction, and continuity for
education in our schools.
According to the states
website, John D. Pierce became the first State Superintendent in 1835, and the
State Board of Education
official responsibilities
came into being during the
1960s.
Their current role is to
advise the legislature,
but as you can imagine in
todays political climate,
there isnt much advising
going on just provoking
each other. The state of
Michigan has always been
a free-spirited state with

Curtis Finch, Mecosta-Osceola

ISD SUperintendent
independence and selfgoverning at the core of its
DNA; hence the power of
local school boards to monitor your current school
district in todays model.
Several years ago, the
governor and legislators
hinted that the state board
didnt actually represent
the state and maybe we
should look at equal representation, perhaps by the
governors 10 prosperity
regions? Of course, there
was kicking and scream-

ing heard all of the way to

the Upper Peninsula.
At a closer glance, they
may have been correct.
Of the six Democrats and
two Republicans, six of the
eight live within 40 miles
of Detroit, while the two
outsiders are from Saginaw and Grand Rapids;
there is no representation
north of M-46. The last
time I looked, there are many school districts north
of M-46.
Recently, the Speaker for
the House of Representatives, Tim Kelly, supported
a Joint Resolution, with
more than 30 other cosponsors, to eliminate the
State Board of Education
and have the state superintendent be appointed
by the governor. This
resolution, if passed out of
the legislative branches,
would require the vote of
the people. In the end, this
concept would have some
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and the current political
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Perhaps a better solution lies in how the body
is elected. The need for a
State Board of Education
can be debated, but the current system doesnt work
if you are interested in

equal representation we
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100 years. By the end of the
ballot at each election, no
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Contact your State Representative and let them
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Cancer survivors to
gather at Susan P.
Wheatlake
REED CITY In honor
of National Cancer Survivors Day, the Susan P.
Wheatlake Regional Cancer Center is hosting a celebration open house.
National Cancer Survivors Day is a day for
cancer survivors, caregivers and friends to acknowledge the cancer journey
and cherish life, said
Marissa Plouff, wellness
coordinator at the Susan P.
Wheatlake Regional Cancer Center.
The celebration will be
held on Monday, June 6
from 1 to 4 p.m. All survivors, including those
recently diagnosed and
in treatment, friends and
family are welcome. The
event will be held in the
wellness center at the Susan P. Wheatlake Regional
Cancer Center, located at
4499 S. 220th Avenue in
Reed City.
Hor doeuvres, cake
and refreshments will
be served. Attendees can
learn about the American
Cancer Society and enjoy
a photo booth and integrative services such as chair
massages, acupressure
and reflexology.
For more information,
call the wellness center at
231.832.8486.

excited and grateful that

Spectrum Health of Reed
City was so kind and giving to allow me this opportunity. I hope one day I
can give back to Spectrum
Health by potentially
working there. Successful scholarship applicants
must show a clear interest
in health sciences, have
shown outstanding academic achievement and
must provide a comprehensive overview of their
extra-curricular activities,
community involvement
and work habits.

COURTESY PHOTO

With Al Weinberg on his right and Sue Snavley and Chastity Eads on his left, Alan Bengry receives
his Northern Lights Award. Weinberg is the director of Evarts DDA. Sue Snavley is the director of the
Spectrum Health foundation Big Rapids and Reed City Hospitals. Chastity is the executive director
of the Reed City Chamber of Commerce. Weinberg, Snavley and Eads comprised the award selection
committee.

give the Northern Lights

awards to recognize the
contributions of outstanding individuals, groups or
programs making a difference in the region.
These awards are meant
to identify and promote
authentic leadership in action, and Alan Bengry has
been a tireless leader in
Osceola County for more
than 20 years, according
to Sue Snavley, director
of the Spectrum Health
foundation Big Rapids and
Reed City Hospitals.
Alan Bengry serves as
the chairman of the board
for Evart Public Schools,
Evart leader receives
the president of the Evart
Northern Lights Award downtown Development
Authority board and also
EVART Alan Bengry
serves on the board of diwas named the recipient
rectors for Chemical Bank.
of the Northern Lights
In addition to his service
Award for Business and
Industry for his leadership on boards, Alan also
oversees the Evart Area
in the Evart community
community Chest, which
for decades.
Spectrum Health founda- hosts fundraisers to support the Evart Fourth of
tion Big Rapids and Reed
July fireworks, Christmas
City Hospitals each year

Griffin receives
Spectrum Health
Scholarship
REED CITY Reed
City High School student
Julianne Griffin was one
of two local graduating
seniors to receive a $1,000
health care scholarship
from Spectrum Health
Reed City Hospital. The
other is Kaci Garver, a student at Morely Stanwood
High School. Both students
attend the Mecosta-Osceola Career Center.

5/9/2016
Civil/Friend of the
Court Officers responded to a civil dispute regarding a custody issue. The
matter was resolved peacefully and without further
incident.
5/10/2016
Personal Injury Accident Officers responded
to a hit and run personal
injury accident. The case
has been submitted to the
prosecutor.
5/10/2016
Violation of Controlled
Substance Act While
conducting a follow-up
investigation, of ficers
located narcotics in the
residence. Owner of the
substance was not present. The report has been
turned over to the prosecuting attorney for charges.
5/11/2016
Miscellaneous An
officer assisted the school
with a policy violation.
5/11/2016
Malicious Destruction
of Property An officer
responded to a malicious
destruction of property
complaint. The case remains open at this time.
5/11/2016
Suspicious An officer
responded to a complaint
for possible drug activity. An investigation took
place and no drugs were
located.
5/11/2016
Found Property A
wallet was found and
turned in to the Evart
Police Department. The

Julianne Griffin
Griffin completed a job
shadowing opportunity at
the Susan P. Wheatlake Regional Cancer Center, and
will be graduating from
Reed City High School
with a 4.0 GPA. She has
volunteered at the Spectrum Health Renucci Hospitality House and plans
to attend Baker College of
Cadillac to pursue a nursing degree.
Griffin said she was

a misdemeanor citation juveniles. The matter is

for amplified music and under investigation.
Officers were called to
transported to the Osceola
County Jail where he was assist a 70-year-old man in
seeking a place to stay for
lodged without incident.
the night. Arrangements
5/11/16
Officers responded to a were made for a taxi to
parking complaint. Find- pick him up and take him
ing it to be a civil matter, to a hotel.
Officer served abatethe officer issued advice on
the proper course of action ment paperwork on a local resident for having an
to take.
Officers were contacted unregistered/inoperable
regarding the property vehicle.
5/13/16
damage and trespassing of
Officers were disa parked vehicle. The matter is under investigation. patched to local residence
Officers were request- regarding property damed to assist the Michigan age and a neighbors disState Police Department pute regarding dog waste.
and be on the look out for Officers issued advice on
a vehicle suspected to be the proper course of acheading into Reed City and tion to take to resolve both
traveling at a high rate of issues between the two
speed. Officers continued apartment tenants.
Officers were disto assist the MSP as the
suspect vehicle was locat- patched to an assault ined and pulled over in town. volving juveniles. The matThe driver was arrested ter is under investigation.
Officers were disfor operating while intoxipatched to local residence
cated.
regarding a fraud com5/12/16
Officers assisted the plaint. The caller identiMecosta County Prosecu- fied himself as a member
tors Office with the serv- of the IRS and was advising of a subpoena for the ing him that he was being
77th District Court out of charged with tax evasion
and that he needed to hire
Big Rapids.
Reed City Police
Officers were called re- an attorney or he would go
Department,
garding threats between to prison for five years. Ofjuveniles. The parents ficers advised that this it
weekly report
were notified and are tak- a very common telephone
scam and that he should
ing care of the matter.
5/9/16
Officers were contacted not be concerned. He also
Officers were dispatched to a local apart- regarding the non-aggra- advised that if they call
ment regarding a noise vated assault between two back to just hang up and
complaint and threats. Officers found the 25-year-old
male responsible for the
loud music to be combative
and threatening towards
his neighbors, violating
Special advertiSing SectionS
his parole. He was issued
owner was located and the
property was returned.
5/11/2016
Domestic/Tribal Officers responded to a domestic disturbance. Upon
arrival, one subject had
already left the area. The
other subject advised that
there was a small argument and does not expect
the other subject to return.
5/12/2016
Malicious Destruction
of Property An officer
responded to a malicious
destruction of property
complaint. The case remains open at this time.
5/12/2016
Driving While License
Suspended While conducting a traffic stop, the
driver was found to be
driving on a suspended
license. The vehicle was
impounded and the driver
was released.
5/14/2016
Violation of Controlled
Substance Act An officer
responded to a complaint
for possible drug activity.
The complaint was investigated and no substance
was located.

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REED CITY The Spectrum Health foundation

Big Rapids and Reed City
Hospitals bestowed its
Northern Lights award
for Outdoor Activities and
Sports to Reed City resident John Williams for his

COURTESY PHOTO

Jon Coles (left) and Dean McGuire (right) present the Northern
Lights Award for Outdoor Activities and Sports to John Williams,
who has served as the sports announcer for Reed City High School
for nearly 40 years.

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celebrations and many

other events. The fund has
raised nearly $20,000 each
year.
The award selection
committee consisted of
Al Weinberg of the Evart
Downtown Development
Authority, Chastity Eads
of the Reed City Area
chamber of commerce and
Sue Snavley of the Spectrum Health Foundation.

Spectrum Health
lauds announcers
contributions

work as the public address

announcer for Reed City
high School football and
basketball. Williams has
served as the announcer
for nearly 40 years. The
award was presented
Wednesday, April 20, at
Reed City High School at a
special awards ceremony.
The Northern Lights
awards are given each
year to recognize the contributions of outstanding
individuals, groups or programs.
Jon Coles, associate
athletic director at Ferris
State University said Williams, having served as the
public address announcer
for Reed City High School
football and basketball for
nearly 40 years, was a worthy recipient of the award.
Williams, Coles said, has
made a significant difference in the sporting lives
of many youth in Reed
City and he is a positive
role model in the community.

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5/14/16
Officers were dispatched to assist the
Osceola County Sheriff s
Department with back up
as they were on a traffic
stop with multiple subjects
and multiple outstanding
warrants.
5/15/16
While performing property inspections, officers
found a rear door open on
a local business. They performed a building search
and found nothing that appeared out of place. Contact was made with the key
holder who responded to
the scene and did a walk
through before securing
the building.
Officers were requested
to respond to the address
of a suicidal individual.
The caller claimed that
they were having suicidal
thoughts and requested an
officer to transport them
to the Spectrum Health
Emergency Room so that

they could check in for a

voluntary mental health
evaluation. Officers left the
individual in the care of
the emergency room staff.
Officers were called
to a local bar regarding a
31-year-old male who was
there in violation of his
parole. He was asked leave
and refused continuing to
harass the bartender. Officers made contact just as
he was leaving the bar. He
was reminded of his probation/parole conditions
and advised that a report
would be sent to his Probation Officer.
While performing a
traffic stop for speeding, officers found the 19-year-old
driver to be driving without a license. He issued a
citation for speeding along
with the misdemeanor for
Operating a Motor Vehicle
without a License. He was
then placed under arrest
and transported to the
Osceola County Jail where
he was lodged without incident.

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A spring in their practice

ANDY DUFFY | Weekly Voice

High jumper
Jordyn Gillis, an
eighth-grade
student in Evart,
clears the bar
as she practices
her event during
Mondays track
practice. Sunny
skies greeted the
track team as its
members took
to the field after
school.

ANDY DUFFY | Weekly Voice

ANDY DUFFY | Weekly Voice

Evart sophomore hurdler Arianna Mooney practices coming out of

the starting blocks Monday.

Evart students Anthony Dalton and Cody Webster work on their handoffs during practice Monday. Resurgent spring weather bathed the
team in sunlight and offered relief from the cold of the previous weekend.
After a snowy mid-May weekend, spring returned Monday in all her glory. Sunshine bathed members of the Evart track team as they
went about preparing for their next meet.

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