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Mike Pozniak, who provides resources monitoring services for Nestle, explained the fine points of his work to a cluster of onlookers Tuesday at Nestles open
house in Evart.

Nestle holds final open house in Evart

By Andy Duffy
Weekly Voice

EVART Nestle Waters

North America held a third and
final community open house in
Timber trouble? Evart Tuesday to communicate
with Osceola County residents
Growing number of tree insects about plans to take more water
and disease could have lasting from the Osceola Township
impact on timber well.
page 4 Evart became the epicenter
of a swirl of controversy after
the company filed a request to
take more water from the well.
Nestle is seeking permission to
pump up to 400 gallons per min-
ute there.
An earlier open house was
held in Osceola Township just
down the road from a company
well, and a second open house
was held in Mecosta County
near the companys Sanctuary
Springs site.
Arlene Anderson-Vincent, the
companys natural resources ANDY DUFFY | Weekly Voice
manager, said the open houses Representatives from Arcadis, a consultancy firm that provides resource monitoring services for Nestle, were on hand
offered an opportunities for to answer questions. The firm provided educational materials and displays regarding the behavior of water in aquifers
those interested in Nestles ac- and how monitoring wells are used.
tivities to ask questions.
Nestle employees and officials Anderson-Vincent said. dures for notifying the public Citizens for Water Conservation
of companies that offer water- Nestle, the owner of the Ice about permit applications a learned of Nestles permit ap-
monitoring services to Nestle Mountain brand of bottled Michigan Department of En- plication. The group brought
were on hand with displays water, is currently allowed vironmental Quality Calendar attention to the request, and
Athlete of the Week offering information about
ground water, precipitation,
to pump up to 250 gallons per
minute from the Osceola Town-
distributed every other Monday
to about 7,000 Listserve sub-
a flurry of media reports fol-
lowed. The public comment pe-
Meet Kaylee Ladd of Evart characteristics of aquifers and ship well. The application to in- scribers. The calendar is also riod was extended until March
other topics. A steady stream of crease its water use went nearly available on the MDEQ website. 3. Anyone wishing to comment
page 5 residents filed past the displays unnoticed as the Michigan After the application request pe- on the topic may send an e-mail
as they asked questions. There Department of Environmental riod had nearly expired, the wa- to Carrie Monosmith at deq-
were some good conversations, Quality used its usual proce- ter watchdog group Michigan eh@michigan.gov.

Evart council OKs GIS purchase: Next meeting is Feb. 21 due to Presidents Day
EVART City council mem-
bers received the proposed
budget for the next fiscal year at
the citys council meeting Mon-
day and will be able to peruse it
before discussing it at the next
meeting.
Poring over the budget will
be one of the items facing the
council members in the weeks
ahead. The city is still waiting
for word from the Michigan De-
partment of Natural Resources
before completing work on a
land swap.
The pieces of property
involved in the hoped-for ex-
change are a lot north of the
Blarney Castle Oil Company
gas station and the site of the
old Ralphs Marathon station
just off U.S. 10 at the east end
of town. The city owns the lot
north of Blarney Castle and
would like to exchange it for
the other piece of property. City
officials like the location of the
old Marathon site, partly be-
cause of its proximity to Rails
to Trails. The city is holding off
on completing the swap until it
receives some assurances from
the DNR regarding liability if
the property should later be
found to be contaminated.
The council also gave its ap-
proval to city officials to work
with TopComp Computer Soft-
ware Services Inc., a Williams-
burg firm, to add a Geographic
Information System to the citys
website.
Sarah Dvoracek, Evarts trea-
surer, told the council Osceola
Countys Richmond Township
has GIS and township officials
recommended it to Evart. Me-
costa County also has GIS, Dvo-
racek said, and she believes the
system offers economic benefit
to communities that possess it.
Because of the upcoming
Presidents Day holiday, the next
council meeting will be held on
Tuesday, Feb. 21.
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What WAS It? ical length. One purchases circle of pressure that, in one more gripping point
Need to hang a shelf ? anchors to match the wall turn, relieves the stress on that prevents the sheath
Secure something to the in question based on this the wall itself. (If you were from spinning. The screw
wall? That is the scenario portion of the anchor, not inside the wall looking out, head remains accessible
under which these 2-inch its complete 2-inch dimen- it would be somewhat like and exposed and can be
hollow wall anchors begin sion. This particular pair looking down at an Apollo removed and reinserted
to come into play. However, would be a bit large for capsule that had landed on through its new metal cas-
they are specialized. most drywall scenarios. the lunar surface.) ing as often as one wants to
As their name suggests, Once the entire unit is The sheath remains per- hang or rehang our imagi-
they only function when screwed into that wall, two manently inside the wall nary shelf, leaving the thin
your wall is relatively thin things happen to secure it. as a passageway through wall perfectly stable and
and behind it is a hollow The wings below that which the screw can able to support the shelf s
space (as with plaster- solid portion are now in travel securely. The second weight.
board or older buildings the hollow space behind safety feature is the pair Here are teh people who
plaster-and-lathe). In fact, the wall. When stress pulls of pointed teeth at the contacted us with the cor-
when that is the case, you the unit back toward you opposite end. Notice them rect answer:
truly want these instead (as though it were to fall in the anchor on the left. Thomas Rutkowski,
of a simple screw. A screw out of the wall with the As these droop from the Hersey anchor for furni-
without one of these weight of your shelf), the flat round surface which ture and pictures
sheaths that have expand- wings open creating bowed will remain visible once Barbara Fishburn, Ev-
ing wings, will rarely legs far larger than the installed, those teeth grip art anchors for screws
be able to grip the wall hole itself. This generates into the surface of the Neil Tetzlaff, Reed City
and will soon tear right a more widely dispersed walls material, offering toggle bolt
out through the hole into
which it was driven in the
first place.
The photograph is
primarily of the sheath.
There is a screw which
bores into its center and,
in our picture, protrudes
slightly at the bottom.
That screw is considerably
narrower than the rest of
the anchor. To begin with,
choose a wall anchor for
Kareen Keena shared some of her amazing scenic shots from around which the solid metal por-
the Evart area. tion of the stem equals
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Whats Happening in the Area

Beat the winter blues Family history workshop tion was due by Feb. 1. Call spot. League for Arts and Hu- tact Spectrum Health Reed
Lisa at 231-592-0792. manities will be holding City Hospital Specialty
seminar Feb. 16 Feb. 18 Free, four-week, hands- a monthly meeting on Clinic at 231-832-7108 for
REED CITY Beating REED CITY A family
Food pantries
on cooking and education- the first Tuesday of each more information.
the Winter Blues, a one- history research workshop al class. A food pantry is available month at 6:30 p.m. at 207 N.
hour, free class, will be will be held on Feb. 18 and to residents in need who Main Street, Evart, 231-734-
held on Feb. 16 from noon March 18 from 11:15 a.m. to live in Osceola County. The 9900.
Activities at the Reed
to 1 p.m. at the Reed City 1:30 p.m. at the Reed City
Free winter clothing following is a list of the dif- Art, antiques, crafts. City Senior Center
Fire Department, located Area District Library, com- available ferent locations, hours and Open Thursday, Friday, REED CITY The Se-
at 523 Morse Street. munity room. REED CITY Free hats, contact people. Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 nior Center, 219 E. Todd
Community members Bring your own laptop coats, mittens and boots SEARS Former Orient p.m. Avenue, has activities hap-
of all ages are invited to or device to search along. sponsored by the Reed Township Hall, next to the Lapidary Class, Saturday, pening during the week.
attend. A free meal will Computers are not pro- City Area Ministerial Post Office 1 to 5 p.m. Bingo, for all community
be provided, and space is vided. Association reopened on Every Tuesday, 1 to 4 p.m. Classes in other areas of members 18 and older, will
limited. Free and open to the pub- Oct. 11. The location is the Contact Ken at 231-620- the arts will be offered for be held on Wednesdays at
To register, visit www. lic, donations welcome. Reed City United Method- 2504 those interested. 12:30 p.m. Admission will
onlineregistrationcenter. ist Church located on the MARION Marion Food be $3 and the cost of the
com/htwy or call 231-592- corner of Lincoln Street Pantry, East Main Street, cards is $.25; all proceeds
4207.
Book sale Feb. 27 and Church Street. Use the by appointment, on call 24
Volunteers needed from the card sales will be
through March 4 Lincoln Street entrance. hours for Road to Recovery distributed as prize money.
REED CITY A book Hours will be each Tues- Contact Marsha at 231- REED CITY Road to Bingo will also take place
Adult coloring group sale will be held Feb. 27 day, 1 to 4 p.m. until spring. 743-6801 Recovery is an American every Friday (weather
REED CITY An adult through March 4 during TUSTIN Augustana Cancer Society volunteer- permitting) at 6 p.m. with
coloring group will take open library hours. Lutheran Church based program that pro- doors opening at 5 p.m.
place on Feb. 9 from 5:30 to $1 hardcover, $0.50 paper-
South Evart Quilt Club Every Monday, 9 a.m. to vides transportation for The center also has
7 p.m. at the Reed City Area back, $1 puzzles, DVDs, etc. EVART The South noon cancer patients to and euchre on Mondays and
District Library. BIG RAPIDS Big Rap- Evart Quilt Club will take Contact Katie at 231-768- from their treatments. Thursdays at 1 p.m. and pe-
Coloring pages and lim- ids Rock, Gem and Mineral place through May 30 from 4418, or Betty at 231-829- Volunteer drivers trans- dro on Fridays at 1 p.m.
ited supplies available. Re- Club will hold meetings at 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Ev- 3457 port patients from their For further information,
freshments provided. 6:30 p.m. on the first Thurs- art Township Hall, South REED CITY St. Phil- home to cancer treatment contact Carolyn at 231-832-
day of the month (March Main Street. lips Church centers, doctor visits and 2676.
Every Tuesday, Thurs-
Family movie afternoon through December) at the Looking for new mem-
Geology lab, room 138, sci- bers to join on the first and day, 1 to 4 p.m.
other cancer-related ap-
pointments.
REED CITY A family ence building, at Ferris third Wednesday of every Contact Robert at 231-832- The American Cancer
Free movie nights
movie afternoon will be State University. month; potluck lunch 2624 Society is working with SEARS Free movie
held on Feb. 11 at noon at at noon. Any quilter, or Spectrum Health Reed City nights will be held the
the Reed City Area District someone who would like to Hospital, Susan P. Wheat- second Friday night of the
Library.
Coyote Classic to be quilt, is welcome.
GFWC Womens Club lake Regional Cancer month at 7 p.m. at Brooks
Will be screening Kubo held March 18 Cost is a supply dona- EVART Evart Womens Center to recruit volunteer Corner Hall, US 66 and 10.
and the Two Strings, rat- REED CITY Reed tion, when needed. Club meets the second drivers and coordinators Free popcorn and hot dogs.
ed PG. Popcorn provided. Citys Annual 3-on-3 Tour- Any questions, contact Tuesday of every month from Osceola and its sur-
nament Coyote Classic Margie, 231-734-3857 or (Sept. through June). rounding counties to help
will be held on March 18 at Ann, 231-867-3237. Contact Terese at 231-734- drive cancer patients to
Day book club
Teen movie night Reed City High School. 6940. and from their treatment. at Reed City Library
REED CITY A teen Teams for boys and girls All volunteers need is a REED CITY A day
movie night will be held on ages 7-18, four player teams
Free blood pressure few hours during the week book club will be held on
Feb. 14 at 4 p.m. at the Reed at $80 ($75 if postmarked clinics AARP meeting and a desire to make a dif- the first Wednesday of the
City Area District Library. before March 6). Deadline EVART Osceola Coun- REED CITY AARP No. ference. month at 1:30 p.m. at the
Will be screening Maxi- for registering is March 14. ty Commission on Aging 2418 meets on the second Local community mem- Reed City Public Library.
mum Ride, rated NR. Pop- Registration form is avail- is offering free blood pres- Wednesday of every month bers who are interested
corn provided. able at www.reedcity.k12. sure clinics for adults 60 at the United Methodist in volunteering for the
mi.us/sports. years and older. Monthly Church in Reed City. Road to Recovery program
Free clothing store
Evening book club For questions, call De- blood pressure screenings Potluck lunch (bring own should contact the Ameri- in Evart
nise 231-388-0265 or email will be conducted at the table service) will start can Cancer Society at 1-800- EVART A free clothing
REED CITY An eve- at dnelson@reedcity.k12. OCCOA meal sites in Ev- at noon followed with a 227-2345. store filled with like-new
ning book club will be held mi.us. art, Marion and Tustin. program starting at 1 p.m. name brand clothing is
on Feb. 16 at 6 p.m. at the Evarts clinic will be held Everyone welcome. open to all for shopping.
Reed City Area District the second Tuesday every For more information,
Dinner with friends at The store is located on
Library.
Blood drive month, 10 a.m. to noon. contact Marylou at 231-832- St. Paul Lutheran Church U.S. 10 in Evart across
Join a discussion of An EVART A blood drive The Evart meal site is lo- 4938. EVART Dinner with from Dairy Whip and is
Irish Country Doctor by will be held on Feb. 15 from cated at 732 West Seventh Friends Community Meal open Saturdays from 9 a.m.
Patrick Taylor. noon to 5:45 p.m. at Evart Street (US 10). will be held on the second to noon.
United Methodist Church, Marion and Tustins clin-
Shepherds Table Wednesday of each month
619 Cherry Street. ics will be held the third REED CITY Church of from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at St.
Reed City library board Tuesday each month, 10 the Nazarene, Shepherds Paul Lutheran Church, 435
Free health care
meeting Feb. 27 Dining with diabetes a.m. to noon. The Marion Table, free meal every W. 5th Street. Sponsored by services
REED CITY A library meal site is at the Eagles Thursday at 5:30 p.m., 5300 St. Paul Lutheran Church CADILLAC Free lim-
board meeting will be held REED CITY Dining building, 220 South Mill 220th Avenue. Donations and the Evart United Meth- ited health care services
on Feb. 27 at 6 p.m. at the with Diabetes will be held Street. The Tustin meal welcome. odist Church. are available in Cadillac
Reed City Area District through Feb. 27, every site is at 213 South Neilson. Donations appreciated. for residents of Wexford,
Library. Monday, from 1 to 3:30 Walk-in clinics. If you Take out available. Missaukee and parts of
The public is welcome p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran wish to eat at the meal site,
OLAH holding monthly For more information, Osceola and Lake Counties
and encouraged to attend. Church, 22275 4 Mile Road. call 231-734-5559 at least meetings contact 231-734-3585 or 231- with low income and no
Limit 15 people, registra- a day before to reserve a EVART The Osceola 734-5491. health insurance. Weekly
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Death Notice
Steven E. Robertson
E VA R T T OW N -
SHIP Steven E. Rob-
ertson, of Evart Town-
ship, passed away Sun-
day, January 29, 2017, at
Spectrum Butterworth
Hospital in Grand Rap-
ids. He was 66.
Obituary
Duane E. Phelps
EVART Duane E.
Phelps, of Evar t,
passed away at his
home Tuesday, January
31, 2017. He was 80.
Mr. Phelps was born
December 2, 1936, in Ev-
art, to Robert Mason
and Emily Irene (Cra-
mer) Phelps. He mar-
ried Eva Marie Fenton
in Flint December 10,
1954. He worked for
Greenleys TV in Flint
and then went to work
for General Motors.
Duane retired June 1,
1987, and moved to the
Sears area, then to Ev-
art in 2000. He was a
member of First Gen-
eral Baptist in Flint,
then a member of the
Sears Church of God.
Mr. Phelps enjoyed
hunting, fishing, wood
working, and remodel-
ing. He loved Disney,
his favorite being Mick-
ey Mouse.
Duane is survived by
his wife of 62 years,
Eva Marie Phelps; two
d a u g h t e r s, K a r e n
(Richard) Castle of Ta-
was, Vickie (Al Grubbs)
Phelps of Flint; his son,
Michael (Lynn) Phelps
Invasive pests
threaten local forests
Memorial services for
Steven Elmer Robert-
son will be 1 p.m. Satur-
day, February 11, 2017,
at the Sears Church of
God with Pastor Scott
McDonald officiating. Could have
lengthy effect
on timber
By Andy Duffy
Weekly Voice
REED CITY A growing
number of tree insect and
diseases threaten Osceola
Country trees.
Ones already present
in the county or looming
large include beech bark
disease, oak wilt, Asian
long-horned beetle, hem-
lock wooly adelgid and 1000
cankers disease of black
walnut, Osceola County
forester Rick Lucas said.
Lucas updated the Osceo-
of Evart; seven grand- la County commissioners
children: Rich (Lisa) at the regularly scheduled
Castle, Kimberly (Nor- county commissioners
man) Blohm, Amber meeting Feb. 7.
(Steven Jr.) Cass, Ash- The threat to the countys
ley (Matthew) Ward- forests is a threat to the
dell, Joshua Phelps, Ki- countys economy. More
erra Phelps, Shannon than fifty per cent of Osceo-
Witchenshaw; and sev- la County is covered with
en great-grandchil- forests. The forests contain
dren. some of the best, high-
He was preceded in quality hardwoods found
death by his parents; a anywhere in the world,
sister, Shirley; and his Lucas said. Because the
grandson, Joel Witch- forests comprise a diverse
enshaw. array to tree species, the
Funeral services for county is extra susceptible
Duane Eldon Phelps to invasive species. The eco-
were Saturday, Febru- nomic impact to the forest
ary 4, 2017, at the Sears products industry and the
Church of God. Inter- overall health of these for-
ment in Forest Hill ests could be felt for years
Cemetery, Evart, Mich- if the invasive pests find
igan. their way to area forests.
Beech bark disease
causes defects in beech
trees and may kill them.
The disease occurs
throughout the eastern
United States and is now
showing up frequently in
Osceola County, Lucas said.
The disease originates
when an insect, the Crypto-
coccus fagisuga, infests the
bark of a tree and creates a
wound. The wounds create
a route fungi can use to get
acccess to the tree. The fun-
gi cause a canker to form.
Cankers continue to form,
District forester Rick Lucas addressed the Osceola County commissioners about impending dangers
to county forests Tuesday.
and they ultimately result
in the death of the tree.
The disease was first
identified in Europe in
1849. The first documented
case of the disease came
in American beech trees
in Nova Scotia about 1920.
From there, the malady
spread south and west. By
2004, the disease was pres-
ent in Michigan.
Oak wilt is caused by a
fungus. It isnt a newcomer
to Michigan. Wilt has been
present in Michigan for
about 80 years, but it is now
spreading rapidly. Symp-
toms vary among the oak
tree species. The fungus
often, though, causes leaves
to wilt. The afflicted trees
then lose their leaves and
die.
Insects carry the fungus
from tree to tree. So do tree
root connections.
Foresters typically en-
couraged people to prevent
infections by trying to pre-
vent tree wounds, removing
diseased trees and trying to
prevent root connections.
Contemporary methods
include using fungicides.
The period between April
15 and July 15 is critical
for preventing the spread
of oak wilt, Lucas said. Be-
cause the insects that carry
the oak wilt fungus are nu-
merous during that period,
it is important to avoid
pruning trees then.
Also troubling for the
countys forests are Asian
long-horned beetles. The
beetles were accidentally
introduced to the country
from their native territo-
ries Japan, Korea and
Eastern China. They were
first discovered in the Unit-
ed States in 1996.
Maple trees are a favorite
host of the beetles. They
could have a devastating
effect on Michigans forests
if they arrive here, Lucas
said.
The hemlock wooly
adelgid, a small, aphid-like
insect, came by accident to
the United States from Ja-
pan and has now made it to
the area. The wooly adelgid
was native to parts of Asia.
It feeds on the sap of hem-
lock and spruce trees. It
was first found in the states
in the early 1950s near
Richmond, Virginia. On
the eastern half of North
America, it threatens east-
ern hemlocks and Carolina
hemlocks.
ANDY DUFFY | Weekly Voice
Thousand cankers dis-
ease affects walnut trees.
The combined activity of
walnut twig beetles and a
fungus cause the cankers.
The disease can be spread
by moving infected fire-
wood.
Until July of 2010, the
disease was thought to be
confined to the western
United States. In the west,
the disease had caused
large die-offs of black wal-
nut trees. Then, in 1010, the
disease was discovered in
the Knoxville, Tennessee
area.
Lucas hopes anyone who
notices anything unusual
in a forest or woodlot to re-
port it quickly. If you see
something, say something,
he said. The Michigan Sen-
tinel Tree Project offers a
way to slow the spread of
threats to forests. The proj-
ect encourages volunteers
to monitor forest species
and report anything un-
usual.
A lot is at stake. Invasive
specie sites left unmanaged
will likely lead to reduced
biodiversity, weakened
trees, and diminished eco-
nomic and ecological value
of our forests, Lucas said.
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Student Athlete
Of the Week
Meet Kaylee Ladd
Evart High School, freshman

ANDY DUFFY | Weekly Voice

With sister Natalie, grandmother Cathy, mother Becky and father J.R., Evarts Brooke Belleville declared for University of Wisconsin -
Stout in a Monday signing ceremony. Brooke is a three-sport athlete at Evart.

Evarts Brooke Belleville

Sports and position:
Track: long jump, 100 me-
ter dash, 4 X 100 relay
Volleyball: Back row
Basketball: Guard
What was your most
memorable game and why?
Marion because thats
when I got moved up to
varsity.
What is your favorite
subject in school and why?
Physical education is my
favorite subject because
it makes you a stronger
person mentally and physi-
cally.
Who inspires you and
why?
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My older brother, Trevin,
because he is always en-
couraging me to be better
in anything and every-
thing I do.
Pregame ritual?
Dance in the locker room
with my team.
What advice would you
give to someone starting
out in sports today?
To have passion and love
for the game.
Future plans:
My future plans are to
get a scholarship in a sport
and go to college for some-
thing in the medical field.
chooses Wisconsin university
By Andy Duffy Belleville participates from a virus that struck track coach, said she is
Weekly Voic in three sports, cross- her the day before her one of the best sprinters
country, basketball and events. Now she is fresh in the area.
EVART Brooke Bel- track for Evart. off a successful cross- The prep star is the
leville, an Evart three- Officials with the Wis- country season that saw daughter of J.R. and
sport athlete, made it consin university began her break the 22-minute Becky Belleville.
official: Shes headed for reaching out to Belleville mark. Bellevilles father said
the University of Wiscon- because of her cross- Kevin Mills, Bellevilles she started participating
sin Stout where she will country prowess. When cross-country coach, said in sports, loved participat-
run cross country and they learned she also was he knew his runner was ing in them, and learned
track. The university is in a star sprinter, their inter- poised for a break-through she loved athletics. He
Menomonie, Wisconsin. est increased. Belleville season when he caught attributes her success to
Flanked by family, qualified for the state her out running during her self-discipline and her
coaches and Evarts ath- track meet last year in the the summer. When season coaches.
letic director, Belleville 100 meter and the 4X100 arrived, he said, she blew Belleville will enter the
declared her intent in a meter relay. She ran in the away her personal best. pharmacy program at the
ceremony Monday. meet in spite of being sick Todd Scott, Bellevilles university.
REED CITY In a move
sure to delight overworked
Public Safety/Health & Hu-
man Services Committee.
Burgess, the countys
technology coordinator,
emy Inc. and the county to
allow academy students
administrative assistants The committee will now suggested that the board to ride with county EMS
everywhere, the Osceola be known as the Health, table any decision until the personnel.
County Commissioners Safety and Grounds com- next commissioners meet- In other business involv-
agreed to change a com- mittee. ing to give the board time ing the countys emergen-
mittee name. The board also grappled to mull the choices. The cy medical services depart-
Council member Mark with weightier matters. board followed Burgesss ment, the commissioners
Gregory, the chairman of Occupying much meeting suggestion. voted to allow the E.M.S.
the committee, told the time, three telephone VoIP Much on the commis- 210 fund to repay monies
other commissioners the vendors spoke to the com- sioners agenda was rou- borrowed from the delin-
former name was a little missioners about the mer- tine business. The commis- quent tax fund early. The
cumbersome. its of their phone systems. sioners approved the cur- borrowed money was used
The committee was The commissioners plan to rent claims in the amount to fund an E.M.S. building
formerly known as the choose an up-to-date phone of $94,728.89. They also ap- project.
Building, Technology & system for the county proved a contract between The board is scheduled
Economic Development/ buildings. Jon-Thomas Great Lakes E.M.S. Acad- to meet again Feb. 21.

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Benson on his 44th year on Evart school board

By Andy Duffy Benson has seen mis-
Weekly Voice sions change through the
years. When he was first
EVART Alan Bengry, elected to the board, the
president of the Evart district offered both wood
School Board, has a thing and metal shop. A building
or two to say about Alan trades program was added.
Benson, a fellow board Those in the class actu-
member. ally built a house. They
It is really amazing to received assistance from
me that Al has given so other students. Members
many years of service to of Future Homemakers of
the district, Bengry said America did some interior
of Benson. Serving on the decorating. Members of
board is often a thank- the Future Farmers of
less job that requires a America helped out with
significant investment the landscaping.
of time and energy. ... He One of the members of
is a staunch supporter the class was particularly
of public education and excited about it. When-
has worked hard to keep ever the student would see
our district operating ef- Benson, he would tell him
ficiently. about the things currently
So just how long has Ben- happening in the house.
son been on the board? Then, suddenly, the pro-
Hes in his 44th year, gram was gone. State aca-
and he still has a driving demic standards changed,
interest in education. One and many students dis-
morning each week finds covered they couldnt get
him at Evarts elementary the credits they needed
school listening to a second for graduation if the were
and third grade student involved in the building
read as part of the Evart trades program. He still
Reads program. considers the addition of
A lot has changed dur- the program among the COURTESY PHOTO
ing Bensons time on the highlights of his time on With 44 years in as a school board member, Evarts Al Benson still hasnt lost his enthusiasm for education. He serves as a reading men-
board. He was elected in the board, though. tor and works with a brace of elementary school students each week. Here he reads with one of his young proteges.
1972, the year Richard Another highlight for
Nixon resigned from of- Benson was the building of
fice. Back then, cell phones the new high school. Benson also appreciated At the meetings, the mem- dustry. really likes the administra-
didnt exist. People were It was the late 80s. The the relationship the board bers had done their home- He sees his background tive team in place now.
still digging quarters out old high school was run- has historically had with work; they were ready to being vindicated now, He also retains his inter-
of their pockets and going ning out of room. The the community. The com- take rapid action. Weve though. The country is est in education. The is
in phone booths if they district waged a public munity trusts the board, had some fantastic super- coming to the realization pleased with the new read-
wanted to make a call. Mi- campaign to gain public he said. intendents, and our princi- that we have all these col- ing emphasis in the school
cro Computer Machines of support, and a new-school Perhaps district resi- pals have done a good job, lege students who cant Im thrilled about that
Canada released the first millage passed. dents had good reason to so were doing good, he find jobs. But industry is program. I hope it works
personal computer. The Since then, some major trust the board and the said. looking for people who can for everyone involved.
public didnt bother buy- employers left and en- hiring decisions it made. At first blush, Benson operate machines. And for the foreseeable
ing it. rollment fell. Now some Benson had high praise may have seemed to be Bensons term on the future, the guy with the
Benson said he isnt classrooms are empty. Ben- for the administrators he an unlikely school board board will be up in 2018, blue collar background
quite sure why he decided son said he still handles worked with. member. After graduat- and he thinks he wont who wasnt interested in
to run for an open slot queries from people won- To some people, Benson ing from high school, he run for re-election. Hell pursuing any post-high-
on the board. Something dering about all the extra said, his cohorts and he attended Ferris State Uni- be nearing 80 then, and school education will con-
inside him just said he space in the districts three may have looked like a versity for one year. He de- hes decided its time for a tinue going to school. He
should go for it. school buildings. And even yes-yes board. But looks cided he had no interest in younger person to take his will make his weekly trek
Since then, classes have though student numbers were deceiving. Adminis- continuing there, though. seat on the board. through the doors and read
come and gone. He still are down, Benson consid- trators got information to He dropped out and found He remains bullish on books with second- and
keeps his seat on the board. ers the addition of the high board members ahead of employment at a local in- the district, though. He third-grade students.
His tenure on the board school to be a plus for the time, and the board had
has been, he said, more district. He likes the fact time in advance of meet-
that schools dont have a ings to study issues they

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rewarding than he could
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Osceola County EMS and Great Lakes are missing?

EMS Academy reach agreement
By Andy Duffy the academy. serves the right to restrict
Weekly Voice Additionally, The acad- student activity whenever
emy will provide general the welfare of a patient
REED CITY Great liability insurance cov- requires such action.
lakes EMS Academy and erage of $1 million and The agreement shall
Osceola County Emergen- professional liability continue as long as both
cy Medical Services have insurance for all EMT parties wish to continue
reached an agreement to and paramedic students it. A 30-day notice is re-
allow academy students of $1 million per occur- quested before the agree-
to gain clinical experi- rence with an aggregate ment is discontinued.
ence with the county am- amount of $3 million for Great Lakes EMS Acad-
bulance service. all students. The acad- emy is not the first pro-
The parties involved emy will further ensure gram to forge an agree-
came to terms and signed its students have been ment with the county.
the agreement Jan. 23. trained in OSHA blood Jeremy Beebe, EMS
According to the agree- and airborne pathogens director, said his agency
ment, the academy will before the clinical experi- already had agreements
schedule students at ences. with Baker College of Ca-
times agreed to by the Osceola County EMS dillac and Mecosta Coun-
county EMS. The acad- agrees to allow students ty EMS. He estimates be-
emy will also provide to act in accordance with tween 10 and 20 students
evidence its students have the instructional plans es- ride along with Osceola
had a tuberculosis skin tablished by the academy County emergency care
test, either an MMR his- and the county. Osceola providers each year.
tory or proof of a vaccine, County EMS will also Beebe said the students
proof of a tetanus vac- appoint a contact person get great experience, but
cine, hepatitis B. vaccine. to facilitate communica- the county also receives
The academy also tions with the academys some benefit. His person- Found only in the Cadillac News
agrees to require students clinical coordinator. nel are able to get a look
to adhere to rules set by Osceola County EMS re- at prospective employees.
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