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TRI-CITY R M/C 145 MHAG ^ SONi SPRINGPOFT..MI 49284

I2(fh Year Issue No. 4 January 22, 2004 Seventy-five Cents

Club Rocadero withdraws request for topless permit

By James Bowling Coloma Charter Township's regu-

lar monthly meeting kicked off Wednesday night, January 14, with a special public hearing regarding Club Rocadero's request for a top-less permit. Club owner Isabella Bertuca made the request months ago, but the request was denied by Coloma Police Chief Robert Cot-tier.

In order to host bachelor parties, as well as some shows that have brief moments of nearly topless activity, a topless permit is necessary be-cause of recent changes to statewide requirements. Bertuca's son, Tony Bertuca, said the activities they wish to continue generate 30 per-cent of their business. This loss of business would be hard to make up, and that is why the denied request has been pushed for reconsideration to the Township Board of Trustees.

Township Supervisor Kenneth Parrigin called for the special public hearing last month to get public opinion before making any deci-sions. About 50 people came to the hearing; but only a few expressed their opinions.

Those who did share their opinion we're opposed to the club receiving the permit. Letters of opposition were also on hand.

As the Bertucas heard the concerns of the people in the community, their frustration was evident. Tony responded to the letters by saying, "People don't understand. They think were doing a strip club."

In response to a letter posted in the January 8 issue of the Tri-City Re-cord, Tony said, "She (Fran Woo-ley) got it wrong. We are not doing topless." The letter urged Coloma residents to "see the handwriting on the wall" and insisted that, if the club were to get a topless permit, it would surely be used.

Harold E Bragg, a history teacher at Coloma High School and Presi-dent of the Coloma Lions Club, commented at the hearing, "I 'm reluctant to say this because of posi-tive experiences I've had with the Bertucas. They do good things in the community but, as a resident and a teacher, this isn't the kind of thing I would want kids working with. When we talk about topless, that's someone's daughter." Township Attorney Kenneth

Sparks gave legal perspective to the issue by telling Township trustees that any decision they made must be based on law, not moral opinion. Sparks said the Township must de-cide whether or not granting a top-less permit would cause secondary adverse effects on the community.

Sparks elaborated that if the Township trustees felt that granting the permit would depreciate prop-erty value, stimulate criminal activ-ity or create a noisy and disruptive living area for nearby residents, they could certainly deny the re-quest.

After seeing the letters of disap-proval, hearing the voices of con-cerned residents and facing possible rejection from the Board of Trus-tees, the Bertucas saw the writing on the wall.

Tony responded, "We're happy to pull our request if that's what eve-ryone thinks. There are no hard feelings. We understand it's a community thing."

Mrs. Bertuca officially withdrew the request immediately after her son's comment.

In response to the Bertucas' with-drawal, Township Supervisor Ken Parrigin said, "I wish there was something we could do. Your com-ing here and doing what you did shows that you care. I really appre-ciate that."

Township trustee Cynthia Aviles recommended that Club Rocadero go to the Coloma Watervliet Area Economic Development Corpora-tion for assistance. She said the CWAEDC had many resources that could help with the loss of business the club will now be faced with.

Will-O-Paw Road might be reopened

Hope seemed bleak for residents near and along Will-O-Paw Road concerning the possible reopening of the unwanted dead-end con-structed by the Berrien County Road Commission. Residents who questioned the necessity of blocking the road expressed frustration dur-ing last month's Board meeting. They also questioned the way in which the road was handled, won-dering why they were never noti-

fie*1 See COLOMA

Continued on page 6

MISS HARTFORD 2004...Larissa Friday and her court are (from the left) Miss Congeniality Rochelle Broadhurst, Miss Hartford Larissa Friday, First Runner-up Amanda Smith, and Second Runner-up Page Ammon. (Angela Stair photo)

Larissa Friday crowned 2004 Miss Hartford

By Angela Stair that braved the snowy roads and Seventeen-year-old Larissa Friday weather to watch the pageant on

was crowned Miss Hartford 2004 in Sunday, January 18. front of a ftill house of hearty souls First Runner-up is Amanda Paige

Snowmobile struck by train after breaking down on tracks

According to a press release by Chief Deputy William Marx, at around 9:10 p.m. on Tuesday, Janu-ary 20, the Berrien County Sheriffs Department was contacted by the Canadian Pacific Railroad who ad-vised that a westbound freight train struck what appeared to be a snow-mobile at the Pier Road crossing in Hagar Township, north of St. Jo-seph.

Deputies Charles Schrene and Dave Camp responded to the scene to search the area for the reported wreck. Deputy Schrene arrived first, finding a long length of debris. Deputies stated the sled was dragged 3/4 of a mile down the tracks. The sled was a total loss. ' Deputy Schrene stated: "As I walked down the tracks, my heart was in my hands" when I found one glove, then a set of goggles, then a

helmet, a second helmet, more gloves, and parts of the 1997 Artie Cat snowmobile. No signs of blood or a body were found during the deputy's hasty initial search of the scene.

A short time later, the deputies found two persons who had been

operating the snowmobile. Bobbie Joe Hahn, 36, and her 10-

year-old son, Brady Robinson, from the Coloma area, diverted from a nearby marked snowmobile trail and ran along the railroad tracks for a while. They attempted to cross the tracks at the Pier Road crossing; however, one ski became lodged in the steel railroad track and they became stuck and were unable to move the sled from the tracks.

The pair left their helmets and See SNOWMOBILE Continued on page 2

Smith, Second Runner-up is Page Nicole Ammon, and Miss Congeni-ality is Rochelle Nichole Broad-hurst.

The new Miss Hartford is a 17-year-old Hartford High School sen-ior. She is the daughter of George and Trudy Friday and has one sib-ling, a brother, Neil. Larissa is 5 '5" tall, with blonde hair and green eyes.

She wore a cosmic blue silk chif-fon gown that was adorned with bugle beads in an all-over pattern. The gown shimmered with the ac-cents of hologram sequins as Larissa regally walked across the stage for the first time as Miss Hart-ford 2004.

Larissa is President of the Student Council and also Student Represen-tative to the Board of Education. She is a member of Students of the Round Table, SADD, National Honor Society, Ambassadors of Goodwill, and is editor of the school newspaper and yearbook.

Larissa belongs to the Spanish Club, Ski Club, and dance team. She participates in track, volleyball.

See QUEEN

Continued on page 9

Students surest motel brewery, mall, and entertainment complex

WHS entrepreneurs have "vision" for downtown Students recently presented busi-

ness plans that they had written as part of their final exam project for Itheir economics class at Watervliet High School. Students in Aaron Weber and Yvette Riggs' econom-ics classes had worked since the beginning of the semester to take on the roles of entrepreneurs and write plans for businesses that would be located within the Renaissance Zone in Watervliet.

Students presented their plans dur-ing finals week and answered ques-tions from their classmates about the economic benefits of their busi-ness for Watervliet and the sur-rounding communities. Students also quizzed each other about eco-nomic concepts and issues and how their businesses would operate un-der various economic conditions.

"The students were very thought-ftil and dedicated to coming up with realistic and viable business ideas that they would like to see in the community," said Mrs. Riggs.

Plans were presented for hotels, a brewing company, pet grooming

— _ _ _ _ _ — _ _ _ — services, a mall and entertainment W H S STUDENT ENTREPRENEURS PRESENT "BUSINESS PLANS". . .Pictured are: (back row, from complex, and a music store Stu-the left) Tim Schuck, Michaela Peterkova, Derrick Morris; (second row, from the left) Mande Hankins, dents also did research and wrote Jessica Brown, Stephanie Burgoyne, Jamie Litaker, Viviana Ramirez, Ashley Parker, Chris Hauch, plans for a movie theater, a paint-Kameron Morris; and (front row, from the left) Amber McAndrew, Solene LeBleis, Sarah Wilkins, Kendra ball park, and for restaurants and Edwards, Ally Belcenova, and Drew Maynard. dance clubs.

Students were provided with list-ings for available business proper-ties from Tala Real Estate, with community information from the City Manager's Office and with demographic and other information from the Coloma Watervliet Area Economic Development Corpora-tion as they wrote their plans.

"Because economics is often viewed as difficult and boring by students, we tried to tie almost every topic we covered into the practical experience of using eco-nomics to solve problems that face Watervliet. The students wanted to provide places for teens to 'hang out,' to provide increased employ-ment opportunities and to increase tax revenues available for school programs," said Mrs. Riggs.

"In the past, I have worked with chambers of commerce and other development organizations and 1 have heard community leaders ex-press concern about students who graduate and leave their communi-ties because they believe that there is nothing available for them. I as-signed this project with the idea that students might begin to believe that they could be successful business owners in a community that is rich with possibilities and resources for the entrepreneur."

Who decides when the local schools close

due to weather \

Snow day?

By Mary Brost Reck Winter has hit the Tri-City Area

with force recently and many stu-dents and parents alike have won-dered just what it takes for the schools to close.

"What we look for is safety," says Watervliet Public Schools Superin-tendent Bob Gabel, when describing what criteria is considered in weather-related school closing deci-sions. "The first question we ask is 'Can our buses deliver the children to and from school in a safe man-ner?'"

Mark Isbrecht, Watervliet Trans-portation Director, drives the roads at 3:30 a.m. during inclement weather. He then reports to Gabel. "If the roads are icy or drifted, then we cancel," says Gabel. "We look at the forecast, wind chills, and whether or not the plows were able clear the sides of the roads."

"Watervliet is fortunate," Gabel explains, "in that almost all our dis-trict roads are paved. Gravel roads make plowing more difficult."

When the decision to close is made, local stations are called and given a special code. Announce-ments will be made on local radio stations 98.3, 1400, 107, 97.5, 94.9, 103.7 and 940. Tejevision stations 3, 16 and 22 will also carry local closing information.

In Hartford, the decision to close school because of bad weather is a joint decision made by Superinten-dent Gary Pardike and the Trans-portation Director. Again, according to Pardike, the decision is based on road conditions, wind chill, and weather forecasts. Hartford also informs all of the local radio sta-tions as well as TV channels 3, 8, 16 and 22.

Hartford also has a call-in phone number, 621-7020, that provides School District closing information.

In Coloma, the Director of Trans-portation drives the roads and makes recommendations to Busi-

ness Manager Terry Barella. "He knows where all the trouble spots are," according to Barella. "Then I make a recommendation to the Su-perintendent, in consultation with other area schools, on whether or not it is safe for the kids."

To check for school closings, Co-loma students can listen to local radio stations; watch TV channels 3, 16 or 22; or they can check their computers.

Coloma has a Web site under de-velopment. At present, the site links to local stations to report on area closings. The site will be running independently by next year's winter weather, according to Barella. The site can be accessed at ccs.coloma.org.

"As an alternative to closing school during inclement weather, the school may choose to have a two-hour delay in the morning to" allow for improved weather and road conditions," according to the" Coloma School Web site. "The de-cision will be reviewed between'-7:15 and 8:15 a.m. to see if we will' continue with a two-hour delay of cancel school."

St. Joseph Catholic School in Wa-tervliet closes if either the Water-vliet or Coloma school districts close. :

Grace Christian School usually closes if Watervliet is closed Grace families should listen to any' of the local radio stations or TV* channels 16, 22 or 28. ;

Page 2 Tri-City Record J a n u a r y 22, 2004

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Grossman inducted into Pi Lambda

Theta Pi Lambda Theta is proud to an-

nounce that Dylan S. Crossman, son

of Todd and Pamela Crossman of

Coloma, has recently become a

member of the Pi Lambda Theta

Honor Society at Western Michigan

University.

Pi Lambda Theta is an interna-

tional honor society dedicated to recognizing and rewarding aca-

demic excellence in undergraduates

in the field of education.

Dylan is a 2002 graduate of Co-

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WMU's Medallion Scholarship.

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how the funds are awarded and dis-

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CONTROVE5IAL

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vi i/,. , , / s ^ r X PLANNED" DEVELOPMEWT# . II///. ECONOMICAL H O U S I N G » CLASSIC XSIAKJ DESIGN-

' ' - 2 - 3 BFDS' OPPN BATH' GRAVITY TOILETS' •RODENT AND VERMIN RESISTANT* TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE*

CONVENIENT BOATING*

J/rnktach? © t c r . r-22-04 326 on Wednesday, January 14, 2004, to More information will be available crossing the railroad m.'s,

Tracy and Mark Newton of Eau at local post offices and also by w i t h t h l s l e , ' ejr- f eq" 6 5 ' , ^ l s

Claire. She weighed 8 pounds, 15 visiting the Postal Inspection Ser- problem be addressed immediately, ounces. vice Web site at www.usoscom ' appreciate both your cooperation

A daughter was bom Saturday, /postalinspectors.

January 17, 2004, to April Taylor

L a S a t a s a y s

M i d d a u g h r e t u r n s

m o n e y t o s t a t e

and Jesse Christopher of Benton

Harbor. She weighed 6 pounds, 8 ounces.

A son was bom Saturday, January 17, 2004, to Heather and John

Stroud of Hartford. He weighed 7

pounds, 10 ounces.

A daughter was bom at 1:48 p.m.

C S X r a i l r o a d

c r o s s i n g is

d a n g e r o u s

and interest, as it is my hope that,

with your assistance, a needless

accident can be prevented.

Thank you for your attention to

this matter, and I look forward to

hearing from you in the near future

regarding your plan of action.

Sincerely,

Charlie LaSata

State Representative

79 ,h District Monday, January 19, 2004, to Bar- (EDITOR 'S NOTE: This letter was

bara Lynn Lefevre and Jason S. addressed to Thomas G. Drake,

Ward of Coloma. She v weighed 7 Regional Vice President, State Re-

pounds, 2 ounces. I at ions. CSX Transportation; and a Continued from page I

A son was bom at 1:50 p.m. Tues- COpy was sent to the Tri-City Re- gloves on the sled while l_.. I_ ^rv A . »-> •

SNOWMOBILE

State Representative Mary Ann

Middaugh has retumed over

$12,000 to the state of Michigan

from an account allotted for office

.expenses in 2003 for the state's 80th

House District. Each year, state

Representative offices are allocated

money for employee salaries, mail-

ing, printing, postage, publications and telephone expenses.

Representative Middaugh ex-day, January 20, 2004, to Carrie

Ellis and David Skoda of Coloma. pressed pride in being able to re- He weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces. duce these costs. She has used e-

mail to reduce mailing costs and cut

back on printing costs while still

providing the responsive service

that she 's known for in the area.

' 'Because of declining revenue for

the state, we have sought every available way to cut expenses in

Congratulations to these new arri-

vals and their families.

NCPW set for February 2-7

thev *

cord.) walked to a nearby house to call

Dear Mr. Drake & Tri-City Record friends for help. They were "sur-

Editor, prised" to hear a train coming down

1 respectftilly wish to draw to your the tracks while they were calling

attention a dangerous CSX Railroad for help.

crossing within the legislative dis- Officers had to work quickly to

trict I represent. The crossing is remove what was left of the sled

The Postal Inspection Service and

Consumer Advocate's Office have

expenditures to make sure they are

as lean as possible. The office is a

reflection on the residents of Van

Buren and Allegan counties and

money responsibly. more that $41,000.

Karl's

Kolumn By Kar l Bayer , Publ isher & Edi tor

G O I N G P O S T A L . . . I picked up a day 's worth o f mail early on Saturday

moming, January 17, 2003, that was 30 or so envelopes containing bills,

letters, news items, checks and Christmas cards. All had postmarks of Dec. 13 through Dec. 18,2003.

every departmenft of state govem-44As a public official, it is impor- ment. My office has joined in this

tant that my office practice fiscal effort by being able to return these Polled their resources to launch the

responsibility," said Middaugh. precious taxpayer funds," said Mid- s ' x t ^ a 0 0 1 1 3 ' National Consumer "We have sought to restmcture our daugh. Protection Week (NCPW).

Since being elected in 1998, Rep- ^he primary goal of National Con-

resentative Mary Ann Middaugh s u n i e r Protection Week is to inform

has retumed money from her office consumers of how they can protect

^ allotment each year. Over the last themselves and their privacy from

they expect me to use taxpayers'* five years, these unused funds total unscrupulous individuals who make •• • •• - - a living out of defrauding unsus-

pecting victims.

February 2-7, 2004, has been des-

ignated as the official week dedi-

cated to promote consumer protec-

tion awareness efforts. This year 's

theme of "Get Rich Quick... Don 7

Count On It!" will focus on the top

five fraudulent schemes identified

by the Postal Inspection Service. These top five are:

• Free prize schemes

• Foreign lotteries

• Multi-level marketing

• Investment fraud schemes

• Work-at-home schemes

located in Coloma Townsh ip -

approximately Wi miles west of

Coloma-and is in extreme disre-pair. *

At a meeting I attended last eve-

ning, local residents met on this

issue and asked that I intercede on

A.L. Stagg Birthing Center arrivals

announced The A.L. Stagg Birthing Center at

from between two sets of railroad

tracks because another train was

due to run these same trtcks within

five minutes of that time. Officers

had to lift the sled over the tracks,

ahead of the next train.

Canadian Pacific Railroad officials their behalf. The crossing is in poor will be conducting an inspection of condition and many have experi- the tracks at the scene to look for

enced damage to their vehicles damage to the tracks.

MSU

Extension

Connections Michigan State University Extension helps

people improve their lives through an

education process that applies knowledge

to critical issues, needs, and opportunities.

Dean Solomon

Ext. Nat. Res. Agent

W.K. Kellogg

Biological Stat ion

o — r* VI iv-ai-nviiiv. A call to the post office shortly thereafter to find out where my mail had Community Hospital Watervliet is Many consumers unknowingly fall

ant a rocnnnca r\f "I rlrvn1# T'— -1 1 1 • • " . . . ~ •• been got a response of 44I don't know. The mail hasn't been put up yet."

A similar response was forthcoming on Tuesday (Monday was a holiday).

The Postmaster is gone for the week; the "officer in charge" said she had

asked around and nobody recalled the bundle of mail or had knowledge of putting it in my mailbox.

Up to then, except for being a little "miffed" by the mis-mailed mail, my

> only concem was the people that had mailed us in good faith of it being

delivered. Now that nobody can tell me where the mail came from or who

i: even put it my box (where was it for all that time?), I 'm bothered about / what else hasn't been delivered and who is handling the mail.

S O R R Y , N O N U M B E R F O R T H E W A T E R V L I E T P O S T O F F I C E . . .

• To call the post office, I went to the new phone book. To my surprise, there

: was no number listed. Disbelieving and thinking I must have looked on the

wrong page, I went through all the sections. Under U.S. Govemment in the

"blue pages," there was no listing for the Watervliet post office (later I no-ticed none for the Coloma or Hartford post offices either).

I called information; the operator said there was no phone listing for the

Watervliet post office in Watervliet, Michigan, on Pleasant Street.

"Going postal," I asked incredulously, "there's no listing for the United States post office in Watervliet, Michigan?

— — %? y pleased to announce the following victim to a variety of scams with the

births: promise of "hitting the jackpot." A son was bom Tuesday, January Consumers should be skeptical of

13, 2004. to Leslie Gaines of Ben- any offer that sounds ' l o o good to ton Harbor. He weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces.

A daughter was bom at 7:38 a.m.

be true." Good judgment is the last

line of defense against the con art-ist.

The Back

Fence By A n n e B a y e r , C o - P u b l i s h e r

Emerald Ash Borer and your woodlands

A new pest. Emerald Ash Borer, is properly thinned and maintained to causing millions of ash trees to die keep trees growing optimally,

in southeast Michigan. This nasty Healthy forests are better able to

insect from Asia accidentally made repel pests, maybe even Emerald its way to Michigan and was dis- Ash Borer.

covered in May 2002. An isolated If ash comprises roughly one-

pocket was recently discovered in . quarter or more of the trees in a

landscape trees in St. Joseph. woodlot, there are additional con-

The beetle larvae bore tunnels in siderations. Landowners who have

the tree's growing layer just below mature trees and have been thinking

the bark during the spring and about harvesting timber, regardless

On Sunday of this past week, my

cousin, Dan, and wife Linda cele-

brated the ordination of their oldest

With the ordination of Marc, this

is the family 's first priest since Un-

cle Father Bill. Most of the cousins

summer. Water and nutrients then

can't move throughout the tree and

it dies. The insect has been seen only in ash trees.

The greatest impact has been in

residential areas, but woodland

owners are understandably con-

of Emerald Ash Borer, may want to

talk to a forestry consultant about

including more ash as part of the

timber sale. Marketing is important

because ash values are relatively low.

Even if the woods have few ash cemed. Should they rush to harvest trees or are not ready for thinning

all their ash now? Just let nature preparing for Emerald Ash Borer is

take its course? How should wood- important. Landowners should keep _ . u..>v> ui*i. itiv/oi wi ui t vuuamb no vwuiac; i iuvy miuuiu woou- important. Landowners should keep With a click (I thought the operator had hung up on me), a recorded op- son, Marc, to the priesthood. Marc just called him Father Bill but Uncle lands be managed as this pest ap- track of media reports about the pest

erator came on the line and gave me a toll-free number (1-800-275-8777). has been studying in Rome for the Father Bill was often a discussion, proaches southwest Michigan? and regularly examine their woods

Dialing the toll-free number, I was asked if I wanted "English or Spanish" past eight years or so, and his par- We cousins never could put a finger Unfortunately, there's no single for unhealthy-looking ash trees and an pacipr rhr*i/»A than rvorvoK n- Tl- I * - —I--*; - f - 1 1 . • - ~ I , _-c. ^ —— r— .» •- WWV.JII U IIWVWI WtlUIll 1M1I o llllgc

(an easier choice than paper or plastic). Then I got a selection menu of ents have made many trips to Rome on exactly what his proper title was

seven options, dictated by zip code, including where to buy stamps, get to see him. It all culminated with his The point of this column is to con rates, make an address change and find the local post office. Plus, the mes- first Mass being held in his home sage gives out the phone number (write this down if you don't want to go town in Iowa. through this yourself), 463-6142.

The number for Coloma is 468-6311 and Hartford is 621-3701. At the end of the listings of services is #7, " . . . how to help you better."

Also included in the information are the hours of office operation: Coloma

is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 9-11 a.m. on Satur-

day; Hartford is open 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and

Of course. Mother was invited to

attend and it would have been so

it takes for a man to become a

Catholic priest. Her twin brother,

Bill, was a priest in the U.P. for ^ ^ > i — — w.. . .w . w.w wvgm. y iigm away, l/ui pWO-l 1a.m. on Saturday; and Watervliet is open 8:30 a.m^-4:30 p.m. Mon- most of his life and eventually was I hope that all of you are staying swayed by those scare tactics. rfflv thrnnoh FriHav QnH O O m _10.A0 c„».,—i— » w • • . . - - - —

made a Monsignor in the church, warm and comfy in your homes. 1 day through Friday and 9 a.m.-12:00 noon on Saturday.

Looking over my shoulder Tuesday, as I was writing this, Anne said, "Go He was also an amazing person and am sure that this winter blast will easy on the post office. They lost everybody's welfare checks and people held the respect of his entire family not last too much longer, are complaining about it!" They had better call 1-800-275-8777. until his death at an early age.

answer to those questions and many the characteristic D-shaped holes

factors to consider. Emerald Ash created by the adult beetles as they gratulate my cousin and his wife on Borer behavior and the impact in exit the bark.

the joy they have in their firstbom woodlands is not fully understood. Emerald Ash Borer is not the only

and his accomplishments. The sad F o r sure, though, landowners should ash pest. Ash yellows and ash de-

part was we were not able to attend, n o t immediately harvest all of their cline are common problems, with

symptoms that look similar to the borer.

For more information about this

pest and how to identify' ash trees

on your property, contact the Ber-

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day, she began to wonder what time the Mass was to begin.

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Pretty Things Boutique now open in Watervliet

J a n u a r y 22, 2004 Tri-City Record Page 3

By Angela Sta i r Pretty Things Boutique opened in

Watervliet in the fall of 2003 at 406

North Main Street, across from

Harding's. The proprietor is Lilly

Clarke, a resident of Covert.

Pretty Things is a very apt name

for the Boutique. It is filled with

them. If you are looking for some-

thing special for work or play, this

would be a local stop that might

surprise you.

A lovely sequined dress hangs on

the wall, displayed with a coordinat-

ing scarf. Two long display cases

hold an interesting and unusual ar-

ray of jewelry and accessories at

very reasonable prices.

Beautiful suits and eloquent

dresses hang on racks, waiting for

someone to find just the right thing

to wear. Downstairs, there are

brand-name dress shoes for men;

dress shoes for women; jogging

suits for men, women and boys; and

children's clothing.

Clarke said she sells both new

items and used items in the Bou-

tique but it is not a consignment

shop. She started selling the items

from her home but was soon led to

open a shop to sell "Pretty Things

for God's Beautiful People." Lilly not only wears the hat of a

shopkeeper but also wears the hat of

an ordained minister. She pastors at

Faith Temple of Christ located in

Covert. The Lord has been a guiding force

in her life, Lilly said. The Lord led

her to become a minister over 13

years ago and brought her to Michi-

gan seven years ago. So she was not

surprised that he led her to open the

shop. Lilly said the profits from the

Boutique would go toward the

church's building fund and minis-

tries. Pretty Things Boutique is open

Tuesday through Saturday from

10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The tele-

phone number is (269) 463-4544.

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Jewelry at the business. Pret ty Things Boutique is located at 406 North

Main in Watervl ie t . (Angela Stai r photo)

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V a n B u r e n T e c h n o l o g y C e n t e r Van Buren Technology Center

students leamed about helping oth-

ers this winter. Technology Center

Health Occupations students teamed

up with the Family Independence

Agency of Van Buren County to

collect nonperishable food and toys

for local families in need.

The student body at the Technol-

ogy Center was encouraged to bring

donations of nonperishable food and

toys from November 22 to Decem-

ber 12. The program responsible for

the most donations would be hon-

ored with a party sponsored by the

Health Occupations students.

During the two weeks of the drive,

1,421 items were collected from throughout the Van Buren commu-

nity. The Technology Center pro-

grams honored at the end of the

drive for the most contributions

were the moming Construction

Trades program with 326 items and

the aftemoon Electric Engine Per-

formance (Auto Mechanics) pro-

gram with 354 items. This has been a great experience

for the students involved and an

example to the community that

when there is one common goal to

obtain, it is possible to accomplish

it when everyone works together.

For more information about the

Van Buren Technology Center or its

programs, please call (269) 674-

8001 or visit the Van Buren Inter-

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Sarett Nature Center news

Grieser & Lowell to wed

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Sa tu rday , J a n u a r y 24

1:00-4:00 p.m. This is a Sarett Nature Center pro-

gram designed for Junior Girl Scout

badge requirements. Learn to dress

for the weather, about snowflakes,

and animals in winter. Find out

ing Sarett 's recent trip will include

local bazaars, three national parks,

jungle adventures atop elephants,

and much more!

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Saturday , J a n u a r y 31, 2:00 p.m. Today's hike will lake us off the

KyLee Lynn Grieser and Benjamin

Dennis Lowell are planning a Feb-ruary 28,2004, wedding.

Miss Grieser, daughter of Jerrold

and Debra Grieser of Benton Har-

bor, is a junior studying elementary

education at Westem Michigan University.

Her fianc^, son of Dennis and Lois Lowell of Benton Harbor, graduated

from Westem Michigan University

with a bachelor of science degree in

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The couple was engaged on Octo-

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they were fly fishing on the Paw

Paw River in Watervliet. His bait

was a half-karat diamond and his

catch was a 5 '2" blonde.

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Sunday, J a n u a r y 25 ,3 :00 p.m.

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kept fresh and delicious, use your freezer like the professionals do Organize food by using milk-crate jtype boxes or other simple plastic containers. Rotate food regularly 3ut the newest food in the back and :he oldest food in the front. Keep your most commonly used items in your regular freezer instead of your deep freezer And keep a list on the door of the freezer's contents. This prevents unnecessary opening to peek inside - and saves energy.

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Tri-C ity Area History

Rolling Back the Years Local News and Newsmakers of Days Gone By

As reported in the local newspapers: Coloma Courier, Hartford Day Spring, and Watervliet Record

COLOMA COURIER

100 YEARS AGO - 1904 George M. Cole is making prepa-

ranons to issue the invention "Ex-poser." a publication devoted exclu-sively to the interest of inventors,

. manufacturers and experimenters. • Mr. Cole has had several years ex-\ perience as an inventor and his I journal ought to meet with success • wherever circulated.

Miss Inez Baker arrived home from her school duties at South

; Bend. Indiana, Saturday.

60 YEARS AGO - 1944 Miss Sarah Peacock of Niles spent

r a few days over the weekend with

; Miss Bemice Scott and other : friends at Coloma.

• Coloma Fruit Exchange had their best year in history of its business.

. Voted to Authorize increase in . Capital Stock.

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wooley and family were Sunday guests at the George Daniels home in New Troy, where they celebrated Mrs. Daniels' birthday.

30 YEARS AGO - 1974 Coloma wrestlers took first place

in the Berrien Springs novice tour-

nament. Taking first in their matches were Brad Robinson, Wal-ly Ishmael, Jamie Hipskind and Jim Noack.

Second Lieut. Marvin L. Grahn of Coloma has been awarded his silver wings at Reese A.F.B., Texas, upon graduation with honors from U.S. Air Force pilot training. Lt. Grahn is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Victor A. Grahn, Coloma.

r Submitted by voiunteer Barb Abrams at Coloma Public Lib-rary, from the Coloma Courier newspapers donated by the Tri-City Record. Hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 10 a.m.-j : 3 0 p.m.; Tuesday and Thurs-day, 1-5:30 p.m. and 6:30-8:30 p.m.; & Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Phone: 468-3431

WATERVLIET RECORD

90 YEARS AGO -1914 Ralph Peters is clearing 40 acres of

timber in Southwest Bainbridge. He is sawing the logs on the ground.

Robert Lee will be the new superintendent at the Fruit Belt Canning factory. He is from Niagara Falls and is expected here this week.

A lO'/a-pound son was bom to Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Smith of Keeler township, January \3th.

County Drain Commissioner Frank A. Stryker was in town Wednesday and had with him one of the teeth from the mastodon skull that was unearthed near Baroda.

60 YEARS AGO -1944 Mr. and Mrs. Edward Messenger

are the parents of a son bom January 8 at Mercy Hospital. The young man weighed 8 lbs., 6V2 oz., and has been named Edward Eugene.

Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Coon are the parents of a son bom at Mercy hospital on January 18,h. The young man weighed 8 pounds.

Sergeant and Mrs. Ralph Crafton Smith are the parents of a baby boy bom at the Watervliet hospital and weighing 5 lbs., 12 oz.

Announcement has been made of the sale of the Dick Schoonover garage property west of Watervliet on U.S. 12 to Grrin Lawson of Coloma. The latter proposes to conduct a welding business in his newly acquired place of business and be prepared to do all kinds of repair work.

30 YEARS AGO -1974 The LMC Varsity Basketball team

beat the Panthers 55-39. The LMC JV team beat the Panthers 64-58 in double overtime.

A surprise party for Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Kibler of Watervliet was given by their sons in celebration of their 25th wedding anniversary.

Navy seaman Apprentice Robert H. Stakley was recently com-mended as a crew member of the USS Little Rock for his efforts as part of the U.S. 6th Fleet task force in the Mediterranean during the latest Middle East crisis.

Submitted by Linda Cubbage from files at Watervliet District Library from the Watervliet Re-cord newspapers donated by the Tri-City Record. Hours: Monday, 1-8 p.m.; Tuesday, 1-5 p.m.; Wed-nesday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Friday, 1-5 p.m.; and Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Phone: 463-6382

HARTFORD DAY SPRING

90 YEARS AGO -1914 The Hartford Boy Scouts are orga-

nizing a band and have been given the use of the instruments used by the Hartford bands of a few years ago. The boys will give a social at

the town hall on the evening of January 27, the proceeds to go to further the organization of the band.

H.O. Bagley, of Savannah, New York was a guest of G.W. Merri-man last Friday. The two men were boyhood friends in New York some years ago. "That was not so very long ago," they agreed, and men are as young as they feel.

60 YEARS AGO -1944 Twenty-one foreign bom persons

were admitted to American Citizen-ship in the Van Buren county circuit court last Wednesday and the cases of two applicants were carried over until the May term of court. Seven names were added to the original call. Those recently added who suc-cess ftilly passed were Ethel T. Varga and Paul Varga, Hartford; John Hryn and Inufry Trojan, Lawton; Sylvia Shaul, Lawrence; Ole K. Madisen, Bangor; Burton H. Budd, Breedsville; and Frank Kretler, Keeler.

40 YEARS A G O - 1 9 6 4 The Hartford high school band,

directed by William Achterberg, will present its annual winter con-cert at 8 p.m. Saturday at the high school gymnasium. No admission will be charged. The concert will be composed of all light music and will be patterned after a radio program, with Wayne Nelson as announcer. Among selections which the band will play will be "Take Five," which was made popular by Dave Brubeck; "Dixieland Festival," a tribute to Louis Armstrong; and "Hootenanny," a collection of folk songs.

Submitted by Hartford Public Library from microfilm copies of the Hartford Day Spring. Hours: Monday & Wednesday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Tuesday & Thursday, 1-5 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; and Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Phone:(269) 621-3408

Watervliet who, what when, where? The North Berrien Historical Society is in the process of making a historical video

of Watervliet. Society members need help with some pictures intended for use in

the project If you have any information about this photo please contact Rick Fiasmussen at

468-9337. Fred Munchow at 468-5580, or Cindy Young at 468-9351.

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What businesses were in this Watervliet Main St. building in 1905?

The Paw Paw River Journal She said, "Sure... as long as he

will be good." And I brought Pooch. He was the soul of dignity and sat patiently under my desk while we waited my tum to be in the spot-light. Then a terrible thing hap-pened. THE FIRE BELL SOUNDED! We were having an unannounced fire drill! Everyone scrambled out of his or her seats. It was a warm day and the windows of our classroom were open.

I'm afraid Pooch lost it... he zipped out from under my desk, down the aisle, and in one leap was up and out of the open window.

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Finding some old photographs brought about this story. One shows my sister, Wilma, and me out in the yard in front of some flowering bushes. We were just kids, and we were holding pets. 1 had the family cat, and Wilma had a grip on the leash of our family dog. Now I have taken a real ribbing about that pic-ture... because I'm not known for being a cat person. Nothing against them, except that in my experience Mr. Cat has always been just for Mr. Cat. You don't own a cat... he just puts up with human beings. I'll probably hear from the cat people on that one!

But dogs are another matter! They can experience joy and sadness... and loyalty! This last looms pretty big in my mind. Oh... I have kiiown a few great cats. One was named Whiskers. She lived to be a very old lady and in later years was impa-tient and irascible. She swore a lot too. I always knew when she was swearing by her expression.

Our best dogs were mixed breeds. -The new gene combination seemed to boost their IQ some. One of our daughters had a beautiful golden setter. He was a handsome lad with' a pedigree and a Gypsy's soulful eyes, but his heart was full of lar-ceny and mayhem. One of his favorite peoole snorts was chasine a flashlight beam around on the car-pet and trying to bite it.

One day he spotted a rabbit out in the field across the road and took off with a roar. Of course, he had tunnel vision, and he ran right smack into the side of a big yellow school bus. He hit the bus right at the entry door, knocked it open and ended up inside on the steps. He was unhurt, but it scared him so his sphincter let go. The lad>*bus driver just sat there head in hands and weeping. It was her last day before retirement, and she had never had an accident!

But back to the picture. The dog therein was named Pooch, and he

did not have a mean bone in his body. His mother was a Beagle, and his father was a traveling salesman. That dog knew what we were say-ing whenever we talked to him. One time someone asked my Dad how smart Pooch was. M> Dad an-swered, "Well, he loves to get on the new couch in the living room when we are gone... knows better than to do it while we are around."

"One day when we came home, he was looking guilty, so I went over and put my hand on the couch. Sure enough, it was warm... so 1 gave him the dickens again. Next time we came home, there he was blowing on the couch to cool it off before we got in the house."

One time when I was in the second grade, we had a day of show and tell. We were to bring something that we enjoyed or liked to class and tell about it. I asked Miss Dowd, my teacher, if I could bring our dog. She was a great lady and had a lot of forbearance. which was about 10 feet above the ground. He landed running, and I watched . helplessly while he

streaked across the playground to-ward home. He'd had enough of that foolishness! And my moment of glory was ruined.

So there we are in the picture. I must have been about 9 and my sister, Wilma, about 12. I've also taken some ribbing about the fact that I was wearing knickers! Well, that's what boys wore, back in the day. You can't see my legs, because I'm wearing fancy socks... and they covered up all the fleabites on my legs. I was always allergic to their bites, and cats always had fleas... no flea collars back then. Perhaps that has something to do with my probable reluctance to be in a pic-ture holding the family cat.

But just look at Pooch... he is sit-ting there staring right at the cam-era. And his face shows intelli-gence. I cannot even remember the cat's name now. My Mom always had at least one... sometimes more. Just depends on your preference, 1 guess. I've never forgotten Pooch!

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Two more families join lawsuit against Watervliet Township ! m / 4 l o v l s IVft • I f 44 H » . - - - A _ ^ I . I A rA *-> • A t i • •

January 22, 2004 Tri-City Record Page 5

The Becker and Clark families of "We are very grateful that PPLA is High Street have joined seven other helping us (and thereby all residents families and the Paw Paw Lake Association (PPLA) in its lawsuit to require Watervliet Township and the developer of "Nature's Cove" to follow the law.

With these additions, every prop-erty owner on Doty's Landing will be part of the suit. Doty's Landing includes 14 parcels that border North Sherwood Bay on Paw Paw

Lake on one side of High street and the proposed "Nature's Cove" de-velopment on the other side.

Thys Van Hout (one of the nine property owners) and Chairman of PPLA's Development Review Committee, said:

"In May, 2003, the property own-ers of Doty's Landing met to dis-cuss ways that the 'Robinson' prop-erty. including the wetlands that border Paw Paw Lake, could be preserved in its natural state. Before we could develop a plan, the prop-erty was sold to a developer.

"Since all property owners on Doty's Landing are on the lake, we approached the Paw Paw Lake As-sociation (PPLA) for help. Fortu-nately, PPLA agreed to get involved and appointed me to lead a commit-tee to minimize the negative im-pacts of this proposed development on the environment, the quality of life of the lake community, and the safe use of Paw Paw Lake.

of Watervliet Township) bring at-tention to the actions of the devel-oper and our elected officials to our community and to the courts.

"The developer has already cut down all the trees and destroyed much of the ground cover of the wetlands. We do not know why Watervliet Township hastily ap-proved the developer's site plan without responding to any of the many concems our committee ex-pressed.

"Sherwood Bay already suffers congestion on busy summer days. We believe that the developer's plan to add 30 boat docks would ftirther aggravate the congestion on Sherwood Bay and threaten the safe use of Paw Paw Lake for boaters and fishermen.

"We believe that the courts will agree with our assertions: The Township ignored the many con-cems that our experts presented to it on the environmental, regulatory and local requirements; the Town-ship ignored its own zoning re-quirements; the Township acted without the due process we as citi-zens deserve; its actions were unlawful; its actions should be un-done; and, it should be required to follow the law.

"All the residents of Doty's Land-ing are now part of this lawsuit be-

cause we have a direct stake in its outcome. All residents of Watervliet Township also have a stake in en-suring that actions the Watervliet Planning Commission and the Wa-tervliet Board of Trustees take are done thoughtfully, thoroughly and follow all laws and regulations.

"All who use Paw Paw Lake have a stake in the continued disregard for congestion and safety on the lake. Only the Watervliet Town-ship portion of Paw Paw Lake lacks an 'anti-funneling' ordinance. This type of ordinance specifies that the number of boat docks permitted is based solely on the amount of front-age on the lake as opposed to the total size of the property.

"This type of ordinance is used broadly in Michigan to manage con-gestion and safety on inland lakes. For over 10 years, Watervliet Township has talked about such an ordinance and drafted potential 'anti-funneling' ordinances. Yet it still has taken no action.

"We need to hold our Township officials accountable for the actions they take as well as the actions they have not taken."

For more information, contact: Thys Van Hout, Chairman, PPLA's Development Review Committee, at (269) 463-4040; or Rod Krieger, President, PPLA, at (269) 468-6167.

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2004 TOP TEN GEOGRAPHY BEE WINNERS...are (back row, from the left) Michael Johnson, Blake Rushing, Tyler Coffin, Zack Zellmer, Eric Kibler; (front row, from the left) Amanda Fjelstul, Blake Baiers, Kevin Lynch, Kathryn Polaskey, and Katie OfBrien.

Winter videos at Krasl Art Center Krasl Art Center, 707 Lake Blvd.,

St. Joseph, will offer a winter video series starting Wednesday, January

21. The public is invited to attend our video and discussion programs.

Anyone who attended the magnifi-cent exhibition: Manet and the Sea

at Chicago's Art Institute (or any-one who wished they had) will en-joy the first two in our series. We'll follow those with a delightful se-ries: Sister Wendy's American Col-

lection. Sister Wendy Beckett, a cloistered nun and Oxford-educated art scholar, takes an art appreciation tour across America.

Artist and educator Lorie Jesper-son will lead the discussion at the conclusion of each video. Bring a bag lunch; coffee will be served. All videos begin at noon.

Call the Education Department at (269) 983-0271 for more informa-tion; or check our Web site at www.krasl.org. Krasl is barrier free.

Wed., Jan. 28: The Impressionists:

Monet. This film examines the life and art of impressionist painter Claude Monet. Leam of his work and its context to the times. While viewing newly filmed footage of his artwork, Monet's creative process is examined and analyzed by scholars. 50 minutes.

Wed., Feb. 4: The Art Institute of Chicago. Sister Wendy Beckett discovers intriguing facts behind Grant Wood's classic painting American Gothic, the brilliance of a gold ceremonial knife from Pern's lost Chimu empire. Marc Chagall's stained glass epic America Win-

dows, and talks of the historic sig-nificance of Hopper's Nighthawks.

60 minutes. Wed., Feb. 11: The Cleveland Mu-

seum of Art. Sister Wendy tours the museum and gives us insight into rare Asian art and Medieval Euro-pean pieces, as well as Rodin's sculpture The Thinker, an elabo-rately detailed suit of armor, and Rousseau's richly fantastic painting The Fight of a Tiger and a Buffalo.

60 minutes. Wed., Feb. 18: Kimbell Art Mu-

seum, Fort Worth, Texas. Share the museum's careftilly selected art collection with Sister Wendy in-cluding Cezanne's painting Man in

a Blue Smock, the lacquered beauty of a Japanese wine flask, and Cara-vaggio's painting The Cardsharps.

60 minutes. Wed., Feb. 25: Los Angeles

County Museum of Art. Sister Wendy's eloquent descriptions and humor aid in our enjoyment of the museum's wonderftilly diverse works, including David Hockney's painting Mulholland Drive, a color-frilly woven Chinese emperor's robe, and examples of pre-Columbian sculpture. 60 minutes.

Wed., Mar. 3: The Metropolitan

Museum of Art. New York. Tour this legendary museum with the knowl-edgeable Sister and see its vast art collection, including Velazquez's stunning painting Juan de Pareja

and a calligraphic page from the Koran and experience the heavenly beauty of The Cloisters. 60 min-utes.

Wed., Mar. 10: Museum of Fine

Arts. Boston. Sister Wendy spends a few minutes discoursing about pop art and specifically Roy Lichten-stein's Glass V. Marvel at such mas-terpieces as Gauguin's Polynesian painting Where Do We Come

From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?, the intricate Wedg-wood inlays of an antique piano, and Paul Revere's silver Sons of Liberty Bowl. 60 minutes.

Market Beef Registration under way for 2004 Berrien

County Youth Fair Market beef registration for the

2004 Berrien County Youth Fair is now under way. Registrations must be received at the Youth Fair Office by February 1,2004.

According to John Griffith, Chairman of Large Animals, "Ber-rien County youth may register their market beef animals by picking up a form at the fair office or by calling the fair office at (269) 473-4251."

Completed forms may be:

• Dropped off at the fair of-fice Monday-Friday be-tween the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

• Mailed to the fair office (Berrien County Youth Fair, P.O. Box 7, Berrien Springs, MI 49103).

• Faxed to the fair office at (269)473-4203.

• Placed in the drop box lo-cated near the entrance to the fair office.

• E-mail the information to bcvf@bcvf.org.

Information necessary to register a market beef animal is: name of ex-hibitor, Social Security number, address, telephone number, and breed(s) to be registered. Each ex-hibitor may register four animals, but only two animals may be exhib-ited at the 2004 Berrien County Youth Fair (August 16-21, 2004). More information regarding market beef registration can be found online at www.bcvf.org.

All steers that are registered to come to the Youth Fair must be brought to the fairgrounds to be ear-tagged and weighed on Saturday, Febmary 14, from 7:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon.

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forget everything!

Sometimes you have to go back to get ahead

St. Joseph Catholic School announces its 2004 Top Ten

Geography Bee winners! Tyler Coffin, a sixth-grade student

at St. Joseph Catholic School in Watervliet, won the school-level competition of the National Geo-graphic Bee on January 14 and a chance at a $25,000 college scholar-ship.

Top ten finalists, in order, also included Amanda Fjelstul, Eric Kibler, Kathryn Polaskey, Michael Johnson, Zack Zellmer, Blake Rushing, Blake Baiers, Katie O'Brien, and Kevin Lynch.

The school-level Bee, at which students answered oral questions on geography, was the first round in the 16th annual National Geo-graphic Bee and is sponsored by the National Geographic Society.

The kickoff for this year's Bee was the week of November 17, with thousands of schools around the United States participating. The school winners, including Tyler Coffin, will now take a written test; up to 100 of the top scorers in each state will be eligible to compete in their state Bee on April 2.

The National Geographic Society will provide an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., for the stale champions and teacher-escorts to participate in the National Geo-graphic Bee national championship on May 25 and 26. The first-place national winner will receive a $25,000 college scholarship and a lifetime membership in the Society.

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Tri-City Area Obituaries TONNETTE LEE BAIMIMANN Tonnette Lea Bammann. 39, of

Niles, died Sunday, Jan. 18, 2004,

at Lakeland Specialty Hospital, Ber-

rien Center following an illness.

A funeral service celebrating her

life will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday,

Jan. 22, at Michiana Christian As-

sembly, 1922 E. Main St., Niles.

Burial will follow in Rose Hill

Cemetery, Berrien Springs. Friends

were invited to visit with the family

from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at

Legacy Family Funeral Services-

Matthew R. Purchase Chapel, Ber-

rien Springs, and again at the

church during a time of fellowship

from 11:30 a m . until service time.

Memorials in her memory may be

made to the family. Those wishing

to sign the guest book or share a

message of encouragement may do

so at www.legacyfuneral.com.

Tonnette was bom June 6, 1964,

jn St. Joseph, to Russell B. and

Sandy (Wagner) Miller. She loved

all types of animals, and especially

going for walks with her dogs. She

often enjoyed spotting deer at Po-

tato Creek County Park and going

to local fairs where she worked as

an attendant on the kiddie rides in

her younger years. She also lovingly

baby-sat for her nieces and neph-ews.

On Aug. 8, 1992, she married Ray

A. Bammann, who survives. Addi-

tional survivors include her mother,

Sandra K. Miller-Merrill of Berrien

Springs, Ml; her siblings - Timothy

(Angela) Lee Miller of Sawyer,

Tamara Lea Miller of Hartford, and

Terry (Millie) Lee Miller, Spartan-

burg, S.C.; her cherished nieces and

nephews - Shawn Miller, Chanella

Miller, Kristen Lea Pylman, Brian

Russell Miller, Jaden Fawn Miller

and great-nieces and nephews -

Austin Lee Martin, Caleb David-

Leigh Miller, Brandon Russell Pyl-

man, Caitlynn Kimberly Curtis.

She will also be missed by her

beloved pets — Bambi and Drousy.

She was preceded in death by her

father, Russell B. Mille, who died

July 12, 1979; and two stepfathers,

Dutch Clarence Bailey and Eldon Lyle Merrill.

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CALVIN J. BIRMELE Calvin J. Birmele, 79, of Clearwa-

ter, Florida, formerly of St. Joseph,

passed away on Tuesday, December 30, 2003

Calvin was bom on July 11, 1924,

in St. Joseph, the son of John and Charlotte (Bradley) Birmele. He

was a customer service representa-

tive for Kaywood Corporation in St.

Joseph. He was an Army veteran of

World War II. He and his wife,

Carole, moved from Watervliet to Clearwater in 1993 where they are

members of the Bethel Lutheran Church.

As to his wishes cremation has

taken place and a graveside memo-

rial service was held on Tuesday,

January 20, at North Shore Memory

Gardens, Coloma. The Rev. Steinke

of the Salem Lutheran Church of Coloma officiated.

Calvin is survived by his wife of

50 years, Carole L. Birmele; two

sons, Christopher Birmele of Ban-

gor and Douglas Birmele of Mel-

. bourne, Florida; a daughter, Doro-

thy Smith of Cassopolis; two sisters,

Marion Ware of Danville, Illinois,

and Dorothy Birmele of Hartford;

four grandchildren; Misti, Brooke, Chad and Samantha.

Mr. Birmele was preceded in death

by his parents; a sister, Janette

Grannel; and a brother, Marvin

Birmele. Local arrangements are by

the Calvin Funeral Home, Hartford.

RALPH LENWOOD BORAH Ralph Lenwood Borah, 81, of Wa-

tervliet died Tuesday, January 13,

2004, at Gilead Elder Care, Berrien Springs.

Mr. Borah was bom Febmary 20,

1922, in Senath, Missouri, to Wil-

liam A. and Sadie C. (Pierson)

Borah. Ralph had lived in this area

for more than 63 years. He married Mary L. Cooper on July 4, 1948, in

South Haven. Ralph retired from

Whirlpool Corporation in 1983 after

33 years of service. He was a past

member of South Haven Masonic

Lodge and the Whirlpool Old tim-

ers. He was a very loving and caring

husband, father and grandfather

who will be dearly missed. Funeral services were held on

Sunday, January 18, at Davidson

Chapel, Florin Funeral Service,

Coloma, with the Rev. Randy Doyle

officiating. Burial will be in North

Shore Memory Gardens, Hagar

Shores at a later date. Visitation was

held on Sunday, prior to the service

at the ftineral home.

Memorials may be made to Histio-

cytosis Association of America in

Honor of Matt Pacheco, Alz-

heimer's Association, or child and

Family Services for Abused chil-

dren. Ralph is survived by two daugh-

ters, Dianna Hettig of Baroda and

Karen (Jack) Pacheco of San

Ramon, Califomia; two sons, Dan

Borah of Seabrook, Texas, and

Kevin (Deborah) Borah of Hamp-

stead, Texas; three sister, Ruth Hip-

skind of Hudson, Florida, Mary

"Dot" Stafford of Tucson, Arizona,

and Oleda Eaton of Arizona; four

grandchildren, Kristi (Dennis)

Barker and Jason Hettig, both of

Stevensville, Shannon Gulino and

Matt Pacheco, both of San Ramon,

Califomia; two step-grandchildren,

Gerald (Jamie) Crump of Texas and

Julie (Jed) Von Heimburg of Texas;

two great-grandchildren, Caleb and

Emma Barker. Ralph was preceded in death by

his wife, Mary on July 11, 2003; his

parents; three brothers and one sis-

ter.

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his friends.

G E N E V A COOK Geneva Cook died Friday, January

16\ 2004, in Kalamazoo.

Geneva's life began May 21, 1922,

in Atherton, Indiana. She was the

oldest of five girls bom to Samuel

and Agnes Tilford. Geneva was

known for her caring, generosity,

and gifts of homemade dolls and

crafts. If you see a Raggedy Ann doll, think of Geneva.

A memorial service for Geneva

was held Monday, January 19, at 6

p.m. at the Hartford United Method-

ist Church. Memorials may be di-

rected to Hartford United Methodist

Church. The family is being helped

by Hutchins Funeral Home, Wa-tervliet.

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HARRY JAN BUSHCIK Harry Jan Bushick, 79, of Law-

rence passed away on Saturday,

January 10, 2004 at Metron of

Bloomingdale.

Harry was bom on Febmary 2,

1924, in Chicago, the son of John

and Agnes (Kunovajanek) Bushick.

Both preceded him in passing. He

formerly was employed at Sears

where he met his wife, Lottie Mika,

and they were married on August

11, 1950. He also worked at the

Watervliet Paper Mill and farmed

his own farm for a number of years.

Harry was a veteran of World War

II.

As to Harry's wishes, cremation has taken place and there was no

funeral service. The\family met with

friends at the An.erican Legion

Hess-Eastmaa; Post 174 Hall in

Lawrence to share memories with

Geneva's greatest love was spend-

ing time with her family, which

includes her children, Judith Frye

Burfield-Neam, Luther B. Cook

(Diane Brooks), Frederick H.

(Jayne) Cook and Karen (Doug)

Williams; nine grandchildren,

Cindy Fairbanks, Jody and William

(Rena) Neam, John (Nichoel)

Burfield, Stacy Raines, Ryan

(Heather), Sarah (Jake), and Sam

Cook, and Amy (Joe) Gerhold;

eight great-grandchildren, Joshua

(Michelle) and Sunny Fairbanks,

Zachery and Frankie Neam, Alex-andria, John II, and Mackenzie

Burfield, and Grade Cook; a great-

grcat-grandchild, Logan Fairbanks;

three sisters. Vera Tilford, Edna

Oatley, and Audrey Gunther; and

good friends, Kathy and Ed Fields.

Her husband, Luther B. Cook;

parents, Samuel and Agnes Tilford;

and sister, Doris Blanshan preceded her in death.

Geneva will be missed dearly, but

is now with the Lord.

ELZIE J. GRIFFIN Elzie J. Griffin, 80, of Houston,

formerly of Coloma, went to be

with the Lord on Jan. 16, 2004, at

Spring Branch Medical Center in Houston.

Services were held at 11 a.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 21, at Davidson

Chapel, Florin Funeral Service,

Coloma. Burial followed in Crystal

Springs Cemetery, Benton Harbor.

Visitation was heJd from 7 to 9 p.m.

Jan. 20, at the funeral home. Memo-

rials may be given to the Nursery

Department (which she took care

of) at Concordia Lutheran Church

in Houston, c/o Davidson Chapel.

Mrs. Griffin was bom on Jan. 26,

1923, in Steele. Mo., to Robert and

Annie (Hays) Saulsberry. She mar-

ried her husband, James, on Dec. 8,

1941, in Caruthersville, Mo., and

they moved to the Coloma area in

1947. Mr. Griffin preceded her in

death on June 24, 1974. Elzie's life

was helping and taking care of her

family. She was a very loving, car-

ing, and dedicated wife, mother, and

grandmother, who will be dearly missed.

Mrs. Griffin is survived by four

children, Dorothy Mae (Harold)

Blankenship of Greenwood, Ark.,

Cynthia Diane Gloyna of Houston,

Ricky Duane (Vicki) Griffin of

Greenwood, and James Mack Grif-

fin of Houston; two sisters, Cleon

Wright of El Paso, Texas, and

Mattie Bums of Niles; brother, Ru-

dolph Saulsberry of Indiana; 15

grandchildren; and numerous great-

grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Elzie was preceded in death by her

parents; and two children; her hus-

band, James; son, Billy Joe Griffin;

brother, Harold Saulsberry; and a

sister, Fransis Robinson.

RITA ANNA HARRIS

Rita Anna Harris, 51, of St. Joseph

passed away on Tuesday, January

13, 2004, at Memorial Hospital in South Bend, Indiana.

Rita was bom November 26, 1952,

at her family home in Earlinton,

Kentucky, to Herman and Marija

(Peda) Strebs. She was employed at

Lakeland Hospital in central proc-

essing. Rita was an avid golfer, and

especially enjoyed spending lime

with her grandson, Daniel.

A Celebration of Life Service was

held on Friday, January 16, at

Starks & Menchinger Family Fu-

neral Home, 2650 Niles Road, St.

Joseph. Visitation was held on Fri-

day at the funeral home. Memorial

contributions may be made to the

Daniel Harris Trust Fund, c/o Starks

& Menchinger Family Funeral Home.

She is survived by her son, Jason

(Kylene) Harris of Watervliet;

grandson, Daniel Harris of Waterv-

liet; her father, Herman Strebs of

Cheboygan, Michigan; her mother,

Marija Strebs of Benton Harbor;

three brothers, Andy (Donna) Strebs

of St. Joseph, Wally Strebs of Ben-

ton Harbor and Martin (Linda)

Strebs of Justin, Illinois; a sister, Laima (Joe) (VanHom) Strebs of

Aurora, Colorado; and her dear

friend, Denelle Hunt of St. Joseph.

Rita was preceded in death by her

former husband, and father of Ja-

son, William Lewis Harris (No-

vember 14, 2003).

LOIS M. (PHILLIPS)

KLIMACH Lois M. (Phillips) Klimach, 81, of

Sodus, passed away on Thursday,

January 15, 2004, at the South Ha-

ven Health Care Centre, South Ha-ven.

Lois was bom Febmary 7, 1922, in

Benton Harbor to Earl and Vida (Roberts) Dodd.

She graduated from Hartford High

School in 1940. Lois married Ro-

land Francis Phillips on March 21,

1942, at the Keller United Method-

ist Church. It was the first and per-

haps the only double wedding per-

formed at the church. Roland died

on Febmary 8, 1979. Lois married

Martin W. Klimach on Febmary 9,

1984, in St. Joseph.

She retired from Mercy Hospital,

Benton Harbor, with 27 years of

service. Lois was a very loving and

caring wife, mother and grand-

mother who will be dearly missed.

Funeral services were held on

Tuesday, January 20, at the Benton

Heights Church of God, Benton

Harbor, with the Rev. Wayne Bell

officiating. Burial followed at the

Lincoln Township Cemetery, Stev-

ensville. Visitation was Monday,

January 19, at the Davidson Chapel

of Florin Funeral Service, Coloma.

Memorials may be made to South

Haven Hospice at Home or Berrien

County Cancer Society, c/o David-son Chapel, Coloma.

Lois is survived by two sons,

Robert (Sharon) Phillips of Grand

Rapids and Michael (Marlene) Phil-

lips of Cedarburg, Wisconsin; one

daughter, Carol (Jay) Myers of

Sodus; six stepchildren; one sister,

Marjery Churchill of Yuma, Ari-

zona; two sister-in-laws, Eleanore

Dodd of South Haven and Madeline

Miller of Watervliet; six grandchil-

dren; six step-grandchildren; seven

great-grandchildren; and several

nieces and nephews.

Lois was preceded in death by her

parents; first husband, Roland; sec-

ond husband, Martin, on November

23, 1999; a brother, Robert Dodd,

and a sister, Olive Dodd.

WILMA INA REITZ Wilma Ina Reitz, 68, of Coloma

passed away on Friday, January 9,

2004, at her home in Hagar Town-

ship.

Funeral services were held on

Thursday, January 15, at Davidson

Chapel, Florin Funeral Home, Co-

loma, with the Rev. Wayne Otte

officiating. Burial followed in Cold-

well Cemetery, Eau Claire.

Mrs. Reitz was bom March 21,

1935, in Eau Claire, to Milo and Ina

(Morlock) Peachey. She lived in

this area all of her life.

Wilma married Richard Reitz on

April 7, 1957, at the Chapel Hill

United Methodist Church in Sodus.

She was a member of Lakeshore

Bible Church in Hagar Shores.

She was a caring and loving wife,

mother, and grandmother, who will

be dearly missed.

Visitation was held on Wednes-

day, January 14, at the funeral

home. Memorials may be made to

Lakeshore Bible Church, Hagar

Shores.

Wilma is survived by her husband,

Richard; two daughters, Marie Reitz

of Coloma and Rene (Jerry)

Michelson of Ware Place, S.C.;

brother, Roy (Shirley) Peachey of

Eau Claire; sister. Donna (Bob)

Evons of Des Arc, Arkansas; three

grandchildren, Daniel, Heather and

Joshua; several nieces and nephews;

special friend. Deb Hilton; and ail

her special church friends.

She was preceded in death by her

parents; a brother, Walter Peachey;

and a sister, Lucy Peachey.

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JACK SPRAGUE Jack Sprague, 75, passed awa;

Monday, January 12, 2004 at hi

residence in San Benito, Texas.

Jack was bom in Watervliet oi

December 23, 1928 to Arthur am

Marie Sprague. He was a resident o

Stevensville, Michigan from 196'

to 1998 before moving to Sa^

Benito, Texas. He was a longtime

employee with the Tyler Refrigera

tion Corp., where he served as Di

rectors of the Stanley-Knight corp.

A memorial service was held ii

EVERETT PETE' ROWERT Everett f. "Pete" Rowert, 86, of

South Haven, formerly of Marys-

ville, Michigan, died Tuesday,

January 13, 2004, after a long ill-ness.

He was bom Febmary I, 1917, in

Applegate, Michigan, to the late

Lewis and Pearl Rowert. He mar-

ried Edith V. Lucas. She preceded

him in death on April I, 1996.

Mr. Rowert was a foreman in the

tool and die industry prior to his

retirement. He served in the U.S.

Army during World War II and

received a Purple Heart, the Asiatic

Pacific Theater Service Medal, the

Philippine Liberation Ribbon with one Bronze Star and three overseas

service bars. He was a former

member of the Marysville American

Legion Post 449.

Visitation was held Thursday,

January 15, at Marysville Funeral

Home. Funeral services were held

on Friday, January 16, at the funeral

home, with the Rev. Max W.

Amstutz officiating. Burial was in

Lakeside Cemetery, Port Huron,

Michigan. Pallbearers were Max

Brown, Doug Sipsma, Steve Ko-

shar, Chris Wertanen, Kenneth

White and Jerry OTsIeil. Military

Honors will be conducted under the

auspices of the St. Clair County

Allied Veterans Council.

Those planning an expression of

sympathy may wish to consider the

Countryside Nursing Centre in

South Haven. To send condolences

and messages ^ of sympathy, visit

marysvillefuneralhome.com.

He is survived by several sisters-

in-law; nieces and nephews, includ-

ing a special niece and nephew,

Cindy and Steve Koshar of Coloma

and Donald "Max" Brown of Kala-

mazoo; and many great-nieces and great-nephews.

He was preceded in death by a

brother, Ervin "Buster" Rowert.

JONALEE MAXINE SMITH Jonalee Maxine Smith, 67, of Co-

loma, formerly of Sodus, died

Tuesday, January 13, 2004, at home.

Jonalee was bom August 4, 1936,

in Ionia, Michigan, the daughter of

Lynn and Maxine (Bliss) Simmons.

She had been a Teacher's Aide in

Special Education for the Grand

Haven Community Schools. She

moved to Sodus in 1984, and then

to Coloma in 1990. From 1992-

2000, she managed the Fountain Inn

Motel in Grand Haven. Her church

membership was with Chapel Hill

United Methodist Church, where

she enjoyed singing in the choir.

Her family will remember her as a

devoted wife, and loving mother

and grandmother. Memorial services were held on

Saturday, January 17, at Chapel Hill

United Methodist Church, Sodus,

with the Rev. David Cheyne offici-

ating. Friends visited with the fam-

ily one-hour prior to service time at

the church. Memorials may be

given to Chapel Hill United Meth-

odist Church, or to Hospice at

Home of South Haven.

She is survived by her husband,

Laurence B. Smith Sr.; five daugh-

ters; five sons; 11 grandchildren and

two great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her

parents and her brother, Robert

Simmons.

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COLOMA Continued from page I

During the Township's December

neeting, some members of the Ber-

rien County Road Commission

came out to explain the reasoning

behind making the road a dead end.

After offering no satisfactory an-

swers to affected residents, the

BCRC left little, if any, hope of re-

opening the n a d

Sometime after the Township

meeting, Tom Powers, a resident

who lives in the area affected by the

blocked road, along with other local

residents, had a private meeting

with BCRC Superintendent Brian

Bemdt and some other key mem-

bers of the BCRC. According to

Powers, the BCRC has had a

change of heart on the matter. Pow-

ers said that, during their meeting,

the BCRC said it would reopen the

road if the Township wrote a letter

asking it to do so.

At the January 14 meeting, Par-

rigin said he would write the letter

and said he was embarrassed about

how the County handled the situa-

tion. He said, "They (BCRC) should

have come to you (residents) before they did it."

Powers said residents weren't

looking to blame anyone; they are

just happy it 's getting done. He

stated, "There are no hard feelings. It's a win-win situation."

Fence ordinance finally has first reading

The Board finally approved the

first reading of the worked and re-

worked Fence Ordinance that h a s j

been, according to Township Clerk j

Nancy Baiers, over two years in the

making. Township trustee and Or-

dinance Committee Chairman Ken-

neth Teutsch suggested that one

section of the ordinance be slightly

changed to add a bit more clarity.

Teutsch recommended adding

seven extra words to section C : l - a

vi, saying it would add more clarity

on something that concemed a lot of

people. The section reads: Except

for fences allowed under subsection

(v) above, there is no minimum

property line and/or water's edge

setback requirements, subject only

to the limitation that no fence shall

go onto or over adjoining property»

or go beyond the water 's edge into t the body of water. ,

According to Teutsch, adding, " o n

obstruct the neighbors' 45-degree»

view" to the end of this section w a s !

necessary for clarity purposes. He

stated, "We have an obligation to'4

listen to the people. The Township •

Hall was full of property o w n e r s '

that said they didn't want their lake; view blocked."

Nancy Baiers said the ordinance '

was fine the way it was and she

didn't want to see it go back to the .

Planning Commission for further

delay. The rest of the Board agreed, ;

and the first reading of the ordi-nance was accepted. s

Building purchased for' Fire Department

The Township agreed to purchase

the property located at 134 Wash-'

ington Street in Coloma from Jerry•

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C W A E D C names Public Relations

and Marketing Committee

January 22, 2004 Tri-City Record Page 7

NEW SERVICE AT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL WATERVLIET. . .

Pictured arc members of Community HospitaPs dietary staff with the "Breakfast Cart."

"Breakfast Cart" proves to be popular with patients

It has been several months since

Community Hospital Watervliet

began using a 500-pound "Breakfast

Cart" to serve patients their

breakfasts, and it seems to have

created a win-win situation for both

the hospital and its patients.

The Breakfast Cart is a mini-

restaurant on wheels that allows

members of the hospital's dietary

staff to prepare personalized

breakfasts in a short amount of

time. The stainless steel cart is

taken to each floor, where staff

members personally greet each

patient to take their breakfast order.

Menu choices include eggs, toast,

bagels, cereal, fruit, juice, coffee,

and milk. After each order is taken,

the staff prepares the breakfast right

at the cart. Within three minutes of

ordering, the patient is served a hot,

fresh meal.

"We 've had a very positive

response to this service," said Paul

Swillum, Dietary Director. "We 've

found that our patients not only

appreciate getting a fresh meal in a

short amount of time, they also

enjoy the personal contact with the

staff."

In addition to increasing patient

satisfaction, Swillum has also

noticed that there is less food waste

as a result of this system. "Some

people don't want a big, heavy

breakfast every moming," he said.

"Before the cart, when we were

serving full breakfast meals, we

threw out a lot of food. Now there is

very little waste, because people can

get exactly what they want." The

result is a cost savings to the

hospital.

Because of the success of the

Breakfast Cart, Swillum is planning

to add a spoken menu system to

Community Hospital this spring.

With this new service, the dietary

staff would act as waiters by

visiting each patient, telling them

the menu of the day, and then taking

their order.

Swillum expects the spoken menu

system to be met with the same

enthusiasm as the Breakfast Cart.

"The effects on patient satisfaction

and the amount of food wasted

should be similar," he said.

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The Coloma Watervliet Area Eco-

nomic Development Corporation

chose four of its members to serve

on the Public Relations and Market-

ing Committee. Joan Bujack, Sandy

Kraemer, Jim Polashak, and Robin

Jollay have been appointed to the

committee that Director Calli Berg

says is a vital part of the CWAEDC.

Veteran Board member Joan Bujack

will serve as the committee's Chair-man.

Among the many points of discus-

sion the committee is faced with.

Berg says each one will be ongoing

as the region constantly goes through change. A tourist informa-

tion center, Web site development,

and brochure information are just a

few items on the committee's points

of discussion list.

Updating the community profile is

another example of the ongoing

changes the marketing committee is

faced with. Chana Kniebes,

CWAEDC staffer, said she couldn't

recall the last time the profile was

updated but believed it was about five years ago.

The Thursday, January 15, month-

ly CWAEDC meeting was obvi-

ously the most organized and eco-

nomic developmentally focused it has been in months. While the

CWAEDC is still recovering from a

long period of time without a Direc-

tor, as well as the Board going

through a total reformation. Berg

quickly brought order and direction

to the meeting.

Berg, with the assistance of Knie-

bes, brought forth a cohesive 26-

page report to the meeting and

broke down the essentials with a

simple two-page outline. While the

meeting moved along at a fast pace,

the focus was clear and deliberate.

The CWAEDC looked ready to

move forward.

In Berg's report, a list of 15 goals

for the CWAEDC was presented;

goals such as becoming a stronger

presence in the community, pulling

in local officials on annual existing

business visits, and promoting tour-

ism by providing linkages between

different tourism markets to coin-

cide with the CWAEDC's slogan of

"Progress Through Cooperation."

The 15 goals were right on par

with the CWAEDC's ultimate goal

as stated in the group's Mission and

Goals Statement. The statement

reads; The desire of CWAEDC is to

provide a framework through which

changes in the economy of the re-

gion can be anticipated, influenced,

and monitored through a strategic

plan leading to a more stable eco-

nomic environment.

Berg listed some of the areas of

economic interest the CWAEDC is currently involved in. While still in

the beginning stages of possible

development, these are some of the

areas of interest: Coloma rest area

project; Watervliet Airport drainage

project; and the Tri City Skate Park

Association.

Finance Committee provides Spending Policy Resolution

In efforts to monitor the

CWAEDC's spending, the Finance

Committee, consisting of members

Bill Smith, Dan Hutchins, Danny

Gray and Cindy Aviles, created a

Spending Policy Resolution, which

the Board accepted the Resolution.

At a previous CWAEDC meeting.

Finance Committee member Danny

Gray said committee members hope

to provide more accountability in

the financial department.

Request made for office upgrade

With a new Director in the

CWAEDC office, upgrades have

been requested for better office effi-

ciency. The staff is looking for cost-

effective ways to upgrade the tele-

phone system, a broken fax ma-

chine, a broken copier, and some

computer software and outdated

hardware. Staff members also

would like a networking printer and

improvements to the Intemet ser-

vice.

COUNTRYSIDE CHARTER SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR ..Jerry

Jollay (left) presents the prestigious Summit Award received from the Michigan Association of Public School Academies to Countryside^ Board of Directors President Chuck Cayo. (Submitted photo)

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By Wanda Thomas The Michigan Association of Pub-

lic School Academies' Summit

Award was recently presented to

Countryside Charter School at the

opening dinner of the sixth annual

Charter School Conference in Dear-bom.

The Summit Award honors

schools that have implemented pro-

grams that help students make sig-

nificant academic and personal pro-gress.

This is the second time Country-

side has won this annual award and

is the only charter school in Michi-gan to have done so.

Countryside Charter School uses

the 75 acres it is situated on to offer

outdoor labs where students study

food, agriculture, renewable re-

sources, and the environment.

In winning the award, it was de-

termined that Countryside has dem-

onstrated innovative approaches to teaching the basics.

For example, raising animals and

bedding and selling plants help to

fund groups such as Future Farmers of America.

Other ways the school incorporates

leaming into an agriculturally-based

curriculum is through a recycling

program, food science class, and a

pheasant-raising program.

Countryside Administrator Jerry

Jollay explained that students often

find agricultural work a pleasant

experience once they get used to

digging in the dirt. "We ' re not pro-

ducing farmers but, rather, educat-

ing students about science, math and business."

Countryside Charter School, cur-

rently serving about 500 students

from the Young 5 ' s program

through the 12th grade, is a public

school and is tuition-free. It is lo-

cated at 4800 Meadowbrook Road

in Benton Township, four miles

west of M-140. The school has been operating since 1997.

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inflation. In short, you'll need to find a bal-

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investment returns are related to higher risk, but they somehow feel that they simply won't sustain losses, or that they'll supematurally know the "right" moment in which to sell. The fact is, however, that no one is immune from losses - and nobody can predict the exact moment that's best for selling. To keep yourself from taking on too much investment risk, consider the following guide-

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Know what could go wrong with an Investment - Before you buy, you need to understand what could go

wrong with an investment. For exam-ple, if you're buying a stock, you need to realize that the company management could change, or the company's products could become noncompetitive. At the same time, you might want to develop an "exit strategy" for getting out of this stock, in case your "worst-case" scenario comes true.

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North School "Student of the Week"

Alma Ramirez is the North School

"Student of the Week." Alma is the

daughter of Gabriel and Ana Rami-

rez of Watervliet. She has two

brothers, 11 ̂ -grader Gabriel and

third-grader Andres; and a sister,

Viviana, who is a 10,h-grader.

• Alma is a fifth-grade student in

•' Mrs. Kane's classroom. Mrs. Kane

commented that Alma is a wonder-

• fill student and she always has a

smile for people at school.

Alma's favorite subject is science,

but she stated that she likes to leam

^ in all of her subjects. She enjoys

science because of the experiments,

observations, and predictions you

get to make. Alma also enjoys sci-

ence because her goal is to become a doctor one day.

Enjoying the social aspects of

school. Alma says hanging out and

eating lunch with her friends is al-lii:ways a ftjn thing.

When Alma is not in school, she

b?- likes to play outside with her broth-

ers and sister or listen to music,

qi She said that a special thing she gets

to do is to visit her grandparents in o Mexico.

We are all very proud of Alma and

the way she chooses to handle her-.1 self at school.

Congratulations to Alma and her rn,family. '

-o Watervliet s Middle School ' "Student of

the Week" JANUARY 12,2004

•' Watervliet Public Schools and the

eighth-grade team are proud to

present Pauline Wendzel as this

week's "Student of the Week."

" Pauline is the daughter of Brad and

Joyce Wendzel. She has two

younger sisters, Alyson and

Haleigh; and she says she has many

frabbits, two dogs, and five cats.

Pauline is a member of the

Watervliet Middle School Honor

Club, Student Council, T-MAC, and

Science Olympiad. She also runs on

the track team and is a member of

both the girls basketball team and

vollyball team. Pauline has lived in

Watervliet all of her life and has

attended Watervliet Public Schools

since kindergarten.

Watervliet Public Schools

Calendar of Events

January 24-31: MIDDLE

SCHOOL—Basketball Tourney at Bangor.

Monday, January 26: NORTH

SCHOOL-Choi r Club, 3:05-4:00

p.m.; MEAP Testing Begins, 4lh

Grade (Reading & Math) and S*

Grade (Social Studies & Science).

HIGH SCHOOL—Freshman Vol-

leyball at Lawrence, 5:30 p.m.; JV

Volleyball at Lawrence, 6:15 p.m.;

Varsity Volleyball at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, January 27: NORTH

SCHOOL-Computer Club, 3:05-

4:00 p.m.; Tutoring, 3:05-4:00 p.m.

HIGH S C H O O L - J V Basketball at

Martin, 6:00 p.m.; Varsity Basket-

ball at Martin, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, January 28: NORTH

SCHOOL-Ar t Club, 3:05-4:00 p.m.

HIGH SCHOOL—Freshman & JV

Volleyball at Decatur, 5:30 p.m.;

Varsity Volleyball at Decatur, 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, January 29: NORTH

SCHOOL-Science Olympiad, 3:05

-4:00 p.m.; Tutoring, 3:05-4:00 p.m.

HIGH S C H O O L - S A C Wrestling

Meet at Martin, TBA.

Friday, January 30: SOUTH

SCHOOL-Sare t t Field Trip (Culli-

tan, lliff & Polaskey), 9:15-11:00

a.m.; Sarett Field Trip (Babcock &

Wendt), 12:15-2:15 p.m. HIGH

SCHOOL-Freshman Basketball at

Lawrence, 4:30 p.m.; JV Basketball

at Lawrence, 6:00 p.m.; Varsity

Basketball at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, January 31: MIDDLE

SCHOOL-Basketbal l at Bangor

Tournament, TBA. HIGH

SCHOOL-Freshman Volleyball at

Gobies Invitational, TBA; JV Vol-

leyball at Eau Claire Invitational,

TBA; Varsity Volleyball at Marcel-

lus Invitational, TBA; All South-

western Michigan Wrestling Meet

at Lakeshore, TBA.

Watervliet Middle School

"Student of the Week"

JANUARY 19, 2004 Watervliet Middle School student

Sandra Banda, daughter of Santiago '

and Amparo Banda, has been se-

lected as "Outstanding Sixth-Grader" by her teachers.

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left) Bradley Faulkner and Avery Openneer. They are the children of David and Stephanie Faulkner of Coloma and Steven Openneer and Michelle Cole of Watervliet. Their proud grandparents are

Corky and Sue Openneer of Watervliet, Robert Faulkner of Coloma, and James and Marsha Cole of Watervliet. They are the great-

grandchildren of Glenn Oppenneer Sr. of Watervliet.

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Saturday, January 24: JV/Varsity

Competitive Cheer at Mattawan, 10

a.m ; JV Volleyball at Marcellus, 9

a.m.; JV/Varsity Wrertling at Co-

loma Super Dual, 9 a.m.

Wednesday, January 28: Financial

Aid Meeting, High School Audito-

rium, 6:30 p.m.; JV/Varsity Volley-

ball at Cassopolis, 6 p.m.; JV/Var-

sity Wrestling at Home w/Casso-

polis, 6 p.m.

Thursday, January 29: JV/Varsity

Competitive Cheer at Lake Michi-

gan Catholic, 6 p.m.

Friday, January 30: 9 ,h Grade/JV/

Washington and Coloma Elementary

hot lunch

Varsity Basketball at Buchanan,

4:30/6:00/7:30 p.m.; 7 ,h & 8lh Grade

Wrestling at Berrien Springs Tour-

ney, 3:30 p.m.

Saturday, January 31: 9^ Grade/

JV/Varsity Basketball at Home w/

Lake Michigan Catholic, 4:15/6:00/

7:30 p.m.; 7'" & 8,h Grade/JV/Var-

sity Competitive Cheer at Home at

Coloma Invitational, 10 a.m.; JV

Volleyball at Eau Claire Tourney, 9

a.m.; Varsity Volleyball at Marcel-

lus, 9 a.m.; Varsity Wrestling at

Lakeshore, 11 a.m.

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Pauline's favorite subject is band

because she says "percussion is

awesome." When she graduates

from high school, she would like to

go to college and study to become a

marine biologist. Pauline says that

she doesn't really have any dreams

but that she takes life day by day.

Her favorite quote is "organized

people are just too lazy to look for

things."

When she was asked to name one

place in the entire world she would

like to visit, Pauline said Brazil

because she has family there. She

was also asked what her proudest

moment is and she said when she

made it down the snow hill on a

snowboard and didn't fall.

Congratulations, Pauline!

T o 8 u b s c i i b « t o t h o

TRI-CITY RECORD

Dia l 4 6 3 - N E W S

All teachers and Ms. Angie Gutier-

rez agree that Sandra deserves this

honor because she is a wonderful

student with a positive attitude and

one who gives 101% in all of her

subjects. Her work ethic is excep-

tional and her behavior is exem-plary.

Ellen Prillwitz, a friend of San-

dra's, thinks she is a real good

friend that listens and gives good

advice.

When asked what she likes best

about WMS, Sandra responded, "I

like changing classes and having

different teachers."

Her favorite subject is math. She

enjoys reading mystery books and

would like to some day visit Ha-

waii. In math, she enjoys fractions

and especially likes experiments in

science class. Computers is San-

dra 's favorite enrichment class.

During her spare time, Sandra

likes to draw people, read mystery

books, and listen to music. She is

looking forward to going back to

Mexico to finish working on the

house her family is building. San-

dra 's plans for the future include

taking art classes to become an art-ist.

The sixth-grade team is happy to honor Sandra as tliis week's Wa-

tervliet Middle School "Student of the Week"!

Congratulations, Sandra!

menu Monday, January 26

Brunch for Lunch

Tuesday, January 27

Chicken Nuggets or

Cheeseburger on Bun

Wednesday, January 28

Chili w/Crackers or

Macaroni & Cheese

Thursday, January 29

Rotini Noodle Bake or

Chili Dog on a Bun

Friday, January 30 French Bread Pizza or Crispitos

Coloma High, Junior High & Middle School

lunch menu Monday, January 26

Toasted Ham & Cheese

Tuesday, January 27

Breaded Pork Patty w/Mashed Potatoes & Gravy

Wednesday, January 28

Chicken Pot Pie

Thursday, January 29 Com Dog on a Stick

Friday, January 30 Taco Bake

Olds earns Olivet College

Dean's List honors

A total of 260 students have been

named to the Olivet College 2003

fall semester Dean's List.

Included on that list was Lindsay

Olds of Hartford.

To make the Dean's List, a student

must be full time and earn a grade-

point average of 3.5 or higher.

Community Calendar Sponsored as a community service by Orchard Hill Sanitary Landfill

Send Community Calendar listings to: Tri-City Record, P.O. Box 7, Water-vliet, Ml 49098; Fax to (616) 463-8329; or e-mail to news®tricitvrecord.com. Listings must be renewed weekly; the listing deadline for next week's paper is noon on Monday. Now until Friday, January 30, "HARTFORD FREE-STYLE WRESTLING CLUB'S ANNUAL POP CAN & BOTTLE DRIVE." Drop your donations off at the Burtchett household, 65665 Kenyon Avenue: or tum them in outside the wrestling room from 6

to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30. Call 621-2387 if you need more information. Practices start February 2 and run from 5:30-7:00 p.m.

Now until February 1, "REGISTRATION OF MARKET BEEF FOR 2004 BERRIEN COUNTY YOUTH FAIR." Pick up forms

at the fair office in Berrien Springs or by calling (269) 473-4251. Dates for the 2004 Youth Fair are August 16-21. Registrations

must be received at the BCYF Office by February 1,2004.

Now through March 6, "ADULT WINTER READING PROGRAM," Watervliet District Library. Stop in at the library for more

details and to pick up a log sheet.

Wednesdays, 12:00 noon, "WINTER VIDEO SERIES AT KRASL ART CENTER." Bring a bag lunch; coffee will be served Call (269) 983-0271 for.more information; or check out www, krasl .org.

Thursdays until February 10,5:45-7:15 p.m., "HOT YOGA CLASSES" at Sarett Nature Center, 2300 Benton Center Road,

Benton Harbor. Class fee is $60, call 927-4832 to register. Call Sarett Mature Center at (269) 927-4832 to register S for more

information; or check out Sarett's Web site at safeff@saraff.com: "CROSS-COUNTRY SKI RENTAL & SNOWSHOE RENTAL"

now. Also, call for information on 2004 natural history tours.

Friday, January 23, 12:00 noon, "AGRICULTURE SERVICE CLUB MEETING," topic is "State Legislative Update," at

Berrien County MSU Extension Office, 1737 Hillandale Road, Benton Harbor. Call (269) 944-4126; 695-3887; 684-5274; 465-5373; or 756-9571, extension 4000, for more information.

Saturday, January 24,1-4 p.m., "FROSTY FUN" for Junior Girl Scout badge requirements. Call Sarett Nature Center at 927-4832 to register and for more information.

Saturday, January 24,2004,7:00 p.m., "MISS WATERVLIET QUEEN CONTEST," WHS Auditorium.

Sunday, January 25,3 p.m., "THAILAND, LAND OF SMILES" slide presentation by Sarett Nature Center Director/Naturalist Chuck Nelson, 2300 Benton Center Road, Benton Harbor. Call (269) 927-4832 for more information; or check out Sarett's Web site at saraff@sarsff.com.

Wednesday, January 28, 6-8 p.m., "PAW PAW LAKE AYSO SOCCER LEAGUE SIGNUP," at St. Joseph Catholic School.

Watervliet Other signups are set for: Thursday, Feb. 5, 6-8 p.m. at Washington Elementary School, Coloma; and Saturday, Feb. 7 ,9 a.m.-1 p.m., at Coloma McDonald's. For registration information, call Rose Emory at (269) 621-4970 or Joe Zellner at (269) 8a49-4006.

Saturday & Sunday, January 31-February 1, "ICE SCULPTURE FESTIVAL" in Watervliet, with carvers working on ice blocks from 1-94 Exit 41 throughout Main Street In Watervliet.

Saturday, January 31, 2 p.m., "OFF THE BEATEN PATH," explore bottomlands on snowshoes at Sarett Nature Center. 2300 Benton Center Road, Benton Harbor. $2/snowshoe rental; free if you have your own.

Sunday, February 1,11:30 a.m..2:30 p.m., "SUPER BOWL SPAGHETTI & MEATBALL DINNER," Salem Lutheran Church. Park & Marvin. Coloma. Cost if $5 for adults, $3 for children 5-12 & free for children 4 & under. Carry-outs will be available.

Taking Care of Your Disposal Needs Orchard Hill Sanitary Landfill

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1

QUEEN Continued from page I

and basketball.

In her spare time, Larissa likes to

play sports, enjoys being with her

family and friends, and likes writing

for the Kalamazoo Gazette on its

Young Editorial Staff.

Her fiiture plans are to go to

Michigan State University and

study political science.

First Runner-up Amanda Smith is

a Hartford High School senior and

daughter of Scott and Denise Smith.

She has one sister, Bethany.

Amanda is 17 years old, 5 '8" tall,

with light brown hair and blue eyes.

She wore a turquoise silk gown that

was accented with a floral design of

iridescent beads, a one-shouldered

effect sheath with skirt side slits. Treasurer of her class for all four

years of high school, Amanda is a

member of SADD and the Student

Council. She is a member the bas-

ketball, volleyball and softball

teams. Amanda also has been a

member of the Science Olympiad

team and of the band and Spanish

Club.

Amanda has helped the Hartford

Lions Club pack and deliver holiday

food baskets, worked at her

church's fair booth, and assisted

with Bible School. In her spare

time, she enjoys scrapbooking and

is a member of "Save the Manatee"

Club.

She plans to attend Central Michi-

gan University and pursue a career

in secondary education.

Page Ammon, Second Runner-up,

is a Hartford High School senior

and the daughter of Alvin and Joyce

Ammon. She has three siblings: one

brother, Justin Rodriguez; and two

sisters, Erin Gonzales and Joyce

Metlaffey.

Eighteen-year-old Page is 5 '8"

tall, with brown hair and brown

eyes. She wore a raspberry gown

that was fully beaded. The sheath

had two side slits in the skirt, with

spaghetti straps and a tie back.

Page is a Student Council Repre-

sentative; President of the Spanish

Club; Vice President of SADD; and

member of the National Honor So-

ciety, Ski Club and Hartford High

School Techteens. While participat-

ing in basketball, volleyball, track

and cross-country, Page has also

been in the spring musicals.

She plans to go to Kalamazoo Val-

ley Community College and then to

Baker College for a career in mar-

keting and sales. Miss Congeniality Rochelle

Broadhurst is a senior at Hartford

High School. She is the daughter of

Charles Broadhurst and Sherry

Hammons. Rochelle wore a gown with an A-

line skirt made of tulle. The fitted

bodice was trimmed with iridescent

beads and sequins.

Rochelle enjoys music and loves

animals. She is a member of the

Prom Committee, SADD, and Span-

ish Club. The other two finalists were Cyn-

thia Hernandez and Rhonda Purcell,

both 18-year-old Hartford High

School seniors. Cynthia is a member of the Stu-

dent Council, National Honor Soci-

ety, Spanish Club, and SADD. She plans to attend Westem

Michigan University and study

pharmacy. Cynthia is the daughter of Eloy

Hernandez. Rhonda Purcell plays basketball,

volleyball, and softball. She is

President of her senior class; is an

Ambassador of Goodwill; belongs

to the Spirit Club and National

Honor Society; and works on the

school yearbook. Rhonda is also a former "Miss

Potowatomi Princess."

Her mother is Susie Morseau.

The theme for the 2004 Miss Hart-

ford Pageant was "Our Helping

Hands." It was a salute to volun-

teers.

Pageant Chairman Cathy Morsaw,

who did a marvelous job, is a good

example of the many people that

volunteer to help out in the commu-nity.

The Miss Watervliet Pageant hon-

ored volunteers in every area, Mor-

saw said, from the volunteer fire-

men to the person who volunteers to

collect Campbell soup labels to help

the schools. They are all helping

hands and they are all important.

"Joey Walls, one of many volun-

teers, was a huge help to me in put-

ting the pageant together and mak-

ing it all work," Morsaw said. "He

was excellent and 1 will miss him

next year when is off at college."

Master of ceremonies was Hart

ford's eighth-grade English teacher

Rick Ward. This was Rick's 20 ,h

year as MC, he said.

Assistant MC was Kristen Kays, a

former Miss Hartford. She was Miss

Hartford 1998 and is now Catering

Sales Manager for the Amway

Grand Hotel in Grand Rapids.

Visiting royalty came in the form

of eight former Miss Hartfords and

queens and kings from the sur-

rounding area. Guest queens in-

cluded Miss Bloomingdale, Miss

Paw Paw, Miss Eau Claire-Sodus,

Miss South Haven, Miss Coloma.

Miss Niles and Miss Bangor, along

with the Bangor King. The reigning

Miss Blossomtime and Mr. Blos-

somtime were also in attendance

and wished the contestants good

luck.

Entertainment was provided by the

2004 contestants in a dance seg-

ment; a dance segment done by

Miss Hartford 2003 Julie Liebenthal

and her court of Miss Congeniality

Ashley Olsen and Runner-up Becky

Paxson; and the very entertaining a

cappella group "Fourth Avenue"

from Dowagiac.

The three judges that had to make

the difficult decision of which one

of the lovely 18 contestants should

be Miss Hartford 2004 were Khris-

tina Burkett from Sister Lakes, Ri-

ley Raines from St. Joseph, and

Peggy Perkins from Benton Harbor. Other contestants in the Pageant

were Jessica Bohle 18; Pam Drane

17; Nicole Harris, 17; Sarah Is-

brecht, 17; Jennifer Roberts, 17;

Cassandra Rowe, 17; Courtney

Shafer, 17; Ashley Spangler, 18;

Brandi Spangler, 18; Sara Stout, 17;

Melissa Walker, 18; and Stephanie

Williams. Miss Hartford will be competing

in the Miss Blossomtime Pageant in

March.

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January 22, 2004 Tri-City Record Page 9

LMC seeking applications for 2004-2005 scholarships Lake Michigan College is accept-

ing scholarship applications for the

2004-2005 academic year. The pri-

ority deadline for applications is

March 1, 2004. Students should

apply by this deadline to receive full

consideration; however, applica-

tions will continue to be accepted

after that date, based on the avail-ability of scholarships.

LMC scholarships are awarded to

recognize academic achievement,

provide financial assistance, en-

courage adults to start or continue a

college education, and assist current

LMC students who have demon-

strated academic achievement.

To be eligible for an LMC scholar-

ship, the student must be accepted

for admission to a program leading

to a degree or certificate and, for

most scholarships, planning to en-

roll at least half time. In addition,

' B A la Stai l ^ e s t u ( ^ e n t m u s t m e e t l ^ e c l u a ' ' ^ c a " The Earth's Energy & All Things Also on display for sale is the t i o " s ° f l h e specific scholarship for

Natural shop opened in Hartford w o r k of Sonja Podjan of Howling at w , c e o r s c w 1 8 c s o a P P y -Township on January 21. It is lo- the Moon Beadworks. Podjan is a mformat.on regarding

cated just off County Line Road at local bead artist, designer, and au- f"® .0 C ^ 0 *

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Owner Sue Winkel is a firm be- tion with Georgia Schlee on January c ' n ^ n C ' a 1 a . , u liever in the benefits that are at our 21, don't despair. A grand opening u c " may a p p y y s u *"8 fingertips. Sue designs and makes will be held sometime this spring, an on me app ica ton a e c s i e

accessories from natural stones and Winkel said that, by the grand open- ° r ^ ® 'I110® f 0 0 n

gemstones for the body, mind, ing in the spring, she hopes to have from the Financial Aid Department

spirit, and home. Nature's Sunshine more stock on hand and may also be ^ \AI

vitamins, minerals and herbs are a adding natural teas and soaps.

natural addition to her life. For more information, please call

"I just felt, at this time of my life. Sue at (269) 621-2579.

this was what I am supposed to do,"

SUE WINKEL.. .stands beside a display of Nature's Sunshine vita-

mins, minerals and herbs available at the Earth's Energy & All Things Natural shop that opened January 21 in Hartford. (Angela Stair photo)

Earth's Energy & All Things Natural open in Hartford

Winkel said about the opening of

Earth's Energy & All Things Natu-

ral. "Right now, because of every-

thing that is going on in my life, I

am only open on Wednesdays from

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; but as time

goes by, I will be open more."

The shop offers the vitamins, min-erals, and herbs from Nature's Sun-

shine and a certified natural health

professional, Georgia Schlee, who

will be at the shop on the first and

third Wednesdays of the month.

Schlee is from the Olivet area and

has come over to work in the sur-rounding communities from time to

time for several years. Winkel said that if you wanted to

have a consultation with Schlee,

you need to make an appointment

by calling (269) 621-2579. The first

appointment will take an hour; but,

after that, half an hour is the regular

appointment length. Winkel is knowledgeable and will-

ing to share that knowledge about

the cleansing and dedication of

crystals and stones. She knows the

meanings and best way to use them.

She has some ready-made accesso-

ries but does custom work also. All

of her work is metal-free.

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• Race Relations Council Emerging Leaders Scholarship

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Employee Dependent • Ameriwood Scholarship

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NOTICE OF SUBMITTAL

OF ORDINANCE CHARTER

TOWNSHIP OF COLOMA

BERRIEN COUNTY, MICHIGAN

TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CO-LOMA, BERRIEN COUNTY, MICHIGAN, AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the following is a summary of a Pro-posed Ordinance which was re-ceived for first reading by the Township Board of the Charter Township of Coloma at its regular meeting held on January 14, 2004.

SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF SECTION 19.12. This section amends Section 19.12 of the Co-loma Charter Township Zoning

Ordinance setting forth extensive regulations regarding fences, in-cluding, but not limited to, height, setback and maintenance. This sec-tion includes both general regula-tions applicable to all fences estab-lished within the Township and specific regulations for fences within various zoning districts within the Township.

SECTION II. AMENDMENT OF SECTION 34.02. This section amends Section 34.02 of the Co-loma Charter Township Zoning Ordinance so as to add or revise definitions contained therein per-taining to "Fence", "Maintenance Free Fence", "Opaqueness of a Fence", "Right-of-Way" or "Street Line", and "Structure".

SECTION III. REPEAL OF SPECIFIED DEFINITIONS IN SECTION 34.02. This section amends Section 34.02 of the Co-loma Charter Township Zoning Ordinance so as to repeal the defini-tions of "Privacy Fence" and "Sub-stantial Fence" contained therein.

SECTION IV. REPEAL OF SUBSECTION 3 of SECTION 18.18. This section repeals Subsec-tion 3 of Section 18.18 of the Co-loma Charter Township Zoning Ordinance.

SECTION V. AMENDMENT OF SECTION 19.03. This section amends Section 19.03 of the Co-loma Charter Township Zoning Ordinance prohibiting the place-ment of anything within twenty 20' of the comer of a road right-of-way intersection that will materially ob-struct the view of the driver of a vehicle approaching the intersec-tion.

SECTION VI. SEVERABILITY. The provisions of this Ordinance are severable.

SECTION VII. REPEAL. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are repealed.

SECTION VIII. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall take effect eight (8) days following pub-lication after adoption.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NO-TICE that the full text of the pro-posed Ordinance has been posted in the following public places situated within the Township for inspection by the general public: 1. Office of the Township Clerk, 4919 Paw Paw Lake Road, Coloma 2. Hardings Market, 6577 Paw Paw Avenue, Coloma. 3. North Berrien Senior Center, 6648 Ryno Road, Coloma. 4. Rite Aid, 6699 Paw Paw Avenue, Cploma., Michigan.

5. Paw .Paw Avenue Laundromat, 6755 Paw Paw Avenue, Coloma. 6. Handy Spot, 5514 Paw Paw Lake Road, Coloma.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NO-TICE that the Ordinance will be

considered for adoption by the Township Board at a special meet-ing to be held at the Township Hall, 4919 Paw Paw Lake Road, Coloma, MI 49038, on January 28, 2004, commencing at 7:00 o'clock p.m.

Coloma Charter Township will provide necessary reasonable auxil-iary aids and services, such as sign-ers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed material be-ing considered at the hearing, to individuals with disabilities at the hearing upon four (4) days' notice to

the Coloma Charter Township Clerk. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Coloma Charter Township Clerk at the address or telephone number listed below.

Nancy Baiers, Clerk Coloma Charter Township 4919 Paw Paw Lake Road

Coloma, MI 49038 (269)468-7212

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NOTICE OF ORDINANCE

ADOPTION CHARTER

TOWNSHIP OF COLOMA

BERRIEN COUNTY, MICHIGAN

TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CO-LOMA, BERRIEN COUNTY, MICHIGAN, AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the following is Ordinance No. 72, which was adopted by the Town-ship Board of the Charter Township of Coloma at its regular meeting held January 14, 2004. THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF

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LICENSED PREMISES. No per-son, while appearing in a state of nudity as defined by this Ordinance, shall frequent, loiter, work for or perform in any establishment li-censed or subject to licensing by the Michigan Liquor Control Commis-sion. No proprietor or operator of any such establishment shall allow the presence in such establishment of any person who violates the pro-visions of this Ordinance. SECTION II. DEFINITION OF NUDITY. "Nudity" shall be de-fined for purposes of this Ordinance tp be the exposure by view of per-sons, of any of the followiHg body parts, either directly or indirectly, including but not limited to expo-sure, see-through clothing articles or body stockings: 1. The whole or part of the pubic region; 2. The whole or part of the anus; 3. The whole or part of the buttocks; 4. The whole or part of the genitals; 5. The female breast area, including the nipple or more than one-half of the area of the breast. SECTION III. PENALTY. Any person, firm or corporation violat-ing any provision of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a criminal misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more ninety (90) days, or receive both such fine and imprisonment in the sole discretion of the Court. SECTION IV. SEVERABILITY. This Ordinance and the various parts, sections, subsections, sen-tences, phrases and clauses hereof are declared to be severable. If any part, section, subsection, sentence, phrase or clause is adjudged uncon-stitutional or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remain-der of this Ordinance shall not be affected therebv. SECTION V. REPEAL. All other ordinances, parts of ordinances, or amendments thereto, any of which are in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance, are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. This Ordinance shall be deemed supple-mentary to, and not in conflict with, the Coloma Charter Township Pub-lic Nudity Ordinance (Ordinance No. 36).

SECTION VI. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon publication after adoption.

Nancy Baiers, Clerk Coloma Charter Township

». 4919 Pawf Paw Lake Rotd Coloma, MI 49038

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BAINBRIDGE TOWNSHIP

REGULAR BOARD MEETING

JANUARY 5,2004 SYNOPSIS

Meeting called to order at 7 p.m. All Board members present. Approved the agenda as written. Approved the November 3, 2003 minutes with one correction. Ap-

proved the December 1, 2003 min-utes with one clarification. Approved payment of payroll/bills totaling $45,846.94 Approved payment of Mechani-cal/Plumbing permits for December to be paid with January mid month

bills. Reports were received from the Treasurer, Building, Electrical, Me-chanical/ Plumbing Inspectors and Ordinance Officer. Approved pro-rated fee for Zoning Board of Appeals if more than one applicant. Resolution adopted to not collect taxes for Benton Harbor Schools and Lake Michigan College. Approved meeting change for Feb-ruary Township Board to February 9, 2004 @7 pm due to Lake Michi-gan College Special Election. Approved continuation of State Education Tax Collection by the County Treasurer. Approved increase of $5824 in Spe-cial Assessment budget. Approved Trustee to get estimates for roofing and tuck pointing for the Township Hall. Approved fee of $200 for all Zoning Board of Appeals and Construction Board of Appeals. Approved assessor contract and assistant assessor contract. Approved federal mileage rate of 37 '/a cents. Approved the following meeting dates for 2004-2005.

April 5, 2004 May 3, 2004 June 7,2004 July 5, 2004

July 26, 2004 August 30, 2004 October 4, 2004

October 25,2004 December 6,2004

January 3,2005 February 7, 2005

March 7, 2005 Meeting adjourned at 8:20 p.m.

Respectfully submitted, Debra A. Grieser

Bainbridge Township Clerk Board Meeting - February 9, 2004 @ 7 pm. (Due to special election on Feb. 2, 2004)

Planning Commission - Will not meet in February. Township Hall Hours - Mon. /Tues./Thurs. mornings from 9 to 12 p.m.

Phone: 468-8040 Fax: 468-3498.

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WATERVLIET TOWNSHIP

REGULAR MEETING January 12, 2004

7:00 P.M. Approval of minutes for December 15,2003 regular meeting Treasurer's report given by Dolores Youdell

Paw Paw Lake Waste Water Treat-ment Plant Report by James Jarvis CWAEDC Report by Calli Berg the new director

WBA Report given by Jan Bujack There was no Police report Approval of appointment of Town-ship Compensation Committee Approval of Budget Amendment to include the $25,000.00 of the $75,000. Fee the City if charging the Township to tap into the Medi-cal Park Infrastructure.

Rejection of the Township taking charge of the street light at the cor-ner of Red Arrow Hwy. and Sadler Dr.

Approval to hire John Lohrstorpher to confer with Attorney as a special consultant in the Paw Paw Lake Association litigation. Next Regular Township Meeting: February 9,2004

Synopsis prepared by Eva M. Bau-meister, Watervliet Township Clerk

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HARTFORD TOWNSHIP

Minutes Called to order at 7:48 p.m. Pledge of Allegiance: Roll Call: Shafer, Mayhak, Nilson, Dowd, Martin present.

Ron Sefcik Zoning Administrator, Van Buren County Sheriff Daniel Brigham and Township residents. Motion by Nilson, supported by Dowd. The minutes of the Decem-ber 111,1 Special Meeting were ac-cepted as corrected. Motion carried Motion by Martin, supported by Dowd the minutes of December 11th

Regular Meeting were accepted as corrected. Motion carried Motion by Mayhak, supported by Martin to accept the treasurer re-port, and place on file.

Motion by Mayhak, supported by Martin to pay bills as presented of $28,126.60. Motion carried Motion by Mayhak, supported by Martin to appoint Janet Kucharski Deput Treasurer for Barry Nilson Township Treasurer. Motion carried Kurt Dowd gave a report on the Planning Commission Ron Sefcik Zoning Administrator reported $15.00 Zoning permits and $75.00 Junk Yard sales. Place liquor report on file

Motion by Mayhak supported by Dowd to accept Shafer's appoint-ment of filling the vacancy of George Friday on the Fire Depart-ment Committee to explore the fea-sibility of a paid Fire Chief. Motion carried

Motion by Nilson, supported by Martin to appoint Douglas Meachum, Beverly Davis and Randy Kime to the Board of Re-view. Motion carried

Motion by Dowd, supported by

Martin to adopt the Telephone use Policy: All employees and Elected Officials seeking reimbursement for conducting Township Business on their personal telephones will sub-mit a journal. This journal will con-sist of: the date the call was made, the telephone number called, time of call, and the reason for the call. Also a copy of their personal tele-phone bill highlighting only those calls listed in the Journal must be submitted with the Township Pay-ment Reimbursement form before payment by the Township will be made, 5 yea-No-Nays Motion by Nilson, supported by Martin to adopt the reimbursement of wages by hourly worked policy. All hourly employees of Hartford Township will submit a completed payroll time card. They will use the Doubleday Bros. Form C-3 (Payroll time Car and certification of Hours worked) this time card must be completed in full with starting time, ending time, date and signature of the employee, in the space for re-marks. The employee will give gen-eral location of where the work was done. No wages will be paid with-out this completed form. 5-yea- No-Nays

Motion by Nilson, supported by Martin to adjourn. Motion carried Adjourned at 9:10 p.m.

Respectftilly Submitted by Helen Mayhak

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent's Estate

STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT

COUNTY OF BERRIEN FILE NO. 2003-0959-DE-N

Estate of Martha Rudell, Deceased. Date of Birth: 04/25/1911 TO ALL CREDITORS:

NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent, Martha Rudell, who lived at 6418 Dean's Hill Road, Berrien Township, Michigan died Decem-ber 6,2003.

Creditors of the decedent are noti-fied that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless pre-sented to Nancy Wuszke, named personal representative, or to both the probate court at 815 Port Street, St. Joseph, Michigan, 49085 and the named/proposed personal represen-

tative within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice. Date: 1/12/2004

Nancy Wuszke 7000 Town Hall Road Eau Claire, MI 49111

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Armchair Quarterbacks pick this weekend's game winners! f

Mike Leith 138-50 Nancy Huffman 135-53 Mark Belfy 127-61 Kirk Duncombe 125-63 Chris Leach 111-77 Jim Edwards 109-79

This is an off-week for our prognosticators as we

gear up for the Super Bowl. The week off will also

give us time to contemplate who we think will win the

Super Bowl and a good reason why we think the team we pick will win it.

As for last week, most everyone picked the same

teams... with the exception of a few Colts fans that were disappointed.

Mike Leith went 1-1 for the week as the Eagles let

him down. Mike still has a grip on first place, with

just the Super Bowl to go.

Nancy Huffman also went 1-1 to remain in second

place. Nancy is still three games back at this point.

She has a healthy lead over third- place Mark Belfy.

Mark went 1-1 as well, and I hope he lost a bet... I

saw him shoveling out the Belfy Drugstore parking lot

and wearing a USC T-shirt.

Fourth place goes to Kirk Duncombe again this

week. Kirk went 1-1 and did correctly pick the

Panthers over the Eagles. However, he also picked

the Colts and Peyton Manning let him down.

Chris Leach went 1-1 last week and has a better grip

on fifth place. Chris also correctly picked the

Panthers but made a mistake with the Colts.

The worst record of the week, 0-2, goes to Jim

Edwards. Jim picked both the Eagles and the Colts.

That solidifies his hold on sixth place for another

week.

So now the Super Bowl hype begins. By the end of

next week, we will all be begging for the game to

come so the experts can stop talking about it.

From the

PRESS BOX By Mike Leith

Comets stay undefeated in Lakeland

The Coloma boys varsity basket-ball team beat both Berrien Springs and Bridgman last week to remain undefeated in the Lakeland Confer-ence.

In the game against Berrien Springs, the Comets played short-handed due to ineligibilities. Just seven players dressed for the game.

Coloma jumped out to a 15-9 first-quarter lead and held a 30-17 half-time advantage.

The Shamrocks closed the gap a bit after three quarters as they trailed 40-30.

However; in the fourth quarter Coloma held off a Shamrock charge and claimed a 70-61 win.

Coloma coach Josh Hood would like to see his team's free-throw shooting get a little better, as the Comets hit just 13 of 25 attempts.

On the bright side of things, Jer-maine Murphy stepped it up for the Comets and scored 17 points. Both Farrid Coleman and Bobby Edel-berg had 13 points, Jake Boven had seven points, and Erich Biggart added six points.

Then last Friday, against the Bees, the Comets found themselves in a close game at halftime as they held a slim 31-26 lead.

But things changed in the second half as Coloma outscored the Bees 13-6 in the third quarter and then went on a 20-11 run in the fourth to win going away, 64-43.

The Comets' free-throw shooting was much better as they hit a solid 9-11.

There were also four players in double figures as Farrid Coleman had 14 points; while Bobby Edel-berg, Erich Biggart and Jermaine Murphy each had 13 points apiece. Milo Jeffries added six points.

Coach Hood credited Jermaine Murphy for his work on the boards,

as Murphy pulled down 12 re-bounds. . The Comets are now 5-0 in the Lakeland and 7-2 overall.

They will not play again until this Friday, January 23, when they travel to River Valley. They will not play again after that game until January 30* when they travel to Buchanan for a showdown with the Bucks.

Indians have perfect week

The Hartford boys varsity basket-ball team went 2-0 this past week as the Indians beat Gobies 63-42 to start the week and then took an ex-citing 69-64 win from Decatur to end the week.

In the game with Gobies, the Indi-ans went ahead 8-2 after one quarter and then took a 27-15 halftime lead.

The Indians padded their lead in the third with an 18-10 run to take a commanding 45-25 lead into the final quarter.

In that final quarter, the teams pretty much matched baskets as Hartford cruised to the win.

Jamin Olds had 26 points, Chad Moore had 13 points, Justin Quigno had eight points, Kyle Meachum had six points, and Matt Clauser added four points.

In the game with Decatur, the In-dians were tied with them 19-19 after one quarter and then held a 35-28 halftime lead. It was 51-45 after three quarters, while Decatur held a 19-18 fourth-quarter edge. Jamin Olds had 24 points, includ-

ing four treys; Kyle Meachum had 14 points; Chad Moore had 12 points; Justin Quigno had nine points; and Matt Clauser added eight points.

Hartford is now 6-3 overall and will have faced Lawrence by the time you read this. They will then travel to Marcellus this Friday.

Panthers pull out exciting win

It was an exciting win for Water-vliet last Friday night at Lawton as Jordan Grieser made the winning shot just as time expired to give Watervliet a 61-59 win.

The Panthers had taken a 13-12 first-quarter lead and led 32-24 at

the half. It was 50-42 after three quarters, before Lawton came back to tie the game at 59-59.

Then Grieser made his last-second shot for the win. For the night, Grie-ser had 18 points, including three 3-pointers.

That shot overshadowed a great performance by Matt Green. Green scored 19 points, including six 3-pointers. Along with a trey from both Cedric Henry and Ben Hall, the Panthers had 11 3-pointers on the night.

Kyle Freed got into double figures as well, with 14 points; while Ben Hall added six points.

Earlier in the week, the Panthers took on Fennville and posted a 64-55 win in that one.

Watervliet built a 13-7 first-quarter lead and held a 27-15 halftime ad-vantage. It was 47-33 after three quarters, before Fennville outscored the Panthers 22-17 in the fourth to account for the final score.

Jordan Grieser had 22 points, Ben Hall had 16 points, Kyle Freed and Eric Odom each had eight points, while Matt Green added five points.

The Panthers are now 3-4 and will have hosted Marcellus by the time you read this. They will then host Decatur this Friday, January 23.

Patriots fall to Howardsville

The Grace Christian Patriot varsity basketball team fell to Howardsville Christian 63-49 in its only game played last week.

The Patriots were in this game all the way as they trailed 14-9 after one quarter and 33-29 at halftime. It was 47-43 after three quarters before their opponents went on a 16-6 fourth-quarter run.

Grace had three players in double figures as Peter Smith had 15 points, Lincoln Fox had 12 points, and Corey Price had 11 points. Kevin Napp added six points to the cause.

The Patriots will have played Lake Michigan Catholic by the time you read this. They will then travel to First Assembly this Friday, January 23.

Lady Panthers down Lawton

The Watervliet girls varsity vol-leyball team beat Lawton in two games by scores of 15-10 and 15-5.

Leading the way for Watervliet

were Kourtney Marvin with 10 points, six aces, five kills, and five digs. Shannon McLaughlin had four points, two aces, three kills, and five digs; Kim Gear had 10 kills, four blocks, and one dig; Jamie Hartmann had 24 assists, three points, and four digs; while Kim Yeske added eight points.

Coloma girls down Bees

The Coloma girls varsity volley-ball team defeated Bridgman in an exciting contest by scores of 16-14, 16-14 and 15-8.

For Coloma, Diane Mitchell had 16 kills, three digs, and four aces; Annie Balsis had 10 kills, one block, and four digs; Tina Ashley had six aces and four digs; while Kachina Blackamore added eight kills and three blocks.

Watervliet wrestlers have banner week

The Watervliet wrestling team defeated Olivet 47-34 and Marcel-lus 56-16 last week.

Winners in the Marcellus meet included Nick Forestieri (103 pounds), Chris Smith (119), Cody Wieand (125), Jeremy Ashley (140), Paul VanAntwerp (145),

Kameron Morris (152), Chris Hauch (160), Adam Costner (171), Mike Tees (189), and Ben Isbrecht (215).

In the Olivet meet, winners in-cluded Nick Forestieri (103), Chris Smith (119), Cody Wieand (125),

•Ben Eisen (130), Jeremy Ashley (140), Paul VanAntwerp (145), Ben Isbrecht (189), and Brad Wing (heavyweight).

Kelley's Bowl Y A B A

King of the Hill League 1/18/04

High series and games for the week at Kelley's Bowl were:

BOYS Ryan Vitale bowled a 626 series

and game of215.

Zac Metz bowled a 513 series and 190 game.

Zane Metz had a 475 series and game of 177.

GIRLS Casey Woods bowled a 353 series

and 174 game.

youth, 4Vi-18, are eligible. Signups are scheduled for the fol-

lowing locations: Wednesday, January 28--St. Jo-

seph Catholic School in Watervliet,

6:00 -8:00 p.m.; f. Thursday, February 5--Washing-

ton Elementary School in Coloma,

6:00-8:00 p.m.; and Saturday, February 7-McDonald's '

in Coloma, 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. For registration information,

please contact Rose Emory at (269) 621-4970 or Joe Zellmer at (269)

849-4006.

KING OF THE HILL Our champion for the week was

Ryan Vitale. He bowled an incredi-ble 626 series. This is Ryan's third 600 this season... pretty good for an 11-year-old. Ryan faced our reign-ing King of the Hill, Zac Metz. Zac turned up the heat and defeated Ryan 256 to 192. Zac Metz remains our King of the Hill!

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legs and a coat of long hair. One skeleton, dug out of a Lenawee County farm field, was dated by the radiocarbon method as being killed by primitive hunters in 7616 B.C. Spear points among the bones showed how the ancient animals had died, probably mired first in

muck! Today, if you wanted to "catch a

whale," your fishing license wouldn't do you any good. Your friendly conservation officer would remind you whales and such would require a hunting license, since they

are mammals, not fish.

Paw Paw Lake Almanac

Tale of the Hunt with William Daggett

GORDON CHARUS Whole skeletons prove whales found

their way to the Great Lakes area Chances are, when you were a kid

just getting into the fun of fishing, you might have declared, 'Today, I'm gonna catch a whale!"

Of course, that never really hap-pened, although it could have, thou-sands of years ago here in Michi-gan. Proof of whales in this state al one time comes every once in a while when digs are made in the right places. For example, when work was being done to build a new school near Oscoda a half century ago, the skeleton of a whale was found. Two others were found near Flint and Tecumseh and a fourth one was unearthed near Ann Arbor in a swamp.

Bones of all of these skeletons were all in place when found. That means none of the bones were car-ried in by prehistoric glaciers from somewhere else. What is known, however, is the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean were once con-nected by a deep channel large enough to float a whale. While the St. Lawrence Seaway of today might look like a great engineering feat, the whales did it first and a heck of a lot cheaper!

These days, folks who never saw a whale manage to get into violent arguments with others who never saw one, either. Mostly, they tend to get mad at foreign countries who still insist upon going out in their boats and skewering these largest of all mammals. They use harpoons shot from special "guns," then sell the meat and oil at a profit.

Nobody ever dreamed such huge creatures would fall upon such dire days. In fact, during a fairly recent time, the nations of the world put a limit of 15,000 on blue whales.

Very little was done in law en-forcement, however, but whoever was to serve as watchdog obviously did a poor job. A limit of 15,000 whales didn't mean that many

would be caught, anyhow. It turned into something like a

poker game where two finback

chips or 2V2 humpbacks would equal one blue chip. Blue whales, or sulphur-bottoms, are the largest things that ever lived on earth, in-cluding the dinosaur families. The record size for one was 111 feet long, with a fisherman's estimate of 90 tons, give or take a pound either way.

Blue whales take two years to have a baby whale and are called that because they are gray with a bluish tint. Gray whales are another spe-cies living in the north Pacific and wintering in lower Califomia; a good arrangement for even a whale. Grays are hardly worth mentioning since they rarely get over 50 feet

long. Finbacks average 65 feet long and ones in the Atlantic often raise a big stink when they beach them-selves in front of swanky resorts and die there. Owners of such prop-erty wish they would go elsewhere, but TV networks delight in report-ing such. The rest of us appreciate at least that departure from the con-stant political wrangling, investiga-tions and criminal activities.

Had you lived in Michigan or one of the present-day Great Lakes states some 12,000 years ago, you could have gone spearing not only a variety of whales but elephants. Actually, those were mastodons, which looked a lot like elephants but only weighed a puny 7,000 pounds. They had-long tusks, thick

By Angela Stair Hunting takes determination and

plenty of patience. Getting the best buck of your life makes it all worthwhile.

William Daggett said he has been hunting for 34 years and the 8-point beauty he got on 11-15-03 was the best reward for the hours of time he has put in waiting for a good buck to come along.

Daggett was hunting from a 16' ladder stand on his property in Al-legan County, by the middle branch of the Black River, on opening day. He saw a buck coming in and stood up and scoped it. The buck was about 40 yards cut

when Daggett took a shot at it. After running about 10 yards, the buck stopped in curiosity and looked back to find where the noise had come from. That was when Daggett fired into him the second time, tak-ing him down with a spinal shot. "I had no idea it was an 8-point

until I got to him," Daggett said. "I took him to a DNR check point and they told me he was 3,/2 years old."

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HUNTING WITH PATIENCE... for 34 years paid off for William Daggett, when he bagged this beautifully symmetrical 8-point deer with an impressive 14" spread. (Angela Stair photo)

skinned the buck out that he found he had hit him with the first shot. The buck had a beautiful symmetri-cal 8-point rack, with a 14" spread.

Tri-Citv Area F I S H I N G R E P O R T Pike are still being caught on the mouth of the south channel on Paw

Paw Lake. Magician Lake and Lake of the Woods are still producing some nice

bluegill. Gravel, Dyer, Little Paw Paw, Rush and Van Aucken lakes are

producing a few bluegill and crappie this last weekend. Fishermen are still catching steelhead and walleye at the Berrien

Springs Dam, using body baits and spawn. We still have snowmobile stickers and maps available here at the store. Have any questions? If so, please call. Also, on Friday, 1-23-04, I will be out of the store until around 11:30

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mantle over lake and ground. The not-very-thick ice on Paw

Paw Lake did not deter the fishers from venturing forth. On Thursday, an ice shanty appeared near the south shore of Sherwood Bay, next day it was gone. On Saturday a solitary fisher, cloaked against the cold and wind, cut an ice hole and began fishing some distance from the north shore. I wish them good luck, but even more I wish them safety. Lake ice can be a friend one moment and become a destroyer

the next. Choosing to move about on this

sheet of solid water requires great discretion. Watch for signs of open water, or water on the surface where the ice may be thin. It may sound overly cautious, but consider carrying a lightweight 10-foot pole with you. If you break through the ice, the pole can be used to bridge the hole and help keep you afloat until help arrives. Make sure some-one knows where you intend to go,

and for greater safety-only go on the ice when you have a friend with you. Carry a lightweight nylon line 25 feet or more in length. Make sure the line has at least a 500-pound breaking strength. Good luck. Hope you have a great catch.

Environmental Trivia How was the lifestyle of the Po-

tawatomi changed following the Treaty of Ghent? The Potawatomi retumed to their villages, resuming their old way of life, many unaware

of the importance of the treaty. Although the British remained in Canada and still welcomed them, the Potawatomi could no longer rely on the redcoats for support against the Americans. The United States emerged from the War of 1812 self-confident and surging with a new nationalism that would send hordes of land hungry settlers into the old Northwest Territory.

The Potawatomi had acculturated with many of the old values of the French traders and had made feeble attempts at agriculture under Quaker tutelage; they were unpre-pared for the changes that came after 1815.

Yankee farmers would plow up their prairies and Protestant mis-sionaries would proselytize their children, but the Potawatomi could no longer strike back in the time-honored manners of warriors. Main Poc's death in 1816 was sig-nificant because the incorrigible old warrior was the last of the tradi-tional war chiefs.

The new leaders would be men skilled in diplomacy, not warfare. All would be masters of accommo-

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Salem Lutheran Church, Park and children 4 and under.

Marvin streets, Coloma, will be Dinner will be served from 11:30 r having a "Super Bowl Spaghetti & a.m. until 2:30 p.m.

. Meatball Dinner on Sunday, Feb- Carry-outs will be available.

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. LINDY ARNT...shows off his new facilities: "Rookies Bar & Grill."

(Mary Brost Reck photo)

Sporting a new fun spot in Watervliet

w *>s dinners, drinks and, on weekends, dancing to a variety of disc jockey-spun music.

According to new owner Lindy Amt, the entire facility has been redone. Sporting cheerful new

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SjtfThe newly renovated sports bar at J ^ t h e old "Black Cat" location on St. r. 0

^ Joseph Street (Red Arrow Highway) bl o nd paneling, the expanded space {£?has been open for business since the includes two new bars, lighted ISyday after Christmas. It provides dance floor, and eating areas. Amt

decided to take on the project, he says, because "the opportunity came up and it was something the town needed."

Rookies is planning a special Super Bowl Party on Sunday, February 1. A buffet will be avail-able from 4:00 p.m. to the end of the game for $10 per person.

Volunteers needed for Big Brothers Big

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Ricky Rudd and John Andretti posting

fastest speeds Testing continues at Daytona as e start of the season draws closer id closer and all four of Hendrick

Motor Sports drivers are topping the charts with their fast speeds.

Ricky Rudd was the fastest so far ith " speeds of 188.4 miles per

•hour. John Andretti, driving the #1 EI ride, came in second with a

^speed of 188.1 mph. The Hendrick's team of Jimmie ohnson, Jeff Gordon, Terry La-

nte and newest member Brian ickers have all been fast during

the test sessions. Hendrick's had ree of its drivers finish in the top

10 during the 2003 season. Johnson Inished second behind Matt Ken-leth, Gordon was fourth, and La-

me finished 10th. Johnson clocked in at 187.7 miles

per hour, giving him the third spot in the test run. Johnson has been fastest in two of the four test ses-sions. His teammate and car owner Jeff Gordon fell to seventh with

speeds of 187.1 mph. Sterling Marlin, driving the #40

Coors Light Dodge, came in fourth and Ken Schrader held the fifth spot following last week's test ses-

sion. There will be some old faces in

new places at the start of the sea-json. Johnny Benson will run a full-time schedule in the 2004 Busch Series. Benson ran the #10 Val-voline Pontiac last year in the Winston Cup Series and will run the #1 Yellow Transportation Dodge in the Busch Series starting

in February at Daytona. The International Race of Cham-

pions will have a new sponsor for 2004. The new Crown Royal IROC schedule will include the opener at Daytona and a new schedule that includes Texas Motor Speedway, Richmond International Speedway, and the final race at the Atlanta Motor Speedway at the end of the

season. The drivers will be driving IROC

cars with a paint scheme represent-ing their team's colors and also will include the driver's team number. This new change will make it easier for fans to recognize and track their

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