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TRI-CITY RECORDOur 129th Year Issue #30 July 28, 2011 Seventy-five Cents

Police& FireReports

By Annette Christie

What was the Indian

name for

Paw Paw Lake?

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Beebe murder

trial begins

next weekJunior Lee Beebe, Jr., is set for a trial

before Van Buren County Circuit

Judge Paul E. Hamre next week.

Beebe is being tried on two open

counts of murder related to the deaths

of Amy Henslee and Tonya Howarth.

The bodies of the two women were

found buried near a trailer in Bangor

Township last January. Henslee had

been reported missing by her husband.

It was not known at the time that

Howarth was missing as well.

It was revealed in earlier court testi-

mony that while Beebe admits to

shooting Howarth, he says it was in

self-defense. Beebe claims that

Howarth is actually the one that killed

Henslee after she found the two of

them together.

The trial was scheduled for June but

was delayed due to a busy court

schedule. The date is now set for

August 2.

Hearing continues

for man charged

with murder of

ex-girlfriendThe preliminary hearing continued

Thursday, July 21 for Austin Bradley

Austin, the Hartford man accused of

murdering his ex-girlfriend. Austin,

38, is charged with open murder in the

death of Penny Miller, who disap-

peared between 2006 and 2007.

Miller’s body was found in December

2010, after a tip was given leading

police to Austin’s property in Hartford

Township. Miller was 43 when she

was reported missing in July 2007.

Reports state that during the testimo-

ny, Greg Ruple, also of Hartford told

the court that Austin contacted him

sometime between Thanksgiving and

Christmas 2006 and told him to come

over.

Ruple recounted what he recalled

from that time. He said Austin told

him that he had been sleeping on the

couch and woke up to find Miller

standing over him with a knife. Ruple

said Austin told him that he jumped up

and broke Miller’s neck, killing her.

He said that there was a sleeping bag

under Austin’s bed and he assumed

that it was Miller’s body. Austin and

Ruple dug a shallow grave, dumped

the sleeping bag in it, and then Austin

poured gasoline onto the grave and let

the fire burn for a few minutes before

the grave was closed up, Ruple testi-

fied.

Ruple said that he never actually saw

Miller’s body in the sleeping bag but

testified that it felt like there was a

body inside.

Ruple faces a criminal charge of

being an accessory after the fact to a

murder. His trial is scheduled to begin

this week in Van Buren County

Circuit Court in Paw Paw.

Michigan State Police had re-opened

the cold case, which led them to

Ruple, who told police that he helped

Austin cover up the crime. An

unearthing then took place on Austin’s

body where a full skeleton was found.

By Annette Christie

Approximately three quarters of the

Watervliet High School auditorium

was filled with people Saturday morn-

ing for the public hearing held on a

proposed special assessment district

that would be used to clean up Paw

Paw Lake. Those in attendance were

able to hear a review of the project and

the cost and then voice their support

or the lack of it and most importantly

ask questions in the presence of both

the Watervliet and Coloma Township

Board’s.

Stu Kogge, a biologist with JFNew

and Larry Protasiewicz, an engineer

with Spicer Group presented the

results of a two-year study on the

ongoing deterioration of the 880-acre

natural lake. Through the study, the

duo presented a restoration plan to

halt the deterioration.

Kogge described that an aquatic veg-

etable survey was done and among

other things determined a sediment

profile and determined the areas,

which had high levels of phosphorus.

Through the survey, they obtained

sediment samplings from 21 different

locations and analyzed it. Kogge said

they discovered very high levels of

phosphorus in several areas. They

determined that there are more inputs

affecting the condition of the lake

from the bottom vs. the area water-

sheds.

Kogge said that the when the lake

becomes anoxic in the summer, when

the bottom loses oxygen, it releases

the phosphorus, thus feeding the algae

blooms. This is all in addition to the

excessive presence of Eurasian water

milfoil all over the lake. While

attempts to treat have shown success-

ful and produced a reduction, re-

growth continues to occur. Eurasian

water milfoil is an aggressive, non-

native species that grows in dense

mats prohibiting the establishment of

other plants. This exotic plant threat-

ens the ecological integrity of the

lake’s ecosystem and causes consider-

able problems for all lake users.

Protasiewicz explained the various

options that can be used to fight the

unwanted species. Dredging is very

effective but carries a very high price

tag to go along with it. The application

of alum can be considered. It was

used in Spring Lake Township and

binds up the phosphorus. The applica-

tion, however, lacks the scientific evi-

dence confirming its effectiveness.

Providing aeration would deliver the

oxygen needed at bottom of the lake.

Protasiewicz said the herbicides could

be applied but that is typically just a

band-aid approach. Biological con-

trols could be considered such as put-

ting millions of beetles in the lake that

will eat the water milfoil, but this also

has not been scientifically proven for

its effectiveness.

The proposed plan is two-fold; first,

to eradicate the problem and then to

manage it. It was recommended that

the whole lake be treated with

SONAR and then complete aeration in

only a portion of the lake to be stud-

ied. The cost for the project was esti-

mated at $855,500.

Following the presentation, William

Fahey, the attorney representing the

Paw Paw Lake Special Assessment

Committee for both townships,

described how the assessments are

being proposed. The property owners

that have been determined to have the

highest benefit are those that own

waterfront lots, the next level are

those that have deeded access to the

lake and the third level is marinas. The

estimated addition yearly for the spe-

cial assessment would be $162.25 for

waterfront, $16.25 for those with

deeded access, and $324.50 for mari-

nas.

Fahey then opened up the floor for

public comments. The majority spoke

in favor of the special assessment dis-

trict.

Ed Helbling of Coloma Township

questioned who was going to be mon-

itoring the drinking water from wells.

“I don’t think we should sacrifice

someone’s health to get rid of some

weeds in the lake,” Helbling said.

Scott Snyder of Coloma also asked

about the possibility of contamination

to wells. The well concern was later

answered when Protasiewicz said that

SONAR does not have a warning

label on it and it carries the lowest tox-

icity rating. He said you could actual-

ly swim or fish in the water where it

was applied immediately after its

application.

Bob Lipsig of Lakewood Dr. told the

dual boards that it is mind boggling to

him that people are pleading to be

taxed and yet, it still hasn’t gone

through. “This will improve the quali-

ty of life and increase the value of our

properties. We need you to get us to

the finish line,” Lipsig said.

Tony Bertuca of Coloma Township

wanted it to be clear that he is 100%

for the clean up but he is also 100%

for crossing all the t’s and dotting all

the i’s. “We just need to make sure

that all the concerns are taken care

of,” Bertuca said.

Patty Hutchinson speaking from her

experience as a realtor said that for the

last three years, showing properties on

the lake has gotten worse. “There are

people that don’t want to put their feet

in the water because of its water qual-

ity and color,” Hutchinson said.

Tom McCoy explained that he was

for the project as long as it was done

equitable.

In the response period after public

comments, Fahey, Kogge, and

Protasiewicz answered questions that

were raised.

Fahey responded to Bertuca’s con-

cern that Watervliet Township did not

have enough signatures due to the

recent addition of 35 more acres relat-

ed to the Paw Paw Lake Golf Course.

Fahey assured that both Watervliet

and Coloma Township had the signa-

tures needed for the process to move

forward. Fahey said that despite the

addition of more acreage to the land

mass area, Watervliet Township has

53.14%. Coloma Township has

55.88%.

Petition signatures are what stopped

this process last August. The process

as directed by Public Act 188 of 1954,

requires that the signatures for 50% of

the land mass area must be obtained to

request that the township put into

place a special assessment district for

the purpose of funding an improve-

ment to a lake, in this case Paw Paw

Lake.

However the signatures of 20% of the

land mass area that oppose the special

assessment district can be presented

and stop the process. That is what hap-

pened last August when at the first

public hearing, the signatures were

presented and later verified to be

enough to stop it.

Supporters then had to obtain 50% in

signatures of the landowners in the

land mass area a second time. Earlier

this spring, those petitions were pre-

sented to each of the townships, which

once again led to this second round of

public hearings. If the township

boards decide to move forward, a sec-

ond public hearing will be held.

At that second public hearing, the dis-

trict will be about specific assess-

ments and what is applied to each

property in the district.

If the special assessment district

moves forward, the aquatic plant man-

agement program that is being consid-

ered would begin in 2012.

Majority speak in favor of Paw Paw

Lake clean up project at public meeting

Mayor Johnson suffers “slight stroke”, will return to office in August

Investment policies and conflict of interest

questioned by Hartford City CommissionerBy Angela Stair

Rick Hall presided at the Hartford

City Commission meeting Monday

night as Mayor Pro Tem, due to the

absence of Mayor Ted Johnson.

Mayor Johnson told the Tri-City

Record that on June 21 he had suf-

fered a light stroke on the right side,

affecting only his walking ability. He

is in rehabilitation and will return to

the Commission in time for the

August meetings.

Mayor Johnson said he has kept in

touch with the City business through

conversations with Rick Hall and City

Manager Yemi Akinwale.

Mayor Johnson, 75, has held office

for more than 20 years; during a peri-

od from 1980 to 1985 and then contin-

ually since 1996.

His term expires this November.

Austin questions

city investments,

conflict of interestWhen the City Commission started to

vote on approval of the payment of

bills in the amount of $190,093.12,

Commissioner Rodney Austin ques-

tioned the $50,000 investment that

was made. He wanted to know where

that money came from and why it

wasn’t discussed at a meeting prior to

the investment.

City Treasurer Linda Gray explained

to Austin that it was not a new invest-

ment, but was a renewal of money that

was already invested. She said it had

been discussed at a previous meeting

and explained that it was a good pay-

ing investment at approximately 3%.

Austin insisted it had not been dis-

cussed and wanted to know why that

was not used for repairing city streets.

He was told the money did not belong

to the City to use on streets, but was

made up of money from different

departments, such as sewer and water.

“I still think it should be used for City

streets!” Austin insisted.

Mayor Pro Tem Hall told Austin you

cannot use sewer and water money for

streets. The Commission approved the

paying of the bills, but Austin and

Commissioner Frank Dockter voted

no.

At the June 27 meeting when the

Commissioners approved the May

bills, Austin challenged Commission-

er John Miller of a conflict of interest

BACK TO WORK... Mayor Ted

Johnson expects to be back presid-

ing over Hartford City Commission

meetings in August following a

“slight stroke” in June.

WATERVLIET AND COLOMA TOWNSHIP BOARD’S... prepare to start the public hearing held on Saturday for the special assessment district

intended to fund the Paw Paw Lake Restoration Plan. Most of the speakers at the public hearing were in favor of the restoration plan. One speaker

even begged the board’s to increase his taxes and get this project to the finish line. (Annette Christie photo)

See HARTFORD

continued on Page 6

Human remains

found in Hartford

may be centuries

old... Page 6

City of Coloma gets a “clean” audit... Page 2

Hartford School Board approves contracts... Page 2

Do you remember these Watervliet baseball players? Page 4

New teachers hired at St. Joseph Catholic School... Page 7

Glad-Peach Prince & Princess candidates pictured... Page 8

Glad Peach Festival runs August 5, 6 & 7... Page 9

By Mary Brost Reck

The Hartford School Board,

Thursday, July 21, accepted the rec-

ommendation of the personnel com-

mittee and voted to renew administra-

tive contracts, noting that this will not

prohibit reductions in staff if this

should become absolutely necessary.

Two-year contracts were approved

for: high school Principal Dave

Janicki, middle school Principal

DeLane Overton, Woodside

Elementary Principal Nancy Larsson,

and Red Arrow Elementary Principal

Jason Surian. Cheryl Boothby, princi-

pal of Southwest Michigan

Community School and Director of

federal and state programs; John

Visser, Curriculum Director and

Special Education Director; and

Fenton Dankert, Adult Education

Director, were also given two-year

contracts.

The Board approved one-year con-

tracts for Gregg Jessup, Director of

Technology; Marie Clayton, Director

of Food Service; and Mike Chappell,

Director of Transportation.

Remembering long-term

service to the district

The Board observed a moment of

silence to honor Alleyne Meyers, who

passed away on July 17. According to

Board President Scott Smith, Meyers

held the longevity record for any

Hartford Public School employee.

Meyers served as superintendent sec-

retary and bookkeeper for the district

for 63 years. Hallgren noted that he

worked with her for 17 years, prior to

her retirement ten years ago.

Legal matters

Attorney Gregory B. Ladewski was

granted some time on the agenda to

make a presentation to the board

regarding the parents he is represent-

ing.

Noting his background working with

school districts, Ladewski expressed

his understanding of board issues, but

moved the focus to addressing the

needs of special education students.

Ladewski is representing a family of

a child diagnosed with autism spec-

trum. He explained some of the diffi-

culties providing for such a student’s

needs, and the necessity of maintain-

ing routine and specific responses to

enable the child to achieve to the best

of his ability.

The difficulty arose when a discipli-

nary measure was enacted against this

student that was counter to the pre-

determined plan. This caused the stu-

dent distress.

When the father came to the school to

question this strategy, the complaint

escalated into Ladewski’s client “rais-

ing his voice,” and resulted in the

police being called. The parent now

faces legal charges, and the stigma

that entails.

Ladewski suggested the district do all

in its power to prevent these charges

from going forward, and to pursue a

more detailed and effective plan for

this student “which the parents had

been requesting for over a year.”

A positive outcome?

“The school has talked to the prose-

cutor and said we do not wish to pur-

sue prosecution,” Smith responded.

“But it is out of the district’s hands; it

is in the hands of the legal authorities

now.”

Since the school administrator as an

individual filed the charges, albeit an

employee of the district, the board has

no standing to drop the charges.

Some good may result from this

regretful situation, however. Several

board members requested a committee

be established to meet with the Van

Buren Intermediate School District

and others to determine and develop

effective intervention plans for special

needs students.

The board would then like to see a

presentation to the board on what

appears to be a growing need for a

more effective way to adequately pro-

vide for special needs children.

“We seem to have a problem that I

had no knowledge of,” said board

member Mike Banic. “I am hoping we

can gather more resources to get this

problem solved.

Curriculum approved, storm

losses

Following up on material reviewed at

the last meeting, the Board approved

the Standardized Test Preparation cur-

riculum and the Transitions curricu-

lum.

School Superintendent Mike Hallgren

reported that the district suffered from

damages following recent area storms.

Telephone and Internet services were

out for several days at Woodside. The

wind and fallen trees caused some

damage to the bus garage, a fence, and

some bleachers.

Despite a back-up battery generator,

the length of power loss resulted in the

death of the High School Biology

department fish.

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medical staffHeidi M. Grabemeyer-Layman,

M.D., obstetrician and hynecologist,

recently joined South Shore Women’s

Health Care at 2690 S. Cleveland

Avenue in St. Joseph and is on the

medical staff at Lakeland HealthCare.

Dr. Grabemeyer-Layman received her

medical degree from the Michigan

State University College of Human

Medicine and recently completed her

residency in obstetrics and gynecolo-

gy at the Grand Rapids Medical

Education and Research Center. She

also has a bachelor’s degree from

Central Michigan University in health

fitness in preventive and rehabilitative

programs.

Dr. Grabemeyer-Layman is a Junior

Fellow of the American Congress of

Obstetricians and Gynecologists. She

is also a member of the American

Medical Association.

“From the moment I began my first

rotation in obstetrics, I knew this is

where I belonged. Being able to do

what I’ve trained for and love is a

great feeling,” said Dr. Grabemeyer-

Layman. “I am looking forward to

working closely with the other physi-

cians in my practice as well as the rest

of Lakeland’s medical staff.”

City of Coloma given clean audit opinion

By Christina Gelder

Kenley Penner, CPA of Plante Moran

was in attendance at the Monday, July

25 meeting of the Coloma City

Commission, to briefly go over the

audit that was conducted at the end of

the 2010-2011 fiscal year. That term

was completed on March 31 of this

year.He began with a grateful thanks to

Roseann Clements for an excellent job

keeping the books and assisting with

the audit.

“The City is in a very good financial

position” summarized Penley after

informing the commission that they

were given a clean audit opinion,

which is the highest possible. He

shared that Coloma’s debt position is

very unique in that it is very low and

barring anything unforeseen should be

eliminated completely by the end of

this year.

Penley went on to say that the debt

load and the fund balance are both

very important as revenue sharing

struggles at a state level causing many

municipalities to struggle as well. He

told the commission that where they

are currently would greatly influence

their bond rating if they should ever

need to borrow on a large project.

Penley also pointed out that Coloma

is very well funded in their Benefits

and Pension. They are at 86%, which

is above the required amount and

more than adequate. He then ended

with a few suggestions as how to com-

ply with State requirements to get the

most funds possible during this rough

economic time.

Mayor Jim Polashak said that it was

good working with a professional

organization that keeps them up to

date.

Request made to allow a hot dog

cart in downtown Coloma

The owners of the hot dog cart that is

currently set up outside of Roma’s

Pizza on Red Arrow Highway have

requested that the City allow them to

bring it into town. They had a couple

suggestions at Monday night’s meet-

ing on where to put it including Baker

Park or the parking lot across from the

Loma Theater.

Commissioner Bill Smith questioned

whether they would be creating any

tax money or just taking business

away from those restaurants that do.

The fact that other local municipalities

do allow such carts was discussed.

Mayor Polashak asked Commissioner

Mike Muenchow to check with insur-

ance to see if there would be a prob-

lem in that regard. He also said he

wanted to make sure that there would

not be any traffic or parking issues

related to the stand.

Commissioner Marsha Hammond

spoke up and said that she thought it

was a “cool idea”. She went on to say

that in her opinion anything encourag-

ing people to get out of their vehicles

in the downtown area was a good

thing.

If approved, they would like to run

the cart from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. They

would serve hot dogs, chips and pop.

Radar detector to be purchased

It was approved by the Commission

to split the cost of radar speed display

with Coloma Charter Township ad

Watervliet Township. The radar speed

display is mobile and will be set up in

various locations to show drivers how

fast they are actually traveling. This

tool also can collect data and will

allow police to pinpoint patrols in

areas that need it.

The cost of the display is $5000 mak-

ing the City’s portion $1700. It was

also approved to take the funds for

this device out of the Leonard Fund as

something that will benefit the whole

community.

Administrative contracts approved by the Hartford School Board

Four Winds Hartford

casino to open August 30By Angela Stair

The long and anxiously awaited opening day of the Four Winds Hartford

Casino owned by the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, has been

announced and will open to the public on Tuesday, August 30 at noon. On

August 29, a ribbon-cutting event will be held with Matt Wesaw, Chairman of

the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Tribal Council Members, and Four

Winds General Manager Matt Harkness hosting. A media press conference and

tour of the property will follow.

Four Winds Hartford is a satellite of the Four Winds Casino Resort in New

Buffalo that was opened in 2007 by the Tribe. The Hartford facility will be

approximately 52,000 square feet and will maintain the same look and feel in

design and finishes as the Four Winds Casino Resort.

Four Winds Hartford will feature 500 slot machines of different varieties,

including progressives, which are linked to slot machines in other casinos

around the country. There will be nine table games, including blackjack and

roulette.

The popular W Club players’ loyalty program from the Four Winds Casino

Resort will be available at the Hartford casino also. Players can sign up free

and earn points, redeem direct mail offers and promotional giveaways at both

properties.

Approximately 300 new and permanent jobs will be created with the opening

of the facility located at 68600 Red Arrow Highway, two and a half miles west

of the City of Hartford. For more information on the Four Winds Casinos and

the W Club, go on line to www.fourwindscasino.com.

Paw Paw River Dams

could be used

to generate electricityDear Editor:

Falling Waters LLC is investigating

the feasibility of utilizing the extant

dams in your City when we were

informed that NOAA had already

approved funding for removal of at

least two dams known locally as Dam

#1 and Dam #2. Checking the

Department of Energy’s INL website

we found the DOE possess erroneous

information as they show the head for

Dam #2 is but 1.54’, but our survey

shows it to be approximately 15.0’ and

we should be able to produce up to 2

MW’s from this site alone with our

new fish friendly turbines and genera-

tors. Presently it is our belief that Dam

#1 is without value and should be

removed and the old millrace filled in

and the Mill Creek dam repaired for

Mill Creek should produce about 0.50

MW. Mill Creek is a cold water trout

stream and at this time it is exposed to

harmful species incoming from Lake

MI including species man has intro-

duced such as the salmon, therefore

repairing the Mill Creek dam and put-

ting it to work would be good for the

sport fisherman, the native fish

species, water and vegetation, etc.

The USA faces a critical energy short-

age also due in part to electrical trans-

mission problems and here in this city

we shall be able to provide a partial

solution by using the existing infra-

structure of water power and power

lines that are in place and already paid

for, saving demolition costs, hauling

debris to the landfill and using fuel

etc. to so do. Not having seen the

plans possibly it is planned to leave

the rubble alongside the river banks

thereby creating a hazardous condi-

tion for fishermen, danger for chil-

dren, and making for a horrific mess

as they have done in St. Joseph, MI at

a public park. The dams are there

already, paid for and ready for a new

life providing power to local residents

and businesses and a “green energy”

tourism development destination.

Falling Waters LLC looks forward to

working together to improve America

by creating more green energy thus

leaving a better environment for the

public to enjoy for their recreation.

Sincerely,

David R. Snyder,

Chairman/Founder

Hearts overflowing with

gratitudeDear Editor,

What a fabulous time we had Friday

evening, July 22, at the FOP Hall in

Coloma. To all who attended the

Victoria 2011 event for Vicki Smith,

our hearts are overflowing with grati-

tude. To see you lining up at the door

was a moving experience.

Vicki is battling stage III breast can-

cer. With the physical limitations of

treatment, Vickie has struggled to

work as a massage therapist without

the benefit of long-term disability

insurance. Along with the emotional

and physical strain of cancer and the

debilitating treatments, she also had to

worry about keeping a roof over her

head. Having only earned $5k year to

date, the thousands we brought in are

a Godsend.

It was a magical night for Vickie.

When I looked for her throughout the

night, I would find her laughing, cry-

ing, or both. They were tears of joy.

Thank you for sharing these special

moments with us. What joy it has been

to celebrate her life and the beautiful

person she is.

Please join me in thanking our spon-

sors: Jon Ed’s Styling Salon, Lifestyle

Chiropractic, Contessa Wine Cellars,

Shari Leitz of Alley Cuts, Lana’s

Boutique, Randall Higdon, Mattson’s

House of Décor, Sears, Kelly Preston

of Scentsy Products, Robert Preston,

AnneHandley, Monica of Moxies,

Boutique, Marge Yetzke, Brittany

Lovelace, Keepin You in Stitches,

Stephies, Meijer Superstore, Papa

Vinos, Harding’s Market Coloma,

Lynn Zelko, Crystal Springs Florist,

Cutting Corners, Dr. David Moss,

Martyn Dickinson of Ameriprise

Financial Kalamazoo, Della Hodge of

Mary Kay, Charlene of Great Lakes

Acupuncture, Hair Innovations, Misty

Dahlke of Pampered Chef, Reta

Smith, Phil Muenchow of the FOP,

and others who brought items after the

event began.

I would like to extend a special thank

you to our volunteers Amber Smith,

Jennifer Frazier and Don Baldwin.

The Munchow Family worked by my

side for hours, tirelessly setting up,

tearing down, preparing and serving

food. Thank you Fred, Sandi, and

Becky. Thank you to Greg Greer for

helping with food prep and running

out for things that I forgot. Thanks to

those who prepared desserts, for they

were yummy. We could not have got-

ten the ball-rolling if not for Lauren’s

acquisition of the hall. Phil

Muenchow and the FOP were most

gracious. Thank you to those that pro-

vided pre-events donations allowing

for food and gift purchases. Many of

you were very gracious.

To those that attended, I hope you

found the food and fellowship to your

liking. We thank you from the bottom

of our hearts. I am quite sure that God

is smiling down on us. What a joy it is

to be his hands and feet.

God Bless,

Chris Volk

Thank you for all the

love and supportDear Editor,

The family of Mike Magin would like

to thank all of our wonderful friends

and family for the love and prayers

and for the cards, food, kindness, and

the friendship during our time of

despair.

God Bless You,

Carolyn Baiers

Sheryl and Scott Steckler

Steve and Holly Magin

David and Carol Stasiak

I never threatened to

kill anyoneDear Editor,

Since when, does a dispute between

neighbors become headline news?

Since when, is it the norm to recount

the opinion of one party without the

other? Since when, is only one party’s

picture shown and not the other?

Since when, is a known “loose can-

non” believed without question?

When it is the 21st century version of

the lynching of another black man!!!

I never threatened to kill anyone! I

never used the word “kill”. Indeed, I

was the one being threatened. (I am

off to Europe with students where I

am just a man and not a fodder for a

LYNCHING).

Harold E. Bragg

Coloma City Commissioner

Letter to the citizens of

the City of WatervlietDear Editor,

I hope everyone is enjoying the sum-

mer and had an opportunity to attend

the Maud Nelson Festival and the

Independence Day Celebrations in

town. I was happy to see so many of

you brave the construction and heat

and come out to enjoy the festivities.

The Maud Nelson Invitational

(Women’s baseball tournament) was

well attended. I appreciate those of

you who came out to cheer on our

local team of talent and welcome the

visiting teams from South Bend, IN

and Canada.

The construction, though somewhat

behind schedule due to the large

amount of rain we have had, is mov-

ing along nicely. The construction is

an inconvenience, however, the end

result will be beautiful. In the mean-

time please keep in mind that traffic is

open to all local businesses.

The new City Treasurer, Pam Loyd

has begun her duties at city hall. With

the acceptance of the treasurer posi-

tion, came Pam’s resignation from the

City Commission, thereby leaving a

vacant commission seat. Mayor

Brinker will be appointing someone to

fill the vacant seat shortly. Anyone

interested should submit his or her let-

ter of interest to Mayor Brinker at City

Hall. The appointed person will serve

on the commission through the

remainder of this year and that seat

will be on the election ballot this fall.

The water billing system has been

reviewed and appears that moving for-

ward, the billings will be accurate.

Please remember that the employees

in the office at city hall do not have

the ability to change, modify or adjust

your bill. If you have an issue with

your water/sewer bill, you will need to

bring it in front of the water/sewer

committee. That committee meets on

the 4th Wednesday of every month at

city hall at 6:00 p.m. You must be on

their agenda to be heard. Please ask

the clerk at the window to be added to

the agenda of their next scheduled

meeting.

If you own a pool, spa or hot tub,

please keep in mind that the

International Property Maintenance

Code requires that swimming pools,

hot tubs and spas, containing water

more than 24 inches deep must be

completely surrounded by a fence or

barrier at least 48 inches in height

above the finished ground level meas-

ured on the side of the barrier away

from the pool. Gates and doors in such

barriers shall be self-closing and self-

latching. The exception to this is with

spas or hot tubs that have a safety

cover that complies with ASTM F

1346. If you have concerns or need

additional information regarding this,

please contact city hall and they can

put you in contact with the city build-

ing inspector.

The next commission meeting will be

held on Tuesday, August 9, at 7:00

p.m. at City Hall. As always, we wel-

come you to attend.

Enjoy your summer and stay safe!

Melanie Marvin

Mayor Pro-tem

Keeping our

democracy honest

Dear Editor,

As ‘elected’ Commissioner Smith

stated in her letter, I am not a city res-

ident, but I have lived in Coloma my

entire life. I am registered to vote in

the township. And, no, I have not

attended any meetings in the city, but

I have dealt with the city more times

than I’d like to, regarding the quality

of my water (which, by the way,

Mayor Polashak and Commissioner

Hammond, among others, have

always responded very quickly and

tried to help in every way they can.)

Mrs. Smith seems to be concerned

about me being ‘misinformed’

because I was not present at a meet-

ing. She is absolutely correct and I

can only say that I get my information

from the news. I read the Tri-City

Record from front to back every week.

I am assuming that if there was any-

thing reported incorrectly, there would

have been a modification made with

more accurate information.

I missed the memo stating you had to

be present at a city meeting to have an

opinion on something published in the

hometown newspaper.

Throughout her entire rebuttal, she

insinuated that someone put me up to

writing the letter. Let me assure you

that every thought and feeling were all

MINE.

I also get agitated with things that I

read concerning Watervliet, St. Joseph

and Benton Harbor, but obviously,

Coloma hits closer to home for me

and I felt a need to get it off my chest,

if nothing else. Perhaps because I have

known these people all my life.

We certainly need people like Mrs.

Smith to ’challenge’ authority-that‘s

what keeps our democracy honest.

But if I had voting privileges in the

city, I can guarantee you that I would

use them. Until then, I guess I will just

keep my nose in the township, where

it belongs.

Stacey Nutting

Coloma Township resident

Keep the Jim

Keech cartoons

Dear Editor,

I wanted to add my vote for keeping

Jim Keech’s great cartoons in your

paper.

I always turn first to his cartoons and

then to the Paw Paw River Journal

(Roy “Bud” Davis) column. The

Hartford School graduates stay

together in memory.

My husband, Bob Scranton, had Jim

Keech as a student, when he taught

and coached at Hartford High in the

late 1940s. He remained “special

friends” with Jim. We both have lots

of fond and fun memories of Jim and

his family.

Sincerely,

Mildred M. (Clover) Scranton

I have to admit that we are having the

best time with the whole family in

town for a few weeks.

Justin and Kris are now in the lake

house. They were with us for a couple

of days. The kids stayed with us the

night they went to their class reunion.

They had a great time with all of their

classmates. Kris graduated from

Coloma but still they all knew one

another with the schools being so

close.

Gill and Serge and the girls will be in

on Thursday for a few days and then

we will all be together.

The one thing I cannot get used to is

being the oldest one along with Karl.

The last time we all were together we

had Mom she was my buffer for age.

Now there is no buffer, we are the old-

est.

So, as it stands I cannot hang in there

as long as the rest of them. I do require

a nap or a rest. All I was resting from

was sitting in a chair.

Sometimes I wonder if I have inherit-

ed Mom’s good genes and will live till

I am in my 90’s. Sometimes, I do not

feel that will happen.

Mom even tried to play baseball in

her 80’s at a family reunion. We all

were amazed, but that was a game she

loved.

On Sunday, the discussion did happen

to come around to baseball, and the

fact the Inge was dropped out of the

team. Mom would turn over on that

one. He was her best player for a time.

Someone mentioned that they thought

that baseball was a sport that was

beginning to end and that lacrosse was

now in fashion. I guess boy’s lacrosse

and girl’s lacrosse is way different. I

do not know for sure what that would

be.

I can say honestly that if this becomes

true I will still be out in left field try-

ing to understand the plays and the

games. I have to say I do admire ath-

letes.

Nate and Noah were the boys with the

knowledge of the game. It was fun to

meet them and listen to what they felt

would be the sport to take over the

playing field.

Help! I am still in the dark on the

rules for baseball so what now?

THE DEBT CEILING DEBATE (replace debate with debacle) is just anoth-

er in the long list of failures of our national leaders to do what is best for the

country.

Republicans, who, to a congressman, promised to cut national spending just a

year ago and Democrats who promised their constituents to protect entitle-

ments, are locked in no-win battle.

No matter the final resolution of the conflict, most certainly some sort of com-

promise will be adopted this weekend. Maybe by Friday, so the politicians can

go home to their summer homes by the lake. The big losers again are the citi-

zens. I’m certainly no expert, but is seems to me that there is something wrong

with our “leaders’ that they are even debating increasing the amount of debt the

country can carry when there is no money out there to pay it back.

How is it that our leaders, who stampeded to save the big banks and stock mar-

kets just a couple years ago can’t do the same for the people that voted them

into office. Could it be the big money in Washington and New York is more

important to your representative than you and your family?

Could it be that the giant corporations pumping billions into lobbying efforts

are more important to the president than keeping social security and Medicare

that you (will) depend on?

How could it be that the Senators and Congressman you have faithfully voted

in office can’t resolve the crisis that threatens the future of your family and

county?

The best our leaders, the “best and the brightest we have been assured” can

offer, will be a compromise that will cut into the government programs that

affect all Americans. The worst is a short-term agreement to put off any reso-

lution of the crisis until 2012 BEFORE the elections. Be assured the BEFORE

will change to after, once the temporary fix is adopted in a day or two.

Meanwhile the “cost savings” to maintain the U.S. economy will once again

be on the backs of the “average” American by way of reduced entitlements and

services, while the giant corporations and very rich take their huge profits and

salaries out of the country to beat paying taxes.

Personally, I’m and tired of all the posturing and politicking coming out of

Washington (and Lansing) and would welcome new leadership that is willing

to put politics and personal gain aside to get the job done… whatever that is.

July 28, 2011 Tri-City Record 3

Karl’sKolumnBy Karl Bayer, Editor and Publisher

TheBack

FenceBy Anne Bayer, Co-publisher

Deja vu all over again... another classic Jim Keech cartoon

Letters and Commentary

A Day in the LifeOne time we were camping some-

where... guess it was in Northern

Michigan. Anyway, we met these two

guys... both wearing 10-gallon hats

and boots. You know where they

were from... Texas! I talked with

them, and told them I had been sta-

tioned all over and had flown all over

that state. Then I mentioned that I

survived Basic Training at Sheppard

Field, Wichita Falls, Texas, up in the

panhandle.

One guy said, “Oh, yes, I know

Wichita Falls... beautiful place!”

“Yes,” I replied, “only place I was

ever stationed where you could stand

in mud up to your neck and have dust

blowing in your eyes!” And that

about summed it up.

Now I have been thinking about

those days. And for me, most memo-

ries are tied up with music from the

time. We had jukeboxes in our mess

halls, and they played Big Band

Music all through the place. What

else...this was in 1943. We were in

the middle of WWII, and thousands

and thousands of us were being

trained to march (or fly) into the belly

of the war beast!

The song, “Marie,” by Tommy

Dorsey, was popular; and when I hear

that song, even today, it takes me

right back there. At about 5:30 a.m., a

bugler stood out on the parade

grounds in front of a huge mega-

phone and blew the notes of Reveille.

Our Corporal came through the bar-

racks, and yelled, “All right, youse

guys, up and at ’em!” Amidst groans

and sighs, we dressed, washed,

shaved, and fell out into formation.

Our day had started.

The corporal we had was so good at

close order drill...and he didn’t want

his troops to be last in line for break-

fast. He usually maneuvered us right

into the head of the line. And he got

enormous satisfaction in nosing out

another squadron being marched in

by a guy he referred to as “Wasseck,

the Eager Beaver.”

There in the mess hall, music filling

the place... we went down the line

and had food slopped onto our mess

trays. Most of it I liked, but one day a

cook put a greasy piece of pork on

my tray. I sat down and ate around

it... just looking at it made my stom-

ach rebel. I started out, and at the

door stood a barrel to tap any uneaten

food into the garbage. A sharp-eyed

mess sergeant looked at my plate, and

said, “All right, soldier, back in there

and eat the rest of your meal!”

I turned around and went to sit in the

middle of the huge room. When he

had forgotten about me, I quietly

stood up and went out another exit

where the guard was engaged in con-

versation. I quietly slid the offending

pork into the barrel and hurried out to

catch up with my friends.

One of them was an older, middle-

aged man of about 24-25. He was

rried and had evidently been coddled

by his wife’s culinary artistry. He

could not take mess hall food at all.

Sometimes he’d come out, toss his

cookies, and we would guide him

back to the barracks. Guess he lived

on fig newtons from the Post

Exchange, or something.

Thus our day began. And after clean-

ing up the barracks, we fell out in

shorts for calisthenics and running.

Running? Yes, we ran clear around

the perimeter of the base on a track

just inside the fence. Oh, it must have

been five miles. Rasping breath in

and out of our bodies, drenched in

sweat, and seeing the whole civilian

world just outside the fence. Out

there people were living their lives,

eating real food, going to work,

mowing the lawns, loving their

wives. And in here we were running,

running, until I thought we would

drop.

Thus our days were filled with exer-

cising, close order drill, classroom

study on military rules and regula-

tions, and the obstacle course. I have

written about that one before. It was

like a huge, huge child’s jungle gym.

We worked our way through and up

to the top. There we strapped on a

parachute harness and leaped off the

edge. When we reached the limit of

the straps, we were jerked to a head-

snapping, tooth-jarring stop. Last part

we had to swing, hand over hand on a

huge hawser (rope) out over a sea of

mud to the other side. Anyone who

couldn’t make it would drop into the

lake of mud like a raisin in a pudding.

And then the cat calls! I was so skin-

ny I could make it, but some of the

heavier guys could not.

Thus our days were filled, and com-

pletely, until 5 p.m. Everything came

to a halt while the bugler sounded

Retreat. No matter where we were, if

outside, we came to attention and

saluted...until the last notes died

away, and the flag was lowered, fold-

ed, and put away for tomorrow.

Then nightfall. At 10 p.m. the same

bugler stood out on the parade

ground, huge megaphone, and the

haunting sound of taps drifted over

the base. Lights out, and a lonely

time, far away from home and loved

ones. Sometimes we would stand in

the door of our barracks and listen to

the notes drifting over base.

“Day is done, gone the sun... from

the lake, from the hills, from the

sky...” To this day, every time I hear

taps played, I have a lump in my

throat. It takes me back to all of those

times. “Marie,” being played in the

jukebox in the mess hall. All of the

friends I had... now probably all

gone. Just a day in the life... as I sit

here at my computer amidst all those

memories, in our storybook town on

the banks of the Paw Paw River.

Watervliet

Library NewsHome deliveries availableWe are currently doing home deliv-

eries for those who cannot get out.

If you are interested in signing up, or

for more information, call (269) 463-

6382.

Next event, August 3We will have our last event of the

Summer Reading Program on August

3. Sign up sheets are available at the

front desk of the library. The pizza

party will start at 11 a.m. Free pizza

and prizes for everyone! We’ve had

great turn outs for events this year!

Book ClubWe are interested in holding a Book

Club. For anyone willing to partici-

pate they are welcome to call the

library for more information.

DO YOU REMEMBER?

4 Tri-City Record July 28, 2011 Tri-City Area History Page

The Paw Paw River Journal

By Roy M. Davis

Rolling Back The YearsLocal News and Newsmakers of Days Gone ByAs reported in the local newspapers: Coloma Courier,Hartford Day Spring, and Watervliet Record.

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100 YEARS AGO - 1911

The marriage of Miss Dessa Taylor,

daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles

Taylor of Coloma and Albert Badgley

of Benton Harbor, was solemnized at

Niles last Sunday afternoon. The

happy couple returned to Coloma

Sunday evening to make known the

news. Mr. Badgley was in the clothes

cleaning business in Coloma two

years ago and is quite well known

here. The couple will make their

home in Benton Harbor.

60 YEARS AGO - 1951

Lyle Vanderboegh struck a 250-

pound deer while driving along M-

140. No injuries occurred. Damage to

the automobile was estimated at

$250.

30 YEARS AGO - 1981

Martin Emery is the new owner of

the Coloma News Agency, purchas-

ing it from Randall and Pauline

Norris. They have: newspapers,

Oriental Food - Pop - Penny Candy -

Novelty items. Also, pay Mich. Gas, I

& M, and Ace Disposal bills here.

Julie Johnson, 1981 Coloma High

School graduate is this year’s recipi-

ent of the John McCrery Jr.

Scholarship in the amount of

$300.00. Presenting the award is

Lions Club President James

Polashak.

Dennis Hafer received one of the top

ten awards from the Professional

Photographers of Michigan at the

40th annual Convention in Traverse

City.

Submitted by volunteer Sandi

Munchow at Coloma Public Library,

from the Coloma Courier newspapers

donated by the Tri-City Record.

Hours: Monday & Friday, 10:00 a.m.-

5:30 p.m.; Tuesday, Wednesday &

Thursday, 10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.; and

Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Phone: 468-3431

90 years ago - 1921

Hartford has been a fretful village

while work at the lighting plant has

been underway. Users of electricity

expecting only a few days of interrup-

tion, failed to make provision for the

emergency. Power users have scoured

the country for gasoline engines to

temporarily replace their motors and

all kinds of lighting systems have

been brought forth.

Clyde Rocky has purchased the C. H.

Mowry fruit farm of 60 acres south-

west of town. Boze Bros. have pur-

chased the 40 acre farm owned by

their father, George Boze, southeast

of Hartford and have sold the west 20

acres to Michael Hemen of Chicago.

Edward C. Vining has purchased the

Mrs. W.H. Martin residence on the

river north of the village.

60 years ago - 1951

Sgt. Vernon Wilkinson is the first

Hartford soldier to return from Korea,

and Pvt. Tracy Shafer, announced last

week as the first, takes the honors as

the second. Wilkinson landed in

California July 11 and arrived in

Hartford five days later. He only

stayed for a day, though and now is at

Fort Custer awaiting reassignment.

The grandson of Mrs. Eva Wilkinson,

he has been in Korea for nearly a

year.

40 year ago - 1971

The Hartford Fire Department was

called upon as a rescue unit last week

when a 16 year old boy was pinned

beneath a farm tractor. Fire Chief

Harold Walker, Jr. commended mem-

bers of the department for their work

on the rescue. The boy was taken to

Community Hospital where he was

treated for minor injuries.

Miss Marilyn Kay Latus and George

E. Thornburg were married Friday

evening at Immaculate Conception

church by the Rev. Fr. Donald

Wieber. The bride is the daughter of

Mr. and Mrs. Leo Latus. Thornburg is

the son of Mr. and Mrs. George W.

Thornburg. Submitted by Librarian

Stephanie Daniels at Hartford Public

Library from microfilm copies of the

Hartford Day Spring. Hours: Monday

& Wednesday, 10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.;

Tuesday, Thursday & Friday, 10:00-

5:00 p.m.; and Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-

2:00 p.m.

Phone: 621-3408

90 YEARS AGO - 1921

J.M. Klipp and F.D. Hunt will take

the civil service examination at

Benton Harbor for the filling of the

vacancy for postmaster at Watervliet.

Mr. Klipp is acting postmaster.

A.S. Matthews is just completing

extensive improvements to the

ground floor flat of his apartment

building on south Main Street. He has

refinished the interior walls and parti-

tions, installed a bathroom and elec-

tric lights and converted it into most

desirable living quarters.

Dr. O.A. Peer is nursing a badly

swollen face this week as the result of

getting hit by a fouled ball at Bankson

Lake on August 6, 1921. Dr. Peer

attends the games as surgeon for the

Watervliet players and he had just fin-

ished administering to the injuries of

a Lawton player who was hit on the

head with a pitched ball, when he

became a casualty himself.

60 YEARS AGO - 1951

Mrs. Eva Pratt of Watervliet will be

graduating from Western Michigan

College with a Bachelor of Arts

Degree on August 3, 1951.

Pfc. Richard Peterson arrived at his

home in Watervliet on July 27, 1951,

from his base at Moses Lake,

Washington, for a two-week leave.

Dr. and Mrs. H.W. Tatter and Camp

Staff invite the interested public to

attend their campers’ annual horse

show at Camp Watervliet, two miles

north and three quarter miles east of

Watervliet on August 12, 1951.

30 YEARS AGO - 1981

The Watervliet High School class of

1941 held its 40th reunion on July 18,

1981. 24 members of the original

class attended along with five teach-

ers and many husbands and wives.

The Watervliet Colts finished first

outright in the Red Arrow Babe Ruth

League with a record of 10 and 2 for

the 1981 season.

Submitted by Sally Q. Gonzalez

from files at Watervliet District

Library from the Watervliet Record

newspapers donated by the Tri-City

Record. Hours: Monday, 10:00 a.m.-

8:00 p.m.; Tuesday, 10:00 a.m.-5:00

p.m.; Wednesday, 10:00 a.m.-8:00

p.m.; Thursday, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.;

Friday, 10:00-5:00 p.m.; and

Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Phone: 463-6382

Here we have a very early Watervliet High School baseball team. Team members are F.W. Emerson, Frank

McGowan, Lowel Stewart, Ed Alson, Smith Richards, Lad Becraft, Mamire King, Paul Jesrid, Howard Banghia,

and Arch Lhanpson. Call the museum at 468-3330 if you have more information.

Please share your sports news

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Michigan

Delegation urges President

to stand up for jobsMichigan’s working families and

manufacturers have faced enormous

challenges in recent years, as we now

enter our thirty-first consecutive

month of double-digit unemploy-

ment. While much has been done to

turn our struggling economy around,

last week’s Department of Labor job-

less figures underscore the reality that

we still have a ways to go on the road

to recovery.

American automakers in particular

have faced more than their fair share

of obstacles, but seem to be emerging

from near-collapse as stronger, more

profitable, and increasingly competi-

tive companies. This has been won-

derful news for our region, where

thousands of jobs depend directly on

U.S. autos.

That is why I joined U.S. Senator

Carl Levin (D-MI) and U.S.

Congressman John D. Dingell (D-

MI) last week in leading a bipartisan

letter from the Michigan

Congressional Delegation to

President Obama concerning his

administration’s proposed hikes in

vehicle fuel efficiency standards.

This letter comes, as the administra-

tion and auto industry remain locked

in closed-door negotiations to devel-

op a single mileage standard for cars,

trucks, and SUVs. The administration

has proposed a 56.2 miles per gallon

standard by 2025 for all new vehicles,

which industry experts have indicated

would be costly at best, if not techno-

logically unattainable altogether.

The administration’s demand for

such unfeasible standards would

simultaneously destroy U.S. jobs and

eliminate vehicle options for families,

while also putting America at a severe

disadvantage with Asian and

European competitors. Some studies

have estimated that such overly rigor-

ous standards would cost nearly 2

million future vehicle sales and some

220,000 auto-sector jobs.

In light of recent success for the

automotive industry, the last thing

southwest Michigan and the nation

needs is more burdensome regulation

that chips away at already fragile eco-

nomic growth. Rather than allowing

American automakers to develop

high efficiency standards at a reason-

able pace, the Obama administra-

tion’s policy could be disastrous for

job creation nationwide. The right

choice is clear: American jobs and

competitiveness should not be sacri-

ficed for arbitrary efficiency stan-

dards when Michigan’s families are

hurting.

By Denise BarowiczFinancial Advisor

Investing in Your Future

154 Badt Dr., Coloma468-4153


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Lansing

By Sen. John Proos

Safety net

for aged, blind

and disabledThere is a safety net out there for

those who might otherwise slip

through the cracks and it’s called

Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

Administered by Social Security, SSI

makes payments to people with limit-

ed income and resources who are age

65 or older, blind or have a disability.

Funding for the SSI program comes

from the general revenues of the U.S.

Treasury, not from Social Security

payroll taxes.

When we consider people’s income,

we count things such as wages, Social

Security benefits and pensions.

However, Social Security does not

count all of your income when it

decides whether you qualify for SSI.

For example, we don’t count food

stamps or most home energy assis-

tance.

Resources we count in deciding

whether you qualify for SSI include

real estate (other than the home you

live in), bank accounts, cash, stocks,

and bonds. A person with resources

worth no more than $2,000 may be

able to get SSI. That resource limit is

$3,000 for couples.

The monthly maximum Federal SSI

payment is the same nationwide and

amounts to $674 for a person and

$1,011 for a married couple.

However, the amount you receive

depends on factors such as where you

live, your living arrangements, and

income.

To learn more about SSI, read the

online SSI page at www.socialsecuri-

ty.gov/ssi or call us toll-free at 1-800-

772-1213 (TTY, 1-800-325-0778).

If you’re too disabled to work but

haven’t paid enough into Social

Security to qualify for benefits on

your record, SSI may be the program

to help you.

Lyme disease The deer tick, also known as the

black-legged tick, transmits Lyme

disease through bites. Lyme disease

cannot be passed from person to per-

son. Lyme disease is most common

during the late spring and summer.

Deer ticks prefer habitats that are

shaded or wooded. In Southwest

Michigan, the ticks have been found

in habitats with sandy soil and oak or

maple tree cover.

After visiting a possible tick habitat,

check your body, as well as children’s

and pets’ bodies, for ticks. Ticks favor

the waistline, thighs, armpit, hairline,

and head but may be found anywhere

on the body. Embedded ticks should

be removed using fine-tipped tweez-

ers. Grasp the tick firmly and as close

to the skin as possible. Do not use

petroleum jelly, a hot match, nail pol-

ish, or other methods.

Signs of Lyme disease include a

“bull’s-eye” rash, fever, malaise,

fatigue, headache, muscle aches, stiff

neck, and joint pains seven to 14 days

after a tick bite. Seek prompt medical

attention if you develop any signs and

symptoms.

If left untreated, some patients may

develop arthritis, brain and cardiac

problems. Lyme disease is treated

with antibiotics, and the treatment is

very effective if started early.

You can lower your chances of expo-

sure to Lyme disease by wearing

light-colored clothing so ticks can be

spotted and removed, by wearing

long-sleeved shirts and pants tucked

into socks or boots to keep ticks away

from your skin, by wearing shoes to

protect your feet, and by applying

insect repellants containing Deet to

clothes and exposed skin.

Finding new hopeSometimes encouragement is found

in unusual places. The book

“Lamentations” in the Bible does not

sound like a happy place, but while

just randomly reading, I once discov-

ered a very encouraging section there.

Some people don’t agree with the

“randomly reading” method, but God

can guide even our random efforts to

seek His help and guidance. I have

often found treasures in the Bible

while “digging” this way.

Usually attributed to the prophet

Jeremiah, Lamentations is about suf-

fering and anguish during the siege

and destruction of Jerusalem by the

Babylonians around 586 BC. Yet in

the midst of suffering Jeremiah found

reason for hope. The section I discov-

ered is in chapter 3, verses 21-26:

“This I recall to my mind, therefore I

have hope. The LORD’S loving kind-

nesses indeed never cease, for His

compassions never fail. They are new

every morning. Great is Your faithful-

ness. ‘The LORD is my portion,’ says

my soul, ‘Therefore I have hope in

Him.’ The LORD is good to those

who wait for Him, to the person who

seeks Him. It is good that he waits

silently for the salvation of the

LORD.”

Wow! Did I ever need that! My world

could be falling apart; I could be con-

fused about the future; I could be fac-

ing loneliness or loss, but God’s love

has not changed. God’s faithfulness,

His lovingkindness, and the LORD

Himself, His presence with me, all

give hope. He Himself becomes my

”portion” – what I need.

Brandon Heath’s song, “Your Love”

(can be found on Youtube) expresses it

well.

While Lamentations may have been

written for a specific context, its mes-

sage is timeless and can be helpful for

each of us today.

God’s lovingkindness is why we can

trust Him, even in most difficult

times, maybe especially in most diffi-

cult times.

Salmon Mold(from Knox Gelatine

Cookbook 1952)

Soften 1 envelope Knox Gelatine in

1/2-cup cold water.

Dissolve thoroughly in 1-1/4 cups

boiling water.

Stir in 1/2 tsp. salt and 3 Tblsp. vine-

gar.

Chill to egg-white consistency.

Dice 12 cups of celery, 2 Tblsp.

green peppers, and 2 Tblsp. onions.

Flake 1-1/4 cups canned salmon.

Combine with vegetables.

Combine with the gelatine.

Turn into a 3-cup mold or six indi-

vidual molds.

Chill until firm. Unmold and garnish

as desired.

If desired, one of the following may

be substituted for the salmon: cube,

chop or flake - chicken, crab, hard-

cooked eggs, lobster, shrimp, tuna,

and veal.

A little mayonnaise may be added if

desired.

DEQ reforms

create jobs and clean up

the environment

Senate legislation has been intro-

duced to reform the regulatory process

within the Department of

Environmental Quality (DEQ) dealing

with leaking underground storage

tanks.

I co-sponsored these reforms because

they will eliminate unnecessary red

tape and expedite the cleanup of these

contaminated sites.

The initiatives both promote job cre-

ation and environmental protection.

Cleaning these areas will protect our

natural resources and prepare them for

redevelopment that could revitalize

our communities and create jobs.

Senate Bills 528-533 would create an

independent dispute resolution

process and clarify that the DEQ can-

not develop regulations for cleanups

that are not specified under law.

This is needed because over the last

decade few of these sites have been

revitalized and the department has

continually changed the standards.

The practice of constantly shifting the

goalposts must end. It has caused

tremendous uncertainty and costly set-

backs.

The bills would still allow the DEQ to

enact certain rules with restrictions,

including requiring a cost-benefit

analysis of proposed rules and ban-

ning the adoption of standards more

stringent than federal standards,

unless given that authority by the

Legislature.

Cleaning up these polluted sites is

important, but the first order of busi-

ness is to ensure that department rules

are not actually making the problem

worse by standing in the way.

As always, I look forward to hearing

your comments and feedback on these

important issues.

Time to Re-examine Your

Retirement Plans?

As a nation, we appear to be getting

nervous about retirement. We aren’t

sure if we’ll have enough money,

and we don’t know if we’ll be able

to retire when we had originally

planned. That’s why you may want

to review your financial strategy

both before and during retirement.

Before we look at some actions you

might take, let’s get a sense of how

concerned many Americans are

about their future:

Less confidence — The percentage

of workers who are “not at all con-

fident” about having enough money

for a comfortable retirement is now

at 27%, according to the 2011

Retirement Confidence Survey,

sponsored by the Employee Benefit

Research Institute. This figure is the

highest level measured in the 21

years of the Retirement Confidence

Survey.

Later projected retirement age —

Back in 1995, over half of those

surveyed in a Gallup Poll said they

expected to retire when they were

under age 65, while about 15%

thought they would retire after age

65. But in 2010, the same Gallup

Poll showed that just 29% of survey

respondents expected to retire

before they reached 65, while 34%

planned to work beyond 65.

This lowered confidence and the

expectation of having to work past

65 are due in part to the Great

Recession and the housing market

collapse, which combined to reduce

the savings of many future retirees.

You can’t control these types of fac-

tors, but you can do a lot to boost

your prospects for a comfortable

retirement — both before and after

you retire.

Before You Retire:

Estimate your expenses. Try to esti-

mate about how much money you’ll

need each year of your retirement.

Contribute to your retirement plans.

Put as much as you can afford into

your 401(k) or other employer-

sponsored retirement plan, such as a

403(b) or 457(b) plan. Each time

you get a raise, boost your annual

contribution to your retirement

plan. Also, try to fully fund your tra-

ditional or Roth Individual

Retirement Account (IRA) each

year.

After You Retire:

Evaluate your employment

prospects. You may have retired

from one career, but that doesn’t

mean you can’t work part time, do

some consulting or even open your

own business. If you think you’d

enjoy doing some type of work, the

added income can obviously be

quite helpful at this stage of your

life.

Decide when to take Social

Security. You can start taking Social

Security at any time from 62 to 70,

but the longer you wait, the bigger

your monthly payments. Your deci-

sion on when to take Social Security

should be based on the amount of

income you can expect from a pen-

sion or your investment portfolio,

plus any income you might receive

from employment.

Determine your withdrawal rate.

You’ll need to calculate how much

you can safely withdraw from your

various retirement accounts each

year. Your withdrawal rate will

depend on several factors, including

your lifestyle, your estimated

longevity, your other sources of

income and the level of inflation.

You may need to adjust your with-

drawal rate periodically.

These aren’t the only factors

involved in preparing for, and living

in, retirement, but they should give

you a good idea of what you need to

do to enjoy the lifestyle you’ve

envisioned.

Don’t let bladder problems a�ect your quality-of-life Do you ever lose urine when you cough or laugh? Do you �nd yourself racing to the bathroom and not always making it in time? You may have urinary incontinence, a loss of bladder control that a�ects millions of Americans. “Many people are embarrassed to talk to their doctor about urinary incontinence, or they mistakenly think it’s a normal part of aging,” says Michelle Moses, PA-C, a physician’s assistant with Lakeland Community Hospital’s Community Medical Center in Watervliet. “In fact, urinary incontinence can often be managed or cured completely through simple lifestyle changes, such as watching what you eat and drink, or losing weight,” Moses says. Since urinary incontinence can sometimes be the �rst sign of a urinary tract infection, or other medical condition, it’s also a good idea to see a doctor if you’re having urinary troubles of any kind. There are �ve kinds of urinary incontinence:

you leak urine when you cough, laugh or lift heavy objects.

you feel a sudden need to urinate and can’t get to the bathroom in time.

your bladder doesn’t empty completely, so you dribble small amounts of urine throughout the day.

: arthritis or other conditions keep you from getting to the bathroom in time.

you have several of the symptoms listed above.

“Urinary incontinence tends to a�ect people age 50 and older, but anyone can develop these symptoms,” Moses says. “Urinary incontinence is very common in pregnant women, for example, when the weight of their developing baby begins to put pressure on the bladder.” If you are troubled by urinary problems, talk with your doctor. Many good treatments are available, today, including medications, physical therapy, surgical procedures and lifestyle changes. “Bladder problems can keep some people from pursuing activities they love,” concludes Moses. “Don’t let this happen to you. Work with your doctor to treat urinary symptoms, and get back in the swing of life.”

Michelle Moses, PA-CFamily Medicine

Donald David MorrowDonald David Morrow, 78, of Covert,

passed away Saturday, July 23, 2011,

at his residence in Covert.

Funeral services celebrating his life

and the traditional Indian Burial serv-

ice was be held at 11:00 a.m. on

Tuesday, July 26, at his residence in

Covert. Burial followed at North

Shore Memory Garden in Hagar

Shores. Visitation was held on

Monday, from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at

the Davidson Chapel of Florin Funeral

Service in Coloma. Memorials may be

made to Hospice at Home. Messages

of condolence may be sent to

www.florin.net<http://www.florin.net

/>.

Don was born August 14, 1932 in

Stonefort, IL. to Joseph and Edith

Morrow. He married Joyce Knuth and

had seven children. Joyce preceded

him in death on January 14, 2011. He

owned the Covert Heating and

Plumbing for 20 years before retiring

in 2001. Don was proud of his Indian

heritage and spoke at area schools

about Indian culture and history. He

was a great storyteller. Don was a kind

and generous person and considered

anyone he met to be his friend. Don

was family oriented and loved his

family.

Don is survived by his children,

David Lee (Diane) Morrow of

Coloma, Russell Dean (Sheila)

Morrow of South Carolina, Bradley

Ray Morrow of Tennessee, Donald

David Morrow, Jr. of Covert, Rhea

June Morrow of Covert, and Tana

Marie (John) Trudell of Covert; 15

grandchildren, 20 great-grandchil-

dren, and 1 great-great granddaughter;

and his brothers, Joel Dean (Beverly)

Morrow of Hagar Shores and Michael

Ray Morrow of St. Joseph.

His son Richard Allen preceded Don

in death.

Milton A. Westlund

Milton A. Westlund, 87, of Coloma,

passed away Thursday,

July 21, 2011 at

Lakeland Regional

Medical Center in St.

Joseph, MI.

Milt was born July 15,

1924 in Benton Harbor,

MI to Richard and Alfreda

Westlund. Milt served in the U.S.

Army during World War II. He mar-

ried Phyllis (nee Sundberg), his bride

of 59 years. Together the couple raised

three children in Orland Park,

IL. Prior to his retirement in 1984,

Milt was a Sales Engineer and Co-

owner of Lelund Enterprises. Milt and

Phyllis enjoyed their retirement both

in Marco Island, FL and Coloma,

MI. He was a former President of the

Laguna Woods Homeowners Assoc.;

Former President Model Village

Condo Assoc.; Former Commodore of

Power of the Paw Paw Lake Yacht

Club (PPLYC); Member of Palos

Village Players and Calumet Yacht

Club.

Milt was an avid Golfer achieving a

hole in one at the Boyne South

Country Club in Naples, FL. He was a

boating enthusiast and loved the boat

races at the

PPLYC. He even water-skied on his

80th birthday. He loved to dance and

was often the last one left on the dance

floor.

Milt is survived by his wife Phyllis;

sons Dean (Rosemarie Perkins)

Westlund of Lockport, IL and Mark

(Janine) Westlund of Glenview, IL;

his daughter Joanne (Roscoe M.)

Rush of Bartlett, IL; two sisters,

Florence Anderson of Knox, IN and

Esther Haman of Hemet, CA; and four

grandchildren: Janine and Carla

Westlund; Roscoe and Renee Rush.

He was preceded in death by his par-

ents, and two brothers, Elmer and

Gunner.

A memorial service will be held at 10

a.m., Saturday, July 30, at Twelve

Corners Community Church, 3902

Hicks Avenue in Benton Harbor.

Visitation with the family will begin

one hour prior to the service. Duffield

and Pastrick Family Funeral Home are

assisting the family. Friends may

leave a message for the family on the

online guestbook at www.duffieldpas-

trick.com. In lieu of flowers, dona-

tions can be made to the Twelve

Corners Community Church building

fund.

Death NoticesRuby L. Akins, 88, of Coloma, died

Friday, July 22, 2011, at Royalton

Manor in St. Joseph. Duffield &

Pastrick Family Funeral Home,

Coloma.

Ann M. Evans, 82, of Sister Lakes,

died Wednesday, July 20, 2011, at

Lakeland Regional Medical Center,

St. Joseph. Yazel & Clark Chapel,

Dowagiac.

Wayne Harvey Kish, 65, of St.

Joseph, died Saturday, July 23, 2011

at his home. Hoven Funeral Home,

Buchanan.

Clifford F. Kryst, 88, of Sister

Lakes, died Monday, July 25, 2011, at

Caretel Inns, St. Joseph. Yazel &

Clark Chapel, Dowagiac.

Glinda J. Oliver, 67, of Dowagiac,

died Sunday, July 24, 2011, at

Lakeland Community Hospital, Niles.

Yazel & Clark Chapel, Dowagiac.

Barbara A. Pugh, 75, of Sister

Lakes, died Sunday, July 24, 2011, at

home. Dey-Florin Chapel, Florin

Funeral Service, St. Joseph.

Michael George Stone, 63, of St.

Joseph, died Saturday, June 18, 2011.

Milton A. Westlund, 87, of Coloma,

died Thursday, July 21, 2011, at

Royalton Manor, St. Joseph. Duffield

& Pastrick Family Funeral Home and

Cremation Services, Coloma.

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HARTFORDcontinued from Page 1

when approving the list of bills,

specifically engineering costs to

Wightman Jones, when Miller is

employed through Wightman and

Associates.

Commissioner Miller tried to explain

to Commissioner Austin that he works

for a different incorporated business

and they are not related, Austin

requested a legal opinion specific to

conflict of interest and Commissioner

Miller.

City Attorney Harold Schuitmaker

sent a statement that there was no con-

flict of interest where Commissioner

Miller was concerned. He stated that

Wightman and Associates (who Miller

works for) is in fact a different compa-

ny than Wightman Jones who has the

contract with the City and did not pose

a conflict of interest when he voted.

Commissioner Austin still insisted

that it was a conflict, that it says so.

Commissioner Miller calmly said he

had read it also, (and read it out loud

for the public) and said he understands

it to mean it is not a conflict of inter-

est.

Austin insisted again and now wants

a legal explanation of the last line of

the Attorney’s statement, which the

two Commissioners each read differ-

ently.

Other business

City Clerk RoxAnn Rodney-Isbrecht

made the announcement that since the

City hydrants did not get flushed on

the date posted because of the big

storm, they have been rescheduled to

be flushed on August 15-19. Notice

has been posted on the utility bills.

Chris Cowgill of Wightman Jones

reported the electric pole had been put

in place on the well construction proj-

ect last Friday. He said they are now

waiting for I & M to make the connec-

tion and hopefully that won’t be more

than a week. The Commission

approved the payment no.006 for the

project in the amount of $161,966.64.

Resident Jeff Fuller produced another

resolution for the City Commissioners

to pass and presented it to them.

Mayor Pro Tem read the proposed res-

olution and stated that Fuller is asking

the Commission to duplicate every-

thing they are already doing.

Hall said they have a yearly audit in

place, they hold monthly meetings to

update the public, the have a retreat

once a year where they cover every-

thing they have done, and what they

plan for the city in the coming year. If

someone has a question they can

always call and ask.

Clerk Isbrecht told the Commissioner

that if they wished to go forward with

the resolution that it be put in the

City’s format, which she would do,

and as with other resolutions, discuss

it for two meetings before voting on it.

Hall said he did not see any reason to

go farther with it, because it is already

covering what is being done.

Commissioners Terry Tibbs and John

Miller agreed. Tibbs said an annual

report by Manager Akinwale could be

added to the newsletter once a year.

The other Commissioners agreed

Mayor Pro Tem Hall said the infor-

mation about the City is on their

Internet site, City Hall is open 40

hours a week, or when they come in to

pay their water bill they could ask for

the information.

Commissioner Tibbs told Fuller the

public has the access, but you can’t

force them to read, listen or however

you want to get the information to

them, unless they want it.

Treasurer Gray asked Fuller if he had

ever come down to take a look at the

audit that has been done of the City

that shows everything. He said he had

not. She asked if he had asked to see

a treasurer’s report, he said he had not.

Gray said the City has a 2011

Citizen’s Guide to the City of

Hartford’s Financial Health that is

available and is in very easy to under-

stand terms, covering the audit. She

said it compares the City to other local

governments, the State, and private

industry. It is based on the format the

Governor uses for his annual report.

POLICEcontinued from Page 1

Dental records and DNA testing con-

firmed that the body found was Penny

Miller. The body was located in a 10

by 20 foot area, which took police

manpower 10 hours to find.

In previous preliminary hearing testi-

mony, the medical director of forensic

pathology at Sparrow Hospital in

Lansing told the court that an autopsy

was conducted and that the remains

were found inside a sleeping bag, with

decayed pieces of clothing and bed-

ding also in the grave. Joyce DeJong

testified that the remains had been

burned but could not tell if it was prior

to or after death. DeJong told the court

that Miller died as the result of a

homicide but that the means were

undetermined. The remains were so

decayed that the exact cause of death

could not be identified.

According to published records Van

Buren County District Court Judge

Robert Hentschel ruled against a

motion by Austin’s defense lawyer Tat

Parish, attempting to strike the testi-

mony of Ruple on the grounds that he

was not mentally competent. Hentchel

said competency would have to be

determined by experts if the case

moves forward to circuit court.

It was reported that Ruple has limited

vocabulary and had trouble under-

standing some of the questions. He

became confused when he was asked

questions about whether he knew

Miller. He said he knew her by name

and by looks but answered to another

question that he never knew her.

Assistant Prosecutor Corey Johnson

compared Ruple to a child testifying a

criminal sexual conduct case, who

may not understand all the words

when questioned but could still pro-

vide truthful testimony attributed to

the case.

Austin’s preliminary hearing is sched-

uled to continue Wednesday, July 27.

Bones found in

Hartford TownshipA tree trimming company was sur-

veying storm damage in Hartford

Township Thursday, July 21 when

they came across human remains.

What appeared to be a human skull

was found in a wooded area near 56th

Avenue and 65 ½ Street. The remains

were found under a large, uprooted

tree and root ball.

On Friday, Van Buren County detec-

tives and members of the Michigan

State Police Crime Lab exhumed the

remains. The remains were removed

from the ground in a location that

would have placed them under the

root ball prior to the tree blowing over.

Loggers estimated that the tree is

approximately 70 to 90 years old, thus

the remains could possibly be cen-

turies old.

The remains will be taken to the

Anthropology Unit at Michigan State

University to be examined and dated

according to the Van Buren County

Sheriff’s news release.

Kayaker injured on

Little Paw Paw LakeEmergency responders from several

agencies assisted with a boat accident

on Little Paw Paw Lake on Sunday,

July 17.

Lt. Martin Kurtz with the Berrien

County Sheriff’s Department Marine

Division reportedly stated that 17

year-old Jacob William-Ernest

Rindler of Noblesville, Indiana was

operating a 17-foot Bayliner pleasure

boat when he hit a kayaker. It was esti-

mated that Rindler was operating the

boat between 30 and 50 mph when the

kayaker was struck.

Aaron Briley Balkan, 33 from the

New York area was seriously injured

and was taken by ambulance to

Community Hospital in Watervliet

before being transferred to a

Kalamazoo hospital. It was reported

that he underwent surgery for the

damage to his leg and faces more sur-

geries.

Both were alone in their watercrafts

when the accident happened. Kurtz

reported that Rindler was looking at

the rear of the boat due to an apparent

battery problem and didn’t see

Balkan. The propeller or the lower

blade of the motor hit Balkan’s right

leg.

Authorities are waiting for the final

report on Balkan’s condition before it

is forwarded to the Berrien County

Prosecutor’s Office for review.

Police warn, “Keep

your doors locked”Berrien County Sheriff Deputy Guy

Puffer wants to warn residents of the

Watervliet Township area to keep their

cars and doors locked to avoid being

robbed.

“We are getting people entering vehi-

cles that are unlocked,” Puffer said,

“they are looking for the easy to get,

quick to grab items,” Puffer added.

Puffer said that people, especially

around the lake area, get comfortable

and leave car doors and even house

doors unlocked and they shouldn’t.

For the month of June, Puffer and

Deputy Lundin made four misde-

meanor arrests and two felony arrests.

They performed a total of 16 traffic

stops, issued three citations and pro-

vided 15 assists.

In addition, the two performed 27

building checks, provided 14 follow-

ups, and took 33 complaints.

Fire ReportsNorth Berrien

Fire Rescue Department

Chief Jim SpiegelLast week the North Berrien Fire

Rescue Department responded to 11

calls. Four of the calls were in Hagar

Township, three were in Coloma

Township, two were on I-94, one was

in Bainbridge Township, and one

mutual aid call was provided with the

Watervliet Fire Department.

The calls included a search for a lost

child in Hagar Township, the boating

accident on Little Paw Paw Lake, and

two automobile accidents on I-94

which included one where two tractor

trailers were involved.

Speigel reports that firefighters took

delivery of eight new style nozzles

that they trained with and are in serv-

ice on engines responding from both

the Coloma and Hagar fire stations.

The new nozzles allows for more con-

centrated water delivery, provide easi-

er use, and more fire suppression

punch. The nozzles, which also work

with the truck’s foam system, were

purchased with grant

VAN BUREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT...provided this

photo of bones that were discovered under the root of a tree in Hartford

Township last week. The human remains will be sent to Michigan State

University for further study. It is estimated that they are centuries old.

(contributed photo)

“Kute Kids”…THESE “KUTE KIDS”...are

cousins Blaine and Alaina Frank

and Kason Rutledge-Frank. Art

and Barb Frank of Benton

Harbor, MI, are their grandpar-

ents; and Ruth Brenner of

Benton Harbor is their great-grandmother. Blaine and Alaina’s

parents are Brian Frank of Benton Harbor and Amber Braaksma

of Dowagiac, MI; while Walt and Karen Skibbe of Eau Claire, MI,

are their other grandparents. Kason is the son of Jason Frank of

Tampa, FL; and Krista Rutledge of Bay City, MI. Kason’s other

grandparents are Frank and Kathy Rutledge of Bay City.

Share a photo of your “Kute Kids” with your friends, neighbors, and rel-

atives who read the Tri-City Record. Make sure you write your kids’ names

on the back of the picture and include any other information about it you’d

like to see in the paper, including mom and dad, grandma and grandpa,

and so on. Send the “original” photo to the Tri-City Record, P.O. Box 7,

Watervliet, MI 49098. Pick up the photo after it appears in the paper or

include a stamped, self-addressed envelope and we’ll mail it back to you.

Where are your “Kute Kids”?

COLOMA HIGH SCHOOL SEN-

IOR...Julie Timm was awarded the

2011 Noack Scholarship this past

school year. Julie was one of eight

applicants for the $500 Award

given to a CHS Senior in good

standing, who will attend a trade

school or two- or four-year college

in the fall. Julie is this year’s 1st

Runner Up to Miss Coloma, is

involved in Varsity Volleyball and

Softball, is President of the Student

Council, and is a member of the

National Honor Society. This fall

Julie will attend Grand Valley State

University. Julie is the daughter of

Gary and Tina Timm. The Noack

Scholarship is sponsored annually

by Michael and Kristin (Evett)

Noack of Coloma, both former

CHS graduates.

Local student

makes

Honors ListSpring Arbor University is pleased to

announce a student from the area who

is on the Spring 2011 Academic

Honors List. Kristina Cooper, of

Watervliet, a Senior majoring in

Social Work, with a cumulative GPA

of 4.00 and semester GPA of 4.00.

Kristina is the daughter of Robert

Cooper and Rosemary Kunkel.

The Academic Honors List recog-

nizes full-time students who have

received a grade point average of 3.7

or higher for the semester. Part-time

students must receive a 3.7 GPA for

the semester and carry a cumulative

3.7 GPA.

Service NewsArmy Spec. Andrew T. Mayr has

graduated from the Infantryman One

Station Unit Training at Fort

Benning, Columbus, GA. The train-

ing consists of Basic Infantry

Training and Advanced Individual

Training.

During the nine weeks of basic com-

bat training, the soldier received

training in drill and ceremonies,

weapons employment, map reading,

tactics, military courtesy, military

justice, physical fitness, first aid

skills, and Army history, core values

and traditions. Additional training

included development of basic com-

bat skills and battlefield operations

and tactics, and experienced use of

various weapons and weapons

defenses available to the infantry

crewman.

The Advanced Individual Training

course is designed to train infantry

soldiers to perform reconnaissance

operations; employ, fire and recover

anti-personnel and anti-tank mines;

locate and neutralize land mines and

operate target and sight equipment;

operate and maintain communica-

tions equipment and radio networks;

construct field firing aids for infantry

weapons; and perform infantry com-

bat exercises and dismounted battle

drills, which includes survival proce-

dures in a nuclear, biological or

chemical contaminated area.

He is the son of Alexander Mayr of

Johnson Road, Coloma, MI., and

Ursula Mayr of Pinehurst Blvd.,

Kalamazoo, MI.

Mayr graduated in 1997 from

Coloma High School, and received a

master’s degree in 2006 from Western

Michigan University, Kalamazoo.

VBS and

End of

Summer

“Lock-In”The Watervliet Community General

Baptist Church, at 416 West Pleasant

Street, is having a Vacation Bible

School from August 8 – 12, which

will run from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

each night.

The VBS will be featuring “Turned

Around”. If you are heading in the

wrong direction, ‘just turn around’.

Please come early for registration at

5:30 p.m. on Monday, August 8. This

VBS is for kids, ages 5-12. For more

information call 463-5008 or 876-

0163.

Friday, August 12, immediately fol-

lowing VBS, Community General

Baptist Church will be having their

end of summer ‘Lock-In’ (for ages 5 -

18), starting at 8:00 p.m. and will

continue till 8:00 a.m. Lots of food,

games, ping-pong, bingo, bing-bags,

basketball, crafts, karaoke, movie and

much more. All children must be reg-

istered by parent or guardian in order

to participate, and will not be released

to anyone except registered parent or

guardian, producing identification.

Faultersack earns

SMC Dean’s List

honorsSouthwestern Michigan College in

Dowagiac has named Alex

Faultersack to the Dean’s List for the

2010-2011 winter and 2011 spring

semester. Alex has received his associate’s

degree in graphic design and will

transfer to Kendal School of Design,

Grand Rapids, to complete his bache-

lor’s degree in graphic design.

Alex is the son of David and Paula

Faultersack, Watervliet.

Students honored on the Dean’s List

must earn a minimum grade-point

average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale while

carrying a full load of studies (at least

12 credits).

Captain America:

The First Avenger After being deemed unfit for military

service during WWII, Steve Rogers

(Evans) volunteers for a top secret

research project that turns him into

Captain America, the Sentinel of

Liberty -- a superhero dedicated to

defending America's ideals. His first

mission: to combat the Nazi propa-

ganda effort headed by Johann

Schmidt (Weaving), also known as the

Red Skull.

Harry Potter and

the Deathly Hallows:

Part 2...The end begins as Harry, Ron, and

Hermione return to Hogwarts to find

and destroy the final horcruxes. But

when Voldemort finds out about their

mission, the battle we've all known

has been coming -- Harry vs.

Voldemort -- looms large on the hori-

zon. And who will triumph?

Winnie the Pooh ...While out looking for some honey,

Winnie the Pooh is pulled into a quest

to save Christopher Robin from an

imaginary culprit.

Transformers: Dark

of the Moon ...Against the backdrop of the space race

between the U.S.S.R. and the USA,

the alliance between Sam Witwicky

(LaBeouf) and Optimus Prime is put

to the test against a common enemy:

Shockwave.

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Tri-City Record, Box 7, Watervliet, MI 49098;

Fax to (269) 463-8329;

or E-mail to [email protected]

Listings must be renewed weekly; the listings deadline

for next week’s newspaper is 12:00 noon on Monday

Taking care of your disposal needs

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St. Joseph Catholic School in

Watervliet is pleased to announce

three new additions to our teaching

staff for the 2011/2012 school year.

Ms. Cassandra Jarocki, Ms. Marti

Newell, and Mrs. Connie Tolger.

Ms. Cassandra Jarocki is a graduate

of Oakland University in Rochester

Michigan. She holds a Bachelor of

Science in Elementary Education.

She is currently pursuing an endorse-

ment in autism spectrum disorders.

Ms. Jarocki will be teaching kinder-

garten

Ms. Marti Newell is a graduate of

Western Michigan University in

Kalamazoo. She holds a Bachelor of

Science in Education. Ms. Newell is

currently pursuing her Master of Arts

in the Practice of Teaching at WMU.

She will be teaching the second and

third grade combined classroom.

Mrs. Connie Tolger is a Graduate of

Western Michigan University in

Kalamazoo where she earned her

Bachelor of Science in Elementary

Education. She also holds a Master

of Arts in the Practice of Teaching

from Marygrove College. Mrs.

Tolger will be teaching the combined

fourth and fifth grade classroom.

Returning faculty members include

Mrs. Bobbie (Goodrich) Piecyk as

the school Principal and preschool

teacher as well as Mrs. Linda

Harrison as the first grade teacher.

New teachers at St. Joseph

Catholic School, Watervliet

Ms. Cassandra Jarocki

Kindergarten

Ms. Marti Newell

2nd/3rd grade

Mrs. Connie Tolger

4th/5th grade

Mondays, 7:00 p.m., “SUMMER MIDWEEK SERVICE” at Salem

Lutheran Church, 275 Marvin Street, Coloma.

Third Monday of the month, 7:00 p.m., “HARTFORD PUBLIC

LIBRARY BOOK CLUB MEETING.” Everyone is welcome, even if

you have not read the book.

Wednesdays at 10:15 a.m. & Thursdays at 1:15 p.m., “HARTFORD

PUBLIC LIBRARY CHILDREN’S STORY TIME,” for ages 2-5. No

registration required. Parents and caregivers are always welcome.

Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m., “COLOMA PUBLIC LIBRARY STORY

HOUR” for ages 3 & up; must be accompanied/supervised by an adult.

Second Thursday of each month, “COMMODITIES PICKUP AT

WATERVLIET FREE METHODIST CHURCH” at 7734 Paw Paw

Avenue in Watervliet. Call 463-8280 for more information.

Second Saturday of each month, 12:00 noon, “FREE LUNCH &

GROCERIES” at Central Assembly of God, 6901 Ryno Road, Coloma.

Please call (269) 468-8422 so church members can plan enough food for

all everyone. All are welcome! Next month’s event is August 13.

Every Saturday, 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., “WATERVLIET TRI-CITY

FARMERS MARKET” at St. Joseph Catholic School, Lucinda Lane

and M-140, Watervliet. Delicious bakery items and fresh fruit and pro-

duce in season.

Thursday, July 28, 5:30 p.m., “COMMUNITY PICNIC,” Ely Park,

downtown Hartford.

Sunday, July 31, 1:00-4:00 p.m., “FARMERS MARKET” in Ely

Park, downtown Hartford.

Thursday, August 4, “2011 PEACH BAKE-FEST,” sponsored by the

North Berrien Senior Center in Coloma.

Monday-Friday, August 8-12, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., VACATION

BIBLE SCHOOL, for ages 5-12, at Community General Baptist Church

on 416 West Pleasant Street, Watervliet (by Post Office). Registration

starts at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, August 8.For more information call 463-

8005 or 876-0163.

Monday-Friday, August 8-12, 9:00 a.m.-noon, “FREE SOCCER

CAMP” for ages 5-10 at Midway Baptist Church, 7517 Red Arrow

Hwy., between Watervliet and Coloma. A “Kickoff Karnival”for this

event will be held on Sunday, August 7, at 3:30 p.m.

Friday, August 12, 8:00 p.m. till 8:00 a.m. END OF SUMMER

“LOCK-IN”, for ages 5 -18, at Community General Baptist Church on

416 West Pleasant Street, Watervliet (by Post Office). All children must

be registered by parent or guardian in order to participate, and will not

be released to anyone except registered parent or guardian, producing

identification. For more information call 463-8005 or 876-1326.

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There are 19 entrants in the Coloma Glad-Peach Prince and

Princess Event this year. The Coloma Lioness Club sponsors

this local event. Judi White and Valerie Krieger are the chair-

persons. The Crowning of Prince and Princess takes place dur-

ing the opening of the Festival at 6:30 p.m., August 5, at the

Leonard Main Stage.

Any money collected during this time help support various

local charities and the Glad-Peach Festival. The Entrants

boarding a fire truck and leading the youth parade through

downtown Coloma immediately follow the crowning.

For any questions regarding this event please call Judi White

at (269) 468-6037.

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Glad-Peach

Festival is

about to begin;

3 days of events

include fireworks,

parades, food,

car show,

entertainments

and much moreBy Christina Gelder

After over 11 months of hard work, the volunteers that make

up the Glad-Peach Festival committee are about to see the

fruits of their labor. This year’s fun filled festival is right

around the corner on August 5, 6 and 7.

The festival will continue to host all of the traditional events

such as the carnival, youth parade, run, walk, and bike parade,

fireworks and family art fair. In addition to these tried and true

favorites the schedule of events has been expanded with a cou-

ple of new treats for the family to enjoy.

Ultimate Air Dogs is a show that features dock-jumping dogs,

which compete and delight those watching the show. They are

coming to town and will have several shows throughout the

weekend at Guy’s Marine on West Street.

The car show is certainly not something that is completely

new to the festival but after a few years of being simply a

cruise-in it is once again an organized event. Registration for

those who would like to participate is at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday

with awards being presented at 2:00 p.m.

As always there should be plenty of food options for anyone

and everyone throughout the weekend. There is a lot of enter-

tainment lined up for both of the stages that will be set up in

the downtown area. For the competitor in all of us there are

also a few annual contests; for example the delicious bake-off

hosted by the North Berrien Senior Center and the Peach Pit

Spit organized by Mr. Coloma and his Court.

For more information on the festival and its events, including

forms for sign up, please visit the festival’s website at coloma-

peachfest.com. Brochures are also out in abundance at many

local businesses and information is available at the Coloma

City Hall.

See next week’s Tri-Record for the complete schedule of

events and more special features.

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GARAGE SALE

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Summer blowout-paper bag sale.

$5.00/bag – clothes, men, women’s,

baby, household, Christmas , toys

and much more. 6514 Coloma North

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from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bags Provided!(7-21, 7-28-11-TCR)

CLEANING SERVICE

MM&I CLEANING….homes-

office-small business. Reasonable

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LIEN SALE

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Unit #16 Connie Porter

Unit #88 Charlotte Modlin

Unit #123 William Queen

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GARAGE SALE

5915 E. NAPIER…at Spinks

Corners, Friday, July 28 through

Monday, July 31 from 9 a.m.-?, new

and used items. 60-gallon fish tank

complete, new knives, baby items,

collectibles, tools, fishing equipment,

Radio Controlled airplane, camping

items, furniture, books, bird & ani-

mal cages. New things every day. (7-28-11-TCR)

GARAGE SALE

332 MAPLE…Street Coloma, July

29, 30 & 31 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Refrigerator, sewing machine, elec-

tric typewriter, antiques, bedding,

books, collectibles, computer, crafts,

games, kitchen ware, and more.(7-28-11-TCR)

PUBLIC NOTICE

CHARTER

TOWNSHIP OF

COLOMA

PLANNING

COMMISSION

NOTICE OF PUBLIC

HEARINGTO: THE RESIDENTS AND

PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE

CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF

COLOMA, BERRIEN COUNTY,

MICHIGAN AND ANY OTHER

INTERESTED PERSONS:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE

that the Planning Commission of

the Charter Township of Coloma

will conduct a public hearing, con-

cerning the following matter on

Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at 6:30

p.m. at the Coloma Charter

Township Hall, 4919 Paw Paw

Lake Road, Coloma, Michigan

49038.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

NOTICE that a hearing will be held

to consider a request from Noah

Alkhmoor, 6709 Little Paw Paw

Lake Road, Coloma, MI 49038 for

a Special Land Use Permit in order

to have horses on his property.

Parcel #11-08-0009-0047-10-0.

Any interested parties are invited to

attend.

Written comments will be received

from any interested person con-

cerning the foregoing matter by the

Coloma Township Zoning

Administrator at the below listed

address at any time during normal

business hours of normal business

days up to the date of the hearing

and may be further received by the

Planning Commission at the hear-

ing.

Coloma Charter Township will

provide necessary reasonable aux-

iliary aids and services, such as

signers for the hearing impaired

and audio tapes of printed material

being considered at four (4) days

notice to the Coloma Charter

Township Zoning Administrator.

Individuals with disabilities requir-

ing auxiliary aids or services

should contact the Coloma Charter

Township Zoning Administrator at

the address or telephone listed

below.

COLOMA CHARTER

TOWNSHIP

Cheryl Van Drasek, Zoning

Administrator

4919 Paw Paw Lake Road

Coloma, MI 49038

(269) 468-7212(7-28-11-TCR)

Divorces

Berrien CountyCompiled by: Annette Christie

The following divorces were granted

in Berrien County. The plaintiff’s

name is listed first, followed by the

defendant:

Dawn Denea Gregule, Stevensville

and John Joseph Gregule,

Stevensville. Married June 1996;

Divorced June 2011.

Charles Wayne Green, Benton

Harbor and Leah Darlene Green,

Dickson, Tennessee. Married

January 2006; Divorced July 2011.

Catrina Michele Farmer, Niles

Township and Jason Edward Farmer,

Niles Township. Married September

2002; Divorced July 2011.

Terrell Randy Morrison, Benton

Township and Catherine Louise

Morrison, Bainbridge Township.

Married June 2007; Divorced July

2011.

Steven George Salisbury, Baroda

and Charlotte Ann Salisbury, Baroda.

Married November 1986; Divorced

July 2011.

Tawanna Brann, Niles and James R.

Brann, Niles. Married July 1991;

Divorced June 2011.

Judy Gaile Oakley, Berrien

Township and Patrick Michael

Oakley, Stevensville. Married March

1992; Divorced June 2011.

Barbara Ann Reid, Niles and Troy

Craig Reid, Niles. Married

November 2003; Divorced June

2011.

Jamaica Lynn Robbins, Eau Claire

and Raymond Burdette Robbins, Ft.

Knox, Kentucky. Married February


Cassandra Marie Couch, Buchanan

and Timothy Bryan Couch, Galien.

Married October 1993; Divorced

June 2011.

Taisjia Lynn Robbins, St. Joseph and

Christopher S. Robbins. Married

March 2004; Divorced June 2011.

Peggy Josephine Gearhart, Three

Oaks and James Allen Gearhart,

Three Oaks. Married August 1978;

Divorced June 2011.

Jennifer Marie Sipla, Coloma and

Todd Daniel Sipla, Coloma. Married

September 1991; Divorced July

2011.

Gina Marie McCain, Eau Claire and

Frankie Lee McCain, Eau Claire.

Married June 1989; Divorced July

2011.

Robert Andrew Ray, St. Joseph and

Jennifer Lynn Ray, address unknown.

Married September 1998; Divorced

July 2011.

Michael Shane Cronk, Buchanan

and Amanda Lee Cronk, Niles.

Married January 1997; Divorced July

2011.

Laura Jean Smith, Stevensville and

Craig Allen Smith, Buchanan.

Married April 2002; Divorced June

2011.

Angelenia Marie Shivers, Niles and

John Luther Shivers, Dowagiac.

Married December 2004; Divorced

June 2011.

Suzanne Elizabeth Simmons,

Coloma and Lonnie Lynn Simmons,

Sr., Covert. Married November


Elizabeth Ann Leaf, Benton Harbor

and Paul Alan Leaf, Dowagiac.

Married February 1998; Divorced

June 2011.

Theresa Lyn Smith, Bridgman and

Brent Allen Smith, Baroda. Married

March 2000; Divorced July 2011.

Yendorii Sade Lewis, Benton Harbor

and Lonnie Foxwell Doyle, Sr.,

Benton Harbor. Married December


Adrienne Marie Bell, St. Joseph

Township and Anthony Trenell-

Donta Bell, Benton Harbor. Married

May 2005; Divorced July 2011.

Larry Wooden, Village of Berrien

Springs and Firginia Ann Wooden,

Benton Harbor. Married July 1973;

Divorced June 2011.

Bridget Sue Wright, Coloma and

James Lee Wright, Coloma. Married

December 2003; Divorced June

2011.

Lisa Marie Herron, Stevensville and

Burlin Ray Herron, St. Joseph.

Married August 2003; Divorced July

2011.

Jodi Kay Sullivan, New Buffalo and

Casey Joseph Sullivan, New Buffalo.

Married June 1996; Divorced June

2011.

Lacey Rebecca Walton, St. Joseph

and Carl Glenn Walton, Baroda.

Married May 2005; Divorced July

2011.

Rhonda Christine Hayes, Weesaw

Township and Gary Mack Hayes,

Benton Harbor. Married February

1975; Divorced April 2011.

Shirley Ann Hoag, New Buffalo and

Dennis Victor Hoag, Eaton Rapids.


2011.

Bradley Allen Pliley, Bridgman and

Tammy Lynn Pliley, Bridgman.

Married August 1993; Divorced June

2011.

Tommie Lee Girffis, Benton Harbor

and Shonnie Sanders, Benton Harbor.


2011.

Mohanad H. Alalna, St. Joseph and

Christina M. Alalna, Kalamazoo.

Married April 2008; Divorced May

2011.

Tamara Maria Wooden, Benton

Harbor and Ronald Allen Wooden,

Benton Harbor. Married August


Ronald Lee Broyles, Benton Harbor

and Laverne Broyles, Benton Harbor.

Married December 1975; Divorced

July 2011.


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NFL Lockout ends

and there will be footballLast week there was news that a deal

was imminent in the NFL lockout, but

it took another whole week to get it

finalized as it was announced just

Monday, July 25, as being official.

The important thing now is that the

new collective bargaining agreement

(CBA) will be in place for the next ten

years so we won’t have to worry about

it again for a while.

Despite the players being locked out

for the past 4 and a half months, get-

ting the deal done in late July ensures

training camps, remaining exhibition

games and the regular season will go

on as scheduled.

Basically, the NFL will rush right

back to business. On Tuesday, July 26,

teams can sign drafted and undrafted

rookies. They can also negotiate with

all free agents, both their own, and

free agents from other teams.

However, teams cannot sign free

agents to contracts until Friday, July

29, when free agency will officially

begin.

Both the rookie wage scale which

passed, and the NFL’s desire to

expand to a 18-game schedule, which

didn’t pass, were among the main

issues that turned into obstacles, in the

end, both sides eventually saw eye to

eye on the most important one: How

to fairly share an estimated $9.3 bil-

lion in annual revenue generated by

the league.

Right now it looks like the only can-

celled game at this point will be the

Hall of Fame game between the

Chicago Bears and the St. Louis Rams

that was scheduled to be played on

August 7.

One of the biggest differences in the

new labor agreement for rookie play-

ers is a salary cap of sorts. It means

that this year’s number one pick, Cam

Newton of Auburn, will end up mak-

ing about half of the money that St.

Louis Rams quarterback Sam

Bradford did. Bradford signed a 6-

year deal worth about $78 million and

the new CBA will not allow much

more than half of that for even the

number one rookie pick in the draft.

There should also be more trades each

year as the draft comes up because

there will be less certainty about what

it will take to sign them.

The new deal also limits practice time

in pads and the number of workouts

both during the season and the off-sea-

son.

The big thing is that we will have

NFL football this season and for the

next 10 years to come. It is a good

thing.

Michigan football

recruiting a surprise

under HokeI will be the first to admit that I was-

n’t very excited when the University

of Michigan hired Brady Hoke as their

new football coach last winter after

Rich Rodriguez was fired.

But Hoke has surprised just about

everyone with his ability to recruit at a

nationwide level and has the

Wolverines in the top five schools for

the class of 2012.

Hoke just landed 5-star offensive

tackle Kyle Kalis from Ohio, who had

committed to Ohio State. That makes

it nine blue chip recruits that have

crossed the border and signed with the

Wolverines from Ohio.

Plus, Michigan States Mark

Dantonio had been cleaning house in

the state of Michigan as far as getting

the cream of the crop from the home

state the last few years and Hoke put a

stop to that. Hoke has landed 5 of the

states top seven recruits with the 2 still

undecided recruits leaning toward the

Wolverines.

Michigan already has a total of 20

commitments for the class of 2012

and most are ranked 3 star and above

by most recruiting services.

I am not going to kid anyone either

when I admit that the current turmoil

in Columbus is helping as well with a

lot of talent taking a second look at

other schools after the departure of

Tressel. Potential Ohio State recruits

will have to seriously think about how

long the school will be on probation,

along with the lack of a chance to go

to a bowl game for a few years. That

will hurt them and already has.

No doubt some of their committed

recruits will have to make plans for

alternate forms of transportation since

the cars that they were promised will

not be available anymore.

Maxpreps.com and CBS both rank

the 2012 Wolverine class as the num-

ber one class in the country while

ESPN has them at number 5.

The thing that really puzzles me is

the fact that he hasn’t even coached a

single down in a game as the head

coach yet and he is doing all of this.

Notre Dame is ranked number 14 by

ESPN for the Class of 2012 while the

Spartans are number 23 in Rivals list

only.

As I said above, Hoke has not even

coached a game yet in Ann Arbor as

the head coach so all of this stuff on

paper is just that. The proof will be

when they take the field this fall.

Strange year for Major

League baseballThis season really seems to be a

strange one for major league baseball

with many goofy things going on.

First, one of the biggest surprises is

the fact that in the National League

East the Pittsburgh Pirates, perennial

bottom feeders, are in first place in

their division.

Another is the fact that the Cubs just

won their first 3-game series of the

season. I am not saying that they

should be in the division lead but they

are wallowing in the cellar with no

end in sight.

Then, you have the Tigers in the divi-

sion lead in the American League

Central Division at the all-star break,

which is a good thing, but there is half

a season to go.

Then, you have the Seattle Seahawks

losing 16 games in a row, and making

the headlines because of it. They are

not going anywhere fast.

No one should be surprised to see

both the Yankees and the Red Sox in

contention as that usually is a given

but some of the others took me totally

by surprise.

Philadelphia is about to run away

with the National League East while

the Texas Rangers seem to be the team

in the west along with the defending

champion Giants.

It seems that even though it is mid-

season for major league baseball, they

have been taking a back seat to the

NFL and NBA lockout situations.

With the NFL strike settled, maybe

baseball can get back to center stage

for the rest of the summer.

Another comeback for

Favre?Last weekend I read an article about a

rumor that Brett Favre might consider

another comeback at the ripe old age

of 41.

His agent says that it is just hearsay

but both Favre and the media will

milk it for as much as they can.

Favre embarrassed himself last sea-

son throwing 19 interceptions and just

11 touchdowns while getting com-

pletely banged up in the process.

Forget about it and just stay at your

ranch in Louisiana Brett.

Tigers Caddie to write bookOle Stevie Williams has decided to

become an author after being let go by

Tiger last week after 12 faithful years

as his caddie.

It supposedly came out of the pure

blue sky that Tiger has decided it is

time for a change and let Williams go.

It may come back to bite him in the

posterior in the long run as Williams

has kept quiet for the past 2 years

since the scandal broke about Tiger’s

indiscretions.

Now some word is leaking out that

Tiger gave Williams permission to

caddie for fellow Australian Adam

Scott but changed his mind after

Williams was already at the venue and

committed to Scott for the tourna-

ment. When Williams didn’t bow out,

Tiger felt that that was disloyalty to

him. I say staying with Woods over

the last 18 months when he wasn’t

playing golf was loyalty enough in

itself.

However it is hard to feel sorry for

Williams since he has made over an

estimated $9 million as Woods caddie

and is by no means headed to the poor

house. But he can do whatever he

wants since I am sure that Tiger didn’t

sign him to a confidentially agreement

like everyone else in his entourage.

And, unlike Casey Anthony, people

are very likely to believe what he may

have to say.

He may never even write the book but

just knowing that he might has to

drive Tiger nuts since he cannot con-

trol it.

July 28, 2011 Tri-City Record 11Tri-City Area Sports & Outdoors

My viewfrom the

Press BoxBy Mike Leith, Sportswriter

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Laptops and Desktops

This was an off week for the Sprint

Cup circuit, so the Nationwide series

got to be in the spotlight as a result.

The Sprint Cup series has completed

19 of their 36 races to date, as drivers

start looking at their chances of mak-

ing the chase.

Chase contenders at this point include

the top ten drivers in the standings

which include Carl Edwards in first,

Jimmie Johnson in second, Kurt

Busch in third, Kevin Harvick in

fourth, Kyle Busch in fifth, Matt

Kenseth in sixth, Jeff Gordon in sev-

enth, Ryan Newman in eighth, Dale

Earnhardt Jr. in ninth, and Denny

Hamlin in tenth.

Tony Stewart is just out of the top ten

in 11th while the rest of the pack is at

least 30 points back.

There are still 7 races before they get

to the chase so there is still time for

other drivers to drive their way in

while some can drive their way out.

This week they will race at

Indianapolis in the Brickyard 400 and

NASCAR has provided some interest-

ing facts leading up to the race.

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway

has existed since 1909, and is the orig-

inal “Speedway,” the first racing facil-

ity to incorporate the word in its name.

With a permanent seating capacity for

more than 250,000-plus people and

infield seating that raises capacity to

an approximate 400,000, it is the

largest and highest-capacity sporting

facility in history.

There have been 17 NASCAR Sprint

Cup Series races at Indianapolis

Motor Speedway since the first race,

in 1994. Four drivers have competed

in all 17 races: Jeff Burton, Jeff

Gordon, Bobby Labonte and Mark

Martin.

Ten drivers have won, led by Jeff

Gordon, with four victories. Jimmie

Johnson (three), Dale Jarrett and Tony

Stewart (two each) are the other mul-

tiple winners.

Hendrick Motorsports has won seven

races at the Brickyard, more than any

other organization.

Only two drivers have won from the

pole: Kevin Harvick in 2003 and

Jimmie Johnson in 2008.

Dale Jarrett (1996), Jimmie Johnson

(2006) and Jamie McMurray (2010)

are the only drivers to win both the

Daytona 500 and the Brickyard 400 in

the same season.

As far as the Nationwide race was

concerned last weekend at Nashville,

Carl Edwards won there, leading 125

of the 255-lap race.

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both the Paw Paw All Star tournament and the Eaton Park All Star Tournament. They defeated Berrien Springs

on July 17, 2011, by a score of 9-1 to win the Eaton Park Championship. Pictured: (bottom row, from the left)

Jared Henslee and Devin Valentine. (second row, from the left) Kyle Dixon, Luke Manning, Hunter Ackerman

and Joe Cleary. (third row, from the left) Michael Boyd, Dalton Freemyer, Garrod Johnson, Trace Snyder,

Alberto Ibarra and Michael Heinisch. (fourth row, from the left) Coaches Gary Ackerman, Gary Johnson, Joe

Heinisch and Kevin Manning. (contributed photo)

Blood at Scott It was a glorious Saturday morning. I

was out early to beat the heat and have

a nice, cool ride. The boys in Le Tour

were climbing today, so I was off to do

the stiff double hill near Lower Jeptha

Lake, a bit south and west of

Bloomingdale. The riding over to that

testy ascent is no easy task in

itself. About 8 miles in, I was on the

fast run down to Scott Lake, just a few

miles before Lower Jeptha. Minding

my own business, I was just thinking

to myself how good my legs felt, what

a nice day it was, how I was going to

fly up the climbs, and when I changed

my position from down low on the bar

ends to up on the brakes to begin

slowing for the fast right-hander at the

bottom, “THWACK”!!! In that

moment, the bars jerked and I was “on

the floor”, as the British call it.

Hidden in the shadows, a pothole had

snuck into the path of my front

tire. My high-speed had me sliding

along the asphalt for what seemed like

quite a long time. The road feeling

like a cheese grater along the whole of

my right side, “Ouch” I thought to

myself!

Finally coming to a halt, and a bit

confused how that all just happened, I

got to my feet and immediately

walked a couple of steps to where my

bike had stopped and began to give it

an inspection. A Good Samaritan

stopped by about that time. “Are you

alright?” she inquired a few times, but

I was trying to figure out why my

front wheel wasn’t spinning freely

(the brake pads had simply shifted

over due to the impact). “I’m a nurse

and I have some gauze with me” I

heard her say. As I glanced up, my

blood dripping on to 24th Ave. caught

my eye, and so I walked over to her.

The large area of road rash on my

right calf was quite impressive, nearly

matched by my thigh. It was more a

black color from the road and dirt than

red. But it was my elbow that was

dripping and as I held it up for my new

nurse to see, she said, “It’s down to the

bone, you must get to the hospital”!

Nah, I figured, it can’t be that bad.

The loose strips of skin rather resem-

bled spaghetti, and the dirt and gravel

looked like meatballs, but I didn’t

really see any bone. But I did tell her

I would have it checked out, as even I

could tell, that some stitches may be in

order.

She was heading in the direction of

my house and offered me a ride - if I

wasn’t a murderer or rapist!?! I

assured her that if I was either of those

I wouldn’t be out riding a bicycle, and

so off we went, with my bike packed

safely in the back of her SUV. As I

showed off my new wounds to my

wife, I kindly thanked my Good

Samaritan for the ride and promised

her that I was off to the hospital. I

changed, grabbed a cup of coffee,

looked over my bike for about 10 min-

utes (just scratch damage - my body

protected it!), and then headed to the

emergency room. As I drive, I’m

mainly thinking of how close the

Glad/Peach bike race is getting!!

next - Blood at Scott Lake - the rest of

the story!

FishingAccording to the Department of

Natural Resources (DNR) in their

weekly fishing report, Bass and pan-

fish action across the state is in full

swing on the inland lakes. The

Walleye bite has slowed with the

extremely warm weather and some of

the rivers are low and clear which

makes trout fishing much more of a

challenge.

Anglers in the Tri-City area found the

heat too much to sit in and not many

were out on the inland lakes. Anglers

that fished Lake Michigan didn’t seem

slowed down by the unusually hot

days.

Pyle’s Porthole in South Haven said

they saw a lot of anglers making their

way onto the big lake and coming

back with some nice catches of Perch.

The size of Perch has been running

big and reports of good catches being

found in 30 to 40 feet of water out by

the sand dunes.

Salmon have been caught in 85 feet of

water while the Steelhead and Lake

Trout are at anywhere from 40 to 80

feet. Greens and yellow spinners seem

to be the most popular with the big

fish. There were not a lot of reports on

inland fishing because of the extreme

heat. River anglers are getting a few

Catfish and Bass.

Metzger’s Fishin’ Hole #2 by Coloma

said they haven’t had many reports of

fishing on the inland lakes because it

had just been too hot to sit in the sun

and fish. As the weather eased up this

weekend, anglers were starting to fish

inland lakes again, but haven’t heard

any results. They said most of the

action they heard about was the Perch

fishing off Bridgman in 20 to 25 feet

of water and by the pumping station

by St. Joseph.

The DNR and the Inter-Tribal

Fisheries and Assessment Program

(ITFAP) in an ongoing cooperative

partnership stocked more than

937,000 walleye fingerlings in Upper

Peninsula water in 2011.

The stocking effort represented a sig-

nificant increase in Walleye finger-

lings compared to recent years.

Walleye stocking had been limited in

recent years after the discovery of

Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS)

in Michigan waters. The stocking

efforts in the UP had been severely

curtailed until new VHS detection and

disinfection techniques enabled the

DNR to begin returning to normal

stocking levels.

There will be fishing classes in the

DNR’s Recreation 101 Events in

August. The three events are; Fishing

101 at Dodge #4 State Park in

Waterford on August 12 and again on

August 23 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., call

248-682-7323; Fishing 101 at

Interlochen State Park in Interlochen

on August 6 at 10:00 a.m., call 231-

386-5422; and Fishing 101 at Mitchell

State Park on August 7 at 10:00 a.m.

and on August 4, 11, 18 and 25 from

1:00 to 3:00 p.m., phone 231-775-

7911.

HuntingAugust 1 is the deadline for fall wild

turkey hunting license applications.

The DNR reminds Upper Peninsula

hunters that the quota for licenses was

cut dramatically this year. The reduc-

tion in the quota is from 4,000 to

1,500 licenses this year. This is to

assure that enough hens survive into

the spring breeding season. The sea-

son runs from September 15 to

November 14 statewide.

The DNR’s Recreation 101 events for

August will have two Beginning

Archery 101 programs. One program

will be at Porcupine Mountains

Wilderness State Park August 2 at

7:00 p.m., call Bob Wild at 906-885-

5206 for more information.

The other program will be August 5,

19, and 26 at the Mitchell State Park

in Cadillac. Classes will be from 3:00

to 5:00 p.m. For details or to register,

call the park at 231-775-7911.

Watervliet Rod

and Gun ClubThe Watervliet Rod and Gun Club

will hold a five day Hunter Safety

Course August 8, 9, 11, 12, and 13.

Signup date is August 5, cost is $5.00.

For more information or to sign up,

contact Skip Bough at 269-876-6002.


Hunting &Fishing Reports

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Nature Center’s porch rafters. Their

second brood of babies is large

enough to see as they beg for food.

Only a mother (and, in many species,

a father) could love the sight of the

enormous, barely-feathered heads

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The parents will work throughout the

day catching insects, the diet of most

young birds, and bringing them to the

nest. The approach of the parents

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brightly-colored “feeding targets”

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Tree Top Trail walk

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Regular entrance fees will be in effect.

Dowagiac River kayak

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a.m. Participants should bring a

lunch. Sarett will supply all equip-

ment and transportation.

The fee is $20 per person ($15 for

Sarett members). You must preregister

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If you are in the market for homegrown produce, homemade

apple or cherry salsa or a great cup of Lavazza brand gourmet

coffee, you will find it at Jollay Market in Coloma Township.

Sarah Jollay, co-owner of the market with her husband, Jay, said

the market is open 7 days a week all year long, and is staffed by

four employees who sell only fresh, high quality merchandise.

She said buying homegrown fruits and vegetables is important

to their customers.

“People are interested in local produce more than ever before,”

she said.

Two important features have kept customers returning to the

market.

“[We have] friendly staff and awesome coffee,” Sarah said.

The market opened in 2010 and is an extension of Jollay

Orchards where a second market is located.

Location, Location

Jollay Market is located on Friday Road on the south side of the

Coloma I-94 overpass.

“We looked at this location as an opportunity to

create a very welcoming entrance into the Friday

Road corridor,” said Sarah. “We wanted to make

sure that all of the traffic passing by on I-94 has a

place to gather information and get a taste of what

our community has to offer.”

Sarah said changes due to the current economy

keep the staff working harder, but the goal remains

the same.

“People do not have a lot of extra money. We work

hard to make sure we offer a good value, great

quality and an awesome experience,” she said.

Thru the years

Jollay Market is the latest in a series of businesses

that are family owned, including Jollay Orchards

and Grandpa’s Cider Mill.

“Our family has been in the area as farmers for

over 150 years. We have been in the retail business

for 30 years,” Sarah said.

Those years have brought with them the knowl-

edge and experience to continue to look forward

while maintaining a quality product.

“Business trends, the economy and what cus-

tomers are looking for are moving targets, so we

strive to be flexible in our expectations and concepts,” Sarah

said.

The Jollay family knows the qualities and benefits of living in

the tri-city area, and Sarah said they will keep working to insure

the community and visitors enjoy them, too.

“We are working hard to create a sustainable business model to

enhance all of the wonderful things the Tri-City area has to offer.

It is important to us that we balance growth of the area while

preserving its unique character and heritage. Not many towns

can boast about so many independent shops, wineries and agri-

businesses,” said Sarah. “We love this area and think it is a place

to be envied.”

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Before it was namedPaw Paw Lake,

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Shingle Diggin’s,” native Americans had a legend of the cre-

ation of Paw Paw Lake and a name.

The myth told to her by Potawatomi Chief Simon Pokagon

(d.1889) has a great lake that extends all the way to Hartford

and Bangor, of which Paw Paw Lake was a bay on the extreme

western limits. The name of the Bay was Ki-tchi-git-a-gan

meaning “Earthly Paradise.”

One spring morning, the tribe living on the banks of the bay

were awakened by a loud roaring noise. Come the dawn, they

discovered the shore near the bay’s outlet had given way and

there was a wild river sweeping rocks and trees out to Lake

Michigan.

According to Pokagon, “They found the bay had receded a

bow’s shot from their canoes, which had lain the night before

in circles around the shore, and the beautiful bay had changed

into a lake as it now appears.”

Stark recorded Pokagon gave the Potawatomi name of the

new lake as “Sa-bi-na-ge-na,” meaning “It swallows the river

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