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Radios unsafe for public and police: Undersheriff

Sheriffs department will
get new radios following
several communication
problems
By Andy Duffy
Weekly Voice

REED CITY The Osceola

County Sheriff s Department
needs lots of radios that will
cost lots of money, Undersheriff Justin Halladay told the
Osceola County Commissioners
at Mondays commission meeting.
The commissioners responded by agreeing to allocate
$88,787.73 for the purchase of
800 MHz radios. The purchase

will include 20 handheld radios,

20 mobile units for patrol cars,
12 radios for corrections officers
and one base unit. County officials hope to recoup more than
$50,000 of the total cost through
grants, including one from the
Department of Homeland Security.
The department is waiting
for the grants to come through
now, Halladay told the commissioners.
A series of recent events
underscored the urgent need
for the radios. The sheriff s
department sent a unit to last
weeks officer-involved shooting west of Marion last week,
and the responding deputy
had to use a borrowed radio to
communicate, Halladay said.
Department personnel resorted

We are kind of on an island all by ourselves.

Justin Halladay
Osceola County Undersheriff
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to cell phones to communicate

with Meceola Central Dispatch
and other law enforcement after
the Saturday morning hit-andrun fatality on M-66 at the south
end of the county and after two
men allegedly suffered gunshot
wounds in Osceola Countys
Rose Lake Township early Monday morning.
Halladay said the old VHF radios are inadequate for todays
needs. Bandwidths have been
getting squeezed for years, and
transmissions are scratchy.

The Osceola County Sheriff s

Department and the Evart and
Reed City Police Departments
are the only ones in the still using the old radios.
We are kind of on an island
all by ourselves, Halladay said.
The poor transmissions pose a
danger to both law enforcement
personnel and to the general
public, Halladay said.
When you have deputies in a
fatal hit-and-run communicating with dispatch and other officers with cell phones, that is not
acceptable, Halladay said.

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the dulcimer workshops
during the event. The
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Firefighters receive
length of service
pay rate
REED CITY The Reed City
Council agreed Monday to reinstate the length-of-service hourly pay rate to two firefighters
who left the citys department
and later returned.
Matthew and J. Decker resigned from the Reed City Fire
Department but later rejoined.
Upon their return, they were no
longer receiving credit for their
length of service in accordance
with Reed Citys Personnel
Manual. The manual states,
An employee shall lose his/her
length of service for reasons
which include, but are not limited to: a. Resignation, Discharge,
Retirement, or Death.
The pair knew of other fire
department employees who
had rejoined the department
without losing credit for their
length-of-service time and appealed to the council.
The council members voted to
reinstate their length-of-service
time but also instructed Reed
Citys city manager, Ron Howell,
to draft a letter to department
personnel stating that will be
the last time seniority is preserved for anyone who quits the
department.
The 140-year-old department
currently has nearly 20 members.
The Reed City Police Department has its new squad car, a
2016 Ford Explorer. The department was able to acquire a 55
percent USDA Development
Grant to help defray the citys
cost. The car, purchased from
Babb Ford, cost $26,925. The cost
of transferring equipment from
the old car to the new will be
about $1,200.

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Irked Evart residents question

city council about street project
By Andy Duffy
Weekly Voice

EVART Members of Evarts city council and City Manager Zackary Szakacs fielded
a barrage of sometimes angry
questions and comments during a public hearing about the
Oak Street Project Monday.
Chad Jasman, who owns a
home on Oak Street, said he
will have to pay nearly $8,000 as
his share of the projects costs.
He asked why his portion was
so much and said he had just
learned about the special assessment and that snowmobiles
tear up the sidewalk along his
property and the city does nothing about it. Renters are living
in his home, and he said that
perhaps his renters received
one of the notices the city sent
out about the project.
About 25 people attended the
meeting.
Property owners are being assessed according to their share
of road frontage. Improvements
are being made to the one-block
section of Oak Street between
U.S. 10 and Eighth Street. The
cost of the project will be about
$207,000. Improvements will include new sidewalks, curbs and
gutters. Two businesses, B.C.
Pizza and the Lamplighter Cafe,
and seven residences share the
frontage.
The city is paying 75 percent
of the cost of the project. Property owners are paying the
remaining 25 percent. The improvements are part of a longterm effort to improve the citys
infrastructure.
Everybod. She said that

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Evart councilman Casey Keysor was selected to become the new mayor of
Evart after reigning mayor Eric Schmidt resigned. Keysor said he thought the
town council has done a good job during his tenure, but he believes much
work remains.
Its an exciting time, Keysor said. I see great things happening. Im excited
about improving our roads.
Keysor said he would would like to see the citys empty homes and businesses
get new occupants. He also believes he will seek out the former mayor for
advice. Im certain Ill be talking to Eric, Keysor said.
when work was done to Pine
Street, the city picked up the
entire tab for the project out of
its coffers. It would have been
a lot easier to swallow this cost
if we had known a couple of
years in advance. It seems like
this was just sprung on us.
Don Tatara II, who lives on
Jefferson Street, told the council that he knows his street will
be worked on in the future. He
said that although property
owners have to pay a greater

share of a project than other

city residents do, improvements such as sidewalks dont
do the owners any good.
Property owners arent
asked if they want these improvements, Tatara said. He
told the council he would be
better off selling his house at
a loss and moving out of town
than by paying the special assessment.
It is a proven fact that the
improvements increase proper-

ty values, Szakacs said at one

point in the meeting. His comment drew laughter from the
crowd. Someone in attendance
said, Yeah, and then we have to
pay more in taxes.
Throughout the planning for
the special assessment, Evart
residents have asked council
members why there was no
special assessment for the Pine
Street project but there will be
one for the Oak Street project.
Councilman Dan Elliott said
there have been a few street
projects that have not been
partly funded by special assessments, but not very many.
Jim White, Evarts city attorney, said that he wasnt aware
of any street projects that
hadnt been specially assessed
except the Pine Street project.
The city has always used its
general fund for maintenance,
not for capital improvement, he
said.
It was a mistake and a fluke
that we didnt assess the Pine
Street Project, Szakacs said.
After the meeting, Elliott said
he believes a financial crisis is
coming to cities because of the
Headlee Amendment and other
property-tax cutting measures.
The state legislature isnt addressing the problem because
they are so wrapped up in their
dogmatic positions, Elliott
said.
In other action, the council voted to replace outgoing
mayor Eric Schmidt with Casey
Keysor. Schmidt resigned because he is moving out of the
city. Ralph Carlson will fill Keysors seat on the council.

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What is it?

Worlds best mom celebrates 50 years

in business; cared for hundreds

three residences for its

clients, a directors home,
a school, a pool, an office
building and a recreation
EVART Pineview
center on its 130 acres. It
Homes, an Evart Child
Care facility, turned 50 this has about 40 employees.
Lowell Derscheid was 50
year. During its existence,
when he and Helen started
more than 1,500 children
the home. The children
have passed through its
residing there soon bedoors.
gan calling him Gramps.
The home was founded
Helen, because of her
in 1965 by the Rev. Lowell
authoritarian demeanor,
Derscheid and his wife,
picked up the nickname
Helen.
Sarge. Helen, now 96, still
The Derscheids, who
takes an active interest in
were pastoring a church
the homes activities.
in Evart, began taking in
The homes residents,
foster children. Julia Wilcox, one of the Derscheids or clients, are placed there
from four sources: the
parishioners, overheard
Helen say she would like to Department of Human
Services, from courts,
start a home for children.
and from private child
A few weeks later, Julia
offered to donate her farm care agencies and adoption agencies. Pineview is
for the home.
Doug Derscheid, a grand- licensed to house up to 37
son of the founders, works clients.
Doug Derscheid spent
at the home today.
a lot of time at the home
At one time, Doug said,
when he was a child. I had
Julia and her husband,
Walter, had been in danger a great time growing up
here and playing basketof losing their farm. Julia
ball and soccer with the
prayed that God would
guys, he said.
save their farm. A few
Helen came from a large
weeks later, oil was discovfamily. Her mother died
ered there. The founders
when Helen was young,
grandson said he believes
Doug said. Her father, who
that Julia donating the
farm for a childrens home was raising the family,
was her way of giving back became a stern taskmaster. Helen made herself a
to God.
promise that if she ever
Today, the home has

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50th anniversary
Evarts Pineview Homes
has been in business since
1965.
More than 1,000 youths
have passed through its
doors
The home is licensed for 37
children
Pineview is hosting a 50th
Anniversary Celebration
beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday, July 25. The public is invited, but those
who would like to attend
should RSVP at http://pineview.rsvpify.com no later
than Thursday, July 23.
Pineview Homes is located
at 8444 Oak road in Evart.
got married, she would be
the best mom in the world.
That was 1,500 kids ago
and counting. Former clients frequently call or stop
by to say how much their
time at Pineview meant to
them, Doug said.

Answers on natural gas leak still to come

REED CITY When
gas began leaking from
a nearby 24-inch gas line
during the early morning
hours on June 29, the
noise was just deafening,
Osceola County resident
Linda Stieg recalled later.
I thought it was a tornado.
Then the noise didnt go
away.
She looked outside and
could see no evidence of
a storm. She called 911,
becoming one of many to
contact authorities about
the situation.
The portion of the line
where the leak occurred is
on Stiegs property about
a 100 yards or so from her
home near Reed City.
When she and her husband, Richard, built their
home, they were aware
that the pipeline was there.
Her father once worked for
a gas company, though, and
she was comfortable living
close to one.
Whenever Stieg looked
out her window in the days
after the leak, she could see
a flurry of activity.
Jenna Palfrey, senior
communications specialist with pipeline owner
TransCanada Corp., said
the company is still in its
investigation phase. She
cautioned that investigations such as the one the
company is currently take
time and that company
personnel wants to do a
thorough job.
No gas was flowing
through the line at the
time gas began to escape.
The affected section of
pipe is one of two lateral
transmission lines that
feeds the ANR Reed City
facility from the Woolfolk
Compressor Station.
That particular pipe has
a maximum allowable
operating pressure of 650
pounds per square inch.
When gas began leaking,
however, the pressure
was below the maximum
amount.
It is normal for escaping
gas to create a loud noise.
Natural gas is lighter
than air, and the molecules
are moving incredibly fast,
so there will be they very
loud sound as the gas is
venting from the pipeline,
Palfrey said.
At this time, it is not
known how much gas escaped.
The natural gas industry
is regulated by the U.S.
government. Gas suppliers
are required to follow the
rules and regulations established by the industrys
federal regulator, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration,
and all U.S. pipelines undergo regularly occurring

that TransCanada has one

federal inspections.
of the lowest incident rates
Palfrey said such malfunctions are very rare and in the industry.

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Surch. Koohii. Bunna.

CaPhe. Kafs. Ga Feh.
Armenian, Japanese,
Ethiopian, Vietnamese,
Greek, Cantonese; in each
of the afore-referenced
languages, you have read
their word for coffee. The
photograph is of an old
fashioned coffee mill. Until the beans are ground,
there can be no brewing,
percolating, freeze-drying
(for instant coffee), nor
Keurig-ing (the popular
single serve pods of flavored coffees).
The coffee mill was indispensable in the home
kitchen. Without it, ones
coffee beans couldnt
be ground and if they
werent ground, there was
no adding of them to boiling water to make ones
morning cup of java. Preelectricity, elbow-grease
was all one had.
Fortunately for the
cook, it actually takes
very minimal elbowgrease to convert whole
beans to ground coffee using a coffee mill.
The handle on top rotates easily clockwise and
as it turns it activates the
grinding action. To get
the whole beans into that
mechanism, one simply
guides the metal dome up
the handle, exposing the
chamber with the metal
teeth. Pour in a modest
amount of beans. Slide

the metal disc back into

position (as it is in our
photograph), and rotate
the handle. The beans are
crushed and getting the
product out is as simple
as grasping the small
knob on the face of the
box portion and sliding
out the wooden drawer
which has collected all
the freshly ground beans.
Nothing fresher.
Did you realize that to
get a single pound of coffee beans onto your pantry shelf 2,000 cherries
had to be handpicked,
opened, ultimately yielding the 4,0000 roasted
beans it takes to fill a one
pound bag at the grocers?
Oh and the cherry
itself is edible! It is de-

scribed as being a mix of

flavors between rosewater and watermelon, with
a crisp skin and a sweet
flesh around the beans.
Here are the people who
were wide awake and got
the answer correct this
week:
Nancy Bodman, Evart coffee grinder
Judy Sutter, Reed City
coffee grinder
Louise Deveandors,
Reed City coffee bean
grinder
Carla Isaacs, Hersey
coffee grinder
Phil Johnson, Hersey
coffee grinder
Theresa Fry, Big Rapids coffee grinder
Margie Emmons, Evart coffee grinder

Evarts five-day forecast

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

More sun
than clouds.
Highs in the
mid 80s and
lows in the
low 60s.

Isolated thunderstorms.
Potential for
severe thunderstorms.

Mostly
sunny. Highs
in the mid
80s and lows
in the mid
50s.

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

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Osceola County fair highlights agriculture, family

By Nicole Weiss
Special to the Weekly Voice

EVART While all area

summer fairs have a few
things in common -like
midway rides, cotton candy and animals-some have
a way of standing out.
For those that participate in the Osceola County
4H-FFA Fair, the way to
be different is to proudly
highlight an industry that
is the backbone of the
county: agriculture.
At the Osceola County
Fair, attendees can get
their fill on fried fair food,
entertaining rides and tryyour-luck games.
But the real stars of the
show are the children and
the animals they are caretakers of.

The Osceola County Fair

embraces its rural ties
to the community with a
fair that puts the animal
shows, judging and market
livestock front and center,
along with the young farmers who show them off and
sell them for profit.
The weeklong fair in
Osceola County highlights
events like tractor pulls,
youth livestock judging,
horse shows, Agriculture
Olympics and more.
For many families, the
fair is the summer highlight, and the culmination
of months of hard work in
preparation for the weeklong event.
This years events begin
with barn placement and
set up July 26, with animal
weigh-ins and still exhibit

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Tuesday - July 28
Free admission - Free parking
DOLLAR DAY
Dates: July 26 to August 1, 2015
9 a.m. Youth and open class
All events held at the Osceola
goat judging.
County Fairgrounds in Evart
9 a.m. Youth trail class and
Tentative schedule (changes
western riding.
possible):
10a.m.-1 p.m. Dairy cattle may
be entered. Must be in place
July 26
by 1 p
Animal weigh-in day, still ex1 p.m. Exhibit buildings open.
hibit buildings open for enAll vendors must be in place
tries
and open.
8 p.m.-All livestock members
3-10 p.m. Family Funtyme Atmeeting in show arena
tractions. All rides $1 each all
day.
July 27
3 p.m. Youth and Open class
8-11 a.m. Still exhibit building
Beef and Dairy Beef judging
will be open for entries.
7 p.m. Heavyweight horse pull.
9 a.m. Rabbit judging.
MI State Championship
8 a.m.-1 p.m. Horses & PoniesAdmission $5 adults, age 12
Barn superintendents will
and under free.
check them in.
11 a.m. Still exhibits must be in 7 p.m. Youth dairy members
judging contest.
place.
1 p.m. Youth and open class still
Wednesday - July 29
exhibit judging.
FARM BUREAU DAY
3 p.m. Youth horse members
- KIDS DAY
demonstrations.
9 a.m. Youth and Open Class
4 p.m. Promotional posters
swine judging.
must be in all barns.
noon- Farm Bureau chicken
4 p.m. Pedal Pull - Held in the
barbecue
old horse arean.
1 p.m. Exhibit buildings and
7 p.m. Livestock judging convendors open.
test.
11a.m.-10p.m. Family Funtyme
7 p.m. garden tractor pull
Attractions Free rides for evAdmission $5 adults, age 12
eryone from 11a.m. - 1p.m.
and under free.
Armband regular price $15
starting at 1 p.m.
3 p.m. Youth and Open Class

sheep judging.
6 p.m. antique tractor pull.
Admission $5 adults, age 12
and under free.
Thursday - July 30
CAN DAY
9 a.m.- Youth and Open class
Dairy judging.
Youth English horse classes.
Horse judging contest will
follow at the conclusion of the
English classes.
1 p.m. Exhibit buildings and
vendors open.
1 - 7 p.m. Cirque Amongus
1-10 p.m. Family Funtyme Attractions Bring a canned good
to the fair office and receive
$5 off the regular $20 armband price, good all day.
3 p.m. Llama/Alpaca judging
6:30 p.m. Rabbit and Goat auction.
7 p.m. TRUCK PULL
Admission $5 Children 12 and
under free
Friday - July 31
DATE NIGHT
8 a.m. Youth and Open class
Horse and Pony judging.
Miniature Horse judging
1 p.m. Exhibit buildings and
vendors open.
1-11 p.m. Family Funtyme Attractions
2 armbands for $25 all day.
Regular price armband is $20

6 p.m. Antique tractor pull.

Admission $5 adults, age 12
and under free.
6:30 p.m. Market Livestock Auction.
Saturday - August 1
COMMUNITY APPRECIATION
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9 a.m. Fun Horse Show
1 p.m. Rabbit, Horse and Livestock Costume Classes
1 p.m. Exhibit buildings and
vendors open.
1-11p.m. family funtyme attractions Bring in a receipt from
any store in Evart to the fair
office and receive $5 off regular $20 armband price all day.
2 p.m. Sweepstakes Showmanship (approximately 2 p.m.)
4 p.m. Farm stock tractor pull
(4 classes)
Admission $5 adults, age 12
and under free.
6 p.m. AG olympics
7 p.m. FArm stock tractor pull
(5 classes)
Admission $5 adults, age 12
and under free.
8 p.m. Decorations may be removed.
9 p.m. All exhibits may be removed except for market
beef, dairy beef, swine, sheep
and goats.
For more information about
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CHASE A school reas follows: July 24 at 7 p.m.,
union will be held on July
July 25 with a 2 p.m. mati26 at the Chase Library
nee and a 7 p.m. evening
grounds. Social at noon
show, and July 26 at 2 p.m.
and potluck at 1 p.m. Any
(final show).
former students from
Cost is $10 adults, $5 stuChase Village School, and
any rural schools in Chase, dents.
Tickets can be purchased
Pinora and Cherry Valley
Townships are invited out. at the door or reserved in
advance.
The Crossroads Theatre
Reed City class
Guild and Performing Arts
of 1970 reunion
Center is located at 249 Upton Street, Reed City.
REED CITY The Reed
For more information
City Class of 1970 Reunion
or to reserve tickets for a
will take place on Aug. 1
show, contact director Niat 6 p.m. at the Reed City
cole Weiss at 231-884-5060
Moose.
Dinner and music; pay at or visit www.facebook.
com/thecrossroadstheatrethe door.
guild.

Yard sale at Hersey

Congregational Church

HERSEY Hersey Congregational Church yard

sale will be held on Aug. 8
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Rain or shine. Crafts,
concessions and silent auction.

Cedar Township Farmers

Market open Saturdays

Crossroads farmers
market open Saturdays

REED CITY Crossroads farmers market will

be open on Saturdays from
9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Chestnut
Street.
Fresh fruits and vegetables, home-bakes goods
and home-grown products
such as eggs, herbs, honey
and soaps, and locally
made crafts.

REED CITY Cedar

Township Farmers Market
will be held every Saturday
Evart farmers market
through October from 9
open Saturdays
a.m. to 1 p.m., corner of
170th and 9 Mile.
EVART Evart farmers
On July 25, a demonstra- market will be open on Sattion will be held on solar
urdays, Evart Depot/City
power.
Hall, 200 S. Main Street.
Everyone welcome.
Local produce, packaged
meats, gluten free products, baked goods, honey,
Dairy Doo hosts soil
popcorn, eggs, flowers,
seminar
crafts and artisans.
SEARS The 12th annual 2015 soil seminar will
The Steve Somers Band
be held on Aug. 13 from 8:30
plays July 24
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 4353 US
Highway 10.
EVART The Steve
Visit www.dairydoo.com Somers Band will play on
for more information.
July 24 from 6:30 to 8:30
Cost is $25 per person.
p.m., Evart Depot, 200 S.
Main Street.
Classic rock.

Reed City class

of 1975 reunion

REED CITY The Reed

City Class of 1975 Reunion
will take place on Aug.
15 during the Reed City
Crossroads Celebration.
Stop by the tent.

All teen play kicks off

July 24

REED CITY The

Crossroads Theatre Guild
will present their all-teen

Blue Water Ramblers in

Reed City

REED CITY Come and

see Blue Water Ramblers
on July 25 at 7 p.m., Rambadt Park, US 10.
Folk/Michigan history.

Osceola County fair

starts July 26

EVART The Osceola

County 4H/FFA Fair will

be held July 26 through

Aug. 1, Osceola County
Fairgrounds, 101 Recreation Avenue.

a monthly meeting on
the first Tuesday of each
month at 6:30 p.m. at 207 N.
Main Street, Evart, 231-7349900.
Art, antiques, crafts.
Bowl-a-thon Aug. 15
Open Thursday, Friday,
Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5
EVART A bowl-a-thon
p.m.
will be held on Aug. 15 at
Twin Oaks, 11377 U.S. 10.
Lapidary Class, Saturday,
Bowling begins promptly
1 to 5 p.m.
at 1 p.m. Pre-register from
Classes in other areas of
12:15 to 12:45 p.m.
the arts will be offered for
Cost is $10 per person; six those interested.
bowlers per team; includes
two games, pizza and
Free concert
drink, ball and shoes.
at Reed City Depot
To sign up, call Barb at
231-829-5743.
REED CITY A free concert at the Reed City Depot
be held on the second
Ninth annual night out will
and fourth Thursdays from
is Aug. 4
7 to 9 p.m. through Sept. 17.
Featuring music by CeEVART The ninth andar Creek country, oldnual national night out
will be held on Aug. 4 from ies and gospel.
6 to 8 p.m. at Riverside
Park.
Volunteers needed for
Come meet local emerRoad to Recovery
gency service personnel.
Fun and activities for all
REED CITY Road to
ages. Prizes, food and reRecovery is an American
freshments.
Cancer Society volunteerbased program that protransportation for
Hero movies at Reed vides
cancer patients to and from
City library
their treatments. Volunteer
REED CITY Friday
drivers transport patients
hero movie afternoons
from their home to cancer
will be held through July
treatment centers, doctor
31 at 1 p.m. at the Reed City visits and other cancerArea District Library.
related appointments.
All ages welcome. PopThe American Cancer
corn provided.
Society is working with
Spectrum Health Reed City
Hospital, Susan P. WheatSummer reading
lake Regional Cancer
program at library
Center to recruit volunteer
REED CITY Summer
drivers and coordinators
reading programs will be
from Osceola and its surheld through July 28, every rounding counties to help
Tuesday, at the Reed City
drive cancer patients to
Area District Library.
and from their treatment.
Preschool, kindergarten All volunteers need is a
and first grade, 11 a.m. to
few hours during the week
noon; second through sixth and a desire to make a difgrade, 1 to 2 p.m.
ference.
Local community members who are interested
Book sale at Evart
in volunteering for the
library
Road to Recovery program
should contact the AmeriEVART The Evart
can Cancer Society at 1-800Public Library book sale
227-2345.
will be held through July
24. The library is located at
104 N. Main Street, Evart.
Breakfast at the Moose
For more information,
call 231-734-5542.
REED CITY The
MSU Extension seeking
Moose Lodge 705 will be
volunteers for equestrian
having breakfast (eggs,
program
sausage, potatoes, biscuits
and gravy, pancakes and
toast) on the second
OLAH holding monthly french
Sunday of every month
meetings
from 8 to 11 a.m. There may
EVART The Osceola
be some surprises, too. All
League for Arts and Hufor just $6 per person, all
manities will be holding
you can eat.

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Obituary
Fernand J. (Frenchy) Deschamps
EVART Fernand J.
(Frenchy) Deschamps,
of Hicks Lake near Evart, passed away Monday, July 13, 2015, at Autumnwood of McBain.
He was 80.
Mr. Deschamps was
born November 15,
1934, in Field, Ontario,
Canada, to David and
Noella (St. Jean) Deschamps. As a young
man, Frenchy was an
avid outdoorsman who
worked as a hunting
and fishing guide in
Canada. He was also a
cook in a logging camp
of 80 men where he
honed his skills and became an excellent cook.
Frenchy married Patricia Marie Yoakam in
Livonia on March 5,
1981. He worked for
Spartan Foods for 33
years and retired in
June of 1991. Mr. Deschamps was Past Governor and Administrator of the Evart Moose
Lodge.
Frenchy is survived
by his wife, Patricia M.
Deschamps of Evart;
two daughters, Marie
(Kurt) Treusch of Texas, Yvonne (John) Phillips of Garden City,
Michigan; five grandchildren: Derek Johnson, Joseph Daly, Jack
Phillips, Ben Phillips,
Allen Phillips; one
great-grandchild; three

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29,1908
Murray Nicol closed a
very successful term of
school, last Friday, ending
Murray Nicol once had
with a fine entertainment
the goal to teach every
in the evening. The school
school in Lake County.
house was packed to the
He did not reach his goal
doors and the program
in multitude of schools
taught, but the magnitude was up-to-date. Much
credit is due Mr. Nicol.
of what he taught chilJune 17, 1908
dren throughout his life
While Principal at
made a lasting impact on
Chase, the following acyoung lives.
Murray Edgarton Nicol count from the Clarion
shows how Nicol reached
was born November 21,
1883, in Nichol Township, out in his students time
Wellington County, Ontar- of need, The remains of
io to Reverend John Nicol, Myron German were taken to Bitely, Saturday, for
a native of Scotland, and
burial, and owing to the
Rachael Parker, a native
thoughtfulness of Prin.
of England.
M. E. Nicol, Chase school
In 1885, John Nicol
gave a beautiful bouquet
and his family moved to
of pink and white carnaChase, Michigan, where
he was stationed as a mis- tions, as a token of their
regard for Clinton as one
sionary to take charge
of their pupils. March 9,
of the Congregational
1910
Church of Chase. He
His teaching experiencfilled the pulpit at Chase
es were not always pleasuntil 1888 when he took
ant. In 1903 he came down
over the pastorate at the
Congregational Church in with the mumps, and in
1906 he had the measles.
Baldwin. Reverend John
Nicol died about 1891, and The harsh Michigan elements once caused him to
was buried in Canada
be stranded at his school
next to three of his chilhouse, The snow storm
dren who died there. In
Chase, he left a widow, two being so severe last Friday
night, Murray Nicol could
sons Murray and Lucian,
and a daughter Margaret. not get home. Reed City
Clarion, February 5, 1908
His wife Rachael helped
By 1913, Nicol switched
support her young family
gears and became Postwith her long held posimaster in Chase. Adtion as librarian for the
ditionally, he ran a store
village of Chase.
attached to the post office
Murray Nicol earned
that carried a large ashis teaching certificate,
sortment of china, baked
and in 1903, at age 20, he
taught the Cornell School goods and ice cream. In
in rural Chase Township. 1915, he took up teaching at the Spears Grove
In 1905 through 1907,
School.
he taught at the Oliver
For several years, MurSchool. In 1908, he attended the Ferris Institute and ray Nicol courted Miss
Elsie Randall, but he readvanced to the position
of Principal, where he ad- mained a bachelor all of
ministered at Fern, Mason his life.
Around the time of
County, in 1908, and at the
Chase Village School 1909 WWI, he moved to Flint
where he worked for
through 1911.
Buick. From there he
Nicol was very popuretired and located in
lar as a teacher and as a
citizen of the Chase area. Florida with his siblings.
He had a summer place
His name was mentioned
at Whalen Lake, near
in the Chase and Olivers
Baldwin, Michigan and
correspondence columns
was a member of the
in the Reed City Clarion
United Brethren Church
almost every week.
in Chase, which was origiWhile he was teaching
nally the Congregational
at the Cornell School the
Church building where
Reed City Clarion reporthis dad preached.
ed, A number of people
At Whalen Lake, he
drove to Mr. Cornells last
befriended his neighbors
Friday evening. It was a
Carl and Elsie Avery and
surprise on Murray Nitheir children who lived
col. March 9, 1904
next door until 1957. The
During his time at
Olivers School, the paper
S W A T
D A R K
P A P A
E V E N
A L L E N
M I S O
reported, Murray Nicol
B O B O
T U G A T
U N I T
entertained his school
G O S E T A W A T C H M A N
M A T
S H E
with a candy-pull, last FriM O W
D E C O
A N I T A
day afternoon. February
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A L M A
L I F E J A C K E T
Murray Nicol has a
R E P E L
A L E S
S A G
E L S
N A S
large class of eight gradS O R R Y A B O U T T H A T
ers. Much credit is due Mr.
R O A R
R A S H
S A M O A
A N T E
A R I A
O V E R T
Nicol for the attention he
H E S S
P E A R
D E N Y
pays to his pupils. April
By By Shanna Avery
Special to the Weekly Voice

sisters: Yvette (Don)

Nault of Windsor, Ontario, Pauline (Leo) Laroque of Val Therese,
Ontario, Jeanne (Yves)
Rivest of Field, Ontario; and four brothers:
Eddie (Terry) Deschamps of Windsor,
Ontario, Cyril (Dianne)
Deschamps of Azilda,
Ontario, John (Darlene) Deschamps of
Brandon, Manitoba,
and Rheo Deschamps
of Sudbury, Ontario.
He was preceded in
death by his parents
and three infant sons.
Funeral services
were Friday, July 17,
2015, at Sacred Heart
Catholic Church in Evart with Father Joe Fix
officiating. Visitation
was Thursday, July 16,
with a prayer service at
7:30 p.m. at the Corey
Funeral Home in Evart.

Golfers help raise funds

for eCare expansion
BIG RAPIDS Stanwoods Tullymore Golf
Resort will be the scene
of a Charity Golf Classic Monday, Aug. 24. The
newly formed Spectrum
Health Foundation is
hosting the event.
All proceeds from the
event will assist eCare
expansion at Big Rapids
and Reed City hospitals.
The classic will be a fourperson scramble.
The foundation merged
the Ford Club of Canadian Lakes Golf Outing,
the Wheatlake Charity
Golf Outing and the Reed
City Hospital Charity
Golf Outing into one
event.
Lake-Osceola State
Bank is sponsoring the
Charity Golf Classic.
One hundred percent of
the proceeds from the
classic will go to support the expansion of
eCare services at the Big
Rapids and Reed City
hospitals. eCare enables
medical personnel to
remotely treat patients.
The technology reduces
commuting distances for
patients and allows them
to be treated in local hospitals and in their own
communities.
Check-in for the classic will begin at 8 a.m.
There will be a shotgun
start at 9. Event organizers invite golfers of all
skill levels to participate.
The cost to participate is
$150 per player. The fee
includes the 18-hole tournament, use of a motorized golf cart, a continental breakfast, lunch at
the turn and a full buffet
dinner at the clubhouse.
Golfers will also have the
opportunity to win a 2015
Silverado All Star Package 4x4 from Crossroads
Chevrolet.
Sponsorships are still
available. Those interested may visit give.spectrumhealth.org/reedcity/charity-golf-classic
to register and to view
sponsorship packages.

Murray Nicol a well-loved teacher

For more information,

call (231) 592-4280.
Spectrum Health is a
West-Michigan, not-forprofit health system.
The organization offers
a full continuum of care
through the Spectrum
Health Hospital Group,
which is comprised of
12 hospitals. The group
includes Helen DeVos
Childrens Hospital and
182 ambulatory and
service sites. The group
employs 1,300 physicians
and advanced practice
providers, including
1,100 members of the
Spectrum Health Medical Group. With 22,800
employees, Spectrum
Health is West Michigans largest employer.
Truven Health Analytics
named Spectrum Health
one of the nations 15 top
health care providers.
It was the fourth time
the organization has received the recognition.

Avery children remember

him as Uncle Murray,
who always had cookies
and other treats for them.
Their oldest son recalls
many a bad haircut from
not sitting still, and Uncle
Murray used to tease that
he must have slept with
his head out the window,
and the squirrels must
have chewed on his hair.
Murrays love for people
and the unique measures
he expressed his care was
demonstrated in a letter to
a baby dating back to January 14, 1960. Sid Woods,
of the Chase area, still
has this letter from Uncle
Murray. The following excerpts of this letter posted
from Bradenton, Florida,
offer insight into the older
gentlemans character,
Little Master Woods,
Now maybe this will be
your first letter as you arrived after I left Baldwin
so maybe youll have to
get daddy, mamma, or
brother Jimmy to read it
for you.
Well we had a big day
here at my brothers. For
dinner, we had friends
from Grand Rapids, Toronto Canada, and Ste.
Pete. They were United
Brethren, Methodists,
Baptists, Congregationalists, and Presbyterians.
So you see I was with nice
church people such as I
hope you will be when you
grow up to be like daddy
and mamma. Your great
grandpa and grandma
were so kind to my mother
when I was a little boy of
eight and my papa had
passed on, and we felt
grateful to them. So you
have a lot to live up to but
with Jimmy, daddy, and
mother I have no doubt
that youll make it.
Then Aunt Elsie [Avery] has a little bundle
and Ora [Avery] and wife
another. My! My! Theyll

Photo courtesy of Shanna Avery

Murray Nicol as a young teacher

in the early 1900s

soon have to borrow part

of Osceola to make room
for all the Lake County
people. I had my supper on
at 6 clock and thought that
it was about done so just
got up and found I had not
turned the heat on. I must
be getting old. Im the best
Ive been in three years
and thankful for it. Well
Ill set my table and maybe
get a late supper some
time. Give momma, daddy,
and Jimmy my best. Much
love, Uncle Murray.
Murray Nicol died December 27, 1960, in Bradenton, Florida. His body
was interred in the Chase
Village Cemetery near
his mother Rachael Nicol,
who died in 1917.
Murray was one of
Chases cherished citizens who influenced the
area schools. A school
reunion will be held at
Chase on Sunday, July
26, 2015 with a social at
noon and picnic at 1 p.m.,
at the library grounds,
formerly the Chase School
where Murray Nicol was
once principal. Students
who attended other Chase
townships schools, Pinora
and Nirvana, are also invited.

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Ludington man crafts new career making dulcimers

effort piqued his interest,
and he decided to build
build one of his own. He
began experimenting
EVART Although
until he learned to build
other vendors had tables
dulcimers to his satisfacon which to display their
wares and chairs to sit on tion, ones that created
sounds that were clear and
at Evarts 43rd Annual
undistorted.
Dulcimer Musical FunEventually, his dulcimerfest, one dulcimer maker
chose simply to stand near making hobby became important to his well-being.
the handful of instruHe worked in the world of
ments he brought to sell.
information technology.
A casual passerby could
After he was displaced
have easily overlooked
from his job, he began
that the person hanging
making dulcimers to sell.
out by the unpretentious
In his heyday, he said, he
display had a product to
built 25 or 30 dulcimers
sell. Meet Jim Key.
The Ludington resident per year.
Although some dulcimer
first came to a Dulcimer
Funfest in 1989. He started makers semi mass produce them Key produces
playing dulcimers and
then started making them. his instruments one at a
time. Every stitch and
He has now made 184 of
every piece of sawdust,
the stringed musical deI made, he said. It takes
vices.
him between 40 and 50
He bought a book on
hours to make each one.
making dulcimers on his
He learned some things
first trip to the festival
during his early years of
but didnt bother with
dulcimer making. Hamactually building one. He
mered dulcimers have no
loaned to book to some
standard size. A person
friends who made a dulcan determine the size of
cimer of plywood. Their
By Andy Duffy
Weekly Voice

his dulcimer by counting

courses. A course is two
or more adjacent strings
on a stringed instrument
that are spaced close together and are typically
played as a single string.
A person might say, for instance, that he has a 16:15
dulcimer. He also learned
that the tone of a dulcimer
varies as the sound board
varies in relation to the instruments internal cavity.
He doesnt make his own
hammers. He buys them,
he said, because other
people make them better.
He doesnt make as many dulcimers as he once
did, and he blames the Internet for his business falling off. You have to have a
big name or nobody knows
about you anymore, he
said.
He charges a moderate
amount for his dulcimers.
He asks $400 to $600 for
most of his. I just want
people to play, he said.
That idea, of course,
would be a key to understanding the man behind
the name.
Andy Duffy | Weekly Voice

Hammered dulcimer maker Jim Key uses a variety of woods in his products. He has discovered how
to make dulcimers that produce sounds that are clear and undistorted.

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Dulcimer Funfest.

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Funfest. He
took time at
the funfest
to mingle
and chat with
other festival
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Adult flag football back

in Reed City
REED CITY Adult
flag football will be back
in Reed City this fall for
a 13th season. The team
entry fee is $350. The entry
fee includes 10 shirts that
double as jerseys. Any
extra players cost an additional $20.
All profits go to Reed
City Rocket Football. The
season is eight weeks and
starts Sunday, Sept. 13.
Teams play every Sunday
at the Reed City Youth
Sports Complex.
For more information,
visit the leagues Facebook
page, Reed City Adult Flag
Football League. Message
the Facebook page with
any questions or call (231)
349-7971.
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4-7 pm Small Animal Weigh-in. Rabbit and Poultry/
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SUNDAY - July 26
1-6 pm Horses & Ponies - Barn superintendents
will check them in.
12-6 pm Goat, Sheep Breeding Stock may be
entered, must have Pac forms when entered.
2 - 6 pm Still exhibit building will be open for
entries.
2 - 6 pm Market Sheep, Swine, Goat weigh-in.
6 pm Market beef and dairy beef weigh-in.
6 pm All beef, dairy beef, sheep, swine, market/
dairy goats, poultry and rabbits must be in place
8 pm All livestock members meeting in show arena.

MONDAY - July 27
8-11 am Still exhibit building will be open for
Four self serve bays
entries.
One automatic touchless drive-thru bay
9 am Youth and open class poultry and rabbit
Vacuums
Self serve bays $1.50 - four minutes
judging.
Drive-thru $6-$7-$8-$9
8 am-1 pm Horses & Ponies-Barn superintendents
High pressure cleaning - wax - spot free
finish - hi-flo dryers
will check them in.
RENOVATED AND REOPENED Convenient location
501 W. 7TH STREET
11 am Still exhibits must be in place.
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3 pm Youth horse members demonstrations.
4 pm Promotional posters must be in all barns.
4 pm Pedal Pull - Held in the old horse arean.
6 pm Market Swine pictures.
7 pm Livestock judging contest.
142 N. Main St. Evart
7 pm GARDEN TRACTOR PULL
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DOLLAR DAY
9 am Youth and open class goat judging.
9 am Youth trail class and western riding.
10am-1 pm Dairy cattle may be entered.
MUST BE IN PLACE BY 1 PM
1 pm Exhibit buildings open. All vendors must be in
place and open.
3-10 pm FAMILY FUNTYME ATTRACTIONS.
All rides $1 each all day.
3 pm Youth and Open class Beef and Dairy Beef
judging
7 pm HEAVYWEIGHT HORSE PULL.
MI State Championship Admission $5 adults, age 12
and under free.
7 pm Youth dairy members judging contest.
WEDNESDAY - July 29
FARM BUREAU DAY - KIDS DAY
9 am Youth and Open Class swine judging.
12 noon FARM BUREAU CHICKEN BARBECUE
1 pm Exhibit buildings and vendors open.
11am-10pm FAMILY FUNTYME ATTRACTIONS
Free rides for everyone from 11am - 1pm. Armband
regular price $15 starting at 1 pm.
3 pm Youth and Open Class sheep judging.
6 pm ANTIQUE TRACTOR PULL.
Admission $5 adults, age 12 and under free.
THURSDAY - July 30
CAN DAY
9 am Youth and Open class Dairy judging.
Youth English horse classes. Horse judging contest
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Reed City, MI 49677

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MONDAY - August 3
8am to 8 pm All Exhibitors Fair clean-up.

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128 N. Main, Evart, MI 734-2551

JUST ROOFS

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Ron VanHaitsma
231-734-0369

SUNDAY - August 2
FAIR CLEAN-UP DAY
6 - 9 am All market livestock may be removed.
8 am-noon All exhibits may be removed Perishables left will be thrown away.

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SATURDAY - August 1
COMMUNITY APPRECIATION DAY
9 am Fun Horse Show
1 pm Rabbit, Horse and Livestock Costume Classes
1 pm Exhibit buildings and vendors open.
1-11pm FAMILY FUNTYME ATTRACTIONS Bring
in a receipt from any store in Evart to the fair office
and receive $5 off regular $20 armband price all
day.
2 pm Sweepstakes Showmanship (approximately 2
pm)
4 pm FARM STOCK TRACTOR PULL (4 classes)
Admission $5 adults, age 12 and under free.
6 pm AG OLYMPICS
7 pm FARM STOCK TRACTOR PULL (5 classes)
Admission $5 adults, age 12 and under free.
8 pm Decorations may be removed.
9 pm All exhibits may be removed except for
market beef,
dairy beef, swine, sheep and goats.

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Mark F. Corey, Manager

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FRIDAY - July 31
DATE NIGHT
8 am Youth and Open class Horse and Pony
judging.
Miniature Horse judging
1 pm Exhibit buildings and vendors open.
1-11 pm FAMILY FUNTYME ATTRACTIONS
2 armbands for $25 all day. Regular price armband
is $20
6:30 pm Market Livestock Auction.
8 pm MIDNIGHT SPECIAL band concert at the
grandstand

AUTO REPAIR

Prescriptions
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Photo Service
FAX Service
Hallmark Cards & Gifts
Health & Beauty Aids
Precious Moments Collection
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will follow at the conclusion of the English classes.

1 pm Exhibit buildings and vendors open.
1 - 7 pm CIRQUE AMONGUS
1-10 pm FAMILY FUNTYME ATTRACTIONS
Bring a canned good to the fair office and receive
$5 off the regular $20 armband price, good all day.
3 pm Llama/Alpaca judging
6:30 pm Market Chicken, Rabbit and Goat auction.
7 pm TRUCK PULL
Admission $5 Childlren 12 and under free

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116 N. Main St. Evart 231-734-3531

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