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Amid a pile of papers, Norma Robb and Deb Lockwood prepare for art instruction at Evart Elementary School.

Andy Duffy | Weekly Voice

Evart duo keeps elementary art classes alive

By Andy Duffy
Weekly Voice

EVART Evart resident Deb

Lockwood loves art. When she
was in high school, she took
every art class that was offered.
After she graduated, she continued to study art on her own. For
years, she pored over books of
famous paintings. She watched
television documentaries about
artists. She immersed herself in
the subject.
So when she learned Evarts
elementary school no longer
had an art teacher, she wanted
to do something to help students
receive an education in the area.
She talked with Sarah Bailey,
the schools principal, and offered to give classroom teachers
suggestions for art assignments.
Lockwood even offered to assist
teachers when they gave their
students an art assignment.
The willingness to assist
snowballed into Lockwood
designing art projects and assisting teachers with them one
day every week. Along the way,
she enlisted a second Evart
resident, Norma Robb, to help
out. Robb brought her own set

of talents to the students. She

is skilled at ceramics and does
a lot of craft projects. Just as
important, perhaps, she brings
affection with her.
Robb, a longtime resident of
Illinois, said,I like kids. I miss
my grandkids.
So the two tackled the issue of
a school with no art program.
For their first volunteering
session, Lockwood designed a
cave painting project. It was a
lesson in history and art combined.
Early art was drawn on the
walls of caves, Lockwood said.
Those cave paintings give us
an idea about what life was like
then. So she had students make
their own cave paintings to
depict what life is like for them
today.
After the cave paintings, the
students did holiday projects for
Thanksgiving and Christmas.
They learned about primary
and secondary colors. They just
did a Valentines Day project.
Lockwood will progress to artists and types of paintings.
Lockwood has a couple of
principles she emphasizes in
class. You bring your imagina-

tion to class every time. Beauty

is in the eye of the beholder,
so you dont criticize anyones
work.
Lockwood has a couple of
goals for the students, too. She
wants them to realize there
is art everywhere. It is in the
books they read and on posters,
and even the menu in the restaurant has art.
Lockwood quickly captivated
the students with her tutelage.
The students love art, she
said. Their favorite question
every week is When are we going to paint? When are we going
to paint?
And if the students were
quick to get on board with
Lockwoods efforts, so were the
teachers.
Teachers are expected to do
more with less all the time,
Bailey said. They can meet
these academic challenges, but
it sometimes comes at the cost
of reducing or eliminating lessacademic pursuits.
For example, art takes a
great deal of preparation and
materials up front followed
often by a need for more adult
hands to help young children

work on projects. Lockwood,

Bailey said, is working tirelessly to find materials, prepare the
projects and provide hands-on
instruction to our students all at
no charge to the school. This, as
the popular advertisement suggests, is priceless.
Not content with just her
weekly endeavors, though,
Lockwood is planning an end-ofthe-school-year activity. She is
calling the day Sensation 5.
I am so excited, Lockwood
said. It will be a full day of art
and the senses. Were gathering
artists from all over the area
who will show what they do and
how they do it.
Besides artists, someone from
the soil conservation district
will attend to present information about wild flowers. A bee
keeper will be there to stimulate
the students sense of taste
with honey. Lockwood plans to
recruit some musicians to give
some auditory pleasure.
For Lockwood, using a day to
focus on all the senses is just
a matter of common sense. I
want students to understand
that artists take their inspiration from all over, she said.

Reed City and Evart water tests low for lead

low from less than one thousandth of a milligram per liter
to two thousandths of a milligram per liter.
REED CITY After the disPatrick Muczynski, Evarts
closures about lead levels in
lead operator of the water and
Flints water, some Reed City
sewer department, said the
and Evart residents may be
wondering about lead in the wa- citys water could possibly have
two sources of lead. The system
ter they drink.
If the past is any indication of still has some small sections of
line called lead goosenecks. the
the future, they probably have
little cause for alarm. The water goosenecks, between ten and 16
inches in length, were once used
in both cities is well under the
actionable limit set by the state. to connect residential service
Michigans Department of En- lines to the corporation shutoff
on the water main lines. Most
vironmental Quality requires
that Reed Citys and Evarts wa- of the goosenecks are gone, now,
ter be tested for lead every three but some still remain. Muczynski doesnt know how many are
years. Reed Citys was tested
left, though. He has been unable
just last September.
to find any records pertaining to
Water samples were taken
the exact number.
from 10 locations around the
One other potential source of
city. No trace of lead could be
lead comes from brass fittings
detected in six of the samples.
that contain small amounts of
Lead could be detected in four
lead. Because the fittings come
of the samples. In those saminto contact with water, Mucples, the lead content was one
zynski said, some potential for
part per billion in two of the
samples, three parts per billion contamination exists.
Because of the danger of
in one and five parts per billion
some lead finding its way into
in the other. The actionable
limit set by the state and federal the water, the city adopted a
governments is 15 parts per bil- corrosion control program. The
city feeds an ortho-phosphate
lion.
Evarts water tested similarly blend into the groundwater at
By Andy Duffy
Weekly Voice

Athlete of the Week

Meet Andre Jones

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What is it?

Do you know what the items are

in this weeks photo

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its well houses to slow down the

natural leaching process of lead
in the distribution system
Rich Rehkopf, the operator in
charge of Reed Citys water system, believes the city has some
lead water lines remaining. The
state, however, does not require
municipalities to identify them,
so Rehkopf has no idea how many remain. Every time the city
replaces a water line, however,
it is replaced with a lead-free
alternative.
And although much recent
attention has been devoted to
a citys water lines, various officials say that a source of lead
contamination can be inside
a home rather than under the
street. Some older homes have
lead water pipes. Others have
copper tubing that was joined
with solder that contained some
lead.
When a citys water samples
are taken for testing, the test
parameters require that the
water was resting in a homes
water line for at least six hours.
It takes time for lead to leach
into the water. If a homeowner
is concerned that pipes in his
home may be contaminating
his water, he can merely let the

Andy Duffy | Weekly Voice

Evarts water contains very low levels

of lead. When tests do reveal the
presence of small amounts of lead,
the source of the contaminant might
be the homes plumbing rather than
the citys water system.
water run for a bit before using
it for drinking or cooking, officials said.

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Evart Public Schools

Percentage of Students Procient in Math

Evart Public Schools

Percentage of Students Procient in English

60.00%

60.00%

50.00%

50.00%

40.00%

40.00%

30.00%

30.00%

20.00%

20.00%

10.00%

10.00%

0.00%

3rd

4th
Evart

5th

6th

Mecosta-Osceola ISD

7th

8th

11th

0.00%

Evart

30.00%
25.00%
20.00%
15.00%
10.00%
5.00%
7th
Evart

Mecosta-Osceola ISD

5th

6th

7th

Mecosta-Osceola ISD

8th

11th

State

Evart Public Schools

Percentage of Students Procient in Social Studies

35.00%

4th

4th

State

Evart Public Schools

Percentage of Students Procient in Science

0.00%

3rd

11th
State

50.00%
45.00%
40.00%
35.00%
30.00%
25.00%
20.00%
15.00%
10.00%
5.00%
0.00%

5th

8th
Evart

11th

Mecosta-Osceola ISD

State

Reed City scores appear on page 8

Area educators not fans of new state tests

graphic.)
Both Howard and her
counterpart to the west,
Reed City school superinShirley Howard, the Evart Public Schools interim tendent Tim Webster, expressed a certain amount
superintendent, supports
of annoyance with the
testing to measure how
schools are doing. She also M-STEP.
For Howard, part of the
agrees that it was time for
issue had to do with the
the 44-year-old Michigan
test-taking process. ThirdEducational Assessment
grade students were reProgram tests to go. The
quired to do a piece of writMEAPs werent keeping
with what todays students ing for the test. Students
that age havent had much
need to know, she said.
typing experience, howShe isnt sold on the new
M-STEP as a replacement, ever. Were we measuring
though. If she had to grade writing or typing skills?
Howard wondered.
it, she would give the MFor Webster, one of the
STEP a D, mostly because
major problems with the
of its length.
test was the time it took to
The M-STEP is in the
complete. Some Reed City
spotlight following the recent release of last springs fifth graders spent more
testing results. (See results than 14 hours working on
the untimed test. The test
in the accompanying
By Andy Duffy
Weekly Voice

is cumbersome and not

well thought out, Webster
said.
Part of the issue dealt
with when the M-STEP
was administered. It was
given with weeks left to go
in the school year. Some
schools, especially those
with a year-round schedule, begin the school year
earlier than those with a
traditional schedule. How
can you compare results
with those of other schools
when the schools dont all
have the same number of
days to prepare? Howard
asked.
Another annoyance dealt
with the amount of time it
took to receive the results.
Both Webster and Howard
believed it took too long to
get back the tests results.
Webster prefers the state

would be better off using

NWEA tests instead of the
M-STEP.
The Northwest Evaluation Association is an
almost 40-year-old not-forprofit educational services
organization. The organization offers assessments
it calls MAPs, or Measures
of Academic Progress.
Webster said the NWEA
tests are adaptive tests
computerized tests that
adapt to the examinees
ability level. Because the
tests are adaptive, they
take far less time to complete than the M-STEPS do.
The MAPs, Webster said,
are very dependable and
nationally normed. That is,
they tell how the test taker
performed against a hypothetical average student.
The hypothetical average

is determined by comparing scores against the

averages of other students
across the entire country.
In addition to giving the
mandatory M-STEPS, the
Reed City district will test
its students three times
this school year using the
NWEA tests. After a test,
the district receives its
scores back within two
days. Teachers are then
able to address educational
shortcomings immediately.
Because the M-STEP test
is so new, some educators
dont trust its validity. Webster said he was concerned
about discrepancies between M-STEP and NWEA
test results. Fortunately, a
discrepancy occurred in
only one area. Although
the M-STEP results suggested Reed City students

were underperforming in
science, the NWEA tests
didnt bear out that result.
Howard, just as Webster
does, has high praise for
NWEA testing. She likes
the almost immediate
results the NWEA offers.
She likes that teachers can
use the test scores to make
immediate adjustments to
their lessons. All the other
schools in the ISD are using NWEA tests. Evart will
be using them next year,
too Howard said.
No matter what tests a
school uses, though, Howard cautions parents about
worrying too much about
standardized test scores.
More meaningful to parents should be what they
are hearing about their students from their classroom
teacher, Howard said.

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Whats Happening in the Area

Blood drive

EVART A blood drive

will be held on Feb. 17 from
noon to 5:45 p.m. at Evart
United Methodist Church,
619 Cherry Street.

To register, contact Tricia Dailey at 231-832-8476 or

Patricia.Dailey@spectrumhealth.org or Tina Bogart
at 231-832-7115 or Tina.Bogart@spectumhealth.org.

Free health workshop

at Spectrum

Family movie
at Reed City library

REED CITY Spectrum

Health Reed City Hospital
is offering a six-week free
health workshop to help
community members experiencing chronic pain.
The Personal Action
Toward Health (PATH)
Chronic Pain Workshop
will be held on Wednesdays
from 1 to 3:30 p.m., through
March 16. The workshop is
designed for patients dealing with chronic pain issues and will be held at the
Reed City Depot, 200 North
Chestnut Street.
The program will be
taught by Tina Bogart
and Tricia Dailey, care
coordinators for Spectrum
Health Reed City Hospital.
The six-week course is designed to empower patients
to communicate with their
health care team, take medications as prescribed and
face the daily challenges
of living with an ongoing
health condition.
Advanced registration
required. Participants will
receive a book and refreshments at each session. In
order to achieve the full
benefit, plan to attend all
six workshops.

REED CITY A family

movie afternoon will be
held on Feb. 13 at noon at
the Reed City Area District
Library.
Check back into Draculas hotel in Hotel Transylvania 2 (rated PG).

Teen movie day Feb. 16

REED CITY A teen
movie day will be held on
Feb. 16 at 4 p.m. at the Reed
City Area District Library.
Enter the mind of R.L.
Stine in Goosebumps
(rated PG).

Adult coloring group

at Reed City library

REED CITY An adult

coloring group will be held
on Feb. 17 from 1 to 3 p.m.
at the Reed City Area District Library.
Coloring pages and limited supplies available. Refreshments provided.

Evening book club at

Reed City library

REED CITY An evening book club will be held

on Feb. 18 at 6 p.m. at the

Reed City Area District

Library.
Join a discussion of
Rosie Project by Graeme
Simsion.

Intro to graphic design

for at teen day

REED CITY A teen day

intro to graphic design
will be held on Feb. 23 at 4
p.m. at the Reed City Area
District Library.
Learn basic graphic
design concepts, possible
careers and more.

raise funds for the Reed

City Library will take
place on Feb. 11 from 5 to 7
p.m. at the Reed City High
School.
Accepting donations or
you can sign up to walk
some laps.
For more information,
contact Nancy at 231-8324035.

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weekdays, weekends or evening appointments

history research, on Feb.

13, at Reed City Middle
School.
Cost is $12 per person,
per class; 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Contact Reed City Community Education at 231832-5517 to register.

Food pantries

A food pantry is available

to residents in need who
COA hosting community live in Osceola County. The
Valentine dance
following is a list of the different locations, hours and
TUSTIN The Osceola
contact people.
County Commission on
SEARS Former Orient
Aging presents a CommuTownship Hall, next to the
Valentine Dance on
Reed City library board nity
Post Office
Feb. 13 from 7 to 10 p.m. at
meeting Feb. 29
Every Tuesday, 1 to 4 p.m.
Boomers Rendezvous, 213
Contact Ken at 231-620S. Neilson.
REED CITY A library
2504
Music by The Ridgerunboard meeting will be held
MARION Marion Food
ners. Cake walk, 50/50
on Feb. 29 at 6 p.m. at the
Pantry, East Main Street,
drawing, concessions.
Reed City Area District
Suggested donation price by appointment, on call 24
Library.
is $5 per person, $8 per cou- hours
The public is welcome
Contact Marsha at 231ple, and $10 per family.
and encouraged to attend.
743-6801
TUSTIN Augustana
Personal safety
Diabetes selfLutheran Church
presentation at library management class
Every Monday, 9 a.m. to
noon
REED CITY A personal
REED CITY Diabetes
Contact Katie at 231-768safety presentation will be self-management educaheld on Feb. 25 from 6 to
tion will be held on Feb. 15 4418, or Betty at 231-8297:30 p.m. at the Reed City
from 1 to 4 p.m. at Reed City 3457
REED CITY St. Phillips
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Hospital, 219 E. Church
Church
Learn ways to ensure
Street.
Every Tuesday, Thursday,
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To register, call 231-8321 to 4 p.m.
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Contact Robert at 231-832the Michigan State Police.
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EVART Evart Womens
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REED CITY Using the
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Tuesday of every month
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OLAH holding monthly

meetings

EVART The Osceola

League for Arts and Humanities will be holding
a monthly meeting on
the first Tuesday of each
month at 6:30 p.m. at 207 N.
Main Street, Evart, 231-7349900.
Art, antiques, crafts.
Open Thursday, Friday,
Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5
p.m.
Lapidary Class, Saturday,
1 to 5 p.m.
Classes in other areas of
the arts will be offered for
those interested.

Volunteers needed
for Road to Recovery

REED CITY Road to

Recovery is an American
Cancer Society volunteerbased program that provides transportation for
cancer patients to and from
their treatments. Volunteer
drivers transport patients
from their home to cancer
treatment centers, doctor
visits and other cancerrelated appointments.
The American Cancer
Society is working with
Spectrum Health Reed City
Hospital, Susan P. WheatAARP meeting
lake Regional Cancer
REED CITY AARP No. Center to recruit volunteer
2418 meets on the second
drivers and coordinators
Wednesday of every month from Osceola and its surat the United Methodist
rounding counties to help
Church in Reed City.
drive cancer patients to
Potluck lunch (bring own and from their treatment.
table service) will start
All volunteers need is a
at noon followed with a
few hours during the week
program starting at 1 p.m.
and a desire to make a difEveryone welcome.
ference.
For more information,
Local community memcontact Marylou at 231-832- bers who are interested
4938.
in volunteering for the
Road to Recovery program
should contact the AmeriNazerene church
can Cancer Society at 1-800Shepherds Table
227-2345.
REED CITY Church of
the Nazarene, Shepherds
Spectrum offers
Table, free meal every
Thursday at 5:30 p.m., 5300 diabetes support group
220th Avenue. Donations
REED CITY Spectrum
welcome.
Health is offering a diabetes support group on the
Tuesday of the month
Coyote Classic March 26 last
at 4 p.m. at the diabetes education building, 219 East
REED CITY Reed
Church Street.
Citys 11th Annual 3 on
The groups are free and
3 Tournament Coyote
Classic will be held on
open to those with diabetes
March 26.
or those who support someTeams for boys and girls one with the condition.
ages 7 to 18 four player
Facilitators will lead disteams at $80 ($75 if post
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marked before March 7).
including healthy cooking,
Deadline for registering
computer apps for diabeis March 22. Registration
tes, use of over-the-counter
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medications and more.
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4483.
For questions, call Denise Nelson 231-388-0265 or
Dinner with friends at
email at dnelson@reedcity.
St. Paul Lutheran Church
k12.mi.us.
EVART Dinner with
Friends Community Meal
Free winter clothing
will be held on the second
REED CITY Free hats, Wednesday of each month
from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at St.
coats, mittens and boots
sponsored by the Reed City Paul Lutheran Church, 435
Area Ministerial AssociaW. 5th Street. Sponsored by
tion reopened on Jan. 19.
St. Paul Lutheran Church
The new location is
and the Evart United Meththe Reed City Methodist
odist Church.
Church located on the corDonations appreciated.
ner of Lincoln Street and
Take out available.
Church Street. Use the LinFor more information,
coln Street entrance.
contact 231-734-3585 or 231Hours will be each Tues- 734-5491.
day, 1 to 4 p.m. until spring.
In the event that school
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Friends will not take place.

Reed City Moose Lodge

breakfast
Free dinner
REED CITY The Reed
at Reed City church
City Moose Lodge will
be serving breakfast on
the second Sunday of the
month from 8 to 11 a.m.
Same menu and all you
can eat. Eggs, sausage,
potatoes, pancakes, French
toast, biscuits and gravy.
All for $6 per person.

South Evart Quilt Club

meetings

EVART The South Evart Quilt Club meets on the

first and third Wednesday
of each month through
May 30, at the Evart Town-

REED CITY There

will be a free dinner every
Monday from 5 to 7 p.m. at
the Church of the Firstborn Revival Center, 310 S.
Higbee.

Donations accepted
but not necessary.

REED CITY The

Church of the Firstborn,
310 S. Higbee, is now open
Wednesdays from noon
until 6 p.m. serving soups
at no charge. Open to the
public and all are welcome.

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Obituary
Sheldon L. McBurney
EVART Sheldon L.
McBur ney, of Evart,
passed away Sunday,
February 7, 2015, at his
home in Osceola Township surrounded by his
family. He was 85.
Mr. McBur ney was
born October 30, 1930, to
Morton E. and Alice M.
(Ballagh) McBurney in
Avon Township, Oakland
County, Michigan. He
graduated from Rochester High School in 1949.
Sheldon married Frances L. Geno at St. Andrews in Rochester on
November 25, 1950. He
worked for General Motors for 37 years, retiring
in 1987. Sheldon banded
woodcocks for National
Wildlife through the
Michigan DNR. He was a
member of the National
Grouse Society and a
member of Sacred Heart
Catholic Church in Evart. Mr. McBurney was
an avid outdoorsman
who enjoyed hunting

and fishing, especially

ice fishing. He loved his
bird dogs, which he
trained himself, and vegetable gardening. His
squash and pumpkins
adorned the church in
the fall.
Sheldon is survived by
his wife of 65 years,
Frances L. McBurney of
Evart; four daughters:
Carol (George) Bokas of
Ann Arbor, Pamela
Carstea of Dearborn, Regan (Gerald Powers) McBurney of Ann Arbor,
Melanie Diana (Peter
Grant) of Ann Arbor;
two sons, Shawn (Cathie)
McBurney of Tecumseh,
Stephen (Chris) McBurney of Ann Arbor; five
g r a n d ch i l d re n ; o n e
great-grandchild; and
one brother, Keith McBurney of Rochester
Hills.
He was preceded in
death by his parents; a
sister, Margaret; and
three brothers: Ronald,

Evarts five-day forecast

Local 5-Day Forecast

Earl, and Gerald.

Funeral services for
Sheldon Lawrence McBurney were Wednesday,
February 10, 2016, at the
Sacred Heart Catholic
Church in Evart with Father Joe Fix officiating.
Visitation was Tuesday,
February 9, and Wednesday, February 10. A
Prayer Service was held.
Memorial contributions may be directed to
the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Evart.

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Sun

Mon

Tue

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2/13

2/14

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2/16

19/2

10/-5

21/14

32/19

37/24

Snow showers
possible. Highs
in the upper
teens and lows
in the low single
digits.

Snow showers
early. Highs in
the low teens
and lows -7 to 3F.

Considerable
cloudiness.
Highs in the low
20s and lows in
the mid teens.

Mostly cloudy.
Highs in the low
30s and lows in
the upper teens.

Times of sun
and clouds.
Highs in the
upper 30s and
lows in the mid
20s.

Sunrise: 7:44 AM

Sunrise: 7:43 AM

Sunrise: 7:42 AM

Sunrise: 7:40 AM

Sunrise: 7:39 AM

Sunset: 6:06 PM

Sunset: 6:07 PM

Sunset: 6:09 PM

Sunset: 6:10 PM

Sunset: 6:11 PM

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Reed Citys five-day forecast

Local 5-Day Forecast

Fri

Sat

Sun

2/12

2/13

2/14

Mon
2/15

18/2

10/-5

21/15

31/19

35/25

Snow showers
possible. Highs
in the upper
teens and lows
in the low single
digits.

Snow showers
possible. Highs
in the low teens
and lows -7 to 3F.

More clouds
than sun. Highs
in the low 20s
and lows in the
mid teens.

Mostly cloudy.
Highs in the low
30s and lows in
the upper teens.

Times of sun
and clouds.
Highs in the
mid 30s and
lows in the mid
20s.

Sunrise: 7:45 AM

Sunrise: 7:44 AM

Sunrise: 7:42 AM

Sunrise: 7:41 AM

Sunrise: 7:40 AM

Sunset: 6:07 PM

Sunset: 6:08 PM

Sunset: 6:10 PM

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Sault Sainte Marie

16/8

Michigan at a Glance

Tue

Grand Rapids
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24/17 Sunset:
Lansing Detroit
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Sunset: 6:12 PM

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Alpena
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Big Rapids
Chicago
Coldwater
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Gladwin
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Atlanta
Boston
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Chicago
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18 9 Snow Showers
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19 12 P Cloudy
Coldwater
21 12 Snow Showers
Detroit
25 12 Snow Showers
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19 9 Snow Showers
Grand Rapids
13 Snow Showers
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8 5 Snow Showers
Iron Mountain
11 1 Cloudy
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Sat
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Jackson
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Kalamazoo
20 13 Snow
Sault Sainte Marie
Lansing
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9 1 Snow Showers
Manistee
17 13 Snow Showers
Menominee
14 3 M Sunny
Michigan City
17 15 Snow Showers
Midland
20 10 Snow Showers
Muskegon
20 15 Snow Showers
Pontiac
23 9 Snow Showers
Port Huron
21 8 Snow Showers
Saginaw
20 10 Snow Showers
Sault Ste Marie
7 -7 Snow Showers
Toledo
26 13 Cloudy/Wind
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Grand Rapids

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Menominee
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Port Huron
Saginaw
Sault Ste Marie
Toledo
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The river drives of Northern Michigan

In the spring as soon

as the ice begins to move,
the river boys come and
loosen these tiers, or in
The beautiful pristine
other words, break the
rivers, such as the Pine,
rollway and the whole
Pere Marquette, Muskegon and Hersey, that grace- surging mass is soon rolling and tumbling in the
fully course their way
water.
through towns and fields,
Then comes the drive.
were once a scene of disAs soon as the ice thaws
array with high piles of
logs coursing through and out and the rollways are
broke, the river boys are
jamming their channels.
in demand. Wages are
A very insightful acgood to expert men, avercount in the February 29,
1884 issue of the Reed City aging from $2 to $3.50 per
day.
Clarion, River Boys and
When there is plenty
the Drive, written by H.
T. Trumble in the column, of water to float the logs
there is not much work to
Among the Pines (The
do, but in shallow water
Camp Life of Northern
the log drivers have a hard
Michigan Woodsmen) oftime. It is then that the
fers a look into the day
jams, wing jams, and
and the life of these log
sacking occurs. Someshepherds.
times one log by getting
Each winter enormous
cross-way of the stream
loads of logs were hauled
and lodged against a huge
by sleigh to the river
banks, averaging six trips stone, will stop the whole
drive, and then the men
daily per team.
The article relayed, The have to show their ability
as drivers. Sometimes,
sleighs are loaded, and
by working hard, they
to stand a short distance
will start the mass of logs
off one would think a
moving again in a few
small log house was being drawn along the road, moments, but as a general thing it takes several
the teamster yells hoopdays.
la to the horses and in a
The cook shanty is
few moments he is at the
constructed of boards; a
river where from two to
six men are unloading the large scow is made and
the shanty is made of this
different teams. The men
scow, and is generally at
working here are called
the rear of the drive, and
rollway-men.
After the river is frozen as the logs float along the
so that the logs cant float, shanty follows.
When a few scattering
the rollway men begin to
logs get hung up in the
tier them up. They roll
shallow water, the men
them into the river until
jump into the water, wade
they fill it up even with
bank and roll them out on out to the logs, and with
top of these logs and dump their peveys they twist
them into the river, and so and roll the logs until they
get them into deep water
on until the tier reaches
from one bank of the river where they will float.
This work is called
to the other.
By Shanna Avery
Special to the Weekly Voice

sacking, and in the

spring it is sometimes
rather cold for men to
work all day, but with their
warm Mackinaw suits, the
men dont seem to mind
it, and come into camp at
night whistling and singing and feeling as good, to
all appearances, as though
they had been sitting by
the side of a warm fire
all day in some country
printing office stealing the
news from the exchanges.
When the drive comes
to a dam in the river, great
crowds of people, when
convenient, gather at the
river to see the men ride
logs over the dam. This
is very dangerous and
requires great nerve and
courage, mixed with considerable dare-devilism.
The man picks out a log
that suits him, generally
a small one, gets onto it,
and as it approaches the
shute, the crowd on shore,
especially the ladies, hold
their breath and the log
and man fly over the dam
into the seething, whirling
waters below, sometimes
disappearing from sight
for a moment and then
bounding, rolling, and
fairly flying out among the
thousands of other logs
that have preceded them.
As a general thing the
man comes out all right,
amid the cheers of the
people.
After the logs have all
passed over the dam, the
cook shanty follows, invariably making the run
all right. In this way they
proceed until their destination is reached. Some of
the most expert log drivers are men that cannot
swim, and such men are
very careful not to fall off

the logs.
When a green man
goes on the drive the other
boys wait until he gets on
a log, alone, and then yell:
Look at those ducks! The
greeny throws his head
up to see the ducks and he
falls into the water, and as
he comes up another will
yell: Did your hat cover
the hole?
This is the way candidates are initiated, and
they generally take it in
good part (it does no good
to take it any other way)
and join in the laugh. In
a few days he becomes as
good as any of them, he
then gets his revenge by
playing the joke on some
other greeny.
A blue shirt and red
pants, of Mackinaw, with
a red sash that wraps
several times around the
waist, and has tassels
hanging down on each
side, and a pair of long
legged boots reaching
above the knee, with the
bottoms full of spikes,
constitute of a log drivers
suit.
The Cook: As we have
endeavored to give the
reader a correct idea of
the outside doings in
a lumber camp, and as
we never wish to slight
a cook, we will take the
reader inside of a cook
shanty and and endeavor
to show about how things
are run in this department.
In every camp there is
from one to three cooks,
according to the number
of men working in the
camp. The cook gets up
the earliest, stays up the
latest, and works the hardest of anyone in the camp.
They have no rest from the

time they go into camp in

the fall until they return
in the spring.
Sunday is their hardest
day; they generally sleep
a little later in the morning and in consequence
they have to work harder
to get three meals, and
three meals they must get
or there is strong talk of
riding them out on a pole.
There is no such thing as
baking enough ahead to
last over Sunday.
Of all places in the
world for men to grumble
about everything, cooking
especially, it is in a lumber
camp. As before stated, the
cook has to the hardest
time, and we think the following will carry us out in
our statement: In a crew
of 85 men he has the whole
85 to please, while each of
these men, in their work,
has only one man to please
the foreman.
The cook is supposed
to know where each man
sits at the table, and is also
supposed to keep each
ones place and see that no
one else sits in it. Of all
the grumblers in a camp,
the Canadian Frenchman
is the worst. He is continually growling and trying to
get that cook discharged.
He will keep the proprietors busy changing cooks
should they be foolish
enough to listen to him.
The lumber camps of
today, with few expectations, set as good a table
as most of our hotels, and
the writer once heard a
foreman tell his men, who
were grumbling about
their board, that they
could all go home and get
worse, and we sincerely
believe he spoke the truth.
For meats they have

fresh and corned beef,

fresh and salt pork, and
cod fish: For vegetables
potatoes, beggas, onions,
cabbage, beans, etc.; for
bread stuff, wheat flour,
graham flour, corn meal,
etc. There is also pies,
cake, cookies, crackers,
etc. on the tables.
It would amuse some
of our readers to see a dinner gotten up in a shanty.
A quarter of beef is used
at two meals, a barrel of
pork in three days, and
other stuff accordingly.
For cooking the meat
and potatoes a large wash
boiler with a steamer the
same size, is used. The
meat is cut up into chunks
and put in the boiler, and
the potatoes put in the
steamer which sits on top
of the meat, and by the
time the meat is cooked,
the potatoes are nicely
done. One of these steamers is calculated to hold a
bushel of potatoes.
For a large crew of
men the cooks have three
or four large stoves, and
while the pastry cook is
baking in two of them, the
second, or meat cook, uses
the others.
We have the figures of
the number of pies and
loaves of bread consumed
by a crew of 75 men from
the 1st day of November
until the 1st day of March,
as follows: Bread, 5,408
loaves, besides warm
biscuit and corn bread
for suppers: pies, 5,425.
The pies are made from
dried apples, green apples,
mince meat and prunes.
Cooks wages average
$50 per month. Some men
cooks get $75 per month,
and a good cook is always
in demand.

car accident. No injuries

reported.
Officers received a
complaint from a 69-yearold female. She stated the
week before she believed
she heard someone trying
to open her front door. She
added that she attempted to
call numerous non-emergency numbers for various
departments and no one
returned her call. She was
advised to call 911 if she
needs assistance in the future. Report filed.
Officers were requested
to assist the Osceola Count
Sheriff s Department and
maintaining scene security, while the deputies
searched the vehicle.
While performing a traffic stop for speeding, officers found the 39-year-old
driver to be driving under
the influence of liquor. He
was placed under arrest at
the scene after the results
of the field sobriety tests
and the preliminary breath
tests were obtained. He was
then transported to the
Osceola County Jail where
he was lodged without incident
2/5/16
Officers assisted the
Michigan State Police with
a suspicious situation re-

garding a 66-year-old man

flagging them down. The
man stated he didnt realize it was the police he was
flagging down. He added
it was very cold out and
requested a ride to a local
apartment complex where
a friend was expecting him.
Officers confirmed that he
was expected at the address
given and dropped him off
without incident.
Officers responded to an
alleged false Child Protective Services (CPS) report.
Officers advised contacting
the CPS department and
reporting the alleged false
report.
2/6/16
Officers receive a Be
On the Look Out notice
for a vehicle driving all
over the road. Officers located a vehicle fitting the
description and questioned
the driver. The 19-yearold driver stated he didnt
think he was all over the
road but the vehicle does
need a front end alignment.
2/7/16
Officers assisted the
Michigan State Police Department with locating
a juvenile runaway. The
16-year-old was located and
left with the officers without incident.

Public record
Evart Police
Department, weekly
report
2/2/2016
An officer responded
to two larcenies from auto
vehicle complaints. Both
cases are still open.
Officers were dispatched to a threats complaint. The case is still
open pending additional
investigation.
Officers were dispatched to a trespassing
complaint at a local business. The subject was gone
upon arrival. The case is
still open pending contact
with the suspect.
2/3/2016
Officers were dispatched to assist on a medical complaint.

Reed City Police

Department, weekly
report
The snowmobile trail
signs are being damaged,
anyone with any information on this please contacts
the Reed City Police Department.
2/1/16
Officers were dispatched to local apartment

complex regarding a domestic violence situation.

Both the 35-year-old female
and the 24-year-old male
were arrested on domestic assault charges. Child
protective services were
called in for the welfare of
the children living in the
home. The 24-year-old male
was transported to Spectrum Health Emergency
Room for treatment of his
injuries. Both were transported and lodged in the
Osceola County Jail.
Officers received a call
regarding an alarm activation at a local manufacturing company. The manager stated she thought
the alarm was activated by
mistake but was unable to
disengage it. She requested
the officers drive by to be
sure all was secure. Officers found nothing unusual. Case closed.
A neighboring police
department requested officers be on the look out
for a vehicle that may
be in the area, possibly
broken down, with some
missing juveniles. Officers searched the area and
found nothing.
2/2/16
Officers were dispatched
to a two-car accident. A

citation was issued to the

35-year-old male driver of
one vehicle for disobeying a red light. The other
driver, a 32-year-old female,
had her son checked at the
hospital for injuries. None
were reported. She was issued an appearance citation for no insurance. Both
vehicles were towed.
Officers dispatched to
the Spectrum Health Reed
City campus regarding
a suspicious situation. A
40-year-old female had been
driven to the hospital to be
admitted and had jumped
out of the vehicle and was
running around the parking lot in the snow storm.
Upon officers arrival, the
female had been located by
security and waiting calmly in the waiting room.
Case closed.
Officers were dispatched to respond to a
vehicle in the ditch. Upon
officers arrival, the vehicle
had been pulled from the
ditch and was no longer in
the area. Case closed.
Officers were requested
to respond to an alarm activation for the Osceola
County Sheriff s Department. Officers spoke with
the home owner who stated
all was fine and she had no-

tified the alarm company.

Officers were dispatched to local residence
regarding an open door.
Officers found the front
door cracked open with the
latch in need of repair. Officer searched the premises,
finding no signs of forced
entry, larceny, or trespassing. Officers made minor
repairs to the lock and contacted the homeowner who
requested they secure the
property until they could
arrive from out of town.
Case closed.
2/3/16
Officer located an abandoned vehicle and called to
have it towed.
Officers were requested
by Spectrum Health ER to
transport a mental health
patient to Mid-Michigan
Medical Center in Midland.
Officers located and arrested a 19-year-old male
who held a Criminal Bench
warrant for a Probation Violation out of the 77th District Court in Reed City. He
was then transported to the
Osceola County Jail where
he was lodged without incident.
2/4/16
Officers were dispatched to a two-vehicle

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Crowd comes out

to find the money
deal with their personal
finances, Weinberg said.
A number of people found
out how to get help with
EVART A party atmotheir monthly heating
sphere the Evart Middle
bills.
School gym Thursday as
Also, he said, some atscores of area residents
tendees told him they apflocked there for the Evart
preciated learning about
Downtown Development
energy efficiency.
Associations Show Me
We were excited to
the Money Day. Music
receive a grant from The
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If Youve got the Money,
Development Association
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Eagle Village provided a Gaga ball court for children to enjoy while their parents attended the Show Me the Money event at the Evart
Children played some Gaga Union and from Chemical
Middle School gym Thursday. Evart DDA director Al Weinberg is already making plans for next years event.
bank to make the day a sucball.
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The event was intended
to help people find resources that will help them
"Unexpectedly"
achieve financial stability.
the program put a focus on
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Reed City Area Public Schools

Percentage of Students Procient in Math

Reed City Area Public Schools

Percentage of Students Procient in English

60.00%

60.00%

50.00%

50.00%

40.00%

40.00%

30.00%

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5th

6th

7th

Mecosta-Osceola ISD

8th

11th

3rd

30.00%
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20.00%
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10.00%
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Reed City

11th

Mecosta-Osceola ISD

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Reed City

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All proceeds benefit Reed City Basketball Program!
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Schedule of eventS

Friday, February 19

Fun For everyone!

night early Registration - 3PM-dark

concessions Available

Saturday, February 20

Admission $5.00

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Reed City Area Public Schools

Percentage of Students Procient in Social Studies

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4th

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State

Reed City Area Public Schools

Percentage of Students Procient in Science

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4th

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