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MAN OF THE YEAR greater precision. The control system effective and safe in removing earwax
The competition for the Ignorance Award, is easy to learn, too; new players can from children’s ears. Better yet, the kids
THE REPUBLICANS HIT ON by the way, was fierce. Right behind simply pick up a controller and play, tolerated the process, and their hearing
THE STRATEGY OF ACTING Sarah was Christine (“I Am Not a Witch”) although technical skills necessary to improved afterward.
O’Donnell, the Republican Senate beat some of the games’ challenges
AS THOUGH THEY’D WON candidate in Delaware who, during a may take extra time to develop. For more information, visit www.
THE 2008 ELECTIONS. debate on religion in public schools, said macksearplugs.com.
incredulously: “You’re telling me that the One game, Sports Champions for the
separation of church and state is found PlayStation Move, takes full advantage
By Donald Kaul
in the First Amendment?” of the controller’s capabilities. Players
SHOULD FOOD WASTE GO
Time Magazine has its Man of the Year can compete against each other in six DOWN THE DRAIN?
Award; I have mine. Right behind her was Sharron Angle, sporting events: archery, bocce, table
the Senate candidate in Nevada, who tennis, gladiator games, beach volleyball (NewsUSA) - Americans hoping to live
There was a bumper crop of candidates thought that Dearborn, Michigan, a and disc golf. The game is fun for all “greener” lives often tackle the kitchen
this year, a year marked by one bizarre suburb of Detroit, was governed by ages and skill levels -- it’s even fun to first -- after all, separating the recyclables
turn of events after another. Sharia law. watch. seems easy enough. But proper waste
disposal can be more complicated than
Who would have imagined, for example, Other notable achievers: These motion gaming sports are tossing cans in a blue box.
that President Barack Obama, having providing a whole new
gotten a commitment from oil giant BP * Rep. Charlie Rangel, the New York What’s the best way to get rid of table
to set aside $20 billion for damages Democrat who demanded a House ethics way for families to spend quality time scraps? Should the food waste go in the
caused by its oil spill, would be accused investigation of his finances, which then together while also enticing interest trash bag? The compost pile? Or down
by a Congressman of “blackmail” or proceeded to prove he was a crook. with more active entertainment than the kitchen sink?
that the Republican Party would call it * Tiger Woods, who, robbed by divorce your typical video game. For more
a “$20-billion shakedown”? Or that the of the chance to cheat on his wife, went information, visit us.playstation.com/ Putting food waste in the trash means it
lawmaker, Rep. Joe Barton, could be from being the world’s greatest golfer to ps3/playstation-move/. will be trucked to a landfill. Trucking food
the ranking GOP member of the House a middle-of-the-pack hacker. There’s a to landfills generates diesel fumes and
moral in there somewhere, but I’m afraid emissions. And as food decomposes
Energy and Commerce committee?
to look for it.
DON’T TURN A DEAF EAR TO in landfills, it releases methane, a
That’s like letting a practicing alcoholic * Rush Limbaugh, who disappointed SAFE EAR CLEANING greenhouse gas.
teach driver education. millions of Americans by promising to
leave the country if health care reform (NewsUSA) - It’s automatic -- you finish Composting is a good option but not
Ultimately, I suppose, if you had to distill passed, then not leaving when it your shower and reach for a pack of always practical for people who live in
the year’s madness into one award, passed. cotton-tipped swabs. After all, if you high-rise buildings or in colder climates.
you’d have to say that the Man of the * Rep. John Boehner, the Ohio don’t clean out your ears, wax will build Plus, experts advise against composting
Year is the Republican Party. (That’s Republican who apparently can’t tell the up and give you an infection, right? certain types of food, like meat and
neither a man nor woman, I know. So story of his rise from saloon keeper’s dairy.
sue me.) son to Speaker of the House without Actually, your body produces cerumen,
bursting into tears, when it’s the rest of or earwax, for a reason. Earwax is sticky, Numerous independent studies
The GOP this year accomplished a us who should be crying. allowing it to trap dust, dirt, pollen, insects show using a garbage disposer is an
feat so extraordinary as to beggar the * Judge Henry E. Hudson, the or anything else that might otherwise environmentally responsible option.
imagination. Nothing like it has been conservative Virginia judge who ruled enter the ear canal. Without it, our ear More than half of American kitchens
seen in living memory. that health care is unconstitutional. Who drums would be left vulnerable to foreign have a disposer. On average, they cost
knew? particles that could cause infections. less than 50 cents a year in electricity
Two years ago, Republicans were to operate and account for less than
sliding toward oblivion. Their presidential It was a heck of a year. I shudder to think That said, our bodies don’t always know one percent of a household’s total
candidate had been trounced by a virtual of what’s ahead. when to stop producing wax. When water consumption. Recent advances
unknown. They faced a filibuster-proof earwax builds up, it can interfere with in disposer technology, including the
Democratic majority in the Senate and OtherWords columnist Donald Kaul lives the ear drum’s ability to conduct sound. InSinkErator Evolution Series, make it
an equally large majority in the House. in Ann Arbor, Michigan. www.otherwords. Some people may develop hard earwax, possible to discard virtually any kind of
The outlook was grim. org which can lead to pain. Likewise, many food waste without concern about clogs
doctors recommend that those with or loud noises.
hearing aids have their ears cleaned, as
Until they hit on the strategy of acting as FUN, EXCITING FAMILY TIME excessive earwax can reduce hearing Once food waste enters wastewater
though they’d won the 2008 elections.
They locked arms and voted as one MOVES INDOORS aids’ effectiveness. treatment plants, it can be recycled
against pretty much everything the into methane and used as a renewable
President wanted to do, then blamed (NewsUSA) - Gone are the days when But cleaning your ears doesn’t mean source of power for the plant. Also, many
him for not getting it done. poor weather outside meant sitting inside grabbing a cotton-tipped swab. In fact, wastewater treatment plants can process
with nothing to do but watch television sticking objects like swabs or bobby food waste into bio-solids, which can be
But what was really extraordinary was and play board games. The video game pins into the ear canal can lead to used as fertilizer.
that they did it by shamelessly taking the revolution known as “motion gaming” is bigger problems. Cotton-tipped swabs
side of the rich against the poor, while proving to be a great way to boost indoor can impact earwax or push it onto the Here are some surprising facts about
claiming that they were speaking for the activity levels while spending time with eardrum. food waste:
common man. the whole family -- making quality family
time an attainable goal in 2011. Luckily, one company has produced the * The average U.S. family of four
And even more extraordinary yet was most complete and effective ear-cleaning produces about 2,000 pounds of food
the fact that the American people bought Motion gaming allows children to dance kit that is also safe for the eardrum. waste each year.
what they were selling. It was one of the or swing their arms in order to win the Mack’s ProRinse Earwax Removal Kit
great feats of political jujitsu of our time games. The newest example of the genre (www.macksearplugs.com) * According to the U.S. Environmental
or any other. is SingStar Dance, which adds dancing Protection Agency, food waste is the
to the traditional vocal gameplay, so consists of FDA-approved earwax- third largest category of municipal solid
As a long-time observer of American gamers can sing along to the hottest removal drops, AquaBlock Earplugs, waste (MSW) in the U.S., accounting for
politics, I can only tip my hat in admiration new hits and learn how to shake and steady-flow syringe with tri-stream rinse about 13 percent of MSW material.
and give them the highest honor it is in groove alongside favorite pop stars. tip and an ear wash rinse tub.
my power to bestow: the un-Timely Man * Americans throw away more than 25
of the Year Award for 2010. The introduction of motion gaming The silicone earplugs hold in the drops, percent of the food we prepare, according
consoles has brought more active giving them ample time to break up and to a study by the U.S. Department of
As I said, there were other deserving video games into families’ living rooms. soften earwax. The tri-stream rinse tip Agriculture. Those scraps are 70 percent
candidates, so I thought I’d give them Dancing, Disc Golf, Gladiator Duel, directs water toward the walls of the ear water, which makes it easy for disposers
some love too. Beach Volleyball, Archery, Table Tennis canal. Pressure cannot build up while to pulverize waste and send it through
and Bocce games all provide exercise you rinse earwax out of your ear, and the sewage pipes.
The barely coveted It Pays to be Ignorant as well as fun. tip is shaped to reduce the risk of over-
Award goes to none other than Sarah insertion. For more information on how grinding
Palin, who managed to go through an But video game manufacturers have food waste in a food waste disposer is
entire year without saying one intelligent upped the ante with the latest era of In a study conducted by the Department environmentally responsible, visit www.
or knowledgeable thing while growing motion gaming: the new Playstation of Pediatric Otolaryngology at the insinkerator.com/green.
exponentially in political popularity (not Move Motion Controller for PS3 features Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and
more accurate motion control than the Department of Otolaryngology at
to mention in riches). Watching her is like
previous controllers, allowing kids to the University of Pittsburgh School
COMPANIES SEEK HAPPY
seeing a high-wire artist who works not
only without a net, but without a wire. shoot arrows or aim tennis balls with of Medicine, the kit was found to be EMPLOYEES
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00399975 TRI COUNTY NEWS SHOPPER • MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 2011
Plus, a company that offers many programs that otherwise would be cut in Early polling by EPIC-MRA, a Lansing
(NewsUSA) - Today’s economy isn’t just personalized trophies, plaques and the face of declining revenue from the polling firm, reported that local voters
frustrating for those without jobs -; limited frames, offers laser-engraved and full- state, Finch said. would pass the millage by a 60 percent
budgets can do a number on employed color plaques that can be used to give to 40 percent margin, if the millage itself
workers’ morale as well. Exemplary hard-working employees a boost. Visit “The cavalry is not coming; no one was kept small, and levied over a short
employees might not be awarded with their website at www.PlaquemakerPlus. is coming to save us,” he said. “The period of time – the 1.25-mill, five-year
raises, no matter how much effort they com or call 1-800-367-5556. reason we’re calling it the ‘Classroom numbers were selected.
put into their projects. Employers unable Connect’ millage is really because it’s all
to afford larger salaries may see their * Celebrate birthdays. Acknowledging about the classroom. Can we maintain Big Rapids Public Schools Superintendent
best employees looking elsewhere. employees’ personal lives will make the programs we have? Can we keep a Tom Langdon said a millage would help
them feel like valuable team members, lid on our class sizes that are continuing alleviate some of the belt-tightening that
But some companies are finding way to rather than replaceable automatons. to rise?” has been going on for at least the last
keep employees happy by cultivating If approved by voters, the revenue six years.
employee-friendly office cultures. For * Communicate. Unhappy employees generated from the five-year millage –
example, in the fall of 2010, Washington, are less productive, so managers should about $2.5 million in all – would pass The disappearance of federal stimulus
D.C.’s Office of the Chief Technology take time to speak with them about through the MOISD to local school dollars next school year will exaggerate
Officer implemented a Results Only questions or concerns. An anonymous districts on a per-pupil basis. Those the situations even more. Meanwhile,
Work Policy (ROWE), which pays employee survey can also help dollars would help stem some, but not capital and utility expenses continue to
employees for results, not the hours that employers determine where they need all, of the anticipated budget cut, Finch increase, Langdon said.
they work. This means that employees improvement. said.
are able to work when or wherever they As school districts lose students – the
want, so long as their work gets done. In MOISD TO ASK FOR SCHOOL The MOISD itself wouldn’t benefit from MOISD has easily lost 1,500 students
places where it has been tried, ROWE MILLAGE TAX DOLLARS WILL BE the funding. Part of the millage, however, during the last six years – per-pupil
not only boosts morale and retention, would go toward maintaining the Math/ funding decreases. Though student
USED TO HELP SAVE TEACHING
but also improves output. Science Technology Center for gifted numbers are declining, the decreases
POSITIONS, PROTECT PROGRAMS students. are spread out over different grade levels,
Of course, not every company is willing making it inefficient to cut educators as a
to redo its entire work structure. That BIG RAPIDS — Come February, Curtis About two years ago, Finch said, the cost-saving method, Langdon said.
doesn’t mean that they can’t find less Finch, superintendent of the Mecosta- school districts recognized the 2011-
drastic ways to boost morale. Here are Osceola Intermediate School District, 12 school year as a “funding cliff” due Finch calls the effect of perpetually losing
some of the many ways that companies hopes voters will see the fiscal forecast to the combination of increasing health students the “death spiral.”
can make the workplace more attractive for local school districts the way he does: care and retirement costs for staff and
for employees: dire. declining revenue from the state. “If you lose kids, that means you’re
getting less revenue,” Finch said. “If
* Acknowledge employees’ contributions. A proposal asking for a 1.25-mill millage “This’ll be the ninth year in a row that you’re getting less revenue, that means
Employees who work hard without for five years for MOISD school districts we’ve been cutting,” Finch said. you need to make more cuts, which
recognition are likely to lose morale. will appear before voters on a Feb. 22 means you’re probably going to lose
Even if a company can’t provide raises, ballot. For a $100,000 home, the millage When it comes to cutting costs in school more kids, which means you’re probably
managers can give out certificates or would translate to about $70 a year, or budgets, staff and programming are going to have to make more cuts.”
plaques acknowledging an employee’s about $240 per student. about all that’s left. A millage, Finch said,
accomplishments or designating an would help the MOISD brace for impact.
employee of the month. Plaquemaker The millage revenue would go toward
helping retain teachers, and preserving
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TO ADD YOUR EVENT TO THIS PAGE, 80th Ave., Mecosta. For more information, call (231) 972-2884. • The Card Wildlife Center is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL • Card recycling at 1 p.m. at the Mecosta County Senior Center, • Alcoholics Anonymous, campus group, meets at noon at St. Paul
MICHELLE GRAVES AT (231) 592-8357 OR 12954 80th Ave., Mecosta. For more information, call (231) 972- Catholic Campus Parish. Contact Darwin T. at (231) 796-8956.
MGRAVES@PIONEERGROUP.COM 2884. • Recycle! of Mecosta County is open from 3 to 5:30 p.m. every
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• Theology at 1 p.m. at the Mecosta County Senior Center, 12954 Thursday. Recycle! is located at 424 N. Fourth Ave., behind
SATURDAY, JAN. 1 80th Ave., Mecosta. For more information, call (231) 972-2884. Eastwood Early Childhood Center.
• The Card Wildlife Center is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. • TOPS No. 1189 meets from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at First Baptist • Diabetes Support Group meets at 3 p.m. at Mecosta County
• The Mecosta County Rod and Gun Club holds trap and sporting Church, 200 S. Stewart Ave., Big Rapids. Call (231) 796-6271 for Medical Center, 605 Oak St., Big Rapids, in the hospital
clay shoots every Saturday. Trap shoots start at 10 a.m. and more information. classroom area. Please use the hospital’s main entrance and stop
sporting clays start at 1 p.m. The club is located four miles west • The Card Wildlife Center is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. by the information desk for directions. Signs will direct you to the
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of Mecosta on M-20. For more info: Contact Jack Hays at (231) • Grief peer support group meets at 9 a.m. at Cadillac Big Boy. For classroom. Most meetings have an educational speaker; there is
592-1587. questions, call Pastor Brad Center at (231) 779-9550. no charge. No meeting scheduled for December or January. For
• Recycle! of Mecosta County is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every • Country dance classes will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Chase information or to be placed on the mailing list, contact Charlotte
Saturday. Recycle! is located at 424 N. Fourth Ave., behind Township Hall. For more information, contact Jeff at (231) 250- at (231) 592-4483.
Eastwood Early Childhood Center. 4159. • Big Rapids Area Amateur Radio Club meets at 7 p.m. at the City of
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• Mecosta County Historical Society is closed until April. For private • Narcotics Anonymous meets at 7 p.m. at St. Paul’s Campus Big Rapids Department of Public Safety Building, 435 N. Michigan
tours contact F. Hankes at (231) 796-0368 or J. Irvin at (231) 796- Parish, 1 Damascus Road in Big Rapids. For more information Ave. For more information call Mike at (231) 527-1688 or www.
8993. call (800) 230-4085. braarc.net.
• Community Lunch program is from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the • Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 8 p.m. at St. Philip Neri Catholic • Mecosta County Historical Society meets from 2 to 4 p.m. at the
basement of the Third Avenue Methodist Church in Big Rapids. Church in Reed City. For more information call (800) 367-6788. museum, located at 129 S. Stewart Ave. Anyone interested in local
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Come for fellowship, come for food. All are welcome and the • God’s Kitchen is a free meal from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at St. Mary history is encouraged to stop by!
healthy lunch is free. Parish Center, 919 Marion Ave., Big Rapids. Everyone is welcome; • Stroke Support Group of Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial
• Narcotics Anonymous meets at 10 a.m. at St. Paul’s Campus no questions asked, no registration required and no donation is meets from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at Tamarac, the Center for Health and
Parish, 1 Damascus Road in Big Rapids. For more information sought at the event. For more information, call the parish office Well Being, 1401 W. Main St. in Fremont. The topic is acupuncture
call (800) 230-4085. at (231) 796-5202. with Irv Marcus, nationally board certified acupuncturist. The
• Alcoholics Anonymous, campus group, meets at 8 p.m. at St. Paul • Victorious Living is a support group for mental health consumers. support group is open to stroke survivors and their family/friends/
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Catholic Campus Parish. Contact Woody W. at (231) 796-8371. For more information call Deanna at (231) 856-0105, Dusty at caregivers and/or anyone with an interest in CVA/stroke. There is
• The Mecosta County Democratic Party meets at 9 a.m. in the (989) 352-7630, or Ronald at (231) 796-1019. no charge to attend. Call Julie Allers at (231) 924-3195.
private upstairs room of Pepper’s Cafe and Deli on Michigan • Hearing clinic by Miracle Ear is from 9 to 11 a.m. on at the • The Big Rapids Rock, Gem & Mineral Club meets at 7 p.m. in the
Avenue in Big Rapids for great food, coffee and conversation. For Mecosta County Senior Center, 12954 80th Ave., Mecosta. For Geology Lab (room 138), Science Building on the campu of Ferris
more information, contact Pamela Fleming at (231) 796-2893. more information, call (231) 972-2884. Walk-ins welcome. State University. Find the Science Building on the campus map at
SUNDAY, JAN. 2 • Faith Community/Parish Nurses meets from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at www.ferris.edu/htmls/ferrisfaq/maps/ and find out more about the
• Alcoholics Anonymous at 7 p.m. Old Jail House Group, 220 S. Mecosta County Medical Center’s Conference room No. 1. For club at www.BigRapidsRockClub.com.
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Stewart Ave. Call Darwin T. at (231) 796-8956. more information, call (231) 796-3729. FRIDAY, JAN. 7
• Alcoholic Anonymous meets at 8 p.m. at St. Michael’s School in WEDNESDAY, JAN. 5 • Enhanced Fitness at 8:30 a.m. at the Mecosta County Senior
Remus. For more information call Brad B. (989) 644-6911or Mike • Enhanced Fitness at 8:30 a.m. at the Mecosta County Senior Center, 12954 80th Ave., Mecosta. For more information, call
or Cindy H. at (989) 967-8478. Center, 12954 80th Ave., Mecosta. For more information, call (231) 972-2884.
• Sunday Singles Dance is from 7 to 11 p.m. in their newly remolded (231) 972-2884. • Readers Theatre at 10 a.m. at the Mecosta County Senior Center,
room at the Goodyear Lanes and Lounge, located at the corner of • Advanced line dance instruction at 9:30 a.m. at the Mecosta 12954 80th Ave., Mecosta. For more information, call (231) 972-
M-55 and Old 27, Houghton Lake. Please enter through the door County Senior Center, 12954 80th Ave., Mecosta. For more 2884.
facing Old 27. It’s a great place to meet other singles and enjoy an information, call (231) 972-2884. • Advanced line dance instruction at 9:30 a.m. at the Mecosta
evening of dancing to your favorite music provided by Bernadette • Euchre at 1 p.m. at the Mecosta County Senior Center, 12954 County Senior Center, 12954 80th Ave., Mecosta. For more
Morley of Best Entertainment. Call (989) 539-5406 if you have any 80th Ave., Mecosta. For more information, call (231) 972-2884. information, call (231) 972-2884.
questions concerning the dance. • The Card Wildlife Center is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. • Euchre at 1 p.m. at the Mecosta County Senior Center, 12954
• Alanon meeting support group for families and friends of alcoholics • Library preschool story hour at 10:30 a.m. every Wednesday at 80th Ave., Mecosta. For more information, call (231) 972-2884.
will be held every Sunday at 7 p.m. at the Old Jail in Big Rapids. Big Rapids Community Library. Open to the public. • Euchre from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at the Parkview high rise in Big Rapids.
• Evart United Methodist Church youth group. Every Sunday from 5 • Alcoholics Anonymous, campus group, 8 p.m. at St. Paul Catholic For more information, call (231) 796-4993.
to 7 p.m. at the corner of First and Cherry streets. Fourth through Campus Parish. Contact Glenn C. at (231) 796-3703. • The Card Wildlife Center is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
12th grade invited. Join the group for a free meal, games and • Mecosta County Genealogical Society is open for appointment for • Alcoholics Anonymous, campus group, meets at 8 p.m. at St. Paul
fellowship. its winter hours by contacting Maureen Nelson at (231) 250-5555. Catholic Campus Parish. Contact Woody W. at (231) 796-8371.
• Narcotics Anonymous meets at 7 p.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Watch the Pioneer for the genealogical society’s special Saturday • Knitting circle meets at 4 p.m. on Fridays at the Barryton Public
Church, 726 Fuller Ave. in Big Rapids. hours held on the second Saturday of the month. Library. Knitters of all levels are encouraged to come and learn or
• Immanuel Lutheran Church in Big Rapids is hosting service at • Community Lunch program is from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the share knitting techniques.
9:30 a.m. basement of the Third Avenue Methodist Church in Big Rapids. • Enhanced Fitness is at 10:15 a.m. at the Eagles, 18361 16 Mile
• Autism Groups Education and Support (AGES) meets from 1 to Come for fellowship, come for food. All are welcome and the Road in Big Rapids. For more information, call (231) 972-2884.
2 p.m. with education from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Mecosta County healthy lunch is free. • Mecosta New Home United Methodist Church will extend its hours
Medical Center in conference room 2. E-mail autism.groups. • The Big Rapids Dharma Study Group meet at 7 p.m. at 309 Marion for its swiss steak supper. New hours will be from 4:30 p.m. to 7
education.support-a.g.e.s.@hotmail.com or call (231) 823-8326 Ave., in Big Rapids. Weekly meetings include discussing various p.m. Dinner is $9 for adults, $3 for children younger than 12 and
or (231) 408-2908 for more information. dharma texts, questions and answers and watching dharma- preschoolers eat free. Proceeds go to the building fund.
MONDAY, JAN. 3 related videos. The group is under the direction of Michael and SATURDAY, JAN. 8
• Enhanced Fitness at 8:30 a.m. at the Mecosta County Senior Margaret Erlewine, who have more than 35 years of experience • Join the Mecosta County Genealogical Society from 10 a.m. to
Center, 12954 80th Ave., Mecosta. For more information, call in meditation and dharma practice. Beginning students are 2 p.m. as they present their Pioneer Certificates to families that
(231) 972-2884. welcome. have had ancestors in Mecosta County before 1899. Bring in your
• Advanced line dance instruction at 9:30 a.m. at the Mecosta • Beginner Line Dance Instruction is at 6 p.m. at G.T. Norman questions, and we will help you start your application or just help
County Senior Center, 12954 80th Ave., Mecosta. For more Elementary School, 338 W. Lincoln St. in Reed City; enter through you begin your family research project. We are located at 424 N.
information, call (231) 972-2884. the West Gym Door #6. Classes are open to everyone, drop in Fourth Ave. in Big Rapids, next to Recycle! of Mecosta County. We
• Bridge at 12:45 p.m. at the Mecosta County Senior Center, 12954 and join any time. For more information call Sandee Lee at (231) cover all of Mecosta County and encourage people to stop by for
80th Ave., Mecosta. For more information, call (231) 972-2884. 832-3493. refreshments and see our growing collection of family histories,
• Schizophrenia Anonymous meets from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at • Enhanced Fitness is at 10:15 a.m. at the Eagles, 18361 16 Mile newspaper clippings, over 13,000 obits and more. Inquiries, call
Community Mental Health, 500 S. Third Ave., Big Rapids. SA is a Road in Big Rapids. For more information, call (231) 972-2884. Maureen at (231) 250-5555.
support group with a 6-step program. Anyone with schizophrenia • Narcotics Anonymous meets at 7 p.m. at Immanuel Lutheran • Huge Winter book sale to benefit Mecosta County Genealogical
or mental illness is more than welcome to attend. For more Church, 726 Fuller Ave. in Big Rapids. Society from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Get your winter reading started
information call Mike B. at (231) 592-4654 or (231) 796-3553. • The FSU Emerti Association hosts its annual “Soup Talk” at noon here. Hundreds of used books, something for everyone. Priced
Coffee is available at meetings. at St. Paul’s Campus Parish lounge. All FSUEA members are mostly 50¢ to $1. Proceeds go for supplies for our nonprofit group.
• Euchre from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at the Parkview high rise in Big Rapids. welcomed. For more information, call Jim Jacobs at (231) 796- Some old and some newer, we accept donations year round.
For more information, call (231) 796-4993. 5271. The genealogical society is located at 424 N. Fourth Ave., next to
• The Card Wildlife Center is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. • South Evart Quilt Club meets from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Evart Recycle! in Big Rapids.
• Alcoholics Anonymous, campus group, 8 p.m. at St. Paul Catholic Township Hall. A potluck luncheon is at noon. Anyone interested in • The Card Wildlife Center is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Campus Parish. Contact Glenn C. at (231) 796-3703. quilting or learning to quilt is welcome. The group works jointly on • The Mecosta County Rod and Gun Club holds trap & sporting clay
• Recycle! of Mecosta County is open from 9 to 11 a.m. every personal or community quilts and frequently donates to people or shoots every Saturday. Trap shoots start at 10 a.m. and sporting
Monday. Recycle! is located at 424 N. Fourth Ave., behind organizations in need. For more information, call Margie at (231) clays start at 1 p.m. The club is located four miles west of Mecosta
Eastwood Early Childhood Center. 734-3857 or Ann at (231) 867-3237. on M-20. For more info: Contact Jack Hays at (231) 592-1587.
• Divorce Care meetings are from 7 to 9 p.m. at New Hope United THURSDAY, JAN. 6 • Alcoholics Anonymous, campus group, meets at 8 p.m. at St. Paul
Methodist Church, 7296 Nine Mile Road in Mecosta. The meetings • Alcoholic Anonymous meets at 8 p.m. at St. Michael’s School in Catholic Campus Parish. Contact Woody W. at (231) 796-8371.
cover a nonconsecutive 13-step program for getting through a Remus. For more information call Brad B. (989) 644-6911or Mike • Recycle! of Mecosta County is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every
divorce. New members are always welcome. Contact Sharon or Cindy H. at (989) 967-8478. Saturday. Recycle! is located at 424 N. Fourth Ave., behind
Gray at (231) 598-0337 or New Hope Church at (231) 972-2838 • Harmonica at 10:30 a.m. at the Mecosta County Senior Center, Eastwood Early Childhood Center.
for more information. 12954 80th Ave., Mecosta. For more information, call (231) 972- • Mecosta County Historical Society is open for tours from 2 to 4
• Enhanced Fitness is at 10:15 a.m. at the Eagles, 18361 16 Mile 2884. p.m. every Saturday at the museum, located at 129 S. Stewart
Road in Big Rapids. For more information, call (231) 972-2884. • Painting and drawing at 1 p.m. at the Mecosta County Senior Ave. in Big Rapids.
TUESDAY, JAN. 4 Center, 12954 80th Ave., Mecosta. For more information, call • Community Lunch program is from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the
• Big Rapids Rotary Club meets at noon at the Holiday Inn and (231) 972-2884. basement of the Third Avenue Methodist Church in Big Rapids.
Conference Center. • Scrabble at 1 p.m. at the Mecosta County Senior Center, 12954 Come for fellowship, come for food. All are welcome and the
• Beginning line dance instruction at 9:30 a.m. at the Mecosta 80th Ave., Mecosta. For more information, call (231) 972-2884. healthy lunch is free.
County Senior Center, 12954 80th Ave., Mecosta. For more • Pedro at 1 p.m. at the Mecosta County Senior Center, 12954 80th • Narcotics Anonymous meets at 10 a.m. at St. Paul’s Campus
information, call (231) 972-2884. Ave., Mecosta. For more information, call (231) 972-2884. Parish, 1 Damascus Road in Big Rapids. For more information
• Alcoholic Anonymous meets at 8 p.m. at St. Michael’s School in • Pinochle at 1 p.m. at the Mecosta County Senior Center, 12954 call (800) 230-4085.
Remus. For more information call Brad B. (989) 644-6911or Mike 80th Ave., Mecosta. For more information, call (231) 972-2884.
or Cindy H. at (989) 967-8478. • Overeaters Anonymous meets at 6:15 p.m. in conference room
• Tai Chi at 8:30 a.m. at the Mecosta County Senior Center, 12954 A, the third room on the right, at Mecosta County Medical Center;
80th Ave., Mecosta. For more information, call (231) 972-2884. enter on the corner of Locust Street and Winter Avenue. For more
• Euchre at 1 p.m. at the Mecosta County Senior Center, 12954 information, call Eric at 866-398-5440.
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WE BUY GUITARS, Banjos, mandolins, 17% Internet Only then Print
ukuleles & accordions! Any condition! 19%
Education
COMMUNITY PAPERS PROVIDE a When asked what media they believed their neighbors
valuable service to your community!
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