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Let’s work together as a community to keep everyone safe this winter!
Winter Checklist At the Shoppers Guide, we try our hardest to deliver your paper to you every week. We appreciate your patience as we maneuver through sometimes treacherous winter conditions.
Drifted snow blocks access.
Make sure the paper box and hook is clear of snow and easily accessible. Remember, delivery people MUST be able to easily pull up and away from your mailbox in their vehicle and reach it from inside their vehicle. They have many stops to make and if your box is not accessible, it will be skipped for the safety of our drivers.
If your paper box and mail box is by your house, is the sidewalk and walkway cleared of snow and ice? Is it safe for others to walk on? We do not expect our walking route delivery people to walk through deep and uncleared sidewalks and driveways. If yours is not shoveled, you may be skipped.
Thank you for your cooperation!
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Dave WESTRATE
AGE 70 Formerly of PLAINWELL, MI
Dave passed away peacefully Tuesday evening, February 2, 2021 at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He leaves behind a wife Lorraine ReedWeststrate of Grand Junction, MI; a son, Richard Weststrate of Gobles, MI; three step-daughters: Thrisha Macomber of FL, Sally Leone of Plainwell, MI and Becky Gonzalez of Grand Junction, MI. He also leaves behind twenty step-grandchildren, seventeen great-grandchildren, a mother-in-law Nancy Reed of Plainwell, MI and a cousin, Gladys Hogue of Bloomingdale, MI. No service will be held. The family wishes to thank all for offers of help and condolences in our time of loss.
Tonette Marie SMITH-WHEATON AGE 57 - MICHIGAN CITY, IN
Tonette moved on with her journey February 3rd, 2021. She was born on September 27, 1963 to Delmer Anthony Smith (Tony) and Jennie (Braamkolk) Smith Merchant. She was raised in Plainwell, MI, graduating from Plainwell High School in 1981. Then she served her country in the U.S. Army for nine years. During that time she had her only child, Desiree, whom she would always tell, "Love you to the moon and back" and "Be careful, it is a jungle out there". When she returned from serving, they settled in Otsego and she went to work at Perrigo in Allegan. After Desiree was grown, Tonette relocated to Michigan City, IN and worked at Four Winds Casino in New Buffalo, MI. She was employed there from opening day until March of 2020 when her illness took over. While employed there, she met Jim, who became her partner. They were together for twelve years. He stood beside her, for better and worse, in sickness and health. In 2018 Tonette was diagnosed with cancer and had many complications. In March of 2020, she went to a nursing home. During this time, COVID-19 restrictions were in place. She was not able to have any visitors during the eleven months she was there. She fought a good fight, however lost it on Feb. 3rd. She never lost her sense of humor and loved playing practical jokes. Tonette was preceded in death by her father, Tony Smith; grandparents Delmer and Wilma (Cox) Smith, and Herman and Tena (Veld) Braamkolk. She is survived by her daughter, Desiree Jeter of Plainwell; partner, Jim Schilling of Michigan City, IN; mother and stepfather, Dan and Jennie Merchant of Plainwell, and stepmother Lois (Williams) Smith of Paw Paw. She also leaves her siblings: sister Margie Smith and brother Dale Smith, both of Plainwell, brother Anthony (Marci) Smith of Kalamazoo, three stepsisters, and one stepbrother. She leaves two aunts: Christina Madden and Sadie Honeysett of Plainwell, three nephews and many cousins. Cremation has taken place and no services are planned at this time.
Linda passed away on Wednesday, February 3, 2021. She was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan on April 09, 1946, the daughter of Holden and Ardell (Dean) Selby. After graduating from Kalamazoo Central High School, she married Ronald Wright. Linda became a young entrepreneur and became very successful in her ventures, which included toy sales, working at various nursing homes, working at various vending machine companies. Linda married Richard Gwynne in the 70's, and they enjoyed many years of marriage, prior to his death in 2014. Linda was a sassy lady. She enjoyed selling her wares at the flea market and became known widely, as the "paper plate" lady. Linda and Dick enjoyed camping in various spots in Michigan. Linda was preceded in death by her daughter Wendy Brown, her parents, her first husband, Ronald Wright, her beloved grandmother, Lucille Dean, several aunts, uncles and sister-in-law Louise Boulding. She leaves to cherish her memory her grandchildren, Joshua (Michelle) Brown and Alexandria Brown, of Mattawan, her son-in-law, Kurt Brown as well as her sister, Karen (Dale) Waterman of Kalamazoo, her great grandchildren, her niece Missy Waterman and several cousins and other extended family members. In accordance with her wishes, cremation will take place and there will be no service scheduled. Memorial contributions may be made to Mattawan Wildcats Basketball program or Special Olympics of Southwest Michigan, c/o the funeral home. Arrangements by Joldersma & Klein Funeral Home Messages of condolence may be posted at www.joldersma-klein.com
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Sally Ann JENNEY
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Sally went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 9th, 2021. Sally was born on March 3, 1943 to Donald and Betty (Hassan) Meyers. Visit with her family and friends on Tuesday, February 16 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the McCowen & Secord Funeral Home – Marshall Gren Chapel: 120 S. Woodhams St. in Plainwell. Due to covid restrictions a private service will follow at 2:00. at the same location. Sally’s family includes her children: Nancy Jenney (David Jager), Robin Matthews, Lincoln (Simone) Jenney and Kelley Pearson (Mike Hemlboldt); several grandchildren and great grandchildren; her siblings: Nancy Loofboro, Dennis Beznoska, Peggy Corbin, Brian Kincade and Colleen Kincade as well as several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, her lifelong partner Cap Johnson, and her sister Kay Beznoska. Sally was the first woman to work in the shop at the Manasha Paper Mill where she retired from. She raised four children by herself. She loved to camp and go on any adventure you could come up with. She was a member of the ladies Red Hat Club. She enjoyed garage sales with her girlfriends. She wintered in Florida and loved the beaches. She enjoyed being surrounded by family and friends and social gatherings. While visiting Sally’s webpage at www.mccowensecord.com please sign the guestbook by lighting a candle, and/or sharing a memory with the family. Memorial contributions can be made to the American Diabetes Association or the Wings of Hope Hospice in Allegan. Arrangements by McCowen & Secord Family Funeral Home Marshall - Gren Chapel, 120 Woodhams St., Plainwell, MI 49080 269-685-5881
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“… but the greatest of these is love” – I Corinthians 13:13
Valentine’s Day, originally known as Saint Valentine’s Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is known as a Christian, romantic, cultural and commercial observance. It dates back to AD 496 and became associated with romantic love in the 14th and l5th centuries.
Long before that time, Jesus came to demonstrate what love looks like. Jesus said, “By this all men will know you are my disciples if you love one another” (John 13:35). Apostle Paul’s words in I Corinthians 13 have been called the greatest treatise on love ever written. The original Greek language of the New Testament has many different words for love including:
Eros, which gives us our word erotic, a word for sensual love. Philia, which gives us our word philanthropy, a word for humanitarian love.
Penn named the city Philadelphia which is Greek for “brotherly love” derived from Ancient Greek terms Philos (beloved) and Adelphos (brotherly).
God’s word for love is “Agape” which means unconditional, sacrificial, self-giving love. Love is the most powerful word in the world because God is love (I John 4:16).
This most powerful word leads us into the beginning of the Lenten season on Ash Wednesday, February 17, 2021. This holy season comes around once a year to remind us that “ For God so loved the world, that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him, shall not perish, but have eternal life” (John 3:16).
Prayer: Dear Lord, may we grow in Your love and live in such a way that others will experience Your love as well. In Your strong name. Amen.
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Open to s Girls & Boy Ages 4-14 Beginning this Sunday (Boy Scout Sunday) February 14 and continuing through Girl Scout Sunday, March 7, Boy Scout Troop 98, led by James Swope, and Girl Scout Troop 80049, led by Peggy French and Kay Strong, lead the Otsego United Methodist Church to collect canned goods and food items to support our Community Food Pantry and Helping Agency, “Christian Neighbors.” Food Items can be dropped off at the Church or directly to "Christian Neighbors."
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FEBRUARY 2021 REINVESTMENT STATS 2019–2020 PRIVATE INVESTMENT
$
345,009
Program to date: $3,476,313
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Façade & Building Improvements Program to date: 99 New Businesses Program to date: 32
2 Volunteer V olunteer Connection C onnection
678 Volunteer Vo olunteer hours in 2018 2018–2019 –2019
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$ 17,473 Volunteer Vo olunteer v value alue in 2018–2019 2018 –2019
$ 538,882 Volunteer Vo olunteer v value alue (Progr (Program am tto o date) date)
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DOWNTOWN 145 5 20 60 45 56 18% 9 6 9 437 20% Employed in district Blocks Acres
Parcels
Parcel owners
First-floor storefronts
Storefront vacancy rate Residential units Restaurants
Retail stores
Public parking spaces
Property value increase (est. one-year increase 2019–20)
2019 Pulse of of Downtown Downtown
67% 19% 23%
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Otsego’s Board of Directors Chair: Marty Bennett Vice Chair: Ben Pobocik Secretary: Kim Rayburn Treasurer: Matthew Storbeck Mayor/Member: Cyndi Cornell-Trobeck
Member: Susan Cramer Member: Toby Esterline Member: Bruce Meles
Member: Scot Reitenour Member: Stacey Withee
ABOUT OTSEGO MAIN STREET... Otsego Main Street is a community-supported and volunteer-driven organization for people from all walks of life who are working together to revitalize our downtown. We are united in our efforts to build a special place that future generations will be proud to call their own. We share a deep-rooted love for Otsego, an affection for its history, and a passion for creating a fun, economically vibrant and visually compelling downtown at the heart of this placeWE CALL HOME.
TEAM UPDATES...
DESIGN The Design Team continues to work diligently to bring
WELCOME TO
our Riverfront Development Plan to life. Construction on the new downtown pavilion was delayed due to Covid-19, however, we are confident that the project will be completed in 2021. Thank you to We were excited to welcome our generous donors that made the pavilion a reality! In addition to Spay Neuter Express to their the pavilion, we are beginning to envision our next riverfront new location in downtown development project. Our downtown ice rink has been hugely popular Otsego. Dr. Cohle and his this year with residents interested in finding a safe, outdoor activity staff provide high quality 269.692.2336 otsegomainstreet.org and we are looking forward to moving the ice rink into the community routine pet health care at an pavilion next season! We will continue to invest in our downtown affordable cost at a variety of and develop assets that will be enjoyed for many years to come. locations across West Michigan.
ECONOMIC VITALITY With the effects of Covid-19 continuing
to impact our downtown business owners we working to find ways to make sure downtown Otsego stays open for business. Our Shop Local social media campaign was a success, generating interest in shopping downtown, and Small Business Saturday drew attention to the importance of supporting our local small businesses. In the coming months the EV Team will be focusing on continuing to share resources with business owners and helping entrepreneurs fill our underutilized buildings downtown!
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Otsego Main Street events downtown! Our Community Engagement Team has come together to begin deciding what events we can bring back with safety adaptations as well as to brainstorm new events. We believe that our downtown events are an invaluable opportunity not only to generate traffic downtown but also to bring community together. We look forward to bringing you downtown in 2021! Stay tuned for event updates.
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ENGAGING VOLUNTEERS DURING COVID-19
Covid-19 has made it challenging for the Otsego Main Street program to engage volunteers. For example, flower beds in the city were typically planted in one day in May with a large group of volunteers. This wasn’t possible this year due to Covid-19 restrictions. However, with a little extra work, we recruited more volunteers than ever before to “adopt” flower beds throughout the city of Otsego by allowing individuals and small groups to pick up their flowers and plant them on their own time over the course of a week. Otsego Main Street is proud of the passion our residents and volunteers displayed through 2020. Thank you!
SPAY NEUTER EXPRESS
They are located at 119-A N. Farmer St and more information can be found on their website at www.spayneuterexpress.com.
EVENTS ...IN 2021
We know many of our residents love our downtown events that we were forced to cancel in 2020 and we’ve received questions about what events we can expect to return in 2021. We are cautiously optimistic that many of our events will be able to return to downtown Otsego in 2021, likely adapted in some form to ensure the event remains safe. While we have not made a firm decision yet, please stay tuned for further updates for a final event calendar in the coming weeks. We believe that any event worth having is worth having safely and with this in mind look forward to seeing you downtown this year!
SHOP & EAT DOWNTOWN OTSEGO
We are past the holiday season but remember that shopping small and shopping local is important all-year round! Join the movement to #LoveOtsego and #ShopSmall all of 2021!
MESSAGE FROM OUR... MAIN STREET MANAGER
It is hard to believe it has already been over four months since I joined Otsego Main Street as the new Main Street Manager. I could not be more thankful for the warm welcome Otsego has given me since I started. I cannot thank our Main Street Board, teams, volunteers, donors, city staff, and downtown partners enough for their support as we weathered the many obstacles of 2020; support not only for Otsego Main Street but for each other and the community. While the impacts of Covid-19 are far from behind us, Otsego Main Street is now working to envision our next steps. While a year of delayed projects and cancelled events has been difficult, it has also given us the opportunity to carefully consider what should return and what should make way for the new. Thank you for your patience as we do the work to make 2021 the best year yet for Otsego Main Street!
Kahler Sweeney Main Street Manager
218 N. Farmer St., Otsego, MI 49078
269-692-2336
Main Street Office Inside the Museum
email:ksweeney@cityofotsego.org
Building Community at the CORE
VOLUNTEER WITH MAIN STREET
Want to help make a difference in our community? Volunteer with Otsego Main Street! From downtown cleanups to planning out amenities for families to enjoy, volunteers make up the core of Otsego Main Street. Contact our office to meet the director for coffee and learn more!
BOARD MEETS 2ND MONDAY of every month 7:30AM Otsego City Hall