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September 26, 2015 • Vol. 136 No. 37

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In The News: Dan Stulberg proud of his time on MPS Board On Sept. 28, Dan Stulberg will take part in his final Marshall Public Schools Board of Education meeting as trustee. After more than 11 years, on the board, Stulberg has decided to step down. “I am very grateful that I've had the opportunity to serve my community and work with some extraordinary individuals during my tenure on the board, but I think it's time to lower the average age of our school board members by giving up my seat at the board table,” Stulberg said. See story on page 19 Marshall artist to be featured at Art Prize Erica Eash of Marshall never dreamed of being a featured artist at an international art competition, but because of her friends and family’s belief in her art, Eash will be featured at the 7th Annual Art Prize in Grand Rapids displaying her work at The B.O.B. “This is my first time ever having my work on display at all,” said Eash. “I’ve always just created art for my own enjoyment so being on display is a bit out of my comfort zone. I feel really fortunate to be able to put my work out there for the first time by participating in such a major event.” See story on page 29 Athena leadership nominees announced Since 1992, Marshall has honored exceptional individuals from the community with the Athena Leadership Award. This year, the Marshall Area Economic Development Alliance continues the local Athena Award tradition by coordinating the award presentation in partnership with major sponsors the Marshall Rotary Foundation and Bud’s Towing. Seven women have been singled out as nominees. See story on page 5 Local librarians pick their 'most banned' reads Sunday, Sept. 27 marks the beginning of Banned Book Week. In anticipation of the annual observance, Marshall District Library staff members were asked to choose a banned book and share what impact it has had on them. See stories throughout issue MHS football now 3-1; MHS swimming and diving team victorious The Marshall High School varsity football team won big for a second straight week, beating Pennfield 49-7 on Sept. 18. The Marshall High School girls swimming and diving team was victorious in its first two home meets of the season last week, including a victory over rival Harper Creek. See sports section

ast week at the 2015 kick-off event, the Marshall United Way announced a $150,000 goal for this year’s campaign. Leading the way toward that end are, from left, fund drive Co-Chair Linda Engle, Executive Director Cindy Lake and Co-Chair Claudia Murch. The purpose of the Marshall United Way is to afford area residents an opportunity to contribute to civic and social welfare associations that benefit others. It’s a way of neighbors helping neighbors. See story on page 2

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Editor’s Corner by John Hendler As I’ve mentioned before, I have a certain penchant for remembering dates and this week marked one the more important events that took place in my life. After finding out that I grew up in Miami, people invariably ask me how I ended up in Michigan or rather, why would I leave sunny Florida for the cold and snow of Michigan. Well, in September 1990, I was working in Miami as a traffic reporter on several radio stations. On a Friday afternoon, as I was about to leave the office, my oftentimes sadistic boss approached me and said he had a job for me to do and said I better cancel my Saturday night plans if I wanted to continue working there. Nice guy, eh? I was informed that I would have to go to the Miami airport the next night to deliver keys to rental cars for the company’s sales people that were flying in for a conference. As fate would have it, I had a date lined up that Saturday night with the third place runner up a few years back in the Miss Florida Pageant. No lie. My coworker Rafi set it up and said she was excited to meet a real radio celebrity. She didn’t take the news very well when I called her to reschedule. Her response: “No one reschedules me,” and hung up. So, I trudged off to the airport and as luck would have it, there was one sales guy who didn’t get a rental car, so I had to drive him to his hotel. As we drove over the MacArthur Causeway, he said his office had an opening in Baltimore and would I be interested in joining their office. With my dating prospects dried up thanks to MIss Florida’s rejection, how could I refuse? Ray said he would get the wheels in motion and I would hear from the office manager after the weekend since they were in a hurry to get the opening filled. So, on Monday, Sept. 24, 1990, I got the call from Baltimore telling me, sorry, but the job had been filled. Five minutes later the phone rang again. This time it was the manager of the Washington, D.C. office saying he heard I was looking to move back to area and asked if I’d be interested in the D.C. office. The only catch was that I’d have to move as soon as possible. Three weeks later, there I was, working in the D.C office, not getting the hours I was promised. I was lured with the promise of working 5 a.m. til 1 p.m. since I told them I was a morning person. Instead I was given the 1-9 p.m. shift and worked in relative obscurity until a bad case of chicken pox (Is there ever a good case?) sidelined me for nearly three weeks. During that time, someone else took my shift, and when I returned, I got one of the more lucrative jobs in the office, flying during the morning and afternoon rush hours for the top rated news station because I was deemed “less fat” than their first choice who was too heavy for the airplane. Wow. Less fat. What a vote of confidence. Anyway, that night 25 years ago set me on a path that would see me land in Marshall 15 years later, but that’s another story for another time. By the way, Rafi ended up marrying Miss Florida third runner up, but she quickly grew bored and left him for a Columbian drug kingpin. As Forrest Gump said, Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re gonna to get. So, even when things don’t work out, that only means you’re one step closer to next good thing to happen to you. You just have to keep the faith. Until next week, may the good news be yours.

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Fourth in a series. In the previous article, we talked about laws mandating maximum vehicle widths. In this article, we will turn to vehicle height and length. Height: While there is no federal law regarding vehicle heights, each state regulates the area. Under the Michigan Vehicle Code at MCL 257.719, our state imposes the nationally-standard maximum of 13 feet, 6 inches. Some states, though, allow vehicles of greater height (up to 14 feet or even 14 feet, 6 inches). The big tractor semi-trailers you see on the freeway typically have a height right at the 13.5-foot maximum. “Regular” cars and trucks, of course, are much shorter. The tallest production vehicle of

any kind was the 2010 Unimog (a multipurpose four-wheel-drive truck made by Mercedes), which came in at over 105 inches tall (almost 9 feet). Of the vehicles seen on our roads, the 2003 Hummer H2 was the tallest SUV (82 inches, or 6 foot, 10 inches) and the 2003 Ford F-350 Super Duty Crew Cab Long Bed was the tallest truck (81 inches, or 6 foot, 9 inches). The lowest car ever made was the English limited-production Probe 15. This car was only 29 inches tall and you had to get in through the car’s sliding roof. Interestingly, the 15’s cousin, the Probe 16, appears in a scene of the famous Stanley Kubrick film, A Clockwork Orange. Length: As you might guess, regulations regarding vehicle length are a bit more complex. According to the MVC, in general no single vehicle can exceed 40 feet in length. There are, however, several exceptions to this rule. A vehicle carrying logs lengthwise can be up to 42.5 feet long, and any single bus or mo-

tor home can be 45 feet in length. Articulated buses, which you sometimes see in larger urban areas, can be up to 65 feet long. In general, there is no maximum length for the combination of a truck tractor and a semi-trailer (no front axle) or trailer. One exception applies to such combinations, which “transport assembled motor vehicles or bodies, recreational vehicles or boats” – these combinations cannot be over 65 feet in length. Individual semi-trailers cannot be over 50 feet long (unless operating of specifically designated highways, in which case they cannot be over 53 feet in length). The longest normal production vehicles are the larger pick-up trucks. The Ford F-350, for example, is 263 inches long (almost 22 feet). Almost as long are the Ram 3500 and the Chevy Silverado Heavy Duty. A “normal” limousine will run around 22 feet; the “stretch” version is typically around 33 feet, still well shy of the 40-foot maximum.

Letters Marshall students need help from Calhoun ISD To the Editor: All of our Marshall students need help from the Calhoun Intermediate School District or CISD. They have dropped their reimbursement rates from 85 percent to 32 percent. CISD is keeping the federal money for our special needs students that our district needs to provide support

services to Marshall special needs students. It matters to every student in our district. Our special needs kids are in regular classes throughout the day. The teachers must provide support to our kids because they are lacking paraprofessional help in the classroom due to CISD cutting funds. While they are do-

ing this, they are not able to teach typical children as effectively. It is happening in every elementary school as well as the middle and high school. A CISD representative is supposed to be at the next Board of Education meeting. Please come to the board meeting at 6:30 on Monday,

Sept. 28 at Marshall Middle School. If only special needs parents show up, it won't make a difference. We care about all of the kids. I hope to see you there. Our federal money should be spent on our kids. Rebecca Harrell, Marshall

All churches should accept gay marriages To the Editor: I’m writing in response to the Letter to Editor, dated July 18, that stated, ‘Homosexuality is against Biblical teaching all through,’ but never citing any scripture, and then called out all clergy: “Will you accept gay marriage in your church or will remain true to the teachings of the Bible?” I want to suggest that “inclusiveness,” contrary to the letter writer’s belief, is the emerging dominate theme that runs through the Bible. For example, the covenant to make Abraham fruitful and ancestor of any nations (Genesis 17:1-8) was not limited to heterosexual people. The liberation of Hebrew slaves from Egypt (Exodus 6:2-15:21), was not limited heterosexual slaves. The First Commandments, “I am the Lord your God who brought you of the house of Egypt, up from the house of slavery, you shall no other gods before me.” was not limited to heterosexual people. We see this “inclusiveness” in the account of Jonathan’s special feelings toward David. It is theme in Isaiah 56:35. It is evident in Ecclesiastes 4:9-12. It is a theme in other prophets, Psalms and Wisdom Literature. These were written

for the benefit of all people, not limited to heterosexual people alone. The New Testament is even more specific. The revelation of God’s “inclusive” love to Jesus is recorded in Mark 7:24-30 and Matthew 15:1-27). It is evident throughout his teachings. Following Council of Jerusalem, when this “inclusiveness” was extended to all gentiles without circumcision, the writer of John 3:16-17 extended it to everyone. The reader of this letter need not take my word. See Max Lucardo’s book, John 3:16. Although the writers of the canonized Epistles differed on many things, they were in agreement on two fundamentals: (1) To proclaim Jesus as Lord and (2) the proclaim the royal law of love. See Romans13:8 (“For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.”); Galatians 5:14 (“For the whole law is summed up in a single commandment ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”); James 2:08 (“If you really fulfill the royal law of love, according to the scripture, ‘you shall love your neighbor as yourself.”); Peter 4: (“Above all hold unfailing your love for one another.”); l John 4:8 (“Beloved, if God so loved us,

we also ought to love another.”). This royal law of love for neighbor as oneself means we do not impose burdens on others, that we ourselves would not bear (Luke 11:46). It means whenever we have opportunity, let us work for the good of all, and especially for those who are members of family of faith (Galatians 6:10). All means all, heterosexual and non-heterosexual alike. The application of this royal law of love is clear in our day. If the blessing of marriage vows spoken in the presence of the Holy Spirit, has borne fruit for some, then let it bear fruit for many. If the blessing of marriage vows in the presence of the Holy Spirit is good news for some, then let it be good news for all. So, in answer: yes, all churches should accept gay marriages, and yes, let all clergy take this opportunity to teach these “inclusive” teachings of the Bible to all, heterosexual and non-heterosexual alike, and especially to the members of the family faith. Frederick Christian Roesti, Albion

We should choose God’s will above our own To the Editor: An obscure government clerk in Kentucky was jailed for refusing to issue a marriage license to two men. The outpouring of hate toward this woman should astonish me, but although it saddens me, I am not surprised. You see, someone who stands up for their beliefs at any cost is admirable to us. Such persons have made their marks on history and many are the stuff of which legends

are made. But in our present time, the parade music dies off when the person stands up for their religious beliefs or even worse, their Christian beliefs. One woman in Kentucky stood up for what she believed. A Muslim stewardess also has made the news because she refused to serve alcohol on the flight she was working. I wonder what happened there. There is a difference be-

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Marshall’s Kevin Helle turns the corner on his 62-yard touchdown run just before halftime at Pennfield Sept. 18 as the Redhawks improved to 3-1 with the 49-7 win. Next up for Marshall is Lumen Christi in a game to be played at Albion College on Friday, Sept. 25. (Photo by Doug Allen)

Cam Face’s 39-yard punt return for a touchdown gave Marshall a14-0 first quarter lead. (Photo by Doug Allen)

Q ( ) Marshall vs Pennfield (Sept 18,2015 at Pennfield) Score FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances

Marshall Rushing Forrest Jackson Chris Upright Kevin Helle Sean Kent Passing BradHeidenreich Receiving AJ Jasienski Cam Face Forrest Jackson Punting Cam Face

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Following its 24-0 victory over Pennfield on Sept. 17, the Marshall JV football team improved to 4-0. On Sept. 10, Marshall defeated Western 44-13. Below, Brad Feasel cuts through the Western defense for a first quarter touchdown and Jackson Sturdevant has his sights on the Western ball carrier. (Photos by John Hendler)

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Avg Long In20 28.8 35 0

Punt Returns Cam Face

No. Yards 3 46

TD 1

Long 39

Punt Returns

No. Yards

Long

Kick Returns Forrest Jackson

No. Yards 1 45

TD 0

Long 45

Kick Returns Troy Hinds Grant Petersen

No. Yards 4 73 2 32

TD 0 0

Long 31 17

Tackles Chris Upright Jason Pratt Hunter Medler Nate Steele

UA-A Total 5-3 6.5 4-1 4.5 4-1 4.5 4-0 4.0

Tackles Aaron Arias Taylor Dean JustinWieferich Carter Needham

UA-A Total 3-1 3.5 3-0 3.0 3-0 3.0 2-2 3.0

Sacks 0.0 2.0 0.0 3.0

TFL 1.5 1.5 0.0 4.0

Qtr

Time

Scoring Play

1st

09:03 06:44 11:13 06:08 03:13 00:33 03:54 01:27

M - Chris Upright 8 yd run (Tyler Denbrock kick), 7-35 2:57 M - Cam Face 39 yd punt return (Tyler Denbrock kick) M - Forrest Jackson 38 yd run (Tyler Denbrock kick), 2-75 0:37 M - Sean Kent 2 yd run (Tyler Denbrock kick), 7-35 3:23 M - Chris Upright 2 yd run (Tyler Denbrock kick), 5-23 2:02 M - Kevin Helle 62 yd run (Tyler Denbrock kick), 1-62 0:13 M - DevanteGonsalez 1 yd run (Tyler Denbrock kick), 6-60 5:05 B - Carter Needham 19 yd run (Connor Davis kick), 4-28 2:30

2nd

3rd 4th

Sacks 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

TFL 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 V-H

7-0 14 - 0 21 - 0 28 - 0 35 - 0 42 - 0 49 - 0 49 - 7

TB 0

Marshall swimmers beat Harper Creek 99-78 The Marshall High School girls swimming and diving beat rival Harper Creek 99-78 on Sept. 22. Taking first place on the night were the medley relay team of Jane Turner, Jen Diver, Natalie Stiner and Amaya Walker; Julia Mathieu in the 200 freestyle; Kennedy Karns in the 100 butterfly; Erin Culp in the 100 freestyle; Natalie Stiner in the 500 freestyle; the 200 Free Relay team of Walker, Taylor Karns, Mathieu and Culp, which achieved a state qualifying time; and the 400 freestyle relay team of Mathieu, Stiner, Taylor Karns and Culp. The team competes at Sturgis Sept. 26 and Sept. 29 and next swims at home on Oct. 6 versus Plainwell.

The Marshall team during the Star Spangled Banner prior to the meet versus Harper Creek on Sept. 22. (Photos by Corinne Harter)

Erin Culp

Amaya Walker

Kennedy Karns

Marshall volleyball beats Western in straight sets The Marshall High School varsity volleyball team defeated Western in the second week of conference play in straight sets Sept. 23 by scores of 25-17, 25-18 and 25-16. Kaylie Bates led the team with nine kills, 25 assists, three aces and five digs. Other stat leaders were Audrey Myers with 10 digs, Chloe Webber with four blocks and Jessica Vorst with four kills. “We have a few injuries right now so it was fun to see other kids step up and make plays,” said coach Bre Johnson. “We have a large roster and everyone contributes. It’s been fun watching this team progress and support each other. The victory improved Marshall’s season record to 16-7-2 and 2-0 in conference play.

Near right: Mackenzie Benham goes up for the kill versus Coldwater on Sept. 16. Upper right:Rachel Rocco gets set to make the return. Lower right: Audrey Myers records a dig versus Coldwater. Versus Western, Myers led Marshall with 10 digs. (Photos by John Hendler)

Marshall CC teams place third at I-8 Jamboree Both the Marshall High School boys and girls cross-country teams placed third at the Pennfield I-8 Jamboree Sept. 22 in Battle Creek. The boys team finished behind two top 10 state ranked teams, Western and Coldwater. Placing 11th overall and finishing first for the team was Chris Bell, followed by teammates Taj Wallace 13th, Calvin Smith 19th, Christian Kalisz 20th and Eli Solis 22nd who rounded out the scoring for Marshall's Varsity. "The guys raced very well," said Marshall coach Mary Hovarter. "They set a goal of closing the point gap between our team and the top two teams which they accomplished and also improved their score over the fourth placed team, Harper Creek. “The team continues to improve each week, still keeping their sites on the end of the season and qualifying for the state meet. Being that we have three top ten ranked teams in our region, this is a lofty goal, but one the guys are working diligently toward." Girls coach Steve Wissink felt his team had a chance to finish first. “We thought we could win it, but Lumen Christie was much improved,” he said. “Losing to Harper Creek was painful, but their fourth and fifth runners ran really well. Our first three girls (Abbey, Rachel, and Abby ran very well. The whole team ran okay, but the start was delayed for an hour, and that didn't help us. We have one more jamboree and then the league meet, so our goal remains to be I-8 champions.”

Marshall Top 7 boys runners at I-8 Jamboree Sept. 22

Marshall Top 7 girls runners at I-8 Jamboree Sept. 22

11 Chris Bell