Advisor & Chronicle by Tim Sutton

April 18, 2015 • Vol. 136 No. 15 514 S. Kalamazoo Ave. in Marshall, MI • Phone 269-781-5444 and FAX 269-781-7766 • www.advisor-chronicle.com

In The News: Crossroads Church and Ministries becomes part of regional human trafficking task force Human trafficking can occur in situations of forced labor such as domestic servitude, factory or agriculture work or sex trafficking. Crossroads Church and Ministries in Marshall was recently selected to be one of eight Michigan Regional Human Trafficking Task Forces to educate and inform community law enforcement, those involved in social services and those in business about the ever growing problem of human trafficking. Jennifer Fopma, executive director of SAFE Place in Battle Creek, who has been a part of a statewide Michigan Human Trafficking Task Force for several years, worked with Crossroads’ Pastor Clare Loughrige to help the church become the location for a regional task force. See story on page 36

David Newman growing strong March 20 was a day that changed an Eckford Twp. family’s life forever. But the tragedy of 12-year-old David Newman being hit by a truck while approaching his school bus hasn’t shaken the faith of his family. “I will never be able to change that day, no matter how many times I’ve thought I could,” said Angie BeckerNewman, David’s mother. “To watch our David struggle for his life took away a part of my soul that I feel will never return.” But thanks to the doctors, prayers and the community’s support, the Newman family is now watching their son grow stronger every day. “David is doing remarkably well, despite all of his traumatic injuries,” Newman said. “He never ceases to amaze us each and every day.” See story on page 44

Marshall City Council gives city manager high marks The Marshall City Council recently completed City Manager Tom Tarkiewicz’s evaluation, scoring him 2.5 out of 3 on results and 3 out of 3 on competencies. “I was pleased with the council’s evaluation of my performance,” Tarkiewicz said following the evaluation. Based on the review, the council noted that Tarkiewicz’s salary should be adjusted upward as part of the budget process in June, which will be decided based on input from the council on the specific amount to take effect July 1. See story on page 9

Kathleen Oerther honored by Marshall Exchange Club The National Exchange Club believes that significant volunteer efforts should not go unnoticed. The club’s longest-running project, the Book of Golden Deeds Award, recognizes those who give endless hours of their time and talents toward making their communities better places to live. On April 13, the Marshall group presented the honor to Kathleen Oerther. See story on page 16

lways ready to serve the communities that support them, offerings at local libraries extend beyond books, CDs and technical assistance. Libraries have become places patrons count on to provide interesting programs - ones that are educational and recreational. Leading the idea team at the Marshall District Library are front, from left, Kelly Dykwell and Lisa Howell. Back, Diane Hamlin, Jen Wrzesinski and Melanie Crawford. On a beautiful spring day, the group relies on the courtyard statue for inspiration, a 2002 gift from the Marshall Area Garden Club. See story on page 2

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Back in the game. As an athlete and referee, playing through the pain is something Eric was used to. After all, he’d had back pain most of his life. When he was just under two years old, Eric fell from the second story of his home and remarkably survived without injury — or so he thought. After years of back pain, Eric sought help through minimally invasive spine surgery at Oaklawn to alleviate his painful symptoms. “The surgery did exactly what they pledged it would do, and the excruciating pain I had felt from the scoliosis was gone immediately after surgery.” Within a few weeks, Eric was back on the court, and back to life, pain free.

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Columns Lest we forget...Vietnam and the Tet Offensive

Editor’s Corner by John Hendler I can’t stand people that are disingenuous and/or hypocritical. You know these people: “Do as I say, not as I do.” The rules and sometimes, the law, does not apply to them like they do to us. Last week, Hillary Clinton rolled out the start of her 2016 presidential campaign and to show how hip and cool she is, took to social media to make the announcement where she announced that “everyday Americans” need a champion and tried to make us believe she is just as ordinary as we everyday Americans are. (By the way, aren’t all Americans everyday Americans?) I think this idea that she’s going to present herself as an ordinary person is ridiculous. I, as an everyday American, want someone more than just ordinary in the White House. I want someone extraordinary and not just extra ordinary. Who is she fooling? Hillary Clinton has been a member of America’s elite for decades, and it feels like we’ve been through several lifetimes with her already. I’m not saying she shouldn’t try to connect with regular people, but she will have a more difficult time than her husband did. Bill Clinton seems like the kind of guy that, even if you had political differences with him, you could still have a beer or two with him, put the differences aside and and have a good time. Mrs. Clinton, however, doesn’t have that intangible quality. Throughout the years, Bill and Hillary Clinton have shown themselves to be world class money raisers, despite Hillary Clinton’s claim that she and her husband were “dead broke” when they left the White House in 2001. Really? Who can believe that? What an insult to everyday Americans’ intelligence. Every move comes across as extremely orchestrated and it’s obvious she’s working very hard to be ordinary, even if she goes to Chipotle in shades and rides in a van from New York to Iowa. It seems like her number one reason to be president is that it’s her turn. Her time was actually in 2008 and despite Americans knowing her inside and out, an unknown Barack Obama won the Democratic nomination and the presidency. While it remains to be seen if Clinton will even have a challenge in the primaries, Republicans, so far, have two young Hispanics, a black surgeon and a female who is a former CEO of a Fortune 500 company running for president. (Then there’s Jeb Bush, whom I believe will be on the outside looking in, if for no other reason that Americans are just as tired of a Bush running for the White House as they are of a Clinton.) The Democrats, so far, have an elderly, out of touch, wealthy white lady. It will be interesting to see how much the media downplays the fact that the GOP candidates are young and diverse while the Democrat is the type of person they have been bashing for years: wealthy, old and white. Many people will vote for her only because she is a woman and want to say they had a part in electing the first female president of the United States, the same way many voted for Obama only because of his skin color. I want a president that, for starters, is not a hypocrite and is not disingenuous. I want my leader to believe that the United States is the greatest nation on Earth and believes in its people. All people. Rich and poor, as well as those in between, and wants to see all classes of people succeed, not just those that will vote for them and those they have to pander to. A president that is respected on the world stage and is to be taken seriously. Show me such a man or a woman, of any race and ethnicity, and they have my vote. Until next week, may the good news be yours.

By MERLIN SHAVER Member of VFW Post 4073 The Tet Offensive began in late 1967. Ho Chi Minh and General Vo Nguyen Glap changed their strategy in their war against the South Vietnam and the United States by starting an all-out war on the south, launched on Jan. 25, 1968 during the National Vietnamese Tet Lunar New Year festival when the Army of the Republic of Vietnam would be off duty celebrating. The attack was wildly spread.

Twenty-five military bases were shelled with rockets, 36 capitals were under mortar fire and 72 district capitals came under fire followed by attacks by the North Vietnamese Military or the Viet Cong assault teams and also assaults were made on the U.S. Embassy compound military headquarters. U.S. combat troops on Feb. 4 launched a counter offensive, Operation Tran Hung Do to retake the city. When all resistance was over the South Vietnamese police conducted a hunt for BC sympathizers. In the city of Hue, north of Da Nang, the battle continued for about 15 days. The city was occupied by communist troops. Fighting was most

intense in Hue itself and U.S. and A.R.V.N troops were not trained for fighting. The Fifth Marine Regiment and Second Battalion only progressed four blocks in six days. At first the historic city was spared U.S. bombardment but the cost of house-to-house fighting changed the policy and the dissection of Hue began. During the Hue battle 52,000 round of heavy artillery were fired into the city and 7,610 round of heavy artillery and 600 tons of air dropped munitions. The whole city was back in allied hands a week later. The cost had been 119 U.S. troops, 360 A.R.V.N. troops and around 8,000 N.V.A. regulars and some 60,000 civilians.

Letters In memory of Jeff Seybert, a wonderful young man To the Editor: “Who is Jeff Seybert?” we asked when our son was chosen for the Marshall High School Outstanding Athlete Jeff Seybert-Spirit Award in Wrestling. Jeff’s mother responded on Facebook, “Jeff was a 1992 MHS graduate. He died in an automobile accident in 1994.” We did-

n’t know that. We wanted to meet Jeff’s mom, who lives in Marshall. She showed me pictures of Jeff with such joy and said, “I could talk about Jeff all day. He would have been 41 on April 9,” with tears in her eyes. Our son, Justin Saari, will be 18 on April 19, a

2015 MHS graduate who will leave for the U.S. Army in July. We want to say to Jeff Seybert’s family: We’re sorry for your loss. I’m glad I know who Jeff was. Our boy sounds a lot like him, and thank you, especially for the special awards and scholarships (Salmon Open) given to our

MHS students in memory of such a wonderful young man. Willie Couch, MHS freshman was also awarded the Jeff Seybert-Spirit Award in wrestling this year. Good luck in wrestling next year Willie. Dean and Judi Saari, Marshall

‘Somewhere In Time’ fundraiser was successful To the Editor: We would like to sincerely thank all of the dedicated people who volunteered their time and efforts and those who made donations to our raffles to help make the recent showing of the film “Somewhere in Time” and special fundraiser at The Franke Center a great success. The event was wonderfully orchestrated and organized by John Sherwood and Nancy Cracraft and by members of our Fund Development and Entertainment Committees and our Board of Directors. A special thank you to The Franke Center production crew of Dave Deppe, Fred Mansfield, Jodi Haywood, Bob Veramay, Greg Harmon and Joe Deppe. They were responsible for putting on a seamless evening for all who attended to enjoy. If you were not able to attend the event, we had some wonderful raffles with items that were donated by many… thank you to Dan Musser of the Grand Hotel (Mackinac Island), Tim and Annie Timmons of

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the Arts in Calhoun County. This summer, as we undergo a major renovation of our beautiful historic building, any additional funds raised by our fundraisers are needed and appreciated. Please be on the lookout for our upcoming Franke-ly Extra-Ordinary raffle that will take place this spring. The drawing will be held on May 19 at 7 p.m. at The Franke Center. We have some absolutely wonderful packages, including trips to England, Crystal Mountain, and Saugatuck, and $1,000 in cash to raffle off this year. Our raffle brochures/tickets will be available midApril. Please don’t miss out on the opportunity to win some fantastic prizes. Patty Williams, Executive Director, The Franke Center Jim Melluish, President, Board of Directors, The Franke Center

Shame on Rite Aid for not helping a sick woman To the Editor: I am compelled to write this letter. On Sunday, April 12, a woman went to the doctor, then to Rite Aid to

get her prescription filled. It was late and she was in line. After giving the pharmacist her prescription, they told her they could not fill it

and turned her away because they were closing. She is 83 years old and has pneumonia. They also turned away three other

people who had been waiting. Shame on Rite Aid! Loisrae Lawrence, Marshall

Traditional moral values count for many families To the Editor: The few parents that objected on social media, sparking controversy at Marshall High School were justified. Because controversy, parents, children

and sex are all key words in this drama at MHS. Traditional moral values count in many of our families’ lives in Marshall.

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Marshall Redhawks SPRING SPORTS PREVIEWS New golf coach leads MHS boys golf team

For the first time in four decades, the Marshall High School boys golf team has a new coach following the retirement of Tom Reynolds. New coach Philip Murphy admits to having some big shoes to fill, but feels that this year’s team, although young, will be competitive.

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The 2015 Marshall High School Boys Varsity Golf Team. From left: Garrett Surls, Ryan Wade, Levi Graves, Zach Daniels and Jack Welke. Not pictured: Hunter Haluch. “We have only four seniors out of the 11 total golfers between JV and varsity squads,” said Murphy. “We have no juniors and the rest are a combination of sophomores and freshman. That could be

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Boys track and field looks to repeat success Following what Marshall High School boys track and field assistant coach Matt Siebert called “the best track season Marshall has seen in many years,” expectations are high coming into the current season. “With many returning senior leaders including Bryce Blanchard, Tyler Horn. Jeremiah Grant, Owen Osborn, Travis Mumaw, Brandon Turner, Kurt Swaton and Weston Herman, the team has many wonderful role models leading the way,” said Siebert. “Many of the boys performed well at the first meet at Hillsdale College prior to spring break. At the first I-8 League meet held in Coldwater, Bryce Blanchard won four events and Forrest Jackson took first in the long jump with a mark of 19’ 3” as the guys overall suffered two tough losses against the Coldwater and Charlotte teams.” On Friday, April 17, Marshall hosted seven other schools as part pf the MArshall Sports Festival. Upcoming meets include at Western on April 21; at Union City on April 24; at Harper Creek on April 28; and at Northwest on May 5. Marshall will host Lumen Christi and Pennfield on May 12 and will host the Interstate 8 league meet on May 19.

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The 2015 Marshall High School Boys Track and Field Team. Team members include Jaylin Alexander, Elijah BalliSolis, Chris Bell, Bryce Blanchard, Cyn-Tonio Bright-Mitchell, Brady Brisson, Micah Deitrich, Drew Deitrich, Jacob Etter, Bradley Feasel, Wade Foster, Jackson Friend, Jeremiah Grant, Justin Halcombe, Viggo Hamberg, Kevin Helle, Weston Herman, Daniel HIdenach, Shammond Holmes, Tyler Horn, Forrest Jackson, Jacob Janofski, AJ Jasienski, Christian Kalisz, Sean Kent, Joshua Kilbourn, Joe Kurtz, Joe Lafferty, Travis Mumaw, Owen Osborn, Garrett Pike, Cody Quick, William Rayner, Damirius Ridley, William Russell, Justin Saari, Calvin Smith, Matteo Solis, Kurt Swaton, O’Shea Swinton, Bryar Thelen, Chris Thomas, Leo Thompson, Brandon Turner, Chris Upright, Garrett Upright, Michael Vezmar, Leo Walker, Jontaj Wallace, Asher Wertheimer, Alex Westphal, Lasse Westphal, Ryan Westrick, Jannis Wolff, Ben Woodworth, Faraj Zayed, Faris Zayed and Jonah Zebolsky.

MHS girls lose close one to Lumen Christi

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From left: Marshall sprinters Bre’anna Nelson and Morgan Armstrong in the 100-meters; Zoey Zacharski in the 1,600-meter relay; and pole vaulter Maddie Rayner on April 14 in a home meet versus Lumen Christi. Nelson had a first place in the 100-meters and was second in the 200 meters and Rayner finished first in the pole vault as Marshall was defeated overall, 89-73. Zacharski had a second place finish in the 800 meters. “We knew it was going to be a close meet, and it was,” said coach Steve Wissink. “We dominated the field events, but they beat us in the running events. They had several very good runners, and their first places outscored our depth. Other highlights included: 1st place Shot Put - Amanda Mason; 1st place Discus - Aundrea Meeks; 1st place Long Jump - Onome Toweh; 2nd place High Jump - tie Audrey Myers/Olivia Graves; 2nd place 100 Hurdles - Maddi Burkwalt; and 2nd place 400 Meters - Cassandra Barlow. “Our distance runners, particularly Olivia Hancock and Hannah Koch did an excellent job and set new personal records,” said Wissink. “We were missing some girls once again for various reasons, but the girls that competed did an excellent job and I'm proud of them. We're young and improving and looking forward to the rest of the season.” Results of the boys meet versus Lumen Christi were not available at press time.

From left: Bryce Blanchard, at the start of the 100 meters; long jumper Jaylin Alexander; and Owen Osborn in the 200 meters.

Girls soccer plays MHS girls tennis to scoreless draw wins at Coldwater April 14 Marshall 5 - Coldwater 3 Singles 1. Emma Grife (C) def Grace Corcoran 6-7 (8-6), 6-2, 6-2 2. Jaime Dimoff (M) def Emma Dwyer 7-5, 6-2 3. Brooklyn Tobias (M) def Karissa Harrell 62, 6-3 4. Natalie Tucker (M) def Samantha Youse 6-1, 6-4

The Marshall High School girls varsity soccer team opened its home season with a 0-0 tie versus Jackson on April 14. The team’s record stands at 0-1-2 going into today’s (April 18) Marshall Sports Festival. Marshall will play Allegan and then the winner of the Western-St, Joe game. Pictured above is Marshall senior Chelsea Tobias attempting to get the ball from her Jackson counterpart.

Doubles 1. Alli VanStone & Sadie Youse (C) def Sydney Bies & Taylor Karns 6-3, 7-6 (7-9) 2. Erica Chamberlain & Melanie Busse (M) def Aubrey Hodson & Alyssa Bowen 6-3, 6-1 3. Kennedy Karns & Isabel Saville (M) def Emilie Dunny & Allison Eastmead 6-1, 5-7, 6-3 4. Emily Hicks & Brooke Lafferty (C) def Alex Campau & Olivia Lounds 7-5, 7-6 (8-6)

MHS baseball loses one, ties one at East Lansing April 14

Game 1 East Lansing 6 Marshall 1 Pitcher: Mason Griffith 4 innings, 4 hits, 0 earned runs. Batting: Tyler Weck 2-3, Alex Walton 1-2. Game 2 Marshall 7 East Lansing 7 Darkness Batting: Alex Walton double, RBI; Logan Brigham double 2 RBI. Marshall record following the doublerheader: 0-4-3

MHS softball swept at East Lansing April 14 Game 1 East Lansing 10 Marshall 0 Batting: Kara Hulce single Game 2 East Lansing 10 Marshall 9 Batting: Elisa Saari 2 singles; Kaylie Bates double 2 RBI; Olivia Meister single, 2 RBI; Taylor Towery-Phillips triple, RBI; Kara Hulce double, RBI; Hope Earl single, RBI. Marshall record following the doubleheader: 2-4

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