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In The News: Winter Farmers Market to open in February At its Jan. 19 meeting, the Marshall City Council approved a lease agreement with Oaklawn Hospital to accommodate a Winter Farmers Market, which is planned to open Feb. 3. “The building’s cooler, indoor conditions are likely to make it possible for some vendors to offer items that weren’t practical for display during the summer,” said Market Manager Lynn Meservey. The winter market will feature space for approximately 20 vendors and will run each Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Oaklawn Hospital’s lobby until the regular season opens in mid-May. See story on page 6 KCC Board of Trustees appoints O'Connell as fifth college president The Kellogg Community College Board of Trustees on Jan. 20 appointed Mark O'Connell of Marshall as the president of the college, noting that the institution has made positive strides in challenging times under his leadership as interim president. "Mr. O'Connell has offered outstanding vision and leadership over the past 10 months as interim president and the Board feels he is exactly the right person to lead this institution at this time," Board Chairman Steve Claywell said. See story on page 5 MHS grad writes book based on Marshall residents, events Becky Templeman, a 1970 Marshall High School graduate, says coming home is always something you can do, but isn’t always what you anticipated. And Templeman recently visited that idea in her new book Seven Days in Carrington: Causes of Affection, which will be available in hard copy on Jan. 19. Her fictional novel, which is loosely fashioned after approximately 40-45 past or current Marshall residents, follows characters who began together at “Carrington High School” in Virginia and follows their lives as they move away, ending with their return to their hometown. See story on page 14 Wages remain flat; 2016 job growth predicted at 1.6 percent When President of the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research Dr. Randall Eberts gave Calhoun County his 2016-2017 employment forecast Jan. 14, not only did he predict modest job growth of just over 1 percent each year, he noted that wages are still stagnant. “Skill shortages - a lot of people are concerned about this, but we don’t see anything happening with wages,” he said. “Nobody is increasing wages at any significant amount to try to attract the workers that they need to fill their positions. Wages are low so personal income has not grown per capita.” See story on page 44 Life changer: Marshall’s Jody Delapas loses 150 pounds, keeps it off Two years ago, Jody Delapas saw a photo of herself taken a few weeks earlier at a wedding. Although she knew she was overweight, what she saw shocked her. I thought, ‘Oh my gosh,’” said Delapas, who at the time weighed 308 pounds. “I knew then I had to do something.” These days, Delapas is the epitome of fitness: exercising daily, eating healthy and reversing health ailments while losing 150 pounds. See story on page 26
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Fourth in a series. As we have discussed, the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) oversees and regulates the electrical utilities in our state. The need for, and use of, electricity is pervasive. It is hard to imagine a home or business operating without electricity. The MPSC also oversees and regulates Michigan’s natural gas utilities. While natural gas is not as obviously as electricity a necessity for end-users like households and businesses, its use is in fact both broad and growing. Natur al gas and its uses: Natural gas, like petroleum, is a hydrocarbon, meaning that the molecules forming it are essentially made up of hydrogen and carbon atoms. In general, hydrocarbons are combustible, and so they have often been burned for fuel. The main ingredient in natural gas is methane. In the 19th century and the early part of the 20th century, the use of natural gas was mainly relegated to providing lighting for streets and buildings. With advancements in distribution, natural gas has come to be used in an ever-broadening array of endeavors. Today, about a third of natural gas usage is for residential and commercial purposes. These purposes range from heating homes and buildings to heating water to providing heat for cooking. Interestingly, about 70 percent of all new homes constructed in the U.S. are built with gas heating systems. Another third of natural gas use is industrial. Gas here is used for heat, for power, and for producing new chemicals or other products (e.g., ammonia for fertilizer). The last third of natural gas usage, and a use that is growing, goes toward creating electricity. Gas-fired electric plants are efficient and relatively inexpensive to build. Michigan’s natur al gas utilities: As with the provision of electricity, in Michigan there are several utilities – nine, in fact – that distribute natural gas. Interestingly, three of the nine are the same as, or closely linked to, Michigan electric utilities. Geographically, a good portion of the lower half of the Lower Peninsula is served by the Jackson-based Consumers Energy Company. Another utility with a large service area is DTE Gas Company, headquartered in the Detroit metro area but also serving many counties in the middle-western part of the Lower Peninsula, the upper part of the Lower Peninsula, and several spots in the middle and east portions of the Upper Peninsula. Both Consumers and DTE, of course, provide electricity to Michigan consumers, as well. [The third utility working in both gas and electricity is the Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, serving in Michigan the Menominee area in the Upper Peninsula.] Two utilities in addition to Consumers Energy providing natural gas to households in southcentral Michigan are SEMCO Energy Gas Company and, farther south toward the Indiana and Ohio borders, Michigan Gas Utilities Company. SEMCO, based in Port Huron, is present in several pockets throughout the state beyond the Calhoun County area, ranging from the Thumb region to the extreme southwest to several counties throughout the Upper Peninsula. In addition to serving the Hillsdale/Branch County region, Michigan Gas provides gas to the Monroe area south of Detroit as well as several communities off of the southwestern lakeshore with Lake Michigan.
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By FRED JACOBS Publisher and CEO, J-Ad Graphics Most people in Michigan knew that Gov. Rick Snyder needed to deliver a state of the state speech Tuesday night that would save his political life. The stakes were even higher, though, because children’s lives, and the well-being of a whole city, were largely dependent on how our state’s leader would respond in this formal address to the crisis. Certainly no one watching could have doubted that Snyder spoke from his heart. Especially compelling was his assertion that he, alone, was taking responsibility for the tainting of water that has caused lead poisoning in children and, possibly, an outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease resulting in 10 deaths and numerous sickness in other adults. Even more impressive was the manner in which Snyder, with a voice often cracking with emotion, vowed to dedicate the final three years of his term to making things “right” for the people of Flint. It was a game-changing performance, but one that still leaves a tentativeness because of the monumental work that needs to be done by so many more to make Snyder’s vow come to fruition. The governor cannot do this alone, just like he – despite his contrite words Tuesday – was not the only person on whose watch this tragedy occurred. The problem here isn’t what the governor did or didn’t do – the responsibility rests as much with the leaders and the bureaucracy within the geographical and
political boundaries of Flint. According to a timeline released by Flint city officials, a local General Motors plant stopped using the city’s water in October 2014 after the decision was made by the city’s emergency manager and local officials to switch from the Detroit water system to the Flint River as a temporary cost-saving measure until a new Lake Huron supply line could be constructed. GM officials noticed that the corrosive nature of the Flint River water was rusting automobile parts. Flint had the institutional knowledge from its city water department that a problem existed. They could have avoided the problem entirely. So why didn’t they voice concerns about supplying corrosive river water to its citizens and of the need to properly treat the water? They had the history, and now they have sickness on their hands. In February 2015, Virginia Tech researchers showed that the highly corrosive river water was leaching lead off the pipes flowing into more than 100,000 area homes. A local pediatrician, Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, shared the researchers’ concern and released records showing that blood lead levels in local children had doubled or tripled since the switch to Flint River water. Yet, federal and state officials disputed those claims and even attempted to discredit them until Gov. Snyder proclaimed that the problem was far more serious and needed immediate attention. Snyder also condemned the
state’s environmental department for failing to treat the water properly. Unfortunately, a tragic situation has been made worse by a news cycle that’s had not just presidential candidates throwing political napalm, but even movie stars like Cher and Mark Ruffalo, comics Sarah Bernhard and Jim Gaffigan, and Oscar-winning film director Michael Moore. If they didn’t visit the city, like Moore and the Rev. Jesse Jackson did, they lit up the Twitter universe. Snyder’s state of the state address was even carried on USA Today’s live stream feed Tuesday night. You can’t blame the spotlight shiners, though. After all, we made the story. It’s kind of like the football team that gets beat in the last-second, Hail Mary pass in the end zone. If they hadn’t put themselves in that position by the way they played in the previous 59 minutes, they wouldn’t have had to lose in such an embarrassing way. We deserved the ridicule by the way we conducted business in Flint. But let’s be careful about how we write this history. The political hacks and movie stars don’t seem interested in the fact that Flint has been plagued with financial issues for decades as thousands of manufacturing jobs have left the area. They’re not asking what local officials have done to offset the huge loss of tax base — and the employment base that was once available to their residents. I can remember visiting friends in Flint in 1985 when the city enjoyed more
than 14,000 high-paying factory jobs and local plants were turning out millions of parts for General Motors each day. But as the factories started to shut down and move away, city officials didn’t put together a plan — they were caught up in the memory of once being the envy of the nation as an industrial powerhouse. Was anyone thinking about how to replace the lost industry as it began to hemorrhage? In the 1950s, Flint boasted one the highest per-capita incomes in the country, the auto industry brought financial stability. Today, nearly a quarter of Flint’s population lives under the poverty line. The problems in Flint and Detroit have been much the same. Detroit’s attrition and eventual bankruptcy was also due to years of mismanagement and lack of planning for a new economic foundation. The deplorable deterioration of a beautiful city finally forced local officials to realize they had a serious problem — one that took strong leadership to solve. Today in Detroit, under new leadership and supportive businesses willing to invest billions in the heart of the city, new life and direction is turning a crumbling city into one of the nation’s premier reconstruction projects. Both Flint and Detroit remind me of something a fellow newspaper publisher, Phil Power, once said.“Vision without action is a daydream,” said Power, “but action without a vision is a nightmare.”
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Veteran’s corner...A veteran’s story of meningitis By DON WEBERLING American Legion Public Service Officer, Post 79 - Marshall
This a true story told to me by a veteran friend of mine I have known for many years. For the purpose of this article, I will call him Ed. My friend Ed was drafted into the Army in February 1969 and shipped off to boot camp at fort Knox, Ky. After being at boot camp about six weeks, the men in his unit were assembled and lined up, every fifth man was given a shot, with a three-needle gun. They were not ad-
vised of what the shot was or what it was for. His was not the only unit given the same shot that day. Other soldiers that he talked to were given shots the same way, every fifth man. My friend and others started to get sick in three to four days. Ed went to the dispensary when he got sick and was sent back to his unit and told to report back in three days. He did as he was told and they sent him right to the hospital, where he was for the next 30 days. Most of the time he was there he was in a semi-comatose state. At one time, he remembers coming out of the coma long enough to see a priest that was administering to him the last rights. He never saw the priests face because he had his
back to him, but he could tell that his rank was a captain. While in the hospital, Ed was given a shot of Gammaglobulin every hour on the hour, for most, if not all of the 30-day hospital stay. The nurse at the hospital told him the shot that every fifth man got was meningitis and lethal. They were supposed to get sick, so the Army could use something to counteract it. At that period of time there were a lot of recruits in boot camp getting sick with meningitis. The Army used the shot on recruit at a total of five different camps on 2,852 new recruits. The rest of the story will be in at least two or three installments. Until next time, keep your flag flying high and often.
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To the Editor: The first paragraph of John Hendler’s editorial in the Jan. 16 issue left me shaking my head. I’m wondering why, after seven years of having an intelligent and diplomatic president, people like you say things like he’s leaving “a stagnant economy.”
Really? Go back seven years and see how far we’ve come: year after year of economic growth. And “a weak standing internationally” — come on, John. We were seen as bumbling fools under George W., pre-emptively attacking a country in retaliation for 9/11 that had
nothing to do with the World Trade Center attacks, under the guise of WMDs (of which there were none). The current president has raised our standing globally through cautious, common sense diplomacy. God bless our men in uniform and God bless our president for being reluctant to place
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Brubaker’s 29 lead Redhawks to seventh straight win After an 0-2 start, the Marshall High School boys varsity basketball team approaches the season’s midway point riding a seven game winning streak following an 82-78 overtime home victory over I-8 rival Charlotte on Jan. 19. The victory left Marshall, now 7-2, with a 4-1 conference record heading into Friday night’s home game versus Harper Creek. Marshall was led by Jacob Brubaker’s 29 points with three other players reaching double figures: Tyler Torrey, 15 points; Drew DeVine, 10; and Cam Face, 10. “We are finding ways to win close games,” said head coach Nick Dent “We still have a long way to go when it comes to decision making and shot selection. We are doing a better job with staying out of foul trouble and winning the free throw battle.” Following Friday night’s game versus Harper Creek, Marshall’s schedule takes a bit of a lull, with a week off until the Redhawks play at Coldwater on Jan. 29. Following another week off, Marshall will host Pennfield on Feb. 5.
Jacob Brubaker drives to the basket during overtime versus Charlotte on Jan. 19. Marshall’s 82-78 victory was the team’s seventh straight. (Photo by John Hendler)
Tyler Torrey, who scored 15 points versus Charlotte, scores the Redhawks’ final two points in the 82-78 overtime win. (Photo by John Hendler)
Marshall boys JV still unbeaten, now 9-0
T.J. Rocco takes it to the basket, getting past three Charlotte defenders. (Photo by John Hendler)
The Marshall High School boys junior varsity basketball team inproved to 9-0 following a 78-45 win over Charlotte on Jan. 19. Pictured are Marshall players Jack Luciani, left, with the lay up, and Zack Zacharski, putting up the jump shot. (Photos by John Hendler)
MHS girls win 9th straight, earn Class B Honorable Mention
After earning Honorable Mention in the Class B state rankings, the Marshall High School girls varsity basketball team made its case to be ranked after jumping out to an 18-0 lead en route to a 56-12 win at Charlotte on Jan. 19. The victory was Marshall’s ninth straight following a loss in the season opener. Georgianna Pratley, above left, seen here versus Otsego last month, led the Redhawks with 13 points. Natalie Tucker, above right, seen here versus Northwest Jan. 15, led Marshall with eight rebounds at Charlotte. Also scoring in double figures for Marshall at Charlotte was Carlee Long, left, who scored 10 points. (Photos by John Hendler)
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Marshall Academy junior Nate Spotts was selected as the January Griffon of the Month. He was nominated by basketball coach Walker and also his teacher Mrs. Katz, who said that “Nate has been a great student and leader for the junior class this year.” Said Walker: “Nate is a hard worker and great teammate. He’s has shown leadership on and off the court.”
The Marshall High School girls junior varsity basketball team won both of its games last week, a 52-35 home victory over Northwest on Jan.14 and a 33-24 victory at Charlotte on Jan. 19 to improve its season record to 7-3. Pictured from the Northwest game are Kate Face, left, going after the loose ball, and Tanija Wallace driving the lane for the lay up. (Photos by John Hendler)
MHS wins Sturgis Relays Four MHS powerlifters qualify for state meet in March
On Jan. 19, the Marshall High School boys swimming and diving team took first place at the Sturgis relays, edging the host team by just four points. Coming in first on the night were the medley relay team of Brian Huyge, Landon Morgan, Eron Hill, and Michael Vezmar; the 200 backstroke team of Chandler Cruz, pictured, Brian Huyge, Lincoln Bultemeier and Cam Foster; the diving relay team of O'Shea Swinton and William Rayner; and the 200 free relay team of Hill, Cruz, Foster, and Vezmar. On Jan. 16, the team placed third at the Loy Norrix Invitational. The team amassed 43 lifetime best times/scores. The highest Individual finishers on the day were Swinton (3rd-Diving); William Rayner (4th-Diving); Hill (4th-50 Free and 4th100 Fly); Vezmar (6th-100 Fly); and Morgan (6th-100 Breaststroke). This week, Marshall hosts Plainwell on Jan. 26. (Photo by John Hendler)
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The Marshall High School powerlifting team competed at the Owosso Regional Qualifier Meet on Jan. 16. Jackson Friend took first place in the 165 weight class, while Garrett Upright took a first place in the JV Super Heavyweight class. A.J. Jasienski took second in the 194 weight class and Estevan Sanchez took third place in the 155 weight class. All four medalists are now qualified for The Michigan High School Powerlifting State Competition in March. Pictured from left are Estevan Sanchez, Mitchell Upright, Garrett Upright, A.J. Jasienski and Jackson Friend. At left, Friend prepares for his squat.
MHS freshman boys beat Charlotte
Sensei/Sifu Karlik and the Meiyo Shisei Dojo is welcoming new students ages 5 and up to join the class. Dojo programs encourage an investment in one’s self (mind and body) through the principles of Isshi Ryu Karate and Wing Chun Kung Fu, while promoting fitness.Stop by the Dojo located at 125- 1/2 West Michigan Avenue, Marshall for a free trial lesson or call 989-413-7223 for more information. The Meijo Shisei Dojo class, back row:Sensei/Sifu Karlik, Charlie Ryan, Elizabeth Heathwole, Ethan Mannes and Colin Mengel Front row: George Ryan, Grant Mannes, Shealyn Roe and Vivian Hamaker.
MHS wrestlers defeated by Charlotte 43-34 Jan. 20: 160: BRENDAN HANKEY (MARSHALL) over Dominic Ghiardi (CHARLOTE) (Fall 1:20) 171: Matt Earnest (CHARLOTE) over John Nash (MARSHALL) (MD 10-2) 189: THEODORE MCDONALD (MARSHALL) over Josh Kayne (CHARLOTE) (Fall 3:10) 215: COREY DEXTER (MARSHALL) over Jeff Hillard (CHARLOTE) (Fall 3:06) 285: OWEN MILLER (MARSHALL) over Mike Demello (CHARLOTE) (Fall 5:37) 103: Clayton Jones (CHARLOTE) over Noah Bouton (MARSHALL) (MD 13-1) 112: Felipe Martinez (MARSHALL) over Alejandro Sanchez (CHARLOTE) (Fall 1:18) 119: James Thurman (CHARLOTE) over Andrew Bourdeoux (MARSHALL) (Fall 1:22) 125: Jarrett Thorne (CHARLOTE) over WILLIE COUCH (MARSHALL) (Fall 1:44) 130: Dan Doty (CHARLOTE) over ERIK DOANE (MARSHALL) (TF 18-3 5:21) 135: Chris Fauson (CHARLOTE) over Wink McDonald (MARSHALL) (Fall 1:33) 140: Collen Eaton (CHARLOTE) over JACK WELKE (MARSHALL) (Fall 2:36) 145: Anthony Williams (CHARLOTE) over Cam Dexter (MARSHALL) (Fall 2:38) 152: WILL NASH (MARSHALL) over Stephen Turner (CHARLOTE) (MD 18-10)
The Marshall High School boys freshman basketball team imrpoved to 7-1 on the season following an 81-31 home victory over Charlotte on Jan. 19. Pictured are freshman team members Jack Vezmar, left, and Drelen Haynes. (Photos by John Hendler)
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