Advisor & Chronicle by Tim Sutton

February 28, 2015 • Vol. 136 No. 9 514 S. Kalamazoo Ave. in Marshall, MI • Phone 269-781-5444 and FAX 269-781-7766 • www.advisor-chronicle.com

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The Marshall Public Schools Board of Education approved the successful sale of its 2015 refunding bonds in the amount of $22.4 million at its Feb. 23 business session. The bonds will be used for the purpose of refunding a portion of the school district’s outstanding 2005 refunding bonds, 2010 school building and site bonds, Series B and to pay the costs of issuing the bonds. The 2015 refunding bonds reduce the school district interest expense approximately $4.8 million for the taxpayers and will occur through lower debt payments over the next 18 years. See story on page 2

MAEDA invites residents to help build community The Marshall Area Economic Development Alliance invites all Marshall business, community leaders and area residents to participate in the development of the greater Marshall area by attending the next MAEDA Community Board meeting on March 11 at 7:30 a.m. at the Public Service Building. Attendees can expect to see updates on the Marshall Chamber status and a review of the structure, legalities and financial aspects of organization. The board will also present the working committees of MAEDA and ask residents for their participation on these committees: Chamber/Small Business, Jobs: Attraction and Retention, Organizational Sustainability, and Tourism. See story on page 7

Homer School Board sets first round of interviews for new superintendent The Homer School Board has invited six candidates to interview for the position of superintendent. The invitations were extended near the end of a special board meeting Feb. 24 with consultant Gary Rider. During the meeting, Rider presented 26 applicants to the board. The board reviewed their resumes, and then Rider facilitated the process to narrow the field to those the board wanted to invite to interview. See story on page 23

Local Revenue Sharing Board distributes $5 million to benefit local communities The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, owners of FireKeepers Casino Hotel in Battle Creek, announced Feb. 13 that its sixth payment to the state of Michigan is nearly $15.4 million and its sixth payment to the FireKeepers Local Revenue Sharing Board is over $5 million. This brings the total amount received by the state of Michigan to $73.4 million and $26.9 million by the Local Revenue Sharing Board and creates a combined contribution which exceeds $100 million since FireKeepers Casino Hotel opened in Aug. 2009. See story on page 14

Strains of music in Albion this week Albion's nightlife gets more colorful with Blues at the Bohm making its debut Monday, March 2, from 7 -10 p.m. in the city’s newly-restored Bohm Theatre. The inaugural program features the band Pogo ey and the Blue Haze and solo artist Christina Ybarra. An open jam session closes out the evening. On Friday, the Bohm is again the site of music in downtown Albion. Beginning at 7:30 p.m. that evening, the majestic performance hall will be filled with the music of The Rhythm Society. This free concert is part of the annual Swingin’ at the Shell series. See stories on pages 30 & 31

he 2015 Marshall-Redhawk Elementary Carnival will be held Saturday, March 7 at Walters Elementary School from 1-4 p.m. Games, an auction, raffles and refreshments will all be part of an afternoon of fundraising fun for Walters, Hughes and Gordon Elementary schools. The proceeds assist with such things as field trips, supplies and equipment for classrooms, holiday assemblies, and additional library resources. Pictured from left, standing, are Hughes School students Evan Hazen, Mariana Bethel, Jordan Hathorne and Nicole Ladd, front. See story on page 18

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Columns What makes a community extraordinary? Editor’s Corner by John Hendler I know I’ve written about the threat of terrorism a couple of times in the past few weeks, but it seems this trend is more likely to dominate the nation’s awareness in the coming months rather than dissipating anytime soon. I wish I had more of an answer than just saying take the fight to them, because it’s more complicated than that and hopefully, the people we have voted in to defend our nation will step up and deal with this issue directly. The 9/11 attacks took our nation by surprise. Subsequent attempts in the following years to bring down jetliners were caught just in time, thanks mostly by the terrorists’ incompetence. Still, it served as kind of another wake up call that the United States needed to stop being a step behind the terrorists. The shoe bomber led to us having to remove our shoes before boarding a plane. When the authorities got wind of a plan to sneak liquid explosives on board, that led to restrictions on the size of liquids we could bring through security. Thankfully, after the underwear bomber, we were still allowed to wear our underwear through security, but those x-ray machines left us virtually naked. With the exception of the Boston Marathon bombing, there really hasn’t been a major attack on U.S. soil since 9/11. Still, it seems that Americans are more vulnerable than ever with the rise of ISIS and its sympathizers all over the world, thanks to ISIS’s use of social media. Last week, the Mall of America in Minneapolis was on alert after a terror threat. Also last week, three men were arrested in New York City, accused of conspiring to join ISIS and also planning to carry out attacks in the United States on the terror group’s behalf. Therein lies the problem. A few months ago, ISIS seemed a distant issue, confined to the Middle East. Following organized attacks and “lone wolf” style attacks in places like Sydney, Paris and Copenhagen, it’s now in our backyard. The FBI reports that they are investigating potential ISIS sympathizers in all 50 states. Are those individuals looking to be part of the network or go out on their own? It seems the gap between operational terrorists and aspirational terrorists is closing, but does that even matter which category they are in? ISIS’s slick videos and its use of social media seem to be working as a recruiting tool, and once again, it seems we are reacting or on the defensive as opposed to being on the offensive. It’s fortunate that no major attacks since it seems we’ve been, at times, a step behind. But what happens if we ever get two steps behind? Until next week, may the good news be yours.

By FRED JACOBS Publisher and CEO, J-Ad Graphics Urban activist and author Peter Kaegyama was in Barry County last week to deliver an affirming message about our community that caught me pleasantly by surprise. “Love Where You Live” is the message this internationally recognized expert on community development and grassroots engagement has been delivering to communities large and small for more than 10 years and, last week, he enlightened a room full of people from our community. When I first heard that Kaegyama had been invited to speak, compliments of the Barry Community Foundation and several business sponsors, I was a bit puzzled. Kaegyama would be coming here to deliver a message of loving where you live to a commu-

nity that, I’ve never thought has had a problem with that quality. Many communities, though, may have people who are frustrated with their communities and may even be focused on the negatives around them, rather than the possibilities. So, it’s a great message for any community that’s working to become even more satisfying. Kaegyama told his Hastings audience that what makes cities lovable is when people are willing to show their love through extraordinary places and events that promote their communities as great places to live or visit. He questioned why people connect emotionally with some places and not others and added that he loves “big cities and small cities, villages and small towns.” In all of his visits and research, he said he’s found what he calls a “secret

sauce” in communities where people love their cities. In these communities, Kaegyama said, ordinary citizens go above and beyond typical levels of citizenship and do extraordinary things for their community — not because they are paid, but because of their desire to make things happen in their hometown. “People want communities to be functional, safe, comfortable, convivial and interesting,” pointed out Kaegyama, who added that “interesting” might be translated to “fun.” The level of commitment you see for everyday programs from ordinary residents is the measurement that Kaegyama says makes a community special. That reminded me of Hastings and all of Barry County. When I think about all the stories that fill our papers each week and accounts of the hundreds of

volunteers doing great things for their community, it shows a spectacular sense of community support. Whether it’s a program to help the needy or a special school fundraiser or community event, our papers are filled with people doing great things for their communities. I understand from Kaegyama’s accounts of visits to communities such as Muskegon and Detroit, that there is a need for someone to help them focus on building stronger relationships. Kaegyama is helping them create a cheerleader mentality for their communities. Looking through our papers, though, it doesn’t appear that we have a support deficit, which is evident as you read over the number of volunteers who continue to support community projects.

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Law that helps people...Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Part II By GEORGE M. STRANDER Ingram County Court Administrator and Probate Register

Eighth in a series. Chapter 11 bankruptcies are the most popular methods to use bankruptcy protection to “reorganize” one’s business or one’s personal finances so as eventually to go forward in a financially healthy manner. As we saw in the last article, the largest bankruptcies ever have been filed under Chapter 11. General Motors and Chrysler are two examples of corporations that entered Chapter 11 and emerged in reorganized form. GM, for instance, now has fewer brands, having discontinued Pontiac and Oldsmobile. Debtor in possession: In general, once a Chapter 11 bankruptcy action has been filed the debtor becomes a “debtor in possession.” This designa-

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Letters Parents, consider opting children out of new test To the Editor: As a retired teacher, I would advise parents to consider opting their children out of the new M-Step state assessment test is to be given in March. It is to replace the MEAP test and is Common Core-aligned. It has never been validated, field-tested or proven and a waste of time for students and teachers. What’s more, taking the assessment test will put your child’s information into a national data bank so they can be tracked for life. And you thought the NSA was bad. Common Core is the one-size-fits– all national set of education standards and assessments which removes the local and state control of education guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. It has been quietly slipped into most public schools and some private schools for the past three or four years. According to America’s Future, a nonprofit educational organization, Common Core ”is a comprehensive plan to dumb down schoolchildren so they will accept the left wing

view of America and its history.” States across America were bribed by the federal government to sign on to Common Core even before it was written. Fifteen states have since pulled out of Common Core testing, including our competitor, Indiana. Michigan law protects the parental right to oversee the education of their children. This includes the right to opt-out. The Thomas More Law Center of Ann Arbor has researched Michigan law and developed an excellent optout form – https://www.thomasmore.org/go/com mon-core-legal-advisory or phone 734-827-2001. It is suggested that parents take two copies of the form into their school and ask the receptionist to sign as received. If they refuse, write on both forms the date, time, name of person, refusal to sign and leave one copy. Tell your child not to take any standardized test and to call you immediately if the school pressures them in

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Chloe McAllister scored 10 points in the fourth quarter as Marshall beat Charlotte, 45-33 on Feb. 24.

Marshall’s Taryn Long, left, and Jill Konkle pressure Charlotte’s Brianna Hasler in a first quarter where Charlotte scored just two points.

Marshall JV girls beat Charlotte, 49-13 The Marshall High School girls junior varsity basketball team defeated Charlotte, 49-13 on Feb. 24. The team closed out its season on Feb. 26 versus Harper Creek. Pictured at right is Natalie Tucker. At far right is Tamiyah Gardenhire photos by John Hendler

Nikki Tucker drives the baseline versus Charlotte Feb. 24.

MMS 7A girls team beats Coldwater The Marshall Middle School girls 7A basketball team defeated Coldwater, 36-33 on Feb. 23 to improve its season record to 8-1. Marshall was led by Makenzie Bonnell, far right, who scored 16 points. Danielle DeVine scored eight points, while Olivia Zulewski and Katie Foster, near right, scored four points each. Elizabeth Dowell and Olivia Wheeler each scored two points.

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Marshall’s Jacob Brubaker, left, seen here versus Northwest on Feb. 20, scored 30 points on Feb. 24 as the Redhawks lost at Charlotte, 74-59, to fall to 8-9 on the season and 4-9 in the I-8. Drew DeVine, center, scored eight points. At right is Chris Thomas.

Marshall wrestler Bartlett Homer wrestler Wyatt Stout advances to state just misses state

Marshall High School wrestler Kiefer Bartlett fell one match shy of advancing to the Div. 2 state meet following his performance at the regional meet in Eaton Rapids on Feb. 21. He lost round one to eventual champion Trent Lashuay from St. Johns, 9-3. Bartlett then defeated Kilion Southworth from DeWitt, 10-7 and lost his match in the “blood round” to Stevensville Lakeshore's Tony Williams. “Kiefer wrestled very well and unfortunately he just came up a little short,” said coach Nick Zuehlke. “It takes a lot to get to this point in the season and he should be proud of himself. There is no such thing as an easy match at this point and he

wrestled tough; he just got matched up against a couple tough opponents. I am so proud of everything he accomplished in the last two years I've had with him and in his entire career. He went from a kid who had never wrestled before in his freshman year to one match from the state tournament; that doesn't happen too often anymore.” As for his team this season, Zuehlke sid he was proud of their efforts. Our overall record doesn't reflect how much we improved throughout the year,” he said. “We struggled to put points on the board at all at the beginning of the season and by midway through, we were competing and lost a lot of matches by 15 points

or less. Fifteen may seem like a lot but when we gave away 12 points every match in voids and sometimes 18 or 24 points, it takes a lot to keep matches close. That means that you can't lose many individual matches and if we lose we can't get pinned.” The coach said the turning point in the season was a victory over Pennfield and a close match versus Western. “From that point, our kids really seemed to turn the corner and went out on the mat believing they could win and not expecting to lose,” said Zuehlke.

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#18476. Leather, AWD. #18484. Alloys, P/seat, limited Now $ 20,990 Now 15,990 $

$257 33200MO.MO $

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86 K 86 K MILES MILES

13K

MILES

46KK 57

MILES MILES

$199 19900 OR

38 K 38 K MILES MILES

46 50K K

15 15KK

Starting Starting at at

12,999 $12,999 OR

2012CHEVY GMC SILVERADO TERRAIN 2013CHEVY CHEVYIMPALA CAPTIVA 2012 2014 LT #18385A. new tires, #3766A. 4x4 diesel,Alloys, polished chrome wheels, heatedSLE leather

$18,499 Now28,990 Now $

$453 28700MO.MO. $

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#18490. Alloys,new P/seat #18517. Leather, style.

$17,499 Now23,990 Now $

00 $347 MO. 27200 MO. $

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174 K 174 K MILES MILES

2008 HONDA 2006 JEEP 2006 DAKOTA DAKOTA CREW 2008 HONDAACCORD ACCORD 2006 JEEP COMMANDER COMMANDER 2006 CREWCAB CAB #5490A. Coupe, sunroof, alloy, auto.

$10,990 Now$10,990 Now

$199 19900MO.MO. $

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#041B. 4x4, moonroof, loaded, leather, exceptionally clean, 3rd row. Now$$ 8,695 Now 8,695

$159 15900MO.MO. $

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* 0 down payments plus tax, title, fees. 75 months @ 4% W.A.C.

#5437A. Great truck. Now$$ 6,999 Now 6,999

00 $$189 MO. 18900 MO.

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