Advisor & Chronicle by Tim Sutton

February 22, 2014 • Vol. 135 No. 8 514 S. Kalamazoo Ave. in Marshall, MI • Phone 269-781-5444 and FAX 269-781-7766 • www.advisor-chronicle.com

In The News: City discusses high winter maintenance costs On Feb. 18, the Marshall City Council took a look at their snow removal and winter maintenance expenditures to date. “As you know, this winter has been pretty harsh,” said Director of Public Services Carl Fedders. “Winter maintenance costs are generally driven by overtime, salt usage and equipment costs. We are a month ahead of where we are usually, and if March is bad, we will be one month in the red.” Between major streets, local streets and the trunkline, the city has expended approximately 65 percent of its winter maintenance budget of $92,217. See story on page 5

...for GROWING Our Food and PRESERVING the Land

Sue Damron named president and managing partner at Schuler’s Hans Schuler, chairman and CEO of Schuler’s Restaurant & Pub, announced on Feb. 13 that Sue Damron has been promoted to president of the company and will serve as managing partner of the iconic Marshall restaurant. Damron said she was honored to have this opportunity.“Hans has been a mentor to me, and I continue to learn every day,” said Damron. “I’m very excited about the opening of The Grille at Winston’s Pub, which is an indication of the changes we will make to meet the expectations of our guests.” See story on page 28

Cheryl Vosburg to receive environmental excellence award Cheryl Vosburg, environmental program coordinator for Marshall, has been named this year’s recipient of the Dan Wolz Clean Water Award for Environmental Excellence through the Michigan Water Environment Association. “I am honored beyond belief to be selected to receive this award,” said Vosburg, who will receive the award in June. “Being selected for this particular award means more to me that words can say. I knew and respected Dan so much. Together, we saw many changes in our industry and Dan was always leading the way.” The award is the highest honor given by the MWEA and is awarded to acknowledge a person of chief prominence in the water environment field for their admirable character and exemplary service. See story on page 38

The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi distribute $21.8 million to benefit state and local communities The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, owners of FireKeepers Casino Hotel in Battle Creek, announced Feb. 14 that its fifth payment to the state of Michigan was over $16.5 million and its fifth payment to the FireKeepers Local Revenue Sharing Board was over $5 million. This brings the total amount received by the state of Michigan to $58 million and $21.9 million by the FLRSB since FireKeepers Casino Hotel opened in August 2009. Two checks were presented from the NHBP: one to the FLRSB for $5,266,401 and one for $16,565,604 to the state of Michigan with Speaker of the House Jase Bolger in attendance to accept. See story on page 46

Michigan’s first public-private healthcare clinic opens A new healthcare clinic opening in Battle Creek will offer a unique opportunity for some area employees to pick up prescriptions, see doctors for colds or chronic conditions and generally improve their health. The CareHere Health and Wellness Center is open to Calhoun County and city of Battle Creek employees and their dependents, as well as those of Toyota Tsusho America Inc. See story on page 45

Features on Calhoun County agriculture featured throughout this issue.

hose of us in South Central Michigan are fortunate to live in the middle of a fertile and beautiful expanse of fields, forests, rivers and lakes. Our agricultural and resource bounty is celebrated in this issue’s tribute to the land. See stories and features inside on area people who use and preserve it.

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Word on the Street Should the minimum wage be increased? Editor’s Corner

Last week, the Congressional Budget Office reported that President Obama’s idea of raising the minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 could reduce total employment by 500,000 but would also lift 900,000 families out of poverty.

by John Hendler Last week marked seven years since I began my newspaper career here in Marshall. My first sports stories and photos appeared in the Feb. 19, 2007 Marshall Chronicle. Talk about beginner’s luck: My story about umpire Bill Welke the following week earned me the Michigan Press Association’s Best Sports Feature for 2007 in Class D. And just in case you missed it, last fall the Michigan Press Association bestowed me with the honor of Local Columnist for a Class B weekly paper. Anyway, my first column appeared in the March 12, 2007 Chronicle and I rambled on and off throughout, writing about the Star Spangled Banner and the three years I lived in Italy. Having a rare few minutes of free time, I started to wonder how many columns I had written over these four years, so I went back and counted and so, this column is …drum roll please…number 326. I wanted to write this column last week, but I only get so much free time, so my counting encompassed two issues. Sure, 325 or 350 is more of milestone, but 326 will do for today and now that I have an accurate count, I’ll make sure I’m not a week late for number 350 sometime this summer. Of course, if you’ve ever had a conversation with me, you know that I can never leave well enough alone, so I crunched the numbers and this is what the statistician in me found out: Of those 323 columns, 49 of them appeared in the sports section of the Chronicle, which were called a Helping of Hendler. When Shelly Sulser left the Chronicle in August 2008, I got to move my column to the opinion page. Since that time, I have written 274 columns. My longest stretch of writing consecutive columns in a given year was 52, achieved in three separate calendar years. Actually, one year I wrote 53 columns. Just call me newspaper’s Iron Man. I’ve estimated that I’ve written close to 150,000 words in those columns, many of it decipherable only to me in which I’ve made 27 Godfather references, referred to the lyrics of 23 songs, wrote about my childhood in Florida 37 times and written about the sport of Sepak Takraw (a type of kick volleyball) only once. Well, now twice. And of course, I’ve made fun of myself too many times to count. One last thing I’ve come to realize about my Herculean feat of all those columns as well as being present on “production day” for all but five issues in seven years: I need a vacation. Until next week, may the good news be yours.

Dustin Booth, Clear Lake, Wisc.

Joe Feord, Royal Oak

Paul Gaedeke, St. Clair, Mich.

"Being a business owner, everyone wants cheap labor. But, I agree there should be an increase because everyone needs to live.”

"We have too many laws to begin with. Too many regulations drives business away. I would vote to abolish the minimum wage.”

"I think the increase is a bit much. Somewhere in the middle would be better so it doesn’t hurt the small businesses.”

Brandon Bidwell, Warren, Mich.

Emily Fradenburgh, Clear Lake, Wisc.

Bill Kinsey, Coldwater

"I think it should gradually increase. If it hurts too much, they should knock it back down. You don’t want to hurt more people than you can help.”

"I’m for having a higher minimum wage. Hopefully, those people would work harder and appreciate the increase. It’s really hard to get by on the current minimum wage.”

"Your work should reflect what you get paid. Some people are worth $20 an hour and some people are worth $3 an hour. I don’t think the government should dictate how much someone gets paid.”

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Marshall, thank you for making us feel right at home To the Editor: After admiring the beautiful Marshall area for years, my wife and I recently bought an older home in the city. With the home came a few surprises, but with the help of local businesses we soon learned what a caring and considerate community this really is. Briefly we’d like to thank and acknowledge the people

and businesses who really came through in our time of dire need. First, the team from GLGC Plumbing who did a great job of replacing almost our entire plumbing in just two days. Amazing job. Thanks guys. The team at Kidder Heating and Cooling for prompt and professional service. It is truly appreciated. I know this time of year was very busy for you, but I always

felt you made us a priority. Thank you. Local electrician Joe Kimball who made time for us out of his busy schedule is also greatly appreciated; a true pro. The fine principal and staff at Hughes Elementary who took the time to welcome and orient us on our children’s first day of school, thank you. Our kids love it there. Finally, our neighbors and everyone else we’ve

met here so far in just a short time that have made us feel “right at home” and reinforced the feeling and attitude of this fine community. We look forward to spending a very long time here in what we consider “our little paradise.” Thank you. Mark and Cyndi Stanaway, Marshall

Let’s work together for MPS to be a first-rate district To the Editor: Marshall Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Randy Davis has said, “financial ramifications have yet to be determined.” How in all good conscience can he propose his current elementary reconfiguration plan and ask that an informed and appropriate decision be made in the very fast timeline which he has acknowledged? Our school budget has been a concern for many years with many cuts to various programs, outsourcing our custodial services and reduced staff. Despite passing a bond issue, which remodeled and revamped elementary schools to better students’ environment, he is now asking the general public to fund a proposal that is totally unnecessary and yet costly. If the current system is not adequate, and we have an achievement gap, address that issue by imple-

menting methods that are proven to work. Do not waste taxpayer dollars executing a plan that does not address the real issue. Regardless in which building you place a student, if they have not been properly prepared and encouraged to learn, they will not perform as well as many peers. Many years ago we chose to relocate in Marshall, knowing we would pay higher property taxes, but felt it was important that our children have a first-rate education. Unfortunately Marshall no longer enjoys the reputation of being a first-rate school district despite improvements courtesy of ever-increasing property taxes. With this latest project, Dr. Davis and our Board are risking the probability of losing students whose parents will choose to move, put their children in other districts, home school, pri-

vate schooling or other feasible choices. This will reduce the funds paid by the state of Michigan per pupil and further deplete the current budget. A better use of tax dollars would be to leave things status quo, find out what is working at Walters and implement that at Gordon and Hughes. Disrupting students’ daily routines with additional stresses, transitional demands, and taking them out of their neighborhood setting is not a solution. It is more probable this action will have the opposite effect on these young children and cause other learning issues for them. Let’s all work together to bring Marshall back to a first-rate school district. Mike Tenney, Marshall

Former Kellogg employee agrees with business decision To the Editor: I don’t have a dog in this fight, but as a former Kellogg employee I must speak in favor of what the present CEO is doing. He has concluded that Battle Creek has all it can handle and

when they gather their ducks in a row, they may be able to handle further expansion. It is more important to have a profitable and growing company than keep everything in Battle Creek. My father cautioned me to not keep

all my eggs in one basket. The many voices I hear sound like a lot of bent noses and a lot of greed. Herold Reuss, Marshall

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MHS girls begin quest for third straight regional title Marshall faces tough test versus host Parchment in district opener on Feb. 24 The Marshall High School girls varsity basketball team took its 16-2 record and seven game win streak into the regular season finale versus Gull Lake on Feb. 21 following victories last week over Loy Norrix and Sturgis, In the Sturgis contest on Feb. 18, Chelsea Tobias scored a career high 22 points in Marshall’s 61-39 victory. Marshall will open district tournament play on Feb. 24 against host Parchment at 7:30 p.m. The winner of that contest will play Comstock on Feb. 26 at 7:30 p.m. In the other bracket, Harper Creek will take on Delton Kellogg at 6 p.m. on Feb. 24 and the winner of that contest will play Pennfield on Feb. 26 at 6 p.m. The district final is scheduled for Feb. 28 at 7 p.m.

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Chelsea Tobias is greeted by teammates following her 22point performance versus Sturgis on Feb.18.

Above: Nikki Tucker Near right: Jill Konkle Far right: Sara Heidenreich battles for the loose ball.

MHS swimmers compete at SMAC meet this weekend The Marshall High School boys swimming and diving team compete this weekend (Feb. 21-22) at the SMAC East League Meet held at Harper Creek High School. At right is a photo of the team’s seniors taken prior to the final home meet of the season on Feb. 6. Back row from left: Matt Howard, Kyle Weck, Matt Serbantez, Cam Ragan, Tyler MacFarland and Jack Herman. Middle row: Alex Ruede-Passel, Tim Stillson and Brice Banfield. Front row: Alejano Munez-Haaz, RJ Stone, Ken Fry and Parker Cruz. photo by Lisa Ragan

Taylor Jungel defends the Sturgis player’s attempt on the baseline.

Marshall bowlers compete at regional for state berth The Marshall High School boys and girls bowling teams will be competing this weekend (Feb. 21-22) at the Regional Meet at M-66 Lanes. The team regional was held on the 21st while the individual meet will be held today, the 22nd. The following is a recap of the teams’ season: The program, which is primarily self-funded, worked with 28 students on four teams. Included in that number are four international students. “We had great numbers as far as bowlers go, said head coach Sue Hutchings.

“It was fun because we had a lot of first time bowlers and they worked very hard to learn the game from scratch. We also have some great new talent on the team with a few freshman who already made their mark this season.” Highlights of the season include the varsity boys team winning its own Battle of the Baker Tournament on Jan. 12. The event is a major fundraiser for the bowling team at which over 50 teams compete. “That win was especially satisfying for me,” said Hutchings. “We have won it on the JV level a couple of times, but I have wanted

that varsity win for our program because we are bowling against some pretty dominant programs.” Also seeing success were several MHS athletes at the Southwest Eight Conference Singles tournament. Zak VanArman, senior, placed third and Brady Brisson, freshman, fourth in the boys varsity division. Emily Rupp, junior, placed ninth in the girls varsity division. The conference also holds a junior varsity division and three Marshall Lady Hawks placed; Mildy Anansukseree of Thailand in second; Sara Parks,

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freshman, in fourth; and Janie Lai, of China, in eighth. Coaches for Marshall High School bowling also included Bob Longrey, Brad Morgan, Joe Hutchings, Emily Parks and Jody Ulmer. Boy Varsity Record 6-5 Girl Varsity Record 5-6 Boy JV Record 5-6 Girl JV Record 7-4 Individual high scores in competition and year in school: *indicates first year on the team: Varsity Boys *Grey Gillett 240, 9 Zak VanArman 226, 12

Mick Schaum 236, 10 Eric Silvers 201, 10 *Brady Brisson 234, 9 Bryar Peters 190, 11 Varsity Girls Emily Rupp 201, 11 Kaitlyn Matarazzo186, 11 Taylor Shippell 223, 12 Houston Jones 227, 11 Autumn Hazel 166, 10 *Meijun Lu 161, 11 JV Girls *Mildy Anansukseree 179, exchange student from Thailand *Jasmine Young 124, 11 *Sigrid Halsen 129, exchange student from Norway *Toni Erasmus 141, ex-

change student from Germany *Sara Parks 162, 9 *Ashleigh Martin 123, 11 *Jane Lai 126, exchange student from China JV Boys *Austin Hazel 174 David Isaacs 190 Kody Metzger 210 *Kyle Wolf 163 *Triaven Howard 157 *AJ Devos 154 *Tyler Kilbourn 157 *Joe Trumbull 178 *Alec Kaminski 138

Marshall Rec. Department standings 2014 Winter CO-ED Volleyball Standings Gold League Wins Losses 1 Copper Bar 7 1 2 Collision Center of Marshall 7 1 3 Marshall Community Credit Union 7 1 4 Cascarelli’s 6 2 5 Harbinger Financial- Edgard Cazal 4 4 6 BIF 4 4 7 Marshall Fire Department 2 6 8 Hammer Time 1 7 9 Justice League 1 7 10 Team Ramrod 1 7 Silver League Wins Losses 1 Mixed Masterpiece 8 0 2 College Chevy Purple Cobras 6 2 3 Team Marsman 5 3 4 Sandy Woods State Farm 3 5 5 Tom’s Body Shop 2 6 6 The Spartans 0 8 2014 Winter Adult Dodgeball Standings

The Marshall 6th grade girls basketball travel team played in five tournaments and won three and came in second in one and finished the season with a 14-3 record. The team was coached by Adrian Harkey and Jay DeVine. Back row: Mackenzie Bonnell, Charlotte Rogers, Elizabeth Dowell and Danielle DeVine. Front row: Olivia Wheeler, Katie Foster, Olivia Zulewski and Emma Crow.

MHS JV boys basketball action

Above left: Chris Upright puts up a shot versus Loy Norrix on Feb. 13. Above right: Jaylin Alexander drives the lane.

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2014 Winter Women’s Volleyball Standings Gold League Wins Losses 1 Penny Pinchers 5 0 2 J & L Manufacturing 5 0 3 Are We There Yet Travel 4 1 4 D H Roberts Construction 4 1 5 Screw Machine Services 2 3 6 Fierce I 2 3 7 Fierce II 1 4 8 I’d Hit That 1 4 9 Sports Rehab 1 4 10 Mike’s Place I 0 5 Silver League Wins Losses 1 Marshall Renegades 5 0 2 Hit & Miss 3 2 3 Team Marsman 3 2 4 Mike’s Place II 2 3 5 Copper Bar 1 4 6 The Misfits 1 4 2014 Adult 5 on 5 Basketball Standings Gold League Wins Losses 1 Lakeview Lounge/ Granger Insurance 4 0 2 Dream Team 4 1 3 Copper Bar 2 2 4 Blufish 1 4 Silver League Wins Losses 1 DJS Systems 3 1 2 J & L Manufacturing/ Star Fitness 1 3 3 Fountain Automotive 0 4

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