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January 10, 2015 • Vol. 136 No. 2 514 S. Kalamazoo Ave. in Marshall, MI • Phone 269-781-5444 and FAX 269-781-7766 • www.advisor-chronicle.com

In The News:

Starr Commonwealth President/CEO Martin Mitchell announces retirement Dr. Martin Mitchell has announced that he will retire at the end of 2015 after 45 years of service as a human service industry leader at Starr Commonwealth, including the last 11 years as president and CEO. “It has been an honor to serve children and families with Starr for 45 years,” Mitchell said. “It is a special thing to know that the organization you work for is improving the lives of young people and families every day. We exist to provide support to those who need it most, and we’re now able to reach more families and communities than ever before.”

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Veterans Affairs Office Director Scott Losey resigns Calhoun County administration has completed an internal investigation stemming from a complaint received on Dec. 28 regarding veterans benefits assistance rendered by Scott Losey, the county’s Veterans Affairs office director. After a meeting held Jan. 5 with county administrators, Losey resigned from his position. “This termination was effective immediately,” according to a press release from Calhoun County Administrator/Controller Kelli Scott.

“We are planning to turn information over to law enforcement for their determination of any possible criminal charges.” Scott said the county has since turned the investigation over to the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office and the federal government to investigate, including the Dec. 28 complaint and numerous work e-mails of Losey’s asking other veterans for kickbacks.

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Days Like These Jeff Daniels comes to Marshall Jan. 30

Cronin Building to see new use ahead Following the closing on a real estate agreement on Dec. 29, the Marshall City Council is excited to see new life breathed into the J.H. Cronin Building, 101 W. Michigan Ave. in Marshall. “We are very excited that the closing has happened and that we are moving forward for the citizens of Marshall to have something other than a vacant building,” Mayor Jack Reed said. “The idea that we will see progress happening on that building for the first time in a long time is great. Steve (Eyke, the developer) has communicated that he wants to continue the historical presence with the outside of the building, which is important for the people of Marshall.”

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City Council swears in new members On Jan. 5, the Marshall City Council swore in new Mayor Jack Reed along with new council members Kari Schurig, Ward 1, and Joe Caron, Ward 5. Also sworn in was returning council member Brent Williams, Ward 3.

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Local physician practices among statewide award winners for improving patient care Twenty-five physician practices across Michigan recently received recognition for their achievements in patient care in five award categories. Awards were issued to New Day Family Medicine and David Byrens MD, both part of Integrated Health Partners.

Executive Director of Integrated Health Partners Ruth Clark said. “We at IHP are very excited that two of our practices have been recognized for their efforts.

Their commitment to improving care for their patients is evident to us and the community.”

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ays Like These is the newest album by actor and singer/songwriter Jeff Daniels, who will be performing with the Ben Daniels Band on Jan. 30 at the Marshall High School Auditorium for Performing Arts. These days, collaboration is the name of the game as this event is jointly presented by The Franke Center for the Arts and Marshall Public Schools.

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Columns 2015: New year brings new outlook Editor’s Corner

by John Hendler

Je suis Charlie Over the past decade, we as a nation have become accustomed to hearing about the near misses of terrorist attacks: The Shoe Bomber, The Underwear Bomber, the bomb found in a car in Times Square, etc.

But then, there was the Boston Marathon bombing 21 months ago and since then, smaller scale but just as brutal attacks from Islamic zealots have been making headlines: ISIS beheadings, the kidnapping of girls in Nigeria, the Sydney cafe hostage situation and then on Wednesday, the murder of 12 at the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo.

Once again, the world showed how vulnerable we are and how unavoidable these acts of terror are.

Equally as shocking of the attack itself is how inevitable an attack like this was or future attacks will be.

It’s not a question of if, but rather a question of when.

Author Salman Rushdie, who was forced into hiding a quarter century ago by Islamic extremists summed up the Paris massacre this way: “I stand with Charlie Hebdo, as we all must, to defend the art of satire, which has always been a force for liberty and against tyranny, dishonesty and stupidity.” “‘Respect for religion’” has become a code phrase meaning “‘fear of religion,’” said Rushdie. “Religions, like all other ideas, deserve criticism, satire, and, yes, our fearless disrespect.”

Just like Americans were saying that Sony should release The Interview to all corners of the country and the earth to stand up to threats of violence, we should all take a look at the Charlie Hebdo cartoons (that satirize all religions) and copy them and send them to all our friends. We need to make sure everybody sees what makes these insecure, thin-skinned heathens get so full of rage, all because they feel threatened by a cartoon.

If a cartoon offends you so much that you have to kill, just how weak are you?

There’s a saying: It’s none of your business what others think of you.

To those that don’t value human life or the human spirit, they will eventually find a way, despite the best and heroic efforts of law enforcement officials to keep us safe.

Sadly, the horror of Paris is just another example of a world gone mad.

But, we must persevere; we must forge on. There is more good than bad in this world and we must not allow scumbag terrorists to take over our lives and force us into hiding, or in the case of Charlie Hebdo, tell us how we should think.

And where, exactly, do we hide? Where is truly safe? A movie theater? A college campus? A shopping mall? An elementary school? A sporting event?

That’s what they want - to paralyze us with fear.

But, we must not and cannot allow these savages to rule over us and to set the rules.

Enough.

There is so much good out there and we must remain resolute in not letting these crazies take away our freedom of thought, our freedom of expression.

We must remain united in taking the fight to them, by standing together and celebrating all that is good on the face of the earth.

Until next week, may the good news be yours.

By FRED JACOBS Publisher and CEO, J-Ad Graphics In Hastings, Middleville, Delton and communities around the world last week, crowds of New Year’s Eve revelers recited countdowns that ushered out what was and escorted in expectations for the new year.

As we end one year and begin another, most of us make resolutions, promises to lose weight, start an exercise program, read more or maybe even learn a foreign language. You name it, and it’s probably on someone’s list for the new year.

Experts tell us that the first thing a resolution maker needs to do is to write down goals and review them regularly so progress can be monitored.

Otherwise, a resolution slips away, and success becomes as fleeting as the bubbles in the New Year’s champagne. The important thing is to concentrate on the moment rather than look back.

As we look at the present moment in closing the books on 2014, it’s hard not to see the progress we’ve made because things really are looking better.

In fact, a recent national poll stated that 75 percent of Americans — the largest number since 2004 — feel better about their own situations than they have in years.

According to another recent poll conducted by the Associated Press, expectations are even better for the coming year.

The poll indicated “an uptick in Americans’ hopes for their own finances and the nation’s finances in the coming year.”

The numbers show that “34 percent say they expect their households’ financial situation

to improve over the next months, better than the 27 percent saying so in October.”

But when asked if they felt leaders in Washington, D.C., can turn things around, twothirds of Americans said it’s “unlikely that the newly elected Republican majority in Congress will be able to improve the economy in the next two years,” and six in 10 said the president “won’t be able to either.”

On the positive side, 52 percent said the government did a decent job in helping the country recover from the Great Recession. So, they have confidence that they could get the job done, they just need to work together finding compromise over confrontation.

In Michigan, Gov. Rick Snyder began his second term of office with an inaugural celebration New Year’s Day at the state capitol where hundreds of people gathered to watch the special ceremony. In his speech, Snyder said he was excited to continue the work “because of all the great things we’ve gotten done. I’m excited to keep going.”

Snyder was referring to the deal that allowed Detroit to emerge from the largest Chapter 9 bankruptcy in the nation’s history. He said the deal allowed minimal cuts to city retirees and prevented the sell-off of a priceless collection of holdings at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Snyder also spoke of the 300,000 private sector jobs driving the 40 percent drop in the state’s unemployment rate, to 6.7 percent. He also reminded those in attendance, though, of all the work yet to do — like fixing Michigan’s roads. Snyder then took the opportunity to call for support of

the proposed tax hike in the sales to tax set for May. Snyder also mentioned how he wanted to revamp the social services and job assistance programs offered in the state by making them more peoplefriendly and he again called for more job and vocational training at the high school level to better prepare our youth for the jobs currently available in the workplace.

“We can do incredible things when we work together,” said Snyder. “The old unbelievable needs to be the new achievable.”

That’s an attitude we should accept for the new year — if it’s to be, it’s up to all of us to make the difference.

In a letter called “Mileposts” written by Dale Carnegie, the famous author wrote, “We must live for today. Of course, it may be that part of today’s work calls for reviewing the past when planning for tomorrow.

But there’s no excuse for doing so with panic or regret. Instead we should get the facts and push on from there. Today is the only time we can possibly live. Let’s not turn into a physical and mental hell by aimless worry about the future.

Let’s also stop fretting over the blunders we made yesterday.”

Carnegie calls us to concentrate on living for today because, with that, better tomorrows will follow.

As you look over the stories in this edition of our paper, you’ll detect a feeling of optimism from our local leaders.

Public officials indicate that, here at home, the future looks bright. According to Kiplinger organization, a national financial advisor says, “The U.S. economy has finally found its

footing and will gain momentum in 2015, even as Europe struggles to stay out of recession. If the economy continues to improve, wages will tick up and the economy will continue to grow. Gas prices have also allowed more families to keep more of their household income for other uses, such as reducing debt-to-income ratio, which is the lowest since 2002.”

The Kiplinger economists expect the stock market to remain strong, and, even though a correction is overdue, experts are optimistic about the possibility of gains in 2015. They also reported that Americans are improving their eating habits by eating more fresh foods, including fruits and vegetables and fewer microwaveable, processed ready-to-eat meals. Kiplinger also indicated that medicine which once was the stuff of science fiction will become a reality in the coming year.

So look over the local stories, see what the leaders of our community think is in store for us in the coming year.

“In life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know,” says Anthony Robbins, a self-help author. “Knowing is not enough. You must take action.”

Making plans and resolutions isn’t enough. We must be prepared to act on those ideas.

And if government at all levels expects 2015 to be a better year, it will have to find a way to work together with a feeling of compromise rather than confrontation.

It can’t be about winning or losing, leaders need to focus on solving problems that impact our lives. That’s the job we elected them to do. Now, they need to get on with it.

Letters

Reminded of the tremendous amount of talent

To the Editor: What a joy and a privilege it was to be able to watch Marshall’s own Matt Crowle star as Bert in Mary Poppins in Chicago. His

outstanding performance was well recognized by the sold out crowd, but most especially by the busload of loving fans from his hometown.

Thank you to Candi Putnam and The Franke Center for organizing this fabulous trip and allowing so many of us this opportunity. Once again I am reminded of the

tremendous amount of talent we have cultivated in our beloved city. Bravo, Matt Crowle and company.

Sue Wallace, Marshall

Saying thank you does not seem enough To the Editor: The MACS Board of Directors wishes to extend a huge thank you to everyone who contributed to the recent and very successful Christmas food and gift basket program for Marshall area families: • Trinity Episcopal Church for letting us take over their space so MACS and volunteers could sort and pack over 250 family gift and food boxes.

• Over 75 volunteers who donated time to sort, pack, deliver, pick up donated items, prepare food for the volunteers, clean up the church area and make numerous trips to the recycle center.

• Businesses, church groups and individuals for “adopting” 63 area families and donating food, gifts, money and time to the ever busy MACS organization.

• Teachers who worked hard to promote the program and encouraged the students to share and be kind to others. Walters Elementary School for the “pocket change” collection of $1,500, as well as food. Gordon Elementary School students for donating puzzles. To the girls cross-country team, Mr. Steve Wissink and the retired teachers group for pick up of food from all the Marshall

schools, and the middle school group who helped put boxes together and sorted many items. We are truly thankful for all of the students, teachers and staff within the Marshall school system. They are an amazing group.

• Kinderhaus students who brought gifts and canned goods and helped fill the food boxes. Middle school and high school girl scout groups for sorting teenage gifts, as well as swept, cleaned and moved items to the storage area.

• Local churches and the city of Marshall employees for their huge collection of food and gifts. The tremendous support is outstanding.

• Eaton Corporation for food and gift donations and providing many employees to help sort, pack and deliver. And for the very generous donation of funds to help with this entire program.

• Fountain Clinic director and staff for all the extra help during this very busy time. And for allowing MACS to distribute clean, gently-used winter coats to the MACS families.

• Heritage Cleaners for cleaning hundreds of coats and jackets. MACS has

conducted a used coat drive for the past few years, and has had this wonderful support of Heritage with free cleaning.

• To City Manager Tom Tarkiewicz for blocking off the city parking lot next to the Fountain Clinic building to make it easier for the MACS families to shop for winter coats and jackets.

• The ad-visor&chronicle staff for the outstanding media coverage. The publicity, pictures and stories were wonderful and kept the community updated on this Christmas activity.

So, as you can see by the tremendous generosity of the community, saying thank you just does not seem enough. The special gift of pitching in to help, in so many ways, will always be remembered.

As volunteers, we know what it means to give to a cause or spend time working to help others, and we also know that without your help and continuous support MACS would not be able to do what we do, not only at Christmas, but throughout the year. Again, many, many thanks for everything.

Harriett Carroll and the MACS Board of Directors

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MHS boys basketball stays unbeaten Redhawks go to 5-0 after 72-69 win over Gull Lake

photos by John Hendler

Drew DeVine had the hot hand early, hitting six threepointers in the first half and scoring 22 points Jan.6.

Terrion Patterson converts on the first quarter lay up.

Tyler Torrey puts up the first quarter three-pointer. Torrey scored 21 points on the night.

Marshall JV boys defeat Gull Lake, 39-36

Marshall’s Chris Thomas battles for the rebound under the Gull Lake basket.

Marcus Waters drives to the basket during the first quarter versus Gull Lake Jan. 6. His free throws down the stretch sealed a 39-36 victory.

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Cam Face takes it to the basket during the first quarter.

MHS varsity bowling teams fall to Charlotte Jan. 6 vs Charlotte at Marshall Lanes Boys varsity lose in tiebreaker After earning 15 points in the regular game portion of the match, Marshall dropped 15 points in the baker portion ending in a tie. The tiebreaker baker game went down to the 10th frame with Marshall on the low side 173-181.

High Games/Series Grey Gillett, 207, 201- 408 Brady Brisson, 221,201-422

Girls varsity blanked 0-30 Charlotte’s top-ranked girls team took Marshall to task with a clean sweep of both portions of the competition.

High Games/Series Houston Jones,179, 308 Autumn Hazel,167, 296

Boys JV wins 21-9 The Marshall boys JV squad is 12 deep with the top six competing against the Charlotte JV team. They took all 15 points in the first half and shot a 178 baker game to earn the winning six points.

High Games/Series Kyle Wolf, 171, 320 Brant Hough,199, 297 Bayley Hough,159, 267

Girls JV Blanked 0-30 With four first-time bowlers, the team posted personal bests during the match.

High Games/Series Bethany Cornish,132, 230 Jeerana Likitaroonrat. 130, 125, 255

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Marshall Thunder win Saline tourney

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The Marshall Thunder 5th grade boys basketball team, comprised of players from Gordon, Hughes and Walters Elementary schools, won the Saline 5th grade hoops tournament at Saline High School on Dec. 13. They played teams from Rochester, Chelsea, and Perrysburgh, Ohio to win the championship. Front row, from left: Alex Costa, Carson Tucker, Logan Murphy and Isaac Culp. Back row: Ian Undrrwood, Carter Wheeler, Carson Delong, Luke Shufeldt and Nathan Tucker. The team was coached by Shaun Culp.

Marshall swimmers at Harper Creek Jan. 13

photos by John Hendler

Marshall’s Levi Graves placed first in the 200-yard freestyle Jan. 6 versus Otsego with a time of 1:56.94.

Josh Turner was the winner of the 200-yard individual medley Jan. 6 with a time of 2:10.60.

Eron Hill posted a time of 1:03.37 to finish fourth in the 100-yard butterfly Jan. 6.

Kole Deland, competing in the 100-yard freestyle Jan. 6 versus Otsego.

MHS wrestlers lose home meet to Lumen Christi

Marshall wrestler Chris Hall looks to take down his Lumen Christi opponent Jan. 7. Hall won the match by decision, one of just three Marshall wins on the night (one by forfeit) as the Redhawks fell, 52-12.

Marshall High School athletic trainer Angie Wilson attends to Justin Saari during his match versus Gabe Tavera as coach Nick Zuehlke looks on. Saari went on to win the match.

photos by John Hendler

After trailing in his match 7-0, Marshall’s Erik Doane battled back to tie it up 7-7 before being pinned in the final seconds by his Lumen Christi opponnent.

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