McBain employer halts production after fire

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Business
burglarized
On 12/01/14, a Trooper
from the Michigan State
Police Mount Pleasant
Post, Reed City Detachment, was dispatched to
investigate a burglary at a
business in the village of
Hersey, Michigan. The owners had arrived
at their business that morning and discovered money
missing, and a check of
their security cameras
revealed that a suspect
had been inside during the
night and took the money. Investigation led to
the apprehension of a 16
year old suspect from
the Hersey area. A small
amount of the money and
other evidence from the
burglary was recovered. He has been lodged at a
local youth detention facility and is awaiting Probate
court proceedings. Production has been halted at Hydrolake Leasing & Service Company due to “substantial damage to the production area.”
Photo by Lance Minzey
McBain employer halts
production after fire
By Rosemary Horvath
Correspondent
Leasing & Service Company was still surveying
the damage Monday folThis week a major
lowing the early morning
McBain employer and a
fire Nov. 28.
major utility pole manuThe company’s 30 emfacturer is assessing dam- ployees were at the plant
age and predicting a future Monday because “we have
following a fire that gutted other things we can do,”
a section of the company’s but Rolston explained
production area.
production has been halted
Plant Manager Jess
due to the “substantial
Rolston of Hydrolake
damage to the production
area.”
He added, “Our hope is
our force remains intact.
We have a loyal group of
employees. We have never
laid off an employee.”
Hydrolake is a wholly
owned subsidiary of Reed
City-based Utility Supply
and Construction Company. The operation grows
and harvests red pine utility poles, and works with
state and national forests,
school and county-owned
properties and private
landowners.
It is located in the
McBain Industrial Park at
the north end of the city
with two other major businesses and four smaller
companies.
A message at the
Reed City office was not
returned.
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Downtown Marion was aglow with people including Santa
Claus, last Saturday as merchants celebrated the
beginning of the holiday season.
At right, carolers sing a holiday favorite, while below
children filled The Eagles hall for craft activities.
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McBain Mayor Clark
Dykhouse had been out
of town over the weekend
and would only say he
looks forward to getting
the plant back in operation and everyone back
to work as quickly as
possible.
A state fire marshal
was expected on Tuesday.
McBain Fire Chief Craig
Fisher said he requests an
inspector for commercial
and industrial fires.
Fisher could not say
what triggered the fire
except that it originated at
the north end of the building in the repair shop and
break room area.
Missaukee County
dispatched the fire department at 6:33 a.m. Friday.
McBain had 15 firefighters
respond. Assistance was
provided by Lake Missaukee Fire Department
and Lake City Area Fire
Department. The Cadillac
Fire Department provide
an aerial ladder and the
Marion Community Fire
Department brought the
air trailer.
Firefighters are trained
to handle hazardous material but the Hydrolake
fire was the first time
techniques were applied,
Fisher said. Foam was
used to douse some poles
drying.
“These poles had been
treated with chemicals
so had to be contained
from keeping chemicals
spreading to the ground,”
he said.
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No one was inside Hydrolake when the fire started and no firefighters were injured.
An insurance company representative was expected on the scene Tuesday to estimate
damage costs.
McBain employer halts production after fire
Continued from Page 1
ity was there to check for
spillage and didn’t find
any.”
Hydrolake sits next to
the Biewer Sawmill on
West Gerwoude Drive in
the park but is far enough
away not to have caused
damage to the business.
No one was inside Hydrolake at the time of the fire
and no firefighter incurred
injury fighting the blaze.
“Flying embers and
change of wind could have
made the situation much
worse,” Fisher said, “but it
was an all-metal building that held the material
together.”
By the time fire squads
arrived the building was
engulfed and flames were
spiraling out of windows.
Fisher said he believes
an employee from the
sawmill starting an early
morning shift saw flames
and called 911.
Fisher could not estimate the cost of damage.
An insurance company
representative was expected on the scene Tuesday.
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Land purchase left up to Tustin council
By Rosemary Horvath
Correspondent
Osceola County Commissioners finished their
part and left the decision in
hands of the Tustin Village
Council about selling one
acre of village property on
which to build an Emergency Medical Services
base to serve the northwest
quadrant of the county.
The county’s offer is
$4,000.
Board Chairman Larry
Emig said the village council rescheduled this week’s
meeting until next week
when he expects a decision.
Commissioners at their
meeting Tuesday authorized sending a letter to the
village with the offer. If action is positive, the village
will draw up a deed and
the county “will provide a
check and we’ll get moving,” Emig said.
Commissioners voted
to dispense with bidding
and elected to hire Landmark Design Group of
Grand Rapids and architect
Bob Van Putten to design
the building. He drew up
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plans for the EMS base
that opened in summer in
Marion. The contract is
contingent on acquiring
ownership, Emig said.
Van Putten advised the
EMS administration and
the county board with evaluations of several potential
sites that had been considered for the county’s fourth
EMS base. Planning began
more than a year ago.
Both Van Putten and
EMS director Jeremy
Beebe preferred the Tustin
village vacant land situated
between the Community
Center and the Fire Department.
Some adjustments are
anticipated but the new
base will have a similar
plan as the one in Marion
that was constructed for
$438,000.
“In essence the design
will be similar to the one
in Marion. We have a prototype everyone is pleased
with so why change it?”
Emig remarked.
In other business,
commissioners finalized
another ongoing issue by
contracting with Donald
LaBrenz II to be the building official. He will provide
timely inspections and
enforcement services as an
independent contractor and
will maintain regular business hours. His start date is
Jan. 1.
Emig said the county
previously contracted with
Lake County but due to
that county’s increased
business a contract would
not be renewed. “The
economy is getting better
for both counties,” Emig
said.
LaBrenz is a building
official for the city of Roosevelt Park in Muskegon
County and retired as
building inspector for the
city of Muskegon.
Commissioners renewed
an agreement with Canteen
Commissary, based in Calhoun County, for five years.
Commissary sales for 2013
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which the county collected
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SYNOPSIS OF 12-1-2014 MEETING
New Officers sworn in by Village Clerk.
Pledge of Allegiance
Meeting called to order by President Gillmore.
Present: Tenney, Salisbury, Grundy, Gillmore, Pritchard,
Hopkins
Guests: B. Aittama, D.Wing, J. Tenney, C. Wood.
MINUTES: Moved by Grundy, seconded by Tenney to
approved as presented. Passed.
BILLS: Moved by Hopkins, seconded by Pritchard to pay
Vendors List in the amount of $49,337.15. Passed.
FINANCIAL REPORT: The financial report was
reviewed.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: No public comment.
President Gillmore passed out Committee Assignments.
Discussion of new computer for water/sewer department
to meet new standard requirements needed to participate
in Miss Dig program.
Grundy moved we purchase equipment and upgrades as
needed up to $2,500.00. Seconded by Tenney. Passed.
Discussed bill from Miss Dig for $1,044.00 for software
for required program.
Salisbury moved we pay bill from Miss Dig for $1,044.00.
Seconded by Grundy. Passed.
PHONES: Discussion on purchasing/supplementing
smart phones for DPW Employees to be able to meet new
regulations for Miss Dig emergency requests. Employees
would purchase their phones and Village will pay each
employee $25.00 per week for reimbursement.
Salisbury moved we SPIP in the amount of $25.00 each
week for each DPW employee for system compatible with
the required system. Seconded by Hopkins. Salisbury –
aye; Hopkins – aye; Tenney – aye; Grundy – aye;
Henderson – aye; Pritchard – aye; Gillmore – aye. Passed.
Budget workshop on January 19, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.
Pritchard moved meeting be adjourned.
Minutes are available at the Village office during regular
working hours.
Marsha Turner, Clerk
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Second Front Page
Canola big business for Marion farmers
By Julie Traynor
Correspondent
Early summer travelers
through Clare County’s
Winterfield Township are
treated to an unusual sight
whether they realize it or
not. Those lovely amber
fields of waving blooms
along Long Lake Road
may appear to be mustard
gone unchecked or even
broccoli on steroids, but in
fact, the tall green plants
topped by a crown of dazzling yellow blooms are the
oil seed crop canola.
Marion native Dan
Blackledge and his wife
Bonnie, owners of Winterfield’s B & B Farms, have
grown canola on portions
of their 540 Clare County
acres since 2007. Since
they first became interested
in the possibilities of growing canola in Michigan
in 2006, the Blackledge’s
have gone from an original
planting of 20 acres to an
annual average of just over
100 acres. The bulk of this
crop is shipped to Ontario
for commercial processing.
The Blackledge’s cold-
The canola press at work.
Dan and Bonnie Blackledge, proprietors of B & B Farms. press and sell some 400
gallons each year from
their certified Winterfield
kitchen. They are proud to
be the only Pure Michigan all natural, non-GMO
growers and pressers of
canola oil in the state.
Canola is an unusual
crop for our area and
indeed most of Michigan.
Some 15 million plus acres
Games on Page 8
are devoted to the crop in
Canada where it is grown
and the popular cooking oil
is extracted. The Canadian
crop is the primary source
of the oil which is sold to
big box, chain stores and
restaurant chains all across
North America. Canola oil
is highly favored cooking
oil. It has the best blend
of fats for good health,
containing the lowest
polyunsaturated fat of all
cooking oils. In 2006 the
FDA ruled that canola oil
is qualified to claim it has
the ability to reduce the
risk of coronary heart disease due to its unsaturated
fat content.
The canola business
is the latest extension of
the ongoing farming and
evolving farming business
at B & B Farms. They
recently received Michigan
Agricultural Environmental Assurance Program
(MAEAP) verification.
This assures that all crops
grown on the farm meet
with specific guidelines
and practices. Records are
kept on each field recording the seed type, amount
and type of fertilizer used,
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Canola seed, fresh pressed canola oil and the by product,
which is used as animal feed.
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Canola farm
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Bonnie Blackledge fills bottles with freshly pressed canola oil. yield, weather and specific
farming practices. Should
a customer wish to know
specifically where their
canola oil was grown and
how, the Blackledges are
able to supply that exact
information.
The most recent addition to B & B Farms has
been the construction of
a Professional Certified
Kitchen, allowing Dan and
Bonnie to press canola
oil in their own kitchen.
Previously, due to FDA
regulations placed on home
processed foods, the couple
rented space in a professional kitchen. This state
of the art space, where all
mandated rules are strictly
followed, contains all of
the required equipment,
including an extensive
stainless sink, professional
stove and refrigeration. The
kitchen is also home to the
press which extracts the
oils from the canola seeds.
The auger-fed stainless
steel hydraulic press is
topped by a plastic hopper
large enough to hold a
bushel of the tiny seeds.
The auger turns, seeds are
fed, the piston type head
presses ahead and a small
stream of amber oil runs
into a five gallon pail at
one side; exuded hulls,
looking very much like a
product burned in wood
pellet stoves is pushed
from the front and into a
waiting container.
Eight hours are required
to press a bushel of the
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tiny canola seeds. They
will yield just 2.2 gallons of golden liquid. The
Blackledges employ a cold
press method which uses a
low heat and the pressure
of the press to extract the
oils. Industrially extracted
oils use a chemical and
heat process to retrieve
the oils after which it is
bleached and deodorized.
The freshly pressed canola
oil is filtered through a
cheese cloth type filter
which removes any impurities. The golden oil is then
bottled to fill orders and
the remainder stored for
future bottling. This natural
oil has a shelf life of more
than a year.
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Cherry Capitol Foods in
Traverse City. Christoph
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&B canola oil as the base
for many of his flavorful
creations. Dan and Bonnie split
their time between their
Marion farm and life near
Rockford, where Bonnie
has been the Cannon Township clerk for more than
20 years. The Blackledges
are looking forward to big
changes in the next couple
of years, and plan to take
up residence on the Winterfield farm. They have more
than pressing canola seeds
in mind and are looking
forward to future projects.
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the state or directly from
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Postcard from
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Mike’s Musings
Michael Wilcox, Publisher/Editor
You think you had a rough
year? Think again!
So I’m visiting my Alzheimer’s plagued mother
last night in Lansing. We
had a close call. She was
supposed to be dead in
24-hours, but in actuality
she is more responsive and
talkative that she has been
in several years.
That being said, I’m
watching her and checking
my phone simultaneously.
Up pops a message from
the Clare County Sheriff’s
Department, that some
scrooge had just stolen a
sack of toys that belonged
to Toys for Tots that had
been stashed at a Dollar
General.
In the midst of our own
Christmas Wish program,
I could only feel distain
for that person and crime.
Fortunately a few minutes
later a second message
came across my phone
indicating the stolen toys
were not really stolen but
being picked up by a Toys
for Tots volunteer who
was taking them to another
location.
I had to get that clarification out, because like I
said, we are taking letters
from families seeking toys,
clothing, food and variety
of larger items until December 10. At that point we
will begin dispersing money, and fulfilling wishes
for as many less fortunate
families that we can help.
It is a huge undertaking,
and I applaud my staff for
making it all happen.
With the deadline for
letters fast approachingDecember 10, we have
received over 100 at this
point. It is hard to read
through more than 5 or
6, without tears dropping
from my eyes. I am amazed
each year we do this, how
truly horrible the plight is
of some families in this
area.
Here’s an excerpt from
one of the dozens of letters
we have received:
“We have 7 children in
our home, and today they
had to freeze because of
the electricity being shut
off. I have tried every resource out there to receive
any type of assistance to
get us caught up, but no
one will help…Before
the car accident we both
worked fulltime and never
had any problems. Now it
is a daily struggle to keep
the lights on and the kids
warm.”
I think I have it bad,
because my mother is
extremely sick, and then I
read something like this.
To top it off I get an email
from one of my reporters.
She essentially wrote an
uncle died suddenly over
the weekend, and then a
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a deaf ear
In his book, “LECTURES
TO MY STUDENTS,”
the still highly regarded
nineteenth century minister,
C.H. Spurgeon, wrote: “I
have one blind eye and one
deaf ear and they are the
best ear and eye that I have.”
This trainer of ministers was
simply passing on the advice
of Solomon written long
before him: “Also take no
heed unto all words that are
spoken” (Ecclesiastes 7:21).
When I hear someone say,
“I’m always the last to know
about trouble in my church,”
I know I’m in wise company.
Some things are better left
unseen and unheard.
Paying too much attention
to negatives can cause one
to become an expert at faultfinding. And if you build
your life on faults, expect
earthquakes. Nothing will
go right in your life if you
chose to fill your mind with
things that are wrong with
people God loves.
Chronic complainers
seldom see this solemn
truth: their constant griping
is actually directed toward
God. To complain about our
circumstances is to complain
about Him, since He directs
The Marion
or allows all the events that
come into our lives.
It’s time, then, to tune
out all the cutting negative
voices of the past.
Why not become blind
and deaf to all voices and
events that drag you down?
Hear birds instead of
sirens.
Hear laughter instead of
complaining.
Look for rainbows instead
of dark clouds.
See the beauty of snowflakes instead of complaining about the depth of the
snow.
Remember the encouragements of yesterday and make
them work for you today.
Members of a congregation were filing out of their
church shaking hands and
exchanging greetings. I had
never ministered at this
church before but felt at ease
with the people. The bond
of love between us was new
but familiar.
One of the worshippers
stopped to ask if I might
consider writing a book to
help those struggling with
negative attitudes. “I’m so
negative,” he said. “I’m
negative about the church—
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Marionites have always
come home for the holidays…all of them. Visitors
and their comings and
goings made for Locals
fodder in the Marion Press.
couple of days later, her
great-grandmother passed. Lots of Marionites returned
to family and friends to
Sorry Mike, she said, I
celebrate the Thanksgivwas unable to cover the
Marion Christmas kick-off, ing holiday; the population
grew by at least a third.
because of this.
This week’s old news
I get angry when someis from 62 years ago, the
one blows an assignment.
But how can you get angry first week of December
1952. Thanksgiving and
with this. The poor girl
had tragedy strike twice in deer season was done and
less than 3 days. Instead of Christmas advertising was
anger I offered compassion in full swing. We’ll drop a
and my willingness to help few names, just like Locals
writer Donna Allen did.
in any way I could.
Everyone likes a good
The same holds true
mention in the Marion
for those in the Christmas
Wish program. We are here Press. And perhaps make
to help, and if this year has you wish you could shop
those long gone stores on
not been good we would
like to provide you with es- Main Street one more time.
December 4, 1952 sentials you may need.
Thanksgiving guests
Thus if you, a loved
of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest
one, or a friend is in need
Martin were Mrs. Marie
of some Christmas cheer,
LaGoe and daughter Rose
give us a shout by writMarie of Mt. Pleasant and
ing a letter and sending
Jack LaGoe and Phil Daab
it to The Clare County
REVIEW at 105 W. Fourth of Middleton.
Dr. and Mrs. Frank
St., Clare, Mi. 48617, or
Blossom and family spent
email to info@clarecounfrom Wednesday until
tyreview.com OR The
Sunday with relatives in
Marion PRESS at Box
Detroit.
D, Marion, MI. 49665, or
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
email yourmarionpress@
Coleman and daughter
gmail.com. I remind you
of Mt. Morris spent from
again that deadline is DeThursday until Sunday
cember 10.
with Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Richardson. They went
deer hunting and were
successful.
Mr. and Mrs. William
Ulrich were Thanksgiving
and weekend guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Ulrich
and also went hunting.
Thanksgiving guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Johnson
were Mrs. Mae Bowersox
and Irvin Lenheiser of
Sears.
Lt. Jess Dague has landabout everything.”
Millions who exit
church services and others
who never enter them are
defeated by this destructive
frame of mind. Negativism
is a thief that robs people
of adventure and joy; even
the economy of the nation is
drained of needed vitality by
this crippling condition that
causes its victims to expect
little and attempt less.
A man I once met in a
Detroit hospital left an impression on me that remains:
his attitude demonstrated
the faith he possessed was
genuine. He seemed blind
and deaf to the faults of
others and the two words he
spoke to me as we parted
have returned to refresh me
again and again.
“Be encouraged!” he
said.
What good words!
Perhaps someone you
will meet today needs to
experience their life changing power.
Carol Cope
Happy holidays great
goodie recipes
Now that the
Thanksgiving food fest
is over, it is time to start
thinking about those festive
treats that can be made
and stored, to give your
friends, neighbors and coworkers. Trust me, they will
truly enjoy and love you
for it.
First to begin with,
a favorite family recipe for
cookies.
GRANDMA PLINE’S
OATMEAL COOKIES Preheat oven to 375 degrees
2 cups brown sugar
1 cup Crisco shortening
2 eggs
dash of salt
Will be attending Marion school
board meeting to voice concerns
This concerns me, as I
have found that our CPS/
DHS system is broken with
almost no over site other
than local prosecutors.
Who in many cases seem
to have a conflict of
interest..ie family members
who work for or with CPS/
DHS.
I will be at the next
Marion Public School
board meeting to address
my concerns.
Thank you for your time
Michael Gould
20639 30th Ave., Marion
231-743-6091
1 tsp soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
3 cups oatmeal
Mix together - - chill
2 hours. Grease cookie
sheet. Take cookie dough
out of refrigerator and roll
into balls then roll balls in
10x sugar. Press walnut in
center. Bake at 375 degrees
for 11 minutes. Oh, How
good these are!!!!
My next recipe is also for
a great Oatmeal cookie.
Preheat oven to 350
degrees
GOLDEN RAISIN
OATMEAL COOKIES
3/4 cup butter 1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
2 Tbls water 1 tsp vanilla
3 cups oatmeal
2/3 cup flour
2 Tbls grated orange peel 1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking soda 2/3 cup Golden raisins Mix all together, take
spoon and dip cookie dough
for each cookie on a slightly
greased cookie sheet. You
can make these cookies
any size that you desire. Bake at 350 degrees for
12 to 15 minutes. Cool on
rack. These are also great
and everyone will enjoy.
The next recipe is for a
snack that is easy, fast, good
and comes from the kitchen
of Gert.
Preheat oven to 375
degrees.
SAUSAGE BALLS
1 lb Breakfast Sausage
1 pkg Sharp or Colby Jack
Cheese Shredded
3 cups Bisquick Baking
Mix
Mix all together really
well. Roll into 2” balls. Bake at 375 degrees until slightly browned, 11 to
13 minutes. Serve warm. Makes 2 dozen
Remember you can store
the cookies in freezer and
they will remain fresh to
enjoy later.
Please send me your
favorite holiday recipe and
I will try to put it in the
column. I am also looking
for healthy recipes for those
who are unable to have
sugar or other ingredients
that can be substituted
for a healthy delicious
goodie. My e-mail is caroljeancope@gmail.com
Until next week, “Celebrate the happiness that
friends are always giving, making everyday a holiday
and celebrate just living». God Bless, Carol Jean Flemmings Clothing of Marion
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some folks thought was
a passing whim was the
sole item in the Marion
Radio and Electric ad. It
was the new Zenith 17 inch
“Tudor” table TV. It started
at $199.95. This was two
years before WWTV began
broadcasting.
We wish we knew how
many Marionites found a
television under the tree in
1954.
Cooking & Recipes
Letter to the Editor
Dear Sir,
It has come to my
attention that Marion
Public schools is allowing
CPS caseworkers to have
access to our children,
without notifying parents.
Under the auspices of the
Kids Hope USA mentoring
program.
I have asked Marion
Schools for a copy of their
policy concerning parental
notification and it seems
they do not have one in
place.
ed on Okinawa and says he
had a nice trip across. His
address is: 19th Bomb Grp.,
APO 239-1, c/o Postmaster, San Francisco.
Mrs. Jess Dague and
sons, Mr. and Mrs. Glen
McNaughton and Mrs.
Ruby Wooten were
Thanksgiving Day visitors
of Mrs. Cora Dague.
Stewart Williams got his
deer the last day of deer
season.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Berry and daughter Sandy
and son Frank were supper
guests at the Y. Bontekoe
home Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. George
Berry and daughter Julie
Ann and Miss Rita LaGoe
spent Thanksgiving at Ann
Arbor with Jerry Berry
who is a student at the
medical school there.
Advertising in the Press
ramped up with only a few
weeks left until Christmas.
Flemming’s Clothing
advertizes Ladies’ Dressy
Robes or “Shorty” Housecoats starting at $5.95.
VanDeWarker’s Drug
Store offered up their best
camera a Brownie Reflex,
including flash, for $12.05.
The grocery stores had
large bulk assortments of
candies and nuts, and all
of the gas stations were
pushing batteries for those
‘cold morning starts’ and
a process called ‘tractionizing’ for your tires, which
apparently gave your car’s
tires a super grip. If you
needed a car to protect
the folks at VanderWoude
Motor Sales in McBain
(Phone 2) and Babb’s Motor Sales or French’s Sales
and Service in Evart were
eager to help. Sorry, no
prices listed in those ads.
Perhaps the one item
advertised in the Press in
1952 which we’re sure
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Community Events
Upcoming events should be submitted at least 2 weeks in advance. Email to YourMarionPress@gmail.com
MITTEN, SCARF &
HAT BOX
The VFW Auxiliary is
hosting a Breakfast on
December 7 at the VFW
Hall.
Your contributions will
be appreciated by local
children who are in need
of winter items.
AMEN CHORUS TO
PRESENT CHRISTMAS
CONCERTS
“How Great Our Joy”
Christmas Concert will be
presented by the AMEN
Chorus on Saturday,
December 6 at 7:00
p.m. at the Rehoboth
Reformed Church in
Lucas and again on
Sunday, December 7 at
3:00 p.m. at the Cadillac
Community Auditorium.
The AMEN Chorus is
directed by Harvey Lucas
and accompanied by
Sandy Bode.
Special guests at the
concert are The Cadillac
Philharmonic Chorus
who will present several
selections and also join
the men for some group
choir singing.
Admission to the concert
is free. A free will
offering will be received. All are invited to attend. More information is at
www.amenchorus.org.
SORRY! WRONG
CHIMNEY!
Have the Christmas
blues? Then it’s time for
you to join the Cadillac
Footliters for a Christmas
full of mistaken identities
and zany foul ups in Sorry
Wrong Chimney.
Opening performance
of Sorry! Wrong Chimney!
will
be
on
Friday,
December 5th at 7:00
p.m. at the Cadillac High
School Auditorium on
Linden St, with following
evening performances on
December 6th, December
12th and December
13th at 7:00 p.m. In
addition there will be a
matinee
performance
at 2:00 pm on Saturday,
December
13th.
Sorry! Wrong Chimney!
tickets can be purchased
in advance for just
$10 from the following
Cadillac
businesses:
Brinks Custom Framing,
Peebles,
the
UPS
Store, and also from
Majestic Hair Design
in Lake City.
Tickets
at the door are $12.
More information is
available on Cadillac
Footliters website: http://
cadillacfootliters.com/ or
call (231)775-7336.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
The Figgy Pudding
Players present: Charles
Dickens’ A Christmas
Carol. A ghostly Christmas tale for the whole
family. Friday, Dec. 5 at
7:00 p.m. Saturday, Dec.
6 at 7:00 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 7 at 3:00 p.m. To
be performed at: Clare
Congregational
United
Church of Christ, 110 W.
Fifth Street, Clare, MI
48617. (Across from the
Post Office) A free will
offering will be collected
at the door. For more information call 989-4246120.
performance at 7:15pm,
followed by the famous
play, “A Christmas Carol”, at 7:30pm. Tickets
for all three events are
$15 and need to be reserved in advance at
www.bcdrama.org, while
tickets not including dinner are $5 and can be
purchased at the door.
The second concert is
Saturday, December 13
at the Clare High School
Gymnasium in collaboration with the Gateway
Community Band. The
Community Band will begin performing at 7:30pm,
with the Brass Ensemble
playing directly afterwards around 8:30pm.
This performance is free
of charge, and includes
a festive post-concert
reception of assorted
snacks and beverages.
The final concert is
Sunday, December 14 at
Alma College’s Heritage
Center with the Central
Michigan Area Concert
Band. The Brass Ensemble will kick things
off at 3pm, followed by
the Concert Band around
3:30pm. Admission to
this concert will be free
of charge. Alma’s beautiful auditorium is an incredible place to hear
large ensembles like
these two fine groups.
Founded just last year,
the Gateway Brass Ensemble has already enjoyed a number of successful performances to
date. The group is led
by Clare Primary School
music teacher Michael
Wright, and currently includes 26 brass and percussion-playing
adults
from several different cities. They rehearse once a
week in the Clare High
School band room with
the goal of performing
several free concerts for
the Mid-Michigan community every school year.
For more information
about this exciting young
group, visit their website
at www.gatewaybands.
org/brass, their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/gatewaybrass,
or their YouTube page at
www.youtube.com/gatewaybrass.
ANNUAL DINNER
THEATER EVENT
The Brown Corners
Players invite you to join
them for their annual dinner theater event. A full-
length stage adaptation
of: A Christmas Carol by
Charles Dickens.
December 4th-6th, 12th13th. A Victorian dinner
will be served at 6:30 pm.
Play begins at 7:30 pm.
Brown Corners Church
5540 S. Clare Ave, Clare.
Phone 386-2702
Dinner
reservations
are required. Walk-ins
to the play are welcome.
To reserve tickets and
get more information to:
www.bcdrama.org.
LIVE NATIVITY
There will be a live
nativity at the Colonville
Bible Church, E. Colonville Rd., Clare (next to
Amish store) on Sunday,
December 21, 2014 from
6:00pm – 7:00pm. PD
12/5, 12/12
ALL YOU CARE TO
EAT BREAKFAST
BUFFET
The Lake George
Boosters Club invites
everyone to their monthly All You Care To Eat
Breakfast Buffet. We are
located at 89 S. Bringold
north of Lake George.
We serve from 8am to
11am on December 6.
Proceeds go toward our
College Scholarships.
Chapel Hill
UPCOMING CHRISTMAS
CONCERTS
This Holiday season,
Clare’s very own Gateway Brass Ensemble will
be presenting 3 Christmas concerts in the MidMichigan area. The first
performance takes place
Friday, December 12 at
Brown Corners church as
part of their dinner theater program. Dinner begins at 6:30pm, followed
by the Brass Ensemble’s
Pastor Steve Boven
Obituary
William Charles Keehn Sr.
William Charles Keehn
Sr. age 79 of Winterfield
Township, Marion, passed
away at the Pleasant Ridge
Assisted Living Center in
Marion on Nov. 30, 2014.
He was born on Jan. 10,
1935 at the Keehn Family Home in Winterfield
Township to Arthur John
& Latresa (Brown) Keehn.
He married Elmeda May
Blaisdell in Marion and she
preceded him in death on
Aug. 3, 2005. He worked
as a machinist setup at
Buick in Flint for over 30
years and retired in 1983.
He graduated from the
Marion High School and
enjoyed hunting, fishing,
and just having fun.
He is survived by his
children, William “Billy”
C. Keehn Jr. of Marion,
Avid (Elaine) Keehn of
Swartz Creek, Marsha Pollington of McBain, Michael
“Scott” Keehn, Victor
Keehn and Eric Keehn of
the Monroe area. He also
has many grandchildren
and great grandchildren.
His surviving siblings are
Ines M. Brocht of Marion
and Grace of Chicago
and daughter in-law Mary
Keehn of Marion. Many
other relatives and friends
also survive.
He was preceded in
death by a son Kenneth
Keehn, son in law, Paul
Pollington and siblings,
Vera, Edith, John, Ellen
and an infant sister Helen.
Celebration of Life
Services will be held at
1:00 P.M. on Dec. 13, 2014
at the Burkholder Family
Funeral Home in McBain
with Pastor Steve Boven
officiating. Burial will
take place in the Riverside Township Cemetery
in Missaukee County. A
luncheon will follow at
the funeral home follow-
ing services Memorial
contributions may be made
to the family. Thoughts
and prayers may be left at
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Sports
Lady Eagles drop season opener to Crossroads
By Ben Murphy
Brian Miller said. “The
rest of the team is all new
They’re a bit light in
but are learning all that
returning players but the
there is to learn.”
Marion girls’ basketball
Returning to the team
team is still hoping for a
from last years squad that
strong season in 2014-15.
went 7-14 overall and 3-11
The Lady Eagles return
in the Highland Confertwo seniors and two
ence are seniors Kinzie
juniors apiece to the court Sikkema (center), Anissa
this year.
Keeler (guard) along with
“All four of my returnjuniors Lilly Swiler (forees are all co-captains
ward) and Kelly Booms
and they have been doing
(guard).
a real good job as far as
New to the team is
leadership and helping
senior Taylor Robinson
guide the rest of the team,” (guard) along with junior
sixth year head coach
Carmen Gage (guard,
Marion’s Lilly Swiler alludes a pair of defenders.
forward) and sophomores
Brittney Ryan (center),
Kylie Sikkema (guard),
Alexis Bennett (forward)
and freshman Kelly
Fischer (guard).
“We’re young obviously
so we have a lot to learn
but the girls are working
hard,” Miller said. “We’re
fast, we have quick feet so
hopefully we’ll find ways
to use that to our advantage. We’re not very tall
though, so rebounding will
be hard for us, we’ll have
to work on that. It’s hard to
tell (who we are) with only
four returning girls and a
JV team that won very few
games last year. Hopefully
we progress as the season
moves on. We’re really
hoping to do better than
people think we will.”
Though the squad is
quite young, Miller sees
quite a bit of upside with
the team.
“We looked at the
schedule and felt we could
anywhere from three to 14
games,” he said. “Obviously, when you set goals
you set the goals high so
I know they’d like to win
14. The real goal is always
to play a team better the
second time we play them
than the first time so we
can measure improvement
that way.”
With Marion being one
of the smallest schools
in the Highland, Miller
knows the Eagles have
their work cut out for
them.
“I would say McBain
should be at the top, Pine
River probably right behind them and Manton will
Marion’s Anissa Keeler slices through the lane for two
points during the Lady Eagles season opening loss to
Crossroads.
be there next best team af- even though our defense
ter them,” he said. “NMC
isn’t where we needed it
is going to be improved as to be, it was still a strong
well, they had a good JV
point for us.”
The Marion
- May led
2, 2014
- Page 7
team and have talent
back PressKeeler
the Eagles
as well.”
with nine points and
On Monday, Marion
Kinzie Sikkema netted six.
opened its season at home
“I just want to encourwith Big Rapids Crossage the fans to come
roads. The Lady Eagles
and see us,” Miller said.
dropped the non-league
“There wasn’t very many
game, 37-18.
people there, I’d like to
“We kept them close
see some more people
early and that’s how we
there to see us play.”
can play when we play at
Marion (0-1) was at
our best,” Miller said. “I
Brethren on Wednesday.
don’t think many teams
The Eagles play again
will hold them to that
Dec. 16 at Lake City.
many points this year,
Photos by Roger Hagerman
Marion’s Taylor Robinson gets a shot off over the defense.
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22-3 Lady Ramblers hope to better quarter final finish
By Ben Murphy
Last year went pretty
well for the McBain girls’
basketball team. The Lady
Ramblers went 22-3, winning the Highland Conference, district and regional
titles before falling to St.
Ignace in the class ‘C’
quarterfinals. Eighth year
head coach Todd Hamlet
is hoping for a repeat this
year.
“We have a lot of
newcomers, however our
junior varsity coach, Dan
Verberkmoes does an
excellent job preparing the
girls for the next level,” he
said. “This should be one
of the more athletic teams
we have had in awhile.”
Meredith Hamlet leads
a group of five returning
players. The Valparaiso
commit averaged 20.3
points a game, 8.1 rebounds and 6.5 assists last
year while scoring her
1000th career point and
was also named to first
team all-state.
Cheyenne Zuiderveen
(forward) is the only other
returning senior, after
averaging 3.4 points and
2.4 rebounds a game last
year to make all-league
honorable mention. Junior
forward Asia LaGrow also
returns from an all-league
season, where she average 6.9 points and five
rebounds a game.
Sophomores Michaela
Koopman (forward, 2.8
points, 3.5 rebounds all
league honorable mention) and Sam VanHouten
(guard, forward, 2.8
points, 1.8 rebounds) also
McBain senior Meredith Hamlet hopes to lead the Lady
Ramblers to another great season.
Photo by Ben Murphy
returns.
New to the team are
juniors Karoline Hueker
(center), Maggie Eisenga
(guard), Kate Bode (forward), Ally Richardson
(guard), Ashley Dodde
(forward), sophomore Shebly Witt (guard) and freshman Charity Ingleright
(guard).
“We would like to put
ourselves in a position to
win the Highland Conference,” Hamlet said. “Our
non-league schedule is
tough this year, so we hope
to use that to prepare us
for the state tournametn as
well.”
Hamlet doe see a few
teams as potentially
dethroning the defending
champions.
“I think Pine River will
be very strong this year
and Beal City is always
tough,” he said. “Manton
has improved each year
and Marion and their
coach always have a never
give up attitude that I
wish all athletes had. Lake
City is young and under
a new coach and Evart’s
coach is starting to put up
a vision into their program
and NMC has some good
young talent.”
On Tuesday, McBain
opened up its season with
a 55-41 non-conference
home win over Big Rapids.
Big Rapids led 5-0 early
but the Ramblers came
back to lead 10-5 after the
first and still led 20-17 at
the half. McBain put its
lead up to 39-29 entering
the fourth, having enough
for the win.
Hamlet led McBain with
21 points and 13 rebounds,
Witt had nine points and
two steals, Koopman had
11 points and five rebounds, VanHouten had
seven points and six boards
and Zuiderveen had four
points.
McBain (1-0) hosts
Frankfort tonight (Friday)
and plays at Cadillac on
Monday.
NMC hopes to improve on 12-8
(guard).
“I think the league is
“Pretty much our team
going to be quite a bit
goals are private,” Sigamore competitive this
It’s just a few weeks
foose said. “The things
year,” Sigafoose said. “The
into the season, but so
we want to accomplish
lower teams are getting
far fifth year head coach
though goes along with the better and the upper teams
Casey Sigafoose likes
are young so they’re gowhat he sees in his North- old saying that we want
to keep getting better and
ing to make mistakes too.
ern Michigan Christian
never be content. Whether McBain is definitely the
girls’ basketball team.
we win by 20 or lose by
favorite, they are strong
“So far, it’s a very
50, we always want to
in every position and even
unselfish team,” he said.
their freshman played with
“They do whatever I ask of come back fighting and
them in their scrimmages.”
them and that’s a great trait wanting to get better.”
NMC is the smallRegardless of how the
to have in a team. There’s
season goes, Sigafoose is
good effort from everyone est school in the league,
in practice and games. It’s however the Lady Comets just happy to have his team
managed to finish above
back on the court playing
just a good set of girls.”
.500 in conference play
some basketball.
Returning from last
regardless. That feat could
“I’m just looking foryear’s team that went
ward to playing,” he said.
12-8 overall and 8-6 in the be a bit more challenging
this season.
“Even though we haven’t
Highland Conference are
seniors Brittany Hoekwater (guard), Sydney Dick
(forward), Rachel Westmas (forward) and juniors
Kylie Lanser (guard) and
Sarah Pluger (forward).
“I’m really banking on
my seniors and putting a
lot of pressure on them
to work with the younger
players that they’re developing,” Sigafoose said.
“Britanny is definitely
going to take a leadership
role and I’m counting on
her to be head strong this
year, she could really lead
this team. Syndey should
also lead for her forward
position, we need leadership down there too.”
New to the team is
junior Melanie Hueker
NMC’s Brittany Hoekwater hopes to lead the young Lady
(forward) and sophomores
Comets to a banner year.
Rebecca Dieterman (forPhoto by Roger Hagerman
ward) and Holly MacLean
By Ben Murphy
had as much scrimmage
time as we’d like we’re
ready to compete against
the other teams. We’re
ready to go.”
On Tuesday, NMC
played at Mesick, winning the non-league game
52-19.
“It definitely feels good
(to win the opener),” Sigafoose said. “We have eight
players so it’s really hard
to get scrimmaging time in
to see how they’re going
to react to five-on-five. I
was impressed and proud
of the girls for bringing it
together.”
The Comets led 15-5
after the first and stormed
to a 29-10 lead by the half.
NMC pushed its lead to
38-14 entering the fourth.
Hoekwater led the Comets with 19 points, Dick
had 10 points and eight
rebounds and Pluger had
eight points and 10 boards.
“They’re very unselfish and they did exactly
what I asked,” Sigafoose
said. “I asked Hoekwater
to take it to the hole and
she did that and make a
lot of baskets and got a
lot of fouls. Defensively
we were a little bit less
intense than I wold have
liked but we’re going to
get there, it’s just from a
lack of scrimmaging that
hurt us in that area.”
NMC (1-0) is at
Northport tonight (Friday)
and hosts Elk Rapids on
Monday.