In The News: April 5, 2014 • Vol. 135 No. 14 514 S. Kalamazoo Ave. in Marshall, MI • Phone 269-781-5444 and FAX 269-781-7766 • www.advisor-chronicle.com John Coulter resigns as MAEDA CEO The Marshall Area Economic Development Alliance Board of Directors announced April 2 that John Coulter has resigned as its Chief Executive Officer, effective June 1. Coulter served as the first CEO for the organization. Until June, Coulter plans to work closely with the MAEDA Board of Directors, staff and its partner organizations as a transition plan is developed, currently with no immediate replacement identified. See story on page 9 Superintendent Dr. Randy Davis earns high marks from MPS Board Marshall Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Randy Davis earned an overall rating of “Highly Effective” in his annual evaluation by the MPS Board of Education on March 26. Davis was evaluated in three main areas- Progress Towards Educational Goals; Day to Day Operations; and Relationship With The Board- that contained 11 combined sub-groups. Davis was graded in each area with Highly Effective being the highest possible rating and received Highly Effective in all categories. See story on page 13 Legislative Breakfast recognizes non-profits Saluting Calhoun County non-profits and addressing those in economic distress were two of the major themes at the annual Calhoun County Legislative Breakfast held March 28 at Burnham Brook. “We appreciate you taking time to build relationships with one another and highlight the value and importance of the non-profit community here in Calhoun County,” said United Way of the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek Region Executive Vice President and COO Chris Sargent to the elected officials and community leaders in attendance. See story on page 30 Marshall Mayor to seek Circuit Court seat Marshall Mayor Jim Dyer announced April 2 that he will seek election to the 37th Circuit Court for Calhoun County. Dyer will pursue the seat occupied by retiring Judge James C. Kingsley, who has held the office since 1982. “Judge Kingsley’s retirement presents an opportunity for me to continue serving the residents of Calhoun County, but just from the other side of the judge’s bench,” Dyer said. “My service as mayor has been very rewarding. Election to the Circuit Court is a logical extension of my long desire to serve Marshall and Calhoun County. Being a Judge is something that I have trained myself to do for my entire adult life.” See story on page 12 Councilman Jack Reed to run for Mayor Ward 4 Councilman Jack Reed announced that he will be a mayoral candidate in the November 2014 election. “I would be honored to represent the city of Marshall as mayor and continue to serve the city as I have for the last three and a half years,” Reed said. “We have implemented many great ventures during my time on City Council and I am proud to be a part of the city employees making these things happen every day for the people of Marshall.” See story on page 10 Exchange Club honors Officers of the Year On March 24, the Marshall Exchange Club honored local law enforcement officials for their “unselfish dedication and loyalty to service” during its annual Officer of the Year program. This year’s recipients were Lt. Josh Lankerd from the Marshall Police Department, Deputy Greg Goedge from the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office and Trooper Chris Haywood with the Michigan State Police. See story on page 46 M ore than a slogan, ‘keeping it in balance’ is a way of life. It is learning and trusting the comprehensive set of available resources and services that enhance an older adult’s ability to live, work and play. Sleep is often at the root of keeping it in balance. Marshall resident Janice Darling recently visited Oaklawn Hospital’s Sleep Center, a participant in the April 10 Marshall Area Senior Health Fair. The importance of a good night's sleep is being explained by Kristine Hoffman, registered sleep technologist and director of marketing and education for the center and Jess Kingston, the hospital's director of cardiopulmonary, sleep services and emergency preparedness. For more about the annual fair, see story on page 24. SENIOR HEALTH ...keep it all in balance
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In The News:
April 5, 2014 • Vol. 135 No. 14
514 S. Kalamazoo Ave. in Marshall, MI • Phone 269-781-5444 and FAX 269-781-7766 • www.advisor-chronicle.com
John Coulter resigns as MAEDA CEO
The Marshall Area Economic Development AllianceBoard of Directors announced April 2 that John Coulterhas resigned as its Chief Executive Officer, effectiveJune 1. Coulter served as the first CEO for theorganization. Until June, Coulter plans to work closelywith the MAEDA Board of Directors, staff and itspartner organizations as a transition plan is developed,currently with no immediate replacement identified.See story on page 9
Superintendent Dr. Randy Davisearns high marks from MPS Board
Marshall Public Schools Superintendent Dr. RandyDavis earned an overall rating of “Highly Effective” in hisannual evaluation by the MPS Board of Education onMarch 26. Davis was evaluated in three main areas-Progress Towards Educational Goals; Day to DayOperations; and Relationship With The Board- thatcontained 11 combined sub-groups. Davis was gradedin each area with Highly Effective being the highestpossible rating and received Highly Effective in allcategories.See story on page 13
Legislative Breakfast recognizes non-profits
Saluting Calhoun County non-profits and addressingthose in economic distress were two of the majorthemes at the annual Calhoun County LegislativeBreakfast held March 28 at Burnham Brook. “Weappreciate you taking time to build relationships withone another and highlight the value and importance ofthe non-profit community here in Calhoun County,” saidUnited Way of the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek RegionExecutive Vice President and COO Chris Sargent tothe elected officials and community leaders inattendance.See story on page 30
Marshall Mayor to seek Circuit Court seat
Marshall Mayor Jim Dyer announced April 2 that hewill seek election to the 37th Circuit Court for CalhounCounty. Dyer will pursue the seat occupied by retiringJudge James C. Kingsley, who has held the officesince 1982. “Judge Kingsley’s retirement presents anopportunity for me to continue serving the residents ofCalhoun County, but just from the other side of thejudge’s bench,” Dyer said. “My service as mayor hasbeen very rewarding. Election to the Circuit Court is alogical extension of my long desire to serve Marshalland Calhoun County. Being a Judge is something that Ihave trained myself to do for my entire adult life.”See story on page 12
Councilman Jack Reed to run for Mayor
Ward 4 Councilman Jack Reed announced that hewill be a mayoral candidate in the November 2014election. “I would be honored to represent the city ofMarshall as mayor and continue to serve the city as Ihave for the last three and a half years,” Reed said.“We have implemented many great ventures during mytime on City Council and I am proud to be a part of thecity employees making these things happen every dayfor the people of Marshall.” See story on page 10
Exchange Club honorsOfficers of the Year
On March 24, the Marshall Exchange Club honoredlocal law enforcement officials for their “unselfishdedication and loyalty to service” during its annualOfficer of the Year program. This year’s recipients wereLt. Josh Lankerd from the Marshall Police Department,Deputy Greg Goedge from the Calhoun CountySheriff’s Office and Trooper Chris Haywood with theMichigan State Police.See story on page 46
More than a slogan, ‘keeping it in balance’ is a way of life. It is learning and trusting the comprehensiveset of available resources and services that enhance an older adult’s ability to live, work and play.Sleep is often at the root of keeping it in balance. Marshall resident Janice Darling recently visited
Oaklawn Hospital’s Sleep Center, a participant in the April 10 Marshall Area Senior Health Fair. The importanceof a good night's sleep is being explained by Kristine Hoffman, registered sleep technologist and director ofmarketing and education for the center and Jess Kingston, the hospital's director of cardiopulmonary, sleepservices and emergency preparedness. For more about the annual fair, see story on page 24.
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Editor’s CornerWhere does the time go?Did this one just sneak up on me or
what?It seemed like yesterday when I was
fretting over turning 30 and frettingeven more when I turned 40.And now, I’ve crossed the threshold into the world of the
Big 5-0.Book ’em Danno.Of course, only those over a certain age will understand the
previous sentence.There was no fretting over turning 50, though; just an ap-
preciation for all that I have, including the wonderful peoplein my life.I think most of us do this when we’re kids - we check out
the famous people that were born on our birthday and the fa-mous events that occurred on that date.I haven’t found many well-known celebrities who share the
same birthday as me, unless you count Nancy McKeon, thegirl who played Jo Polniazek on the TV show The Facts ofLife and Robbie Rist, the boy actor that played cousin Oliveron The Brady Bunch.Robert Downey Jr. was born a year after me and comedian
David Cross, who played the character Tobias Funke on Ar-rested Development and I were born the very same day.And let’s not forget Alicia Silverstone.My friend Walsh’s dad was also born on April 4, but he
was Canadian.April 4, 1968 is the day that Martin Luther King, Jr. was
assassinated and April 4 is also the date that PresidentWilliam Henry Harrison died of pneumonia in 1841 after only30 days in office.Edgar Buchanan, the actor who played Uncle Joe on Petti-
coat Junction died on April 4, 1979.Lots of curves you bet, even more when you get, to the
Junction.On my 11th birthday, Hank Aaron hit his 714th home run
to tie Babe Ruth.On my 18th birthday, I saw snow for the first time.On my 19th birthday, North Carolina State shocked heavily
favored Houston to win the NCAA men’s basketball champi-onship; you know, the one where coach Jim Valvano was run-ning all over the court looking for somebody to hug after histeam won at the buzzer. Five years later, Kansas upset heavilyfavored Oklahoma.I went to my first Major League Baseball game, albeit a
spring training game on April 4, 1976 and saw Reggie Jack-son hit a home run to win the game for the Baltimore Oriolesover the New York Yankees.Staying with the baseball theme, on April 4, 1948, 84-year-
old Connie Mack challenged 78-year-old Clark Griffith to arace from home to first base. The race ended in a tie.Well, I’ve rambled on enough, so I’ll simply say, Happy
Birthday To Me.By the way, wouldn’t singing Happy Birthday To You be
the logical song of choice for parents to sing to their newbornchild right there in the delivery room?Just asking.Until next week, may the good news be yours.P.S. My Final Four prediction: Florida won’t be able to
beat Kentucky a fourth straight time this season. Kentuckybeats Florida for the title, 67-64.
The Final Four takes place today (April 5) in Dallas. In the first game,Florida takes on Connecticut and in the second game, Wisconsin playsKentucky. Who do you think will win the championship?
Letters
Dan Coddens,Marshall"UConn is on a roll, but they will
lose to the buzzsaw that is Kentuckyin the final.”
Kyle Young,Marshall"The best two teams left are Florida
and Wisconsin, and Florida will win itall. Florida will avenge its lossesagainst Connecticut and Wisconsin.”
Word on the StreetWho will win the NCAA men’s basketball title?
by John Hendler
Dana Nichol,Kalamazoo"I think Florida will beat Connecti-
cut and Wisconsin will beat Kentucky.In the final, Florida will win.”
Trevor Young,Marshall“I think Florida will win the whole
thing, beating Wisconsin in the final.”
Nick Dent,Marshall"Florida will beat UConn and now
that the Spartans are out, I’ll go withthe Big 10. Wisconsin will win the ti-tle.”
Andy McCormack,Battle Creek"I think experience will triumph
over youth. Florida will win it all beat-ing Kentucky in the final.”
‘Strength and resolve’ is not the answer to RussiaTo the Editor:“Strength and resolve”
and there you have the an-swer to the Russian takeoverof Crimea, or so says Editorand obvious Neo-Con JohnHendler in his Editor’s col-umn in the March 22 issue.That sounds to me like whathas caused some other terri-ble outcomes, such as a“police action” in Vietnamor “WMDs” in Iraq; a cou-ple of quite costly and mis-guided wars where theUnited States showed some“strength and resolve,”where I dare say didn’t turn
out too well.Why is every problem
world-wise ours to solve?Imagine all of the savingsand benefits we as a nationcould have accomplishedand enjoyed by staying outof Vietnam and Iraq; all thetrillions of wasted moniesand hundred of thousands oflost lives.The United States spends
one fourth of the total coun-try’s budget on just the mili-tary: $639 billion each year,more than the total militarybudget of all the rest of theworld’s countries combined.
It sounds like enough ormaybe a little too much forour defense - but maybe it’snot if we are going to gointo Russia.I believe we need to ad-
just our budget priorities.We don’t seem to havemoney for teachers orschools or roads and bridgesbut no shortages for militaryhardware.Haven’t we learned any-
thing from Iraq andAfghanistan and Vietnam?Maybe some diplomaticpressure and restraint couldhave served us better; it cer-
tainly couldn’t have comeout worse. We “lost” Viet-nam, yet today we tradewith them and Iraq is justchaos.That is quite a compari-
son John made between1930s Germany and 2014Russia. But, I would have topoint out that even the Naziarmies got stopped and de-feated by Russia. Perhapswe should explore someother options for answersbesides bullets.
Jerry A. Logan,Battle Creek
Human existential identity is at risk due to AITo the Editor:Prominent cyber science journalist
Michael Belfiore’s lecture on thepromises and pitfalls of robotic artifi-cial intelligence to a large diverse au-dience at Olivet College on March 19has prompted formation of the MendelColloquy on AI Ethics nationally andstatewide to examine the implicationsof rapid re-engineering of human iden-tity and destiny by robotic AI top re-searchers from the standpoint ofbioethics and varied faith and culturalperspectives. Most agree that a full,wider-amplified, fact-based public dia-log is absolutely needed today as hu-
manity’s existential integrity is placedat risk by the AI Paradigm shift’s ran-dom momentum.The Mendel Colloquy, named for
Gregor Mendel (1822-1884), the Au-gustinian learned friar and father ofhereditary genetic science, is focusedon a “must read” cogent analysis byscience journalist James Barratin in hisauthoritative 2013 book, Our Last In-vention: AI and the End of the HumanEra (reviews on www.googlebooks).Barrat’s thesis is that belief in mancreated in the image of God is beingsuperceded by belief in man’s capacityto engineer without ethical restraint
both his own identity and that of ro-botic AI new sub-species viz-anthro-bots to shape global destiny. The para-digm shift will affect everyone on amassive scale according to Battatwhile we sleepwalk into an AI futurewith no substantive public discourse.Michigan-founded Mendel Colloquybegins with a gathering for serene re-flection at Peaceways tablet, historicQuaker Park, Battle Creek to assist.Kindly call 269-781-9613.
Carl G. Davidson,Co-Convenor, Mendel Colloquy
A big thank you to first responders for their helpTo the Editor:We recently had a traumatic medical
event at our home, which had a posi-tive outcome thanks to all the medicalresponders and the 911 dispatch indi-vidual. We also want to thank all those
who responded for their caring andprofessional behavior.To Jacob Washburn, who has helped
our family in so many ways, thank youfor your caring and personal touch; ithelped us in a very stressful time.
I wish I knew everyone’s name butknow you are appreciated.
Becky and Doug Rocho,Marshall
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MHS soccer opens season with 0-0 tie
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The Marshall High School girls varsity soccer team opened its season April 2 at Paw Paw and played to a scoreless tie. Following spring break, the team is scheduled toreturn to action April 14 at home versus Charlotte at 6:45 p.m. Also that week, the team is scheduled to play at Gull Lake on April 16 and host the Marshall Sports Festi-val on Saturday, April 19. Start time is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Above left: Chelsea Tobias makes a run through the Paw Paw defense in the second half. Right: TierraOrban turns upfield.
Left: Defender Sara Heidenreich gets to ball ahead of the Paw PAw attacker. Center: Goalkeeper Kelsey Postema, who recorded the shutout, makes a save during pre-game warmups. Right: Shannon Hicks wins the ball at midfield.
MHS sports teams return to action week of April 14
The Marshall High School girls varsity basketball team recently held its seasonawards ceremony. From left: Chelsea Tobias, Coaches Award; Cortazia Wil-son, Most Improved Award; Tierra Orban, Most Valuable Award, Captain, andAll SMAC East; Layla Harkey, Best Defensive Player, Captain, All SMAC East;and Logan Kiessling, Captain, All SMAC East.
With the exception of the girls varsity soccer team opening its season at Paw Paw, allother Marshall High School sports events were cancelled last week. Following springbreak, all sports teams return to action the week of April 14. Last week, the MHS varsitytennis team finally had the chance to practice outddors. Top left: Taylor Karns. Topright: Chandler Veich. Middle: Olivia Olmstead. Bottom: Jamie DiMoff. The tennis teamis scheduled to open its season April 15 at home versus Battle Creek Central at 4:30 p.m.
MHS girls basketball players honored
Catch the spring sports preview in the April 12 ad-visor&chronicle
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The 28th annual Robert E.Lake Memorial Tournamentis set for Monday, April 21 at6:30p.m. The tournament isopen to the top finishers ineach of the Marshall Lanescertified leagues and winnersof the city tournaments. Thetournament director will alsoinvite teams to competebased on lane availability.
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700 Tournament
The 29th annual MarshallLanes 700 tournament isscheduled for Wednesday,April 23 at 6:30p.m. Theevent is open to all currentUSBC (United States Bowl-ing Congress) members whohave shot a certified 700 se-ries at any time during theircareer.
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2005 Chevy Trailblazer LT 4x4Plus Pkg., Heated Power Leather Seating, Power Sunroof, Bose Sound, Trailer Tow
Pkg., High on Miles - Low on Price! #P3341A
NOW ONLY $5,945
2006 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT4-Captain’s Chairs, 3rd Row, Dual Heat/Air, Full
2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo1 Owner, 4x4, Only 27k Miles,
Fully Equipped. #P3443
NOW ONLY $26,750 OR $403 mo.
2012 Chrysler 200 Limited1 Owner, Only 24k Miles, Moonroof, Heated Leather Seats,
Aluminum Wheels, Navigation. #P3442
NOW ONLY $17,990 OR $266 mo.
2005 Jeep Liberty 4x4Sport Pkg., Auto., Air, Tow Pkg., Clean, Fresh Trade-In. #11430
NOW ONLY $6,882
FREE WITH PRE OWNED VEHICLE PURCHASE: • Car Fax Report • Full Tank of Gas • 1 Year Maintenance Agreement • Plus Great Service
* All prices exclude state and documentation fees. All payments are based on $999 Cash Down or Trade equity and excludes State and Documentation fees. 2008 And Newer Vehicles are based on 3.99% APR for 72 months - 2007 and older vehicles are based on 4.99 APR for 66 months. WQC Sale Prices expire 4-12-14 at 3:00 p.m. Cole Chrysler will not be held responsible for print errors.
2000 Toyota RAV44x4, 4 cyl., Great Gas Mileage!
#P3372C
NOW ONLY $4,997
2010 GMC Sierra 1500 SLE1 Owner, 5.3 L V-8, Full Power Pkg.,
