e Pulse Mt. Pleasant’s Weekly Community News Vol. 2, No. 4 Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016 www.centralmichiganpulse.com 188 Local Students Honored CAMPUS NEWS pg. 11 CITY NEWS pg. 5 POLITICS & MEETINGS pg. 4 CALENDAR OF EVENTS pg. 2 ENTERTAINMENT pg. 21 BUSINESS pg. 20 PUBLIC SAFETY pg. 19 AROUND TOWN pg. 14 CROSSWORD pg. 38 SPORTS pg. 31 SCHOOLS pg. 26 TABLE OF CONTENTS OUTDOORS pg. 36 By SAM VILLARREAL On Monday, January 25, Mt. Pleasant Community Schools hosted their annual Peacemaking Awards Cere- mony in the Mt. Pleasant High School Gymnasium. e ceremony began at 6pm and honored 188 students from the district. Board of Education Representative, Taylor Sheahan-Stahl, opened the ceremony. Past Mt. Pleas- ant Graduate, Sydney Epple, sang the national anthem before the Mayor of Mt. Pleasant, Kathleen Ling, made a proclamation naming the day Peacemaking Day. e Mt. Pleasant High School Jazz Band, under the direction of Matt Taton, performed three different songs for the packed gym. Elementary singers from Pullen and Ganiard Elementary performed some songs as well. ey were directed by Terry Horrocks. (Continued on page 26)
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The PulseMt. Pleasant’s Weekly Community News
Vol. 2, No. 4
Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016
www.centralmichiganpulse.com
188 Local Students Honored
CAMPUS NEWS pg. 11
CITY NEWS pg. 5
POLITICS & MEETINGS pg. 4
CALENDAR OF EVENTS pg. 2
ENTERTAINMENT pg. 21
BUSINESS pg. 20
PUBLIC SAFETY pg. 19
AROUND TOWN pg. 14
CROSSWORD pg. 38
SPORTS pg. 31
SCHOOLS pg. 26
TABLE OF CONTENTS
OUTDOORS pg. 36
By SAM VILLARREAL
On Monday, January 25, Mt. Pleasant Community Schools hosted their annual Peacemaking Awards Cere-mony in the Mt. Pleasant High School Gymnasium. The ceremony began at 6pm and honored 188 students from the district.
Board of Education Representative, Taylor Sheahan-Stahl, opened the ceremony. Past Mt. Pleas-
ant Graduate, Sydney Epple, sang the national anthem before the Mayor of Mt. Pleasant, Kathleen Ling, made a proclamation naming the day Peacemaking Day.
The Mt. Pleasant High School Jazz Band, under the direction of Matt Taton, performed three different songs for the packed gym. Elementary singers from Pullen and Ganiard Elementary performed some songs as well. They were directed by Terry Horrocks.
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UPCOMING LOCAL EVENTS AND HAPPENINGS
January 28th5:30p; 7p - MPHS Girls Fresh & JV Basketball vs. Bay City Central
6p - MPHS Wrestling SVL Home match6p - Isabella County Road Commission Mtg
7:30p - Mark Cox @ Staples Family Concert HallJanuary 29th
5:30p; 7p - MPHS Boys & Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Bay City Central8p - Dwight Yoakam @ Soaring Eagle Casino
January 30th10a - MPHS Cheerleading - Oiler Invite
11a - Shepherd Bowling vs. St. Louis & Breckenridge @ Riverwood12p - Dart Tournament (open to the public) @ VFW Post 3033
12p - Board Game Day @ Veterans Memorial Library1p - Exhibit Lecture by Cameron Wood @ Ziibiwing
2p - MPHS Hockey vs. Midland Dow7p - 1st Annual UUFCM Social Justice Party
7p - The Sapp Brothers @ Pleasant City Coffee7:30p - CMU Hockey DIII vs. Lawrence Tech U
January 31st2p; 6p - Mt. Pleasant Parks & Rec annual Daddy-Daughter date night @ Comfort Inn
2p - Food and Flicks for Families (Lilo and Stitch) @ Johnston Memorial Library3p - Hai Xin Wu @ Staples Family Concert Hall
February 2nd4p; 5:30p; 7p - MPHS Boys Basketball vs. St. Johns HS
7p - WANA Neighborhood Mtg @ VML7:30p - Adrienne Wiley @ Staples Family Concert Hall
February 3rd9a - Appointment Committee for Isabella County Sheriff Mtg @ County Building Room 225
12p-Opera Preview “Suor Angelica” and “L’Enfant Prodigue” @ Art Reach6p - Mt. Pleasant Citizens Academy Session #3 of 6
7p - Comedian Jonathan Burns @ UC RotundaFebruary 4th
4th-7th - WPBA Masters 2016 (Billiards) @ Soaring Eagle7:30p - Faculty Jazz Combo @ Staples Family Concert Hall
February 5th5th - 7th & 11th - 14th - Central Michigan International Film Festival
4p; 5:30p; 7p - MPHS Girls Basketball vs. Bay City Western HS5p - Pancake Supper & Silent Auction for FUMC Preschool @ First United Methodist Church
6p - Family Fun Night @ Morey Courts7p - MPHS Hockey vs. Walled Lake Northern
8p - Walter White @ Plachta Auditorium9:45p - TLC: Glostick Willy, Desmond Jones, & Everyday Junior @ Hunters Ale House
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February 6th9a - Man vs. Mountain
9a-12:30p - Isabella County 157th Founder’s Day Celebration with Quilt Show & Historic Displays @ First United Methodist Church
11:30a - 2016 Cumming Award Presentation @ FUMC1p - CMU Super Meet & Greet: Fantastic Football & More - Veteran’s Memorial Library
6p - SHAgala 2016: South of the Border Auction @ Sacred HeartFebruary 7th
8a - MPHS Wrestling - Valley Home Meet3p - Marimba Studio Recital @ Chamichian Hall
February 8th5p - Valentine’s Day Craft Night @ Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College5:30p; 7p - MPHS Girls Fresh & JV Basketball vs. Midland Dow HS
7p - Mt. Pleasant City Commission MtgFebruary 9th
4p - Union Twp Sustainability Mtg5p - Business After Hours @ Mountain Town Station
7p - Chop and Chat - “Un” Valentine’s Day @ The Market on Main7:30p - Tracy Watson @ Staples Family Concert Hall
February 10th10th - Dillon & Payton Pringle Exhibit opens @ Art Reach
6p -Mt. Pleasant Citizens Academy Session #4 of 67p - MPHS Hockey vs. Saginaw Heritage7p - Union Twp Board of Trustees Mtg
7p - Chippewa Valley Audubon Club @ VML7:30p - Mother Hicks @ Bush Theatre
February 11th11th - 14th (also 5th-7th) - Central Michigan International Film Festival
12p - Soup & Substance - Black History Month @ Bovee Rotunda4p - Sledding Party @ Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College
7p - National Technical Honor Society Induction Ceremony @ MPHS Auditorium7:30p - Mother Hicks @ Bush Theatre
7:30p - CMU Orchestra @ Staples Family Concert HallFebruary 12th
12th - Art Reach Festival of Banners registration deadline5p - Opening Reception for Dillon & Payton Pringle exhibit “Other Worlds” @ Art Reach
5:30p; 7p - MPHS Girls JV & V Basketball vs. Midland High7:30p - Mother Hicks @ Bush Theatre
13th-14th The Price is Right @ Soaring Eagle1p - Winter Kids Expo 2015 @ Finch Fieldhouse
1p - The Moons Nodes Class (Karmic Astrology) @ VML2p - Mother Hicks @ Bush Theatre
4p - Mt. Pleasant Citizens’ Climate Lobby Mtg @ Commission on Aging
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WHO TO CALL - REPRESENTATIONIsabella County Board of CommissionersD1 - George Green (Chair) (989) 588-4216 [Farwell (R)]D2 - John Haupt (989) 644-3390 [Mt. Pleasant (D)]D3 - Jerry Jaloszynski (989) 330-4890 [Shepherd (R)]D4 - Jim Horton (989) 621-1534 [Mt. Pleasant (R)]D5 - James Moreno (989) 773-5797 [Mt. Pleasant (D)]D6 - David Ling (Vice-Chair) (989) 773-7823 [Mt. Pleasant (D)]D7 - Michael Fisher (989) 860-1807 [Mt. Pleasant (D)]
House - 4th DistrictJohn Moolenaar (R)(989) 631-2552(202) 225-3561
Midland Office:200 East Main Street Suite 230Midland, MI 48640
Washington D.C. Office:117 Cannon House Off BldgWashington, DC 20515
Governor - Rick Snyder (R)(517) 373-4000Mail to: P.O. Box 30013Lansing, MI 48909
House - 99th DistrictKevin Cotter (R) - Speaker(517) 373-1789Mail to: P.O. Box 30014Lansing, MI 48909
Senate - 33rd DistrictJudy Emmons (R)(517) 373-8661Mail to: P.O. Box 30036Lansing, MI 48909
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MT. PLEASANTMt. Pleasant Board of CommissionersMayor - Kathleen Ling (989) 773-7823 [member since 2008]Vice Mayor - Allison Quast-Lents (989) 854-0444 [member since 2016]Commissioner - Jim Holton (989) 817-4288 [member since 2006]Commissioner - Tony Kulick (989) 289-7098 [member since 2014]Commissioner - Mike Verleger (989) 621-2384 [member since 2015]Commissioner - Nick Madaj (989) 854-5231 [member since 2016]Commissioner - Lori Gillis (989) 772-7544 [member since 2016]
Rosebush, Shepherd, Lake Isabella Meetings:Rosebush Village Board.............................(2nd Mon - 7:00p)Shepherd Village Council.................(1st & 3rd Mon - 7:00p)Shepherd Planning Commission.................(1st wed - 7:00p)Shepherd Board of Appeals........................(meets by request)Lake Isabella Village Council......................(3rd Tues - 7:00p)Lake Isabella Planning Commission.........(2nd Tues - 7:00p)Lake Isabella Zoning Board.........................(4th Tues - 7:00p)Lake Isabella (LIPOA).................................(2nd Wed - 7:00p)
Citizens’ Academy Week 2Citizens’ Academy is a six-week informational series
put on by the city of Mt. Pleasant to help create a more well-informed community.
The second weekly session met at the Division of Pub-lic Works on Franklin street where six city employees led information sessions which included question and answer sections.
Mary Ann Kornexl, City treasurer and director of fi-nancial services, presented foe the second straight week, this time focusing on Capital Budget.
John Zang, Director of public works who was intro-duced during the first session, presented an overview of the division of public works. Several city employees will present more in-depth information on particular ser-vices and operations of public works.
Nuggets of information from Zang to the CAMP par-ticipants included the fact that utilities are paid for by utility fees and not by taxes, that the city of Mt. Pleasant gets its water from wells, and that the Streets Depart-ment is on-call 24/7, including holidays.
Bob Murphy, Superintendent of streets and motor pool, spoke next.
Among other things, the street department is respon-sible for maintaining 76 miles of streets and 140 miles of storm and sanitary sewer.
Michigan winter weather can change quickly, and the streets department is responsible for plowing the snow
off the city streets and about 15 miles of school walk-ing route sidewalks. The city begins to plow when we receive four or more inches of snow.
City Engineer, Stacie Tewari, shared maps that includ-ed the stormwater collection system, the sanitary sewer collection system, the city water distribution system, and sidewalks before discussing the PASER ratings that assist the city in deciding which roads are higher priori-ties for resurfacing and reconstructing projects.
Jason Moore, GIS Specialist, shared how technology systems help the city stay on top of engineering system information when they’re working around the city.
The city currently uses an open source GIS system that allows them to utilize their stored information in any number of computers and computer systems without having to worry about licensing the program for each use. This allows city workers to access the information they need from the cabs of their trucks while working away from the office.
Bill Brickner, Engineer Aide / Inspector, informed participants about the Mt. Pleasant Municipal Airport, which opened in 1930.
The airport has two runways, and during the WWII era CMU offered Navy Pilot training there.
Annually the airport see use by 200 jets, 100 helicop-ters, and 1,000 general aviation aircrafts.
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The Isabella County Restoration House provides a rotating shelter open every night from Sunday, No-vember 1st, through March 2016. Shelter seekers must check in nightly at the Unitarian Universalist Fellow-ship, 319 S. University (next door to the public library, downtown Mt. Pleasant) between 4:30-5:45 p.m. Transportation is provided to the shelter each night. A hot meal and warm bed will be ready. Transportation from the shelter to the Soup Kitchen is provided each morning.
Refuge Recovery @ Saginaw Chippewa Behavioral Health (2800 S. Shepherd) - Wednesdays 6:30p
Gambler’s Anonymous @ First United Methodist Church (400 S. Main) - Mondays 6:30p
Additional Community Resources
Community Mental Health 301 S. Crapo(989) 772-5938
1016 Detox 2885 Health Parkway(989) 775-0604
Listening Ear 107 Illinois St.(989) 386-2774
Mt. Pleasant Police Department 804 E. High St.(989) 779-5100 (FOR EMERGENCY DIAL 911)
Life Choice of Central Michigan(989) 773-6008
Foster Closet of Michigan - Isabella County Branch1-800-554-4966 ext 212
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Mt. Pleasant Parks and Recreation Commission Meets
The Mt. Pleasant Parks and Recreation department selected a new Chair and Vice Chair at their regularly sched-uled meeting this week.
Jim Batcheller was named the new Chair, and Liz Busch will take over the duties of Vice Chair.Chris Bundy, Mt. Pleasant Parks
and Public Spaces Director, gave the parks report, sharing that the park restrooms are undergoing repair and prep for opening in the Spring; em-ployees are hard at work putting to-gether a large quantity of picnic tables; the parks’ team has kept up with snow removal (and fallen tree removal) in the parks; and that the next 2-3 weeks they will start hiring the seasonal parks and PEAK workers.
Ryan Longoria, Director of Recre-ation shared that registration for the upcoming Man vs. Mountain obstacle course race is at 220; Basketball start-ed this past week with record num-bers; Sponsorship for both national softball tournaments this summer have been lined up with Dick’s Sport-ing Goods; Parent’s night out is a few weeks away; and that since the PEAK fees went up on January 1st, there has been little to no responsive feedback or concern.
In new business the commission voted unanimously to send the pro-posed ‘Policy and Procedure for Tobacco-Free Park Zones in Parks and Recreation Areas and Facilities’ to the Mt. Pleasant City Commission for review and adoption. The policy was outlined by Bundy, and includes a fo-cus on limiting vs. prohibiting tobacco use throughout the park system. The Policy has been added to the right.
The next regularly scheduled meet-ing of the Mt. Pleasant parks and Recreation Department will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 23rd. The Parks and Rec meetings are open and everyone is welcome to attend.
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Local History - Mt. Pleasant Ordinance #1By S. R. COVIEO
During the first session of the Citizens’ Academy of Mt. Pleasant (CAMP) this last Wednesday, January 20th, city clerk Jeremy Howard mentioned that Mt. Pleasant has over 1,000 ordinances. Howard then welcomed the CAMP attendees to the clerk’s office if ever they wished to peruse the ordinances.
On the following morning we visited the clerk’s office in an attempt to locate our great city’s very first ordinance. The clerk’s of-fice greeted us with open arms, including several trips to the “vault” where old city documents are held. The first search led us back to a book including a collection of ordinances, all typed on onion paper. The book, which started at Ordinance No. 4 and had ordinance numbers missing, led to an initial concern that the first three ordinances may have been lost.
Further digging in the vault led to a pair of dusty tomes. The first included an index of ordinance topics and numbers which was far from being an exhaustive list, and did not include the first three ordinances either. But as the pages of the first log book were turned past the index, we encountered hand-written ordinances starting with number one. We had finally found Mt. Pleasant’s first ordinance. Or had we?
What happened next was a potentially disheartening surprise. When we turned to Ordinance No. 4 in the new tome to match it with the Ordinance No. 4 that was typed on onion paper, we found that they were not the same. In fact, they were dated ten years apart. It appeared we had two distinctly different Ordinance No. 4’s.
The second dusty tome would help us a little further, as it showed what appears to be a list of 34 ordinances that were written between 1877 - 1887 when Mt. Pleasant was still yet a village. The 34th ordinance was written specifically to repeal the first 33 ordinances, perhaps as a legal necessity before Mt. Pleasant could become a city. That is, of course, only speculation as so far we have found very little other information to assist in clarifying the purpose of repealing the first set of ordinances. The second set of ordinances starts in 1889, the year Mt. Pleasant became a city.
Through all the dust and jagged cursive writing from the 19th Century, we did eventually find what appears to be Mt. Pleasant’s very first ordinance. And, what was that first ordinance? Did it establish a fire marshal or police department? Did it create pen-alties for being drunk in public? Did it detail when animals were and were not allowed to run free in the streets? Although all of these issues were to be tackled in the next few ordinances, including Ordinance No. 2 which nearly mirrors our current city winter parking ordinance (but more to come on that next time), our first ordinance had to do with bathing.
The text of the ordinance (without the signage and afterthought) follows.
“Ordinance No. 1 : Bathing - The Village of Mount Pleasant Or-dains:
That it shall not be lawful for any per-son or persons to bathe in the public waters of the Village Except between the hours of Eight o’clock P.M. and Eight o’clock A.M. under a penalty not to exceed ten dollars or not over ten days in Jail.”
According to inflation calculators, that ten dollars would amount to around $225 in today’s dollars.
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Community Action For Black Lives Matter
By ELISE HUBEL
Community Action for Black Lives Matter met Thurs-day on Central Michigan University’s campus. The panel discussed what community members are doing to create a more accepting environment for minorities in Mount Pleasant.
Four main areas were the focus of the panel discussion: community mobilization, K-12 mobilization, citizen oversight and campus mobilization. Each area had its own committee, objectives and plans.
The community mobilization committee’s talked on its main focus, to “develop and carry out programs to en-gage Mount Pleasant and surrounding communities in confronting racism in the criminal justice system and its underlying supports.”
The committee is currently working on creating several workshops that aim to educate the community on institu-tional racism and white privilege.
Through the use of anti-racist programs, the K-12 mobi-lization committee wishes to educate students and teach-ers alike on the concepts of racism, white privilege and the Black Lives Matter movement.
They hope to meet with the Michigan Roundtable Education Committee to devise a way to integrate these concepts into the local curriculums.
The citizen oversight committee focused its discussion on the five major police forces in Mount Pleasant.
The group is working to create a program that requires reporting of racialized data on police activity and inde-pendent review of misconduct. Committee members explained their plans to create an independent board that will investigate police activity if an individual feels victim-ized.
The final group to speak, the campus mobilization com-mittee, focused its discussion on CMU students, faculty and staff. They are currently planning a two-part cam-paign.
Part one aims to create discussion on implicit bias through the use of social media. The second part fo-cuses on challenging campus registered student orga-nizations to organize at least one event that promotes Black Lives Matter.
After each committee spoke about their activities, a short question and answer took place.
Following the panel discussions, each committee broke up into action teams and met with the attending community. For the remainder of the event, commit-tee and community members alike discussed how to get involved in Black Lives Matter campaign.
For more meeting announcements or information email [email protected] or visit twitter.com/BlackLivesMidMI.
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Students March in Support of Flint Residents
By S. R. COVIEO
Community member Bryan Mielke, who an-nounced his candidacy for the Michigan House of Representatives (99th district) on November 10th of last year, joined several CMU students in a march around campus today in a show of support for the residents of Flint.
Chants such as “Support Flint / Fire Snyder” and “Clean water is a right / not just for the rich and white” were heard from the crowd.
The participants marched from the Fabiano Bo-tanical Garden through the Bovee University Cen-ter and the Charles V Park Library. The marchers whispered entering the library, then remained silent until several shouted “Support Flint / Fire Snyder” in unison just before leaving the library.
The marchers returned to where they started and continued discussing the issue while chanting to students and passersby.
Mielke stated that he was there not so much for firing Governor Snyder, but rather because “we need accountability in this state.” “We’re [Michigan] ranked fiftieth in ethics and transparency, dead last,” Mielke said. “We’re not getting to the truth of what’s happening,” Mielke said.
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Above: Group “After” photo showcasing their recently created masterpieces! Below: Community art in prog-ress! Group members include: Jessica Garden Rose, Casey Crick, Erin Rubingh, Liz Buda, Alayna Zaydel, Melody Peplinski, Linda Weiss. (Photos: Liz Whittemore)
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Anderson and Pamp to be presented with 2016 Cumming Award on February 6th
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The winners of the John Cumming Isabella County Historical Preservation Award for 2015 are Loren E. Anderson and Judy D. Pamp, both of Mt. Pleasant. The awards will be presented on Saturday, February 6 at 11:30 a.m., at First United Methodist Church, 400 S. Main, Mt. Pleasant as part of the Isabella County Founders Day celebration.
Loren Anderson has devoted many hours over many years to preserve and promote the history of Isabella County. He served chairman of the Isabella County 150th Anniversary Celebration, held on February 11, 2009. Since then he has maintained the Mt. Pleasant Area Historical Society changeable local historical display in the lobby of the Isabella County Court House.
For many years Mr. Anderson has evaluated local historical items from printed materials. Mr. Anderson is a retired teacher who taught printing at Mt. Pleasant High School.
Judy Pamp (AKA Waabanoqua) has been the Assistant Director of the Ziibiwing Center from 2005 to present. She oversees its educational curriculum alignment, public and youth programs, assists with maintaining and sharing the Anishinabemowin language, and the sharing of Anishinabe history, language, and cultural knowledge with students of all ages.
She also serves on many local and state diversity, educational, and humanities committees to build a stronger awareness and knowledge of the Anishinabe of the Great Lakes and the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan.
For many years Ms. Pamp has volunteered to judge student projects for Michigan History Day including the state finals. Michi-gan History Day is an educational program of the Historical Society of Michigan and is an affiliate of National History Day.
Ms. Pamp is a member of the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan and from the Turtle Clan.
The John Cumming Isabella County Historical Preservation Award was first presented in 2009, as part of the Isabella County Sesquicentennial celebration. The award is given annually and recognizes an individual or individuals who have made an ex-emplary contribution to preserving, recording, or disseminating the history of Isabella County. The award was named in hon-or of John Cumming, who served as director of Central Michigan University’s Clarke Historical Library from 1961 until 1982.
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County Commissioner Selected as MSU Political Leadership Fellow
Isabella County Commissioner Michael Fisher was recently named one of MSU’s Political Leadership Fellows.
“I’m honored to be selected as a fellow in the 2016 MPLP. I think it’s a great opportunity to gain knowledge and experi-ence that will be useful for Isabella County,” Fisher said. “I’m really excited to meet the rest of the fellows in February, and from what I’ve read, they seem like an outstanding group of people. We should be able to learn a lot from each other and make some lasting friendships.” From across the state, 24 people will soon begin their 10 months of training in Michigan State University’s Michigan Political Leadership Program. They’ll be touring the state’s largest cities, gaining new social media and public speaking skills, polishing their personal leadership engagement and studying the state’s economy, constitution and best governing practices during weekend training sessions.
MPLP was launched in 1992 at MSU’s Institute for Public Policy and Social Research (IPPSR) as a way to train up-and-coming leaders and prepare them to serve in public office. It is considered one of the premiere leadership programs in the nation. Since 1992, more than 600 people have graduated from the specialty training and by MPLP’s count, about half have served or are serving in elective or appointive positions. Among those serving are two tribal government leaders, a county executive, seven members of the Michigan House of Representatives and four seated in the Michigan Senate. “We are delighted to see MPLP Fellows rise into positions of public service, whether grassroots, volunteers or elected statewide office,” said Matt Grossmann, nationally recognized political scientist and new IPPSR Director. A growing list about MPLP graduates serving in public roles is available online. The new Fellows will be recognized in early March at the 21st annual MPLP dinner on Thursday, March 3 at Laurel Manor in Livonia. They’ll also be applauded at the 14th annual MPLP breakfast March 4 at the JW Marriott in Grand Rapids. MPLP’s annual dinner and breakfast feature two nationally known presidential advisers – Jim Messina, former chief of staff to President Barack Obama, and Karl Rove, former deputy chief of staff to President George W. Bush. Each fellowship is valued at $12,000, and significant financial support comes from MSU, the annual fundraisers, with grant funding from the Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation of Midland. Generous contributions from Michi-gan associations, corporations, labor organizations, MPLP alumni and individuals also make the program possible. Information about supporting MPLP is available at ippsr.msu.edu/mplp.
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Central Asphalt Fire Community Photos
This week a fire broke out at the Central Concrete facility at the intersection of Bradley and Remus. Here are a few photos sent in by Resident Reporter Scott Bettistea. To find out how you can become a Resident Reporter visit our website at www.centralmichiganpulse.com
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By ELISE HUBEL
Named for the three sisters Jodi Wischmeyer, Mindy Wischmeyer and Sheri Noodhof, 3 Wishes Floral and Design Studio opened in 2013.
With the title “wishes” inspired by their last name, the local business owners create more than just floral displays. Giving back to the community is a main focus for the women.
“We just want to do something different and give back,” said owner Jodi Wischmeyer.
With that in mind, 3 Wishes Floral and Design Studio gives back in any way they can. Whether it is giving dis-counted prices of flowers or donating items to help fund sports teams, the sisters are always working to provide for the local community.
An example of the charitable donations made by the business happens every year for homecoming, with 10% of corsage and boutonniere sales being donated back to the local schools.
The sisters also work with other local businesses to cre-ate packages for the local sports boosters in an attempt to help fund those who cannot afford to play.
“There are so many kids that miss out because their parents can’t afford it,” Wischmeyer continued, in regards to local high school sports.
The community work does not stop with just the local school districts. 3 Wishes also works with various student organizations at Central Michigan University.
“We’re really big into education,” said Jodi Wischmeyer. “I’m now starting to realize just how important it really is.”
The sisters continue to worth throughout the communi-ty, helping in anyway they can.
Local Businesswomen Provide more than just Flowers to Local Community
Jodi Wischmeyer of 3 Wishes sat down with Pulse reporter Elise Hubel to share about how much com-munity involvement means to her and their store.
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By LIZ WHITTEMORE
The ladies of the SASS Burlesque Revue will be performing their “Love Hangover Burlesque Show” on Saturday, Feb. 27 at Rubble’s Bar.
There will be a $10 cover charge at the adult only event, the proceeds of which according to the group are reinvested into future shows and covering costs.
The show will begin at 10 p.m. at the bar, located on 112 W. Michigan St. in Mount Pleasant.
SASS, standing for Smart and Sexy Sirens, is a mixed sex performance art group. Some of the performers were for-merly part of another burlesque group in Mount Pleasant, The Pleasant Ladies.
Performers include Allie Baster, Red Deane Willing, Goldie N. Ticket, Marga-ret Snatcher, Etta Cetera, Johnny Shoes (previously Oliver Clothes Off), Sean Scissorkick Stout, Amber Dextrous, Raven Lamore, and Dan Gleesack. The SASS crew requested to be identified only by their stage names.
In previous performances SASS has featured interactive activities with the audience such as strip trivia and passing out candy at their Halloween show.
(Photos provided by Katherine Ranzen-berger. The SASS Burlesque Revue during their Oct. 10 show at Rubble’s Bar in Mount Pleasant.)
SASS Burlesque Revue to Perform Post Valentine’s Day Show
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By LIZ WHITTEMORE and Pulse Staff
Hip hop/dance/pop band brotha James (Jeremy Reisig) performed at Rubble’s Bar in Mount Pleasant Thursday, Jan. 21. Music began at 10:30 p.m. at Rubble’s which is located on W. Michigan.
Rubble’s, the proverbial micropolitan hometown ‘Where’s Norm?’ dive bar, is a near constant source of live music to the Mt. Pleasant area.
brotha James plays tonight in Holland, tomorrow in Petoskey, and next weekend in Boyne City and Williams-burg.
More info can be found on the Facebook pages of brotha James, Rubble’s Bar, and the Rubble’s Monday night music series.
All Photos: Liz Whittemore.
Local Music Scene - brotha James
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Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort - Upcoming Events
January 29th - Dwight Yoakam wsg Pam Tillis
February 4th-7th - Soaring Eagle Open XI & WPBA Masters 2016
February 13th-14th - The Price is Right Live
February 18th - Clueless Murder Mystery Dinner
February 20th - Cheech & Chong
February 26th-27th - Ram Trucks Snocross National
March 4, 2016 - Tracy Morgan
March 26, 2016 - Adam Lambert wsg Alex Newell
April 8, 2016 - Styx
April 16,2016 - The Band Perry
May 21, 2016 - Lewis Black
Staples Family Concert Hall - Upcoming Events
January 28th - Faculty Artist Mark Cox, tuba
January 31st - CMU String Day Guest Artist Hai Xin Wu, violin
February 2nd - Faculty Artist Adrienne Wiley, piano
February 4th - Faculty Jazz Combo
February 9th - Faculty Artist Tracy Watson, mezzo-soprano
February 11th- CMU Orchestra
February 16th - CMU Percussion Ensemble
February 18th - Guests: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
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MAC TV Network Channels ScheduleSUNDAY
1:00 AM IWE Battlezone TV - Wrestling 191-MAC13:13 AM Isabella County Work Session 191-MAC17:00 AM Mt. Pleasant Planning Comm. 188-Gov8:00 AM Faith Community Church 187-MAC28:51 AM Mt. Pleasant FUMC 9 AM 187-MAC210:00 AM Grace Church Live 191-MAC110:00 AM Trinity Church 187-MAC211:00 AM Mt. Pleasant FUMC 11 AM 187-MAC212:00 PM Grace Church 187-MAC212:00 PM Mt. Pleasant City Commission 188-Gov1:00 PM AUMC 191-MAC12:00 PM Sacred Heart Parish 187-MAC22:00 PM U. Tshp Zoning Board of Appeals 188-Gov3:00 PM Clare Ment. Health - EMT 191-MAC13:30 PM AUMC 187-MAC24:06 PM MAC Gives Back: Clothing Inc. 191-MAC14:32 PM Clare Depot Receives Caboose 191-MAC15:00 PM Sports Attack 187-MAC25:00 PM MP Zoning Board of Appeals 188-Gov7:00 PM Mt. Pleasant FUMC 11 AM 191-MAC17:00 PM Art Review 187-MAC27:30 PM Sports Attack 187-MAC27:59 PM Clare Ment. Health - Mindful... 191-MAC18:00 PM Girls Basketball - Shepherd vs Alma 187-MAC28:00 PM MP Zoning Board of Appeals 188-Gov9:30 PM Trinity Church 191-MAC19:30 PM Boys Basketball - Shepherd vs Alma 187-MAC211:00 PM Grace Church 191-MAC111:00 PM The Vanisher 187-MAC2
MONDAY7:00 AM Trinity Church 191-MAC17:00 AM Mt. Pleasant Planning Comm. 188-Gov8:00 AM Democracy Now 191-MAC19:00 AM Faith Community Church 191-MAC110:00 AM Pleasant Chat 191-MAC110:00 AM Sports Attack 187-MAC210:00 AM UT Board of Trustees 188-Gov10:30 AM Art Review 187-MAC211:00 AM Christian Music Videos 191-MAC111:00 AM The Vanisher 187-MAC212:00 PM Girls Basketball - Shep. v Alma 187-MAC212:00 PM Mt. Pleasant City Commission 188-Gov1:00 PM Merry Xmas from Clare Book Club 191-MAC11:30 PM Sports Attack 187-MAC22:00 PM Pleasant Chat 191-MAC12:00 PM Art Review 187-MAC22:30 PM Boys Basketball - Shep. v Alma 187-MAC24:00 PM What Should I Be... - Farmer 191-MAC14:00 PM The Vanisher 187-MAC24:10 PM MAC Gives Back: Girls on th Run 191-MAC15:00 PM Pleasant Chat 191-MAC15:00 PM Sports Attack 187-MAC26:00 PM Christian Music Videos 191-MAC17:00 PM Art Review 187-MAC27:30 PM Alma String Ass. Fall Concert 191-MAC17:30 PM Sports Attack 187-MAC28:00 PM Girls Basketball - Shep. v Alma 187-MAC29:30 PM Boys Basketball - Shep. v Alma 187-MAC210:00 PM Democracy Now 191-MAC111:00 PM Grace Church 191-MAC111:00 PM The Vanisher 187-MAC2
WEDNESDAY12:42 AM IWE Battlezone TV - Wrestling 191-MAC16:00 AM Mt. Pleasant FUMC 11 AM 191-MAC17:00 AM Mt. Pleasant Planning Comm. 188-Gov8:00 AM Democracy Now 191-MAC110:00 AM Pleasant Chat 191-MAC110:00 AM Sports Attack 187-MAC210:00 AM U. Tshp Zoning Board of Appeals 188-Gov10:30 AM Art Review 187-MAC211:00 AM Sacred Heart Parish 191-MAC111:00 AM The Vanisher 187-MAC212:00 PM Boys Basketball - Shep. v Alma 187-MAC212:00 PM Mt. Pleasant City Commission 188-Gov12:30 PM Clare Ment. Health - EMT 191-MAC11:30 PM Sports Attack 187-MAC22:00 PM Pleasant Chat 191-MAC12:00 PM Art Review 187-MAC22:00 PM UT Board of Trustees 188-Gov2:30 PM Boys Basketball - Shep. v Alma 187-MAC23:00 PM Mt. Pleasant FUMC 9 AM 191-MAC14:00 PM Sacred Heart Parish 191-MAC14:00 PM The Vanisher 187-MAC25:00 PM Pleasant Chat 191-MAC15:00 PM Sports Attack 187-MAC25:15 PM What Should I Be... - Farmer 191-MAC15:30 PM Merry Xmas from Clare Book Club 191-MAC1
TUESDAY7:00 AM Trinity Church 191-MAC17:00 AM Mt. Pleasant Planning Comm. 188-Gov8:00 AM Democracy Now 191-MAC19:00 AM Faith Community Church 191-MAC110:00 AM Pleasant Chat 191-MAC110:00 AM Sports Attack 187-MAC210:30 AM Art Review 187-MAC211:00 AM Clare Ment. Health - Mindful... 191-MAC111:00 AM Boys Basketball - Shep. v Alma 187-MAC212:00 PM Mt. Pleasant City Commission 188-Gov12:30 PM Disability Network 191-MAC112:30 PM The Vanisher 187-MAC21:00 PM Clare Ment. Health - Yoga 191-MAC11:30 PM Sports Attack 187-MAC22:00 PM Pleasant Chat 191-MAC12:00 PM Art Review 187-MAC22:00 PM UT Planning Commission 188-Gov2:30 PM Girls Basketball - Shep. v Alma 187-MAC23:00 PM Veterans Update 191-MAC13:51 PM AUMC 191-MAC14:00 PM The Vanisher 187-MAC25:00 PM Pleasant Chat 191-MAC15:00 PM Sports Attack 187-MAC25:00 PM MP Zoning Board of Appeals 188-Gov5:30 PM Clare Ment. Health - Music Ther 191-MAC17:00 PM Mt. Pleasant FUMC 9 AM 191-MAC17:00 PM Art Review 187-MAC27:30 PM Sports Attack 187-MAC28:00 PM MAC Gives Back: Clothing Inc. 191-MAC18:00 PM Boys Basketball - Shep. v Alma 187-MAC28:00 PM Mt. Pleasant Planning Comm. 188-Gov9:30 PM Girls Basketball - Shep. v Alma 187-MAC210:00 PM Democracy Now 191-MAC111:00 PM Grace Church 191-MAC111:00 PM The Vanisher 187-MAC2
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THURSDAY12:54 AM MAC TV Zombie Film Fest. ‘14 191-MAC17:00 AM Trinity Church 191-MAC17:00 AM Mt. Pleasant Planning Comm. 188-Gov8:00 AM Democracy Now 191-MAC19:00 AM Faith Community Church 191-MAC110:00 AM Pleasant Chat 191-MAC110:00 AM Sports Attack 187-MAC210:00 AM UT Planning Commission 188-Gov10:30 AM Veterans Update 191-MAC110:30 AM Art Review 187-MAC211:00 AM Clare Ment. Health - Music Ther 191-MAC111:00 AM Girls Basketball - Shep. v Alma 187-MAC212:00 PM Clare Ment. Health - Yoga 191-MAC112:00 PM Mt. Pleasant City Commission 188-Gov12:30 PM The Vanisher 187-MAC21:00 PM Disability Network 191-MAC11:30 PM Sports Attack 187-MAC22:00 PM Pleasant Chat 191-MAC12:00 PM Art Review 187-MAC22:30 PM Boys Basketball - Shep. v Alma 187-MAC23:00 PM Uncle Ducky 191-MAC13:56 PM AUMC 191-MAC14:00 PM The Vanisher 187-MAC25:00 PM Pleasant Chat 191-MAC15:00 PM Sports Attack 187-MAC26:00 PM Alma City Commission 191-MAC17:00 PM Art Review 187-MAC27:30 PM MAC Gives Back: Clothing Inc. 191-MAC17:30 PM Sports Attack 187-MAC28:00 PM Isabella County Reg Meeting 191-MAC18:00 PM Boys Basketball - Shep. v Alma 187-MAC29:30 PM Girls Basketball - Shep. v Alma 187-MAC210:00 PM Clare Ment. Health - Mindful... 191-MAC111:00 PM Grace Church 191-MAC111:00 PM The Vanisher 187-MAC2
FRIDAY1:00 AM IWE Battlezone TV - Wrestling 191-MAC13:13 AM Isabella County Work Session 191-MAC17:00 AM Trinity Church 191-MAC17:00 AM Mt. Pleasant Planning Comm. 188-Gov8:00 AM Democracy Now 191-MAC19:00 AM Sacred Heart Parish 191-MAC19:59 AM Pleasant Chat 191-MAC110:00 AM Sports Attack 187-MAC210:30 AM Art Review 187-MAC211:00 AM The Vanisher 187-MAC212:00 PM Boys Basketball - Shep. v Alma 187-MAC212:00 PM Mt. Pleasant City Commission 188-Gov1:30 PM Sports Attack 187-MAC2
SATURDAY12:54 AM MAC TV Zombie Film Fest. ‘14 191-MAC17:00 AM Mt. Pleasant Planning Comm. 188-Gov9:00 AM Uncle Ducky 191-MAC19:30 AM Trinity Church 191-MAC110:00 AM Sports Attack 187-MAC210:00 AM U. Tshp Zoning Board of Appeals 188-Gov10:28 AM Clare Depot Recieves Caboose 191-MAC110:30 AM Art Review 187-MAC210:50 AM Sacred Heart Parish 191-MAC111:00 AM Girls Basketball - Shep. v Alma 187-MAC211:49 AM Clare Ment. Health - Music Ther 191-MAC112:00 PM Mt. Pleasant City Commission 188-Gov12:30 PM The Vanisher 187-MAC21:00 PM Alma City Commission 191-MAC11:30 PM Sports Attack 187-MAC22:00 PM Clare Ment. Health - Yoga 191-MAC12:00 PM Art Review 187-MAC22:00 PM UT Planning Commission 188-Gov2:30 PM Boys Basketball - Shep. v Alma 187-MAC23:00 PM Veterans Update 191-MAC14:00 PM The Vanisher 187-MAC25:00 PM Sports Attack 187-MAC25:00 PM MP Zoning Board of Appeals 188-Gov5:30 PM H.A.T.S. 191-MAC16:30 PM Mt. Pleasant FUMC 9 AM 191-MAC17:00 PM Art Review 187-MAC27:30 PM Sports Attack 187-MAC28:00 PM Clare Ment. Health - EMT 191-MAC18:00 PM Girls Basketball - Shep. v Alma 187-MAC28:00 PM Mt. Pleasant City Commission 188-Gov9:30 PM Boys Basketball - Shep. v Alma 187-MAC210:00 PM Faith Community Church 191-MAC111:00 PM Grace Church 191-MAC111:00 PM The Vanisher 187-MAC2
6:00 PM MAC Gives Back: Girls on th Run 191-MAC16:30 PM Christian Music Videos 191-MAC16:58 PM Alma String Ass. Fall Concert 191-MAC17:00 PM Art Review 187-MAC27:30 PM Sports Attack 187-MAC28:00 PM Christian Music Videos 191-MAC18:00 PM Girls Basketball - Shep. v Alma 187-MAC28:30 PM Trinity Church 191-MAC19:30 PM Boys Basketball - Shep. v Alma 187-MAC210:00 PM Democracy Now 191-MAC111:00 PM Grace Church 191-MAC111:00 PM The Vanisher 187-MAC2
2:00 PM Pleasant Chat 191-MAC12:00 PM Art Review 187-MAC22:00 PM UT Board of Trustees 188-Gov2:30 PM Girls Basketball - Shep. v Alma 187-MAC22:58 PM Isabella County Reg Meeting 191-MAC13:50 PM What Should I Be... - Farmer 191-MAC14:00 PM Uncle Ducky 191-MAC14:00 PM The Vanisher 187-MAC24:30 PM Christian Music Videos 191-MAC15:00 PM Pleasant Chat 191-MAC15:00 PM Sports Attack 187-MAC25:00 PM MP Zoning Board of Appeals 188-Gov5:15 PM MAC Gives Back: Girls on th Run 191-MAC15:19 PM Clare Depot Recieves Caboose 191-MAC15:30 PM Alma String Ass. Fall Concert 191-MAC16:30 PM Mt. Pleasant FUMC 11 AM 191-MAC17:00 PM Art Review 187-MAC27:30 PM Sports Attack 187-MAC28:00 PM AUMC 191-MAC18:00 PM Girls Basketball - Shep. v Alma 187-MAC28:00 PM Mt. Pleasant City Commission 188-Gov9:03 PM Merry Xmas from Clare Book Club 191-MAC19:30 PM Boys Basketball - Shep. v Alma 187-MAC210:00 PM Democracy Now 191-MAC111:00 PM Grace Church 191-MAC111:00 PM The Vanisher 187-MAC2
Subject to change - Visit www.mactvnetwork.org for most up-to-date schedule
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2016 Peacemaking Awards
(continued from page 1)By SAM VILLARREAL
Albert Kaufmann, Secretary and Chair of Community
Relations, spoke and then the microphone was turned over to Superintendent Michael Pung who handed out the awards to each individual student. The ceremony was concluded once everyone had received their award.
Students who received their awards were nominated by community members including teachers, principals, parents, and peers, for exhibiting peacemaking skills in their school environment. Examples included students who walked away from a conflict rather than fighting, stood up for their personal beliefs, respected the opinions of others, and made others feel good about themselves.
Developmental Kindergarten and Kindergarten Recipients
Charlie Andraka, Paige Bassett, Marshall Bellinger, Ae-melia Brauker, Sereniti Cole, Keigan Cooper, Ellianna Gepford, Allison Gill, Matthew Goffnett, Alyssa Hale, Conner Ley, McKenzie Loya, Adan Moreno, Nathaniel O’Conner, Paige Pastotnik, Isaac Pety, Shawn Pickett, Madison Rainey, Lauren Robinson, Keiana Santini, Jessa Skonieczny, Sienna Struck, Eva Waters, Bridget Wiggins, Chase Willey
JanuaryVendor Workshop January 26Lecture on the Cranbrook Institute (CIS) Native American Collection January 30
FebruaryPerformance Circle Sign-Up & Class February 2 (Classes every Tuesday until May 3 except Spring Break)Collection Showing February 6-13 Sundance Institute Film Workshop February 19-20Wilderness Skills Workshop February 20
March2016 Native AmericanCritical Issues Conference March 10-12Kids and Culture March 19Performance Circle Spring Break: No Classes on March 29
AprilAtlatl Competition April 9CIS Exhibit closes April 9 Walking With Our Sisters OPENS April 23-May 7Mother Earth Week April 25-29
MayPerformance Circle Graduation May 3Walking With Our Sisters CLOSES May 7Ziibiwing’s 12th Birthday Sale May 12 & 13 Bird Day Celebration May 14 Collection Showing May 14-21
JuneMIIBS* “Honoring, Healing & June 6 Remembering” (at the MIIBS) Community Cultural Teaching June 25 (at the Sanilac Petroglyphs)
JulyAmerican Indian Dances July 2, 9, 16, 23Kids and Culture July 15NativeFest - Collection Showing July 25-30 NativeFest - Car Bingo July 26NativeFest - Music & Comedy Night July 27
AugustCradleboard Workshop August 1-5World Indigenous People’s Day August 9Art Walk Central BEGINS August 19Vendor Workshop August 23
SeptemberArt Walk Central ENDS September 10 Grandparent’s Day September 10 Monarch Butterfly Celebration September 17Performance Circle Sign-Up & Class September 20 (Classes every Tuesday until Dec. 13)Museum Day Live! September 24Heritage Special (Sept. thru Nov.) (Call for Details)
OctoberIndigenous People’s Day October 12Eagle Feather Cleansing October 19Eagle Feather Honoring October 20-21Eagle Feather Feast October 21Heritage Special (Sept. thru Nov.) (Call for Details)
NovemberSpirit Feast November 4Collection Showing November 12-19Circle of Indigenous Arts November 17-19Heritage Special (Sept. thru Nov.) (Call for Details)
DecemberAnnual Appreciation Dinner December 8 (By invitation) Performance Circle Graduation December 13 Community Cultural Teaching December 17
Two 2016 Artist-in-Residence Workshops -- Dates TBD
2016 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
All events are subject to change or cancellation. Visit www.sagchip.org/ziibiwing or call 989.775.4750 for current information
* Mt. Pleasant Indian Industrial Boarding School
The Midwest’s Premier American Indian Museum 6650 East Broadway, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48858 989.775.4750 www.sagchip.org/zi ibiwing
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By S. R. CovieoThe Mt. Pleasant Patriots Squirt team won this year’s January Freeze Tournament in Bay City this month.The Patriots skated their way through a field of ten teams, playing six games in just over 48 hours to bring
home the championship.The team is comprised of fourteen 9 & 10 year olds from around the Mt. Pleasant area, and is coached by
Tobias Keyes.First up for the Patriots were the McMillan Carpet team out of Sault Ste. Marie, whom the squirt team
blanked 9-0. Next up was Lapeer, and for the second straight game goalie Brendan Kusbel kept the oppo-nents scoreless as Mt. Pleasant defeated Lapeer 17-0.
Game three against Kentwood was less lopsided, but the Patriots held true to their winning ways and beat Kentwood 4-1.
After Kentwood the Patriots faced a tough Jackson team. Defense shined again, and Mt. Pleasant defeated Jackson 4-1. The win over Jackson placed the Patriots solidly in 1st place heading into the final four match-ups.
The Patriots faced off against Drugmart, another team out of Sault Ste. Marie, to begin the championship rounds. Mt. Pleasant won 7-1, which sent the team into the championship game against Community First, a very strong Canadian team.
In it’s closest match of the tournament, Mt. Pleasant defeated Community First 3-1 to bring home the championship trophy. Goalie Brendan Kusbel allowed only four goals in six games, as the Mt. Pleasant Patriots outscored their opponents an astounding 44-4. Congratulations Squirt team!
Mt. Pleasant Patriots Crowned Champions in Bay City
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Mayhem at Spinning Wheels
By LIZ WHITTEMORE
Mount Pleasant’s Central Michigan Mayhem women’s roller derby team is competing in a home bout next month against the Bath City Roller Girls.
The event will be on Saturday, Feb. 20 at Spinning Wheels Arena located at 1241 N. Mission Road in Mount Pleasant.
The doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and the skating will start at 7 p.m.
Mayhem skaters are selling tickets for $8 in advance, but tickets will be available at the door for $10.
Vicky VanHout, 21, also known by her skater name Tony Sparks is a senior at Central Mich-igan University. VanHout started skating with the Mayhem team a year ago. Prior to joining the team, VanHout said she had no derby experience.
“I wasn’t sure I would stick with it. When I first started out, it a lot of failure,” VanHout said. “It was actually the support of my team-mates that kept me with it. Without their con-stant encouragement, friendliness, and love for the sport and each other, I don’t I’d have even
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Mayhem at Spinning Wheels
made it past the first week.”VanHout said she started skating bouts in October, but the bout against Bath City will be her first home bout. “I couldn’t be more excited to skate at our own rink,” VanHout said. VanHout tried out for the team after a girl in her class gave her a flier for Freshmeat February, a yearly recruit-
ment event featuring a new-skater workshop, free drop-ins throughout the month, and a meet and greet.According to VanHout, the meet and greet and workshop is scheduled for Monday, Feb. 22 this year at 7 p.m.
during Mayhem’s regular practice time. The workshop is for skaters of all skill levels, including those with no prior experience. Equipment and skates are provided; workshop participants need only to bring a mouth guard.
Photos: Liz Whittemore
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The true value of bowling cannot be measured
From the youngest of youth bowlers to the oldest of senior bowlers, why do they bowl? What keeps the die-hard bowlers coming back year after year? Why are some youth getting into the game while many are not? For some returning bowlers, it’s the competition; for others, the exercise value, but, for most adults, I think it’s for the camara-derie & social aspect, (along with an occasional adult beverage)!
Then why is bowling in such a steady decline? How can we engage youth bowlers to return and help build the sport back up? Some areas seem less affected than others, but indeed, all areas are affected. Social interaction has been changing for years… there are way too many questions and even more attempted answers to tackle now, maybe later.
Facts from the USBC website( www.bowl.com ): Fact: More than 70 million people in the US bowl during a year. Fact: Almost two million people compete regularly in USBC-certified league play. The staff at USBC Headquarters in Arlington, TX works closely with about 2,500 local associations to serve league bowlers. Bowling has soared into the upper echelon of sports, setting a steady pace by blending strong organization with modern centers in which to participate. Although the sport now appeals to people from all walks of life, entering a bowling center today would give few clues to its origin. Maybe I’ll take a closer look at the history of bowling in the weeks to come. Remember: Bowling’s social interactions are very important and keep us “in the game”. Come see what it’s all about!
Local High School bowling:The MPHS season continued tough with losses last Saturday to Bay City Western and Saginaw Heritage. The boys were led by Deven Loomis(201) & Taylor Carey(185). The girls were led by Liza Harrisson-Waters(125) & Emily Onica(120). The team’s next match is Wednesday in Grand Blanc against the Midland Dow Chargers.
Local notables:In the Petroleum league(Chippewa Lanes) last week, Dan Marquiss rolled his 5th career 300 game! And, at 300 Bowl(Alma), Jon Loomis rolled his 1st career 800+(820) with games of 258-265-297. Well done gentlemen, well done!
Local association board meeting on Saturday:The MP USBC will hold their 3rd of 4 meetings this Saturday(10:30am to 12:15pm) at Chippewa Lanes. Agenda will be posted later this week, mainly with city tournament plans for CT week(Feb 15th / 19th). Membership update: 644 current local memberships include 376 BA, 231 WBA, 37 Youth from 21 leagues(10 BA/Mixed, 7 WBA, 3 Youth, 1 Adult/Youth)
Local tournaments & promotions:-17th Annual No-Tap DOUBLES, Double Six Lanes, Stanton, Bowl 4 games, take your best 3! Entry: $50 per team-Saturdays(1:00pm or 4:00pm squads) or Sunday(noon or 3:00pm squads). Remaining dates: Jan 30th/31st and Feb-ruary 6th/7th -Chippewa Lanes: Simons Memorial Group No-Tap Tournament, Saturday, Feb 6th, 12:30pm, $90 entry per team-Gateway Lanes(Clare), check out CUPID FUN NIGHT 9 Pin MIXED Scotch Doubles, Fri, (February 12th), 6:00pm
New Youth league session beginning Saturday at Riverwood Lanes:-Saturday, January 30th, 10:00am, 8 weeks for $70. Last week pizza party. Stop in or call 989/773-BOWL to sign up!-Ages 6-14(Bumper division age 6-9). 30 minutes instruction followed by 60 minutes of bowling.
Local Bowling...with Dave Lewis
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Winter Skateboarding in Mt. PleasantJarrett Cornwell of Alma and Jayme Shaver of Breckenridge clean off the mini ramp at the Mt. Pleasant Skate Park in Is-land Park on Monday in preparations for some winter skate-boarding.
Cornwell, who aspires to open a skate shop in Mt. Pleasant, said he was surprised to see that it appears local skaters hav-en’t been utilizing the skate park at all this winter.
As a veteran skater Cornwell was working to clean the snow and ice off the ramp so he could help Shaver, a beginner, con-tinue to learn.
According to the Mt. Pleasant Parks and Recreation the city doesn’t clear the skate park of snow during the winter, but the gate is open so residents can utilize the park if they wish to.
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Just Like Vegas...Sort ofEvery year my brother hosts a winter “fish camp” on a lake near his house.
However, every year the date coincides with an annual work related event, and I can’t go to his event.
But every summer, the same group of guys who attend the winter outing, gather together for a summer fish camp that lasts for a full week. Four years ago, I attended my first one, and I was hooked (no pun intended!).
With the reputation that other similarly named, all-male outings bring to the table, surprisingly, the theme of the week is actually fishing! The amount of fishing gear that these guys bring would make Bass Pro-Shop jealous.
We go to the Rifle River Recreation Area, and we rent a cabin. The nice part of this arrangement is that there is only one cabin per lake. So, apart from the day timers, the lake is all ours. And seeing as how no motors of any kind are allowed on the lakes, our kayaks line the beach landing like the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Meals are more than a hot dog on a stick. With several accomplished cooks
in the group, eating well is never a concern. In the past we’ve dined on bacon wrapped, beer battered onion rings, deep fried turkey, and bacon wrapped jalapeno poppers stuffed with duck breast.
In addition to the food and the fishing, hanging out, and being guys, is one of the key elements of the week. For seven days we’re all high schoolers again, cracking jokes, pranking each other, and complaining about our teachers (bosses). And no one is immune to being the butt of the jokes.
During my first year, I used a kayak for the first time. I don’t want to say that learning to get into, and out of the kayak was awkward, but I would say that a new born giraffe looks like a Bolshoi Ballerina compared to my efforts. And cell phone cameras captured every painful moment.
Then there was the day I decided to go fish the river, and took everything I needed, except bait. The guys noticed, and let me walk a good fifty yards before asking if I had forgot anything. This event is now a fish camp classic, and has effectively labeled me within the group.
After a week of fishing, preparing your own meals, and sleeping in a one room cabin with poor ventilation, if you know what I mean, we’re all a little sad when it comes to an end. And I think that’s the best part of fish camp. It allows us a haven from the stress of every day. We get away, relax, and forget.
And we have the memories, the memories that become the stories for the next fish camp. Like the time Vince was supposed to…no, wait. I can’t. What happens at fish camp, stays at fish camp.
By KYLE HOWARD
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Coyote Hunt...with Chris ZimmermanAfter a Successful Coyote Hunt, I Tip my Hat to the Dogs
Beal City – When old pal Al Straus slammed on the brakes, jumped out of his truck and scuffed at the snow with his boot, I knew we were in business. “There’s two tracks right there,” Straus said, pointing to a pair of indentions that slinked across an open corn field towards a woodlot a half mile away.
Straus picked up his walkie-talkie and explained to his friends about our discovery. “We’ll be right there,” they said. A few minutes later his friends arrived, and turned out a pair of brown, white, and tan hounds. Each
dog wore a collar that was equipped with a GPS antenna. The dogs’ owners had the GPS receiver, so they could keep tabs on their canine companions.
Off the dogs went, swishing their tails, and sniffing microbes of scent the coyotes left behind. Every once in a while one of them would raise their head abruptly and bellow a haunting, throaty bawl.
Straus and I went around the corner to a creek bank that lead into the woodlot’s back door. Our thinking was that the creek would be an escape hatch for the coyotes. Before we could get into position, however, Straus spotted a coyote trotting out of the woods and headed for the creek at breakneck speed.
It was nervously looking over its shoulder – undoubtedly at the hounds that had entered the woodlot. The coyote must have read our minds because it wheeled, and ran the other direction just out of shooting range for one of the other mem-bers of our party.
The hounds were on coyote number two and they chased it into some grass, down a fencerow and into a thicket, which is where I loaded my shotgun and tried to intercept it.
This is the scenario I had hoped for when Straus extended an invitation to join the coyote posse. Hunting with dogs is fun, no matter what the prey. Whether it’s my preference of pointers and birds, or retrievers and waterfowl, or beagles and bunnies, it’s a ball to watch the dogs do what they were bred to do.
In this case, the dogs were relentless in their pursuit of the coyote. Closer and closer they came. Their bellow sounded like an approach-ing train whistle – loud and unmistakable – undoubtedly terrifying the coyote, but notifying the hunters of their location.
From where I was in the thicket, I should have seen a coyote cross my path. I didn’t. When the dogs stepped into the clearing, they kind of looked at me like “What are you doing here?”
I didn’t have time to mind read with the hounds, however. The coyote had slipped past me and made a mad dash across a snow-covered hayfield. Straus was equipped with a .223 caliber rifle and laid down the five or six shots at long distance.
One of the shots found its mark and when the coyote finally expired, two of the hounds were there to issue its last rights. Several minutes later, John Graham, of Beal City, collared his dog, Bill who seemed to take great joy in grabbing hold of the coyote’s neck
and shaking it like a rag doll. “Bill is what you’d call a ‘running Walker,’” Graham said. “He likes to do that once we’ve had a successful hunt.”
Walkers are one of three strains of the American Foxhounds that date back to the mid 1850s. “Running Walker” may sound like an oxymoron, but their name stems from the way they hunt and the person that started the line of hounds in rural Kentucky before the start of the Civil War.
John Walker of Madison County Kentucky was one of the originators of the breed, which became known for their keen noses, deep bawl, and the way they could track game at a decent gait. Whatever the case, I was impressed. Both dogs on our hunt were fun to watch in action, and the way they tracked that coyote was like lightning in a bottle.
Coyotes are often heard, but not seen. On quiet, moonlit nights they’ll often howl and yip, which sounds worse than fingernails on a blackboard. They’re especially active at this time of year- the breeding season, which plays into Straus and Graham’s advantage. The scenario of finding tracks, then turning the dogs loose on them, is dependent upon having the coyotes on the prowl.
Unlike a lot of outdoor activities, coyote hunting with dogs is a social sport. There was no waiting around for something to happen and we were able to talk amongst ourselves as the chase unfolded. It was like a safari, mid-Michigan style.
I can’t wait to try it again.
Chris Zimmerman is the author of six Michigan-based novels and an independent insurance agent in Shepherd. Look for his outdoor-related articles every other week in the Central Michigan Pulse.
John Slack, from Mt. Pleasant, is all smiles even though the fish cooler is empty. Photo: Chris Zimmerman
By CHRIS ZIMMERMAN
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