page 2 page 10 CSPS school news page 15 pages 12-13 Outdoors Diggin’ Spring page 11 Serving Northern Kent County and parts of Newaygo and Montcalm Counties Vol. XXIX No. 22 Friday, June 3, 2016 Reaching around the world - www.cedarspringspost.com Presorted Standard US Postage Paid Permit No. 81 Cedar Springs, MI FREE No strings attached. Nope. Not a one! Sports Post travels to Montana MANAGER - continues on page 20 P ST The City Council fires assessor, hires interim City Manager City clerk resigns The Cedar Springs Renaissance Faire 2015. Photo by J. Reed. The Cedar Springs Area Chamber of Commerce will once again turn Morley Park into something out of the Middle Ages when they host the 2016 Cedar Springs Renaissance Faire, June 10-12. They started the event in 2014, as a Start of Summer Cel- ebration for the Ce- dar Springs area. In 2015, they changed the name to the Cedar Springs Renaissance Faire. “This event is run by all volunteers and is a free admission event, which is unusual for most Re- naissance Faires,” explained Chamber president Perry Hopkins. “The CS Ren Faire is not your common Ren Faire and we mix a little non-Ren Faire themes into the Renais- sance era. With our theme this year of Alice in Morleyshire, we mixed a little portion of Alice in Wonderland with our Renaissance Faire. Alice falls into a rabbit hole and finds herself in Morleyshire, where she gets accused of trying to take over Queen Victoria’s kingdom.” Returning entertainers for this year include Darkmore Colony of Larpcraft, E-leesa Gypsy Enchantress, Steal Lo- tus Dance Troupe, The Late Mountebank & Wonder Elixir of Life Company, Bell Book and Canto, Robin the Bard and new performances by The Fae of Norsey Woods. Hopkins said they have over 20 vendor booths selling anything from steel swords, crafted armor, natural rem- edies, essential oils, hats, masks, wooden swords, hand crafted items, books, fairy items, dresses, and more. Events include a cast meet and greet, PiYo, a movie in the park, entertainment, a royal dinner, and more. Either come as you are, or dress up and join the fun! See ad on page 9 for times and list of events. Renaissance Faire returns to Morley Park June 10-12 By Judy Reed The Cedar Springs City Council fired their assessor, hired an interim City Man- ager, and received the resig- nation of their City Clerk, all during the course of a special meeting on Thursday eve- ning, May 26. The Council has been in disagreement with City As- sessor Jason Rosenzweig, over six parcels of city- owned property that he says the city should be paying tax on. The Board of Re- view upheld Rosenzweig’s assessment, and the Council will be appealing it to the state. Michigan property tax appeals can be filed after the March Board of Review and on or before June 30 of the tax year involved. In Thursday night’s meet- ing, Rosenzweig spoke to the Council. He told them that the Council has no authori- ty to terminate him because under the City’s charter all employees are placed under the City Manager. He quot- ed sections from the Charter that say the Council cannot request the employment or dismissal of an employee. “The Mayor broke the law when he visited me yesterday and asked me to resign,” said Rosenzweig. He added that he is not a contract employee because he has never received a 1099, and holds office hours. He also noted that under his em- ployment agreement, it states that 30 days notice should be given by either party. He said that he could sue the City for missed wages, and the Coun- cil for misconduct in office. “I am following the law,” he told them. “The state tax commission told me to look closer at the properties. Your own attorney gave me an opinion that I am doing my job,” he said. Rosenzweig then offered to resign, if the Council agreed to pay his salary for the rest of the year, which he said amounted to about $11,000. City Council members listened, then went forward with the resolution to fire Rosenzweig. Mayor Jerry Hall said that their City at- torney drafted the resolution and felt they had the author- ity to dismiss him. The resolution states that the Council believes the ac- tions of Rosenzweig, in plac- ing certain city-owned prop- erties on the tax roll, were not properly analyzed or com- municated to Council, and that according to the city’s charter, the assessor serves at the pleasure of the Coun- cil. It also said that under due consideration, the City Council had lost confidence and became dissatisfied in his performance as City as- sessor, and his termination was effective immediately. It directed the City manager to take action to effectuate the resolution. The Council decided to leave the hiring of a new assessor up to the new City Manager when hired. Memorial Day services It was a beautiful day across West Michigan Monday, May 30, and many residents gathered in cemeteries and parks for the annual Memorial Day Services. Here in Cedar Springs, the Glen Hill American Legion Post held services at Elmwood Cemetery, where the Av- enue of Flags memorialized veterans laid to rest there; at Solon Cemetery; at East Nelson Cemetery; and at Veterans Memorial Park on Oak Street. Nelson Township resident Lt/Col. Tom Noreen was the guest speaker. Memorial Day services were also held at Algoma, Sand Lake, and Pier- son. The Cedar Springs Historical Society held their annual cemetery walk honor- ing veterans on Sunday, May 29.
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The Cedar Springs Renaissance Faire 2015. Photo by J. Reed.
The Cedar Springs Area Chamber of Commerce will once again turn Morley Park into something out of the Middle Ages when they host the 2016 Cedar Springs Renaissance Faire, June 10-12.
They started the event in 2014, as a Start of Summer Cel-ebration for the Ce-dar Springs area. In 2015, they changed the name to the Cedar Springs Renaissance Faire. “This event is run by all volunteers and is a free admission event, which is unusual for most Re-naissance Faires,” explained Chamber president Perry Hopkins. “The CS Ren Faire is not your common Ren Faire and we mix a little non-Ren Faire themes into the Renais-sance era. With our theme this year of Alice in Morleyshire, we mixed a little portion of Alice in Wonderland with our
Renaissance Faire. Alice falls into a rabbit hole and finds herself in Morleyshire, where she gets accused of trying to take over Queen Victoria’s kingdom.”
Returning entertainers for this year include Darkmore Colony of Larpcraft, E-leesa Gypsy Enchantress, Steal Lo-tus Dance Troupe, The Late Mountebank & Wonder Elixir of Life Company, Bell Book and Canto, Robin the Bard and new performances by The Fae of Norsey Woods.
Hopkins said they have over 20 vendor booths selling anything from steel swords, crafted armor, natural rem-edies, essential oils, hats, masks, wooden swords, hand crafted items, books, fairy items, dresses, and more.
Events include a cast meet and greet, PiYo, a movie in the park, entertainment, a royal dinner, and more. Either come as you are, or dress up and join the fun! See ad on page 9 for times and list of events.
Renaissance Faire returns to Morley ParkJune 10-12By Judy reed
The Cedar Springs City Council fired their assessor, hired an interim City Man-ager, and received the resig-nation of their City Clerk, all during the course of a special meeting on Thursday eve-ning, May 26.
The Council has been in disagreement with City As-sessor Jason Rosenzweig, over six parcels of city-owned property that he says the city should be paying tax on. The Board of Re-view upheld Rosenzweig’s assessment, and the Council will be appealing it to the state. Michigan property tax appeals can be filed after the March Board of Review and on or before June 30 of the tax year involved.
In Thursday night’s meet-ing, Rosenzweig spoke to the Council. He told them that the Council has no authori-ty to terminate him because under the City’s charter all employees are placed under
the City Manager. He quot-ed sections from the Charter that say the Council cannot request the employment or dismissal of an employee.
“The Mayor broke the law when he visited me yesterday and asked me to resign,” said Rosenzweig.
He added that he is not a contract employee because he has never received a 1099, and holds office hours. He also noted that under his em-ployment agreement, it states that 30 days notice should be given by either party. He said that he could sue the City for missed wages, and the Coun-cil for misconduct in office.
“I am following the law,” he told them. “The state tax commission told me to look closer at the properties. Your own attorney gave me an opinion that I am doing my job,” he said.
Rosenzweig then offered to resign, if the Council agreed to pay his salary for the rest of the year, which he said amounted to about $11,000.
City Council members listened, then went forward with the resolution to fire Rosenzweig. Mayor Jerry Hall said that their City at-torney drafted the resolution and felt they had the author-ity to dismiss him.
The resolution states that the Council believes the ac-tions of Rosenzweig, in plac-ing certain city-owned prop-erties on the tax roll, were not properly analyzed or com-municated to Council, and that according to the city’s charter, the assessor serves at the pleasure of the Coun-cil. It also said that under due consideration, the City Council had lost confidence and became dissatisfied in his performance as City as-sessor, and his termination was effective immediately. It directed the City manager to take action to effectuate the resolution.
The Council decided to leave the hiring of a new assessor up to the new City Manager when hired.
Memorial Day services
It was a beautiful day across West Michigan Monday, May 30, and many residents gathered in cemeteries and parks for the annual Memorial Day Services.
Here in Cedar Springs, the Glen Hill American Legion Post held services at Elmwood Cemetery, where the Av-enue of Flags memorialized veterans laid to rest there; at Solon Cemetery; at East Nelson Cemetery; and at Veterans Memorial Park on Oak Street. Nelson Township resident Lt/Col. Tom Noreen was the guest speaker.
Memorial Day services were also held at Algoma, Sand Lake, and Pier-son.
The Cedar Springs Historical Society held their annual cemetery walk honor-ing veterans on Sunday, May 29.
Sweet Adelines win in regional competition
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The local Girl Scout troop 4482 recently had a visit from Paws with a Cause.
They met Casey, a gold-en retriever, and Casey’s trainer, Sandee, talked to
the girls about the program and all the benefits of the program for those who are in need of a Paws Dog. The girls asked lots of questions and got lots of answers, in-
cluding how much it costs to raise a Paws dog—$30,000!
At the end of all the ques-tions, Casey was happy to let the girls pet him. Then the troop presented a check
to Casey and Sandee, do-nating a percentage of their hard earned cookie money to Paws with a Cause.
The Post traveled to Lo Lo Hot Springs Montana over spring break with the Drier family—Andy, Valerie, and their sons, Joseph, age 10, and Benjamin, age 8. They were there visiting with family.
“It was a first plane trip with our boys and they loved it,” said Valerie. “We did lots of hikes and snowmobiled on top of mountains. Such a beautiful area. We then traveled to Glacier for an overnight stay at a beautiful log home. A lot of Glacier was still closed but we still did a nice hike in the park and got some gorgeous photos. We ended our trip by backpack-ing, snowshoeing up a mountain, and building our own snow fort with a bed of pine needle branches to sleep on. We slept outdoors and luckily had great weather, with a view of the stars that we probably won’t see again. What an adventure!” Thanks so much to Andy, Valerie, and the boys, for taking us along!
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Back row: Aaron Gauger, Brooke Morris, Holly Scheer, Allyson Marvel, Julie Wheeler. Front row: Autumn Shelagowski, Nicole Von Seggern, Kaylee Klompstra
Area Grand Rapids Sweet Ade-lines members celebrating wins at Sweet Adelines Region 17 Competition in Cleveland: (l-r) Margaret Durga and Judie Wabeke from Greenville; Mary Myers from Rockford; and Sue Harrison from Cedar Springs.
Cedar Springs High School High School stu-dents Brooke Morris, Kaylee Klompstra, Allyson Marvel, Nicole Von Seg-gern, and Holly Scheer, and Creative Technologies Academy students Victoria Hanes and Autumn Shela-gowski, were selected by the Cedar Springs Rotary Club to attend Rotary Dis-trict 6290’s 68th Annual Life Leadership Confer-ence, to be held June 15-18 at the Kettunen Center in Tustin, Michigan.
Designed to help students expand their roles in service to their schools and com-munities, this conference attracts 150 student leaders from over 50 communities in Michigan and Canada. Conferees include Youth Exchange students from other countries and leaders from Rotary high school In-teract Clubs.
The agenda includes mo-tivational and thought pro-voking speakers, learning simulations, group proj-ects, physical activities, and discussions focused on elements of leadership and understanding leadership styles. Guest speakers fo-
cus on the Rotary motto of “Service Above Self” and how students can make a positive difference wher-ever they lead. Discussion groups explore the intellec-tual, ethical and emotional aspects of leadership. Inter-national Students who at-tend lend a global perspec-tive on issues.
Upon return, the students will make a presentation on the conference and write an essay on how the con-ference improved their
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The Grand Rapids Sweet Adelines had an amazing weekend at the Great Lakes Harmony Region 17 Conven-tion and Competition in Cleve-land, Ohio earlier this month. They competed against 16 oth-er choruses (over 3000 wom-en) from Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
The 56 member Grand Rap-ids Chorus is proud to repre-sent Region 17 as the 1st Place Mid-Size Chorus and the 1st Place Overall Champion. This win allows them to compete in the Sweet Adelines Inter-national Competition in Las Vegas in Oct, 2017.
The GRSA chorus also had three quartets that scored in the top 11 out of 30 competing quartets, with “Sublime” tak-ing home 2nd place medals.
By Judy reed
The new interim City Man-ager for Cedar Springs is someone who likes to spotlight the good things going on in a community. And she hopes to bring some positive things to Cedar Springs.
Barbara VanDuren, of Wyo-ming, was hired last Thursday evening and started work this week at Cedar Springs City Hall.
She retired in 2015 as dep-uty city manager for the City of Wyoming, a community of 72,000 people, with a budget of $105 million and 350 em-ployees. She was responsible for economic development, downtown development, and working with local govern-ments and citizen groups for the betterment of West Michi-
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Barbara VanDuren, the former Deputy City Manager in Wyoming, is the new interim City Manager in Cedar Springs. Photo by J. Reed.
gan. She held that position for 15 years. During four years of that time, she also taught undergraduate public adminis-tration courses in local politics and administration, and public personnel policy.
Prior to that, she was City Manager for the City of Way-land from 1996 to 2000, and assistant city manager before that for three years.
Cedar Springs is her first in-terim assignment. “When I re-tired 18 months ago, I thought I might like to try it,” she re-marked. “A couple of commu-nities called, but I was busy at the time and couldn’t do it.”
It’s not the first time she’s seen Cedar Springs. She and her husband, John Crofoot, live in Wyoming, but are avid bike riders, and sometimes ride the White Pine Trail to
Rockford and Ce-dar Springs. “The White Pine Trail is a beautiful trail,” she said. They belong to a trail riding group, and do some rec-reational biking on the weekends. This fall they plan to take a bike tour through Vermont. “It was one of those things on my bucket list for when I retired,” she explained.
The couple has two grown children, Eric and Kevin. Both are married and live in the Grand Rapids and Grandville areas. They also have a 5-year-old grandson, Elliot.
Other than bike riding, Van-Duren does promotional work for the City of Wyoming, by
producing 1-1/2 minute com-mercials about good things going on in the city. The com-mercials are called “Wyoming Moments.”
“I have always seen positive things happening that don’t get publicized,” she explained. “But I think that local govern-
If the Cedar Springs Pub-lic School district can swing the cost, the Kent County Sheriff Department may be able to help with security issues, as well as crime pre-vention, early intervention, and mentoring of the young lives on campus.
Sheriff Larry Stelma, Under Sheriff Michelle Young, Sgt. Jason Kelley, of the Cedar Springs Unit, and Lt. Jeff DeVries, of the Community Policing unit,
were on hand at the Cedar Springs Board of Education meeting Monday evening, May 23, to talk about their School Resource Officer program and give the board a proposal for implement-ing it.
“We have 3,500 stu-dents and 350 staff mem-bers—4,000 people on campus everyday,” said Dr. Laura VanDuyn, Cedar Springs Public Schools Su-perintendent.
She noted that there were concerns from the accredi-tation team about security, and that they have con-
cerns from staff, parents and community about safe-ty issues on any given day. The school resource officer proposal was one step in ad-dressing those issues.
“The atmosphere of a school can change faster than the weather,” remarked Sheriff Stelma, who is also a Cedar Springs resident. “We are passionate about our school resource offi-cers. They are more than just someone walking the halls and parking lots. They are staff educational support. We are passionate about building relation-
ships with kids, staff and parents.” He talked about early intervention into the lives of the bullied and disenfranchised. “We let the officer work with the youngster, the family, the school, before he explodes. Serious incidents happen in schools just like Ce-dar Springs. There may be problems at home, or may-be they are being bullied. Most are average schools, just like ours. At any given time during the day, there are more people on campus here than anywhere else in
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Police were called to the Walmart in Comstock Park on Saturday, May 21, at 6:18 p.m., on a report of a child left in a vehicle.
Kent County Deputy Ys-quierdo arrived on scene and found a 2-year-old girl in the back of a running car. He was unable to awaken her, and it appeared she had a red face and was sweaty. When he forced his way
into the car, the child began to wake up. She was trans-ferred to Helen DeVos Chil-dren’s Hospital with signs of heat exhaustion, but is expected make a full recov-ery.
The child’s grandmother, Karol Anne Fitzgerald, 71, of Stanton, was found shopping in Walmart. On May 25, the Kent County Prosecutor’s office charged
Fitzgerald with one count of leaving a child in an unattended vehicle, which is a 93 days misdemeanor. On May 26, she was arrest-ed and released on a $500 surety bond.
A referral was made to Child Protective Services.
This type of scenario hap-pens more often than you might expect, many with tragic outcomes.
According to the Michi-gan Department of Health and Human Services, as of May 17, six children had al-ready died in the U.S. from suffering heat stroke in a car. On average, 37 deaths a year occur for that reason.
“We know from past ex-perience that fatalities can happen anytime, anywhere, including in moderate tem-peratures,” said Nick Lyon,
director of MDHHS. “We don’t want to see this hap-pen to any family. That’s why we are asking every-one to help protect kids from this very preventable tragedy by never leaving your child alone in a car, not even for a minute.”
It doesn’t have to be the middle of the summer for a child to get overheated. Even with seemingly mild
temperatures outside, the temperatures inside a car can rise 20 degrees in as lit-tle as 10 minutes. A child’s body heats up three to five times faster than adult’s, making them more suscep-tible to heat stroke. Tem-peratures inside a car can easily be double the tem-perature outside.
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Bliss-Witters & PikeBliss-Witters & Pike Funeral Home is family owned and operated by Kevin and Janet Pike. Our barrier free chapel is located one-half mile south of downtown on Northland Drive. We are available to serve you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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St. John Paul II ParishA Warm and Welcoming Catholic Community3110 17 Mile Road | Cedar Springs, MI | 696-3904Saturday Vigil Mass: 5:00pm • Sunday Mass: 8:30am, 10:30am & 5:00pmSacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays at Noon & Sundays at 4:00 pmjp2cedarsprings.org | Father Lam T. Le | [email protected]
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In this article I want to write on three great theological Christian truths to aid us in our battle against depression. We might think that theology is just for seminary profes-sors to argue about but I am here to say that these three great truths are the very thing that can help Christians find a steady footing in a life that often is unsteady. And frankly, what I find to be the most unsteady area in my life, and oth-ers, is our emotions…namely, our depression. These three great truths are well worth the effort to call to mind when our emotions are unsettled.
For the Christian, the first great truth is “justification.” What is so wonderful about this truth is that God declares, merely by grace, His people to be forgiven of all their sins and accepts them as righteous in His sight. This great truth gives the believer their identity. But so often when we are battling for joy we are confused with who we are. We may think and say things to our self that are just not true. This only works to put us down instead of helping to lift us up. Our first task is to identify who we are before God—for-given and righteous because of the finished work of Christ.
The second great truth is “sanctification.” Wow, now there is a word! We get a lot of English words from the root word, like sanctuary, sanctity, sanctify, etc. But all of these words have something to do with being holy, or separate, or special. So what this truth teaches is that God, again by His grace, enters into the process of making the believer learn to hate sin and desire righteousness. Once again I say that this is a great truth as we battle our unsteady emotions. Yes, I may be a mess, but I have hope that I will change as God works in me. The ultimate aim of my salvation is to become more and more like Him. And God is not depressed!
There is one more great truth for us to speak of, and that is “glorification.” In our depression we can think that we are losing the “game.” The scoreboard says we are behind. Life has us rocking back and forth. But look, the score for the end of the game is posted and we have won. To be clear, Christ has won, and so we have won because for the Chris-tian we are in Christ. He has won the victory, even death itself. He is our vision for victory.
Battling depression is hard. And it can be complex. Often it means getting physical assistance and support from our medical care providers. But it is also a spiritual issue that requires the foundation of truth to help us. It is so wonder-ful that God helps our body and our soul. May God help you as you battle for joy.
WEnona M. bRiStolWenona M. Bristol, 92, of Cedar Springs, died Monday, May 30, 2016 at Metron of Cedar Springs. Mrs. Bristol was born May 4, 1924 in Howard City, Michigan, the daughter of Lloyd and Lydia (Goestch) Shupe. She was a longtime member of the Cedar Springs American Legion Auxiliary where she loved playing bingo. She enjoyed watching baseball and the Detroit Tigers, spending time with her family and friends and going out to eat. Surviving are her son, Mark; daughter-in-law Susan Bristol; grandchildren, Kimberly (David Hart), Eric, Lisa, Lauren, and Jenna; great grandchildren, Gary, May, Rory, Peyton, and Rylee; many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wyman; sons, Stephen and Christian; daughters-in-law, Gale and Sue; eight brothers and sisters. The family greeted friends on Thursday from 6-8 pm at the Bliss-Witters and Pike Funeral Home, Cedar Springs where the service will be held Friday 11:00 am. Pastor Dennis Tyson officiating. Interment Spencer Mills Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund.
Arrangements by Bliss-Witters & Pike Funeral Home, Cedar Springs
PaulinE JoycE REichPauline Joyce Reich, 81, of Cedar Springs, died Saturday, May 28, 2016 at Metron of Cedar Springs. Mrs. Reich was born November 18, 1934 in Comstock Park, Michigan, the daughter of Theodore and Mildred (Wiersma) August. She was an avid collector of knick knacks, enjoyed fishing and camping with her husband, and spending time with her family. Surviving are her children, Darlene (Marty) White, Douglas (Lisa) Reich; grandchildren, Jason (Heather) Stoike, Megan Ingold, Douglas (Shania) Reich Jr., Christopher Reich, Jessica Reich, Koren Reich, Paul Reich, Cara Mindoro, Kristy Reich, Rachel Elliot, Randy Atchley; great-grandchildren, Michael and Christopher Atchley, Sierra Winter, Kaylee and Gavin Goss, Joseph, Jazmyn, Breasia, and Blaize Reich-Tanis, Jozelin, Mariah, and Talia Reich, Brody Terpstra, Daisy Reich, Abrianna, Zayden, Genevie and Gunnar Reich, Renee and Rebecca Ingold, Zachary Bulen, Landon, Caleb and Payton Stoike; great-great-grandchildren, Coleton and Ainsley Schumaker, Andee Winter. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Reich and a son, Danny Reich. A graveside service was held Tuesday, May 31st at Sand Lake Cemetery. Pastor Byron Olsen officiating.
Arrangements by Bliss-Witters & Pike Funeral Home, Cedar Springs.
In MeMorIaM - Carl r. Straubapril 28, 1944 to May 17, 2016
We would like to thank everybody for the well wishes and support we received over the last few weeks.
Carl wasn’t a social butterfly, but everyone who met him was friends with him.
Special thanks to Solon Township Rescue. They were quick, professional and very courteous in what was a difficult morning for us all. And to Kevin Pike from Bliss-Witters & Pike Funeral Home. His help and professional courtesy was outstanding!
Thanks to all of you.On the lighter side, our dad always shared stories about the world
record moose he shot in Yukon, Canada. While sorting through all of our dad’s pictures we found the original Grand Rapids Press articles covering the event. He was on Michigan Outdoors and in several hunting magazines in 1972. When he bagged the record moose it was 3rd in the world.
Back then, to have it in the World Record Book he had to ship the entire head mount to New York and pay $500 to record it.
Well, if you knew our dad, he had a message for them! The $500 price is equal to $5,000.00 today.
As some of you know, the record moose resides here in Cedar Springs. We would like to have it cleaned and restored and possibly find a nice place to display it where it will be appreciated.
Again thanks to all who knew and cared for our father and husband.
The Straub Family
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ketball championship was earned while coaching in 1984. He was later inducted into the Illinois Basketball Hall of Fame.
MITES has allowed Waite priceless opportuni-ties to talk with, learn from, and work with many great, dedicated teachers. “Host-ing several MITES regional conventions at Watervliet motivated my students to do their best on their cur-rent and future projects. My students enjoyed sharing their projects and receiving recognition for their work from family, friends and the community. I will forever
treasure the mem-ories of seeing and hearing proud parents and grandparents speak of their students,” Waite ex-plained.
Waite went on to explain he had mentors in his life that inspired and influenced him to become a wood- working teacher. His first encouragement came from his Cedar Springs High School teacher, Dan Da-vis, who suggested Waite attend the state convention as a sophomore. Upon see-ing the creativity and high quality of work done by other students, Waite’s eyes
were opened to all the pos-sibilities. “I knew I want-ed to challenge myself to do a project of this caliber and so the journey began,” explain Waite. Dan Davis and his wife Carolyn were on hand to witness Mike’s recent state award. Davis explained CSHS teachers Tom Kloote, Steve Ringler, and himself were recipients of the MITES Program of Outstanding Quality Award in 2006. The new Cedar Springs High School had just been completed and the staff had implemented
a wide variety (CAD, met-al and wood) of successful programs at the elementa-ry, middle school, and high school levels earning them the state recognition.
Another influential per-son in Waite’s life was his woods WMU profes-sor, Gill Hutchings. Waite worked for him as a lab as-sistant to help pay his way through college.
“I still stay in contact with him and we also get togeth-er each summer. He will be 90 years old this summer. Just before spring break of
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Schuette encourages victims and witnesses of mistreatment in the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans to contact his officeSchuette makes his ongoing investigation public to encourage others to come forward with information
LANSING–Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette is encouraging people who have resided in the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans during the last sev-eral years, or who may have otherwise been witness to patient mistreatment, to come forward with infor-mation that could help his ongoing investigation into
the treatment of patients in the facility.
Schuette confirmed that his Health Care Fraud Di-vision has been conducting an investigation into alle-gations of improper care at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans since February 23, 2016. This followed the February 18, 2016 Michigan Auditor General report that
indicated the facility was al-legedly not properly taking care of the veterans residing in the home.
While the Department of Attorney General does not always confirm that in-vestigations are ongoing, Schuette has made this in-vestigation public in order to encourage those who may
have been residing in the facility during the last sev-eral years, who may have been witness to or victims of mistreatment, to contact his office with information they may have. Mistreat-ment could be physical or financial in nature.
“The men and women who have served our coun-try deserve the very best of
care. They protected our country, and now we have the duty and responsibil-ity to protect them,” said Schuette. “If you, or some-one you know, were a resi-dent of the Home, or spent time visiting and witnessed potentially criminal mis-conduct, I encourage you to contact my office immedi-ately.”
The Grand Rapids Home for Veterans is one of two State of Michigan run homes for veterans.
Schuette encourages those with information about the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans to contact his Healthcare Fraud Division at 1-800-24-ABUSE.
Cedar Springs grad and resident receives award
Mike Waite (center) received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the MITES state convention on May 13. Courtesy photo.
The 2016 Michigan In-dustrial Technology Educa-tion Society (MITES) state convention and awards cer-emony was held on May 13 in Lansing, Michigan. A 1978 Cedar Springs grad-uate and current resident, Mike Waite, was the recip-ient of the prestigious Life-time Achievement Award. This award began in 2003 and is given to a retired instructor that exemplified dedication in their teaching career.
Waite retired in 2015
after teaching woodwork-ing, manufacturing, con-struction, general shop and drafting for 31 years at Wa-tervliet High School and previously taught two years in Chatham, Illinois. He at-tended Western Michigan University (WMU) where he earned his Bachelor of Science Degree. During Waite’s tenure at Water-vliet, his woodworking stu-dents earned many regional and state first place awards for their projects. He had one grand champion in
1996. His program was rec-ognized as one of the top woodworking programs in the state in 2008. Waite served as a regional area officer (RAO) for MITES for five years, a woods rules committee member, and director of the woods area at the state competition for 15 years. He was a six-time recipient of the MITES Re-gional Service Award as well.
Darci (Nielsen), also a CSHS graduate, and Mike have been married for 33
years. They have a son Adam and his wife Katie, as well as a daughter, Chelsi and her husband Te-vin. Upon retirement, Mike and Darci built a home on Winfield Lake in Coral, so they could again be closer to family and friends. Waite also coached boys high school varsity basketball for seven years and varsi-ty golf for nine years. An Illinois state bas-
my junior year at WMU, I was running low on money and told Hutchings I was considering taking some time off. Upon returning from break, Hutchings called me into his office. He explained that he and his wife wanted me to live with them and take spring and summer classes. I would do odd jobs for them and they would pay for my classes. He arranged for me to stu-dent teach that fall. Hutch-ing’s guidance changed my life. I have tried to follow his example with my stu-dents over the years. It has been wonderful maintain-ing contact with many of my students over the last 30-plus years. I thank my Lord for the opportunities I have had to work with stu-dents,” shared Waite.
MITES presenter Greg Meyer stated, “Teaching is truly a way of life for this recipient. I am honored to give this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award to Mr. Mike Waite.”
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Have you ever noticed problems on the White Pine Trail you wish someone would report? Would you like to help trail users who have questions? The Kent County Sheriff Department Community Services Unit is looking for peo-ple to be part of their Volunteer Trail Patrol program.
Volunteers patrol trails in Kent County, reporting prob-lems that need to be addressed and assisting trail users.
The Kent County Sheriff Department will hold two meet-ings at Cedar Springs City Hall, on Wednesday, June 8, at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m., for those interested.
Volunteers wear a vest issued from the Sheriff Depart-ment that identifies them as a trail volunteer. They work a minimum of two hours each week, but can set their own schedule. They can walk, ride a bike, or use in-line skates on the trail.
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the community.”“There are countless benefits to having someone being in
charge of security at the school,” noted Sgt. Kelley. “They can query whether there is anything happening in the com-munity that is going to bleed over into the district. They also have direct contact and access to the Sheriff, detec-tives, prosecutors, etc. They can be part of the solution to a problem rather than just responding to a scene and report-ing it.”
Stelma said they are so passionate about bringing a School Resource Officer (SRO) in that they have arranged to cover one-third of the cost, if the school can cover the other two-thirds. Estimated cost to the district in the first year would be $76,219.
The cost would cover wages and benefits for 40 hours per week for deputy; all standard issued deputy equipment; Kent County Sheriff car, fully equipped, fueled and main-tained; and all police training and supervision.
There are currently six schools involved in the program, each with their own officer—Northview, Kenowa Hills, Kent City, Forest Hills, Lowell, and Byron Center. Caledo-nia may be coming on board as well. Superintendents and principals at the schools with an SRO had nothing but high praise for the officers and the changes it has brought about in their schools. For example, Dustin Cichocki, assistant principal at Lowell High School said, “Simply put, our stu-dents are making smarter decisions because of the knowl-edge they have obtained from Todd (Deputy Summerhays, SRO). I think all buildings should have an advocate and resource like this.”
The school and the Kent County Sheriff Department would make the selection of the officer together. The Sher-iff Department would go through the applicants, and choose four or five who might be a good fit. The school would then decide between those applicants.
In addition to deputy training, the SROs also get extra training: Basic School Resource Officer training, and how to keep schools safe. Before the end of the year, they would
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also get training in assessing threats in a school environ-ment (from the FBI); and training in social media investi-gations.What does a SRO do? Here are a few examples:
• Meeting with principal each morning to exchange in-formation gathered from parents, community mem-bers, and social media to detect potential spillover of threats, drug activity, and other behavior into campus.
• Meeting with campus and community social workers to understand when and how at-home issues may be motivating a student’s disruptive behavior in order to work with school staff to ensure effective and support-ive responses.
• Monitoring radios to watch for spillover onto campus and be a familiar face if one of their students is in-volved in an incident off campus.
• Listening to students’ concerns about bullying by other students and taking those problems to school adminis-trators to help develop solutions.
• Providing counseling and referrals when sex-abuse vic-tims turn to them for help because of the relationship and trust the officers have built with the students.
• Conduct home visits to contact parents of at-risk stu-dents and assist those families.
• Working with the school administrations to keep the schools emergency management plan updated.
• Scheduling emergency drills in conjunction with other local agencies.
• Instruct students on technology awareness, domestic violence, traffic safety and bullying.
• Create and conduct a distracted driving course for stu-dents.
• Enroll students in the MSA STOPPED program (par-ents contacted when students get pulled over).
• Intervene early when student’s behavior starts to raise red flags.
• Stand-by when administrators deal with volatile par-ents or students.
The SRO position would adapt to whatever the need the school had.
The Board of Education may discuss and vote on the pro-posal at their next regular board meeting on Monday, June 6, at 6:45 p.m.
down the number of deaths and near misses by remember-ing to ACT.
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C: Create reminders by putting something in the back of your car next to your child such as a briefcase, a purse or a cell phone that is needed at your final destination. This is especially important if you’re not following your normal routine.
T: Take action. If you see or hear a child alone in a car, call 911. Emergency personnel want you to call. They are trained to respond to these situations. One call could save a life.
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leadership abilities. The Life Leadership Committee, Julie Wheeler and Aaron Gauger, and Randy VanDuyn, will then select two students based on their application, interview, presentation, and essay. Each of these students will be awarded a $1,000 scholarship.
Rotary District 6290 conducts the prestigious Life Lead-ership Conference each year for outstanding student lead-ers. It is a powerful experience for all who attend. Begin-
ning in 1949, it is the longest continually running Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) program in the Rotary world.
Rotary brings together a global network of volunteer leaders dedicated to tackling the world’s most pressing hu-manitarian challenges. Rotary connects 1.2 million mem-bers of more than 34,000 Rotary clubs in over 200 coun-tries and geographical areas. Their work impacts lives at both the local and international levels, from helping fami-lies in need in their own communities to working toward a polio-free world. For more information, visit www.cedar-springsrotary.org.
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Classmate ReunionWhile waiting for her first appointment in the recep-
tion room of a new dentist, a woman noticed his certifi-cate, which bore his full name.
Suddenly, she remembered that a tall, handsome boy with the same name had been in her high school class some 30 years ago. Upon seeing him, however, she quickly discarded any such thought. This balding, grey-haired man with the deeply lined face was way too old to have been her classmate.
After he had examined her teeth, she asked him if he had attended the local high school.
“Yes,” he replied.When did you graduate?” she asked.“In 1986,” he answered. “Why?”“You were in my class!” she exclaimed.He looked at her closely and then asked, “What did
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Head Start for Kent CountyApply today! North Kent Heat Start is a high quality preschool program at no cost to families. 3 year old – full day classes, family support – transportation (in most cases), nutritious meals and snacks, child health and development screenings. Accommodations for children with disabilities. Families must meet eligibility guidelines. Enrolling now! Complete an Application on our website www.hs4kc.org or call 616-453-4145. #22,23p
Dinner at the LegionJune 6: American Legion, 80 S. Main St. Cedar Springs, is hosting a Pork Chop dinner on Monday, June 6th, from 5 – 7 pm. Included will be mashed potatoes & gravy, stuffing, veggies, salad, roll, dessert and drink. The cost is $9 for adults, children (15 and younger) $4.00. Come and enjoy home cooking. Take out is available. 616-696-9160. #22p
God’s Kitchen in Cedar SpringsJune 7,14,21,28: Join us for dinner every Tuesday. God’s Kitchen – Cedar Springs welcomes families from Northern Kent County and the surrounding area to a Tuesday Evening Meal. No charge – no registration required! Served from 5:30 – 6:30 pm at the St. John Paul II Parish, 3110 – 17 Mile Rd., Cedar Springs. For more information, call the Church office at 616-696-3904. #22
Native Plant Seed BombsJune 9: Get your hands dirty and help create wildlife habitat for butterflies and other Michigan animals in your backyard and open space! Master Naturalist Kristin Tindall of Blandford Nature Center will talk about the benefits of using native plants in your garden and just what a habitat is, then you’ll roll your sleeves up and create a fun “seed bomb” with a mixture of native seeds. For adults. Thursday, June 9th at 6 pm at the Spencer Township KDL Branch, 14960 Meddler, Gowen. #22
Blood Drive to Benefit Local StudentsJune 9: We will be having a blood drive at Cedar Springs United Methodist Church (next to Admiral) on Thursday, June 9th from 11:30 am to 6 pm. For every donor that attempts to donate, $10 will be donated in honor of Bree Town, Emma Orr and Brison Ricker. We are also have an online Be The Match bone marrow registry going on at the same time. Call 616-233-8509 or go to www.miblood.org to make an appointment. #22
American Legion’s Flag Burning CeremonyJune 10: Friday, June 10th, will be the evening when the American Legion Auxiliary will hold its flag burning ceremony. All are welcome to attend. Please call Mary Anne Yuncker for details 616-696-4158. All worn, faded or damaged flags may be dropped off at the American Legion Post, Cedar Springs, for the respectful and proper disposal our national banner deserves. #22
Sand Lake High School Alumni BanquetJune 11: The 124th Annual Sand Lake High School Alumni Banquet will be held on Saturday, June 11th at the Sand Lake Lutheran Church. Social Hour at 5 pm and Dinner at 6 pm. Cost of the meal is $12.00. Open to anyone who attended Sand Lake Schools. Call your reservation in to one of the following committee members. Dave Groner 269-208-5716, Dick Pierce 616-636-5258, Betty Bradford Clegg 517-487-3003, Verna White Smigiel 616-885-4913.
Summer Celebration Fireworks – View From the HillJune 11: You are invited to enjoy the Rockford Start of Summer fireworks from the hill at Rockford Reformed Church, 4890 - 11 Mile Rd. NE on Saturday, June 11th. Popcorn, refreshments, and children’s activities provided. Please bring a chair or blanket, your family and friends and enjoy the beauty of the fireworks from the top of the hill at Rockford Reformed Church. Hope to see you there. #22,23p
Vacation Bible School @ Solon Center Wesleyan ChurchJune 12: Hey kids! Come for VBS beginning Sunday evening, June 12th from 6:30 - 8 pm. It’s family Night, so bring the whole family to enjoy the fun of the Double KK Petting zoo (weather permitting) and a hot dog roast. VBS continues through Thursday where you’ll make new friends, sing great songs, play fun games, experience Nazareth...where Jesus was a Kid and visit the market places of His home town. Monday through Thursday VBS is for children 4 years old through the 5th grade. Please pre-register by calling the church office @ 696-3229 or online at http://scwchurch.com/#/get-connected/vbs-registration.The church is located at 15671 Algoma Avenue, just north of 19 Mile Road. Come join the fun! #21-23p
Red Flannel Queen Pageant ContestantsJune 12: Attention all young ladies living or attending school in the Cedar Springs School district who will be in the 11th grade in the 2016-17 school year. There will be a mandatory parent’s meeting for any interested young lady and her parents concerning the 2016 Red Flannel Pageant. The meeting will be Sunday, June 12th at 3 pm at the Springs Church (135 N. Grant St.) There will be a makeup meeting Sunday, June 26th at 3 pm at the Springs Church. For more information, you can contact pageant director Kaleigh Rosenberger at [email protected]. #22,23p
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For many years at the high school level, both baseball and softball play-ing rules have been ahead of the curve in keeping players safe.
In both high school base-ball and softball, when run-ners do elect to slide, they must slide directly into the base on a force play. On those plays at the plate, runners must do everything they can do to avoid a col-lision with the catcher; by either making a legal slide, giving themselves up, or moving in a way to make those collisions at home plate a thing of the past.
Be the Referee is a weekly message from the Michigan High School Athletics Association that is designed to help educate people on the rules in different sports, to help them better understand the art of officiating, and to recruit offi-cials.
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Meet West Michigan Hawks running back Brant Brooks Sr. A 2006 graduate from Muskegon Heights High School, Brooks has always been a stand out on the football field. During his high school playing career,
he earned All-Area honors at running back and corner back. After high school, he joined the semi-pro ranks. He has also played for two different arena league teams, and got a couple looks from college teams. He has played
in three different champion-ship games, but is still look-ing for his first champion-ship ring.
Outside of playing foot-ball, Brooks’s hobbies in-clude spending time with his family, coaching football,
and helping his son achieve his dreams in the game of football.
His biggest idol is his old-er brother David Sain, who recently passed away. “He has always inspired me, and I still look up to him,” said Brooks.
“I wanted to join the Hawks because I heard nothing but good things about them,” he said. “When I came to check them out, Coach Lange and the rest of the staff welcomed me with open arms and made me feel right at home, like this is where I’m supposed to be. I love this team and my team-
mates, and I’m honored to be a part of this movement. This is going to be a great year for the Hawks, and I’m proud to be able to say that I’m a part of it.”
“Brant is a very hard worker,” said head coach/owner David Lange. “He never stops moving his feet, and hits the holes with a lot of power. It’s no easy task to bring him down once he hits his stride. His tackle-break-ing ability is top notch, as well. He brings an element to this team that we desper-ately needed, and we are very grateful that he is on our side.”
You can see Brooks and the Hawks in action this Sat-urday at Skinner Field, when they begin the conference portion of their schedule. The Kalamazoo Grizzlies are coming to town, as the team hosts a benefit for Alan Beamer in his continued bat-tle against Alzheimer’s Dis-ease. There will be a 50/50 raffle, prizes, and donation jars, with all proceeds going to the Beamer family.
Tickets are $6 a piece, with children under 10 re-ceiving free admission. Gates open at 5 p.m. with kickoff scheduled for 6. We hope to see you there!
Pictured with ball is West Michigan Hawks’ running back Brant Brooks Sr.
Tightly fill bottom of planter with smaller pots and packing peanuts or bubble wrap. Cover packing peanuts/bubble wrap with moss, gluing in place with hot glue.
Place fairy items as you desire, securing with hot glue. Trim bot-tom of plant to a 1-inch stem and secure it in place with hot glue.
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Flip wooden tray over so bot-tom is facing up. Spray paint bottom and sides gold. Allow to dry. Using old rag or paper tow-el, rub on wood stain sparingly, allowing gold to show through stain in areas. Allow to dry.
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(BPT) - Longing for allergy relief? To stop the endless cycle of sniffles, sneezes and wheezes, it’s time to ready your vacuum and rubber gloves. Spring cleaning helps eliminate allergens so you can relax, breathe easy and enjoy the season.
“People who suffer from allergies may not realize there’s a direct connection between cleaning your home and reducing allergy symp-toms,” says allergist Bryan Martin, DO, president of the American College of Aller-gy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI.) “The more you can rid your home of dust mites, mold, cockroaches and pet dander, the easier you’ll breathe.”
ACAAI recommends sev-en spring cleaning steps to remove allergens in the home and avoid accidentally letting more in.
Step 1: To sleep, per-chance to dream—and breathe.
Start in the bedroom where you spend eight to 10 hours a day. Dust mites can flourish during cold, dreary months, so wash your sheets and comforter regularly. Most mites die by drowning, but if you want to use hot water (which will kill slightly more mites) don’t use water that’s over 120 F because it can scald.
Remember to also wash decorative pillows. Finish by adding allergy-proof casings to the mattress, box spring and pillows. Keep pets out of
the bedroom as their dander can cause symptoms to flare.
Step 2: Gaze out, but don’t open.
Window treatments are a magnet for dust and aller-gens. Pull them down and dry clean, or vacuum each thoroughly. Don’t forget to vacuum blinds and window-sills as well. Tempted to open the windows to let the spring breeze in? Don’t. Unwanted pollen can enter your home and spread everywhere.
Step 3: When the dust settles, wipe it off.
Suit up to win the war on dust by wearing protective gloves and a face mask so you don’t breathe in microscopic mold spores. Next, ditch cot-ton cloths and feather dusters that kick up allergens, and instead use microfiber clean-ing cloths which trap and remove triggers. Wipe down all surfaces including picture frames, knickknacks, plant saucers and ceiling fans.
Step 4: Nature abhors a vacuum. You shouldn’t.
Move all furniture, and vacuum the dust and dander that collects underneath. Use
a cyclonic vacuum, which spins dust and dirt away from the floor, or a vacuum with a HEPA (high efficiency par-ticulate air) filter. Addition-ally, clean vents and return registers to limit dust recircu-lating. Consider shampooing carpets to remove deeply em-bedded allergens.
Step 5: Scrub-a-dub the mold.
In bathrooms, basements and tiled spaces, scrub any visible mold and mildew from surfaces with bleach, or borax mixed with water, then dry completely. The key to reducing mold is moisture control, so use bathroom fans and clean any standing water immediately. You can also
help ward off mold by keeping home humidity below 50 percent.
Step 6: Change is good—for filters.
Keep the air that cir-culates through your home’s ventilation sys-tem clean by using fil-ters with a MERV rating of 11 or 12. Change the filter at the change of every season, or every three months. (Set a calendar reminder to re-member). Additionally, change filters in HEPA
appliances. This helps elimi-nate allergens, and prohibits mold growth.
Step 7: Get out! And about.
Check your home’s exteri-or for any concerns that may have emerged due to cold weather. Chipped paint, roof damage or cracked siding can lead to mold problems. Make repairs as necessary.
These seven spring clean-ing steps may take a few weekends to complete, but they’ll help reduce allergens all season long. For more in-formation, or to find an aller-gist in your area, visit Allerg-yAndAsthmaRelief.org.
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Seven steps to allergy relief with spring cleaningGardening with an enchanted twist
(Family Features) While the stress-relieving capabilities and health benefits of gardening are well known, a twist on this time-less hobby offers a way to add charm and a whimsical feel to your home and garden. Creating an enchanted fairy garden can boost imagination and offer a family-friendly way to hone your green thumb.
These miniature landscapes, often hidden in a secluded area of your garden or planted in decorative containers, are an easy way to refresh your interior or exterior decor and can be revamped seasonally to align with any design theme. The possibilities and styles are endless, so to help you get started, the crafting experts at Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores created these fairy garden projects featuring a host of tiny details to bring your scene to life. Pot-tery, moss and tiny figurines will make your garden complete.
Find more inspiration to create magical little villages from start-to-finish at joann.com.Fairy Garden Broken PotCrafting time: 3-5 hoursSkill level: IntermediateSupplies and Tools:• Planter container with broken edge • Smaller pots to fit in-side• Packing peanuts or bubble wrap• Small bag of brown moss• Bag of Spanish moss in Basil• Hot glue gun and glue sticks• Sitting fairy• Mini birdhouse• Resin swing on a tree• Green bushes
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Kintigh said aspen and jack pine require 50- to 70-year tree stand level distur-
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Photos courtesy of Michigan Department of Natural Resources.A Michigan Department of Natural Resources firefighter conducts a controlled burn.
These robin chicks look like one hungry bunch! Wen-dy Russell, of Solon Township, found the nest in her own backyard, on 17 Mile, near Meijer. “Mom is always nearby and very protective of the nest,” she said. American Robins take about two weeks from hatching before they are ready to leave the next.
Thank you, Wendy, for sharing that with us!If you have a wildlife photo you’d like to share, please
send it to [email protected] with some info about the photo and where it was taken.
The connection between healthy forests and fire may be firmly established and understood by foresters and wildlife managers, and help-ful to countless wildlife spe-cies. However, not everyone outside those occupations has the same understanding.
Recall the late 1980s, when wildfires blackened much of Yellowstone National Park. Conservation professionals argued then that long-term,
the effects of the fires would be very positive for the ecosystem for a num-ber of reasons.
The public at large wasn’t nec-essarily convinced. This is under-standable, because for decades government officials had actively campaigned against fires.
Remember Smokey Bear’s mot-to? “Only you can prevent forest fires.” That message has been edited in recent years from “forest fires” to “wildfires,” which allows that all
fires are not necessarily bad.In Michigan forests, there are sever-
al tree species that have a long history of dependence on fire, though newer forestry techniques have helped to di-minish this need.
Aspen and jack pine are two Mich-igan species that historically relied on fire for survival and regeneration. These species are well-adapted to regeneration following any stand-re-placing disturbance, such as wind throw (trees being uprooted or broken by wind) or timber harvest.
“Both species exist in Michigan be-cause of fire prior to European settle-ment,” said Keith Kintigh, a Michigan
Jack pine cones are sealed with resin. Often, the cones do not release their seeds upon maturity, but rather, after an environmental trigger, includ-ing fire.
Ranger Steve’s Nature NicheBy ranger Steve Mueller
Silver beads of guttation
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With warmer weather upon us, it is important to take precautions against mosquito and tick bites. The Michigan Departments of Health and Human Services, Natural Resources, and Agricul-ture and Rural Development are reminding all residents to protect themselves from mosquito and tick-borne diseases in Michigan and while traveling out of state.
“As we spend more time out-doors, it’s important to remember that a single bite from an infected mosquito can have seri-ous health consequences,” said Dr. Eden Wells, chief medical executive for MDHHS. “The best way to protect yourself and your family against mosquito-borne illness is to prevent mosquito bites.”
Seasonal activity varies from year to year, but mosquitoes encountered in Michigan can carry illnesses such as West Nile virus (WNV) and Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), and ticks can carry illnesses such as Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Interna-tional travelers may be at risk for exposure to other mosquito-transmitted diseases. Peo-ple considering international travel, including Mexico, Central and South America, should consult the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) travelers health page for specific health information about the country they are visiting.
“Horses and other animals can act as senti-nels for mosquito-borne viruses such as EEE, which is why implementing preventive mea-sures and vaccination is important,” said Dr. James Averill, MDARD’s State Veterinarian. “Additionally, dogs and domestic animals are susceptible to tick-borne diseases like Lyme Disease. I encourage all animal owners to work with a licensed veterinarian to make sure your animals stay healthy.”
Mosquito and tick-borne diseases can cause mild symptoms, severe infections requiring hospitalization, and even death in some cases. Nationally in 2015, there were 2,060 WNV cases and 119 deaths reported to the CDC, in-cluding 18 cases and two deaths in Michigan. Those with the highest risk of illness caused by WNV are adults 50 years of age and older.
Michigan is considered “low risk” for mos-quito transmission of Zika, dengue, and chiku-ngunya virus, as the mosquitoes that spread the diseases have not been found in the state. Zika is a virus that is newly emerged in the western hemisphere, and while its symptoms are not considered severe, the virus can cause birth de-fects in fetuses of pregnant women exposed to the virus. To date in 2016, there have been four travel-related cases identified in Michigan. Protection against mosquito-borne disease is as easy as remembering to take these key steps:
• Avoid mosquito bites: Use insect repel-lent according to label directions when outdoors and mosquitoes are biting. Look for EPA-labeled products contain-ing active ingredients, such as DEET, Picaridin or oil of lemon eucalyptus). Re-apply as needed. Use nets or fans around outdoor eating areas to keep mosquitoes away. Start with a low-con-centration product and reapply if neces-sary. Apply repellent on your hands and then rub it on the child and never apply repellent to children’s hands or their skin under clothing.
• Mosquito-proof homes: Fix or install window and door screens and cover or eliminate empty containers with stand-ing water where mosquitoes can lay eggs.
• Help your community: Report dead birds to Michigan’s Emerging Diseases website to help track WNV and support
Shining silver that does not tarnish glistens at the tips of wild strawberry leaves early in the morning. Instead of tar-nishing, the silver evaporates in the morning warming sun. Humidity in the air deter-mines how long silver beads will persist.
Guttation is responsible for water drops developing in rows along leaf edges and tips. At strawberry leaf tooth tips are microscopic spongy cells surrounding a tiny pore that allows water to ooze from the leaf. Water is drawn into plant roots like corn, grasses, and many other plants by un-even water pressure between high soil moisture and low moisture within the plant.
When soil is dry, water does not enter the plant. Avoiding dehydration is essential and all plants have adaptations in their nature niche to help them survive. In the Great Lakes region, it seems we have plenty of moisture but even within sight of the Great Lakes, some plants live in an arid environment.
The sand dunes have large coarse sand particles where water flows through rapidly. Without drought resistant ad-aptations, dune species would not survive. Plants living in constantly wet soils or in shallow standing water would drown without special adap-tations for such conditions.
To some degree plants reg-ulate water flow through their bodies. Leaves have massive numbers of tiny pores on the surface called stomata.
Surrounding each pore are two bean shaped guard cells. When the plant is full of wa-ter, the guard cells swell. The inner side of each guard cell by the pore has a thick inflexi-ble wall and the outer side has a thin wall that bulges when the cell fills with water. The more inflexible side arches to make the pore opening bigger as the outer side bulge increases outward.
The tips of the two bean-shaped cells touch but the opening between the two cells enlarges allowing water to es-cape to the air. When water evaporates from the surface, it tugs on water molecules and pulls more up through the root, stem, and leaves. It helps transport nutrients for plant tissues. The plant con-trols water content by open-ing and closing stomata based on moisture in the guard cells.
Guttation is different and is not regulated. The pore at the leaf edge is always open but these pores are limited in number. During the night when water vapor is high in the atmosphere (high humid-ity), evaporation is reduced. Large drops form and grow to form the silver beads we see in the morning.
During the Memorial Day weekend, it was a great plea-sure to venture in the natural-ness of Ody Brook to see any and all special things. Hope-fully everyone spent time out-doors between infrequent rain showers. Much of the week-end was rain free but both ground and air humidity were high. As water was drawn
into roots by uneven water pressure, it accumulated on leaf tips as it leaked from the always open pores. The re-sult was beautiful silver wa-ter beads shining in the early day’s sun along leaf edges.
For eons this natural pro-cess occurred before our presence. It moves valuable nutrients like potassium and nitrogen through the plant. If we add too much nitrogen to the soil, fertilizer burn can oc-cur. During the past 20 years’ a new danger to life has been added. Neonicotinoid insec-ticides have been added and become concentrated in gutta-tion water beads. When bees drink guttation water from plants grown from neonic treated seeds, they can die within minutes. It is increas-ingly difficult for farmers to purchase seeds that have not been treated. Neonics are thought to be a cause of bee colony collapse disorder. Re-search continues but scientific confirmation takes time and repeated verification.
We can enjoy the natural wonders in our yards but we should learn to live in harmo-ny with the lives of bees and other insects that make our lives possible by their daily work in gardens and farm fields.
Natural history questions or topic suggestions can be directed to Ranger Steve (Mueller) at [email protected] - Ody Brook Nature Sanctuary, 13010 Northland Dr. Cedar Springs, MI 49319 or call 616-696-1753.
community-based mosquito control pro-grams.
• Vaccinate horses against WNV and EEE virus and work with your veterinarian.
• Pregnant women should not travel to ar-eas with active Zika transmission. If they must travel, they should take precautions to prevent mosquito bites.
Michigan is also home to a number of tick species that will bite people and are typically found in wooded or brushy areas with tall grass and leaf litter. The ticks mostly commonly en-countered in Michigan can carry Lyme dis-ease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and oth-er human illnesses. Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease reported in the state with 148 human cases reported in 2015.
Many tick-borne diseases have similar symptoms. See your healthcare provider if you develop signs of illness such as a fever, body aches and/or rash in the days after receiving a tick bite or recreating in tick habitat. Early rec-ognition and treatment can decrease the chance of serious complications. You can prevent tick bites by:
• Avoiding tick-infested areas. This is especially important in May, June, and July. If you are in tick infested areas, walk in the center of trails to avoid con-tact with overgrown grass, brush, and leaf litter at trail edges. Dogs and domes-tic animals can also be impacted, so us-ing a tick preventative is recommended.
• Using insect repellent. Apply repellent containing DEET (20-30%) or Picaridin on clothes and on exposed skin. You can also treat clothes (especially pants, socks, and shoes) with permethrin, which kills ticks on contact or buy clothes that are pre-treated. Permethrin can also be used on tents and some camping gear. Do not use permethrin directly on skin. Always follow the manufacturer’s instructions when applying any repellents.
• Bathing or showering. Bathe or shower as soon as possible after coming indoors (preferably within two hours) to wash off and more easily find ticks that are crawling on you. Ticks can get a ride indoors on your clothes. After being out-doors, wash and dry clothing at a high temperature to kill any ticks that may remain on clothing.
• Performing daily tick checks. Always check for ticks after being outdoors, in-cluding your animals, even in your own yard. Because ticks must usually be at-tached for at least a day before they can transmit the bacteria that cause Lyme disease, early removal can reduce the risk of infection. Inspect all body surfac-es carefully, and remove attached ticks with tweezers. Grasp the tick firmly and as closely to the skin as possible. With a steady motion, pull the tick’s body away from the skin. Do not be alarmed if the tick’s mouthparts remain in the skin. Cleanse the area with an antiseptic.
For more information about the diseases carried by mosquitoes and ticks, visit www.michigan.gov/emergingdiseases, or the CDC’s website at www.cdc.gov.
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Long Weekends Away! Long weekends away! More families are taking a few long weekends away from home in place of one longer vacation. It takes a lot of planning to get ready, but people like the change of pace from their weekly routines and feel that they get more breaks. Some families like the idea of visiting three or four different places during the year.It’s also a good way to make time to visit relatives and still be able to have a couple of private getaways for just your own family.
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The Cedar Springs Public Schools announces the sponsorship of the Summer Food Service Program for Children. Free meals will be made available to children 18 years of age and under or persons up to age 26 who are enrolled in an educational program for the mentally or physically disabled that is recognized by a State or local public educational agency. The meals will be provided without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, or disability, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service. Meals will be provided at the site(s) listed below: Red Hawk Elementary Cedar Springs High School 204 E. Muskegon Street 204 E Muskegon Street Cedar Springs, MI 49319 Cedar Springs, Mi 49319 June 14 - August 18 July 28 & July 29 - Lunch ONLY Closed July 4 - July 8 August 8 - August 11 Monday - Thursday, Closed Fridays Monday - Thursday, Closed Friday Breakfast served 8am - 9am Breakfast served 7:30am - 9am Lunch served 11am - 12:45pm Lunch served 11am - 12:45pm
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Dear Cedar Springs Public Schools Families:
As we near the end of this academ-ic year, the members of the Board of Education, district leadership team, teaching and support staffs want to celebrate our commitment to excellence in all that we do. This means providing an education of ex-cellence for the children and families of Cedar Springs and that our actions and decisions in the district are driven by data and best practices.
Over the course of this academic year, we have been put-ting students first. From the exemplary teaching and learn-ing to the committed volunteerism that occurs in our class-rooms - collectively - our goal is what is best for students.
From athletics to the arts, finances to facilities, academ-ics to transportation, every area is working hard to reflect excellence and best practices. This district is committed to being data driven in our decision making while being responsive to the needs of our students and our community.
Cedar Springs Public Schools has talented students and staff members. As a result, whether it is a student, the su-perintendent, a teacher, a coach or a support staff member, we challenge and hold each other accountable for growth and achievement.
Throughout the district, students, teachers and support staff are engaged with learning projects that excite and challenge students to grow and achieve. This is why we have pursued new innovative practices such as Responsive Classroom®, Adaptive Schools, Cognitive Coaching®, and a new math curriculum. It is also why we established the Cedar Springs Schools Health Clinic and have pursued new buses for safer transportation. This is also why we chose to go through the rigorous and highly detailed educational review of the AdvancED® accreditation process. We want to push our thinking, celebrate our successes and challenge each other to limitless progress at CSPS.
To that end, we are excited by the engagement that we see across the district with our students and families and appreciate the hard work done on a daily basis in the class-room and all around our campus by administrators, teach-ers, support staff, and volunteers. A prime example of CSPS engagement and hard work is Mrs. Cheryl Tacoma. Mrs. Tacoma has taught our elementary students at Cedar Springs for 27 years and has held a deep commitment to our students, their education and their personal development. We admire the countless individuals at CSPS who maintain a goal of doing what is best for students - just as Mrs. Taco-ma has for decades!
Together we are making a difference locally with our stu-dents and making a difference globally with our graduates. As we enter into the end of the school year and the excite-ment of graduation, we salute all who invest in our students to make this great district and community the very best it can be.
As always, it is an honor to serve as your CSPS super-intendent. Please do call, write or drop by for a visit at any time. I would appreciate an opportunity to get to know you and learn how you think this great district might best serve our children as our Cedar Springs students deserve the very best!
Warmly,Laura VanDuyn, Ed.D., Superintendent of Schools
Open: Monday through Friday, June 13 through Sept 1Hours: 6am to 6pm Closed: The week of July 4-8Location: Cedar Trails ElementaryRegistration Cost: $20 registration fee for one child,
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includes the 2016-17 school year. Tuition: $27 a day per child, sibling discount available depending on how many days signed up for each week. Field trips are an extra cost. Activities: arts and crafts, gym time, organized sports and games, field trips, free play, read-ing, computers, songs and dances, tutoring assistance upon request, etc. Registration packets can be picked up at Cedar Trails or Beach or go online to csredhawks.org and download the forms from the Parents tab.
Wanted School Bus Drivers On – Call and Regular Part Time Positions for 2016 –
2017 School Year. CDL Training Provided to Qualified Candidate. Contact Cedar Springs Public Schools Trans-portation Department for more information (616) 696 – 1450.
Summer Band Camp Information Pre-Band Camp July 25 through July 28 Time: 9am - NoonBand Camp August 1 through August 5 Time: 8 am - 8:30 pmLocation: High SchoolFor more information, please visit www.cedarspringsbands.orgBand Directors: Ryan Miller and Adam Borst
2016-17 SPORTS PHYSICALSDATES: Thursday, June 16 & Wednesday, August 3 LOCATION: Cherry Health (behind Red Hawk Elementary) PHONE: 616-696-3470 (call ahead for an appt) TIME: 7:30 am – 3:30 pm
Students must bring a signed parental consent form and an MHSAA physical card to the appointment. Forms are available in the Athletic Office or online at http://highschool.csredhawks.org/Athletics/index.html
Please remember to complete the medical history sec-tion of the physical card before the student’s appoint-ment. Parents are encouraged to attend the visit.
Services are provided regardless of ability to pay and no money is needed at the time of visit. However, services may be billed to insurance when possible, so please have your insurance or Medicaid card available.
COMPLETED PHYSICAL FORMS ARE REQUIRED! Per MHSAA, all 2016-17 athletes must have a physical on file dated af-ter April 15, 2016
New Beginnings GraduationNew Beginnings Graduation held on May 25, 2016.
Congratulations Graduates. (see photos included)
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FFA Club “Drive Your Tractor to School Day” was May 17, 2016 Last Day of School
2015–2016 School Year Last Day of School – June 8, 2016. See you back on campus on Tuesday, September 6,
2016. Have a great summer. District Office Summer 2016 Hours
June 20, 2016 through August 11, 2016Monday through Thursday; Closed Friday7:00 am to 4:00 pmCedar Springs Campus ClosedJuly 4, 2016 through July 8, 2016
Class of 2016 Graduation Ceremony
June 2, 2016 7pm Red Hawk Stadium (weather permitting)
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certain places, major wildfires were occurring frequently, at least every 60 years,” Kintigh said. “Some ecologists believe that this frequency could not be explained by lightning strikes alone.”
Kintigh said Michigan has a bunch of wildlife species that are associated with those disturbances.
Scientists have concluded that Native Americans used fire to manage forests and grasslands. Aspen forests, and the as-sociated flora and fauna—including white-tailed deer and ruffed grouse—would have benefited from these fires.
Native Americans would have found better blueberry crops in the years after jack pine forest burns, as many people do today.
Historically, jack pines were especially dependent on fire because of their reproductive mechanism. Jack pines sport cones sealed with resin (these are known as serotinous cones).
Often, the cones do not release their seeds upon maturity, but rather, after an environmental trigger. In the jack pines’ case, that trigger can be fire. The cones remain tightly closed until heat from fire or sunlight melts the resin and opens them, allowing the cones to release their seeds for spreading by gravity and winds.
The DNR maintains significant amounts of young jack pine forest in Michigan’s state forests, as it is the only viable breeding habitat for the federally endangered Kirtland’s war-bler. However, fire is not a preferred way to regenerate jack pine today in the northern Lower Peninsula where most all of the Kirtland’s warblers nest.
“We’re using logging to maintain Kirtland’s warbler habitat in the absence of fire,” Kintigh said. “There are homes, cot-tages and schools mixed into, or situated next to, state forest and the trees have value. We can’t just have wildfires across the landscape.”
Prescribed burns are still being used for various purposes, but not generally for aspen or jack pine regeneration.
“We burn jack pine after it’s harvested,” said Keith Mur-phy, the DNR’s Forest Resources Division fire management specialist for the Upper Peninsula. “We have to be careful because jack pines are the most highly volatile fuel out there.
“In the spring of the year, it’s at its worst when there’s little moisture in the needles, usually in mid-May, but we burn it after a timber sale to get the cones to release their seeds or to remove branches and treetops to make it easier to trench (plow) the site.”
In the northern Lower Peninsula, foresters and wildlife biologists have found they can best produce the high-densi-ty stands required for Kirtland’s warbler nesting habitat by planting.
After a jack pine stand has been harvested, the stand is trenched and replanted from nursery stock grown primarily in the Upper Peninsula.
Aspen is also well-adapted to fire as it reproduces from suckers that spring up from the root stock, so any event that removes the trees will lead to regeneration.
These days, aspen managers generally use clear-cutting to stimulate regeneration. Murphy said that’s just as well be-cause aspen does not burn as readily as jack pine. Aspen has moist leaves and thick stems, which are comparatively not as combustible as the dry needles and twigs of jack pines.
Getting forest producers to harvest aspen is not a problem.“There’s a lot of demand for aspen,” said Tim Greco, a tim-
ber management specialist with the DNR’s Forest Resourc-es Division in Gaylord. “It’s used in OSB (oriented strand board) chip material. The fibers are very good for holding glue and strength for OSB.”
Forest products mills that use aspen are also an important part of rural communities in Michigan and they provide a building material that’s in demand for new homes.
Aspen also has great utility for use in writing paper, card-board, hardboard and pallet lumber. Some manufacturers even use veneer from aspen for certain products, like paint sticks.
“We very rarely have a problem selling aspen timber sales,” Greco said. “The demand is very good. Combine that with wildlife values and it’s an all-around win-win situation.”
Prescribed burning of aspen is often done to improve habi-tat for upland gamebirds and white-tailed deer.
“But it doesn’t have to be a fast-burning, rip-roaring fire,” he continued. “If you crack the bark you can kill it. And we will burn it to regenerate it for grouse habitat—a lot depends on what DNR Wildlife Division wants to do with it.”
According to the U.S. Forest Service, though aspen forests do not burn readily, aspen trees are extremely sensitive to fire.
A fire intense enough to kill the aspen forest overstory will stimulate abundant suckering, though some suckers arise af-ter any fire. The Forest Service said as many as 50,000 to 100,000 suckers can sprout and grow on a single acre after a fire.
Get more information on DNR fire management in Michi-gan at www.michigan.gov/dnr.
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TOWNSHIP OF SPENCERCOUNTY OF KENT, MICHIGAN
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND FILING OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ROLLWOODBECK CHAIN OF LAKES WEED CONTROL SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Township Board of the Township of Spencer, Kent County, Michigan, having resolved its intention to make certain pub-lic improvements consisting of the control of aquatic weeds, plants and algae in the Woodbeck Chain of Lakes (including Thomas Lake and Halfmile Lake within the Township) (the “Improvements”) in the Township, has made its final determination of a special assessment district which consists of the following described lots and parcels of land which are benefited by the Improvements and against which all or a portion of the cost of the Improvements shall be specially assessed:
WOODBECK CHAIN OF LAKES WEED CONTROL SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT
Map of Special Assessment District(Includes only those parcels of land having frontage on the lakes comprising the Woodbeck Chain of Lakes or deeded or dedicated access thereto)
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN THAT the Township Supervisor of the Township of Spencer has made and certified a special assessment roll for the special assessment district, which roll sets forth the relative portion of the cost of said Improvements which is to be levied in the form of a special assessment against each benefited lot and parcel of land in the special assessment district.
TAKE NOTICE that the Township Board of the Township of Spencer will hold a public hearing on June 21, 2016, at 7:30 p.m., or shortly thereafter, at the Spencer Township Hall, 14690 Meddler Avenue, within the Township, to review the special assessment roll and to hear and consider any objections thereto.
TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the special assessment roll as prepared has been reported to the Township Board and is on file with the Township Clerk at the Township Hall for public examination.
TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT AN OWNER OR A PARTY IN INTEREST IN A LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND SUBJECT TO A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT MAY FILE A WRITTEN APPEAL OF THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT WITH THE MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF CONFIRMATION OF THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ROLL, BUT ONLY IF SAID OWNER OR PARTY IN INTEREST APPEARS AND PROTESTS THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT AT THIS HEARING.
An appearance may be made by an owner or party in interest, or his or her agent, in person or, in the alternative, an appearance or protest can be filed with the Township by letter prior to the hearing, in which case a personal appearance at the hearing is not required.
This Notice was authorized by the Township Board of the Township of Spencer.
Dated: May 17, 2016 Denise Biegalle, Township Clerk
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Zippy — Female Labrador/Retriever MixI am a playful girl with lots of love to give! I’m 5 months old and am very social and love attention. I would do well with children and oth-er dogs. I’m looking for a pet parent that would be interested and able to spend some time doing training with me, or taking a train-ing class with me! If you’re looking for a fun-loving furry friend, I’m your girl! Please come meet me at Humane Society of West Michigan!
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ment and schools have a heart for their city, and it feels good to be on the other side and tell those stories.” She works with WKTV on those commercials and they are also put on the city’s website.
So what is VanDuren’s mission here in Cedar Springs? “Well, I’ve only been here a week, but I would like to work on improving com-munication between council and staff, and getting council and staff prepared for a new city manager. And help, if I can, to bring in a new manager that’s just right for Cedar Springs. I would like to keep things moving in a forward direction,” she said.
VanDuren said that her door is always open if a resident wants to talk. She will usually be in the office Monday through Thursday, 8:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
The City Council will meet Monday, June 6, in closed session, to re-view candidates for the permanent position.
The former City Manager, Thad Taylor, left for a position in Manistee in November. City Clerk, Linda Christiansen was acting City Manager from that time until VanDuren was hired.
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The hiring of an interim City Manager was next on the agenda. They introduced Barbara VanDuren, of Wyoming, who had recently retired from the City of Wyoming as Deputy City Manager, and was previously City Manager in Wayland. “I truly believe in local govern-ment, and when the Michigan Municipal League asked if I’d like a shot at being the interim City Manager in Cedar Springs, I said yes,” she told the Council. (See article introducing her on page 3).
Longtime City Clerk Linda Christiansen has been acting City Manager since November. She was visibly upset at the development. “This week is the first time I heard about this,” she told the Council. “I feel very disrespected. I feel like 22 years of my life has gone down the toilet. I will be retiring July 1,” she added, and gave them her letter of resignation.
Christansen had previously said she would stay on until a new City Manager was found.
Members of the Council tried to assure her that they were trying to alleviate the pressure of doing two jobs.
“We were dumbstruck,” said Mayor Jerry Hall. He explained that they had said at last month’s meeting that they wanted to get Chris-tiansen some help. “With the work piling up, and elections coming, we thought maybe it was time to take some pressure off so that she has time to train someone before she leaves,” he explained. “It was not our intent to have her resign. It was to help her, not replace her. If the other manager had taken the job, this wouldn’t be happening. We just thought we needed to get someone in to help her.”
The Council voted 6-1 to hire VanDuren, with Councilmember Perry Hopkins being the lone no vote. He said he had too much re-spect for Christiansen, and later said that if she couldn’t handle both jobs with the election coming, that should be up to her.
In her resignation letter, Christensen said it had been a privilege to serve as City Clerk. She has worked for five City Managers; along side five treasurers/finance officers; three DPW directors, several fire chiefs; and countless employees, police officers, mayors and city council members. “With all we have shared good times and not so good times; but no matter what we were going through at the time, we all pulled together working as a team to make Cedar Springs the best it could be under whatever circumstances we were facing,” she wrote.
The Council set another special meeting date of June 6 to review candidates who have applied for the City Manager job. They will re-view the candidates in closed session and choose the top ones they wish to interview in a public meeting.
