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A view of
roof damage
at Reed City
Middle and
High schools.
Damage
occurred in
high winds on
Wednesday,
March 8.

Irish roots

Opportunity blows in for Reed City schools

There is a bit O Irish connection
along U.S. 10 corridor
page 2

By Jon Gilbert
Weekly Voice

REED CITY High winds

Fireworks meatloaf
Evart holding a meatloaf dinner
fundraiser to help fund fireworks
page 2
Career training
Middle school leadership class
helps students prepare
for careers
page 5
wrought havoc throughout
Michigan on March 8 and 9.
Reed City schools were not
spared from this damage.
However, due to some unusu-
al circumstances, the potential-
ly dangerous situation could
not have worked out better for
the district and its students.
The damage occurred around
10 a.m. Wednesday morning.
High winds took hold of the
roof membrane connecting the
high school and middle school
buildings. Roof membranes are
rubber sheets generally used
on flat surfaces to prevent wa-
ter leakage.
The membrane blew loose
over a wing that houses both Jon Gilbert | Weekly Voice
the band room and the Porte- A work crew repairs the roof of Reed City Middle and High schools on Friday, March 10. Damage occurred in high
ous Academic Center. The winds Wednesday, March 8
facilities are shared by both
buildings.
Middle school principal Dean the meeting with the contrac- slated to be replaced in accor- already budgeted full replace-
Maguire reported hearing a tors and was able to formulate dance with the districts bond ment and not make temporary
loud boom. Students were re- a quick plan of action. issue. This replacement was repairs to get by, he said.
moved from the wing as a pre- Arrow Roofing and Supply set to begin over the upcoming High winds once again de-
cautionary measure. determined that the event spring break. Consequently, layed work on Thursday, but
The damage was then re- constituted an emergency and Arrow was ready with the sche- crews could be seen on Friday.
ported to Superintendent Tim immediately sent up a crew to matics and supplies necessary Work continued over the week-
Webster. Webster was in Grand assess the situation. to quickly complete the job. As end with the new roof in place
Rapids meeting with eight The crew determined that an added bonus, no bidding or when students returned to
separate contractors to finalize structure of roof remained approval was necessary since class on Monday, March 13.
construction plans stemming sound and due to the lack of that process had already been Webster stresses that stu-
from the schools recent bond
issue. In a most unusual coin-
precipitation, work was not im-
mediately needed.
completed.
Webster believes that despite
dents were never in any danger.
Additionally, due to the struc-
cidence, Webster was meeting The timing of the damage the unplanned circumstances tural integrity of the roof, Web-
the districts roofing contractor was not the only coincidence the timing could not have been ster was pleased that student
when the damage was reported. that worked in the districts better. schedules did not need to be
After being apprised of the favor. The portion of the roof We were able to move for- adjusted to accommodate the
situation Webster returned to that was damaged was already ward with the planned and repairs.
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Evart photographer Mark Wilson donated these framed wildlife photographs for the Meatloaf
Dinner silent auction. The annual dinner raises funds for the Evarts annual fireworks display.
Meatloaf dinner on tap
for Evart fireworks fun
EVART Auction
items are flowing in for
Evarts Chamber of Com-
merce Fireworks Fund-
raiser Meatloaf Dinner.
The dinner will be held
Saturday, March 18, at the
Evart Moose Lodge from
5 to 7 p.m.
The cost of the dinner
is $10 per person. There is
no charge for those 5 and
under.
Besides the dinner, the
event will include 50/50
Irish footprints in area
By Andy Duffy
Weekly Voice
EVART Dont just
look in such famed places
as Detroits Corktown,
the Irish Hills of Jackson
and Lenawee counties or
the city of Clare in Clare
County for an Irish influ-
ence on Michigan.
From Sears, just west of
the eastern Osceola Coun-
ty line to Chase, a hamlet
standing across the west-
ern Osceola County line
in Lake County, those
who look closely can find
the footprints of Irish
migrants scattered all
along the U.S. 10 corridor.
Their presence remains
in surnames and place
names on the maps and
plat books and telephone
directories from through-
out the area.
Many of the Irish who
settled in the corridor
were children or grand-
children of those who fled
potato famine. But im-
migration from Ireland
came over a long period.
Stories of how the Irish
arrived in Michigan vary.
Typical, perhaps, is the
story of the ancestors
of Evart resident Jessie
Frost.
Frosts great great
grandmother, Anne
Michael, was born in
Poland. She came to the
United States as a youth.
Her family settled in Mas-
sachusetts.
Frosts great great
grandfather, Roy McCar-
thy, was born in Masse-
chusetts. His father,
though, came to the states
from Ireland as a boy and
settled, Frost believes,
first in New York and
then in Massachusetts.
Roy and Anne were tha
parents of Frosts great
grandfather, Kenneth Mc-
Carthy.
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drawings and the silent
auction.
Auction items received
so far include 365 bottles
of Ice Mountain water,
LuLaRoe clothing, Mary
Kay items, various styles
of shirts, a Bluetooth
speaker, gift certificates,
and a golf package.
The dinner is held each
year. Evarts Chamber
of Commerce sponsors
the dinner and other fun-
draising efforts to help
The ingredients for authentic Irish fare are available at area
grocery stores. Who can argue against celebrating Saint Patricks
Day with some traditional food?
Roy and Anne Mc-
Carthy retired, moved
to Michigan, and bought
a farm near Pogy Lake.
Kenneth and his wife,
Shirley, followed Roy and
Anne to Michigan. took
over the farm, and even-
tually bought a home in
Evart.
That was one story
among many. No matter
the impetus that drove
Irish people to the con-
tinent, logging, railroad
work and idustry and
farming encouraged
them to spread througout
it.
According to Census
Bureau statistics, more
than 10 percent of the
population of the United
States claim Irish ances-
try. Ireland trails only
Germany as the most
frequently cited country
of origin among those
living in the United
States today. More than
33 percent of the public
claim to have Irish ances-
try. In Central Michigan
alone, Antrim, Clare,
Roscommon and Wexford
counties were named for
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defray the cost of the an-
nual Independence Day
fireworks display. Each
year, the fireworks cost
about $20,000.
Evart Chamber of
Commerce vice president
Eric Schmidt said the
dinner includes gener-
ous portions of meatloaf,
potatoes and a vegetable.
It also includes a roll and
dessert. Tickets can be
bought in advance or at
the door.
Gin? Did your teacher ever
ANDY DUFFY | Weekly Voice
counties in Ireland.
Common U.S. 10 cor-
ridor surnames are com-
mon Irish names. They
include Grady, McMul-
len, McNeilly, Shannon,
Ardis, Clark, ONeil,
Collins, McCarthy, Camp-
bell, Robinson and oth-
ers.
As the Irish poured
across the ocean, they
brought their customs
with them. Area of the
Appalachians were once
strongholds of the Irish.
There, with those from
Scotland, they played folk
music, the genre in which
modern country music
has its roots.
They brought their
food, too. An Irish staple,
apparently, was corned
beef and cabbage. Any-
one looking for a little
taste of Ireland this Saint
Patricks Day can find
hordes of recipes online,
and cooking suggestions
for corned beef and cab-
bage will be among them.
Celebrating Saint Pat-
ricks Day with a little au-
thentic table fare will be a
good way to end the day.
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While at a quick glance
it may have looked like a
maniacal clown was star-
ing back at you from our
photograph, last weeks
featured mystery was
merely a random pattern
compliments of Mother
Nature.
The dried stalk supports
a puffy white cluster of
(on average) a half-million
individual fibers. Did you
guess it to be a single cot-
ton boll? (That is not, by
the way, a type-o. While
still on the plants, these
fruit of the cotton plant
are known as cotton
bolls not cotton balls
which, of course, we can
ultimately purchase from
the local pharmacy.) Each
plant generates approxi-
mately 100 such puffs.
Think back to school
and the history class that
touched on the Industrial
Revolution. Remember Eli
Whitney and his Cotton
point out that gin was
short for engine and not
a British beverage refer-
ence?
You see prior to that
Americans machine, the
worlds cotton crops had
to be sorted by hand to
separate the fiber, or lint,
from the seeds. There are
32 seeds in every boll
multiply that by the 100
bolls per plant, and the
reality of what could be
processed in a day leapt
from one pound per pair
of hands to 50 pounds per
pair.
In our modern era the
United States is actually
the globes third largest
producer of cotton behind
China and India, respec-
tively, and together we
grow two-thirds of the
worlds cotton despite
there being 75 countries
which boast cotton crops.
These days the United
States exports over half
of what we grow. Care to
guess who purchases it?
Our three largest cus-
tomers are Asia, Mexico
and then Turkey.
Americas slave history
reminds us that cotton is
not merely a modern crop,
but you may not have real-
ized that our Native Ameri-
can Indians were growing
it in the 1500s.
Who grows it now? Some-
what surprisingly, as of
last year Uncle Sam says
17 U.S. states are producers
with some 10-million acres
planted in total.
It is a tricky plant, in that
it requires 160 frost-free
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U.S. currency
$100-bills (our
paper money
is, after all,
made with
25 percent
linen fiber
and 75 per-
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So now you
know.
Here are the
people who
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with the cor-
rect answer:
days of growth. In the U.S., Pam Thomas, Evart
harvest time ranges from original cotton boll
July to November with Louise Devendorf, Reed
Texas, Georgia, California City cotton
and Mississippi among the Pat Miracle, Evart cot-
larger producers. ton boll (plant that grows
All the bolls are com- cotton)
pacted into tight rectan- Roy, Evart cotton pod
gular bales for transport and stem
from the fields to the mills. Harold Sutter, Reed
A cotton bale is far larger City cotton plant
than a hay bale. When it Alice Stevens, Evart
comes to cotton, each is ap- cotton for cotton bolls
proximately 4 feet long Sandy Holder, Evart
by 20-inches wide, bulging seed boll from the cotton
to just shy of three feet plant
deep. Wayne Morche, Mari-
Figure on a bale of on cotton boll
raw cotton weighing 480 Diane McClintock, Ev-
pounds then ask yourself, art cotton plant
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Whats Happening in the Area

Springtime spiritual South Evart Quilt Club Lutheran Church based program that pro- worship at 6:30 p.m. Invite Free clothing store
Every Monday, 9 a.m. to vides transportation for a friend.
EVART A springtime EVART The South noon cancer patients to and in Evart
spiritual renewal will be Evart Quilt Club will take Contact Katie at 231-768- from their treatments. EVART A free clothing
held on March 25 at 6 p.m. place through May 30 from 4418, or Betty at 231-829- Volunteer drivers trans-
Weight loss group store filled with like-new
and March 26 at 11 a.m. 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Ev- 3457 port patients from their meetings on Thursdays name brand clothing is
and 6 p.m. at Ogilvie Wes- art Township Hall, South REED CITY St. Phil- home to cancer treatment EVART T.O.P.S weight open to all for shopping.
leyan Church. Main Street. lips Church centers, doctor visits and loss support group meets The store is located on
Featuring Dale and Mari- Looking for new mem- Every Tuesday, Thurs- other cancer-related ap- every Thursday at 8:30 a.m. U.S. 10 in Evart across
lyn Freed. bers to join on the first and day, 1 to 4 p.m. pointments. at the Evart United Meth- from Dairy Whip and is
third Wednesday of every Contact Robert at 231-832- The American Cancer odist Church. Weigh in is open Saturdays from 9 a.m.
month; potluck lunch 2624 Society is working with from 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. and to noon.
Meatloaf fundraiser for at noon. Any quilter, or Spectrum Health Reed City meeting is at 9:30 a.m.
Evart fireworks someone who would like to
GFWC Womens Club Hospital, Susan P. Wheat- T.O.P.S. MI 1390 weight
Free health care
EVART The Evart quilt, is welcome. lake Regional Cancer loss support groups meets
Chamber of Commerce Cost is a supply dona- EVART Evart Womens Center to recruit volunteer every Thursday at 6 p.m. services
fireworks fundraiser meat- tion, when needed. Club meets the second drivers and coordinators at Calvary Baptist Church. CADILLAC Free lim-
loaf dinner will be held on Any questions, contact Tuesday of every month from Osceola and its sur- Weigh in is from 6 to 6:30 ited health care services
March 18 from 5 to 7 p.m. Margie, 231-734-3857 or (Sept. through June). rounding counties to help p.m. and meeting is from are available in Cadillac
at the Evart Moose Lodge Ann, 231-867-3237. Contact Terese at 231-734- drive cancer patients to 6:45 to 8 p.m. for residents of Wexford,
Bingo Hall. 6940. and from their treatment. Missaukee and parts of
Cost is $10 per person, ag- All volunteers need is a Osceola and Lake Counties
es five and under are free.
Free blood pressure few hours during the week
Health specialty clinic with low income and no
There will be a 50/50 clinics AARP meeting and a desire to make a dif- REED CITY Urolo- health insurance. Weekly
drawing and silent auc- EVART Osceola Coun- REED CITY AARP No. ference. gist, John Anema, M.D. health clinics are sched-
tion. ty Commission on Aging 2418 meets on the second Local community mem- will be offering outpatient uled based on availability
is offering free blood pres- Wednesday of every month bers who are interested services at the hospitals of volunteer health care
sure clinics for adults 60 at the United Methodist in volunteering for the Specialty Clinic twice a providers. New patients
Big Rapids rock club years and older. Monthly Church in Reed City. Road to Recovery program month. need to call for an eligibil-
meetings blood pressure screenings Potluck lunch (bring own should contact the Ameri- He will be consulting ity appointment.
BIG RAPIDS Big Rap- will be conducted at the table service) will start can Cancer Society at 1-800- with patients on the second Medication assistance
ids Rock, Gem and Mineral OCCOA meal sites in Ev- at noon followed with a 227-2345. Friday of the month and may be available through
Club will hold meetings at art, Marion and Tustin. program starting at 1 p.m. performing outpatient sur- the Stehouwer Free Clinic.
Evarts clinic will be held Everyone welcome.
6:30 p.m. on the first Thurs-
day of the month (March the second Tuesday every For more information,
Dinner with friends at gery and other procedures, Qualified applicants must
including lithotripsy on have a Munson Healthcare
through December) at the month, 10 a.m. to noon. contact Marylou at 231-832- St. Paul Lutheran Church the fourth Friday. Cadillac Hospital affiliated
Geology lab, room 138, sci- The Evart meal site is lo- 4938. EVART Dinner with The clinic is located at provider and meet guide-
ence building, at Ferris cated at 732 West Seventh Friends Community Meal 300 N. Patterson Road. Con- lines set by pharmaceuti-
State University. Street (US 10). will be held on the second tact Spectrum Health Reed cal companies. Eligibility
Marion and Tustins clin-
Shepherds Table Wednesday of each month City Hospital Specialty appointments are sched-
ics will be held the third REED CITY Church of from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at St. Clinic at 231-832-7108 for uled for Tuesday and
Coyote Classis 3-on-3 Tuesday each month, 10 the Nazarene, Shepherds Paul Lutheran Church, 435 more information. Wednesday mornings.
tourney this weekend a.m. to noon. The Marion Table, free meal every W. 5th Street. Sponsored by Office hours are Monday
REED CITY Reed meal site is at the Eagles Thursday at 5:30 p.m., 5300 St. Paul Lutheran Church through Thursday, 9 a.m.
Citys Annual 3-on-3 Tour- building, 220 South Mill 220th Avenue. Donations and the Evart United Meth-
Crossroads Quilt Guild to 4:30 p.m. (closed noon to
nament Coyote Classic Street. The Tustin meal welcome. odist Church. meeting 1 p.m.)
will be held on March 18 at site is at 213 South Neilson. Donations appreciated. REED CITY The Cross- Stehouwer Free Clinic is
Reed City High School. Walk-in clinics. If you Take out available. roads Quilt Guild will hold located at 201 N. Mitchell
Teams for boys and girls wish to eat at the meal site,
OLAH holding monthly For more information, meetings on the fourth Street (Lower Level).
ages 7-18, four-player teams call 231-734-5559 at least meetings contact 231-734-3585 or 231- Tuesday of each month,
at $80. a day before to reserve a EVART The Osceola 734-5491. except December, from 6
For questions, call De- spot. League for Arts and Hu- In the event that school to 8 p.m. at the Reed City
Hersey Congregational
nise 231-388-0265 or email manities will be holding is canceled, Dinner with Church of the Nazarene. Church services
at dnelson@reedcity.k12. a monthly meeting on Friends will not take place. HERSEY Service time
mi.us.
Food pantries the first Tuesday of each for Hersey Congregational
A food pantry is available month at 6:30 p.m. at 207 N.
Quilts to Comfort Church, 216 S. Main Street,
to residents in need who Main Street, Evart, 231-734-
Free dinner meeting is a 10 a.m. traditional ser-
Family history workshop live in Osceola County. The 9900. at Reed City church REED CITY Patsy vice.
REED CITY A fam- following is a list of the dif- Art, antiques, crafts. REED CITY There Blues Quilts to Comfort
ily history workshop will ferent locations, hours and Open Thursday, Friday, will be a free dinner every meets the second Tuesday
be held on March 18 from contact people. Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 Monday from 5 to 7 p.m. at of each month, except De-
Congregate meal sites
11:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the SEARS Former Orient p.m. the Church of the First- cember, from 10 a.m. to 4 for Osceola County COA
Reed City Area District Township Hall, next to the Lapidary Class, Saturday, born Revival Center, 310 S. p.m. to make quilts for the TUSTIN Tustin Meal
Library, community room, Post Office 1 to 5 p.m. Higbee. Susan P. Wheatlake Cancer Site
829 S. Chestnut Street. Every Tuesday, 1 to 4 p.m. Classes in other areas of Donations accepted but Center. Guild meetings 213 Neilson
Bring your own laptop Contact Ken at 231-620- the arts will be offered for not necessary. are the fourth Tuesday, Monday, Tuesday, Thurs-
or device to search along. 2504 those interested. except December, at 6 p.m. day
MARION Marion Food
Computers are not pro-
vided. Get assistance in Pantry, East Main Street,
Free community dinner Quilters
welcome.
of all skill levels Lunch served at noon
REED CITY Reed City
researching your familys by appointment, on call 24
Volunteers needed SEARS Free commu- All meetings are held at Meal Site
history. hours for Road to Recovery nity dinner will be held ev- Reed City Church of the 802 Mill Street
Free and open to the pub- Contact Marsha at 231- REED CITY Road to ery Saturday night at 5:45 Nazarene, 5300 220th Av- Monday, Tuesday, Thurs-
lic, donations welcome. 743-6801 Recovery is an American p.m. in Brooks Corners enue. day
TUSTIN Augustana Cancer Society volunteer- Hall with a contemporary For further details, con- Lunch served at noon
tact Liz at 231-734-9704. EVART Evart Meal
Site
732 W. 7th Street
Activities at the Reed Monday, Tuesday, Thurs-

HERES MY CARD City Senior Center

REED CITY The Se-
nior Center, 219 E. Todd
day

Avenue, has activities hap- Site

Lunch served at noon
MARION Marion Meal

Keep the numbers of these locally owned businesses on hand pening during the week.
Bingo, for all community
221 S. Mill Street
Monday, Tuesday, Thurs-
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be held on Wednesdays at Lunch served at noon
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Beginning line dancing
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SHOPPING? Prescriptions Hallmark Cards & Gifts
distributed as prize money. EVART Line dancing
Bingo will also take place 101 (beginner line dancing)
Check Out Nonprescription Drugs Health & Beauty Aids
every Friday (weather will be held every Wednes-
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A Friendly helping hand...serving Mecosta & Osceola Counties Family Law:
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Child Custody,
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Med reminders Shopping & errands
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Wellness Center offers invaluable resources

By Jon Gilbert
Weekly Voice
REED CITY A cancer
diagnosis can be a daunt-
ing and life-changing
event for many. A local
cancer center is looking
to ease this stress through
a variety of free services
offered by its Wellness
Center.
The Susan P. Wheatlake
Regional Cancer Center
in Reed City established
the Wellness Center
upon its expansion in
September of 2013. As of
October 1, 2015, services
were extended to patients
free of charge through
the endowed funds of the
Wheatlake Cancer and
Wellness Fund. The fund
is supported by the com-
munity through a variety
events such the Wheatlake
Festival of Races in Big
Rapids.
The Wellness Center is
located just off the main
lobby. The aim of the cen-
ter is to provide holistic
care and services to pa-
tients while they undergo
traditional medical ser-
vices such as chemo and
radiation. The Center fea-
tures a library, boutique,
and can be converted into Jon Gilbert | Weekly Voice
An aroma therapy display outside of the treatment rooms at the Wellness Center. The center is located at the Susan P. Wheatlake Cancer
Center in Reed City.

a meeting space for special
events.
As patients and families
enter the center they first
encounter a library offer-
ing a wide variety of infor-
mational resources. Topics
are broken into seven cat-
egories of wellness. These
include but are not limited
to emotional and spiritual
wellness and specific medi-
cal information about dif-
ferent types of cancer.
Just past the library, a
hallway leads to integrative
therapy treatment rooms.
These rooms provide a
relaxing space for patients
to receive treatments such
acupuncture, acupressure,
reflexology and massage
therapy.
Patient Sharon Kennedy
sees the center as a place
of peace and comfort in the
midst of a challenging year.
Everyone has been ex-
traordinary, they always
address me by my first
name and they make you
feel as comfortable as you
can considering the cir-
cumstances, she said.
In addition to the thera-
pies provided, the center
maintains a relationship
with Gildas Club in Grand
Rapids. The club is a na-
tionwide cancer support
group established in mem-
ory of comedian Gilda Rad-
ner. Gildas Club provides
social workers at the center
to provide patients with the
emotional and social sup-
port needed while fighting
their illness.
The boutique is where
the center implements the
Look Good, Feel Better
program. The boutique
contains wigs for patients
who are losing hair due
to treatment. Patients can
also receive other cosmetol-
ogy services such as pedi-
cures and manicures. The
center also provides pros-
thetic services for patients
in need. These include
traditional prosthetics,
under- garment fitting for
mastectomy patients, and
compression sleeves for
patients suffering from li-
pedema as a result of their
treatment.
The center is well sup-
ported by the local com-
munity. A highlight of this
support is the Crossroads
Quilt Guild of Reed City.
The guild provides a free
quilt for every patient of
the center. The quilts are
emblematic of the small-
town touch that many
patients including Kennedy
find comforting.
It has been such a treat
to have such high-quality
service so close to home,
Like many patients, Ken-
nedy looks forward to her
visits to the Wellness Cen-
ter. She encourages other
patients to take advantage
of the Wellness Center ser-
vices as they have greatly
enhanced the quality of
her life.

Jon Gilbert | Weekly Voice

The library at the Wellness Center in the Susan P. Wheatlake
Regional Cancer Center. Patients can check out books on a wide
variety of health and cancer related topics.

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Plans underway for annual Evart middle school trip

By Andy Duffy Many Evart students
Weekly Voice will never travel outside of
the mid-Michigan area, let
EVART Planning is alone to a major city or an-
underway for the annual other state, ODell said.
Evart Middle School trip, Evart superintendent
EMS on the Road. Students Shirley Howard said the
will leave Evart early in excursions are wonder-
the morning June 7 and ful opportunities for the
return early June 8. districts students and
The trip will include something some will never
stops at Fords River Rough again experience.
factory, the Michigan Sci- This will the the 13th
ence Center and the De- year the school has spon-
troit Zoo. Students who go sored the trip.
on the trip will also have The cost of the trip is
lunch at the Hockeytown $130. Families not the
Cafe and will attend a school cover the cost. A
baseball game between the five-payment plan is avail-
Detroit Tigers and the Los able that allows students of
Angelos Angels. all economic backgrounds
Students in grades 5-8 at- to participate, ODell said.
tend Evart Middle School Non-family members have
and are eligible to go on the sometimes sponsored the
trip. trip for students to allow
Evart Middle School them to participate.
principal Jason ODell said Students who fail a sec-
the purpose of the trip is ond-semester class or who
to offer students access to engage in unresponsible
the learning opportunities second-semester behavior COURTESY PHOTO
available at a major mid- are ineligible to make the During Evart Middle School on the Road trips, Evart students are able to enjoy experiences they might always be denied without such
western city. trip. an opportunity.

Reed City Middle School leadership class prepares for careers

tors to show them what a typi-
By Jon Gilbert also believes that the visit was
cal day would look like.
Weekly Voice beneficial is giving him a head
Choices were diverse and start if he decides to attend the
REED CITY Sometimes a ranged from Nursing Services center.
glimpse of the future can pro- and Welding/Fabrication to This was an eye-opener, and
vide a wealth of motivation. the popular Diesel Technol- I think I will be more prepared
That was the goal of a recent ogy. Shadowing within Diesel when I decide to come here
trip by Reed City Middle School Technology allowed students Welding Instructor Mike
students to the Mecosta-Osceo- to perform tasks such draining Schmidt believes the trip holds
la Carrer Center (MOCC). coolant from an engine, heat just as much value for his stu-
On Friday, March 10, a group testing thermostats, and chang- dents as those shadowing.
of students from a leadership ing a large tire on a semi-truck. This is good for my students
class spent their school day job Multiple students commented because it allows them to train
shadowing students in various that using the large torque someone else on what they
fields at MOCC. The MOCC ser- wrench on the tire was a high- have been taught throughout
vices primarily eleventh and light of the trip. the year, he said.
twelfth-grade students from Eight grade student Dylen At the end of the visit, middle
Mecosta and Osceola school Webster greatly enjoyed the school teacher Jeremy Devos
districts including Evart and trip and job shadowed within encouraged students to focus
Reed City. The center offers 13 Welding/Fabrication program. on their students to focus on
separate work-based programs Webster enjoyed learning their attendance and academic
that seek to give students a about the various welding tech- performance so that MOCC is
competitive advantage in a niques along with safety mea- an option in high school. Web-
fast-paced global environment. sures required to work in the ster echoed the sentiments of
Students from the leadership field. After welding, students his teacher.
class were a given a tour of the were shown how to test a weld I want to make sure that I
facility in the fall where they along with the air and water pass all my classes so that I am
also took career aptitude tests. methods of cooling. Students Jon Gilbert | Weekly Voice eligible to come here, he said.
Fridays visit provided an up- were also given the opportu- Reed City Middle School student Anthony Fisk displaying a name plate that he The leadership class will
close view of how things work nity to use a plasma cutter to made with welding students at the Mecosta-Osceola Career Center. 131
continue to meet on Fridays
at the center. Students were al- create a personalized metal throughout the school year and
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lowed to pick the area that they nameplate. along with a goal to strive for. certificate would allow me to work on skills necessary for
wanted to shadow then were Webster believes the visit I want to be a BMX racer 37 work on my own115bikes success in their ongoing aca-
paired with high school men- gave him a vision for the future someday and having a welding In addition to a goal, Webster demic careers.

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Debates persist on best way to assess schools
By LAINA STEBBINS
Capital News Service
LANSING Whats
the best way to measure
school performance?
Standardized testing?
Which tests? How often?
Michigan is awash in
contentious disputes over
whether to repeal the
basis for its standardized
tests (Michigans Com-
mon Core standards),
questions about the Com-
mon Core-based testing
system, threats to close
low-performing schools,
the possibility of cuts in
federal education fund-
ing and debates about
the very effectiveness of
statewide standardized
testing
Education experts re-
Evart Police Department Reed City Police
weekly report Department, weekly
03/06/2017 report
Failure to Pay Offi-
cers were called to a failure
to pay complaint that was
reported by a local busi-
ness. The case remains
open at this time.
03/07/2017
Domestic Officers
were called to assist the
Osceola County Sheriff s
Department on a domes-
tic/assault complaint.
Barking Dog Officers
were called to a barking
dog complaint. The owner
was issued an ordinance
warning.
03/10/2017
Stand By Officers
were dispatched to per-
form a stand by while per-
sonal items were retrieved
from a residence.
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main at odds over what
educational success in
Michigan would look
like, how to best measure
that success and how to
achieve it.
Tim Webster, superin-
tendent of Reed City Area
Schools, said there needs
to be better consensus
on testing policies and
priorities about which as-
sessments schools should
focus on.
Webster points to one in-
stance in which his teach-
ers had been focusing
most efforts on preparing
Reed City students for one
national test, only to have
their M-STEP (Michigan
Student Test of Educa-
tional Progress) results
posted online instead. The
state took their M-STEP
Officers continue to per-
form property inspections
and serve the appropriate
abatement paperwork
for those in violation of
city ordinances including
trash and vehicles. Please
be aware the winter park-
ing ordinances will run
until April 1. Officers will
continue to enforce the
Parking Violations Bureau
policy in which no vehicle
shall be parked on a city
street between the hours of
2:30 a.m. to 6 a.m. Any and
all vehicles in violation
will be cited and or towed,
snow or no snow.
3/6/17
Officers received a call
from a man who was con-
cerned for his friend who
sent him a text that she
wanted to kill herself. Offi-
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scores, rather the scores
from the test they had
prioritized, as primary
indicators of their school
systems proficiency.
As a result of his dis-
trict prioritizing the
wrong test, the results
showed them scoring as
one of the lowest schools
in the intermediate school
district, Webster said.
We looked bad.
At the same time, the
Michigan school report
card published earlier
this year ranked Web-
sters district as yellow, Brian Whiston wants to
with an 80 percent overall
score the highest among
neighboring districts.
Bill DiSessa, a com-
munications specialist
for the state Education
Department, agrees that
Public record
cers made contact with the
female in question and she
stated she was fine and did
not want to kill herself. Officers cleared.
Officers responded to a
local residence regarding
an identity theft situation.
The matter is under inves-
tigation.
Officers received a
complaint of larceny by plate. The vehicle was
conversion. The complain-
ant believes her possession
was sold. The matter is
under investigation.
Officers were called fic safety while a 43-year-
downtown regarding a
small group of male juve-
niles engaged in a verbal
argument. The caller was
concerned it might become
physical. Officers spoke regarding a suspicious
with all the boys and the
matter was resolved.
Officers were dis- the manager found a suspi-
patched to local apartment
regarding a well-being
check. Family had tried
to contact the individual
the state has work to do
on clarifying expectations
and measuring results.
An important compo-
nent of that work, DiSessa
said, is the implementa-
tion of the departments
Top 10 in 10 plan, with
strategies and recommen-
dations aimed at making
Michigan a top-ranked
state in a decade.
Among the recommen-
dations DiSessa high-
lighted are changes to
statewide testing.
State Superintendent
improve the testing sys-
tem by first reducing the
use of the M-STEP the
Common Core-aligned
statewide examination
so it is administered to
only one elementary-level
but were unsuccessful.
Contact was made and the
individual found to be OK.
3/7/17
Officer arrested a
31-year-old male for driv-
ing while license suspend-
ed no vehicle insurance
and an invalid registration
towed and the male lodged
at the Osceola County Jail
without incident.
Officer stood by for traf-
old male changed a flat
tire.
3/8/17
Officers were called to
a local apartment complex
situation. While cleaning
out an empty apartment,
cious substance. The mat-
ter is under investigation.
Officers were dis-
patched to a local resi-
grade and one middle as the best way to assess
school-level grade each student and school per-
year, DiSessa said. formance, DiSessa said,
Whiston then wants to There needs to be some
implement a new system measure of growth.
that would act as a bench- But its the details that
mark measure of student are causing the debate.
growth, testing at least at Webster said he agrees
the beginning and end of with Whiston that schools
each school year in order should adopt tests that
to more accurately mea- measure student learning
sure student growth over growth. But he said he
the course of the year. has zero confidence in
Because that would the M-STEP assessment,
provide parents and edu- which does not measure
cators with a better idea growth.
of how a student is do- How were tested is
ing, districts could more terribly important, said
quickly identify students Webster, adding that
areas of progress as well he believes there is not
as identify ones who are enough educator input in
struggling so intervention the realm of education
can happen sooner. policy that ultimately
While not everyone sup- affects types of assess-
ports standardized testing ments.
dence regarding the death 3/9/17
of a 52-year-old female. No Officers were dis-
foul play is believed to have patched to a parking lot
occurred and preliminary regarding a suspicious
investigation suggests vehicle. Employees of the
natural causes. nearby business were con-
Officers were dis- cerned and requested of-
patched to a local resi- ficers look into it. Officers
dence regarding a personal found the vehicle unoccu-
property damage report. pied and no one around.
The female reported her 3/10/17
vehicle that was parked Officers were dis-
on the street had been side patched to the courthouse
swiped. to take a report regard-
Officers were called by ing a disorderly person.
a neighbor to local apart- Spectrum Health Hospital
ment regarding a possible Reed City campus re-
breaking and entering. quested officers perform
The homeowner, who had a welfare check on a man
been away, arrived at the who had been in for tests
same time. After investi- earlier. The staff at the
gating the situation and hospital was unable to
finding nothing missing make contact with him
from the apartment, it was and was concerned for his
determined that the strong well-being. Officers located
winds had busted open the the individual and passed
door and broken the glass. the information onto him
Case closed. to make contact with the
Officers were dis- hospital.
patched to a local residence Officers were dis-
in reference to a possible patched to assist the Osceo-
suicidal individual. The la County Sheriff s Depart-
individual denied wanting ment with a traffic stop.
to harm themselves and Officers provided scene
stated they did not want safety while two individu-
medical treatment. als were arrested.
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Reed City elementary school hosts family night

By Jon Gilbert booths from Rummel Orthodon-
Weekly Voice tics, Michigan State University
Extension, and the School of
REED CITY As debate Cosmetology at the Mecosta-
continues to circle around Osceola Career Center. Families
education, one thing that meets could also bring in photos to
almost universal acceptance is create an Easter picture frame
the positive role of family in- or make a St. Patricks Day
volvement. bracelet.
Toward this measure, the GT The school of cosmetologys
Norman Elementary school in expansive area featured wigs,
Reed City held its annual Art, hair braiding and coloring
Health, and Title night. stations, and an area where
The event held on Thursday, students could get vinyl wrap
March 9, is a part of the larger nail decals. This was a popular
evening activity program that hub of activity throughout the
seeks to bring families into the night. Students eagerly showed
educational process. The school off their enhanced nails and
holds five nightly events a year hair throughout the evening.
that highlight various aspects Another popular area was
of school curriculum and com- the nutrition bike at the MSU
munity at large. The events are Extension booth. Nutritionist
funded largely through grants Renee Sanders uses the bike
from General Mills and dona- to highlight the importance of
tions from other area businesses healthy eating. Before using the
and agencies. bike the students create a snack
Each event begins with a free using ingredients such as milk,
meal in the school cafeteria at bananas, and various berries.
5 p.m. before the activities com- Ingredients are placed in a
mence at 5:30. Both gymnasiums blender that is mounted on Jon Gilbert | Weekly Voice
were utilized to house a variety the back of a standard bicycle. GT Norman Elementary students practice hair care on wigs provided by Mecosta-Osceola Career Tech Center as part of
of activities promoting health Students activate the blender the schools Arts, Health, and Family Night.
and wellness. by pedaling the bicycle in place.
The main gymnasium hosted Sanders enjoys using the bike to promote nutrition and fitness. the energetic and interactive for the evening.
It (bike) gets the kids excited presentation throughout the Teacher Dorey Gray was
and interested about nutrition evening. pleased with evening and be-
and pedaling the bike encour- A new component of this lieves it was good to see parents
Jon Gilbert | ages them to take an active role years event was the addition of in the school taking an active
Weekly Voice in the process, she said. Title 1 activities. A variety of role in their students educa-
A GT Families lined up to take booths were set up in the library tion.
Norman pictures as students took turns to promote literacy. The activi- Studies show that family in-
Elementary pedaling the bicycle. After the ties coincided with the schools volvement is key, and it is great
School stu- smoothie-like snack was prop- reading month activities. Each to see students getting learning
dent pumps erly mixed, Sanders poured out student who came through the opportunities outside of the
the nutri- the snack and the students were library received a literacy bag. classroom, she said.
tion bike able to enjoy the fruits of their The bags contained items to Parent Ryan Powers, who
with MSU labor. help students improve their has four children attending
Extension The auxiliary gym housed reading skills. These included the school concurred with this
nutrition- fitness activities with the assis- a whiteboard, games, and even statement.
ist Renee tance of technology purchased flashlight so students can read We enjoy it every time and
Sanders. by funds Blue Cross Blue Shield. at night. it is good to be around family
Students The funds purchased a sound The bags were grade level and to see them having fun in
learned the system, projector, and software specific and contained informa- school, he said.
importance featuring the popular PBS tion for parents to help students Judging from the smiles on
of nutrition character Sportacus. Phys improve their reading. both parents and students the
and fitness ed teacher Doug Emington said The public library also had a night was a rousing success.
as part of he believes the technology does booth where students could sign There are two more family
the schools an excellent job of promoting for a library card In addition to nights scheduled at the school.
Arts, fitness while also catering to the activities in the library, stu- A science and engineering night
Health, and younger students needs. Stu- dents received a free book at the followed by the highly anticipat-
Title Night dents enjoyed participating in sign-in table when they arrived ed end of the year carnival.

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