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in Evart this Sunday
EVART There will be a 4-H
Round Up in Evart this Sunday,
Sep. 27, at the Osceola County
Fairgrounds.
The round up will last from 2
to 4 p.m. Club leaders will be on
hand to discuss their clubs. Large
and small animals will also be
there.
For more information, contact
the 4-H office at (231) 832-6139.

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Evart landlord says complex

cant afford citys ready-to-serve fee
$20,000 a year for something I
dont have, it isnt fair, Higgins
said.
Keysor, one of the council
EVART The executive
members at that time, is now the
director of the Evart Housing
citys mayor.
Commission charged Tuesday
This has been coming on for
that the city of Evart is chargquite a while. It affects me worse
ing the apartment complex she
than it does anybody. There are
manages for water meters that
some landlords downtown that
dont exist. She estimates the
might have two or three apartovercharges amount to $20,000
ments upstairs. If I only had to
each year.
pay for three or four, I wouldnt
Karen Higgins manages the
14 buildings and 109 apartments be complaining, Higgins said.
Keysor said that he and Szathat make up Centennial Arms,
kacs have listened to Higgins
The city raised water rates in
concerns. If the city charged
April, Higgins said. When she
the housing complex less for
told city told city officials she
believed the complex was being its apartments, it would have
charged too much, city officials to charge other users more, he
said.
told her they would come to
A lot of things have changed
some decision, a decision she
believed might be a compromise since the dairy moved and Ventra put in cooling towers, he
agreement.
added.
As far as she can learn, she
Liberty Dairy, formerly one
said, the citys water and sewer
committee hasnt met since that of the citys largest employers,
closed in 2013. Ventra added
time. The city manager, Zack
cooling towers that helped it
Szakacs hasnt returned her
reduce its water consumption
phone calls except once when
from about 500 million gallons
she was out of the office for
per year to about 100 million gallunch.
The city is charging the apart- lons per year.
Keysor said that every apartment complex ready-to-serve
ment, residence and business
fees for all 109 apartments
water user in the city should
apartment in the 14-building
be metered. The city hired an
complex.
Is it fair than I am paying for engineer well-versed in setting
all these individual apartments rates across the state. He recommended setting meter fees. The
and the hotel is only being
council adopted his recommencharged for the one line going
dation to assess meter fees on
in? Higgins said.
The fees are $14 per month for every unit, Keysor said.
Centennial arms has the
each apartment.
units but not the meters. KeyI called Zack three times in
the last week. One time he called sor said the citys water rate
back and said he would call back structure is similar to that of
electric companies that bill both
later. I was out to lunch then
and he didnt call back. This has for meters and for electricity.
The ready-to-serve fees were
been going on since last April,
controversial at the time the
Higgins said.
council adopted them. Eric
At a city council meeting she
Schmidt, who was Evarts mayattended, Higgins said, Casey
Keysor told her the city cant af- or then, said he believed the idea
of charging the fees for multiple
ford to absorb the fees.
units in one building was luI said, What about me?
dicrous. My question is, one
Twenty thousand to me is a lot
building, one pipe going into it,
of money. If I have to pay over
By Andy Duffy
Weekly Voice

Andy Duffy | Weekly Voice

Karen Higgins, the executive director of the Evart Housing Commission who
manages the sprawling, 109 apartment and 14 building complex that makes
up the Centennial Arms says she shouldnt be paying ready-to-serve fees on
non-existent water meters.
one tax bill, one meter and three
ready-to-serve fees. The building
next to it one building, one
pipe, one meter, one ready-toserve fee. Im just asking, is that
logical to do to a customer?
Keysor said Tuesday that the
water and sewer committee has
been meeting regularly. The
meetings, he said, have been
posted and were open to the
public.

Keysor said the city had no

choice but to raise its water fees.
One of the expenses that necessitated increased revenues is the
$85,000 cost for maintenance on
Evarts two water towers each
year.
All in all, our water rates are
fair. If you look at all the cities
around us, Evart is still in the
bottom third in the state, Keysor said.

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its pan, so as to create crispy edged
squares, not unlike corner pieces often
fought over from traditional 9x9 and 9x13
inch baking pans.
The chocolate which is ever so essential
to the making of a good homemade brownie, comes from a tree whose entire harvest
each year tends to produce only enough
cocoa beans for just shy of a pound of
chocolate on the grocers shelf.
The cocoa tree produces its giant pods
(containing the all-important seed beans),
not so much from the flowers that bloom
year round, but primarily springing
directly from the trees trunk and main
branches.
Each pod has 20 to 40 beans that measure
a little less than a half-inch in length. The
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Mostly cloudy
skies early, then
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the afternoon.
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of
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sunshine. High
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Sunrise:
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Mix of sun and

clouds. Highs in
the upper 70s
and lows in the
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low 50s.
Mix of sun and
clouds. Highs in
the upper 70s
and lows in
the
Sunrise:
7:31
low 50s.
AM

Sunshine. Highs
in the upper 70s
and lows in the
low 50s.

More sun than

clouds. Highs in
the upper 70s
and lows in the
78/51
77/56
mid 50s.
Sunshine. Highs More sun than
in the upper 70s clouds. Highs in
and lows in the
the upper 70s
low 50s. 7:32
and lows in
the
Sunrise:
Sunrise:
7:34
mid 50s.
AM
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Times of sun
and clouds.
Highs in the
mid 70s and
75/50
lows in the low
Mix
50s.of sun and
clouds. Highs in
the mid 70s
and
lows in
the
Sunrise:
7:35
low
AM 50s.

Sunset: 7:35
Sunrise: 7:31
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Sunset: 7:33
Sunrise: 7:32
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Sunset: 7:31
Sunrise: 7:33
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Sunset: 7:28
Sunrise: 7:36
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Sunset: 7:29
Sunrise: 7:34
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Sunset: 7:36
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Mix of sun and

clouds. Highs in
the upper 70s
and lows in the
low 50s.

Sunrise: 7:31
AM

Sunrise: 7:32
AM

Sunset: 7:36

Sunset: 7:34
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74 55 Sunny
Alpena
72 53 P Cloudy
Benton Harbor
77 52 P Cloudy
Ann Arbor
78 50 M Cloudy
Big Rapids
78 52 Sunny
Bay City
74 55 Sunny
Chicago
76 61 P Cloudy
Benton Harbor
77 52 P Cloudy
Coldwater
78 51 M Sunny
Big Rapids
78 52 Sunny
Detroit
76 55 Sunny
Chicago
76 61 P Cloudy
Escanaba
69 54 Cloudy
Coldwater
78 51 M Sunny
Flint
79 54 Sunny
Detroit
76 55 Sunny
Gladwin
78 53 Sunny
Escanaba
69 54 Cloudy
Grand Rapids
81 53 Sunny
Flint
79 54 Sunny
Houghton
66 52 P Cloudy
Gladwin
78 53 Sunny
Iron Mountain
69 51 M Cloudy
Grand Rapids
81 53 Sunny
Ironwood
66 55 Cloudy
Houghton
66 52 P Cloudy
Iron Mountain Cities
69 51 M Cloudy
National
Ironwood
66 55 Cloudy
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Atlanta
82 64 P Cloudy
National Cities
Boston
69 56 Sunny
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Chicago
76
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82 61
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94
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Boston
69
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84
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89
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Houston
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76 61 P Cloudy
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78 51 M Sunny
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Gladwin
78 53 Sunny
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Kalamazoo
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Manistee
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Lansing
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Menominee
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Manistee
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Menominee
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Muskegon
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Pontiac
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Midland
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Port Huron
75 53 M Sunny
Muskegon
79 56 Sunny
Saginaw
77 53 Sunny
Pontiac
78 55 Sunny
Sault Ste Marie
72 55 Sunny
Port Huron
75 53 M Sunny
Toledo
76 56 Cloudy
Saginaw
77 53 Sunny
Traverse City
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Osceola Centennial
Farm Fest Oct. 11
REED CITY The Annual Osceola Area Centennial Farm Fest will be held
on Oct. 11 at the Reed City
Depot, 200 N. Chestnut.
Meet and greet, 12:30
p.m.; lunch, 1 p.m.; program, 2 p.m.
Program by Greg and
Kathleen Adams, current
owners of the recently
certified, Hinkley-ForbesAdams Centennial Farm,
Chippewa Township.
Bring a dish to pass and
own table service. Coffee
provided.
If you have a story or
item from your farm you
would like to share at the
end of the meeting, bring it
with you.
Contact Wava Woods
at 231-832-2897 or Jalayne
Markey 231-250-6243 for
more information.

Flea market at Osceola

fairgrounds

EVART A flea market/

antique/craft show will be
held on Oct. 10 from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. at the Osceola
County Fairgrounds.
Free admission. Antique
appraisals. Contact 231-7349900 for more information.

4-H roundup Sept. 27

EVART 4-H roundup
will be held on Sept. 27
from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Evart
Fairgrounds.
Come and see what 4-H is
all about.
For more information,
contact the 4-H office at 231832-6139.

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Whats Happening in the Area

MARSP scholarship
auction on Oct. 6

from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at The

United Methodist Church
of Reed City, 503 S. Chestnut Street.
Bag day Friday all day.

a monthly meeting on
the first Tuesday of each
month at 6:30 p.m. at 207 N.
Main Street, Evart, 231-734REED CITY The
9900.
Osceola County Chapter
Art, antiques, crafts.
of MARSP will be hosting
Open Thursday, Friday,
the annual Scholarship
South Evart Quilt Club Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5
Auction at the Reed City
p.m.
United Methodist Church, meeting
Lapidary Class, Saturday,
503 South Chestnut, on Oct.
EVART The South Ev6 at 1 p.m. Snacks provided. art Quilt Club meets on the 1 to 5 p.m.
Classes in other areas of
Bring treasures, crafts
first and third Wednesday
the arts will be offered for
and goodies to be aucof each month through
tioned off. Friends and
May 30, at the Evart Town- those interested.
family welcome.
ship Hall, Main Street,
For more information,
from 11 a.m. to 2:30-3 p.m.
Volunteers needed for
contact Gwen Erickson at
with a potluck lunch at
Road to Recovery
231-832-5857.
noon.
Everyone interested in
REED CITY Road to
quilting, whether beginner Recovery is an American
Reed City library
or pro, are welcome. For
Cancer Society volunteerholding evening book more information, contact based program that proMargie at 231-734-3857 or
vides transportation for
club
Ann at 231-867-3237.
cancer patients to and
from their treatments.
REED CITY An eveVolunteer drivers transning book club will be held
Perennial plant/seed
port patients from their
on Sept. 24 at 6 p.m. at the
swap Sept. 26
home to cancer treatment
Reed City Area District
Library.
REED CITY Perennial centers, doctor visits and
other cancer-related apJoin a discussion of A
plant/seed swap at the
pointments.
Spool of Blue Thread by
Reed City Depot will be
The American Cancer
Anne Taylor. Adults welheld on Sept. 26.
Society is working with
come.
Set up at 8:45 a.m.; swap
Spectrum Health Reed City
from 9 a.m. to noon.
Bring extra plants, seeds, Hospital, Susan P. WheatReed City library board old garden magazines
lake Regional Cancer
meeting Sept. 28
Center to recruit volunteer
or gardening supplies to
drivers and coordinators
swap. Also bring informaREED CITY A library
from Osceola and its surboard meeting will be held tion about the plants for
rounding counties to help
the new owner.
on Sept. 28 at 6 p.m. at the
drive cancer patients to
Any questions, contact
Reed City Area District
and from their treatment.
April at 231-832-4726.
Library.
All volunteers need is a
The public is welcome
hours during the week
and encouraged to attend.
Cedar Township farmers few
and a desire to make a difmarket on Saturday
ference.
United Methodist
Local community memREED CITY Cedar
Church rummage sale
Township Farmers Market bers who are interested
will be held every Saturday in volunteering for the
REED CITY A rumRoad to Recovery program
through October from 9
mage sale will take place
should contact the Ameria.m. to 1 p.m., corner of
on Sept. 24 from 7:30 a.m.
can Cancer Society at 1-800to 5 p.m. (doors open at 7:30 170th and 9 Mile.
227-2345.
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the Church of the Firstborn Revival Center, 310 S.
Higbee.
Donations accepted but
not necessary.

Free community dinner

SEARS Free community dinner will be held every Saturday night at 5:45
p.m. in Brooks Corners
Hall with a contemporary
worship at 6:30 p.m. Invite
a friend.

book club will be held on

the first Wednesday of the
month at 1:30 p.m. at the
Reed City Public Library.

Free clothing store in

Evart

EVART A free clothing

store filled with like-new
name brand clothing is
open to all for shopping.
The store is located on
U.S. 10 in Evart across
from Dairy Whip and is
open Saturdays from 9
a.m. to noon.

Free health care

services

CADILLAC Free limited health care services

are available in Cadillac
for residents of Wexford,
Missaukee and parts of
Osceola and Lake Counties with low income
and no health insurance.
Weight loss group
Weekly health clinics are
meetings on Thursdays scheduled based on availEVART T.O.P.S weight ability of volunteer health
loss support group meets
care providers. New paevery Thursday at 8:30 a.m. tients need to call for an
at the Evart United Metheligibility appointment.
odist Church. Weigh in is
Medication assistance
from 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. and
may be available through
meeting is at 9:30 a.m.
the Stehouwer Free
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Healthcare Cadillac Hosat Calvary Baptist Church. pital affiliated provider
Weigh in is from 6 to 6:30
and meet guidelines set by
p.m. and meeting is from
pharmaceutical compa6:45 to 8 p.m.
nies. Eligibility appointments are scheduled for
and Wednesday
Health specialty clinic Tuesday
mornings.
REED CITY UroloOffice hours are Monday
gist, John Anema, M.D.
through Thursday, 9 a.m.
will be offering outpatient to 4:30 p.m. (closed noon to
services at the hospitals
1 p.m.)
Specialty Clinic twice a
Stehouwer Free Clinic is
Crossroads farmers
month.
located at 201 N. Mitchell
Spectrum
offers
market on Saturday
He will be consulting
Street (Lower Level).
diabetes support group with patients on the second
REED CITY Crossroads farmers market will
REED CITY Spectrum Friday of the month and
Hersey Congregational
performing outpatient surbe open on Saturdays from Health is offering a diabegery and other procedures, Church services
9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Chestnut
tes support group on the
Street.
last Tuesday of the month including lithotripsy on
HERSEY Service
the fourth Friday.
Fresh fruits and vegat 4 p.m. at the diabetes
time for Hersey CongregaThe clinic is located at
etables, home-baked goods education building, 219
tional Church, 216 S. Main
300 N. Patterson Road. Con- Street, is a 9 a.m. tradiand home-grown products East Church Street.
tact Spectrum Health Reed tional service.
such as eggs, herbs, honey
The groups are free and
City Hospital Specialty
and soaps, and locally
open to those with diabeCongregate meal sites
Clinic at 231-832-7108 for
made crafts.
tes or those who support
for Osceola County COA
more information.
someone with the condiTUSTIN Tustin Meal
tion. Facilitators will lead
Site
Evart farmers market
discussions on various
213 Neilson
Fibromyalgia support
open Saturday
topics including healthy
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
EVART Evart farmers cooking, computer apps for group meeting
Lunch served at noon
market will be open on Sat- diabetes, use of over-theBIG RAPIDS Support
counter medications and
REED CITY Reed City
urdays, Evart Depot/City
group for people with
more.
Hall, 200 S. Main Street.
Fibromyalgia will be meet- Meal Site
To register, call 231-592802 Mill Street
Local produce, packaged
ing the first and third Sat4483.
meats, gluten free produrdays at 9:30 a.m. at St.
Monday, Tuesday, Thursucts, baked goods, honey,
Johns Lutheran Church,
day
popcorn, eggs, flowers,
located at 1004 N. McEwan.
Lunch served at noon
Dinner with friends at McEwan.
crafts and artisans.
EVART Evart Meal
St. Paul Lutheran Church Discussion topics are
Site
based on the needs of
732 W. 7th Street
EVART Dinner with
OLAH holding monthly Friends
members of the group.
Community Meal
Monday, Tuesday, Thursmeetings
Suggestions are always
will be held on the second
day
Wednesday of each month welcomed.
Lunch served at noon
EVART The Osceola
For more information,
from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at St.
MARION Marion
League for Arts and HuPaul Lutheran Church, 435 contact Lori at 989-386-6113. Meal Site
manities will be holding
221 S. Mill Street
Monday, Tuesday, ThursCrossroads Quilt Guild day
meeting
Lunch served at noon
REED CITY The Crossroads Quilt Guild will hold
Beginning line dancing
meetings on the fourth
classes in Evart
Tuesday of each month,
except December, from 6
EVART Line dancing
to 8 p.m. at the Reed City
101 (beginner line dancChurch of the Nazarene.
ing) will be held every
Wednesday from 6 to 7:30
at 110 U.S. 10 in Evart.
Activities at the Osceola p.m.
There will be a $3 donaSenior Center
tion.
For more information,
REED CITY The Secontact Carol at 231-734nior Center, 219 E. Todd
5305.
Street, has activities happening four afternoons
during the week. On
Bingo at Evart VFW
Mondays and Thursdays,
euchre is played from 1 to 3
EVART Bingo will
p.m.; on Tuesdays, bingo is take place every Thursday
played from 12:30 to 3 p.m.; at 6 p.m. at the Evart VFW
and on Fridays, pedro is
7979 Post.
played from 1 to 3 p.m.
The center is open for
Breakfast on second
young and old to come and
Sunday at Evart VFW
enjoy an afternoon of fun
You never know what you might find
and enjoyment.
EVART Breakfast will
For
further
information,
be
held the second Sunday
in the
s.
contact Carolyn at 231-832- of each month from 7 to 11
or Bonnie at 231-832a.m. at the Evart VFW.
Find what you are looking for in YOUR town. 2676
1136.
Includes eggs, sausage,
bacon, hash browns,
biscuits and gravy and
Free movie nights
pancakes. All you can eat
from Evart, Reed City, Hersey, Sears & Chase.
for $6.
SEARS Free movie
nights will be held the
Weekly
second Friday night of the
Childrens story hour
month at 7 p.m. at Brooks
at Reed City Library
Corner Hall, US 66 and 10.
Free popcorn and hot dogs.
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Osceola County officials receive

praise from consulting firm
for elected officials. Essentially, the electorate is
free to choose incumbents
REED CITY A conclu- through referendum irrespective of the backsion reached by the authors of the recently com- ground of the individual,
the study states.
pleted classification and
Fortunately for the
compensation study commissioned by the Osceola county, the electorate has
County Commissioners is chosen six incumbents
with both the experience
that the county is led by
and skill levels necessary
skilled officials.
to effectively lead these
Municipal Consulting
Services, LLC., a Brighton important operations and
firm, conducted the study. assure that statutory and
Municipal Consulting Ser- other responsibilities are
accomplished in a profesvices is a 50-plus-year-old
sional manner, the study
management consulting
adds.
firm.
The six elected officials
Besides developing claswho head county departsification and compensaments are Jim Crawford,
tion systems, the firm
sheriff; Karen Bluhm,
provides labor relations
technical support, organi- clerk; Jerry Powell, drain
commissioner; Tyler
zational and operational
Thompson, prosecuting
reviews, police and fire
attorney; Lori Leudeman,
operational evaluations
and financial and feasibil- treasurer; and Nancy
Crawford, register of
ity studies.
deeds.
In the study report, the
The study authors
authors wrote that no
wrote, The study of comeducational or experipensation should focus
ence requirements exist
By Andy Duffy
Weekly Voice

on positions, hot people.

However, it is often difficult to differentiate
between the two. In the
case of Osceola County,
the elected administrators
all appear to be highly
qualified to serve in their
positions. This is truly an
advantage to the county
and a fortunate outcome.
...
The study acknowledged
that the drain commissioner holds a part-time
position. In regard to the
current incumbent, the
county appears to have
been very fortunate to
have elected an individual
with extensive construction background and a
willingness to function
in a limited capacity, the
authors wrote.
The report also offered
laudatory comments
about the county commissioners. Similarly,
board members appear
to be deeply committed
and fully engaged in important policy matters.

In this sense, the level of

professional leadership
exhibited by the six administrative incumbents
as well as the board of
commissioners should be
one important factor in
developing conclusions
regarding fair and equitable compensation, the
study stated.
The authors wrote that
because Osceola County is
rapidly modernizing, its
professional leadership
is a critical component
for the future. like other
Michigan counties, is
rapidly modernizing, and
professional leadership is
a critical component for
the future.
Municipal Consulting
Services Mark Nottley
said that the Osceola
County Commissioners
are a very prudent and
public-minded group of
elected officials. ... As citizens, youre lucky to have
such a good board looking
out for your interests as
taxpayers.

Osceola elected officials to receive pay increases

The sheriff s salary will increase
from $61,126 to $63,769. The prosecutors salary will increase from
REED CITY The Osceola County $83,192 to $84,744. The salary of the
register of deeds will increase from
Commissioners moved to ensure
four elected Osceola County officials $49,503 to $52,178. The treasurers
the prosecutor, sheriff, register of salary will increase from $48,960 to
$51,836.
deeds and county treasurer will
Officials with Municipal Consultreceive pay raises at the beginning
of 2016. The action came in the com- ing Services say well-developed
classification and compensation
missions Sep. 16 special session.
systems provide a basis for assessThe move will bring the pay of
ing the appropriateness of employee
those four elected officials in line
wage levels and offer starting points
with the average market wage as
for determining and implementing
identified in a recently completed
wage increases and other compenwage and compensation study.
Municipal Consulting Services, of sation practices. While completing
studies, company officials interview
Brighton, conducted the study.
By Andy Duffy
Weekly Voice

supervisors regarding job responsibilities and reporting relationships.

The company then develops job
descriptions that incorporate the
knowledge, skills and abilities necessary for the position.
Included in the companys studies are market surveys showing
the compensation of comparable
employees. The surveys, company
officials say, are custom-designed for
each position. The surveys encompass total compensation packages
including wages and benefits. From
that information, the firm develops
a pay grade and pay range structure
and gives a final report to the entity
that commissioned the study.

Osceola clerk: more responsibilities justify wages

By Andy Duffy
Weekly Voice

REED CITY Absent

from the list of elected officials in Osceola County
who recently received
a raise was clerk Karen
Bluhm.
The classification and
compensation study recently commissioned by
the Osceola County Commissioners showed that
she was being compensated at 106 percent of the
market average.
At the Sep. 15 board
meeting, Bluhm addressed
the commissioners about
the matter. Im not here
because I want more money. I know who pays my
wages.
She added that among
those she has seen come
into the office to pay their
taxes, she has seen single
mothers and others that
she knew were struggling

to get by. But following the

release of the compensation study, she wanted to
fight perceptions that she
was overpaid.
As part of her job,
Bluhm said, she has to deal
with 903 different statutes.
She also submits budgets
and is responsible for
them.
Bluhm said she is in
charge of tasks not typically the responsibility of
county clerks. Some of the
duties include payroll operations, being in charge
of human resources for
the county and keeping
track of and paying the
countys bills.
I actually work with
11 county budgets while
only five actually apply
to my statutory duties as
county clerk. I also work in
coordinating health care
information from our insurance agent and assist in
bringing the information

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to the board for consideration of employee benefits.

Then, throughout the year,
I work with the agent to be
sure employees needs are
being met, Bluhm said.
She said she also watches over departmental
budget line items, handles
workmans compensation
issues, reviews audits and
does the Qualified Voter
File work for many of the
township and city clerks
in the county. In addition,
she court collection work.
Some of the clerks included in the classification and
compensation study dont.
The study acknowledges
that the Osceola County
Clerk has more responsibilities than clerks in other
counties that made up the
market study. In five of the
12 surveyed counties, the
clerk and register positions are combined. The
studys authors used just

seven counties Benzie,

Gladwin, Kalkaska, Manistee, Mecosta, Oceana and
Wexford for its comparison. The size of the market
group reduced the studys
comparative value, the
study stated.
The authors also underscored Bluhms assessment: ... Osceola Countys
clerk has responsibility for
some financial duties such
as payroll and accounts
payable as well as employee benefits. Only two
of the seven entities report
similar financial duties,
while one other, (Oceana),
does not have court responsibilities. These additional duties need to be
considered in comparing
the reported compensation levels and ultimately
determining fair and equitable compensation for the
county clerk, the study
report stated.

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EVART Josephine
Mary Mika, of Evart,
went home to be with
her Lord on Thursday,
September 17, 2015, at
Au t u m n w o o d
of
McBain. She was 92.
Mrs. Mika was born
March 12, 1923, in Wyandotte, Michigan, to
John Samuel and Mary
Louise (Hodges) Kovich, the oldest of 17
children. She worked
as a charge nurse in
several nursing homes
in Michigan and Ohio.
Jose phine enjoyed
working with the elderly and was a very caring and giving person
to all. She married Edward Joseph Mika in
Flat Rock, Michigan,
on December 23, 1968.
Mrs. Mika loved her
family and pets with a
passion. She had been
an Evart area resident
for the last 41 years. Josephine enjoyed gardening, home canning,
crocheting, scrap booking, and working all
kinds of puzzles.
Mrs. Mika is survived by her husband
of 46 years, Edward Joseph Mika of Evart; a
daughter, Susan J.
(Fred) Sexton of Loraine, Ohio; a son, Dale
E. (Mary Ellen) Doyle
of Evart, Michigan;

nine grandchildren; 22
great-grandchildren;
26 great-great-grandchildren; three sisters:
Erimay, Linda, and
Jane; three brothers:
Jay, George, and Stanley.
She was preceded in
death by her parents;
six sisters; and four
brothers.
Funeral services for
Josephine Mary Mika
were 1 p.m. Monday,
September 21, 2015, at
the Corey Funeral
Home in Evart. Visitation was 2 to 4 p.m. and
6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, September 20, at the funeral home with a prayer
service at 7:30 p.m. Interment will be in the
Cherry Valley Cemetery, Hartwick Township, Osceola County,
Michigan.

Robert Owen Wiese Sr.

CHASE Robert Owen Wiese Sr., of Chase,
passed away Friday,
September 11, 2015, at
his home in Pinora
Township. He was 61.
Mr. Wiese was born
in Chicago to Herbert
Albert and Irene Mary
(Bombliss) Wiese on
March 3, 1954. He was a
retired jeweler and
master gem cutter and
gold and silversmith
acknowledged by the
National Gemological
Institute of America.
Robert was a certified
MIG Welder with the
Aerospace Union and
was an accomplished
artist in various mediums (painting, sculpting, and wood carving).
Robert was proprietor
of Ye OldeTime Gold
and Silversmith Shoppe in Reed City, Michigan, 1982 to 1985, and
the Waking Eagle
Campground in Chase,
Michigan, 1994 to 1997.
He was a resident of
Lake County for 37
years. Mr. Wiese was
an avid gem collector
and activist whose favorite charity was Aid
to Injured Motorcyclists.
Robert is survived by
his wife, Diana L. Wiese of Ashton; his children: Amber L. Wiese

of Baldwin, Robert O.
Wiese of North Dakota,
Rachel L. Wiese of Ashton; grandchildren:
Santana L.K. VanBuskirk, Justus A.J. Wiese,
and Patience S. Erickson; his mother, Irene
M. Wiese of Chicago;
and brother, Richard A.
Wiese of Chicago.
He was preceded in
death by his father,
Herbert A. Wiese; and
his first wife, Linda
(Brinn) Wiese.
Gathering in memory of Robert O. Wiese
Sr. will be Saturday,
September 26, 2015, at
the Pinora Township
Hall, 4032 S. Deer Lake
Road, Reed City, MI
49677, 1 to 8-9 p.m. with
memorial service beginning at 3 p.m. Food
and music in honor of
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Ruth Noreen, first female county clerk of Osceola County

of her childhood into early
adulthood is still in her
family.
As a school girl, it was
Ruth Noreen, a past Reed
customary for the family
City resident, is rememof students to invite the
bered for her great inner
teacher home for a meal bestrength, determination,
fore summer vacation. One
and fiery spirit. Daughter
day Ruths mother menof Swedish immigrants,
tioned they should invite
her experiences growing
up on a farm and becoming the teacher, Della Shinn,
to come but not right away,
a teacher at an early age
because she was too busy.
undoubtedly developed
Ruth wrote, A day or
some of the character that
so later, we children were
defined her.
all gathered around our
In a day and age when it
teacher, Miss Della Shinns
was more frowned upon
desk at noon or recess and
for women to hold leaderone of the children invited
ship positions, Ruth deher to come to their house
fied these standards. She
for supper a certain night.
served as Deputy Clerk
from 1938 until 1944, when One by one, the others said
she was to come to their
she filled a vacancy due to
house too. Not wanting
the death of County Clerk
to be outdone, of course,
Cecil Francis Snowden.
I said; Mamma said you
Her duties additionally
should come to our house
included being clerk for
the Road Commission and sometime too. That was
innocent enough, but she
Circuit Court.
promptly set the date and
Ruth won the hearts of
said, All right, Ill come
her constituents, proved
to your place Saturday
by the fact that she was
afternoon and stay until
continually reelected as
Sunday. Instead of telling
County Clerk until her reMiss Shinn I would have
tirement in 1962.
to see if it was alright, I
Ruth was truly a traildidnt say anything more.
blazer for other women to
Ruth put off telling her
become office holders in
mother and hoped Miss
Michigan, and even today
Shinn would change her
Osceola County can boast
mind or forget.
a female County Clerk.
Saturday finally came
Karen Bluhm, who has
held this office since Janu- around. When Ruths family got home from a funeral
ary, 1993, notes that out of
they attended, her parents
83 counties in Michigan,
73 now have female county were puzzled to see Miss
clerks. Since she has taken Shinn sitting on the porch
but made her welcome.
office, that number has
Finally catching on, Miss
risen.
Shinn asked, Didnt RuthRuth was born June
ie tell you I was coming?
18, 1898, in Pinora Township to Eric and Christina Mrs. Johnson replied no.
Though Ruth was scolded,
(Dahlberg) Johnson. As a
she admitted her mother
girl Ruth attended Rosenberg School and was raised was very patient to let it go
at that.
in a family very active in
Ruth recalled another
the church of their Swedmemory, One summer my
ish Heritage, Zion Luthersister Ida worked for the
an Church of Reed City.
Holmgren family who lived
Later the church merged
upstairs over their store
with St. Paul, which Ruth
in town. She invited me to
remained a lifetime memcome down and stay with
ber.
Ruths account she wrote her for a week. This was a
By Shanna Avery
Special to the Weekly Voice

STUDENT
ATHLETE

that summer because her

and Louis planned to be
married that fall. Louis
and Ruth married November 19, 1919, at the parsonage in Big Rapids.
Their first child, Louis
(Ronald) Noreen was
born Dec. 1, 1922, the day
after Thanksgiving. Ruth
recalled, How happy we
were with our baby boy.
Louis just couldnt tell
enough people about his
son, he was so proud.
Their second child, Margaret Ruth Noreen, came
into this world January 9,
1928.
Eventually the Noreen
Photo courtesy of Shanna Avery
family moved to 211 W.
Among the Osceola County Officials, Ruth stands out as the only female.
Todd in Reed City.
us on a tour of the city and
out so wonderful. Reflectbig event in my life. I had
Ruth was a go-getter even
then drove through the
ing back, Ruth wrote, I
never been in town much
into her older age. After
cemetery which was like a she retired she continued
and I enjoyed it immensely. had appealed to him to
beautiful park. Lovely peo- to work into her 70s and 80s
help me and that was just
My father got real lonenies bordered all the wind- at an insurance agency.
what he needed. I dont
some for me as I was the
take credit for helping him. ing drives through the
youngest in the family. He
After her husbands
almost never drove to town I know a higher power was cemetery. I never seen such death in 1964, she began to
beauty before and enjoyed drive. She had her license
guiding me.
more than once a week,
it very much.
Through the respect
but that week he made
from a very young age and
Then WWI came, Louis would always renew it, but
she earned from her stuseveral excuses to make
was drafted and left for
trips to town and each time dents, the school board
her husband always drove.
was pleased with how well camp June 24, 1918. That
stopped to ask if I didnt
She drove at a speed comsurely was a sad day. What fortable for her, even when
things progressed under
want to go home.
lonely hours and the long
Ruths management.
At age 17, in September,
it meant cruising down the
wait for letters.
When there was a va1915, Ruth began teaching
highway at 45 miles per
Louis was wounded in
cancy at the Rosenberg
the Samis school near the
hour.
School, Ruth applied so she the battle of Argonne ForHawkins area. She taught
Later in life, she jourest and was hit in both
eight grades plus students could be at home and help
neyed to Sweden to conhands and one leg with
around her age. She wrote, her 62-year-old widowed
nect with her heritage. She
shrapnel. He was lying
mother. Ruth helped with
When I look back at
remained an avid Repubcleaning the large 12-room on the battlefield 24 hours
that experience at Samis
lican all of her life and a
before he received medical member of the American
house and tended to the
school, I think how the
attention.
washing. She would get
Lord must have been with
Legion Auxiliary.
He finally made it back
up at 3 or 4 a.m. and heat
me and guided me as 17
Growing up in a very
water in the boiler to wash to the States. He had surwas young for this task.
musical family, music
gery on his leg wound at
clothes and have them
On the first day one of
remained a part of her
Camp Custer. During this
ready to hang up by 7 a.m.
the older boys ran out in
busy life. She would play
time, Ruth remembered,
She then rushed to have
the road and the younger
the piano, and her brother
breakfast, pack lunch, and I wrote him real often
children followed. Ruth
would play along on violin.
and sent boxes of baked
take off to her school half
had him stay after school
They would play duets
goods and apples which
a mile away.
and told him she was disfor hours as her brother
he enjoyed very much, but could pick up any tune.
Ruth would also attend
appointed but knew he
of course, he barely got a
Luther League Convenwould not do it again. She
When Ruth would get tired
taste as his buddies loved
tions. She recalled attendsaid how she counted on
out, he would say, Just
to share his treats too.
his help to keep the smaller ing one in Bay City with
one more Toots. Another
It was a very joyous ocLouis Noreen, who she
children off the road so
brother would bring along
casion when he arrived
dated, and Elsie Strand,
cars coming over the hill
a mandolin.
back in Reed City on June
It was a real nice conwouldnt hurt them. She
Ruth died March 3, 1984,
7, 1919.
vention and we were all
never had a problem with
at her residence in Reed
After teaching four
entertained in various
him since, and months
City. She was interred in
years, Ruth didnt renew
homes of members of the
later a lady asked how the
Woodlawn Cemetery in
her teaching certificate
worst kid in school turned congregation. They took
Reed City.

of the
Week

Meet: Megan Donley

Senior at Reed City High School

Sports:
Basketball, volleyball,
soccer
Position:
Guard, middle hitter,
defensive player
Parents: G
uy Donley and Leanna
Carlson
What is your proudest
sports moment and why?
Getting moved up to
varsity for soccer as a
sophomore,because my
hard work had finally
paid off.
Who is your personal
hero?
My personal heroes
are both my parents for
always motivating me to
work harder and always
supporting me.
Who is your favorite
professional athlete?
Alex Morgan from the
U.S. Womens Soccer
Team
Do you have any pregame rituals before you
start a game?
My team has pre-game
dance offs and cheer competitions and I just like
being with my team.

Andy Duffy | Weekly Voice

Joelynn GambleBrown led the

way for the Reed
City cross country
team Sep. 22 in
Big Rapids. Brown
paced the Coyotes,
finishing 26th with
a time of 25:33.18.
Reed City finished
7th at the CSAA
Gold Jamboree
with 166 points.
Big Rapids won
the meet with 21
points.

What is your favorite

hobby?
I really love all forms of
art, but mostly drawing.
Future plans?

I plan to finish my training to be a cosmetologist

and to go to Kendall College for interior design in
Grand Rapids.

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time of 26:09.29.

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Halloween in the Park

returns on a new date
The annual
Reed City park
event will be
held on
Halloween

kids to get to see their idols

and get to see each other
at the same time, Amber
Hutchinson, who is organizing the event this year,
said.
At 11 a.m., emergency
personnel will be at the
park with emergency
equipment. Other heavy
equipment will also be
there. Trick or treating
By Andy Duffy
begins at noon. There is no
Weekly Voice
charge to attend.
The non-profit HallowREED CITY Halloween in the Park will be held een in the Park is coordinating the event this year
on a different date this
year. Instead of the former with Meceola Big Brothers
Big Sisters.
second-week-of-October
Big Brothers Big Sisters
date, organizers have
scheduled the activity this is holding a Zombie Ball
Tournament Oct. 30 at the
year for Halloween Day,
park. The tournament is
Oct. 31, from noon until 2
slated to begin at 8 p.m.
p.m.
This will be the 11th year The entry fee will be $200
per team. Big Brothers Big
for the event.
Sisters will also host a free,
Those who attend can
donations-accepted breakstill anticipate seeing mafast pancake breakfast at
ny of their favorite charthe park Saturday mornacters and superheroes
ing. The breakfast is slated
including the Flintstones,
to begin at 8 and continue
Superman, Batman, the
until 11. The breakfast is
Wizard of Oz, Belle, the
Beast, Tinker Bell, Captain for the whole community
and is intended to serve
Hook, Cruella De Vil and
others. The event will also as a thank you for the support the Big Brothers, Big
feature Lions Club sponSisters program receives.
sored vision screenings.
After the breakfast, Big
Halloween in the Park
Brothers, Big Sisters will
will be at Westerburg Meassist with Halloween in
morial Park. It will all be
the Park.
in one safe location and
Erik Little, president
will bring the community
of the Meceola Big Brothtogether. It is nice for the

9/16/15
Officers were requested
to respond to a bad check
complaint. The responding
officer explained to the business owner that unfortunately it was a civil case and
not a law enforcement issue.
9/17/15
Officers were dispatched
to assist the Osceola County
Sheriff s Department after
an alarm activation. No
problems were found.
Officers were dispatched
to a report of a previous
tenants snowmobile blocking a drive. The caller was
advised to call her landlord
and have it removed.
9/18/15
While performing a traffic stop, officers found the
32-year-old female driver
to have a warrant for her
arrest out of Mackinac
County. She was placed under arrest and lodged in the
Osceola County Jail without incident.
Officers received a complaint regarding a vehicle
that had been keyed by
neighborhood children. The
matter is under investiga-

tion.
9/19/15
Officers were called to
local residence to take a
report on property damage caused by a fallen tree
branch.
Officers were called to a
local residence to take a report regarding damage to a
vehicle tire. The matter is
under investigation.
Officers were dispatched
to a local business in reference to found property.
9/20/15
Officers were called to
a downstate police department to pick up a 24-yearold male on an outstanding
bench warrant for failing
to appear for arraignment.
He was transported to the
Osceola County Jail with-

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Officers were dispatched
to be on the look out for a
suspicious vehicle that was
seen driving slowly and all
over the road. It was found
to be an older driver that
was attempting to let other
traffic pass.
Officers received a call regarding a stolen phone from
a vehicle while parked in a
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Zombie Ball Tournament
will be a slow-pitch softball
tournament based on Amateur Softball Association
rules. We strongly encourage the teams to come in
costume, Little said.
The tournament is intended to raise funds for
Meceola Big Brothers, Big
Sisters. The tournament
will include a home run
contest. Members of the
winning team will receive
hooded sweatshirts. Concessions will be sold during the event. Prizes will be
distributed during and at
the end of the tournament.
This is a huge event, so
dress up, bring your kids,
eat up and trick or treat,
Little said.
Organizers of Halloween in the Park are looking
for additional volunteers.
Costumes are available for
them to wear if needed.
Event sponsors are also
looking for donations of
cash and candy.
Voice file photo
Herseys Trunk of Treat Last year volunteer Emily Baker, also known as Glinda the Good Witch from the Wizard of Oz, joined
will be held Oct. 31 after
the Reed City Halloween event despite a broken foot likely caused by the Wicked Witch of the
Halloween in the Park is
West.
completed. Herseys event
is slated to kick off at 5:30
"Q-Tips"
p.m. and continue until 7.
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FOR THE SPECIAL ELECTION
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2015
To the Qualified Electors of
Evart Public Schools
Osceola, Mecosta and Clare Counties
AND
Mecosta-Osceola Intermediate School District
Lake, Osceola, Mecosta, Newaygo and Clare Counties
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Mecosta-Osceola Intermediate School District will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2015.
THIS ELECTION IS BEING HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF:
EVART PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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to exceed $8,400,000
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Special Education Millage Proposal
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M & J New & Used Furniture of
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Sat 9am-2pm & Sun 10am-2pm
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(231)734-2707 or (231)734-5080
www.mandjfurniture.com

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Friday & Saturday 8am-3pm
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