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Last chance to see this cast

The Portland Civic Players hold the final performance of their fall production “Junie B. Jones and a LittleMonkey Business” on Sunday, Nov. 14, at 3 p.m. at the Portland Playhouse. The play is an adaption ofthe “Junie B. Jones” children’s book series

PORTLAND — PortlandSchool District officials re-ceived good news after re-ceiving the results of themost recent audit, whichwas discussed at the Nov.8 meeting of the district’sBoard of Education.

The audit of the2009-2010 fiscal year, whichended on June 30, showedthe district spending into itsfund balance by $27,576.49.

That was less than what dis-trict officials were anticipat-ing.

“Considering the type oftough year that it was weare pleased with that,” saidSuperintendent Charles Du-mas. “We had initially ad-opted a budget that had usspending $84,000 from ourfund balance. However, that$110 per student cut thatwe had expected grew to$165 per student and wealso lost 48 students. At thatpoint, we were looking tospend about $400,000 fromour fund balance.”

Dumas credited cutsmade by the district’s Boardof Education as well as re-duced spending by staff forhelping to make up the dif-

PPS ends yearin good shape

By TOM [email protected]

Audit showslower deficit atconclusion of2009-2010 year

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EAGLE — The fate of Eagle’s next village clerk was de-cided Nov. 5 after the two candidates pulled slips of paperfrom a box to reveal who would take the seat.

The candidates - 84-year-old incumbent Mildred Cooperand 44-year-old Laurie Jo Zoll - each received 20 votes inthe general election on Nov. 2. Cooper and Zoll each drewone of two paper slips from a box, one reading “elected”and the other reading “not elected,” to decide the winner.

Zoll drew the “elected” slip. Clinton County Clerk DianeZuker said state election law dictates the process of deter-mining a winner in a tie election. The process has beenused in the past to choose precinct delegates in the county,she said. After 32 years, Cooper, who pulled the other slip,said she was ready to retire from the clerk’s position.

“I do not regret that I’m not clerk anymore,” she said.“That’s fine with me.” Cooper said it’s not unusual for only40 votes to be cast in the village of 130 residents, she said.

Zoll, who lives across the street from Cooper, said shedecided to run for the post as soon as she heard the seat

was up for grabs. Zoll’s husband has served as a trusteeon the village’s council for six years. He did not seek re-election. “I thought it would be a very great way to be in-volved in the village,” she said.

She plans to spend the next month studying up on theposition’s duties.

Cooper said she’ll help Zoll with the transition up to apoint. The clerk is required to attend 12 monthly councilmeetings and is paid $800 a year, she said.

“I just think it’s in my blood to care about the village,”Cooper said. “But I’m ready to get out of it.”

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PHS Honor Society holdsfood drive Nov. 20

The Portland High School Na-tional Honor Society will be spon-soring Stuff the Bus to raise foodto give to the Portland CommunityFood Bank.

The National Honor Society stu-dents will be at Tom’s Food Centeron Saturday, Nov. 20, from 10 a.m.to 4 p.m.

Remembrance eventscheduled for Nov. 20

Finding hope during the holidaysis difficult for anyone who has expe-rienced the loss of someone loved.Two Rivers Counseling holds a freeevent on Saturday, Nov. 20, from 3to 4:30 p.m.

The event includes open dis-cussion, refreshment, and creatingmemory ribbons to hang on snow-flakes for the Community Remem-brance Tree.

The tree will be lit at 4:30 andwill remain lit during the holidays.

Everyone in the community iswelcome to add their own outdoorornament in honor of their lovedones or call to obtain free ribbonsand snowflakes throughout the holi-days.

Two Rivers Counseling is locat-ed at 307 Kent St. in Portland.

For additional information,please contact Margery. Briggs at(517) 647-4747.

Overnight parkingordinance now in effect

The Portland Police Departmentwould like to remind city residentsthat parking is not allowed on citystreets between the hours of 2 a.m.and 6 a.m. per city ordinance.

Vehicles found in violation of theordinance will be ticketed.

For more information, contactthe Portland Police Department at(517) 647-2947.

Girls Night Out eventscheduled for Nov. 19

A Girls Night Out event will beheld Friday, Nov. 19, from 6 to 10p.m. at the Emerald Golf Coursenorth of St. Johns.

A variety of vendors will be at-

tending, including Lia Sophia, MaryKay, Pampered Chef, and Tupper-ware.

Food, beverages and massageswill be available. A prize raffle willalso be held.

Proceeds go toward the CapitolArea Mothers of Multiples Club.

For more information, contactCelena Thelen at (989) 593-3107 orJill Thelen at (989) 593-2108.

Portland UMC seeksvendors for craft show

The Portland United MethodistChurch, 310 E. Bridge St. Portland,is sekking vendors for an arts andcrafts sale that will be held in con-junction with this year’s PortlandHolidayFest on Nov. 20.

A silent auction will also be heldwith a minimum bid set on expen-sive items.

The cost to rent a table is $20with funds going to our church’sgeneral budget.

For more information, contactthe church office at (517) 647-4649or send an e-mail [email protected]; or contactLynn Bailey at (517) 647-2460 [email protected] to register.

Sebewa UMC hoststurkey dinner Nov. 20

Sebewa Center United MethodistChurch holds a turkey and dressingdinner on Saturday, Nov. 20, from 5to 7 p.m.

The menu also includes mashedpotatoes and gravy, cole slaw, veg-etables, rolls, homemade desserts,and beverages.

A free-will offering will be ac-cepted.

The church is located at 12018Shilton Road., Portland, or fourmiles north of Sunfield from the cor-ner of M-43 and Sunfield Hwy. tothe corner of Bippley and SunfieldHwy., then west on Bippley one mileto the corner of Bippley and Shilton

roads.The church is handicapped ac-

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Breakfast with Santaset for Dec. 4

The Portland Chamber of Com-merce’s annual Breakfast with San-ta takes place on Saturday, Dec. 4,at the Portland Senior Center, 144Kent St. in downtown Portland..

A free pancake breakfast will beserved from 8 to 9:30 a.m. SantaClaus will arrive by fire truck at 8:30a.m.

The event is sponsored this yearby the Portland Federal CreditUnion.

For more information, call HoortLaw at (517) 647-7873.

Community Fund grantapplications available

Applications are now availablefor grants through Portland Com-munity Fund.

Non-profit organization whowould like to apply for fundingshould visitwww.portlandcommunityfund.org.

All applications are due on Jan.10, 2011.

For more information, contactJim Smith at (517) 743-7066 for anyquestions.

Newspaper announcesearly deadlines

Due to the Thanksigving Day hol-iday, the Portland Review & Observ-er has early deadlines for the issueof Nov. 28. Editorial submissionsmust be made by 5 p.m. on Monday,Nov. 22. The classified ad deadlineis Wednesday, Nov. 24, at 5 p.m.

Portland TOPS Clubmeets every week

The Take Off Pounds Sensibly(TOPS) Club meets every Thursdayevening at the First Baptist Church,located at 406 E. Bridge St. in Port-land

Weigh-in is at 6:30 p.m. with themeeting starting at approximately7:10 p.m.

The first meeting is free.For more information, call (517)

647-4526 or (517) 647-0528.

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Katie Pung (left) and Richelle Vallier received a “First Timer”pin for donating blood at the Red Cross blood drive on Oct.19 that was co-sponsored by the St. Patrick School NationalHonor Society. Other donors who earned pins at the driveincluded Gerald Selden, who earned an 11-gallon pin, and BillChristian, who received a 7 gallon pin.

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Lending a helping handA group of 20 Portland Middle School students, consisting primarily of Student Council members,visited the home of Donna Jenkins after school on Nov. 4. The students spent two hours picking upsticks and raking the leaves in her large yard. It is the mission of the Portland Middle School StudentCouncil to be more involved in community service projects this year. Area residents who could use theirhelp should call Amber Fogarty, school counselor, at (517) 647-2985, ext. 3.

PORTLAND — The Portland Community Fund is con-tinuing its campaign for the Christmas Giving program. AChristmas dinner will be provided to families in need. Giftswill be provided to family members age 18 and under.

Any family residing within the Portland School Districtthat may need assistance or anyone who knows of some-one who could use extra assistance should fill out an ap-plication.

Applications are available at all local schools, churches,Portland City Hall, Portland Area Service Group, the phar-macy at Tom’s Food Center, Portland Apartments and thePortland Library.

Applications must be submitted by Nov. 15. No applica-tions will be accepted after that date. Distribution of theboxes will take place on Dec. 17.

Collection boxes for donations will be placed aroundthe community before Thanksgiving.

Area residents who are interested in adopting a familythrough the program should contact Sandy Klein at (517)647-7031 or (517) 526-0529

For more information, contact Lisa Balderson at (517)930-1651, Julie Balderson at (517) 647-7752, or Sandy Kleinat (517) 647-7031 or (517) 526-0529.

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ference.“The board made some tough decisions to make about

$260,000 in mid-year cuts and the staff reduced their spend-ing,” said Dumas. “We did get some more money from spe-cial education from the ISD and also got $11 per studentback from the state toward the end of the year as part ofthe stimulus program.

“But this amount is a credit to the staff and shows thatthey are begin good stewards of the money,” added Dumas.“We are not spending everything that we have and are be-ing watchful with our spending. Every little savings addsup.”

Dumas also reported that the district received a cleanaudit with no recommendations for changes from the au-diting firm.

Budget amendedThe board also approved an amended budget for the

current 2010-2011 fiscal year. The amendment takes intoaccount changes that have taken place since the budgetwas adopted at the end of June.

“We had anticipated a $154 per student cut, a loss of40 students, and we knew our retirement contribution ratewas going up to 19.41 percent of salary,” said Dumas. “In-stead we got $11 per student back and only lost 14 stu-dents. We also negotiated with teachers and administratorsand for the first time they are contributing toward their in-surance program.”

Dumas added that the retirement contribution was high-er than expected, which will cost the district an additional$120,000. He also added that the district will receive lessrevenue from the ISD due to the decline in property taxrevenue.

Overall, the amended budget has the district adding$363,121.82 to its fund balance at the end of the fiscal year.

“In these times, to have a budget that is balanced is sig-nificant,” said Dumas.

“However, it is not due to the good graces of the state,but rather due to the sacrifices made by our staff and thecuts made by the board.”

The district’s fund balance is expected to be about $1.37million at the end of the fiscal year, which is approximately8.4 percent of the district’s total expenses.

“The auditors recommend having 10 to 15 percent ofour expenses in fund balance,” said Dumas. “However, itwas only about 6 percent over the last couple of years. Tobe able to increase our fund balance in these tough timesis good news.

“Our numbers look good from a financial standpoint,”added Dumas. “But from a personal standpoint it is gettingtougher to maintain.”

Bus purchaseBoard members also approved a proposal to solicit bids

to purchase a new school bus. In a separate motion, theboard also approved a proposal to participate in a bus pur-chasing program conducted by state organizations.

“A way to get some of the best prices for buses is toparticipate in this program,” said Dumas. “These organiza-tions consolidate bids from various companies in order toget the best pricing. We went with this program that last

time we purchased buses and it worked very well.”The new bus would replace one of two buses that are

currently being used as spare buses. One is a 1993 modelwhile the second bus is a 1995. Both buses have over228,000 miles.

“Normally you would replace a bus every 12 years,” saidDumas.

“However, there were a couple of years in which wedid not purchase buses and we have some that are 15 yearsold. We really need to replace four buses, but right now wewill settle for one.”

The district currently maintains a fleet of 28 school bus-es. Of those, seven are 10 years old or older.

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Election support appreciatedI would like to express my appreciation

to all of you who voted for me in the gen-eral election. Your support is greatly appre-ciated. I do not take your trust in me lightlyand hopefully I will have the honor of rep-resenting you in the future.

I would like to give a special recogni-

tion to those who worked on my campaignsuch as Chris Mahar, Brenda Hatch, Dean-na Jo Porter, Linda Denton, and my won-derful wife Patty just to name a few alongwith the endorsements I received.

It was a rewarding experience which Iwill never forget, along with the new friendsI made while campaigning.

James Hoisington

I trotted off to Lansing last week to lis-ten in on the “Pundit Summit,” the biannualgathering of political pros that takes placeafter every election, an event at which thewinners are canonized and the woundedshot on the battlefield.

Probably the most inflammatory com-ment came from Mark Grebner, presidentof Practical Political Consulting, a Lansing-based firm that generally works with Dem-ocrats. Grebner is very funny, very smart,and he isn’t afraid to spit out what’s on hismind.

“There’snoway(Gov-ernor-ElectRick) Snydershould bethinking hewon’t face aprimary inthree years,”Grebner said. “And I mean a serious chal-lenge … Pretty soon we’re going to startseeing divisions among the Republicansthat amount to a looming war between Sny-der and the legislature.”

The implication was that priority num-ber one for Snyder should be to build a gov-erning coalition in a largely inexperiencedlegislature that would (naturally) prefer toavoid making tough choices required by theterrifyingly large ($1.6 billion and rising)state budget deficit.

Indeed, dealing with the budget will beso difficult that splits between individuallawmakers within the Republican caucusesin both houses likely will be more impor-tant than the traditional disagreements be-tween the parties.

Panelists (both Democratic and Republi-

can) ticked off a number of circumstanceslikely to plague the new governor:

Most of the majority Republican law-makers are considerably to the right of thenew governor, with those linked to the TeaParty the most troublesome. The nastiestthing one Republican can call another thesedays is “RINO” (Republican In Name Only),and I heard a couple such snorts as peoplewere leaving.

The financial problems faced by the statewill require big-time spending cuts certainto gore numerous oxen favored by individ-ual legislators. Many observers say balanc-ing the budget will require some kind of taxincrease, which are the equivalent of her-esy to today’s GOP -- but which they maystill find necessary, at the end of the bud-get-balancing day.

In our term-limited legislature, individ-ual members are obsessed with getting abill passed with their name on it as demon-stration of their muscle for the folks backhome. It’s easy for a governor to make long-term enemies by offending large and deli-cate egos.

Winning big majorities in both houses, asPresident Obama has discovered, is hardlya recipe for success as a chief executive.

Newly elected Senate Minority LeaderGretchen Whitmer (D-East Lansing) thoughther caucus might be more friendly to Sny-der in some instances than the Republicans.With enormous majorities in both cham-bers, “They (Republicans) are already talk-ing about being able to override a veto.”

Much discussion centered on money andhow much of it Republican State Chair RonWeiser had raised. Matt Resch, of GOP-lean-ing Resch Strategies, said this was the onlyelection in his experience in which money

Anonymous groups not good for our democracyreally wasn’t a problem.

Rich Robinson, head of the MichiganCampaign Finance Network, said around$100 million was spent in Michigan duringthe campaign, the origins of much of it to-tally unreported.

Nobody knows just how much moneycame into Michigan via so-called “Inde-pendent Expenditure Committees,” nation-al groups which, under Michigan law, donot have to report the source or amountof donations. Robinson estimated this in-cluded four-fifths of the money spent on theMichigan Supreme Court races. Robinsoncalled this system “cloud financing,” com-menting that all the money floating aroundamounted to “a currency exchange.”

In my view, which mirrors his, this willturn out to be an enormous problem chal-lenging the core of our democratic system.

In the case of the high court, for ex-ample, we have no idea which groups orwhat individuals poured money into thecampaign, and so we have no idea of how(or whether) our system of justice has beencorrupted. Moreover, most of the big anon-ymous groups are nationally oriented alongideological lines, with relatively little inter-est in local issues important to Michigan.

“Ads and messages are driven and con-trolled centrally by the money, and the in-dividual candidates are incidental.” Former

Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill’s famouscomment that “all politics (in America) arelocal” has been turned on its head by thiselection.

And that should be a concern for us all.Whatever your views, it should be easy torecognize that a nationalized politics driv-en and controlled by shadowy groups withlargely unknown agendas is a dangerousperversion of our democratic institutions.If people feel themselves manipulated bya political system financed and driven byanonymous forces, they may come to mis-trust the entire system.

That’s something that cannot possibly begood for democracy.

* * *Editor’s Note: Former newspaper pub-

lisher and University of Michigan RegentPhil Power is a longtime observer of Mich-igan politics and economics and a formerchairman of the Michigan chapter of theNature Conservancy. He is also the founderand president of The Center for Michi-gan, a bipartisan centrist think-and-dotank which is sponsoring Michigan’s Defin-ing Moment, a public engagement out-reach campaign for citizens. The opinionsexpressed here are Power’s own and donot represent the official views of TheCenter. He welcomes your comments [email protected]

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Portland Public Schools’ parent-teacher conferencesare scheduled for next week Monday, Nov. 22, in the eve-ning, and Tuesday, Nov. 23, in the afternoon and evening.Student report cards will besent home this week. Con-tact your child’s school ifyou have not received a re-port card by Thursday orFriday of this week.

High school parent-teacher conferences will beheld in the gymnasium be-ginning on Monday, Nov. 22,from 5 to 8 p.m. and again on Tuesday, Nov. 23, from noonto 3 p.m. and in the evening from 5:30 to 8:10 p.m.

The middle school parent-teacher conferences takeplace in the gymnasium beginning Monday, Nov. 22, from

5 to 8 p.m. and again on Tuesday from noon to 3 p.m. and5:30 to 8 p.m.

Oakwood and Westwood Elementary Schools will holdparent-teacher conferences on the same days and at ap-proximately the same times as the high school and middleschool. Parents should have already signed up with theirchild’s teacher for a conference time. If you have not al-ready done so, please call your school at your earliest con-venience to schedule a conference time.

There is no school for students from Tuesday, Nov. 23,to Friday, Nov. 26. This gives students and families an ex-tended holiday break, while disrupting only one week inNovember rather than one week for parent-teacher con-ferences and then a second week for the Thanksgivingholiday. We anticipate an energized, rejuvenated group ofyoungsters will return to our classrooms on Monday, Nov.29.

Teachers prepare well in advance for these discussions.In fact preparation for conferences begins when studentsreturn to the classroom after summer vacation, as teach-ers begin collecting pertinent information to demonstratestudent progress at conference time. The information col-lected may be termed a portfolio and it includes a varietyof samples from each educational area. Writing samples,math assignments, and artwork will be included at the el-ementary level, for example.

Parent-teacher conferences are vital to the educationalprocess. They provide an opportunity for our classroomteachers to exchange valuable information with parentsconcerning their children’s academic progress. Pleasemake every attempt to participate in the parent-teacherconference for your child.

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If you happened to see large groups of St. Patrick Schoolstudents walking around town during the morning of Oct.29, you may have wondered what they were doing out ofschool. The rakes they were carrying might have been aclue that it was time for the annual St. Patrick School Payit Forward day.

One of the goals at St.Patrick School is that ourstudents will learn to begood stewards of their time,talent, and treasure. Manyyears ago, in efforts to putour mission into action, St.Patrick organized a commu-nity service day. The effortwas renamed “Pay it For-ward,” after the movie by the same title was released inhopes the good deeds completed by the students on Com-munity Service Day would resonate throughout our com-munity and beyond.

Pay it Forward Day involves our students going out into

St. Patrick students Pay It Forward around citythe community to provide services that will benefit the Cityof Portland as well as the community at large. The majortask completed on this day is the raking and removal ofleaves. This includes raking areas of the Portland Cem-etery, under the bleachers at Powers Park, other city parks,and at homes of individuals who request assistance. Asgood stewards of the church, students also rake St. PatrickParish property.

As with all endeavors at St. Patrick School, the morningbegan with prayer, after which all our students (K-12) weresent forth in an effort to make our beautiful City of TwoRivers leaf free or at least to remove the leaves that hadalready fallen to the ground. Our younger students, withthe assistance of their adult chaperones, raked St. Patrickparish property and Alton Park. They also take care ofthe requests that have been submitted by neighbors of St.Patrick School. Older students branched out a little farther

away from the school to rake the cemetery, parks, and as-sist individuals who live farther away from the school.

After enjoying a grill out in the church and school park-ing lot, middle school students participated in a 3-on-3basketball tournament. High school students played in anultimate frisbee or kickball tournament. Elementary stu-dents watched a movie and enjoyed hosting their annualHalloween parties.

It has been a very enjoyable beginning to the schoolyear and Pay it Forward day was the culmination of a lot ofhard work by our students, staff, and parent chaperones.We would like to thank the City of Portland employees fortheir assistance in picking up leaves and for all they do forour community.

Make sure to watch for next year’s Pay it Forward dayand let us know if we can be of any assistance to you.

Randy Hodge is the administrator at St. Patrick School

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PORTLAND — Portland’s annual “HolidayFest on theGrand” will offer many great events and activities todowntown guests -a returning event is the downtownhorse carriage rides, while a new activity to be featuredis a “snowball drop” on Friday evening.

The snowball drop will be held at 6 p.m. on Nov. 19 onMaple Street in front of the Portland Playhouse.

A snowball drop is a fun retail event that will offer theopportunity for anyone retrieving snowballs to redeemthem for prizes and discounts at participating business-es throughout the downtown.

“Basically, we will drop approximately 600 numberedping-pong balls, with each number corresponding to adifferent participating downtown business,” said MainStreet Manager Patrick Reagan.

“Anyone that gets a snowball can then take it to thebusiness with the corresponding number and redeem itfor a prize, a special, or a discount.

It’s a really fun promotion that has proven wildly suc-cessful in other communities, and the Promotions andMarketing Committee feels that it will be a great addi-tion to the 2010 HolidayFest,” said Reagan.

Returning for a second year are horse-drawn carriagerides in downtown Portland. Carriage rides will be of-fered on two days in 2010 - on Friday, Nov. 19, from 6to 9 p.m. and on Saturday, Nov. 20, from 2 to 5 p.m. Thecost for a ride is $3 for adults and $2 for children.

“We had a ton of demand for the carriage rides lastyear, so the Promotions and Marketing Committee de-cided to offer them twice this year,” said Reagan.

The staging point for carriage rides on both days willbe in front of Scout Park on Kent Street.

“We have a lot of businesses and community organi-

Events added to HolidayFest celebrationzations taking part in the 2010 HolidayFest and we be-lieve that it is once again going to be a great time foreveryone,” said Reagan.

For a complete schedule of events, please visit the Port-land Main Street website at www.portlandmainstreet.org,or call the Main Street office at (517) 647-5027.

The goal of the Portland Main Street program is to ac-tively revitalize Portland’s vibrant, charming, and uniquedowntown into a gathering place-one that uses broad-

based community support to (1) provide opportunitiesto entrepreneurs; (2) sustain a strong economic founda-tion for the region; and (3) safeguard history, tradition,and a sense of community for residents and visitors.

For more information on how you can be part ofthis mission, visit the Portland Main Street website atwww.portlandmainstreet.org or call the Portland MainStreet offices at (517) 647-5027.

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IONIA — A travel policy for Ionia Coun-ty employees that would have paid a mile-age rate at 80 percent of the IRS rate wasvoted down by the county’s Board of Com-missioners last week.

The proposal was voted down by a 4-3margin at the board’s Nov. 8 meeting. Com-missioners Jack Shattuck, Julie Calley andLarry Tiejema voted in favor of the propos-al.

“Do we like making these cuts? No wedon’t,” said Shattuck. “But somehow wehave to spend less money to match therevenue that is coming in. This is a bad sit-uation for everyone.

But more cuts will be coming. We haveto start narrowing the gap in our deficitand it will take some tough decisions.”

Calley agreed, stating that the easy cutshave already been made.

“We have to start somewhere,” said Cal-

ley. “Unfortunately we are a service-basedorganization so it will not be easy. Thereare only so money Post-It notes and othernon-tangible items that we can cut.”

The proposal was made in order tohelp the county make up a deficit in the2011 budget of approximately $500,000.The new fiscal year begins on Jan. 1.

County employees were in attendanceat the meeting and spoke against the poli-cy.

“Some of our programs are based onrules set by the state or federal govern-ment and they require home visits,” saidJoAnne Eakins, who is a member of the Io-nia County Health Department.

“We also get reimbursed different if wemake an in-home visit as opposed to an of-fice visit.

Making an in-home visit also allows ourstaff to see the clients at their home ina relaxed atmosphere and that helps usserve the clients better.”

Ionia County Treasurer Nancy Hickey

said she was asked to speak on behalfof the equalization department, which shestated would be one of the departmentsmost impacted by the decision.

“This is the department that pushed outthe property tax bills,” said Hickey.

“They need to be out on the road view-ing properties in order to do their jobwell. It is very difficult to run your vehiclearound the county on some of the roadswe have.”

The commissioners also discussed oth-er options, including established a tieredsystem for mileage that pays a varying ratedepending if the travel was for assisting aclient or attending a meeting or workshop.However, the plan was rejected as boardmember felt it was too complicated andwould be difficult to track.

Commissioner Tiejema suggested mak-ing the mileage rate the same as the exist-ing IRS rate, which currently is 50 centsper mile.

“But I think we need to have the coun-

ty administrator find where we can save$20,000 in the budget to make up for it,”said Tiejema.

Board chairperson Jim Banks said hewanted any cuts to be as equal to the staffas possible.

“One of my concerns is that any timewe ask the employees to make a sacrificethat it be done as even-handed as possi-ble,” said Banks.

“There seems to be a difference herebetween employees who use the car to justgo to meetings and those who day in andday out are working out of their cars.”

Another option mentioned was allowingemployees to use extra vehicles in the fleetmaintained by the sheriff department.

“Those are already county-owned cars,”said Commissioner Amanda Powell.

Board members also asked Ionia Coun-ty administrator Mark Howe to assembleinformation on the policy and proceduresof various other counties in terms of mile-age and employee travel.

County board rejects proposed travel policyBy TOM [email protected]

Here are the current and upcomingevents at the Portland Area ServicesGroup.

MONDAY

• Food Bank - 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.• Set Back starting at 12:30 p.m.• Bingo - doors open at 5 p.m. and ear-

ly birds start at 6 p.m. It is all paper. Weoffer a light supper. Smoke free.

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• Monthly commodities may be pickedup after 1 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday ofthe month. Quarterly commodities maybe picked up after 1 p.m. on the thirdTuesday of February, May, August andNovember.

• Weekly Euchre - individual — nopartner required - 1 p.m.; must sign up,please call early. (Smoke free.)

• Lunch at noon, $2 suggested dona-tion. You must sign up in advance.

• Our monthly board meeting is onthe fourth Tuesday of each month. Thepublic is welcome to attend.

• Miracle Ear will be at the centerfrom 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. To make an ap-pointment, call the telephone numberthat is shown in their ad.

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• Weekly Euchre - individual — nopartner required - 1 p.m.; must sign up,please call early. (Smoke free.)

• Craig Stevens from the Ionia Coun-ty Commission on Aging will be here thethird Thursday of each month from 12:30to 1:30 p.m. to do blood pressure check-ups.

• Lunch at noon, $2 suggested dona-

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• Bingo - doors open at 8 a.m., earlybirds start at 9:30 a.m. It is all paper.

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scheduled for Nov. 20 at the VFW Hall inPortland. The event will include walk-in-Bingo from 9 a.m. to noon, a euchre tour-nament at 1 p.m., a 50/50 drawing andraffles. A bake sale will be held on Fri-day, Nov. 19, during the VFW Post’s fishfry, and will continue on Nov. 20. Therewill also be food and beverages for pur-chase. Call the senior center for moreinfo.

* * *Below is the meal schedule for the

week of Nov. 14. Suggested donation is$2. Must sign up in advance at the seniorcenter. (Menu subject to change.)

Tuesday, Nov. 16: Italian baked chick-en, whipped potatoes, peas and carrots,corn bread, pineapple chunks.

Thursday, Nov. 18: Turkey with gravy,mashed potatoes, green bean casserole,vegetable stuffing, cranberry sauce,pumpkin pie.

* * *The Portland Area Senior Center at

144 Kent Street is open Monday throughThursday from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. andFriday until noon. You do not need tobe a senior citizen to enjoy the center’smeals or activities.

The senior center is also available torent for parties or family gatherings.

For more information about rental ofthe center facility or the center’s activi-ties please call (517) 647-4004.

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A program to cheer aboutMembers of the Portland High School cheerleading teams and JuniorRaider “Mascots” gave a presentation on the cheer program to the PortlandSchools Board of Education on Nov. 8. The girls told board members ofthe variety of activities they participate in that benefit the American CancerSociety, Make A Wish Foundation, and local food banks.In attendance were (front row, l. to r.) Marie McKinney, Olivia Richards,Sophia Spedoske, Carley Alvesteffer, Catherine Svanda, Ava Zimmerman,Olivia McKinney, (back row) PHS cheer coach Linda Fox, Alyssa Zoll,Courtney Moulton, Alyson McCliggot and Brianna Murphy.

PORTLAND — The Portland Commu-nity Fund’s annual fundraising campaignis continuing. The organization’s goal for2010-2011 is $15,000.

The Portland Community Fund uses thefunds raised through this campaign to en-hance the quality of life for area citizens.

Funding is provided to numerous localand county wide organizations such as Port-land Parks and Recreation, Boy Scouts andGirl Scouts and Hospice.

Last year $16,300 was given out to theseorganizations.

Last year, the organization’s ChristmasGiving Program provided a Christmas din-ner, socks, hats and gloves to over 165families in the Portland School District. Inaddition, over 300 children received gifts

and a shoebox filled with goodies.Residents of local nursing homes re-

ceived personal care items.The rest of the food that was donated

was taken to the local food banks.Donations directly impact residents of

the Portland School District.Anyone who would like to make a do-

nation, can mail a check made out to thePortland Community Fund Association, P.O.Box 524, Portland, MI 48875.

Area residents are asked to considermaking a donation to help Portland resi-dents who are in need of assistance.

For more information, visit the PortlandCommunity Fund website atwww.portlandcommunityfund.org.

— From the Portland Community Fund

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of Pewamo will celebratetheir 50th wedding anniver-sary with an open houseNov. 28 from 1 to 4 p.m. atthe Lyons-Muir Lions Club.

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LarsonLowell and Kimberly Larson of Negaunee announce the

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DurrantBrad and Becky Durrant of Eagle announce the birth of

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Submissions to the calendar areencouraged. Deadline is 10 a.m.Monday. Go to www.lsj.com formore listings.

E-mail: [email protected]: (517) 543-3677Mail: 239 S. Cochran Ave.

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CALL FORCall for Crafters “Arts,Crafts, and Things”,Portland United MethodistChurch, 310 E. Bridge St.,Portland, show is 9 a.m.-4 p.m.Nov. 20. Reserve your table todisplay and sell crafts, bakedgoods, or other items. Freebabysitting. Barrier free. Spaceis limited, call to reserve. Info:647-4649. Cost: $20 per table.

Call for foster parents,Lutheran Social Services ofMichigan, 801 S. Waverly Road,Lansing, ongoing. Be a hero,foster hope. Lutheran SocialServices of Michigan is alwayslooking for loving people tobecome foster parents forchildren in the greater Lansingarea. Info: 321-7663.

Call for mentors, Lansingarea, Lansing, ongoing. Mentorformer prisoners. Looking forvolunteers to help one to twohours per week with the NewLife Mentorship Program. Callfor more information. Info:882-6870 ext. 230.

CHILDREN’SACTIVITIESTaggart’s CommunityIndoor Playground ,Portland Church of the Nazarene, Family Life Center, 9466 CutlerRoad, Portland, 10 a.m.-noonTuesdays and Thursdays, 6-8p.m. Fridays. Located in theFamily Life Center at the church.Children ages birth throughthird grade are welcome toenjoy a fun place to play in asafe environment accompaniedby a parent or legal guardian(socks required). The indoorplayground is also available forprivate bookings by contactingthe church office. Info:647-6578,www.portlandnazarene.org.

CLASSESBirthing From Withinchildbirth classes, ASKME House, 1027 Seymour Ave.,Lansing, 7-9 p.m. Thursdays,Oct. 21-Dec. 2. Childbirthpreparation. Info: 676-1671,www.motheringourselves.com.Cost: enroll online.

EPO Childbirth Class,Greater Lansing Area, ongoing.Expectant Parents Organization:Labor & Delivery and NewbornCare and Feeding Combo Seriesfor first-time parents are heldin several Lansing/East Lansinglocations. Other classesavailable include eLearning,Breastfeeding class, ParentsExpecting Multiples, RefresherSeries, Teen Series and Siblingclass. Classes are held weekdayevenings and Saturdays. Callor go online to register. Info:337-7365, www.epobaby.org.Cost: Call for more information.

Irish Dance Classes,Stoneking Irish Step-Dancing,Holt, MI, 2573 WinterberryRoad, Holt, classes start Aug.4, run through December. Theclass is offered to childrenages 5-13 and does not requireany prior experience. This isan informal dance group thatperforms in parades andfestivals. All proceeds benefitCapital Area Big Brothers BigSisters. The classes are fun,laid-back and a way for kids ofall backgrounds to learn aboutthe Irish heritage. Students canjoin at anytime. There is roomfor six more dancers. Call488-9915 or [email protected] forinformation. Info: 488-9915.Cost: $10 per class, $5 for BigBrothers Big Sisters members.

National Safety CouncilDefensive DrivingCourse, Lansing Area SafetyCouncil, 3315 S. PennsylvaniaAve., Lansing, 6-10 p.m. Nov. 18.Course is appropriate forbusiness and industry, courts,general public, government andmunicipalities, schools andinsurance discount. Call or goonline for more information andto register. Info: 394-4614,www.safetycouncil.org. Cost:$40 in advance, $50 at the door.

Pure MeditationFoundation class foradults, Self RealizationMeditation Healing Centre, 7187Drumheller Road, Bath,11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Dec. 4.Conquer stress, improveconcentration, find inner peace.Registration required. Call orgo online to register. Call517-641-6201 to register. Info:641-6201,www.SelfRealizationCentreMichigan.org.Cost: $49 per person.

CLUBS ANDMEETINGSFoster ParentAwareness CoffeeHour, Clinton CountyDepartment of Human Services,201 W. Railroad St., St. Johns,10 a.m.- noon Nov. 29. Anyonewho is interested in learningmore about becoming a fosterparent is invited to attend.Coffee and desserts will beprovided for everyone. For moreinformation contact ChristineSisung [email protected] (989) 224-5548. Info: (989)224-5548.

Grand RiverConservation Clubmeeting, Grand RiverConservation Club , 7345 LyonsRoad, Portland, 7 p.m. first andthird Thursdays. New memberswelcome. Info: 647-7771 . Cost:$20 per year membership fee.

Grand RiverConservation Clubmeeting , Grand RiverConservation Club , 7345 LyonsRoad, Portland, 7 p.m. first andthird Thursdays. New memberswelcome. Info: 647-7771 . Cost:$20 per year membership fee.

Road Riders for JesusIonia Chapter meeting,Corner Landing, 128 W. GrandRiver Ave., Ionia, 6:30 p.m.meeting, 7 p.m. dinner firstMonday of the month. No dues.Non-denominational. Info:526-0122.

COMMUNITYChild DevelopmentCenter, Portland Church ofthe Nazarene , 9466 CutlerRoad, Portland, 6 a.m.-6 p.m.weekdays. Year round child careand before/after school carefor children ages birth throughfifth grade. Interested parentsare invited to take a tour andmeet teachers, staff and boardmembers from 8 a.m.-4 p.m.Tuesdays, Wednesdays orThursdays. Call Lisa Hartwickor the church office for moreinformation. Info: 526-1524.

FUNDRAISERSSparrow Hospital GuildCharity Ball, Country Clubof Lansing, 2200 Moores RiverDrive, Lansing, 7 p.m. Nov. 20.An evening of dining, dancingand fellowship to raise fundsfor ongoing support of cancerservices at Sparrow. Music byJohn Dale Smith and J&JSounds. Dinner served at 8

p.m. Call Bev Suhrheinrich at655-5761 to RSVP. Info:484-4567. Cost: $125 each forpatrons, $250 each forbenefactors.

Texas Hold-emTournament, HubbardstonCommunity Center, 305 RussellSt., Hubbardston,3:30-10:30 p.m. Nov. 14. Cashtable from 3:30-10:30 p.m.Tournament at 5 p.m. Pay fiveplaces, 60 percent pay-back.Proceeds to benefit St.Anthony’s Mackinaw City.License #M61133. Info: (989)981-6503. Cost: $30 buy-in.

Texas Hold-emTournament, HubbardstonCommunity Center, 305 RussellSt., Hubbardston,3:30-10:30 p.m. Nov. 21. Cashtable from 3:30-10:30 p.m.Tournament at 5 p.m. Pay fiveplaces, 60 percent pay-back.Proceeds to benefit Knights ofColumbus Carson City. License#M61394. Info: (989) 981-6503.Cost: $30 buy-in.

HEALTHDr. Aajay Shah Friendsand Family CPRclasses, Mid-Michigan HeartGroup, 2134 Hampton Place,Okemos, call for times andclasses, ongoing. Classes heldMondays through Thursdays 11a.m. and 5:30 pm. Call toregister. Info: 347-3000. Cost:$25.

Immunization clinic, IoniaCounty Department of Health,175 E. Adams St., Ionia, 9-11:30a.m. and 1-4 p.m. Mondays,Tuesdays, Thursdays andFridays; 1-7 p.m. Wednesdays.No appointment necessary foradult and childhoodimmunizations. Appointmentneeded for travelimmunizations. No TB testing onThursdays. Info: (616) 527-5341.Cost: some fees for adult andtravel immunizations.

Medical Weight LossClinic Helps FightChildhood Obesity,Medical Weight Loss Clinic,1754 Central Park Drive, #E,Okemos, through Nov. 20.Medical Weight Loss Clinic isoffering its medicallysupervised “Pro-Teen Plan” atno cost to youths aged 10-17as part of its continuing effortsto help fight childhood obesity.During the next eight weeks,the first 25 youths who qualifyat each of its 34 locations

throughout Michigan andNorthern Ohio, can benefit fromthis offer. Info: www.mwlc.com.

PERFORMANCES“The Nutcracker”,Wharton Center For PerformingArts, Bogue Street and WilsonRoad, East Lansing, 7:30 p.m.Nov. 26-27, 2 p.m. Nov. 28.The Children’s Ballet Theatreof Michigan presents its 30thannual production. Info:432-2000,www.whartoncenter.com. Cost:$11-$23, $10-$19 for students/youth.

Duck for President ,Wharton Center, PasantTheatre, MSU campus, EastLansing, 1:30-3 p.m. Dec. 5.An all-new musical revuefeaturing mini-musicals basedon best-selling children’s booksincluding :Duck for President.”Info: (800) 942-7866,www.whartoncenter.com. Cost:$8.

REUNIONSResurrection HighSchool Luncheon,Tripper’s Sports Bar and Grill,350 Frandor Ave., Lansing,noon-3 p.m. third Friday ofeach month. For everyone whoattended Resurrection HighSchool. Info: 525-0146,www.tripperslansing.com.

SCHOOLS/EDUCATIONTeen Center Open Gym,Portland Church of the Nazarene, 9466 Cutler Road, Portland,3-5 p.m. Tuesdays andThursdays year round. Afterschool supervised fun for sixththrough twelfth-graders in thePortland community. Gym shoesrequired. Call or go online formore information. Info:647-6578,www.portlandnazarene.org.

SUPPORTGROUPS

(HOPING) Helping OtherParents in NormalGrieving, SparrowProfessional Building, Secondfloor, Conference Room D, 1200E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, 7-9p.m. second Thursdays. HOPINGis a support group for thosewho have experienced a lossdue to miscarriage, stillbirth orneonatal death. Meetings arefor adults only. Info: (888)288-0967.

Alcoholics AnonymousCentral Office, AlcoholicsAnonymous, 1915 E. MichiganAve., Lansing, ongoing. Call the24-hour AA hotline, stop in orvisit website for literature andmeeting lists for AA, Alanonand NA support groups in thegreater Lansing area. Info:377-1444,www.aalansingmi.org.

Blue Star Mothers, VFWPost 671, 12550 S. U.S. Highway27, DeWitt, 6:30 p.m. firstWednesdays of the month. Opento mothers of active duty,retired or former militarypersonnel. Members supportthe troops and each other.Info: 974-7858,www.bluestarmothers.org."

Lansing Area Post-PolioSupport Groupmeeting, PlymouthCongregational Church, 2001 E.Grand River Ave., Lansing,7-8:30 p.m. first Wednesdaysof the month. All Lansing areapeople affected by polio arewelcome to share information,ideas, and support. Info:339-1039.

Narcotics AnonymousSupport GroupRecovery meetings,Lansing, MI, daytime andevening meetings held daily.Meetings are held throughoutmid-Michigan. Call the helplineor visit the website for meetingtimes and locations. Info:371-8606, www.michigan-na.org/capital."

Nicotine Anonymous,Sparrow Hospital, St. Lawrencecampus, Doctor’s Dining Room,1210 W. Saginaw St., Lansing,6 p.m. Mondays. A group ofmen and women helping eachother to quit smoking and livetheir lives free of nicotine.Info: 627-9606. Cost: free or $1donation.

THEATER“A Christmas Carol”,Portland High School, 1100 IoniaRd, Portland, 7 p.m. Nov. 18, 19,20. Presented by the PortlandHigh School Drama Club. Silentauction. Chili supper on Nov. 19.Info: 647-2981. Cost: $5, $3 forstudents/children for play; $5,$3 for students/children , $12for family of four or more for thechili supper.

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Plant expansion moving forwardThe plant expansion at Portland Products continues to take shape along Bud Plant Drive near theentrance to Bogue Flats. The 15,000-square-feet facility will house two new presses as well as severalweld machines in order to make a new products line. The company plans to add 10 new jobs at thefacility.

DeWITT — This fall, an apple a day could do a lot morethan keep the doctor away – it could provide schools witha chance to win up to $5,000 in cash.

Michigan Apple Committee (MAC) is proud to presentits fifth annual Michigan Apple School Sweepstakes. Ac-credited K-12 schools in Michigan are eligible to win from$1,000 to $5,000 in prizes.

To enter, students must simply clip and collect the Mich-igan Apple logos from the apple bags. Each logo counts asan entry into the sweepstakes. A random drawing will beheld next spring to determine the winners.

“Last year alone we had over 17,000 Michigan Appleproofs of purchase submitted,” said MAC Executive Direc-tor Denise Donohue. “It’s a great opportunity for schools toimprove the healthy eating habits of their students, whilealso stimulating Michigan’s economy.”

Michigan Apples have an estimated annual economicimpact of $800 million per year for the state. On average,Michigan grows 20 million bushels of apples per year andis the third-largest apple-producing state in the nation.

Holly Whetstone, MAC marketing and communicationsspecialist, said the sweepstakes provides schools with theopportunity to win substantial cash prizes:

• First place - $5,000• Second place - $3,000• Third place - $1,000“The competition allows schools to put the money to-

ward causes they see fit,” said Whetstone. “Schools in thepast have used the prize money for anything from play-ground equipment to books and even technology.”

The contest continues through the spring. Entries mustbe postmarked by April 15, 2011. Schools are responsiblefor submitting the proof of purchase symbols along with anofficial entry form. For official rules and entry details, visitMichiganApples.com/contests.

Michigan Apple Committee is a grower-funded nonprof-it organization devoted to promotion, education and re-search activities to distinguish the Michigan apple andencourage its consumption in Michigan and around theworld. For more information, visit MichiganApples.com.

— From the Michigan Apple Committee

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Police reportThis report was compiled from 31 entries in

the log books of the Portland Police Departmentfrom Nov. 3-10. One accident took place.

Area residents are asked that if they seesomething that appears to be suspicious tocontact the police immediately by calling 9-1-1or (517) 647-7521 in that event that a crime isin progress or has taken place. Both numberswill connect the caller with Ionia County CentralDispatch who will advise officers on duty.

Saturday, Oct. 307:48 p.m.- officer on patrol observed a

vehicle fail to come to a complete stop atthe intersection of Pleasant Street and GrandRiver Avenue. During a traffic stop, the officerreceived permission to search the vehicle andfound a red and blue flashing light, which canonly be possessed by emergency personnel.

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Morgan Schrauben, Adrienne Thelen and Luke Wilcox rehearse a scene from theplay “Go Fish.” The St Patrick Drama Club performs the play this week at thePortland Playhouse.

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PORTLAND — The St. Patrick SchoolDrama Club takes theater goers back toschool with performances of “Go Fish.”

The show follows students as they re-turn to school from summer break. Jennyis excited to be reunited with her friendsDee-Ray and Robert. But there’s trouble.Ms. Fishfac, the new science teacher, iscoming down hard on the class, handingout outrageous assignments that only anerd, like Maxine Pine, would love.

Jenny decides to fight back, from or-ganizing the “Glee Club,” where the classmakes weird sounds and other disruptions,to convincing Mrs. Fishfac to stage a chal-lenge between Max and Robert. Robert,a quiet student, wins by using his hiddengift, a photographic memory, but their tri-umph is short-lived. Max is humiliated andvows revenge. Soon, a mysterious “voice”starts disrupting the class. Dee-Ray, who isa little spacey, thinks it’s ghosts.

Ms. Fishfac then suffers a fall and isreplaced by a series of strange substituteteachers. One sub is a military drill ser-geant; another is scared of students; andanother falls asleep in the middle of con-versations. The voice drives them all awayand the students may have to take sci-ence all over again. Jenny goes to com-plain to Principal Undafire and overhearsthat Ms. Fishfac has only five or six daysleft. Did Jenny cause her demise? Every-thing is going wrong.

In between the story, the lunch ladiesprovide comic relief with every gag you’veheard or thought about school lunches.It’s high school like you’ve always exag-gerated to your friends and family.

Performances of “Go Fish” take placeat the Portland Playhouse on Saturday,Nov. 20, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 21, at2 p.m.

— From the St. Patrick Drama Club

St. Pat Drama performs‘Go Fish’ this week

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The driver was cited for failing to stop and the lights were confis-cated. The case was forwarded to the Ionia County Prosecutor.

Tuesday, Nov. 22:15 p.m.- assist to a subject on Warren Street who was

locked out of a vehicle.4 p.m.- report of a vehicle disregarding school bus lights on

Charlotte Highway near Parker’s Drive. The case is still underinvestigation.

4:45 p.m.- report of a stray dog on Grand Street. The dogwas picked up and later transported to the Ionia County AnimalShelter.

7 p.m.- report of a stolen trailer from a business on LyonsRoad.

Thursday, Nov. 46:04 a.m.- report of a subject passed out in a front yard on Hill

Street. The subject was intoxicated and was driven home.7:55 a.m.- report of an assault on Ionia Road. Officers investi-

gated and forwarded the case to the Ionia County Prosecutor’soffice.

8:09 a.m.- report of an abandoned vehicle in a parking loton Grand River Avenue. A 48-hour notice was placed on thevehicle.

8:35 a.m.- a found cell phone was turned in at the station. Thephone is a red and white Samsung model.

10 a.m.- report of damage to headstones at the PortlandCemetery on Bridge Street. The case is still under investigation.

10:30 a.m.- report of a loose dog near Bridge Street andLincoln Street. Officers were unable to locate the dog.

11:30 a.m.- assist to a subject on Grand River Avenue whowas locked out of a vehicle.

1 p.m.- a bicycle that was found on the Rivertrail was turnedin at the station. The bicycle is a green BMX style bike.

Saturday, Nov. 6

2:33 a.m.- officer on patrol observed a vehicle fail to stop at ared signal at Grand River Avenue and Kent Street. During a trafficstop, the officer determined that the driver’s operator license,registration and insurance were all expired. The driver was alsoarrested for operating while intoxicated and was also wanted onan outstanding warrant. The subject was transported to the IoniaCounty Jail.

12:10 p.m.- report of a subject acting strange at a business onKent Street. Officers arrived but were unable to locate the subject.

One hour later, officers received a report of the same subjectacting strange in the area of Charlotte Highway and BridgeStreet. Officers located and spoke with the subject, but no actionwas taken.

8:30 p.m.- officer on patrol observed a vehicle traveling at65 mph on Grand River Avenue near I-96. The vehicle also hadan interior light on and had crossed the fog line. During a trafficstop, the officer determined that the driver did not have a licensein possession, did not have proof of insurance and the vehicle’slicense plate was registered to a different vehicle. The driver

stated that the vehicle had just been recently purchased. Thedriver was cited for not having a driver’s license in possessionwhile driving and for no proof of insurance. The license plate wasconfiscated.

Sunday, Nov. 78:30 a.m.- report of a possible breaking and entering on Lillian

Boulevard. Officers searched the location but found no evidenceof a break-in.

1:30 p.m.- report of solicitors in the area of Academy Streetand Lincoln Street. Officers were unable to locate the solicitors.

4:35 p.m.- assist to a subject on Grand River Avenue who waslocked out of a vehicle.

Monday, Nov. 89:30 a.m.- assist to a subject on Kent Street who was locked

out of a vehicle.5:45 p.m.- report of a found wallet on Grand River Avenue.

Officers were able to contact the owner.11:35 p.m.- assist to the Portland Ambulance Department on

a medical call on Charlotte Highway.

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Friends eventThe Friends of the Port-

land District Library inviteall library patrons and theirguests to a “Thank You”reception in recognition ofall area residents and theirlongtime support and com-mitment to the library andits programs.

Please join us on Thurs-day, Nov. 18, from 4 to 8p.m., or on Saturday, Nov.20, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.as we celebrate those whohave contributed to the suc-cess of the library. Refresh-ments will be served. Besure and register to win one

of several door prizes.Tours of the library will

be given both dates with in-formation on the buildingexpansion and renovationof five years ago. Also tourguides will point out the var-ious library collections andservices offered by the li-brary.

On Thursday, Nov. 18,from 4 to 6 p.m., Dan Arens,

the Westphalia artist whopainted the children’s mural,will be present to explainthe completion of a muralfrom start to finish. From 6to 8 p.m. on the same date,Rich and Annette Schneiderwill share their experienceof the mastodon found dur-ing excavation of their prop-erty in 2009. They will beavailable by the display casewhere many photos and rel-ics of this “find” are shown.They welcome questions andcomments.

Harry Potter partyOn Saturday, Nov. 20,

along with the patron ap-

preciation reception, a Har-ry Potter party for childrenwill take place at 11 a.m.followed by the movie “Har-ry Potter and the Half-BloodPrince” starting at noon.

Gaming eventOn Saturday, Nov. 13, we

are hosting a National Gam-ing Celebration at the li-brary. Libraries across thenation will be hosting theseprograms. This is an all dayevent. There will be boardgames to play with your fam-ily available from 9 a.m. to3 p.m. You are also welcometo bring your own gamesand share them with others.

In addition to boardgames, we will have a RockBand competition so bringyour bands. Prizes will beawarded for the most cre-ative name and other catego-ries. Your band’s score willbe posted and ranked na-tionally against other bandscompeting at different librar-ies that same day.

Finally, we will have aSmash Brothers Brawl com-petition, where teams of twowill compete live with otherlibraries.

Library closedThe library will be closed

on Thursday and Friday,

Nov. 25 and 26, but we willbe open Saturday, Nov. 27,from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thanks-giving weekend.

Christmas itemsOur collection of Christ-

mas books and audio-videomaterials is now out andavailable for checkout.These include Christmas sto-ries, novels, craft books,cookbooks and recipes,ideas for programs, and Bib-lical material.

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PORTLAND — A coalition of statewide groups is is-suing a “ShopMIDowntown Holiday Challenge” to allMichigan residents. The “ShopMIDowntown HolidayChallenge” asks individuals and organizations to do atleast 75 percent of their shopping this holiday season indowntowns and Michigan Main Street© Districts, thengo online and share their favorite downtown Michiganholiday shopping experience this year to become eligi-ble for a random drawing that offers five weekend get-away packages at Michigan hotels.

The coalition includes the Michigan Main Street Cen-ter at the Michigan State Housing Development Authority(MSHDA), the Small Business Association of Michigan,the Michigan Downtown Association, the Michigan Mu-nicipal League, the Community Economic DevelopmentAssociation of Michigan, The National Trust’s MainStreet Center, Main Street Oakland County, Local First,and Buy Michigan Now!

“The ‘ShopMIDowntown Holiday Challenge’ is a wayto show how easy it is to purchase all of the gifts you’llneed this holiday at downtown stores, and demonstratehow much fun buying local can be,” said Laura Krizov,manager of the Michigan Main Street Center at the MSH-DA.

A 2008 study conducted for Think Local First inGrand Rapids by Civic Economics reported that $73 outof every $100 spent locally stayed within the community,as opposed to $43 of every $100 spent in a business thatwas not locally owned.

“When you buy from the small businesses in Michi-gan’s downtowns and Michigan Main Street© districts,it creates jobs and keeps our friends and neighbors inbusiness,” said SBAM President and CEO Rob Fowler.

“That’s why we are honored to be a part of makingthis challenge happen.”

The study also found that if consumers spent just 10percent more in locally owned businesses, the econom-ic impact could reach $140 million and result in up to1600 new jobs in the Grand Rapids market alone (http://www.localfirst.com/why_local_first/).

Michigan residents also are being asked to share theirstories, photos and videos of their 2010 downtown holi-day shopping trips with the public through the campaign’sFacebook page, Facebook.com/ShopMIDowntown. Peo-ple who post pictures or video of their experience will beautomatically entered into a random drawing to win anovernight stay at one of the following establishments:

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in downtown Clare• The National House Inn in downtown Marshall• The Water Street Inn in downtown Boyne City• The Courtland Carriage House Bed & Breakfast in

downtown Hart.Manistee, Clare, Marshall, Boyne City and Hart are

recognized Michigan Main Street© districts.“We all know that shopping Michigan’s downtowns

during the holidays is a magical tradition that’s been en-joyed by families and friends for generations,” Krizovsaid. “We want Michigan residents to tell the world thisholiday season what makes their experience so memo-rable, whether it’s outstanding customer service by amerchant, a great bargain they find at a local store or anunforgettable meal they had at a downtown restaurant.”

“Portland Main Street is excited to take part in thiscampaign,” said Main Street Manager Patrick Reagan.“Our downtown businesses have a lot of great productsfor shoppers and we believe that this campaign will helpto remind people all of the great things that downtownPortland has to offer.”

The “ShopMIDowntown Holiday Challenge” kickedoff on Nov. 8 and lasts throughout the holiday season,

ending on Dec. 31. The contest was inspired by a cam-paign in Sparta, Michigan. Sparta’s “Christmas in Sparta”campaign (www.christmasinsparta.com) features a vid-eo blog highlighting the various purchases being madedowntown and has helped spur sales at downtown busi-nesses.

The coalition promoting the “ShopMIDowntown Hol-iday Challenge” hopes to duplicate Sparta’s successfulmarketing effort in downtowns across the state.

Individuals interested in more information about the“ShopMIDowntown Holiday Challenge” can contact Lau-ra Krizov, manager of the Michigan Main Street Centerat (517) 241-4237 ([email protected]), or Joe Borg-strom, director of the STARS division at MSHDA, at(517) 241-2512 ([email protected]).

For more information on the Michigan Main Street©program and official contest rules, go toh t t p : / / w w w . m i c h i g a n m a i n s t r e e t c e n t e r.com/ShopMIDowntown.

For a listing of members of the Michigan DowntownAssociation, go to http://www.michigandowntowns.com.

— From Portland Main Street

LANSING — Road to Recovery is an American CancerSociety volunteer-based driving program that provides freetransportation to and from medical centers for cancer pa-tients undergoing treatment. The Society is in need of vol-unteers to help drive cancer patients to and from theirappointments in Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham counties.

“Everyday cancer patients are in need of treatment andthey have no way to get there,” notes Julie Renner, commu-nity program representative for the American Cancer Soci-ety. “For some, the need is as simple as not owning a car ornot feeling well enough to drive. But there are other issues,too, where family and friends may not be able to cover alltreatments due to schedule conflicts or treatment facilities

may be far from home, creating extra stress and expense.”Right now, the American Cancer Society is recruiting

volunteers from throughout Clinton, Eaton and Inghamcounties to help drive cancer patients to and from theirtreatment. According to Renner, volunteer drivers shouldbe able to donate five to 10 hours of their time each monthas their schedule allows.

To learn more about Road to Recovery or to volunteerfor this program, call your local American Cancer Societyoffice at (517) 332-3300. For cancer information, contactyour American Cancer Society anytime at 1-800-227-2345or visit www.cancer.org.

— From the American Cancer Society

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LANSING — In the true spirit of the Thanksgiving holi-day, the American Red Cross encourages your communitymembers to show thanks by giving.

“Coming to donate blood shows you’re someone whocares about others,” said Sharon Jaksa, CEO for the GreatLakes Region of the American Red Cross. “We are alwayslooking to increase the number of blood donors in diversecommunities. It’s part of our mission to ensure blood isavailable for anyone who needs it.”

Blood type, like eye or hair color, is an inherited trait.And most people will readily recognize the most widelyidentified blood groups: A, B, O and AB. The prevalenceof blood groups varies among ethnic groups. For instance,about 60 percent of the Latino population is group O ver-sus 45 percent of the general population. Nearly 20 percentof African Americans have group B blood, compared to 11percent of Caucasians.

Part of building an adequate blood supply rests in iden-tifying and recruiting donors with rare blood types. TheRed Cross offers support to hospitals across the country infinding donors with unique blood types through its collabo-ration with AABB on the American Rare Donor Program.

“We want to be there for everyone, donor and patientalike,” Jaksa said. “That’s what sets us apart and makes usthe American Red Cross.”

The following is a list of American Red Cross blooddrives in the area through Dec. 8.

• Nov. 15: Buffalo Wild Wings, 360 Albert St., East Lan-sing, 2-7:45 p.m.

• Nov. 15: MSU Bailey Hall, 2-7:45 p.m.• Nov. 15: MSU International Center, W. Shaw Lane, East

Lansing, 10 a.m.-5:45 p.m.• Nov. 15: Lansing Blood Donation Center, 1729 E. Sagi-

naw, 1-6:45 p.m.• Nov. 15: First United Methodist Church, 600 S. Main,

Eaton Rapids, noon-5:45 p.m.• Nov. 16: The Michigan Athletic Club, 2900 Hannah

Bvd., East Lansing, 9 a.m.-2:45 p.m.

Red Cross encourages blood donations for holidays• Nov. 16: MSU Lake Huron Room, 10 a.m.-3:45 p.m.• Nov. 16: MSU McDonel Hall, noon-5:45 p.m.• Nov. 16: Lansing Blood Donation Center, 1729 E. Sagi-

naw, noon-5:45 p.m.• Nov. 16: Lawrence Avenue United Methodist Church,

210 E. Lawrence Ave., Charlotte, 11 a.m.-4:45 p.m.• Nov. 17: MSU Wonders Hall, 9 a.m.-8:45 p.m.• Nov. 17: MSU Shaw Hall, 11 a.m.-4:45 p.m.• Nov. 17: Lansing Blood Donation Center, 1729 E. Sagi-

naw, 1-6:45 p.m.• Nov. 18: MSU Akers Hall, 1-6:45 p.m.• Nov. 18: MSU Shaw Hall, 1-6:45 p.m.• Nov. 18: MSU College of Veterinary Medicine, noon-5:45

p.m.• Nov. 18: Lansing Blood Donation Center, 1729 E. Sagi-

naw, noon-5:45 p.m.• Nov. 18: Delta Charter Township Building, 7710 W.

Saginaw Hwy., Lansing, noon-5:45 p.m.• Nov. 19: St. Paul Lutheran Church, 3383 Lake Lansing

Road, East Lansing, 12:30-6:15 p.m.• Nov. 19: Haslett Community Church, 1427 Haslett

Road, 1-6:45 p.m.• Nov. 19: Lansing Blood Donation Center, 1729 E. Sagi-

naw, 7 a.m.-12:45 p.m.• Nov. 20: Lansing Blood Donation Center, 1729 E. Sagi-

naw, 8:15 a.m.-2 p.m.• Nov. 22: Lansing Blood Donation Center, 1729 E. Sagi-

naw, 1-6:45 p.m.• Nov. 23: Lansing Blood Donation Center, 1729 E. Sagi-

naw, noon-5:45 p.m.• Nov. 24: Lansing Blood Donation Center, 1729 E. Sagi-

naw, 9 a.m.-2:45 p.m.• Nov. 24: Radisson Hotel, 111 N. Grand Ave., Lansing,

10 a.m.-3:45 p.m.• Nov. 26: Lansing Blood Donation Center, 1729 E. Sagi-

naw, 7 a.m.-12:45 p.m.To schedule an appointment to donate, call 1-800-RED-

CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit www.RedCrossBlood.orgfor more information. Individuals who are 17 years of age(16 with parental permission in some states), meet weightand height requirements (110 pounds or more, dependingon their height) and are in generally good health may beeligible to donate blood. Bring your Red Cross blood do-nor card or other form of positive ID when you come todonate.

— From the American Red Cross

LANSING — The Michigan Commission of Agricultureand the Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) todayannounced a Public Input Meeting and review period hasbeen scheduled for Nov. 30 in order to gather commentson the 2011 draft of the state’s Generally Accepted Agricul-tural and Management Practices (GAAMPs) for Site Selec-tion and Odor Control for New and Expanding LivestockProduction Facilities.

The GAAMPs Public Input Meeting will be held at 1:30p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 30, in the Guyer ConferenceRoom at MDA’s Geagley Laboratory, 1615 S. Harrison Road,

East Lansing.Written comments may be submitted to MDA’s Environ-

mental Stewardship Division, P.O. Box 30017, Lansing, MI48909 and postmarked no later than Nov. 30, or sent via e-mail to [email protected] by 5 p.m. on Nov. 30. MDAwill forward all comments received by the due date to theSite Selection GAAMPs Task Force chairperson for consid-eration prior to final review and adoption.

The Michigan Right to Farm Act provides nuisance pro-tection for farms and farm operations. In order to havethis protection, the farm or farm operation must conform

to GAAMPs, which are set by the Michigan Commissionof Agriculture. These GAAMPs are reviewed annually byscientific committees of various experts, and revised andupdated as necessary. Public comment is accepted andconsidered before final versions of the GAAMPs are ap-proved.

For a copy of any of these GAAMPs including the pro-posed revisions, please visit www.michigan.gov/gaamps,or contact the MDA’s Environmental Stewardship Divisionat (517) 373-9797, or toll free at (877) 632-1783.

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EAST LANSING — Chris-tine White, State ExecutiveDirector for Michigan’s FarmService Agency (FSA) an-nounced that producers canbegin signing up for USDA’sCrop Assistance Program(CAP.) CAP provides disas-ter aid to producers in speci-fied Michigan counties whosesoybean production was ad-versely affected by exces-sive moisture and relatedconditions that occurred in2009. Registration will con-tinue through Dec. 9, 2010.

Producers in Ionia andClinton counties are eligiblefor the program.

“This program is only ap-plicable to acreage locatedin a primary disaster desig-nated county and does notextend to acreage in contig-uous counties,” said White.

“A complete list of disastercounties can be found online at http://disaster.fsa.usda.gov.”

CAP payments will be cal-culated by multiplying eligi-ble acreage times the cropspayment rate. Per acre pay-ment rates will be proratedby FSA in order to keep pay-ments within available fundsfor the program. Producerswill initially receive 75 per-cent of their CAP paymentand once sign up is com-plete, they will receive upto an additional 25 percent.The predetermined, per-acre,payment rates for soybeansis $15.62. Producers will self-certify that they have met theloss threshold for an eligiblecrop, provided they have pro-duction evidence to supportthe 5 percent or greater loss

claimed. Producers certifica-tion of loss are subject tospot check.

The general eligibility pro-visions, payment limits, andadjusted gross income limitsthat apply to FSA programsapply to CAP. No personor legal entity (excludingjoint venture or general part-nership) may receive, direct-ly or indirectly, more than$100,000 in CAP benefits. Ad-ditionally, CAP payments willbe treated as 2009 revenueunder the Supplemental Rev-enue Assistance Payments(SURE) Program.

For more informationabout USDA Farm ServiceAgency disaster assistanceprograms, visit a local FSAcounty office or http://disaster.fsa.usda.gov.

— From the USDA

Area farmers eligible forsoybean crop assistance

PORTLAND — Portlandwill come alive with greatactivities and promotionsduring the 2010 Holiday-Fest, to be held on Nov.19-20 in downtown Port-land. Horse-drawn carriagerides, a window-decoratingcontest, great promotionsand in-store demonstra-tions, the “Third Friday ArtWalk,” and a visit from San-ta and Mrs. Claus highlightthis year’s event.

“We have many fun, fam-ily-friendly activities hap-pening downtownthroughout HolidayFest,and we feel that it is goingto be a fantastic event in2010,” said Main Street Man-ager Patrick Reagan.

On Friday, the “Third Fri-day Art Walk,” businesses’open houses, live music, apainting demonstration atRaffaeles’ Marketplace, andthe annual “Luminary Lane”on Kent and Bridge Streetswill take place in downtownPortland, among many oth-er activities.

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riage rides, a very popularactivity every year, will beoffered downtown twiceduring the 2010 HolidayFest- on Friday, Nov. 19, from 6to 9 p.m., and on Saturday,Nov. 20, from 2 to 5 p.m.The carriage rides are spon-sored by Around the BlockQuilt Shop and Raffaeles’Marketplace. Rides will cost$3 for adults and $2 for chil-dren, with children age 5and under allowed to ridefree.

On Saturday, activitiesinclude the Portland GardenClub’s annual bird-feederwreath-making workshop, akids’ candy cane hunt, avisit from Santa and Mrs.Claus at 4 p.m., live music atvarious downtown venues,and the lighting of the CityChristmas tree at 6 p.m. atScout Park

The 2010 HolidayFest ispresented by Portland MainStreet and the PortlandCommunity Arts Council.For more information onthis event, individuals areencouraged to visit the Port-

land Main Street website atwww.portlandmainstreet.orgor the PCAC website atwww.portlandcommunityarts.com.

The goal of the PortlandMain Street program is toactively revitalize Portland’svibrant, charming, andunique downtown into agathering place-one thatuses broad-based commu-nity support to (1) provideopportunities to entrepre-neurs; (2) sustain a strongeconomic foundation forthe region; and (3) safe-guard history, tradition, anda sense of community forresidents and visitors.

For more information onhow you can be part ofthis mission, visit the Port-land Main Street website atwww.portlandmainstreet.orgor call the Portland MainStreet offices at (517)647-5027.

The PCAC’s vision is toconnect the community byweaving the arts into every-day life.

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PORTLAND — Though retired from teaching, play di-rector Phil Huber returns to Portland High School to stagethe fall play “You Can’t Take It With You,” a classic Ameri-can comedy written by the team of Moss Hart and GeorgeS. Kaufman.

Eccentricities abound in this story about a family thatlives life around the philosophy of enjoy what you do, en-joy who you are and remember that the greatest thingsin life are not things, but people. Set during the Great De-pression, the struggles of many of the characters are par-allel to what is happening in America today.

Being diverse and following dreams is what the Syca-more household is all about.

“This is a very crazy, but happy family” stated Huber ashe discussed the members of the household. “It is a havenfor personal expression and someone brought home for ameal may wind up staying for years and years.”

Portland High School has staged “You Can’t Take It WithYou” several times down through the years, and Huber not-ed that the play is enjoying a resurgence due to the eco-nomic times, large cast and relevance to the recession.

“It has many interesting characters who bring life tothe stage and though individual roles are great, a warmthand love exists in the family that we all want in our lives,”said Huber.

The cast features 19 actors and this production hasa large influx of freshmen and new cast members thatare excited by the set and involvement they have in theplay. It is proving to be a great theater experience forall involved. All cast members are expected to help withpainting and set building so that they get a full theatre ex-perience and learn how important everyone is in bringinga play about.

Ginger Lehman has returned to costume the produc-tion and is seeking out just the right clothing for this1930s period play.

The set has been built with over 25 students assistingthe construction team of Paul Marisch (an award-winningset designer who also built the set for the Grand LedgeHigh production of West Side Story) and carpenter’s as-sistant, Warren Smith. Students have had more than twoweeks to move on the stage and adjust to the period feel.

Scenography has been handled by Lydia Huber alongwith a strong team of student painters. Lighting for theproduction is being designed and executed by ColleenPalmiter and sound is being designed by Kevin Treman.Period make-up and hair is being created by Lydia Pre-

PHS Drama to perform classic comedy this week

The Portland High School Drama Club performs the classic comedy “You Can’t Take It With You.”Performances are scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 18, and Saturday, Nov. 20, with both shows at 7 p.m. Thereis also a performance on Sunday, Nov. 21, at 2 p.m. All performances take place in the PHS auditorium.

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beck who has also served as assistant director. Kim Mar-tin has returned to PHS from her classes at LCC to workwith the backstage crew and stage manage.

Cast members include: Chloe Alberta (Essie), JadeJones (Rheba), Asher Dorshimer (Paul Sycamore), CodyEdgecomb (Mr. DePina), Jordan McNaughton (Ed Carmi-chael), T.J. Jarrad (Grandpa Vanderhof), Rose Palmiter(Alice Sycamore), Allison Fox (Charlotte Henderson),Thomas Day (Tony Kirby), Jaque Barr (Kolenkhov), Vio-let Thole (Miss Wellington), Andrew Fox (Donald), John

Kmetz (Mr. Kirby), Ashley Curtis (Mrs. Kirby), JaquiePlatte (Grand Duchess - Olga Katrina), Callie Smith (Pe-nelope Sycamore), and Nathan Schneider and Sarah Burn-ham as the G-men.

Performances for the play are scheduled for Thursday,Nov. 18, and Saturday, Nov. 20, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday,Nov. 21, at 2 p.m. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for stu-dents. All performances take place in the Portland HighSchool auditorium.

— From the PHS Drama Club

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IONIA — The Ionia County Road Com-mission has announced the reopening ofthe Whites historic covered bridge locatedat Whites Bridge Road over the Flat Riverabout 5.5 miles southeast of the city ofBelding in Ionia County.

Almost 11 months ago, on Jan. 9, the Io-nia County Road Commission closed thebridge to all motor traffic as a result of amid-span hit-and-run accident. The closureaffected many commuters and local usersrerouting them along an 11-mile detour.

The covered bridge is one of the oldestbridges in Michigan, was designed and pat-ented in July of 1857 by Josiah Brown Jr. ofBuffalo New York.

The bridge was built in 1869 by JaredN. Brezee also from New York at a costof $1,700 which took two years to pay off.Construction took 84 days, and is built ofall local timbers and locally fabricated fas-teners.

The bridge was named after the WhitesFamily, prominent pioneers of the day. Thebridge along with the Fallasburg CoveredBridge is both on the National and StateRegisters of Historic Places. The bridge isfamous due to its innovative truss designwith no vertical wrought iron tension mem-

bers.The bridge damage was repaired/

replaced using new timbers, including re-use of most of the original bolts. In earlyApril 2010, Williams & Works was selectedto design and engineer the repairs for thedamaged area. Winter-Troutwine AssociatesInc. was contracted as the project’s historicpreservation consultant. In early SeptemberAnlaan Corp. was hired to make the repairsincluding all temporary bracing and shor-ing necessary to support the bridge duringthe repair process.

Today, the repairs are complete and this140-year old piece of local history can goback in use carrying modern day motorvehicles of up to 3 tons. A walk throughthe bridge today is a walk through history,with names and dates of romances of pasttimes.

This project also speaks to the County’ssense and value of local history. WayneSchoonover, the Ionia County Road Engi-neer noted it best when he stated “it’s greatwhen we can continue the use our historicstructures to serve the public … and leaveour mark on its continuing history”.

— From the Ionia County Road Com-mission

Historic covered bridge reopened by county

The Ionia County Road Commission has reopened the historic Whites Bridgesouth of Belding. The covered bridge was built in 1869 and is one of the oldestbridges in the state.

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LANSING — As potentially severe win-ter weather approaches, the Michigan De-partment of Agriculture (MDA) is remindinganimal owners to plan for cold, dangerousconditions that may impact the health andwell being of their pets and livestock.

“Michigan pets and livestock can be neg-atively impacted by winter weather,” saidDr. Steve Halstead, MDA State Veterinarian.“Both pets and livestock react to harsh con-ditions and it’s imperative that owners planahead and take extra steps to ensure thehealth and safety of their animals.”

State law requires owners provide an ad-equate supply of feed and water for their ani-mals, as well as shelter from the wind andother severe conditions.

“Generally speaking, the state of the econ-omy is challenging owners in their ability toproperly care for their animals,” said Hal-stead. “But there may be organizations inMichigan willing to help people keep theirpets at home, instead of surrendering themduring difficult economic times. So, if youneed help, I encourage you contact your lo-cal animal shelter or humane society.”

As a reminder, dogs, cats, and other com-panion animals that live inside homes maynot tolerate outdoor winter temperatures forvery long periods.

Guardian dogs and barn cats that live out-side need dry, clean, enclosed spaces such

as dog or cat houses that retain body heat.Other winter precautions for companion an-imals include ensuring:

• Access to clean water• Adequate feed• Good grooming• Protection from de-icing chemicals,

which can irritate skin• Protection from antifreeze, which tastes

sweet to animals, but is extremely toxicMDA’s Generally Accepted Agricultural

and Management Practices (GAAMPs) forthe Care of Farm Animals have specific guid-ance on cold weather care for livestock spe-cies. Some general precautions include:

• Ensuring access to clean water that isnot frozen

• Increasing feed to provide energy whichhelps animals stay warm

• Providing shelter such as barns, forests,and hills to allow animals to escape the windand heavy snow

• Caution around icy areas to preventfalls and injuries

• Taking care while hauling livestock inicy winter weather

For more information on GAAMPs, visitat http://www.michigan.gov/gaamps or findus on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MIDeptofAgriculture.

— From the Michigan Department ofAgriculture

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KALAMAZOO — Michigan ranks fourth in the country forthe number of grease and cooking fires on Thanksgiving Day,according to claims figures from State Farm. More cookingfires occur on Thanksgiving than any other day of the year.

According to State Farm claims data from 2005-2009,grease and cooking-related claims more than double onThanksgiving Day compared to an average day in November.

With the popularity of turkey frying increasing, U.S. firedepartments are responding to more than 1,000 fires eachyear in which a deep fryer is involved. The National Fire Pro-tection Association (NFPA) says deep fryer fires cause anaverage of 5 deaths, 60 injuries, and more than $15 million inproperty damage each year.

“One of the worst things that can happen with turkey fry-ing is getting splattered with hot oil,” says Eddie Bain, Inves-tigation and Prevention Program Director at the Illinois FireService Institute (IFSI). “It will cause burns that are worsethan fire because frying oil sticks to you. It can burn an adultvery badly, but a child could easily be covered from head tofoot in oil splatter, resulting in potentially fatal burns.”

Most turkey fryer fires are preventable. Recognizing com-

Michigan among top five for Thanksgiving firesmon mistakes is a critical step in reducing your risk of a fireor potentially fatal burns.

• Too much oil in the fryer pot - If the pot is overfilled,the oil may spill out when the turkey is lowered in. Oil canhit the burner and cause a fire. Follow the owner’s manualto determine the proper amount of oil to use.

• Dropping a frozen or partially thawed turkey into oil -Frozen or partially frozen turkeys placed into the fryer cancause a spillover and may result in a fire. Make sure yourturkey is properly thawed and slowly lower it into the pot toprevent oil from splashing.

• Fryer is too close to structures - More than one-thirdof fires involving a fryer start in a garage or patio. Cookoutdoors and away from flammables; maintain a safe dis-

tance from any buildings and keep the fryer off any wood-en structures.

• Oil and water don’t mix - When ice comes into contactwith hot oil, the water vaporizes, causing steam bubblesto pop and spray hot oil. Do not use ice or water to cooldown oil or extinguish an oil fire. Keep a fire extinguisherapproved for cooking or grease fire nearby and immediatelycall 911 for help.

• Unattended cooking - Frying involves cooking witha combustible medium, namely the cooking oil or grease.Many frying units do not have thermostat controls and if leftunwatched, the oil will continue to heat until the point ofcombustion.

— From State Farm Insurance

LANSING — About 800 Alzheimer’s Champions from thegreater Lansing area were on the move to end Alzheimer’s dis-ease at the annual Alzheimer’s Association’s Memory Walk®.Champions raised more than $98,000 to fund Alzheimer’scare, support and research.

“It is very encouraging that so many members of theLansing community became Champions in the fight againstAlzheimer’s disease at this year’s Memory Walk,” said LisaVickers, Alzheimer’s Association events director. “With fundsraised at this year’s Walk, the Alzheimer’s Association willprovide much needed care and support to people touched bythe disease as well as research to fight Alzheimer’s disease.”

There are as many as 5.3 million people currently livingwith the disease in America. In Michigan alone, there are anestimated 191,684 people with Alzheimer’s disease. It is es-timated that someone in America develops Alzheimer’s dis-ease every 70 seconds, by mid-century someone will developAlzheimer’s disease every 33 seconds.

In addition to the 3K or 5K walk this year, participantsenjoyed performances by MSU cheerleaders as well as highschool cheerleaders and pom pon squads, music, clowns,

kids’ games, massages, door prizes, 50/50 raffle, 40” flat screenTV raffle, and new this year, walkers had the opportunity tosign a Tribute Wall in honor of, support of, or remembranceof someone. Vickers adds, “We were very fortunate that ourHonorary Co-Chairs Jane Aldrich (WLNS Channel 6) and KipBohne (WSYM Fox 47) were once again generous to emceethis annual event.”

The Alzheimer’s Association is appreciative of the tremen-dous support the organization has received from communitysponsors, which include:

Hosting: Tri-County Office on Aging;Diamond: Jackson National Life Insurance Company;Platinum: DRM International Learning Center, Indepen-

dence Village of Grand Ledge, and Rosewood AFC of DeWitt;Gold: Grandhaven Living Center, Holt Senior Care and Re-

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Bronze: Burcham Hills Retirement Community, CypressHome Care, Inc., Dart Bank, Home Instead Senior Care, Ing-

ham Regional Assisted Living, and Mareck Family and Geriat-ric Services;

Copper: Arcadia Health Care, Grace Haven Living Center,and Lifehouse Properties; Campus: Geriatric Education Cen-ter of Michigan;

Media: WLNS Channel 6, WSYM Fox 47, HOM-TV, CAM-TV, and Comcast.

The Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk® is the na-tion’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheim-er care, support and research programs. Held annually inhundreds of communities across the country, this inspiringevent calls volunteers of all ages to become Champions in thefight against Alzheimer’s.

The Alzheimer’s Association is the leading voluntary healthorganization in Alzheimer’s research, care and support. Ourmission is to eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through the ad-vancement of research; to provide and enhance care and sup-port forallaffected;andtoreducetheriskofdementia throughthe promotion of brain health. Our vision is a world withoutAlzheimer’s. For more information visit www.alz.org.

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BROOKLYN, Mich. —Pewamo-Westphalia cappedoff the best boys cross coun-try season in school historywith a seventh-place finishat the MHSAA Division 4state finals at Michigan Inter-national Speedway on Nov.6. While the Pirate girls havequalified for the state finalsas a team on four differentoccasions, this was the firsttime that a P-W boys teamparticipated in the state fi-nals since 1978.

Greg Trierweiler led theway for the Pirates, postinga time of 17:21, good for49th place overall in a fieldof 237. Trierweiler finished45 places better and 50 sec-onds faster than he ran atlast year’s state finals, forwhich he qualified as an indi-vidual.

Blake Thelen was the sec-ond Pirate to cross the fin-ish line, with a personal-besttime of 17:28, in 60th place

overall.Senior Zach Smith’s time

of 17:37 in his final race washis fastest time of the year,beating his previous seasonbest by 42 seconds.

Joel Pennell posted a per-sonal record time of 17:55and Brad Wirth rounded outthe scorers with a time of17:59, 55 seconds faster thanhis state final qualifying timeat the regional meet on Sept.25. Tanner Droste ran a per-sonal best at the state fi-nals, 18:01, as did seniorKevin Wohlfert, whose timeof 18:02 beat his personal re-cord by 43 seconds in hisfinal race with P-W crosscountry. Pirate head coachScott Werner was ecstaticwith his team’s perfor-mance.

“All seven boys ran ex-traordinary races for them-selves,” Werner said. “It wasa great way to end a veryspecial season. I was espe-cially proud of our seniors(Smith, Wirth and Wohlfert)in the way they finished off

their careers on such a highnote. They had no regrets inthis race and left everythingon the course today.”

With the team bringingback three sophomores anda freshman from the seven-man roster, P-W will likelynot have to wait another 32years for a return to the statefinals. “The future looksbright for the program andI think this is something wecan build on with our groupof returners in future years,”Werner said. “I think thisrace today really opened uptheir eyes that they can ac-complish some big things.”

Pirate boys seventh at state finals meetBy SCOTT [email protected]

Right: Pewamo-Westphalia senior BradWirth (1635) approachesthe finish line at theMHSAA Division 4 crosscountry state finals at MISon Nov. 6. Wirth and thePirates finished seventhin the state at the meetas a team, the best finishin school history.

Photo by Dick Hoekstra/LSJ Media

GRAND RAPIDS — Port-land’s bid for its first-everdistrict title in football fellshort on Nov. 5, when GrandRapids West Catholic (10-1)intercepted four Jake Ken-yon passes, two of them inthe end zone, to knock theRaiders (7-4) out of the Divi-sion 5 playoffs with a 38-13win.

Kenyon also threw twotouchdowns passes of 32and 15 yards for Portland,who finish their season withfour losses to teams who fin-

ished with a combined regu-lar-season record of 33-3.

Portland coach John No-vara said that his team gavetheir all against the top-ranked team in the state inDivision 5.

“I thought our kids playedhard,” Novara said. “GrandRapids West Catholic has aheck of a football team, theyhave a lot of athletes, they’rewell coached and I thoughtwe played very physical. I’mproud of our kids for whatthey did tonight.”

Portland struck first, ona three-play drive that in-cluded a 53-yard keeper by

Kenyon that set up a 32-yardpass to Tyler Pierce thatgave the Raiders an early 7-0lead just 1:15 into the game.

The Falcons struck backwith a 74-yard bomb fromLance Buitendyk to ZackSmith that tied the gamewith 8:36 left in the firstquarter.

Portland looked to takethe lead again with a 52-yarddrive that started on theRaider 28 and ended witha Kenyon pass to the backof the end zone that waspicked off on the lucky 13thplay of the drive, still in thefirst quarter.

But Portland bouncedright back and did take thelead again on a 15-yard passby Kenyon on which Piercemade an acrobatic catch inthe corner of the end zone,a scene that has been famil-iar to Raider fans this sea-son. That made the score13-7 with 8:42 left in the sec-ond quarter.

West Catholic’s Kyle Coryscored on a tough run from25 yards out late in the sec-ond quarter to give the Fal-cons a 14-13 lead at thehalf.

The Falcons stretchedthe lead to 21-13 with a

4-yard keeper by Buitendykon the first drive of the thirdquarter, and then got the ballback when a Kenyon passwas tipped up in the air atthe line and fell to defensivelineman Dan Green, settingup West Catholic at the Port-land 8-yard line.

The Raider defense heldWest Catholic to a 27-yardfield goal, but the offensejust couldn’t get back ontrack.

The Falcons scored on an86-yard halfback pass with8:00 left in the game, andthen on a two-yard run with1:49 remaining to make the

final score 38-13.“We know they’re a great

program,” said West Catho-lic coach Dan Rohn.

“They’re a very physicalfootball team, and we justhad to match their punchesearly and see if we couldwithstand it, and we did.They’re going to be back, weknow that.”

And so ended Portland’s12th playoff run in programhistory, and the eighth in arow.

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LANSING — The Michigan Department of Agriculture(MDA) and Michigan Department of Natural Resourcesand Environment (MDNRE) today announced that theagencies have been awarded a $500,000 federal grantto enhance the state’s Hunter Access Program (HAP)with an emphasis on Conservation Reserve Enhance-ment Program (CREP) land and more opportunities foryouth hunting.

“This is good news for hunters who may not currentlyhave access to hunting land,” said Rebecca Humphries,MDNRE Director.

“This grant will allow us to open up more hunting op-portunities in Michigan, and further our priorities of pre-serving our state’s rich hunting heritage.”

HAP provides financial incentive to landowners insouthern Michigan who are willing to allow hunters tohunt on their lands. Lands must be at least 40 acresin size and payments increase with the level of habitatquality.

The grant will allow the agencies to use a multifac-eted approach to expand HAP with a goal to increase theacres and number of sites enrolled in the program. Cur-rently, there are 8,000 acres on 53 farms with the goalof expanding to over 15,000 acres on 100 farms by 2013,and placing an emphasis on CREP land and increasingyouth and apprentice hunter opportunities.

The HAP will be promoted to landowners throughconservation districts, Pheasants Forever Chapters andother conservation partners. It will be a key componentof the Pheasant Restoration Initiative in southern Michi-gan.

“Michigan’s CREP has restored over 72,000 acres ofgrassland and wetland habitat and plays an instrumentalrole in reducing nonpoint source pollution.

This federal grant provides an additional opportunityfor producers to protect the land through program en-rollment,” said Don Koivisto, MDA Director.

“I would encourage Michigan landowners to partici-pate in this great environmental program as there are in-creased financial incentives ranging from $3 to $20 peracre with better rates paid for higher quality habitat andlands closer to urban centers.”

Michigan’s Conservation Reserve Enhancement Pro-gram (CREP) was created to help protect our environ-ment and wildlife and continues to partner with thefederal government to implement conservation practic-es of great significance to the state such as of soil ero-sion, water quality, and wildlife habitat.

For more information on MDA’s CREP, visitwww.michigan.gov/mda, click on farming, and then en-vironment; and for additional information on DNRE’sHAP, visit www.michigan.gov/hunting.

— From the Michigan Department of Agriculture

Grant to enhance Hunter Access ProgramDNRE seeks increase inyouth hunter opportunities

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statefinalsPortland’s VictoriaSochor in action at theMHSAA Division 3State Championshipcross country meet atthe MichiganI n t e r n a t i o n a lSpeedway on Nov. 6.Sochor, the Raiders’only 2010 statequalifier, finished with atime of 19:59, good for66th overall out of 245runners.

EAST LANSING — The Michigan HighSchool Athletic Association’s Scholar-Ath-lete Award will again award 32 $1,000 schol-arships to top student-athletes at memberhigh schools during the 2010-11 school year,and schools will soon be closing their appli-cation periods so they can submit their nom-inees to the MHSAA during the first week ofDecember.

Underwritten by Farm Bureau Insurance,the Scholar-Athlete Award highlights the val-ue that extra-curricular activities play in thetotal education of a high school student, of-ten improving their academic achievementsin the process. The Scholar-Athlete Awardis in its 21st year. Since its inception in1989-90, Farm Bureau Insurance has pre-sented $511,000 in scholarships through thisprogram.

The first 30 scholarships will be present-ed on a graduated basis across the MHSAA’straditional class structure. From Class Aschools, six boys and six girls will receivescholarships; from Class B schools, fourboys and four girls; from Class C schools,three boys and three girls; and from ClassD schools, two boys and two girls will behonored. The final two scholarships will beat-large minority selections, regardless ofschool size. The scholarships may be used atthe institution of higher learning the recipi-ents attend during the first year at those col-leges. Applications from individual schoolswill be limited to the number of availablescholarships in their Class. Class A schoolsmay submit the names of six boys and sixgirls; Class B schools may submit four boysand four girls; Class C may submit threeboys and three girls; and Class D may submittwo boys and two girls.

Students applying for the Scholar-Ath-lete Award must be graduating during the2010-11 school year, be carrying an unround-ed 3.50 (on a 4.0) grade point average, andhave won a varsity letter in a sport in whichthe MHSAA sponsors a post-season tourna-ment prior to their senior year. The sportsthe MHSAA sponsors post-season competi-tion are baseball, girls and boys basketball,girls and boys bowling, girls competitivecheer (not sideline cheerleading, dance orpom pon), girls and boys cross country, foot-ball, girls and boys golf, girls gymnastics,ice hockey, girls and boys lacrosse, girls andboys skiing, girls and boys soccer, softball,girls and boys swimming and diving, girlsand boys tennis, girls and boys track andfield, girls volleyball, and wrestling.

Applicants will be required to show in-volvement in other school-community activ-

ities and submit an essay on the importanceof sportsmanship in educational athletics.

Applications are available only in digitalformat. The downloadable forms on theMHSAA website need only be saved to acomputer, filled out in nearly any word pro-cessing program – in Windows or Macintoshplatforms -- and then printed out to be at-tached to the required essay and letters ofrecommendation. Students should submittheir applications to their school athletic di-rector, principal or guidance counselor byNov. 22.

Students should check with their schooladministration to determine who the inter-nal coordinator for the program is, and ifthe school has an earlier internal applica-tion deadline. Schools have additional ma-terials to submit with student applications,and each school must submit all of its appli-cations at one time. Individually mailed ap-plications to the MHSAA office will not beaccepted.

The application materials are availableonline on the Scholar-Athlete Award page ofthe MHSAA website.

A committee composed of school admin-istrators from across the state will selectregional and statewide winners in early Feb-ruary, with the winners to be announced lat-er in the month. All applicants, finalists andscholarship recipients will be announced onthe MHSAA Web site. The 32 scholarship re-cipients will be recognized at the MHSAABoys Basketball Finals at the Breslin StudentEvents Center in East Lansing on March 26.

Farm Bureau Insurance, one of Michi-gan‘s major insurers, has a statewide forceof over 400 agents serving more than 380,000Michigan policyholders. Besides providinglife, home auto, farm, business and retire-ment insurance, the company also sponsorslifesaving, real-time Doppler weather track-ing systems in several Michigan communi-ties.

The MHSAA is a private, not-for-profit cor-poration of voluntary membership by over1,600 public and private senior high schoolsand junior high/middle schools which existsto develop common rules for athletic eligibil-ity and competition. No government fundsor tax dollars support the MHSAA, whichwas the first such association nationally tonot accept membership dues or tournamententry fees from schools. Member schoolswhich enforce these rules are permitted toparticipate in MHSAA tournaments, whichattract approximately 1.6 million spectatorseach year.

— From the MHSAA

Scholar-AthleteAward applicationsdue by Nov. 22

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LANSING — Michigan Department of Human ServicesDirector Ismael Ahmed last week recognized five individu-als and two teams with service awards. Efforts to improveemployee morale, reorganize the administrative hearingnotification process to create efficiencies and provide sup-port to foster parents to ensure child safety and well-beingwere among examples of outstanding efforts by DHS em-ployees to carry out the department’s mission and demon-strate superior leadership. “DHS is better because of thesepeople who go above and beyond to help us fulfill ourmission to serve vulnerable children, adults and families,”Ahmed said. “I commend them for their outstanding ser-vice and dedication.”

Those honored include:Kate Hanley, of Okemos, the director of the permanen-

cy division within the Bureau of Child Welfare, was award-ed the Best Practice Leadership Award for her efforts tohelp children find permanency. Hanley developed and im-plemented the Permanency Resource Manager program tohelp children who’ve waited the longest in foster care findpermanent connections. By Sept. 30, 81 percent of tempo-rary court wards and 77 percent of permanent court wardsin counties that participate in the program achieved per-manency. Six departmental Star Awards were given to fourindividuals and two teams. The Star Award honors out-standing DHS employees and teams whose abilities andachievement exemplify DHS values and goals, includingleadership, integrity, excellence, inclusion and teamwork.

Star Award individual honorees include:• Teresa Marvin, of Portland, an Early On parent liaison

in the Central Office Children’s Protective Services. Shehas worked for the department for 10 years and demon-strates integrity and fairness in all she does, while helpingfellow employees recognize their own strengths.

• LaTasha McKinney-Newell, of Canton, a district sec-retary in the Wayne County Inkster district office. She hasbeen with DHS for four years and is recognized for herstrong organizations skills that have allowed her to im-prove the administrative hearing process.

• Sharon L. Rowland, of Redford Township, a Jobs,Education and Training specialist in the Wayne CountyGreydale/Grand River district office. She has spent 13 yearsat DHS and is dedicated to providing excellent customerservice.

• Kaye Smith-Clay, of Detroit, a department manager atthe Wayne County Greydale/Grand River district office cur-rently assigned to Cadillac Place. She has worked for DHSfor 20 years, and makes a practice of soliciting input fromkey stakeholders, actively listens and provides follow up ina timely manner.

Star Award team honorees include:The Cash and Employment and Training Policy Unit,

which is in Adult and Family Services. Members of the unithave consistently proved themselves to be dedicated, hard-working, professional experts who developed a trainingprogram, traveled through the state to train staff - all whilemaintaining their regular duties. Team members include:

• Dale Shaw, of Dewitt, cash assistance policy analyst.• Dawn M. Sweeney, of Potterville, employment and

training policy analyst.• Bobi Dixon, of Grand Ledge, disability policy analyst.• Pam Hartenburg, of Eaton Rapids, employment and

training program specialist.For more information about DHS, please visit

www.michigan.gov/dhs . Follow DHS on Twitter @Mich-iganDHS or become a fan at www.facebook.com/MichiganDHS.

— From the Michigan DHS

Portland residenthonored by DHS

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A fast-moving familyFamily members Grace Smith-Jobski, Nicole Bodell, Wendy Smith-Jobski, Randy Jobski, and BenSmith, who is the father and grandfather of the group, ran in the Dino Dash 5K race for the MSUMuseum on Oct. 3. The same family members ran a 5K race Oct. 24 for the Make A Wish Foundation.

Ruth Violet Johnson GrahamMrs. Graham died November 8, 2010 in Ionia, Michigan,

after a long illness. She was a resident of Heartland HealthCare. Ruth was born in Detroit, Michigan on April 19, 1925 toJohn and Elsie (Berg) Johnson. She graduated in 1942 fromOwen High School in Wisconsin. A lifelong Lutheran, shemarried Glenn Graham of Peoria, Illinois, on March 3, 1946at Peoria. She retired in 1985 from working as a medical as-sistant in Gainesville, Florida; she was trained as a nurse’saide at Grayling Mercy Hospital in the early 1970s. Beforemoving to Ionia in 2005, the Grahams lived in Traverse City,Michigan; during their marriage, they also lived in SouthRange, Michigan; Menahga, Minnesota; Gainesville, Florida;Kalkaska, Michigan; Detroit, Michigan; Peoria, Illinois; andSan Jose, California.

She was preceded in death by both parents; brothers Ro-bert of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, and Wilbert of Oregon, half-brother Einard and half-sister Esther; her husband, Glenn,and son, James Marshall Graham. She is survived by adaughter, Jayne Graham of Portland; brothers John AlbertJohnson of Phoenix, Arizona, and Ralph Wiinamaki of Can-by, Oregon; nieces Jan (Dan) Eversole of Mt. Pleasant andKris Johnson of Evergreen, Colorado; and a granddaughter,Beth Ann Graham of Saginaw.

No services will be held. Burial will take place in Moun-tain View Cemetery, South Range, MI. Arrangements are en-trusted to Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home, Ionia. Memor-ial contributions may be made to the Portland CommunityFund P.O. Box 524 Portland, MI 48875 in memory of Violet.Online condolences may be made atwww.schraubenlehman.com.

Eugene "Gene" L. WilcoxPortland

Age 71, passed away on November 9, 2010. Gene wasborn on October 7, 1939 the son of Ivan and Bernita(Trierweiler) Wilcox. He was a member of St. PatrickChurch and a graduate of the class of 1958. He also wasmember of the K of C Council #2168. Gene was veteran of

the U. S. Army and worked as an electrician first with theLocal #665 and then at G. M. for 20 years retiring in 2003. Hewas an avid golfer, bowler, Spartan and Tiger fan.

Gene was preceded in death by his mother, Bernita; in-laws, Arthur and Mildred Kloeckner. Surviving are his wifeof 48 years, Patty; children Dean Wilcox of Greenville,Darcy (Michael) Dowd of Brighton, Darren Wilcox of GrandHaven and Doug Wilcox of Portland; granddaughters Erinand Lauren Dowd; father, Ivan Wilcox; siblings Duane (Jack-ie) Wilcox, Jim (Carol) Wilcox, Jack (Janet) Wilcox andSteve (Barb) Wilcox; brother-in-law, Dale (Joyce)Kloeckner; many nieces and nephews and good friends.

The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated a 1:30p.m., Saturday, November 13, 2010 at St. Patrick Churchwith Rev. Larry King, presiding. Rite of Committal will fol-low at Danby Cemetery. The family will receive friends 2-4and 7-9 p.m., Friday at the Schrauben-Lehman FuneralHome, 210 E. Bridge St., Portland. The rosary will be prayedat 8 p.m., Friday. Memorial contributions may be made to theMultiple Myeloma Research Foundation in memory of Gene.

Online condolences may be made atwww.schraubenlehman.com.

Ann L. BennettPortland

Age 58, passed away on November 9, 2010. Ann was bornon April 29, 1952 in Ionia, MI the daughter of George andLorena (Beden) Pung. She worked at McDonald’s in Portlandfor many years.

Ann was preceded in death by her parents; brothers,George Pung, Jr. and Donald Pung. Surviving are her daugh-ters, Tasha and Denise; siblings, Richard (Alice) Foreback ofPortland, Catherine Wyatt of Georgia, Ernest Pung of Hous-ton, TX., Herman (Janenne) Pung of East Jordan, Judy (Jim)Matthews of Cadillac, and Charles (Ethly) Pung of Ionia;several nieces and nephews.

The Graveside Service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, No-vember 19, 2010 at the Portland Cemetery. Arrangementsare entrusted to Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Homes, Port-land. Online condolences can be made atschraubenlehman.com.

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ROTTWEILER AKC PUPSChampion bloodlines. Call517-552-1912 or 517-202-1128.

SHELTIE PUPS AKC, Cham-pion lines, excellent quali-ty. Beautiful pets! $500Call 989-725-6885.

SHIH-TZU PUPPIES ADORA -BLE Males. Shots &wormed. Paper trained.$250. 616-510-9357

SHIH TZU PUPPY 10 wksold, all black, very loving,$300. 517-281-5313.

SHI-WEENIES, SHI-TZUDACHSHUND mix 3months, Beautiful coat andmarkings, loveable, pa-rents on site, shots,wormed, teady bearp u p p i e s , n o n - s h e d i n ghypo-allergenic $275.00.( 5 1 7 ) 3 7 5 - 2 4 0 [email protected]

STANDARD POODLE STUD$500. Retired golden re-triever $200. Breedinggolden retriever female.$700. All AKC. 517-802-8540

YORKIE PUPPIES, AKC Reg-istered, Health guaran-teed, parents on site,shots, vet checked, Males$400, Females $500.(517)652-9277

WE ARE 7 mo. old kittenswho were abandoned byour mother & are home-less. All of our othersiblings have been adopt-ed. I am a female, grey ti-ger & my sister is a Torte.We have been spayed andare current on all shots,etc. We are looking for 1loving person to adopt usboth and bring us into hisor her home. Come visit usat the E. Side Animal Hos-pital, E. Lansing or callLaura at: 517-337-2036

W E I M A D O R S /LABMARINERS Chocolate& Black, 6 Weeks Old,Available 11/12/10, Dewclaws, Excellent hunter,Good guard dog, lovable,parents on site, shots, vetchecked, wormed, $200.(517)663-1699.

YORKIE POO PUPPIES9 wks., 1st shots, wormed.

Little dolls! $400.989-427-3205

YORKIE PUPPIES CKC 3males, 1 females, tails,dews & 1st shots. $450-$550. 517-655-7077.

YORKIE PUPPY AKC adora-ble and loveable FEMALE.Parents on site, vetchecked. $600.517-652-9287.

YORKIE PUPS, MALTESE &Yorkie-Poos $300/up ShotsNoShed Raised w/kidsToySize Pups 989.225.1367

RIDING LESSONS 5 yrs -adults.Gift Cards avail. FoxBrush Farm 517-626-6161

1845 CASE SKID STEER withtree spade & bucket,$10,800. Craftsman aircompressor 220, 2 hp, $75.Call 517-669-9798.

ALFALFA GRASS-EXCELLENT Hay $4 & up.Can deliver. 517-641-6034


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A1 ALL ASH, OAK & MapleDelivered. $60/per facecord. Premium seasonedwood. 517-525-5510.

A1 ALL DRY SeasonedHardwood. Same day de-livery. $70 per face corddelivered. 517-819-2832.

A+ FIREWOOD OAK, maple&cherry seasoned hard-wood, $55/face cord. $100for 2 facecord. (You pickup). 517-627-8056 anytime.

C H E R R Y , MAPLE & OA KSeasoned firewood. Deliv-ered & STACKED. 4’x8’x16"$65. 517-651-5214

CHERRY, MAPLE, OAKSEASONED FIREWOOD $654’x8’x16’’, split, delivered& stacked. 517-651-5214.

FIREWOOD $50/cord. Call517-420-7401

FIREWOOD $50 FACE CORD,you pick up or 65/delivered.$50 each for 3 or more withfree delivery. 517-887-9355

FIREWOOD SEASONEDH A R D W O O D - Ready toburn in the Charlotte area.$55/face cord, 4’x8’x16".You pick up. PLEASE, cashonly. 517-930-2153.

SPECIAL DEAL on seasonedhardwood firewood $65f a c e cord. Guaranteeprice all winter! Offerends Nov. 30. Jeff 517-719-1281; Carol [email protected] year selling firewood!

MERCURY DIMES Completeset, $675. Other sets avail-able. Call 517-543-6203 be-fore 10 p.m.

BASKET AND HUB Assem-bly - GE Washer BrandNew! $400 or best offer,Paid $500. (517)647-2537

HAIER REFRIGERATOR 20.7cu. ft., white, new, $250/-obo. GE Spectra EternaSeries, flat top, elec. stove,white, nice, $250/obo.Maytag Quiet Series dish-washer, black, very nice$175. 517-230-8128.

WASHER & DRYER SET Ex-cellent cond. $225. Call517-505-0045.

A AMISH LOG HEAD -BOARD AND Queen PillowTop Mattress Set. Brandnew-never used, sell all for$275. 989-923-1278.MM

A BED QUEEN PILLOWTOPmattress set, new in plas-tic, $200. Call 517-410-4921.Can deliver.

A TEMPERPADIC/ STYLEMEMORY FOAM MAT-TRESS SET Queen, new-never used, as seen on TV,with warranty. Cost$1,800, Sell $695. Can De-liver 989-832-2401. MM

ETHAN ALLEN CAMEL BACKSOFA Asking $300/obo.Originally $1200 in 1991.Call after 5, 517-575-0476.

THOMASVILLE OAK, 3drawer, armoire - Excel-lent condition. $800/bestoffer. 517-886-5567

WHOLE HOUSE FURNITURESale- Formal L.R.& D.R.Hm.Office, F.R.& B.R.Leather, Dk.Wood, Glass.Accessories,Patio/Garageitems. Nov. 13 and 14- 10til 6. 4255 Mar Moor DR.Off Waverly. $2 to $850l a s r a v e n 3 3 @ a o l . c o m(517)323-3122

BEN FRANKLIN, MODEL1869, Antique cast iron gasfireplace w/gas log & 8"venting unit. Exc. cond.$375/obo. 517-323-7389

CERAMICS FOR SALE 2kilns, 3,000+ molds, glass-ware. $2,000 or best offer.Call 989-640-5141.

PIONEER POLE BUILD -INGS Free Estimates. Li-censed and Insured. 2x6Trusses. 45 Year Warrant-ed Galvalume Steel. 19 col-ors. Since 1976 #1 in Mich-igan. Call Today 1-800-292-0679 MM

POLE BARNS Michigan’sLargest Pole Barn Compa-ny (Best Built Barns) BestQuality, Best Service, BestPrice. This Week’s SpecialsErected 24’x24’x8’-$5495.002 4 ’ x 4 0 ’ x 1 0 ’ - $ 7 9 9 5 . 0 03 0 ’ x 4 0 ’ x 1 0 ’ - $ 8 9 9 5 . 0 030’x48 ’ x12 ’ -$10 , 995 .00Licensed/Insured1-877-802-9591MM

COMPLETE MATERIALPOLE BUILDING PACKAGE2 4 ’ x 3 2 ’ x 8 ’ - $ 3 4 9 9 . 0 0 ,3 0 ’ x 4 0 ’ x 1 0 ’ - $ 5 2 9 9 . 0 032’X48’X10’-$6449.00 Steelroof, doors included, othersizes available.www.standalelumber.comCall Standale Post FrameBuildings Toll Free 1-800-968-8201MM

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WANTED: UNWANTEDappliances, air condition-ers, cars, trucks, vans,farm machinery, lawnmowers, campers, hotwater tanks, aluminum orsteel boats, aluminum win-dows or doors, aluminumtoppers, any types of alu-minum or steel siding,4 wheelers, go carts, trail-ers, batteries.

All picked up for Free.Call 517-628-2818

WANTED: UNWANTEDappliances, air condition-ers, cars, trucks, vans,farm machinery, lawnmowers, campers, hotwater tanks, aluminum orsteel boats, aluminum win-dows or doors, aluminumtoppers, any types of alu-minum or steel siding,4 wheelers, go carts, trail-ers, batteries.

All picked up for Free.Call 517-628-2818

WOOD PALLETS Variety ofsizes, $3 each. Ongoingbases, call Lorie 989-640-4283.

VIOLIN- "LOUIS FEJSZES "made in ’61 in Lansing, MI.$800/best. 517-372-0919,btwn. 9a.m. & 8p.m.

YAMAHA CONSOLE PIANOT118 PE. 1 yr old, exc.cond, $3950. 517-546-0573or [email protected]

REMINGTON-20 GUAGE, 3"Magnum, model 870. 3x9scope. Excellent condition.$300. 517-541-9433

WANTED: Gun reloadingequipment, old guns, bul-lets, gun parts, more.Call 517-623-0416

WINCHESTER 30/30 model94, 1954, rifle. Greatshape. $600. 517-393-0173

WINCHESTER MODEL 94,30/30 cal. 1 of a kind. Fac-tory Williams peep sights.Yr. unknown. Will sacri-fice. $700. 517-367-0612

BUYING Old jewelry, ster-ling silver, violins, guitars,quilts, artwork. Cash paid.Call John 517-886-9795.

CASH FOR GUNS , Art, Anti-ques, Jewelry, musical in-struments, Valuables. Call517-204-2004/517-663-3931

CASH PAID D iabet ic teststrips. Area’s original, old-est buyer. Friendly & fair.517-505-2726, 888-639-6179

CASH PAIDfor diabetic test strips.Up to $15 per 100 strips.

Ph. 517-292-0991

GENERAL MOTORS VOUCH -ER WANTED. If you wouldlike to sell your GM vouch-er, call John 616-889-2056

USED 3 PT. hitch post holedigger. 517-645-7435

WANTED - 1971 H O N D ASL350 Motorsport. Call989-640-0953.

SAVE $2,000 IN tax incen-tives and rebates. HUSKYMETAL ROOFS, StandingSeam, Metal shingles/Tile,18 colors, Companyinstallers, free estimates.Since 1975. 800-380-2379MC

YEAR-AROUND ST. MARY’SRIVER tri-Level; 3 Bed-rooms; 2-1/2 Baths; 4-Seasons Greenhouse; 2 carattached garage; 28’x40’garage; 200’x300’ + fencedlot. Ideal Sportsmen’s Re-tirement! $285,000. (906)647-3504. MC

PIONEER POLE BUILDINGS -Free Estimates-Licensedand Insured-2 x 6 Trusses-45 Year WarrantedGalvalume Steel-19 Colors-Since 1976- #1 inMichigan- CallToday 1-800-292-0679. MC

MSU BASKETBALL TICKETSGreat seats. Sec. 101. Bestoffer. Call 248-891-5620.

AIRLINES ARE HIRING—Train for high paying Avia-tion Career. FAA approvedprogram. Financial aid ifqualified—Job placementassistance. Call AviationInstitute of Maintenance877-891-2281.MM

AIRLINES ARE HIRING -Train for high paying Avia-tion Career. FAA approvedprogram. Financial aid ifqualified - Job placementassistance.. Call AviationInstitute of Maintenance(877) 891-2281. MC

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SecretaryClinton Co. RESA

Perform a variety ofbudget, secretarialand administrative

support to twodepartments. Use ofcomputer to prepare

reports, memos,program information,

maintain database,and track event

participation. Assistwith preparation of

professional develop-ment events in Clinton

and Shiawasseecounties. Must beorganized, flexible,

able to work independ-ently, willing to travelbetween 2 locations.

Excellentinterpersonal skillsand willingness to

assume new responsi-bilities. Assoc. degreepreferred. Complete

job descriptionavailable online atwww.ccresa.org .Send resume and

letter to: DaveSchulte, Assoc. Supt.

of EducationalServices, Clinton Co.RESA, 1013 S. US 27,St. Johns, MI 48879.

BODYMAN8 years exp. doing heavy

collision repair. Exp.with a shark. Apply in

person only.Capitol City Auto Body5514 S. Pennsylvania.

YURPLE & JOJO’S FUNTIME. Positions available.Childcare exp. required .All shifts. Immediateopenings. Apply 8-5, 3001S. Washington.

TRAINCO TRUCKDRIVING SCHOOLDay-Eve-wkend Classes

Job Placement AssistanceClass B Training (1 day)

(517) 887-1600Train Local Save Hassle

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Holiday Help$14.25 Base-appt

FT/PT avail. flex workschedules around classes

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All ages17+Call 517-333-1700

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Waiting 6 months to startyour new career isn’t anoption? New Horizons hasyour solution. Earn yourMicrosoft, Cisco, CompTia,or Virtualization certifica-tion from New Horizonsright here in Central Michi-gan in as little as 10 daysof training! Private fund-ing and career placementis available!

Call 1-888-413-7876

NTERSTATE BATTERIESRoute SalesIf you are seeking a careerinstead of a job come growwith the #1 company inthe business. Now inter-viewing for a Route SalesProfessional. Responsibili-ties include selling/servicing & expanding es-tablished routes. Musthave winning personality,high ethics, clean drivingrecord and ability to lift50+ lbs. repetitively, CDLrequired. Great benefits,base salary and commis-sion. To apply email/ faxrésumé: [email protected] / 517-394-9114.

JANITORIAL TEAM LEADERneeded Lansing 3 eves. aweek, 5 hours a night. Beflexible & able to follow in-structions Must have owntransportation, cell phone,exp. req. 517-404-5581,[email protected]

CAREGIVERStroke patient.

Experience needed.Light house keeping;some meals, errands.

Call 485-4300.

15 Medical BillingTrainees Needed!Hospitals & Insurance

Companies Now Hiring!No experience?Need training?

Accelerated CareerTraining Program& Job Placement

1-888-589-9681

RN Charge Nurse$2500 Sign On BonusFull time midnights.

Long term careexperience preferred.

Please send yourresume or apply to

The Pines Healthcare707 Armstong Rd.,

Lansing, MI 48911 orfax your resume to517-393-8311. EOE.

ASSEMBLE MAGNETS &CRAFTS from Home! Year-Round Work! ExcellentPay! No Experience! TopUS Company! Glue Gun,Painting, Jewelry, More!Toll Free 1-866-844-5091MM

NOW HIRING: CompaniesDesperately Need Employ-ees to Assemble Productsat Home. Electronics, CDStands, Hair Barrettes,Many More. No Selling,Any Hours. 1-985-646-1700Dept. MI-1530MM

$600 WEEKLY! ProcessHUD/FHA Refunds fromhome part-time. No experi-ence needed. Start today!8 0 0 - 7 6 2 - 2 2 0 [email protected]

SEMI TRUCKOwner—Operators neededto deliver loads of RV trail-ers and tent campersacross the U.S. and Cana-da. CDL A and passport re-quired either with yourown trailer or leasing oneof ours. Call 1-866-764-1601www.qualitydriveaway.comMM

BE YOUR OWN BOSS-StartToday! Own a red hot! Dol-lar, Dollar Plus, Mailbox ordiscount party store from$51,900 Worldwide! 100%Turnkey 1-800-518-3064www.DRSS4.com MC

BECOME DIETARY MANAG -ER (average annual salary$40,374) in eight months inonline program offered byTennessee TechnologyCenter at Elizabethton.D e t a i l swww.ttcelizabethton.edu,1-888-986-2368 or email:[email protected]

EVLAUATORS NEEDED FORmarket research projects.BARE International li-censed 23 years. Fees startat $10/hr. Contact:NewEval@bareiternationalcom or call 703-995-3106 or800-296-6699 ext. 3106. MC

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Northern Michigan Hotel?Call for Details866-233-7562

FREE FORECLOSURE LIST-INGS Over 400,000 proper-ties nationwide. Low downpayment. Call now. 800-880-2517MM

ONLY $15,9003bed/ 2 bath

Over 1,100 Sq. Ft.Newly Remodeled

All appliances, W/DHolt School District

Pet FriendlyCall Sun Homes at

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1-888-262-1683Must Close by 11-30-10!

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EXQUISITE NEW 3,453 sq.ft.home in highly desirableCentral Park. 4 bdrm., 2.5bath, 3 car garage, granite,FP, wood flrs, upstairslaun., master suite, energystar, 10 yr warranty &much more. Must see dur-ing open hours 1-4 Sat. &Sun. 4818 Nassau St.,Okemos. $306,390. Call forprivate showing. Allen Ed-win Homes, 800-497-2713.

BRAND NEW4 BEDROOM

4 Bdrm/ 2 Bath Home28 X 56

All Appliances, Pool,24-hr fitness Center,

Pet Friendly,Portland, EHO

Sunset Ridge/Sun Homes

888-255-6942www.sunsetridge.tv

Offer expires 11/30/10

FREE MOVE$199/MO

Relocate your home toSunset Ridge and we’ll

pay for your move*Pool, clubhouse, 24hr

fitness center, basket -ball, shuffleboard, play -

ground, pet friendly.Apply online at

www.relocatemyhouse.comor Call

888-856-0794for details.

Offer expires 11/30/10EHO.

ONLY $29,900Over 1,200 Sq.Ft.

3 Bdrm/ 2 Bath homefor sale in Portland

w/ two car garage.All credit considered.

Corner lot, all Applian-ces, Pet Friendly, CA,

Pool, 24-hr Fitness Cen-ter, Sun Homes atSunset Ridge

888-404-8459www.sunsetridge.tv

WAC EHO Exp 11/30/10

PRICE REDUCED S t .Johns!! MOVE IN CONDI-TION. $109,000. 3 BRs, 11/2 baths. 1st flr laundry.Newly remodeled bath-room. Gas/Wood fireplace.Appliances incld. Fenced inbackyard. Large storageshed. 989-640-1136.

BEAUTIFUL CLEARED LOT 21/2 acres, 174’ lakefrontproperty. W. of St. Ignace.With buildings, good well& septic. Will sell for 50%or less than appraised val-ue. 906-430-1074 or 1-800-448-6285.

M&M Restaurant SupplyIs Seeking Part-Time Warehouse Personnel

M&M Restraunt Supply of 1210 Zeeb Drive, St. Johns, has immediate openingsavailable for part-time warehouse personnel. Applicants must be commited tojoining a team that provides first-rate service to the #1 quick-serve restaurantchain!This position requires employees to be customer-oriented, self-motivated, able toperform manual lifting and able to tolerate varied temperatures.Looking for qualified individuals that are schedule-flexble and commited to work-ing various hours and shifts each week. Prior forklift experience is also desirable.Starting rate is $13.00 per hour. Overtime is paid after 40 hours worked weekly.

Apply in Person:Monday-Friday 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Or send a resume to:M&M Restraunt Supply, P.O. Box 417, St. Johns, MI 48879-0417

Applications and resumes will be accepted through Friday, November 19,2010.

Please - No Phone Calls

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity EmployerCE-SPAD101102_143855LJ-0000875146-01

FLORIDA Daytona BeachTimeshares on the ocean.2 units, week 4 & 5, 2bdrm., 2 bath, kitch., laun-dry on site, pool, balcony& game room. Internethookup. 5 mi. to airport &racetrack. $15,000 ea or$25,000/both. 517-627-1747

FREE MOVERELOCATE YOUR

HOME AND SAVE!Up to $8,500 in reloca-tion Expenses, PLUS

Discounted Site Rent.$199*/mo. for 3 yrs.

Call KensingtonMeadows

(888)-605-2237www.relocatemyhouse.com

*Annual marketincr. apply. Site rent

returns to fullmarket rate in 4th

year. Home must satis -fy community move-inrequirements. Expires

12/30/10 EHO

+ HOLT ,2 bdrm., $2,500.

Little work needed.Financing available.

. 866-694-0821

(2) SPACES in the Garden of10 Commandments incl. 1vault at Eastlawn MemoryGardens in Okemos, MI.Sell for $1,995. Todaysprice is $3,920. Call: 517-706-7833 evenings.

CHAPEL HILL MEMORIALGardens. (4) side-by-sidelots in the Good ShepherdGarden. Transfer fee incl.517-321-0002/517-282-3673.

CHAPEL HILLS Four choicelots. Last Supper section.Make offer. Terms. Ph.989-466-4463 lv msg.

DEEPDALE CEMETERY 1 lotin Garden of the Apostles.$800. 517-627-6972

EASTLAWN CEMETERY/OKEMOS (2) spaces in 10Commandments, lot 5A.Asking $1,495; priced at$2,600. 517-625-7800


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DODGE TRUCK ’52 $9502.5 ton. Will consider best offer.

989-855-3424

LESABRE, 1999 $4,800Only 88K mi. 1 owner, well kept, clean, leather.Good condition. 517-898-9217

CADILLAC DTS 2007 $20,50016,000 mi., Gold Mist, full pwrExcellent cond. 989-366-9191

DTS LUXURY II SEDAN, 2006 $16,00078K mi. Power train warrarnty.Excellent condition. 517-488-2886

SILVERADO, 2006 $9,00067K mi. 2WDExcellent condition. 269-763-9716

GRAND VOYAGER, 1996 $950/BEST155, 315 mi., Runs well, needs muffler.Fair condition. 517-614-8250

MERCEDES BENZ E320, 2004 $18,200sunroof, leather, sound system, silver. Almost 39K.Excellent condition 517-484-8851

PONTIAC MONTANA SV6 2006 $10,800Clean, great shape, rem start, 70737mi., Silver

517-974-7407

MERCURY VILLAGER SPORT 2002 $3,9006cyl, 114000mi., Blue, Good Transportation.

517-614-0045

HANDICAP VANSUSED, BOUGHT & SOLD Mini & full size5751 S. Cedar - Call Dale 517-882-7299

’99 OLDS INTRIGUE $4495/BESTNo rust, low mi., runs perfect.Excellent condition 517-230-7117

BONNEVILLE, 1996 $2,650148K, Supercharged. Well maintained.Excellent condition. 517-410-1855

MONTANA MINI-VAN 2002 $4950Lthr, dbl pwr seat, rear a/c, DVD, CD/Cass., 2 slidingdrs. 130K mi. 517-202-3687

GRAND PRIX GT, 1999 $4,500/BEST153K mi., leather, htd. seats, moonroof. Like new.Excellent condition. 517-574-2016

GRAND AM 2000 $4600Well kept, clean, all pwr, CD, 102K mi., no rust

248-640-6448

CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LT 2008 $16,950Black, Lthr, one owner, hwy miles, 65100mi.

517-896-8338

COROLLA LE 2001 $5,5954 cyl, auto., runs like new, 74903mi., Silver.

517-202-3336

GMC JIMMY SLE 1999 $3250New tires, V6, Tow pkg., 157K mi., runs good.Good cond. 989-763-2663

CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2007 $29,9001500 LTZ, auto, 4wd, 49Kmi., lthr, Silver w/blk int.

517-256-5560

FORD F-150 FX2 2007 $18,9002WD, Ext. Cab, red, black lthr, 54K mi.Excellent cond. For more info 517-290-6761

CHEVY SILVERADO 2004 $11,000Ext. Cab LT, loaded, black/black, htd seats, topper,MSTA, 517-391-2512

HANDICAP VANSUSED, BOUGHT & SOLD Mini & full size5751 S. Cedar - Call Dale 517-882-7299

JETTA GLS 2.0L 2004 $7,7504 cyl, Driver Airbag, 81800mi., Gray, XM ready.

517-974-3172

BUYING JUNK CARS $50-$5007-days per week!!!

269-420-2676

DEAD OR ALIVESalvage cars, trucks, vans. Free towing.We beat all offers. 517-482-2260

VEHICLES WANTED DEAD/ALIVETop $$ paid, Free towing. Same day pickup.7 Days. 517-487-8704

BENJAMIN & SON A1 TOWING WANTEDJunk cars, vans & trucks. Top $ paid .

517-372-9737

PAYING TOP $For junk cars, trucks or vans. Clean yard = happywife. 517-543-0825, 517-588-1518

ACCORD PROPERTIESStudios, 1 & 2 Bdrms.Lansing /E. Lansing Area.517-337-7900

FOWLER- 1 & 2 bdrm. apt.$350 & $450, incl. utilities.517-281-8978

FOWLER: $350 1 bdrm, 1bath apt., all utilities in-cluded. 517-930-7996.

FOWLER - Park Place Apts

2 bdrm starting at $385.Nice quiet area, pet friend-ly. Fall Move-In Special.$350 dep., 1st month rentfree w/ 13 mo. lease. Condi-tions Apply. For info call517-202-4778.

ST.JOHNS-INCOME BASED2 BDRM. TOWNHOMES.Beautiful Park setting.

Close to schools & shop-ping. Laundry hookup.SUNTREE APARTMENTS

1100 Sunview Dr.989-224-8919 EHO

Fowler - Park Place Apts& Point North Apts. -

St. Johns.Units available in both loca-tions. 2 bdrm starting at$385-$485. Nice quiet area,pet friendly. Fall Move-InSpecial. $350 dep., 1stmonth rent free w/ 13 mo.lease. Conditions Apply.For info call 517-202-4778.

FRANDOR/CHESTER RD.Spacious 2 bdrm. Quiet,clean, lg. closets, laundry,carport, storage area. De-sirable neighborhood onbus route. FREE HEAT!From $595. 517-641-7645 or517-641-7788

LANSING AREA- 1 & 2 bdrm,Starting from $400 + dep.

Includes utilities.517-372-6250

OLD TOWN - LCC - LansingTwp. Beautiful clean 1 & 2bdrms., hardwood floors,$525-$675, heat included.517-896-8732

PORTLAND- SPACIOUS,CLEAN 1 bdrm., incl. appl.Quiet area. $450/incl. wa-ter, heat & sewer & trash.517-647-2470

121 ISLAND AVE. 1 bdrm.,1st floor apartment, heat,water, trash removal andbasement included. Allnew flooring. Must see!Quiet neighborhood.$550/mo. 517-881-3386

$99 DEPOSITSouth Lansing. Very

clean 2 bedrooms, newupgrades, $550/$580.

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MORTGAGE SALE - De-fault having been made inthe terms and conditions ofa certain mortgage made byPenny L.Powers, a singlewomen of Ionia County,Michigan, Mortgagor to In-dependent Bank , formerlyknown as IndependentMortgage Company CentralMichigan dated the 27th dayof May, A.D. 2003, and re-corded in the office of theRegister of Deeds, for theCounty of Ionia and State ofMichigan, on the 10th day ofJune, A.D. 2003, in Liber 572,Page 2644 of Ionia Records,on which mortgage there isclaimed to be due, at thedate of this notice, for prin-cipal of $57,355.23 (fifty-seven thousand three hun-dred fifty-five and 23/100)plus accrued interest at6.000% (six point zero zerozero) percent per annum.

And no suit proceedingsat law or in equity havingbeen instituted to recoverthe debt secured by saidmortgage or any part there-of. Now, therefore, by virtueof the power of sale con-tained in said mortgage, andpursuant to the statue of theState of Michigan in suchcase made and provided,notice is hereby given thaton, the 16th day of Decem-ber, A.D., 2010, at 10:00:00AM said mortgage will beforeclosed by a sale at pub-lic auction, to the highestbidder, South entrance tothe Ionia Courthouse Bldg inIonia, MI, Ionia County,Michigan, of the premisesdescribed in said mortgage.Which said premises are de-scribed as follows: All thatcertain piece or parcel ofland situate in the Townshipof Ionia, in the County ofIonia and State of Michiganand described as follows towit:TOWNSHIP OF IONIA Countyof IONIA State of Michigan,COMMENCING AT THENORTHEAST CORNER OFSECTION 21, TOWN 7NORTH, RANGE 6 WEST,IONIA TOWNSHIP, IONIACOUNTY MICHIGAN;THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES00’ 00" WEST 247.77 FEET(DEED 254.10 FEET) TO THECENTERLINE OF EAST MAINSTREET; THENCE SOUTH-WESTERLY ALONG A 6544.18FOOT RADIUS CURVE TOTHE LEFT 321.40 FEET, SAIDCURVE HAVING A LONGCHORD OF SOUTH 79 DE-GREES 40’ 32" WEST 321.36FEET; THENCE CONTINUINGALONG THE CENTERLINE OFEAST MAIN STREET SOUTH78 DEGREES 16’ 07" WEST1378.73 FEET TO THE POINTOF BEGINNING OF DESCRIP-TION; THENCE SOUTH 00 DE-GREES 00’ 00" WEST 93.90FEET; THENCE SOUTH 76 DE-GREES 52’ 58" WEST 196.82FEET ALONG THE NORTHRIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THEGRAND TRUNK RAILROAD(NOW CENTRAL MICHIGANRAILROAD); THENCE NORTH00 DEGREES 00’ 00" EAST98.76 FEET; THENCE NORTH78 DEGREES 16’ 07" EAST195.77 FEET ALONG THECENTERLINE OF EAST MAINSTREET TO THE POINT OFBEGINNING.

Commonly known as:2596 East Main Street

Parcel Number 34-060-021-000-040-01

The redemption periodshall be six months from thedate of such sale, unless de-termined abandoned in ac-cordance with 1948CL600.3241a, in which case theredemption period shall be30 days from the date ofsuch sale.

Dated: November 7, 2010

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Mortgage Sale - Default hasbeen made in the conditionsof a certain mortgage madeby Kenneth W. Cole, a singleman to Mortgage ElectronicRegistration Systems, Inc.acting solely as a nomineefor Quicken Loans Inc.,Mortgagee, dated March 15,2006, and recorded onMarch 17, 2006, in Liber 595,Page 3028, Ionia County Re-cords, said mortgage wasassigned to Deutsche BankNational Trust Company, asTrustee of the ResidentialAsset Securitization Trust2006-A7CB, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series2006-G under the Poolingand Servicing Agreementdated May 1, 2006 by an As-signment of Mortgagewhich has been submittedto the Ionia County Registerof Deeds, on which mort-gage there is claimed to bedue at the date hereof thesum of One Hundred Eighty-Seven Thousand One Hun-dred Thirty-Eight and 43/100($187,138.43) including in-terest at the rate of6.87500% per annum.Under the power of salecontained in said mortgageand the statute in such casemade and provided, noticeis hereby given that saidmortgage will be foreclosedby a sale of the mortgagedpremises, or some part ofthem, at public venue, at theplace of holding the CircuitCourt in said Ionia County,where the premises to besold or some part of themare situated, at 10:00 AM onDecember 09, 2010Said premises are situatedin the Township of Easton,Ionia County, Michigan, andare described as:Part of the Southwest 1/4 ofSection 30, Town 7 North,Range 7 West, described as:Beginning at a point on theSouth Section line North 89degrees 37 minutes 05 sec-onds West 530.99 feet fromthe South 1/4 corner; thenceNorth 89 degrees 37 minutes05 seconds West 792.00 feetalong the South Section line;thence North 00 degrees 19minutes 18 seconds East245.64 feet; thence South 89degrees 24 minutes 03 sec-onds East 370 feet; thenceNorth 00 degrees 19 minutes18 seconds East 612.00 feet;thence South 89 degrees 24minutes 03 seconds East 422feet; thence South 00 de-grees 19 minutes 18 secondsWest 854.64 feet to the pointof beginning. Subject to andtogether with a 30 foot wideeasement for ingress andegress whose centerline isdescribed as: Beginning at apoint on the East-West 1/4line; South 89 degrees 24 mi-nutes 03 seconds East1601.31 feet from the West1/4 corner of Section 30;thence South 36 degrees 31minutes 48 seconds East142.36 feet; thence South 21degrees 45 minutes 23 sec-onds East 66.98 feet; thenceSouth 02 degrees 22 minutes06 secondsEast 201.43 feet; thenceSouth 00 degrees 19 minutes18 seconds West 1414.39feet; thence South 89 de-grees 24 minutes 03 secondsEast 476.50 feet to the pointof beginning.Commonly known as: 1820RED CREEKThe redemption period shallbe 12.00 months from thedate of such sale, unless de-termined abandoned in ac-cordance with MCL600.3241a, in which case theredemption period shall be30 days from the date ofsuch sale, or 15 days afterstatutory notice, whichever

ry e,is later.

Dated: November 7, 2010

Randall S. Miller & Associ-ates, P.C.Attorneys for Deutsche BankNational Trust Company, asTrustee of the ResidentialAsset Securitization Trust2006-A7CB, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series2006-G under the Poolingand Servicing Agreementdated May 1, 2006

43252 Woodward Avenue,Suite 180Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302(248) 335-9200Case No. 10MI02793-1

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This firm is a debt collec -tor attempting to collect adebt. Any information ob -tained will be used for thispurpose. If you are in theMilitary, please contactour office at the number

listed below.

MORTGAGE SALE – Defaulthas been made in the condi-tions of a certain mortgagemade by: Matthew Richard-son and Tara Harwood, ASingle Man with full rightsof survivorship to MortgageElectronic Registration Sys-tems, Inc., as nominee forNovastar Mortgage, Inc., itssuccessors and assigns,Mortgagee, dated June 23,2006 and recorded July 11,2006 in Liber 597 Page 5654Ionia County Records, Michi-gan and assigned to:Deutsche Bank NationalTrust Company, as Trusteefor NovaStar MortgageFunding Trust, Series 2007-2by assignment of mortgagedated October 14, 2010 andsubsequently recorded inIonia County Records, Michi-gan, on which mortgagethere is claimed to be due atthe date hereof the sum ofOne Hundred Four ThousandTwo Hundred Seventy-NineDollars and Forty-EightCents ($104,279.48) includ-ing interest 8.99% per an-num.Under the power of salecontained in said mortgageand the statute in such casemade and provided, noticeis hereby given that saidmortgage will be foreclosedby a sale of the mortgagedpremises, or some part ofthem, at public vendue, Cir-cuit Court of Ionia Countyat 10:00AM on December 2,2010Said premises are situatedin City of Belding, IoniaCounty, Michigan, and aredescribed as:Lots 27 and 28 of Millard’sAddition to the City ofBelding, Ionia County, ac-cording to the recorded platthereof in Liber 1 on Page57, Ionia County Register ofDeeds Records.Commonly known as 624Millard, Belding MI 48809The redemption period shallbe 6 months from the dateof such sale, unless deter-mined abandoned in accord-ance with MCL 600.3241 orMCL 600.3241a, in whichcase the redemption periodshall be 30 days from thedate of such sale, or uponthe expiration of the noticerequired by MCL600.3241a(c), whichever islater.

Dated: 10/31/2010

Deutsche Bank NationalTrust Company, as Trusteefor NovaStar MortgageFunding Trust, Series 2007-2

Assignee of MortgageeAttorneys: Potestivo &Associates, P.C.811 South Blvd. Suite 100Rochester Hills, MI 48307(248) 844-5123Our File No: 10-30699

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TACT OUR OFFICE AT THENUMBER BELOW IF YOU

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ATTN PURCHASERS: Thissale may be rescinded by

the foreclosing mortgagee.In that event, your damag -es, if any, shall be limitedsolely to the return of thebid amount tendered at

sale, plus interest.MORTGAGE SALE - Defaulthas been made in the condi-tions of a mortgage madeby Sheryl A. Ebaugh andChristopher P. Ebaugh, Hus-band and Wife, originalmortgagor(s), to MortgageElectronic Registration Sys-tems, Inc., as nominee forlender and lender’s succes-sors and/or assigns,Mortgagee, dated October6, 2005, and recorded on De-cember 19, 2005 in Liber 593on Page 7189, and modifiedby Affidavit or Order execut-ed on March 31, 2010 and re-ceived by and recorded, inIonia county records, Michi-gan, and assigned by mesneassignments to The Bank ofNew York Mellon FKA TheBank of New York as Trust-ee for Harborview MortgageLoan Trust 2006-CB1 Mort-gage Pass-Through Certifi-cates, Series 2006-CB1 asassignee, on which mort-gage there is claimed to bedue at the date hereof thesum of Eighty-Three Thou-sand Five Hundred Sixty-Eight and 20/100 Dollars($83,568.20), including inter-est at 5% per annum.Under the power of salecontained in said mortgageand the statute in such casemade and provided, noticeis hereby given that saidmortgage will be foreclosedby a sale of the mortgagedpremises, or some part ofthem, at public vendue, atthe place of holding the cir-cuit court within Ionia Coun-ty, at 10:00 AM, on Decem-ber 16, 2010.Said premises are situatedin City of Ionia, Ionia Coun-ty, Michigan, and are descri-bed as: The north 55 feet oflot 71 of the original Plat ofIonia County seat {now Cityof Ionia} According to therecorded Plat thereof as re-corded in liber 1 of Plats,Page 52, Ionia County Re-cords, Also, commencing atthe northeast corner of Lot71 and the Northwest cornerof Lot 72 of the original Platof Ionia County Seat {nowCity of Ionia} According tothe Plat recorded in Liber 1of Plats, Page 52; ThenceEasterly 15 feet; ThenceSouth 55 feet; Thence West15 Feet to a point on theWest line of Lot 72 which is55 Feet South of the North-east Corner of lot 71; ThenceNorth 55 Feet to the place ofbeginning.The redemption period shallbe 6 months from the dateof such sale, unless deter-mined abandoned in accord-ance with MCLA 600.3241a,in which case the redemp-tion period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.Dated: November 14, 2010For more information,please call:FC X (248) 593-1302Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern High-way, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan48334-2525File #117942F04

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the foreclosing mortgagee.In that event, your damag -es, if any, shall be limitedsolely to the return of the

ybid amount tendered at

sale, plus interest.MORTGAGE SALE - Defaulthas been made in the condi-tions of a mortgage madeby Edward Hall and TerylHall, husband and wife, orig-inal mortgagor(s), to Green-ville Community MortgageCo., Mortgagee, dated June27, 2003, and recorded onJune 30, 2003 in Liber 572 onPage 9408, and assigned bymesne assignments to WellsFargo Bank, NA as assigneeas documented by an as-signment, in Ionia county re-cords, Michigan, on whichmortgage there is claimedto be due at the date hereofthe sum of Two HundredTen Thousand One HundredEighty-Nine and 63/100 Dol-lars ($210,189.63), includinginterest at 5.125% per an-num.Under the power of salecontained in said mortgageand the statute in such casemade and provided, noticeis hereby given that saidmortgage will be foreclosedby a sale of the mortgagedpremises, or some part ofthem, at public vendue, atthe place of holding the cir-cuit court within Ionia Coun-ty, at 10:00 AM, on Decem-ber 16, 2010.Said premises are situatedin Township of Ionia, IoniaCounty, Michigan, and aredescribed as: The South 1/2of the North 1/2 of theNortheast 1/4 of the North-east 1/4 of Section 17, Town7 North, Range 6 West.The redemption period shallbe 12 months from the dateof such sale, unless deter-mined abandoned in accord-ance with MCLA 600.3241a,in which case the redemp-tion period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.Dated: November 14, 2010For more information,please call:FC D (248) 593-1309Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern High-way, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan48334-2525File #346995F01

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sale, plus interest.MORTGAGE SALE - Defaulthas been made in the condi-tions of a mortgage madeby Marvin S. Schafer, a sin-gle man, originalmortgagor(s), to MortgageElectronic Registration Sys-tems, Inc., as nominee forlender and lender’s succes-sors and/or assigns,Mortgagee, dated March 15,2007, and recorded onMarch 21, 2007 in Liber 602on Page 449, and assignedby said Mortgagee to WellsFargo Bank, NA as assigneeas documented by an as-signment, in Ionia county re-cords, Michigan, on whichmortgage there is claimedto be due at the date hereofthe sum of Twenty-TwoThousand Eight HundredSeventy-Eight and 28/100Dollars ($22,878.28), includ-ing interest at 7% per an-num.Under the power of salecontained in said mortgageand the statute in such casemade and provided, noticeis hereby given that saidmortgage will be foreclosedby a sale of the mortgagedpremises, or some part ofthem, at public vendue, atthe place of holding the cir-cuit court within Ionia Coun-ty, at 10:00 AM, on Decem-ber 16, 2010.Said premises are situatedin Village of Palo, IoniaCounty, Michigan, and aredescribed as: Lot 26 of Block

12 of Van Vleck, Swarthoutand Freeman’s addition tothe Village of Palo, IoniaCounty, Michigan, accordingto the recorded plat thereof.The redemption period shallbe 6 months from the dateof such sale, unless deter-mined abandoned in accord-ance with MCLA 600.3241a,in which case the redemp-tion period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.Dated: November 14, 2010For more information,please call:FC D (248) 593-1309Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern High-way, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan48334-2525File #347384F01

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sale, plus interest.MORTGAGE SALE - Defaulthas been made in the condi-tions of a mortgage madeby Matthew F Edwards andLisa A Edwards, husbandand wife, originalmortgagor(s), to ICNB Mort-gage Company, LLC,Mortgagee, dated October18, 2002, and recorded onOctober 21, 2002 in Liber 565on Page 2383, in Ionia coun-ty records, Michigan, onwhich mortgage there isclaimed to be due at thedate hereof the sum ofSeventy-Eight ThousandNine Hundred Six and18/100 Dollars ($78,906.18),including interest at 5.375%per annum.Under the power of salecontained in said mortgageand the statute in such casemade and provided, noticeis hereby given that saidmortgage will be foreclosedby a sale of the mortgagedpremises, or some part ofthem, at public vendue, atthe place of holding the cir-cuit court within Ionia Coun-ty, at 10:00 AM, on Decem-ber 16, 2010.Said premises are situatedin Township of Ronald, IoniaCounty, Michigan, and aredescribed as: Part of theNorthwest 1/4 of Section 27,Town 8 North, Range 6 West,described as: Beginning at apoint on the North Sectionline North 89 degrees 45 mi-nutes 49 seconds West1303.00 feet from the North1/4 corner of Section 27;Thence South 01 degrees 23minutes 14 seconds West330.00 feet; Thence North 89degrees 45 minutes 49 sec-onds West 264.00 feet;Thence North 01 degrees 23minutes 14 seconds East330.00 feet; Thence South 89degrees 45 minutes 49 sec-onds East 264.00 feet alongthe North Section line to thepoint of beginningThe redemption period shallbe 12 months from the dateof such sale, unless deter-mined abandoned in accord-ance with MCLA 600.3241a,in which case the redemp-tion period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.Dated: November 14, 2010For more information,please call:FC F (248) 593-1313Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern High-way, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan48334-2525File #347306F01

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sale, plus interest.MORTGAGE SALE - Defaulthas been made in the condi-tions of a mortgage madeby Raymond Verbeck AKAR.A. Verbeck, A Married Manand Melinda Verbeck, HisWife, original mortgagor(s),to Mortgage Electronic Reg-istration Systems, Inc., asnominee for lender andlender’s successors and/orassigns, Mortgagee, datedAugust 10, 2005, and record-ed on August 31, 2005 inLiber 591 on 97, andassigned by said Mortgageeto The Bank of New YorkMellon FKA The Bank of NewYork as Trustee for theCertificateholders CWALT,Inc., Alternative Loan Trust2005-J12 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series2005-J12 as assignee asdocumented by an assign-ment, in Ionia county re-cords, Michigan, on whichmortgage there is claimedto be due at the date hereofthe sum of One HundredNine Thousand Four Hun-dred Ninety-Six and 23/100Dollars ($109,496.23), includ-ing interest at 6.8% per an-num.Under the power of salecontained in said mortgageand the statute in such casemade and provided, noticeis hereby given that saidmortgage will be foreclosedby a sale of the mortgagedpremises, or some part ofthem, at public vendue, atthe place of holding the cir-cuit court within Ionia Coun-ty, at 10:00 AM, on Decem-ber 16, 2010.Said premises are situatedin City of Belding, IoniaCounty, Michigan, and aredescribed as: Lot 24 and theWest 6 Feet of Lot 23 ofBelding’s Addition to theCity of Belding, according tothe Plat thereof, as Record-ed in liber 1, Page 41The redemption period shallbe 6 months from the dateof such sale, unless deter-mined abandoned in accord-ance with MCLA 600.3241a,in which case the redemp-tion period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.Dated: November 14, 2010For more information,please call:FC X (248) 593-1302Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern High-way, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan48334-2525File #347431F01

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sale, plus interest.MORTGAGE SALE - Defaulthas been made in the condi-tions of a mortgage madeby Theodore Wank, a singleman, original mortgagor(s),to Mortgage Electronic Reg-istration Systems, Inc., asnominee for lender andlender’s successors and/orassigns, Mortgagee, datedDecember 23, 2005, and re-corded on February 9, 2006in Liber 594 on Page 5906,and assigned by said

igned yMortgagee to US Bank Na-tional Association, as Trust-ee for Structured Asset In-vestment Loan Trust, Mort-gage Pass-Through Certifi-cates, Series 2006-BNC1 asassignee as documented byan assignment, in Ioniacounty records, Michigan,on which mortgage there isclaimed to be due at thedate hereof the sum ofNinety-Two Thousand TwoHundred Seventy-Six and61/100 Dollars ($92,276.61),including interest at 3.875%per annum.Under the power of salecontained in said mortgageand the statute in such casemade and provided, noticeis hereby given that saidmortgage will be foreclosedby a sale of the mortgagedpremises, or some part ofthem, at public vendue, atthe place of holding the cir-cuit court within Ionia Coun-ty, at 10:00 AM, on Decem-ber 16, 2010.Said premises are situatedin Township of Ionia, IoniaCounty, Michigan, and aredescribed as: Parcel 17: Partof the Southwest 1/4 of Sec-tion 6, Town 7 North, Range6 West, described as: Com-mencing at the West 1/4corner of Section 6; thenceSouth 89 degrees 32 minutes21 seconds East 720.00 feetalong the East-West 1/4 lineof Section 6; thence South00 degrees 20 minutes 42seconds West 1327.99 feet;thence North 89 degrees 37minutes 51 seconds West184.00 feet along the Southline of the Northwest 1/4 ofthe Southwest 1/4 of Sec-tion 6 to the point of begin-ning of this description;thence continuing alongsaid line North 89 degrees37 minutes 51 seconds West174.50 feet; thence North 21degrees 42 minutes 04 sec-onds East 146.86 feet;thence North 48 degrees 45minutes 10 seconds East43.54 feet to the centerlineof Edna Drive (private);thence along said centerlineNorth 36 degrees 11 minutes09 seconds East 50.39 feet;thence South 40 degrees 07minutes 26 seconds East98.75 feet; thence South 02degrees 35 minutes 01 sec-onds West 131.57 feet to thepoint of beginning.Together with a 33 foot wideeasement for ingress andegress whose centerline isdescribed as: Beginning at apoint on the East-West 1/4line South 89 degrees 32 mi-nutes 21 seconds East736.50 feet from the West1/4 corner of Section 6;thence along the centerlineof the easement so calledTroy’s Drive (private) South00 degrees 20 minutes 42seconds West 262.97 feet,and South 00 degrees 54 mi-nutes 00 seconds East468.29 feet to the intersec-tion of Edna Drive (private);thence continuing along thecenterline of the easementof Edna Drive South 88 de-grees 01 minutes 23 secondsWest 266.23 feet; and South00 degrees 26 minutes 32seconds East 366.70 feet,and South 36 degrees 11 mi-nutes 09 seconds West 66.03feet to the point of ending ofsaid easement.Also together with a 33 footwide easement for ingressand egress to Edna Drive(private) whose centerline isdescribed as: Commencingat the West 1/4 corner ofSection 6, thence South 89degrees 32 minutes 21 sec-onds East 720.00 feet alongthe East-West 1/4 line ofSection 6; thence South 00degrees 20 minutes 42 sec-onds West 1327.99 feet;thence North 89 degrees 37minutes 51 seconds West184.50 feet along the Southline of the Northwest 1/4 ofthe Southwest 1/4 of Sec-tion 6 to the point of begin-ning of this easement;thence North 02 degrees 35minutes 01 seconds East131.57 feet; thence North 40degrees 07 minutes 26 sec-onds West 98.75 feet to thecenterline of Edna Drive(private), and point of end-ing of this easementThe redemption period shallbe 6 months from the dateof such sale, unless deter-mined abandoned in accord-ance with MCLA 600.3241a,in which case the redemp-

edemption period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.Dated: November 14, 2010For more information,please call:FC S (248) 593-1304Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern High-way, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan48334-2525File #343303F01

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sale, plus interest.MORTGAGE SALE - Defaulthas been made in the condi-tions of a mortgage madeby Laura Scofield, a MarriedWoman, originalmortgagor(s), to PrecisionLending Group, Mortgagee,dated June 9, 2005, and re-corded on June 28, 2005 inLiber 589 on Page 8492, andassigned by mesne assign-ments to U.S. Bank NationalAssociation, as Trustee forStructured Asset Invest-ment Loan Trust, MortgagePass-Through Certificates,Series 2005-HE3 as assigneeas documented by an as-signment, in Ionia county re-cords, Michigan, on whichmortgage there is claimedto be due at the date hereofthe sum of Eighty-Six Thou-sand One Hundred Sixty-Seven and 21/100 Dollars($86,167.21), including inter-est at 6.2% per annum.Under the power of salecontained in said mortgageand the statute in such casemade and provided, noticeis hereby given that saidmortgage will be foreclosedby a sale of the mortgagedpremises, or some part ofthem, at public vendue, atthe place of holding the cir-cuit court within Ionia Coun-ty, at 10:00 AM, on Decem-ber 16, 2010.Said premises are situatedin City of Belding, IoniaCounty, Michigan, and aredescribed as: Lot 77 ofBelding and Ellis Addition tothe City of Belding, accord-ing to the Plat thereof, asRecorded in Liber 1, Page 11.The redemption period shallbe 6 months from the dateof such sale, unless deter-mined abandoned in accord-ance with MCLA 600.3241a,in which case the redemp-tion period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.Dated: November 7, 2010For more information,please call:FC S (248) 593-1304Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern High-way, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan48334-2525File #345697F01

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sale, plus interest.MORTGAGE SALE - Defaulthas been made in the condi-tions of a mortgage madeby Mark C Holderbaum andCarrie M Holderbaum, Hus-band and Wife, original

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ife, iginmortgagor(s), to Wells Far-go Bank, NA, Mortgagee,dated January 26, 2009, andrecorded on February 11,2009 in Liber 611 on Page1045, in Ionia county re-cords, Michigan, on whichmortgage there is claimedto be due at the date hereofthe sum of One HundredNinety-Six Thousand SevenHundred Eighty-Four and51/100 Dollars ($196,784.51),including interest at 5% perannum.Under the power of salecontained in said mortgageand the statute in such casemade and provided, noticeis hereby given that saidmortgage will be foreclosedby a sale of the mortgagedpremises, or some part ofthem, at public vendue, atthe place of holding the cir-cuit court within Ionia Coun-ty, at 10:00 AM, on Decem-ber 16, 2010.Said premises are situatedin Township of Berlin, IoniaCounty, Michigan, and aredescribed as: The East 352Feet of the West 880 Feet ofthe South 60 RODS of theEast 1/2 of the Southwest1/4 of Section 4, Town 6North, Range 7 West, Town-ship of Berlin, Ionia County,Mighigan.The redemption period shallbe 6 months from the dateof such sale, unless deter-mined abandoned in accord-ance with MCLA 600.3241a,in which case the redemp-tion period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.Dated: November 7, 2010For more information,please call:FC D (248) 593-1309Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern High-way, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan48334-2525File #345898F01

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sale, plus interest.MORTGAGE SALE - Defaulthas been made in the condi-tions of a mortgage madeby Kenneth Davis and SusanDavis, husband and wife,original mortgagor(s), toBank of America, N.A.,Mortgagee, dated June 12,2007, and recorded on June19, 2007 in Liber 603 on Page5813, in Ionia county re-cords, Michigan, on whichmortgage there is claimedto be due at the date hereofthe sum of Ninety-EightThousand Four HundredFifty-Four and 33/100 Dol-lars ($98,454.33), includinginterest at 7.5% per annum.Under the power of salecontained in said mortgageand the statute in such casemade and provided, noticeis hereby given that saidmortgage will be foreclosedby a sale of the mortgagedpremises, or some part ofthem, at public vendue, atthe place of holding the cir-cuit court within Ionia Coun-ty, at 10:00 AM, on Decem-ber 16, 2010.Said premises are situatedin City of Ionia, Ionia Coun-ty, Michigan, and are descri-bed as: Lot 7 of Lawton’s Al-tered Plat of C. Lovell’s 3rdAddition, according to thePlat thereof, as recorded inLiber 1, Page 10The redemption period shallbe 6 months from the dateof such sale, unless deter-mined abandoned in accord-ance with MCLA 600.3241a,in which case the redemp-tion period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.Dated: November 7, 2010For more information,please call:FC X (248) 593-1302

( 48)Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern High-way, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan48334-2525File #346100F01

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sale, plus interest.MORTGAGE SALE - Defaulthas been made in the condi-tions of a mortgage madeby Lynn M Patrick, a SingleWoman, originalmortgagor(s), to FlagstarBank, FSB, Mortgagee, dat-ed September 28, 2000, andrecorded on November 3,2000 in Liber 550 on Page9928, in Ionia county re-cords, Michigan, and as-signed by mesne assign-ments to Chase Home Fi-nance LLC as assignee, onwhich mortgage there isclaimed to be due at thedate hereof the sum of OneHundred Six Thousand EightHundred Sixty-Four and99/100 Dollars ($106,864.99),including interest at 8.25%per annum.Under the power of salecontained in said mortgageand the statute in such casemade and provided, noticeis hereby given that saidmortgage will be foreclosedby a sale of the mortgagedpremises, or some part ofthem, at public vendue, atthe place of holding the cir-cuit court within Ionia Coun-ty, at 10:00 AM, on Decem-ber 16, 2010.Said premises are situatedin Township of Ionia, IoniaCounty, Michigan, and aredescribed as: Part of theNortheast 1/4 of Section 29,Town 7 North, Range 6 West,Ionia Township, Ionia Coun-ty, Michigan, described as:Beginning at a point on theEast line of said Section 29,North 00 Degrees 01 Minutes21 Seconds East 345.09 Feetfrom the East 1/4 corner ofSection 29; thence North 89Degrees 53 Minutes 58 Sec-onds West 490.50 Feet;thence North 00 Degrees 01Minutes 21 Seconds East170.00 Feet; thence South 89Degrees 53 Seconds 58 Sec-onds 490.50 Feet; thenceSouth 00 Degrees 01 Mi-nutes 21 Seconds West170.00 Feet along the EastSection line to the Point ofBeginning.The redemption period shallbe 6 months from the dateof such sale, unless deter-mined abandoned in accord-ance with MCLA 600.3241a,in which case the redemp-tion period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.Dated: November 7, 2010For more information,please call:FC S (248) 593-1304Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern High-way, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan48334-2525File #342976F01

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the foreclosing mortgagee.In that event, your damag -es, if any, shall be limitedsolely to the return of the

ybid amount tendered at

sale, plus interest.MORTGAGE SALE - Defaulthas been made in the condi-tions of a mortgage madeby Suzanne M. Kukulka, asingle woman, originalmortgagor(s), to Option OneMortgage Corporation, aCalifornia Corporation,Mortgagee, dated March 30,2005, and recorded on April13, 2005 in Liber 588 on Page1763, and assigned by saidMortgagee to U.S. Bank, Na-tional Association, as trust-ee for J.P. Morgan MortgageAcquisition Corp. 2005-OPT1Asset Backed Pass-ThroughCertificates Series 2005-OPT1 as assignee as docu-mented by an assignment,in Ionia county records,Michigan, on which mort-gage there is claimed to bedue at the date hereof thesum of One Hundred Thirty-One Thousand Two HundredEighty-Two and 50/100 Dol-lars ($131,282.50), includinginterest at 8.25% per an-num.Under the power of salecontained in said mortgageand the statute in such casemade and provided, noticeis hereby given that saidmortgage will be foreclosedby a sale of the mortgagedpremises, or some part ofthem, at public vendue, atthe place of holding the cir-cuit court within Ionia Coun-ty, at 10:00 AM, on Decem-ber 2, 2010.Said premises are situatedin Township of Berlin, IoniaCounty, Michigan, and aredescribed as: Commencingat the Southeast corner ofthe Southeast Quarter ofSection 13, Town 6 North,Range 7 West; thence West191.08 feet; thence North321.75 feet; thence East191.08 feet; thence South321.75 feet to the place ofbeginningThe redemption period shallbe 6 months from the dateof such sale, unless deter-mined abandoned in accord-ance with MCLA 600.3241a,in which case the redemp-tion period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.Dated: October 31, 2010For more information,please call:FC J (248) 593-1311Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern High-way, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan48334-2525File #186113F04

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sale, plus interest.MORTGAGE SALE - Defaulthas been made in the condi-tions of a mortgage madeby Adam Smith, a singleman, original mortgagor(s),to Mortgage Electronic Reg-istration Systems, Inc., asnominee for lender andlender’s successors and/orassigns, Mortgagee, datedJuly 18, 2001, and recordedon July 23, 2001 in Liber 555on Page 1839, and assignedby said Mortgagee to BACHome Loans Servicing, L.P.as assignee as documentedby an assignment, in Ioniacounty records, Michigan,on which mortgage there isclaimed to be due at thedate hereof the sum ofSixty-Two Thousand OneHundred Four and 29/100Dollars ($62,104.29), includ-ing interest at 7.625% perannum.Under the power of salecontained in said mortgageand the statute in such casemade and provided, noticeis hereby given that saidmortgage will be foreclosedby a sale of the mortgagedpremises, or some part of

p , pthem, at public vendue, atthe place of holding the cir-cuit court within Ionia Coun-ty, at 10:00 AM, on Decem-ber 2, 2010.Said premises are situatedin City of Ionia, Ionia Coun-ty, Michigan, and are descri-bed as: Lot 12 of SupervisorHanigan and Baxter’s Addi-tion to the City of Ionia andpart of Lots 59, 60 and 61 ofLovell’s Addition to the Cityof Ionia, described as: Be-ginning at the Southeastcorner of said Lot 12; thenceSouth 88 degrees 30 minutes00 seconds West 82.50 feet;thence North 02 degrees 54minutes 07 seconds West82.50 feet to the Northwestcorner of Lot 12; thenceSouth 88 degrees 30 minutes00 seconds West 6.37 feetalong the South line of Lot61 of Lovell’s Addition;thence North 02 degrees 54minutes 07 seconds West6.78 feet; thence North 88degrees 30 minutes 00 sec-onds East 88.87 feet; thenceSouth 02 degrees 54 minutes07 seconds East 89.25 feetalong the West line of ColbyStreet to the point of begin-ning.The redemption period shallbe 6 months from the dateof such sale, unless deter-mined abandoned in accord-ance with MCLA 600.3241a,in which case the redemp-tion period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.Dated: October 31, 2010For more information,please call:FC X (248) 593-1302Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern High-way, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan48334-2525File #002373F02

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sale, plus interest.MORTGAGE SALE - Defaulthas been made in the condi-tions of a mortgage madeby James R. Lakin and DawnM. Lakin, Husband and Wife,original mortgagor(s), toOption One Mortgage Cor-poration, a California Corpo-ration, Mortgagee, datedFebruary 14, 2005, and re-corded on February 22, 2005in Liber 587 on Page 859, inIonia county records, Michi-gan, and assigned by saidMortgagee to U.S. Bank, Na-tional Association, as Suc-cessor Trustee to Bank ofAmerica, N.A., as Successorto LaSalle Bank, N.A., asTrustee for TheCertificateholders of theMLMI Trust, Mortgage loanAsset-Backed Certificates,Series 2005-SL3 as assignee,on which mortgage there isclaimed to be due at thedate hereof the sum of Sev-enty Thousand Eighty-Threeand 71/100 Dollars($70,083.71), including inter-est at 9% per annum.Under the power of salecontained in said mortgageand the statute in such casemade and provided, noticeis hereby given that saidmortgage will be foreclosedby a sale of the mortgagedpremises, or some part ofthem, at public vendue, atthe place of holding the cir-cuit court within Ionia Coun-ty, at 10:00 AM, on Decem-ber 2, 2010.Said premises are situatedin Township of Otisco, IoniaCounty, Michigan, and aredescribed as: Part of theEast 1/2 of Section 13, Town8 North -Range 8 West,Otisco Township, IoniaCounty, Michigan, describedas: Beginning at a point onthe North-South 1/4 lineSouth 00 Degrees 43 Mi-nutes 00 Seconds West

405.83 Feet from the centerof section 13; thence South79 Degrees 25 Minutes 10Seconds East 664.00 Feet;thence South 00 Degrees 40Minutes 55 Seconds West739.76 Feet; along the Eastline of the West 1/4 of theEast 1/2 of Section 13;thence South 84 Degrees 10Minutes 39 Seconds West658.92 Feet along the SouthLine of the NorthEast 1/4, ofthe SouthEast 1/4 of Section13; thence North 00 Degrees43 Minutes 00 Seconds East928.55 Feet along the North-South 1/4 Line to the pointof beginning.The above Parcel togetherwith and subject to an Ease-ment for Ingress and Egressdescribed as : Commencingat the North 1/4 Corner ofSection 13; thence South 00Degrees 46 Minutes 45 Sec-onds West 1169.02 Feetalong the North-South 1/4Line to the Centerline ofBelding Road (State High-way M-44); thence alongsaid Centerline South 79 De-grees 25 Minutes 10 Sec-onds East 367.21 Feet to thepoint of beginning of theEasement; thence South 79Degrees 25 Minutes 10 Sec-onds East 67.00 Feet alongsaid Centerline; thenceSouth 00 Degrees 40 Mi-nutes 55 Seconds West585.00 Feet; thence South 79Degrees 25 Minutes 10 Sec-onds East 227.00 Feet;thence South 00 Degrees 40Minutes 55 Seconds West1297.00 Feet along the EastLine of the West 1/4 of theEast 1/2 of Section 13;thence North 79 Degrees 25Minutes 10 Seconds West67.00 Feet; thence North 00Degrees 40 Minutes 55 Sec-onds East 1230.00 Feet;thence North 79 Degrees 25Minutes 10 Seconds West227.00 Feet; thence North 00Degrees 40 Minutes 55 Sec-onds East 652.00 Feet to thepoint of beginning of thisEasement.The redemption period shallbe 12 months from the dateof such sale, unless deter-mined abandoned in accord-ance with MCLA 600.3241a,in which case the redemp-tion period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.Dated: October 31, 2010For more information,please call:FC X (248) 593-1302Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern High-way, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan48334-2525File #348512F01

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sale, plus interest.MORTGAGE SALE - Defaulthas been made in the condi-tions of a mortgage madeby Kenneth E. Binkley andKelly J. Binkley, husbandand wife, originalmortgagor(s), to MortgageElectronic Registration Sys-tems, Inc., as nominee forlender and lender’s succes-sors and/or assigns,Mortgagee, dated October3, 2003, and recorded on Oc-tober 24, 2003 in Liber 576on Page 4207, and assignedby said Mortgagee to WellsFargo Bank, NA as assigneeas documented by an as-signment, in Ionia county re-cords, Michigan, on whichmortgage there is claimedto be due at the date hereofthe sum of One HundredEleven Thousand Eight Hun-dred Forty-Three and 57/100Dollars ($111,843.57), includ-ing interest at 6% per an-num.Under the power of salecontained in said mortgage


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g geand the statute in such casemade and provided, noticeis hereby given that saidmortgage will be foreclosedby a sale of the mortgagedpremises, or some part ofthem, at public vendue, atthe place of holding the cir-cuit court within Ionia Coun-ty, at 10:00 AM, on Decem-ber 2, 2010.Said premises are situatedin Township of Berlin, IoniaCounty, Michigan, and aredescribed as: Lot 37, Plat ofMeadowland Estates No. 1,according to the plat there-of, as recorded in Liber 4 ofPlats, Page 21.The redemption period shallbe 6 months from the dateof such sale, unless deter-mined abandoned in accord-ance with MCLA 600.3241a,in which case the redemp-tion period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.Dated: October 31, 2010For more information,please call:FC D (248) 593-1309Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern High-way, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan48334-2525File #345178F01

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sale, plus interest.MORTGAGE SALE - Defaulthas been made in the condi-tions of a mortgage madeby Curtis Beyer, a singleman, original mortgagor(s),to MMS Mortgage Services,LTD, Mortgagee, dated Janu-ary 24, 2001, and recordedon February 6, 2001 in Liber552 on Page 81, in Ioniacounty records, Michigan,and assigned by mesne as-signments to NationStarMortgage, LLC as assignee,on which mortgage there isclaimed to be due at thedate hereof the sum ofForty-Six Thousand OneHundred Seventy-Four and48/100 Dollars ($46,174.48),including interest at 8.375%per annum.Under the power of salecontained in said mortgageand the statute in such casemade and provided, noticeis hereby given that saidmortgage will be foreclosedby a sale of the mortgagedpremises, or some part ofthem, at public vendue, atthe place of holding the cir-cuit court within Ionia Coun-ty, at 10:00 AM, on Decem-ber 2, 2010.Said premises are situatedin City of Belding, IoniaCounty, Michigan, and aredescribed as: Commencingat a point 685 feet East ofthe Southwest corner of theNorthwest quarter of theSouthwest quarter of Sec-tion 16, Town 8 North, Range8 West, thence East 225feet; thence North 125 feet;thence West 225 feet;thence South 125 feet to thepoint of beginning.The redemption period shallbe 6 months from the dateof such sale, unless deter-mined abandoned in accord-ance with MCLA 600.3241a,in which case the redemp-tion period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.Dated: October 24, 2010For more information,please call:FC L (248) 593-1312Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern High-way, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan48334-2525File #347907F01

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sale, plus interest.MORTGAGE SALE - Defaulthas been made in the condi-tions of a mortgage madeby Marlin Howe and DebraHowe, husband and wife,original mortgagor(s), toABN AMRO Mortgage Group,Inc., Mortgagee, dated Au-gust 12, 2003, and recordedon August 22, 2003 in Liber574 on Page 6931, in Ioniacounty records, Michigan,on which mortgage there isclaimed to be due at thedate hereof the sum of Fifty-Four Thousand Seven Hun-dred Twenty and 71/100 Dol-lars ($54,720.71), includinginterest at 6.25% per an-num.Under the power of salecontained in said mortgageand the statute in such casemade and provided, noticeis hereby given that saidmortgage will be foreclosedby a sale of the mortgagedpremises, or some part ofthem, at public vendue, atthe place of holding the cir-cuit court within Ionia Coun-ty, at 10:00 AM, on Decem-ber 2, 2010.Said premises are situatedin City of Belding, IoniaCounty, Michigan, and aredescribed as: Lot Forty-Nine(49) of Broa’s Second Addi-tion to the Village, now Cityof Belding, according to therecorded Plat thereof, as re-corded in Liber 1 of Plats onPage 8, in the Office of theRegister of Deeds for IoniaCounty, Michigan, exceptingtherefrom the North Three(3) feet of said Lot Forty-Nine (49).The redemption period shallbe 6 months from the dateof such sale, unless deter-mined abandoned in accord-ance with MCLA 600.3241a,in which case the redemp-tion period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.Dated: October 24, 2010For more information,please call:FC C (248) 593-1301Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern High-way, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan48334-2525File #329551F03

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sale, plus interest .MORTGAGE SALE - Defaulthas been made in the condi-tions of a mortgage madeby Trent E. Lewis, a singleman, original mortgagor(s),to Republic Bank,Mortgagee, dated July 22,2005, and recorded on July25, 2005 in Liber 590 on Page4316, in Ionia county re-cords, Michigan, on whichmortgage there is claimedto be due at the date hereofthe sum of Forty-Six Thou-sand Three Hundred Six and26/100 Dollars ($46,306.26),including interest at 3.25%per annum.Under the power of salecontained in said mortgageand the statute in such casemade and provided, noticeis hereby given that saidmortgage will be foreclosed

g geby a sale of the mortgagedpremises, or some part ofthem, at public vendue, atthe place of holding the cir-cuit court within Ionia Coun-ty, at 10:00 AM, on Decem-ber 2, 2010.Said premises are situatedin Township of Orleans, Ion-ia County, Michigan, and aredescribed as: Part of theNortheast 1/4 of Section 6,Town 8 North, Range 7 Westdescribed as: beginning at apoint on the East-West 1/4line North 89 degrees 00 mi-nutes 22 seconds West654.07 feet from the East 1/4corner of Section 6; thenceNorth 89 degrees 00 minutes22 seconds West 247.87 feetalong said East-West 1/4line; thence North 00 de-grees 42 minutes 45 secondsWest 221.64 feet (recorded208 feet); thence North 89degrees 11 minutes 29 sec-onds West 207.81 feet (re-corded 208 feet); thenceNorth 00 degrees 52 minutes25 seconds West 1109.90feet; thence South 89 de-grees 13 minutes 03 secondsEast 455.03 feet along theNorth line of the Southeast1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 ofSection 6; thence South 00degrees 52 minutes 25 sec-onds East 1332.57 feet alongthe east line of the West 1/2of the Southeast 1/4 of theNortheast 1/4 of Section 6 tothe point of beginning.The redemption period shallbe 12 months from the dateof such sale, unless deter-mined abandoned in accord-ance with MCLA 600.3241a,in which case the redemp-tion period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.Dated: October 24, 2010For more information,please call:FC F (248) 593-1313Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern High-way, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan48334-2525File #312610F02

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sale, plus interest.MORTGAGE SALE - Defaulthas been made in the condi-tions of a mortgage madeby Laura Elaine Phenix, anunmarried woman, originalmortgagor(s), to MortgageElectronic Registration Sys-tems, Inc., as nominee forlender and lender’s succes-sors and/or assigns,Mortgagee, dated August15, 2005, and recorded onAugust 30, 2005 in Liber 591on Page 3193, and assignedby said Mortgagee to BACHome Loans Servicing, L.P.as assignee as documentedby an assignment, in Ioniacounty records, Michigan,on which mortgage there isclaimed to be due at thedate hereof the sum of Fifty-Seven Thousand Ninety-Nine and 79/100 Dollars($57,099.79), including inter-est at 6.625% per annum.Under the power of salecontained in said mortgageand the statute in such casemade and provided, noticeis hereby given that saidmortgage will be foreclosedby a sale of the mortgagedpremises, or some part ofthem, at public vendue, atthe place of holding the cir-cuit court within Ionia Coun-ty, at 10:00 AM, on Decem-ber 2, 2010.Said premises are situatedin City of Belding, IoniaCounty, Michigan, and aredescribed as: Lot 8, Block 5,Belding’s Second Addition tothe City of Belding, accord-ing to the recorded Platthereof, Ionia County Re-cords

The redemption period shallbe 6 months from the dateof such sale, unless deter-mined abandoned in accord-ance with MCLA 600.3241a,in which case the redemp-tion period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.Dated: October 24, 2010For more information,please call:FC X (248) 593-1302Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern High-way, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan48334-2525File #332701F01

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sale, plus interest.MORTGAGE SALE - Defaulthas been made in the condi-tions of a mortgage madeby Karen S. Reisbig, a mar-ried woman and Steve W.Reisbig, her husband, origi-nal mortgagor(s), to Mort-gage Electronic RegistrationSystems, Inc., as nomineefor lender and lender’s suc-cessors and/or assigns,Mortgagee, dated December11, 2006, and recorded onDecember 28, 2006 in Liber600 on Page 6173, and as-signed by said Mortgagee toBAC Home Loans Servicing,L.P. as assignee as docu-mented by an assignment,in Ionia county records,Michigan, on which mort-gage there is claimed to bedue at the date hereof thesum of Eighty-Nine Thou-sand Six Hundred Eighty-Eight and 37/100 Dollars($89,688.37), including inter-est at 7.375% per annum.Under the power of salecontained in said mortgageand the statute in such casemade and provided, noticeis hereby given that saidmortgage will be foreclosedby a sale of the mortgagedpremises, or some part ofthem, at public vendue, atthe place of holding the cir-cuit court within Ionia Coun-ty, at 10:00 AM, on Decem-ber 2, 2010.Said premises are situatedin Township of Easton, IoniaCounty, Michigan, and aredescribed as: Part of theSoutheast 1/4 of Section 8,Town 7 North, Range 7 West,Easton Township, IoniaCounty, Michigan, describedas: Commencing at the cen-ter of Section 8, thence East1737.60 feet to the point ofbeginning; thence South 245feet; thence South 84 de-grees 52 minutes 43 secondsWest, 419.69 feet to the East1/8 line; thence North on the1/8 line to the East andWest 1/4 line; thence Easton the East and West 1/4line to the point of begin-ning.The redemption period shallbe 6 months from the dateof such sale, unless deter-mined abandoned in accord-ance with MCLA 600.3241a,in which case the redemp-tion period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.Dated: October 24, 2010For more information,please call:FC X (248) 593-1302Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern High-way, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan48334-2525File #321041F02

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sale, plus interest.MORTGAGE SALE - Defaulthas been made in the condi-tions of a mortgage madeby Jerome A. Emineth, a sin-gle person, originalmortgagor(s), to GreenridgeMortgage Services, LLC,Mortgagee, dated December22, 2006, and recorded onFebruary 20, 2007 in Liber601 on Page 5028, in Ioniacounty records, Michigan,and assigned by saidMortgagee to Wells FargoBank, N.A. as assignee, onwhich mortgage there isclaimed to be due at thedate hereof the sum ofNinety-Two Thousand TwoHundred Sixty-Five and23/100 Dollars ($92,265.23),including interest at 6.125%per annum.Under the power of salecontained in said mortgageand the statute in such casemade and provided, noticeis hereby given that saidmortgage will be foreclosedby a sale of the mortgagedpremises, or some part ofthem, at public vendue, atthe place of holding the cir-cuit court within Ionia Coun-ty, at 10:00 AM, on Decem-ber 2, 2010.Said premises are situatedin Township of Otisco, IoniaCounty, Michigan, and aredescribed as: Beginning onthe East line of Section 21,Town 8 North, Range 8 West,distant 273.00 feet meas-ured North along the Eastline of said Section 21, fromthe Southeast corner of theNortheast 1/4 of said Sec-tion 21; thence West 319feet more or less to the cen-ter of Dumon Road; thenceNorth 12 degrees 53 minutesEast along the center ofDumon Road, 314 feet;thence East 249 feet more orless to the East line of saidSection 21; thence Southalong the East line of saidSection 21, 306.09 feet to thepoint of beginning.The redemption period shallbe 6 months from the dateof such sale, unless deter-mined abandoned in accord-ance with MCLA 600.3241a,in which case the redemp-tion period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.Dated: October 24, 2010For more information,please call:FC D (248) 593-1309Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern High-way, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan48334-2525File #343648F01

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the foreclosing mortgagee.In that event, your dama -

ges, if any, shall be limitedsolely to the return of thebid amount tendered at

sale, plus interest.MORTGAGE SALE - Defaulthas been made in the condi-tions of a mortgage madeby Daniel Pipe, and DeborahPipe, husband and wife, ori-ginal mortgagor(s), to Mort-gage Electronic RegistrationSystems, Inc., as nomineefor lender and lender’s suc-cessors and/or assigns,Mortgagee, dated July 11,2003, and recorded on Sep-

, eptember 12, 2003 in Liber 575on Page 3261, and assignedby said Mortgagee to BACHome Loans Servicing, L.P.as assignee as documentedby an assignment, in Ioniacounty records, Michigan,on which mortgage there isclaimed to be due at thedate hereof the sum of OneHundred Thirty-Nine Thou-sand Four Hundred Ninety-Six and 50/100 Dollars($139,496.50), including in-terest at 5.5% per annum.Under the power of salecontained in said mortgageand the statute in such casemade and provided, noticeis hereby given that saidmortgage will be foreclosedby a sale of the mortgagedpremises, or some part ofthem, at public vendue, atthe place of holding the cir-cuit court within Ionia Coun-ty, at 10:00 AM, on Decem-ber 2, 2010.Said premises are situatedin Township of Boston, IoniaCounty, Michigan, and aredescribed as: Part of theWest 1/2 of the Northeast1/4 of Section 25 and theWest 1/2 of the Southeast1/4 of Section 24, Town 6North, Range 8 West, BostonTownship, Ionia County, Mi-chigan, described as: Begin-ning at the North 1/4 cornerof Section 25; thence South150 feet along the North-South 1/4 line of Section 25;thence East 300 feet parallelwith the North line of Sec-tion 25; thence North paral-lel with the North-South 1/4lines of Section 25 to thecenterline of Grand RiverAvenue; thence Northwes-terly along said centerline tothe North-South 1/4 line ofSection 24; thence South 150feet, more or less, along theNorth-South 1/4 line of Sec-tion 24 to the point of begin-ning.The redemption period shallbe 6 months from the dateof such sale, unless deter-mined abandoned in accor-dance with MCLA 600.3241a,in which case the redemp-tion period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.Dated: October 24, 2010For more information,please call:FC X (248) 593-1302Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern High-way, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan48334-2525File #180978F02

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sale, plus interest.MORTGAGE SALE - Defaulthas been made in the condi-tions of a mortgage madeby Joe Smith and BridgetteSmith, husband and wife,original mortgagor(s), toMortgage Electronic Regis-tration Systems, Inc., asnominee for lender andlender’s successors and/orassigns, Mortgagee, datedMarch 9, 2007, and recordedon March 19, 2007 in Liber603 on Page 5549, andrerecorded on June 18, 2007in Liber 603 on Page 5549, inIonia county records, Michi-gan, on which mortgagethere is claimed to be due atthe date hereof the sum ofOne Hundred Seven Thou-sand Nine Hundred Twenty-Three And 40/100 Dollars($107,923.40), including in-terest at 7% per annum.Under the power of salecontained in said mortgageand the statute in such casemade and provided, noticeis hereby given that saidmortgage will be foreclosedby a sale of the mortgagedpremises, or some part ofthem, at public vendue, at

hem, p e,the place of holding the cir-cuit court within Ionia Coun-ty, at 10:00 AM, on Decem-ber 2, 2010.Said premises are situatedin Township of Orleans, Ion-ia County, Michigan, and aredescribed as: The West 200feet of the East 365 feet ofthe West 695 feet of theNortheast 1/4 of the North-west 1/4 of Section 8, Town8 North, Range 7 West.The redemption period shallbe 12 months from the dateof such sale, unless deter-mined abandoned in accord-ance with MCLA 600.3241a,in which case the redemp-tion period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.Dated: October 24, 2010For more information,please call:FC L (248) 593-1312Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern High-way, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan48334-2525File #320996F03

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sale, plus interest.MORTGAGE SALE - Defaulthas been made in the condi-tions of a mortgage madeby Andrew R Graham andLyndsey A Graham, husbandand wife, originalmortgagor(s), to MortgageElectronic Registration Sys-tems, Inc., as nominee forlender and lender’s succes-sors and/or assigns,Mortgagee, dated April 3,2008, and recorded on April14, 2008 in Liber 607 on Page7987, and assigned by saidMortgagee to BAC HomeLoans Servicing, L.P. as as-signee as documented by anassignment, in Ionia countyrecords, Michigan, on whichmortgage there is claimedto be due at the date hereofthe sum of One HundredForty-Five Thousand TwoHundred Eighty-Three and93/100 Dollars ($145,283.93),including interest at 6% perannum.Under the power of salecontained in said mortgageand the statute in such casemade and provided, noticeis hereby given that saidmortgage will be foreclosedby a sale of the mortgagedpremises, or some part ofthem, at public vendue, atthe place of holding the cir-cuit court within Ionia Coun-ty, at 10:00 AM, on Decem-ber 2, 2010.Said premises are situatedin Village of Clarksville, Ion-ia County, Michigan, and aredescribed as: Unit 2,Pinhook Estates Condomini-um, according to the MasterDeed recorded in Liber 581,Page 7332, and amendmentsthereto, and designated asIonia County CondominiumSubdivision Plan No. 34, to-gether with rights in com-mon elements as set forth inthe above Master Deed andas described in Act 229 of

the Public Acts of 1963 andAct 59 of Public Acts of 1978,and amendments thereto.The redemption period shallbe 6 months from the dateof such sale, unless deter-mined abandoned in accord-ance with MCLA 600.3241a,in which case the redemp-tion period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.Dated: October 24, 2010For more information,please call:FC X (248) 593-1302Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern High-way, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan48334-2525File #309301F01

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NOTICE PURSUANT TO MCL600.3205a(4)

NOTICE is hereby providedto Mark C. Menichini andDonald Calton, theborrowers and/ormortgagors (hereinafter"Borrower") regarding theproperty located at: 316 EMain St, Ionia, MI 48846-1752.The Borrower has the rightto request a meeting withthe mortgage holder ormortgage servicer. Theagent designated by theMortgage Servicer and/orMortgage Holder to contactand that has authority tomake agreements underMCL sections 600.3205b and600.3205c is: Trott & Trott,P.C., 31440 NorthwesternHighway, Suite 200, Farm-ington Hills, MI 48334-2525at (248) 593-1300The Borrower may contact ahousing counselor by visit-ing the Michigan StateHousing Development Au-thority’s website or by call-ing the Michigan StateHousing Development Au-thority athttp://www.michigan.gov/mshda or at (866) 946-7432.If the Borrower requests ameeting with the agent des-ignated above by contactingan approved housing coun-selor within 14 days fromNovember 10, 2010, foreclo-sure proceedings will not becommenced until 90 days af-ter November 10, 2010.If the Borrower and theagent designated abovereach an agreement to mod-ify the mortgage loan, themortgage will not be fore-closed if the Borrowerabides by the terms of theagreement.The Borrower has the rightto contact an attorney. Thetelephone number of theState Bar of Michigan’s Law-yer Referral Service is (800)968-0738.THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COL-LECTOR ATTEMPTING TOCOLLECT A DEBT.ANY INFORMATION WE OB-TAIN WILL BE USED FORTHAT PURPOSE.Date: November 14, 2010For more information,please call:FC H (248) 593-1300Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicerand/or Mortgage Holder31440 Northwestern High-way, Suite 200Farmington Hills, MI 48334-2525File # 332814F03

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SCHNEIDERMAN & SHER -MAN, P.C., IS ATTEMPTINGTO COLLECT A DEBT, ANYINFORMATION WE OBTAINWILL BE USED FOR THATPURPOSE. PLEASE CON -

TACT OUR OFFICE AT(248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE

IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY.

MORTGAGE SALE – Defaulthas been made in the condi-tions of a mortgage madeby WILLIAM PAINTER andTABITHA BAKER, A SINGLEMAN AND A SINGLE WOMANAS JOINT TENANTS, to Mort-gage Electronic RegistrationSystems, Inc. ("MERS"),solely as nominee for lenderand lender’s successors andassigns, Mortgagee, datedJanuary 22, 2008, and re-corded on January 31, 2008,in Liber 606, on Page 7687,and assigned by saidmortgagee to FLAGSTARBANK, FSB, asassigned,Ionia County Re-cords, Michigan, on whichmortgage there is claimedto be due at the date hereofthe sum of Sixty-SevenThousand Sixty-Four Dollarsand Sixty-Eight Cents($67,064.68), including inter-est at 6.500% per annum.Under the power of salecontained in said mortgageand the statute in such casemade and provided, noticeis hereby given that saidmortgage will be foreclosedby a sale of the mortgagedpremises, or some part ofthem, at public venue, at theSouth entrance to IoniaCourthouse Building in Ion-ia, Michigan. at 10:00 AM o’-clock, on December 2, 2010Said premises are located inIonia County, Michigan andare described as:PART OF THE NORTHEAST 1/ 4, SECTION 20, TOWN 6NORTH, RANGE 8 WEST,BOSTON TOWNSHIP, IONIACOUNTY, MICHIGAN: COM-MENCING AT THE NORTH 1 /4 POST; THENCE 1178.64FEET TO THE POINT OF BE-GINNING; THENCE EAST 145FEET; THENCE SOUTH 937.51FEET; THENCE WEST 145FEET; THENCE NORTH 937.51FEET TO THE POINT OF BE-GINNING.The redemption period shallbe 12 months from the dateof such sale unless deter-mined abandoned in accord-ance with 1948CL 600.3241a,in which case the redemp-tion period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.

Dated: October 19, 2010

FLAGSTAR BANK, FSBMortgagee/Assignee

Schneiderman & Sherman,P.C.23938 Research Drive, Suite300Farmington Hills, MI 48335

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