West Shore Shoppers' Guide, February 13, 2011

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Donald Albrecht talks about his time as chief emergency room physician at WestShore Medical Center.

BYDAVE YARNELL

STAFF WRITER

The garage named Tuesday for retiredWest Shore Medical Center emergencyroom physician Donald J. Albrecht is just asmall example of the many improvementshe helped bring about in his 16 years aschief emergency room physician at thehospital from 1993 to 2009.

Well-wishers filled two large class-

rooms in the education center at the hos-pital to thank Albrecht for his accomplish-ments.

I want to thank everybody for show-ing up, Albrecht said. That is the mostremarkable part to me. I must admit, whenI was in Minnesota, if I had known what Iwas getting into coming here ... well, letsust say I didnt know what I was getting

into.He said that during his first year, as

winter approached, he wondered why theambulance wasnt put in the garage.

We didnt have a garage, he said.So the first thing the medics would do isstart chipping the ice off the cold rig to go

pick up their patient. I would be remiss ifI didnt make sure that I thank one otherperson who had an awful lot to do with thewhole thing and thats Bill Knodell (ofthe hospital staff). If I was the mouth, hewas the arms and the legs.

Emergency room physician RichardScharp recalled working with Albrecht.

I learned many things from Don overthe years, but I think the most importantthing I learned was by observing how hecared for the patients, Scharp said. Hetook the time to pull up a chair and listento the people he was taking care of. I thinktoo often we underestimate the power thata touch, a smile, a listening ear and theact of caring can actually have on the indi-

vidual and their disease. Don understoodthat well. To me he was the epitome of thecompassionate and empathetic physician.

Scharp offered the Tom Brokaw quote,Its easy to make a buck, but its muchmore difficult to make a difference.

Since Burt and the board hired Don in1993, thats exactly what he has done hehas made a difference, Scharp said. Asthe first full-time E.R. physician the hospi-tal hired, he brought many new ideas andchanged how the emergency departmentwas staffed.

In the late 80s and early 90s, theemergency department consisted of a basicEMT who often had to rely on a mainte-nance worker to function as an ambulancedriver. Don changed all that.

He was instrumental in developingthe paramedic program that the hospitalcurrently uses today. He was also respon-sible for the EMS barn that we are namingtoday and also a second ambulance base inKaleva.

Scharp said he thought of Albrecht sev-eral weeks ago when paramedics made arun to Onekama and then transported thepatient directly to Munson Medical Center.

The first responders and paramedicsquickly determined that he was having, in

laymans terms, a massive heart attack,Scharp said. So they began treatment andtransported him to Munson where at 1a.m. on a Sunday morning a cardiologist

was waiting to take him to the cath lab.Later, Scharp said he received a call

from the cardiologist who let him knowthat they were able to open the patientsartery and he was doing well.

He also wanted me to personallythank the EMS personnel who attended to

WSMC says job well done in

naming the Donald AlbrechtEMS Facility

Theodore N. Batzer M.D., (left) chairof the West Shore Medical CenterBoard of Trustees, presents a plaqueto Donald Albrecht.

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Manistee area entertainment calendarSaturday

SaturdayFriends of the Library

Book Lovers Half PriceSale, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.,Manistee Library, MapleStreet

Kaleva CrusadersRelay for Life Bake Sale, 9a.m.-1 p.m., Kaleva Meats,downtown Kaleva

Moonlight Ski, 7-9p.m., Big M Cross CountrySki Area, Udell Hills

Road, WellstonKC & The Sunshine

Band, 8 p.m., Little RiverCasino Resort

Sleeping Bear DunesNational LakeshoreSnowshoeing, 1 p.m.,

leaves from EmpireVisitor Center

Benzie CountyWinterfest

Gopherwood Concertby Red Sea Pedestrians, 8p.m., Elks Lodge, 122 S.Mitchell, Cadillac

SundayPolish Dinner &

Manistee Trivia Challengeby Sunrise Rotary, noon-1:45 p.m., Manistee High

SchoolSleeping Bear Dunes

National LakeshoreSnowshoeing, 1 p.m.,leaves from Empire

Visitor CenterAmerican Red Cross

Red Heart Concert, fea-turing Shout, Sister,Shout, 7 p.m., RamsdellTheatre, Manistee

Upcomingevents

Through March 4 Art exhibit by AndyMalone and Ryan SpencerReed, Manierre DawsonGallery, West ShoreCommunity College

Feb. 14 BigQuestion lecture Red HotJazz and Vacationlandin Idlewild, 12:30 p.m.,Center Stage Theater,

West Shore CommunityCollege

Feb. 14 Free linedance lessons, 7-9 p.m.,

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St. Joseph Parish Hall,249 Sixth St., Manistee

Feb. 14 Free Zumbaclass, District #10 HealthDepartment, 6-6:45p.m., Norman TownshipCommunity Center

Feb. 15 Free walkinclass, District #10 HealthDepartment, 6-6:30p.m., Norman TownshipCommunity Center

Feb. 15 Line danc-ing, lessons 6:30-7 p.m.,dancing 7-9 p.m., VFWHall, 1211 28th St.,Manistee

Feb. 16 Free Tae BoKick-boxing class, District#10 Health Department,6-6:30 p.m., NormanTownship CommunityCenter

Feb. 16 ZainbabAl-Suwaij lecture TheChallenges for WomensEquality in the Muslim

World, 7 p.m., MillikenAuditorium, Traverse City

Feb. 17 International AffairsForum lecture, The

Fourth Stage of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 6 p.m.,Milliken Auditorium,Traverse City

Feb. 17 PopovichComedy Pet Theater, 7:30p.m., Corson Auditorium,Interlochen Center for the

ArtsFeb. 19 Frostbite

HomeGrown Saturday, 10a.m., Downtown Manistee

Feb. 19 CountrysFamily Reunion Roadshow

with Host Bill Anderson,8 p.m., Little River Casino

ResortFeb. 19 SleepingBear Dunes NationalLakeshore Snowshoeing, 1p.m., leaves from Empire

Visitor CenterFeb. 19-20 Shiver

by the River FrankfortWinter Festival

Feb. 19 FiveCAPWalk for Warmth, 10 a.m.,265 First St., Manistee

Feb. 20 LadysmithBlack Mambazo, 7:30p.m., Corson Auditorium,Interlochen Center for the

Arts

Feb. 20 SleepingBear Dunes NationalLakeshore Snowshoeing, 1p.m., leaves from Empire

Visitor CenterFeb. 21 Free line

dance lessons, 7-9 p.m., St.Joseph Parish Hall, 249Sixth St., Manistee

Feb. 21 Free Zumbaclass, District #10 HealthDepartment, 6-6:45p.m., Norman TownshipCommunity Center

Feb. 22 Free walk-ing class, District #10

Health Department,6-6:30 p.m., NormanTownship CommunityCenter

Feb. 22 Linedancing, lessons 6:30-7p.m., dancing 7-9 p.m.,

VFW Hall, 1211 28th St.,Manistee

Feb. 23 Free Tae BoKick-boxing class, District#10 Health Department,6-6:30 p.m., NormanTownship CommunityCenter

Feb. 23 Comedytroupe presents, We CanMake You Laugh, 7 p.m.,Milliken Auditorium,Traverse City

Feb. 25 Sky-NyrdsDisco, classic rock dance/fundraiser for RogersObservatory, 8 p.m.-mid-night, NMC Oleson Center,Traverse City

Feb. 25 Guy Davisand the High Flying

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If it was easy, everyone would do itOpportunity is missed by most people

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ur community finally grasping some ofhe opportunities around us.

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We face another exciting opportunityo advance our community in April, when

anistee County Blacker Airport will inau-urate commercial air service provided byrontier Airlines. Thats an opportunity toove forward in establishing Manistee as a

estination and a departure.Much of Manistee is in the habit of

rousing about our experiences with com-ercial air service at Manistee Blacker and

he hard work in seizing this opportunityill be for all of us to let go of that habitnd instead becoming enthusiastic sup-orters of flying in and out of Manisteeounty on Frontier Airlines.

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WSBs Investment Officer JuleeGwiazdowski gathers together people indifferent businesses and industries totalk in an informal way about the localeconomy, market trends, real estate, etc.

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Manistee Main Street/DDA invites youto beat cabin fever and come downtownfor some great family fun on Feb. 19. Thisevent features a chili cook-off, musicalentertainment and more. Street musiciansor buskers will be performing in variousstores up and down River Street, startingat noon.

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The Manistee Recreation Associationis now taking registration for the 2011Manistee Soccer Club spring soccer season.

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4/8

Halftime shows, commercials and celebrities

have taken football out of the Super BowlProfessional football had its big

P.T. Barnum moment under the bigtop this past weekend with the hold-ing of the 45th Super Bowl game andit really amazed me how the game

has changed over the course of time.It may be shocking but I can

remember watching the very firstgame between the Green Bay Packersand Kansas City Chiefs back in 1967on a black and white television as asmall boy. What is even more shock-ing is back then the big story WASthe game.

I can still remember 45 yearslater Packer receiver Max McGeehauling in one of his two touchdownpasses from Bart Starr with one handeven though he had been out party-ing the night

before and

had a massivehangover forthe game. That

was the muddy,bloody hard-hitting SuperBowl of theearly years.

Therewerent anypre-gameperformances

by musicians, 12 hours of pre-gameanalysis, jazzy commercials, glitzyhalftime shows or all of the rest ofthe non-football hoopla that hastaken over the worlds greatest showunder the big top. I know thosetypes of things sell and profes-sional sports today are all aboutthe almighty dollar. However, to atrue football fan liked myself, who

watches games throughout the year Isometimes feel like we are left out atthe Super Bowl because the focus ismore on entertainment than football.

Case in point is the thousandsof real football fans who made itto Dallas only to have to watch thegame in 40 degree weather in theparking lot while inside under thedome we had to watch the likes of

baseball slugger Alex Rodriguez get-

ting fed popcorn by actress CameronDiaz or former president George

W. Bush and John Madden textingsomeone right in the middle of thegame. Then there were shots ofCondoleezza Rice looking like she

was waiting for someone to kick ahome run or score a goal.

We also were treated to shotsof Michael Douglas and his wifeCatherine Zeta-Jones. She so pro-foundly said before the game thatshe was pulling for the Packers

because when she first came toAmerica they were on television andshe thought the style of their helmets

was cute.Oh brother.Fox television made a point of

interviewing every celebrity thatwalked into the stadium and we hadto endure each and every one ofthem being asked who they thought

was going to win. Half of them prob-ably couldnt tell you the difference

between Green Bay quarterbackAaron Rodgers and Mr. Rogers, buthey, they were being seen in thenational spotlight.

Meanwhile the real football fans

were standing out in the parking lothuddling over their barbecue grilland a bratwurst to stay warm.

Ask any 10 people that watchedthe game of this years Super Bowl

what the final score was and I wouldguess that at least five of themcouldnt tell you. What is even more

surprising is probably two or threecouldnt tell you what team actually

won.But ... ask them about the com-

mercials or the halftime show andI am willing to bet that 9 out of 10could probably give you a play-by-play analysis of each and every one.Somewhere along the line profes-sional footballs biggest spectacle haslost sight of one important part ofthe puzzle the game.

Of course this year the big topthat this circus was playing undercouldnt have fit that tradition any

better as the billion dollar DallasCowboy stadium built by ownerJerry Jones pretty much proves myP.T. Barnum theory. It was a per-fect setting for what the game has

become a spectacle.

That place looked so palatial I beta hotdog and beer were replaced atthe concession stands with caviar,smoked salmon, champagne and a1982 Chardonnay. Characters likethe Washington Redskins hogsdressed in female clothes and pignoses and people with their chests

bared in ice cold weather to paint aletter on it were replaced by Armanisuits and designer clothes.

Of course with the billion dollarstadium, they acquired the servicesof a 50-cent singer. It was interest-ing watching Christina Aguilera setthe mood for the circus with a rather

unique rendition of the nationalanthem. Here is a big-name star per-forming live in front of 111 millionpeople and the line Over the ram-parts we watched were so gallantlystreaming, comes out as What soproudly we watched at the twilightslast reaming.

Maybe next year they can pick outa fifth grader from Poduke, Iowa tosing it who actually knows the wordsto the song. Something else that

bothers me is the number of peoplewho do their rendition of the nation-

al anthem which includes screechingout certain parts of it so loud theycould break an ear drum. WhenFrances Scott Key wrote the nationalanthem I dont think he envisioned

some peroxide blonde screeching atthe top of her lungs and the rocketsred glare.

I also thought it was kind of funto have the fly over by the militaryaircraft, considering the game wasplayed in a domed stadium. I amsure the celebrities inside noddedtheir approval as they watched it onthe 60-yard-long giant screen televi-sion that hangs over the field. Thatthing is so big that I am willing to

bet half of the people in the stadiumdont actually watch the game itself,

but focus in on thescreen instead of

the field. Just thinkthey probably paidabout $2,450 forthose top row seatsto actually watchthe game on televi-sion. At that pricethey could havestayed in their ownliving room and

bought a big screentelevision set in the

process.Fox Television even added to

the huh? thinking for footballfans when they tossed in the BarackObama and Bill OReilly inter-

view before the game. What in theworld that had to do with footballis beyond me. Maybe next year JoeBiden can go round two against RusLimbaugh in the totally meaninglesspre-Super Bowl interview.

I know some people enjoyed thehalftime show with the Black EyedPeas, but for me I suddenly remem-

bered why as a kid I would never eatmy peas at dinner. Didnt care forthem then and certainly didnt carefor them at halftime of a footballgame. I would have preferred thatthey put pre-game performer KeithUrban who actually is in his prime

on stage instead, but then the SuperBowl halftime show has become a

virtual trip to the Rock N Roll OldFolks home.

Over the past several years wehave watched an arthritic 60-year-old Bruce Springsteen try and slideacross the stage on his knees look-ing more like a senior citizen in arace for his nightly pudding cupthan a rock star; Mick Jagger look-ing like he needed oxygen becausehe couldnt keep up his singing withthe music; and Pete Townsend ofThe Who making these giant circularmotions with his arm and the music

not matching up with his motions.Yes, the worlds biggest spec-tacle under the big top is over foranother year and for the many of

you who may have missed this insig-nificant fact: Green Bay defeatedthe Pittsburgh Steelers by a 31-25score. However, I am sure most willremember the rest of it long after I...

See you next Wednesday.

Associate Editor KenGrabowskis columns run everyWednesday in the News Advocate.

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GrabowskiAssociate

Editor

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Chrysler/MCT News Photo

Screen grab from Chrysler 200 commercial Born of Fire featuring Eminem. The commercial gained a lot oattention from critics and Michiganders during its 2-minute air time during the Super Bowl.

But ... ask them about the commercials or thehalftime show and I am willing to bet that 9 out of10 could probably give you a play-by-play analysis ofeach and every one. Somewhere along the line pro-fessional footballs biggest spectacle has lost sight ofone important part of the puzzle the game.

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SATURDAY, FEB. 12

Relay for Life Bake Sale, Kaleva Meats Store, Kaleva,9 a.m. -1 p.m., contact, Pat Grostick 362-3167

The Friends of the Library, Book Lovers Sale, regularlibrary hours, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Moose Lodge Steak or Shrimp dinner, 5-7:30p.m.,

Robinson St., ManisteeSUNDAY, FEB. 13

AA meetings daily, Manistee and Mason counties.(231)723-3515 for times and location.

Free Coffee Devotions at Stafonos, leader Marilyn

Meteer, An Outreach of United Methodist Church,3p.m.

MONDAY, FEB. 14

Manistee County Veterans Counselor, Beth Yeack, will

be at the Veterans office in the courthouse, 9 a.m.-3p.m., call 398-3587 for appointment.

TUESDAY, FEB. 15

Lighthouse Pregnancy Care Center, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 234

Parkdale Ave., Manistee

Community Table, 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m.; St. Joseph Parish

Center.

DAV service officers will process VA claims and

other veterans/dependents needs. 10a.m.-1p.m.,VFW, Manistee, walk-ins welcome, please call for

appointment.

Ms. B. Matzen Disabled Outreach Worker (DVOW)

Manistee office, 9a.m.-4p.m., 1660 US 31 S.,Manistee.

Portage Lake Winter Fest followup community

meeting, Farr Center, Onekama, 7p.m.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 16

AA meetings daily, Manistee and Mason counties.(231)723-3515 for times and location.

TOPS 1801 MEETING 11 a.m.-12 noon, First Baptist

Church, 1201 Lakeshore Rd., ManisteeVFW service officers will process VA claims and anyother veterans/dependents needs, 10a.m.-2p.m.,

13300 9 Mile Rd., Kaleva, (231)362-3229 appointment

only.Manistee County Veterans Counselor, Beth Yeack, willbe at the Veterans office in the courthouse, 9 a.m.-3

p.m., call 398-3587 for appointment.

Moose Lodge Burger Basket, 5-7p.m., Robinson St.,Manistee

Manistee Kiwanis regular meeting, 7 -8a.m., House of

Flavors. All are welcomeOvereaters Anonymous; 7 p.m.; Good ShepherdLutheran Church 521 Cypress St, Manistee 723-2883.

Community Playgroup for parents with kids birth-6 yearold, Faith Covenant Church Manistee, 10-11:30a.m.,there is no cost to this event. Everyone welcome call

Kristina 723-9739 for more info.

Jr. Clio Club Soup Luncheon Meeting, 12Noon at the

home of Carol Bottimer.

THURSDAY, FEB. 17

Manistee Parkinson Support Club, 11 a.m., WestShore Medical Center, Rm. 1.

Lighthouse Pregnancy Care Center, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 234Parkdale Ave., Manistee

VFW monthly meeting, 7p.m., 1211 28th St., Manistee

FRIDAY, FEB. 18

Free coffee; board games, sponsored by Holy Trinity,

2-5 p.m.; GoodysManistee County Veterans Counselor will be at theSenior Center, 10a.m.-1p.m.

Free coffee; board games, sponsored by Holy Trinity,2-5 pm; Goodys.

SATURDAY, FEB. 19

Moose Lodge Grilled Pork Steak dinner, 5-7:30p.m.,

Robinson St., ManisteeWellston Boosters Asso. Annual Chili Cook-off,Norman Twp. Community Center, set-up, 9a.m.-

12noon, judging,12noon-3p.m.

MHS Class of 1969 meeting for lunch Sat., 2/19,Bungalow, 11 a.m.

SUNDAY, FEB. 20

AA meetings daily, Manistee and Mason counties.

(231)723-3515 for times and location.Moose Lodge Potato Pancake Breakfast, 8:30-12noon,Robinson St., Manistee

Free Coffee Devotions at Stafonos, leader Marilyn

Meteer, An Outreach of United Methodist Church,3p.m.

Manistee PFLAG presents The way

Of the bully, presented by Mike Jeruzal M.S.W., 2p.m.,

Holy Trinity Church, 410 Second St., Manistee, MI.More info call, (231)889-0832 or (231)398-3340.


5/8

EVENTS:FROM PAGE 1A

This list is compiled by News

Advocate entertainment editor

Dave Yarnell. Listing suggestions are

appreciated. Contact Yarnell at 398-

3111 or [email protected].

Rockets concert, 8 p.m.,Milliken Auditorium,Traverse City

Feb. 26 SleepingBear Dunes NationalLakeshore Snowshoeing, 1p.m., leaves from EmpireVisitor Center

Feb. 26 Art to Heartbenefit for Love INC, 10a.m.-4 p.m., St. MarysChurch hall, Manistee

Feb. 26 11th Annualaste of Manistee spon-ored by the MCC Alumnissociation, 5-8 p.m.,anistee Catholic Central

chool CafeteriaFeb. 27 Sleeping

ear Dunes Nationalakeshore Snowshoeing, 1.m., leaves from Empireisitor Center

Feb. 27 Eisenhowerance Ensemble, 2 p.m.,enter Stage Theater,

est Shore Communityollege

Feb. 28 Free Zumbalass, District #10 Healthepartment, 6-6:45.m., Norman Townshipommunity Center

Feb. 28 Free lineance lessons, 7-9 p.m., St.oseph Parish Hall, 249ixth St., Manistee

March 1 Lineancing, lessons 6:30-7.m., dancing 7-9 p.m.,FW Hall, 1211 28th St.,anistee

March 4 MadcatKane and Maxwelltreet, 7:30 p.m., Centertage Theater, West Shoreommunity College

March 5 Thessociation & Jay and Themericans, 8 p.m., Littleiver Casino Resort

March 5 opherwood Concertsresents Night of Winend Chocolate, 8 p.m.,exford County Historicaluseum, 127 Beech St.,

adillacMarch 5 Public

iewing Night, 8-10 p.m,ogers Observatory,raverse City

March 7 Free lineance lessons, 7-9 p.m., St.oseph Parish Hall, 249ixth St., Manistee


March 10 Wellstonammers Jam Session, 1-4.m., Norman Townshipommunity Center

March 11Gopherwood Houseoncert by Mustardsetreat, 8 p.m., 4320 E.6 Road, Cadillac

March 11-13 Theecret Garden, Ramsdellheatre, 101 Maple St.,anistee

March 12 Chippewa50 Club Dodgeballournament, 9 a.m.,anistee High School

ymnasiumMarch 12 Celtic

laze concert, 8 p.m.,illiken Auditorium,

raverse CityMarch 13 Peter

oave on accordion,p.m., Center Stageheater, West Shoreommunity College

March 14 Free lineance lessons, 7-9 p.m., St.oseph Parish Hall, 249ixth St., Manistee


March 17

nternational Affairsorum lecture Challenges

or the Modern Military:ation Building, 6 p.m.,illiken Auditorium,

raverse CityMarch 18 Bay Area

ig Band, 8 p.m., Millikenuditorium, Traverse City

March 18-20 Theecret Garden, Ramsdellheatre, 101 Maple St.,anistee

March 19 Psychic

medium James VanPraagh, 8 p.m., LittleRiver Casino Resort

March 19 St.Urhos Day Art and BakeSale, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.,Kaleva Art Gallery, down-town Kaleva

March 21 Free linedance lessons, 7-9 p.m.,St. Joseph Parish Hall,249 Sixth St., Manistee

March 22 Linedancing, lessons 6:30-7p.m., dancing 7-9 p.m.,


March 24 ThePeking Acrobats, 7:30p.m., Corson Auditorium,Interlochen Center for the

ArtsMarch 26-27

For The Love of Cloth:Quilters Workshop withJim Hay, Dennos Museum

Center, Traverse CityMarch 28 Free line

dance lessons, 7-9 p.m.,St. Joseph Parish Hall,249 Sixth St., Manistee

March 29 Linedancing, lessons 6:30-7p.m., dancing 7-9 p.m.,


Where to go and whoto call for area fun and

activities Paine Aquatic Center

at Manistee High School,

525 12th St., Manistee,723-2547 Ice Arena and

Recreation Center at WestShore Community College,3000 N. Stiles Rd.,Scottville, 845-6211, www.

westshore.edu Little River Casino

Resort, M-22 at U.S. 31,Manistee, (888) 568-2244, www.lrcr.com. Manistee County

Historical Museum, 425River St., Manistee, 723-5531

Manistee NationalForest, (231) 723-2211,

www.fs.fed.us/r9/hmnf Crystal Mountain

Resort, (800) 968-7686,www.crystalmountain.com

Caberfae Peaks Skiand Golf Resort, (231)862-3000, http://caber-faepeaks.com Interlochen Center

for the Arts, (800) 681-5920, www.interlochen.org Northern Michigan

Dragway, (231) 362-3439,www.northernmichigan-dragway.net Manistee Civic

Players at the RamsdellTheatre, 723-7188, pur-chase tickets online at

www.ramsdell-theater.org Indoor heated pool,

hot tub, fitness room,Portage Point Inn, 8567South Portage Point Dr.,

Onekama, 889-4222 West Shore

Community College, (231)845-6211, www.westshore.edu Arts and Culture

Alliance of ManisteeCounty, www.allartsman-istee.com Ludington Area Arts

Council, www.ludington-artscouncil.org Manistee Art

Institute, (231) 723-2682 Spirit of the Woods

Music Association, (231)

477-5381, www.spiri-tofthewoods.org Carmike Harbor

Cinema, Ludington, (231)843-9310 Marilla Museum

and Pioneer Place, 9991Marilla Rd., Copemish,(231) 378-2123 Bottle House

Museum, 14551 WuoksiAve., Kaleva, (231) 362-3519 Kaleva Depot

Railroad Museum, WaltaSt., Kaleva

Dave Yarnell/News Advocate

Snowshoeing treks at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore continuethroughout the winter months.


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the patient and he let me know whata phenomenal job they had done. Ihung up the phone and thought tomyself how far weve come. Fifteenor twenty years ago when you called911 you got a basic EMT and a main-tenance worker. Today our paramed-ics have the ability to transport criti-cally ill patients sometimes hoursaway often on life support, and theyalso have the ability to activate thecardiac cath lab team at Munson.I thought about that, and all thathas become possible because of thevision and dedication of one man,Don Albrecht.

Albrecht and West Shore presi-dent Burt Parks joked about late-night meetings they had on morethan one occasion, when Parkswould be at the hospital around theclock to meet with employees of allshifts.

He would come up to my officeat 2 a.m. and wed talk about ourfamilies and other things until, pret-

ty soon he brought the discussionback to work and he would ask forsomething, Parks said. Eventuallyhe admitted that he came up at thattime because he thought Id be morelikely to say yes if I was tired.

He was right. Parks continued,I realized early on that I was in for arewarding and challenging relation-ship. His arguments were alwayscompelling, and his compassionfor patients and coworkers camethrough loud and clear. More oftenthan not I had to agree with him andwillingly agree with his requests. Inever took offense to this approach,

realizing he was motivated purely byan interest in the well-being of oth-ers.

Parks said that he has beenvery pleased with the evolutionaryenhancement of the West Shoreemergency room services thatAlbrecht was responsible for.

As a result of his leadership, wehave emergency services that aresecond to none in rural Michigan. Iam proud to have had the privilegeof working with Dr. Albright. Moreimportantly, I think we would allagree that it was a greater privilegehaving Don as a friend.

ALBRECHT:FROM PAGE 1A

Photos by Dave

Yarnell/News

Advocate

(ABOVE) Shownare (from left)emergencyroom physicianRichard Scharp,WSMC presi-dent Burt Parks,Donald Albrechtand TheodoreN. Batzer, chairof the WestShore MedicalCenter Boardof Trustees. (ATLEFT) WestShore MedicalCenter presidentBurt Parks opensthe ceremonyto dedicate theEMS facility inhonor of retiredemergency roomphysician, DonaldAlbrecht.

MANISTEE The Alliance for EconomicSuccess (AES) will be coordinating the proj-ect Understanding Wind Initiative, objective

which will be to provide townships of Benzieand Manistee counties with objective infor-mation and technical assistance on windenergy alternatives.

A team of township representatives willencourage participation in the initiative byall interests, work with the AES to ensure

that the initiative is facilitated and completedin an objective, neutral manner, and reviewexperts recommended by the Michigan

Association of Planning. Members of theleadership team include Brad Hopwood of

Arcadia Township, Jeanette May of BearLake Township, Glenn Mensching of BlaineTownship, Betsy Evans of Joyfield Townshipand Tony Merrill of Pleasanton Township.

An Onekama Township representative willbe named soon.

In 2009, a final report by the MichiganWind Energy Resource Zone Board includedportions of Benzie and Manistee counties inone of four regions in Michigan that hold thehighest wind energy harvest potential. DukeEnergy is proposing a wind energy projectthat would encompass lands in the twocounties. The high wind energy portions ofthe two counties include Arcadia, Pleasantonand Bear Lake townships in ManisteeCounty and Blaine and Joyfield townships inBenzie County.

To date, there has not been a concerted,collaborative effort involving the com-munities and townships that lie within the

wind energy region to assess and educateourselves about wind energy alternatives,their implications and how those alterna-tives fit with our communities, said BradHopwood, chair of the Arcadia TownshipPlanning Commission, who is helping toguide the Understanding Wind Initiative.

Im delighted that Arcadia Township is join-ing our neighboring townships to help guidea project that will involve objective experts inanswering our questions about all wind ener-gy alternatives, in addition to those involvingthe Duke Energy proposal, and provide tech-nical assistance and resources to help ourcommunities ensure that we have provisionsand ordinances in place for wind energydevelopments that fit our communities.

Understanding Wind Initiative will havefour phases and should be completed by

Questions About Wind Energy: Allinterests will be asked to identify and pro-

vide any and all questions about wind energto the Alliance for Economic Success thatis serving as the facilitator and coordinatorfor the project at the request of the town-ship representatives. The questions will besought through news releases, direct mail,public meetings and posting of question-naires in public places within the project

area.Answers About Wind Energy: TheMichigan Association of Planning, based inLansing, will work with the leadership teamfor the initiative and the AES to recommendexpert firms and/or individuals that canrespond to all questions in an objective, fact-

based manner.Reporting the Answers: The expert

firms and/or individuals selected to answerthe questions will develop a report thatdetails questions and their answers, includ-ing references to relevant literature, practicesand reports. The firms or individuals willpresent the report in at least two forums that

will be held in Manistee and Benzie counties.Technical Assistance: The Michigan

Association of Planning will also recommendfirms and/or individuals who are uniquelysuited to assist the townships within the areaassess their current ordinances and readi-ness for various wind energy alternatives andassist in developing model ordinances using

best practices, including community involve-ment.

Any firm, governmental unit, non-profitorganization, individual or other entity areinvited to be a stakeholder in the project.Stakeholders will be expected to supportthe purposes and guiding principles of theinitiative, help in encouraging participation

by all interests and participate in submit-ting questions that will be a focus of the

initiative. Current stakeholders includeBenzie County Conservation District, GrandTraverse Regional Land Conservancy, theMichigan Land Use Institute and Citizensfor Responsible Wind. Entities desiring tocollaborate should contact the Alliance forEconomic Success by sending an e-mail to

[email protected] orcalling (231) 723-4325 between 9 a.m. and 5p.m., Monday through Friday.

The work plan for the UnderstandingWind Initiative that has been approved by

AES to help communitiesplan for wind energy


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