Jacqueline Carroll

a newspaper for the rest of us www.lansingcitypulse.com July 24 - 30, 2019 City Pulse’s Summer of Art: “The Haul,” by Jacqueline Carroll. See page 14 for story. 2 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • July 24, 2019 City Pulse • July 24, 2019 www.lansingcitypulse.com 3 there, across the northern tier of the Dylan never had.” Van Niekerk played U.S., stopping at national parks such with Tarr in their first band, The Gim- as Theodore Roosevelt and Glacier on mes. Tarr later played in Convenient the way. Another friend, Jonah Yosho- Trash while in East Lansing and later Dylan Soper Tarr nis, son of the pastor, said the goal was the west Michigan band “tim.” Tarr was to load up Tarr’s Honda Element — the usually at bass guitar but could also play “Red Toaster” — and “get Dylan the hell rhythm guitar. In the end, the Rev. Peter Yoshonis stairs to the sidewalk. He said he want- out of Michigan.” He’d also parlay menial work like his said Dylan Tarr’s death could only be ed to get up in the morning and would Tarr was born on Dec. 18, 1993, in deli job at the Better Health Market & summed up as “an unexplainable trag- just walk the half mile to his parents’ Kenosha, Wisconsin, but the family Cafe in the Frandor Shopping Center edy.” house. He was never seen alive again. moved across the lake when he was 5. into friend-making opportunities. “Don’t try to fill in the gaps,” said “He went the wrong way,” said his His father worked as an art teacher and “It was one of the worst jobs ever. Yoshonis, pastor of All Shores Wesley- father. When he hadn’t shown up by cross-country coach in the Grand Haven We both hated it,” said Mikey Halt, his an Church in Spring Lake. “This was a midday Friday, his parents notified the Public Schools. He was an only child but coworker and later roommate. Halt re- young man with a great life and a great authorities, which called in other juris- fostered a large group of friends, wheth- called Tarr goofily holding up a Black future.” dictions to help and put out alerts to the er skateboarding, playing in bands and Forest ham like a trophy as he proceed- Tarr, 25, who wrote for City Pulse, died citizenry for help. developing his love for writing and liter- ed to slice it for customers. “He had the this month, his body found drowned in On Sunday, the Ottawa County ma- ature at Michigan State. ability to take a dull boring day and the Grand River near Lake Michigan rine patrol came upon his body in the Tarr served as best man for a high make some memories.” in Grand swollen waters of the Grand, east of school pal, Schalk Van Niekerk, who Haven after the U.S. 31 bridge, meaning he likely — CHRIS GRAY said he was toasted as “the brother a three-day crossed the busy highway that splits the search. town rather than stroll through the easy His par- quiet streets on the route home. ents were at Dylan Soper Tarr was a 2012 gradu- a similar loss ate of Grand Haven High School and a for explana- 2017 alumnus of Michigan State Uni- tion. Grand versity, where he majored in English Haven Po- literature and writing. He wrote for City lice report- Pulse as a wisecracking music writer, ed no signs first as an intern and later as a freelance of trauma contributor. He plucked choice quotes 2019 or foul play, to illustrate Lansing’s underwhelming and his par- live music scene: “Mac’s Bar is the cock- ents, John Tarr and Nan Soper, praised roach that will never die.” first responders and detectives, first for But he compared Lansing’s GTG Re- “pulling out all the stops” to search for cords, housed in a City Pulse “Eyesore their son, and then for what they felt of the Week,” favorably to the dumpy Art Sale was a thorough, but fruitless search for origins of SubPop Records and famed answers. music producer Rick Rubin. “He definitely did not have any men- He was in the running to be the arts tal health issues,” said Tarr. “He was in a and entertainment editor at one point, bit of a funk, but he took it by the wings.” but ultimately he decided to go on with Tarr said the detective had searched the new direction in his life as he settled & Silent his son’s laptop and interviewed his into Grand Rapids and set his eyes on friends multiple times, and they were the Pacific Northwest. consistent, with none of the usual red Tarr, who lived in Grand Rapids, had flags appearing. He wasn’t picked up been accepted to a master’s program at by any cameras on his walk to the river, the University of Washington in Seattle, and there are no signs of where he en- where he planned to study library sci- Auction tered the water. He’d had a few drinks ence. He loved his work at a branch of but nothing excessive. the Grand Rapids Public Library, but he JULY 25 2019 | 6-9 PM The Grand Haven Police would not felt frustrated and stuck, unable to get answer any questions from City Pulse. a promotion without something beyond THE POTTER HOUSE | 1348 CAMBRIDGE ROAD, LANSING Tarr had been out with his dad and his English degree from MSU. some friends on July 11, a Thursday, at His dad wanted him to stay closer TICKETS ONLINE OR AT THE DOOR $40 SINGLE / $70 FOR TWO the local brewpub, Odd Side Ales, in to home and pursue programs in Ann Grand Haven before continuing with a Arbor or Madison, but Tarr wouldn’t small party of friends at a house down have it. He was going off to the seawa- the street, across from the public safety ter city in the shadow of Kurt Cobain, Join us for an unforgettable evening of fine art and amazing food! station. Mt. Rainier and the Olympic Peninsula, Michigan-based and nationwide artists sell their work in tandem with He left his friends at about 12:30 a.m. where he could also explore his love for a silent auction in support of environmental education and clean water. Friday, carefully walking down a set of alternative rock music and backpack- ing. FEATURED ART NATURE’S WATER FILTER by MATTHEW ANDERSON A high school friend, Peter Van Win- Favorite Things kle, had moved to Seattle and not looked ARTINTHEWILD.ORG back. Tarr was gearing up to re-create a THIS SPACE DONATED IN PART BY CITY PULSE Will return next week road trip they’d made to move him out 4 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • July 24, 2019 VOL. 18 ISSUE 50 (517) 371-5600 • Fax: (517) 999-6061 • 1905 E. 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SUNDAYS on City Pulse • July 24, 2019 www.lansingcitypulse.com 5 PULSE NEWS & OPINION Sparrow Hospital prevails in accreditation challenge Sparrow Health System has over- Joint Commission made several on- ensure that we are providing and far exceeded the national median and come a risk to its accreditation for its site inspections of the hospital, the maintaining the highest standards of the hospital was reportedly deficient flagship hospital on Michigan Ave- last on July 3, as it worked to get its care for every patient, every time.” in 48 areas as detailed in an accredi- nue after three months of limbo. approval. The unfavorable April report was tation quality report. The major Lansing hospital re- “All outstanding issues from our the first Sparrow had received as far City Pulse was the first to report ceived a preliminary denial of accred- latest survey have been validated as back as 2011, the oldest online re- the bad news for Sparrow in early itation on April 23 from the nonprof- resolved” by The Joint Commission cords the Joint Commission posts. June, and the hospital responded by it Joint Commission for numerous “during their follow-up onsite visits,” Most notably, the commission re- pulling the paper from circulation for inadequacies that in the accreditor’s said Sparrow spokesman John Foren.

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