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• v *■ r iQ U O T fc “A lot of growing up takes place between i t fell' and i dropped it’ . " 50<* —Anon. p<*r copy Printed on Recycled Paper V Pius ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FOURTH YEAR—No. 1 CHELSEA. MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY MAY 24.1995 22 Panes This Week gsup<nam»n» Tradition is something that the not forgotten veterans, will con* “Taps,” plus the singing of the residents of Chelsea can look for* ‘ elude the village’s activities for the National Anthem. ward to as they honor the nation’s day; At the cemetery, Heims will The Parade is scheduled to begin deceased war heroes for Memorial deliver his address jto the communi- at 10 a.m. Knott said that anyone Day. A parade, along with cere- ty. wishing to march in the parade monies, is scheduled to take placer .The ceremonies will conclude should assemble at the' Municipal on Monday, May 29 beginning at with a 21-gun salute by by.a veter* Parking Lot on E.-Middle St. at 9:30 a.m. in the Municipal Parking art’s color guard and the playing of 9:30 a,m. — Lot on E. Middle St. Jim Knott is the master of cere­ monies again this year. He said he tries to pick a local person who is a Mark Helms Chosen As veteran. This year’s speiaker is Chelsea High school assistant prim- pa! Mark Helms. Memorial Day Speaker Past Speakers have included Dr. Wilfred Lane, who served 39 “We should honor those who months in the Army during World have served our nation and paid the War 11, and 1993 Chelsea High ultimate sacrifice,” said Mark school graduate Tbin Poulter, who~ -Helpis, who has been chosen as this- MOREL MUSHROOMS, which Come in many overnight in wooded, cool areas. These white and yeh is now serving in the Navy. year’s Memorial Day speaker. varieties and colors, are in their prime picking sea* low morels were picked on state land west of Chelsea The Memorial Day festivities As the nation is in the midst of: ■m son. The mushrooms are known for popping up by Gregory resident Jim Bies on May 16, will honor those who. have served celebrating and remembering the and died for their country. The for­ 50th anniversary of the dose of mat will foHow^ much of the-same .World Ws l LI, Helms said it is really.. format as in previous ceremonies. appropriate to remember and honor Pat Merkel will serve as the those who fought for their Country. parade marshal. Marching, bands Helms was chosen to speak to the from Chelsea High school and Chelsea community by co-ordinator Beach'Middle school will be play- Jimffnott. He in h rassistant princi- ' ing selected music honoring the pa) at Chelsea High school and was _ fallen comrades they will never chosen to address the community as a result of his service to our nation Mid-April to early June have the opportunity of knowing. Color guards from the VFW and his. -participation in the reserve the prwa#=f>iek4i^-sefh Auxilraryi*a5r4fr76andtl)e Herbert ~a«n&d-servtces , -MARK-HELMS- son for these wild fungi. J. McKune American Legion Post . .Helms spent five years m the U.S. He is an instructor at the Army No. 31 plan to lead the parade at its Army> serving from 1980*85. He Reserve Training Center in Lansing, Morel mushroom pickers usually.. starling point on E. Middle-Sk-The was stationed at Fort_ Banning in nk of Major. Helms are unwilling to reveal their hiding parade will wind down Main St., Georgia, at Fort Dix in New Jersey has been teaching at the facility for spots for picking the famed spring­ turn onto East St., and convene at and in South Korea. Although four years and plans to continue time delicacy. True to form, Gregory Oak Grove Cemetery. Helms served during a relative teaching until he retires. resident Jim Bies was ouljpicking The ceremonies that will be con­ peace-time era, he said he knows he As a requirement of his reserve some morel’ mushrooms Tuesday ducted at Oak Grove Cemetery, was lucky to not have to.fight in a duties, he serves one week-end each afternoon and would only say he honoring many of Chelsea's lost but war. " . (Continued on page two) picked them on state land that is west of ehelsear. ^ _ Bies, who has lived in (he area for 23 years, said he is a novice morel hunter who took up the hobby,. Sea Cadet Unit Started m overnight. Hi9. dinndi plan saute them in bolter healthy dose of onions.. ,, ... The height of morel picking sea- 1 son is right now. The season runs from late April through early June. Morels are known for popping up Late Lt. Marc Pletcher within hours. Likely spots to find the edible fungi are stands of aspen, dead elm CDR Dave Pletcher USNR-R, of The two weeks .training duty, trees, old orchards, spruce stumps Chelsea, has announced that he is assignments range from boot camp and remains of previous forest fires. starting a Sea Cadet Unit as. a Living to duty aboard a Nuclear Powered The best place and time to find4hem • .SCOTT OTTO, of Chelsea, looks forward to eating his “catch of Memorial in honor of his son, Lt. j.g. Aircraft Carrier to training with the the day —an 8 1 / 2 in. x 5 in, yellow morel mushroom— as part of a Marc Blue Pletcher. Lt. Pletcher was NavySeals. - — - •--------- / are in a cool dark place close to the m sk dinner. Otto Bound the giant steed tn>«i whilo air collision as a ju st CDR Pletcher served during the on his lunch hour. naval flight—officer—oi Korean War and spent 15 years in the aftera-Tresh-erop^has-sprouted; n. Tomcat (the Navy all-purpose fighter Bies said everyone needs to be . “ ies, an electronics technician at Naval Reserve recruiting and train­ half of a grocery bag full of wild of “Top Gun” fame) and declared aware of what they are picking. Chrysler Proving Grounds, said to morel mushrooms. He . said ing high school seniors in the capac­ deceased after a futile search for 24 ity of Recruiting, 'Training, Morelw — i mushrooms—— ------come-in many makesure that a mushroom is cut in after work he was going back to col­ hours on Sept; 14, 1994. Executive and Commanding Officer varieties. half before consumption. Insects lect more of the vegetable. He said Marc, as he was known by his of a Naval Reserve Division in “You peed to look at the cap,” he and other creatures like to call the he picked mostly yellow morels, but family and friends, was an honor Jackson. He said that of the 120 dr so said. hollow inside of the morel borne. .. was able to find the white giant ones graduate of Chelsea High school men recruited, trained and sent on A popular one, the “false” morel “I’ve eaten a few bugs in my as well. - (1987) and the U.S. Naval Academy active duty through that program can be poisonous for most people. It time,” Bies said.* “There are some places we didn’t (1991). Lt. Pletcher further distin­ eaqh year, the vast majority found has a striped stem, much like a true The true morel is mostly made of get to look for. because Of the limit­ guished himself (and was awarded the that they benefited immensely from morel, but the difference's end there. water, Bies said, which accounts for ed time on our lunch hour” he said. Navy Commendation Medal by the The cap is wrinkled and attached at itsporous nature and soft exterior.' If the program from the standpoint of “If you want to find some; go look at Secretary of the Navy) by being'con self discipline, responsibility, select­ the top, hanging .over the stalk like a it Is- allowed*’— to over some dead elm-trees.” — - . sistently-placed on the Commodore’s dress. A real morel is attached to the porous nature becomes dark brown ing and learning a trade or profes­ List in recognition of his outstanding sion, travel, etc. stalk and has pits, much like a and crinkled. The biggest mushroom that Otto performance during basic, intermedi­ sponge all over the head. Bies said he farms jiist 21 acres found last Thursday afternoon mea­ The curriculum includes carpen­ ate and squadron advanced flight try, internal combustion and auto Morels come in all colors—most­ of farmland on Joslin Lake Rd.. sured in at 8 1/2 in. x 5 in.—and training (the entire period of Flight mechanics, electricity, fire fighting, ly black, gray, yellow and white.A Weighed approximately- ! # to 3/4 of School) at Pensacola, Fla. the medical field, plumbing and many reddish-brown variety, the beef­ Scott Otto, who is a mechanic at a pound. This commendation also cited others including the aviation field. steak, is* toxic for most. Its cap is Palmer Motor Sales, put his lunch But Otto, like Bies, isn’t reveal­ Pletcher’s meritorious service, whil Irregulafshaped and is normally not -hpur to valuable“use to g^mush* ing his huntiriggrounds: serving as legal officer assigned The training also includes field “NobodyreltsT,’ire~gaTd; hooded. “roomhuntiifgvHe^idlirfo^Tiaone-7 Fighter Squadron 32 attached to-the trips to Air Shows, training on board 'Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier CDR DAVE PLETCHER Coast Guard cutters and helicopters U.S.S. Dwight D, Eisenhower and ait 80-foot bdat at Selfridge Air (CVN69).

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