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FREE but priceless Presorted Standard US Postage Paid Permit No. 81 Cedar Springs, MI The SHOWCASING CEDAR SPRINGS & Reaching around the world ~ www.cedarspringspost.com Vol. XXXI No. 42 Thursday,P October 18, 2018 STServing Northern Kent County and parts of Newaygo and Montcalm Counties Boy meets goal to get Last Friday, October 12, his story began to hit the airwaves, and people began coming from service dog all around to buy Ian’s pumpkins. By Judy Reed cells in the pancreas. He even ran out—and had to get There is no cure, and treatment more. “Ian would like to thank A six-year-old boy with type focuses on managing blood sugar Tony Hawley for his donation of one diabetes who decided to sell levels with insulin, diet and life- a whole truckload of pumpkins, pumpkins to raise money to get a style to prevent complications. and Jamie Bucholtz for his dona- service dog exceeded his goal af- Ian has an insulin pump and a tion as well,” said his dad. ter his story went viral last week- Dexcom CGM, which reads his Between the sale of pumpkins end. blood glucose 24 hours a day. and a facebook fundraiser for Ian Unger, 6, is the son of Jeff Like most kids his age, he wants those who couldn’t get there to Unger and Katrina Christensen, to ride the bus to school with his buy pumpkins, Ian has exceed- of Pierson, and a kindergartner friends, but would need an aide to ed his $20,000 goal and has now at McNaughton Elementary in ride with him, and there isn’t one ordered his service alert dog. It Howard City. A week before he available. So Ian decided that he will be at least a year before it’s turned four, he was diagnosed would begin to raise money to get trained. Any funding in excess of with type 1 diabetes. a service dog to ride with him. A what’s needed will be donated to Type 1 diabetes, once known service dog will be able to alert the Juvenile Diabetes Research as juvenile diabetes or insulin-de- him when his blood sugar is too Foundation (JDRF). pendent diabetes, is a chronic high or too low; but unfortunate- People are still coming to buy condition in which the pancreas ly, a service dog is not covered by pumpkins from Ian, and the fam- produces little or no insulin. In- insurance, and the cost could be ily has had phone calls both from sulin is a hormone needed to al- $20,000 or more. local and national media out- low sugar (glucose) to enter cells After doing some brainstorm- lets—even from Good Morning, to produce energy. The cause is ing, he decided to start by sell- America. unknown, but usually, the body’s ing pumpkins. So he planted the “I couldn’t be prouder of my own immune system mistakenly pumpkins, raised them, and then son,” said his dad. “This all hap- Pictured is six-year-old Ian Unger and his sister Alexia. Courtesy photo. destroys the insulin-producing sold them on the side of the road. pened because of him.” INSIDE THIS Pierson man grows largest ISSUE pumpkin in state Post Travels Village council asks President to resign By Judy Reed week that as President, he had a right to take it. “The page 2 With less than a month left Chief doesn’t run the fire JOIN THE WORLD’S LARGEST TREASURE HUNT. on his term, the Sand Lake department, the President of Geocaching Village council voted at their the Village does,” he said. regular meeting on Monday Hardenburg had told the evening to ask Village Pres- Post she felt it was an abuse ident Tom Norton to resign. of his power, and she was The motion, introduced by going to ask for his resigna- Joshua Larsen, of Pierson, the end of August. “All pump- so now he has the fifth and trustee Danielle Harden- tion at the meeting. has something to be proud kins are weighed at an official sixth place spots. The record burg, passed 5-0. Norton, however, was not of—he has grown the heavi- weigh off location. Pumpkins in Michigan is 2,043.5, grown Norton has been under fire in attendance at Monday’s est pumpkin in Michigan for must be in excellent condition last year by Mark Clementz, most recently for taking a meeting, due to a family 2018. He took it to the official (no cracks or other damage) of Holly, MIch. The record in Sand Lake Fire Department medical issue. weigh off in Ohio last week- or they will be disqualified. the U.S. is 2,528 pounds; the brush truck on Saturday, Oc- Hardenburg introduced end, where it came in at a To make it grow so big it takes world record is 2,624 pounds. Download the free Geocaching® app and start exploring today. tober 6 without speaking di- the motion at the meeting, whopping 1901.5 pounds. a lot of water, time and good That’s a lot of pumpkin pies! A&E - page 6 rectly to the Fire Chief about and the council discussed it. Josh and his wife, Michelle, fertilizers,” she explained. The pumpkin will be on dis- it first, and allowing it to be “There was some discus- own Sticks and Stones in The pumpkin he grew last play at Sticks and Stones until Red Hawks win used in the Pulaski Days pa- sion on the part of the coun- Pierson. It was there that Josh year weighed 1886 pounds, October 28, which is the last rade by the Curt Benson for cil that we can’t force him to grew his pumpkin. According and ranked as the fifth all time day of the season for them. Judge campaign. resign,” explained President to Michelle, he started off with biggest in Michigan. This They are located at 21723 W Norton told the Post last RESIGN - continues on page 5 two, but one of them died at year’s gave him another spot, Cannonsville Rd, Pierson. Parents bound over for trial in bound over to circuit court for trial after a probable cause hearing last week before district court judge infant’s death Sara Smolenski. By Judy Reed Seth Michael Welch, 27, and Tatiana Elena Fusari, SPORTS - pages 10-11 27, found their infant daughter Mary unresponsive on A Solon Township couple charged with felo- Thursday, August 2, and called authorities at 12:06 PLUS ny murder in their infant daughter’s death were Seth Michael Welch Tatiana Elena Fusari TRIAL - continues on page 5 much more... Page 2 The Cedar Springs Post Thursday, October 18, 2018 The Post travels to Help stock the Cedar Springs Indiana, Chicago food pantry Edward Jones is collecting food now through Nov. 15 Would you like to have a munity Services. The pan- They went over their goal try include boxed or canned chance to really make a dif- try feeds hundreds of local last year, so let’s help them meals such as soups, ham- ference in the community? families each year, and de- meet it again this year! They burger helper, macaroni Buy a few extra items pends on the community to started this annual food and cheese, rice, pasta, when you buy groceries this help restock their shelves, drive in 2010, and over the spaghetti sauce; baking and week to donate to the local especially during the busy last eight years, they’ve col- pancake mix; and canned food pantry and drop them fall and winter months. One lected over 14,000 pounds meats. Personal care items off at our local Edward local business spearheads a to benefit our neighbors in such as bar soap, laundry Jones branch. drive each year to do just need. soap, shampoo, toothpaste, The Cedar Springs Com- that. Non-perishable foods can and toilet paper will also be munity Food pantry, located Edward Jones, 4027 17 be dropped off at the Ed- accepted, but not weighed. at the Cedar Springs United Mile Road, Cedar Springs, ward Jones office Monday No cash donations accept- Methodist Church on Main hopes to collect 2,500 through Friday from 9 a.m. ed. Street, works in conjunc- pounds of food for the pan- to 5 p.m. Call 696-9370 for more tion with North Kent Com- try before November 15. Suggestions for the pan- information. Correction On last week’s front page, we ran a photo of a beauti- on Red Flannel Day last year! And it was true, they did have ful baby girl, one-year-old Rylee Dines, who was enjoying something to celebrate, and she was born on Red Flannel her first Red Flannel Day. We said that she and her mom, Day last year. However, the woman in the photo, named Rita, had something special to celebrate—Rylee was born Rita, was not Rylee’s mom, but her grandma! How were we to know? She looked young enough to be her mom. Has she discovered some type of miracle face cream that melts away the years? We want some of whatever she’s using! We might even invest in this miracle elixir. At any rate, we do Diane Simons, of Cedar Are you going on vaca- apologize to Rita, and to Rylee’s parents—whose names we Springs, recently traveled tion? Take the Post with just learned—Kelly and Matt Dines. Thank you for sharing to Chicago with her trusty you and snap some photos. Rylee with us! companion, a 5-month-old Then send them to us with Basset named Auggie.