Cake Decorator Takes Top Honors
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Presorted Standard US Postage Paid Permit No. 81 Cedar Springs, MI The 25¢ www.cedarspringspost.com Serving Northern Kent County and parts of NewaygoP and Montcalm Counties STVol. XXVI No. 46 Thursday, November 14, 2013 Post goes to Minnesota CTA students open bank Entertainment Health & Fitness Outdoors/Hunting page 2 page 3 pages 6-7 pages 8-9 page 10 Chamber registers insignia for City to vote on new logo Red Flannel Town Christmas By Judy Reed andBy Judy Reed tagline to the title “Red The Cedar Flannel Town.” Springs Area “Michele Chamber of Andres (Red Commerce has Flannel Festi- given the city’s val president) annual holiday called me a tree lighting a few days after new twist. Not I put up the only does it fea- event page and ture some new said that we events, but a new couldn’t use it, name as well. that it was too And it’s been reg- similar,” said It was exactly a year of last year after receiving a picks up the tab for police istered with the Kiphart. “She ago that the City of Cedar letter from the Red Flannel services. state of Michigan. said I would Springs asked for submis- Festival of intent to file suit This year’s invoice to the According to need to send sions from the community for copyright infringement. Festival for police services the Chamber’s an email to for a new logo and tagline Since then, City Manager came in at around $1,895. president, Shawn the board to that would identify the city. Thad Taylor and the Red That doesn’t include 106 Kiphart, the com- ask for per- They are going to finally Flannel Festival Committee hours of services they do- mittee for the event, mission.” vote tonight (Thursday, No- have had several meetings nated for Red Flannel which will now Kiphart vember 14) on two options to try to work out some type events. feature activities all said he of the same theme. of agreement for the city to Other important events at day, decided that the called the state of Michi- The logo includes the use the logo, but have not tonight’s Council meeting name of the event should Kiphart. “We knew that it gan to find out if that was words Cedar Springs Est. been able to come to terms. will include the swearing tell people where it is. So would be in Cedar Springs, indeed the case. “The state 1871 Cherishing our Her- Anonymous sources (not in of the two new coun- they called it “A Red Flan- and that Santa would be told me it didn’t look like itage, Embracing our Fu- on city council) have told cil members—Jerry Hall nel Town Christmas, Come there. We live in Red Flan- anyone was using it, but to ture. (See photo.) the Post they think that with and Dan Clark—and the Mingle with Kris Kringle.” nel Town, and always have, fill out an application and The City decided to re- two new additions to the appointment of the Mayor “We could have named it so decided that’s what we they would check it out. So place both the tagline “A Council, there may now be and Mayor Pro-Tem by the “Family Hometown Christ- would call it.” that’s what we did, and they great place to live, work, enough votes to approve a Council. The meeting starts mas” but that doesn’t tell However, the Red Flannel approved it,” he explained. and play” and the City’s licensing agreement with at 7 p.m. at City Hall. me where it is,” explained Festival has taken exception CHAMBER - continues on page 5 Red Flannel logo in August the Festival, where the city Cake decorator takes top honors Two injured in By Judy Reed Heather Ben- Solon crash son, of Cedar A semi truck blowing its horn reportedly distracted an- Springs, gets to other driver and caused him to crash into an oncoming car have her cake last Saturday. and eat it, too. According to Kent County Sheriff Department, the acci- For the third dent occurred at the intersection of 17 Mile and Algoma last year in a row, Saturday, November 9, just before 10 a.m. Police said that the 1996 Cedar a 2010 Ford Fusion driven by Andrew Paul Dawson, 26, of Springs grad- Cedar Springs, was westbound on 17 Mile and stopped at uate has taken the stop sign at Algoma, then turned north on Algoma. It one of the top was then that he was distracted by a semi truck blowing its three spots in horn at another driver, and took the turn too wide, causing Meijer’s third him to cross into the southbound lane and strike an oncom- annual cake ing car. Both the Fusion and the car it hit, a 2006 Ford Free- decorating Heather Benson is an award-winning cake decorator. Pictured is style, ended up in the southbound lane on Algoma. challenge. And one of the cakes she did for President Gerald R. Ford’s birthday Dawson was not injured in the crash. The driver of the for the sec- celebration at the museum earlier this year. Freestyle, Tracy Lynn Cooper, 44, of Tyrone Township, ond year in a complained of neck, head and back pain and was transport- row, she’s taken first place, said Benson. Meijer in Rock- ed to Spectrum Butterworth Hospital. Her front seat pas- which means she will get Benson hasn’t always ford about nine senger, Betty Cooper, 83, also of Tyrone Township, had dif- to attend the International been a cake decorator. She years ago, where Heather Benson took first place at the Meijer ficulty breathing, and while en route to the hospital, it was Dairy Deli Bakery Associ- became interested in the art she has been third annual cake decorating challenge. determined she had internal injuries. Another passenger in ation conference next sum- about 10 years ago while perfecting her skills. Three al, and one cupcake cake. the car, John Cooper, 83, of Tyrone, was not injured. mer as a guest of Meijer, working as a baker in a years ago, the company had Judges rate technical skills, Alcohol was not a factor in the accident, and it is still and possibly compete, if Grand Rapids bakery. “I their first competition. The composition, artistic cre- under investigation. she is selected by the IDD- just watched what they did company has 6 regions, and ativity, attention to details Solon Township Fire and Rescue and Rockford Ambu- BA. and practiced at home,” she decorators from each re- and more. One decorator lance assisted at the scene. “My goal is to be one of said. gion submit three cakes— from each region is selected the top three in the nation,” She began working for one open class, one season- HONORS-continues on page 2 Page 2 The Cedar Springs Post Thursday, November 14, 2013 Thursday, November 14, 2013 The Cedar Springs Post Page 3 North Kent Community The Post goes to Minnesota CTABy Judy Reed students open bank POST HIGHLIGHTS Rich and Jan Stevens and their News ........................................ pages 1-3 grandsons Quentin, 14, and Trevor, Services seeking board Employees and students at Creative Technologies 10, all of Howard City, visited with Academy don’t have to worry about making it to Church Connection .................. page 4-5 family in Nielsville, Minnesota in the bank after school—they just have to walk across July, and took a Post along. On their members campus to make a deposit. Voices & Views .............................page 5 way home, they stopped at the Itas- Last month was the grand opening of a new branch North Kent Community Services is seeking board mem- ka State Park, where the Mississippi of Independent Bank at CTA—and it’s run entirely Entertainment......................... pages 6-7 River starts. In the picture, the boys bers who live or work in the Cedar Springs, Sparta and by sixth graders. Sand Lake communities to serve on its board and commit- are standing in the river. They also Julie Wheeler, of the Cedar Springs branch of Health & Fitness .................... pages 8-9 had a good time walking down the tees for the next year. Independent Bank, approached CTA with the idea. river and visiting the information cen- “I am looking for people who are dynamic and have a She said that the Sand Lake branch had been doing Outdoors .....................................page 10 ter there in the park. passion for our ministry,” said Executive Director Claire something similar for the last 15 years. “I went and If readers are going on vacation, Guisfredi. “We are launching our new Empowerment Plan, visited them, and their school loves it,” remarked Child’s Play ...............................page 12 take a copy of the Post with you, snap called From Survive to Thrive and would like to involve a photo, and send it to us with some people who have expertise in finance, development, law, At your service ...........................page 13 brief information to news@cedar- business, health and human services, human resources and springspost.com. media/public relations.” Classifieds ...................................page 14 North Kent Community Services serves struggling fam- Post photos by J. Reed. ilies with basic life needs all over northern Kent County, Wheeler. “It’s a great opportunity. It’s our Enjoy Your Favorite Produce ....page 15 from 6 Mile Road to 22 Mile Road and east and west to the future—we’ll do whatever we can do for county lines. our students.” “Since 36 percent of our clients are from Cedar Springs/ City and school officials were on hand High School drama club receives Sand Lake and 26 percent are from the Sparta/Kent City for the grand opening, as was Dave Reg- areas, it is very important that our board and committees lin, Executive Vice President, Independent represent those areas,” said Claire.