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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. 17 Thursday, April 25, 2013 Cedar Creek floods parts of city Water covered Main Street south of Oak Street. Post photos by J. Reed. The intersection at Main and Pine Street was covered in water. Ron Parker sent us this photo of 15 Mile washed out near Stout. Fifth Street was flooded from Cherry St. to just north of CS Water rose above the bottom of the bridge at Main and Oak Street. Manufacturing. This house on Fifth Street north of Cherry was surrounded Chris Lange sent us this photo of a flooded trailer park in Spencer Township Flooding around the flowing well south of Cedar Creek. by water. Record rainfall in West they closed Main St. reopened later in the evening inches of rain in 1986, so it across 17 Mile. I also sidewalks. It was reportedly Michigan caused mass between Oak and Pine St. after the water receded. could have been that year.) remember our neighbor, two to three feet deep, and flooding in the area last about 7 a.m. Water flowed Stressman said that Doug Durst said he George Waite coming over people used rowboats to get week, including the City of across the intersection at he has been here 24 years, remembers that. “We lived in a canoe to check on us!” up and down Main Street. Cedar Springs. Main and Pine as well. and that was the first time on Third Street across from The Cedar Springs Story It wasn’t only the city Cedar Creek overflowed Fifth Street between Pine he’s seen it flood. He said the football field in 1987 also tells of a flood, in 1905 that saw flooding last week. its banks Thursday morning, and Cherry was also closed, others told him the last when the flood came. I or 1906 that washed out Area townships did, too. April 18. According to DPW as was access to the White time was 1987. (However, remember watching as 4 the wooden bridge across Ron Parker, of Courtland Director Tom Stressman, Pine Trail. The roads were Grand Rapids had almost 12 cord of my wood floated Main Street, and the cement FLOOD - continues on page 16 Post goes to Cali Teen arrest update Auto LIfe Sports Outdoors pages 10-11 pages 8-9 page 10 page 2 page 3 Page 2 The Cedar Springs Post Thursday, April 25, 2013 Thursday, April 25, 2013 The Cedar Springs Post Page 3 In search of…a missing bridge? POST HIGHLIGHTS There appears to be Cedar Creek cleanup this weekend News ........................................ pages 1-3 a foot-bridge on the lam It’s time again for the annual Church Connection ................ pages 4-5 Cedar Creek Cleanup/Earth Day GRATITUDE: in Courtland Township. Entertainment...............................page 6 Gerry Cavanaugh Celebration in Cedar Springs. a noun, is looking for a lost The 6th Annual Celebration Voices & View ...............................page 7 meaning foot-bridge, between will be held on Saturday, April 27, Auto Life ................................. pages 8-9 THANKFUL APPRECIATION 15 and 20 feet in length, from10:00 a.m. until noon. The city Sports/Outdoors .................. pages 10-11 will give away commemorative and three feet wide, Diggin’ Spring ....................pages 12-13 built with two poles t-shirts to the first 50 participants This word cannot begin to express our sincere thanks CSPS Honor Roll ...............pages 14-15 to this community for the thoughts, prayers and loving and deck boards. She who register for this event. The support shown to all of us after the recent passing of our said it was last seen participants will meet at the Fire Barn Legals / At your service ..............page 17 great teacher, mentor, friend and boss, spanning the Beaver at W. Maple and Main on Saturday Classifieds ...................................page 18 morning at 10:00 a.m. to receive Dr. Dick Jeruzal Dam Creek in her Health & Beauty.........................page 19 front yard on Berrigan their clean-up assignments and shirts. Pizza will be available at noon for all When Dr. Jeruzal realized he would not be able to return Avenue, in Courtland This photo shows where the foot-bridge would normally be. participants. to his cherished patients and dental family, he personally Township. Due to An e-waste collection trailer, chose Dr. Gene Bonofi glo, “Dr. B,” to take the reins the flooding in the area been coerced against its will. call Gerry at 616-799-1828. staffed by Cedar Springs Rotarians, of his offi ce. Dr. B was his personal dentist. Dick only from recent downpours, the The creek runs from 16 Mile She said there also might be will also be available behind City wanted the best for himself—and wanted the best to be bridge decided to set sail to Wabasis Lake. If anyone three rocks along for the ride. Hall, for anyone wishing to dispose available for his patients. downstream, or may have sees the missing bridge, please Keep your eyes peeled! of electronic waste. 36 E. Maple, P.O. Box 370, Cedar Springs, Michigan 49319, CLEANUP - continues on page 16 phone: 616-696-3655 • fax 616-696-9010 We are OPEN and ready to meet all your The Post goes to Sacramento published weekly, USPO third-class dental needs. Come experience the same caring her mom Ellen, postal permit #81. Lois Allen publisher. Member of the Michigan Press Association dentistry CedarRock Dental Care has been daughter Amy and Great turnout for insect monitoring Publisher: .................................... Lois Allen providing for over 30 years. granddaughter Chloe. What Editor: ....................................... Judy Reed Reporters: .................Judy Reed, Sarah Read 866-4461 or 696-2600 a nice looking family! And they Columnist: .................... Ranger Steve Mueller all have different Composition:................... Belinda Sanderson editions of the Advertising Consultants: .............. Lois Allen CedarRock Dental Care .................................Marybeth Ford, Sherry Olson 4655 14 Mile Road NE • Rockford, MI 49341 Post! “We’ve been saving them,” Office Manager: ..................... Mary Randall Julie told us. Check out our website at: Barb Lynn Thanks, Julie! www.cedarspringspost.com Jen Jodi If you are E-mail us at: [email protected] going on vacation, [email protected] take a Post (or [email protected] more) with you [email protected] Lisa Rosemary and get a photo! [email protected] [email protected] Send it to news@ of the Rogue River Home Stream insects are a good [email protected] Is the Post part of your California to the Sacramento cedarspringspost. Rivers Initiative project, a measure of water quality. Cheryl [email protected] family? It’s part of Julie Zoo! com, and we will print them as multi-year watershed-based Unlike fish, stream insects Wheeler’s family—she took There are four generations space allows. restoration project funded INSECT - continues on page 16 News, Advertising & Announcement Deadline: Mondays by 5:00p.m. it all the way to Sacramento, in the photo: Julie Wheeler, through the Wege, Frey, and Wolverine Worldwide Interested kids, They had a record 38 foundations, the local fisherman, businesses, dedicated volunteers sample Schrems West Michigan boy scouts, landowners, insects at stream sites on the Trout Unlimited, and )5(( nature lovers and others Rogue River, Cedar Creek, Robert DeVilbiss. funneled into the Algoma Rum Creek, Stegman Creek, The information that Township Hall for Trout and a newly added site on these volunteers have &2,1 Unlimited’s Spring Stream Blakeslee Creek. This event collected helps Trout Insect Monitoring event on is held twice a year, in the Unlimited determine how Orthopaedic excellence Saturday, April 6, 2013. spring and fall, and is part our local streams are doing. $335$,6$/6 National prescription drug DPSPDW in Greenville. take-back day Saturday The Michigan State participate in the one-day “It is important for Police (MSP) will partner ‘Take-Back’ effort between Michigan residents to have with the Drug Enforcement 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, a safe and confidential way Administration (DEA) and April 27, by serving as to dispose of unwanted or other local law enforcement drop-off points for citizens unused prescription drugs,” agencies for National to discard expired, unused said Col. Kriste Kibbey Prescription Drug Take- and unwanted medications Etue, director of the MSP. :HGQHVGD\0D\ Back Day this Saturday, to for destruction. 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