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Vt I' \ y ohler resigns from Coloma Couple ready to move to Kiev WBA/CACC merger meeting ity Commission,..page 11 to start churches... page 2 set for Tuesday ...page 11 I he ( omhincd Newspapers ol' the Waten liet Rceord, C^oloma Courier & Hart M/C 145 HOAG 2» SONS TRI-CITY R SPRINGPORT,, Ml 49264 1 US" Year Issue No. 44 OCTOBER 30, 2002 seventy-jive merits General Election is Tuesday 4 Local candidates and issues profiled inside Coloma Charter Township Supervisor race features Ken Parrigin 79th District State House race , Charlie LaSata defends seat against vs. Tony Doneruse...Page 5 Ruthie Haralson...Page 11 County Commission candidates Victoria Chandler and 80th District State House Race pits incumbent Mary Ann Middaugh Bob Wooley unopposed in re-election bids...Page 9 vs. Witney Wolcott...Page 9 Voters have say on 4 state propositions...Page 18 Hartford City Council race has five candidates seeking f three seats... Page 7 Comets and Indians in plavoffsl Hartford Township Charter vote...Page 5 6"' District U.S. Congress, Incumbent Fred Upto vs. Gary Giguere...Page 7 2151 District State Senate Race pits Ron Jelinek vs. Art Toy...Page 10 )• Watervliet and Coloma merchants host Halloween Parades; see pages 2 & 17 Tri-City Area sets trick or treat times ^ By Angela Stair Watervliet's downtown parade, ' Downtown Coloma's going store- going from merchant to merchan to-siore tcick or treating will be held for trick or treating, will be fro from 3:00-5:00 p.m. on Thursday, 3:00-5:00 p.m. on October 31. October 31. Door-to-door trick or Door-to-door trick or treating will treating will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m. be from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Coloma Township will have trick Watervliet Township will have or treating hours from 5:00-7:00 trick or treating hours from 5:00 p.m. on October 31. 7:00 p.m. on October 31. Hartford's door-to-door trick or All three municipalities and th treating will be from 5:30-7:00 p.m. three townships urg^ you to keq on Halloween. This year, as in the your children safe by supervising past, the Hartford Police Depart- young children, make kids visible to ment will be giving out candy at drivers, and don't let your childre City Hall during that time. eat their candy until you have Hartford Township does not have inspected it. set hours for trick or treating. Have a safe and happy Halloween. COLOMA'S TODD JARVIS (#30)...carries the bail for a gain in last Friday's game against Edwardsburg as Jonathon Smith (#59) and Mike Miller look for a block to make. The Comets pulled out a dramatic 17-13 victory in the closing minutes to grab a share of the Lakeland Confer- V i ence title and qualify for the playoffs. For more information on Coloma and Hartford's bid for the championship and team photographs, please see page 13. (Mike Leith photo) A very good deed! Local man donates $10,000 worth of books to Coloma Library in memory of his wife By Wanda Thomas Charles Dickinson, Coloma's Pub- The Coloma Public Library recent- lic Library Director, expressed his ly was the recipient of a large col- thankfulness for the large assort- lection of books. ment of books. Bob Faulkner of Coloma, a book "We're grateful Bob thought of us. distributor by trade, donated an He has expressed his support for the stimated $10,000 worth of books new library building and thought o the public library in memory of these books would be a nice addi- is wife, Patricia Ann Faulkner. tion." Fifty-five-year-old Patricia Ann Some of the books have already ied April 16, 2001, of a heart been processed and are being used. ttack. She had four children and Those books that are not time-: ifour grandchildren at the time of her sensitive will be saved for the new eath. Two more grandchildren building. ave been bom since her death. According to Faulkner, he donated The assortment covers a wide e books as a way to provide range of topics and includes books ecognition for his wife of 37 years. for adults, teens, and children. "Patricia Ann had many friends Dickerson explained that a plaque and contributed a lot to Coloma," would be placed in the new Coloma Bob said. "The library needed refer- Public Library in recognition of HALLOWEEN HARVEST...travelers along Red Arrow Highway between Watervliet and Coloma are ence materials. I had access to them Patricia Ann and the books that treated to this bright autumn scene depicting all that is the best and fun during the fall season. and was able to do it." were contributed. (Amy Loshbough photo) I J i Page 2 Tri-Clty Record October 30, 2002 yellow pickup flew around us like October 30,2002 Tri-City Record Page 3 we were parked! Local couple moving to the Van Buren County" Letters ami Connuentai'x I'd like to see if anyone else on this road feels the same way. I'd Ukraine in late January 2003 TRI-CITY RECORD LLC always provided good and accurate like them to jot down a few words United Way campaign information and always gave good 138 N. Main St, P.O. Box 7 and send it to this paper. Maybe by ideas for doing family research. to help start up new churches Watervliet, MI 49098 more people complaining we'll get Everyone will miss her column but something done... before someone By Wanda Thomas leadership announced (616)463-6397 Fax 463-8329 know she will continue her many gets hurt. Girl meets guy in foreign country. Union to do mission work. Administrator at Van Buren Inter- E-mail to: recordfacvbersol.com Van Buren County United Way activities in the community. Well, thanks for listening ^ and imw Girl returns home. Guy follows. i count it a privilege to do this," mediate Schools. Web site: www.tiicityrecord.com Campaign leaders for the 2002-03 Thanks, Carole, for a job well letting me speak my thoughts. ( HONEY?? Girl and guy marry. Gillian .said, "but it's bittersweet The Campaign Committee mem- Kari Bayer, Publisher & Editor DONTTHINK drive have been announced by (lone! June Lombardo (^( I Sound like a romance novel? In because we will be leaving lots of bers are also the Executive Com- Amy Loshbough, Business Mgr. Edgar T. Britton, Executive Direc- Sincerely, Forest Beach 'HIGHWAY' CHOCOLATE CHIP friends and family. We're so thank- Bonnie Bannen, Copy Editor this case, it's a true story based on a tor. mittee: Jeff Johnson, Chairman; Sue Fran Wooley COOKIES ARE ful for their support." USPS669-340 permit for the hometown Watervliet woman, 27- Paw Paw solicitors are Bob Greg- Prudden, Vice Chairman; Laura Ft. Myers, FL WHAT THIS Tri-City Record, a weekly year-old Gillian Bayer Marchenko, Sergei also has mixed emotions. ory, Dian and Bob Homick, and Crouse, Secretary; Cathy Cowles, Class of 1943, KID WANTS newspaper with periodical daughter of Karl and Anne Bayer. "There is sadness because we will Theressa Dittmer. Treasurer; Sam Accorso, Immediate postage paid at Watervliet, MI m Gillian graduated from Watervliet miss everyone," he explained. "But, The Campaign at the Van Buren Past Chairman; Char Tomczak; More High School in 1993 and then at the same time, God has given us County Courthouse is being run by Jalayne Bennett; and Lynn Kerber. 49098. Postmaster, send address Hartford, MI; decided to attend Moody Bible this opportunity to bring meaning DebNieboer. Britton indicated the Campaign changes to: P.O. Box 7 comments Institute in Chicago, Illinois. and hope in Ukraine, which is very The City of Lawrence Campaign is Committee hopes everyone realizes Watervliet, MI 49098 Early Life She became involved with a col- rare." being run by Judy Martin, Lawton's the importance of continuing to art lege ministry called The Navigators "People are struggling. We want by Gail Dudek, and Decatur's Cam- provide local assistance in Van about bike Summary and traveled to the Ukraine with them to find God and to bring hope, paign by Virginia Vliek and Evelyn Buren County. All funds raised by NOTE: Hartford alumni gathered that group to do mission work for a joy, and meaning into their lives." Avery. Van Buren County United Way WE WELCOME trail & traffic together this fall for the Hartford year. A commissioning service will be The South Haven Campaign is support local programs. (Ml) High School of the West While in the Ukraine, Gillian met held sometime in January for the under the direction of Lynn Kerber The Campaign runs until Novem- LETTERS... Reunion held in Phoenix, Arizona. Sergei Marchenko, who was also Marchenko family at The Chapel, ber 15, 2002. For further infor- on Forest The Tri-City Record welcomes all There was good representation from involved with the same organiza- an Evangelical Free Church in St. M kRCHENKO FAM,LY-is movin« '0 ,he lJllr«ine in January ^Heading toT^ea schools' cam- mation, call (269) 657-2410 or 1- letters to the editor. Letters are sub- Hartford, and it was fun to renew tion, The Navigators. Joseph, where they currently attend. ZflW to begin « ministry of starting up new churches there. Pictured , this j, Sam Acc0rs0i 800-701-5020. Beach Road are: Gillian (Bayer) Marchenko, holding 7-month-old Zoya; and Sergei ject to editing, especially for length, old acquaintances. Gillian and Sergei worked together Dear Editor & families on Forest Marchenko, holding 2-year-old Elaina.