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Attend an area Continued on page 2 service to anyone who failed boys district basketball game. See page 10 New chaplain provides pastoral of the passenger car left the for Schedule office between 9am - 5pm care for a badge-wearing flock By R.C.Wheater Sr. their important work.” I am very pleased to have him aboard.” Jeff Murchison, the Newaygo County The sheriff reported later that the team “He’s a very humble man,” the sheriff Sheriff Department’s new chaplain, was executed its search warrant operation added. “He’s a great fit here.” on his way to a meeting with Sheriff Pat successfully, in coordination with drug Rev. Will VanderHoven was the depart- Hedlund and a local newspaper editor case investigators from the Central Mich- ment’s chaplain for 10 years. He died in when he saw the county’s Emergency igan Enforcement Team, and that nobody 2004. SnowBuddy Response Team suiting-up for a search was injured. The Sheriff noted that Chaplain Mur- warrant operation that had been orga- “Our guys did a superb job like they chison is a member of the American Contest nized within the last few minutes. always so,” the sheriff reported, “so the Police Chaplains Association and will As the team members checked their chaplain’s (and my) prayers were an- attend the organization’s training pro- to comply with her mandate to Contest open to EVERYONE - including businesses! combat gear and boarded their special- swered.” gram soon. ized vehicle, Murchison stepped in to “This will help him have a better Entry deadline March 18th offer just the sort of support that Sheriff Sheriff Hedlund and County Clerk insight into working with police and Hedlund envisioned when he asked Mur- Andrew Robinson presided as Murchi- corrections officers and the stressors they scene of the crash, but was later chison to take the job. son, pastor of Glory of the Latter House face,” Hedlund said. “The chaplain is a “I got a chance to give out some bless- Church was sworn-in as chaplain. Mur- uniformed position whose role is to assist ings and some encouragement,” Murchi- chison serves as an unpaid volunteer staff and their families, assist the Victims son said with a smile. “I was glad God “We have not had a department chap- Services Bureau, to be present at certain July brought me here to do that. I want to be lain for several years, and Jeff Murchison at 231-924-4400 or email us here to serve, to support these officers in is a welcome addition to the department. TimesIndicator Classifieds Work Hard for You - Call 924-4400 to place your ad wear face coverings. Newaygo County courthouse arrested. at: [email protected] The Newaygo County officials announced plans to Sheriff Bob Mendham Agricultural Fair board You will be able to read reopen the courthouse to the told some Newaygo County current as well as past issues. public. Commissioners that his depart- Continued on Page 2

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were also allowed to start at Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial. 2020: competing. The Fremont High School boys cross country team Patrick Jon Baker died won its 10th state championship. Led by individual Continued from Page 1 after being struck State Champion Nathan Walker, the Packers scored announced the cancellation of the 2020 Fair, although by a car while only 61 points, with five Packers finishing before any fair officials and donors found ways to conduct walking across other team could get three runners to the finish. market livestock events so that young exhibitors M-37 in Brooks The Michigan Department of Health and Human could recover what they invested in their project Township. Services issued a three-week “pause” order targeting animals. Penoyer Creek indoor social gatherings and other group activities in Local schools announced plans to offer both bridge was closed an effort to curb rapidly rising COVID19 infection in-person and virtual instruction in the upcoming for six weeks for rates. school year. repairs. Rockford-based Sable Homes and its subsidiary The first sections of the Michigan’s Dragon The Fremont North River Hills LLC received Brownfield Prepare for unexpected trail opened to the public, boosting interest in the Area Chamber incentives to build 16 new homes in River Hills power outages with a ambitious trail-building effort. of Commerce Estates in Newaygo. Generac home standby announced plans Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial hospital generator revised its visitor policies due to COVID19 August for the Fremont REQUEST A FREE QUOTE! Harvest Festival, positivity rates. 8773780097 Former Fremont Public Schools payroll clerk would include The River Country Chamber of Commerce Jennifer Kraus was arraigned on felony charges of 7-Year Extended Warranty* hay art, porch announced that the Christmas Walk in Newaygo FREE A $695 Value! embezzlement and using a computer to commit a Off er valid December 15, 2020 - March 1, 2021 decorating would be changed to a mostly virtual experience. crime. M37 Gaming opened in downtown Newaygo. and other Special Financing Available *To qualify, consumers must request a quote, purchase, Fremont police officers quickly presented a new Subject to Credit Approval install and activate the generator with a participating attractions, dealer. Call for a full list of terms and conditions. bike and helmet to an 11-year-old whose bicycle Western Michigan Christian but would was damaged in a vehicle fire at the Fremont Lake runner Abby VanderKooi December not include a Campground. of Fremont claimed her The Michigan parade. Samantha Bennett, with her horse Famous, claimed third straight individual Department of Health Newaygo the honor as the world’s ninth-ranked barrel racer and Human Services High School championship at Michigan among high school girls at the Little Britches Rodeo suspended the licenses closed for International Speedway, set national finals in Oklahoma. for Jimmy’s Roadhouse a day due a new Division 3 state record The Fremont Junior Equestrian Team won a district in Newaygo and Brew championship. to three and ran faster than any other Works of Fremont for Governor Gretchen Whitmer extended the confirmed girl at the state finals. violating public health COVID19 declaration of emergency until Sept. 4. cases of orders. The Newaygo County Agricultural Fair held COVID19. The body of a its market livestock events despite the fair being A dedication missing Rockford man, canceled due to COVID19. ceremony was held near the Gerber Products Keith Kloostra, was Jennfer Graeser Dornbush, an author with roots in Company plant for a historical marker that was found south of White Newaygo County, released her new novel “Hole In installed to commemorate the World War II prisoners Cloud. He had been the Woods,” which was based on the Shannon Siders of war who worked at the plant and at area farms. missing more than a “NEWAYGO” murder case. Fremont Area Community Foundation President and month. Two drivers were killed and five others were injured CEO Carla Roberts announced her plans to retire at David Rottman, a in a collision at the intersection of Maple Island Road the end of 2021. former Fremont resident, and W. 80th Street in Sheridan Township. Tamarac’s Wellness Center reopened to members died in an airplane crash Thomas Horger died when his motorcycle collided after being closed since March. in Arkansas. with a car in Lilley Township. Gerber Products Company officials announced The Fremont Steve Webb of Murray Lumber retired after 47 years plans to expand the plant area and add more jobs. Area Community of working in the retail lumber and building materials Grant High School and Grant Middle School closed Foundation formed a business. and switched to remote learning amid a COVID19 search committee to outbreak. find a replacement for September Ellie Ouwinga of Grant and her quarterhorse Homer president and CEO Carla won the national Barrel Horse Association youth state Roberts who plans to Leroy Lee Fuller died after crashing his motorcycle final. retire at the end of 2021. in Croton Township. The Michigan Newaygo County Treasurer Holly Moon announced Department of Health that the tax foreclosure sale would be held online this October and Human Services year due to COVID19. A new North Country Trail segment added a 3.71- announced a plan for the River Country Chamber of Commerce officials mile reroute of the hiking trail off of Echo Drive just distribution of COVID19 announced that the Logging Festival in Newaygo west of White Cloud. vaccines. would be held with fewer events due to the pandemic. District Health Department 10 officials explained The Newaygo County Newaygo County law enforcement leaders provided the new emergency order regarding COVID19, issued Museum and Heritage Knox Box Rapid Access Tools to area schools as a by the director of the Michigan Department of Health Center added context to way to provide quicker emergency access to school and Human Services after the Michigan Supreme highlight the details in facilities. Court ruled that the governor lacked the authority to the murals outside of its The first COVID19 death was reported in Newaygo continue issuing emergency orders without legislative building. County. approval. Local people The Michigan High School Athletic Association Pastor Ross “Lucky” Fulton of Amazing Grace surrounded Spectrum reinstated the fall high school football season which Acres Church in Brohman announced his retirement. Health Gerber Memorial had earlier been postponed to spring. Other fall sports Dr. Wayne Premo donated a photo of Alger Falls to the Fremont Area District Library. Hospital, flashing vehicle Newaygo County Register of Deeds Stewart lights and blasting horns Sanders was named Michigan’s 2020 Register of the and sirens, followed Confirmed COVID19 Year. by prayer, in a show of Cases in Newaygo County White Cloud Community Library Director Nancy support for Newaygo and surrounding counties Harper announced her plans to retire at the end of the County’s frontline year after 45 years at the library. medical workers. (as of 3 p.m. on Jan. 2, 2021) Moe’s Hardware in Grant began its 70th year in The COVID19 death County Cases Deaths operation. total in Newaygo County Golfer Gary Zahrt stroked his first hole-in-one on was at 30 with the Newaygo 2196 32 first death recorded in Kent 41,713 517 Sept. 29 and then stroked another hole-in-one on the same hole a few days later. September. Lake 287 8 The Fremont Equestrian Team was ranked ninth Mason 922 20 best in Michigan after competing at the state Mecosta 1609 14 championships. Montcalm 2839 69 Nurse Audrey Burmeister received the Daisy Award Muskegon 9,299 258 for being an “Extraordinary Nurse.” Oceana 1572 43 November Osceola 743 18 Angie Frye was named the new director of nursing Ottawa 17,680 250 Up-to-date COVID19 case information can be found online at Michigan.gov/coronavirus or locally on the District Health Department website at dhd10.org. Fire Reports Fremont Fire Department TimesIndicator 12/26, 2:17 p.m., medical emergency at 1043 W. State 44 W. Main Street * P.O. Box 7 * Fremont, Michigan 49412 Telephone (231) 924-4400 • E-mail: [email protected] 12/26, 4:57 p.m., medical emergency at 48th and USPS 210060 Gordon Richard C. Wheater Sr. Debby Reinhold Editor/Publisher Advertising Director 12/27, 1:40 p.m., medical emergency at 6663 S. Sleeper Leanne Krystiniak Joyce Pearson Desktop Publishing/Adv. Billing/ Desktop Publishing/Circulation/ 12/27, 4:34 p.m., medical emergency at 515 E. 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Times-Indicator Wednesday, January 6, 2021 Page 3 Pray Newaygo plans Newaygo Insurance 30-day county-wide welcomes Holly Larsen movement of prayer Newaygo Insurance Agency brought to the table. We are very recently added Holly Larsen to the excited to have her.” Pray Newaygo is asking local feeling isolated, frustrated team. Over the last ten years, Newaygo people to join a 30-day county- and hopeless. Let’s show Larsen has nearly 20 years of Insurance Agency has grown from wide campaign of unified prayer. them the hope of Jesus insurance experience and holds a team of four to now having 14 “We are calling all area churches Christ.” the industry designation of “CISR employees. Ten of the employees and congregations to join us for 30 Zimmerman described Pray Elite.” She will work mainly with live in Newaygo County and four days of prayer, Feb. 19 to March Newaygo as a movement of Newaygo Insurance Agency’s come from northern Kent County. 20, leading up to Easter,” said prayer focused on equipping personal lines customers with Newaygo Insurance Agency praynewaygo.com. Information is Michele Zimmerman, Director of and unifying local churches to home, auto and umbrella policies. is an independent agency that also available from Debbie Lamos Love INC and a member of the strategically pray for each person “Holly brings to us a world represents more than 10 insurance at Insight Pregnancy Services Holly Larsen Pray Newaygo organizing team. in the Newaygo County area. of experience and a great carriers. (231-335-2413) or Michele recently joined the “I can’t imagine a better time for More information about Pray personality,” said agency principal They agency has been in Zimmerman at Love INC (652- Newaygo Insurance unified prayer. Many people are Newaygo is available online at Dan Johnson. “Our team has business for more than 70 years in 4099. really appreciated what she has Newaygo County. Agency.

Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial Everly and Wyatt top the list Births ATWOOD - Gabrie Jade, of Fremont, a boy, of favored 2020 baby names Stone Cade David Bolles on Dec. 19 at Spectrum Of the more than 300 babies 6. Hazel 5. Aiden Gerber. born at Spectrum Health Gerber 7. Kinsley 6. Elijah Memorial in 2020, two names 8. Olivia 7. Emmett were tops on the list for new 9. River 8. Gabriel Bigfoot parents. 10. Tied: Aaliyah, Avery, 9. Maverick For boys, the most popular baby Charlotte, Emma, Ivy, Kylee, 10. Tied: Andrew, Braxton, Breakfast name in 2020 was Wyatt. For Lilly, Mary, Natalee, Paisley, Dakota, Eli, Everett, Ezekiel, A “Bigfoot Breakfast” girls, the No. 1 choice was Everly. Raelynn, Scarlet and Willow. Giovanni, Henry, Ian, Jack, on Saturday, Jan. 30 from The top 10 list of baby girl Rounding out the top 10 names Jameson, Jaxson, Leland, Logan, 8 to 11 a.m. will feature names for 2020 also includes: at Gerber Memorial for baby boys Luke, Maxwell, Micah, Noah, Chris Ketchum of Mason, 2. Isabella this past year: Owen, Paxton, Ryder, Ryker, who will share his story of 3. Adeline 2. Oliver Ryland, Sebastian and William. evidence that the Bigfoot 4. Ella 3. James kind do exist in Michigan. 5. Brinley 4. Grayson A buffet breakfast at The Shack will be followed by a Bigfoot hunt demonstra- tion and an excursion into From District Health Department 10 the nearby forest. Reg- istration is $45 per per- son. Register by emailing DHD offers free radon test kits [email protected] or register in person at The District Health Department 10 is and homes. Radon can seep into Testing for radon is the only way Shack. supporting the U.S. Environmental homes through cracks and small to know for sure if you are being Protection Agency in a nationwide openings in the foundation. It exposed.” campaign to educate Americans does not matter whether the Scientists have long been about the dangers of radon home is new or old or built over concerned about the health risk of exposure. a basement or crawlspace. In radon, but never before has there DHD10 is encouraging people Michigan, nearly one in eight been such overwhelming evidence to act to protect their homes homes is expected to have a radon that exposure to elevated levels and families by testing their problem, and in some counties, of radon causes lung cancer in homes for radon during National as many as 40 to 45% of homes humans. According to the EPA, Radon Action Month. During could be affected. each year radon is responsible for the month of January, residents “If radon is present in your approximately 21,000 American who visit their local DHD10 home, it has the potential to build lung cancer deaths and is the offices can ask to receive free up and become harmful,” said number one cause of lung cancer radon testing kits and resources DHD10 Environmental Health among non-smokers. to educate themselves about this Director Tom Reichard. “Because More information on radon or environmental hazard. there are no physical signs (rash, radon testing is available online at Radon is a naturally occurring, nausea, headache) that will alert www.dhd10.org/contact-us/ or by invisible, odorless, tasteless, people to the presence of radon calling 888-217-3904 to connect radioactive gas found in rock and in their homes, people tend to with the local DHD10 office in soil. Radon is usually harmless downplay the health effects and White Cloud. but can become dangerous when ignore the possibility that there it is trapped inside buildings might be a silent killer lurking.

Fremont Happening at your local library As of Monday, Dec. 28, at 928-0249 to ask for a reading Reader advisory and fact the Fremont Area District log for a child and arrange to checking and research help is Library is currently open for pick-up the log curbside or also available at the library. To curbside service and in-person during an in-person seek help, call the appointments, with printing and appointment. Reference Desk at copying services also available. Children can cross- Grab-n-Go 928-0256 or email Information about making off or color in Crafts continue jeha@fremontlibrary. appointments to browse and snowflakes on their to be available net or sherrick@ checkout, along with using logs each time they weekly and can fremontlibrary.net. curbside service, can be found read (10 snowflakes be picked up For suggestions on online at www.fremontlibrary.net. total). When curbside. children’s books, call Beginning Jan. 4, adults will they are finished, 928-0249 or email have the opportunity to join the participating children Roxanne at rlandin@ Cabin Fever Relief Challenge, can claim their prizes. Logs must fremontlibary.net. a winter reading program. be turned-in by Jan. 31. Finishers The library’s digitral services Participants can register during will be entered into a grand prize are always open. The library in-person appointments at the drawing. offers OverDrive, Libby, library or call the library at 928- Grab-n-Go Crafts continue to Ancestry, RbDigital, and now 0256 to pick-up their reading be available weekly and can be Hoopla. challenge cards via Curbside. picked up curbside. The new Hoopla is a digital service, Participants who complete all crafts are announced each week available to patrons with their eight reading categories can turn on the Fremont Area District Fremont library cards, that offers in their cards for prize mugs. The Library Facebook page. movies, television shows, music, challenge is scheduled to continue Storytime with Miss Roxanne audiobooks, ebooks and comics. through March 20. also continues on Facebook. Links to all the services are The Children’s Winter Reading New storytime videos are posted available online at the library Club continues this month and each Wednesday and Thursday website. Users can also visit is scheduled to run through at 10:30 a.m. Patrons can find hoopladigital.com or download Jan. 31. To register, call the previous stories by searching the Hoopla Digital app. library’s Children’s Department #fadlstorytime.

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Jared Stockwell of White Newaygo with an inspir- in Florida as campground drums and guitars as Joan teering, first at Planned life well-lived.” Joan prowess touched all who Cloud; her mother, Ellen ing view overlooking the hosts. He was a mem- whipped up meals in cast Parenthood in Grand will be remembered for knew her well. She now Buttleman; her broth- Muskegon River. Harold ber of Grant Christian iron skillets, the smell of Rapids, and later at Love her impeccable taste in rests peacefully and pow- er, James Buttleman; was a member of the Reformed Church. her southern-style cook- INC in Newaygo, where music, her perfectly craft- erfully at home with her her sister, Mary Brown; Christ Lutheran Church Rex is survived by ing the only thing that Joan and Ken moved to ed homecooked meals, Lord, and among wild and her sister-in-law, Bonnie in White Cloud where his wife, Sheryl; his would draw the boys from spend their retirement. her grace, her friendship, beautiful things. Buttleman; mother-in- he had served as Elder; daughter, Tammy (Max) their racket. Joan spent retirement her whole-face smile, and So now faith, hope, and law, Pauline Brinks; and enjoyed golfing, reading, Bouwkamp of Grant; Joan was also a dear years in she and Ken’s her unconditional love. love abide, these three; brothers-in-laws and sis- playing cribbage and card brothers, Ronald (Linda) friend, a seeker of knowl- log cabin atop a hill, tend- Her watercolor paintings but the greatest of these ters-in-law; Pam (Bill) games and spending time Ashley of Alabama and edge, and a thoughtful ing to a sprawling garden, will be framed, her forev- is love. - 1 Corinthians Bender, Luann (Duane) with his family, grand- Richard (Sandy) Ashley activist. During her years taking walks in the forest, er-famous recipes will be 13:13 Cruzan, Theresa (Barry) children and great grand- of Hastings; grand- in Rockford, she and sev- identifying bird calls and attempted, and her funny A service for Ken and LaCourse, John Maike, children. children, Christopher eral other women found- wildflowers, and caring emails, often written in all Joan will be announced at SUSAN RUSSELL Mike (Cyndi) Maike, Harold is survived by (Mieke) Bouwkamp of ed a group interested in for her granddaughter, caps, will be missed daily. a later date. Brohman Gary (Deanna) Maike, his wife of 67 years, Joan Grant, Vanessa (Greg) the Women’s Movement. Carmen. She was a mem- Joan and her gentle Susan Ann (Helmer) Mary (Gordy) Lubbers, of Newaygo; his children, Bergman of Newaygo and They called themselves ber of Newaygo Methodist Russell, 71, of Brohman, Christine (Dale) Simmons, Debra (George) Samples Kimberly Bouwkamp of Creation House and spent Church, through which passed away on Sunday, Joe (Danielle) Maike, of Wrens, Georgia, Tamra Grant; and great-grand- their time discussing fem- she developed strong and Dec. 20, 2020. Sally (Herb) Waldroup, (Dale) Anderson of Bear children, Gerrit, Marente, inist literature, trying to long-lasting friendships Briefly... Susan was born on June Lisa (Jeff) Burkhardt, Lake, and Glen (Amy) Thijs, Luke and John. He make sense of the 60s and with several women. 8, 1949 in Kalamazoo to Greg Maike; many nieces Myers of Grand Rapids; was preceded in death by 70s. They enjoyed week- They could often be seen Otis and Ruth (Thomas) and nephews; and numer- nine grandchildren; 15 his father and mother. ends on Lake Michigan, after Church on Sundays Helmer. In her working FCA state director to speak ous friends, especially great-grandchildren; his Cremation has taken lying in sleeping bags at the River Stop Café, years, she enjoyed wait- her close friend, Carla sister, Margaret Meachum place and a celebration of under the moon and sipping coffee and laugh- Matt Diener, the Michigan state director of the ressing and selling Avon. Lovley. She was preced- of Bear Lake; his brother, Rex’s Life will be held in doing yoga on the sand. ing together. Until her last Fellowship of Christian Athletes, is scheduled to She loved spending time ed in death by her father, Harlan (Karen) Myers of the spring of 2021. Yoga became integral to days, Joan’s phone was speak at the next Grant Mens Ministry meeting on with her grandchildren Jack Buttleman; her Grand Rapids; and sev- Go to www.throop- Joan’s life. She took class- always ringing, as she Saturday, Jan. 9 at 7 a.m. at the usual location at and great-grandchil- brother, John Buttleman; eral nieces and nephews. fhravenna.com or es for 10 years and later and her girlfriends shared 12054 S. Spruce, at the 112th Street intersection east dren. She was an ani- her half siblings, Rick Harold was preceded in Facebook @ Throop taught senior exercise everything. of Grant. Bring your own chair. Cal VanSingel will mal lover and donated to Buttleman and Roxanne death by his brothers, Funeral Home of Ravenna classes that incorporated Joan cherished her chil- provide the coffee and donuts. Diener played on two the Humane Society for Buttleman; her fathers-in- Reynold, William, and Inc. to sign the online its movements. During dren, grandchildren, and Division III national championship football teams at years. law, Thomas E. Maike and Robert Myers and by his guestbook. those years, Joan spent friends, and summed up Mount Union College. Before joining FCA, he ran a She is survived by her James Brinks; her sisters- sister, Shirley Myers. The Throop Funeral significant time volun- her time on Earth as “a sports performance training business in Virginia. husband, Richard Russell, in-law, Angie Buttleman Due to covid health Home of Ravenna is in children, Kimberly and RoseMarie Maike; restrictions at this time, charge of funeral arrange- (David) Dennis, Kevin and her granddog, Allie Graveside Services will ments, 231-853-6511. (Carolyn) Wilkinson, Mae. be held in the spring at Jaime (Duane) Benton; keep crashing into our fallibility and into our Memorial services were the Bear Lake Township grandchildren, Michael culpability. We are broken creatures held together by held for family and close Cemetery in Bear Lake Jr., Paul, Kevin Jr., Devin, the glue of God’s love. It is when we strike out in friends on Tuesday, Dec. with obituary information Another Max, Caleb, Alyssa and pride and in power-hungriness, when we deny God’s 29, at the White Cloud to be posted to the Crandell Ava; six great-grandchil- Epiphany willingness to care for and to nurture us, that new United Methodist Church. Funeral Home web page dren; and her brother, cracks and damage begin to appear. When we bask Public Graveside with the dates and times David (Vera) Helmer. in the creativity of God’s love and allow our best and Services will be held on to be announced. By Jonathan Riedel She was preceded in truest natures to be brought to fruition is when grace Saturday, May 22, 2021 Friends may consider death by her parents Otis Newaygo United truly arrives. Realizing this is when epiphanies of at the Big Prairie Everett memorial contributions and Ruth Helmer. Church of Christ both kinds show up. Township Cemetery with to the Christ Lutheran Per her wishes, crema- So where are those epiphanies now? In the midst of a Public Celebration of Church of White Cloud, tion has taken place and the pandemic of recent months, several occurred to Life luncheon following. or Spectrum Health there will be no immedi- me. One, our economy is fragile and rests on the back Memorial contribu- Foundation for Spectrum ate service. A celebration of the least protected and thus the most vulnerable. tions may be made to Health Hospice, or of her life will take place JOAN FAULKNER Two, for all the progress we have made in racial the White Cloud Library Newaygo City Library, at a later date. Newaygo “Because (the Magi) were warned in a dream not to relations in this country, we have never had the talks Community Building in memory of Harold. Memorial contribu- Joan (Walls) Faulkner, return to Herod, they went back to their own country we need to have about race, particularly in how Fund in memory of Alice. Friends may send a con- tions can be made to the 91, of Newaygo, left her by another route.” Matthew 2: 12 CEB central whiteness and otherness are to how we frame Friends may send a con- dolence or share a memo- Humane Society. body to step into the light As is the case with many words, ‘epiphany’ has the history of our country and its place in the world. dolence or share a memo- ry with the Myers Family on Tuesday, Dec. 29, multiple meanings. This word, in particular, has Until we can talk about this, very little peace will ever ry with the Maike family online at www.crandellfh. 2020. meanings both sacred and secular. For the religiously- be achieved, very little true true judgment of people online at www.crandellfh. com. She was greeted in inclined, it suggests the manifestation of a divine for the content of their character will ever happen. com. Arrangements by heaven by her loving or godly being. For the rest of us, it is a moment of Three, we have a clearer sense of what frighteningly Arrangements by Crandell Funeral Home – husband, Ken Faulkner, sudden insight or revelation in the lower-case sense divides us than we do of what holds us together. It Crandell Funeral Home – White Cloud Chapel 231- as well as by her moth- of that word. The Feast of Epiphany, which marks takes something as small as a novel coronavirus to White Cloud Chapel 231- 689-1492. er, Florence Cox, father, every January, has moments of both. The Wise destabilize us into individuals squabbling over lost 689-1492. Gordon Walls, brother, Ones have come to the land of Israel to search for rights and political points. We have great challenges Thomas Walls, and grand- a new king, whose birth they discerned by studying facing us-enviromental threats, thinning resources, son, Jacob Faulkner. the stars and other bodies in the heaven. The Magi unfair trade policies, overpopulation, novel diseases Joan lives on in the hearts were astrologers, interpreters who believed that spreading with ease because of our interconnected of her children: Chris everything exists for a reason and that reason was to borders, political marksmanship, the graying of and Rosemarie (Moon) reveal something to us about the forces, creative and our societies, and unanswered dilemmas over our Faulkner, Scott and ALICE MAIKE destructive, that govern the whole universe. So the diversity-and we seem to masters only of blaming Robbin (Kroll) Faulkner, White Cloud forces that be had decided that it was time for a king, and procrastination. Such epiphanies are unsettling, Jack and Elaine (Appel) Alice Marie (Buttleman) a new leader, whose name would not be Herod the but we need to take a hard look at them, both inside Faulkner, Dan and Kelly Maike, 59, of White Great, who would not be a vassal to the self-important and outside of the church, if we can ever hope to deal (Boese) Faulkner. She Cloud, passed away Roman Empire. They were determined to find him. with them constructively. will continue to be cher- peacefully at her home Yet there were plenty of much more earthly insights Other epiphanies float behind these darker clouds. ished by her grandchil- with her family by her going on here as well. The Magi got a clear look at Science has become a way to speak universally. REX dren: Geneva Faulkner side on Wednesday, Dec. the inner, conniving mechanisms of Herod’s inner Virologists of all kith and kin have been working HAROLD ASHLEY (Dave Tomassen), 16, 2020, after her short court. They saw the barely-suppressed panic in arduously to find a vaccine with little claim of MYERS Grant Carmen Faulkner (Ron battle with cancer. Herod’s advisors’ faces when they announced they personal glory. We need to recognize and welcome Newaygo Rex Ira Ashley, 79, of Dicksen), Caleb and Alice was born in Hart were looking for a new-born king. I am sure when that collective spirit. Spiritual traditions of prayer, Harold S. Myers, 93, of Grant, went to be with Autumn Faulkner, and to Jack and Ellen (Getz) the king called an emergency meeting soon after of careful study, and of compassion are far more Newaygo, passed away his Lord and Savior on Alana Faulkner. Buttleman on August 30, their arrival. After all, they were only applying for important than rituals and buildings. Though we often peacefully with his family Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020 Joan came into the 1961 and was a lifelong a visa to travel in his country. They must have seen could not meet in person, we lifted our traditions at his side on Monday, at Compassion Care in world on March 27, 1929, White Cloud resident. through Herod’s lie about wanting to know where the and our spirits through technology. We stripped our Dec. 28, 2020 at his home. White Cloud. in the tiny town of Coffey, She married Thomas J. Harold was born on Jan. Rex was born on Sept. Missouri. Her life was child was so he could pay him an admiring visit. The worship down to its essentials and gathered together Maike on Sept. 3, 1983 in 22, 1927 in Bear Lake 12, 1941 in Grand Rapids beautiful and creative and very idea of “The Great” bowing down in homage through any means. We rebuilt our prayer lives and White Cloud. She worked Township, Manistee to the late Clayton and began, she said, when she to anything he had no hand in building or siring studied our sacred texts more deeply. We saw more at Woods and Waters County, to Silvester and Nellie (Slager) Ashley. He was “born at 18,” when was questionable at best. This was a man who had clearly those whom God would have us help and Resort for several years Hattie (Harthun) Myers. graduated from Creston she left Coffey for the his first-born son and heir to his throne assassinated tried to give aid where we could. As with the early and made many friend- Harold joined the United High School in 1960. He big city of Kansas City, because he was breathing down his father’s neck. It Christians in the catacombs, as with Francis during ships there before leaving States Navy where he served in the US Army for Missouri. There, Joan sup- was not merely convenience that prompted them to go the Crusades, and as with the monasteries during the in 2003 to work at Handy served until his honorable six years and spent two of ported herself by working home by another way. They had the insight, sudden plague years, we rediscovered what was important Wacks of Sparta. Alice discharge during World those years in Vietnam. as a typist, spending her or otherwise, to know that to do otherwise would be and we shared it. It is those shafts of light that will is known for her excel- War II. He met and later After he was discharged evenings in jazz clubs as fatal to the child and to themselves. When you study pierce the most stubborn clouds and brings into lent bargain shopping married Joan Nugent on in 1967, he worked a her life blossomed. While the mysteries of the universe, sometimes you get a the place where God is calling us. So it is time for and countless amazing Oct. 17, 1953 in Bear short time at Super Food in Kansas City, Joan met clue about the human mysteries far closer at hand. another epiphany-let us be open to what it has to say. crafting talents, including Lake Township and they Service. Rex then got her future husband, Ken, At least in Matthew’s Gospel, the Magi’s epiphanies beautiful baby blankets moved to the Muskegon a permanent position and they eventually wed of both kind gave Mary and Joseph some insight that she and her mother Our thanks to these area and later to Newaygo at Dickinson Press Inc. on Sept. 19, 1953. Their into the child they had in their care and to the life gifted and donated over in 1961. Harold had been a in Grand Rapids, and loving marriage spanned had before him. They also bought them some time Church page supporters: the years. She cher- service representative for worked there until he 67 years. to escape to Egypt thus avoiding Herod’s murderous ished her time spent with Michigan Consolidated retired in 2000. On Oct. Joan and Ken’s mar- rage. It does not take a genius to come up with the FREMONT NORTHNIEBOER CENTRAL friends and family. 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Times-Indicator Wednesday, January 6, 2021 Page 5 1st Lt. John Darling Jr. and the battle for FSB Ripcord

By Steven J. Rauch order to prevent enemy movement into Fifty years ago on July 23, 1970, the coastal regions of Quang Tri and soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division Thuan Thien Provinces. evacuated from and abandoned the hill known as Fire Support “Bravery and Base (FSB) Ripcord Devotion” located about 25 miles The 2/506th Infantry west of Hue in South from the 3rd Brigade Vietnam. was given the mission After almost five months of establishing FSB of continuous fighting Representing the community for Ripcord in March of on and around Ripcord, 1970 to facilitate the two of the final casualties Social Security division’s summer from the 2/506th Infantry offensive. Poor weather battalion that day were Disability Benefits. and PAVN opposition Lieutenant Colonel Andre hindered operations FSB Ripcord, 1970 We will advise and assist you C. Lucas, the battalion there until April 1, throughout the application process. commander, and the when Company B, battalion operations wide perimeter of barbed wire and wounded. Call for a free Consultation. 2/506 conducted a officer, Major Kenneth place numerous land and claymore The leadership of the 101st was under combat assault onto P. Tanner, both killed by mines. intense pressure from senior military Rick A. Prysock, Ripcord along with the an enemy mortar round The battalion TOC was built on the and political leadership to minimize battalion jump TOC Attorney at Law while supervising the final 1st Lt. John Darling eastern slope near the top of the hill, casualties, but the decision to give-up (tactical operations evacuation of men from and among those conducting that work Ripcord was difficult for a division Located in Jr. of Fremont died center) that included the base. Their deaths were Darling and his signalmen. Later, with the legacy of the Screaming Greer Law Offices in a helicopter crash the battalion executive added to the total of 112 a separate communications center Eagles’ defiance at Bastogne. 40 W. Sheridan, Fremont (231) 924-4230 on May 18, 1970. officer, Major Laurence men killed and 698 men would be built. Orders were issued to abandon the J. Law along with wounded from the 101st The base was home to a battery of base and the evacuation was completed the battalion S-6, 1st from March 13 to July 105mm howitzers and a battery of on July 23. Once all friendly personnel Lt. John Darling. Signalman Peter 23, 1970 during Operation Texas Star, 155mm howitzers along with all the had been removed, B-52 bombers were Read your TimesIndicator McSwain remembered the assault. a series of search and destroy missions required ammunition and powder sent in to obliterate anything remaining anytime/anywhere online. “Lt. John Darling came to me and east of the A Shau Valley in the Thua needed to provide fire support. It was on Ripcord. said, ‘Mac get your hard hat, your flak Go to www.TimesIndicator.com Thien Province of South Vietnam. imperative that the base defenses be jacket, rifle and some ammo and go to Remembered and click on “Digital Edition” During that period, ground and impregnable to enemy ground attack the helicopter pad’,” McSwain said. “A Though he did not serve very long on the top of our homepage. aviation units of the “Screaming and they were, leading some soldiers to bunch of us went there, took off and as the battalion S-6 for the 2/506th Eagles” were subjected to heavy rocket, refer to the base as Cheeseburger Hill. landed on a hill that was all cratered Infantry or at Ripcord, John Darling mortar and ground attacks by the In the midst of the base development, and devegetated.” should be remembered, if for nothing People’s Army North Vietnam (PAVN). on May 18, 1970, Darling boarded a The soldiers immediately received else, for his actions on April 1, 1970 The battle of FSB Ripcord was the UH-1 helicopter flown by C Company, Seniors! intense small arms, mortar and when he assumed command of an last major division level fight of the US 158th Aviation Battalion that was on a recoilless rifle fire from the PAVN infantry battalion jump TOC, worked to Are you tired of worrying about Army during the Vietnam War and its resupply mission at Ripcord. Darling 803rd regiment. save the lives of his fellow soldiers and • snow removal • meals legacy, both at the time and 50 years and Sgt. Harry J. Stone hitched a ride “As soon as I got a few yards from direct firepower against the attacking later, has been overshadowed by other so they could take a new radio to A • high utility bills? the Chinook, Lt. Darling yelled at me enemy. notable events of that crucial year. Company back at Camp Evans and Are you looking for a safe, to jump into a shell crater,” McSwain 1st Lt. John E. Darling, the battalion Among those who lost their lives then Darling was supposed to begin independent environment? recalled. “They told me were getting S-6, made a difference through his in the battle for Ripcord were First his R&R leave the next day. However mortar fire.” leadership in the midst of chaos and Lieutenant Bob Kalsu, a field artillery during the flight, the UH-1 was hit Then check us out... The jump TOC was positioned near applied all of the training he had officer who had been an All-American by enemy ground fire and although some large man-high boulders from accumulated during that one day on an lineman at Oklahoma and was a the pilot attempted to make a forced Trillium Springs where Law could coordinate aircraft obscure hill in Vietnam. member of the Buffalo Bills offensive landing, the aircraft crashed and rolled Senior Independent with Services support to include medivacs. A PAVN His untimely death on May 18, 1970 line; Private First Class Weiland down a steep hill and out of sight due Living Community mortar struck a boulder sheltering the ended his physical presence but not C. Norris, an infantryman and the to the thick jungle canopy. jump TOC and severely wounded Law his memory. Those who knew him Is Taking Applications for younger brother of actor/martial artist Three crewman were killed along in his back. remembered him as friendly, likable 1 and 2 Bedroom Apartments Chuck Norris; and First Lieutenant with Darling and Stone. The crew chief Darling immediately took charge and just an all-around great guy in John E. Darling Jr. the battalion managed to jump from the UH-1 prior of the situation and moved the radios addition to being a skilled Signal Rent includes: communications officer for the 2/506th to the crash and was found at 1400 and surviving operators into a shell officer. Darling was also posthumously • Lifeline Infantry. hours the next day. hole. He carried a wounded soldier to Not knowing the exact whereabouts awarded a Bronze Star medal and • Noon meal From Fremont a medical evacuation helicopter while of the aircraft, an aerial rifle platoon Purple Heart in addition to the Silver • Trips to the grocery store under intense enemy fire. Darling then Star. from B Troop, 2-17 Cavalry was • All utilities (with exception of Cable TV to Vietnam returned to the command post and inserted to conduct a search on May On July 8, 1994, Maj. Gen. Robert John Edward Darling Jr. was born and telephone) directed helicopter gunship fire upon 19 but was not able to find the UH-1 E. Gray, the 27th Chief of Signal, in Fremont on October 17, 1946 to • And much more enemy positions. before nightfall. It was not until May dedicated the new soldier support John and Connie Darling. During US casualties for that day included 31 that the aircraft was located and the center and garrison headquarters Every apartment equipped with high school, he was a member of the 21 wounded and seven killed in action. bodies, including Darling’s, were Building 33720 at Fort Gordon, National Honor Society, varsity football • full kitchen • washer and dryer Unknown to him at the time, Darling recovered. Georgia as “Darling Hall” in honor of captain, varsity wrestling captain, and would be awarded the Silver Star on On June 2, 1970 the Army declared 1st Lt. John E. Darling Jr. Visit our website at: an Eagle Scout who graduated with September 20, 1970 for gallantry in 23-year-old John Darling to have been Maj. Gen. Gray also presented the www.trilliumsprings.org honors from Fremont High School in action. killed in action. Signal Corps Regimental Association or call today for your tour, 1964. “His actions under fire enabled the Silver Order of Mercury to John 231.928.0882 Darling received an appointment to prompt evacuation of casualties and Lasting impact Darling’s widow, Cathy Darling NoGet Sales Your Tax Best with Deals a Purchase Now! the US Military Academy and was forced the withdrawal of the hostile Darling’s life had an impact on those Heuser. 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During that time he married From April through June, the battalion “We called him the Duke,” said Catherine Butler of Fremont on continued construction and conducted Ernie Claxon, one of Darling’s signal EDITOR’s NOTE: Writer Steven J. DRINKINGSoft, Iron-Free WATER Water SYSTEM December 28, 1968. security operations around the area as soldiers. “He acted like John Wayne. Rauch is the Signal Corps Branch After his training was completed, Residential/Commercial the 101st continued to prepare for an He was a good man, straight-up honest Historian. He was born in Dearborn, he was assigned to the 82nd Airborne Demand RegenerationsSubStantIally REMovES offensive into the A Shau valley. good guy. He led by leading.” twice graduated from Eastern Michigan Division at Fort Bragg, but he thESE ContaMInantS: “Darling was a soldier’s soldier,” University and served for 20 years on was soon deployed to Vietnam on • SoDIuM (Salt) Attention diverted another man said. “He was an Airborne active duty in the U.S. Army. October 12, 1969. He was assigned • nItRatES Other events diverted attention Ranger, he was a West to the Headquarters and Headquarters • ChloRInE from that remote hill. On April 20, Point graduate. I thought Company, 2/506th Infantry, as the • oRganICS President Nixon announced his pledge he was an outstanding battalion communications officer. • ChEMICal ContEnt to withdraw 150,000 more troops officer and soldier.” The doctrine of using fire support from South Vietnam during the next On July 1 and 2, bases to support US ground operations 12 months. Then on May 1, 1970, Ripcord came under $ 00 had fully matured by 1970. An FSB US and South Vietnamese army sustained heavy attack 20 was designed and constructed to Monthly Rental Special forces began a series of missions into and on July 18, the PAVN provide a secure location for artillery Cambodia to find, seize or destroy succeeded in shooting support to ground forces. These bases includes all maintenance supplies that the PAVN had stockpiled down a CH-47 Chinook were usually in remote locations and across the Cambodia-South Vietnam which crashed into the relied on helicopters to emplace, Ensing’s WaterCare border. The invasion appeared to many artillery ammunition Salt InsuranceSpecial for ... your family. resupply and displace the guns as Americans as an expansion of the storage area on Ripcord. Darling Hall at Fort Gordon bears a needed. Fire support bases also served Buy Have6 Bags peace and of mind, with war instead of a contraction, and the The resulting explosion dedication plaque honoring 1st Lt. John as command and control centers, Get yourthe drinking7th bag water FREE! safety. news led to massive anti-war protests ignited the artillery Darling Jr. assembly points and landing zones. throughout the US. During one of those ammunition and As might be expected, a fire support His photos, Buy 6 Bags demonstrations on May 4, four students destroyed the aircraft, six Get the 7th bag FRee! base made for a tempting but usually medals and were killed at Kent State University M102 105mm howitzers impregnable target for an enemy when Ohio National Guard troops shot Silver Star Ensing’sEnsing’s WaterCare, WaterCare Inc. and 2,238 rounds of 2x6231030JAN11 ground attack but could still be hit with citation are into a crowd of the anti-war protesters. 105mm ammunition. 535 535E. Main, E. Main Fremont, Street MI 49412 mortars and artillery. Back at Ripcord, a new battalion The next day, the PAVN displayed in Fremont, MI 49412 As part of Operation Texas Star, Phone (231) 924-2310 executive officer had arrived. Major attacked the base again the building’s Phone 231-924-2310 a string of fire support bases were Sidney Davis directed the men to dig with mortar fire and the lobby. established east of the A Shau Valley in Since 1958 defensive positions, install a 50-meter- 2/506 sustained 11 more

Wednesday, January 6, 2021 Page 6 Times-Indicator

What did you learn in 2020? Continued from Page 1 missioner of the Michigan Barn phone calls due to sketchy internet gle for our family, as it has been in self care tricks. I can’t say that remain essential as we continue to Croton. Ball Association. among seniors in rural areas. We for everyone. Our family was it has been extremely beneficial, deal with the consequences of the even used the picnic table in front entering our second year of being but it hasn’t been a waste of time. pandemic. Jane Stroschin John Tillman of our office for several visits. displaced from our home due to It eases the anxiety and urges I have learned that much of our I’ve learned that paying it for- I learned of the amazing I saw many patients the health issues of my younger that come with eating disorders non-instructional operations can be ward makes more people happy adaptability and gain weight due to brother. We were just beginning for that moment, and it can help conducted digitally, and I learned than you can imagine. vibrancy of the the advice to “stay construction on our new house wash away any stress that may be new ways of doing things that I So, share some smiles. human species. home, stay safe.” You when the original March lockdown lingering. Not only is it beneficial might have previously thought Artist, ornithologist, photogra- There has been have heard of the hit. Our house had to be con- for my mental health, it’s just a impossible or impractical. Some pher, writer and educator Jane so much hardship college freshman 15 structed completely different than good thing to do for yourself. It’s a of these new digital practices Stroschin lives in the Fremont and difficulty, but pounds. This became a normally built house. We had healthy practice. will continue to reduce travel and area. there has also been the COVID19 an expert from Canada assisting Britney Watkins of Fremont improve logistics going forward. inspiration and Azlan Ibrahim pounds. When I us in building, but when COVID is studying Communications at I learned the importance of In 2020, thanks to work-from- hope as people have learned that the virus hit, he had to return. Still needing Grand Valley State University. connecting with people, and the overcome so much. home requirements, my two young usually spreads by a house, and having no workers impact on so many when we do sons got to spend more time with I learned that in an aerosol indoors, I available, my two brothers, my José and Nancy Hauser not have connections with one era of deep conflict We learned that even with a their dad than they bargained for. started advising peo- dad and myself set out to continue another; and that we should never We learned a lot about each and polarization ple to go outside and building our house on our own. crazy Presidential election, with underestimate the weight of that. among so many, controversy still surrounding it, other. I discovered that my young- get healthy. Just this Christmas season, we are I learned new ways to describe er son is a closet break dancer who when civil discourse Social connections finally preparing to move into our and a raging pandemic sweeping pivoting to new practices due to seems almost impos- the world, there are still plenty of pops, locks and windmills (sort of) continued through new home. unprecedented events just to avoid when nobody is looking. At four sible, that people on Zoom meetings. Besides learning a good bit of people working to help others and using the two most over-used opposite sides can showing incredible acts of kind- years old, he plans to settle his dif- Church didn’t meet at every building trade, and now words of 2020. ferences with others through b-boy still show grace, compassion and first. Then we got an FM transmit- knowing how to properly read a ness. Dr. Lori Tubbergen Clark is the openness to those with whom they José and Nancy Hauser live in dance battles. ter for drive-in church. Sermons tape measure, I have truly learned superintendent of the Newaygo His brother, all of nine, gets his disagree. Sadly, I have learned that both Garfield Township and Day- were posted to YouTube. Nothing the importance of my family. We County Regional Educational Ser- frustrations out most effectively few such people seem to exist in was the same, and no two people have had the opportunity to work tona Beach. vices Agency. the media or in politics. through boxing. In an unguarded agreed on what was safe. together physically and mentally Dr. Lori Tubbergen Clark moment, we had a heart-to-heart I have learned I can write a This brings me to a lesson throughout this last year, learn- Julie Gardenour book. Now I just have to see if I I learned that all staff that work I have been reminded that “God about whether he should be a mid- learned. The Dalai Lama was once ing things we didn’t know and in our school systems are very dle-weight or a heavyweight. The can publish a book. asked what he does with situations wouldn’t have learned unless there is Faithful,” and I am Grateful! I have learned that when you resilient and can continually rein- Julie Gardenour is a Fremont size of the prize money will deter- of conflict. His answer was to was a necessity. vent themselves and how we reach mine his choice. He also needs to shelter in place you do it with “practice warm-heartedness.” This I’ve also learned, most impor- Public Schools physical education those most close to you, your students and families based on teacher. work on his left hook. is also the theme of Ephesians 4:2. tantly, that God has our back. what they learned the day before. They learned that their dad has family and friends. Keeping those There was limitless potential this Whether it feels like it or not, He relationships healthy must always I learned that trust in our local Dean duChemin two lunches every day, types year for arguments about pandem- does. Being homeless, and then teams is the foundation of the When travel is shut down, every- loudly and talks to himself a lot. be a priority, not just during a ic and political choices. I engaged throwing COVID on top, has truly pandemic. most effective and more efficient body flocks to the UP for vacation. And their dad learned that during in a few, but I learned that rela- shown me that when doors are way to deal with the unexpected It is actually possible for the a pandemic, mothers and wives I have learned that elites and tionships are more important than closed, windows are opened. I experts really don’t know as much as we were forced to swiftly find whole family to all be in the same have the patience of saints and positions. have learned that life is a lot easier local solutions to Orders that were room for a few hours without kill- that plans don’t always go as envi- as they want “we the people” to Dr. Gerald Van Wieren has to live if we trust in Him. think they do. In the end, solving delivered. ing each other. sioned, which is alright. As Mike practiced medicine in Grant for 38 Aeja DeKuiper, 16, of Twin Lake I learned that when we rely on I am not too old to understand a Tyson once said, “Everyone has a America’s greatest challenges will years following his internal med- is a multitalented writer, actress, rely on us, in our communities, the wisdom of our local teams, few memes. plan until you get punched in the icine residency at Michigan State musician and student. they find the most innovative solu- I still really loved “cheap” gas- face.” working together. University. I have learned that, despite our Chief Brad Wade tions to unexpected situations, and oline even though I couldn’t go Like a lot of other people, we different beliefs, we all mostly get Kennidy Wilson 1. I realized that Wednesday, that leads to speed in responding anywhere. learned to be flexible, as a family, along in our daily lives. It is the I learned that not everything can March 11, 2020 will be a day we and solidarity in the execution of “I forgot my mask” had to be the and to give each other more grace media and politicians that divide be put on a time limit. There’s never forget! It was officially the decisions. most used phrase. than normal. We checked up on us because that is how they profit going to be delays. I’m not failing day that changed all our lives for I learned that an already collab- I took way too many things for grandparents and elderly relatives even as we suffer. in life just because my friends are 2020 because of COVID. orative group of service providers granted prior to 2020. more often than we probably John Tillman is the CEO of the getting engaged and I’m not. I’m 2. I also learned that when in Newaygo County become even Dean and Bethanie duChemin Illinois Public Policy Institute. successful because I’m working on someone says the word “corona,” more collaborative as we face and their family live in Upper Continued on Page 8 He is a 1977 graduate of Fremont my own time scale and COVID19 it has nothing to do with the adult challenges High School. just made me realize that it is OK beverage. Who knew? to serve to take my time. 3. The biggest thing I learned Newaygo Beverly Kerr County’s 12/29 11:52:23 Abandoned Vehicle WCPD WC Kennidy Wilson is a recent grad- from 2020 is, I never thought I 12/29 13:07:42 Child Abuse/Abndmnt WCPD WC In 2020, I learned how import- uate of Fremont High School who would be so grateful that, every most vul- Police Log 12/29 13:30:27 Well Being Check MSP Ensley ant it is to be surrounded by your nerable From Newaygo County Central Dispatch 12/29 15:36:27 Assault not in Progress MSP Croton is now a student at Ross Medical 365 days, we are able to move 12/29 16:12:29 VIN/Vehicle Inspection MSP Ashland loved ones and people that care Education Center. onto a new year! popu- 12/29 16:37:43 Suspicious Situation WCPD WC fore you, because you never know lations Date / Time Type of Call Agency City /Twp 12/29 16:51:25 Property Damage Acc. FPD Fremont Man, I’m ready for 2021! 12/25 00:08:34 Disturbance FPD Fremont 12/29 17:35:33 Threat Complaint NESH Sherman when you might lose them. State Rep. Scott VanSingel Brad Wade is the Chief of the together. 12/25 00:44:26 Domestic MSP Sheridan 12/29 17:43:17 Property Damage Acc. NESH Wilcox Beverly Kerr is a senior at 2020 has shown some of the We are so 12/25 01:56:56 Suspicious Vehicle NESH Ensley 12/29 19:03:28 Suspicious Vehicle GPD GrantTwp Grant Police Department. 12/25 02:13:39 Suspicious Vehicle NESH WC Newaygo High School. worst aspects of human nature. much bet- 12/29 19:09:06 Unwanted Subject FPD Fremont 12/25 05:13:24 Well Being Check NESH Everett 12/29 19:33:52 Car Deer Accident NESH Croton However, it has also brought out Britney Watkins ter togeth- 12/25 12:37:26 911 Hangup Call NESH Garfield 12/29 20:11:31 Civil Complaint HESP Hesperia Gerald VanWieren MD the best in so many others by COVID has been a challenge er. 12/25 14:41:53 Threat Complaint NESH Merrill 12/29 20:27:35 Well Being Check NPD Newaygo Innovation was my theme for 12/25 16:12:20 Assist GPD Grant 12/29 20:48:12 Car Deer Accident NESH Dayton demonstrating love, empathy and for me, like most people, and I’ve I 12/25 19:22:58 Unknown Accident MSP Bridgeton 12/29 21:13:02 Alarm MSP Grant 2020, necessitated by COVID19. compassion. I’ve learned that there learned many useful lessons this learned to 12/25 19:30:19 Well Being Check FPD Fremont 12/29 23:09:59 Suicide NPD Newaygo Our medical office scrambled to 12/25 21:44:26 Well Being Check NPD Newaygo 12/30 00:17:14 Assist FPD Fremont are still so many good people in year. But to really sum it up, I practice 12/25 22:35:52 Well Being Check NESH Lincoln 12/30 07:18:53 Traffic/Road Hazard NESH Ashland get PPE, helped by our Newaygo the world and that the Lord wants learned a ton about self-care. a new 12/25 23:44:49 Assault not in Progress NESH Croton 12/30 09:19:37 Well Being Check FPD Fremont County Emergency Services and 12/26 01:49:53 Suspicious Situation FPD Fremont 12/30 09:23:21 Noise Complaint HESP Hesperia me to make an extra effort to be I’ve recently been struggling level of 12/26 06:09:56 Car Deer Accident NESH Dayton 12/30 11:25:08 Property Damage Acc. MSP Dayton friends who sewed masks. My one of them. with an eating disorder, and part empathy, 12/26 08:23:59 Reckless Driver FPD Fremont 12/30 11:27:42 Domestic NESH Monroe favorite mask has a plastic win- 12/26 12:00:48 Civil Complaint FPD Fremont 12/30 11:51:14 Property Damage Acc. MSP Brooks Scott VanSingel of Grant rep- of my treatment is participation which will 12/26 12:26:12 Property Damage Acc. MSP Brooks dow so that the hard-of-hearing 12/30 13:36:06 Property Damage Acc. GPD Grant resents the 100th 12/26 12:33:45 Suicide MSP Ensley 12/30 13:40:07 Assault not in Progress NESH BigPrairie can read my lips. You know that a District in the 12/26 14:48:27 Unknown Accident MSP Croton 12/30 14:17:21 Property Damage Acc. NESH Bridgeton worker who must wear a mask and 12/26 15:58:53 Domestic MSP Croton 12/30 15:38:03 Suspicious Situation NESH Everett Michigan House of 12/26 16:01:33 Juvenile Complaint FPD Fremont 12/30 16:04:08 Complaint HESP Hesperia glasses is entitled to “Workman’s Representatives. 12/26 18:03:31 Car Deer Accident NESH BigPrairie 12/30 16:57:31 Domestic NPD Newaygo Condensation.” I wiped my glass- 12/26 18:08:41 911 Hangup Call NESH Ashland 12/30 17:30:08 Property Damage Acc. MSP Brooks 12/26 18:44:10 Domestic WCPD WC 12/30 18:06:03 Attempt to Locate NPD Grant es so often that the frame broke. Aeja DeKuiper 12/26 18:48:08 Dead On Arrival NESH Ensley 12/30 18:35:38 Property Damage Acc. NESH Sherman We learned to do virtual visits, 2020 has been an 12/26 19:21:05 Car Deer Accident NESH GrantTwp 12/30 18:35:49 Property Damage Acc. MSP Sherman 12/26 20:02:53 Trespassing MSP BigPrairie 12/30 21:13:48 Well Being Check NESH Troy which usually turned into plain exceptional strug- 12/26 20:41:58 Traffic/Road Hazard NESH Beaver 12/30 21:37:54 Alarm FPD Dayton 12/26 21:43:09 Suicide MSP Beaver 12/31 00:12:52 Unwanted Subject NESH GrantTwp 12/26 21:44:48 Well Being Check NESH Ensley 12/31 00:31:28 Assist MSP Ashland 12/27 00:14:19 Traffic/Road Hazard MSP Bridgeton 12/31 02:26:15 Animal Complaint MSP BigPrairie 12/27 00:20:36 Vehicle Acc. Injury NESH Goodwell 12/31 02:32:43 Car Deer Accident MSP Lilley Letters 12/27 09:53:26 Property Damage Acc. MSP Dayton 12/31 05:12:49 Alarm FPD Fremont 12/27 10:33:02 Well Being Check FPD Fremont 12/31 06:03:32 Property Damage Acc. NESH WC 12/27 11:39:53 Property Damage Acc. NESH Beaver 12/31 06:51:03 Animal Complaint NESH Sheridan 12/27 13:28:00 DNR Complaint DNR Everett 12/31 07:58:17 Malic.Destr/Property NESH Wilcox 12/27 14:01:55 911 Hangup Call NESH Garfield 12/31 09:23:54 Assist NESH Everett Words of Appreciation 12/27 15:30:21 Breaking & Entering FPD Fremont 12/31 09:42:05 Stolen Vehicle NESH Brooks 12/27 17:39:52 Property Damage Acc. NESH Sherman 12/31 09:54:17 Fraud GPD Grant Dear Editor, ers of “Lights On for Frontline Work- displays. You brightened the season. 12/27 19:02:01 Traffic/Road Hazard NESH Ashland 12/31 10:35:43 Property Damage Acc. MSP Croton Words of appreciation are in order for ers.” Well done. Most Sincerely, 12/27 19:45:57 Domestic NESH GrantTwp 12/31 10:37:16 Property Damage Acc. FPD Fremont 12/27 20:19:21 Suspicious Situation MSP Ashland 12/31 10:58:45 Threat Complaint GPD Grant the recent Live events in our area: With many living in fear in lock- Al Smalligan 12/27 20:32:56 Threat Complaint FPD Fremont 12/31 11:30:30 Animal Complaint NESH Sherman Live Nativity and carols and Reeman down, it is so refreshing to see Real Fremont 12/28 03:50:03 Abandoned Vehicle NESH Lincoln 12/31 11:41:08 VIN/Vehicle Inspection MSP Sheridan 12/28 04:34:26 Car Deer Accident NESH Denver 12/31 13:31:40 PPO Violation NESH Norwich Christian Reformed Church, nicely Life events. 12/28 07:09:27 Car Deer Accident NESH Denver 12/31 13:41:20 Unwanted Subject FPD Fremont done. Many thanks also to all who put so 12/28 08:18:05 Complaint MSP Newaygo 12/31 13:49:24 Animal Complaint GPD Ashland 12/28 09:39:30 Complaint MSP Newaygo Thankyou organizers and prayer lead- much effort into outdoor Christmas 12/31 14:06:19 Well Being Check NESH Barton 12/28 09:47:16 Well Being Check MSP BigPrairie 12/31 14:57:08 Car Deer Accident NESH BigPrairie 12/28 10:11:59 Well Being Check MSP Garfield 12/31 15:24:03 Harassment MSP Everett 12/28 10:39:36 Vehicle Acc. Injury NPD Newaygo 12/31 16:10:45 Property Damage Acc. NESH Troy What makes you happy? 12/28 12:12:27 Civil Complaint NESH Denver 12/31 16:25:35 Domestic NESH Merrill 12/28 13:03:04 Complaint MSP Croton 12/31 17:34:31 Complaint NESH WC Dear Editor, me to do or not to do, but if that you do through your 12/28 13:23:54 Alarm MSP Croton 12/31 18:06:42 Well Being Check NESH Brooks 12/28 13:36:43 Hit Run Accident NPD Newaygo 12/31 18:06:46 Assist WCPD WC What do you do that makes I resist and rebel, I will not relationship with Jesus. 12/28 13:48:52 Alarm NESH Bridgeton 12/31 18:09:38 Property Damage Acc. NESH Merrill you really happy? be happy deep down in may Since everyone simply 12/28 13:59:34 Alarm NESH Everett 12/31 18:19:32 Disorderly Subject NESH Brooks 12/28 14:33:09 Alarm NESH Monroe 12/31 21:04:10 Suicide NESH Goodwell People go on vacations, soul. wants to be happy, when 12/28 14:45:08 Larceny MSP Croton 12/31 21:16:00 Suspicious Situation GPD Grant buy things, get married and I think some people have a they see you enjoying 12/28 15:54:34 Well Being Check NESH Norwich 12/31 22:36:18 Property Damage Acc. MSP Brooks 12/28 16:44:59 Car Deer Accident NESH Denver 12/31 23:06:01 Car Deer Accident NESH Sheridan change jobs searching for perception that Christianity your life even in difficult 12/28 17:44:20 Suspicious Situation DNR Ensley happiness. There are many is cold, impersonal and circumstances, they will be 12/28 17:59:02 Assist WCPD WC 12/28 18:19:13 Disturbance NESH WC things that make me happy, joyless. That’s because many open to learning about and 12/28 19:58:29 Stolen Vehicle NPD Newaygo but I have found obeying God people who call themselves receiving Jesus themselves. 12/28 20:39:27 Fraud WCPD WC Abbreviations used in the Police Log: 12/28 21:47:47 Car Deer Accident NESH Dayton DNR Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources is the number one thing that Christians have sour attitudes Live for Jesus and be 12/29 04:49:10 Car Deer Accident NESH Brooks FPD Fremont Police Department makes me happy. and sad faces. They are happy! 12/29 07:11:40 Dead On Arrival NPD Newaygo GPD Grant Police Department When I am flowing critical of others and quick to Read: Psalm 40:8; John 12/29 07:48:28 Fraud NESH Garfield HPD Hesperia Police Department 12/29 08:41:26 Med2 MSP Brooks MSP Michigan State Police with God I have a deep judge. Those of us who love 10:10 12/29 09:55:15 Stolen Vehicle MSP Ensley NECD Newaygo County Central Dispatch contentment that nothing and serve God should be the God Bless, 12/29 09:59:05 Property Damage Acc. FPD Fremont NESH Newaygo County Sheriff 12/29 10:00:27 Assist NESH Lincoln NPD Newaygo Police Department else compares to. I may not happiest people on earth. James A. (Jimbo) Bates 12/29 10:24:37 Alarm NESH BigPrairie WCPD WC Police Department always like what He asks Be happy and enjoy all 12/29 11:37:16 Larceny FPD Fremont

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probate courtroom, 214 E. party foreclosing the mort- at or before closing, his pro postage expenses incurred Center St., Ithaca, Michigan gage at the telephone num- rata share of any real estate in giving notice, mileage by Newaygo Legals before Judge Kristin M. Bak- ber stated in this notice. taxes that have been paid by the most reasonable road ker P49056. This notice is from a debt the Secretary to the date of distance for posting notices, STATE OF MICHIGAN You have the right to an at- collector. the foreclosure sale. reasonable and customary PROBATE COURT torney and the right to a trial Date of notice: December When making their bids, costs incurred for title and Classifieds Library to resume COUNTY OF NEWAYGO by judge or jury. 23, 2020 all bidders, except the Sec- lien record searches, the We’re so sure our classifieds work . . . NOTICE TO CREDITORS IT IS THEREFORE OR- Trott Law, P.C., 31440 retary, must submit a deposit necessary out-of-pocket If you don’t sell it . . . The ad is free! Decedent’s Estate DERED that Scott M. Dezess Northwestern Hwy, Suite totaling 10% of the success- costs incurred by the Fore- File No. 20-8165-DE personally appear before the 145, Farmington Hills, MI ful bid in the form of a certi- closure Commissioner for normal business hours Estate of Kay Marie Knox court at the time and place 48334, (248) 642-2515, fied check or cashier’s check, recording documents, a com- Starting at $36.00* Date of birth: 8/15/1952 stated above. 1426563 made payable to the Secre- mission for the Foreclosure The Newaygo Area District happening at the library. TO ALL CREDITORS: This hearing may result in 01/13/2021 tary of HUD. Each oral bid and all other costs incurred in NOTICE TO CREDI- termination of your parental * * * need not be accompanied by connection with the foreclo- Library is resuming normal Personal Story-Time with Mr. TORS: The decedent, Kay rights. a deposit. If the successful sure prior to the sale. Call 924-4400 Marie Knox, died October 23, 01/06/2021 AMENDED NOTICE bid is oral, a deposit of 10% Date: December 14, 2020 E-mail: [email protected] business hours this week. Tim is offered on Tuesdays 2020. * * * OF DEFAULT AND of the successful bid must be Heide M. Myszak, Fore- *Based on 10 word non-commercial ad The library will be open through Fridays in January Creditors of the decedent FORECLOSURE SALE presented when the bidding closure Commissioner for are notified that all claims Notice of Foreclosure by WHEREAS, on July 13, is closed. The deposit is non- the United States, Secretary (Some restrictions apply. Six month limit on ads) Monday through Friday and February. Parents and against the estate will be for- Advertisement 2005, a certain Adjustable refundable. The remainder of of Housing and Urban Devel- from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and grandparents of young children ever barred unless presented Notice is given under Rate Home Equity Conver- the purchase price must be opment, 31440 Northwestern Deadline for pre-paid classified ads to Craig A. Knox, personal section 3212 of the revised sion Mortgage was execut- delivered within 30 days of Hwy., Ste. 145, Farmington on Saturday from 10 a.m. to are invited to call the library representative, or to both the judicature act of 1961, 1961 ed by Richard Dunning and the sale or such other time as Hills, MI 48334 is Friday at 12 p.m. probate court at 1092 New- PA 236, MCL 600.3212, that Arlene Dunning, as mort- the Secretary may determine STATE OF MICHIGAN ) 1 p.m. Building capacity is 652-6723) to schedule their ell, PO Box 885, White Cloud the following mortgage will gagors, in favor of Financial for good cause shown, time SS. limited, so some patrons may own personal story-times. and the personal represen- be foreclosed by a sale of Freedom Senior Funding being of the essence. This COUNTY OF OAKLAND ) tative within 4 months after the mortgaged premises, or Corporation, a subsidiary amount, like the bid depos- On this 14th day of De- have to wait. Masks and social During this reserved hour, Mr. the date of publication of this some part of them, at a pub- of Indy Mac Bank, FSB, as its, must be delivered in the cember, 2020, before me, a distancing are required. Tim will read three special notice. lic auction sale to the highest mortgagee, which was re- form of a certified or cashier’s Notary Public in and for Oak- HELP WANTED MISC Date: December 28, 2020 bidder for cash or cashier’s corded October 28, 2005 at check. If the Secretary is the land County, appeared Heide The library now has a mobile picture books and provide fun R. Todd Balkema P64038, check at the place of holding Liber 417, Page 1794, Ne- high bidder, he need not pay M. Myszak, Foreclosure Attorney, 218 Maple St., Ste. the circuit court in Newaygo waygo County Records; and, the bid amount in cash. The Commissioner for the United app available. Patrons can craft projects to complete at the County, starting promptly at WHEREAS the mortgage successful bidder will pay all States Secretary of Housing PART-TIME JANI- GENERAC STANDBY A, Big Rapids, MI 49307, TORIAL POSITION GENERATORS (231) 796-4012 10:00 AM, on February 2, was insured by the United conveyancing fees, all real and Urban Development, to , pro- search for the Lakeland Library library. Craig A. Knox, Personal 2021. The amount due on the States Secretary of Housing estate and other taxes that me personally known and 1-1/4 hours/day, 5 days/ vide backup power Cooperative app, choose Library information is representative, 7632 Elm mortgage may be greater on and Urban Development (the are due on or after the de- being duly sworn did say that week after 5:30 p.m.. during utility power Ave., Newaygo, Michigan the day of sale. Placing the “Secretary”) pursuant to the livery of the remainder of the said instrument was signed $16.25/service. Email outages, so your home their library, enter their card available online at https://www. 49337 highest bid at the sale does National Housing Act for the payment and all other costs and did acknowledge the resume: service@ and family stay safe and numbers and begin using facebook.com/newaygolibrary 01/06/2021 not automatically entitle the purpose of providing single associated with the transfer same to be her free act and edwardsjanitorialser- comfortable. Prepare * * * purchaser to free and clear family housing; and, of title. At the conclusion of deed. vice.com. 30x2 now. Free 7-year extend- the app to search the library and at www.newaygolibrary. ownership of the proper- WHEREAS the mortgage the sale, the deposits of the Name: Karolyn A. Han- ty. A potential purchaser is is now held by the Secretary, unsuccessful bidders will be na, Notary Public, Macomb ed warranty ($695 catalog, place holds, check org. STATE OF MICHIGAN value!). Request a free PROBATE COURT encouraged to contact the through mesne assignments returned to them. County, Michigan MISC their accounts and see what is COUNTY OF NEWAYGO county register of deeds as documented by an As- The Secretary may grant My Commission Expires: quote today! Call for NOTICE TO CREDITORS office or a title insurance signment of Mortgage, dated an extension of time with- February 5, 2025 additional terms and Decedent’s Estate company, either of which August 30, 2016 and record- in which to deliver the re- Drafted by and when re- DENTAL INSUR- conditions. 1-877-378- File No. 20-8175-DE may charge a fee for this in- ed September 19, 2016 at mainder of the payment. All corded return to: Gary C. ANCE from Physicians 0097. 30x1msc PUBLIC NOTICE Estate of Frank Richard formation: Liber 462, Page 9723, Ne- extensions will be for 15- Bengtson (P57250),Trott Name(s) of the mortgag- waygo County Records; and, day increments for a fee of Law, PC, 31440 Northwest- Mutual Insurance Seaman Company. Coverage for CITY OF WHITE CLOUD Date of birth: 08/04/1945 or(s): Ellis H. Davis and Stella WHEREAS the mortgage $500.00, paid in advance. ern Hwy., Ste. 145, Farming- PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE TO ALL CREDITORS: F. Davis, husband and wife at Paragraph (9)(a)(i) states The extension fee shall be in ton Hills, MI 48334, Trott # 350 plus procedures. NOTICE TO CREDITORS: Original Mortgagee: Inde- that “Lender may require im- the form of a certified or ca- 491998L02 Real dental insurance - TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2021 AT 6:00 P.M. The decedent, Frank Richard pendent Mortgage Company mediate payment in full of all shiers check made payable 01/06/2021 Not just a discount plan. There will be a Public Hearing, on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, Seaman, died 10/23/2020. Foreclosing Assignee (if sums secured by this Secu- to the Secretary of HUD. If * * * Do not wait! Call now! Creditors of the decedent any): Bank of New York Mel- rity Instrument if . . . [a] Bor- the high bidder closes the Get your Free Dental at 6:00 pm. Via Zoom for the purpose of receiving public are notified that all claims lon Trust Company, N.A. as rower dies and the Property sale prior to the expiration of STATE OF MICHIGAN comment on the Planning Commission recommendations Trustee for Mortgage Assets is not the principal residence any extension period, the un- PROBATE COURT Information Kit with all against the estate will be for- the details! 1-855-524- to amend Chapter 2, Section 2.14 Entitled “Definitions – M;” ever barred unless present- Management Series I Trust of at least one surviving Bor- used portion of the extension COUNTY OF NEWAYGO ed to Mary Brown, personal Date of Mortgage: April rower;” and, fee shall be applied toward NOTICE TO CREDITORS 0779 www.dental50plus. Chapter 3, Section 3.46 Entitled “Regulations Concerning The representative, or to both the 11, 2008 WHEREAS Richard Dun- the amount due. Decedent’s Estate com/mipress #6258. Use Of Medical Marihuana;” Chapter 3, Section 3.47 Entitled probate court at 1092 Newell, Date of Mortgage Record- ning died on January 4, 2019 If the high bidder is unable File No. 20-8174-DE PO Box 885, White Cloud, MI ing: April 21, 2008 and there is no other borrow- to close the sale within the Estate of Annette Carol “Recreational Marihuana Establishments;” Chapter 8, Section 49349 and the personal rep- Amount claimed due on er occupying the property; required period, or within any Smith, deceased 8.02 Entitled “Table Of Uses” For Commercial Districts; Chapter ever barred unless present- notice. resentative within 4 months date of notice: $127,012.76 and, extensions of time granted by Date of birth: 09/15/1940 ed to Gregory Hoekman, Date: 12/31/2020 12, Section 12.02 Entitled “Table Of Uses” For The I-1 Industrial after the date of publication Description of the mort- WHEREAS Arlene Dun- the Secretary, the high bid- TO ALL CREDITORS: personal representative, or Lindsey A. Barkow of this notice. gaged premises: Situated in ning has vacated the prem- der may be required to forfeit NOTICE TO CREDITORS: District; Chapter 15, Section 15.02 Entitled “Applicability;” and to both the probate court at P79345, Attorney, 8 E. Main Date: 12/28/2020 Township of Everett, Neway- ises and there is no other the cash deposit or, at the The decedent, Annette Carol 1092 Newell, PO Box 885, Street, Fremont, MI 49412, Chapter 16, Section 16.07 Entitled “Specific Standards” of the Lindsey A. Barkow go County, Michigan, and borrower occupying the prop- election of the Foreclosure Smith, died 10/30/2020. White Cloud, MI 49349 and 231-924-6200 Zoning Ordinance for the City Of White Cloud. P79345, Attorney, 8 E. Main described as: Parcel 1: Part erty; and, Commissioner after consul- Creditors of the decedent the personal representative Wendy Eckert, Personal Street, Fremont, MI 49412, of the North 1/2 of the South- WHEREAS the debt se- tation with the HUD Field are notified that all claims A copy of the proposed changes are available for inspection within 4 months after the representative, 1124 Platt 231-924-6200 west 1/4, also, part of Block cured by the mortgage has Office representative, will be against the estate will be for- date of publication of this Avenue, Big Rapids, MI at the City offices Monday through Thursday, 8 am. To 5 pm. Mary Brown, Person- 6 and Block D of the Village been accelerated and is due liable to HUD for any costs in- ever barred unless presented notice. 49307, 231-287-4186 al representative, 2272 of Alleyton, according to the and owing in the amount of curred as a result of such fail- to Kelly J. Smith, personal Written comments may be submitted to the City of White Cloud, Date: 12/28/2020 01/06/2021 W. 104th Street, Grant MI recorded Plat thereof, all in $112,192.31 as of October ure. The Commission may, at representative, or to both the PO Box 607, White Cloud, MI 49349, which shall be a part of Lindsey A. Barkow * * * 49327, 231-834-5176 Section 6, Town 13 North, 15, 2020, and which remains the direction of the HUD Field probate court at 1092 Newell, P79345, Attorney, 8 E. Main the record. 01/06/2021 Range 12 West, Everett wholly unpaid, as of today’s Office Representative, offer Courthouse, White Cloud, MI Street, Fremont, MI 49412, STATE OF MICHIGAN * * * Township, Newaygo Coun- date; and, the Property to the second 49349 and the personal rep- ty, Michigan, described as WHEREAS the debt highest bidder for an amount resentative within 4 months 231-924-6200 PROBATE COURT Topic: Planning Commission Meeting Gregory Hoekman, Per- COUNTY OF NEWAYGO TRUST beginning at the Northwest must be paid in full to avoid equal to the highest price of- after the date of publication sonal representative, 413 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Time: Jan 26, 2021 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) NOTICE TO CREDITORS corner of Lot 3 of Block 6 foreclosure of the property fered by that bidder. of this notice. Mary Lane, Fremont, MI Decedent’s Estate Decedent’s Trust of The Village of Alleyton; commonly known as: 169 There is no right of re- Date: 12/30/20 Join Zoom Meeting 49412, 231-225-5606 File No. 20-8162-DE Matter of Richard V. Swan- thence North 21 degrees 02’ W. Wildwood Dr., Newaygo, demption, or right of posses- John M. Greer P33732, 01/06/2021 Estate of Christine A. Holt https://zoom.us/j/91852571127 son 20” West along the East line Michigan; and, sion based upon a right of Attorney, 40 W. Sheridan, PO * * * Date of birth: 10/26/1965 Date of birth: 8/13/31 of Dowling Street 138.00 feet; WHEREAS, by virtue redemption, in the mortgagor Box 40, Fremont, MI 49412, Meeting ID: 918 5257 1127 TO ALL CREDITORS: TO ALL CREDITORS: thence North 68 degrees 57’ of this default, the Secre- or others subsequent to a (231) 924-4230 STATE OF MICHIGAN NOTICE TO CREDI- One tap mobile NOTICE TO CREDITORS: 20” East parallel to the North tary has declared the entire foreclosure completed pur- Kelly J. Smith, Personal PROBATE COURT TORS: The decedent, Chris- The trust’s deceased settlor, line of the Village of Alleyton amount of the indebtedness suant to the Act. Therefore, representative, 220 E. One +13017158592,,91852571127# US (Washington D.C) COUNTY OF NEWAYGO tine A. Holt, died 07/07/2010. decedent, settler, Richard V. 154.82 feet to a meander secured by the mortgage to the Foreclosure Commis- Mile Road, White Cloud, MI NOTICE TO CREDITORS Creditors of the decedent +13126266799,,91852571127# US (Chicago) Swanson, who lived at The traverse; thence South 48 be immediately due and pay- sioner will issue a Deed to 49349 Decedent’s Estate are notified that all claims Brook of Newaygo, 318 W. degrees 38’ 46” East along able; the purchaser upon receipt of 01/06/2021 Dial by your location File No. 20-8163-DE against the estate will be Cooperative Center Drive, said meander traverse along NOW THEREFORE, the entire purchase price in * * * Estate of Russell L. Tower forever barred unless pre- +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C) Newaygo, MI 49337 died the South bank of the White pursuant to powers vested accordance with the terms of Date of birth: 10/211/1968 sented to Wendy Eckert, 12/13/20. The following fur- River 184.14 feet to the end in me by the Single Family the sale, as provided herein. +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) TO ALL CREDITORS: personal representative, or ther information is provided: of said meander traverse; Mortgage Foreclosure Act HUD does not guarantee that STATE OF MICHIGAN +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) NOTICE TO CRED- to both the probate court at 1. The trust’s deceased thence South 68 degrees 57’ of 1994, 12 U.S.C. § 3751 the property will be vacant. PROBATE COURT ITORS: The decedent, 1092 Newell, PO Box 885, +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) settlor is Richard V. Swanson. 20” West parallel to the North et seq., by 24 CFR part 27, The mortgage cannot be COUNTY OF NEWAYGO Russell L. Tower, died White Cloud, MI 49349 and 2. The name and dates line of the Village of Alleyton subpart B, and by the Secre- “reinstated” prior to sale, as NOTICE TO CREDITORS +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) 02/20/2011. the personal representative of the trust and amend- 108.58 feet to the East line of tary’s designation of me as the event triggering accelera- Decedent’s Estate Creditors of the decedent within 4 months after the +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) ments thereto are: Richard V. Lot 2 of Block 6 of the Village Foreclosure Commissioner, tion was not a default in pay- File No. 20-8168-DE are notified that all claims date of publication of this Meeting ID: 918 5257 1127 Swanson Trust, dated 6/1/09; of Alleyton; thence North 21 recorded on September 7, ments. Payment of the entire Estate of Justin Nicholas against the estate will be notice. Amended N/A. degrees 02’ 20” West along 2018 at Liber 471, Page outstanding balance of the Hoekman Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/acSA6Gjx3O forever barred unless pre- Date: 12/31/2020 3. The name and address the East line of said lot, 26.00 2181, Newaygo County Re- mortgage debt is required Date of birth: 9/22/1983 sented to Wendy Eckert, Lindsey A. Barkow of Trustee(s) are: Eric Swan- feet to the Northeast corner cords, to stop the foreclosure. The TO ALL CREDITORS: Kelli Arnold personal representative, or P79345, Attorney, 8 E. Main son, 620 East 112th Street, of Lot 2; thence South 68 de- NOTICE IS HEREBY “outstanding balance” in- NOTICE TO CREDI- Clerk, City of White Cloud to both the probate court at Street, Fremont, MI 49412, Grant, MI 49327. grees 57’ 20” West along the GIVEN that the original fore- cludes amounts that would TORS: The decedent, Jus- tin Nicholas Hoekman, died 1092 Newell, PO Box 885, 231-924-6200 This notice is posted in the compliance with PA 267 of 1976 as amended (Open Meetings 4. The name and ad- North line of Block 6, 132.00 closure sale date of Tuesday, be due under the mortgage Act), MCLA 41.72a (2) (3) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). White Cloud, MI 49349 and Wendy Eckert, Personal dress of trustee’s attorney feet to the point of beginning. December 15, 2020 at 10:00 agreement if payments un- 10/14/2020. The White Cloud City Planning Commission will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary the personal representative representative, 1124 Platt is: Schuiteman & Salacina, Parcel 2: Also, the North 22 a.m. has been adjourned to der the mortgage had not Creditors of the decedent aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audiotapes of printed within 4 months after the Avenue, Big Rapids, MI PLC, Mikhail P. Salacina, feet of Lots 2 and 3 of Block 6 Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at been accelerated, advertis- are notified that all claims materials being considered at the meeting, request must be made during regular working date of publication of this 49307, 231-287-4186 hours forty-eight hours prior to the meeting of the White Cloud Planning Commission. 4845 Snyder Avenue, Fre- of the Village of Alleyton, ac- 10:00 a.m. local time, for the ing costs, posting costs and against the estate will be for- 01/06/2021 Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the city clerk mont, MI 49412. cording to the recorded Plat real property located in the * * * by writing or calling the following: Kelli Arnold, 12 N. Charles St., White Cloud, MI, and Creditors of the decedent thereof, Everett Township, Township of Garfield, County 49349 (231) 689-1194. are notified that all claims Newaygo County, Michigan. of Newaygo, State of Michi- against the Trust will be for- Common street address gan, and the below described Newaygo County Board of Commissioners ever barred unless presented (if any): 496 S Dowling, White property will be sold at public Cloud, MI 49349-9788 auction to the highest bidder: OFFICIAL to Eric Swanson, within 4 December 9, 2020 9:30 A.M. months after the date of pub- The redemption period Lot 14 of the Plat of Wild- MINUTES lication of this notice. shall be 6 months from the life Acres, according to the MOTIONS ONLY Date: 12-29-2020 date of such sale, unless recorded plat thereof, Gar- CALL TO ORDER, Meeting called to order by Chairperson Bryan Kolk, at 9:30 a.m., with Mikhail P. Salacina determined abandoned field Township, Newaygo PRAYER, & PLEDGE Prayer by Newaygo County Clerk, Jason VanderStelt. Ken DeLaat, Charles Trapp, Mike Kruithoff, Brenda Bird, James Maike, P78209, Attorney, 4845 Sny- in accordance with MCL County, Michigan. Also, an COMMISSIONERS PRESENT der Avenue, Fremont, MI 600.3241a; or, if the subject undivided interest in Lot 11 of Bryan Kolk 49412, (231) 924-5900 real property is used for agri- Lily Pon Estates, according COMMISSIONERS ABSENT Burt Cooper (excused) Eric Swanson, 620 East cultural purposes as defined to the recorded plat thereof. AGENDA - MOTION NUMBER 20-446 112th Street, Grant, MI by MCL 600.3240(16). Commonly known as: 169 Motion by Charles Trapp, second by Mike Kruithoff, to approve the agenda for December 9, 2020. 49327, 231-519-2009 If the property is sold at W. Wildwood Dr. Ayes – Ken DeLaat, Brenda Bird, Charles Trapp, Mike Kruithoff, James Maike, Bryan Kolk. Nays – 01/06/2021 foreclosure sale under Chap- Tax Parcel No: 62-18-12- none. Absent – Burt Cooper. Motion carried. * * * ter 32 of the Revised Judica- 240-018 CONSENT AGENDA MOTION NO. 20-447 ture Act of 1961, pursuant to The sale will be held at Motion by Brenda Bird, second by James Maike, to approve the Consent Agenda dated December STATE OF MICHIGAN MCL 600.3278 the borrower the Newaygo County Circuit 9, 2020 including: the regular meeting minutes dated November 25, 2020; the Semi-Monthly Detail 29TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT - will be held responsible to the Courthouse, which is locat- Analysis and Expenses dated December 2, 2020. Ayes – Ken DeLaat, Brenda Bird, Charles Trapp, FAMILY DIVISION person who buys the proper- ed at 1092 W. Newell St., Mike Kruithoff, James Maike, Bryan Kolk. Nays – none. Absent – Burt Cooper. Motion carried. GRATIOT COUNTY ty at the mortgage foreclo- White Cloud, Michigan. The STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT Finance Committee PUBLICATION sure sale or to the mortgage Secretary of Housing and MOTION NUMBER 20-431-1 OF HEARING holder for damaging the Urban Development may Motion by Ken DeLaat, second by James Maike, to accept MDOT Revised Project Authorization CASE NO. 20-8566-NA property during the redemp- bid any amount up to and 2017-0105 P4/R3 in the amount of $75,884.00 for FY 2020 & FY 2021 Specialized Services Petition No. 1 tion period. including the total debt at the Operating Assistance for the Commission on Aging’s Bus Transportation Program, and authorize TO: Scott M. Dezess Attention homeowner: If date of sale, plus any and all the Chairman of the Board and Commission on Aging Director to sign any and all of the necessary IN THE MATTER OF: you are a military service amounts recoverable under documents. Ayes – Ken DeLaat, Brenda Bird, Charles Trapp, Mike Kruithoff, James Maike, Bryan Kolk. Nays – none. Absent – Burt Cooper. Motion carried. Aiden Michael Dezess, DOB member on active duty, if the provisions of the mort- 09/30/2013 your period of active duty has gage. MOTION NUMBER 20-432-1 A hearing regarding juris- concluded less than 90 days There will be no prora- Motion by Ken DeLaat, second by Brenda Bird, to accept the MDOT Transit Agency Procurement diction of the above child will ago, or if you have been or- tion of taxes, rents or other Policy and authorize the Board of Commissioners Chairman to sign any and all necessary documents. Ayes – Ken DeLaat, Brenda Bird, Charles Trapp, Mike Kruithoff, James Maike, Bryan be conducted by the court on dered to active duty, please income or liabilities, except Kolk. Nays – none. Absent – Burt Cooper. Motion carried. 01/29/2021 at 9:00 am in the contact the attorney for the that the purchaser will pay, MOTION NUMBER 20-433-1 Motion by Ken DeLaat, second by Charles Trapp, to approve the MERS Adoption Agreement Addendums for defined benefit plans: Unclassified, Deputies, Department Heads & Elected Officials, Teamsters, Dispatch, Road Commission (commissioners only), Correction Officers, Command Lansing Officers and Correction Command Officers. Ayes – Ken DeLaat, Brenda Bird, Charles Trapp, Mike Kruithoff, James Maike, Bryan Kolk. Nays – none. Absent – Burt Cooper. Motion carried. MOTION NUMBER 12-434-1 Motion by Ken DeLaat, second by Mike Kruithoff, to approve the MERS Adoption Agreement Addendums for defined contribution plans: 106905, 106416, 109987 and 106925. Ayes – Ken Missed votes surge DeLaat, Brenda Bird, Charles Trapp, Mike Kruithoff, James Maike, Bryan Kolk. Nays – none. Absent – Burt Cooper. Motion carried. MOTION NUMBER 20-439 Michigan’s 38 senators and lawmakers collectively missed Motion by Ken DeLaat, second by Charles Trapp, to adopt the 2020 Amended Apportionment Report 110 representatives missed just 768 roll call votes in 2019. as prepared and submitted by the Newaygo County Equalization Department. Ayes – Ken DeLaat, Brenda Bird, Charles Trapp, Mike Kruithoff, James Maike, Bryan Kolk. Nays – none. Absent – Burt 3,791 roll call votes in 2020, Excluding purely procedural Cooper. Motion carried.

MOTION NUMBER 20-440 according to the Missed Votes votes, the Michigan Senate Newaygo County Board of Commissioners Motion ! by DecemberKen DeLaat 9, 2020, second by Brenda Bird, to approve the Cash Transfer in the amount of Report. held 1,002 roll call votes in $14,217.69 for the County’s share of the 2020 County Drain Tax At Large with the remainder to come from the Newaygo County Road Commission. Ayes – Ken DeLaat, Brenda Bird, Charles Three senators and three 2020 and the House held 757, Trapp, Mike Kruithoff, James Maike, Bryan Kolk. Nays – none. Absent – Burt Cooper. Motion carried. representatives each missed 50 for a total of 1,759 roll call MISC MOTION NUMBER 20-448 Motion by James Maike, second by Mike Kruithoff, to accept the FY 2020-21 Off-Road Vehicle or more votes in 2020, but 12 votes by the entire legislature. (ORV) Law Enforcement Program Grant Award from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources in the amount of $25,500.00, and authorize the Sheriff to sign any and all necessary documents. senators and 60 representatives Together, the two legislative Ayes – Ken DeLaat, Brenda Bird, Charles Trapp, Mike Kruithoff, James Maike, Bryan Kolk. Nays – none. Absent – Burt Cooper. Motion carried. missed no votes this year. bodies held a total of 1,614 roll MISC MOTION NUMBER 20-449 The information was call votes in 2019. Motion by Brenda Bird, second by Charles Trapp, to accept Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Funding offered by the Michigan compiled by Jack McHugh, The number of missed Strategic Fund in the amount of $193,125.00, and authorize the Board of Commissioners Chair and Grants Manager to sign any and all necessary documents. Ayes – Ken DeLaat, Brenda Bird, Charles editor of MichiganVotes.org, a votes has fallen dramatically Trapp, Mike Kruithoff, James Maike, Bryan Kolk. Nays – none. Absent – Burt Cooper. Motion carried. project of the Mackinac Center since 2001-02, the first MOTION NUMBER 20-450 Motion by Charles Trapp, second by Brenda Bird, to approve the closed session minutes of November for Public Policy. legislative session covered by 25, 2020. Ayes – Ken DeLaat, Brenda Bird, Charles Trapp, Mike Kruithoff, James Maike, Bryan Kolk. The 3,791 missed votes in MichiganVotes.org. Over that Nays – none. Absent – Burt Cooper. Motion carried. 2020 is understandably up two-year period, individual MOTION – ADJOURNMENT 20-451 Motion by James Maike, second by Mike Kruithoff, to adjourn the meeting at 10:08 a.m. Ayes – Ken from recent years, as a number Michigan lawmakers failed DeLaat, Brenda Bird, Charles Trapp, Mike Kruithoff, James Maike, Bryan Kolk. Nays – none. Absent – Burt Cooper. Motion carried. of lawmakers either spent time to cast roll call votes 21,162 COUNTY CLERK CERTIFICATION Jason VanderStelt, County Clerk in quarantine or contracted the times. CHAIRPERSON CERTIFICATION Bryan Kolk, Board Chair DATE CERTIFIED December 23, 2020 COVID19 virus. Michigan

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Wednesday, January 6, 2021 Page 8 Times-Indicator TrueMentors to showcase student photography at Artsplace TrueNorth Community Services’ included box lunches provided Brown. “Everyone was obviously annual Parks in Focus program by the Lunch Pail in downtown disappointed we were not able to was different this year because of Fremont. do our big overnight camping trip the COVID19 pandemic, but local Instead of taking a week- in the UP, but when it was all said youngsters still produced some long camping trip to the Upper and done, the students still had a striking images. Peninsula with visits to Pictured great time and shot some amazing Parks in Focus, conducted by the Rocks National Lakeshore and photos.” TrueMentors mentoring program, Seney National Wildlife Refuge, For the entire month of January, offers students the opportunity to Parks in Focus offered daily the students’ artwork will be on earn and keep digital point and outings to locations in the west display at NCCA ArtsPlace in shoot cameras, learn all about Michigan region. downtown Fremont, Tuesdays photography, and put those skills The young photographers visited through Fridays from 10 a.m. to to use shooting photos outdoors at Branstrom Park in Fremont, 4 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 several beautiful Michigan nature Blue Skies Farm in Howard City, a.m. to 2 p.m. centers and parks. Blandford Nature Center in Grand TrueNorth will also offer This year’s event had some Rapids, Camp Newaygo and a virtual tour of the artwork changes. Eight students Ludington State Park. via social media and on the participated, with all the students “The kids really rolled with the the agency’s website at www. and staff members masked and punches and adapted very well to truenorthservices.org. practicing social distancing. the necessary changes,” said True Food was pre-packaged and Mentors Program Manager Lisa Here are a few of the impressive images that TrueMentors’ Parks in Focus students shot. These and others are on display at the NCCA ArtsPlace in downtown Fremont.

Montague on Saturday, starting at noon. What did you learn in 2020? Continued from Page 6 R.C.Wheater Sr. It may seem counterintuitive, but I learned that clos- might have. We ate our meals together and stayed just to name a few. ability. ing Michigan restaurants apparently does not inevita- longer at the dinner table. The boys asked more ques- Being able to interact with them on the telephone Taylor Pasch is a junior at White Cloud High bly lead to weight loss. An executive order banning tions about everything, and my wife and I actually kept me sane personally, and realizing by the sound of School. me from eating anything prepared by hands other than thought through our answers and took our time giving their voices on the other end that I was helping them my own probably would do it, but that seems risky Julie Burrell them. cope as well. and medically ill-advised. 2020 provided me an opportunity to slow down and Because time seemed to slow down, we slowed Seeing people think this entire COVID was a made- Early in the year, I realized all over again that long- speed up at the same time. down. The pandemic brought a lot of pain and suffer- up, no-worse-than-the-flu, fake thing is still hard for time Editor’s Wife LouAnne is no quitter. She showed I learned I have to say no to some things, and being ing to hundreds of millions of our fellow Americans. me to believe, and how blindsided those can be when no signs of throwing in the towel (the one with coal fully present at home is the most important. Friends and relatives experienced losses in lives and they base their choices on standing firm that nobody dust, epoxy and transmission oil smeared on it) even I learned progress can happen through Zoom, not livelihoods. One response to so much devastation is or nothing is going to take their rights away. as we passed the 40th anniversary of our marriage. everything requires an in-person meeting, and work- to do our best at savoring each moment. We may not So, one very important thing that has not changed, As some of my foregoing friends have noted here, I ing on the patio while watching your kids play is the always succeed, but we shouldn’t give up trying. and I continue to believe with all my heart, is that this too learned that many of the people here in the Center best way to spend a summer. Azlan Ibrahim is the Communications Manager at life is all about relationships, that people are good, of the Universe have impressive abilities of adapta- Julie Burrell of Hesperia is the Newaygo County Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial that there is much love out there everywhere, that we tion, high degrees of determination and deep levels Business Development Coordinator for The Right take care of each other. of kindness. One of the positive aspects of the unique Lan Tran Place Inc. So many positive stories and situations confirm my events of 2020 is the weekly discovery of positive 2020 is a year that offered plenty of opportunities faith in humanity. stories of Newaygo County people doing positive for us to reflect on the human condition. Jon Russell These are just a few of the things I learned in 2020. things for each other. People have carried groceries, Prior to this I had a tendency to romanticize the I learned how to navigate around conversations Becky Beets has worked with Newaygo County’s cheered for rain-soaked graduation parades, adminis- good old times when “men were kind, when their about politics like never before. We used to be able to older adults for many years. She is employed by Com- tered flu shots in the parking lot, conducted drive-in voices were soft and their words inviting,” “when agree to disagree. Now that seems to be a thing of the munity PACE and, since March, has been maintaining church meetings, paraded past nursing home windows hope was high and life worth living”… In general, a past. connections with program participants and caring for and just generally found ways to look after each other. simpler time when life seemed to be more spritual, Jon Russell recently retired after 40 years in radio, them via telephone. Thanks to these things, plus an infusion of extra out- beautiful and fairy-tale-like. working in Fremont at WSHN for many years before door time in recent weeks and months, I have learned Then I realized that all the times that we as humans Taylor Pasch moving to a radio job in Muskegon. He and longtime that this is indeed the place for me. have gone through were actually more brutal than In 2020, I learned to never take anything for grant- sports partner Cal VanSingel are still covering high school sporting contests and can be heard online Richard Wheater Sr. has been the Editor of the anything we can imagine today. Neighboring tribes ed, whether it is food, family, friends, etc. TimesIndicator for a long time. were killing one another, head hunters were cel- Life is too short to not do what you want. on the Greater Muskegon Sports Network. They are ebrated, and female mutilation and other types of I have learned to live every day to the best of my scheduled to call the regional final football game at female body harm flourished. Even the fairy tales told us so. Parents so poor they had to abandon their children in the woods, evil stepmothers (in fact, all the stepmothers were evil), and of course, people were eating peo- ple too! With all the advances in science and tech- nology, a certain mystical quality in life has been lost, but I would say that the gains out- weighed it. I now have a new appreciation for life and a willingness to embrace it as it is being lived. Lan Tran came from Hanoi to Fremont as an exchange student for the 1997-98 school year. She and her husband and their 13-month-old son now live in Anaheim, California. MaryAnn Franks 2020: A year of history making. This year I learned that history does not exist in books and is happening in front of us. I learned about the power and importance of Now more than ever, staying connected counts. As your communication, relationships, love and tech- local newspaper, we are committed to helping bridge the nology. gaps created by the COVID-19 pandemic. 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