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VOLUME 114, NUMBER 20 CASS CITY, MICHIGAN - WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2020 .75 CENTS - 10 PAGES Splashdown! Newest addition to village park in Cass City nearly completed
by Mary Drier For the Chronicle
With temperatures forecast to stay warm, there will soon be a second way to cool off from the heat in the village of Cass City. “The splash pad is just about done. The water needs to be connected to it,” Tom Herron, a village council trustee who has been instrumental in getting the new local recreational attraction off the ground, com - mented Friday. “That should be done this week or next. Then, it will be ready to go.” A trip to Atlanta, Ga., about a year ago, was how the idea to build a splash pad in the village came about. “I was there visiting my daughter. There was one there that I saw,” Herron recalled. “We were doing renovations to the pool here, and I thought adding a splash park would be a good addition to the park and for the pool.” And, Herron’s fellow village council members agreed with him. Please turn to page 10. Deputies identify victim in fatal car fire July 12
CASS CITY Village Council trustees Tom Herron (left) and Don Ball have by Tom Montgomery worked tirelessly to get the community’s new splash park up and (almost) run - Editor ning. The new recreational attraction, located adjacent to Helen Stevens Me - Tuscola County Sheriff’s Department investigators are continuing their probe into a fatal vehicle fire that left the victim burned beyond recog - morial Pool, is expected to be completed in a matter of days. nition. Sheriff Glen Skrent identified the victim Thursday as Ashley Mikowski, 32, of Bay City. Sheriff Glen Skrent said deputies were dispatched to a car fire in a Governor clarifies new mask rules ditch, on Fairgrove Road near Vassar Road in Gilford Township, during the early morning hours of July 12. by Tom Montgomery outdoor spaces, last week said our businesses, and our econ - “MMR Ambulance had been en route to another call when they located Editor business are not to assume that an omy,” Whitmer said. “If everyone the burning car,” Skrent reported. “The vehicle had been travelling unmasked customer cannot med - in Michigan masks up, we can westbound on Fairgrove Road, left the roadway and struck a tree and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer last ically tolerate a face covering, save thousands of lives and put caught fire. One person was located in the vehicle. week clarified the rules related to though they can accept a cus - ourselves in a better position to “Because of the fire, the body was not able to be immediately identi - her mandate requiring residents to tomer’s verbal representation to send our kids back to school in the fied,” Skrent said. “Deputies and detectives spent considerable time wear masks in an effort to slow that effect. fall.” tracking down information on the vehicle through previous owners. No the spread of COVID-19. She also noted her latest order re - “COVID-19 is far from over - plate has been found and no paperwork to assist in the identity.” Local health department offi - quires public safety officers to people are still getting sick and An autopsy was ordered in the case. cials, meanwhile, updated testing wear a face covering unless doing dying,” said Katie Scott, RN, vice The victim was later identified by a tattoo, according to Skrent, who numbers and addressed some so would seriously interfere in the president of the Michigan Nurses noted DNA samples were taken to confirm the information. myths regarding how virus case performance of their responsibili - Association. Any area residents who believe they may have information related to and fatality numbers are being cal - ties, and she stated that wearing a “As a nurse, I’m worried that the investigation are asked to contact the Tuscola County Sheriff’s De - culated. mask at polling places for the pur - many people are not taking the partment. Calls should be directed to Detective Scott Jones at (989) Whitmer, who recently signed an pose of voting in an election is not Please turn to page 6. 673-8161 (ext. 2233). executive order requiring all required, but strongly encouraged. Michiganders to wear a mask in “Wearing a mask is the right indoor public spaces and crowded thing to do to protect our families,
Graduation a go in Cass City
by Tom Montgomery Editor
Cass City School officials abandoned plans for a special meeting early last week to discuss plans for the district’s commencement exercises for the Class of 2020. The purpose of the special meeting was to take another look at those THE DILAPIDATED signs welcoming visitors at plans and determine if school officials want to go through with them as the east and west ends of Cass City will soon be re - planned. “We want to make sure our kids are honored – they deserve to be hon - placed with new ones featuring brick pillars and ored,” school Supt. Jeff Hartel explained. (But) some of the schools are black metal lettering, thanks to the Cass City backing off on their graduation plans. We’re going to have to re-think what we’re going to do and how we’re going to do it legally and safely.” Chamber of Commerce along with financial sup - The good news, Hartel announced last week, is school officials have porters such as the Pinney Foundation, which ironed out details for this year’s graduation ceremony after consulting committed $8,000 towards the project. with the district’s law firm and county health department officials. Cass City High School seniors were previously scheduled to graduate during a ceremony Thursday, July 30, starting at 8:20 p.m. at the foot - ball field. New signs to welcome visitors to village Now, the ceremony will still be held July 30, but the starting time is 7 p.m. and the venue has changed from the football field to an area in front of the high school, where board of education members and ad - by Tom Montgomery a little more permanent. I think they will look ministrators will greet and honor seniors one at a time. Editor great,” chamber Administrator Judy Keller com - Those seniors will arrive in vehicles – each graduate will be allowed mented Friday. to be accompanied by family members in up to three vehicles – which Years of planning for new signs welcoming vis - The signs, featuring brick pillars and black will line-up at the elementary school and make their way up to the high itors to the village of Cass City were scheduled metal wording, will stand eight to 10 feet high school in alphabetical order. to become a reality starting this week with the and 14 to 16 feet wide, according to Keller. The The ceremony will include pre-recorded speeches by students and Har - demolition of old dilapidated signs at the east and signs will be installed at both the east and west tel, and the district has hired a professional videographer to capture the west village limits. village limits. entire event. Students and their families will then receive a free link to Cass City Chamber of Commerce officials say “These signs are going to be real close to what access the video. the replacement signs will be not only be more the Rotary (Park) fence sign look like,” she said, The program was patterned after what Frankenmuth School officials attractive, but also fit in with architectural de - adding Jason Mester of Creative Concrete, Cass did for their seniors, according to Hartel, who explained the change in signs already in place in the community, includ - City, is scheduled to begin work on the pillars venue was made in order to cut down on the risks associated with the ing the entrance sign at Rotary Park along Main next week. The chamber has hired Mike COVID-19 pandemic by avoiding a large gathering at the football field. Street. Stolicker, Sandusky, to complete the metal sign “We want a controlled situation,” he said. “I think we have a good “It will be nice to have them there – something plan to honor the kids. We want to give them the recognition (of com - Please turn to page 6. pleting their high school educations), but we want to be safe.” PAGE TWO CASS CITY CHRONICLE - WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2020 CASS CITY, MICHIGAN Obituaries Janet Hurley Nancy Volante
Janet Elizabeth Hurley, 76 of Cass City, passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2020 in Saginaw. She was born Nancy “Nana” Volante passed away peacefully in her home with fam - September 18, 1943, in Detroit, to Udell Alfred and Elizabeth Ann (Boon) Wareham. ily late Tuesday night, July 14, 2020 at the age of 80, after a long battle Janet graduated from Grosse Pointe High School in 1962. She worked at Palmer Osteopathic Hospital, Mt. with pulmonary fibrosis. Nancy was a sibling of four, Frank (Mary) Clemens General Hospital, and several retail stores; however, the career that Janet was most proud of was Eagle, Linda (Don) Schwartz and Michael Eagle. She was born in Cen - that of an Elkland Township Firefighter. While serving as a firefighter Janet’s responsibilities included the terville, Pennsylvania, to the late Mike and Mary Eagle. She married positions of secretary, the treasure, and she instructed youth fire safety classes. She par - Anthony Volante on May 2, 1959 and he preceded ticipated in numerous community events such as marching in parades, driving her in death. Nancy moved to Detroit with her firetrucks, and making popcorn on Halloween. Janet was a member of The Girl family at a young age and graduated from Scouts of America for 40 years. She also served her community as a Girl Scout Chadsey High School in 1958. and Boy Scout leader. Janet enjoyed helping kids develop leadership skills She is survived by her three children, and giving them opportunities to gain hands on experience in real world sit - Keith (Janet) Volante, Pamela uations. She volunteered in many other ways throughout the community. Nowaczyk and Vicky (Tim) Neuman; Janet was a member of the Caro Moose Lodge #1049 and prior member six grandchildren, Anthony (Stacey) of the Zonta Club of Cass City. She attended the United Methodist Church Volante, Christie (Derek) Palermo, of Cass City, taking part in the church bazaars, singing in the choir, and Nicole Nowaczyk, April (Brent) making quilts. Janet was passionate about her stamp collection. She en - Kucharczyk, Nick (Jaime) Neuman, joyed spending hours sorting, researching, and obtaining rare stamps. Stephanie (Stephen McLane) Neu - Janet is survived by her children: Lorie Hurley (Berlyn Zimmerman) of man; six grea- grandchildren Jacob, Saginaw, Tammy Hurley of Saginaw, Steven (Pam) Hurley of Statesville, Alyssa, Anthony II (AJ), Izabella, NC, Wendy (Rick) Sekely of Midland; five grandchildren: Shawn, Adam Chloe and Edyn. (Krissy), Jeffery, Kristin, Kaitlin; four step-grandchildren: Samantha (Aaron), Nancy will be lovingly remembered as a Alysha, Tyler, Dalton; nieces and nephews: Cindy Stilson of Cass City, Peter staple of the community in Gagetown and the (Rachael) Matson of Lewiston, Raymond (Anita) Matson of Lewiston; several great surrounding areas as the owner of Sherwood on the nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents; sister, Shirley Matson. Hill Golf Course for the last 40 years. Funeral service held Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at Kranz Funeral Home, Cass City, with Rev. Bob Demyanovich She was a proud member or the Bay City Red Hatters, a lover of golf, of Cass City United Methodist Church officiating. Interment will be at the Elkland Township Cemetery. Me - bowling, baseball and the outdoors in general, but not to be overshad - morials may be made to Elkland Township Fire Department. Family and friends may share memories, prayers owed by the love for her family. and photos with the family at www.kranzfuneralhome.com. Janet’s funeral service will be webcast live on A memorial service was held in her honor at Sherwood on the Hill, the Kranz Funeral Home website and archived to her obituary page. Sunday, July 19, 2020. Arrangements were made by Kranz Funeral Home of Cass City.
Faye Karpovich
Faye Wanda Karpovich, 73, of Cass City, died Wednesday, July 15, 2020 in the comfort of her home. She was born August 16, 1946 in Ruth the fifth of nine children born to Charles and Mag - dalene (Kirsch) Messing. She married Stephen Charles Karpovich July 11, 1966 in St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Ruth. He died June 15, 2013. Faye graduated from St. Peter and Paul Catholic School of Ruth and attended Port Huron Junior College. She worked as an operator for Bell Telephone and as an executive assistant for Oakland University, Michigan State Uni - versity and Frankenmuth Mutual Insurance. Faye had a tremendous eye for home decorating. This skill allowed her to work as an area manager for Home Interiors. She enjoyed the peaceful, quiet country life and was known for her beautiful flower gardens. Faye enjoyed going for country - side rides with Stephen. She loved her family, especially her beloved grandchildren. Faye is survived by her son, David (Holly Beverly) Karpovich of Cass City; grandchildren: Charles Karpovich, Rebecca Karpovich, Nathan Kar - povich and their mother, Tonya Karpovich; siblings: Ron (Pat) Messing, Carol (Harold) Dropeski, Ben (Pat) Messing, Harry Messing, Clifford (Sue) Messing, Mike (Sherry) Messing; brothers in law: Ken Vahovick, Paul Slater; Goddaughter, Jane Slater; many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Stephen; two sisters: Alice Vahovick, Lillian Slater. Graveside service was held Monday, July 20, 2020 at St. Agatha Cemetery, Gagetown with Rev. Theodore Nnabugo officiating. Memorials may be made to St. Agatha Cemetery Fund or Juniata Christian School. Friends may share memories, prayers and photos with the family at www.kranzfuneralhome.com. Arrangements were made by Kranz Funeral Home of Cass City. Joyce Neal !$ Joyce Ann Neal, 82, of Cass City, died Friday, July 10, 2020 in Ascension St. Mary’s Hospital, Saginaw. She was born June 8, 1938 in Bad Axe to Stanley Ellis and Ruth Ann (Steadman) Morell. Joyce married James Leroy Neal on February 2, 1957 in Gagetown United Methodist Church, now Hillside Community ! ! % % Church, where she was currently a member. &$ ( &' % Joyce moved to Bay City following graduation from Bad Axe High School. Jim # '! ') # and Joyce were blessed with four children, Janet, James, Jeanne and Jacqueline. ! "! ! ! $! (# + During the blizzard of 1978, the Neal’s moved to Toledo, Ohio. Joyce worked for Dr. Razi Rafeeq as office manager for 30 years. Upon retiring, they lived in Tennessee, Florida and finally settled back in Cass City. Joyce loved to ### knit, sew, go to ceramics with her sister, play the piano, and sing in the " $ ! () ' %" ) choir. Everyone who came into the Neal home always enjoyed plenty of $ !% ) *!) home cooking, a warm environment, and lots of baked goods. Joyce knew how to be a gracious hostess! She was also a gracious guest. Whenever !% ) she went to visit or stay with someone, she always had a special gift to show her appreciation. There are plenty of people that own personally handmade gifts from Joyce, everything from hats, socks, blankets, Christmas stockings and more. If you knew Joyce, you knew she loved Christmas. It was her favorite holi - day. Her home was always beautifully decorated, but at Christmas, you could feel the magic come alive. She would have music playing, cookies and candies for tasting, and presents for all. More than anything else, Joyce loved her family. It was important and very special when all of her children could be together and celebrate. Joyce is survived by her husband of 63 years, James; children: Janet (Mike) Darrah of Groveland, FL; James (Joe) Neal of Tucson, AZ; Jeanne (Fred) Quinn of Toledo, OH; Jacqueline (Thomas) Van Tress of Phoenix, AZ; twelve grandchildren: Melissa LeTourneau, Matthew LeTourneau, Stephanie Darrah, Clint Darrah, Elizabeth (Kris) Kruse, Benjamin Darrah, Brandon (Jon) Quinn, Brian (Karina) Quinn, Alexandria (Jeremiah) Eklund, Mackenzie (Jacob) Keck, Zachary Van Tress, Madison (Joshua) Orcutt; five great-grand - sons: Ryker LeTourneau, Christopher Head, Nico Darrah, Emrik Eklund, Carson Eklund; sister, Betty (Jack) Laurie; sisters-in-law: Jeanette (Lynwood) LaPeer, Janice (Edward) Neal, Shirley (Danny) Haag; numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews, great-great nieces and nephews, many loving cousins and close family friends. Joyce was preceded in death by her parents; sisters: Shirley (Jerry) Houghton, Marilyn (James) Dennis. Due to the current COVID 19 health situation there will be no services at this time. A Celebration of Life will be held in the future when everyone can safely gather to remember her beautiful life. Memorials may be made to Hillside Community Church, Gagetown. Family and friends may share mem - ories, prayers and photos with the family at www.kranzfuneralhome.com. Arrangements were made by Kranz Funeral Home of Cass City.
Jon Walsh Mr. Jon Mark Walsh, age 55, of Sandusky, passed away Friday, July 17, 2020 at his home. He was born July 1, 1965, in Cass City, the son of W. Joseph and Patricia J. (Otu - lakowski) Walsh. Jon liked gardening, cars, cooking, taking walks, music, shopping at thrift stores, his religion (which was very important to him) and time with his fam - ily and family gatherings. Jon is survived by his parents, W. Joseph and Patricia Walsh of Ubly, sib - lings, Dr. Diana (Robert Reuss) Walsh-Reuss of CA, Paul Joseph Walsh of Ubly, Laura Anne (Paul) Ubelhor of Lakeville, Stephen Michael (Holly) Walsh and Joseph Patrick (Kim) Walsh, both of Ubly and Rickelle Jennifer Walsh of Bad Axe, nieces and nephews, Ashley Walsh, Leann (Harry) Grifka, Amanda (Randy) Smith, Adam (Danielle) Walsh, Sarah Walsh, Trevor Walsh and Jesse Weaver, great nieces and nephews, Sara Grifka, Eric Grifka and Finn Walsh. He was predeceased by a nephew, Brent Tinsey. Visitation is Friday, July 24, 2020 from 10 a.m. until an 11 a.m. funeral serv - ice at Freiburger Cemetery. Fr. Nathan Harburg officiating. Please bring a lawn chair to sit on. Burial will be in Freiburger Cemetery. Please share condolences at www.thabetfuneralhome.com Arrangements were made by Thabet Funeral Home, Cass City. CASS CITY, MICHIGAN CASS CITY CHRONICLE - WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2020 PAGE THREE Drier Humor by Mary Drier One letter at a time
Clarke Haire Tom Montgomery Publisher Editor Ever since I attended the 50th Sebewaing High And as I ran what I had typed through the com - School Class reunion about a year ago, I’ve been trip - puter’s grammar and spell check, the nostalgia ping down memory lane. gave way to the reality of what the heck was I It was the first class reunion that I attended, and with thinking. its celebration every 10 years, it will more than likely After that realization, I was never so happy to be be the last one. outbid. Time to catch up Although I don’t look back on those four years in the hallowed walls of high school with fondness, I do remember the typing class, probably because it is a on kids’ vaccines skill I use every day as I write. Rabbit Tracks Back in the day, classrooms only had manual type - by Clarke Haire writers. With 25 or so students in a class, the pound - Fewer Michigan children are currently up-to-date on ing clatter of keys was loud along with the dinging (And anyone else he can get to help) their routine vaccines because of postponed well-child bell of the return carriage, and they were never in uni - visits during the COVID-19 pandemic. son. That’s according to Michigan Department of Health There was a girl who sat behind me during the two Huron County Sheriff Kelly J. Hanson says the op - years I took the class. She typed so fast it sounded erator of a disabled personal watercraft did himself a and Human Services (MDHHS) officials, who are now like a machine gun going off. She was amazing to big favor by having his cellular phone on hand. That’s urging families to get children and adolescents caught a lesson we can all take with us when venturing out watch type. on the Great Lakes — or any lakes. up on all recommended vaccines as soon as possible. Eventually, the school got a couple of electric type - Hanson reported the rescue of the 23-year-old Wyan - Because of the pandemic, it is especially important to writers. We all got to spend few days on what we con - dotte man early last week, saying his department was ensure everyone is protected against vaccine-pre - sidered at the time to be the ultimate futuristic dispatched about 2 ½ miles offshore of Caseville, machine. There was no carriage return on the electric where the man’s personal watercraft had quit and was ventable diseases. Decreased immunization rates put typewriters. Instead of having separate letters at the full of water. Michiganders at risk for disease outbreaks. “Our deputies and a conservation officer, aboard our end of bars, the electric typewriters had a ball that 28-foot Caseville patrol boat, responded to get the man A recent study published in the Centers for Disease spun around to the letter needed. out of the water and recover his machine,” Hanson Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortal - It turned out, the same girl who sat behind in typing said. “He was brought aboard, requesting no medical ity Weekly Report revealed how COVID-19 has had a class in high school also went to the same college. I attention, and taken back to Caseville with his 2001 was once again in class with the machine gun typist. Sea-Doo in tow. negative impact on routine vaccinations in Michigan. In college, the teacher upped the ante for typing. Be - “The operator is credited for having a cellular phone According to data from the Michigan Care Improve - in a watertight case, which helped immensely in his sides just being timed for speed and accuracy, we quick recovery,” the sheriff noted. ment Registry (MCIR), the percentage of five-month- were graded on form. olds in Michigan who were fully up-to-date on all The teacher would have us place quarters on our ********** wrists and type. The first typist who lost a quarter got recommended vaccines decreased from about two- an E. The grade could be improved by how much In early June, Michigan retailers officially began ac - thirds during 2016-2019 to less than half in May 2020. longer it took for the second quarter to fall. cepting cans and bottles with a deposit for redemption In addition, only 53 percent of Michigan children 19 The machine gun typist had wide wrists and hardly and recycling after an 11-week shutdown. During this time, it is estimated that Michiganders stockpiled 800 months through 35 months of age were fully immunized moved her fingers when she typed. At the end of the million containers, worth $80 million in deposits. Due with recommended vaccines. typing test, she normally had one if not both quarters to this tremendous backlog, the Department of Treas - still on her wrists. She always got an A for the day. ury established unprecedented measures to limit the “It is concerning that so many children are behind on For some reason, I have really small wrists. I have amount of containers retailers could redeem in a week their vaccinations and susceptible to preventable dis - to wear a child’s bracelet or take the links out of an in order to avoid breakdown of the system’s reverse eases,” said Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, chief medical exec - adult one to make it smaller so it doesn’t fall off. logistics and processing infrastructure. Since reopening the system, retailers, distributers and utive and chief deputy for health at MDHHS. “Vaccines I was, and still am, what I call a percussion typist; I their recycling service providers have been working are essential. It is important for caregivers to contact push the keys hard, especially when I’m typing fast. at maximum capacity to collect and process the ex - So, I was one of the first students to lose the quarters. tremely high volume of stockpiled containers in addi - their healthcare provider to get children caught up on After the reunion, several times I thought about the tion to peak summer container recycling amounts. needed vaccines.” sounds of typing class with clattering keys and dings For this reason, the Department of Environment, Many healthcare providers are implementing new pro - as the carriage was returned. Great Lakes and Energy encourages the public’s con - tinued patience while beverage distributors, retailers cedures to ensure patients can safely come in for well So, when I saw old typewriters for sale on the Al - and deposit system service providers process an un - visits and to get caught up on immunizations. The CDC brecht Auction site, I put bids on them. The decision precedented volume of containers. to do that was just nostalgia for wanting to once again It is strongly recommended that consumers check has released extensive guidance for healthcare hear the clatter of keys, feel the thrill of slamming the with their local retailer to find out the best time to re - providers on how to continue to provide immunization carriage return to hear that little ding. deem cans and bottles, as bottle rooms may be closed services safely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Then, later when I was waiting to see if I was the due to mandatory capacity limits. The Department of winning bidder, I came to my senses as I typed the Treasury has issued a limit of the number of containers According to the CDC, ensuring immunization serv - recyclers can redeem per day to 250 ($25), and retail - ices are maintained or reinitiated is essential for pro - outline for a column on my laptop computer. ers are limited to accepting 140 percent of their 2019 No matter how fast or hard I type on my computer volumes. tecting individuals and communities from keyboard, the keys don’t jam. They don’t make any ********** vaccine-preventable diseases and outbreaks, and re - noise. Covid-19 has canceled the descendents of “Novesta ducing the burden of respiratory illness during the up - Old Settlers” 107th reunion planned for Aug. 15th at the Novesta Church of Christ Fellowship Hall located coming influenza season. at 2896 N. Cemetery Road, Cass City. “It will also be vital for everyone ages six months and The virus pandemic has called off the reunion, says older to get their flu vaccine this fall,” said Khaldun. volunteer Geri Perry, adding, See you next year. “The influenza vaccine will help keep Michiganders ********** out of the hospital for flu-related illnesses, saving lives Erasing the past isn’t The Rotary Club of Cass City is hosting an and protecting our hospital capacity during the online/silent auction. They will be auctioning off 7 COVID-19 pandemic.” disc golf baskets from the Rotary Disc Golf course. going to fix problem The auction is from Friday July 17th to Friday July Parents should contact their child’s healthcare 24th at Noon. Bids can be submitted via a private mes - provider to find out what vaccines their child needs, Dear Editor, sage to either The Cass City Rotary Club Facebook discuss the safety measures put in place to protect pa - Page or to the Club President Kevven Dorland. Don’t tients and schedule an appointment. If insurance cov - I read with interest and a measure of empathy the let - have a Facebook account? Email Kevven at kevven - ter written by Mr. Kranz in last week’s edition of the [email protected]. Please provide your name, ad - erage has been disrupted or there is concern about paper. Mr. Kranz argued that it might be a step in the dress and phone number when placing your bid. All winners will be contacted by Kevven. being able to afford childhood vaccines, the Michigan right direction to change the name of Cass City, since Vaccines for Children program can help. It provides Lewis Cass advocated for and participated in “Indian ********** vaccines for children through age 18 years who are removal.” At the very least, he argued, the name change might spur on “more serious conversations.” The Michigan High School Athletic Association Medicaid-eligible, uninsured, underinsured, American In some ways, I agree with Mr. Kranz. We ought to (MHSAA) member schools will begin the 2020-21 Indian or Alaska Native. remember the atrocities perpetrated in the past. We school year playing fall sports as traditionally sched - In an effort to help parents protect their children from ought to be careful about who we hold up as role mod - uled, but with contingency concepts for potential in - els and heroes. We ought to be cautious of our accept - terruptions due to the spread of COVID-19. Currently, serious vaccine-preventable diseases, MDHHS partic - ance of the victor’s version of history alone. We ought high school football practices are scheduled to begin ipates in the I Vaccinate campaign. I Vaccinate pro - Aug. 10, with all other Fall sports to start practice Aug. not brush over those parts of the past which inconve - 12. vides the facts parents need to make informed decisions niently disrupt our ideals. But I would like to make a The MHSAA is moving forward with a plan that first about vaccinations. couple of points that I think deserve some thought. calls for all Fall sports to be started and played as As a local historian, I will point out one, minor tech - scheduled. However, if the situation deems it neces - More information on the campaign can be found on nicality—Cass City was not named to celebrate Lewis sary, the start of some or all Fall sports practices or the website IVaccinate.org. competitions could be delayed. The next step in the Please turn to page 4. plan’s progression calls for lower-risk Fall sports that can be played to be completed, with higher-risk Fall sports postponed until later in the school year. If all Fall sports must be suspended, they will be resched - uled during a reconfigured calendar that would see Winter sports begin in November followed by the con - News Staff clusion of Fall and Spring seasons potentially extend - PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY ing into July 2021. AT 6550 MAIN STREET, CASS Clarke Haire Plans remain reliant on progression by schools and CITY, MICHIGAN, by Clarke Haire, Publisher regions across the state according to Governor publisher. [email protected] Gretchen Whitmer’s MI Safe Start Plan. Currently two Tom Montgomery regions are in Phase 5, which allow for limited indoor 6550 Main Street Periodical postage paid at Cass City, activity, while the rest are in Phase 4 and unable to Michigan 48726. Editor host indoor training, practice or competition. P.O. Box 115 [email protected] “Our student-athletes just want to play, and we’ve POSTMASTER: Send address changes Krysta Boyce gone far too long without them playing. 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Continued from page three. ence of rape have been well-doc - come a day when our grandchil - local family practice umented? dren will ask in bewilderment Cass or to commemorate his ac - My point, of course, is that our how we could hold up as heroes Officials at Hills and Dales Gen - School of Medicine in 2017 and tions; rather, the town was named current cultural moment, this ob - many of the social justice advo - eral Hospital recently announced most recently completing his res - thus in reference to its proximity session with erasing references to cates we laud today. And the an - that Dr. Eric Shoemaker has idency at Oakwood Annapolis to the Cass River. While this does those individuals and ideas we swer is that we have the same sin joined their medical staff. Hospital in Wayne. He also at - not negate the fact that the vil - find abhorrent, is unsustainable nature that those who came before Dr. Shoemaker will be at the tended Wayne State to complete lage’s name derives from the man and unprofitable. Unsustainable us had. None of us is righteous, no Cass City Family Practice along - his Bachelor of Science Degree in himself, it is necessary to under - because there is no end to it. Un - not one. side current providers Dr. chemistry. stand the origins of the town name profitable because it does not get Raythatha and Marie Havercamp, Born and raised in Michigan, Dr. and the intent of the founders, to the heart of the matter, summed No campaign to tear down mon - nurse practitioner. Shoemaker knew he wanted to who were actually remarkably un - up in one word that is most cer - uments, no movement to expunge Dr. Shoemaker is a family prac - stay in Michigan to practice. creative in their choice of a town tainly not in vogue today: sin. names from the pages of history, tice physician, having graduated “Practicing in a more rural set - name. Those Christian missionaries Mr. and, indeed, no call to change the from Wayne State University ting is exciting for me,” he said. Kranz referenced in his well-writ - name of a little village in Michi - “And to work alongside the staff More importantly, and more to ten letter, who “opposed most gan’s Thumb, no matter how well- at Cass City Family Practice will my point, is the fact that Mr. strongly” the Indian Removal Act intentioned, will ultimately be a privilege. I am really looking Kranz’s arguments beget other did so because they had a right un - change anything at all, because forward to meeting patients and questions, chief among them— derstanding of human nature. such actions are futile attempts to getting to know the Cass City Where do we stop? Should we They understood what we mod - deal with symptoms of sin, not sin community.” scrub the United States of any ref - erns would do well to relearn our - itself. “Dr. Shoemaker is a wonderful erence to Abraham Lincoln, who selves, namely that the heart of addition to our medical staff,” suspended habeas corpus? Do we every person is unfathomably evil If we were honest in our histori - commented Jean Anthony, Hills ban the Communist Manifesto in its intents and actions. cal research, and our own anec - and Dales president and chief ex - from library shelves and bar C.S. Lewis, lauded Oxford don dotal experience with human ecutive officer. Marxist groups from organizing and popular writer of The Chron - beings, we would admit that no “We are excited to offer our pa - (it was, afterall, Karl Marx whose icles of Narnia, voiced succinctly public figure is truly worthy of un - tients another professional and ideas led to the murder of one what we are seeing in our own qualified celebration; indeed, if compassionate physician to help hundred million and whose anti - day. He wrote of “the uncritical we were even more painfully hon - with their medical needs. Please semitism is well-documented)? acceptance of the intellectual cli - est, we would admit that our own join me in welcoming Dr. Shoe - Do we shut down Planned Parent - mate of our own age and the as - secret thoughts and actions are maker to our community.” hood, an organization founded by sumption that whatever has gone often not only cringeworthy, but To schedule an appointment with noted eugenicist Margaret out of date is on that count dis - damnable. Dr. Shoemaker, call (989) 872- Sanger? (Incidentally, this is one credited,” a concept he dubbed, in Dr. Eric Shoemaker 5010. organization whose closure I a way only an Englishman can, Yes, let’s have conversations would applaud loudly, not because chronological snobbery. about the heroic and the heinous of its founder’s actions, but be - of our past. Let’s grapple with the cause of its scandalous devalua - Lewis’ point is that every gener - messiness of human action. But if Kingston Schools set to tap tion of human life, its targeting of ation sees itself as the arbiter of we are content with cultural revo - minority women, and its savage truth, the gold standard for moral - lution instead of personal repen - murder of unborn children; but I ity and righteousness. We cele - tance, we are wasting our time. into savings for new budget digress). Do we change the name brate our own debauchery as of every street and building in the contemporary “liberation,” yet Respectfully, by Mary Drier Union named in honor of John F. condemn the sins of our fathers’ For the Chronicle Kennedy, a known womanizer, pasts with a roll of the eyes and a Tyler Perry and Martin Luther King, Jr., tisk of the tongue. Las Vegas, Nev. (formerly of Cass When members of the Kingston Board of Education approved the dis - whose womanization and acquies - We fail to see that there will City) trict’s proposed 2020-21 budget, they knew they would have to dip into savings to balance the new spending plan. Kingston Community Schools Business Manager Shona Vennevy re - cently provided the board with an overview of how the 2019-20 fiscal year ended, and presented the proposed budget for the coming year. According to Vennevy, the district was able to bank over $100,000 at the end of the 2019-20 school year, boosting Kingston’s fund balance to $1.55 million. During that time, the district recorded revenues of $6,163,436 and ex - penditures of $6,063,369. However, the outlook for the new fiscal year, which started July 1 for schools, is less rosy. Vennevy projected revenues in 2020-21 at $5,880,485, which expenses estimated at $6,238,018, leaving a deficit of $357,533. After offsetting the shortfall, the district’s fund balance is expected to be $1,192,579. In other district matters, board of education Trustee Lane Walker asked if anything has been decided on the district’s logo, because athletic sea - son is fast approaching. “No. We are still struggling with it. We all want something as cool as the swirling Cardinal and we haven’t found it yet,” said school Supt. Matt Drake. “We have discussed pulling out the old logo to get us by until a new official logo is discovered and approved.” School officials ran afoul when a simple order for some clothing fea - turing Kingston’s logo led to a copyright issue involving Iowa State University. It turned out the Kingston and Iowa State logos are considered “birds of a feather” in that they are exactly the same except for the names inset in the logo of an angry cardinal with a clenched fist inside of a swirling image. Kingston Schools has used that logo for at least 20 years, and has spent several years, much time and expense changing over to that logo. Although the college’s legal team has been understanding about the perceived copyright infringement, Kingston has to find a different logo. So far, the district has not been able to reach a consensus on what the new image should be.
Knight Insurance Agency names 2020 graduate Logan Sev - erance as their Cass City Red Hawk Athlete of the Week. Severance was a tested distance runner for Coach Jon Zdrojewski. He spent three seasons running on the varsity cross country team in the fall and three years on the varsity track team in the spring. He also was on the school bowling team for a year. “Versatile athlete would do whatever I asked him to do,” said Zdrojewski who coached Severance in all 3 sports. “Logan was willing to try any - thing. He was big into robotics as a senior. It’s too bad his sen - ior track season got canceled. He would have been a point winner for us in the distance events and relays.” Logan is the son of Heather and Lyle Severance. He plans to attend Eastern Michigan LOGAN SEVERANCE University. CASS CITY, MICHIGAN CASS CITY CHRONICLE - WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2020 PAGE FIVE
Reporter’s notebook First impressions Down Memory Lane can be all wrong by Tina Pallas by Tom Montgomery Editor
Long before I moved to the ‘burbs of Deford, I noticed during my travels through 5 YEARS AGO (2015) were nominated by their school and Mrs. Vern Watson visited the area that a handful of homes featured gardens – the work of fellow green thumbs and selected by the state to partic - them in the hospital Monday af - always catches my attention – surrounded by posts with strips of white or silver VETERAN 5 STAR Livestock 4- ipate in the Michigan State Board ternoon. cloth/plastic tied to them and swinging in the wind. H Club member Clay Daily, of Education Summer Institute for And I always thought that was the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen. showing in his final year at the the Arts and Sciences at Grand 75 YEARS AGO (1945) I was wrong. Well, sort of. Tuscola County Fair, won Grand Valley State College July 7-20. First impressions are like that, you know? No matter how many times I’m re - Champion Beef Steer and Reserve The institute brings talented stu - Miss Mildred Brege, daughter of minded to slow way down before making a judgment, my knee-jerk brain takes Overall Showman honors. He sold dents and professionals together Mr. and Mrs. John Brege, of over, forcing me to choke down a big helping of crow later on. his 1,295-pound steer for $5,400 and provides a .unique setting for Hawks, Mich., and Mr. Thomas But back to the gardening. After moving to Crawford Road, I carved out a small to a cooperative buying partner - sharing intensive and exploratory Laurie, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wal - piece of garden space that first summer and griped my way through the harvest ship comprised of Farm Depot, work. lace Laurie, of Cass City, were season at every critter that wandered through my vegetable patch, helping them - Poet Refining and Chemical Bank married last week at the Evangel - selves to just about everything as soon as it reached the peak of ripeness. during Thursday’s annual 4-H and 40 YEARS AGO (1980) ical Lutheran manse in Rogers This wasn’t my first garden, and I knew protecting those tender plants would be FFA Large Livestock Sale. Daily City by the Rev. Lewis A. Linn. more of a challenge out here in the middle of nowhere. is the son of Greg Daily and GRAND CHAMPION market The bride wore a street-length I had been told it would be nearly impossible to enjoy a varmint-free garden unless Linette Daily, Kingston. steer, judged Tuesday at the Tus - dress of embroidered white silk I I put up a fence, and after trying a couple of commercial powders that promised to cola County Fair, was the 1,260- poplin with white lace straw hat keep the rabbits and deer away — but didn’t — I was starting to believe it. 10 YEARS AGO (2010) pound Simmental crossbreed of and carried white accessories. Her Fast forward to 2020. I’ve since expanded the garden space to a respectable (way John Gallagher, 18, son of Mr. and J corsage was of red rosebuds and Justin Ruggles sold his Grand ferns. more than I need) size, and decided to follow the lead of my neighbors, including Mrs. Jack Gallagher, Cass City. It Champion Beef at this year’s Tus - was the fifth year he entered a Clarence Lyle Zapfe, 22, is Dale Churchill, who lives across from me and grows a handsome garden inside a cola County 4-H Livestock Sale steer and his first grand champion. serving as a fireman, first class, modest perimeter of flashing pieces of reflective tape attached to some sort of line on July 29. His 1,325-pound steer He is a Cass City Future Farmers USNR, aboard a destroyer escort or string. was purchased for $4,000. He also of America member. The steer’s of the Atlantic fleet. He is the son Over the past five or six years I’ve been experimenting with a number of variations won the honor of Reserve Overall name is “Oscar.” of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle E. Zapfe of on the technique and spent very little along the way. Well, except for everything I Showman. Ruggles is the son of SENIOR BEEF SHOWMAN - Cass City. Zapfe was graduated need (want) for the garden. What did I have to lose? A few dollars before deciding Tim and Julie Ruggles and is part SHIP winner Tuesday at the Tus - from Cass City high school and whether or not to invest many dollars in a fence. of the 5 Star Livestock Club in cola County Fair was Bob Leslie, worked for Fleetwood Fisher I have to admit, I was pretty skeptical of claims that these decorations would keep Kingston. 17, with his Hereford-Simmental Body Co., Detroit, as a receiving the local wildlife population out of my cucumbers, melons and beans. After years in the classroom, cross. He also won that title two clerk before enlisting in the Navy But they have. In fact, I rarely see deer hoof prints in my garden during the sum - Judy Hoelzle will tell you she years ago. He is a Cass City FFA in April, 1943. He was at his battle mer months. learned to measure her success as member and the son of Mr. and station during the invasions of the Of course, I’ve gone a bit beyond the precautions taken by some gardeners, start - an educator not just by watching Mrs. Dale Leslie of Leslie Road, Marshall Islands, the Marianas ing by utilizing the life-size skeletons my wife bought me for Halloween and using her students successfully hone Decker. and the Philippines. Then came a them as makeshift scarecrows. their artistic skills, but also by Sgt. Michael A. Sieradzki, son of rest and reassignment to sea duty But I didn’t stop there. helping other students realize Mr. and Mrs. Chester A. Sier - aboard his present ship, where he I pose them the best I can, and each one is adorned with long ribbons of reflective something about themselves that adzki, 350 N. Crawford Road, De - works as a watertender and repair - tape that can be seen even in the darkest night, thanks to the light on my barn. I even they didn’t know. “I enjoy ford, recently was named Soldier man. also attach aluminum pie plates to the figures, each flapping in the wind and making students who love art, and stu - of the Month for the Military Traf - a pretty impressive noise. dents when they don’t know they fic Management Command, West - 100 YEARS AGO (1920) When fall arrives and most of the vegetables and melons have been harvested, I love art, but discover they do,” she ern Area, al Oakland Army Base, said. Hoelzle recently walked out Fire of unknown origin de - pack away my nicely decorated macabre scarecrows, and by October, the deer are Oakland, Calif. He was selected of her classroom at Cass City for his soldierly appearance, stroyed the big dredge belonging back out there, grazing for edible morsels along with our resident flock of turkeys. High School for the last time, hav - knowledge and performance of to Whitfield Patterson, late Thurs - I still think gardens decorated with strips of cloth and tape and whatever look ing made the decision to retire duties and military courtesy. Sier - day eveaing. The crew had been pretty stupid. But now I know my fellow gardeners are some pretty smart cookies after 23 1/2 years of teaching, in - adzki is a military policeman. He working with the machine about and have probably known for years what I was hesitant to even consider. cluding more than 15 years in has been awarded with safe driv - 1/2 miles from Owendale and So much for first impressions. Cass City ing certificates twice, in addition stopped work about 7:30 and Here’s hoping I learned my lesson this time. to the Soldier of the Month honor. drove to Owendale so there was 25 YEARS AGO (1995) He will be attending a primary no one about at the time the ma - leadership course in September. chine caught fire. The Owendale Tim Englehart, son of Don and Sgt. Sieradzki will be home Fri - fire department was called but the Barb Englehart of Deford, gradu - day on leave. wood frames were so saturated ated from Ferris State May 6 with with oil and grease that it burned a Bachelor of Science degree in 50 YEARS AGO (1970) rapidly. The loss is estimated at marketing. He is currently work - between $2,500 and $3,000 with ing at Crimmins and Forman Mar - “Ol’ Charlie,” has, over the span no insurance and is especially keting Research, Westland. of nearly 30 years, become as hard on Mr. Patterson because the Jane E. Marker, daughter of much a part of the Tuscola County ditch must be completed in ten Richard and Mary Marker of Fair as the , 4-H Club, cotton days and a machine moved from Unionville, graduated from Ferris candy, or the Ferris wheel. Each another job several miles away to State May 6 with a Bachelor of and every year he can be found complete the work. Science degree in advertising. She grooming and training one or two EdWard Bonner, wh6 lived here is currently working for U.S. Na - of his horses at the barn on the years ago, called on the people of tional Retirement Center - Met fairgrounds. Or, he may be found this locality past week. He is now Life of Southfield sitting on a bench just outside the preparing for dentistry in which he Construction of a McDonald’s horse barn, swatting flies with his hopes to make good regardless of restaurant in Cass City will get un - mod-print fisherman’s hat, smok - his crippled shoulder that befell derway this fall following recent ing a cigar, and talking over the him in the world’s war in France. approval of a zoning permit and old times with some of the Ben Gage, Lester Day, Forest site plan. younger men. To them he’s “OF Day and I. Genriek went north Around 50 relatives and friends Charlie.” His real name is Charles past week by auto in search of attended a bridal shower Saturday Strevel. He was born in Avoca berries. Did not find much fruit, afternoon at Northwood Shores township in 1892. He’s been mar - but gathered in as much experi - Restaurant for Michelle Particka. ried 40 years and has been seven ence as Napoleon had crossing the Games were played and prizes times a father. And, he likes Alps with his army. Their ear was given. Beatrice Franzel won the horses. No, he loves horses. a Ford. All makes known this side door prize and Mary Beno won a Born July 26 in Scheurer hospital of Ireland are up there in the land prize for being the oldest person in Pigeon to Mr. and Mrs. George of huckleberries, but for climbing present. A luncheon was served. Lynch (Shirley Watson), a six- the sand hill or wading the muck Michelle will become the bride of pound, one ounce girl, Annmarie swamp the Ford comes back with ONE OF the author’s custom scarecrows on duty in Greg Reed of Dearhorn Sept. 9. Kay. Mrs. Robert Watson of Ubly the fairest laurels on its brow. Guests attended from Houston, Deford. Texas, Tipton, Dcarborn, Chicago, Gladwin and the surrounding area.
35 YEARS AGO (1985)
Born Thursday, July 25, to Mr. and Mrs. Clark Hillaker of Indi - anapolis, a daughter, weighing four and a half pounds. Grandpar - ents are Mrs. Elsie Hahn and Mr. and Mrs. Lorn Hillaker of Cass Automatic Savings Plans City. Mr. and Mrs. Charles (Kelli) Everybody needs a financial umbrella Investment Accounts to cover unpredicted expenses. Let’s make Hendrick are the parents of a sure you’re protected with a sensible savings daughter, Lindsey Lee, born July Retirement Plans plan that fits your budget. 11 at Huron Memorial Hospital. She weighed nine pounds and seven ounces and was 21 inches long. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Winter and Mr. and Even the most savvy Mrs. Earl Hendrick. investors wonder AMIE HEDLEY was selected as about how to best the 1985 Tuscola County Bean protect their Queen last Tuesday at the county retirement nest egg. fair. The 18-year-old college soph - omore is the daughter of Unionville area farmers Barry and Sally Hedley. A psychology major, she will be attending Concordia College, Ann Arbor, this fall. Miss To find out more Hedley will compete for the information about Michigan Bean Queen title over protecting your the Labor Day week end. First retirement income, call runner-up was Mary Bauer, 6815 E. Cass City Rd . Richville. Cass City’s Barb Root Cass City , MI 48726 was second runner-up. DAVID A. WEILER Julie Sugden, Cass City, was one 989-872-2688 of 90 high school students who PAGE SIX CASS CITY CHRONICLE - WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2020 CASS CITY, MICHIGAN Area couple Kubacki among drug team gift winners celebrate 65 The Sanilac County Drug Task Given away in the drawing were Force held its annual bike give- two bikes — one for a girl and one years married away a little bit differently this for a boy, as well as two tablets, year. also one each to a girl and boy. Dale and Joyce (McLellan) “Due to the Covid-19 virus and The bike winners were Isaac Stevens will celebrate their 65th Webb of Sandusky, the son of wedding anniversary July 23, the cancellation of the 2020 Sani - lac County 4-H Fair, where the Brittany Coburn and Jonathan 2020. Webb; and Carley Dunn of Peck, They were married by the Rev. bike give-away usually happens, The Sanilac County Drug Task the daughter of Chris and Katie Howard Woodard at the Novesta Dunn. Church of Christ. The maid of Force partnered with the Sanilac honor was Florence Wright and County Child Abuse Prevention Dale & Joyce Stevens - 1955 Council to hold the drawing dur - Winning the tablets were Jesse the best man was Robert McLel - Kubacki of Argyle, the son of Jes - lan. ing the Youth Survivor Camp,” explained Amy Dumaw, preven - sica Heilig and James Kubacki; The Stevens made their home in and Maryssa James of Deck - Cass City. Dale drove trucks for tion education specialist with the county child abuse prevention erville, the daughter of Jason and road construction and retired in Kim James. 1994 after 45 years on the job. council. Jesse Kubacki Joyce, a 1956 graduate of Cass City High School, was a home - maker until the couple’s children all graduated from high school. Governor clarifies state’s new mask rules She then worked at Plastech in Caro, retiring in 1995. Continued from page one. The couple have four children; numbers. firmed cases, an increase of four Larry (Joanne) Stevens, Debra pandemic seriously enough. Don’t “The drive-through clinics in cases compared to a week before, Marrs, Peggy Rogers and Joseph wait until Covid happens to you or Huron and Tuscola are for diag - and 27 deaths (no increase); (Rori) Stevens, as well as 12 a loved one to take action. Wear - nostic purposes and use the nasal Huron County had recorded 87 grandchildren and 17 great-grand - ing a mask is a simple step that swab method,” Hepfer said, cases (an increase of 21 cases), children. protects everyone,” Scott added. adding testing is offered in the with three deaths (no increase); The couple enjoy spending time Although a face covering is Tuscola County Health Depart - and Sanilac County, 70 confirmed with family, traveling, hunting and strongly encouraged even for peo - ment parking lot in Caro, from 8 cases, up from 53 cases a week fishing. Dale & Joyce Stevens - 2020 ple who are not required to wear to 10 a.m. on Thursdays only. earlier, and five deaths (no one, the latest rules do not apply In Huron County, testing is avail - change). to some individuals, including able at the Bay Great Lakes In the Cass City area, the latest children younger than five years Health Care Center in Bad Axe, statistics show the total number of old, and those who can’t med - from 10 a.m. to noon on Mon - Tuscola County’s confirmed ically tolerate a face covering or days, Wednesdays and Fridays. COVID-19 cases includes 49 res - are eating or drinking while seated idents in the Cass City zip code, News briefs at a food service establishment. Latest virus numbers while 48 have been confirmed in Also last week, Whitmer ex - the Caro area, four each in Deford tended her emergency and disaster Between Monday, July 13, and and Unionville, three cases in Sil - declaration through Aug. 11, not - Monday, July 20, the number of verwood, and two in Kingston. ing every region in the state has an combined confirmed cases in Tus - There have been no confirmed “Pop-up” food pantries slated uptick in COVID-19 cases over cola, Huron and Sanilac counties cases involving a resident in the the past two weeks. increased by 40 — from 356 to Gagetown area. HURON COUNTY – Several area pop-up pantries are planned this 396 — with the three counties’ Statewide, Monday’s total con - month in Huron County. “COVID-19 has now killed more than 6,000 people in Michigan. combined death toll remaining the firmed cases reached 73,180, with They include: same at 35 fatalities. a total of 6,117 deaths, compared *Wednesday, July 22, at 2 p.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in That’s more than 6,000 of our par - ents, grandparents, friends, and As of Monday afternoon, Tuscola to 69,722 cases and 6,075 deaths Port Austin. County had recorded 239 con - a week earlier. *Tuesday, July 28, at 2 p.m. at the Port Hope AMVETS hall in Port neighbors. And the rising numbers Hope. we’ve seen over the past few *Thursday, July 30, at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Cass City. weeks prove that this virus is still *Friday, July 31, at 2 p.m. Bay Port Main Park in Bay Port. a very real threat in our state,” she said. New signs to welcome visitors Whitmer added the health, eco - nomic, and social harms of the Foundation gives $1,500 grant COVID-19 pandemic remain Continued from page one. SANILAC COUNTY — A grant from the Sanilac County Community widespread and severe, and they work. Foundation will make visiting the Sanilac County Historical Society continue to constitute a statewide Unlike the previous signs, the new ones will not include the names of Historical Village and Museum safer. emergency and disaster. local businesses, although the Pinney Foundation and Cass City service The $1,500 grant will be used to purchase and install eight battery- Though local health departments club emblems are expected to be featured. powered hand sanitizer dispensers. The dispensers will be placed have some limited capacity to re - “We can put service club signs on, but not businesses because that’s throughout the historical village and museum. spond to cases as they arise within advertising. This is considered a ‘gateway sign’,” Keller explained. their jurisdictions, state emer - The total budget stands at $14,000 to $15,000 and includes landscap - gency operations are necessary to ing. The chamber will also be responsible for a $200 annual permit fee New Extension office hours set bring this pandemic under control to the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). in Michigan and to build and “This is something the chamber has wanted to do, but when we first HURON COUNTY – Effective Friday, July 17, the Huron County MSU maintain infrastructure to stop the started (planning the project three to four years ago), we had to keep Extension Office hours for the general public are 9 a.m. to noon Mon - spread of COVID-19, trace infec - putting it on hold because of the money,” said Keller, who noted funding day through Thursday. tions, and quickly direct addi - has come from a variety of sources, including an $8,000 gift from Cass Visitors must wear a face mask. tional resources to hot-spots as City’s Pinney Foundation. The village and chamber each chipped in Support staff will be working regular hours, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. they emerge, she said. $2,000, and an I-69 Placemaking Grant brought in another $2,000. Monday through Friday. Residents are asked to call (989) 269-9949 Plans for lighting the sign are still up in the air, as DTE officials have (ext. 602 or 604) and make an appointment if they cannot make it to Testing numbers put off projects like this one due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the office during those hours. Keller said the chamber will be re-applying for a $3,000 grant next year. During her weekly COVID-19 In the meantime, she added, the chamber is considering solar lights. pandemic update last Wednesday, Ann Hepfer, health officer for the HHW collection slated in Huron Tuscola and Huron county health HURON COUNTY — Huron County residents are encouraged to take departments, offered the latest Caseville resident arrested part in a household hazardous waste (HHW) collection scheduled for testing numbers for Tuscola and Wednesday, Aug. 19, from 3 to 6:30 p.m. Huron counties. To register, contact the MSU Extension Office at (989) 269-9949. “In Huron County, 2,959 people in connection with break-in Once registered, participants will be filled in on additional information, had viral testing done and 163 including the location of the collection. people had antibody testing com - pleted. In Tuscola County, 7,115 A Caseville man was recently arrested in connection with a complaint people had viral testing done and alleging he broke into a woman’s home earlier this month. 360 had antibody testing com - Huron County Sheriff Kelly J. Hanson reported the incident unfolded Attention all Thumb “paddlers” pleted,” Hepfer said. when officers responded to a Huron Street address in Caseville. “Deputies were told by the 41-year-old female resident…that a former MICHIGAN – a new self-paced online program was designed to help “The viral testing is what we use for diagnostic purposes. When a male acquaintance had just entered her home through a window and Michigan paddlers learn the best practices to identify and avoid trans - then left. Cellular phone history showed that the suspect started con - porting invasive species. person has a retest due to follow- up after they have had COVID-19, tacting the complainant via text and phone during the prior afternoon, Despite these extraordinary times, it is still possible to safely – with angry with her, with some of the contact referring to physical harm,” social distancing – enjoy paddle sports on Michigan’s many wonderful if they return a positive result, those people are not counted as Hanson said. water trails and lakes. Kayakers, paddleboarders and canoeists can also “Deputies searched the Caseville area looking for the suspect, as well be key in the fight to protect the waters they love by identifying and re - positive twice — their cases are combined to mean one positive as his residence, with negative results. The suspect was later found on porting aquatic invasive species they encounter. foot in Caseville…by a Michigan State trooper and was arrested and The MI Paddle Stewards’ new self-paced, online program from Michi - case,” she noted. “If they have re - covered and it has been at least lodged in our jail by responding officers for the felony crime of home gan Sea Grant and Michigan State University Extension will help pad - invasion.” dlers learn about important invasive species, how to properly clean a nine weeks since their last positive result, then they could become a The suspect, Craig J. Naert, 45, was subsequently arraigned in Huron watercraft, and how to report invasive species. Paddlers will learn to County District Court on formal felony charges authorized by the pros - use the MISIN (Midwest Invasive Species Information Network) app, new case depending on the case investigation.” ecutor’s office for third degree home invasion and aggravated stalking. a reporting tool used by Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources Bond was set at $100,000 cash. He remained lodged in the county jail. and others to locate invasive species of concern. Among the myths circulating is Registration is open for the online course, which features six short ses - that anyone who has a positive sions and costs $20. Participants who complete the class will receive a COVID-19 test and they die be - certificate, bucket hat, towel, waterproof phone case, dry bag and more cause of a car accident, for exam - (rhe class is free if participants choose not to receive the items). ple, they will have death Participants must complete the six sessions of the course by Dec. 31. certificate that states they died of Registration Information can be found online at https://bit.ly/pad - COVID-19. dlestewards. “This is absolutely false,” Hepfer For questions and more information about the MI Paddle Stewards said. “The cause of death is what - online course, contact Mary Bohling, MSU Extension educator, via ever injuries resulted from the car email at [email protected]. accident. Every death in the state…that is declared a COVID- Compiled by Mary Drier and Tom Montgomery 19 death has its medical records reviewed by the Department of Health and Human Services to en - sure that it meets the CDC case definition for COVID-19. The Cass City Chronicle numbers are then corrected on the state’s website once a week.” E-mail Subscriptions Testing continues to be available to anyone living in a rural county. No doctor’s order is needed, but ONLY $22/year participants must present a sheet of paper listing their full name, date of birth, address, phone num - Call 872-2010 ber and insurance information and CASS CITY, MICHIGAN CASS CITY CHRONICLE - WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2020 PAGE SEVEN State: protect against mosquito-borne virus
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and Ottawa County Health Department have confirmed the state’s first human infection with a mosquito-borne virus for 2020 as a county res - ident tested positive for Jamestown Canyon virus. Jamestown Canyon virus is spread to people through bites from in - fected mosquitoes. Most cases occur from late spring through mid-fall. Illness can develop from a few days to two weeks following a mosquito bite. While most people do not become ill, initial symptoms can include fever, headache and fatigue. In rare cases, it can cause severe disease, including infection of the brain – encephalitis – or the lining around the brain and spinal cord – meningitis. “During the warm weather months in Michigan, there is always a risk of viruses spread by mosquitoes, including, but not limited to, West Nile virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE),” said Dr. Joneigh Khal - dun, MDHHS chief medical executive and chief deputy director for health. “This is an important reminder to stay vigilant and protect against mosquito bites throughout the summer and into the fall”. Michigan reported its first two cases of Jamestown Canyon virus in 2018 in patients from Oakland and Menominee counties. In 2019, one case was detected in a person from Cass County. While the virus is found throughout much of the United States, reports have been increasing in the upper Midwest. This likely reflects in - creased awareness and testing, but may also be due to an increase in Music in Rotary Park returns Friday... the presence of the virus in the environment. The virus can be spread by many types of mosquitoes that become in - fected when they feed on deer or other animals that have the virus in AFTER A WEEK off, the Music in Rotary Park summer concert series in Cass their blood. These infected mosquitoes can then spread the virus to other City returns Friday, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., featuring Sonas, whose members animals or people through bites. Residents can stay healthy by using simple, effective strategies to pro - – (pictured above, from left) Kelly Sible, Dee Dee Tibbits and Tom Krause – tect themselves and their families. The following steps are recom - perform fine Celtic and early American music. mended to avoid Jamestown Canyon virus and other mosquito-borne diseases: *Apply insect repellents that contain the active ingredient DEET, or other EPA-approved products to exposed skin or clothing. Always fol - low the manufacturer’s directions for use. *Wear light-colored, long-sleeved shirts and long pants when outdoors. Apply insect repellent to clothing to help prevent bites. *Maintain window and door screening to help keep mosquitoes out - side. *Empty water from mosquito breeding sites around the home, such as buckets, unused kiddie pools, old tires or similar sites where mosquitoes lay eggs. More information regarding West Nile virus and other mosquito-borne viruses is available by visiting the website www.michigan.gov/west - nilevirus. Law allows farmers to grow hemp in the state
The Michigan Legislature re - trial hemp under the USDA in - cently passed legislation spon - terim final rules and requires re - sored by Senator Dan Lauwers porting to the USDA and the that would allow farmers in the Michigan Department of Agricul - state to grow hemp for commer - ture and Rural Development. cial purposes. “Michigan’s pilot program for in - Senate Bill 850 would create the dustrial hemp has been a great Industrial Hemp Growers Act and success,” Lauwers said. “There is establish a state-operated program increasing interest in this crop in for industrial hemp. a wide variety of sectors.” SB 850 now heads to the gover - “Hemp is best known for CBD nor to be signed into law. oil, but also produces fibers used in fabrics, textiles, yarns, paper, Lauwers represents the state’s home furnishings and a number of 25th Senate District, comprised of other objects,” explained Lauwers Huron, Sanilac and St. Clair coun - (R-Brockway Township). ties along with Armada Township, “While it is a variety of the same Memphis, New Baltimore, Rich - plant species as marijuana, it con - mond and Richmond Township in tains almost none of marijuana’s Macomb County. psychoactive component, THC, and has long been cultivated for non-drug use. Michigan farmers will benefit greatly from being able to grow hemp.” The 2014 federal Farm Bill in - cluded a provision that in states where it is legally authorized, in - stitutions of higher education and state departments of agriculture can grow or cultivate industrial hemp for research as an agricul - tural commodity.
With the passage of the 2018 fed - eral Farm Bill, industrial hemp be - came legal under United States Department of Agriculture over - sight. While the USDA worked to cre - ate rules for industrial hemp, states were allowed to use the au - thority granted under the 2014 Farm Bill to create pilot programs. Specializing in Phenomenal Care and SerServicesvices Since 1987 Michigan passed a law in 2018 to allow the commercial farming and ServicesServices Offered: processing of industrial hemp under a licensing and registration • Residential Care and Rehabilitation • Pediatric Program program for hemp growers and processors. • T Traumaticraumatic Brain and Spinal Cord InjurInjuryy • Concussion & Post-Concussion Rehabilitation Program—extensive athlete baseline “I always found it ironic that the state of Michigan required me to • Outpatient SerServices—openvices—open to public—all testing—Sport InjurInjuryy Therapy use a hemp rope on the hand-op - erated manlifts of the grain eleva - ages—physical, occupational & speech • VVocationalocational Rehabilitation tor but prohibited us from therapy • Parkinson’ Parkinson’ss Disease and Multiple producing hemp to produce such a rope,” Lauwers said. • Behavioral Program and Respite Care Sclerosis Therapy On October 2019, the USDA For a full list of servicesservices visit our website published its “Final Interim Rules” establishing the U.S. Do - www.lighthouserehab.comwww.lighthouserehab.com mestic Hemp Production Pro - gram. The program has a TRAVERSETRAVERSE CITY CARO compliance date of Oct. 31, 2020, at which time all states seeking to 4040 Beacon Street PP.O..O. Box 289 • 1655 E. Caro Road administer a hemp program must KingsleyKingsley,, Michigan 49649 Caro, Michigan 48723 have an approved state plan. (231)263-1350 (989) 673-2500 Lauwers’ legislation creates a Fax (231) 263-1353 Fax (989) 673-3979 state regulated program for indus - PAGE EIGHT CASS CITY CHRONICLE - WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2020 CASS CITY, MICHIGAN
Notice of Foreclosure by Advertise - day of the sale. Placing the highest ment. Notice is given under section bid at the sale does not automatically #+#,(*+ %/0+ / % (& 3212 of the revised judicature act of entitle the purchaser to free and clear 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.3212, ownership of the property. A poten - % + $(#' -+ ,( 0 that the following mortgage will be tial purchaser is encouraged to con - foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged tact the county register of deeds premises, or some part of them, at a office or a title insurance company, ' "(* (. "-* " public auction sale to the highest bid - either of which may charge a fee for der for cash or cashier's check at the this information. place of holding the circuit court in The mortgage was made by JARED %+735+- $. +:8 Tuscola County, Michigan starting SADLER and TAYLOR L. %=7.+A %/:>3-/ +6 promptly at 10:00 a.m., on August 6, SADLER, husband and wife (collec - ???+7-28:-8>/8=<:/+-2-2=:-2-86 2020. The amount due on the mort - tively, "Mortgagor"), to GREEN - gage may be greater on the day of STONE FARM CREDIT ++ #,0 #++#('*0 "-* " sale. Placing the highest bid at the SERVICES, FLCA, a federally char - sale does not automatically entitle the tered corporation, having an office at 8/901/7 $. +;; 33-/ +6 %=7.+A %-2885 +6 )8:;239 %/:>3-/ +6 of the property. A potential purchaser Michigan 48823 (the "Mortgagee"), %=7.+A >/7371 %/:>3-/ 96 )/.7/;.+A +635A !312< 96 is encouraged to contact the county dated December 18, 2015, and #+;<8: #235 =:4/<< ;;8-3+3-2 ???-+;;-3 Transit (nonbusi - Services Help Wanted ness) rates, 10 Notices words or less, $5.00 LIGHT PRODUCTION WORKER - We have a position each insertion; ad - ''- % PAUL’S PUMP REPAIR - Water ditional words 15 pump and water tank sales. In- available at competitive wages with excellent benefits. cents each. Three Dave Nye weeks for the price home service. Credit cards ac - Qualifications: High school diploma, excellent work at - of 2-cash rate. Save & cepted. Call 673-4850 or tendance record, good math, reading and writing skills, money by enclosing Builder cash with mail or - 800-745-4851 anytime. * New Construction Excellent manual dexterity. For consideration please send ders. Rates for dis - 8-9-25-tf * Additions resume with references to Anrod Screen Cylinder Co., play want ads on & application. * Remodeling Attn: Human Resources, P.O. Box 117, Cass City, MI SALT FREE iron conditioners * Pole Buildings 48726. 11-7-22-4 General Merchandise and water softeners, 24,000 * Roofing grain, $750. In-home service on * Siding FOR SALE - Excellent # ' -" , & all brands. Credit cards ac - CASS CITY OIL & GAS is looking for a full time bobtail * State Licensed * condition, clean, head # * -* / ('+(% , *$+# cepted. Call Paul’s Pump Re - driver in Cass City. We offer insurance, 401K, vacation & board and frame, large pair, 673-4850 or 800-745-4851 holiday pay. Class B driver’s license and hazmat required. ++ $,/ , ' * ,$-+ (989) 872-468-78-10-tf for free analysis. 8-9-25-tf Apply at 6392 Main St., Cass City, MI 48726. dresser and night stand, (+, ,#*(-"# sofa and love seat with flo - 11-7-22-3 (' * / ral print. Call 989-977- Ken Martin 4490. 2-7-15-3 ! # $%# !# $"! $!# !# Automotive %(% !# BLUEBERRIES - U-pick Electric, at Turner’s Blueberry Farm %# %& ! ! Inc. - 201 Albin Rd., Caro. ''' #& $ &"! ! #& ' Open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., 7 Homes - Farms . ', +)('+(* / Co days. Call 989-673-6447. mmercial 2-7-22-4 -* / ('+(% , *$+# Industrial (! (-' $% STATE LICENSED POLEGA’S PRODUCE - Monday-Saturday 9 a.m. Facilities For Rent Phone 872-4114 to 6 p.m.; Sunday noon to 4180 Hurds Corner Rd. 5 p.m. tomatoes, potatoes, 8-8-10-tf VFW HALL - weddings, onions, fresh garlic, parties, funeral, dinners. ! ! ! #! zuchinni, cukes, some Please call 989-872-4933. "! #! " Michigan fresh fruit and 4-2-22-ft more. We accept WIC and Real Estate for Sale Senior Project Fresh Services coupons. MASK REQUIRED. Just ELECTRIC MOTOR and east of M-53 at 6480 Bay power tool repair, 8 a.m. to 5 City Forestville Rd. 989- p.m. weekdays, 8 a.m. to noon 872-3348 or Harold’s cell: 989-670-2836. Saturday. John Blair, 1/8 mile 2-7-22-3 west of M-53 on Sebewaing Road. Phone 269-7909 or 989- 553-7960. 8-12-13-tf KIRBY VA CUUM - Do you want your carpets to be clean & free of dirt and dust? Try our new 100 year an- niversary vacuum sweeper. Manufac- tured in Cleveland, Ohio. This carpet TURN TO PAGE 10 FOR sweeper is made and built in the USA ! ensuring quality, reliability and per- formance. Used Vacuums - Kirby, Eureka, wet & dry, Sears, tank, MORE REAL ESTATE LISTINGS! Oreck etc. Warranty 90 days. 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PAGE TEN CASS CITY CHRONICLE - WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2020 CASS CITY, MICHIGAN State making naloxone more available The Michigan Department of cially for individuals at high risk ments are in increments of 12 kits, Health and Human Services of overdosing, is imperative and and organizations are expected to (MDHHS) has launched an online an integral part of Michigan’s re - have a plan for distribution and portal where community organi - sponse to the opioid crisis. training for individuals at risk of zations can request free naloxone, overdose on how to use naloxone. a medication that reverses opioid “Getting naloxone into the hands Separately, NEXT Naloxone has overdoses and saves lives. of people who are most likely to also partnered with MDHHS to be able to save a life is important,” offer individuals free naloxone de - In 2018, opioid overdoses killed said Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, chief livered by mail. Providing nalox - more than 2,000 Michiganders, or medical executive and chief one by mail-order will help people an average of five people every deputy for health at MDHHS. who cannot access naloxone in day. “MDHHS is proud to partner with their area, have insurance barriers community organizations to make or other challenges. Turning the tide on the epidemic it as easy as possible to access free remains an urgent priority for naloxone, reducing the devasta - NEXT Naloxone is a free, online Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the tion caused by the overdose epi - service that makes naloxone avail - Michigan Opioids Task Force and demic.” able to people who use drugs, MDHHS. And in the midst of the their families and friends, and oth - COVID-19 pandemic, which may The online portal is available to ers who may witness and respond have disrupted resources that peo - any community organization to an overdose. ple who use drugs rely on, access statewide, including substance use to naloxone is critical. treatment providers, non-profits, NEXT Naloxone is available in Naloxone saves thousands of harm reduction organizations, Michigan through funding from lives each year by reversing the jails, first responders, local gov - Vital Strategies and a partnership effects of an opioid overdose. ernments and small businesses. with the harm-reduction organiza - However, a recent study found MDHHS officials will review or - tion The Grand Rapids Red Proj - that only 25 percent of individuals ganizations’ plans for distributing ect. Individuals can place an order using opioids in southeast Michi - naloxone, especially to individu - for mail delivery at Naloxone - gan had access to naloxone. als at high risk of overdose. If ap - forall.org/michigan. State health officials say that ex - proved, the organization will For more information, please panding naloxone access, espe - receive naloxone by mail; ship - visit Michigan.gov/Opioids. GENEROUS donations, including $40,000 from an anonymous donor and another $25,000 from the Pinney Foundation, made it possible for village of - ficial to tackle the new splash park, an addition Herron suggested after seeing a similar attraction while visiting his daughter in Georgia a year ago. New splash park almost done Continued from page one. / #&0%&+$ -,)" +! 1 (" 0%,/1 01/,)) 1, 1%" Even though the village didn’t have all of the money in hand at the 00 &3"/ %&0 02-"/ time to fund the entire project, they still moved forward. 21" "!/,,* 1% The village had enough money to go ahead and make the purchase of %,*" 0&10 ,+ + /" ,# the equipment while they sought grants and organized fundraising for ) +! '201 ,210&!" ,# , 1"! '201 #"4 *&+21"0 #/,* /, %&0 * +2 # 12/"! %,*" % 0 -)"+16 1, ,##"/ / +! +"4 /,,# &+ the money to needed to install the splash pad. /, ,*" #" 12/"0 +"4 #),,/&+$ 1%/,2$%,21 2+" ,# 0&!&+$ &+ ,1 4 1"/ %" 1"/ 4")) “We needed money for materials and labor to put the splash pad in #/"0% - &+1 + 2-! 1"! 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The splash park received a couple of welcome financial boosts along , 1"! &+ " 21) .2&1" %&0 "5 "-1&,+ ) the way. 02 !&3&0&,+ ,# 00 &16 -/,-"/16 % 0 0, In 2018, the Pinney Foundation gave the village a $25,000 grant, and 1%&0 /&"3") "!/,,* *2 % 1, ,##"/ an anonymous source donated another $40,000 towards the project. 1% %,*" &0 4 &1&+$ %" " 21) #,/ 6,2 1, *,3" &+ , 1"! /" -/,- ,+ % )# /" ,/+"/ ),1 "/16 % 0 + &* Herron helped with fundraising for the project just as he did when % 0 +& " * +& 2/"! ) 4+ * 2) 1")6 money was needed for the Helen Stevens Memorial Pool renovations. #/,+1 -,/ % - 1&, ,## 1%" ( 0* )) 0%"! #,/ ,21!,,/ $/,,*"! ) 4+ Herron, who is a retired builder, was the project manager for the splash 01,/ $" &3&+$ /,,* % 0 ) /$" -& 12/" 4&+!,4 * 12/" 1/""0 +"4"/ 4")) /,,# +! #2/+ " ,3"! "&)&+$0 0. #1 %,20" 4&1% "!/,,*0 pad. “Helping build the splash pad was a real challenge. 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