FREE All it takes is to grab one! Presorted Standard US Postage Paid Permit No. 81 Cedar Springs, MI The Reaching around the world - www.cedarspringspost.comST Vol. XXVIII No.P 37 Thursday, September 17, 2015 Serving Northern Kent County and parts of Newaygo and Montcalm Counties Roller Horowitz home torn down New assisted living center to be built on coaster property By Judy Reed gas prices A house built in the early to sell his house at 426 days of Cedar Springs was Northland Drive for sever- demolished this week to al years, and it was bought make way for a new assist- in June by Retirement Liv- ed living and memory care ing Management, based in center. Lowell. Retired teacher Steve According to Cedar Springs Horowitz had been trying Museum Director Sharon Jett, Post photo by L. Allen. Photo from City of Cedar Springs data base. Gas prices plummeted This home at 426 Northland Drive, formerly owned by Steve Horowitz, was torn down this week. Monday and Tuesday to as Horowitz was hav- According to the Cedar in 1858, he came to Mich- low as $2.04 a gallon, then ing a back room Springs Story, by Sue Harri- igan with his brother, Capt. rebounded sharply to $2.39 renovated several son and the late Donna De- W.P. Andrus. They stopped per gallon on Wednesday. years ago, when a Jonge, the home was built in Kalamazoo, where Sam Wednesday was the switch- beam was discov- by Sam Andrus, who lived went to school, and he went over from summer to winter ered that had “built there for many years. Ac- to war in 1861. In 1870, blend gasoline. in 1878” carved cording to an obituary at the he came to Cedar Springs No information was available Post photo by J. Reed. into it. That would Cedar Springs Historical and joined his brother in at press time on why the gas make the house Museum, Andrus was born the hardware business. The prices jumped. Going, going, gone! The property at 426 Northland was bought by Retired Living Management, to construct a new assisted living center. 137 years old. in 1838 in New York, and HOME - continues on page 2 y…there’s a NEW ountr Sh l C erif Library kicks off capital campaign ne f n in Goal is to reach $750,000 by year end la By Judy Reed F to w d e n ! The Cedar Springs Public Li- summer. R brary has been in the same build- Over the last 15 RR II ing—at the corner of Cherry and years, there have EE DD MM Second Streets—since 1951. been attempts to ,, FF S And, according to Library Direc- begin a fundraising LL G AA N tor Donna Clark, the growing de- program for a new NNN 2015 RI EEL SP mand for programs and services library. They have FE AR for patrons of all ages has sur- started with gusto, STIVAL, CEDA passed the capacity of the exist- only to die out from ing building for at least 30 years. lack of support. But “We cannot physically grow in recent months Red Flannel our collection beyond the av- there has been a erage 22,000 items,” she ex- resurgence of sup- plained. “We now store 5,000 port for building a Festival starts items in the cloud, representing new Cedar Springs our eBook and eAudio book col- Public Library, and lection, shared with other W. MI a Capital Cam- next week libraries.” She said that the hand- paign Committee There’s a new sheriff in town… icapped rarely try to get in, and has been formed families with young children and to raise money through grants end in sight, now is the time to About $62,000 was raised at Red Flannel Country, USA! strollers struggle to get in, as do and other local fundraising raise the remaining construc- the kickoff campaign dinner the elderly or those on crutches. efforts. The anticipated cost tion funds.” He went on to last Saturday evening. The Red Flannel Festival Board’s theme And once they do, seating to build the library is approx- explain the construction funds Site plans have been updat- for the 76th annual festival not only recog- consists of 8 chairs around two imately $1.75 million dollars. need to be fully secured prior ed, design drawings are cur- nizes the “wildness” of our town’s begin- tables in the adult middle aisle Committee Chair Nick An- to requesting bids from con- rently underway and access has ning, but is also a tip of the hat to the Kent and three over stuffed chairs. Not dres commented, “To date, tractors. been granted by the City for the County Sheriff’s Department, who has been what you’d expect for a library nearly $1 million dollars has The Committee has set a goal completion of soil compaction providing law enforcement for us since No- that had 802 people visit in one been raised and/or pledged in of raising $750,000 by the end and DEQ soil borings. vember 2014. day for the opening of the sum- one form or another to the con- of 2015. The goal is to break Plans are to build a new li- The all-volunteer Red Flannel Festival mer reading program earlier this struction of the library. With an ground in the spring of 2016. LIBRARY - continues on page 17 Board of Directors has been working to provide fresh new events for the 76th “Red Post travels to the Pavilion built in Red Hawks win Red Flannel Post Flannel Country USA…There’s a New Caribbean Morley Park against Belding pages Sheriff in Town!” Festival celebration. “We’re so grateful to have this beautiful logo designed by local artist Doris Vinton again this year,” said Laura Nozal, Festival First Vice President. “The board has added many events in the last few years and boasts over 5,000 fans on our Facebook page,” said President Michele Tracy. “This board is extremely dedicated to ensuring the Red Flannel Fes- page 2 page 3 Sports - page 12 pages 9-11 FESTIVAL - continues on page 9 Page 2 The Cedar Springs Post Thursday, September 17, 2015 The Post travels the Caribbean Out of the attic Joan Covell, formerly of Cedar Springs, and now of Boyne City, was cleaning out photo albums last fall when she came across some old photos of Red Flannel parade floats. The one we are sharing this week is of a Red Flannel Queen and Court. The back of the photo says it was 1958. How many of you remember the parade that year? The RF Queen that year was Martha Newell, and her The Post traveled with 16 They traveled on Indepen- Carten, Nikki Matzke, Sta- you and snap some photos. court members were Sally Morris, Judy Korcal, Mary people from Cedar Springs dence of the Seas. cy Barnhill, Dan Barnhill, Then send them to us with McInnis, and Judy Winter. If you were around during that this summer on a 7-day The people traveling in- Ethan Barnhill, and Lincoln some info to news@cedar- time, please give us a call at 696-3655 and let us know if the Royal Caribbean cruise cluded Burt Drent, Wanda Barnhill. springspost.com or mail young women in the photo are the ladies we just mentioned. to Fort Lauderdale, Flori- Drent, Pam Newland, Re- Thanks so much for tak- them to Post travels, PO Do you have any photos from previous Red Flannel Days da; San Juan, Puerto Rico; becca Newland, Courtney ing us with you! Box 370, Cedar Springs, MI you’d like to share? Please email them to news@cedar- Philipsburg, St. Maarten; Newland, Jeff Newland, Are you going on vaca- 49319. We will be looking springspost.com or send them to Red Flannel photos, The and Basseterre, St. Kitts. Gary Costello, Robert tion? Take the Post with for yours! Cedar Springs Post, PO 370, Cedar Springs, MI 49319. American Legion hosts Veterans luncheon If you were in Cedar Springs around lunchtime this past Saturday, September 12, Home...continued from front page 2015, you would have noticed the buses at the American Legion. The annual lunch and bingo for the Veter- ans from the Grand Rapids Home for Vet- erans was in full swing. The American Le- gion Family (Legion, Auxiliary, Sons of The American Legion and Auxiliary Juniors) from Glen Hill Post 287 hosted the event. The veterans enjoyed a great meal along with dessert, courtesy of Mary Goller-Kilts and helpers, and then moved up front to win prizes for their shouts of Bingo! Many members of the Legion Family were on hand to help out and make it an enjoyable afternoon for the veterans. Post photo by J. Reed. 121 W Washington St. Greenville, MI 48838 Going, going, gone! The property at 426 Northland was bought by Corner of M-57 & M-91 DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE Retired Living Management, to construct a new assisted living center. 616-754-7195 next year he married Ella Thomas, from Kalamazoo, and Car Rentals • Van Rentals • Full Repair Facility 1-800-557-7171 they set up their home here. They had three boys and one girl, but Ella died in 1983. Sam remarried in 1888 to Sarah raywinnieautosales.com Wamsley, and they had one son. Sam died in 1910. The home later belonged to Curtis Beach, who was one 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT 1997 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA 2009 DODGE JOURNEY SXT of the first bus drivers here in Cedar Springs (about 1938).