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Blending in with the snow on a winter day, this Osceola County barn north of Evart is one of the stops on the Osceola Quilt Trail, a tour that draws tourists
to the county. A tourism program that will offer insight for businesses, planning boarda and economic development groups is coming to the Reed City Depot
March 23.

Presentation focuses on tourism opportunities

nesses, community members, economic
development and nonprofit groups and educational institutions. The presentation will
be at the Reed City Depot and is slated to
REED CITY Coming to Reed City
March 23 will be a presentation designed to run from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The Depot is located
at 200 N. Chestnut St.
help attendees better understand the tourAttendance will be limited to 50. Those
ism industry.
interested in attending should contact Dan
The Osceola County Development office,
Massy, the Osceola County community dethe Reed City Chamber of Commerce and
the MSU Extension Office, will jointly spon- velopment coordinator.
Program topics will include the magnisor the presentation. The sponsors of the
tude of tourism and trends shaping the inworkshop say it should be of particular
dustry, information regarding tourists and
interest to local planning boards and busiBy Andy Duffy
Weekly Voice

their needs and interests, ways to identify

opportunities to attract tourists and get the
most out of tourism trends and strategies
to help plan for tourism in the community.
Those interested in making a reservation
for the program may contact Massy by calling 231-832-7397 or by emailing dmassy@
osceolacountymi.com.
Those interested in receiving more information about tourism programs may contact Andy Northrop at [email protected].
edu or Bonnie Wichtner-Zoia at zoiay@anr.
msu.edu.

Assistance available for beleaguered Osceola homeowners

Free fishing

Anglers make the most of Free

Fishing Weekend

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Expanding
Family farm is beefing up
its sales

page 6

Athlete of the Week

Jacob Kleeves

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REED CITY Funds are

available for those eligible
Osceola County residents who
own a home but are struggling
to maintain it properly according to Dan Massy, the countys
community development director.
Of interest to some would be
weatherization assistance.
Homeowners who weatherize
their homes can expect their
heating costs to be reduced by
15 to 30 percent, Massy said. The
weatherization may include the
addition of insulation, reducing
air leakage and helping with the
proper venting of dryers.
The Mid Michigan Community Action Agency administers
the countys weatherization program. For more information,
homeowners may contact the
agency by calling 231-791-7078
or by emailing www.mmcaa.
org. The agencys local office is
located at 240 E. Church St. in
Reed City.
State Emergency Relief, another form of assistance, is
available to homeowners with a
variety of needs. The Michigan
Department of Health and Human Services administers the
program.
State Emergency Relief
can help homeowners pay for
repairs to correct unsafe conditions and restore essential
services. Examples of repairs
covered by the program include
the repair or replacement of
furnaces, hot water heaters or
septic systems.
The program also offers
financial assistance for energyrelated furnace repairs. Energyrelated repair assistance comes
with a lifetime maximum of
$4,000 per family group. All energy-related repairs since Jan.
1, 1978, count toward the $4,000
maximum.

State emergency relief is also

available for those who need
certain non-energy-related repairs. Those repairs, with the
exception of furnace repair
or replacement, but including
hot water heaters and septic
systems for client-owned housing, have a lifetime maximum
of $1,500 per family group. That
total includes all non-energy
repairs approved since Dec. 1,
1991.
Those interested in learning
more about State Emergency
Relief may visit the MDHHS
website, www.mi.gov/mdhhs
or contact the Mecosta/Osceola
MDHHS office. The office is at
800 Water Tower Road in Big
Rapids. The phone number for
the office is 231-796-4300.
The Agriculture Department
also makes single-family loans
and grants available for home
repairs. Under the Section 504
Home Repair Program, verylow income homeowners may
obtain funds to repair, improve
or modernize their homes.
Grants are available for elder,
very-low-income homeowners
for the removal of health and
safety hazards. To be eligible for
the 504 Home Repair Program, a
person must be the owner of the
home and must live in it, be unable to obtain credit elsewhere,
and have a family income below
50 percent of the area median
income. The maximum loan
amount is $20,000. The homeowner may take up to 20 years
to repay the loan. The loans
have a one percent interest rate.
Full title service is required for
loans of $7,500 or more.
Grants are available for
amounts up to $7,500. To be eligible for a grant, an individual
must be 62 or older and unable
to repay a repair loan. The
grants are to be used only to re-

move health and safety hazards.

The grants must be repaid if
the property is sold within three
years.
Those applicants who can
repay part, but not all, of the
costs may be offered a loangrant combination. Loan-grants
can be combined to total up to
$27,500 in assistance.
Those wanting to learn if
their income qualifies them for
the assistance may go to the departments website, www.usda.
gov. They may also contact the
departments Traverse City office, 231-941-0951, ext. 4.
The Michigan State Housing
Development Authority may
also be able to assist struggling
homeowners. The authority makes home improvement
loans to homeowners through
participating lenders. Projects
that qualify for a loan must
protect or improve the basic
livability of a single-family or
manufactured home in a substantial way. Qualifying projects
may include roof repairs, new
siding, windows, doors, heating,
air conditioning, plumbing and
electrical work. Other examples
include kitchen and bathroom
remodeling, attic and basement
finishing, garages, carports
and decks and septic and sewer
repair.
Under the program, homeowners can borrow up to
$50,000. Interest rates vary between 4 and 8 percent based on
family income.
No appraisal is required to
obtain one of the loans. Also,
no lien is required on loans less
than $7,000. Loans are available
with 20-year repayment options.
Those interested in learning
more about housing development authority loans may visit
the authoritys website, www.
michigan.gov/mshda. They

may also contact a participating lender. When visiting the

website, a people may find loan
information by clicking on the
homeownership tab. They then
go to home improvement and
then to homeowners. The list
of participating lenders can be
located from either the home
improvement or the homowners
page.
Finally, the countys homeowners may take advantage of
the Osceola County Home Repair Program.
The program uses Community Development Block Grant
funds from the Michigan State
Housing Development Authority. The funds are to be used to
pay for home repairs owned by
income-eligible homeowners.
Eligible projects can include
electrical, plumbing, furnace
well and roof repairs. They can
also include the replacement of
windows and doors, the addition of insulation, septic system
improvement and fixing leadbased paint issues.
The funding usually comes
in the form of a no-interest,
no-monthly-payment loan. The
loan is repaid when the home
is sold or transferred to a new
owner or when the borrower no
longer occupies the home.
The program is available to
homeowners who live in the city
of Evart or Reed City, own and
have lived in the home for at
least one year, whose taxes are
up-to-date and who have homeowners insurance.
Other eligibility requirements
do exist. To gather more information about the program, visit
Osceola Countys website, www.
osceola-county.org. Then click
on the economic development
tab. The Community Development Office is located at 301 W.
Upton St. in Reed City.

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What is it?

Evarts five-day forecast

Local 5-Day Forecast
Fri

Sat

Sun

Mon

Tue

2/19

2/20

2/21

2/22

2/23

46/37

42/32

40/25

30/19

32/21

Windy with
showers ending.
Highs in the mid
40s and lows in
the upper 30s.

Mix of sun and

clouds. Highs in
the low 40s and
lows in the low
30s.

Showers. Highs
in the low 40s
and lows in the
mid 20s.

Chance of a few
snow showers.
Highs in the low
30s and lows in
the upper teens.

A few clouds.
Highs in the low
30s and lows in
the low 20s.

Sunrise: 7:34 AM

Sunrise: 7:33 AM

Sunrise: 7:31 AM

Sunrise: 7:29 AM

Sunrise: 7:28 AM

Sunset: 6:15 PM

Sunset: 6:17 PM

Sunset: 6:18 PM

Sunset: 6:19 PM

Sunset: 6:21 PM

Michigan at a Glance

Reed Citys five-day forecast

Local 5-Day Forecast

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What WAS it?

Each straw in the photograph wasnt a straw at
all, rather, a plastic travel
case for one of natures
more delectable sweet
treats.
The honey-sticks are a
creative way to have a dose
of honey premeasured (for
that cup of coffee or tea),
portable (easily slide into
purse, glovebox, suitcase),
and always at the ready
without any concerns
about a honey bear that
leaks or a honey jar which
might tip and ooze.
Since their conception,
the sticks also make for
a neat and tidy secret
weapon for diabetic sufferers; eating honey is a key
restorative for someone
whose blood sugar has just
taken a dramatic dip. The

recognized medicinal properties of honey date back

to 2000BC; Aristotle even
wrote of its wonders in the
300 B.C. era, and in this
day and age you will find
that our own National Institute of Health in D.C. is
officially on board with the
anti-bacterial advantages
honey has when placed on
open wounds.
Honey sticks simply
require a pair of scissors
to nip off either end. The
honey is then squeezed out
of the opening and enjoyed
(or applied).
Many a mother has
packed these and then drizour photograph.
zled the contents on toast
or oatmeal for the little
This is the closest we
ones. These days flavored
received to the correct anhoney is also an option
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Mon

Fri

Sat

Sun

2/19

2/20

2/21

46/36

42/32

40/25

Windy with
showers ending.
Highs in the mid
40s and lows in
the mid 30s.

Mostly cloudy.
Highs in the low
40s and lows in
the low 30s.

Showers
possible. Highs
in the low 40s
and lows in the
mid 20s.

Sunrise: 7:35 AM

Sunrise: 7:33 AM

Sunrise: 7:32 AM

Sunset: 6:16 PM

Sunset: 6:18 PM

Sunset: 6:19 PM

Michigan at a Glance

Tue

Sault Sainte Marie

2/22
29/23

2/23

30/19

33/20

More clouds
than sun. Highs
in the low 30s
and lows in the
upper teens.

A few clouds.
Highs in the low
30s and lows in
the low 20s.

Sunrise: 7:30 AM

Sunrise: 7:29 AM

Grand Rapids
6:20 PM
38/33 Sunset:
Lansing
Detroit
35/30
31/27

Sunset: 6:22 PM

Area Cities
City
Alpena
Ann Arbor
Bay City
Benton Harbor
Big Rapids
Chicago
Coldwater
Detroit
Escanaba
Flint
Gladwin
Grand Rapids
Houghton
Iron Mountain
Ironwood

Hi
19
31
26
32
27
32
32
31
23
28
26
30
20
22
22

Lo Cond.
5 Sunny
14 M Cloudy
11 Cloudy
18 P Cloudy
9 Cloudy
24 M Sunny
17 Cloudy
14 P Cloudy
12 Cloudy
13 Cloudy
11 M Cloudy
17 M Cloudy
13 P Cloudy
9 P Cloudy
14 M Sunny

National Cities
City
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Dallas Cities
Area
Denver
City
Houston
Alpena
Los Angeles
Ann
Arbor

Hi Lo Cond.
53 31 Sunny
45 26 P Cloudy
32 24 M Sunny
70 49 Sunny
68
Cloudy
Hi 41
LoP Cond.
73
19 50
5 Sunny
Sunny
74
31 56
14PMCloudy
Cloudy

Bay City
26
Moon Phases32
Benton Harbor
Big Rapids
27
Chicago
32
Coldwater
32
Detroit
31
EscanabaFirst
23
Flint
28
Feb 15
Gladwin
26
Grand Rapids
30
UV Index
Houghton
20
Iron Mountain
22
Fri
Ironwood
22

2/19

11 Cloudy
18 P Cloudy
9 Cloudy
24 M Sunny
17 Cloudy
14 P Cloudy
Full
12 Cloudy
13 Cloudy
Feb 22
11 M Cloudy
17 M Cloudy
13 P Cloudy
9
SatP Cloudy
14 M Sunny

2/20

City
Hi Lo Cond.
Jackson
31 15 Cloudy
Kalamazoo
32 15 P Cloudy
Sault Sainte Marie 28 16 Cloudy
Lansing
29/23
Mackinaw City
18 10 M Cloudy
Manistee
25 11 Cloudy
Menominee
22 11 M Sunny
Michigan City
32 17 M Cloudy
Midland
27 12 Cloudy
Muskegon
29 16 Cloudy
Pontiac
31 13 M Cloudy
Port Huron
26 11 M Cloudy
Saginaw
27 13 Cloudy
Sault Ste Marie
14 5 Sunny
Toledo
35 18 M Cloudy
City
Traverse
22 12 M Cloudy
Grand Rapids

38/33
Lansing
Detroit
35/30
City
Hi
Lo Cond.
31/27
Miami
77 61 Sunny
Minneapolis
29 22 M Sunny
New York
43 28 Cloudy
Phoenix
89 58 Sunny
San
64 52
Showers
CityFrancisco
Hi Few
Lo Cond.
Seattle
57 43
Jackson
31 Cloudy
15 Cloudy
Saint Louis
44 33
Kalamazoo
32 Cloudy
15 P Cloudy
Lansing
Mackinaw City
Manistee
Menominee
Michigan City
Midland
Last
Muskegon
Pontiac Mar 1
Port Huron
Saginaw
Sault Ste Marie
Toledo
Sun
Mon
Traverse City

2/21

2/22

28
18
25
22
32
27
29
31
26
27
14
35
22

16 Cloudy
10 M Cloudy
11 Cloudy
11 M Sunny
17 M Cloudy
12 Cloudy
New
16 Cloudy
13 M
Cloudy
Mar
9
11 M Cloudy
13 Cloudy
5 Sunny
18 M Cloudy
Tue
12 M Cloudy

2/23

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Cities

2
1
2
3
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Low
LowHi Lo Cond.
Moderate
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Hi Lo
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City
Atlanta
53 31 Sunny
Miami
77 61 Sunny
The UV Index is measured on a 0 - 11 number scale, with a
Boston
45 26 P Cloudy
Minneapolis
29 022 M Sunny
higher UV Index showing the need for greater skin protection.
Chicago
32 24 M Sunny
New York
43 28 Cloudy
11
Dallas
70 49 Sunny
Phoenix
89 58 Sunny
Denver
68 41 P Cloudy
San Francisco
64 52 Few Showers
Houston
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Reed City Band Booster

annual carnival
REED CITY The Reed
City Band Booster annual
carnival will be held on
Feb. 20 from 2 to 6 p.m. at
Reed City High School.
Dunk tank, games, inflatables, haunted house,
cake walk and more. Full
concession stand.

Whats Happening in the Area

six workshops.
To register, contact Tricia Dailey at 231-832-8476 or
[email protected] or Tina Bogart
at 231-832-7115 or [email protected].

Evening book club

at Reed City library

REED CITY An evening book club will be held

on Feb. 18 at 6 p.m. at the
Blood drive
Reed City Area District
Library.
REED CITY A blood
Join a discussion of
drive will be held on March
Rosie Project by Graeme
3 from 1 to 5:45 p.m. at
Simsion.
Church of the Nazarene,
5300 S. 220th Avenue.

Teen day intro

to graphic design

Free chronic pain

workshop

REED CITY Spectrum

Health Reed City Hospital
is offering a six-week free
health workshop to help
community members experiencing chronic pain.
The Personal Action
Toward Health (PATH)
Chronic Pain Workshop
will be held on Wednesdays
from 1 to 3:30 p.m., through
March 16. The workshop is
designed for patients dealing with chronic pain issues and will be held at the
Reed City Depot, 200 North
Chestnut Street.
The program will be
taught by Tina Bogart
and Tricia Dailey, care
coordinators for Spectrum
Health Reed City Hospital.
The six-week course is designed to empower patients
to communicate with their
health care team, take
medications as prescribed
and face the daily challenges of living with an
ongoing health condition.
Advanced registration
required. Participants will
receive a book and refreshments at each session. In
order to achieve the full
benefit, plan to attend all

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REED CITY A teen day

intro to graphic design
will be held on Feb. 23 at 4
p.m. at the Reed City Area
District Library.
Learn basic graphic
design concepts, possible
careers and more.

A food pantry is available

to residents in need who
live in Osceola County. The
following is a list of the different locations, hours and
contact people.
SEARS Former Orient
Township Hall, next to the
Post Office
Every Tuesday, 1 to 4 p.m.
Contact Ken at 231-6202504
MARION Marion Food
Pantry, East Main Street,
by appointment, on call 24
hours
Contact Marsha at 231743-6801
TUSTIN Augustana
Lutheran Church
Every Monday, 9 a.m. to
noon
Contact Katie at 231-7684418, or Betty at 231-8293457
REED CITY St. Phillips Church
Every Tuesday, Thursday, 1 to 4 p.m.
Contact Robert at 231-8322624

the Nazarene, Shepherds

Table, free meal every
Thursday at 5:30 p.m., 5300
220th Avenue. Donations
welcome.

11th annual 3-on-3

tournmanet in Reed City

REED CITY Reed

Citys 11th Annual 3 on
3 Tournament Coyote
Classic will be held on
March 26.
Teams for boys and girls
ages 7 to 18 four player
teams at $80 ($75 if post
marked before March 7).
Deadline for registering
is March 22. Registration
form is available at www.
reedcity.k12.mi.us/athletics.
For questions, call Denise Nelson 231-388-0265 or
email at dnelson@reedcity.
k12.mi.us.

Free winter clothing

EVART The South Evart Quilt Club meets on the

first and third Wednesday
of each month through
May 30, at the Evart Township Hall, Main Street,
from 11 a.m. to 2:30-3 p.m.
with a potluck lunch at
noon.
Everyone interested in
quilting, whether beginner
or pro, are welcome. For
more information, contact
Margie at 231-734-3857 or
Ann at 231-867-3237.

OLAH holding monthly

meetings

EVART The Osceola

League for Arts and Humanities will be holding
a monthly meeting on
the first Tuesday of each
month at 6:30 p.m. at 207 N.
Main Street, Evart, 231-7349900.
Art, antiques, crafts.
Open Thursday, Friday,
Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5
p.m.
Lapidary Class, Saturday,
1 to 5 p.m.
Classes in other areas of
the arts will be offered for
those interested.

REED CITY Free hats,

coats, mittens and boots
sponsored by the Reed City
Reed City library
GFWC Womens Club
Area Ministerial Associaboard meeting
EVART Evart Womens tion reopened on Jan. 19.
The new location is
Club meets the second
REED CITY A library
the Reed City Methodist
board meeting will be held Tuesday of every month
Church located on the cor(Sept. through June).
on Feb. 29 at 6 p.m. at the
Volunteers needed
Contact Terese at 231-734- ner of Lincoln Street and
Reed City Area District
Church Street. Use the Lin- for Road to Recovery
6940.
Library.
coln Street entrance.
The public is welcome
REED CITY Road to
Hours will be each Tues- Recovery is an American
and encouraged to attend.
AARP meeting
day, 1 to 4 p.m. until spring. Cancer Society volunteerbased program that proREED CITY AARP No.
Personal safety
vides transportation for
2418 meets on the second
Breakfast
at
Reed
City
presentation at the
cancer patients to and
Wednesday of every month
Moose Lodge
from their treatments.
at the United Methodist
library
Volunteer drivers transChurch in Reed City.
REED CITY The Reed
port patients from their
Potluck lunch (bring own City Moose Lodge will
REED CITY A personal
home to cancer treatment
be serving breakfast on
safety presentation will be table service) will start
centers, doctor visits and
at noon followed with a
the second Sunday of the
held on Feb. 25 from 6 to
other cancer-related approgram starting at 1 p.m. month from 8 to 11 a.m.
7:30 p.m. at the Reed City
pointments.
Everyone welcome.
Same menu and all you
Area District Library.
The American Cancer
For more information,
can eat. Eggs, sausage,
Learn ways to ensure
contact Marylou at 231-832- potatoes, pancakes, French Society is working with
your personal safety with
Spectrum Health Reed City
4938.
toast, biscuits and gravy.
Trooper Michael White of
Hospital, Susan P. WheatAll for $6 per person.
the Michigan State Police.
lake Regional Cancer
Adult program.
Shepherds Table
to recruit volunteer
South Evart Quilt Club Center
drivers and coordinators
REED CITY Church of
Food pantries
meeting
from Osceola and its surrounding counties to help
drive cancer patients to
and from their treatment.
All volunteers need is a
few hours during the week
and a desire to make a difference.
Local community members who are interested
in volunteering for the
numbers of these locally owned businesses on hand
Road to Recovery program
for all of your service and shopping needs.
should contact the American Cancer Society at 1-800227-2345.
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Spectrum offers
diabetes support group

REED CITY Spectrum

Health is offering a diabetes support group on the
last Tuesday of the month
at 4 p.m. at the diabetes
education building, 219
East Church Street.
The groups are free and
open to those with diabetes or those who support
someone with the condition. Facilitators will lead
discussions on various
topics including healthy
cooking, computer apps for
diabetes, use of over-thecounter medications and
more.
To register, call 231-5924483.

Church of Firstborn
open on Wednesdays
REED CITY The
Church of the Firstborn,
310 S. Higbee, is now open
Wednesdays from noon
until 6 p.m. serving soups
at no charge. Open to the
public and all are welcome.

Free community dinner

SEARS Free community dinner will be held every Saturday night at 5:45
p.m. in Brooks Corners
Hall with a contemporary
worship at 6:30 p.m. Invite
a friend.

Weight loss group

meetings on Thursdays

EVART T.O.P.S weight

loss support group meets
every Thursday at 8:30 a.m.
at the Evart United Methodist Church. Weigh in is
from 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. and
meeting is at 9:30 a.m.
T.O.P.S. MI 1390 weight
loss support groups meets
every Thursday at 6 p.m.
at Calvary Baptist Church.
Weigh in is from 6 to 6:30
p.m. and meeting is from
6:45 to 8 p.m.

Health specialty clinic

REED CITY Urologist, John Anema, M.D.

will be offering outpatient
services at the hospitals
Specialty Clinic twice a
month.
He will be consulting
with patients on the second
Friday of the month and
performing outpatient surgery and other procedures,
including lithotripsy on
the fourth Friday.
The clinic is located at
300 N. Patterson Road. Contact Spectrum Health Reed
City Hospital Specialty
Clinic at 231-832-7108 for
more information.

Fibromyalgia support
group meeting

BIG RAPIDS Support

group for people with Fibromyalgia will be meeting the first and third Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. at St.
Johns Lutheran Church,
located at 1004 N. McEwan.
McEwan.
Discussion topics are
based on the needs of
members of the group.
Suggestions are always
welcomed.
For more information,
contact Lori at 989-386-6113.

Crossroads Quilt Guild

meeting

REED CITY The Crossroads Quilt Guild will hold

meetings on the fourth
Tuesday of each month,
except December, from 6
to 8 p.m. at the Reed City
Church of the Nazarene.

Quilts to Comfort
meeting

REED CITY Patsy

Blues Quilts to Comfort
meets the second Tuesday
of each month, except December, from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. to make quilts for the
P. Wheatlake Cancer
Dinner with friends at Susan
Center. Guild meetings
St. Paul Lutheran Church are the fourth Tuesday,
except December, at 6 p.m.
EVART Dinner with
Quilters of all skill levels
Friends Community Meal
welcome.
will be held on the second
All meetings are held at
Wednesday of each month
Reed City Church of the
from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at St.
Paul Lutheran Church, 435 Nazarene, 5300 220th AvW. 5th Street. Sponsored by enue.
For further details, conSt. Paul Lutheran Church
and the Evart United Meth- tact Liz at 231-734-9704.
odist Church.
Donations appreciated.
Activities at the Osceola
Take out available.
Senior Center
For more information,
contact 231-734-3585 or 231REED CITY The Se734-5491.
nior Center, 219 E. Todd
In the event that school
Street, has activities hapis canceled, Dinner with
pening four afternoons
Friends will not take place. during the week. On
Mondays and Thursdays,
euchre is played from 1 to 3
Free dinner
p.m.; on Tuesdays, bingo is
at Reed City church
played from 12:30 to 3 p.m.;
and on Fridays, pedro is
REED CITY There
will be a free dinner every played from 1 to 3 p.m.
The center is open for
Monday from 5 to 7 p.m. at
young and old to come and
the Church of the Firstborn Revival Center, 310 S. enjoy an afternoon of fun
and enjoyment.
Higbee.
For more information,
Donations accepted but
contact Carolyn at 231-832not necessary.
2676 or Bonnie at 231-8321136.

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Obituary
Arlene Rose Culp
E VA RT A rl e n e
Rose Culp, of Evart,
passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2016,
at Spectrum Blodgett
Hospital in East Grand
Rapids. She was 76.
Mrs. Culp was born
May 16, 1939, in Copemish, Michigan, to Arthur and Eva (Rhinard)
May. She graduated
from Blanchard High
School in 1957.
Arlene is survived by
two daughters, Dawn
(Dean) Holmes of Tustin, Kay (Michael) Lapierre of Hickory Corners; a son, David

(Kathi) Culp of Niles;

nine grandchildren;
five great-grandchildren; and two brothers,
Calvin (Nan) May of
California, and John
( C o n n i e ) M ay o f
Blanchard.
She was preceded in
death by her parents;
and three sisters: Dorothy, Verna, and Irene.
Mrs. Culp will be interred in Altona Cemetery near Lakeview.
Memorial services will
be held at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be directed to
your local food pantry.

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Reed City water is safe: City manager

Howell attributes the
citys water quality to the
waters source. The water
REED CITY Reed City comes from four wells
varying in depth from 94 to
residents can drink their
220 feet deep.
water and feel safe doing
A big difference exists
so. That was the essence
between the water that
of what city manager Ron
Howell told the citys coun- comes from wells and water from surface sources
cil at Tuesdays council
such as rivers and lakes,
meeting.
Howell said.
The city is required to
The primary source
test its water for lead every
three years. For the testing, of lead is from old pipes.
The pipes could be water
water samples are taken
mains, connections from
from various points scatthe main to the house or
tered around the city. The
highest lead level was three piping from inside the
parts per billion. The state- house or other structure.
Any corrosive material in
mandated action level for
lead is 15 parts per billion. the water can cause lead to
By Andy Duffy
Weekly Voice

leach into it.

Reed Citys water is of
such a high quality the city
isnt required to add an
anti-corrosion agent to it.
Officials dont believe the
city has any lead mains.
Possibly some lead piping
runs from the main to the
shut-off valve. Whenever
city workers find one, they
replace it.
Any time city workers
discover a lead line running from the shut-off
valve into a home, they
urge the property owner to
replace it with copper. Although Howell anticipates
regulations could change
in the aftermath of the

Flint water crisis, the state

currently does not require
the city to find and replace
lead pipes on house supply
lines or within a home.
Homeowners can check
to see if they have a lead
supply line by trying to
stick a magnet to it, Howell
said. If the magnet is not
able to stick, the line is
very likely lead.
Those concerned about
lead in their water can
get a test kit from a home
supply store or from the
Central Michigan Health
Department office in Reed
City.
Reed City currently has
927 water customers.

Spectrum Health Reed City

accepting scholarship applications
REED CITY Spectrum Health Reed City
Hospital is now taking
applications for its annual scholarship awards.
The facility will award
a $1,000 scholarship to
two graduating high
school seniors who
are planning to enter a
health sciences profession. Interested seniors
must fill out an application at spectrumhealth.
org/reedcity-scholarships. To be considered
for a scholarship, an
applicant must meet the
following criteria:
The applicant must
be a student of one of
the following area high
schools:
Baldwin High School
Evart High School
Mecosta Osceola Career Center
Pine River High

School
Reed City High School
Also, the applicant
must be pursuing a degree in health sciences,
have a minimum of a
2.5 GPA, submit written
goals and aspirations
and submit a resume
of extra-curricular activities, work history and
community service.
The deadline for receipt of applications is
April 15, 2016. The scholarship will be awarded
following the conclusion
of the students first semester of college or university, provided a GPA
of 2.5 was maintained.
Questions regarding
the scholarship program
can be directed to Sarah
Neubecker at 231-592-4402
or by email at sarah.neubecker@spectrumhealth.
org.

Diabetes presentation to be held March 3

BIG RAPIDS An
educational session is
coming up for those who
have diabetes or care for
someone who does. In the
session, JoAnn Henderson-Collins, a diabetes
patient, will share her
personal experiences.
The session will be
a one-hour talk called
managing diabetes: The
Next Step. The session
will begin at 2 p.m. on
Tuesday, March 3, in the
classroom at Spectrum
Health Big Rapids Hospital.
Henderson-Collins
is a trained member
of the A1C Champions
Program. The program
offers a patient-led approach to diabetes education.
Henderson-Collins
takes insulin as part
of her overall diabetes
treatment. She also uses
diet, exercise and other

medications to treat her

illness. Drawing on her
formal training and personal experiences, she
will share information
about diabetes self-management.
During her presentation, Henderson-Collins
will explain why she
doesnt believe taking insulin is a sign of failure,
the concerns she had
about starting an insulin
regimen and misperceptions about insulin.
Those interested in attending the event should
register by calling 231592-4483 or by emailing
[email protected]. Registration
is preferred, but not
required. When arriving
for the event, attendees
should meet in the main
Big Rapids Hospital
lobby. From there a staff
member will escort them
to the classroom.

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Last year Braden Reed, practiced his putt on the greens in the Reed City High School cafe during the band carnival. The carnival returns
this year on Feb. 20.

Band carnival, haunted hallway

a winter blues-breaking tradition
by Nicole Hamner Weiss
Special to the Weekly Voice

said, noting that good word

of mouth and community
support has helped the
REED CITY For deproject grow each year.
cades, students, staff and
We have a very dedisupporters of the thriving
cated, passionate group of
Reed City Band program
students and supporters
have been breaking up the
excited to bring this annual
winter blahs with a day of
tradition to new and old
carnival fun and spooky
friends of the Reed City
student creations lighting
Area.
up the hallways of Reed
Hulliberger credits the
City High School.
thriving and growing band
This years event, held
program as one of the
Saturday, Feb. 20 from 2 to
needs for raising funds to
6 p.m. at Reed City High
School, will have a space offset band expenses.
Thanks to the strong eftheme and plenty of thrills,
forts of John Szczerowski,
games, prizes, laughs, and
Director of Bands, the Reed
a few chills for the very
City Band program has
brave.
seen dramatic enrollment
A decades-long staple at
growth over the last several
the school and an annual
years. We are very excited
fundraiser for the band
and proud of the growth
program, the Reed City
of this program, however,
Band Carnival is the programs biggest, most antici- it creates significant finanpated event of the year, said cial challenges to ensure
that every student has the
Reed City Band Boosters
President Kris Hulliberger. necessary instruments,
music and uniforms to parWe are proud to be providing this family fun com- ticipate. That is why these
events, like the Band Carmunity event for nearly
nival, are essential to the
four decades now, she

support of the Reed City

Band Carnival and
Bands, she said.
Haunted Hallway
This years events include inflatables, games,
Ticket Prices
prizes, giant slides, obWristbands $12 Unlimited
stacle courses, dunk tank,
Inflatables includes 1 cotand special guests like Dyton candy
namite the Clown.
Tickets 3/$1
Tickets to the games and
Carnival Special $17 inrides are three tickets for
cludes 1 Unlimited inflata$1.
bles wristband, 24 tickets,
An unlimited use wrist1 cotton candy
band is available for $12
Dunk Tank $1/ball or 6 balls
and includes all inflatables
for $5
and cotton candy.
Everything is between 2 to
There is also a Carnival
6 tickets each
Special including a $17
Carnival Games 3
wristband which includes
Cake Walk 3
unlimited inflatables wristLollipop Tree 2
band, 24 tickets and a cotHaunted House 4
ton candy.
Bounce House 3
For those with an advenBouncer Maze 5
turous spirit, wander the
Obstacle Course 5
high school halls to enjoy
Giant Slide 5
herbal student produced
Gladiator Colliseum 6
and organized haunted
Face Painting 5
hallways, a highlight for
Duck Pond 3
many students and the
souls that brave the haunted walk.
warm memories on a cold
For the rest, there is
winter afternoon.
plenty of family-friendly
carnival fun sure to make

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Leap year party held in Reed City in 1884

vas was spread upon each
lodge room floor, and everything was made homelike and cheerful. The Odd
In the old days, people
Fellows hall was used for
celebrated whenever an
the dance, and the Masonic
occasion presented itself,
hall for the reception room
and leap year was no exand for visiting.
ception.
The rule made by the laAn article from the Reed
dies was that every young
City Clarion shows how
lady should invite a marbig of an occasion leap
year was, The social event ried gentlemen and the
married ladies the single
of the season was the
gentlemen.
leap year party given by
The committee of arthe ladies of Reed City to
their gentlemen friends on rangements were Mrs. T.
H. Peacock, Mrs. E. B. MarWednesday Evening.
tin, Mrs. G. W. Morris and
The party was announced on the invitations Mrs. F. I. Tracy; Reception
committee Miss Jennie
to be at the Opera House,
Malone, Miss Emma Adbut the Masons and Odd
ams, Mrs. W. A. Higbe and
Fellows very generously
and Kindly tendered the la- Miss Bertha Patterson;
Floor Managers Mrs.
dies with free use of their
H. C. Stoddard, Mrs. W.
cozy and handsomely furnished lodge rooms. A can- M. Slosson, Mrs. Jennie
By Shanna Avery
Special to the Weekly Voice

Malone and Miss Emma

Adams.
The music was excellent and was furnished by
the Big Rapids Orchestra.
There were 35 numbers
sold, but many of the
ladies brought two gentlemen. The supper was furnished by the ladies and
was very fine.
Of all that did
chance,twere a long tale
to tell of the dances and
dresses, and who was the
belle: But each was so happy, and all were so fair, that
night stole away, and the
dawn caught, there.
Only that the party
broke up at three oclock
instead of at the dawn.
The ladies made a great
success of the party. Everybody acknowledged it to
be the very best party ever

given in Reed City. All enjoyed the occasion highly;

good cheer, mirth, and sociability reigned supreme.
It was a constant remark that never before had
there been a gathering in
town where there was so
much sociability and real
enjoyment. At the close the
gentlemen, in true American fashion, returned the
ladies a vote of thanks and
gave them a hearty three
cheers. Reed City Clarion:
February 1, 1884
Leap Year celebrations
were not just enjoyed by
Reed City residents. Other
communities held their
own festivities. A news
item in the Big Rapids
Current told, An old folks
leap year party was held at
the town hall on last Friday evening and it proved

to be a most enjoyable
occasion. It is understood
that two or three of the
gentlemen who attended
were laid up on the following day, they having been
exhausted by excessive
dancing. Mecosta News
column, Feb. 27, 1884.
The State News column
in the Manistee Times Sentinel gave another mention
about leap year, An Old
Maids club has been organized at Adrian. As this
is leap year, this club may
prove to be a dangerous
weapon. March 2,1888
To a current reader, such
an odd statement about
the Old Maids club being
a danger during leap year
might not make sense, but
to know it is rooted in a
long-held leap year tradition gives understanding

that such a statement was

common knowledge back
then.
In leap year folklore it
was a common custom in
Britain and Ireland that
women could propose for
marriage only during a
leap year. Tradition has it
that Queen Margaret of
Scotland took it further
and made it law in 1288
that if a marriage proposal
was refused by a man, he
must compensate the woman with a pair of leather
gloves, a single rose and a
kiss. In certain places leap
year proposals were limited to Leap Day, insinuating
that perhaps women took
advantage of this and it
may have been a bit much
and somewhat expensive
for the men to keep up with
throughout the year.

Love your Library Walk raised hundreds

REED CITY In the
Reed City Area District Librarys latest fundraising
event, 14 walkers turned
out Feb. 12 for the sixth
annual Love Your Library
Walk.
Between them, the walkers walked a total of 191
laps or 27.3 miles. (One lap
a circuit in the around the
center blocks of the high
school. Seven laps equal
one mile.)
So far the event has
raised $535 and participants still have outstanding pledges to collect,
Heather Symon Bassett,
the librarys director,
said. Bassett believes the
event will bring a total
of between $600 and $900
eventually. The funds will
support the New Library
Project.

Though that is just

shy of this years goal of
$1,000, we are very happy
with and grateful for what
was raised, Bassett said.
This event is a very lowcost event to plan for, so
any amount generated is
nearly all devoted directly
to the Reed City Area
District Librarys New Library Project.
Bassett said several
walkers used Fitbits to
track their laps. One person was preparing for a 5K
race.
The walk was a great
way to tie a fitness goal
into supporting a worthy
cause, Bassett said.
During the walk, participants discussed the
New Library Project and
shared personal fitness
goals. The walkers had a

range of ages and fitness

levels among them.
It was great to have
all of them come out on a
cold evening to join other
library supporters, Bassett said.
Together, the walk and
the Mystery at the Reed
City Library play have
raised nearly $5,000 within
the past month. The play,
between ticket sales and
donations, raised $4,022.25.
That is a lot of community support. Bassett
said. We are thrilled to
see people are supporting
the New Library Project
and are excited for the
move.
Later this year, the library will be moving to the
former St. Phillips CathoAndy Duffy | Weekly Voice
lic school building at 829 S. Heather Symon Bassett and Kathy Koneska display their walking papers at the sixth annual Love Your
Chestnut St.
Library Walk.

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Public record

Evart Police Department

weekly report

2/6/2016
Verbal Domestic An
officer was dispatched to
a verbal domestic dispute.
The subject left prior to
officers arrival and the officer was informed that no
assault had occurred.
2/8/2016
Malicious Destruction
of Property An officer
was dispatched to investigate a malicious destruction of property complaint.
The case remains open at
this time.
Harassment An officer was dispatched to a harassment complaint. The
case has been investigated
and turned over to the
prosecuting attorney.
2/9/2016
Missing Person An
officer was dispatched to
take a missing persons
complaint. The subject was
later located.
2/10/2016
Assist An officer assisted with a medical emergency.
2/12/2016
Malicious Destruction
of Property An officer
was dispatched to a malicious destruction of property of a vehicle. The case
remains open at this time.
Harassment An officer took a stalking complaint that is still open at
this time.

Reed City Police

Department, weekly
report
2/8/16
Officers were dispatched to U.S. 10 to take a
report of a car/deer accident. No injuries were reported.
Officer were dispatched
to a civil matter over mail.
The individual was advised
of the proper method to address her situation.
Officers were dispatched
to local business regarding
a suspicious situation. Officers located the 36-yearold female in another store.
It was agreed by the store
owner she was acting odd.
Officers questioned the

woman and found no criminal acts. Case closed.

2/9/16
Officers were dispatched
to the elementary school at
night. The caller reported
seeing a juvenile standing
in the door entrance, who
appeared to be crying. Officers located a teenager
there, who was not upset
and was using the schools
WiFi. Case closed.
2/10/16
Officers were dispatched to local business
regarding a family dispute
causing a disturbance. The
individuals were given a
warning for disturbing the
peace.
Officers were dispatched to assist the
Osceola County Sheriff s
Department with an alarm
activation. Officers found
the local business to be secure from the outside and
searched the perimeter
of the building finding no
recent tracks in the snow.
The key holder was contacted. Case closed.
2/11/16
Officers assisted the
Wyoming, Michigan, Police Department with the
investigation of a runaway
17-year-old female. The residence was checked twice
on two separate dates. The
female was not located either time.
2/12/16
Officers received a notice to be on the look out
for a suicidal male who was
traveling in the area. The
individual was located and
transported to Spectrum
Health Reed City campus
for observation.
Officers took a report
of vehicle damage. It was
not know how or when the
damage happened.
Officers were requested
to perform a walk through
at a local business and perform an evaluation of the
buildings security.
Officers observed a
58-year-old male driving
with a 2-year-old child in
his lap. He was issued citations for an expired registration along with the child
restraint violation.
Officers received a call
regarding property damage done by an estranged

spouse. A report was taken

and the caller was advised
that it was a civil matter
and suggested she take pictures and document any
damage for the divorce proceedings in court.
Officers went to the residence of a 54-year-old male
who had a warrant on a
traffic violation. The individual posted bond and was
released.
2/13/16
Officers were dispatched to local bar to take
a stolen vehicle report. The
vehicle was located out of
town and returned to the
owner. A 46-year-old female
was arrested on charges
of Unlawful Driving of an
Automobile and Operating while Intoxicated. She
was then transported to the
Osceola County Jail without incident.
Officers performed a
traffic stop for no headlight. An investigation
showed the driver was operating with a suspended
license. The officer issued
the 20-year-old female driver an appearance citation
for driving while license
was suspended (DWLS) and
for an expired registration.
The vehicle was turned
over to the passenger who
was a valid driver.
2/14/16
Officers were dispatched to local business
regarding an alarm activation. Officer performed a
perimeter check and found
nothing out of place. It is
believed the alarm had
been activated by the valentine balloons floating
around. Case closed.
While on foot patrol, officers found an unlocked
door of a local business.
Officers found nothing out
of order and contacted the
key holder, who came in to
lock up.
Officers served vehicle
abatement paper work at a
local residence.
Officers were called to
perform a welfare check
on a 69-year-old woman,
whose phone was sending
a busy signal. The officers
found the woman at home,
who stated she was unaware the phone was off
the hook. Case closed.

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Farm adding permanent location for beef sales

By Andy Duffy
Weekly Voice

EVART Elders Dairy

Beef LLC is opening a farm
stand. The grand opening
of the business will be Saturday, Feb. 20. The stand is
located on 80th Ave. about
four miles south of Evart.
The grand opening will
include a drawing. The winner will receive an assortment of ground beef and
ribeye steaks.
Normal hours for the
business will be Monday
and Friday from 1 to 6 p.m.
and Saturday from 10 a.m.
to 1 p.m. For this Saturdays
grand opening, however,
the stand will be open from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Besides beef products,
maple syrup, honey, eggs,
strawberry jam and other
locally produced products
will often be available there.
The beef sold at the stand
is USDA Choice, farm fresh
and free of hormones and
antibiotics. It has been
processed by Ebels General
Store in Falmouth. Cuts
of beef include brisket
back ribs, boneless ribeyes,
ground beef patties, New
York strip steaks and others. The business also sells
locally grown pork and
lamb products.

Osceola receives
grant to reduce teen
pregnancy
REED CITY The
Michigan Health Endowment Fund has awarded the
Osceola County Community foundation $29,074 to
increase access to prenatal
care in the county and for
programs to reduce the
numbers of teen pregnancies.
With the funds, the foundation will train service
providers in teen-pregnancy prevention practices.
This grant will allow us
to collaborate with local
partners on an effective
teen pregnancy prevention campaign, according
to Larry Neiderheide, the
chairman of the foundations board of trustees.
The high rate of teen pregnancy is one of our communitys most challenging
youth health behaviors, and
we look forward to working
together on evidence-based
prevention strategies for
Osceola County.
The programs developed
with the funds will target
Osceola County male and
female youths ages 15 to 19.
A particular emphasis on
those in low-income households.
The Michigan Health
Endowment Fund awarded
more than $8.5 million to
29 community foundations
across the state, making it
the Funds second largest
distribution of funds to improve the quality of health
for Michigans children and
seniors.

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The Elder familys new farm stand will stock locally produced
maple syrup, strawberry jam and honey in addition to beef, pork
and lamb.

The business is operated

by Dave and Kathy Elder,
their sons, Corey, Craig and
Chris, their daughter-inlaw, Killi, and grandchildren Ryan, Kelci, Keira and
Carson.
The family has been selling beef since 1998. Corey,
Craig and Chris had been
showing dairy steers at the
fair, and they started selling
beef quarters and halves.
In 2014, the family began
selling individually packaged cuts of meat. There

was a large demand for

their beef, Kathy said, but a
lot of families didnt want
to buy an entire quarter
or half half. Chris really
pushed hard to get the individual packaging going,
Kathy said.
The beef is from 12-14
month-old Holstein steers.
Although the steers havent
been kept on a non-GMO
diet, the meat is hormone
and antibiotic free.
The selling of beef is an
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A shantytown sprang up at Lake Miramichi south of Evart during the free fishing weekend. Anglers braved the cold to go out and catch a few fish.

Free fishing
was an
easy hook
for some

Andy Duffy | Weekly

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Herseys Mike
Killian takes a
few moments
to drill another
hole in the ice
with his ice
auger Sunday.
The auger sent
chips flying
as it drilled
through the
seven or eight
inches of ice
covering Lake
Miramichi.

Andy Duffy | Weekly Voice

Although a shanty town sprang up on Lake Miramichi south of Evart during the
free-fishing weekend, Herseys Allan Kohlhoff had Hicks Lake north of Evart all to
himself Sunday afternoon. He was having good luck reeling in the lakes crappies.

Youthful leaders sought STUDENT

ATHLETE

EVART High school

sophomores and juniors
whose parents or guardians receive electric
service from Great Lakes
Energy are being invited
to apply for two free leadership events. The events
are the Youth Leadership
Summit and the Washington D.C. Youth Tour.
Applications should be
submitted by March 18.
The programs are designed to help students
develop their leadership
skills, explore career opportunities in the electric
industry and engage in
the democratic process.
The Youth Leadership
Summit will take place
April 27-29 at SpringHill
Camps near Evart and is
offered by Michigans electric cooperatives.
According to co-op officials, the summit is a
three-day, high-energy,
interactive experience
that brings students from
all over Michigan together to test themselves
mentally and physically.
The event will include a
combination of hands-on
classroom exercises and
an opportunity to have a
high-ropes experience 30
feet in the air. Students
will also learn how to
respond in emergency
situations, explore energy
career options, test their
decision-making skills

as an elected official and

learn what to expect as
they prepare for life after
high school.
The learning activities
and team-building fun all
take place at SpringHills
515 acres of northern
Michigan forests and rolling hills.
All participants in the
summit will be considered
for a trip to Washington
D.C. with the National
Rural Electric Youth Tour.
The tour will be held June
11-16. The all-expense-paid
trip will include trips to

museums, memorials and

monuments in the nations capital. It will also
give them the opportunity
to meet their federal legislators.
Those who would like
additional information or
would like to apply online
may visit miYLS.com or
call 888-485-2537, ext. 8174.
Great Lakes Energy is
a not-for-profit, member
owned rural electric utility serving more than
125,000 members in 26
western Michigan counties.

Reed City 3 on 3

tOuRnAment

Saturday, March 26th, 2016

Reed City High School

RegisteR tODAY!
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6 Divisions for boys and girls

(Co-ed teams compete in boys division)

Trophies for all members of winning teams

Medals for all members of
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Certified Referees
Every participant gets a t-shirt
Team fee (up to 4 players) $80
Register by March 7th and save $5
All proceeds benefit Reed City Basketball Program!
For more information email Denise
at [email protected]

EVART Although
children appeared to be in
short supply on a couple
of Osceola County lakes
during the free-fishing
weekend, a number of
adults spent some time ice
fishing.
It wasnt the allure of being able to fish for free that
drew most of them; the
majority were regulars on
the ice.
Ice augers sent chips flying as anglers drilled holes
for their lines. Portable
shelters and traditional,
wood-constructed shanties
stood against an icy wind.
ATVs and snowmobiles
ferried fishermen back and
forth between shelters and
the shore. Portable heaters
delivered a little warmth
to the shelters while fishermen garbed in heavy
clothing braved the cold
temperatures to catch a
few fillets for the table.

of the
Week

Meet: Jacob Kleeves

Junior at Evart High School

What sports do you play?

Football, wrestling, track
What moment in sports
stands out the most to you?
Why?
When we beat Beal City in
football. It felt good to beat
them after all these years of
losing to them.
Who is your favorite professional athlete?
I would have to pick Peyton Manning.
What is your pre-game
ritual?
Listening to music and
working on something to
help improve myself
What is your favorite subject in school? Why?
Economics would have to
be my favorite subject. I like
learning about the economy.
Do you have a role model?
Who and why?
My role model is my dad.
He is always happy and
hardworking.
What are your plans after graduating from high
school?
What advice would you
I would like to apply to
Work hard and never give
give to younger people start- up no matter how hard the
college soon and major in
ing out in sports?
computer programming.
work gets.

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