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June 22, 2013 • Vol. 134 No. 25

With the official arrival of summer and warmer weather here to stay, at least for theforeseeable future, golfers of all skill levels will be taking to the area’s many golfcourses over the next few months in hopes of improving their game. The key to

enjoying the game, say many golf pros, is to take lessons to learn the fundamentals of golf.In this issue, new Marshall Country Club golf pro Rich Porter shares some tips for improvingone’s game. See story on page 20

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Community again comes through forthe Fountain Clinic

The Marshall community once again stood up for thearea’s uninsured and underinsured at the annual Nightat the Louvre fundraiser June 15 as close to $60,000(gross) was raised through auctioned items to helpsupport Marshall’s Fountain Clinic. "It went extremelywell," said Fountain Clinic Director Mary Jo Byrne, whoadded that this year’s total was impressive. "It was wayup; way up. We were very fortunate this year." Theclinic, in existence for 21 years, operates on an annualbudget of approximately $500,000, with only $4,000coming from the state of Michigan. The rest is throughfundraisers, donations and grants.See story on page 28

‘Peaceful Pastries’ brings recipes to Marshall

Jennifer La Pietra, originally from Massachusetts,wanted to bring a different flavor to Marshall with hervegan sweet and savory baked goods. “It’s a challengebaking without traditional ingredients, without glutenand using unconventional flours,” La Pietra said. “It’sreally a science experiment. I’ve made plenty ofmistakes, but after five or six tries you find somethingthat is great that you can share with other people.That’s the great part, being able to share with peoplewho haven’t had something in a long time becausethey developed celiac or went to vegan.”See story on page 57

Marshall grad to have a colorful summerKarissa Kalisz of Marshall plans to spend her

summer creating art on the faces of children. “I’vealways been artistic,” said Kalisz, a 2011 Marshall HighSchool graduate. “I wanted to do something that falls inline with my major (child development and teachereducation)...My favorite part about face painting isworking with kids. It’s so fun when the kids see theirfaces for the first time after it’s done. They are soamazed, especially little kids wondering, “Is that me?”See story on page 24

Marshall City Council holds five public hearings

The Marshall City Council held five public hearingsat its June 17 meeting, without any public comment.Among those public hearings, the council unanimouslyapproved an application for a rental rehabilitation grantto renovate two apartments in the downtown; theShearman Park rezoning and park status; andchanges to the motor vehicle code. See story on page 14

Community barbecue is June 23 at Wilder Creek

A community family event is scheduled tomorrow,June 23 at Wilder Creek Conservation Club. The scentof delicious food will pervade the air as WCCC hostsits fundraising barbecue to support the club’s generalfund. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m, 60 acres of nature will befilled with the sounds of a brass ensemble anddulcimer duet. A photography display, nature artisans,flintknappers and visitors, (both human and reptile)from the Critchlow Alligator Sanctuary and ZoologicalGardens will also add to the event.See story on page 37

Marshall High School boys golf teamfinishes second at state

The Marshall High School boys golf team placedsecond at the Div. 2 state tournament June 14-15 atGrand Valley State University. The second place finish was the school’s best showingat state since finishing in third place in 2006.See sports section

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Editor’s Corner

Summer officially arrived justafter midnight June 21, althoughmeteorologically speaking, it be-gan June 1. For most of us, how-ever, summer began on MemorialDay.Ah, those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer.By the way, I hear that the kids on the AGLP trip are

broiling up there in Alaska with temps pushing 90 de-grees.How about that for crazy?Now, I don't know about you, but does it seem like

summer isn't as lazy as it used to be?Summer used to mean that we took things just a bit

slower. It was a time to catch our breath and just takeit easy.But, today, summer is getting harder to distinguish

from the other three seasons in terms of how busy weare.When I was a kid growing up in Florida (where it

feels like summer year-round and thus I had a good ex-cuse for my laziness throughout the year), the three-month “summer vacation” from school seemed to goon forever, probably because we didn't have our entiresummer planned out by March, like so many of us dotoday.We also didn’t have the Internet, hundreds of TV

channels and video games to keep us mesmerized.I remember hanging out with friends day after day

as we'd play some ball in the street in the morning,come in and watch some game show on TV (HighRollers was my favorite), eat peanut butter and jellysandwiches for lunch, hit the local library and then goswimming at the city hall pool.Once I got home, my dad and I would play some

ping-pong or we'd siphon out some gasoline from ourstation wagon (Ah, what memories!) to fill up the lawnmower so I could cut the grass and run over (and anni-hilate) all the sprinkler heads.With few exceptions, my schedule was the same day

after day, just like the movie Groundhog Day.Yes, it was a boring existence at times, but fortu-

nately for us, as it turned out, we didn't know any bet-ter.Today, summer is so planned out that it leaves very

little time to be bored.But to paraphrase that old hotel commercial on TV:

Don't underestimate the value of being bored.With all the things that keep us on the run, it's nice

sometimes just to have the chance to do nothing so wecan take the time to reflect on and appreciate whatwe've done, and what we have in our life.Otherwise, summer rushes by and then we're left

scratching our head asking, “Where did the summergo?”So, let's try to take it a little slower and feel like

we've been given a real compliment the next timesomeone calls us lazy.Until next week, may the good news be yours.

June 21 marked the official start of summer, although for many summer beganon Memorial Day or the end of the school year. What are you looking forwardto doing this summer?

Letters

Logan Otis,Union City"The beach and the beautiful sun.”

Gregg Norton,Marshall"Hanging out around bonfires.”

Word on the StreetWhat are you looking forward to this summer?

by John Hendler

Jess Sanner,Sault Ste. Marie"Camping and going to the beach.”

Candice Boggess,Coldwater"It's nice to get out of the house

with the warmer weather.”

Annette Burnett,Lansing"What isn't great about summer in

Michigan? The weather is great, andI'm a teacher so I enjoy the freetime.”

Bryan Goddare,Albion"The Tulip Festival.”

Rethink plan of closing MHS tennis courts this summerTo the Editor:The tennis courts at Mar-

shall High School are closedfor the summer: gates pad-locked and nets taken down. Iwas told by two sources atMarshall Public Schools thatthe reasons given were con-struction at the high schooland the resurfacing of theparking lot. It is important tonote that the exterior of thehigh school auditorium ap-

pears to be completed and theresurfacing of the high schoolparking lot won’t take all sum-mer.I would like to find a win-

win alternative to the summerlong closing of our tenniscourts. A tennis playing friendsuggested that even if the highschool campus had to beclosed this summer, at the veryleast, the four courts and thepractice hitting surface adja-

cent to the United States Ten-nis Association building couldremain unlocked. Family carscould be parked on neighbor-hood streets when the contrac-tor needs to close off the park-ing lot for resurfacing.This summer, Harper Creek,

Pennfield, Lakeview and BattleCreek Central High Schools allallow public access to theirtennis courts. Encouragingyouth and family fitness is im-

portant, and I encourage Mar-shall Public Schools to rethinktheir plan of locking thecourts. Let’s allow our com-munity the opportunity to useour local tennis courts thissummer by urging the schooldistrict to devise a plan that al-lows for reasonable access.

Mike Love,Marshall

Include dogs in Shearman Park renovation plansTo the Editor:I was unable to attend the community

input meeting regarding the new Shear-man Park, which will be located atthe site of the former Shearman School.With Marshall being the “City of Hos-

pitality,” a park at this end of town is def-initely in order. Kids and adults will en-joy and benefit from it greatly as will vis-itors. However, there is a veryimportant, loving portion of the Marshallpopulation, which should be remem-bered as plans are being devised. That

unconditionally loving, friendly popula-tion is dogs. At the Shearman Park Isincerely hope there will be two, fenced-in doggie park areas.I have two golden retrievers who would

love it. When we lived in Alexandria, Va.and inWilmington, N.C., we “played” atthe numerous public parks that includedareas for dogs. Both locations had two ar-eas, one for large dogs and a separate onefor small dogs to play. In both areas therewere the following:• Faucets with buckets underneath for

“drinks”• “Plastic bag” areas where patrons

could get bags to clean up after theirdogs;• Trash cans specifically dog waste;• Surfaces included: sand, grass and/or

stones;Hopefully, parks for our four-legged

friends will be included in the park de-sign.

Lorna LaBelle,Marshall

Bronson Battle Creek earns another “A” for patient safetyTo the Editor:Congratulations again to Bronson Battle

Creek Hospital for earning yet another “A”in patient safety for the 2012 reporting yearfrom the Leapfrog Group, an independentnational nonprofit organization based inWashington DC that measures 26 pub-lished hospital patient safety issues.This is the third release of Hospital

Safety Scores in which Bronson BattleCreek Hospital received an “A” for patientsafety. They should be very proud of theirproviders for consistently delivering patientcare that meets high national standards.Bronson scored well in many of the majorcategories including: Reduction of Death

from Serious Treatable Complications afterSurgery and the Identification/Mitigation ofRisks and Hazards of Hospital Care.It is clear that the staff at Bronson Battle

Creek Hospital has gained a broad under-standing of the changing paradigm fromthe outdated model of a fee for serviceprovider, to the current model of measur-able patient outcome provider. Maintainingan “A” score validates the work that Bron-son Battle Creek Hospital has done build-ing transparency and confidence with itshealthcare providers, patients and in the lo-cal community.To see Bronson Battle Creek Hospital’s

scores as they compare nationally and lo-

cally, visit the Hospital Safety Score web-site at www.hospitalsafetyscore.org.Also please note that one of the largest

healthcare insurers Aetna, will be includingThe Leapfrog Group’s Hospital SafetyScores in its online hospital directory,DocFind, beginning this August.For questions on this study or anything

else related to patient safety, please contactus at 1-800-803-7174 orpdn@wowway.com.

Philip Nager,Medicare/Medicaid Counselor/

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Marshall golfers place second at state

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The Marshall High School boys varsity golf team along with coach Tom Reynolds pose with the state runner up trophy June 15 after the Redhawks finished six shots be-hind state champion Grand Rapids Christian at the Div. 2 state finals. It was Marshall’s best finish at state sinec a third place finish in 2006. Marshall won the state title in1996 and was also runner up in 1972. From left are Tanor Blowers, Zack Weaver, Brandon Hawkins, Brooks Bultemeier, Aaron McCoy and coach Tom Reynolds.

Best finish at state since third place finish in 2006

By JOHN HENDLERNews Editor

The Marshall High Schoolboys golf team posted theschool’s best showing at thestate finals in seven years af-ter placing second at the Div.2 state tournament June 14-15 at Grand Valley StateUniversity near GrandRapids.

In 2006, Marshall placedthird at the state tournament.

The school won the statetitle in 1996 and placed sec-ond at state in 1972, whichwas Tom Reynolds’ first yearas coach.

After trailing championGrand Rapids Christian byseven shots after the firstround, Marshall, whichstarted the second round inthird place was only able tomake up one stroke and fin-ished six shots back of thestate champion.

Marshall was led byAaron McCoy (79-80) andTanor Blowers (83-76) who

each shot a two-round totalof 159.

Brandon Hawkins andBrooks Bultemeier each shotidentical rounds of 80 and 82to each score 162 and ZackWeaver had scores of 89 and87 for a no-count total of176.

“We definitely had achance to win it,” saidReynolds. “It was there forthe taking, but we just could-n’t get it done. That was onetough golf course.”

Reynolds said that finish-ing second sometimes can beviewed as disappointing, butpointed out that the teamplayed very well.

“I think after you let theresults digest a little bit, yourealize that we played prettywell,” he said. “We won thedistrict, the regional and fin-ished second in the entirestate of Michigan. There’snot much more we couldhave done. We had a verygood season.”

Marshall Teachers Association’s Hacksfor MACS Golf Scramble is June 28

The Marshall TeachersAssociation will host the12th Annual Hacks forMACS (Marshall AreaCommunity Services)Golf Scramble on Friday,June 28 at The MedalistGolf Club with a shotgunstart at 2:30 p.m.

The event is a four-person scramble andcosts $60 per player withincudes 18 holes of golf,cart and dinner.

There will also bemany raffles prizes.

Players of all abilitiesare welcome. Fundsraised will go to MACS.

Sign up as a foursomeor single players will bematched up other intre-pid golfers at the course.

For more information,contact Steve Swaton at269-781-3449 or e-mailsswaton@marshall.k12.mi.us or Jerry Colemanat 269-964-8832 or e-mail jjccfish@aol.com.

Final week to register for AYSOfall seasonBy CHUCK SELINGER

AYSO Commissioner

The summer is now uponus. For many soccer play-ers, their first soccer practiceis the first day of school.

More importantly, yourchild is not guaranteed a spotunless registered by June 30.That is one week away.

A player is registered onlyafter they are registered on-line at eayso.org and pay-ment has been received. Todate, there are 70 playerswho have registered onlinebut have not submitted pay-ment. You are not regis-tered.

Each family is also re-

sponsible for volunteeringand must register as well.

Teams will be formed thefirst week of July and uni-forms ordered.

Do not delay in gettingyour child registered. In-form your friends and neigh-bors as time is running outfor our season which beginsSeptember 7.

Please follow the link toregister http://www.marshal-l a y s o . o rg / R E G I S T R A -TION.php. Address formailing payment can also befound there.

For further questions,email registrar@marshal-layso.org.

Marshall Soccer Club U12Boys win Division-A title

The Marshall Boys U12 team, made up of5th and 6th graders, won the Division-A titlein the West Michigan Youth Soccer League

with a record of 6-1-1. Front row from left:Case Brophy, CJ Clapper, Kabe Sykora,

Spencer Rupp, Gabe Taylor, Carter Peek andTyler Matrin. Back row: Evan Asselin, Andrew

Coates, Jeremy Luciani, Jack Luciani, NickSlaght and Codey Shellenberger. Not pic-

tured: Coach Mark Clapper, assistantcoaches Tim Rupp and Dan Luciani.

Marshall grad Schroeder inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame Honor Roll

1988 Marshall HighSchool graduate andSiena basketball standoutBruce Schroeder was in-ducted into the Basket-ball Hall of Fame HonorRoll in March at the Nai-smith Memorial Basket-ball Hall of Fame inSpringfield, Mass.

Said John Doleva,president and CEO of theNaismith Memorial Bas-ketball Hall of Fame:“The Hall of Fame repre-sents the best of the bestin the game of basketball.We congratulate thisyear’s honorees and wel-come them to the Basket-ball Hall of Fame HonorRoll.”

Schroeder is 20th onthe all-time Siena scoringlist with 1,290 points. Hemade two post seasontournament appearances,including the school’svictory over Stanford inthe 1989 NCAA tourna-ment.

Schroeder also ex-celled off the court, as hewas named a NationalGTE First Team AllAmerican as a senior in1992. Schroeder was alsonamed to the GTE Dis-trict 1 All American Teamafter his junior year.

He was awarded a post-graduate scholarship.Schroeder received All-MAAC honors his junior

and senior seasons. He was named to the

Great Alaska ShootoutAll Tournament Team in1990-91. He helped guideSiena’s 1990-91 MAACregular season co-cham-pions to the NIT his ju-nior year. He led theSaints in their wins overFarleigh Dickinson andSouth Carolina before aloss to the MarcusCamby-led UMass team.Schroeder’s team wontwo conference regularseason championshipsand never finished lowerthan third place.

Bruce Schroeder with 2 of the dignitaries at his Naismith Collegiate Hall of FameHonor Roll induction.

Basketball camps held at Marshall Middle School

Nate Zona, left, defends Gabe Taylor during boys basketball campon June 12.

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Grace Townsend puts up the shot during girls basket-ball camp on June 19.

Natalie Frever boxes out Molly Adler during adrill at the girls camp on June 19.

Coach Nick Dent explainsball handling technique toparticipants in his basket-

ball camp June 12. Ap-proximately 90 boys at-

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