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NEWSPAPER COVERAGE MAY 13, 2016

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B6 Saturday, April 16, 2016THE DAILY REPORTER

ENTERTAINMENT

QUINCY — Attorney turned boogie, blues and ragtime musician, Mat-thew Ball aka “The Boogie Woogie Kid” will heat up the piano keys at 6:30 p.m. April 28 at the Quincy branch of the Branch Dis-trict Library, with his all-American program of family piano favorites from

the swing era.Now, with over 3.4 mil-

lion youtube views of his past performance and at-home video footage, and concerts with regu-lar capacity crowds and standing ovations, Ball has become a phenom-enon, with descriptions of his performances like

“Awesome!” “Crushing!” Fantastic!”

The program of “family piano fun” will feature clas-sics like “Swanee River,” “In the Mood,” “Over the Rainbow,” “Glory of Love,” “Waltzing Matilda,” “The Entertainer,” “Bumble Boogie” and many more.

QUINCY BRANCH OF THE BRANCH DISTRICT LIBRARY

Ball to perform piano favorites on April 28

The Boogie Woogie Kid will perform at 6:30 p.m. April 28 at the Quincy branch of the Branch District Library. COURTESY PHOTO

MARSHALL — Nana has a little business on the side: she makes slinky lin-gerie for senior citizens. Her soon-to-be attorney granddaughter is coming to spend the summer and oh, what fun she will have, trying to keep Nana from getting arrested!

The play takes place inside Sylvia Charles’ rent” controlled apart-ment. She’s been living in the place since the early ‘30s, but the building itself is from the late teens/early twenties.

It should feel feminine yet a bit vintage, with a few modern touches. Bridget and her Grand-m o t h e r a r e a b o u t t o become roommates.

However, what Bridget saw as a unique oppor-tunity to stay with her favorite Nana in New York for the summer quickly

turns into an experience she’ll never forget. It seems her sweet Grandma is run-ning an illegal boutique from her apartment, sell-ing hand-made naughty knickers to every senior citizen in the five-borough area! Will Bridget be able to handle all the excitement? Will her Nana get arrested - or worse! - Evicted?

Nana’s Naughty Knick-ers is a slick comedy by a new playwright, Katy DiS-avino ... the dialog is crisp and funny, and the action fast-paced.

“A swirly, brightly col-ored serving of cotton candy...light and sweet and eager to please.” – Quad-Cities Online

The fun begins Thurs-day, May 5 and does not stop until Thursday, July 2. With performances Tues-day to Saturday matinee and Friday and Saturday

evenings, there is plenty of time to enjoy the fun.

Of course, Turkeyville means great food. Espe-cially turkey! The menu includes a bountiful buffet with roast Turkey carved at the table, seasonal veg-etables, a second entrée and a delicious fresh made pie from the Turkeyville kitchens.

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ENTERTAINMENT

QUINCY — Attorney turned boogie, blues and ragtime musician, Mat-thew Ball aka “The Boogie Woogie Kid” will heat up the piano keys at 6:30 p.m. April 28 at the Quincy branch of the Branch Dis-trict Library, with his all-American program of family piano favorites from

the swing era.Now, with over 3.4 mil-

lion youtube views of his past performance and at-home video footage, and concerts with regu-lar capacity crowds and standing ovations, Ball has become a phenom-enon, with descriptions of his performances like

“Awesome!” “Crushing!” Fantastic!”

The program of “family piano fun” will feature clas-sics like “Swanee River,” “In the Mood,” “Over the Rainbow,” “Glory of Love,” “Waltzing Matilda,” “The Entertainer,” “Bumble Boogie” and many more.

QUINCY BRANCH OF THE BRANCH DISTRICT LIBRARY

Ball to perform piano favorites on April 28

The Boogie Woogie Kid will perform at 6:30 p.m. April 28 at the Quincy branch of the Branch District Library. COURTESY PHOTO

MARSHALL — Nana has a little business on the side: she makes slinky lin-gerie for senior citizens. Her soon-to-be attorney granddaughter is coming to spend the summer and oh, what fun she will have, trying to keep Nana from getting arrested!

The play takes place inside Sylvia Charles’ rent” controlled apart-ment. She’s been living in the place since the early ‘30s, but the building itself is from the late teens/early twenties.

It should feel feminine yet a bit vintage, with a few modern touches. Bridget and her Grand-m o t h e r a r e a b o u t t o become roommates.

However, what Bridget saw as a unique oppor-tunity to stay with her favorite Nana in New York for the summer quickly

turns into an experience she’ll never forget. It seems her sweet Grandma is run-ning an illegal boutique from her apartment, sell-ing hand-made naughty knickers to every senior citizen in the five-borough area! Will Bridget be able to handle all the excitement? Will her Nana get arrested - or worse! - Evicted?

Nana’s Naughty Knick-ers is a slick comedy by a new playwright, Katy DiS-avino ... the dialog is crisp and funny, and the action fast-paced.

“A swirly, brightly col-ored serving of cotton candy...light and sweet and eager to please.” – Quad-Cities Online

The fun begins Thurs-day, May 5 and does not stop until Thursday, July 2. With performances Tues-day to Saturday matinee and Friday and Saturday

evenings, there is plenty of time to enjoy the fun.

Of course, Turkeyville means great food. Espe-cially turkey! The menu includes a bountiful buffet with roast Turkey carved at the table, seasonal veg-etables, a second entrée and a delicious fresh made pie from the Turkeyville kitchens.

Call them at 269-781-4293 for reservations. Turkeyville is located just north of Marshall off from I-69 at exit 42.

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Coldwater Daily Reporter, Thursday April 21, 2016, page A6:

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A6 Thursday, April 21, 2016THE DAILY REPORTER

EDUCATIONQUESTIONS? Call 517-278-2318

COLDWATER — St. Mary’s Church has been the westside anchor of Bronson for 115 years. The School, and its accompanying play-ground, located between the church grounds and the Bronson Little League fields, for 60 years. According to a recent inspection, that is too many years. The playground must be replaced. The sen-timental cost to those who spent their childhood com-fortable on that playground is great. The actual replace-ment cost is exorbitant.

“We’re a small school that operates on a shoe-string budget. We don’t have that kind of money lying around. We prefer to spend our money on a high quality education for our students,” Dave Kubel, principal of St. Mary’s School, said.

Luckily, what they may lack in financial resources they have in motivated vol-unteers. A group of parents researched various fund-raising options and settled on the upcoming St. Mary’s Raider Run. Students will collect pledges for running laps around the playground in an event that emphasizes

fitness as well as fundraising.The Raider Run will fea-

ture on-site broadcasting from WBET, a live disc jockey, prizes, and lots of crazy-themed laps by the participants. Spectators are encouraged to bring signs of support, wear crazy outfits, and cheer mightily for the students.

“This playground is used by a lot more people than St. Mary’s students. We wanted to raise money in a way that would be fun for the community as well as the participants,” event orga-nizer, Susanne Frost, said.

The St. Mary’s Raider Run will be held 1 to 2:30 p.m.,Friday, May 13 on the playground. In case of rain, the event will be held in the gymnasium of the school.

Those interested in becoming an individual or corporate sponsor of the Raider Run, can contact St. Mary’s at 517-369-4625 or Susanne Frost at susan-nefrost4@gmail. For more information about the event, or to make a pledge to an individual student, go to the event website at http://funrun101.com/stmarys.

ST. MARY’S

COLDWATER — Ashley Ottjepka and her mother, Jenny Ottjepka, attended a recent meeting of the Early Bird Exchange Club where Ashley was honored with a Young Citizenship Award as the February Stu-dent of the Month at Legg Middle School. Adam Ottj-epka is Ashley’s father and was unable to attend the meeting. 

Teachers at Legg Middle S c h o o l c h o s e A s h l e y because she is a very hard-working and responsible student who sets a great example for others to follow. For example, Ashley has shown great leader-ship in history by serving as the fourth hour’s Vice President as well as Gen-eral Washington during the Revolutionary War. Her

preparation and participa-tion in the class improved everyone’s understanding of the subject, according to her teacher.

Ashley enjoys reading, drawing and painting. She has been involved in dance for ten years and currently is a member of the com-petitive dance team at the Dance Factory. She has been a member of Stu-dent Council at LMS for three years. She was also a member of Rachel’s Chal-lenge in seventh grade. In her spare time, she enjoys watching movies and talk-ing with her friends.

After high school, Ashley would like to attend col-lege at the University of Michigan or Notre Dame to pursue a career as a nuclear physicist.

EARLY BIRD EXCHANGE

Ottjepka, student of the month

COLDWATER — The Cold-water branch of the Branch District Library’s Kids’ Place held its bi-annual Reading Incentive during the month of March. Youth ages two to 18-years-old could signed up for an age appropriate reading level goal at the beginning of the month, and depending on the age, they either recorded the title of the book read or the number of pages.

A total of 80 youth signed up, with 50 turning in their completed reading logs. A grand total of 108,684 pages were read ... spread out, that is equal to each of the 50 partici-pants averaging 70 pages per day.  Everyone who turned in their reading log received a Little Caesar’s Crazy Bread

coupon, compliments of the local Little Caesar’s.

If participants met, or exceeded their reading level goal, they received either a Happy Meal coupon or a McCafe drink coupon from the local McDonald’s.

The grand prize winners received $15 Books n More gift certificates with the winning family receiving a $40 cer-tificate. The certificates were compliments of Kids’ Place.

T h e g r a n d w i n n e r s are as follows:   Level A, Noah Wheato;   Level B, Elliot Steckbauer;   Level C, Mariah Yuha;  Level D, Adira Jaros;  Level E, Sara Jones; Level F, Tyler Ford; and Family, Marisa and Ross Dornbush. 

MARCH IS READING MONTH

Students read over 108,000 pages

Winners of the reading incentive include (not in order) Noah Whea-ton, 3, Elliot Steckbauer, Mariah Yuhas, Adira Jaros, Sara Jones, Tyler Ford, Marisa and Ross Dornbush. COURTESY PHOTO

St. Mary’s students enjoy the dinosaur structure on their play-ground. (Front, L-R): Carter Sikorski, Zaidlyn Swain, Maggie Frost, Harper Ratkowski and Kieran Torres. (Back, L-R): Idalia Hernandez and Lynsey Smith. COURTESY PHOTO

Ashley Ottjepka and her mother, Jenny Ottjepka, pictured, attended a recent meeting of the Early Bird Exchange Club. COURTESY PHOTO

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A8 Friday, April 29, 2016THE DAILY REPORTER

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COLDWATER — After 44 years of serving the Branch County area, Howard and Lola Taylor, owners of Taylor’s Books and More, announced their retirement last week.

Choosing to liquidate their inventory, customers were shoulder-to-shoulder Thursday as the first day of sales commenced.

Items in the store ranged from 20 percent to 75 percent off regular sticker prices.

Everything in the store is being sold, including fix-tures, as a new owner will take possession of the build-ing sometime this year.

It is unknown who the new owner is or what will take the place of a store that has become a hallmark of down-town Coldwater.  

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Shoppers check out the jewelry selection during the first closeout sale. CHRISTY HART-HARRIS PHOTO

By Julia Baratta For Gatehouse Media

BRONSON — On April 21, the Bronson branch of the Branch District Library hosted the annual meeting of the Friends of the Branch District Libraries, with 30 attendees representing all six branches of the library system. 

B r o n s o n F r i e n d s President Fran Fletcher welcomed the groups and encouraged the sharing of what each was doing to promote their library and the services offered.

The Algansee branch has provided coloring sheets for their patrons and conducted two book sales. During the winter, a weekly needlec-raft series was offered and enjoyed. An Independence Day pie sale and a couple of books sales have kept the Quincy branch busy along with the selling of cook-books, book bags and old time picture postcards. The funds raised are used for a number of projects includ-ing a quarterly newsletter.

The Dearth Union Town-ship branch’s group has assisted with the summer reading program, break-fast with Santa, and their annual Pinewood Derby. With the upcoming Tea and Garden Tour, the Bron-son branch continues with their numerous fundrais-ing efforts. They, along with some of the other groups, have collected black walnuts and been very successful in providing the libraries with funds.

Two of the branches have very young groups and were open to ideas to build their memberships. Coldwater is reviving their Friends group and in the process of reor-ganizing. They do have an ongoing book sale in order

to raise funds. Sherwood, on the other hand, is looking to start their first Friends group. The members have helped with the weekly crafts for young people.

Paul Snyder from the Friends of Michigan Librar-ies was the keynote speaker with words of encourage-ment, especially for the newer groups.

“There are 600 libraries in Michigan and only one-third of them have Friends groups,” Snyder said. “We have grants for new groups to help them out.”

He has been involved in his local Friends group since 2007.

“My library is North-ville District Library,” Snyder said. “I once heard a saying, ‘If you want 20,000 answers, go to Google. If you want the right one, go to your library.’”

He was impressed with the camaraderie between the branch managers at the meeting and noted that it wasn’t a common practice.

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R e f r e s h m e n t s w e r e served, giving the partici-pants a time of sharing with each other and encouraging the groups.

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Renee Hardy from the Quincy branch talks to Paul Snyder after the county-wide Friends group meeting. Snyder is from the Northville District Library and works with the Friends of Michigan Libraries group. JULIA BARATTA PHOTO

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Page NineWednesday, May 4, 2016

Peopleometownazette

The Union City Middle School sixth grade team of teachers have chosen the following youth asStudents of the Month due to their good sense of responsibility and over and above work ethic dur-ing April: Josh Mack, Ashley Denniston and Adah Gaborik.

Josh Mack Ashley Denniston

Sixth grade standouts

Spreadingthe joy

of springJudy Gottschalk, manager of DearthUnion Township Library, visited stu-dents in Community UnlimitedʼsGreat Start Readiness Programclass last week. Gottschalk read abook to students then showed themhow to make May Baskets. Aftermaking the craft, students hung thebaskets on doorknobs in Gen ButlerApartments. (Photos by AlonaHayden)

Adah Gaborik

dren, who had scattered acrossthe countryside was a favoriteway to spend money but laughedthat, these days, her favoritething to spend money on wasgroceries.

Faith has been and remainskey in the couple’s lives. “Iwould love to see a revival inthis locale,” mused Crowell con-cerning church membership,“the United Church of Christ isreally struggling and theMethodist Church is struggling.If I could see young people real-ly enthused about the Bible.Something that would bringthem back.”

A world event that struckCrowell was in 1989 when theBerlin Wall came down. “Icouldn’t believe it,” he said.“First thing I did was grab aBible. I thought this must be bib-lical.”

For Mary, the horror of ter-rorist bombings by other humanbeings has been impactful. “Thatthey would take innocent lives,”she said, “I still can’t believethat anyone could be that crueland kill everyone.”

Mary shared that an impor-tant lesson learned over the yearshas been to be calm and listen tosomebody else; how they’recoming across and to think it outrather than giving a quickanswer. “I've learned that iswhat I should do,” laughedCrowell, “but I don't know as Ican always.”

Pondering life’s lessons,Mary commented, “I think thatthey can come so quickly that wedon't stop to think of them as alesson. And that life isn’t aboutmaterial things. I’m starting tolook around. What can I sendhome with each kid.”

Then there is the proverbialbucket list. “I have a rug down-stairs that I wish to start,” Marysmiled, “Working at finishingone that just needs to be puttogether. A braided rug.” Thelate Helen LaBar was herteacher, who she had met whiletaking care of LaBar’s husbandas a visiting nurse.

And if they had but one lastday on earth to live? “I neverstopped to think of it that way,”said Mary. “I guess I bettercheck everything, make sure it’sall in order.” Crowell, looking tohis faith, said, “I believe I wouldturn to the Bible and seek com-fort there.”

Mary would like to beremembered that she maybe had

done just a little somethinggood. “Nothing flashy,” shethought, “but just brought happi-ness to someone.”

Not being remembered asdisagreeable came to Crowell’smind. “I’d hate for them to thinkI was a grouch!”, he laughed. “Iwould hope it would be a pleas-ant thought, whether it was ajoke or a deed, whatever it was.”

Taking a serious moment,Crowell remarked, “Listen,what I know is that if the goodLord found me in the far reach-es of the Pacific, He knowswhere I’m at right now. I haveno qualms, no worries. I’ve beenthrough some serious surgeriestoo and I've always experiencedthe most wonderful peace beforethey ever give you any injection.The peace when you realize youhaven’t any strength in thatsense. There is nothing you cando to change or alter anything.Another words, it isn't like I canduck this or duck that.Everything is out of my controland I always sense a real calmthat everything is going to beok.

“Here again,” he continued,“when I look back over ourlives, we have been blessed,time and again. Even thoughwe've had some bumps and whathave you, there’s always been ablessing that’s come out of it.”

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Coldwater Daily Reporter, Friday May 6, 2016, page A8:

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A8 Friday, May 6, 2016THE DAILY REPORTER

EDUCATION

By Christy Hart-Harrischarris@thedailyreporter.com

C O L D W A T E R — O n April 19, the Branch Area Careers Center honored its Advisory Committee members for their years of service. Advisory Commit-tees are established for each program at the BACC and provide critical advice and leadership in the respective industry for each program. These committees serve as the sounding board for decisions made regarding equipment purchases, labor market trends, technology, facility appropriateness, in-servicing for teachers, and various specific indus-try requirements to make each program cutting edge. The Advisory Committees are the backbone to success of the BACC programs.

Each spring the BACC holds an overall Advisory Committee meeting that includes an update from the CTE Director, Mike Hoffner.

Hoffner informs the com-mittees about the changes

and trends in Career and Technical Education. Jenn Searls, Careers Consultant for Branch County Schools, also discussed Branch County Career development strategies and programs for students. Hoffner also high-lighted recent events such as the Governor’s Showcase in which the BACC Robotics Students met and presented to Governor Snyder.

Hoffner also announced Mindy Young, a Computer Networking Technologies student as a Semi-Finalist in

the US Presidential Scholar Award. His final comment regarded the beginning construction of the Swine Barn for the Agri-Science program. Hoffner also announced that he will be retiring in June after 38 years of service to the BISD. Jamie Engel has been selected to serve as Hoff-ner’s replacement.

The meeting honored members who have served on various BACC Advisory committees.

R e c e i v i n g f i v e y e a r

awards were: Lanny Green, Roberta Gagnon, and Jill Duke.

Receiving 10 year award was Matt Hollister.

Receiving 15 year awards were Jessika Cole and Donna Hines.

Receiving the award for 20 years of service was Julie Klein.

Receiving a clock for 25 years of committee membership were: Wil-liam Carlson, Doug Bracy, Wayne Case and Marc Cutler.

BRANCH AREA CAREERS CENTER

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By Christy Hart-Harrischarris@thedailyreporter.com

COLDWATER — On Sat-urday, the Kid’s Place at the Coldwater branch of the Branch District Library hosted the Traveling Tales program, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Coldwater.

Kids traveled to Japan by way of an “airplane” and were given passports and Japanese headbands.

Cheryl Graham greeted the kids speaking the Japa-nese language. 

Kids participated in vari-ous activities including listening to a story in Japa-nese and English, learning basic greetings, counting and Japanese culture and customs.

Afterward, the kids cre-ated traditional Japanese

carp windsocks. The next trip will be to Arabia in the fall.

Upcoming Kid’s Place events include:■ Awaken the Force with games, crafts and snack from 1 to 3 p.m., Saturday. This event is open to chil-dren ages fi ve to15.■ Girls Day Out is open to girls ages two to 18 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Sat-urday, May 14. Local stylists Bekah and Terah of Studio 17 will braid hair and create nail art. The girls can also create a unique clay hair clip with Deb of D. Leigh Arts. To preregister for this event, contact the library at (517) 278-2341. The cost is $5 per participant, additional costs apply if making more hair clips. Special take home gifts provided by Honor

Credit union.■ Armed Forces Day will be open to anyone interested in honoring those who have served the United States of America. Children will have self-directed projects avail-able, which will be given to past and present service

personnel. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, May 21.

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Kids travel to Japan

Why he’s in the newsDustin Smallwood is a senior from Bronson High School and attends the Branch Area Careers Center’s Automotive Technologies program.

OJT placementHis On-The-Job-Training placement is with KS Auto under the supervision of Kevin Stidham. Dustin’s job duties include assisting with inspections, oil changes, brake repairs, changing tires and helping in the shop.

How OJT has helped himHe says his OJT job has really helped him by show-ing him how a professional automotive repair business operates.

Favorite partGetting this real world auto-motive experience is the favorite part of his job and Dustin enjoys different tasks every day.

Future plansDustin’s future plans are to pursue a degree in in the automotive fi eld at Jackson Community College.

ActivitiesAt the BACC, Dustin is a member of Skills USA and competed in Locals and Regionals. In his spare time, he enjoys hunting, fi shing, mudding, and riding quads.

More about SmallwoodDustin is the son of Wendall and Tamara Smallwood.

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Pictured below (left to right) are: Matt Hollister, Doug Bracy, Wayne Case, Mike Hoffner, Jessika Cole, Julie Klein, Bobbie Gagnon and Bill Carlson. COURTESY PHOTO

Kids do arts and crafts during the Traveling Tales events last Satur-day. COURTESY PHOTOS

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COLDWATER — The Branch District Library Board of Trustees is near-ing the end of its search for a new Library Direc-tor. The Board’s search committee has narrowed 21 candidates down to three highly qualified individuals who will interview for the position on Friday, May 13 at the Coldwater Town-ship Hall,   319 Sprague Road, Coldwater. The final interviews will be open to the public.

Prior to the final inter-views, a public forum will be held at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, May 12 at the Coldwater Township Hall. The public is encouraged to attend and meet the can-didates. Each will give a 12 minute presentation on a topic selected by the Board. There will also be a question and answer session where the public will be allowed to submit questions to the potential directors. A short meet-and-greet will take place after the presentations with light refreshments. 

Meet the CandidatesLyshol, Linda, Director,

Ketchikan Public Library, Ketchikan, AK:

Linda Lyshol is currently the Library Director, Ket-chikan, AK — a rainforest island community, acces-sible only by boat or plane. Lyshol has her Master’s degree in Library Science and is nearing completion of her Master’s in Public Administration. Cur-rently, she is one of the administrators of the First City Libraries Consortium, comprising the collections in the public schools, the local University of Alaska Southeast campus library, and the Ketchikan Public Library. Lyshol started at Ketchikan Public Library in 2011 and oversaw the con-struction and move of the City’s new Library from a combined library/museum

building (40+ years old). Previously, she directed the Guthrie (OK) Public Library after working as a library consultant for the Oklahoma Department of Libraries and as a librar-ian for the Metropolitan Library System, Oklahoma City, OK. The Ketchikan Public Library serves 13,387 residents with a $1.4 million annual budget from a single location.

Marr, Jenny, Director, Morrill Public Library, Hiawatha, KS:

Jenny Marr is currently the Director, Morrill Public Library, Hiawatha, KS. Jenny earned her MLIS and began her career at the Grace A. Dow Memo-rial Library, Midland, MI. After working at Grace A. Dow, she relocated to Kansas and began working as Director, Morrill Public Library. In this role, Jenny has completed fundrais-ing efforts, improved and implemented new library technologies, and served as President, Kansas Library Association-Public Librar-ies Association (2014). She also completed digitizing the Hiawatha World dating back to 1887. Jenny led the Morrill trustees in creat-ing both a strategic plan and a technology plan and she served on the North-east KS Library System’s strategic planning com-mittee. Prior to her career in libraries, Jenny served as the Village Clerk, Village of Sanford, MI. The Morrill

Public Library serves 3,100 residents with a $253,000 annual budget and $1.2 million in total assets from a single location.

 Vose, Thomas, Direc-

tor, Palmdale City Library, Palmdale, CA:

Thomas Vose is cur-rently the Director of the Palmdale City Library, located in the high desert north of Los Angeles, a position he has held since 2013. He holds an M.A. in history from UC River-side, as well as an MLIS from UCLA (2006), and was a Eureka! Leadership Institute 2009 fellow. As the Director of the Palm-dale Library, Vose has significantly restructured the collection and internalarrangement of the Library. Other projects include the Library Techmobile, a converted commuter vehicle, modified to pro-vide Library services at outreach opportunities. Vose is also interested in microlibraries, embed-ded librarianship and other innovative outreach models. In addition, he is an active member of the SCLC (Southern Califor-nia Library Cooperative) Executive Committee and a proponent of increased overall unification of library systems. The Palm-dale City Library serves 155,000 residents with a $1 million annual budget from a single location.

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By Christy Hart-Harris charris@thedailyreporter.com

COLDWATER — Summer is almost here, and local farmers markets will soon be springing up in cities through-out Michigan.

Again this year, individuals ages 60 and older with a total household income of 185 per-cent at or below poverty level are eligible for the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program. 

Made possible through a partnership between the Aging and Adult Services Agency and the Michigan Depart-ment of Health and Human Services, the “Senior Project FRESH/Market FRESH” will run through Oct. 31.

The program will give $20 worth of coupons to “pur-chase Michigan-grown fruits and vegetables at registered roadside stands and farmers markets.”

According to www.michi-gan.gov, “More than 300 markets and roadside stands participated in the program

last year and it served nearly 24,000 people. The pro-gram is free for both eligible residents and the Michigan farmers who participate. The program is supported by the U.S. Department of Agricul-ture through the federal Farm Bill.”

Farmers markets in Branch County are gearing up, with the Bronson Farmers/Flea Market beginning the summer tradition of supporting and promoting local farmers from 9 a.m. to noon today, and con-tinuing each Saturday through the end of the summer. 

Starting at 7 p.m. June 9 and continuing through Aug. 25, the Quincy Farmers Market will be held, in conjunction with the Entertainment in the Park in the Quincy park off Main Street. 

The second annual Cold-water Corner Farmers’ Market  will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 25 until Sept. 10.

“We are really looking for-ward to our second season providing the community

with a high-quality market while increasing access to healthy food and promoting local farms,” said Courtney Dirschell, committee member for the Coldwater Corner Farmers’ Market.

A c c o r d i n g t o t h e website, www.thecorner-farmersmarket.com, vendors selling “fresh fruits, veg-etables, maple syrup, meat, eggs, dairy, flowers, plants, baked goods, dry goods and prepared foods like salsas or sauces” can complete an application on the website.

Additional information can be found on their Facebook or by calling Pure Earth at (517) 617-3457. Vendors can commit to a full season or week-to-week. 

“We want this to be a place where families come on a Saturday morning to load up on healthy meal options and experience a sense of com-munity,” said Nichole Steel, Coldwater Chamber of Com-merce executive director and Farmers’ Market committee member.

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Prior to the fi nal interviews of three highly-qualifi ed individuals for the position of Library Director of Branch District Library, a public forum is being held.

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Dozens of vendors set up displays at last year’s corner market. FILE PHOTO

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