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EVART — The executive director of the Evart Housing Commission charged Tuesday that the city of Evart is charg-ing the apartment complex she manages for water meters that don’t exist. She estimates the overcharges amount to $20,000 each year.

Karen Higgins manages the 14 buildings and 109 apartments that make up Centennial Arms,

The city raised water rates in April, Higgins said. When she told city told city officials she believed the complex was being charged too much, city officials told her they would come to some decision, a decision she believed might be a compromise agreement.

As far as she can learn, she said, the city’s water and sewer committee hasn’t met since that time. The city manager, Zack Szakacs hasn’t returned her phone calls except once when she was out of the office for lunch.

The city is charging the apart-ment complex ready-to-serve fees for all 109 apartments apartment in the 14-building complex.

“Is it fair than I am paying for all these individual apartments and the hotel is only being charged for the one line going in?” Higgins said.

The fees are $14 per month for each apartment.

“I called Zack three times in the last week. One time he called back and said he would call back later. I was out to lunch then and he didn’t call back. This has been going on since last April,” Higgins said.

At a city council meeting she attended, Higgins said, Casey Keysor told her the city can’t af-ford to absorb the fees.

“I said, ‘What about me? Twenty thousand to me is a lot of money. If I have to pay over

$20,000 a year for something I don’t have, it isn’t fair,’” Higgins said.

Keysor, one of the council members at that time, is now the city’s mayor.

“This has been coming on for quite a while. It affects me worse than it does anybody. There are some landlords downtown that might have two or three apart-ments upstairs. If I only had to pay for three or four, I wouldn’t be complaining,” Higgins said.

Keysor said that he and Sza-kacs have listened to Higgins’ concerns. If the city charged the housing complex less for its apartments, it would have to charge other users more, he said.

“A lot of things have changed since the dairy moved and Ven-tra put in cooling towers,” he added.

Liberty Dairy, formerly one of the city’s largest employers, closed in 2013. Ventra added cooling towers that helped it reduce its water consumption from about 500 million gallons per year to about 100 million gal-lons per year.

Keysor said that every apart-ment, residence and business water user in the city should be metered. The city hired an engineer “well-versed in setting rates across the state. He recom-mended setting meter fees. The council adopted his recommen-dation to assess meter fees on every unit,” Keysor said.

Centennial arms “has the units but not the meters.” Key-sor said the city’s water rate structure is similar to that of electric companies that bill both for meters and for electricity.

The ready-to-serve fees were controversial at the time the council adopted them. Eric Schmidt, who was Evart’s may-or then, said he believed the idea of charging the fees for multiple units in one building was “lu-dicrous.” “My question is, one building, one pipe going into it,

one tax bill, one meter and three ready-to-serve fees. The building next to it — one building, one pipe, one meter, one ready-to-serve fee. I’m just asking, is that logical to do to a customer?”

Keysor said Tuesday that the water and sewer committee has been meeting regularly. The meetings, he said, “have been posted and were open to the public.”

Keysor said the city had no choice but to raise its water fees. One of the expenses that neces-sitated increased revenues is the $85,000 cost for maintenance on Evart’s two water towers each year.

“All in all, our water rates are fair. If you look at all the cities around us, Evart is still in the bottom third in the state,” Key-sor said.

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Karen Higgins, the executive director of the Evart Housing Commission who manages the sprawling, 109 apartment and 14 building complex that makes up the Centennial Arms says she shouldn’t be paying ready-to-serve fees on non-existent water meters.

4-H Round Up in Evart this Sunday

EVART — There will be a 4-H Round Up in Evart this Sunday, Sep. 27, at the Osceola County Fairgrounds.

The round up will last from 2 to 4 p.m. Club leaders will be on hand to discuss their clubs. Large and small animals will also be there.

For more information, contact the 4-H office at (231) 832-6139.

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Escanaba 69 54 Cloudy

Flint 79 54 Sunny

Gladwin 78 53 Sunny

Grand Rapids 81 53 Sunny

Houghton 66 52 P Cloudy

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Lansing 79 51 Sunny

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Midland 78 55 Sunny

Muskegon 79 56 Sunny

Pontiac 78 55 Sunny

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The chocolate which is ever so essential to the making of a good homemade brown-ie, comes from a tree whose entire harvest each year tends to produce only enough cocoa beans for just shy of a pound of chocolate on the grocer’s shelf.

The cocoa tree produces its giant pods (containing the all-important seed beans), not so much from the flowers that bloom year round, but primarily springing directly from the tree’s trunk and main branches.

Each pod has 20 to 40 beans that measure a little less than a half-inch in length. The pods that harbor them are over 7 ½ inches long, weighing over a pound a piece.

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Osceola Centennial Farm Fest Oct. 11

REED CITY— The An-nual Osceola Area Centen-nial Farm Fest will be held on Oct. 11 at the Reed City Depot, 200 N. Chestnut.

Meet and greet, 12:30 p.m.; lunch, 1 p.m.; pro-gram, 2 p.m.

Program by Greg and Kathleen Adams, current owners of the recently certified, Hinkley-Forbes-Adams Centennial Farm, Chippewa Township.

Bring a dish to pass and own table service. Coffee provided.

If you have a story or item from your farm you would like to share at the end of the meeting, bring it with you.

Contact Wava Woods at 231-832-2897 or Jalayne Markey 231-250-6243 for more information.

Flea market at Osceola fairgrounds

EVART— A flea market/antique/craft show will be held on Oct. 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Osceola County Fairgrounds.

Free admission. Antique appraisals. Contact 231-734-9900 for more information.

4-H roundup Sept. 27EVART— 4-H roundup

will be held on Sept. 27 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Evart Fairgrounds.

Come and see what 4-H is all about.

For more information, contact the 4-H office at 231-832-6139.

MARSP scholarship auction on Oct. 6

REED CITY— The Osceola County Chapter of MARSP will be hosting the annual Scholarship Auction at the Reed City United Methodist Church, 503 South Chestnut, on Oct. 6 at 1 p.m. Snacks provided.

Bring treasures, crafts and goodies to be auc-tioned off. Friends and family welcome.

For more information, contact Gwen Erickson at 231-832-5857.

Reed City library holding evening book club

REED CITY— An eve-ning book club will be held on Sept. 24 at 6 p.m. at the Reed City Area District Library.

Join a discussion of ‘A Spool of Blue Thread’ by Anne Taylor. Adults wel-come.

Reed City library board meeting Sept. 28

REED CITY— A library board meeting will be held on Sept. 28 at 6 p.m. at the Reed City Area District Library.

The public is welcome and encouraged to attend.

United Methodist Church rummage sale

REED CITY— A rum-mage sale will take place on Sept. 24 from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (doors open at 7:30 a.m. sharp) and Sept. 25

from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at The United Methodist Church of Reed City, 503 S. Chest-nut Street.

Bag day Friday all day.

South Evart Quilt Club meeting

EVART— The South Ev-art Quilt Club meets on the first and third Wednesday of each month through May 30, at the Evart Town-ship 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.

Perennial plant/seed swap Sept. 26

REED CITY— Perennial plant/seed swap at the Reed City Depot will be held on Sept. 26.

Set up at 8:45 a.m.; swap from 9 a.m. to noon.

Bring extra plants, seeds, old garden magazines or gardening supplies to swap. Also bring informa-tion about the plants for the new owner.

Any questions, contact April at 231-832-4726.

Cedar Township farmers market on Saturday

REED CITY— Cedar Township Farmers Market will be held every Saturday through October from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., corner of 170th and 9 Mile.

Crossroads farmers market on Saturday

REED CITY— Cross-roads farmers market will be open on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Chestnut Street.

Fresh fruits and veg-etables, home-baked goods and home-grown products such as eggs, herbs, honey and soaps, and locally made crafts.

Evart farmers market open Saturday

EVART— Evart farmers market will be open on Sat-urdays, Evart Depot/City Hall, 200 S. Main Street.

Local produce, packaged meats, gluten free prod-ucts, baked goods, honey, popcorn, eggs, flowers, crafts and artisans.

OLAH holding monthly meetings

EVART— The Osceola League for Arts and Hu-manities will be holding

a monthly meeting on the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at 207 N. Main Street, Evart, 231-734-9900.

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.

Volunteers needed for Road to Recovery

REED CITY— Road to Recovery is an American Cancer Society volunteer-based program that pro-vides transportation for cancer patients to and from their treatments. Volunteer drivers trans-port patients from their home to cancer treatment centers, doctor visits and other cancer-related ap-pointments.

The American Cancer Society is working with Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital, Susan P. Wheat-lake Regional Cancer Center to recruit volunteer drivers and coordinators from Osceola and its sur-rounding 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 dif-ference.

Local community mem-bers who are interested in volunteering for the Road to Recovery program should contact the Ameri-can Cancer Society at 1-800-227-2345.

Spectrum offers diabetes support group

REED CITY— Spectrum Health is offering a diabe-tes 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 diabe-tes or those who support someone with the condi-tion. Facilitators will lead discussions on various topics including healthy cooking, computer apps for diabetes, use of over-the-counter medications and more.

To register, call 231-592-4483.

Dinner with friends at St. Paul Lutheran Church

EVART— Dinner with Friends Community Meal will be held on the second Wednesday of each month from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 435

W. 5th Street.Donations appreciated.

Take out available.For more information,

contact 231-734-3585 or 231-734-5491.

Free dinner at Reed City church

REED CITY— There will be a free dinner every Monday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Church of the First-born Revival Center, 310 S. Higbee.

Donations accepted but not necessary.

Free community dinnerSEARS— Free commu-

nity dinner will be held ev-ery 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 Meth-odist 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 clinicREED CITY— Urolo-

gist, John Anema, M.D. will be offering outpatient services at the hospital’s Specialty Clinic twice a month.

He will be consulting with patients on the second Friday of the month and performing outpatient sur-gery and other procedures, including lithotripsy on the fourth Friday.

The clinic is located at 300 N. Patterson Road. Con-tact 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 meet-ing the first and third Sat-urday’s at 9:30 a.m. at St. John’s 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 Cross-roads 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.

Activities at the Osceola Senior Center

REED CITY— The Se-nior Center, 219 E. Todd Street, has activities hap-pening four afternoons during the week. On Mondays and Thursdays, euchre is played from 1 to 3 p.m.; on Tuesdays, bingo is played from 12:30 to 3 p.m.; and on Fridays, pedro is played from 1 to 3 p.m.

The center is open for young and old to come and enjoy an afternoon of fun and enjoyment.

For further information, contact Carolyn at 231-832-2676 or Bonnie at 231-832-1136.

Free movie nightsSEARS— Free movie

nights will be held the second Friday night of the month at 7 p.m. at Brooks Corner Hall, US 66 and 10. Free popcorn and hot dogs.

Day book club at Reed City Library

REED CITY— A day

book club will be held on the first Wednesday of the month at 1:30 p.m. at the Reed City Public Library.

Free clothing store in Evart

EVART— A free clothing store filled with like-new name brand clothing is open to all for shopping.

The store is located on U.S. 10 in Evart across from Dairy Whip and is open Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon.

Free health care services

CADILLAC — Free lim-ited health care services are available in Cadillac for residents of Wexford, Missaukee and parts of Osceola and Lake Coun-ties with low income and no health insurance. Weekly health clinics are scheduled based on avail-ability of volunteer health care providers. New pa-tients need to call for an eligibility appointment.

Medication assistance may be available through the Stehouwer Free Clinic. Qualified appli-cants must have a Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hos-pital affiliated provider and meet guidelines set by pharmaceutical compa-nies. Eligibility appoint-ments are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.

Office hours are Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed noon to 1 p.m.)

Stehouwer Free Clinic is located at 201 N. Mitchell Street (Lower Level).

Hersey Congregational Church services

HERSEY — Service time for Hersey Congrega-tional Church, 216 S. Main Street, is a 9 a.m. tradi-tional service.

Congregate meal sites for Osceola County COA

TUSTIN— Tustin Meal Site

213 NeilsonMonday, Tuesday, Thurs-

dayLunch served at noonREED CITY— Reed City

Meal Site802 Mill StreetMonday, Tuesday, Thurs-

dayLunch served at noonEVART— Evart Meal

Site732 W. 7th StreetMonday, Tuesday, Thurs-

dayLunch served at noonMARION— Marion

Meal Site221 S. Mill StreetMonday, Tuesday, Thurs-

dayLunch served at noon

Beginning line dancing classes in Evart

EVART— Line dancing 101 (beginner line danc-ing) will be held every Wednesday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at 110 U.S. 10 in Evart.

There will be a $3 dona-tion.

For more information, contact Carol at 231-734-5305.

Bingo at Evart VFWEVART— Bingo will

take place every Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Evart VFW 7979 Post.

Breakfast on second Sunday at Evart VFW

EVART— Breakfast will be held the second Sunday of each month from 7 to 11 a.m. at the Evart VFW.

Includes eggs, sausage, bacon, hash browns, biscuits and gravy and pancakes. All you can eat for $6.

Children’s story hour at Reed City Library

REED CITY— Chil-dren’s story hour will be held on the second and fourth Wednesdays of ev-ery month at 1 p.m. at the Reed City Public Library.

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EVART— Josephine Mary Mika, of Evart, went home to be with her Lord on Thursday, September 17, 2015, at Au t u m n w o o d o f McBain. She was 92.

Mrs. Mika was born March 12, 1923, in Wy-andotte, Michigan, to John Samuel and Mary Louise (Hodges) Kov-ich, the oldest of 17 children. She worked as a charge nurse in several nursing homes in Michigan and Ohio. Josephine enjoyed working with the elder-ly and was a very car-ing and giving person to all. She married Ed-ward Joseph Mika in Flat Rock, Michigan, on December 23, 1968. Mrs. Mika loved her family and pets with a passion. She had been an Evart area resident for the last 41 years. Jo-sephine enjoyed gar-dening, home canning, crocheting, scrap book-ing, and working all kinds of puzzles.

Mrs. Mika is sur-vived by her husband of 46 years, Edward Jo-seph Mika of Evart; a daughter, Susan J. (Fred) Sexton of Lo-raine, Ohio; a son, Dale E. (Mary Ellen) Doyle of Evart, Michigan;

nine grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; 26 great-great-grand-children; three sisters: Erimay, Linda, and Jane; three brothers: Jay, George, and Stan-ley.

She was preceded in death by her parents; six sisters; and four brothers.

Funeral services for Josephine Mary Mika were 1 p.m. Monday, September 21, 2015, at the Corey Funeral Home in Evart. Visita-tion was 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Sep-tember 20, at the funer-al home with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. In-terment will be in the Cherry Valley Ceme-tery, Hartwick Town-ship, Osceola County, Michigan.

Josephine Mary Mika

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CHASE— Robert Ow-en Wiese Sr., of Chase, passed away Friday, September 11, 2015, at his home in Pinora Township. He was 61.

Mr. Wiese was born in Chicago to Herbert Albert and Irene Mary (Bombliss) Wiese on March 3, 1954. He was a retired jeweler and master gem cutter and gold and silversmith acknowledged by the National Gemological Institute of America. Robert was a certified MIG Welder with the Aerospace Union and was an accomplished artist in various medi-ums (painting, sculpt-ing, and wood carving). Robert was proprietor of “Ye OldeTime Gold and Silversmith Shop-pe” in Reed City, Michi-gan, 1982 to 1985, and the Waking Eagle Campground in Chase, Michigan, 1994 to 1997. He was a resident of Lake County for 37 years. Mr. Wiese was an avid gem collector and activist whose fa-vorite charity was “Aid to Injured Motorcy-clists.”

Robert is survived by his wife, Diana L. Wi-ese of Ashton; his chil-dren: Amber L. Wiese

of Baldwin, Robert O. Wiese of North Dakota, Rachel L. Wiese of Ash-ton; grandchildren: Santana L.K. VanBus-kirk, Justus A.J. Wiese, and Patience S. Erick-son; his mother, Irene M. Wiese of Chicago; and brother, Richard A. Wiese of Chicago.

He was preceded in death by his father, Herbert A. Wiese; and his first wife, Linda (Brinn) Wiese.

Gathering in memo-ry of Robert O. Wiese Sr. will be Saturday, September 26, 2015, at the Pinora Township Hall, 4032 S. Deer Lake Road, Reed City, MI 49677, 1 to 8-9 p.m. with memorial service be-ginning at 3 p.m. Food and music in honor of Robert’s wish to cele-brate life!

Robert Owen Wiese Sr.


REED CITY — A conclu-sion reached by the au-thors of the recently com-pleted classification and compensation study com-missioned by the Osceola County Commissioners is that the county is led by skilled officials.

Municipal Consulting Services, LLC., a Brighton firm, conducted the study. Municipal Consulting Ser-vices is a 50-plus-year-old management consulting firm.

Besides developing clas-sification and compensa-tion systems, the firm provides labor relations technical support, organi-zational and operational reviews, police and fire operational evaluations and financial and feasibil-ity studies.

In the study report, the authors wrote that no educational or experi-ence requirements exist

for elected officials. “Es-sentially, the electorate is free to choose incumbents through referendum — ir-respective of the back-ground of the individual,” the study states.

“Fortunately for the county, the electorate has chosen six incumbents with both the experience and skill levels necessary to effectively lead these important operations and assure that statutory and other responsibilities are accomplished in a profes-sional manner,” the study adds.

The six elected officials who head county depart-ments are Jim Crawford, sheriff; Karen Bluhm, clerk; Jerry Powell, drain commissioner; Tyler Thompson, prosecuting attorney; Lori Leudeman, treasurer; and Nancy Crawford, register of deeds.

The study authors wrote, “The study of com-pensation should focus

on positions, hot people. However, it is often dif-ficult to differentiate between the two. In the case of Osceola County, the elected administrators all appear to be highly qualified to serve in their positions. This is truly an advantage to the county — and a fortunate outcome. ...”

The study acknowledged that the drain commis-sioner holds a part-time position. “In regard to the current incumbent, the county appears to have been very fortunate to have elected an individual with extensive construc-tion background and a willingness to function in a limited capacity,” the authors wrote.

The report also offered laudatory comments about the county com-missioners. “Similarly, board members appear to be deeply committed and fully engaged in im-portant policy matters.

In this sense, the level of professional leadership exhibited by the six ad-ministrative incumbents as well as the board of commissioners should be one important factor in developing conclusions regarding fair and equi-table compensation,” the study stated.

The authors wrote that because Osceola County is rapidly modernizing, its professional leadership is a critical component for the future. like other Michigan counties, is rapidly modernizing, and professional leadership is a critical component for the future.

Municipal Consulting Services’ Mark Nottley said that the Osceola County Commissioners are “a very prudent and public-minded group of elected officials. ... As citi-zens, you’re lucky to have such a good board looking out for your interests as taxpayers.”

Osceola County officials receive praise from consulting firm


REED CITY — The Osceola County Commissioners moved to ensure four elected Osceola County officials — the prosecutor, sheriff, register of deeds and county treasurer — will receive pay raises at the beginning of 2016. The action came in the com-mission’s Sep. 16 special session.

The move will bring the pay of those four elected officials in line with the average market wage as identified in a recently completed wage and compensation study.

Municipal Consulting Services, of Brighton, conducted the study.

The sheriff ’s salary will increase from $61,126 to $63,769. The pros-ecutor’s salary will increase from $83,192 to $84,744. The salary of the register of deeds will increase from $49,503 to $52,178. The treasurer’s salary will increase from $48,960 to $51,836.

Officials with Municipal Consult-ing Services say well-developed classification and compensation systems provide a basis for assess-ing the appropriateness of employee wage levels and offer starting points for determining and implementing wage increases and other compen-sation practices. While completing studies, company officials interview

supervisors regarding job responsi-bilities and reporting relationships. The company then develops job descriptions that incorporate the knowledge, skills and abilities neces-sary for the position.

Included in the company’s stud-ies are market surveys showing the compensation of comparable employees. The surveys, company officials say, are custom-designed for each position. The surveys encom-pass total compensation packages including wages and benefits. From that information, the firm develops a pay grade and pay range structure and gives a final report to the entity that commissioned the study.

Osceola elected officials to receive pay increases


REED CITY — Absent from the list of elected of-ficials in Osceola County who recently received a raise was clerk Karen Bluhm.

The classification and compensation study re-cently commissioned by the Osceola County Com-missioners showed that she was being compen-sated at 106 percent of the market average.

At the Sep. 15 board meeting, Bluhm addressed the commissioners about the matter. “I’m not here because I want more mon-ey. I know who pays my wages.”

She added that among those she has seen come into the office to pay their taxes, she has seen single mothers and others that she knew were struggling

to get by. But following the release of the compensa-tion study, she wanted to fight perceptions that she was overpaid.

As part of her job, Bluhm said, she has to deal with 903 different statutes. She also submits budgets and is responsible for them.

Bluhm said she is in charge of tasks not typi-cally the responsibility of county clerks. Some of the duties include payroll op-erations, being in charge of human resources for the county and keeping track of and paying the county’s bills.

“I actually work with 11 county budgets while only five actually apply to my statutory duties as county clerk. I also work in coordinating health care information from our in-surance agent and assist in bringing the information

to the board for consider-ation of employee benefits. Then, throughout the year, I work with the agent to be sure employee’s needs are being met,” Bluhm said.

She said she also watch-es over departmental budget line items, handles workman’s compensation issues, reviews audits and does the Qualified Voter File work for many of the township and city clerks in the county. In addition, she court collection work. Some of the clerks includ-ed in the classification and compensation study don’t.

The study acknowledges that the Osceola County Clerk has more responsi-bilities than clerks in other counties that made up the market study. In five of the 12 surveyed counties, the clerk and register posi-tions are combined. The study’s authors used just

seven counties — Benzie, Gladwin, Kalkaska, Man-istee, Mecosta, Oceana and Wexford — for its compari-son. The size of the market group reduced the study’s comparative value, the study stated.

The authors also under-scored Bluhm’s assess-ment: “... Osceola County’s clerk has responsibility for some financial duties such as payroll and accounts payable as well as em-ployee benefits. Only two of the seven entities report similar financial duties, while one other, (Oceana), does not have court re-sponsibilities. These ad-ditional duties need to be considered in comparing the reported compensa-tion levels and ultimately determining fair and equi-table compensation for the county clerk,” the study report stated.

Osceola clerk: more responsibilities justify wages

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By Shanna averySpecial to the Weekly Voice

Ruth Noreen, a past Reed City resident, is remem-bered for her great inner strength, determination, and fiery spirit. Daughter of Swedish immigrants, her experiences growing up on a farm and becoming a teacher at an early age undoubtedly developed some of the character that defined her.

In a day and age when it was more frowned upon for women to hold leader-ship positions, Ruth de-fied these standards. She served as Deputy Clerk from 1938 until 1944, when she filled a vacancy due to the death of County Clerk Cecil Francis Snowden. Her duties additionally included being clerk for the Road Commission and Circuit Court.

Ruth won the hearts of her constituents, proved by the fact that she was continually reelected as County Clerk until her re-tirement in 1962.

Ruth was truly a trail-blazer for other women to become office holders in Michigan, and even today Osceola County can boast a female County Clerk. Karen Bluhm, who has held this office since Janu-ary, 1993, notes that out of 83 counties in Michigan, 73 now have female county clerks. Since she has taken office, that number has risen.

Ruth was born June 18, 1898, in Pinora Town-ship to Eric and Christina (Dahlberg) Johnson. As a girl Ruth attended Rosen-berg School and was raised in a family very active in the church of their Swed-ish Heritage, Zion Luther-an Church of Reed City. Later the church merged with St. Paul, which Ruth remained a lifetime mem-ber.

Ruth’s account she wrote

of her childhood into early adulthood is still in her family.

As a school girl, it was customary for the family of students to invite the teacher home for a meal be-fore summer vacation. One day Ruth’s mother men-tioned they should invite the teacher, Della Shinn, to come but not right away, because she was too busy.

Ruth wrote, “A day or so later, we children were all gathered around our teacher, Miss Della Shinn’s desk at noon or recess and one of the children invited her to come to their house for supper a certain night. One by one, the others said she was to come to their house too. Not wanting to be outdone, of course, I said; “Mamma said you should come to our house sometime too.” That was innocent enough, but she promptly set the date and said, “All right, I’ll come to your place Saturday afternoon and stay until Sunday.” Instead of telling Miss Shinn I would have to see if it was alright, I didn’t say anything more.”

Ruth put off telling her mother and hoped Miss Shinn would change her mind or forget.

Saturday finally came around. When Ruth’s fam-ily got home from a funeral they attended, her parents were puzzled to see Miss Shinn sitting on the porch but made her welcome. Finally catching on, Miss Shinn asked, “Didn’t Ruth-ie tell you I was coming?” Mrs. Johnson replied no. Though Ruth was scolded, she admitted her mother was very patient to let it go at that.

Ruth recalled another memory, “One summer my sister Ida worked for the Holmgren family who lived upstairs over their store in town. She invited me to come down and stay with her for a week. This was a

big event in my life. I had never been in town much and I enjoyed it immensely. My father got real lone-some for me as I was the youngest in the family. He almost never drove to town more than once a week, but that week he made several excuses to make trips to town and each time stopped to ask if I didn’t want to go home.”

At age 17, in September, 1915, Ruth began teaching the Samis school near the Hawkins area. She taught eight grades plus students around her age. She wrote, “When I look back at that experience at Samis school, I think how the Lord must have been with me and guided me as 17 was young for this task.”

On the first day one of the older boys ran out in the road and the younger children followed. Ruth had him stay after school and told him she was dis-appointed but knew he would not do it again. She said how she counted on his help to keep the smaller children off the road so cars coming over the hill wouldn’t hurt them. She never had a problem with him since, and months later a lady asked how the worst kid in school turned

out so wonderful. Reflect-ing back, Ruth wrote, “I had appealed to him to help me and that was just what he needed. I don’t take credit for helping him. I know a higher power was guiding me.”

Through the respect she earned from her stu-dents, the school board was pleased with how well things progressed under Ruth’s management.

When there was a va-cancy at the Rosenberg School, Ruth applied so she could be at home and help her 62-year-old widowed mother. Ruth helped with cleaning the large 12-room house and tended to the washing. She would get up at 3 or 4 a.m. and heat water in the boiler to wash clothes and have them ready to hang up by 7 a.m. She then rushed to have breakfast, pack lunch, and take off to her school half a mile away.

Ruth would also attend Luther League Conven-tions. She recalled attend-ing one in Bay City with Louis Noreen, who she dated, and Elsie Strand, “It was a real nice con-vention and we were all entertained in various homes of members of the congregation. They took

us on a tour of the city and then drove through the cemetery which was like a beautiful park. Lovely peo-nies bordered all the wind-ing drives through the cemetery. I never seen such beauty before and enjoyed it very much.”

Then WWI came, “Louis was drafted and left for camp June 24, 1918. That surely was a sad day. What lonely hours and the long wait for letters.”

Louis was wounded in the battle of Argonne For-est and was hit in both hands and one leg with shrapnel. He was lying on the battlefield 24 hours before he received medical attention.

He finally made it back to the States. He had sur-gery on his leg wound at Camp Custer. During this time, Ruth remembered, “I wrote him real often and sent boxes of baked goods and apples which he enjoyed very much, but of course, he barely got a taste as his buddies loved to share his treats too. “

It was a very joyous oc-casion when he arrived back in Reed City on June 7, 1919.

After teaching four years, Ruth didn’t renew her teaching certificate

that summer because her and Louis planned to be married that fall. Louis and Ruth married Novem-ber 19, 1919, at the parson-age in Big Rapids.

Their first child, Louis (Ronald) Noreen was born Dec. 1, 1922, the day after Thanksgiving. Ruth recalled, “How happy we were with our baby boy. Louis just couldn’t tell enough people about his son, he was so proud.”

Their second child, Mar-garet Ruth Noreen, came into this world January 9, 1928.

Eventually the Noreen family moved to 211 W. Todd in Reed City.

Ruth was a go-getter even into her older age. After she retired she continued to work into her 70s and 80s at an insurance agency.

After her husband’s death in 1964, she began to drive. She had her license from a very young age and would always renew it, but her husband always drove. She drove at a speed com-fortable for her, even when it meant cruising down the highway at 45 miles per hour.

Later in life, she jour-neyed to Sweden to con-nect with her heritage. She remained an avid Repub-lican all of her life and a member of the American Legion Auxiliary.

Growing up in a very musical family, music remained a part of her busy life. She would play the piano, and her brother would play along on violin. They would play duets for hours as her brother could pick up any tune. When Ruth would get tired out, he would say, “Just one more Toots.” Another brother would bring along a mandolin.

Ruth died March 3, 1984, at her residence in Reed City. She was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery in Reed City.

Ruth Noreen, first female county clerk of Osceola County

photo courteSy of Shanna aVery

Among the Osceola County Officials, Ruth stands out as the only female.

STUDENT ATHLETE

MEET: MEgAN DoNLEySenior at Reed City High School

of THE WEEk

Sports: Basketball, volleyball,

soccerPosition: Guard, middle hitter,

defensive playerParents: Guy Donley and Leanna

CarlsonWhat is your proudest

sports moment and why?Getting moved up to

varsity for soccer as a sophomore,because my hard work had finally paid off.

Who is your personal hero?

My personal heroes are both my parents for always motivating me to work harder and always supporting me.

Who is your favorite professional athlete?

Alex Morgan from the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team

Do you have any pre-game rituals before you start a game?

My team has pre-game dance offs and cheer com-petitions and I just like being with my team.

What is your favorite hobby?

I really love all forms of art, but mostly drawing.

Future plans?

I plan to finish my train-ing to be a cosmetologist and to go to Kendall Col-lege for interior design in Grand Rapids.

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Joelynn Gamble-Brown led the way for the Reed City cross country team Sep. 22 in Big Rapids. Brown paced the Coyotes, finishing 26th with a time of 25:33.18. Reed City finished 7th at the CSAA Gold Jamboree with 166 points. Big Rapids won the meet with 21 points.

Katherine Kettner in Sep. 22 cross-country action at Big Rapids. She finished 32nd with a time of 26:09.29.

Reed City’s Lindsey Kienitz was 52nd with a time of 27:52.86.

NOTICE OF CLOSE OF REGISTRATIONFOR THE SPECIAL ELECTION

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2015To the Qualified Electors of

Evart Public SchoolsOsceola, Mecosta and Clare Counties

ANDMecosta-Osceola Intermediate School District

Lake, Osceola, Mecosta, Newaygo and Clare CountiesYou may register with your City or Township Clerk listed below. You may also register with the County Clerk in the County in which you live or any Secretary of State Branch Office in Michigan. If you have any questions, call your clerk listed below or the Osceola County Clerk at 231-832-3261.CLERK/ADDRESS PHONECedar Township Clerk, 8532 170tth Avenue, Reed City, MI 49677 231-832-4929Evart Township Clerk, 6808 2 Mile Rd., Evart, MI 49631 231-734-5158Hartwick Township Clerk, 10823 15 Mile Road, Evart, MI 49631 231-734-3465Hersey Township Clerk, 112 W. 2nd St., PPO Box 46, Hersey, MI 49639 231-832-4575Lincoln Township Clerk, 19700 11 Mile Rd., LeRoy, MI 49655 231-388-4974Middle Branch Township Clerk, 12983 30th Ave., PO Box 488, Marion, MI 49665 231-743-2991Orient Township Clerk, 5755 30th Ave., Sears, MI 49679 231-734-3445Osceola Township Clerk, 8495 80th Ave., Evart, MI 49631 231-734-5908Richmond Township Clerk, 3371 220th Ave., Reed City, MI 49677 231-832-2880Sylvan Township Clerk, 6661 20th Ave., Sears, MI 49679 231-734-3150City of Evart Clerk, 200 S. Main St., Evart, MI 49631 231-734-2181City of Reed City Clerk, 227 E. Lincoln Ave., Reed City, MI 49677 231-832-2245TO THE ELECTORS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS:Please Take Notice that the special school election of the Evart Public School District and the Mecosta-Osceola Intermediate School District will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2015.THIS ELECTION IS BEING HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF:

EVART PUBLIC SCHOOLSGeneral Obligation Unlimited Tax Bond Proposal for Building and Site purposes in the amount of not

to exceed $8,400,000Full text of the ballot proposal may be obtained at the administrative offices of Evart Public Schools, 321 N. Hemlock, Evart, Michigan 49631, telephone: (231) 734-5594

MECOSTA-OSCEOLA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICTSpecial Education Millage Proposal

1 Mill for 10 YearsFull text of the ballot proposal may be obtained at the administrative offices of Mecosta-Osceola Intermediate School District, 15760 190th Avenue, Big Rapids, Michigan 49307, telephone: (231) 796-3543THE LAST DAY ON WHICH PERSONS MAY REGISTER IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE AT THE SPECIAL SCHOOL ELECTION CALLED TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2015, IS MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2015, up to 5:00 p.m.

Karen Bluhm, Osceola County Clerk


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Reed City Police Department, weekly report

9/16/15•Officers were requested

to respond to a bad check complaint. The responding officer explained to the busi-ness owner that unfortu-nately it was a civil case and not a law enforcement issue.

9/17/15•Officers were dispatched

to assist the Osceola County Sheriff ’s Department after an alarm activation. No problems were found.

•Officers were dispatched to a report of a previous tenant’s snowmobile block-ing a drive. The caller was advised to call her landlord and have it removed.

9/18/15•While performing a traf-

fic stop, officers found the 32-year-old female driver to have a warrant for her arrest out of Mackinac County. She was placed un-der arrest and lodged in the Osceola County Jail with-out incident.

•Officers received a com-plaint regarding a vehicle that had been keyed by neighborhood children. The matter is under investiga-

tion.9/19/15•Officers were called to

local residence to take a report on property dam-age caused by a fallen tree branch.

•Officers were called to a local residence to take a re-port regarding damage to a vehicle tire. The matter is under investigation.

•Officers were dispatched to a local business in refer-ence to found property.

9/20/15•Officers were called to

a downstate police depart-ment to pick up a 24-year-old male on an outstanding bench warrant for failing to appear for arraignment. He was transported to the Osceola County Jail with-

out incident.•Officers were dispatched

to be on the look out for a suspicious vehicle that was seen driving slowly and all over the road. It was found to be an older driver that was attempting to let other traffic pass.

•Officers received a call re-garding a stolen phone from a vehicle while parked in a local parking lot. The mat-ter is under investigation.

•Officers were dispatched to an area for a suspicious vehicle. Officers responded to the area and the vehicle was gone on arrival.

OsceOla cOunty Sheriff’s Department and Evart Police Department did not submit reports this week.

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REED CITY — Hallow-een in the Park will be held on a different date this year. Instead of the former second-week-of-October date, organizers have scheduled the activity this year for Halloween Day, Oct. 31, from noon until 2 p.m.

This will be the 11th year for the event.

Those who attend can still anticipate seeing ma-ny of their favorite char-acters and superheroes including the Flintstones, Superman, Batman, the Wizard of Oz, Belle, the Beast, Tinker Bell, Captain Hook, Cruella De Vil and others. The event will also feature Lions Club spon-sored vision screenings.

Halloween in the Park will be at Westerburg Me-morial Park. It will all be “in one safe location and will bring the community together. It is nice for the

kids to get to see their idols and get to see each other at the same time,” Amber Hutchinson, who is orga-nizing the event this year, said.

At 11 a.m., emergency personnel will be at the park with emergency equipment. Other heavy equipment will also be there. Trick or treating begins at noon. There is no charge to attend.

The non-profit Hallow-een in the Park is coordi-nating the event this year with Meceola Big Brothers Big Sisters.

Big Brothers Big Sisters is holding a Zombie Ball Tournament Oct. 30 at the park. The tournament is slated to begin at 8 p.m. The entry fee will be $200 per team. Big Brothers Big Sisters will also host a free, donations-accepted break-fast pancake breakfast at the park Saturday morn-ing. The breakfast is slated to begin at 8 and continue until 11. The breakfast is for the whole community and is intended to serve as a thank you for the sup-port the Big Brothers, Big Sisters program receives. After the breakfast, Big Brothers, Big Sisters will assist with Halloween in the Park.

Erik Little, president of the Meceola Big Broth-

ers, Big Sisters, said the Zombie Ball Tournament will be a slow-pitch softball tournament based on Ama-teur Softball Association rules. “We strongly encour-age the teams to come in costume,” Little said.

The tournament is in-tended to raise funds for Meceola Big Brothers, Big Sisters. The tournament will include a home run contest. Members of the winning team will receive hooded sweatshirts. Con-cessions will be sold dur-ing the event. Prizes will be distributed during and at the end of the tournament. “This is a huge event, so dress up, bring your kids, eat up and trick or treat,” Little said.

Organizers of Hallow-een in the Park are looking for additional volunteers. Costumes are available for them to wear if needed. Event sponsors are also looking for donations of cash and candy.

Hersey’s Trunk of Treat will be held Oct. 31 after Halloween in the Park is completed. Hersey’s event is slated to kick off at 5:30 p.m. and continue until 7.

For more information about Halloween in the Park, contact Amber Hutchinson at 231-832-0655 or at [email protected].

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Last year volunteer Emily Baker, also known as Glinda the Good Witch from the Wizard of Oz, joined the Reed City Halloween event despite a broken foot — likely caused by the Wicked Witch of the West.

Halloween in the Park returns on a new dateThe annual Reed City park event will be held on Halloween

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