In The News:

August 9, 2014 • Vol. 135 No. 32

514 S. Kalamazoo Ave. in Marshall, MI • Phone 269-781-5444 and FAX 269-781-7766 • www.advisor-chronicle.com

Jim Dyer moves on to Novemberballot for 37th Circuit Judge seat; Art Kale and Vic Potter defeated instate representative races

Marshall Mayor Jim Dyer got through the Aug. 5primary election and will face Sarah Lincoln the 37thCircuit Court Judge seat in November’s generalelection. Lincoln had the highest vote total of thethree candidates with 5,420 votes while Dyer had4,533 votes. Eusebio Solis Jr. totaled 2,540 votes.Other local candidates did not fare as well. In the62nd District State Representative race on theRepublican side, Calhoun County Board ofCommissioners Chair Art Kale was defeated byJohn Bizon and in the 63rd District Republicanprimary, Marshall Public Schools Board of Education President Vic Potter was defeated byDavid Maturen.See results on page 15

Calhoun County becomes a Youth Fair:Leaders say ‘It’s the same fair’

Calhoun County Fair goers this week (Aug. 9-16) willsee some changes, including that the fair will now beknown as a “youth fair.” In the past, the fair has beenknown as a “4-H fair,” but fair administrators say evenwith the new terminology, most visitors and 4-Hparticipants won’t see much of a change. “The fair isgoing to go on like it always has,” said CCAIS Boardmember Hope Horton. “Calhoun County youth aregoing to do what they always do. They are going toshow their livestock, show projects, ride rides, makefriends and have fun. If you were to ask anybody oneither side of this debate, they would say the purposefor the fair is our youth. That’s why everyone isheading in the same direction.”See story on page 30

MHS Marching Band holds band campThe start of school isn’t for three more weeks, but

the Marshall High School Marching Band prettymuch has its halftime show completed and ready toperform following the week-long annual band campthat ran Aug. 3-8.“We are off to a great start at campso far,” said Band Director Jeremy Root on thefourth day of camp. “By the end of the second fullday, we installed over half of our halftime show. Themusic is coming along nicely. I've been veryimpressed with the skill and work ethic of the newmembers as well as the positive examples that ourleadership is setting.” The show this year is basedoff of some of the many hits of Elvis Presley. Thisyear’s drum majors are Olivia Graves and Jontaj Wallace.See story on page 16

Father Craig Lusk arrives as newpastor of St. Mary Church

Father Craig Lusk recently arrived in Marshall asthe new pastor of St. Mary Catholic Church. “I’mvery happy to serve them at this time,” Lusk said.“With God’s help, I hope to be a priest of the peopleand use my strengths here.” Lusk, 56, is replacingFather Stephen Naas, who retired on July 1.Becoming the Father of St. Mary is Lusk’s thirdassignment as Roman Catholic priest. See story on page 5

A personal account of Albion'sFamous @ The Forks audition

French intern Marie Chambon, visiting fromAlbion’s sister city Noisey le Roi in France, sharesher thoughts about her time with the Greater AlbionChamber of Commerce and attending auditions fora local youth talent show scheduled to occur inSeptember.See story on page 32

Across Calhoun County, 4-H members like Katie Myers are preparing theiranimals for the 2014 Calhoun County Fair Small Animal Auction (Aug. 13) andthe Large Animal Auction that follows on Aug. 15. For months, club members

have been feeding, watering, exercising, scrubbing and tracking the costs in time andmaterials of their livestock projects in anticipation of generous bids from individuals andbusinesses. Now getting ready for her last fair as a participant, Katie shares some of thelessons she's learned as a member of 4-H. See story on page 26

Scrubbing Upfor the judgesScrubbing Upfor the judges

It’s FAIR TIME inCalhoun County

Editor’s Corner

The idea of a county fair in the tra-ditional sense was not really revealedto me until I arrived in Marshallnearly 10 years ago.As a kid growing up in South

Florida, we had what was called the Dade County YouthFair, held ever April for two weeks.I went to that fair on several occasions, but for the life

of me, I can't recall ever seeing a single farm animal ortractor pull or even a tractor for that matter.The fair had dozens of rides and game booths and

would attract several hundred thousand people each year.And all the times I went, I never ran into anybody I knew,except for this one girl, Maxine, who had a huge crush onme in fifth grade. (By comparison, one can't gomore than10 feet at the Calhoun County Fair, it seems, and not runinto somebody you know.) As I was coming out of one ofthe haunted houses, I saw her on line right at the exit, and,not wanting her to see me, I hid inside the haunted housefor about five minutes until the coast was clear.Of course, hearing blood curdling screams at 100 deci-

bels for any amount of time is not good for one's hearing,let alone five minutes.With that being my only exposure to a county fair, I, as

a real city slicker, was woefully ill prepared at the Cal-houn County Fair a few years back when I went to takephotos of the semi truck pull.I got as close as possible to get a good shot as the first

participant approached the line.As I looked around, I noticed every single person inmy

vicinity had something either plugged into or coveringeach of their ears.If you've ever locked yourself out of your car or home,

I'm sure you're familiar with that sinking feeling you getin your stomach after you release the door and realize, al-beit a second too late, that you don't have your key andare about to suffer the consequences.A split-second after my realization that my ears were

unprotected, I experienced the loudest noise I had everheard as the driver revved and made his way down to theother end of the grandstand.I immediately dropped my camera and placed a hand

over each ear, but the damage was done. The pain thatseared through my ears was so intense, it felt like bloodwas gushing out of each ear. Thankfully, no blood, but Iwas essentially deaf the rest of the night and the ringingin my ears wouldn't go away for a couple of weeks.Well, this year I'm ready for the semi truck pull, car

racing, mot cross or any other loud event mostly becauseI have no hearing left.Seriously, though, this week, I'll make sure to protect

what's left of my hearing, but I'm sure a new faux pasawaits me.You can take the boy out of the city, but you can't al-

ways take the city out of the boy.Enjoy and have fun at the fair and until next week, may

the good news be yours.

Last week, these 4-H members and volunteers were found preparing for the 2014 CalhounCounty Fair and were asked what they enjoy about the fair, which begins today.

Letters cont. to next page

Ken Letts,Father of three 4-H mem-bers"I was in 4-H when I was a young.

Now my family is carrying on the tra-dition. How can you not like the fair?It’s for the kids.”

Madison Groholski,CC Sheep Club"I like hanging out with my friends.

I like making new ones, too. I also en-joy showing.”

Word on the StreetWhat are you looking forward to at the Calhoun County Fair?

by John Hendler

Jordan Mullins,CC 4-H Swine Club"I can’t wait to get out there and

show my pig in front of everyone. It’sthe white one.”

Bill Duncan,Fairgrounds volunteer"I like seeing all the exhibits and

watching people come through havinga good time. I also enjoy working themorning shift in the Fredonia Grangekitchen.”

Kathy Fischer,4-H Program CoordinatorMSU Extension"I can’t wait to see all the non-live-

stock and livestock entries and con-gratulate all the 4-H members andleaders who have worked so hard allyear long. Showing at the CalhounCounty Fair is their reward.”

Marilyn Jones,Superintendent, NeedleworkDivision"This year, the west wing of Floral

Hall will be open. That’s where youthshow their needlework projects, in-cluding quilts. They now have the dis-play area they deserve.”

Tree limb down causes damage; removal neededTo the Editor:During the last storm a

huge branch fell over thefence and smashed my gar-den badly. I put $150 intothat flower garden and it isruined. I put in new flowers,

mulch and weeded it.The tree belongs to State

Farm. I have talked to themto have it removed. It isturning a nasty brown andturning my plants brown.They have yet to do any-

thing. If it was one of us wewould be yelled at and de-manded to have the tree re-moved. I still have a mess. Iwill probably have the messall winter.I would like to have it

done now. Marshall wants anice clean town, but it is notgetting to. Please removethe branch and probably thewhole tree needs removal.

Yvonne Howe,Marshall

Stock and safe deposit boxes should remain with familyTo the Editor:I worked at Eaton in the 1970s, as did

many others in this area. In 1979, I helpedmy mother buy six shares of Eaton stock.My sister recently found the certificate andsent it to me. I sent it to Eaton and with allof the splits since 1979, we expected to getpaid for 144 shares or about $11,000. Wegot nothing and will get nothing.No one ever contacted my sister or me.

We were told that the stock was probablytreated as an abandoned asset and given to

the state, via “escheatment.” Just like a sav-ings account or safe deposit box, if there isno activity for a number of years, the statecan legally take your assets. Michigan, Cal-ifornia and other states reduced the time tothree years. No activity for three years andMichigan can take your stock, your money,the stuff in your safe deposit box.I gave my nephew one share of GM

stock when he graduated from high school.Years later, when he tried to cash the cer-tificate, it too had been taken by escheat-

ment.This does not seem right...stock, safe de-

posit boxes and some other assets shouldremain with the family, not be taken by thestate after three years of no action...theseare the kind of assets we set aside for ourgolden years or our family.Please alert others to check on their

stock, safe deposit boxes and especiallythose of the older folks.

Jack Watson,Marshall

Medicare beneficiaries: You should seek a second opinionTo the Editor:As a Medicare beneficiary, you may

want to get a second opinion on a medicalrecommendation or diagnosis from a doc-tor different than your own. This is mostimportant when you are going in to thehospital for surgery, major diagnostic test-ing or a major therapeutic procedure.Original Medicare will pay for a second

opinion if your doctor has recommendedthat you have any of the above procedures.Original Medicare will pay for a third opin-ion, if the first and second opinions are dif-ferent. The second and third opinions willbe covered even if the surgery or other pro-cedure is determined to be medically un-necessary and therefore not covered.If you are in a Medicare Advantage

Plan, your plan must cover the same ser-vices as Original Medicare (A/B) does, butmay have different rules you have to fol-low. For example, the plan may only coversecond and third opinions if you see doc-tors that are in network or if you have a re-ferral from your primary care doctor. Callyour plan to find out the rules for gettingsecond opinions.Why is a second or third opinion impor-

tant? Studies conducted by a number ofmedical watchdog groups confirm thatmedical errors are the third leading cause ofpatient deaths in the United States afterheart disease and cancer. It has been esti-mated that between 350,000 and 400,000people die annually due to medical mis-takes that could have been prevented.

One of the best ways to avoid problemsis to get a second opinion from a specialistlocated at a major medical center outsideyour immediate area. This will afford youan independent evaluation of your diagno-sis and treatment options as well as provid-ing you with additional information onyour illness. Your local family doctor hasthe ability to assist you with the schedulingof appointments, but it is also importantthat you make an effort to research yourpersonal medical condition to be better in-formed with treatment options when youmeet with the specialist.

Philip Nager,Marshall

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