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REED CITY — Despite re-ceiving a thumbs-down on the project from the DNR, Reed City officials are pressing on in their quest to get remnants of an old dam removed from the Hersey River.

The river flows through the city. Debris from the former dam remains in the river near Roth Street.

Old records indicate the dam was in place as early as 1878. Re-inforcing bars, sheets of metal and other traces of the dam’s former presence present a dan-ger to recreational users of the

river, Reed City’s manager, Ron Howell, said.

The Grand Rapids engineer-ing firm Fleis & VandenBrink applied last year for a grant from Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources on the city’s behalf for assistance with the project. The DNR failed to select the Reed City project for a grant. Reed City then solicited bids from engineering firms willing to present an estimate for the entire project including the cost of applying for grant assistance, filing permits, and managing the entire project.

Howell said he believes the cost of the clean-up project should not lie entirely on Reed City. The Greater Reed City Area Recreational Authority and DNR officials all say the re-moval is a worthwhile project.

“Why should it be an entirely Reed City financial burden?” he asked.

Previously, Reed City’s Down-town Development Authority offered $165,000 for the project,

Howell said. The DDA made its offer based on very rough estimates of the cost. Howell an-ticipates that associated costs, such as the expense of applying for permits, erecting a tempo-rary shoreline wall and other requirements will drive the project’s costs well beyond the $165,000 threshold.

Engineers and DNR officials will will need to determine how to handle the ongoing flow of the river during the removal of the dam remnants, how to con-trol sediment and the extent of the reconstruction of the river bank in the vicinity of the dam.

Project bids are due Sep. 11. The first council meeting follow-ing that date will be Sep. 21.

The Hersey River originates northwest of Reed City in Lin-coln Township. It flows through Reed City and Hersey before flowing into the Muskegon Riv-er. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials call the Hersey a “high-quality trout stream.” The river once contained arctic grayling.

In fact, Michigan Department of Natural Resources officials say grayling “were very abun-dant in the Hersey River ... .”

Brian Rice of Fleis and Van-denBrink said the cost of the dam project will be dependent on what is removed, the amount of city-provided labor and the scope of the restoration work. Rice is the firm’s environmental group manager. While working last year to acquire the DNR grant, the firm learned from old fire insurance maps of the city that the dam was already in place by 1878, “closer to the origin of our country than to current times in Reed City,” Rice said.

Howell believes the comple-tion of the removal project would be a financial boon for the city. Once the in-stream ob-structions have been removed, tubers, kayakers and canoers will be able to traverse the Hersey from a Reed City access site all the way to its confluence with the Muskegon.

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Reed City officials hope these old dam remnants can be removed from the Hersey River. As plans for the work progress, project officials will need to determine how to control sediment and how to reconstruct the river bank at the damsite.

Reed City does not get funding from DNR for funding, but city continues to work to remove debris


The services Osceola County’s Commission on Aging offer include Matter of Balance classes that help aging residents cope with the dan-ger of falling and Diabetes PATH Workshops. The PATH classes offer tips to help those with diabetes manage the condition. The Matter of Balance classes are geared to those 60 and older, although some who have attended have been younger than 60. The PATH classes are open to anyone interested in learning more about managing diabetes. The Matter of Balance classes include eight two-hour sessions. The PATH classes include six two-and-a-half hour sessions. The COA is able to offer the classes because of grant dollars provided by the Area Agency on Aging of Western Michigan. Those enrolled in the PATH class meeting now include (a list of the names). The class is meeting at Meadowview Village in Reed City. Anyone inter-ested in attending a future Matter of Balance or PATH class should call the Commission on Aging office at (231) 734-5559. The classes are free.

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Our mystery item last week is known as a plumb bob.

When suspended by a cord, aided by gravity, it hangs in a perfectly straight (or plumb) line; that line in construc-tion provides the perfect, infallible guide for straight up and down (verti-cal) orientation.

Plumb bobs are used these days in ev-erything from deck building to plumb-ing and framing. Why name it after a fruit?

It isn’t. Unlike the “plumb bob” imple-ment, the fruit “plum” is not spelled with that “b” on the end; the tool gained its name from the Latin word for lead “plumbum,” which is what most were originally comprised of.

The use of plumb bobs is as old as the ancients. It was an essential tool for getting those castle towers and church spires into a long-lasting vertically ac-curate alignment.

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Bud Larson, Reed City— plum bobBill Johnson, Hersey— plum bobCarla Isaacs, Hersey— plum bobMargie Emmons, Evart— plum bob

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A 5K fundraiser for Higher Ground was held recently in Evart. The event was arranged by those par-ticipating in the Osceola Leadership Summit.The Leadership Summit is a program sponsored by Frontline Specialists. The summit is billed as a continuing education program that will help participants become part of a local professional net-work, further develop their leadership skills and offer them an opportunity to serve their community.Higher Ground is an organization devoted to developing healthy communities by fostering relation-ships. Higher Ground meets in Cadillac at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church on Mondays from 5-8 p.m. This fall’s meetings will begin on Sep. 28 and run through Nov. 16. In Evart, Higher Ground meets at the Free Methodist Church on Thursdays from 5-8 p.m. The fall schedule will begin on Sep. 24 and will continue through Nov. 12.Forty-five people participated in the 5K event. More than $3,000 was raised for Higher Ground.

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Blood drives• REED CITY— A blood

drive will be held on Sept. 21 from 3 to 7 p.m. at Reed City Community - Depot, Depot Room, Reed City De-pot, 200 N. Chestnut Street.

• REED CITY— A blood drive will be held on Sept. 3 from 1 to 5:45 p.m. at Church of the Nazarene, 5300 S. 220th Avenue.

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.

Book signingEVART— A book presen-

tation and signing for “I Slept In A Pineapple” by Randy Rassoul will be held on Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 435 West Fifth Street, Evart.

Presented by The Gen-eral Federation Women’s Club of Evart and The Ev-art Public Libary.

South Evart quilt showEVART— The South Ev-

art Quilt Club meets on the first and third Wednesday of each month at the Ev-art Township Hall, Main Street, from 11 a.m. to 2:30-3 p.m. with a potluck lunch at noon.

Everyone interested in quilting, whether beginner or pro, are welcome. For more information, contact Margie at 231-734-3857 or Ann at 231-867-3237.

Plant sale and swap Sept. 26 in Reed City

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.

Reed City Rotary golf outing Sept. 11

REED CITY— The 2015 Reed City Rotary Fall Golf Outing will be held on Sept. 11 at Spring Valley Golf Course.

Registration at 8 a.m.; shotgun start at 9 a.m.

Cost is $50 per player ($200 per team), men’s-women’s-or mixed teams. Includes 18 holes of golf with cart, lunch at “The Turn” and steak dinner. Public welcome.

To sign up, contact Ron at 231-388-4082.

Free dinner Sept. 13SEARS— A free dinner

meal following the morn-ing service will be held on Sept. 13 at 10:30 a.m. at Sears Church of God, 5955 40th Avenue.

Osceola MARSP meets Sept. 8

EVART— The Osceola Chapter of MARSP will meet on Sept. 8 at 1 p.m. at the Evart United Method-ist Church, 519 N. Cherry. Branko Bojicic will pres-ent impending changes to the BCBS Health Insur-ance Plan for 2016. Snacks will be provided.

For further information, contact Marie at 231-734-2508.

Evart car show is Sept. 5

EVART— Evart Car Show will be held on Sept. 5 at Riverside Park.

Cedar Township farmers market

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

Crossroads farmers market

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 marketEVART— 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, Satur-day, 1 to 5 p.m.

Classes in other areas of the arts will be offered for those interested.

Cedar Creek BandREED CITY— Come join

the fun, Sept. 10 at the De-pot. Grand finale, free hot dog and chips, 7 to 9 p.m. Bring a lawn chair.

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-

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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 sec-ond Friday of the month and performing outpatient surgery and other proce-dures, including lithotrip-sy 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.

Quilts to Comfort meeting

REED CITY— Quilts to Comfort meets the second Tuesday of each month, except December, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Crossroads Quilt Shop. Charity quilts will be made for the Cross-roads Radiation Therapy Center.

Crossroads Quilt Shop is located at 111-B Higbee Street.

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 Counties with low income and no health insurance. Weekly health clinics are sched-uled based on availability of volunteer health care providers. New patients need to call for an eligibil-ity appointment.

Medication assistance may be available through the Stehouwer Free Clinic. Qualified applicants must have a Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital affiliated provider and meet guide-lines set by pharmaceuti-cal companies. Eligibility appointments are sched-uled 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 Congregational Church, 216 S. Main Street, is a 9 a.m. traditional ser-vice.

Congregate meal sites for Osceola County COA

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Site732 W. 7th StreetMonday, Tuesday, Thurs-

dayLunch served at noonMARION— Marion Meal

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Beginning line dancing classes in Evart

EVART— Line dancing 101 (beginner line dancing) will be held every Wednes-day 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— Children’s story hour will be held on the second and fourth Wednesdays of every month at 1 p.m. at the Reed City Public Library.

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REED CITY — Reed City’s new Chamber of Commerce director likes what she sees when she looks about. “We have so many great things. We’re a community that really pulls together, Chastity Eads says.

She already knew that when she accepted the position, though. Reed City natives, Eads and her husband, J.J., both gradu-ated from Reed City high school. Eads has three children, Morgan, Easton and Kelen.She and J.J. are “invested in the communi-ty,” she added. We’re here. This is our hometown. I’ve always loved being a part of this community. To me, this job fits right in with what our goals and inter-ests are.

Eads worked for the Me-costa/Osceola Intermedi-ate School District for the last five years as a Great Start Parent Liaison. Her main focus in the position was to maintain the Great

Start Parent Coalition for Mecosta and Osceola counties. In her job, she worked to increase knowl-edge and participation in early childhood planning and decision making. She also worked for Reed City Public Schools as the com-munity education direc-tor. When the chamber position opened up, she thought it would offer her a good opportunity to pro-mote her community.

She likes the spirit of co-operation she sees in Reed City residents, and she likes the recreational op-portunities she finds there. The White Pine Trail and the Pere Marquette trail, which intersect in the city, “are really big,” Eads said. Before becoming the cham-ber director, she worked on The Great American Cross-roads Festival committee and grew to appreciate the work of the volunteers who pulled everything together. “I like to see people caring about their community and wanting to be a part of it,” she said.

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the chamber in mid July after the former director, Suzi Hicks, accepted em-ployment elsewhere. “Suzi did a great job of building the chamber. I just want to continue that and move it forward,” Eads said.

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Obituaries

REED CITY— Joseph Richard Engle, of Reed City, passed away Sat-urday, August 22, 2015. He was 63.

He was born Novem-ber 2, 1951, in Saginaw, of the late Thomas and Mary (Dean) Engle. Joe was a school teacher for 32 years of which 24 years were spent teach-ing in the Reed City School District until his retirement in 2010. Joe enjoyed dancing, golfing, bowling, hunt-ing, and making new friends.

He is survived by his sons: Nathan, Ryan (Danielle), and Tyler; two grandsons; a broth-er, Tom (Doreen); and four sisters: Mary Kay (Fred) Siler, Sue (Ray) B u s h , M a r g a r e t McLeod, and Carol (Tom) Austin. He is al-so survived by many nieces and nephews and his best friend, Max Patterson.

In addition to his par-ents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Jim.

A celebration of Joe’s life will be held at the VFW Hall, 129 East Osceola Avenue, Reed City, Michigan, on Sun-day, September 13, 2015, from 1 to 4 p.m. Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider contribu-tions to Camp Daggett at Walloon Lake, 3001 Church Road, Petoskey, MI 49770.

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REED CITY — Rus-sell J. Erbes Jr., 78, of Reed City, passed away Sunday, August 30, 2015, at West Shore Medical Center in Manistee.

He was born March 5, 1937, in Richmond Township, Osceola County, to Russell and Ann (Kailing) Erbes and attended Reed City schools, graduating in 1955.

Russell had lived in the Grand Rapids area for 50 years, where he was an installer and manager for Michigan Bell Telephone, and had also worked at Hol-land Hospital for eight years. He was a mem-ber of St. Philip Neri Church in Reed City and enjoyed Honda Goldwing motorcycles.

Russell mar ried Sherry Churchill, who survives. Also surviv-ing are two daughters: Jan Marie (Dave) Gu-minski of Leesburg, Florida, and Jamie Er-bes of Byron Center; five sisters, Marie Tay-lor of Reed City, Eliza-beth (Ronald) Kessler, and Suzanne Erbes, both of Center Line, and Frances Postema of Coopersville, and Joann Erbes of Ann Arbor. Also surviving are five grandchildren

and seven great-grand-children. He was pre-ceded in death by a sis-ter, Barbara Kings-bury, and a grand-daughter.

A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Fri-day, September 4, 2015, at St. Philip Neri Church, with the Rev. Father Joe Fix officiat-ing. Visitation will be Thursday, September 3, 2015, from 5 to 8 p.m., with a Rosary at 7:30 p.m. at McDowell Fu-neral Home. There will also be a time of visita-tion from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at the church. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Please share a memo-ry or sign the guest-book for Russell at mc-dowellfh.com.

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Labor movements sprung up across the na-tion with the rise of in-dustrial labor in the 1800s. By the turn of the century into the early decades of the 1900s agitation between corporations and employ-ees boiled over.

Alexander Berkman was a mover and shaker who was in the spotlight for his endeavors to push through his political beliefs and fight establishment.

The January 1, 1920 issue of the Osceola County Her-ald, upon reporting news of Berkman’s deportation to Russia, told how he was known in the area and recounted various times he stirred things up in the area lumber camps.

Alexander Berkman was born November 21, 1870, in Vilna, Russia (now Vilnius, Lithuania) to Osip and Yetta Berkman, a well off Jewish family.

His father was a mer-chant and was active with nihilists, a political group that rejected established authority. At age 15 Berk-man educated himself on revolutionary literature and gravitated toward anarchism after reading about the Chicago Hay-market massacre, which occurred May 4, 1886.

What began as a peace-ful rally to support work-ers striking for an 8-hour workday and to protest the killing of several workers the day before by authori-ties, turned into mayhem.

As police dispersed the meeting someone threw a dynamite bomb at police. The bomb and ensuing gunfire caused deaths of seven police and four civilians. Of the eight an-archists convicted, seven were put to death and one sentenced to 15 years in prison.

The year following the Haymarket massacre, Berkman migrated to America. While he was in New York he attended Ger-

man and Jewish anarchist meetings and was a type setter for the newspaper, Freiheit.

Sometime between Berkman’s arrival to the U.S. and his arrest in 1892 for attempted murder, he worked in Northern Michi-gan.

The January 1, 1920 is-sue of the Osceola County Herald headline read, “Known in Vicinity. Alex-ander Berkman, “noted Red,” worked near Luther. Also conducted paper in Cadillac. Always a trouble maker.”

The article continued, “Owing to the prominence that Alexander Berkman has attained as a ‘Red’ the following article from the Big Rapids Pioneer will be of interest to readers of the Herald: Deportation of Alexander Berkman, famous or rather infamous Anarchist, becomes more interesting to residents of Big Rapids through the fact that Alek was at one time in the employ of ‘Dad Snushall,’ manager of the Colonial Theater. The red line history of Berkman’s life that has included almost a score of years in a Pennsylvania prison, might have been differently written but for one thing — Alek never washed his face or hands before breakfast. “

The article told how in back in the lumbering days, in the 1880s, Dad Snushall was a walking boss at Filer & Sons Com-pany at Luther, Michigan. One day a man seeking em-

ployment walked in with a letter from Filer, who oper-ated from Manistee at this time, and was put to work scaling logs.

The article elaborated, “Things began to happen. Complaints began to reach Dad that the men were go-ing to strike for more mon-ey, better food, napkins at dinner and perfumed cigarettes. Although Berk-man was suspected, there was no tangible evidence that he was stirring up the strike. Finally the foreman of the camp approached Dad and told him that Berkman was setting a bad example for the rest of the men — he never washed his face before breakfast. Dad glad of the chance, called Berkman over, told him he was through and to pack his dunnage and get out of camp.

“Berkman later went to Cadillac, where he started a paper with anarchist tendencies, which how-ever died a natural death through lack of support.

“It subsequently trans-pired that Filer wanted to get rid of Berkman at the Manistee camp and wished him onto Dad.”

On July 6, 1892, the Homestead Steel Strike battle raged in the town of Homestead, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh when the company, owned by An-drew Carnegie and man-aged by chairman Henry Clay Frick, hired 300 Pinkerton agents to break the strike.

Thousands of workers and their families assem-bled to resist the Pinker-tons and keep them out. Gunfire broke out. The ca-sualties were seven work-ers and three Pinkertons.

With ongoing conflict, on July 18, the town was placed under martial law.

On July 23, Alexander Berkman plotted with his lover, Emma Goldman, to assassinate Henry Clay Frick. Berkman entered the Pittsburgh office and proceeded to shoot and stab Frick, who survived.

Berkman was sentenced to 22 years in prison but served 14. Berkman justi-fied his act by holding Frick responsible for the death of the seven work-ers.

In prison, Berkman wrote the book, ‘Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist,’ published in 1912. A quote from his book gives insight into his perception of the world, “Man’s inhumanity to man is not the last word. The truth lies deeper. It is economic slavery, the savage struggle for a crumb, that has converted mankind into wolves and sheep.”

After his release he trav-eled America advocating anarchism and published the journal, “the Blast.”

In 1917 Berkman and his lover, Emma Goldman, were sentenced to two years in prison for advocat-ing resistance to the mili-tary draft in WWI. While imprisoned, evidence was concocted that Berkman was a spy for the German government. After release from prison in 1919, Berk-man and Goldman were deported to Russia after being declared undesired aliens by Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer.

It was noted that while Berkman was preparing for deportation, Henry Clay Frick died of syphilis. Berkman made the state-ment, “Just say Frick was deported by God.”

In Russia, Berkman and Goldman were disgusted by the Bolshevik regime and fled the country. They traveled and advocated their beliefs in Sweden and Germany and finally settled in France. There Berkman put an end to his life June 27, 1936 after suf-fering from kidney disease. He died the next day.

Berkman was pegged as a revolutionary in the economical conflicts of his day, but to locals, he was that troublemaker in the lumber camps who refused to wash his face before breakfast.

Deported anarchist Alexander Berkman had local ties

Alexander Berkman

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SEARS— David J. Fisher, of Sears, passed away unexpectedly Monday, August 31, 2015, at his home in Ori-ent Township. He was 41.

Mr. Fisher was born June 1, 1974, in Reed City, to Daniel H. Fisher and Joan K. Fenton. He graduated in 1993 from Evart High School. Da-vid was a lifelong Sears area resident. He was a super father and a true outdoorsman who loved hunting, fishing, archery, and boating. He had worked for AAR Mobility in Cadillac for 10 years.

David is survived by one daughter, Jamie Fisher of Weidman; one son, Joshua Saut-man of Evart; his mother, Joan K. Fenton of Sears; one sister, Pa-tricia Fenton of Evart; two brothers, Mark Lee Swales of Evart and Jeffery Allen Fisher of

Evart.He was preceded in

death by a brother, Bri-an Swales; stepfather, William Fenton; and his grandparents, Wil-liam and Helen Swales.

Funeral services for David James Fisher are 1 p.m. Friday, Septem-ber 4, 2015, at the Corey Funeral Home in Ev-art. Visitation is Friday 11 a.m. until time of services. Interment will be in Orient Town-ship Cemetery.

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Evart Cross Country Backrow,L-R: Coach Kevin Mills, Kyle Cichewicz-Payne, Tanner Ryan, Josh woods, Santana Scott, Nick NilesMiddle row: Nathan Woods, Micah Wetters, Eavid Green, Andrew BengryClairese Clark, Sarah Nelson, Mara VanOrder


EVART — Nobody can really blame the members of Evart’s cross country team if they walk with a bit of a swagger.

They finished second in the conference last year after five conference championships in a row, and Evart’s coach, Kevin Mills, anticipates another successful season. It is part of a long-time tradi-tion of distance running dominance that dates back to 1952 when Gaylord Denslow was tearing up the track.

Mills’ goals for his team this season are nothing

less than a conference championship, a regional championship, and to fin-ish as one of the top three teams at the state meet.

His team has experience and maturity. He has four male seniors, two juniors, one sophomore and five freshmen. His female run-ners include three seniors, one junior and two sopho-mores.

The team has two re-turning all-state runners: Josh Woods and Santana Scott. After Scott’s runner-up finish at last year’s state meet, he is among those favored to win this year.

Besides Woods and Scott, Mills can count on return-

ees Andrew Bengry and Micah Wetters. He is also excited by the addition of Nathan Woods, younger brother of last year’s all-state athlete Josh Woods, and twins Alex and Aus-tin Hamilton, younger siblings of former Evart all-state runner Grace Hamilton.

“We have front runners and depth in the front to mid pack that will take us a long way as a team, Mills said.

“We are in the process of building back up the girl’s team, so we are excited to have a full-scoring team this year that will be com-petitive with the middle-of-the pack teams.”

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Back Row: Trent Willard, Clover Krainik, Devin Willard, Lindsey Kienitz, McKenzie CorneliusFront Row: Brandon Wirth, Hana Ondrus, Katherine Kettner, Hailey DucheneAbsent: Joelynn Gamble-Brown


REED CITY — Some of Reed City cross country coach Brad Smith’s tough-est competition might come from the school’s soc-cer team.

Reed City has had a proud running tradition in the past. The school’s recently started soccer pro-gram, though, pulled a lot of athletes away from cross country.

Still, Smith sounds a note of optimism about the 2015 season. He likes the team’s spirit. Team members get along will and have very little conflict. He likes its potential, too. Although

the Coyotes will have some tough competition on their schedule, including rivals Chippewa Hills, Fremont and Grant, he believes the team has a decent chance to finish in the top half the CSAA Gold Division.

He has some returning talent. Joelynn Gamble-Brown, a junior, the team’s top runner last year, is nursing an injury at the moment, but she should return soon. Smith is anticipating great things from sophomore Katherine Ketner. Hanna Ondrus, a sophomore, made a strong showing at the end of last season, Smith said, and will be one its top

runners this year. Sopho-more Devin Willard will contribute, and McKenzie Cornelius, a senior, will be among the frontrunners.

In fact, Reed City came in third among the six scoring teams in the re-cent Chippewa Hills High School Invitational.

Some of Smith’s goals for the season seem to be pretty modest. He would like to keep all his runners healthy, for example.

Others might be tougher. He would like more run-ners out for the team.

Now, if only he could stop competing with the soccer team for talent and numbers.

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8/24/15• Officers were called to

a local apartment complex on a domestic dispute. The matter has been turned over to the prosecutor for review.

• While performing a traffic stop, officers found the 58-year-old male driver to be driving with a re-stricted driver’s license, an expired license plate and no proof of insur-ance. The officer issued an appearance citation and the vehicle was impound-ed.

• Officers received a call from Meceola Central Dis-patch regarding an inmate at Newaygo County Jail. The 54-year-old male had a bench warrant out from this department. The of-ficer picked him up and transported him to the Osceola County Jail with-out incident.

8/25/15• While on patrol, offi-

cers came upon two males trying to gain entrance into a parked vehicle through the passenger window with a coat hang-er. After some question-ing, the officer found one male was the owner of the vehicle and had lost his keys and the other male was helping him get in the car to retrieve his work tools.

• While on patrol, offi-cers removed a set of bed-springs from the road. It is believe they had fallen out of a truck.

• Officers observed a violation of the city or-dinance trash code and served the appropriate abatement paperwork.

• Officer responded to a call regarding a possible location on a missing tri-cycle. Upon his investiga-

tion, it was found to not be the tricycle that has been missing.

8/27/15• Officers stopped a vehi-

cle for speeding and upon investigation, the 21-year-old female drive was ar-rested for OWI, possession of marijuana, and trans-porting open alcohol in a vehicle. The 21-year-old male passenger was also arrested for having open alcohol in a motor vehicle. Both were transported to the Osceola County Jail without incident.

• Officers received a com-plaint of harassment via text messages. The matter is under investigation.

• Officers were called to perform a well-being check on a juvenile af-ter his father returned a phone call to an unknown number and spoke to an unknown male who asked questions about the juve-nile. It was determined the juvenile had used a friend’s phone to call his father and was in no dan-ger.

• Officers were dis-patched to assist the Osceola County Sheriff ’s Department in the Evart

area on a possible break-ing and entering.

8/28/15• Officers were dis-

patched to a local business in reference to the pos-sible breaking and enter-ing of a coin device. It was determined the lock was faulty and no criminal ac-tivity had taken place.

• Officer made contact

with the landlord of a lo-cal property in reference to an ordinance violation regarding trash. The land-lord was advised to clean up the property.

• Officers were dis-patched to assist the Osceola County Sheriff ’s Department at Spectrum Health Reed City Campus with an intoxicated and

disrupting patient.• While on patrol, offi-

cers came upon a stalled vehicle in the road. Offi-cers assisted the 40-year-old male driver with re-moving it from the road.

8/29/15• Officers were called to

assist with a neighbor dis-pute. All complied without incident.

• An officer issued ver-bal warnings to two male teenagers under the age of 15 who were out past their curfew time of 11 p.m.

8/30/15• Officers performed a

property check after find-ing the lights on inside the building and an unlatched door. After finding every-thing appeared to be un-disturbed and no one in-side, officers secured the building without incident.

• Officers gave a verbal warning to a 21-year-old male tenant regarding City Ordinance Property Violations. The tenant stated he would let his landlord know.

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EVART — After her business outgrew her old office, Lynn Salinas of Taylor Insurance Agency in Evart, worked all last winter on the plans for a new office. The building is nearly ready for occu-pancy now.

Salinas has owned the business since Oct. 1, 1986.

“We were kind of to the point that we couldn’t add staff,” Salinas said.

Salinas has three full-time and two-part time employees at her Evart of-fice. She also has a Farwell office at which she has two full-time employees.

The agency is an inde-pendent insurance agency that specializes in small business, farm, disability, and life insurance.

Her current office, which is next door to the new office, needs refurbished, Salinas said. Rather than sinking money into a building in which she didn’t have room to ex-pand, she though it would be better to move to a larger building.

Salinas acquired the property for the building in what Al Weinberg, Ev-art’s Downtown Develop-ment Authority director,

called a great example of public and private people working together. Two empty, dilapidated build-ings stood on the property

where the new building is located. The DDA worked closely with Salinas as she acquired the lots and had the buildings razed.

The new building will be 2,788 square feet. The old office building is 1,364 square feet.

The new building will al-so have a conference room. The old office once had a conference room, but it Salinas eventually moved

her office into it. Until then, Hillier Scholarship Fund meetings had been held in the conference room. After the agency moves into its new offices, the scholarship committee will again be able to meet, Salinas joked.

She hopes to be moved into the new building in early October.

After moving to the new building, Salinas plans to remodel and then lease the old building. Her goal is to have the building for a business to move in.


Lynn Salinas, the owner of Evart’s Taylor Insurance Agency, examines the floor plans of the new office building.

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This photograph shows the new Taylor Insurance Building when it was under construction on June 26. Taylor Insurance owner Lynn Salinas worked on planning the new building last winter. The building will soon be ready for occupancy.

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General Help Wanted301Autumnwood of McBain is seek-ing part time dietary aide/relief cook. This will include various holi-days and weekends. Servsafe cer-tification and experience in quanti-ty cooking and baking a plus. Please send resume to Autumn-wood of McBain, Attention: HR, 220 Hughston Street, McBain, MI 49657 or to [email protected]. Autumnwood of McBain provides equal employ-ment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for em-ployment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.

Curry House Assisted Living & Memory Care is seeking a quali-fied Caregivers.Part-time, 1st or 2nd shift, in-cludes every other weekend. Our caregivers are responsible for di-rect resident care, and must have a passion for helping seniors. Caregiving experience preferred, or will train the right person. Must be able to pass the state require-ments. Complete an application at Curry House, 5858 S. 47 Rd., Ca-dillac, MI. Attn: HR Department. No phone calls please. EEO/AAEmployer.

Osceola County is seeking a Di-rector of Veterans’ Services for the overall management of the Veterans’ Services office. Posi-tion is part-time, 20 to 28 hours per week, Monday through Friday. Starting wage $14.51/hr. For po-sition minimum qualifications in-cluding being an honorably dis-charged Veteran, educational re-quirements and application please go to www.osceola-county.org. Send resume and/or application to Susan Vander Pol, County Coordi-nator, 301 West Upton Ave., Reed City, MI 49677 preferred by Sep-tember 23, 2015 but accepted un-til position is filled. EOE

Wanted to Buy717

Cadillac’s OldestStanding

Gold and CoinsBuyer.

801 N. Mitchell St., Cadillac 775-1289 • wexfordjewelers.com

Wexford Jewelers

REAL ESTATEFOR RENT

Mobile Homes ForRent804

Nice 2 bedroom, 2 bath in Sears, lake front, no smoking, no pets, $550/mo., first and last plus utilit-ies. Call (513)331-9490.

Apartments For Rent808

The Evart Housing Commis-sion has openings in our one bedroom building. We are also accepting applications for 2 and 3 bedroom townhouses. Quality, affordable housing located be-hind Evart elementary school. Rent is based on 30% of house-hold income. You can pick up an application at 601 W. First Street, Evart, MI or print one at www.evarthousing.comCall (231) 734-3301

SPECIAL SALES

Garage / Yard Sales

Evart

Sept. 3rd, 4th, & 5thThurs.-Sat. 9am-5pm

1030 Evart St. Estate/Garage Sale: Boys clothes: newborn-2T, dishes/glassware, & other household items.

September 4th & 5thFriday & Saturday 9am-4pm

435 S. Main St.Multi-Family Sale

Miscellaneous items, kids bikes, purses and adult clothing.

Garage / Yard Sales

Hersey

Sept. 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th & 7thThurs.-Mon. 9am-6pm

13076 3 Mile Rd. US 10 to 135th, follow signs for

2 milesSolid pine prehung doors, canning jars both green & clear, fabric, craft supplies, vinyl flooring, 36” bath vanity with top & lots of misc.

LeRoy

Sept. 3rd, 4th, & 5thThurs.-Sat. 9am-?21906 LeRoy Rd.2 1/2 Miles W. of

LeRoy ElementarySnowblower, freezer, weight benches, lots of nice clothes & lots of misc.

BUSINESS BRIEFS004

HUGE THANK YOU To All Who Helped With & Came To The Missaukee Humane Society Fundraiser. Your Time, Generosity & Kindness Is Much Appreciated! Patches & Petals. Call 775-8780.

Knitter’s Nest Will Be Closed Thursday, August 27th-Tuesday, Sep-tember 8th. Have a Happy & Safe Labor Day!

Silver & Gold Coins Bought & Sold. KAPS KOINS LLC., 611 N. McEwan St., Clare. (231)357-2105 Or (989)386-6500. Open 6 Days A Week!

Sunnyside Farm Bake & Coffee Shop 6700 W. County Line Rd. (3 Miles South Of McBain) Open Fri. & Sat. ONLY, 7am-5pm. Call (231)825-2342.


Back to school fun

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It is de rigueur. These students in Valerie Hopkins’ third-grade class were writing about what they did during the summer. Monday marked the first day of the new school year for Evart and Reed City students.

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What’s a school day without a recess? Cameron Flagg, a Reed City student in Mrs. Hanson’s second-grade classroom, slides down a pole on the playground.

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Sydney Jackson, a student in Mrs. Hanson’s second-grade classroom in Reed City, enjoys recess time swinging on rings.

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Jazmyn Wentworth on Monday worked on a classroom project. Jazmyn is a fourth-grade Reed City stu-dent.

Reed City and Evart students get early start on school year

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