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C O L D W A T E R — Replacement of the original gutters on the Coldwater Library are complete, with the city and Branch Dis-trict Library splitting the $48,000 contract.

The improvements had left patrons trying to avoid lifts around the building and in the parking lot for weeks.

As part of the work, the contractor is fi xing prob-lems caused during the 2009 roof repair, which was not done properly, Coldwater City Manager Jeff Budd said.

“That contractor did not do what was suppose to be done,” he explained. “He has since moved out of state.”

The Coldwater City Council agreed to pay the amount over the $25,000 that the library board appropriated for the fix when it awarded a con-tract to Hoekstra Roofi ng to install new gutters.

“These are the original gutters and (they) have reached the end of their life,” Budd said.

T h e o n e s r e m o v e d were galvanized steel. The copper replacements should last another 100 years.

The library has fixed its roof three times and reworked its HVAC system to try to stem the water damage to the interior of the building. It was fi nally

determined that the gut-ters, which are interior on the roof, had to be replaced when other fixes did not work.

The city owns the build-ing and leases it to the library on a long-term contract, which is up for renewal next year in October.

T h e 2 5 - y e a r l e a s e requires the county library district to pay all interior and exterior repairs, but Budd suggested the city pay for the gutter roof repair work on a one-time basis “to maintain the structural integrity of the building.”

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Roof leaks fi xed again COLDWATER — The

Branch County Mothers of Twins Club gathered at the home of Joyce Abbeg for the September meeting.

President Diana Conant opened the meeting, lead-ing the members in reciting the club prayer.

Each member was asked to donate a Christmas item for the raffle basket for the fall workshop for the Michigan organization of Mothers of Multiples.

The event is being held in Troy at the Drury Inn Oct. 3-4. Joyce Abbeg will be the delegate representing the local club.

The annual MOTC camp-out was well attended on July 24-26 at the Groveland

Oaks County Park in Holly.The national conven-

tion was held this year in Cincinnati, Ohio. Carol Goodenough and Diana Conant represented the club.

Birthdays for September were Michael and Michelle Evans Sept. 3 and Diana Conant on Sept. 28.

Diana brought the door prize and Judy Evans was the winner.

The next meeting will be at 7 p.m. Oct. 5 at the home of Margaret Wendel.

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1 Library EventWHAT Teen Wii game challengeWHEN 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday Oct. 10WHERE Coldwater branch District Library 10 E. Chi-cago St.DETAILS Youth sixth grade and up are welcomed to takeon the challenge.

2 Pet AdoptionWHAT Refurbished Pets of Southern Michigan Pet AdoptionWHEN 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday Oct. 10WHERE Tractor Supply Company 613 Lott Rd. ColdwaterDETAILS Stop by to see dogs available for adoption. For more information call TSC at 278-0996.

3 Fall HarvestWHAT Sarah Irene’s Fall HarvestWHEN 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sat-urday Oct. 10 and Sunday Oct. 11WHERE 385 Otis Rd. ColdwaterDETAILS Pumpkins Indian corn gourds corn shocks and more will be available along with a bake sale and crafts and much more.

STURGIS — Marian Long, age 74, of Coldwater, MI passed away at home unexpectedly on Wednes-day, Oct. 7, 2015.

She was born January 6, 1941 in Battle Creek, MI a daughter to the late Jack and Laura (Lawton) Elliget.

Marian spent most of her life in Sturgis, MI and moved just a few years ago to Coldwater.

In November 1959 she married Steven Snyder and they divorced after 21 years of marriage. On June 26, 1987 she married Richard E. “Dick” Long in Centreville. He preceded her in death July 17, 2008.

Marian had been employed for Grumman-Olson for 23 years and then received her Real Estate License and worked for Prudential One Realty and Lewis & Lambright where she retired from.

She was a member of the

Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness in Sturgis and Coldwater. She enjoyed traveling and especially going on cruises.

Surviving are one daughter: Teresa “Terry” (Don) Szymanski of Granger, IN; two grand-children: Matt Szymanski of South Bend, IN and Melissa (Adam) Shea of Griffi th, IN; two great-grandchildren: A.J. Shea and Alix Shea; half-sister: Lola Rigg and Dennis Goheen; niece: Chanelle Gillespie; nephews: Chad Erickson and Daniel

Erickson.She was preceded in

death by her parents, husband, and half-sister: Bonnie Erickson.

The family will receive friends and relatives from 4 to 7 p.m., Sunday, at the Rosenberg Chapel of Hackman Family Funeral Homes, 807 E. Chicago Rd., Sturgis, MI 49091.

Services celebrating the life of Marian Long will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, at the funeral home with Mr. Roger Andrews, offi ciating. Interment and graveside services will follow in Oak Lawn Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be directed to your local Humane Society or Animal Shelter.

Her obituary is also at www.hackmanfamilyfu-neralhome.com where personal messages of support may be left for the family.

MARIAN LONG 1941-2015

Sandra Apolega PhilsonJOLIET — Sandra

Apolega Philson Age 34, of Joliet, IL, the daughter-in-law of Sherwood residents, passed away Saturday, October 3, 2015.

Sandra loved life and had a lot of love in her heart. She always found something to be happy about and saw the good in everyone. She always tried to do the right thing and was admired for never taking shortcuts to get something done. Sandra

will be remembered for her caring heart, and her love and devotion for her baby daughter, Allyanna.

Surviving are her husband, Steve Philson of Joliet; one daughter, Allyanna at home; her mother, Violeta (Apo-lega) Dandan; her father Reynaldo Dandan; two sisters, Rosalina Dandan and Josephine Dandan; one brother, Borromeo Dandan; her husband’s parents, Steve and Pat Philson of Sherwood, MI;

and numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral services for Sandra Philson was Friday, October 9, 2015 at 7 p.m. at Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black at Essington Rds., Joliet. Interment will be private. Visitation was Friday from 1 p.m. until time of services at 7 p.m. For information (815) 741-5500 or visit her Book of Memories at www.fredc-dames.com.

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Ric Mixter brings his presentation to Quincy. COURTESY PHOTO

QUINCY — Friends of the Quincy branch of the Branch District Library recently hosted Ric Mixter.

Mixter presented “The Edmund Fitzgerald Investi-gations” lecture to a crowd of over 100 at the Quincy United Methodist Church.

This presentation used video to showcase not only the building of the ship, but also theories involved in the sinking. Also shared were rare interviews with Coast Guard offi cials, Jean Michel Cousteau and others who have braved Lake

Superior’s icy depths to look for answers.

It has been said that more people learn about Great Lakes history from Ric Mixter than from any other source. He has writ-ten and produced over 30 programs on shipwrecks for PBS, The Outdoor Channel and the Vision Network.

Mixter has been featured as a shipwreck expert on the Discovery Channel and His-tory Channel, diving over 100 shipwrecks, including the Edmund Fitzgerald.

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thoroughly enjoyed his knowledge and underwa-ter video.

R e f r e s h m e n t s w e r e enjoyed afterward and much discussion with Mixter continued.

Mixters’ book and DVDs were given to the Quincy Library for public checkout.

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Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015■ Kathleen Mary Gering-ish, driving while license suspended.■ Robert Dale Harrington, possession of marijuana.■ Robert Leroy Badders Jr., probation violation.■ Ashlee Jo-Nikole Berry, probation violation.■ Anthony Louis Masarik, probation violation.■ Zakary Ian-Tristan Boyce, probation violation.■ Daniel Mejia, disorderly warrant.■ Christina Marie Damon, failure to appear warrant.■ Doyle Lee Pritchard, failureto appear, child support warrants.The Branch County Sheriff ’s Offi ce reported one car/deer accident and a jail population of 115 inmates, with 93 males and 22 females.

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Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015■ Property damage accident (PDA), 1000 block of E. Chi-cago Rd., 2:27 p.m.■ PDA, 700 block of E. Chicago Rd., 2:44 p.m.■ PDA, 100 block of Whisper-ing Pines Dr., 3:12 p.m.■ Hit and run accident, 80 block of Marshall St., 3:37 p.m.■ Car/deer accident (CD), 500 block of Marshall Rd., 4:09 p.m.■ Hit and run accident, 300 block of N. Willowbrook Rd., 5:38 p.m.■ Assault, 500 block of W. Chicago St., 6:22 p.m.■ Fraudulent activities, 10 blockof W. Chicago St., 7:12 p.m.■ CD, 500 block of Mendon Rd., 7:43 p.m.■ Harassment, 20 block of W. Alden St., 8:09 p.m.■ Larceny, 800 block of E. Chicago St., 10:13 p.m.■ Malicious destruction of property, 40 block of Liberty St., 11:02 p.m.

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Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015■ BPU, 570 Marshall Rd., Coldwater, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., 517-279-9561.■ The former Federal Mogul employees will gather at 8:30 a.m. at the Coldwater Garden Restaurant.■ The Common Sense Patri-ots breakfast, 8 a.m. at the Community Health Center's Volunteers Conference Center, 370 E. Chicago St. For more information contact Don Shemel, 278-4286¶ Reading Community Library's Bookworms will meet to discuss The Glass Castle. Call 283-3916 for details.■ AA: 8 p.m. at Coldwater United Methodist Church on Marshall Street, Coldwater, in the choir room.■ AA Closed: AA meeting 4:30 p.m. & 7 p.m. at 22 W. Pearl St.■ Presbyterian Health Clinic: Free Clinic is still open and available to help the unin-sured and underinsured. Located at the corner of Church St. & Marshall St. in Coldwater. Clinic opens at 3 p.m. and the doctor arrives around 5 p.m. They close at 6:30 p.m. We can fi ll prescrip-tions any time the clinic is open. We can arrange lab work and xrays as needed with CHC. We also work with dental patients on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. Please bring your ID and proof of income - 1040 income tax form if you fi led.■ Group Bike Rides, Join other bike enthusiasts to ride throughout Branch County. Meet at 6:30 p.m. (organized by BABA) at Heritage Soccer Complex. Route: 1.5 to 2 hour rides.■ The Branch County Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 220 N. Michigan Ave., is collecting old cell phones to be recycled. For more information, call (517) 278-SAFE (7233).■ Beginnings Care For Life Center, 213 Marshall Street, Coldwater, will be open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.■ The Community Health Center of Branch County Lobby Gift Shop is open from 9 a.m.to 4 p.m.■ The Arthritis Aquatic Class

will take place from 8:30-9:30 a.m. or 12-1 p.m. at the Community Health Center of Branch County. Call 517-279-5457 for more information.■ A moms in motion class will be held from 5-6:30 p.m. at CHC. Call 517-279-5408 for more information.■ A weight management class will be held from 5-6:30 p.m. at CHC’s Houghton Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Center. Call 517-279-5457 for more information.■ Branch ISD Play Group meets at the Community Care and Conference Center, 370 Chicago St., from 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.m Call 279-0033.■ Family Success Program Community Playgroups will meet from 10-11:30 a.m. at the Fremont Early Education Center, 95 S. Fremont St., Coldwater Call 517-279-0066 for more information.■ Open Meditation Time will be off ered from 9:15 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. at ISI, 33 Hull St., Coldwater. Join us and experi-ence the centering power of silence as you begin your day. Donations appreciated.■ The H&C Burnside Senior Center is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Exercise room open 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Library open 8 a.m. - 6 p.m, Billiard room open 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., Penny Bingo 9 a.m., Stained Glass workshop 9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., Crochet class 9:30 a.m., Drop in Tai Chi class 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Bible study 11 a.m., Bridge 12:30 p.m., Pool Shooters League 1 p.m., Pinochle 1 p.m., Line Dance lessons 1:15 p.m., Beginning Chord Guitar lessons 1:30 p.m., Book Discussion group 2 p.m., Karaoke 3:15 p.m.■ Community Action Congregate Dining at noon, suggested donation of $2.75. Call 517-279-8249 for more information.■ The Branch District Library, 10 E. Chicago St., Coldwater, is open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. For more information, call (517) 278-2341.■ The Algansee Branch Library, 580-B S. Ray Quincy Rd., is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, call (517) 639-9830.■ Bronson Branch Library, 207 N. Matteson , is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, call (517)

369-3785.■ Quincy Branch Library, 11 N. Main St. Open 12 a.m. - 6 p.m. For more information call (517) 639-4001.■ Sherwood Branch Library, 118 Sherman St., , is open from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call (517) 741-7976.■ Union Township Branch Library, 195 N. Broadway , is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call (517) 741-5061.■ We Do Recover group of Narcotics Anonymous will gather at 6 p.m. for a meet-ing at 22 W. Pearl St., Suite 2, Coldwater. Call (269) 841-7091 for more information.■ The Friendship Center, 155 S. Monroe St., Coldwater, is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call 517-227-5104.■ Freedom Recovery Center, 62 Division St., Coldwater off ers Open 12 Step Recovery Meeting, 6:30 p.m. Headed by a Certifi ed Addiction Counselor.■ Freedom Recovery Center, Open OPA (Opiates Anony-mous), 12 step Recovery Meeting for Opiate Addition, 8 p.m. at Damascus Road Ministries, 62 Division St., Coldwater.■ Al-Anon: 8 p.m. at Coldwa-ter United Methodist Church in choir room.■ AA: closed meeting at noon and 8 p.m. at 23 ½ S. Monroe St., Coldwater behind Shorty’s Barber Shop. Mes-sage line at (517) 279-7776.■ The Reformation Lutheran Church in Coldwa-ter will host Men’s Bible Study from 6:30-8 p.m.■ Moms in Motion session from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. at the Community Health Center of Branch County. Those interested in par-ticipating can join anytime. For more information or to register please contact Physi-cal Therapy Department at 517-279-5457.■ DivorceCare will be off ered at 7 p.m. at the Bethel Gilead Community Church, 876 Block Road, Bronson. For more information, call (517) 369-1588.■ Pleasant Hill Missionary Church in Bronson will host “Walk and Pray” from 9:30-11:30 a.m. in the family life center.

■ A free fi t club will be held at the Burlington Church of God at 7 p.m.■ Habitat for Humanity has a Nu-Wool trailer for newspaper and phone book recycling at Needham Floors (the former Albright building) on M-60, Union City.■ Lifespan will host a blood pressure clinic from 3:30-4:30 p.m. at Jack’s IGA, Union City.■ Crosswoods Bible Church, 1144 Dunks Rd., Sherwood, off ers “Grief Share,” where you will fi nd help and encour-agement after the death of a spouse, child, family member, or friend. Grief Share Recovery Support Group meets weekly from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m., For more infor-mation call 269-432-2728 or 269-503-4153.■ The Annex, 98 N. Broad St., Hillsdale, will be open from 6-11 p.m., with vintage Karoake for the senior set at 8 p.m.■ The Welcome Home Group, 27 S. Manning, Hillsdale, will be the site of a Unity Service Recovery at 8 a.m. and 6 and 8 p.m. Call (517) 437-3516 for more information.■ Grounded In Grace Coff ee Shop, 300 E. Chicago, Jones-ville, in the Fellowship Hall of the First Presbyterian Church, will be open 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. with Keurig style drinks. Enter off Church St. entrance. 10% of each month's proceeds will be given to a local designated community outreach or non-profi t agency. Come and support a local outreach and enjoy something warm to drink and eat. We serve crepes.■ Non-smoking AA at 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. in the downstairs at the Hope House, 401 W. Chicago, Jonesville.■ Barnes and Noble, 5701 Beckley Road, Battle Creek, will off er a writer’s workshop at 6:30 p.m. Call (269) 979-8060 for more information.If you have events you wish to place in the cal-endar please email them to mbeckmeyer@thedai-lyreporter.com or FAX to 517-278-6041. All calendar event submissions must be received 10 days in advance of event.

Sen. Shirkey supports bills By Don Reiddwreid@aol.com; @DReidTDR

COLDWATER — The Michigan Senate passed seven house bills which will protect citizens’ rights, in line with proposals championed by state Sen. Mike Shirkey, who voted in support of the legislation.

The bills will be sent to the governor, who is expected to sign them into law soon.

Michigan is currently one of several states that allow law enforcement to use civil asset forfeiture to lawfully seize property, sometimes even freezing bank accounts, without offi cially charging a person with a crime.

In May, Shirkey hosted an event at the Capitol involving a Mackinac Center panel discussion examining the way the law is currently used. At this well-attended event, participants heard why improvements in civil asset forfeiture laws will ben-efi t all involved, including agencies and individuals.

Shirkey had received complaints that often police acted on money and other items which could not be tied to off enses.

“Sometimes the money seized belonged to the grandmother,” he said in an earlier interview.

At the May event, vet-eran police offi cers agreed that although the ability to seize property can be a useful part of investiga-tions, it is also important to establish safeguards

against the abuse of this practice.

The legislation will increase transparency and raise the standard for seizure so that evidence must be “clear and con-vincing” before action is taken. These amending measures would better defi ne the legal abilities of law enforcement agencies, while protecting citizens’ rights.

“Our offi ce has been con-tacted often on this issue this year, and there is a lot of confusion as to what the law allows and when it might be getting abused,” said Shirkey, R-Clarklake. “We are very grateful to law enforcement individ-uals for their dedicated protection and service, and they agree that this is an area where there needs to be a zero level of tolerance for abuse, and there should be processes in place to negate any bad actors.”

Another problem the law seeks to change is that witnesses who could testify for innocent par-ties had been required to waive constitutional rights to testify on their behalf.

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New forfeiture law goes to governor

Sen. Mike Shirkey

Today is Wednesday October 14 the 287th day of 2015. There are 78 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:

On October 14 1890 Dwight D. Eisenhower 34th president of the United States was born in Denison Texas.

On this date:In 1066 Normans under Wil-

liam the Conqueror defeated the English at the Battle of Hastings.

In 1586 Mary Queen of Scots went on trial in England accused of committing treason against Queen Elizabeth I. (Mary was beheaded in Febru-ary 1587.)

In 1912 former President Theodore Roosevelt campaign-ing for the White House as the Progressive (“Bull Moose”) candidate went ahead with a speech in Milwaukee after being shot in the chest by New York saloonkeeper John Schrank declaring “It takes more than one bullet to kill a bull moose.”

In 1939 a German U-boat torpedoed and sank the HMS Royal Oak a British battleship anchored at Scapa Flow in

Scotland’s Orkney Islands; 833 of the more than 1,200 men aboard were killed.

In 1944 German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel com-mitted suicide rather than face trial and certain execution for allegedly conspiring against Adolf Hitler.

In 1947 Air Force test pilot Charles E. (“Chuck”) Yeager (YAY’-gur) broke the sound

barrier as he fl ew the experi-mental Bell XS-1 (later X-1) rocket plane over Muroc Dry Lake in California.

In 1959 actor Errol Flynn died in Vancouver British Columbia Canada at age 50.

In 1960 Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy suggested the idea of a Peace Corps while address-ing an audience of students at

the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

In 1964 civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Soviet leader Nikita S. Khrushchev was toppled from power; he was succeeded by Leonid Brezhnev as First Secretary and by Alexei Kosygin as Premier.

In 1977 singer Bing Crosby

died outside Madrid Spain at age 74.

In 1987 a 58-hour drama began in Midland Texas as 18-month-old Jessica McClure slid 22 feet down an aban-doned well at a private day care center; she was rescued on October 16.

In 1990 composer-con-ductor Leonard Bernstein (BURN’-styn) died in New York

at age 72.Ten years ago: The Treasury

Department reported that the federal defi cit hit $319 billion for just-ended budget year 2005 down from the previous year but still the third highest to that time. Blond blue-eyed British actor Daniel Craig was named the star of the next James Bond fi lm “Casino Royale.”

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Bingo is one of the friendliest cats atthe shelter. He was found this winter ina cat carrier in a field and had a broken

leg. His leg has healed just fineand he is very cuddly!!!

The Community Health Center

of Branch County invites you to a

Community Forum

When: Thursday, October 15, 2015, 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Where: CHC Community Care and Conference Center

370 East Chicago Street, Coldwater

Randy DeGroot provides an update on CHC�s strategic partnership process.

BRANCH DISTRICT LIBRARYFIRST NOTICE OF 2016 BUDGET HEARING

October 19, 20155:30 P.M.

Quincy Branch Library11 N. Main St., Quincy, MI 49082

TAKE NOTICE: On October 19, 2015 at 5:30 p.m. at theQuincy Branch Library, 11 N. Main St., Quincy, MI, theBranch District Library Board shall conduct a public hear-ing on its proposed 2016 budget of estimated revenuesand expenditures.

The property tax millage rate proposed to belevied to support the proposed budget will be asubject of this hearing.

Copies of the budget are available for public inspection atthe entrance to the Library Headquarters, 10 East ChicagoStreet, Coldwater, and at each branch location – Algansee,Bronson, Quincy, Sherwood, and Union City, or on ourwebsite: https://www.branchdistrictlibrary.org/budgets

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this fall on a Friday, be sure to sport your favorite football team shirt. Maple Lawn said goodbye to Tiger Tues-days and welcomed Football Fridays each Friday through the winter residents, families and staff are encour-aged to wear their favorite team gear

for high school, college or NFL. This Friday every-one is encouraged to wear their MSU vs U of M apparel, to see who has the most fans.

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Suspect dead, 10 hurt in hammer attack in Canadian offi ce LILLOOET, British Columbia — Police say a man has walked into an aboriginal government offi ce in British Columbia and attacked the people there with a hammer, leaving 10 injured, some critically. Police said the suspect was restrained when they arrived and died some time after the Wednesday attack. Michaela Swan with the Interior Health Author-ity said that two patients are in critical condition, another two in serious condition and six others have non-life threatening injuries. Royal Canadian Mounted Police said they were called about a man with a weapon at the Bridge River Indian Band offi ce. They say they found the suspect already restrained when they arrived, but he was uncon-scious and unresponsive. Police said they immedi-ately started resuscitation eff orts, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

— The Associated Press

By Julie PaceThe Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Hill-ary Rodham Clinton’s polished performance in the fi rst Democratic debatedid more than send a mes-sage to her primary rivals. It was a warning to the chaotic Republican fi eld about her likely strength in a general election.

Clinton solidified her shift toward more liberal positions on trade, gun control and immigration, but still stayed largely in step with the battleground state voters she’ll need in November 2016. She also positioned herself as heir to the coalition of women, His-panics and black voters that propelled Barack Obama to

CAMPAIGN 2016

Clinton’s debate is warning for GOP

By Don Reiddwreid@aol.com; @DReidTDR

COLDWATER — Branch County will sell $1.4 mil-lion in bonds to finance an energy-saving program to improve, repair and replace county building infrastructure.

The bond resolution was approved Tuesday, after Huntington Bank, which offered a 2.8752 percent interest on 15-year bonds, indicated the county could pay them back early if rev-enues improved.

The county found it could save $191,596 in interest if it funded the projects with a 10-year loan, but the cost was more per month than projected energy saving by consultants Johnson-Con-trols. Commissioners were not sure the county would have an extra $40,000

$1.4 MILLION BONDS APPROVED

County energy-saving problems grow

A fundraiser 5K run/walk will be held for Miguel Flores in order to assist in the purchase of a van with a lift to help transport him. Flores has Myotubular Myopothy, a muscle stealing disease. COURTESY PHOTO

Jennings Elementary students play a game to get their super hero names.

Lisa Wood and Kim Feltner from the BDL let the students pick out their super hero name.The Super Food information table.

By Julia BarattaFor GateHouse Media

BRONSON — On Satur-day, recreational runners and walkers will have two opportunities to support some local causes by par-ticipating in a 5K run/walk in the Branch County area.

Wheels 4 Miguel 5K Run/Walk will be held at the

Heritage Park in Coldwa-ter at 9:30 a.m. The run is a fundraiser to assist in the purchase of a van with a lift for Miguel Flores, a student at Waldron School.

“He is growing and it is diffi cult to transport him,” Kattia Cabrera, a Bronson High School teacher, said. “Any way we can help him out, we’re going to try.”

Flores has myotubular myopothy, which is a mus-cle-stealing disease. He lives in Bronson and would be in the graduating class of 2019.

The theme is “ Your running will get Miguel moving!” and the fundraiser will continue after the run, with vendors and activities

‘GET MIGUEL MOVING’

5K events to support local causes

By Jennifer Coe-HarrisJharris@thedailyreporter.com

QUINCY — Kim Felt-ner and Lisa Wood from the Branch Distr ic t Library (BDL) made a trip to Jennings Elementary School Tuesday to offer

promotional materials for the library and display an informational table for the students.

Since the Quincy School District has “Tasty Tues-day” once a month, the lunch team also provided kale chip samples for the students.

The students had the opportunity to play an activity — tossing a bean bag into the Joker face prop, which read, “Don’t be a joker, read at the Branch District Library.”

After tossing their bean bags into the Joker’s mouth, the students were

then able to get their “super hero” names, which were based on foods.

Quincy Schools Food Director Nicole Gray fi rst discovered the ladies and their information display when she saw it at the local farmers market.

SUPER FOODS

Information table and activities at Jennings

BDL teaches students of hero foods and gives samplesJennings student Cheyenne Case tosses the bean bag to get her super hero name. JENNIFER COE-HARRIS PHOTOS

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WEDESDAY & THURSDAY Karaoke at 8pm

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16Laditude Returns at 8:30pm SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17

The Jim Stout Band at 8:00pmSUNDAY, OCTOBER 18

Delbert Walling & Cate Haberl at 6pm