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St. Mary pushes paststate-ranked Posen inregional finals, face ruggedForest Park in quarterfinals

By Mike Dunn

PELLSTON The St. Marygirls of coach Kevin Fosterhave advanced at least onestep further than last yearand maybe more. TheSnowbirds captured theirfirst Class D regional cham-pionship since 2002 onThursday night at Pellston,outscoring highly regardedPosen 64-50 in the title clash.

The determinedSnowbirds, who seem to beat the top of their game,improved to 23-1 andadvanced to the quarterfinalson Tuesday, March 13, atSault Ste. Marie againstCrystal Falls Forest Park.Posen ended its season withan excellent 20-3 record.

A year ago, St. Mary alsovied for the regional title butnarrowly lost to Brimley. This

year, the Snowbirds have putthemselves in position tocompete in the quarterfinalsand vie for a berth in the

Final Four at The BreslinCenter in East Lansing.

St. Mary played to itsstrength in outscoring thestate-ranked Vikings. Thebackcourt tandem of KariBorowiak and Chrissy Smithdid not let the Posen pressureaffect them, handling the ball

with cool efficiency and mak-

ing surgically precise passes.The Snowbirds turned theball over just six times, anamazing total in a gameagainst an aggressive, talent-ed opponent.

Posen, behind the twinetossing of talented sopho-more center Korynn Hincka,took the early lead but St.Mary soon was surgingahead to stay. By halftime,the Snowbirds led 33-20,thanks in part to a pair ofkiller treys from unflappablesenior wing Karli Jacob, whoopted to make the net dancefrom downtown when Posendesigned its defense to pre-vent her from penetratingthrough the paint.

Borowiak, a sophomorewho plays with the savvy of asenior, found room to makesome penetrating moves ofher own with all the attentionthe Viking defense was put-ting on Jacob, and Kari rat-tled the iron for a team-high18 points.

Borowiak led a balancedscoring ledger. Karli, whorecently became the eighthSnowbird female player tosurpass 1,000 points in herhardwood career, made thetwine twitch to the tune of 15points. Mary Spyhalski cameoff the bench to deliver 12points and play leech-like

defense inside against thedangerous Hincka. Smithsecured 12 points as well to

complement her ball han-dling, ball movement anddefensive pressure. JadaBebble continued her strongplay in the post-season also,scoring seven.

Hincka hammered the netsfor a game-high 20 points topace Posen and AshleyMeyers made 15.

St. Marys quarterfinal con-test with Forest Park wasplayed after this issue went to

press. The last time theSnowbirds were in the quar-terfinals, they defeated

Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart39-30. The girls, coach thenby the legendary Jim Kerfoot,

went on to beat Battle CreekSt. Philip 47-39 in the semifi-nals before losing to PortlandSt. Patrick 57-44.

Forest Park went into thequarterfinal game with a 20-5record. In the regional finals,the Trojans defeated 2011state finalist Bark River-Harris 50-47.

The St. Mary girls captured their first regional championship trophy since the 2002 season.

Photo by Joan becker

St. Mary senior wing Karli Jacob flies toward the bucket

to deliver a deuce in the breakaway win over Posen.

Mary Spyhalski, right, plays bark-tight defense

against Posens talented sophomore Korynn Hincka.

Left:

St. Mary

junior guard

Chrissy

Smith goes

airborne to

deliver this

timely pass

to an open

teammates.

Jada Bebble puts the jump in jump shot as she

delivers two of her seven points in the win over Posen.

Photo by Joan becker Photo by Joan becker

Photo by Joan becker

St. Mary falls

in quarterfinalsSAULT STE. MARIE St. Mary lost a heartbreaker to Forest

Park, 59-57, in the Class D quarterfinals here Tuesday.Audrey Sholander took a long pass from Lexi Gussert andhit a shot as time expired to break a 57-57 tie. Gussertscored 27 for the winning Trojans (21-5) and TannerBartczak hit for 17. Karli Jacob and Kari Borowiak eachscored 20 for the Snowbirds, who end with a 23-2 record.


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Boys Hoops

Pellston vies for regional titleBy Mike Dunn

GAYLORD The Pellstonboys of coach Cliff Hass didthe expected Monday in theClass D regional opener atGaylord, outscoring game-but-outmanned Rogers City80-45 to advance to theregional championshipgame.

The Hornets, whoimproved to 22-1, were slatedto face Posen (21-3), whichdefeated defending regionalchampion Cedarville 70-55.That game was played on

Wednesday, March 14, afterthis issue went to press. If the

Hornets beat Posen, theyadvanced to the Class Dquarterfinals in Marquetteon Tuesday, March 20, to faceeither Carney-Nadeau orMunising.

Pellstons defensive pres-sure was overwhelming forthe Hurons in the first half asPellston built a commanding32-10 lead.

Our defense in the firsthalf set the tempo, coachHass reported. We con-trolled the boards very wellagain, receiving great play offthe bench.

Pellstons H&H PointProduction unit was up therunning at full strength.

Senior twine tamers ChrisHass and Andy Hamlin madethe net spin to the tune of 25and 20 points, respectively,and they werent alone in theassault on the iron. DaleStark delivered nine pointsand crafty Zak Kruskie con-

nected for eight.Coach Hass commended

Hamlin for hitting sometough, timely shots in theregional victory.

Chris Hass recorded 13boards, five assists, threeblocks and three steals to go

with his point totals andHamlin also had a double-

double, pulling down 12boards. He swatted four

shots away as well. Jarrett Anderson and Stark eachgrabbed five caroms andKruskie hauled in four.

Austin Brege scored 15 topace the Hurons, who fin-ished with a 9-13 mark.

ON FRIDAY, Pellston pro-

pelled to a 73-21 triumphover game-but-outmanned

Harbor Light Christian. Thesecond-ranked Hornetspushed their record to 21-1and repeated as districtchamps.

Senior sharpshooter ChrisHass cracked the iron for 20points during his time on the

floor to go with 11 reboundsfor a double-double. Fellow

senior Andy Hamlin ham-mered the nets for 16 points.Hass and Hamlin were joinedin double digits by DaleStark, who struck for 12, andJarrett Anderson, who fin-ished with 10.

Hass also dished off seven

assists. Max Kettererclamped down on seven

rebounds.Jake Ellis nailed seven-

points for Harbor Light,which ended with a 7-15 log,and Lucas Matthews put upsix.

Hornets hold Rogers City to 10 first-half points en route to lopsided victory over Hurons

The Pellston boys pose with the district championship trophy after the decisive home victory over Harbor Light Christian.

Pellston senior Chris Hass (14) has lots of locomo-

tion as he drives to the hole to score a deuce against

Rogers City.

Max Ketterer of Pellston is a blur of motion as he

motors speedily past a group of Huron defenders.

Pellston senior Andy Hamlin (2) soars high to block

this shot from behind in the regional win over Rogers

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By Mike Dunn

ONAWAY The St. Mary

boys of coach Ken Blust start-ed out of the blocks slowly onFriday, March 9, at Onawayin the Class D district cham-pionship game with RogersCity and never could regainthe ground that was lost.

The Hurons, who startedthe season losing their firstsix games, outscored St. Mary62-47 to push their record to9-12 and hoist the districttrophy. The scrappySnowbirds closed out thecampaign with a respectable12-11 record.

Rogers City led 9-4 afterone quarter, 25-17 at half-time and 42-32 after three

quarters against theSnowbirds. Both teams weredoing well enough defensive-ly through three quarters tokeep the other teams offenseout of sync. The Hurons wentto a full-court press in thefourth quarter, though, andthat, combined with St.Marys foul trouble, proved to

be the catalyst for maintain-ing a double-digit lead on thescoreboard with the game

clock winding down. Austin Brege busted the

nets for 23 points to pace theHurons and Devin Hilla hitfor 17.

Hardworking Luke Wisniewski waxed the twinefor 12 points to lead a bal-anced St. Mary scoringattack, with fellow seniorGabe Nowicki garnering 11points and Pat Switalski hit-ting for 10. Mike Stutesmanstruck for four points.

ON WEDNESDAY, St. Maryearned its berth in the dis-trict finals with a 57-34 victo-ry over game Wolverine in thesemifinals.

The Snowbirds were sim-ply suffocating on defenseagainst Wolverine, forcing 39turnovers, many of which ledto transition buckets.

Wolverine battled fiercelyto stay close in the earlygoing, even taking a 17-16lead in the second quarterbefore the deeper, more tal-

ented Snowbirds began topull away. St. Mary took a 42-30 lead into the fourth quar-

ter.Wisniewski rattled the iron

for 12 points and pulleddown seven boards to pacethe Snowbirds. Jake Blanzyand Gabe Nowicki each con-tributed nine points. CharlesStrehl struck for eight pointsand was active inside, grab-bing eight rebounds.

Matt Spyhalski made sevenpoints and he and Strehleach dished off four assists.

Blust also noted the defen-sive spark ignited by NickLochinski and the ever-hus-

tling Blanzy.Tyler McCauley tallied 15

to pace the Wildcats and fel-

low senior Seth Purgiel pro-duced 10 points.

ON MONDAY, theSnowbirds kept their season

with a dramatic 79-77 over-time victory over talentedBurt Lake Northern MichiganChristian Academy.

Switalski sank a pair ofclutch free throws to forcethe overtime. In the extra ses-sion, it was Wisniewski nail-ing a critical jumper andStutesman and Spyhalskidelivering at the charitystripe.

Spyhalski led the way with

14 points and served up

sweet deliveries to his team-

mates like a pastry chef,notching six assists. Nowicki

nailed 14 points and had a

strong all-around game,

recording eight rebounds

and nine assists. Switalski hit

for a dozen points with six

boards and five assists and

Stutesman struck for 11.

Strehl was strong, too, con-necting for 11 points withseven boards and Wisniewski

finished with eight.David Thompson, who

surpassed 1,000 points forhis career in the first half,made the twine jump ninetimes from 3-point land forNMCA. He hit for 33 points tolead all scorers.

St. Mary battles hard but cant overcome slow start in 62-47 loss to Rogers City

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Boys Hoops

Petoskey falls in regional opener

By Mike Dunn

TRAVERSE CITY The

Petoskey boys of coach

Dennis Starkey took it to the

wire Monday at Traverse City

Central in the Class A region-

al semifinal clash with Grand

Haven. The Bucs (14-10)

closed out strong, however,to claim a 57-51 victory and

advance to the regional

championship game.

Petoskey concludes its

notable 2011-12 season with

an outstanding 22-2 record.

The Northmen brought

another Big North champi-

onship trophy and another

district title trophy for the

school display case.

Petoskey led 33-27 at half-

time but Grand Haven bat-

tled back to outscore the

Northmen 15-5 in the critical

third quarter and take a 42-

38 lead heading into the finalperiod.

The Northmen scrapped

and battled their way back

into it, climbing to within a

point, 46-45, when Sam

Baumgartner drained a pair

of free throws with 3:14

remaining, and then tying

the game at 46 with 2:43 left

when senior forward Joe

Robbins hit a free throw.

The Bucs outscored

Petoskey 11-5 after that to

secure the hard-fought victo-ry.

Robbins and Baumgartner

each struck for 15 points to

pace the Northmen on the

final night of the season.

Senior Zak Lewis launched

11 points, including eight in

the first quarter as Petoskey

assumed an early lead.

Starkey was disappointed

with the outcome but not the

play of his team.

I thought our guys played

well, Starkey told Record-

Eagle sports editor Denny

Chase after the game. Grand

Haven is a good team. I

thought our guys left it on thefloor.

Starkey added that he was

proud of his players.

They played like a team

all season, the veteran coach

said.

Alex Eidson scored 15 to

lead the Bucs, who was slated

to play the winner of

Wednesdays Rockford-

Hudson game for the region-

al title.

ON FRIDAY, Petoskey cap-

tured its third straight district

title and the seventh in nine

years in convincing fashion,

outscoring visiting Alpena

70-31 in a game that was

close until the tip-off.

Petoskey, flexing its collec-

tive muscles, powered to a

commanding 20-2 first-quar-

ter lead and cruised after

that. The Northmen

improved to 23-1 this season.

The Wildcats, who had lost

twice to Petoskey during the

regular season, ended their

season 13-10.

Sweet-shooting senior

guard Jake Mullin jammed

the nets with a game-high 21

points to pace Petoskey.

Senior forward Joe Robbins

rattled the rim for 11 andsophomore Peter Kelbel

added to the long-range

artillery strikes, making the

net dance three times from

downtown as he scored 10.

Erik Davenport and Sam

Baumgartner blistered the

nets for eight points each and

Zak Lewis launched six

points. Baumgartner also set

the table like a chef, notching

six assists.

Kam Fitzek and Luke

Cordes scored eight points

apiece to lead Alpena.

Northmen capture districttitle vs. Alpena to advance,close out notable season

with 22-2 mark

Jake Mullin shows some bounce to the ouce as he

soars high to launch another jumper in the victory over

Alpena.

Petoskey free-wheeling senior Zak Lewis lets one go in

the district championship game against the Wildcats.

Photo by scott richarDs

Left:

The

Petoskey

players

gather

around

the

district

champi-

onship

trophy

following

theimpressive

win over

Alpena.

Photo by

scott richarDs

Petoskey guard Sam Baumgartner (5) surges upward to

try and retrieve this rebound during the Alpena game.



By Mike Dunn

CADILLAC When the

road finally ended for the

Petoskey girls of coach Adam

Dobrowolski in the Class A

regional semifinals at

Cadillac on Tuesday, March

6, it was the No. 1 ranked

team in the state that provid-

ed the detour.

Petoskey lost 52-23 to the

powerful Grand Haven

Buccaneers. The Bucs (24-1)

went on to beat Grand

Rapids Northview 56-37 in

the regional finals, advancing

to the quarterfinals against

East Lansing. The Northmen

finished a remarkable season

with a 14-10 log, winning 13

of their last 15 games while

securing a district champi-

onship in Dobrowolskis first

year at the helm of the pro-

gram.

Grand Haven broke things

wide open in the third quar-

ter, outscoring Petoskey 18-4

to take a 42-17 advantage

into the fourth quarter.

Petoskey junior center

Megan Tompkins topped the

scoring charts with eight

points and senior forward

Katelyn Crittenden, playing

in the final game of her prep

career, generated six points.

Fellow senior Olivia Pizii pro-

duced eight rebounds.

Junior forward Kelsey

Ance, Petoskeys most reli-

able scorer all years, was

forced to fight for every look

at the basket. She was limited

to five points.

It was the final game for

hardworking seniors Liz

Slater, Brett Taylor,

Crittenden and Pizii.

Girls Hoops

Petoskey falls to No. 1 BucsRoad ends for surprising Northmen in Class A regional semifinal

against top-ranked Grand Haven

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Boys Hoops

Vikings fall in regional opener

ASSOCIATED PRESS CLASS D ALL-STATE GIRLS BASKETBALL

By Mike Dunn

SAULT STE. MARIE The

Grayling boys of coach RichMoffit advanced to the Class

B regional tournament for

the second year in a row, and

for the second year in a row

the Vikings were eliminated

from the playoffs by the high-

powered Vikings of Cadillac.

Grayling advanced to the

region with a 71-40 triumph

over Houghton Lake on

Friday, March 9, in the dis-

trict title game. The Vikings

faced Cadillac on Monday,

March 12, in the regional

opener at Sault Ste. Marie

and dropped a 75-45 deci-

sion.

Cadillac, which had beaten

Grayling last year in the

regional title game, improved

to 21-3 and moved on to face

host Sault Ste. Marie for the

regional championship on

Wednesday, March 14.

Grayling ended another

excellent season under

Moffits tutelage with an 18-5

mark, a runner-up finish in

the rugged Lake Michigan

Conference and a second-

straight district champi-

onship.

Cadillac forged to an early

24-5 lead and Grayling was

never able to make up thelost ground.

Nick Paquet paced the

winning Vikings with 22

points and John Simons

struck for 17.

ON FRIDAY, Grayling

defeated Houghton Lake 71-

40 to repeat as district cham-

pion and earn the berth in

the regional tournament.

The Vikings exhibited bal-

anced scoring in the contest.

Tobin and Burrell busted the

nets for 14 points apiece.

Riley Zigila rattled the iron

for 12 points and Steven Enos

hit for 11. Double D, Devon

Dawson, delivered six points

and cerebral senior center

Griffin Dean scored five.

Grayling recorded a whop-

ping 30 steals in the win over

the Bobcats. All Tobin was

missing was an eye patch to

make his pirate persona

complete. He covered the

floor like wall-to-wall carpet-ing, acquiring seven steals.

He wasnt alone. Jake

Swander, Tyler McClanahan,

Scott Parkinson, Dawson,

Zigila and Burrell were beast-

ly on defense as well, each

recording three steals.

I was extremely pleased

with our defensive intensity

throughout the game, coach

Rich Moffit said. Our kids

played with a lot of energy

and were pretty aggressive at

the defensive end of the

court. Our defensive pressure

wore down Houghton Lake

early in this game.

Moffit was also pleased

with the ball handling and

ball distribution displayed at

the other end of the court

and particularly the sharp

play of sophomores Swander

and McClanahan.

Offensively, we did an

outstanding job running ourtransition break, he said.

Tyler McClanahan and Jake

Swander did an outstanding

job of hitting our guys in the

open court and running our

break. We shared the ball,

which was reflected by the

fact that we had four guys in

double figures.

Seniors Zane Tobin,

Steven Enos, Riley Zigila,

Tom Burrell, Griffin Dean

and Devon Dawson played

outstanding, he added.

Scott Parkinson played with

a ton of energy and was very

active defensively.

Moffit was also compli-

mentary of opposing coach

L.J. Mead.

Coach Mead has done an

outstanding job of building a

strong foundation for future

success at Houghton Lake,

Moffit said. The Bobcats will

be a force to be reckoned

with in the near future.

Graylingrepeats asdistrictchamps, fallsin regionalsemifinal toCadillac

Mason Krey of Grayling (10) controls the ball as Houghton Lake defenders con-

verge in the district title game.

Photo by bob gingerich


Grayling senior Zane Tobin puts some air between

him and the floor as he zooms forward to kiss one

off the glass.

The Grayling boys of coach Rich Moffit happily display their district champi-

onship trophy after repeating as champs.

By Mike Dunn

JOHANNESBURG Theroad finally came to an endfor the surprisingJohannesburg-Lewiston boysof coach Charlie Lovelace.The Cardinals, who were 4-16during the regular season,

won their first two Class C

district games to earn a berthin the district finals againsthighly regarded Lincoln

Alcona.The scrappy J-L boys bat-

tled hard against the favoredTigers before losing 61-43.

Alcona improved to 19-3 while repeating as districtchamps.

Sturdy senior GunnarOwens pulled the trigger on15 points to pace J-L beforean animated home crowd.Bryan Lawton tallied 20 tolead the Tigers, who owned a31-17 halftime lead.

The Cardinals earned theirberth in the finals with a 63-44 victory over host Oscoda

on Wednesday in the districtsemifinals.

Sophomores Cam Nickertand Coalton came off thebench to help ignite a come-back after J-L fell behindearly to the Owls.

J-L led 19-14 at the half andtook a 42-34 lead into thefourth quarter.

Owens, who stood tall forJ-L in the tourney, waxed thenets for 19 points to lead the

way and pulled down 15rebounds for a double-dou-ble. Strong-armed seniorcenter Sean Aisthorpe pow-ered to 14 points and cast along shadow inside with hisintimidating presence, grab-

bing nine boards.

J-L guards Brian VanCoillie

and Cole Nagy ratcheted up

the defensive pressure in the

contest.

J-L closed out the season

with a 6-17 mark.

FIRST TEAM

Sarah Theut, Marine CityCardinal Mooney, 5-10, Sr.,

Player of the YearCarlee Cottrell, Waterford

Our Lady of the Lakes, 5-9, Sr.

Lexie Robak, WaterfordOur Lady of the Lakes, 5-9, Jr.

Sara Hansen, MountPleasant Sacred Heart, 5-6,

So.Lexi Gussert, Crystal Falls

Forest Park, 6-1, Soph.Jaime Madalinski, Bark

River-Harris, 5-11, Sr.Karli Jacob, Gaylord St.

Mary, 5-9, Sr.Korynn Hincka, Posen, 6-1,

So. Are'ona Hunter, Wyoming

West Michigan Lutheran, 5-4,Fr.

Janae Langs, Climax-Scotts, 5-4, Jr.

COACH OF THE YEAR

Justin Terry, Lansing

Christian.

SPECIAL MENTION

(Nominees receiving twoor more votes from the 10-member panel):

Elizabeth Perkins, LansingChristian; Elena Luce, CusterMason County Eastern;Taylor Richards, Fruitport

Calvary Christian; Zakiya Wells, Ypsilanti ArborPrepartory Academy.

COACH OF THE YEAR

Matt Millspaugh, CusterMason County Eastern.

HONORABLE MENTION

(Nominees receiving one

or no votes from the 10-

member panel):

Jessica Ritchey, Potterville;

Mikayla Terry, Lansing

Christian; Rachael Torey,

Marine City Cardinal

Mooney; Teila Kreiner,

Deckerville; Ava Doetsch,

Waterford Our Lady of the

Lakes; Tori Duffey, Waterford

Our Lady of the Lakes; GertieMcGeshick, Watersmeet;

Kari Borowiak, Gaylord St.

Mary; Gaggy Spangler,

Jackson Christian; Catey Fix,

Waldron; Courtney Wallis,

Mackinaw City.

Surprising Cardinals fall to talented Lincoln Alcona in championship game

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These revealing photos by Rob DeForge capture some of the drama and thrill of Cheboygans 4-1 hockey triumph over

Cadillac in the Div. 3 regional championship game at Gaylord on Saturday, March 3. The heavy lumber of John GravityGrantner accounted for two Chief goals in the huge victory. Zach Schley and Stan Swiderek each had a goal as well and

Nick Watson was a Wall between the pipes. Watson, pads and all, can be seen making a euphoric leap after the finalbuzzer. Captain Jake Elmore camps in front of the opposing goalie during the contest. Many thanks to Tom Eustice for the

insightful and colorful weekly write-ups he allowed us to use during the season.(photos by Rob DeForge of rdsportsphoto.com)

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PASTORS PERSPECTIVE

PastorScott

DistlerGaylord EvangelicalFree Church

Daily WordTHURSDAY:Acts 1:3 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 3 To these He also presented Himself

alive after His suffering, by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty

days and speaking of the things concerning the kingdom of God.

FRIDAY: 2 Corinthians 5:17 New American Standard Bible (NASB)17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ,

he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.

SATURDAY: Ephesians 4:22-24 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 22 that, in reference to your for-mer manner of life, you lay aside the old self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the

lusts of deceit, 23 and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind, 24 and put on the new

self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.

SUNDAY: Colossians 3:7-10 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 7 and in them you also once walked,

when you were living in them. 8 But now you also, put them all aside: anger, wrath, malice,

slander, and abusive speech from your mouth. 9 Do not lie to one another, since you laid aside

the old self with its evil practices, 10 and have put on the new self who is being renewed to a

true knowledge according to the image of the One who created him

MONDAY: Hebrews 12:1-3 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 1 Therefore, since we have so great a

cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which

so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 fixing our

eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the

cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 For

consider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that you will not

grow weary and lose heart.

TUESDAY: James 1:21-24 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 21 Therefore, putting aside all filthi-

ness and all that remains of wickedness, in humility receive the word implanted, which is able

to save your souls. 22 But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who

delude themselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man

who looks at his natural face in a mirror; 24 for once he has looked at himself and gone away,

he has immediately forgotten what kind of person he was.

WEDNESDAY: Acts 2:36 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 36 Therefore let all the house of

Israel know for certain that God has made Him both Lord and Christthis Jesus whom you

crucified.

In Act 1:8, followers of Jesus are commanded by the Lord to be His witnesses. In other

words, we are to talk to others about Jesus. But what gives us the credibility to do so? To

answer that question, simply look at who Jesus was talking to when He originally gave this

command. He was talking to His disciples and a few other followers right before He ascend-

ed back into heaven. What gave them the credibility to do what Jesus said?

It wasnt their perfection! Not one of them was perfect. Even the most prominent of

Jesus followers, Peter, had denied His Lord three times just a few weeks earlier. Living per-

fect lives does not give us credibility to talk to people about Jesus.

It wasnt their education! They were untrained and ignorant when it came to religion.

Many of them were simple fishermen. One of them was even a former tax collector. There

wasnt a theology degree in the bunch. Education does not give us credibility to talk to peo-

ple about Jesus.

It wasnt their popularity! Jesus was popular up to a pointbut then the people turned

on Him and cried out for His crucifixion. These followers of Jesus were not widely known.

People werent clamoring to become their friend. Our popularity does not give us credibil-ity to talk to people about Jesus!

If it wasnt their perfection, their education or their popularity that gave them the credi-

bility, then what did? It was the simple fact that their lives had been changed because they

had spent time with Jesus. Thats where the credibility comes from. These men and women

had gotten to know Jesus and believed the truth of who He was the Messiah. As a result,

they were not the same. They werent perfect. They didnt know it all. They didnt have a

big following, but no one could refute the fact that their lives had been changed after being

with Jesus.

You may not be perfect (none of us are!). You may not have a theology degree. The world

may not have a clue who you even are. But if your life has been changed because of your

faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, you have all the credibility you need to talk about

Jesus to others!

Having the Bible and other people's testimonies about

how their lives have been changed for the better

through Jesus.

Seth Manthei, Bayshore

His word and His love.

Lucas and Steve Matthews, Alanson

You're never down. Others try to fill the gap with

alchol and drugs. When they look at you and you

have Jesus they see the joy inside of you.

Chris Hass, Conway

Thoughts on...What gives us credabilitywhen we talk about Jesus??

SUNDAY SERVICES

WEDNESDAY

10:30 AM

7:00 PM ADULT BIBLE STUDY

Joy Fellowship

Assembly of God8600 S. Straits Hwy.

Located between Indian River and Wolverine.

Sunday - Coffee Hour 9 AMService - 10 AM including services for children

Wednesday - 6 PM

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WINTER DEALS ON FIREWOOD.

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Mahogany Dining table and chairs,

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GUNS

GUN SHOW - Saturday, March 17,

9am - 3pm at the Mio Community

Center, 305 9th St. Admission is

$5, children under 12 free if

accompanied by adult. Contact Bud

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HELP WANTED

AVON REPS Needed. 231-676-

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HELP WANTED

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LIBRARY ASSISTANT - PART TIME.

Highly desirable in applicants are:

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starting at $8.50. Deadline to applyis March 22, 2012. EOE. Send

cover letter and resume with three

references to: Jordan Valley District

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that there is no commission.

Put yourself in the buyers'

shoes. The dollar savings

that you initially anticipated

is considerably less thanexpected.

Advertising costs of sell-

ing your own home can

amount quickly and con-

sume any savings you might

expect from trying to sell

your own home.

Studies by the National

Association of Realtors have

consistently demonstrated

that FSBOs average a lower

sales price than profession-

als. For example, the 2005

Profile of Home Buyers and

Sellers indicated that FSBO

sales sold for more than 13%

less than comparable homes

sold by a real estate agent.

FSBOs take longer to

close and don't sell for asmuch per square foot as

similar homes sold through

an agent.

Since FSBO properties do

not sell as quickly as a home

listed with an agent, carrying

costs (i.e. mortgage, taxes,

insurance, utilities, and

repairs) will inevitably eat

into any profits derived from

the sale of the property.

You are much more likely

to get multiple offers when

your home is professionally

marketed.

5600 Kolke Creek Trail, GaylordContact; Brian Jergenson, Keith Dressel Realty, Gaylord, (989) 732-1707

Real Estate

By Jim Akans

Its easy to imagine settling down in this tranquil country homelocated south of Gaylord, and enjoying the scenery and atmosphereprovided by the surrounding 30 rolling acres of hardwoods. Theserelaxing vistas can be relished from the 8 by 42 foot covered frontporch, or by gazing at the fascinating wildlife, including turkeys anddeer, right from the homes spacious rear deck.

Inside the home, the first impression is the remarkably wellappointed open floor plan with vaulted ceilings. There is a total ofover 3,300 square feet of living area in this home, with nearly 1,700on the main floor and the remainder in the recently finished fullbasement.

The homes beautiful country kitchen comes complete with ahardwood floor, center island, and gorgeous hickory cabinetry. Theinterior also features attractive and durable six-panel oak doors, and thereare high-performance Marvin brand wood-framed windows throughout.Each bedroom is meticulously decorated and includes walk in closets. Ahigh quality Vermont Castings wood stove in the living room helps take thechill off those cool nights in grand style.

Additional storage space is not a concern as this property has top caliber

outbuildings that will accommodate virtually any need. One building is a 32by 26 garage ideal for vehicle storage. The second is a 60 by 40 pole building

with 12-foot walls offering lots of room for whatever type of recreationalvehicle or craftwork that tickles your fancy. A workshop is set up in a portionof the pole building, complete with a wood burner for year round comfort.This surrounding home site has a great mixture of hardwoods, an abundanceof wildlife, and there are several of two-track trails throughout.

This is an exciting opportunity to enjoy the up north inan exquisitely appointed home embraced by a setting theoffers beauty, privacy, and lots of recreational opportunities.

Listed at just $279,000call Brian Jergenson today for aprivate showing. (989) 732-1707 or email [email protected].

Privacy Plus Recreation!30-Acre Northern Michigan Wonderland Retreat


REAL ESTATE SALES STATISTICS

Provided to you by and based on information from the Water WonderlandMLS, Inc. for the period February 27, 2012 through March 4, 2012.(RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES ONLY)

DAYS DOLLARVOLUME NUMBER OF NUMBER OFCOUNTY ON MARKET SOLD UNITS SOLD UNITS AVAILABLE

Alcona 519 $1,210,000 3 46 Alpena 134 $962,350 8 308 Antrim 331 $36,500 1 48Cheboygan 106 $308,200 4 415Crawford 58 $377,000 4 180Mackinac 0 $0 0 68Montmorency 237 $79,000 3 179Oscoda 0 $0 0 138Otsego 125 $779,000 7 360Presque Isle 193 $269,500 4 231

Brought to you by:If you would like additional information

please contact your local REALTOR.


10/10

Kirtland CommunityCollege Ribbon Cutting

for Student Food PantryRoscommon, MI Students, faculty and staff at Kirtland Community College gathered today for a ribboncutting ceremony to mark the official opening of a Student Food Pantry which provides important resourcesto Kirtland students in need. The food pantry is located in the lower level of the Administration Building onthe Roscommon Campus. Kirtland students will have access to the pantry every Wednesday and Thursdayduring the third week of the month from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., with the pantry officially opening to students on

Wednesday, March 21st.Kirtland Community College faculty and staff will continue to gather and accept non-perishable food items

in order to maintain a foodpantry on a long-term basis.The Student Food Pantry,

whose motto is NourishingBodies and Minds, providesa much-needed resource forany student who is havingtrouble making ends meet

while pursuing an educationat Kirtland.

Since initially collecting330 pounds of food inFebruary, additional dona-tions of 1,870 pounds bringthe grand total to 2,200pounds of non-perishablefood and personal care prod-ucts provided to successfullystock the Student FoodPantry. Kirt land CommunityCollege Student Services staffmember Jo Ann Gave hasbeen instrumental in makingthe food pantry a reality oncampus, and remindsKirtland employees andother interested communitymembers to continue sup-porting the Student FoodPantry. Thank you! But wearen't done yet. We will neverbe done or should I say, we

won't be done until our stu-dents don't need us anylonger for help. With our cur-rent tough economic times, Ithink that won't happen forquite a while, says Gave.

Kirtland CommunityCollege will continue toaccept donations of non-per-ishable food items, personalcare products, and taxdeductible donations bycheck made out to theKirtland Community CollegeFoundation indicating FoodPantry in the memo line.For more information on the

food pantry, how studentscan access this resource, orhow to make donations,please contact Jo Ann Gave at989-275-5000 ext. 289.

KCC provides open accessto education and culturalopportunities to enrich thelives of the people inNorthern Michigan. The fac-ulty and staff of KCC seek tooffer higher education in astudent-focused environ-ment, providing transfer andcareer technical programs;developmental studies;

workforce development; per-sonal enrichment and cultur-al opportunities.

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Kirtlands Student Food Pantry is open for business following the

ribbon cutting ceremony.

Kirtland Cosmetology

students Cassie Bushand Melissa Bertossi

donate to the Student

Food Pantry.

Kirtlands Student Food

Pantry opens with 2,200

pounds of donated non-

perishable food and

personal care products.

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