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In The News:
August 2, 2014 • Vol. 135 No. 31
514 S. Kalamazoo Ave. in Marshall, MI • Phone 269-781-5444 and FAX 269-781-7766 • www.advisor-chronicle.com
Patrons jam Marshall’s breweryfor Dark Horse Nation premiere
On July 29, approximately 1,000 packed the DarkHorse to view the premiere of Dark Horse Nation, aHistory Channel reality TV series about brewery ownerAaron Morse and co-workers and friends RyanAnderson (Chappy), John Churchill (Cabe) and BryanWiggs (Wiggs). Filming began last October andspanned eight months. On Tuesday, patrons weretreated to a real Hollywood-like experience, completewith having their photo taken on the red carpet. “It’sawesome,” said Wiggs, out on the carpet before thepremiere. “This is neat. The support of the people inMarshall and having people come from all over theplace has been great. This is a special time.”See story on page 42
Lest We Forget...The women of World War II
In another of his columns, VFW Post 4073 memberMerlin Shaver writes about the important role womenplayed and the impact they had in the nation’s factoriesand Army and Nurse Corps during World War II. See story on page 24
MPS Board hires new personnelfor upcoming school year
The Marshall Public Schools Board of Education, atits July 28 meeting, approved the hiring of several newpersonnel, including Sandy Kingston as the newGordon Elementary School principal. Others hired areNicole DeYoung, math/Spanish teacher at MarshallHigh School; Dr. Jeffrey Greene, program analyst atMichigan Youth ChalleNGe Academy; BethanyLockwood, grade 5 teacher at Hughes ElementarySchool; Traci Martinson, grade 5 teacher at GordonElementary School; Gabrielle Strzalkowski,English/psychology teacher at Marshall High School;and Taylor Sundell, health/physical education teacherat Marshall High School. Also at the meeting, the boardpassed several actions.See story on page 4
4-H stars continue to shine in Albion
After a one-year hiatus, the 4-H Creative andExpressive Arts Program has returned to Albion. Inexistence since 1998, this program encouraging song,dance and drama has five lead teachers as well asseveral youth volunteers serving as leader assistants.The challenge each year is to create and produce afully staged production complete with original drama,singing and dancing, with a cast of approximately 40 to50 fifth through ninth grade performers. This year'sperformance is Aug. 14 at 7 p.m. in The AlbionCommunity School. The club meets from 2 - 5 p.m.Monday through Thursday in Tenant Hall located in theAlbion United Methodist Church.See story on page 30
Tom Bennett's Lift for the Cure returns Aug. 9
Local Strongman Tom Bennett is reprising his Lift forthe Cure during the Aug. 9 Jam for the Cure. Bennettholds many national bench-press and power-liftingtitles and is an avid supporter of Relay for Life CalhounCounty East. Over his many years of lifting, he hasraised more than $16,000 for the American CancerSociety. In past events, Bennett has lifted motorcyclesand cars as well as performing a Strong-man warm uproutine for the audience.“It is truly amazing to watchTom get ready for these lifts,” said Relay advocateKathy Miller. “I get nervous and hold my breath hopingthat it will help Tom. I just can't believe his strength!”See story on page 22
The Calhoun County Fair is celebrating 166 years of tradition, innovation,serious education on the care and cultivation of animals and plants,competitions, home arts, 4-H livestock auctions and carnival rides. Pictured
here from left are 4-H Tumbleweed Riders Kira Belcher, 10, her mother AngieBelcher and her younger sister Brielle, 8, with Kira’s horse, Noah, all of whom willbe starting their days early each morning at the horse barn.See their story on page 28
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Editor’s Corner
A great time was had by all lastTuesday at the Dark Horse forthe premiere of Dark Horse Na-tion. It was great to be part ofthat communal experiencewatching the show with hundreds of people.
Best of luck, Dark Horse, on a long and success-ful run.
Well, it’s August and that means that the start ofschool is just one month away, but fall sports prac-tices are slated to begin the week of Aug. 11.
Speaking of fall, have you enjoyed the fall-liketemperatures we’ve had this summer? We haven’teven had a chance to be sick of the heat and the startof meteorological autumn is less than a monthaway, so time is running out for a true heatwave.
Sure, a high of 77 is fine, but perhaps Mother Na-ture could throw us a 90-degree day or two just forgiggles?
And what’s with the back to school sales thatwere starting in early July? Isn’t waiting until Au-gust good enough?
Then again, my fiend’s kids go back to school inless than 10 days. At least they live in the southwhere they’ve gotten some summer weather to wearthem out.
And my kids’ sleeping habits, like yours I’msure, are totally out of whack. In that regard, Iwould welcome the school year to get them back ontrack sleep-wise.
My kids’ sleeping habits are more in line withthose living three or four time zones to the west,and I’ve heard the same thing from other parents onhow the kids seem to stay up and wake up later andlater.
That’s a sure sign that they’re ready to go back toschool, I recently told a friend.
On some level, I reasoned, the kids’ crazy sleephabits are a sign that they’re eager to actually returnto school, that deep down they are looking to relievethe boredom in their lives and see their friends.
Maybe that’s not the real reason, but deep down,kids, teachers and parents alike are excited aboutthe possibilities a new school year brings.
Teachers, I am sure, are eager to impart their wis-dom and knowledge on those malleable youngminds after honing their teaching skills over thesummer. Malleable, as in adaptable, rather than theother definition, which is being extended or shapedby beating with a hammer or by the pressure ofrollers.
I suppose that’s where the phrase “hammeringone’s point across” comes from.
Here’s to a warmer week ahead and until nextweek, may the good news be yours.
On July 29, the History Channel series about Marshall’s Dark Horse Brewing Co. titled “DarkHorse Nation” premiered to rave reviews from the patrons who watched the premiere at theDark Horse. These six people were asked what “Dark Horse Nation” means to Marshall.
Letters cont. to next page
Kevin Petroff,Marshall
"I think it’s a great chapter in thelong history of this town. There is somuch here and it is going to be fan-tastic for Marshall.”
Mike Sullivan,Marshall
"It’s wonderful to see a series likethis. This is going to have wonderfulreverberations for Marshall.”
Word on the StreetWhat does Dark Horse Nation mean to Marshall?
by John Hendler
Kim Chapple Mooney,Marshall
"I think this is an incredible oppor-tunity for Marshall. We are an historictown and it brings more light onto thetown as a whole.”
Theresa Chaney-Huggett,Marshall
"This is just amazing. This is asuch a boost for Marshall. I see Mar-shall becoming an even better city.”
Steve Wissink,Marshall
“My wife and I have been cominghere since it opened. We love thisplace and we love that it is doing sowell.”
Jack Reed,Marshall
“This is history in the making and Idon’t even know that we know what itmeans yet.”
Justin Amash needs your support Aug. 5To the Editor :One of the more dis-
turbing aspects of thisprimary season is watch-ing the establishment ofthe Republican Partyforce on this district thecandidacy of Brian Ellis.Ellis is a man supportedby a few large corpora-tions who were quite dis-turbed that Justin Amashwould not support theirversion of crony capital-ism. We already haveboth parties engaged inthis activity and as a re-sult an economic system
geared to appease WallStreet more than MainStreet and the middleclass. Throw in the $200million dollars our gov-ernment spends everyhour, every day, sevendays a week, money theydon’t have, and we canclearly see how the oddsare stacked against us.
Justin Amash is one ofthe few voices of sanityin our Congress who isfighting back, and ourdistrict should be proudto have him represent us.He never misses a vote.
He posts online the rea-son for his vote based onour Constitution. Hedoes his job. And becauseof this, Brian Ellis andhis fat watermelonheaded Republican back-ers think he should bevoted out of office.
Finally, if you are un-der 40 no matter yourparty affiliation, youshould realize Justin(who is only 34) is one ofthe few members in Con-gress who understandsthat the current policiesof the ruling class made
up mostly of fat water-melon headed BabyBoomers are to bankruptyour future. There are 77million of them, manywho have made theirwealth, and they wantyou to take care of themwhatever the economiccost. Fight back. VoteAmash on Aug. 5.
Paul Ranville,Marshall,
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new millage request on the Aug. 5ballot to maintain and repair ourMarengo Township roads. This is arequest for only Marengo Town-ship residents qualified as electorsin this election.
Because only registered voters inMarengo Township may vote onthis new road millage request, thiskeeps the proposed new money un-der the supervision of the localtownship. We can designate whichareas need attention, and thismoney would be for our local ben-efit. This proposed voted moneycan not be used by the county, butby us only. Marengo – It’s Your
Township.The millage question asks for 1
mill for a period of five years, in-clusive, which is $1 for every$1000 taxable value. The townshipreceives no direct road money fromthe state, only general revenue,which has to be used for all theworkings of the township and firedepartment. Marengo has no firemillage. We maintain all our ex-penses from what the state dolesout to us as state revenue, quar-terly, fire contracts, and zoningfees.
According to a recent news re-port, Marengo (along with othertownships listed) has 99 percent ofroads are in fair or poor condition
with an estimated $17.3 million inneeded improvements. Thearrangement with the county re-quires local townships to provide70 percent of the cost for repairsand the county provides 30 per-cent. So, with no incoming moneyfrom the state to the township, weare asking the voters of MarengoTownship to pass this road millagerequest Aug. 5. Help be part of aplan to improve our local roads inMarengo Township. Remember,Marengo – It’s Your Township.
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