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April 6, 2013 • Vol. 134 No. 14

Every day around the world, libraries open their doors to readers, job seekers, entre-preneurs, gamers, movie lovers and travel buffs. Sharing a love of libraries and read-ing are Marshall District Library patrons and staffers, clockwise from bottom left: Hali

Shepherd, Alexander Froehlich, Angela Semifero, Nate Palmer, Xavier Froehlich and JesseHowell. To learn more about libraries of the past, present and future, see story on page 34

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City Council unanimously approvesOaklawn Hospital Campus Overlay District

After three years of debate, the Marshall CityCouncil approved the Oaklawn Hospital CampusOverlay District ordinance on April 1 by a unanimousvote. In a prepared statement by Oaklawn Hospital, itread: “As a whole, the Marshall community andOaklawn always have worked as partners with thatmutual goal (of serving patients) in mind - fosteringthe best possible healthcare. We are thankful that ourcity leaders have made the right decision forMarshall.” However, several community membersspoke to the idea that the HCOD would not be goodfor Marshall during a public hearing prior to the vote.See story on page 10

Griswold Aviation flying high at Brooks Field

With a year under its belt, Griswold Aviation isgrowing by leaps and bounds at Brooks Field inMarshall. “Business has been a phenomenalsuccess,” said owner Craig Griswold of Vicksburg. “Ihave exceeded my goals by almost 25 percent in allareas.” Griswold Aviation, a propeller-driven airplanemaintenance shop, celebrated its first anniversary onApril 1. See story on page 22

Meet Marshall's U.S. Postmaster Beth Schragg Martin

New U.S. Postermaster Beth Schragg Martin hasfollowed in the career path of her father, MikeSchragg. “Before there was ‘Take Your Child to WorkDay,’ my dad took me to work with him,” Martin said.“He was postmaster in Olivet and I would go with himand pretend I was on staff there. I sat at his desk andmoved papers from one side to the other, thinking theentire time that I was really something. Sometimeswe would go when school was closed because of badweather. But as you know, nothing can stop the U.S.mail service.” See story on page 49

State Farm donates furniture to city of Marshall

Following their motto, Like a good neighbor, StateFarm is there, State Farm is being “neighborly” toMarshall by donating furniture to many of the city’sdepartments including the clerk’s office, finance,public works, police and fire. “State Farm has alwaysassisted the city with donations and volunteerinvolvement to make Marshall a better place to live,”City Manager Tom Tarkiewicz said. “They are truly a‘good neighbor.’”See story on page 16

Marshall Middle, High School LibraryMedia Centers host visiting media specialists

On the cold, blustery morning of March 16, librarymedia specialists and teachers from around the stateof Michigan gathered at Marshall Public Schools'beautifully renovated library media centers. The daybegan at Marshall Middle School where participantslearned how to develop their own web based ormobile apps. Andrew Vanden Heuvel, MichiganOnline 2010 Teacher of the Year, demonstratedvarious ways to create apps that could be used for avariety of educational purposes including library pro-motion or classroom connections.See story on page 24

Marshall Redhawks Spring Sports Preview

This week, following spring break, all the springsports teams from Marshall High School will be backin action. In this issue, the Redhawk varsity teamsare previewed with team capsules, photos andschedules.See sports section

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Editor’s CornerWhen I can’t figure out the spelling of

a word, I consult the dictionary. Formore “complicated” words or phrases, Iconsult the Associated Press Stylebook,aka AP Stylebook for those of us in thebiz.It is in this wordsmith’s bible that you learn, among other

things, to include a hyphen in hurly-burly, as well as distinguishbetween cut back as a verb and cutback as a noun.Last week, AP announced that it would no longer include il-

legal immigrant in the Stylebook or in its coverage.The timing is interesting as immigration legislation is being

worked on the the U.S. Senate which is expected to propose apathway to citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants.Since these immigrants entered illegally and saying that the

word “illegal” is not to be used, what should those that enter il-legally be called?Undocumented? In past years, AP Stylebook said not to use

undocumented or illegal alien, but rather, the aforementioned il-legal immigrant.Executive Editor Kathleen Carroll said that the Stylebook no

longer sanctions the term illegal immigrant or the use of “ille-gal” to describe a person.Still, government officials continue to use the phrase illegal

immigrant.The Congressional Hispanic Caucus, a group of 27 House

Democrats, applauded the AP’s decision and called it “A greatstep forward.”The group known as ALIPAC or Americans for Legal lmmi-

gration also announced that it would be changing its style pref-erence in all future articles to “illegal invaders” in response tothe “totalitarian” steps by the AP to make illegal immigrantsdisappear with the stroke of the pen.Jay Leno joked that the phrase should be replaced with “un-

documented Democrat.”The AP said its decision is part of a broader shift away from

labeling people and toward labeling behavior.For example, referring to people “diagnosed with schizophre-

nia” instead of “schizophrenics.”Based on that logic, rather than illegal immigrants, couldn’t

they be called immigrants that enter illegally?Wouldn’t that be in line with AP's new guidelines - labeling

the behavior?

Speaking of behavior, last Wednesday’s firing of RutgersUniversity basketball coach Mike Rice should have been a no-brainer and should have happened a few months back whenRice was suspended by Athletic Director Tim Pernetti for Rice’sverbal and physical outbursts at his players during practices.Instead, Rice was suspended for three games, and now many

are calling Pernetti’s judgment into question.I watched the video of Rice’s behavior and within 15 seconds

felt that this guy had to go.Initial thoughts that came to mind: offensive, troubling, dis-

gusting, inappropriate.The saying goes that in many instances, you should trust

your gut.After viewing Rice’s behavior for 15 seconds, how could

anybody not fire him? No need to delve deeper.A coach belittling his players, physically attacking them and

firing basketballs at their heads is all I needed to see to knowthat this guy had to go.Trust your gut.Until next week, may the good news be yours.

The Final Four takes place today (April 6) in Atlanta. In the first game,Louisville take on surprising Wichita State and in the second game, Michi-gan plays Syracuse. Who do you think will win the championship?

Letters cont. to next page

Lois Zuehlke,Marshall“Louisville is too strong for Wichita

State, and I think Michigan will beatSyracuse. And in the final Louisvillewill beat Michigan.”

Julie Bolen,Marshall“I think Michigan is going to win, of

course. Go Blue!”

Word on the StreetWho will win the NCAA men’s basketball title?

Want to voice your opinion? Send letters electronically to [email protected] ad-visor&chronicle reserves the right to edit letters for content, length, grammar and clarity.

by John Hendler

Mark Stuart,Marshall“Michigan with its young team be-

came a quick learn. They will beatSyracuse to get to the final and willwin it all.”

John Hendler,Marshall“Michigan will get by Syracuse’s

tough defense to advance to the final,but will lose to Louisville.”

Suzy Grant,Marshall“Michigan will win. Besides, my

dad loves Michigan.”

Perry Hardin,Dowling“Louisville beats Wichita State and

Michigan beats Syracuse. In the final,it’s going to be Louisville.”

T-shirt sale shares motto ‘Hope writes its own story’To the Editor:The family of Simon Pe-

ters is raising funds in an ef-fort to provide for hisunique needs. Simon, age 8,has a rare genetic disorder,Pallister-Killian Syndrome(PKS), is non-ambulatoryand unable tocommunicate.We, his parents and sib-

lings, want to be able tocare for him at home, wherehe is loved and most

happy. Proceeds will helpwith home modificationsand, eventually, a down pay-ment on a handicap accessi-ble van, both of which willmake life easier and allowSimon to spend more timewith us.The current fundraiser is

selling t-shirts and sweat-shirts with the motto “Hopewrites its own story”screened on the front. Iwrote this inspirational

phrase regarding his journeywhen he was 2 years old.T-shirts, long-sleeved t-

shirts, crew neck sweatshirtsand hoodies are available inmultiple (unisex) sizes withprices ranging from $20-$32, plus shipping.The deadline for ordering

is April 15. Please contactme at [email protected] get color options and toplace an order. Thank youfor caring!

Gretchen Peters and family,Marshall

Thanks for making Oaklawn Overlay District a realityTo the Editor:On behalf of the employees, physi-

cians and volunteers of Oaklawn Hos-pital, it is with sincere appreciationthat we would like to thank everyonefor their support in making the HCODa reality. Your input, support, and inmany cases, countless hours of volun-teer service made Monday night’s af-firmative vote by the Marshall CityCouncil possible.Following nearly three years of

comprehensive study, we now have amore planned approach to the future ofproviding healthcare in Marshall. It is

very likely that this has been the mostthoroughly evaluated issue in ourcity’s history, and as a result, we nowhave a growth plan for Oaklawn Hos-pital that can be considered a win-win.The clearly defined parameters for fu-ture hospital growth will allow for amore streamlined and peaceful processfor patient care initiatives, while pro-viding more certainty and predictabil-ity for the neighborhood.Based on the input regarding park-

ing that had nearly universal agree-ment from all angles throughout thisprocess, it is especially welcomed that

this puts the most appropriate zoningin place for the creation of desperatelyneeded parking for our patients whocome to the emergency department.This truly was an endeavor that was

crafted with input from every corner ofthe community and we are gratefulthat so many individuals were willingto be part of the process. Your involve-ment will help us in our continuousquest to raise the level of healthcare inMarshall for our patients.

Ginger Williams, M.D.President and CEO,Oaklawn Hospital

Calhoun County Sheriff’s Dept., Fredonia Grange express thanksTo the Editor:The Calhoun County

Sheriff’s Department andFredonia Grange wouldlike to thank those whosupported the annual Out-

door Safety Program forarea school students.The following made do-

nations: Family Fare,Save-A-Lot, Sysco, Corn-well’s Turkeyville USA,

Randal Beans, WinstonPark Shell, Shell ShortStop, Louie’s Bakery,ARA Mark.

Jeff Edwards,Calhoun County Sheriff’s

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Friday 4/12 9:30AM vs. Marshall SportsfestWednesday 4/17 3:30PM @ Sturgis JamboreeThursday 4/18 9:00AM @ Coldwater Inv.Monday 4/22 3:30PM vs. Marshall JamboreeMonday 4/29 9:30AM @ SMAC MeetTuesday 4/30 9:30AM @ Onsted Inv.Thursday 5/2 9:00AM @ Gull Lake InvFriday 5/3 9:00AM @ Sturgis InvSaturday 5/4 9:30AM @ St. Philip Inv. Monday 5/6 3:30PM @ Coldwater Jamb.Friday 5/10 9:00AM @ Lakeview InvMonday 5/13 1:00PM @ Harper JamboreeWednesday 5/15 3:30PM @ Lakeview Jamb.Monday 5/20 9:30AM @ SMAC MeetFriday 5/31 TBA @ District MeetTuesday 6/4 TBA @ Lumen Inv.Friday 6/7 TBA Regional@ Marshall

Boys GolfHome matches at Marshall Country Club

By JOHN HENDLERNews Editor

After winning back to backdistrict titles, Marshall HighSchool girls varsity soccercoach Adrian Harkey says asnice as it was to post the soccerprogram’s first district title inmore than a dozen years in2011 and repeating the feat lastyear, defeats in the regionalsemi-final the past two yearshas only heightened thecoach’s expectations forgreater success this season.

“We’re ready to take thenext step,” Harkey told hisplayers and their parents at apre season meeting.

Even though ready, Harkeyacknowledges that is team is“relatively young” with justfour seniors (Katie Blank, Car-

men O’Dell, Brianna Kaliszand Lydia Weatherly) on theroster on the 16-player roster.

“Still,” he says, “in terms ofsoccer experience, we are ingood shape. We have 10 re-turning varsity players and fiveof the six newcomers have allplayed at the club level. Ourtechnical skills will be verygood and from top to bottom,this might be one of the mostsoccer-talented teams we havehad.”

Harkey says the implemen-tation of a new formationmight take a few games to getused to, but he said the girlsare soccer knowledgeable andis not anticipating any prob-lems.

“With this group, I think wewill be able to play a few dif-ferent formations which will

give us the opportunity tochange things depending ongame situations,” he said.

Due to the change in districtalignments, Harkey says that athird district title in a “very,very tough district” this yearwill be a challenge.

“But if we want to competewith the best teams in the state,we have to take that next step,”said Harkey. “Despite the in-clement weather conditionsand training indoors during theopening weeks of practice,they have maintained a greatoutlook. They are very moti-vated and I see nothing butpositive results coming fromthis group of girls. They areready to play.”

Golfers wait for warm weather

Note: This photo was taken prior to the final roster being set. Some players pictured may not be onthe team once the season begins April 12. Due to the cold weather, coach Tom Reynolds has nothad the opportunity to set his final vatsity and junior varsity rosters. In addition, many players whoare competing for a roster spot are not pictured here.

Pictured from left: Tyler Blowers, Brandon Hawkins, Zack Weaver, Aaron McCoy, Matt Serbantez andZach Daniels.

photo by John Hendler

The 2013 Mar-shall High SchoolGirls Varsity Soc-

cer Team. Backrow, from left: Bri-

anna Kalisz,Chelsea Tobias,Lauren Feasel,Carmen O’Dell,

Katie Blank,Kelsey Postema,

Kate Frazier,Anyah Preston

and Sarah Heiden-reich.Front row:

Tierra Orban,Sydeny Reichen-

baugh, LaylaHarkey, Tristan To-bias, Kelsie Hicksand Lydia Weath-erly. Notpictured:

Monica Lubis.Brianna Kalisz

Monday 3/25 W 4-1 vs. Columbia CentralWednesday 3/27 W 1-0 vs. Paw Paw Tuesday 4/9 6:45PM @ Three Rivers Saturday 4/13 10:00AM vs. Marshall SportfestMonday 4/15 6:30PM @ Charlotte Wednesday 4/17 6:45PM @ LakeviewMonday 4/22 6:45PM vs. Gull LakeWednesday 4/24 6:45PM @ Battle Creek CentralFriday 4/26 6:45PM vs. Vicksburg Monday 4/29 6:45PM @ Coldwater Wednesday 5/1 6:45PM @ Harper CreekFriday 5/3 6:45PM vs. Olivet Monday 5/6 6:45PM vs. SturgisWednesday 5/8 6:45PM vs. Loy NorrixMonday 5/13 6:45PM @ JacksonWednesday 5/15 6:45PM vs. League TournamentMonday 5/20 6:45PM vs. League TournamentWednesday 5/22 6:45PM vs. League TournamentTuesday 5/28 TBA vs. District Tournament

Girls Varsity SoccerJV games begin at 5 p.m.

Aaron McCoy talks with coach Tom Reynolds.

Baseball team counting on experience


Wednesday 3/27 4:00PM @ Jackson Wednesday 4/10 4:00PM vs. Parchment Thursday 4/11 4:00PM @ Lakeview Saturday 4/13 10:00AM vs. SportfestTuesday 4/16 4:00PM vs. Gull Lake Thursday 4/18 4:00PM @ Pennfield Tuesday 4/23 4:00PM @ Battle Creek CentralThursday 4/25 4:00PM @ HillsdaleSaturday 4/27 9:00AM @ Portage Northern Tuesday 4/30 4:00PM @ Coldwater Friday 5/3 4:00PM vs. Parma Western Saturday 5/4 10:00AM vs. Ann Arbor Huron Tuesday 5/7 4:00PM @ Harper Creek Friday 5/10 4:00PM @ Olivet Saturday 5/11 9:30AM @ CharlotteTuesday 5/14 4:00PM vs. Sturgis Tuesday 5/21 4:00PM vs. Loy Norrix Thursday 5/23 4:00PM @ Parchment

Varsity Baseball

Wednesday 4/10 4:00PM vs. Parchment Thursday 4/11 4:00PM @ Lakeview Saturday 4/13 10:00AM vs. Marshall Sportsfest Tuesday 4/16 4:00PM vs. Gull LakeThursday 4/18 4:00PM @ Pennfield Tuesday 4/23 4:00PM @ Battle Creek Central Thursday 4/25 4:00PM @ Hillsdale Tuesday 4/30 4:00PM @ Coldwater Friday 5/3 4:00PM vs. Parma WesternSaturday 5/4 10:00AM @ Leslie Tuesday 5/7 4:00PM @ Harper Creek Friday 5/10 4:30PM @ OlivetMonday 5/13 4:00PM vs. MendomTuesday 5/14 4:00PM vs. SturgisThursday 5/16 4:00PM @ Kalamazoo CentralSaturday 5/18 9:00AM @ ClimaxTuesday 5/21 4:00PM vs. Loy Norrix

Varsity Softball

By JOHN HENDLERNews Editor

Could this be the break-through year that MarshallHigh School varsity baseballcoach Trevor Kelly has beenwaiting for?

Kelly says he has a lot ofexperience coming back in-cluding six seniors andseven juniors along withone sophomore and onefreshman.

“Our expectations are tocompete in the very difficultSMAC East, take advantageof our opportunities, andwin our district,” said Kelly.

“As a coach, I am verypleased with this group ofyoung men and their passionfor the game. We spent theoffseason trying to improveon a few key areas includingdeveloping more pitchingand hitting with two strikes.

On the mound are returnstarters John Dorosh, CollinNeal and Alex Walton.Chase Bennett, Mitch Kon-kle and Matt Murphy alsoreturn to add strong depth inthe circle.

Defensively, Chase Ben-nett and Ben Walton returnfor their fourth year as var-sity infielders and Kelly

says they will give the unit“maturity and leadership.”

“Offensively, this groupcan create some problemsfor opposing pitchers,” saidKelly. “We can feature asmany as five left handed hit-ters in the lineup and add agood mix of power andspeed. The kids were ex-cited about winning 18games in 2012 but look tobuild off that number andhave a strong showing in thepost season.”

The 2013 Marshall High SchoolVarsity Baseball Team. Back

row from left: Tyler Dudley, WillPatterson. Dan Welke, Brent El-

liott, John Dorosh, AustinBusse, Ben Walton, Collin Neal

and Coach Trevor Kelly. Frontrow: Mitch Konkle, Drew Mais-

ner, Matt Murphy, AntonioLerma, Alex Walton, Chase

Bennett, Josh Devore, DrewDevine and Assistant Coach

John Ramos.

Softball looks build on last year’s successBy JOHN HENDLER

News Editor

Last year, the MarshallHigh School varsity soft-ball team finished 11-18,including going 6-8 in theSMAC East, a seven-winimprovement in its overallrecord and the most divi-sional wins in five seasons.

Coach Anthony Millersees no reason why the up-ward trend can’t continue.

“I expect us to finish bet-ter than 6-8 in our confer-

ence due to the fact that wehave nine players (that areseniors) coming back fromlast year’s team,” saidMiller. “We know that wecan win and that we canimprove on last year’s wintotal. Therefore, our goalis to finish above .500overall and see if we canmake a run in the dis-tricts/state tournament.”

Leaders coming back in-clude Katie Jarvis andMorgan Benham sharingthe pitching duties, with

Cassidy Crouch doing mostof the catching.

Tori Onkka will be atsecond base and LaurenLong will play shortstop aswell as the outfield.

“All of those girls are se-niors and I expect them tobe solid,” said Miller.“Honestly, I expect all ofmy seniors to be leadersbut we will only go as faras the aforementioned girlstake us. I’m looking for-ward to a solid campaign.”

The 2013 Marshall HighSchool Varsity SoftballTeam. Back row, from

left: Rikka Helle, HannahMarshall, Morgan Ben-

ham, Courtney Sims,Cassidy Crouch and

Emily Marshall. MIddlerow: Sarah Wedel,

Megan Drumm, LaurenLong and Emma Mc-

Carthy. Front row: ToriOnkka, Katie Jarvis and

Ashley Kent.

photo by John HendlerShortstop Lauren Long is one of nine se-

niors on this year’s squad.


Track and field opens season April 9


Tuesday 4/9 4:00PM vs. Sturgis Saturday 4/13 10:00AM @ Sturgis InvTuesday 4/16 4:00PM @ LakeviewFriday 4/19 4:00PM vs. Marshall Sportsfest Tuesday 4/23 4:00PM @ Loy NorrixSaturday 4/27 10:00AM @ Union City InvTuesday 4/30 4:00PM vs. Harper Creek/Gull Lake Thursday 5/2 TBA @ Charlotte Inv Tuesday 5/7 4:00PM vs. Leslie/AlbionFriday 5/10 TBA @ Loy Norrix League MeetTuesday 5/14 4:00PM @ JV-Lakeview Friday 5/17 TBA @ RegionalsSaturday 6/1 TBA @ State Meet

Track and FieldBy STEVE WISSINK

MHS girls coach

Although we lost ourAll-State high jumper(Kelsey Darling) and afour-time state qualifier inthe 800 meters (TevyWheatley), we are very op-timistic about this year’steam.

We will be led by a greatgroup of seniors. In thedistance events we have se-niors Brianna Kalisz, Bre-anna Morgan, Kilee De-Brabander, CaitlinSchalow, and Eva Thomp-son. Alyssa Shumaker andGabby Graves will lead ourthrowers, while SarahHuffman will high jumpand run the 400/800, and

Sharissa Meeks will leadthe sprinters.

We also have some ex-cellent athletes who are notseniors. Kitana Espinozais a freshman who has thepotential to be a phenome-nal sprinter. CassandraBarlow returns in the 400,and Lauren Becker andAshley Holbrook will helpus in the sprints and longjump.

Brogan Williams andCaitlyn Quinn will be ourhurdlers, and Hannah Kochwill help in the longsprints. Maddie Raynerwill be a pole vaulter, andis joined by newcomerTaylor Jungel who polevaulted 9 feet at Olivet lastyear. She also has poten-

tial as a high jumper andhurdler. Another new-comer to track is MonicaLubis who has looked goodin the distance runnersworkouts.

While the team issmaller than many that I’vehad, we have a lot of talent.If we can continue to workhard and avoid injury, Ithink we can improve onlast year’s 5-3 record indual meets. I also thinkwe have the potential tohave multiple state quali-fiers. Once the weatherimproves, I think it’s goingto be a fun and excitingseason.

Expectations are high for girls team

Members of the 2013 Marshall High School Girls Track and Field Team include (inno particular order): Kilee DeBrabander, Gabby Graves, Vanessa Hilpisch, SarahHuffman, Brianna Kalisz, Sharissa Meeks,Breanna Morgan, Victoria Ruhe, Saman-tha Ruiz, Caitlin Schalow, Alyssa Shumaker, Eva Thompson, Lauren Becker, MollyBlanchard, Ashley Holbrook, Samantha Jeffery, Taylor Jungel, Monica Lubis, Cas-sandra Barlow, Aundrea Meeks, Rachel Nawrocki, Maddie Rayner, Brogan Williams,Kitana Espinoza, Tiffany Gross, Hannah Koch, Caitlyn Quinn and Alivia Shumaker.

By BEN DORRMHS boys coach

We have a big group thisyear with over 60 teammembers, so the competi-tion for varsity spots willbe strong.

There is a lot of potentialfor success with this team.

Unfortunately theweather has kept us fromgetting much time on thetrack so we are extremelybehind where we wouldlike to be.

The one goal we have isthat we see constant indi-vidual improvement fromour first meet after spring

break through the regionalmeet in May.

Team leaders will be se-niors Lucas Blanchard andJesse Bouwens as well asjuniors Parker Cruz andJack Herman

Large group provides for strongcompetition for boys track Members of the 2013 Marshall High School Boys Track and Field Team include (in

no particular order): Henry Hautau, Leo Thompson, Christian Kalisz, Nate Steele,Chandler Cruz, Jacob Trumbell, Joey Blanchard, Micah Deitrich, Jacob Etter, TylerMaynard, Tyler Horn, Sebastian Marshall, Owen Osborne, Faris Zayed, Jer Grant,Andrew Dupuis, Bryce Blanchard, Travis Mumaw, Brandon Turner, Josh Turner, NateSmith, Kurt Swaton, Eli Arnold, Weston Herman, Bryce Tesch, Bryar Thelen, HenrySwett, Joeseph Trumbell, Bobby Owens, Sergeo Brown, Jake Penland, Braidon De-Bow, Micheal Moore, Brice Banfield, Noah Werthheimer, Tyler MacFarland, JackHerman, Ken Fry, Quinn Hovarter, Parker Cruz, August Tierney, Donovan Hayes,Lane Holcomb, Colin Quinn. Jesse Bouwens, Lucas Blanchard Jake Esselink, NateKraska, Artem Epifanov, Guy Kitchawat, Luke Pride, Matt Dowell, Mac Preston,William Mason, Joeseph Pelfrey. Alex West and Phil May.

photos by John Hendler

Tennis looking to make its way back to state


Wednesday 4/10 4:00PM @. Lakeview Thursday 4/11 4:30PM vs. St. Philip Saturday 4/13 10:00AM vs. Marshall SportsfestMonday 4/15 4:00PM vs. Gull Lake Wednesday 4/17 4:00PM @ Battle Creek Central Monday 4/22 4:00PM @ Coldwater Wednesday 4/24 4:00PM @ Harper Creek Saturday 4/27 9:00AM @ Sturgis InvMonday 4/29 4:00PM vs. Sturgis Wednesday 5/1 4:00PM vs. Loy Norrix Friday 5/3 4:30PM @ CrossoverSaturday 5/4 TBA @ Otsego Inv.Wednesday 5/8 4:30PM @ Vicksburg Saturday 5/11 TBA @ League TournamentFriday 5/17 TBA @ Regional Tournament

Girls Varsity Tennis

The 2013 Marshall High School Girls Varsity Tennis Team. Back row, from left: Chandler Veich, Lauren Varvatos, Kate Samra, Amanda Genise,Jil Dubois and Brooklyn Tobias. Front row: Maddie Samra, Morgan McCoy, Jamie DiMoff, Mary Townsend and Olivia Olmstead.

Amanada Genise is one of two four-year varsity players on this season’s team.The other fourth-year varsity player is Lauren Varvatos.

By KEVIN BROWNELLVarsity Tennis Coach

I think we should havea pretty strong team thisyear. We return a lot ofvarsity players from lastyear.

Amanda Genise andLauren Varvatos are se-niors starting their 4thyear on varsity and areteam leaders.

Our singles playersshould be very good, 1through 4, and we are re-turning a couple of dou-bles teams that have ex-perience playing to-gether. I’m really ex-cited for the season.


Two-Time All-KVA selec-tion and state tournamentparticipant, Olivet HighSchool junior Tyler Masters,looks to lead his team to thestate tournament this season.Last season, Masters aver-aged 39 for 9 holes.

Masters is team co-captainalong with junior KeaganCarpenter, who shot a schoolrecord 33 for nine holes lastseason. Other team leadersexpected to make contribu-

tions are Ben Koeske, JustinKepsel and Kayla Harris.

“If two of the three canscore consistently, we cancompete with most teams weface this year and possiblymake a run in districts,” saidcoach Eddie Collins, now inhis eighth season. “Since weare hosting regionals thisyear (at The Medlaist), I re-ally hope we can sneak pastdistricts as a team (and get tothe regional).”

Tyler Masters leads OlivetHigh School’s golf team

As a sophomore last year, Tyler Masters made it to thestate finals and finished in the middle of the pack,shooting 77-79 in the two-day event.

Erika Isham, a 2011 Olivet High School graduate, was a member on the Indiana Wesleyan University women’sbasketball team that won the NAIA Division II championship on March 12 after defeating Davenport University61-43. The was the second championship in the school’s history. The team ended its season with a 35-3 record.During her senior season, Isham was a member of the Olivet varsity team that made it to the state quarterfinals.

Olivet High School grad Erika Isham partof NAIA Division II championship team

photo supplied by Joan Isham

photo supplied by Eddie Collins

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AUCTIONEERS1106 S. Kalamazoo

Marshall781-7100

FAMILY FAREof Marshall

Corner of West Driveand Michigan Ave.

781-8962

CHEMICALBANK

115 West Drive and131 W. Michigan

781-6880

STANDARD PRINTING &

OFFICE SUPPLY1600 S. Kalamazoo

Marshall781-8201

RALPH’SFLOOR COVERINGINSTALLATION540 Cosmopolitan

Marshall • 781-3192

BOSHEARSFORD

15081 W. MichiganMarshall781-3981

BUD’STOWING

13341 15 Mile RoadMarshall781-3464

CARONCHEVROLET


CHARLIE’SGRILL & BBQ924 W. Hanover

Marshall781-8888

COLLISION CENTER

of Marshall13321 15 Mile Rd.

781-9255

DAVID BROWN’SAUTO COLLISION

13333 15 Mile RoadMarshall781-5429

THEFIREHOUSE

109 E. Michigan Ave.Marshall781-5828

FOUNTAINAUTOMOTIVE

CENTER220 W. Michigan Ave.

Marshall781-9030

GREAT MICHIGANINSURANCE


HERITAGECLEANERS


HODGESJEWELERS


M3MOTORSPORTS

Inc.14819 W. Michigan Ave.

Marshall781-0000

MARSHALLCOMMUNITY

CREDIT UNION839 W. Green

Marshall781-9885

PRUDENTIAL PREFERRED REALTORS

Carrie Mathie, Agent117 E. Michigan, Marshall

565-2991

PRUDENTIALPREFERREDREALTORS

Mary Crosby, Associate Broker117 E. Michigan Ave.

Marshall • 269-967-8296

QUALITYENGRAVING

SERVICE148 W. Michigan Ave.

Marshall781-4822

QUALITYONE DRIVER194 Creek Road

Union City877-741-8112

RE/MAX PERRETTLisa Damron317 E. Columbia

Battle Creek968-6101

ROSEMARY DAVISREALTORS


SABRE TECH101 E. Michigan Ave.

Marshall781-4593

WARMAN’SPARTY STORE


THE HARVESTERFLOWER SHOP

135 W. MansionMarshall789-0830

TOM’SBODY SHOP

12950 15 Mile Rd.Marshall781-8980

M&J ACCOUNTING & TAX SERVICE


LEWEY’S SHOESLeather Apparel

& Repair120 E. Michigan Ave.

Marshall781-4805

HERMAN’SMARSHALL

HARDWARE & ANNEX139 W. Michigan Ave.Marshall • 781-3491

MARSHALLMOONRAKER

11401 Old 27 SouthMarshall789-0058

SCOTT L. EVANS AAMS • EDWARD JONES207 W. Michigan Ave.

Marshall781-5305

O’LEARY WATER CONDITIONING LLC417 E. Michigan Ave.

Marshall781-8151

SHORTSTOPBARBER SHOP


MARSHALL FEEDAND GRAIN450 S. Eagle

Marshall781-4828

STEVENSON’SSPEEDY CHICK


PENNY’SUPHOLSTERY

402 Winter St.Marengo (Albion)

781-8331

The sponsors below along with the

advisor&chronicle newspaper, urge you to attend

the athletic events throughout the season and give

your support to these young people representing

Marshall High School and our community!

ad-visor&chronicle – April 6, 2013 – Page 31

JASON P. RAPELJEEdward Jones


BROADWAYGRILLE


CRAIG K. KEMPFFUNERAL HOME723 Old US 27, North

Marshall781-9858

LISA SANDSState Farm Insurance103 Greenfield Blvd.

Marshall781-8668

www.lisasands.net

HOFFMAN AG SERVICE, Ltd.


GENUINE CUSTOM DETAILING

13769 15 Mile Rd.Marshall781-1200

BERON’STREE SERVICE

Marshall781-2462

DRAKE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.

120 S. HamiltonMarshall781-9233

SUGAR SHACKof Marshall, LLC201 Exchange St.

Marshall781-5789

DARLING ACE HARDWARE


MARSHALL EYE CARE


We Support Marshall REDHAWKS with Pride!

AUTO-LABof Marshall

126 West Drive NorthMarshall789-0777

JOHN HANCOCKFINANCIAL NETWORK

Rob Hurd120 West Drive North

Marshall781-7199

STARFITNESS


STAGECOACHINN of Marshall


ZARZUELA301 E. Michigan Ave.

Marshall789-9180

PURE EDENAn Aveda Salon


TUFFYAUTOMOTIVE


LITTLECAESARS PIZZA1101 W. Michigan Ave.

Marshall781-6800

COUNTRYACRES

Boarding Kennel(Between Olivet and Bellevue - Exit #48)

269-763-2102

PRINTING PLUSPhoto Processing

514 S. KalamazooMarshall727-0091

THE MOLE HOLE& Mr. Mole


TheFLOWER HAUS116 East Michigan

Mashall781-9128

THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE CREATE COMMUNITY PRIDE!

514 S. Kalamazoo in Marshall

Now Taking Applications forSubstitute Newspaper Carriers!

The money is paid weekly and the

route will not interfere with most

activities. Plus it’s GREAT EXERCISE!

MUST APPLY IN PERSON AT OUR

MARSHALL OFFICE

Looking for adults for walking and driving routes, delivering our

newspapers on Saturday mornings.

...in a vehicle that’s fullySERVICED and ready to go!...in a vehicle that’s fullySERVICED and ready to go!

If you are in the business of vehicle maintenance, automotive accessories, parts and service, you will want to be mentioned in this section as a LOCAL service provider.Give us a call to place your business message. Deadline: April 8, 2013

Contact Your Advertising RepresentativeTODAY at 781-5444

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Inpatient specialists are just another way Oaklawncontinually strives to bring the best in medical careto our community.

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Corner of 514 S. Kalamazoo Ave. and Industrial Drive (Behind the Ad-Visor office) • 269-727-0091

Marshall’s Photo Processing& Copy Center

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FRESH STOCK FRESH TRADES! IMPALA SALE! NEW INVENTORY ARRIVING DAILY!05 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GTS

Black, leather,roof, spoiler,

alloys, 73,443miles

$10,350

10 CHEVY HHR LT

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$11,995

08 CHEVY IMPALA SSRed, leather, highperformance V-8,5.3 liter, 61,468

miles.

JUSTARRIVED!

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As low as

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$9,59509 CHEVY IMPALA

Alloys, P/W, P/L,68,879 miles.

$11,995

07 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER SS

Red jewel tintcoat, 73,533

miles.

SAVE!

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Leather,panoramic roof,

real clean.

$14,99505 PONTIAC AZTEK

Chrome wheels,AM/FM, CD

$7,995

06 FORD EXPLORER XLT 4X4

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$9,99511 DODGE CHARGER SE

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metallic, sharp!

$18,595

03 CHEVY CAVALIER

05 CHEVY COLORADO

98 BUICK REGAL

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12 CHRYSLER 300 LIMITED

Leather, touch screen,alloys, U Connect

$23,495

10 GMC SIERRA 1500 SLT

Hard tonneau, all thetoys, leather, tow pkg.,

4x4

$28,995

12 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT

4x4, P/W, P/L

$24,39511 DODGE DURANGO CREW

AWD, fog lamps, UConnect, P/W, P/L,

P/seats, 3rd row seat

$23,795

10 CHRYSLER SEBRING

Limited, leather, alloys& more! Nice car.

$13,995

12 FORD TAURUS SEL

Dark brown, P/W, P/L,Sync radio.

$18,995

11 CHRYSLER 200 TOURING

Moonroof, alloys,P/seat, V-6, very clean

non-smoker

$14,595

07 NISSAN SENTRA 2.0

Cruise, P/W, P/L,CD, 85,112 miles.

Nice car

$8,995

09 FORD ECONOLINE XL55K

$15,995

06 CHEVY UPLANDER62,000 miles,ladder rack &

more

$9,995

11 FORD F-150 XLFiberglass cap,

ladder rack.

$12,995

Ladder rack &shelving, 34,369

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$17,595

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Red jewel tint,P/W, P/L, alloys,

69,745 miles.

$10,99510 MAZDA CX9

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$21,995

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$12,49512 HONDA CIVIC LX

Only 6,000 miles,very clean.

$17,216

$16,495

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HERITAGECHEVROLET

2013 MALIBULEASE FOR 24 MONTHS

$18900MO.

PLUS TAX WITH $1,999.00 DUE

2013 EQUINOXLEASE FOR 24 MONTHS

$21900MO.


2013 TRAVERSELEASE FOR 24 MONTHS

$25900MO.


2013 CAMAROLEASE FOR 24 MONTHS

$25900MO.


2013 SILVERADOEXT 4X4

LEASE FOR 24 MONTHS

$30900MO.


*All leases are plus tax, title & license. See dealer for details.

2013 CRUZELEASE FOR 24 MONTHS

$14900MO.


2013 CHEVY MALIBU 1LT#17625. Rear camera, remote start,

2,200 miles.Was $26,030

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2013 CHEVY MALIBU ECO#17624. Demo. rear camera, remote

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