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Vol. 27 - No. 26 www.DeltaWaverlyCommunityNews.com October 17, 2010
Delta-WaverlyInside this edition...
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King,Queen
Waverly’s Homecoming King Ramadan Ahmetiand Queen Summer Chahin were crowned Oct.8at halftime of the football game against JacksonNorthwest. Waverly won 18-16.
DELTA TWP. - Two incumbents andtwo challengers make up the field ofcandidates for the Waverly Commu-nity Schools board election Nov. 2.
Mary Ann Martin and Calvin Jonesare running to retain their seats; Wa-verly High School grad Trevor Polloand former Waverly High School prin-cipal David Percival hope to replacethem.
The two top-vote getters will winthe seats.
Personal• Calvin Jones, who has an as-
sociates’s degree from Lansing Com-munity College and has participatedin Michigan Political Leadership atMichigan State, Leadership Michiganthrough the Chamber of Commerceand LCC’s Community Leadership De-velopment, has lived in the district for33 years.
He has four children and fourexchange students who are Waverlygrads. A registered lobbyist, he is thedirector of public relations, inclusionand equity and organizational assess-ment and training for the LansingBoard of Water and Light.
He served in the U.S. MarineCorps and has been on the Waverlyschool board for nine years, servingas president, treasurer, secretary, vicesecretary/treasurer and trustee andhas gained board certification withdistinction from the Michigan Associa-
tion of School Boards.• Mary Ann Martin, 64, has lived
in Waverly for over 35 years, choosingto live here even before she and herhusband had children. The three Mar-tin children were educated in the dis-trict from kindergarten through highschool graduation.
A registered nurse with a bache-lor’s in Nursing from the Universityof Michigan, Martin is also an Interna-tional Board Certified Lactation Con-sultant, a La Leche League leader andserves as a Kids Hope mentor at theelementary level in Waverly.
She has served on the schoolboard for 8 and 1/2 years, holdingthe offices of secretary, treasurer andvice-secretary/treasurer.
• David Percival, 67, has spent 10years in the Waverly district, nine ofthem as principal of the high school.He has four children: Matthew, afourth grader at Winans; Claire, a sixthgrader at East; Kaitlyn, a high schooljunior, and Kyle, a 2004 Waverly gradcurrently a graduate student at Cen-tral Michigan.
Percival has a bachelor’s and mas-ter’s from Michigan State.
• Trevor J. Pollo, 19, has livedall his life in the Waverly district, at-tending school here for 13 years andgraduating from Waverly High School.He is currently a full-time pre-law stu-dent at MSU.
Previously Pollo worked as a part-time manager at Jersey Giant Subsand volunteered with political cam-paigns in the area.
QUESTIONS:
1. Even though Waverly hasmanaged resources well
over the years, its fund balanceis shrinking and balancing thebudget is a struggle.What specific budget proposalswill you bring to the board?
Calvin Jones: I would encourageand endorse future legislatures thatsupport education as their firstpriority for funding in the state ofMichigan.
Mary Ann Martin: Although itwill be difficult, Waverly needs to findways to match the income received tothe expenses incurred for each year.This will take the collaboration of allparties involved in Waverly to makethis possible.
David Percival: I can onlyrecommend that, as Waverly plansthe budget, we keep in mind theend product, that of educating ourstudents. To do that, we have toprovide funds to support thecurriculum necessary for them tobe successful in this and the futureeconomy, maintain our buildings andgrounds for the environmentnecessary to learn, provide anutritional source and have availablea transportation system to get them toschool.
Four vie for two seatson Waverly School BoardBy MARY JO [email protected]
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News in brief
Eaton Democrats tohold county convention
DELTA TWP. - The Eaton Coun-ty Democratic Party will hold itsCounty Convention for the purposeof electing the Statutory ExecutiveCommittee on Monday, Nov. 22, atthe Charlotte Public Library, 226 S.Bostwick St., Charlotte.
The convention will commenceat 6 p.m.
Private music lessonscholarships awarded
DELTA TWP. - Money that wasraised during the Waverly AlumniConcert that was held in May 2009is now being used to provide pri-vate music lesson scholarships tocurrent Waverly High School stu-dents. Students had to complete anapplication to be considered for ascholarship.
In all, 22 students completedand wereawarded a scholarship.The total amount awarded was$1,540.
Rob Spagnuolo, Waverly ChiefOperations Officer and the produc-er of the Waverly Alumni Concert,said, “I am extremely pleased thatthe efforts of the alumni from Wa-verly Community Schools will al-low current students to furthertheir musical abilities with thesescholarships
Boat rides offered atWoldumar Nature Center
DELTA TWP. - Woldumar NatureCenter, 5739 Old Lansing Road, willbe hosting a community event Sat-urday, Oct. 16, from noon-4 p.m.Take a pontoon boat ride downthe Grand River and enjoy the fan-tastic fall colors. This naturalist-ledprogram will allow visitors to ex-plore the Grand River ecosystemand appreciate all of autumn’s ex-citing changes.
Details: 517-322-0030.
Excursion down the GrandRiver set for Oct. 16
DELTA TWP. - Load up your ca-noe or kayak and join the EatonCounty Parks Naturalist Saturday,Oct. 16, for a three hour excursiondown the Grand River from DeltaMills Park to Fitzgerald Park andenjoy breathing in the crisp cool air
while taking in the sights, sounds,and smells of autumn.
Participants will meet andlaunch at Delta Mills Park, 7001 OldRiver Trail, at 1 p.m.
Individuals are encouraged tobring snacks, water, and warmclothes. The crew will be arrivingat Fitzgerald Park at approximately4 p.m. and will have the opportu-nity to warm up with hot chocolatein the Fitzgerald Park Nature Cen-ter while waiting for a shuttle backto the launch point.
The Parks Department has alimited supply of canoes availablefor use at a cost of $10 per person.Program fee is $5 per person withyour own canoe or kayak. Ad-vanced registration is required.
Visitwww.eatoncountyparks.org or callthe park office at 517-627-7351.
Waverly schools to hostPreschool Story Time
DELTA TWP. - The WaverlyCommunity Schools are pleased toannounce a monthly Preschool Sto-ry Time at each of our four elemen-tary school buildings.
All preschool age children areinvited to attend with an accompa-nying adult to these free events.
A guest reader will read one ormore books to the preschool chil-dren, and then each child will re-ceive a free children’s book to takehome with them.
The Preschool Story Time read-ings will take place from 9:30-10:30a.m. on the last Friday of eachmonth. The events will be hostedin the libraries of Colt Elementary,Elmwood Elementary, Winans Ele-mentary, and Windemere View Ele-mentary.
Eaton Dems set regularmeeting for Oct. 19
GRAND LEDGE - The EatonCounty Democratic Party will holdthe October regular meeting on Tues-day, Oct. 19, beginning at 7 p.m. atthe Log Jam in Grand Ledge.
To add an item to the agenda con-tact John Strachan either by e-mail [email protected] by phone at 517-896-8173.
Animal advocate group tohold Oct. 21 meeting
EATON CO. - The public is invitedto attend the Thursday, Oct. 21 meet-ing of Helping Eaton Animals Re-source Team or H.E.A.R.T.
It will be held at 7:15 p.m. in theSpartan Room of the Charlotte Com-
munity Library, 226 S. Bostwick, inCharlotte.
H.E.A.R.T. has been establishedto promote best practices in animalwelfare in Eaton County by en-couraging the spaying and neuteringof dogs and cats, advocating forand seeking to improve conditionsfor impounded animals, assisting thepublic in responsible pet ownership,and reducing the number of adopt-able dogs being euthanized in EatonCounty.
For further information, call (517)543-0288.
Delta library Friends planDrop In, Drop Off event
DELTA TWP. - A Drop In,DropOff Book Event will be heldSaturday,Oct. 23,11 a.m.-3 p.m. in theDelta Library parking lot.
Clean up and clean out all yourclosets and bookshelves.
The group is looking for gentlyused,clean books.
Just get them to your car, drivethem to library, they’ll do the rest.
They’ll meet you in the parking lotof Delta Library, rain or shine. Noneed to get out your car.
Friend’s annual book and bakesale in August was a super success.Now they need more books.
This is not a recycling event.All the books you bring will be
taken downstairs to the Friends’Bookstore.
Veterans Day Tributeset for Nov. 6
The 2010 Capital City VeteransDay Tribute will be held on Saturday,Nov. 6 at Pattingill Middle School,626 Marshall St, Lansing, MI. TheTribute will commence at 10 a.m. inthe auditorium.
This year there will be a freebreakfast which will begin at 8 a.m.(Limited to 500) The menu is scram-bled eggs, sausage or bacon, hashbrowns, cut fruit, coffee, juice, cook-ies, and muffins.
There will be several displaysfrom local community service pro-viders and veteran organizations.
The Tribute will begin with aMassing of the Colors. This yearsmusical guests include the BrassQuintet, an ensemble from Michi-gan’s own 126th Army Band, GlenErin Pipe Band and the InghamCounty Diversity Choir.
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Students at Our Savior Lutheran School in Delta Townshipwere selected as students of the month for showing respect.Those pictured from left to right are: Garrett Grulke; AnnaZander; Flora Kulang; Joshua Kingsley; Diana Gildo; LincolnOstrander; Cheryl Johnson; Godfrey Gildo.
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DELTA TWP. - WaverlyHigh School is turning toShakespeare for its fall play,but it is Shakespeare with atwist.
Set in the 1980s and di-
rected by Richard Redman,the play features a group ofhigh school drama club stu-dents gathered at a friend’shouse to finish their club’shomecoming float while run-
ning lines for their upcomingplay, William Shakespeare’s“Twelfth Night.”
As things progress, a teendrama begins to parallel andintertwine with
Shakespeare’s famous storyof human relationships.
The play’s title: “TwelfthNight or The ShakespeareClub.”
Shows are at 7 p.m. at theWaverly High School audi-torium Wednesday, Oct. 20,through Friday Oct. 23, andWednesday, Oct. 27, throughFriday Oct. 29.
Tickets are $5. Special“best seat in the house tick-ets” are available for $20 andinclude royal treatment anda gift package.Only two bestseats will be sold per show.
To reserve tickets, call517-319-3016.
CAST: Lindsey Blair, Phil-ip Franke, Paige Graham,Sara Herbruck, Robert Mc-Connell, Kelly Patterson,Morgan Smith, Rachel Spi-dle, Analisia Tupper, RachelWeinfeld and Jzhyia Woods.
CREW: Samantha Aker-man, Andy Bissett, JosephCraft, Daniel Dumont, An-drew Eicher, Sam Feichten-biner, Jermonte Gates, StacyKieft, Spencer Kippen, Sin-
tenesha “Tenten” King, Ko-rbin Moffatt, Alec Moore,Brianna Moore, Paul Mil-ligan, Paige Miller, Valerie
Shepler, Jenny Silsby, Niko-lai Singh, Emily Smith, AlexSuarez. Shaquille Taylor, AbeTerry and Jessica Waters.
‘Twelfth Night’ opens this week at Waverly
Waverly High School students rehearse for theirupcoming play, “Twelfth Night or the ShakespeareClub,” set in the 1980s.
Photos by Jenna Erbele
Cast members of the Waverly High School production of ‘Twelfth Night’
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Motivational speakerto be featured
DELTA TWP. - The SevenIslands Chapter of theAmerican Business Wom-en’s Association is hostinginternational trainer andmotivational speaker, GerryGrinold.
Her topic will be “Wom-en Who Do Too Much.”This event is Wednesday,Oct. 20 at 5:30 p.m., at theMERS of Michigan office inDelta Township.
The cost is $12.RSVP by calling Dor-
othea Martin at (517)896-6621.
More details atwww.abwa-grandledge.com.
Candidate setscoffee hour
MULLIKEN - TheresaAbed, candidate for StateRep. for the 71st District,will hold a Meet and GreetCoffee Hour at Swedes Res-taurant in Mulliken, 9-10a.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, 89 W.Grand Ledge Hw.
Monster MashHalloween dance set
DELTA TWP. - Come onout and show off your Hal-loween costumes at a funfamily Halloween dance forthe entire family.
There will be a DJ alongwith treats, refreshments,
raffle drawings and more.Sponsored by Delta
Township Parks & Rec-reation and the BrettonWoods Lions Club.
Tuesday, Oct. 26, 7-9p.m. at the Lexington Lan-sing Hotel, 925 S. Creyts.Cost is $20 per family(maximum 5) and $5 peradditional person.
Pre-registration and pre-payment required
Call 323-8555 to registeror for more information
or go to www.deltami.gov/parks.
Former area mandies in Las Vegas
Services will be Nov. 6for a former area man whodied on Oct. 6 in the LasVegas area as the result ofa motorcycle accident.
Stephen Boedecker ,formerly of Grand Ledge,was a 1972 graduate of Wa-verly High School. His sur-
vivors include his wife of28 years, Kathleen.
A memorial service isplanned for noon at the In-ternational Brotherhood ofElectrical Workers, 5202 S.Pennsylvania, Lansing.
Halloween is themeof dance club event
DELTA TWP. - Les Dan-seurs Ballroom Dance Clubinvites you to our Hallow-een-themed dance on Sat-
urday, Oct. 23 at the GrandLedge Country Club, 5811E. St. Joseph Hwy.
Live music by the BayouRiver Band. Bring yourown beverage and snacks.Ice and cups provided.
Foxtrot lesson by LouisSoma 7-8 p.m., open danc-ing 8-11p.m.
Cost is $30 per couple.Costumes encouraged butnot necessary.
www.lesdanseurs.com.
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Waverly Middle School teacher Vicki Cameron was featured in this month’s Staff Spotlight at the boardmeeting Oct. 11. Cameron was honored for the trusting environment she creates in her classroom, howwell she relates to her students and for being “a ball of energy.” “I love what I do for a living,” Cameronsaid. L to r: high school principal Vince Perkins, middle school principal Mike Moreno, Cameron,superintendent Dr. Debra Jones.
Medical marijuana tobe topic of program
DELTA TWP. - Mid-Mich-igan Compassionate Choicewill present a programMonday, Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. atWest Campus Lansing Com-munity College Auditorium,5708 Cornerstone Drive.
The Politics of MedicalMarijuana: Gary Johnson,former governor of NewMexico is a spokesman forthe medical use and legal-ization of marijuana.
A Patients Story: LynnRay Allen, a medical mari-juana patient who is goingto share his struggles andtriumphs.
Allen has served as Pres-ident of the HemophiliaFoundation of Michigan,Vice President of CascadeHemophilia Consortium, iscurrently serving as Com-munity Co-Chair for HIV/AIDS prevention commu-nity planning, and was aBoard Member of the Lan-sing Area AIDS Network.
Legal Issues/Living With-out Fear: Find out about themost current legal actionsacross Michigan and how tolegally access this medica-tion from Mary Chartier, At-torney at Law.
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Delta historical groupsets Oct. 21 program
DELTA TWP. - Join theDelta Township HistoricalSociety on Thursday, Oct.21, at 6 p.m. as they presenta free program on a fall fa-
vorite, apple orchards.Judy Hedlund, a lifelong
resident of Delta Township,grew up in an apple or-chard. Her father, HowardHunter, had an orchard fa-mous throughout the town-ship for apples and thesmell of cider in the fallmonths. Hedlund will pres-ent a program on the Hunt-er Orchard starting from itsinception as hobby orchardto the large family runorchard that many schoolchildren visited throughoutthe 1970’s and 1980’s.
The program will be heldin the Elmwood Room ofthe Delta Township DistrictLibrary located at 5130 Dav-enport, just north of theLansing Mall.
Call 517-974-5523 [email protected].
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Waverly’s Freshman have transformed this float for the Homecoming parade,that took place October 8.
Annual sauerkrautsupper set for Oct. 19
LANSING - The 80th An-nual Sauerkraut Supper atthe First United MethodistChurch, 3827 Delta RiverDr., will be Tuesday, Oct.19.
This is a family style din-ner with the first reservedseating at 5 p.m. and ad-ditional reserved seating at5:45 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
The meal starts withheaping platters of tenderroast pork; hand peeledmashed potatoes withbrown gravy, sauerkraut,homemade Germannoodles known as “Knoep-fles,” green beans with hampieces, applesauce, whiteand rye bread, and spiceddoughnuts for dessert.
Beverages offered arecoffee, hot tea, milk and icewater.
Childcare for infants isavailable during the meal inthe nursery.
The First United Meth-odist Church is located atthe southeast corner of N.Waverly Road and DeltaRiver Drive in the north-west area of Lansing.
The Sauerkraut Supper
is an annual event and to-day the meal is very similarto the first one served in1931 by the Seymour Av-enue (German) MethodistChurch, which merged withthe First United MethodistChurch in the early 1960’s.
Children age five and un-der are free, children age 6to 12 are $5, and everyoneelse is $10. Takeout mealsare also available from 5-7p.m. for $10 cash each.
You can buy your ticketsat the church office week-days from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
517-321-5187.
Nurse to narrate slideshow on Haiti
DELTA TWP. - On Sun-day Oct. 17 at 6 p.m. theDelta Presbyterian Church,6100 W. Michigan Ave. justeast of Creyts, invites thecommunity to a special pro-gram.
Sybil Weaver, a nurse inthe Lansing area for almost50 years will narrate aslide presentation of work-ing with a team of others ina clinic in Haiti. They werein CapHaiten, an area northof the actual earthquake.
Free will offering will be
accepted to support Soar-ing Unlimited, based in Tra-verse City, the organizationsponsoring the trip to Haiti.
Refreshments will beserved. 517-321-3569.
Delta church setscanned food drive
DELTA TWP. - ChurchOf God International Out-reach Ministries is hostingits 1st Annual Canned FoodDrive on Saturday, Oct. 23,at 4125 West St. Joe Hwy,from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The group will be col-lecting all non-pershiablefood items. This event willhelp the ministry to prepareThanksgiving Baskets forfamilies in need.
Mt. Hope Church setsHallelujah Party
DELTA TWP. - Every Hal-loween, Mt. Hope Churchprovides families with awarm and safe alternativeto the traditional trick ortreating.
Once again this year Mt.Hope Church will be host-ing their annual HallelujahParty on Friday, Oct. 29from 6-8 p.m. in the churchEvent Center.
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GRAND LEDGE — Voters inthe race to replace Rick Jones inthe 71st District House seat, rep-resenting most of Eaton County,have a choice between two can-didates offering different views ofhow to approach the state’s prob-lems.
Both candidates were askedquestions about their approach toissues of taxation, decisions overproviding services, and how toovercome partisan gridlock, andtheir answers show their differentapproaches to the issues.
Here are the questions asked,and each candidate’s responses:
Q : On several occasions, thelegislature has consid-ered proposals to modify
Michigan’s sales tax, by reducing therate while expanding its scope toinclude some services as well as goods.
In what ways would this help orharm the state’s revenue picture?
In what ways would this help orharm job creation efforts?
Abed:In the new service-based economy, thelegislature has been exploring alternativeoptions to raise revenue because thelarge revenue source that used to comefrom the Big 3 auto companies has fallendramatically.
We need to be very careful, however,before modifying our current taxesduring this difficult economic time.
While I am willing to examine all optionsthat would help us in our recoveryefforts, I would first be interested inhaving a conversation with our state’sjob creators – small businesses – beforeeven considering any changes becausewe do not want to do anything that mayharm their sales, force layoffs, or putthem out of business.
Additionally, the legislature must seriouslyre-think the Michigan Business Tax –specifically, the MBT surcharge – whichpenalizes job creators for doing businessin Michigan.
Shaughnessy:Expanding the sales tax to services isbad for Michigan businesses and bad forMichigan consumers.
Small businesses are the backbone of eco-nomic vitality and expanding the sales
tax to services would have a devastatingimpact on many of them.
I have talked to several small businessowners who have told me their custom-ers have already cut back on servicesthey were willing to pay for during bettereconomic times.
Adding a tax on those services would onlymake it worse. Any tax increase duringthese challenging economic times wouldharm job creation efforts if we do notmake reforms to government and reducespending.
We must make Michigan a more businessfriendly state so we can attract jobs andput our residents back to work.
Q: Michigan’s current busi-ness tax has beendescribed as thrown
together at the last minute as a budgetdeadline approached.
Do you think the current businesstax helps or harms job creation efforts?
How?
Shaughnessy:Business owners are telling me the Michi-gan Business Tax (MBT) is worse thanwhat it replaced – the Single BusinessTax (SBT).
One certified public accountant I talked towho deals with the MBT on a regularbasis, says it is much more complicatedthan the SBT.
It is also so vaguely written that Treasurycontinues to liberally interpret it in waysthat increases the tax liability on busi-nesses.
Businesses are not going to invest in astate that doesn’t have a predictable taxstructure. He pointed out that the MBThas already been amended more thaneighty times.
Abed:It’s important to remember that govern-ment doesn’t create jobs, businessesdo. And speaking with Michigan’s smallbusiness owners, it is clear that theMichigan Business Tax, as currently writ-ten, penalizes these job providers fordoing business in Michigan and strength-ening Michigan’s economy.
Q : What changes wouldimprove the businesstax?
If these changes resulted in lowerrevenue, how would you replace thatrevenue?
Abed:As state representative, I will strongly sup-port efforts to repeal the Michigan Busi-ness Tax surcharge.
In order to replace the lost revenue, I thinkthat we need to seriously consider rene-gotiating this state’s vendor contractsand consider closing some of the tar-geted corporate tax loopholes that arerunning up massive deficits.
Our state currently pays out more in cor-porate tax loopholes than it brings in asrevenue – and that is bankrupting ourstate.
Shaughnessy:The MBT surcharge must be eliminatedimmediately. It is a tax on top of a tax,which is devastating to our businesses.
Other changes would include increasingthe threshold for businesses to qualifyfor the Small Business Credit and reduc-ing or eliminating the personal propertytax on equipment.
I would call on the next governor toput together a bi-partisan group ofstakeholders to thoroughly review theMBT and come up with a replacementthat addresses the concerns of businessowners and has been thoroughly exam-ined by experts and those who areimpacted by it.
This is going to take time to make sure itis done right and addresses the issue ofany possible loss in revenue. Both issues(the changes and the possible loss of rev-enue) need to be dealt with simultane-ously, not separately.
Q : Looking at the spendingside of Michigan’sbudget, the biggest “ele-
phants in the room” are corrections,Medicaid and education. Without sub-stantial additional revenue, spendingfor one or more of these must be sig-nificantly reduced.
How do you plan to approach thisproblem?
Abed:The corrections budget is out of control.
While Medicaid and Education programsaccount for large portions of the budget,they also provide vital and necessary ser-vices to the public.
We must look at ways to reduce correc-tions spending, while also maintainingpublic safety.
We should consider reforms that mayinvolve less jail time for non-violent,victimless crimes and instead considerstronger fines and/or make use ofnew tracking technology, so that theseoffenders can continue to work, pay offtheir fines, and remain valuable, tax-pay-ing members of society.
A good example – Michigan currentlyincarcerates individuals for failure to paytheir child support.
While I am not sympathetic to “deadbeat”moms and dads who are skipping outon their payments – during these rougheconomic times, many non-custodial par-ents have lost their jobs and simply donot have the income to pay.
As a result, many of them are tossed in jailand charged with felonies – behind bars,they still aren’t making child support pay-ments and now they are also a burden onthe taxpayers.
After they are released, they will have amuch more difficult time finding workbecause of their status as a felon –resulting in a cycle that will eventuallyleave a tremendous burden on taxpayers,without achieving the ultimate goal ofensuring that child support is paid.
Shaughnessy:I would approach the state’s budget thesame way I did as a mayor and in thesame way families do every day.
As mayor, I worked with the city councilto set priorities and we based our fund-ing on those priorities. In the same way,families have to decide which items areimportant and which ones need to becut.
The State needs to do the same thing. Ibelieve government should play a limitedrole in people’s lives and it has simplybecome too big and bureaucratic.
Government cannot be all things to allpeople. We need to take a look at everyprogram that receives state funding tosee if it is producing results and if it is apriority.
Per prisoner costs in this state are higherthan the states around us and we need totake a closer look at why.
Many suggestions have been made toreduce these costs, including privatizingfood service, eliminating pay for prison-ers, reinstating prisoner telephone usecharges, and reducing overtime.
I am a strong advocate of protecting thecurrent per pupil foundation allowanceand believe we need to look at otherareas of education costs to save money.
We must encourage school districts tocontinue streamlining and consolidatingnon-instructional services and providethem incentives to consolidate districts ifthey choose to.
Like all other public employee groups,more of the cost of health care andretiree benefits must be shifted toemployees. These unfunded liabilities areunsustainable at their current levels.
State rep hopefuls share their viewsBy ALAN [email protected]
See Rep/page 9
Theresa
Abedw Party: Democrat
w Age: 56
w City of residence:Grand Ledge
w Occupation: Schoolsocial worker, Eaton County Commis-sioner, Field Liaison for Michigan StateUniversity’s School of Social Work, thera-pist for St. Vincent Catholic Charities.
w Education: Bachelor’s Degree in SocialWork - Wayne State University; Master’sDegree in Social Work - Wayne StateUniversity; Michigan Political LeadershipProgram Fellowship - Michigan StateUniversity
w Political experience: Eaton CountyCommissioner - 2007 to present
w Family: Two adult children.
w Campaign website: theresaabed.com
ELECTION 2010: State Representative, 71st District
Deb
Shaughnessyw Party: Republican
w Age: 49
w City of residence:Charlotte
w Occupation: Cus-tomer service representative for fam-ily-owned insurance agency - CharlotteInsurance Agency (on leave right now tocampaign full-time)
w Education: St. Johns High School,1979;General Associates Degree, LansingCommunity College, 2007
w Political experience: I worked in theMichigan House and Senate for 10 yearsin various capacities for several Repub-lican legislators. I served the people ofCharlotte as their mayor for four yearsand served four years on the CharlotteCity Council before I was elected mayor.My colleagues on the council elected meMayor Pro Tem during my last year as acouncilor.
w Family:Married, two grown children
w Campaign website:www.deb4eatoncounty.com
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With regards to Medicaid, the new federalhealthcare legislation includes restric-tions that don’t allow the State to makemany changes in optional services thatwould significantly reduce costs.
The State can apply for federal waivers formental health services and should focuson more preventative care and wellnessservices for Medicaid recipients, whichwould save money in the long run.
Q : If neither party controlsthe governorship andboth houses of the leg-
islature, can the state afford to avoidmaking hard decisions?
If not, what points are you willing tocompromise on in order to reach agree-ment, and on what points will you insistthe other party come around to yourposition?
Shaughnessy:I have knocked on thousands of doors andpeople are very frustrated with the parti-san bickering in Lansing.
I will put aside the partisanship and workwith both Republicans and Democrats todeliver long term solutions.
I am deeply dedicated to serving thepeople and am very aware of the factthat my responsibility as an elected offi-cial would be to support sound publicpolicy – whomever it comes from. Even if
one party controls the Governorship andboth Houses, we must work together andmake difficult decisions that are a benefitto the State in the long run.
Short-term quick fixes are not the answerand will not lead Michigan out of itsrecession.
Abed:Regardless of which party controls whichbranch of government, there is neveran excuse for elected officials to avoidmaking the tough decisions – that is theirjob.
We have a very challenging assignment inthe next legislature, because Michigancannot afford to go two or four more
years without solutions to the problemsthat we are facing.
As a county commissioner, I have a provenrecord of working across the aisle to getresults for the citizens in my county.
That will not change when I get to theCapitol. I am always willing to come tothe table and negotiate and I understandthat I will not always get what I want–but that is the way government is sup-posed to work.
People from different background and dif-ferent ideologies are supposed to cometogether and put together a plan that isbest for everyone.
However, one area that I am not willing tocompromise on is educational funding.
As an educator, I have experienced thedevastating cuts that politicians havemade and I have witnessed the impactthat has on our students’ ability to learn.
Education funding is an investment in ourfuture.
We cannot expect to come out of thisrecession, if we do not have the edu-cated workforce that 21st century busi-nesses demand. After such drastic cutslast year, I will not accept more cuts thatwill harm our children’s future and ourstate’s economic stability.
Rep: 71st District candidates share their viewsContinued from page 8
Richard Wagnerw Party: Republican
w Age: Did not respond.
w City of residence: Grand Ledge
w Occupation: Self Employed
Commercial pilot- owner of HorizionHelicopter and Aerial PhotograpyServices.
w Education: Lansing Community College- AviationFlight Schools
w Political experience: None
w Family:Married, two children
w Campaign website:
What makes you most qualified to hold thisoffice?
I will bring practical business experience andresponsible, conservative values to the office ofCounty Commissioner. As a business owner I havecreated and balanced budgets, employed personnel,managed projects and sought creative ways to solveproblems. I will bring this same common senseapproach to the 8th District of Eaton County.
Member of the Airplane Owners Pilots Association
Member of Airborne Law Enforcement Association
Life member of the NRA
What are the three most important issuesfacing the county and how would you addressthem?
Unemployment- I will work to reduce taxes, fees,and unnecessary regulations to help draw businessand industry to Eaton County that will bring jobs anddecrease unemployment.
Property Values- An improved and stable businessclimate will reduce unemployment and help reduceforeclosure actions that reduce all property values. Iwill seek to have property taxes lowered to reflectcurrent home values and aid struggling homeowners.
Balanced Budget- With decreased revenues due topoor economic conditions it is important to rein inspending. I will seek practical solutions to increaserevenues while eliminating unnecessary programs.I will seek to prioritize county services and makespending reductions based upon those priorities.
What county services do you consider vital andleast eligible for cuts?
I consider public safety as the most vital countyservice. Eaton County cannot maintain a vibrant busi-ness climate and safe neighborhoods without effec-tive law enforcement to prevent and reduce crime.Citizens must feel safe at home and at work or theywill move to other areas.
Joseph Brehler (i)w Party: Democrat
w Age: Did not respond.
w City of residence: Lansing
w Occupation: Lawyer
w Education: BA, Government Uni-versity of Notre Dame; JD, ThomasM Cooley Law School
w Political experience: Eaton County Commissioner1989-present
w Family: single
w Campaign website:
What makes you most qualified to hold thisoffice?
I view issues and problems in a dispassionate
manner and seek practical solutions. Also, through myexperiences, I bring a great deal of knowledge.
What are the three most important issuesfacing the county and how would you addressthem?
First, is the peace and safety of our citizens. Con-tinue working with law enforcement, the prosecutorand the courts, to supply them with the necessaryresources and support which they need.
Second, allocate the resources of the county.Manage the budget the entire year to properly dividelimited resources for maximum benefit.
Third, to improve the quality of life. Fund andcontinue programs which provide medical care forlow income families, protect our environment andenhance our communities.
What county services do you consider vital andleast eligible for cuts?
Public safety is a vital and primary service tocounty residents.
However, delivery of all our county services needto be examined and eligible for changes in difficultbudget years.
ELECTION 2010: Eaton County Commissioner, 8th District
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Trevor Pollo is freshperspective we need
Waverly CommunitySchools is facing somedaunting challenges, both
budgetary and academic.Our school board will
be called upon to approachthese problems in new andcreative ways.
I believe it’s time forTrevor Pollo to be electedto the Waverly SchoolBoard. Trevor has theunique perspective of beinga recent Waverly graduate,but is also one of themost mature, intelligent,and thoughtful individuals Iknow.
Trevor understands what
makes Waverly work, hasideas for improvements,and has a genuine desire toserve the schools.
We need a fresh perspec-tive and couldn’t ask for abetter person to help guideWaverly through the diffi-culties yet to come.
Trevor impresses me. Hehas a great understandingof the problems our schoolsface. He is able to see allthe sides of an issue anddistill a thoughtful and bal-anced understanding and
plan of action.Waverly cannot survive
without making some bolddecisions, and Trevor Pollohas the intelligence, matu-rity, and most importantly,the fresh perspective thatwe need on the WaverlySchool Board.
Alan Wright,Lansing
Keep in mind thevote for Speaker
When we go to the vot-ing booth on Nov. 2 andchoose either Mark Schauer
or Tim Walberg to representus in Congress, we’re alsoindirectly influencing whowill serve as Speaker of theHouse – because the firstvote our Congressman willmake will be to determinewho serves as Speaker.
Despite the fact thatthere is no requirement thatthe Speaker be an electedmember of Congress, thetwo front runners for thisposition are current Speak-er Nancy Pelosi, presum-
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Monday, Oct. 18Boys SoccerMHSAA Districts at
Dewitt TBA
Wednesday, Oct. 20Boys SoccerMHSAA Districts at
Dewitt TBA
Thursday, Oct. 21Girls SwimmingWaverly vs Mason 6 p.m.
Girls VolleyballWaverly @ St. Johns
7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 22FootballWaverly @ Everett 7 p.m.
Boys SoccerMHSAA Districts at
Dewitt TBA
Saturday, Oct. 23Cross CountryWaverly @ Mason
10 a.m.
Boys SoccerMHSAA Districts at
Dewitt TBA
Tuesday, Oct. 26Girls SwimmingWaverly @ Corunna
6 p.m.
Girls VolleyballWaverly @ Jackson
Northwest 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 27Cross CountryWaverly vs James Clyde
JV Invite 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 28Girls SwimmingWaverly @ Owosso
6 p.m.
Girls VolleyballWaverly vs Jackson
Lumen Christi 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 30Cross CountryMHSAA Regionals at
Carson City Crystal
Prepschedule
Sports
Westside Slammersto set registration
DIMONDALE - WestsideSlammers Boys Basketball2010 will hold evaluationand registration Sunday,Oct. 24 at Aim High.
Ages 8 and under (3rdgrade) 5-6 p.m.; 10 and un-der (4th and 5th grade) 6-7p.m. ; 12 and under 7-8 p.m.
If you have anyquestions please contactDeanna Houghton at(517)925-8282.
11U girls basketballtryouts set for Nov.
DIMONDALE - All girlsin the sixth grade or 11years of age are invited totryout for the 11U Michi-gan’s Finest Girls Basket-ball Team.
After a very successfulinaugural season, the teamsis looking to put togethera great team of the bestplayers in the mid-Michiganarea for the 2011 season.
Tryout will be held onSunday, Nov. 14,. from 11a.m. to 1 p.m. at AIM HighSports, 7977 Centerline Dr.,Dimondale.
For more information,contact Coach Norris at:[email protected].
Registration on forbasketball program
DELTA TWP. - DeltaTownship Parks and Rec-reation is accepting reg-istrations for the WaverlyTri-County Basketball pro-gram.
Registration forms willbe distributed at the Wa-verly schools and are alsoavailable atwww.deltami.gov/parks orat the Parks and Recreationoffice, 7710 W. SaginawHwy.
This competitiveprogram is for Waverlyboys and girls in 5th – 8thgrade.
For more informationcall 517-323-8555.
Sportsbriefs
HASLETT -- Waverly’sboys’ tennis season hascome to an end for all butone player, after the com-pletion of the Division 3 Re-gionals at Haslett on Oct. 7.
The Warriors finished tiedfor seventh at the Regionalwith seven points, but se-nior Mike Sorrell qualifiedfor the Division 3 state fi-nals, after advancing to thechampionship match of thefirst singles flight.
Sophomore Dean Reikhad Waverly’s next-best fin-ish in the tournament, win-ning in the quarterfinals ofthe fourth singles flight 6-16-1 over Owosso, and goingto three sets in the semifi-nals before falling to DeWitt2-6, 6-4, 4-6.
Second singles JohnFranke, first doubles Spen-cer Chapman and DevinHadley and fourth doublesTyler Curtis and JonathanJones each won one matchfor the Warriors at the Re-gionals.
Sorrell breezed throughhis first match, a second-round win over Charlotte’sTrevor Marquardt by thescore of 6-0, 6-2, but hadto fight his way through hissemifinal match to claimhis place in the state finals.He finally prevailed in threesets against Aaron Laatschof Haslett, after dropping thefirst set 3-6 and falling be-hind 0-3 in the second, butfinishing strong to win thematch 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.
“I’d played him once inthe regular season and beathim pretty good,” Sorrellsaid. “He knew my gamepretty well, and knew howto play me.”
But Sorrell calmed him-self ran off six straight gamesto win the set 6-3 and closedout the match with a 6-2 winin the third to advance tothe final and become Waver-
ly’s first tennis state qualifiersince his coach, Kevin Zim-merman, accomplished thefeat in 2006.
“It was cool for me tobe able to help him dothe same thing,” Zimmermansaid. “He’s got volley skills,he’s got serving skills, we’veworked quite a lot this yearon his serving and his con-sistency. Once we saw ourregional, we got pretty ex-cited.”
That excitement intensi-fied with the second-placefinish at the regional, earn-ing a trip to Kalamazoo Col-lege for the State Finals.That tournament was playedon Oct. 15 and 16, after thispaper went to press.
“It means everything,”Sorrell said. “I’ve been play-ing tennis my whole life, andI’m glad that the hard workhas paid off.”
It has also paid off forthe rest of the team, ac-cording to Zimmerman, whosaid that he had a lot of funcoaching a very small andinexperienced team, manyof them brand-new to thesport, especially on the dou-bles side.
“Those guys all startedplaying this year, so theyweren’t expected to wintheir region or anything,” hesaid.
“We ended up having afull squad, but for the firstcouple of matches, we didn’thave a full team. Everyoneimproved over the course ofthe year, which was good tosee.”
Waverly tennis playerqualifies for state finals
Waverly senior Mike Sorrell serves during a 6-0,6-2 win over Charlotte in his second-round,first singles match in the Division 3 regionaltournament at Williamston on Oct. 7. Sorrelladvanced to the flight championship match,qualifying him for the State Finals.
Photo by Scott Yoshonis
Hunter safety classes coming upEATON CO. - Sheriff Mike Raines of the Eaton County Sheriff’s Office announces
the following schedule for free Hunter Safety classes.The classes will be held in the Training Room at the Eaton County Sheriff’s
Office, 1025 Independence Blvd, Charlotte:Monday, Wednesday and Friday; Oct. 25, 27, and 29. All sessions are 6-9:30 p.m.Class size is limited to 50 students each session and registrants must be at least
10 years of age by commencement of the hunting season.To sign up or if you have any questions, please contact Jerri Nesbitt at 543-5257.
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DELTA TWP. -- Waverly’shomecoming celebrationwas made complete with thefootball team’s second win ofthe season, 18-16 over CAACRed foe Jackson Northweston Oct. 8.
Amari Kelley scored twotouchdowns and rushed for131 yards in the contest, andalso made 10 tackles on de-fense to help the Warriors totheir second win in a seasonfor the first time since 2007.
Waverly scored twice inthe second quarter, on a16-yard run by Kelley anda 15-yard touchdown passfrom Justin Wray to LarryTrice, to take a 12-0 lead intothe locker room at halftime.
Kelley stretched the leadafter the break with an11-yard run to make thescore 18-0.
The Mounties mounted acomeback of sorts, scoringon a three-yard run in the
third quarter and a four-yardrun in the fourth, and con-mverted both two-point triesto close the gap to 18-16,but the Warrior defense heldfirm from there.
That defensive unit al-lowed Northwest just 78yards rushing on 36 carries,an average of 2.17 yardsper carry that would makeany defensive coordinatorsmile.
Wray completed twopasses, both of them to Trice,for 31 yards and also ran for31 yards in the game.
The Warriors will finishtheir 2010 season this week,and look to end a long streak,when they travel to face oldCAC foe Everett on Friday,Oct. 22.
The Vikings, who werewinless for the season atpress time, have not lost tothe Warriors since those oldCAC days, 2002, when Wa-verly prevailed 34-28 on theway to their last playoff ap-pearance.
Waverly takes win for HomecomingBy SCOTT [email protected]
Waverly’s Larry Trice fights for the goal line in the Warriors’ 18-16 win overJackson Northwest on Oct. 8. Trice ended the game with the TD and 31 yardsreceiving.
Photo by Val Kniffen
Sportsman’s club
sets ‘sighting-in’ daysDIMONDALE - The Chief
Okemos Sportsman’s Clubwill be holding a “Sighting-In Days” at 4667 N. GunnellRoad in Dimondale, on Sat-urday and Sunday, Oct. 30-31and Nov. 6-7, from 9 a.m.-3p.m.
Targets, spotting scopes,and help will be provided ata cost of $3 per firearm.
Bore sighting will beavailable.
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Abed has hugeheart, integrity
Theresa Abed has beena social worker for morethan 30 years in the publicschool system and the over-whelming majority of it inEaton County.
This means that she hasbeen helping students andtheir parents through diffi-cult times.
Recently, she was elect-ed to the Eaton CountyCommission and she uti-lized her office to makegovernment more accessi-ble and accountable to theresidents.
This sounds like just thekind of person that weneed right now in the statelegislature, someone whois kind, compassionate andworks to help people solveproblems to better theirlives.
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Trevor Pollo: We needto look closely at every sin-gle line of the budget. Wecannot cut programs thatare vital to the direct edu-cation of our students, butareas such as custodial, caf-eteria, and transportationneed a critical examination,and we need to take a razorblade to those programs asnecessary.
It could be as simple asrerouting busses or elimi-nating some bus stops toensure they operate at max-imum efficiency, or limitingthe hours of custodial staff.Though we must not go atthe budget of any sectorwith a hatchet, like I said,we must use a razor blade,to ensure what is cut isdone so with precision, andwith keeping in mind whatis best for the whole com-munity, and especially thestudents.
2.Do you supportclosing a school or
schools this year? Nextyear? Please explain whyor why not.
Calvin Jones: Closingschools is the answer afterexhausting all measures to
balance the budget. If yourstudent population does notwarrant keeping the schoolopen for students, are thereother services the commu-nity needs, at a price it canafford? Only after exhaust-ing all economic measuresshould we consider closinga school.
Mary Ann Martin: Clos-ing one school is a logicalway to save money. Our en-rollment numbers will helpus make this decision. Mak-ing the decision to closea school for the 2011-2012year will likely be part ofthe district’s balancing offunds coming in to fundsbeing spent. I supportclosing one school for the2011-2012 year.
David Percival: I do notsupport closing a schoolthis year. It would be dev-astating to students and par-ents. However, if studentenrollment and fundingfrom Lansing continue todrop, we certainly need toreview re-structuring for the2011 - 2012 school year.
Trevor Pollo: Yes. Weare faced with a choice,closing an underutilizedschool, or cutting reading,
music, and athletic pro-grams along with the teach-ers associated with them.The choice is simple. Wemust ensure the programswe have at Waverly remainintact, and if that means wehave to move students to adifferent elementary school,then so be it. That may notbe the answer some peoplewant to hear, but it is neces-sary.
3 .The Waverlycommunity was
shocked to find its mid-dle school on the state’slist of the 92 “per-sistently lowest achiev-ing” schools. What stepswould you recommendin order to change thisranking?
Calvin Jones: Change isinevitable in a progressivesociety. We must reprogramour thinking to exceed the
needs of present and futurestudents. Collaboration, ag-gressive teaching and learn-ing must be the hallmarkof success. Families muststay engaged and provokeaggressive student learningin and out of the classroom.Successful students havestrong family support sys-tems that are tenacious.
Mary Ann Martin: Thedistrict staff, includingmany teachers, other staffmembers and administra-tors, is working hard toimprove the achievementat Waverly Middle School.Good things are happening,and will continue to happento help our students be suc-cessful.
David Percival: TheMichigan Department of Ed-ucation has already set thecriteria for these schoolsand Waverly has implement-
ed a plan beginning thisschool year, a year ahead ofthe deadline.
Trevor Pollo: We needpolicy that holds every par-ty involved in educationresponsible. Under perform-ing teachers need motiva-tion to improve, just as wewould expect of our admin-istrators.
One specific act I wouldchampion would be in-creasing the involvement ofparents. As it stands, fewerthan half of parents attendparent teacher conferences.Tying these conferencesinto students’ grades couldalleviate this, perhaps bygiving extra credit to stu-dents whose parents attend.Parent involvement is thesingle most important fac-tor in the success a studenthas at school.
4 .What particularskills/expertise
will you bring to theboard?
Calvin Jones: I bring ahumble executive businessexperience to the board.Three years ago businessleaders and myself de-veloped “The First StepProgram,” which prepares
students to work at theBWL. Students receivehourly pay along with$1,500 for classes at LCC.
Upon graduation, stu-dents have also begun em-ployment at the BWL.. Thegoal remains building theAmerican dream with suc-cess worldwide. I work withlegislative leaders, CEOs,presidents, staff and com-munity leaders and sharethese experiences withboard members.
David Percival: I have43 years invested in ed-ucation in the State ofMichigan. I have been ateacher in the classroom;coached football, basketballand track and been an ath-letic director, assistant prin-cipal and principal, withnine years as Waverly HighSchool principal. I believethis practical experiencecan be of great use if I amelected to the board.
Mary Ann Martin: Ihave a wealth of experiencein helping Waverly Commu-nity Schools thrive in dif-ficult times. I have alsohelped in my other volun-teer activities with difficult
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situations.Problem solving is part of my nature,
and I enjoy the challenge of doing so. Ihave attended many workshops, confer-ences, and learning situations designed forschool board members through the Michi-gan Association of School Boards and oth-er learning settings. I am MASB-certifiedto the advanced level of Award of Distinc-tion.
I have been a member of the Ingham(Intermediate School District) School Of-ficers Association while I have been on theBoard of Education. This group brings to-gether one board member from each of the12 districts in the Ingham ISD to work col-laboratively in addressing issues that areshared among the districts.
Finally, I serve on the Ingham ISD Con-solidation of Services Advisory Committee,examining how the ISD and its districts cansave money by working together.
Trevor Pollo: I am different from theother candidates because I spent my entireschool “career” at Waverly. I witnessedadministrations change, and new policiescome down as a result. I know what poli-cies work, and what policies do not.
I have witnessed teachers that have ev-ery aspect of teaching figured out, andhave a tremendous impact on students. Iwant to harness that knowledge to ensureall students have the same great educationI had.
5 .What other information aboutyour candidacy would you like
the public to know?
Calvin Jones: Last year I served asthe Delta Rotary president and receivedthe Paul Harris Fellow Award, the highestaward Rotary can give. We featuredWaverly students at each meeting and
awarded scholarships to Waverly students.I received an honorary adult membershipin the Waverly High School National HonorSociety.
I am the founder and chair of the KimJones Foundation, which has presentedscholarships to Waverly students worthmore than $8,000. I am a board memberof Junior Achievement of Mid-Michigan,Inc., the Waverly Education Foundationand Ingham Regional Healthcare.
In closing, my commitment to you is torender only the best decision in the interestof each student at Waverly CommunitySchools. Don’t vote for me because I askedyou to, vote for me because it’s the rightthing to do!
Mary Ann Martin: I continue to bededicated to Waverly Community Schools,and I hope to continue to serve thecommunity as a board of educationmember. Waverly Schools are trulythe heart of the community. Extensivevolunteering brought me to this passion.
I have a passion for kids and theirsuccess. I was an officer for the WaverlyBand Boosters for 10 years while ourchildren attended Waverly. I stronglysupport the arts and maintaining the artand music programs that serve Waverlywell.
David Percival: I have enjoyed mytenure in education and want to continueto be a part of the process that educatesour students.
Trevor Pollo: Waverly is faced withgreat, new problems, and we desperatelyneed new ideas. As a young, fresh face,I can provide that new insight. I willapproach Waverly with an open mind toall, and work non-stop to ensure we donot settle for anything less than the highquality education Waverly has come to beknown for.
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economy around. DebShaughnessy hasdemonstrated that leader-ship when she served asmayor of Charlotte.
I know and have workedwith Deb, she is a hardworker and a effective lead-er.
Deb will work to reformthe Michigan Business Taxand be a voice for job pro-viders and small businesseswhich are the backbone ofour economy.
Please join me in votingfor Deb Shaughnessy forState Representative onNov. 2.
John Boles, Lansing
I’m asking Brehlerto resign from board
Dear Chairman JosephBrehler:
After the events of Fri-day, Sept. 24 at 2:30 a.m.,I am regretfully asking youto resign your seat onthe Eaton County Board ofCommissioners. To think ofwhat could have happenedis scary. Thankfully, no onewas hurt or killed.
It is obvious that a per-son with a blood-alcohollevel nearly 2 1/2 times thelegal limit is not thinking
straight and wasn’t thinkingstraight to let himself get inthat condition.
Driving drunk is illegal,it’s the law. And because ofthat, I believe you shouldnot be in a position to makedecisions for the people ofEaton County and the stateof Michigan.
I hope your resignationis forthwith.
Tim E. Tarry D.C.Chairperson, EatonCounty Republicans
Jeanne Pearl-Wrightexceeds expectations
It’s simple, an elected of-ficial should represent theinterests of their constitu-ents.
I’m pleased to say thatEaton County Commission-er Jeanne Pearl-Wright sim-ply meets that requirementand then exceeds expecta-tions.
Jeanne Pearl-Wright isan individual who is com-pletely dedicated to ensur-ing that all who live inDistrict 5 and Delta Town-ship have a commissionerthat listens, openly commu-nicates, has great integrity,and does not back downfrom a fight that needs to befought.
That’s the elected officialthat she is. Simply checkher record. Pearl-Wrighthas a 100 percent atten-dance record. She is thehost of the first Thursdaymeeting with Delta Com-missioners at the townshiphall and typically is the onlyone there talking to resi-
dents.Pearl-Wright is active in
our community, runningcoat drives for those lessfortunate and makes timeto print and deliver news-letters to residents on herown dime that keep us in-formed of important countygovernment activities.
Commissioner Pearl-Wright respects her role asa steward of our tax dollars,fighting waste like unwar-ranted health benefits forpolitical appointees and en-suring that the county has abalanced budget.
Simply put, JeannePearl-Wright has been a
stellar County Commission-er and deserves re-election!
It’s that simple – votefor Pearl-Wright to keep thesuperior representation andproven leadership.
Sherry Cook,Delta Township
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DIFFERENCE
Michigan credit unions contin-ued their growth trend in thesecond quarter ending June 30,reporting strong net worth, lend-ing and membership growth, de-spite continuing challenges in theeconomy.
Mid-year statistics from theNational Credit Union Adminis-tration (NCUA) and the CreditUnion National Association(CUNA) highlight the secure fi-nancial condition and continuedconsumer support offered by thestate’s credit unions.
“Michigan’s credit unions are abright spot among financial insti-tutions in the state, despite ongo-ing difficulties in our economy.
They are lending in their com-munities and supporting busi-nesses and families,” says DavidAdams, president and CEO of theMichigan Credit Union League &Affiliates.
“Our industry is focused on theneeds of consumers who, as cred-it union members, are also own-ers.
At a time when big banksare hard-pressed to make profits,credit unions are growing by of-fering consumer-friendly alterna-tives.”
Michigan has the largest pro-portion of credit union membersamong the ten most populousstates, with 44 percent of resi-dents belonging to a credit union.
Since the beginning of thisyear, nearly 15,000 residents
moved their money to their localcredit union, bringing total creditunion membership in the state to4,448,600.
Key numbersNationally, for the same time
period, 590,000 Americans joineda credit union, to a total of 91.7million members.
• NCUA’s second quarter datafor Michigan’s credit unionsshowed improved earnings withstronger than expected return onassets of 0.3 percent despite highloan losses resulting from a chal-lenging economy.
• The net worth to assetsratio, a key measure of financialstrength, shows Michigan creditunions at 10.7 percent, higherthan the national credit union av-erage (9.9 percent), or for Mich-igan banks (9.2 percent). TheNCUA reports that 94 percentof Michigan credit unions arewell-capitalized.
• As Michigan banks contin-ued to freeze credit (12 percentdecline) in the second quarter,loans by Michigan credit unionsgrew (1.2 percent) for the period.Specific areas included used autoloans (up 10.3 percent), first mort-gages (up 2.6 percent) and creditcards (up 5.3 percent).
• For the previous 12 monthsending June 30, commercial busi-ness loans (member businesslending) by credit unions showedstrong growth, up 17.7 percent,
while the national growth ratefor credit unions was 7.7 percent.For Michigan banks, commerciallending declined 5.7 percentthrough June. Nationally, com-mercial lending by banks declined13.9 percent during the period.
• Real estate loans by statecredit unions grew 0.8 percentduring the second quarter. Realestate loans by Michigan banksdeclined 13.3 percent and 6.8 per-cent at banks nationally.
• Credit union savings depos-its grew by 7.5 percent throughthe second quarter. In this cate-gory, money markets are the fast-est growing accounts (up 20.7percent), as consumers seek the
safety and soundness and higherrates offered by credit unions.
Saving encouragedAdams notes that credit unions
encourage saving and responsibleborrowing with programs such asSave to Win, in which membersmake a $25 deposit for the chanceto win monthly cash prizes and ayearly grand prize of $100,000.
The program helps people savemoney instead of spending it onlottery tickets, for example. Todate, more than 13,500 Michigan
credit union members have saveda total of $12.1 million.
“Credit unions continue toserve the needs of their communi-ty and members, who will alwaysneed business and auto loans,mortgages and savings options,”says Adams.
“Despite chronically high un-employment in Michigan, commu-nity-based credit unions continueto contribute to the state’s eco-nomic recovery by strengtheningtheir financials and adding newmembers.”
Growth continues for credit unions
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unions are a bright
spot among financial
institutions in the
state, despite ongoing
difficulties in our
economy.”
– David Adams,
president and CEO of the
Michigan Credit Union
League & Affiliates
The Michigan Credit Union League has announcedthe results of its first statewide consumer study, showingthat, relative to bank customers, almost twice as manycredit union members have an outstanding relationshipwith their financial institution.
The MCUL-commissioned study, conducted online inAugust, 2010 by Harris Interactive, also showed that 76percent of credit union members are “absolutely confi-dent” that their institution is the best place for their finan-cial needs, while 31 percent of bank customers felt thesame way.
“Credit unions’ not-for-profit structure means that theinstitution is always working in the best interests of themembers,” says David Adams, president and CEO of theMichigan Credit Union League & Affiliates.
“This study shows that bank customers are movingtheir money to credit unions, including 15,000 people inMichigan through the first half of 2010, because of highersavings rates and lower loan rates and fees.”
ResultsHarris Interactive found clear differences between
Michigan banks and credit unions in customers’ sat-isfaction, loyalty and willingness to recommend theinstitution:
• Sixty-seven percent of credit union members be-lieve their financial institution operates with their bestinterests in mind, compared to only 21 percent of bankcustomers.
• Only 31 percent of bank customers would “def-initely” recommend their financial institution to afriend, family member or co-worker, compared to 64percent of credit union members.
• Seven out of ten Michigan credit union memberswill “definitely not” switch their primary financial in-stitution in the next year, while only three out of tenbank customers agree.
• Credit union members gave their financial in-stitution more positive ratings than bank customers
for quality of service, overall value, problem resolu-tion, transparency, trust, appreciating their business,customer service, community involvement and doingwhat’s best for the customer. “Consumers are lookingfor alternatives, seeing this as a good time to switch toa financial institution they trust,” says Adams. “Creditunions are dedicated to helping people lead more se-cure financial lives as well as being safe, secure, feder-ally-insured institutions.”
Study methodologyThe 2010 MCUL Consumer Study was conducted on-
line within Michigan by Harris Interactive between Au-gust 20, 2010 and August 30, 2010.
The study included 828 Michigan residents age 18+,419 of whom are bank customers and 409 of whomare credit union members. No estimates of theoreticalsampling error can be calculated; a full methodology isavailable.
7 of 10 will not switch to a bank, study says
Study: Credit unions lead in trust, confidence
A credit union is a member-owned, not-for-profit,cooperative financial institution.
It is formed to permit those in the field ofmembership to pool their savings, lend to one another,and own the organization where they save, borrow,and obtain related financial services.
Since credit unions exist solely to serve theirmember-owners,customers can be assured offavorable rates on your savings investments andcompetitively-priced, low interest rates on your loans.
Credit unions are meeting the financial needs ofpeople all over the world. In fact, nearly 82 millionpeople nationally belong to 9,964 credit unions,reaching over one-third of the nation’s population.
It is easy and very advantageous to join acredit union today and start making use of memberownership.
Can anyone joinCredit unions are for everyone, but not everyone can
belong to a given credit union.The members of each credit union must share a
“common bond,” such as being employed at the sameworkplace, belonging to the same church or fraternalorganization, or living in the same neighborhood.
Some credit unions serve an entire community. Oth-ers serve several employee groups.
How can I locate a credit union?CU Match Up is a user-friendly, web-based service
that links individuals or groups with credit unionsthey may be eligible to join.
CU Match Up is easy to use, just complete a seriesof simple fields such as the city, county, or zip code ofwhere you live, your employer information, religiousaffiliation, ethnic group or association/organizationthat you belong to. All this information can lead tomembership in a credit union.
Your input is compared to the information con-tained in the CU MatchUpDatabase and a list ofmatched credit unions will be displayed.
You can received detailed information on one orall credit unions listed by clicking on a credit union’sname.
The detailed inquiry will provide you with informa-tion about the credit union’s website, e-mail, address,branch location, phone number and fax numbers.
For credit unions that have e-mail service, it is pos-sible that you may be contacted by the credit union bye-mail, and it will be easy for a potentia customer tofind out key details.
An information form is provided at the end of thecredit union detail screen, just complete the contactinformation fields provided, and the credit union willcontact you.
What are some advantages?Because credit unions are democratic, member-
owned cooperative, members-like you - have the power todirect credit union policy.
Each year, the credit union holds an annual election andmeeting, where members select candidates for the Board ofDirectors, from among their peers, to represent them in set-ting the policies of the credit union. Credit union electionsare based on a one-member, one-vote structure.
This structure is unlike the for-profit, public companieswhere stockholders vote according to the number of sharesof stock they own.
Besides the member-ownership advantage, the not-for-profit status of credit unions enables them to operate ata lower cost than many for-profit institutions, and helpsthem to offer competitive loan and savings rates to you,the member.
Credit unions have the ability to offer a wide range offinancial services - all to help you meet your financial needsfor saving and borrowing.
• Savings and other related services• Loans• Convenience Services• Financial CounselingYou can obtain a complete list of services offered by a
credit union by contacting the credit union of your choicethrough CU Match Up.
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After a nation-wide search, the mem-bers of the CASE Credit Union Board ofDirectors have named Jeffrey S. Benson,CPA, as the credit union’s new Presidentand Chief Executive Officer.
He assumed his duties in July and re-places Terry Pearson who retired lastspring.
Growth and stability are key prioritiesfor CASE Credit Union and Jeff has aproven track record of success and hasthe ability to implement positive change.
Benson brings with him over 21 yearsof leadership, management and opera-tions experience within the credit unionindustry.
He most recently served as Vice Pres-ident of Operations with Michigan StateUniversity Federal Credit Union in EastLansing, Michigan, where he played a keyrole in the organization’s financial perfor-mance.
Benson’s philosophy begins with put-ting members first, always.
He strongly believes in the credit unionmovement and is very involved in the Lan-sing community.
Benson’s vision for CASE Credit Unionis to offer exceptional member service,innovative products and services that areeasy to use and to provide members withthe convenience they deserve.
CASE Credit Union is the only finan-cial institution in town that offers 7-day-a-week service with four local Meijerbranch locations.
Benson is also a strong advocate foremployees, “our internal members,” hecalls them.
“By providing employees with the train-ing and tools they need, we enrich theirlives along with our members, a win-winfor everyone,” Benson says.
His hopes for the near future are tocontinue to grow and offer members thevery best in financial products and pro-vide them with excellent member ser-vice.
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A s a trade association leader, I realize that one ofmy highest priorities is to make sure that we are
helping the industry grow and expand while helping thepublic understand the ben-efits of credit unions as onemeans of helping with in-dustry growth.
That is why our CreditUnion Difference Initiativehas been such a consis-tently high priority for theMCUL.
In 2010, we launched the “Own your Money” campaignwith an unprecedented total spend of $3.5 million, with$900,000 coming in contributions from 60 percent of ourcredit unions.
This was matched by CUcorp and the $1.8 million wasthen spent in the spring on TV and radio ads that toutedthe “Own your Money” messages.
Plans call for spending an additional $1.4 million con-tributed by CUcorp on ads that will promote the Sprintmembership enhancement program and the Save to Winprogram offered by 50 of our member credit unions.
Finally, in August, CUcorp funded $350,000 of radioads that were issue advocacy ads related to CongressmanHoekstra and credit union service in Michigan.
Positive environmentThis messaging, along with scores of positive TV, radio
and newspaper stories supported by the MCUL, has allcontributed to an unprecedented positive environment forcredit union growth.
In my 23 years as an association CEO, I’ve never wit-nessed a time where credit unions have so much op-portunity for growth and public acceptance.
In fact, many credit unions don’t have the net worthcapacity to keep up with deposit growth opportunities.Most have plenty of lending capacity.
They’re just challenged by economic conditions to re-main conservative in lending. As for membership growth,larger credit unions are especially fortunate in benefittingfrom a new membership surge right now and even as acombined industry, we are seeing some good net growthnumbers even as Michigan’s population continues toshrink.
Michigan continues to lead the nation among the 10most populous states with more than 44 percent of thepopulation belonging to a credit union.
And in 2009, Michigan credit unions saw the strongestmembership growth in 5 years with a net increase of40,000 members. This trend continued in the first half of2010 with 15,000 net new members added.
Consumer studyA recent consumer study commissioned by the MCUL
can shed some light on why people are joining creditunions.
Obviously, with the economic meltdown, the credit cri-sis and negative scrutiny by Congress and the media onbanks, credit unions have benefitted.
But credit unions have earned the respect as they havecontinued to lend and serve in extraordinary ways.
The consumer study showed that while 61 percent ofMichigan credit union members indicated that they have
an outstanding relationship with their credit union, only34 percent of Michigan bank customers could say thesame.
Also, compared to bank customers, credit union mem-bers have significantly more confidence and trust in theirfinancial institution.
Very high satisfactionSome 95 percent of credit union members indicated
that they were absolutely or somewhat confident in theirfinancial institution while bank customers scored theirbanks at only 83 percent.
When asked which of 7 positive adjectives describedtheir primary financial institution, 30 percent of creditunion members said all of the adjectives described theircredit union while only 12 percent of bank customers feltthe same.
A final key finding was that 70 percent of credit unionmembers said they will definitely NOT switch to anotherfinancial institution in the next year while only 31 percentof bank customers could show such support.
And when asked about overall satisfaction, 85 percentof credit union members said they were very satisfiedwhile only 57 percent of bank customers could make thatclaim.
Great approvalWhen consumers were asked if they were absolutely
confident in their institution being the best place for theirfinancial needs, credit unions scored a whopping 76 per-
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cent approval rating compared to only 31percent for bank customers.
And when it came to trusting the institu-tion to have their best interests at heart,only 21 percent of bank customers com-pletely trusted their bank compared to 67percent who trust their credit union.
More than 64 percent of credit unionmembers would definitely recommendtheir credit union to a friend, family mem-ber or co-worker while only 31 percent ofbank customers would do the same.
When asked whether they would con-sider a bank for their next loan/credit cardor financial product, only 22 percent ofcredit union members would consider abank while 43 percent of bank customerswould consider a credit union.
That represents a great marketing op-portunity. That’s a lot of data but it speaksvolumes about what is happening rightnow.
Convenience as an issueThe primary reason that bank custom-
ers choose their bank is convenience whilelow-cost service edges out convenienceamong credit union members’ reasons forchoosing their credit union to do business.
If credit unions are to fully capturegrowth opportunities, they have tocontinue to expand shared branching
and no-fee ATM networking in order toimprove the perceptions of convenience.If the industry can do that, growthopportunities could explode in the future.
Almost half of bank customers said theywould be better persuaded to use a creditunion if there were more locations closerto home or work and 40 percent said thatmore ATM locations would be a factor forconsidering a credit union.
So, the public’s positive perceptions ofcredit unions and their desire to switchare both heavily impacted by convenienceissues.
As an industry, we need to address thisby expanding our shared branching andATM networks and by promoting these net-works in order to change the public’s per-ceptions of credit unions.
Another challenge is that 45 percent ofbank customers still don’t realize that ev-eryone is eligible to join a credit union.
Even 25 percent of credit union mem-bers don’t realize that anyone can joinmany credit unions. So we have somework to do in communicating more aboutmembership eligibility.
Healthy lending rateIn addition to membership growth, the
second quarter showed that credit unionscontinue to lend at a healthier rate thanbanks, even though lending has slowedsomewhat for credit unions in the first
half of 2010. Credit unions’ loans grew by3.6 percent in the second quarter after aslight contraction of -1.2 percent in the firstquarter. Member business loans showedthe strongest growth in the second quarterwith 10 percent growth, followed by usedvehicle loans with almost 8 percent andcredit cards with 6 percent.
Even first mortgage loans showed arebound with 3 percent growth in thequarter. These rates are all actual growthrates and not annualized figures. This loangrowth compares favorably to bank lend-ing in Michigan since lending in virtuallyall categories continued to decline in thefirst half of the year for banks.
Deposits skyrocketAnd in the area of deposit growth, total
credit union deposits grew by 4 percentin the second quarter with the strongestgrowth coming in money market accountswith 6 percent followed by regular sharesand share drafts at 5 percent and 4percent respectively.
Hidden in these aggregate trends isdata that shows how larger credit unionsare growing much faster than smallerones.
With regard to membership, creditunions with over $100 million in assetsposted 5 percent growth in membershipcompared to .7 percent for the wholeindustry.
In the area of deposit growth, likewise,the largest credit unions grew depositsby almost 12 percent compared to astatewide average of 6 percent and loansgrew by 5 percent compared to anindustry total of just 1 percent.
Smaller credit unionsClearly, as an industry, we need to find
ways to help smaller credit unions withtheir growth challenges if they are to sur-vive and prosper along with larger creditunions.
The answer here may be finding waysfor smaller credit unions to share brand-ing, product development and marketingmessages. This is something that theMCUL will begin to explore in the fourthquarter of this year.
All of the data from call reports andconsumer research continues to show thatcredit unions in Michigan are performingwell in these difficult economic times.
Opportunities abound for our industryto seize more market share, grow theirmemberships and do more to serve the im-portant financial needs of Michigan house-holds.
At the MCUL, we look forward to work-ing with our industry leaders to find waysto address these challenges and opportuni-ties in the months and years ahead.
–– David Adams is President & CEO,Michigan Credit Union League
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Growth: Credit unions see growth on several levels
Credit unions are for everyone, but thelaw places some limits on the people theymay serve.
A credit union’s charter defines its “fieldof membership,” which could be an em-ployer, church, school, or community. Any-one working for an employer that sponsorsa credit union, for example, is eligible tojoin that credit union. If you don’t belong,here’s how to find a credit union to join:
1. Poll your family.Does your spouse’s employer sponsor
a credit union? Most credit unions allowcredit union members’ families to join.Each credit union, however, may define“family” differently. At some credit unions,only members of your immediate familyare eligible. At other credit unions, familymay include extended family members,such as cousins, uncles, and aunts.
2.Ask your boss.Your company may sponsor a credit
union, or may be a select employee group(SEG) that has access to a credit union.
Many employers offer direct deposit ofpayroll to your credit union.
3. Quiz the neighbors.Some credit unions have a “community”
field of membership, serving a region de-fined by geography rather than by em-ployment or some other association. Askfriends in the community if they know of acredit union you may join.
4. Read the yellow pages.Some credit unions rarely advertise, so
you might not know about them unless youlook them up.
A yellow pages display ad may state acredit union’s field of membership. If not,at least you’ll know what number to call toask about membership eligibility.
5. Search online.Use the online Michigan credit union
finder.
6. Call your state league.In Michigan, you can call (800) 262-6285
x225 and speak to someone who can helpyou find a nearby credit union. Or, callthe National Credit Union Administrationat (800) 358-5710. You’ll hear an electronicmessage that includes the name and tele-phone number of a person at the creditunion league in your state who can helpyou find a credit union to join.
How credit unions are monitoredThe National Credit Union Administra-
tion (NCUA), governed by a three-mem-ber board appointed by the Presidentand confirmed by the U.S. Senate, isthe independent federal agency thatcharters and supervises federal creditunions.
NCUA, with the backing of the fullfaith and credit of the U.S. government,operates the National Credit UnionShare Insurance Fund (NCUSIF), insur-ing the savings of 80 million accountholders in all federal credit unions andmany state-chartered credit unions.
The Office of Financial and InsuranceRegulation (OFIR) is totally responsiblefor the regulation of 268 credit unions,
Blue Cross Blue Shield, 31 HMOs, 132banks, 175 domestic insurance compa-nies, 1,300 foreign insurance companies,1,583 investment advisors, 2,164 securi-ties broker-dealers, 6,000 consumer fi-nance lenders, 75,000 insurance agents,and 120,715 securities agents.
Michigan is the first state to co-ordinate the regulatory efforts of thefinancial institutions, insurance, and se-curities industries under the federal Fi-nancial Services Reform Act of 1999.
Overseeing OFIR is CommissionerKen Ross. Governor Jennifer M. Gran-holm appointed Mr. Ross on February22, 2008.
The Office of Financial and InsuranceRegulation operates under two distinctoffices.
The Office of Financial Evaluationand The Office of Policy, Conduct andConsumer Assistance.
The position of Chief Deputy Com-missioner for the Office of FinancialEvaluation is currently vacant. FrancesK. Wallace serves as Chief Deputy Com-missioner for the Office of Policy, Con-duct and Consumer Assistance
Six ways you can find a local credit unionSearching for a new place to do your banking?
Want to get ahead financially?Be real about your spending habits, your bills and what
things realistically cost.Here are 10 rules to live by to protect yourself:1.) Be Real - Take a realistic approach to your spending
habits, your bills and what things realistically cost.2.) Pay Yourself First - Realize the benefit of saving mon-
ey and the power of compounding. Set aside some moneyfor savings from every paycheck. Never have any extramoney? Start saving and you will.
3.) Understand Credit - Credit can be a useful tool, or itcan be a trap into a downward spiral of debt.
4.) Have a Spending Plan - Create a realistic spendingplan and stick to it. Monitor expenditures to reducespending that does not fit into your personal and familygoals and budget. Strive to live under your means.
5.) Use Financial Products Wisely - Develop a relation-ship with a reputable financial institution.
The Reality is that a credit union provides financial edu-cation and can save you money.
Learn how to use checking accounts and ATM’s wise-ly. Avoid overdraft fees, check cashing stores and paydaylenders.
6.) Review Your Accounts and Statements - Look for
errors and fraud. Look at your statements and your billsas soon as you receive them. Keep track of your balances,your limits and due dates to avoid overdraft fees, over limitfees and late fees.
7.) Be a Smart Consumer - Plan, save, research andcomparison shop for large purchases.
Include maintenance costs in your budget. Resist im-pulse buying and advertising hooks; use coupons and waitfor specials.
8.) Buy a REAListic Car - Research and shop around fora quality vehicle that fits your budget. Don’t buy on emo-tion. Be sure to budget for insurance and repairs.
Review the “Consumers Report” annual auto issue orauto websites before buying. Shop and compare auto loanrates to save on finance charges.
9.) Save for Retirement - In safe investments for yourfuture. Small amounts invested early and often will growsubstantially. Ask about all costs and compare fees for in-vestment accounts.
10.) Set Financial Goals - Set and stick to realistic finan-cial goals.
Include short term and long term goals to guide yourspending and saving. Evaluate and adjust goals periodi-cally to keep them realistic.
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As our nation climbs out of its worst economicslump in 60 years, many Americans are returningto the rock-solid principles of disciplined saving,
prudent investment and a well-informed trust in theirmoney managers.
A renewed understanding also exists that small busi-ness, more than Wall Street and the large companies itserves, is the primary engine of jobs and prosperity.
It should be little surprise, then, that credit unions haveemerged from the financial wreckage of the last two yearsbruised but stronger, certainly wiser and more relevant tothe average consumer than ever before.
Though the future looks bright, it would be a disserviceto credit union members and the American public to mini-mize the industry’s missteps or to fail to explain what weare doing to correct them. The bitter fact is that, to pre-serve capital and confidence, the National Credit UnionAdministration has recently taken under conservatorshipthree corporate credit unions, the larger institutions thatsupply back-office financial and administrative services tolocal credit unions. These moves were similar to stepstaken against two other “corporates” that did not meet ourstandards for financial viability in 2008.
What went wrong?By now the story is all too familiar: Mortgage brokers
made dubious loans that led to waves of foreclosures. Rat-ing agencies handed out AAA ratings for mortgage-backedsecurities that are now “toxic assets.” When the mortgagebubble burst in 2007 and 2008, the fallout caused an ex-traordinary decline in the global economy.
It also exposed some of our largest corporate creditunions to extreme shock since they, too, had investedheavily in mortgage-backed securities. When the marketfor these bonds collapsed, the losses pushed a handfulof corporates toward insolvency, requiring swift action onour part to prevent a systemic collapse. To stabilize thesystem, NCUA guaranteed shares at all the corporates. Letme be clear: This is not a government bailout. Not onedime of taxpayer money will be spent to cover losses. One
laudable aspect of the creditunion system is that it takescare of its own. And nowthe vast majority of well-runand financially stable creditunions will repay their guar-antees through special assess-ments.
People will see no changes at their credit unions.NCUA has acted to ensure their credit union service is notdisrupted in any way.
That is an explanation, not an excuse. To be sure,credit unions were not the only financial institutions to bewhipsawed by a plunging economy and suddenly worth-less securities.
But it should not have happened, and NCUA is commit-ted to making sure it does not happen again. We havejust announced a regulatory framework, developed in con-sultation with the Treasury Department and the FederalReserve, that will require higher capital levels at corpo-rates and place greater controls on their risk-taking, whilestrengthening oversight, governance and transparency.
For example, the new rules prohibit a corporate creditunion from accepting funds from a single source exceed-ing 10 percent of its assets and from concentrating toomuch risk in a single type of asset.
Encouraging signsLast quarter, U.S. credit union membership swelled to
more than 90 million. Assets, shares, loans and net worthall grew, albeit slightly. Shares grew six times faster thanloans. Investments rose by 5 percent. The credit union ag-gregate net worth ratio held steady at 9.9 percent, whichmeans credit unions hold more than $80 billion in capital.
More than 95 percent of federally insured credit unionsexceed the statutory definition of “well capitalized.” Thesenumbers are not record-setting.
Just as important, during a time when millions of Amer-icans saw their life savings wiped out as the stock marketcratered, not one member lost a dime of the money they
Credit unions emerge stronger after crisiskept in federally insured credit unions, all of which guar-antee deposits up to $250,000 in the same way the FederalDeposit Insurance Corp. insures bank deposits.
None of this is to suggest that we see nothing butblue skies ahead. Many parts of the country continue toface high unemployment, declining real estate values andstruggling businesses.
Today’s credit unions arebetter capitalized, more di-versely invested, more competitive and more closely mon-itored. Across the U.S., the nearly 8,000 federally insuredcredit unions help families establish a credit record, im-prove their financial skills, advance their education andstrengthen their security by giving access to basic prod-ucts and services. And they ensure entrepreneurs’ accessto the capital they need to expand and hire new workers.
–– Debbie Matz is the chair of the NCUA
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The employees of theLansing Postal CommunityCredit Union recently do-nated goods to the WalterReed Army Medical Cen-ter in Washington DC insupport of disabled wom-en Veterans.
LPCCU employees par-ticipated in dress-downdays during the monthsof August and Septemberand made donations to pur-chase the items for the Vet-erans.
Mike Smith, an LPCCU
member and VFW mem-ber in Charlotte, Michi-gan, picked up the itemswhich will be sent to theMedical Center via theUnited States Postal Ser-vice.
The credit Union alsohas a poster in its lobbywith pictures honoringsome of the credit unionscurrent and past Veterans.
The credit union thanksall of our service men andwomen for their service toour country.
Postal CU employees donateto Army medical center
The Sparrow Foundation recently re-ceived a $15,000 donation from the Lan-sing Chapter of Credit Unions to benefit theSparrow Children’s Center.
The gift will be used to recruit and retainpediatric surgeons to the mid-Michigan re-gion.
The donation came from proceeds fromthe chapter’s annual summer golf outing. Itwill be matched one-for-one by the SparrowFoundation. The gift will be placed in thePediatric Surgery Endowment.
“We are very excited about this dona-tion,” said Sparrow Foundation PresidentMike Wall.
“We will put the money to very good useso that your child will not have to leave this
community to get the best surgical care.”Wall accepted the donation today, along
with Dr. Stephen Guertin, medical directorof the Sparrow Children’s Center.
The Lansing Chapter of Credit Unions ispart of Credit Unions for Kids, which rais-es money for the Children’s Miracle Net-work. Sparrow is the Children’s MiracleNetwork’s mid-Michigan partner.
“The credit union philosophy is evidenthere: people helping people,” said KendraOsborn, of the Auto Body Credit Union inLansing, a chapter member. “We have astrong commitment to giving back to thecommunity.”
The Lansing Chapter of Credit Unions iscomprised of 13 area credit unions.
Local credit unions donate toSparrow’s Children Center
Gabriels Community Credit Union hasbeen serving the financial needs of peoplein the greater Lansing area for over 50years.
In a time when many credit unions havemerged into large state and national finan-cial organizations, Gabriels has maintaineda philosophy to serve members on a locallevel. Gabriels has remained steadfast toits original mission:
“To provide low cost financial servicesto our members in a prompt and personalmanner.”
Our members come first and our goal isto serve each and every member with per-sonalized attention.
“Gabriels Credit Union came throughfor us in a big way. Right after we openedour business, we had a lot of high interestcredit card debt.
The Gabriels team helped us consoli-date that debt into a low interest line ofcredit. We will always appreciate that, ”said Alexander and Linda Beal, owners of
Innova Salon and Day Spa.Often, there are misconceptions with
small credit unions, such as our ability toserve all consumers in Ingham, Eaton andClinton counties from one location at 1901E. Michigan Avenue.
However, the reality is that we helpmembers not only at our main branch butthrough shared branching and with nu-merous electronic services that include anATM network of 28,000 machines world-wide.
The National Credit Union Administra-tion defines a Small Asset Sized creditunion as one with is 25 million or under inassets. Size doesn’t always matter.
Although Gabriels Community CreditUnion is small, it still offers the sameservices that the big financial institutionsoffer including: ATMs and Debit cards;Visa cards; savings and loan programswith competitive rates and dividends; CD’s;checking and Gift Cards.
Dave Muylle, a local contractor said,“I use Gabriels for much of my financialneeds. It is a direct way to support localbusiness.
The same money that Lansing membersput into savings at Gabriels gets loaned tolocal citizens and businesses.”
The theme chosen for this year’s CreditUnion Difference campaign is: Local. Trust-
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DELTA TWP.- To rec-ognize and celebrate theaccomplishments of DeltaTownship businesses andcitizens, the Delta Town-ship Board will host the5th Annual Delta TownshipCommunity Awards Recep-tion on Oct. 20, at theLexington Lansing Hotel inDelta Township.
The event will begin at5:30 p.m. with cocktailsand hors d’ oeuvres beingserved. The awards will bepresented beginning at 6:30p.m.
Tickets are $10 eachand are available from anycommittee member or bycontacting Linda Wells inthe Manager’s Office at517-323-8590.
This year’s event is spon-sored in part by GeneralMotors, Auto-Owners Insur-ance, The David ChapmanAgency, Comcast, Pierreand Catrine Medawar, TheLexington Lansing Hotel,
Gladstone Printing,Sparrow Specialty Hospital,Hubbard Law Firm P.C.,Kathy Hayes from the Mich-igan Association of SchoolBoards, The Michigan StateUniversity Federal CreditUnion. Addy’s Floral &Gifts, Delta Flowers, andCapitol Physical Therapy.
Door prizes will beawarded, including a pair ofone-carat t.w. diamond ear-rings donated by Pierre andCatrine Medawar.
Award categories• The Young Person of
the Year Award is limited tohigh school seniors (wheth-er traditional high school orhome-schooled) who havemade a positive contri-bution to the community,is an example to theirfriends, may have excelledin academics, music, arts,athletics, etc., or have suc-cessfully faced personalchallenges. A scholarship
will be awarded to the se-lected individual.
• The Community En-hancement Award willhonor selected individualcitizens or businesses forexceptional outcomes inproperty rehabilitation, res-idential, recreational, orcommercial area beautifica-tions, preservation of clean,safe neighborhoods, or oth-er environmental improve-ments within the township.
• The Business Part-
nership Award will honorselected Delta Townshipbusinesses or business-persons who have beenresponsible for the excep-tional outcomes betweenand among businesses, gov-ernments, and non-profit or-ganizations; or who havebeen instrumental in caus-ing notable outcomes fromemployee volunteerism thathave improved the qualityof life for one or more DeltaTownship residents.
• The Citizen of the YearAward will honor selectedindividual citizens whoseextraordinary contributionsgo “above and beyond” toenhance the quality of lifeand general reputation ofthe township.
Salute to MilitaryWhile honoring the
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est as the “Pride of Delta”honored guests. The “Saluteto Military Service Person-nel” will be featured at thisyear’s event.
This honor is bestowedupon military personnelwho have served or are cur-rently serving in the armedforces.
The choral group, “TheMen of Orpheus,” havevolunteered their servicesand will present a musical“Armed Forces Salute” as apart of the program. Rich-ard Thelen (U.S. Navy &USS Indianapolis survivor)and Col. (Ret.) Berri K.Meyers will be our keynotespeakers. Michael PatrickShiels will serve as the eve-ning’s master of ceremo-nies.
The committee is cur-rently seeking photos of lo-cal military personnel for atribute display.
Families can submitphotos of former or active
military personnel. Photoscan be of any size, although5x7 headshots are pre-ferred. Submissions areopen until Oct. 19 andshould include the servicemember’s name, branch ofservice and rank, alongwith the submitter’s name,address and phone number.
Digital copies of photosare preferred and should besent to [email protected] photos will be dis-played at the CommunityAwards Reception. If youwant the photo returned,you may pick it up after theevent in the Manager’s Of-fice.
The Delta TownshipCommunity Awards Recep-tion is a big success par-tially due to our generoussponsors. If you are inter-ested in becoming a spon-sor or donor for the event,please contact Linda Wellsat 517-323-8590 or e-mail [email protected].
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MASON - Joseph Brehlertold a judge Monday, Oct. 11that he drank “at least 10beers” the night his car collid-ed with a wrecker on a DeltaTownship road.
At a hearing in 55thDistrict Court, Brehler, the60-year-old chairman of theEaton County Board of Com-missioners, pleaded guilty toone count of impaired driv-ing. A misdemeanor operat-ing while intoxicated chargewas dismissed.
As part of the plea agree-ment, Brehler will enter the55th District Court’s sobrietycourt program.
The program offers reha-bilitation, community serviceand probation in lieu of a jail
sentence.The crash happened in the
early morning hours of Sept.24 on M-43 near Interstate96.
The wrecker was pulledoff to the side of the road,with its front end slightly inthe roadway when Brehler’scar struck the wrecker, au-thorities have said. No onewas injured.
Brehler’s blood-alcoholcontent was 0.19 and 0.20percent in separate Breatha-lyzer tests, prosecutors said,more than twice the legal lim-it of 0.08 percent.
In a statement releasedMonday, Brehler said: “I amextremely sorry for the lackof judgment I took that eve-ning, and I take responsibil-ity that I broke the law. It ismy intention to address this
County board chair pleads to impaired drivingmatter, both personally andlegally, in a responsible andtimely manner.”
A judge can impose ad-ditional penalties if Brehlerdoes not successfully com-plete the sobriety court pro-gram.
The case was moved to
Ing-ham County, before Dis-trict Judge Donald Allen, afterboth judges in Eaton CountyDistrict Court recused them-selves.
Brehler, an attorney, wasfirst elected to the board in1988.
The Democrat is seeking
re-election for his District 8seat and is running againstRepublican Richard Wagnerof Grand Ledge in the No-vember general election.
The pleaImpaired driving is a mis-
demeanor punishable by up
to 93 days in jail - the same asa first conviction for operat-ing while intoxicated
There is a slight advantageto pleading guilty to impaireddriving, officials say, becausethere is no suspension of thedriver’s license, although re-strictions are imposed.
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Say ‘no’ to Strachan,‘yes’ to Brunette
I see Carol Strachanis hiding behind her hus-band’s back and that of theother commissioners of Ea-ton County.
I believe she does notwant to take credit forbeing the driving force be-hind rejecting the voice ofthe people in Eaton countywho voted “NO” on increas-ing their taxes to pay formore Eatran Services.
I believe Carol not onlyimplied that we don’t knowwhat we are doing but thatthe Democrats will turn outin larger numbers and re-verse the “NO” vote.
How many times willit take to convince CarolStrchan that “NO” more in-crease means “NO” more in-crease?
Just the fact that wewill have the same proposalagain on the ballots hascost tax payers upwards of$45,000 of which we tax-payers had no say in thematter. Say “NO” to Carol
Strachan and “YES” to Lar-ry Brunette.
I believe Burette will lis-ten and accept the will ofthe people and not cost tax-payers another $45,000 inneedless expense.
Candy Arritt,Grand Ledge
Schauer is bestchoice for 7th Dist.
I really love what Dem-ocratic Congressional Can-didate Mark Schauer standsfor, integrity.
In political leaders these
days, it’s one commoditythat’s all too lacking.
While I doubt that I willbe on the same page withMark on every issue, atleast with him, you knowwhere he stands.
Mark Schauer has myvote in this election. He’sthe best choice for the 7thDistrict because he’s fight-ing for good paying jobs forMichigan and he’s workingto protect Social Security.
Linda G. KimballLansing
Letters to the editorContinued from page 16
See Letters/page 30
Example 1A Home in Mulliken with a taxable value of $55,000
•Current millage rate (.25 per thousand) = $13.75•Proposed millage rate (.75 per thousand) = $41.25
Under this proposal, if passed, this family in Mullikenwould pay .85 cents per week.
Example 2A Home In Delta Township with a taxable value of $75,000
•Current millage rate (.25 per thousand) = $18.75•Proposed millage rate (.75 per thousand) = $56.25
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Eaton County has the opportu-nity to elect a real leader to theState House, and that person isDeb Shaughnessy.
I’ve worked with Deb for 20years on issues important toMichigan residents, and I’m excit-ed that that the residents of the71st district have the chance tovote for someone who has broadbase experience and who has aproven record as a local problemsolver.
As executive director of theCharlotte Chamber of Commerce,Deb promoted businesses, hercommunity, and supported theday-to-day work of people whoboth earn and sign a paycheck.Vote Deb Shaughnessy on Nov. 2.
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Byerley’s ad wasin poor judgement
I am a Army veteran, and I amappalled at Judge Byerley’s use of
a young Marine in uniform to pro-mote his campaign for ProbateJudge. Mr. Byerley obviously doesnot know the law or chooses toignore it.
The military has specific di-rectives that prohibit wearingthe uniform to support someoneelse’s political campaign.
Specifically DOD Directive1344.10, dated Feb. 19, 2008. Mr.Byerley exercised bad judgement.
This 22 year old Marine wasexploited, and it is a shame. Mr.Byerley owes all veterans an apol-ogy for his inappropriate use ofthe uniform.
Dr. Phillip Brown, DPAMajor, Infantry, US Army
(Ret),Delta Township
Deb Shaughnessy willstand up for unborn
On Nov. 2 I’m voting for DebShaughnessy for State Represen-tative because she is the only can-didate that will stand up for therights of the unborn, the disabled,the sick and the elderly.
Deb will fight for the rights ofthose who cannot fight for them-selves, and ensure everyone hasa voice. She has earned my sup-port. She can get reasonable pro-life legislation passed that peoplecan agree on. Deb will work withboth sides of the aisle to get Mich-igan moving forward. Join me onNov. 2 in voting for Deb Shaugh-nessy for State Rep.
LeAnn Kirrman RN,Grand Ledge
Shaughnessy knowslong-term thinking
With the significant problemsMichigan is facing, Deb Shaugh-nessy, a local leader and problemsolver, is my candidate for Michi-gan House of Representatives inthe 71st District.
The state legislature needs ex-perienced leaders who know howto look beyond quick fixes andare able to consider the long-termeffects of any legislation thatcomes up for a vote.
Deb Shaughnessy understandsthe importance of thinking long-term when it comes to making de-cisions.
She proved this during her ten-ure as mayor of Charlotte. I’mvoting for Deb Shaughnessy, anexperienced problem solver andlocal leader, on Nov. 2.
Donna LarnerLansing
EATRAN deservesa ‘yes’ vote
There are many viewpoints re-garding the Eaton County Trans-portation Authority expansionmileage that will appear on theNov. 2 ballot in Eaton County.
Regardless of your position onthe issue however, consider this,Eatran deserves a yes vote.
When you call to schedule aride, the people who answer thephones are always friendly andhelpful.
When the bus arrives, it comesdirectly to the curb, not down thestreet or around the corner. Thedrivers are always friendly, cheer-ful, and helpful.
For many people Eatran is aconvenient and affordable way totravel, and the passage of the ex-pansion mileage will only make agood service better.
Evening and weekend servicewill end the necessity of planningtrips around limited hours of op-eration.
The passage of the mileagewill also make it easier to getaround Eaton County, bringingmore people to do business in ourmany wonderful communities.
If you are unsure about pass-ing the mileage, then please, takea ride on Eatran and experiencethe ease and affordability of Eat-ran for yourself.
If you somehow manage tonot be impressed by Eatran itself,then look around at your fellowpassengers.
They are some of the peoplewho help support our local econ-omy and enrich our communities.They are anything but the “riff-raff” that it has been suggested.
I hope that many of my fellowEaton County residents will joinme in voting yes on the Eatranexpansion mileage on Nov. 2 Af-ter all, as a community we shouldbe grateful for their hard work inaiding so many of us.
Michael North,Delta Township
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Submissions to the calendar areencouraged. Deadline is 10 a.m.Monday. Go to www.lsj.com/eventsfor more listings or to add your event.
E-mail: [email protected]: (517) 543-3677Mail: 239 S. Cochran Ave.
Charlotte, MI 48813
CALL FORCall for coats for “SharetheWarmth”, BaryamesCleaners, Any of the 18 Baryameslocations, 1518WGrand River Ave,East Lansing, through Oct. 26. Newor like-new coats are needed forthe guests of the City RescueMission. Coats can be dropped offat any of the Baryames Cleanerslocations through Oct. 26. Info:485-0145, www.lcrm.org. Cost:donations accepted.
HOLIDAYBoo at the Zoo, PotterPark Zoological Garden, 1301 SPennsylvania Ave, Lansing, noonOct. 24 through 4 p.m. Oct. 25.Little ghouls and boys will enjoytwo days of spooktacular fun. Seewebsite for more details. Info:483-4222, www.potterparkzoo.org.Cost: $10, $2 for all children ages
3-16, $4 for Ingham County AdultResidents, $3 for Ingham CountySenior Residents.
Haunted House andHayride, Sundance RidingStables, 9250 Nixon Road, GrandLedge, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Oct.8-9, 14-16, 21-23, and 28-30. Grouprates available. Info: 627-5500,www.sundanceridingstables.com.Cost: $10 for hayride, free forchildren 3 and younger, $7 forhaunted house, $15 for combo, $12for ages 12 and younger.
Ripley’s Haunted Acres,Ripley’s Haunted Acres, 9580Carlisle Highway, Vermontville, 9a.m. to midnight Fridays andSaturdays and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.Sundays, Wednesdays andThursdays by reservation throughOct. 24. May cancel due tobadweather, call ahead to findout. Info: 726-0187,www.ripleyshauntedacresllc.com.
LIBRARIES@ your service, DeltaTownship District Library, 5130Davenport Drive, Lansing, from 1-3p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Needhelp with your resume? Havingtrouble withMeLCat or theMeLdatabases? Library staff will beavailable for a free, 30-minute,
personalized help session. Sign-upat the Adult Services Desk today.Info: 321-4014 ext. 4, www.dtdl.org.
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Afternoon Storytime, DeltaTownship District Library, 5130Davenport Drive, Lansing, 2-2:30p.m. Fridays. All ages welcome.Celebrate the first week of storytimes with a visit from CuriousGeorge. (Sept. 14-17). Info: 321-4014ext. 3, www.dtdl.org."
Afternoon Storytime, DeltaTownship District Library, 5130Davenport Drive, Lansing, 2-3 p.m.Oct. 22. All ages welcome. Info:321-4014 ext. 4, www.dtdl.org.
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Baby Time, Delta TownshipDistrict Library, 5130 DavenportDrive, Lansing, 10:30-11 a.m.Wednesdays, Oct. 6-27. For childrenunder two years with a parent/caregiver. Have fun and learn withstories, songs, rhymes, and playtime. Info: 321-4014 ext. 4, dtdl.org.
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DTDL Book Club, DeltaTownship District Library, 5130Davenport Drive, Lansing,6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 20. Join us for goodbooks and friendly discussion as we
discuss “Oxygen” by Carol Cassella.Info: 321-4014 ext. 4, www.dtdl.org.
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DTDL Crafters, Delta TownshipDistrict Library, Lissa K. McLeanRoom, 5130 Davenport Drive,Lansing, 2:30-4 p.m. Oct. 5, 19. Joinus for conversation, knitting, andother handcrafting projects. All arewelcome, bring your own supplies.Info: 321-4014 ext. 4, dtdl.org."
Game On!, Delta TownshipDistrict Library, 5130 DavenportDrive, Lansing, 3-5 p.m. Tuesdays.All ages. Visit us at the libraryafter school for game time. We’llhave a variety of board games andvideo games on hand to play. Info:321-4014 ext. 3, www.dtdl.org."
Game On!, Delta TownshipDistrict Library, 5130 DavenportDrive, Lansing, 3-5 p.m. Tuesdays,Oct. 5-26. All ages. Visit us at thelibrary after school for game time.We’ll have a variety of board gamesand video games on hand to play.Info: 321-4014 ext. 4, dtdl.org."
Kid Zone, Delta Township DistrictLibrary, 5130 Davenport Drive,Lansing, 6-6:45 p.m. Oct. 18. Ages5-8. Listen to fun stories,participate in games and activities,andmake a craft project. October’sthemes are superheroes Oct. 4
and ghost stories Oct. 18.Info:321-4014 ext 4, www.dtdl.org.
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Literary Speed Dating, DeltaTownship District Library, 5130Davenport Drive, Lansing, 6-8 p.m.Oct. 22. Adults 21 and older willhave an opportunity tomeet novelfriends or a new love duringa Literary Speed Dating evening.In classic speed dating style,participants will have eight minuteswith each partner to discuss theirfavorite or least favorite books.Registration required. Sign-up atthe Adult Services Desk or call321-4014 ext. 4. Info: 321-4014 ext.4."
Seed Starting fromScratch, Delta Township DistrictLibrary, 5130 Davenport Drive,Lansing, 6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 20.Advancedmaster gardener JimWeese will discuss how to growyour own summer annuals,vegetables, and perennials startingfrom seed. Info: 321-4014 ext 4,dtdl.org."
Tween Book Club, DeltaTownship District Library, 5130Davenport Drive, Lansing, 4-5 p.m.Oct. 20. Ages 9-12. We’ll read anddiscuss a new book eachmonth,plus have activities and snacks.
October’s book is “TheWestingGame” by Ellen Raskin.Register atthe library’s Youth Desk or call321-4014 ext. 3. Info: 321-4014 ext.4, www.dtdl.org."
MUSIC -BLUEGRASSMid-Michigan BluegrassAssociation, WoldumarNature Center, 5739 Old LansingRoad, Lansing, 2-7 p.m. Oct. 17. Newplace, new day, new time. Enjoy aconcert at the nature center. Info:322-0030. Cost: $4, $2 seniors.
MUSIC - VARIETYHot Club of Lansing, GrandLedge Opera House, 121 S. BridgeSt., Grand Ledge, 3 p.m. Oct. 17.Enjoy swingmusic from the 1940salongwith gypsy jazz. The five-member band features guitars,mandolin, saxophone and anupright bass. Info: 627-1443,www.gloperahouse.com. Cost: $6.
MUSIC- VOCALLakewood Area ChoralSociety Adult ChoralInvitational Festival,Charlotte Performing Arts Center,
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378 State St., Charlotte, 7 p.m.Oct. 23. Call for more information.Info: (269) 945-9081 .
REUNIONSGrand Ledge Class of1958, A&WRestaurant, 525 E.Saginaw Highway, Grand Ledge, 1p.m. Oct. 20. No invitations willbe sent, so tell your classmates.The reunion groupwill be acceptingitems for the food bank.Reservations required by LanaMiller 627-7248 [email protected]. Info:627-7248.
SENIORS“Back and Neck Pain”,Delta Retirement Center, 201 S.Mall Drive, Lansing, 12:30 p.m.Oct. 18. Monthly informationalpresentation. Refreshments served.Please call for a reservation.Seating is limited. Info: 323-6970.
Balance/Core/StretchClass for Seniors,GymBumz, 6135W Saginaw Hwy,Lansing, 11 a.m.- noon Oct. 22.Info: 321-3111. Cost: $5 per classor $29.95 amonth for unlimitedaccess.
Fall 2010 Senior Class101, Greer Community LearningCenter at St. Stephen’s CommunityChurch, 1007 Kimberly Drive,Lansing, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays,Oct. 12-Nov. 16. This six-weekprogrammeets once a week, andis divided into three sessions eachday: “Self Management for BetterHealth”; “Healthy Lunches” and“De-Mystifying Computer Use forMature Beginners.” Transportationis available, but space is limited.Advance registration is required.Info: 351-6512."
Grand Hotel/MackinacIsland Trip, Delta TownshipEnrichment Center, 4538 ElizabethRoad, Lansing, Oct. 22-25.Sponsored by the Delta-Waverly39ers andMeridian Senior Center.Info: 484-5600. Cost: $888 single,$678 double, $620 triple.
Zumba Gold, GymBumz, 6135W Saginaw Hwy, Lansing, 11 a.m.-noon Oct. 18. Info: 321-3111. Cost:$5 per class or $29.95 amonth forunlimited access.
SPECIAL EVENTS“Thrill theWorld” , Jolly-Cedar Plaza, 5140 S. Cedar St.,Lansing, arrive at group dance by
6 p.m. for 7 p.m. dance Oct.23. The Charlotte Jaycees invitespeople of all ages in themid-Michigan area to join otherThriller and Halloween enthusiastsin an international effort to breakthe GuinnessWorld Record forthe largest simultaneous dance.Participants will learn the Thrillerdance. No dance experience isrequired. Official dance time is7 p.m.Costumes are highlyencouraged, but not required.Register online. On-site registrationopens at 1 p.m. Call Lori Friedlisor visit theWeb site for moreinformation. Located next to theMonster MayhemHaunted House.Info: 282-0447,www.charlottemijaycees.org/thrilltheworld. Cost: donations ofnon-perishable food accepted.
MichiganWomen’sHistorical Center & Hallof Fame Awards Dinnerand Induction Ceremony,Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center,55 S. Harrison Road, East Lansing,Oct. 19. Call or see website forreservations. Info: 484-1880 ext.203, www.michiganwomenshalloffame.org.
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Ryan and his wife Lori have been married for 24 years and live in Delta Township, where theyare parishioners at St.Gerard Church. Ryan and Lori are proud of their three children- Rachel,Nathan and Aaron, and fond of the family’s dogs- Dante, Marco (rescued greyhound) andCaleb (rescued stray). Paid forwith regulated fundsbyRyanWilson forProbate JudgePOBox80942, Lansing,MI48908
“Icanmakeadi,erenceasyour Eaton County ProbateJudge. My decades ofexperience in probate law,25 years of military serviceand conservative judicial philosophy will make me a strong voicefor our families. I am running against Governor Granholm’s recentlyappointed judge and I respectfully ask for your vote.” – Ryan Wilson
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From Acupuncture to Zumba,HGB has all of your wellness needs this Fall!
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> Acupuncture - Acupuncture has beenscientifically proven to reduce pain andtreat a wide range of conditions.
> Aquatic Therapy - Charlotte area’s onlyrehabilitation department offering aquatictherapy in a warm water pool.
> Bladder Health - One-hour presentationcovering the different types of incontinence,prevalence, treatment options, and symptoms. Ifyou or a family member knows of someone who isexperiencing the signs of urinary incontinence thenthis educational presentation is for you. 11/29from 6-7pm, FREE.
> Body Fat Analysis - Get an accuratemeasurement of your body composition,then measure your progress. Analysis only:$15 members, $20 non-members.
> Diabetes Forum - Sessions with Dr. Ted Coyfor those who have diabetes, pre-diabetes orare at risk for diabetes as well as those whocare for them. 11/10 from 6-8pm, FREE.
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> Diabetes Support Group - New topicseach month presented by physicians, nurses,pharmacists and more. Fourth Thursdayof every month, 7-9pm, FREE.
> Flu Vaccinations - Being vaccinated is one of thebest ways to prevent the flu this year.10/25 12:15-2:15 p.m. & 10/28 7:00-9:00 a.m. atHGB Wellness Center. 10/27 9:30-11:30 a.m. &10/28 5:00-8:00 p.m. at Westside YMCA.$25 (no insurance accepted).
> Encore - Exercise class for those who have recentlyhad physical or occupational therapy, areoverweight, have diabetes, and others. Mondays5:30-6:30pm, $25 for six classes.
> Fitness / Wellness Center Membership - Join oneof the friendliest and most comfortable clubs in thearea, welcoming members of all shapes, sizes andages. Starting at just $39!
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> Injury Prevention / Sports Massage - Isometricexercises, PNF stretches and other modalities will getyou exercising pain and injury free. 10/23 from10am-12pm, $20 members, $25 non-members.
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BLOOMQUIST SERVICESESTATE S AL E . FIRST OFTWO THIS WEEK. 10 8 7FOXHILLS, EAST LANSING.THURSDAY & FRIDAY. Oct.21 & 22. 9 to 2 d aily. Off N.Harrison j ust south of LakeLansing Rd. take Tarletonwest to Winchester toFoxhills. Nice sale w/ 20scarved dining set w/ sixchairs, antique shabbychic hall tree with seat,pitcher & bowl washstandw/ mirror, old school des k,newer oak bu ffet , oak din -ing set w/ roll aboutchairs, upholstered f urn.inc. large hassock, twopiece swivel chair w/ rock-ing footstool, nice oak sidetables, wooden chairs &rocker, barstools, old S ing-er console mach., kingbrass bed, iced finis hward -robe d resser & long mir-rored d resser, queen bed,other d ressers, nitestands ,comp. des k, painted f urn.,prints inc. Lake C harlevoix,tv’s inc. Sam sung 40" LCD-HD, Pioneer tuner & speak-ers, lamps, printer, C hrist-mas tree, Dept. 56 snow vil-lage, snow baby coll. w/boxes, glass & china,Noritake set, GermanC hristmas dinnerwa re set,silverplate table serviceset in box, kitchen misc.,mixer, brea dma ker, books,record s, some linens, man-ual trea dmill, golf clubs &more. Numbers at 8 Thurs.Home opens at 9. No earlygarage. Full det ails w/ pic-tures at:www.estatesales.net
MULTI FAMILY S ALE 12494Petrie Rd., S unfield.Thurs.-Sat . Oct. 21-23, 9-5.Wooden swing set, 6’ dou -ble sink vanity, des k,couch, stove, toys, kickboxing bag, misc. f urni-ture., househhold dec or.
WINTER SALE BIGNew kids thru ad ult coats,boots, hats, mittens,sweaters, holida y dec or.9am-5pm, Fri. & Sat . Oct.22 & 23. 2450 S . Hartel,C harlotte.
PORTLAND GARAGE SALE- 5 Families! THE SALE YOUHAVE BEEN WAITING ALLSUMMER FOR! Householditems & dec or, flor al sofa ,matching footstool andcurtains, foos ball table,antiques, kid’s toys, boysquality clothing size 3 – 8,ad ult clothing, severalpurses, and many itemspriced under $1.00!Fri. 10/22, f rom 8 – 6 andSat . 10/23 f rom 8 – 3. 9910Looking Glass.
BLOOMQUIST SERVICESESTATE S ALE . 110 N. LO-GAN,DEWITT. FRIDAY& SA-TURDAY. Oct. 22 & 23. 9 to2 d aily. At the dow ntownlight in DeWitt go west twoblocks to Logan then northto sale. E state of RobertaReed. Packed home w/ an-tique f urniture inc. maho-gany d roplea f dining setw/ 3 leaves & six harpback chairs, oak & walnutcommode/ d resser, jennylind bed, mahogany fourposter bed w/ vanity & tall7 d rawer d resser, oak1890s fiv e d rawer highboyd resser, Lincoln roll armrocker, one d rawer stand,> Cable Nelson babyGrand Piano, Victorianchairs, marble topplantstands , 40s side ta-bles, mahogany des k,footstools , curved cornercredenz a, boudoir chair,nic nac shelves, cool for mi-ca serving cart, dec ochrome barstool, mirrors,fine lamps inc. onyx, handpainted, enamel on gold &pottery, wall art, prints &oils, newer items w/ High-land house sofa , loveseat,upholstered chairs, dinetteset, tv & more. Lots of niceold glass & china, Noritake,Nippon, Limoges, turkeyplates, Johnson Bros. chinaset & fine hand painted.Precious Moments,Roseville vases, as-is, cut,pressed, elegant, depr es-sion, Fenton & other glass,stemware, sterling,silverplate & gold tone Vio-la dinner ware, jew elry,some clothing, nice oldlinens, Necchi portablesewing mach., lots of kitch-en wares, micro, C hrist-mas, Mary & JosephHummels, books, games &sheet music. Garage w/household supplies, lawn& garden misc., a fewtools, Sch winn exer. bike &tons more. Numbers at 8Fri., garage at 8:30, homeat 9. Full det ails & picturesat: www.estatesales.net
DEWITT, NOT YOUR U S U ALGARAGE SALE!, Sat , Oct 23,9:30 a.m to 2:30 p.m., 401Riverview Drive (off W.Geneva Drive, f romSch avey or HerbisonRoad). S elling collectiblesat redu ced prices: LOTS ofLongaberger baskets, col-lector plates, Beanie Ba-bies, Beanie dis play cases,and seasonal dec or.
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CHARLOTTE- ANTIQUESALE! 221 EAST LOVETT,Oct 21-23 (Thurs-Fri 9am-7pm; Sat . 9am-4pm)
NUMBERS AT8:30AM THURS.
Oak f ull sized bedr oomset; several oak chests ofd rawers; various des ks;secretaries; numerouschairs of all types; parlorsets; ward robes; ornatepiano stool; parlor tables;oak high chair; walnut teacart; Robbins dining table;f ainting couch; round oakpedesta l dining tables;clocks (mantle & des k);numerous light fixture sand parts; 2 newel postlamps; beds; handy man?sbed; d ressers including awalnut Eastl ake w/ slatetop; Mission & Victorianside boar d s; hall trees;Grinnell Bros spinet piano;pictures; f rames; ceda rchest; oak ice box; largedis play case; rugs of manysizes; Portland Library cir-culation des k and muchmore?
Glassware & china of allkinds . Hall red teapots,pitchers, bowls, etc.; lotsof art pottery (Roseville,Rookwood, Weller, Owens,Hull, Van Briggle); silver(sterling & silver plate);Cam bridge Depressionglassware; ten piece serv-ice of Manhattan withserving pieces (no ParkAve.); Franciscan Appledinnerwa re (all vintage);Royal Ruby glassware;Georges Briard VictorianGar dens china; Lenox?Winter Greetings E very-d ay? ironstone; Pf altzgraffC hristmas glasses;Noritake Juno china; sign-ed Haviland platter; 2quilts; a few linens; vin-tage kitchen utensils; wireice cream parlor table &chairs; newly restored vin-tage porch glider; porchrocker; 2 vintage lawnchairs and much more.Terms: Cas h, Local checks.S orry, no credit car d s. Call517-285-90 19 or E [email protected] questions.
EATON RAPIDS MOPSMom 2Mom Sale! Sav ethe d ate. Sat ., Oct. 23,9am-1pm. First U nitedMethodist C hurch 600 SMain S t, Eat on Rapids .Over 35 differ ent ven-dors with clothing, f urni-ture, equipment, toys,etc. Free admission.Call E mily at 517-663-6353 for more info.!
MASON- BASEMENT CLEAN -OUT!! 1207 TUTTLE RD.,Oct. 23, 9-5p.m. Furniture,computer des k, wing-backchairs. Lawn roller, tread -mill, sit-up bench,collectibles, clothing andmuch more!!
MASON- MULTI FAMILYSALE, 2205 S . Meridia nRd., Barnes off 127 E . toMeridia n Rd. Oct. 22 & 23,9-? Hallmark & other holi-d ay dec or, books, craf tsupplies, glassware, cloth-ing, and much more!!
PORTLAND- 315 WEST S T.Many household items,some antique dis hes,clothes, some f urniture.Oct. 21-22, 8:30-5 p.m.
PORTLAND - 62 8 RIVE RS IDEDR. Oct. 21 & 22, 9-5. Boysclothes size 5 & under ,misc. boys baby items,household and misc.items, & E lliptical.
SHED SALE: Sat ., Oct. 23. 8a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Good f ur-niture, newer appliances,loft , collector knives, hunt-ing items, much more!5198 Winds or Hwy.Potterville.
567 STERLING DRIVE,DIMONDALE, Fri, Oct. 22, 9-6, Sat , Oct. 23, 9-2 House-hold, f urniture,c o l l e c t i b l e s .w.estatesales.net/estate-sales/139137.aspx No Pre-sales. 517-256-0695 S outhof Lansing Road and Can al.
OKEMOS COMMUNITYCHURCH - FALL ATTICTREASURES & RUMMAGESALE, Oct 22 & 23, Fri 9am-4pm, Sat (rummage only-bag d ay) 9am-1pm, attictreasures until 3pm. Treas-ures include antiques,collectibles, & jew elry indi -vidu ally priced. Rummagehas a HUGE variety ofclean clothing, toys, andother household items atLOW prices. U se lowerlevel entrance at 4734Okemos Rd. Call 349-4220for more info.
GOLDEN RETREIVERFEMALE 1-5 yrs., spayed.For loving home.Call: 517-622-0635
1 YR. OLD Polyd actyl (5toes)fr iendly Calic o fema lelost on E . C hurch inWilliamston. 517-655-2598
BLACK & WHITE DSH, 3 yr.old, fema le cat lost inS toney Brook S ub., GrandLedge. "Kira". 517-627-168 6.REWARD upon return.
LARGE BREED Dog lost inMulliken area. Female, 9years old. Tan with purplecollar. Family dog missingsince 9/24. Please phonewith any infor mation(517)242-9812
2 FEMALE GERMAN S H E P-HERD PUPPIES 11 wks old,a dor able. MSTA. $500. Call1-517-541-6693.
7 GOLDEN RETRIEVER-BLAC K LAB PUPPIES MIX, 5fema les, 2 males. 7 wksold. Call 517-372-53 8 0.
ADBA BLUE NOSE PITBU LLPUPS $300-$350. Call 517-993-4648.
AKC GERMAN SHEPHERDpuppies, 3 fema les, 1black, 2 sables, 7 wks,shots & wormed, parentson site. $450 limited. 989-855-3662
AKC GERMAN SHEPHERDpups. 1st shots &dew ormer. Born 8-13 -10.$500. 517-541-7297.
AKC GERMAN SHEPHERDPUPS born 9/3/10, Vetchkd., parents on site,$450. 517-908-0 171.
AKC GERMAN SHEPHERDP U P S Hip, health guar.C hampion show lines.$600. 989-205-9204.
AKC GOLDEN RETRIEVERSS hots, wormed, vetchecked, parents on site.$500. Call 989-236-513 5
AKC MALAMUTES BLACKor Red, 8 weeks, males,$550-750, limited registra-tion. (269)275-8766www.iqaluk.com
AKITA-4 YR OLD spayed fe-male with a sweettempermant, needs a pa-tient, sensitive home. Call517-669-6452.
AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERDPUPPIES Reg. Parents onsite, $400. 616-891-10 58.
BEAGLE PUPPIES Greathunters. $75. 517-518-1201, Fowlerville area.
BEAGLE PUPS AKC, 7 wksold, good hunting stock,great pets! Wormed,shots, $100. 517-651-7377.S t. Johns
BOSTON TERRIER PUPSEXCELLENT Q ua l ity ,S hots, wormed. $300.517-580 -9420
BOSTON TERRIER PUPS-purebred. (2) beautifu l 6wk. old fema les. S hots,wormed. Very social.$350. 517-487 -8704
CHIHUAHUA PUPS 8 blue &tri colored. Read y to go tothere new homes wormedcan be CKC. Call S arah$350-400 (517)455-6852
BOXER PUPPIES AKC, born9/7. Rea d y 10/23. 5 fe-males, 4 males, f awn &brindle, $500, now takingdepos its.www.nobleboxers.webs.com or517-623-6859.
BOXER PUPPIES Very large,born 9/3, read y to go Oct.23. Vet chkd, tails & dews.asking $500. 517-321-6562.
BOXER PUPS, AKC C ham-pion lines. Vet, checked,tails, dews. Read y to go.$500. 517-812 -2392
CHIHUAHUA PUPPIES U TDon shots, 1 male, 1 fema le,$150. 989-307- 2444.
C H I H U A H U A / T E R R I E RPUPS 10 wks, socialized,shots, wormed, healthcert. $250. 517-490-6260.
CHINESE CRESTED POW-D E R puff, fema le. POM-ERANIAN male. S hots &wormed.$300/e ach.
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COCKAPOO APRICOT, PUP -PY, 6 mo, AKC Housebro-ken, crate trained, knows’sit’, ’dow n’ and looseleash walking and is abso-lutely the sweetest tem-pered loving dog you canfind. S he has a microchipand all shots are up tod ate. Paid $500, asking$400, crate included.( 5 1 7 ) 7 1 2 - 4 8 8 8jhu ldin@ yahoo.com
COCKAPOO PUPPIES S hots,wormed, $400 cash. 989-236-7634 or 989-2 89-3 849.
COCKER SPANIEL PUPSmales, wormed, shots,parnets on site $200-250.(517)745-5689
GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPSsome imported, $650+.www .b lack f orestk9kennels .comCall 810 -631-6185
GOLDENDOODLE PUPPIES 7wks. old, 3 males, 2 fe-males, shots & wormed,$300. Call 517-857 -2187 .
GOLDEN DOODLE PUPS- 5mos., 2 fema les. $600.www.goldendoodles inmichigan.com269-503-0636/269-489-53 18
GOLDEN RETRIEVER PUP -PIES, $250. HURRY, 4 LEFT!Male & fema le. Also,C hihuahuas. 989-235-6 566.
GOLDEN RETRIEVER PUPSvet checked, 1st shots,wormed, fema les $450,males $400. 989-763- 7202
HIMALAYAN/RAGDOLL KIT-TENS 13 wks., f ull shots,$125/each. Call: 517-316-7429
KITS/ CATS; NICE RESCUES;www.trinityacresrescue.pet finder .com; many de-clawed; incl.neuter/med.$45- $135. (517)410-0074
KITTENS! 6 mo. old, goodhomes only, very cuddly 2gray fema les. $5 each. Call989-224-8777 evenings.
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LABRADOR RETRIEVERSA K C Yellow & Blk,dew claws removed & 1stshots, avail. Oct. 30. $350fem; $300m. 517-468-3227.
MAINE COON kittens, pure-bred, pedigr eed, vetchecked, lg. parents. Call269-282-1091
MALE BRITTANY W/O, 11months, field trial bred,f amily raised $500.(989)770-4632
MALTESE PUPPIES AKCshots, wormed. $350. Call517-627-6418, 517-614-9564
MINIATURE PINSCHER 1 f e-male left , black & rust,wormed-s hots, $250/obo989-584-6192 no S un. calls.
MINI DACHSHUND PUPPYAKC, 1 male, brindlew/unique markings, 9 wks.1st shot $400. 517-371-5769
PAPILLON PUPPIES AKC tricolored, 6 weeks old,$650+. only 2 left CALLASAP(517 )626-0123
PEKE- A-POO PUPPIES AKCparents. Very tiny, noshed. $295. 517-896-0302
PEMBROKE WELSH CORGIPUPPIES, AKC Reg. 8 wks.old, UTD on shots & worm-ing. Call 517-507-2094.
PITBULL PUPPIES 1 boy and5 girls, 2tri color puppiesand there’s 4 black andwhite. $75 [email protected]
POMERANIAN PUPPIES Willbe small, asking $200-$250.Call 517-230-7894.
POMERANIAN PUPS AKC, 1blue merle male, $400; 1black w/white markings,fema le, $300. Cas h onlyplease. 989-248-4124.
POODLES, mini. 8 wks., vetchecked, parents on site. 1apricot M, 1 cream M, 1black F. $300. Jackson, 517-784-5225, 517-392-0608.
PUGGLE PUPPIES7 wks old, 1st shots &wormed, small & loveable.$250. 989-427-3205.
PUG PUPS- SMALL $300.PUGGLE PUPS FAWN-$250. 517-719-1199
RAT TERRIER PUPPIES 9wks old, 1st shots &wormed. $150. Call 989-584-6344.
SHIH TZU PUPPY One maleborn 8/12/10, tri-color,first shots, mother on site.$400.00 Call 517-819-7479.
TEDDY BEAR PUPPIES 1stshots, wormed, non shed-ding, hypoallergenic, $350.Call 517-468-3986.
TOY/MINI AUSTRALIANSHEPHERDS 6 weeks old,$500+. Raised in ourhomes. CALL ASAP GOINGFAST(517 )626-0123
WESTHIGHLAND TERRIERS3 males, $500, mother &f ather on site. 1st shot &dew ormed, f amily raised.Rea d y Oct 15. 989-224-8138
YORKIE PUPS AKC shots,wormed, vet checked, lit-ter trained $500.(517)256-5208
PUMPKINS - Thousand s ofJack O Lantern pumpkins.From 50¢ to $5.00. MorganFarms, 7721 E . C linton Tr.(M-50) between Eat onRapids & C harlotte.
ALFALFA GRASS-EXCELLENT Hay $4 & up.Can deliv er. 517-641-6034
GOOD QUALITY GRASS HAYNo rain. $4/bale. Masonarea. 517-285-9338.
YARD LAWN ROLLER 76’’circ., 36’’ widt h, 24’’ side -ways. Best offer . Call 517-381-0000
A1 ALL ASH, OAK & MapleS easoned, deliv ered,$70/per f ace cord.517-525-5510
ACKERSON FIREWOODS easoned hard wood, $60per f ace cord, deliv ered.517-281-9383.
CHERRY, MAPLE, OAKSEASONED FIREWOOD $70f ace cord, split, deliv ered& stacked. 517-651-5214.
FIREWOOD! CUT, UNSPLIT,Delivered, $60-80, 3-4 f acecord. 517-930-1102 leavemessage.
F I R E W O O DD E L I V E R E D / P I C K U P -Lansing & surroundingareas. $70/$60 (517)627-4256
FIREWOOD SEASONEDHARDWOOD - Rea d y toburn in the C harlotte area.$55/ f ace cord, 4’x8’x16".You pick up. PLEASE, cashonly. 517-930-2153.
RUBY’ S FIREWOOD 4X8X16,$65 f ace cord, hard wood.Call 517-391-0914.
SEASONED FIREWOOD$40/f ace cor d. Delivery ex-tra. 517-543-2783
SEASONED HARDWOODS4X8X16, $65 f ace cord.C hunks & logs. Call 517-505-1983.
SEASONED SPLIT MIXEDHARDWOOD - Maple, Oak ,Apple. $45/ f ace cord + de-livery. 517-819-8987.
SPECIAL DEAL on seasonedhard wood fir ewood $65f ace cord. Guaranteeprice all winter! Offerends Oct. 31. Jeff 517-719-1281; Car ol 517-507-7093.chantlands [email protected] year selling fir ewood!
WOOD PELLETS FOR pelletstove. $189/ton (+ tax).40lb bags available. S toredinside. Cas h. 517-623-6622
PICKUP YOUR PLASTIC tiedbagged leaves for f ree. Nosticks or stones, GrandLedge/ Delta. 517-627-7965.
ANTIQUE GRANDFATHERCLOCK, $550. C irca, 1840.989-723-2849.
MOM 2 MOM SALE at Scr ib-bles & Giggles 609 N.Verlinden Ave Oct. 16th,9-12. 50+ tables.www.mom2momstore.com(517)482-1551
1967 MAGNAVOX soli dstate stereo console. Har d -ly used, 3’1’’ w x 8’ l x 3’ h.Brown. Best offer 381-0000
A AMISH LOG HEAD -BOARD AND Q ueen PillowTop Mattress S et. Brandnew-never used, sell all for$275. 989-923-1278.MM
A BED QUEEN PILLOWTOPmattress set, new in plas-tic, $200. Call 517-410-4921.Can deliv er.
A TEMPERPADIC/ STYLEMEMORY FOAM MAT-TRESS SET Q ueen, new-never used, as seen on TV,with warranty. C ost$1,800, S ell $695. Can De-liver 989-832-2401. MM
MOVING SALE 2 twin beds$40, d resser $40, hideabed$40, sound system $40, 13cf f reezer $95, coffee table$45, 3 des ks $80. Total$380. Please no Saturd ays.517-323-9707.
BRAUN VANGATER II-Wheelchair lift for d rop-flr .van, $1,000. You remove,have manual. 810-327-6405
LITEWAY NEW powe rscooter f rom S parrow,used less than 3 mo. $995.517-627-7714
SPACE SAVER II 3 wheelscooter, $375.Call 517-882-1319.
WALK IN BATHTUB Asseen on TV. New still inbox, has j acuzzi, warran-ty, f ree deliv ery, paid$9500; sacrific e for$3500. 517-579-4082
ENGLANDER UNVENTEDROOM heater w/logs, pro-pane or natural gas. 30K-34,500 btu. $275. Worksgood. 517-676-1327
FORCLOSURE SALE Mustsell all items: S ectional,f ridge, stackable W/D,queen mattress/boxspring. Kitchen dinette set.Call: 517-285-2380
BACKYARD STORAGES H E DS Q uality material &workmanship 989-834-2028
CERAMICS FOR SALE 2kilns, approx. 3000 molds ,glassware. $2,000 or bestoffer . Call 989-640-5141.
PELLET STOVE- USED 1.5SEASONS. Incl. 2 tons ofpellets & base. $1,300.517-663-3572
PIONEER POLE BUILD -INGS Free E stimates. Li-censed and Insured. 2x6Trusses. 45 Year Warrant-ed Galvalume S teel. 19 col-ors. S ince 1976 #1 in Mich-igan. Call Toda y 1-800-292-0679MM
POLE BARNS Michigan’sLargest Pole Barn C ompa-ny (Best Built Barns) BestQ uality, Best S ervice, BestPrice. ThisWeek’s S pecialsE rected 24’x24’x8’-$5495.0024 ’ x40 ’ x10 ’ - $ 7995 .0030 ’ x40 ’ x10 ’ - $ 8 995 .0030’x48 ’ x12 ’ -$10 , 995 .00Licensed/ Insured 1-877-802-9591MM
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WANTED: UNWANTEDappliances, air condit ion-ers, cars, trucks, vans,f arm machinery, lawnmowers, campers, hotwater tanks, aluminum orsteel boats, aluminum win-dows or doors, aluminumtoppers, any types of alu-minum or steel siding,4 wheelers, go carts, trail-ers, batteries.All picked up for Free.Call 517-628-2818
LUGERS WANTED A lso,holsters, clips & parts forsame. And most other oldGerman hand guns. Topprices paid by a collector.Doug, anytime 517-285-1714.
M1 GARAND Winchester ac-tion re barreled to 308 win.$800/best. AR15 Rifle HBAR match competition, 2stage trigger, $850/best.94 Winchester 30-30, madearound 1956, $375/best.Ruger #1 in 30-06w/Leupold 2-7 power,$700/best. Winchestermodel 70 fea therweight270 Winchester cal. w/2-7Leupold scope, $650/best.517-648-6020
RUGER M77 MARK II S tain-less, 308, w/scope, Leo-pold Varix II 3x9x40,$750/obo. Remington 870E xpress Magnum w/deer& bird barrel, 12 ga.,$350/obo. JC Higgins Mod-el 60 12 ga auto., $250. 517-202-1157.
WANTED: Gun reloa dingequipment, old guns, bul-lets, gun parts, more.Call 517-623-0416
A AARDVARK ANTIQUERpaying cash for guns,jew lery, f urniture, art &unusual & bizarre items.
517-819-8700
ANTIQUE BUYER payingcash for vintage artwork,f urniture, lamps, clocks,sterling silver items, musi-cal instruments, pottery,vintage ra dio & stereoequipment. Call John 517-886-9795.
CASH FOR GUNS , Art, Anti-ques, Jewelry, musical in-struments, Valuables. Call517-204-2004/517-663-3931
CASH PAID DAILYfor diabe tic test strips.$15 per 100 strips.Ph. 517-292-0991
CASH PAID FOR d iabetictest strips. Most types upto $15 per box. Call 517-505-2726 or 888-639-6179.
DIABETIC TEST STRIPSWANTED Most Brands $5-15 per box (517)712-6357
WANTED TO BUYE states, antiques, books,epheria, toys, and more.517-623-0416.
WANTED TO BUY older mo-torcycles & snowmobiles,running & non-runningcondit ion. 810-394-2577.
NEW NORWOODSAWMILLS- LumberMate-Pro handles logs 34" dia m-eter, mills boar d s 28"wide. Automated quick-cycle-sawing increases ef-fic iency up to 40%!www.Norwood S awmills.com/300N 1-800-661-7746 E xt300N MC
PIONEER POLE BUILDINGS -Free E stimates-Licensedand Insured-2 x 6 Trusses-45 Year WarrantedGalvalume S teel-19 C olors-S ince 1976- #1 inMichigan- Call Toda y1-800-292-0679.MC
SAVE $2,000 IN tax incen-tives and rebates. HUSKYMETAL ROOFS, S tandingS eam, Metal shingles/Tile,18 colors, C ompanyinstallers, f ree estimates.S ince 1975. 800-380-2379MC
4 MSU FOOTBALL ticketsand parking pass. IllinoisOct. 16th; Minnesota, Nov.6th; Purd ue, Nov.20th. $250per game or best offer . E x-cellent seats & parkingpass. 517-202-2453.
AIRLINES ARE HIRING—Train for high paying Avia-tion Maintenance Car eer.FAA approved program. Fi-nancial aid ifqualified—H ousing availa-ble. Call Aviation Instituteof Maintenance877-891-2281.MM
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Public Accuracy Test forthe election to be held on Tuesd ay, November 2, 2010, hasbeen schedu led for Monda y, October 25, 2010 at 12:00 Noonin the Board Room in the Lansing Township A dministra tionBuilding at 3209W.Michigan Avenue, Lansing,Michigan.The Public Accuracy Test is condu cted to det ermine that theprogram being used to record and tabulate the results of theelection counts the votes in the manner prescribed by thelaw.
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**WHAT A FIND IN BAILEYN E I G H B O R H O O D ! * *U nique 4 BR., 2 ba upda tedhome, 2136 overall sq. f t.in prime historic area.Walk to town & university,best schools. A Must see!225-281-0516.MLS# 15848
635 JENNE S T . 2 bd rm., 1bath, 750 sf, 1 car garage,close to all schools. Movein condit ion. Great starteror rental home. Priced tosell $39,900. 517-819-2931.
FOR SALE - possible landcontract. 3 bd rm., 2 bath, 3car garage, 2 acres.$98,500. 989-277-0616
ROUND LAKE - LAKE AC-CESS. 4 BR, 4 baths, 2,000sf, has separate apt., per-fec t for d aycare or rental.New well. +/- 3/4 acre.$69,900, all offers consid -ered. 828-226-9998 or 517-290-2250,Mike.
CORNELL ELEMENTARYSCHOOL sub div ision. 2300sq. f t., 4 b d rm., 2.5 bath.2001 construction; upda t-ed in 2010. Priced for im-media te sale at: $189K. Re-altors welcome. For appt.call: 517-202-6886,
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8 ACRE WOODED LOT onprivate d rive in upscalesub d. Located betweenLansing & Grand Led ge.$80,000 TERMS. C all 517-627-7972.
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PRICE REDUCED $1000ST. JOHNS- Mobile HomePark, exc. cond. 2 bd., d bl.wide liv. rm. Newly-builtwrap-around porch, greatto sit outdoors! Fencedarea for pet. Lg. 12’x20’wood shed w/shelving,cheery kitchen, newplumbing. A real gem!NOW $5,995! 989-224-8564
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Public Accuracy Test forthe November 2, 2010, GENERAL ELECTION is schedu led forFrida y, October 22, 2010, f rom 8a.m.-5p.m., at the TownshipC lerk’s Offic e, located at 7710 W. Sagina w Highway, Lansing,Michigan, 48917.The Public Accuracy Test is condu cted to det ermine that theelection program, M100 precinct ballot tabulators and theAutomark (Voter Assisted Terminals) being used, operate ac-cording to law.
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ST. JOHNS- INCOME BASED2 BDRM. TOWNHOMES.Beautifu l Park setting.C lose to schools & shop-ping. Laundry hookup.SUNTREE APARTMENTS1100 S unview Dr.989-224-8919 EHO
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WORRY-FREESENIOR LIVINGAt Abbott ParksideS enior C ommunityû Large 1 & 2 b d rmapts for $695-800û FREE HEAT!
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$99 DEPOSITS outh Lansing. Veryclean 2 bedr ooms, newupgrades , $550/$580.517-393-9307.
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BEECHFIELD E f f iciency thru2 bedr oom, $325-$540.U tilities included. TaylorRealty 517-272-1512.
DOWNTOWN2 bd rm., 1100 sf, hard -wood floors, laundry.$600+ util. 482-8771.www.wencoproperties.com
IVAN WOODS1 b d rm., FREE HEATActive living for 55+.S tarting at $499 permo.
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LANSING3322W. Michigan. 1 bd rm.,1st floor , $525 + electric.Laundry.
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1ST MONTH FREE RENT!Oak Hill ApartmentsAn elder ly community(elder ly is defined as 62years of age or dis abled ofany age) located in Ionia,MI is currently acceptingapplications for 1 bedr oomapartments. U nits of barri-er f ree des ign may also beavailable. Rent is based onincome. For affor d ablehousing call (616) 527-8900. This institution is anE qual Opportunity Provid -er. E qual Housing Opportu-nity. TDD #(800) 649-3777
1stMonth Rent FREE whenyou sign a 12mo. lease!Forest View Apts, Haslett* Immedia te Occupancy* C ozy 1 b d rm apts $560* PET WELCOME* S ingle level bldg w/ pri-vate entries* Washer/Dryer hook upsin utility room* Vaulted ceiling in livingroom* S torage access* Lovely wooded setting* C lose to everythingCall toda y for info and tour!
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G.L. in town, ground floor , 2bd rm., heat incld. $450.517-627-6751, 231-276-0021
GRAND LEDGE2 bd rm. fir eplace,garage, central air,washer & d ryer, $750-$775. 517-282-9669 or517-349-8000
HASLETT - 5705 Potter,near lake. Large 2 b d rm.1.5 bath, fir eplace, centralair. U tility room withwasher/d ryer hookup. Nopets, $595/mo. incl. water.Call 517-372-8000 or 517-349-8345
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HOLT: 1 BE DROOM , $450+ depos it. Air. Free heat,water, trash pickup. C oinlaundry. 1960 AureliusRoad. Busline. Applica-tions, up f ront.** 586-292-3681 **
WILLIAMSTON 2 BDRM.,1 bath, recently remod -eled, 1 car garage, $675mo. + utils. Call 517-285-0575.
KIWANIS VILLAGEA senior community 62years of age or dis abled ofany age. Located in Ma-son, MI is currently ac-cepting application for 1bedr oom apartments.U nits of barrier f ree des ignmay also be available. Foraffor able housing startingat $417 Call 517-676-6290TDD # (800) 649-3777
MASON -2 & 3 bd rm. fir eplace,central air, washer/d ryer. $750-$900.
517-282-9669517-349-8000
MASON--FREE HEAT! 1 &2 b d rms, $99 S ecurity de-posit, Vouchers accepted,S pacious 1,000 sq. f t.Water/S ewer/Trash incl.Pet-fr iendly . 517-244-0672
OKEMOS- CUTE, VERY PRI-VATE, 1 bd rm., enclosedgarage & dec k. U pgradedkitchen, bath & new woodflrs are brightened by sky-light & open flr plan. Fire-place & automatic garagedoor opener a plus. Incl.lower level storage andWD hookup. Lg. woodedlot. $785. 517-899-0417.
PORTLAND APTSApply toda y... Move To-morrow! Fast Approval!Call 517-647-4910 for a tourof your new home. Locat-ed j ust minutes west ofLansing.
WAVERLY & WILLOWS pacious 2 bd rms.Free heat & water.Q uiet building.517-303-6680
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HOLT-2 BDRM., 1 bath, 1car garage, f ull bsmnt.$700+ util. No smoking.517-331-3613
BLUE WATER VILLAGEDimonda le, near GM Deltaplant. New 2 & 3 bd rms, 2baths, starting at $700& trash incl. all applian-ces, bsmt., pets welcome.Call 517-749-1714 or517-372-6250
GRAND LEDGE LG 2bd rm Townhouse, 1.5bath, f ull bsmt, garage,$695+ utilities. Newlyremodeled.
517-339-2486
GRAND LEDGE: U pda ted lg.1200 sf., 2 BR., + bsmnt.,laundry hookup. 1.5 bath, 2story w/garage, lg. kitchen& bd rms,. w/balcony.Fresh paint, newer carpet.No big dogs . Inclu destrash, lawn & snow. $740 +util. 517-853-6307
HOLT : 2 bd rm, 1.5 bath 2story townhome, partiallyfin. bsmt w/laundry hook-up, dec k, air, newer paint& carpet, incl sewer, wa-ter, trash, lawn, snow re-moval. Cat or very smalldog ok. $715 + sec. dep.517-853-6307.
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MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE 1968 $8000Auto., ps, very nice car, priced well below book va-lue 517-393-7784
BUICK LUCERNE CXL 2009 $26,300Total vehicle price $35,670.White. 14,000mi.WarntyMint cond. 810-841-1396
DEVILLE 1997 $4,1008 cyl, Lthr, 98000mi.,Maroon.Good condit ion 517-719-1162
MALIBU LS 1998 $1950/OBO6cyl, GreatMPG, 205000mi, new tire,strut,brakes
989-307-3111
IMPALA LT, 2006 $870074,500mi. Bronze, very clean, well maint.E xcellent condit ion. 517-282-0272
CHEVY SUBURBAN LT 1500 2002 $54005.3L, all pwr, new tires, wheel barings & f uel pumpE xcellent cond. 517-525-0445
BOX VAN, 1990 $1500/BESTHigh mi., many new parts, new tires.Fair condit ion. 517-331-0542
HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE ’00 DODGE VAN $11,00083,500mi., lower floor , power ramp & door .Good condit ion 517-627-7714
2006MAGNUM SRT8 (HEMI) $20,000.Red, 55K, 1 owner, all record s, loaded.E xcellent C ondit ion 517-647-6211
RANGER, 2001 $8995/BESTLowmiles, loa ded, 4w d, extended cab.Good condit ion. 517-230-7117
EDGE SEL 2007 $20,0006 cyl, CD changer, Lthr, 9200mi., O ff White
517-323-2920
2000 E -150 VAN $12,000Wheelchair acc. w/side lift . Black, grey int., 72Kmi.
269-968-4423
F-350 DRW, 2000 $22,00050Kmi. C rew cab, 7.3L dies el. Loaded. Banks brake.E xcellent condit ion. 517-420-4959
CIVIC EX 2004 $5800/OBO128Kmi., 4 d r. auto, new tiresE xcellent cond Tim 517-290-6798
LS V8 2003 $8,9958cyl, Lthr, 112,250mi,Blk, new Eagle Zrated tires
517-204-4254
LINCOLN TOWN CAR 2004 $10,500S ignature, 4 d r., C hampagne, S imulated conv. top,tan lthr, keyless, 69Kmi. 517-505-5998
2009 TOWNCAR SIGNATURE LIMITED $26,80017K, cream white w/beige lthr heated seats. Perfec t.E xcellent condit ion 517-238-5001
MERCEDES S 320 1994 $5500/OBOGreat shape, 120,000mi., black on black
517-374-2854, 517-708-7664
CHRYSLER 2008 $17,995Town & C ountry Touring, 6 cyl, Lthr, d ual DVD,35100mi., Black 517-569-3492
HANDICAP VANSUSED, BOUGHT & SOLD Mini & f ull size5751 S . C eda r - Call Dale 517-882-7299
ALERO 2004 $4,9004 cyl, PW, PL, AC, ABS, 65,000mi.,White
517-282-7568
1998 TRANSPORT 7 PASS VAN $2995N ew tires, battery, excellent upkeep, 1 owner.Good C ondit ion 517-647-2443
CAMRY 2003 $4300179K, CD, remote locks, ps, pb, well maintained,clean, d rives-looks great 517-651-6286
TOYOTA SIENNA 2000 $5,250/OBO126,000mi.,Very good cond. 517-349-3536
CHEVY HD 6.6 DIESEL ’07 $40,000/OBOLoaded, w/7 1/2’ Boss plow, 64,800mi.
269-420-0939
FORD F250 PICKUP 1976 1ST $2000 GETS IT ALL!70000miles, many extra parts.
517-882-3621
HANDICAP VANSUSED, BOUGHT & SOLD Mini & f ull size5751 S . C eda r - Call Dale 517-882-7299
VEHICLES WANTED DEAD/ ALIVECas h money, Free towing.Call Anytime. 517-487-8704
BENJAMIN & SON A1 TOWING WANTEDJunk cars, vans & trucks. Top $ paid .
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BUYING JUNK CARS & TRUCKS. Running or not.Also misc. metal. $200-$800.7 d ays a week. 269-788-2034
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MASON: MOVE INS P E C I AL . 2 BR, 1 bathshared bsmt. with lockedstorage/laundry, air, fen-ced backyard. $610 mo.517-230-3885,517-202-1781
SOUTHEAST LANSING 3b d rm., 2 baths, loft , air,bsmt., dec k, great neigh-borhood. No pets. $755 +depos it. 517-393-8970.
COLEMAN AVE. 1 B E D -ROOM DUPLEX NEARINGHAM MEDICAL HOSPI -TAL $400 PER MONTHPLUS UTILITIES AND DE-POSIT, LOTS OF CLOSETSPACE, DECK. NO PETS.(517)281-1236 48910
GREAT LOCATION INGroesbeck. 4 bd rm., 2bath. Open flr . plan, bonusf amily room, hard woodflrs., dis hwasher, washer/d ryer, fenc ed yd. Petsokay. $1,100/mo.
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HOLT2 b d rm. d uplexes.
Nice yar d. $650 & $560water & sewer included.
517-694-1899.
HOLT- 2 LG b d rms, 1 bath,2 story, large kitchen, cen-tral air, washer/d ryer, ex-tra clean, f ull bsmt, gasheat, small pets ok.517-468-3963
HOLT CLEAN! 3BR, 1.5BA,W/D hookup, Dishwasher,Air, Private Drive, Yard,S hed. No smoking or pets.$750/mth inclu des water &sewer. 517-507-3887
HOLTLarge 2 bd rm. d uplex.Nice yard. W/D hookup.$650 water & sewer inclu-ded. No pets. 517-694-1899.
S . E . LANSING- 3 bd rm., 1.5bath, kitchen appliances,central air, garage, finis h-ed bsmnt., storage room,lg. laundry room w/WDhookup. $850+ utilities. Nopets. 517-394-6774
WEBBERVILLE- 2 bd rm.d uplex, 2 car garage,
$725/mo. 517-521-3242 or810-923-0910.
WILLIAMSTON- 2 BDRM,NEW APPLIANCES & car-peting. kitchen, diningroom, liv. room & dec k.C lose to dow ntown &schools. $550/mo. 517-655-1743
1547 ROOSEVELT ST.2 bd rm., 1.5 car garage, lg.backyard, $650+ utilities.Call 517-372-8129.
2124 PLEASANT VIEW2 bd rm., f ull bsmt.,garage, fenc ed yard,
$750+ util. (517) 482-8771www.wencoproperties.com
733 N . JENISON, Lansing, MI48915: Beautifu l 2 bd rm.,1 bath. Har d wood flrs. Incl.f ridge & oven.Well insulat-ed w/new windows. C loseto S t. Lawrence & nearL C C / C o o l e y .$15/application fee.$600/mo. 517-331-1182.
919 S . HOLMES ST. 2 bd rm.,$550 per mo. + utils. 1059N. LARCH ST. 2 BR, $550mo. + utils. Near busline. 2BR apt., $550 mo., all utilsincld. Rooms w/privatebath, $350 all utils. incld.Call 484-5619.
AFFORDABLE HOMES 1-4bd rms, S ection 8 OK.Pets OK. Move in spe-cial! Flexible termsavailable. $395-$1095.517-651-1374
BE A HOME OWNER Rent toown. Owner will fina nce.Land C ontract available.Call 517-202-3121.
CUTE 1 BDRM. C ountryhome in DeWitt area.$550/mo. + dep. & util. Nopets or smoking. 669-9455.
DAKIN 1022 3 b d rm., gar.,new window , bsmt.,fenc ed yard, $750 + utils.JEROME 1315 Lg 3 b d rm.apt., fenc ed yard, $700 +heat. PERSONS CT. 1019 2b d rm house, garage, bigyard, $600 +. 517-372-4504.
EATON RAPIDS11727 Bunker Hwy,
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EATON RAPIDS6288 Nye Hwy., 3 bd rm.,1.5 bath, 1531 sq. f t.ranch style home.Propane heat.517-622-6059
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ST JOHNS 211 Wight S t. 3b d rm. home. No smokingor pets. $750 mo + dep. &util. 989-224-7851
GRAND LEDGE714 E .Maple. 3 b d rm., 1.5bath, 2 car garage, lg.yard. $975+ util. 482-8771
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LANSING 1803 DONORA,lease to own, 2 b d rm/ 1bath, hard wood floors, ap-pliances included. WDhookup 2 car det atchedgarage, $650/mo + $650dep. No pets/ d rugs. 517-749-2482.
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LAN S I N G - 2 b d rm houses& 2 b d rm d uplexes andapts. $600-$675. Localowner cell 989-550-1181.
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2 story 3 b d rm., for maldining ,new kitchen,Call 517-641-7271 or 517-
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LANSING HOMEFor rent. Neat & clean,3 bd rm., 1st fl. laundry.Call 517-641-7271 or517-214-7648.
LANSING SOUTHSIDE3 bd rm., w/ garage, largebackyard. S ection 8 wel-come. C lose to schools.$650+ depos it. LC avail.517-393-5188, 616-527-2008
MASON600 E C olumbia. 2 bd rm.,1.5 baths, lg. yard, $750+util. Call 517-482-8771.www.wencoproperties.com
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CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF LANSINGSYNOPSIS
A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THECHARTER TOWNSHIP OF LANSING WAS HELD AT THE TOWN-SHIP OFFICES LOCATED AT 3209 WEST MICHIGAN AVENUE,LANSING, MICHIGAN ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2010 AT7:00 P.M.MEMBERS PRESENT: S upervisor Daher, C lerk Aten, Treasur-er Rodgers.Trustees: Masseau, Rodgers, Harris,MitchellMEMBERS ABSENT: NoneALSO PRESENT: Michael Gresens, AttorneyACTION TAKEN BY THE BOARD:Meeting called to order by S upervisor Daher.Minutes of meeting held on S eptember 14, 2010 approved.Agenda approved.Donation of property accepted.Parking lot expansion approved for 1540 Lake Lansing Roadsubjec t to condit ions.Resolution adopt ed to support GreeningMid Michigan Plan.Bids for maintenance of basketball and tennis courts at S la-ter Park referred to Parks C ommittee.Resolution adopt ed to schedu le public hearing on October12th for 2011 bu dget .Resolution adopt ed to certify at-large d rain millage for the2010 tax rolls.C laims approved.E xecutive S ession held to dis cuss land acquisition andattorney-client privileged communication.Meeting adjourned.
John Daher, S upervisorS usan L. Aten, C lerk
DWCN/ LCCN-86 8758 10/17/10
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STATE OF MICHIGANPROBATE COURTCOUNTY OF Eat on
NOTICE TO CREDITORSDecedent’s E state
FILE NO.
E state of Robert DLaMoreaux Date of birth:7/31/1933TO ALL CREDITORS: *NOTICE TO CREDITORS:The dec edent , Robert DanLaMoreaux, who lived at4637 C lydes d ale Road, Lans-ing, Michigan died9/20/2010C redit ors of the dec edentare notified that all claimsagainst the estate will befor ever barred unless pre-sented to Rita A LaMoreaux,named personal representa-tive or proposed personalrepresentative, or to boththe probate court at andthe named/ proposed per-sonal representative within4 months af ter the d ate ofpublication of this notice.
Dated: 10/6/10
Rita A LaMoreaux4637 C lydes d ale RoadLansing,MI 48906517-323-3210
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there, we’re making bold changes like creating
mid-Michigan’s first ER designed just for children.
We also partnered with LifeNet of Michigan to
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