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Great start to post-season
Kelsey Blake (left) of Portland drives the baseline past Miranda Munford(right) of Lansing Catholic during their Class B District quarterfinal game onFeb. 28 in DeWitt.The Raiders also defeated Eaton Rapids in the semifinals and advanced tothe district championship game against DeWitt on March 4.
PORTLAND — Area school districts hada decrease in enrollment based on the re-sults of their February student count.
School districts conduct a count of stu-dents in its classrooms twice each schoolyear, one near the end of September and theother near the end of February. The countis used to determine the amount of StateAid funding that the district will receive. Thefunding is weighted in that 75 percent of thefunding is based on the September countwhile the February count determines 25 per-cent of the funding.
In the Portland School District, the Feb-ruary count was seven students less than thetotal from September.
“That decrease was better than the lastcouple of years,” said Charles Dumas, super-intendent of the Portland School District. “We were down 22 students last year and 24students the year before that.”
Dumas said the bigger problem for theschool district is the enrollment for this com-ing fall.
“We have a large senior class of 169 stu-dents that is graduating this year,” said Du-mas. “If we bring in the same number ofkindergarten students as we did this year,there will be a decrease of 42 students.
“Plus, our alternative education has 58students in that class,” added Dumas. “Thenormal level is 50 to 51 students. So if wedrop back to normal there for next year, we
Local schools see dropin February countBy TOM [email protected]
See Schools/page 11
IONIA — The Ionia County Board ofCommissioners handled a variety of issuesat its Feb. 22 meeting, including the addi-tion of a new member to a local rail-trail au-thority.
The commissioners approved an amend-ment to the bylaws of the interlocalagreement for the Fred Meijer Clinton-Io-
nia-Shiawassee Rail-trail. The amendmentallows representatives of the City of St.Johns to be added to the trail board as rep-resentatives of Clinton County.
“We don’t want to open membership toevery city, village or township along thetrail because we want to keep the boardat a manageable number,” said Mark Howe,Ionia County administrator. “However, we
County commissionersapprove vehicle purchasesBy TOM [email protected]
See County/page 5
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News in brief
Blood drives to take placein area this month
The American Red Cross hasscheduled blood drives for the follow-ing dates:
• Monday, March 7, at St. Mary Par-ish Hall, 201 N. Westphalia St., West-phalia, from 1 to 6:45 p.m.
• Wednesday, March 16, at Sara-nac High School, 150 S. Pleasant St.,Saranac, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.
Blood donors must be at least 17years old, weigh at least 110 poundsand be in good general health. Toschedule an appointment at one of theabove blood drives or for informationon a blood drive, call 1-800-GIVE LIFEor visit www.redcrossmichigan.org.
Portland Garden Clubmeets on March 10
The Portland Garden Club’s Marchmeeting will feature a presentationon beekeeping. The meeting will takeplace Thursday, March 10, in the So-cial Room of the First Congregation-al Church at the intersection of Smithand Bridge streets. Refreshments areserved at 6:45 p.m. with the meetingfollowing at 7 p.m.
Also, persons who need some gar-den tools sharpened up may bringthem along For only $4 per tool (orthree tools for $10) the tools will besharpened and returned at the Aprilmeeting. Sharpening services must bepaid for at the March meeting.
St. Mary Parish holdsfish dinner March 11
St. Mary Parish hosts a fish dinneron Friday, March 11, from 4 to 7 p.m.at the St. Mary Parish Hall in West-phalia.
Themenuincludesbakedandfriedfish, au gratin potatoes, french fries,cole slaw, chips and cheese, apple-sauce, corn, pudding, rolls and bever-ages.
Cost is $8 for adults, $4 for chil-dren ages 5 through 12, and $1 forchildren ages 4 and under. Proceedsbenefit St. Mary School.
VFW announcesmeal schedule
The Portland VFW Post 4090 hasscheduled the following events at thepost home, which is located at 1324E Bridge St. in Portland. The public is
invited to attend.• Friday, March 11, fish fry from 5
to 8 p.m.• Friday, March 25, fish fry from 5
to 8 p.m.•Sunday,March27,breakfast from
8 to 11:30 a.m.
Church holds Dollar DinnerNight on March 12
The Lyons-Muir Church holds aDollar Dinner Night on Saturday,March 12, from 4 to 6 p.m. The mealincludes chili or soup of the month,bread, fruit cups, dessert and bever-ages for $1.
The church is located at the inter-section of M-21 and Olmstead Roadin Muir.
P-W Boosters holdalumni games March 12
The P-W Boosters are sponsoringalumni mens basketball games on Sat-
urday, March 12, at 6 p.m in the P-WFieldhouse. Admi.ssion is $5 per per-son or $20 per family.
Eagle Park to holdchicken dinner March 13
Eagle Park is hosting a chickendinner on Sunday, March 13, from 11a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Eagle Park recep-tion hall. Admission is $8 for adultsand $4 for children ages 10 and un-der. Proceeds go toward Eagle Parkimprovements and maintenance.
The April dinner is scheduled forSunday, April 10.
Legislative luncheonmeets on March 14
The Portland Area Chamber ofCommerce holds its next monthly leg-islative luncheon on Monday, March14, at noon at Jerry’s Restaurant onKent Street in downtown Portland.Residents are invited to stop by and
discuss items with local and state-elected officials.
Civic Players seekdirectors for youth program
The Portland Civic Players arelooking for directors and assistant di-rectors for their children’s SummerTheatre program. The 2011 programwill run from June 13 to July 24. Ap-plications are due by March 15. Allinterested applicants are asked to vis-it www.portlandcivicplayers.com formore information on the positionsand how to apply.
Mount Hope Churchhosts scrapbooking event
Mount Hope Church on Ionia Roadholds a scrapbooking and craft nighton Friday, March 18, from 6 to 10p.m. Participants should bring a snackto share. For more information, callWendy Kent at (989) 587-3075.
Sebewa UMC hostssteak dinner March 19
Sebewa Center United MethodistChurch holds a Swiss steak dinner onSaturday, March 19, from 5 to 7 p.m.The menu also includes mashed pota-toes and gravy, cole slaw, vegetables,rolls, homemade desserts, and bever-ages. A free-will offering will be ac-cepted.
The church is located at 12018Shilton Road., Portland, or four milesnorth of Sunfield from the corner ofM-43 and Sunfield Hwy. to the cornerof Bippley and Sunfield Hwy., thenwest on Bippley one mile to the cor-ner of Bippley and Shilton roads. Thechurch is handicapped accessible.
St. Joseph Society holdsdinner/meeting March 19
The Westphalia St. Joseph Societyholds its spring dinner/meeting onSaturday, March 19, at 6 p.m. at St.Mary Parish Hall in Westphalia. Mem-bers and their families are asked toattend the 4:30 p.m. Mass and sit as agroup.
Meals for the sick and disabledmay be picked up from 5:30 to 6 p.m.
The public is invited to join thegroup for dancing at 8 p.m. with mu-sic provided by the Mello-Tones. Ad-mission is $5 per person.
For more information, contact LeeThelen at (989) 587-4781.
Photo by Ruth Malhalab - RAMM Photo
Sweet display
Stephanie Rawson (second from left) of Mason gave herfriends Gale Winegar (far left) and Beatha Gailitis (thirdfrom left), also of Mason, a Christmas present of chocolateindulgence by taking them to the 21st annual MSU MuseumChocolate Party. While sampling sweet chocolate treats fromarea vendors the trio sampled cake and discussed cakeorders with Shayna Bennett (far right) owner of Sweet CakeCompany in Portland and Debbie Master (second from right.)
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When people in the com-munity think about thePortland Main Street pro-gram, they automaticallythink of one of the manydifferent retail and promo-tional programs that wehold every year - Holi-dayfest, Portland Pay Day,and Oktoberfest are theones that I hear about frompeople the most. But Port-land Main Street does muchmore for the communitythan just events and pro-motions! Portland MainStreet offers yearly sign-im-provement and façade-en-hancement grants, we offerbusiness training throughthe Michigan Small Busi-ness and Technology De-velopment Center, and wecan also help a small busi-ness get started in down-town Portland.
The Small Business Ad-ministration (SBA) definesa “small business” as onethe employs “less than 500people.” In 2009, it was es-
timated that 552,600 “smallbusinesses” opened theirdoors for the first time,according to the SBA. Ofthese startups, 50 percentwill fail in the first fiveyears. A major reason smallbusinesses fail is becausepeople aren’t prepared wellenough for the many pit-falls and headaches thatcan impact a first-time busi-ness owner.
With the above in mind,the Economic Revitaliza-tion Committee of the Port-land Main Street programhas partnered with theMichigan Small Businessand Technology Develop-ment Center at LansingCommunity College. OurEconomic Revitalizationcommittee has brought in
trainings such as “Writinga Business Plan,” “FindingBusiness Financing,” and“Marketing Your Business”to Portland at various timesover the last two years.These trainings give new(or an existing) businessowners some tools that canhelp them navigate the roadahead and can help themsucceed.
Another way that Port-land Main Street can assistnew downtown businessowners is by helping themto navigate the various zon-ing laws and to understandthe effects on their plannedbusiness. For example, un-der the City’s Code ofOrdinances, certain busi-ness types are allowed inthe downtown business dis-tricts, while others are not.For example, while res-taurants are certainly al-lowed in the downtown(or “C-1”) business district,those with a drive throughwindow are not allowed
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in the Main Street district.Another example of a busi-ness that is not alloweddowntown but is permittedin other City districts is dogkennels. Knowing thesetypes of issues before mov-ing forward can help en-trepreneurs use their timeand resources more effi-ciently and effectively.
Finally, the PortlandMain Street program canhelp Main Street business-es with their marketing ef-forts. Our Promotions andMarketing committee regu-larly coordinates “cooper-ative advertising”campaigns with local me-dia outlets. These cam-paigns have resulted inreduced advertising ratesthat help our Main Streetbusinesses market theirgoods and services. OurOrganization and FinanceCommittee also sells verylow priced advertisingspaces in our monthlynewsletter, “On the Street,’
which reaches 2,300 homesand businesses within thecommunity.
While Portland MainStreet is very proud ofthe promotional and retailevents that we hold eachyear, we encourage indi-viduals who are thinkingof starting a business indowntown Portland to giveus a call and see how wecan help them to not onlysucceed, but to flourish!Remember, we are here foryou!
The goal of the Port-land Main Street programis to actively revitalizePortland’s vibrant, charm-ing, and unique downtowninto a gathering place-onethat uses broad-based com-munity support to (1)provide opportunities toentrepreneurs; (2) sustaina strong economic foun-dation for the region; and(3) safeguard history, tra-dition, and a sense of com-munity for residents and
visitors.For more information
on how you can be part ofthis mission, visit the Port-land Main Street website atwww.portlandmainstreet.orgor call the Portland MainStreet offices at (517)647-5027.
Patrick Reagan is theMain Street manager forthe City of Portland.
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The following studentshave been named to the Prin-cipal’s List at Portland HighSchool for the second mark-ing period.
To be named to the Prin-cipal’s List, students mustearn a grade point average ofat least 3.30 with no gradebelow a B-.
Grade nine
Madison Adams, ChloeAlberta, Tanner Allison, RachelAyotte, Victoria Blair, KathrynBlake, Hayley Bonn, MarBrooks, Patrick Chaffee,Andrew Click, Ariel Davids,Daniel Davis, Asher Dorshimer,Marissa Felepausch, Graham,Ferris, Jacob Fox, SabrinaGambill, Derek Gardner, ColinGensterblum, Nathan Goering,Alexandra Grys, ZacharyGustafson, Sarah Haluska,Kenneth Heindel, CaitlinHengesbach, Mackenzie Hoort,Alex Hoppes, Shaun Johnson,Leigha Lance, Garrett Lattimer,Abigail Leatherman, MalloryLeonard, Grace Lucks, KaraMartzka, Emily Merrifield, CarlyMiller, Casey Miller, RichardMixter, Allison Peabody, Zach-ary Platte, Annalise Pline,Jacob Pohl, Ryan Powers,Grace Reed, Shelby Stanke,Sydney Thelen.
Grade 10
Ashley Blaschka, EliseBonfiglio, Samantha Brinks,Dylan Carroll, Sydney Cody,
Chance Conley, McKayla Dar-ling, Thomas Day, KelseyFeldpausch, Bailea Fox, AJGarlitch, Randall Gensterblum,Adam Goodman, Nicole Green,Brooklynn Greene, KarenHohnstreiter, Whitney Hoppes,Tyler Husted, Mae Johnson,Travis Kapcia, Heather Kellogg,Lillie Keusch, Jared Krausz,Kristen Lawless, MadisonLefke, Jacob Luckey, HaydenMay, Jordan McNaughton,Breeanna Murphy, Laura Ness,Bryce Palmiter, SamanthaParkhouse, Jayna Pohl, Alex-ander Pung, Emily Quinn,Brianna Schneider, CameronSimon, Richard Simon,Rebecca Snyder, Kelsey Spit-zley, Tiara Steele, JordynStirton, Clayton Teachout,Violet Thole, Alexis Weber,Carmen Wittkopp, Alyssa Zoll.
Grade 11
Josie Alberta, Tori Bonn,Sarah Burnham, Briena Bush-ong, Amanda Cantwell, AshleyCurtiss, Alan David, HayleeDavidson, Michael Dole, EmilyFerris, Jamie Goering, MatthewGuidi, Jared Guy, Alex Haik,Kara Holzgen, Lindsey John-son, Tyler Klein, BrandonLawler, Alan Lear, MarlysLonganbach, Jennifer Martin,Justin Ouendag, Rose Palmiter,Lydia Prebeck, Allison Pung,Caleb Pung, Rachel Riker,Taylor Roe, Corey Schafer,Hannah Schrauben, ChelsiScott, Alex Senita, Glen Simon,
Kevin Spring, Carolyn Strzalka,Cole Tissue, Alyson Vanam-burg, Caitlyn Werner.
Grade 12
Emily Aulerich, Collin Ball,Kelsey Blake, Tori Blundy, BrianBrown, Brock Cochrane, EmilyCook, Kelli Crosby, AudreyDorshimer, David Dykhuis,Ellee Eldridge, Nicole Fawley,Ashley Fedewa, NicholasFeldpausch, Lauren Fowler,Zachary Goodman, SamanthaGross, Anthony Haluska, Alex-andra Hampton, Sara Hartsuff,Devann Hattis, Shelby Hobner,Alexander Holdren, RebeccaHook, Katie Hoppes, KendraHorvath, Cally Huhn, NathanHuss, John Jandernoa, Mat-thew King, Jenna Kiter, AustinLattimer, Renee Leik, JamesLill, Melissa Marvin, HeatherMay, Kevin May, Justin McCaf-ferty, James Mixter, DylanMooney, Courtney Moulton,Alexander Newman, KassandraNewman, Jamie Oberst, Chel-sea Ouendag, Colleen Palmiter,Courtney Pline, KatherinePline, Connor Roe, MitchellRollins, Jordan Russell, KristinaScarborough, JessicaSchneider, Nathan Schneider,Thomas Schneider, NathanSchrauben, Carson Seal,Samantha Selden, VictoriaSochor, Gillian Spitzley, Mad-eline Timmer, Allison Trierwei-ler, Ralph Warfield IV, SarahWhite, Aaron Wilber, MelaneeWolthuis.
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have made every effort toget Clinton County repre-sentatives to join withoutsuccess. The City of St.Johns has shown an interestin the trail so we decidedto add them as the ClintonCounty representatives.”
The trail extends fromIonia to Owosso along theold Central Michigan Rail-way. The trail board is cur-rently working to developthe trail for public use.
Vehicle purchaseThe commissioners also
approved a proposal fromthe Sheriff’s Office to pur-chase new patrol vehicles.
The department hadmade a request to purchasethree patrol cars to replacethree older units. However,the board approved the pur-chase of two new vehiclesfor a purchase price not to
exceed $50,000.The board also approved
a proposal from the ParksDepartment to purchase anew or used dump truckat a cost not to exceed$25,000.
Other action• The board approved an
agreement with Veolia Envi-ronmental Services for dis-posal services related to thecounty’s household hazard-ous waste collections.
Board members also ap-proved a proposal fromCompRenew for disposalservices related to the coun-ty’s electronics recyclingcollections.
• The commissioners ap-proved a new option forliability insurance throughthe Michigan Municipal RiskManagement Authority. Thenew option will save thecounty $10,035 a year..
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County: Vehiclepurchases approved ST. JOHNS — The
Friends of the Fred MeijerClinton-Ionia-ShiawasseeTrail will hold their annualmembership meetingWednesday, March 16, at7 p.m. at Smith Hall, 800Sickles Street, St. Johns.This meeting is open toall current, past and poten-tial members of the Friendsgroup and anyone else in-terested in the promotion
and maintenance of thistrail that follows the for-mer railroad corridor run-ning through the countiesof Clinton, Ionia and Shia-wassee.
A brief business meetingwill be followed by severalpresentations. Nancy Kru-priarz and Carolyn Kanewill be speaking on behalfof the Michigan Trails andGreenways Alliance.
Dan Stewart, Shiawas-see County Commissioner,will talk about the new Mid-West Michigan Trail Au-thority, which he chairs.Also speaking will be An-namarie Bauer, trail plan-ning specialist with theMichigan Department ofNatural Resources and En-vironment (MDNRE), whowill provide updates on thestatus of the rail trail mas-
ter plan, the trail authorityand the endowment.
Board elections willtake place for 3 three-yearpositions with terms end-ing in March, 2014. Mem-bers that paid dues in 2010are eligible to vote in theseelections.
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Grade 3-5 book clubThe next meeting for the
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Portland High School hasselected Randy Gensterblumas the recipient of the “Raid-er of the Week” award for theweek of Feb. 7.
Randy is a sophomore andis the son of Rick and SherriGensterblum
While maintaining goodgrades and a good attendancerecord, Randy has played twoyears of PHS football and bas-ketball and will participate inhis second year of baseball inthe spring. He has also beeninvolved in his youth groupfor four years.
After graduation, Randywants to pursue a career inathletic training.
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The following students havebeen named to the Honor Rollat Portland High School for thesecond marking period.
To be named to the HonorRoll, students must earn agrade point average of at least3.0 with no grade below a C-.
Grade nine
Auston Brandt, DevinBurhans, Elizabeth Dean,Alyssa Fandel, Tessa Fedewa,Branden Foote, CourtneyGillengerten, Andrea Green,Jacob Hinds, Alexis Holcomb,Desirae Ladisky, Lauren Man-zini, Allyson Martin, KaylaMiller, Norma Miller, KarlNewman, Elizabeth Parish,
Andrew Pline, Alyssa Pung,Amanda Pung, Allison Russell,Kiah Schneider, KatelynSchrauben, Kaitlyn Williams.
Grade 10
Shelby Betts, LindseyBottum, Melanie Brown, Steph-anie Coble, Jacob Densmore,Christopher Fox, Justin Good-man, Skylar Green, GarrettGross, Maddi Gross, CalebHickling, Kasondra Jensen,Woojeong Jeon, Allison Lanz,Keegan Lehman, Alvaro Lopez,Emmet McClean, Taylor Nail,Kaleigh Pohl, Andrew Roe,Taylor Russell, Logan Seal,Tyler Sochor, Nicole Spitzley,Kendall Teitsma, \JacobThomp-son.
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are looking at a decrease of 55 students for the next schoolyear.”
To make matters worse, Governor Rick Snyder has pro-posed a cut in State Aid of $470 per student for the nextfiscal year. If that cut is approved, the Portland School Dis-trict would see a reduction in State Aid revenue of about$961,150.
“If that amount is cut, it would take us back to the amountof funding that we were receiving eight years ago,” said Du-mas.
P-W declinesThe February count in the Pewamo-Westphalia School
District resulted in a decrease of 12 students from the Sep-tember count. However, interim superintendent Roger Thel-en said the decrease is not a major concern.
“Our fall count was higher than in past years,” said Thelen.“So this recent count is closer to where the district normallyis.”
Thelen said the district is beginning discussions about its2011-2012 budget while also keeping tabs on action in Lan-sing. The governor’s proposed $470 per student cut wouldmean a loss of $329,700 in State Aid to P-W.
Retirement concernsHowever, State Aid revenue is just one area that could
have a negative impact on school district budgets. Anotherarea is an increase in the contribution that school districtspay into the state retirement program.
“Our retirement contribution next year is going from20.66 percent of our payroll to 24.66 percent of the payroll,”said Dumas. “That means we would pay an additional$345,554 more in retirement if our payroll stayed the sameas the current year. However, there may be some payroll in-
Schools: Area districts show drop in February student countContinued from page 1 creases that have been approved as part of a contract.”
In the P-W District, the increased retirement contribu-tion would mean an additional $120,000 at the current pay-roll levels.
“Just two years ago our retirement contribution was 16.5percent of payroll and now it is going to 24.66 percent,” saidDumas. “That is a 49 percent increase in retirement expens-es in just two years.”
Nothing certain
Both superintendents agreed that it was too soonto declare the numbers set in stone for the next fiscalyear.
“A lot can still change,” said Dumas. “We have kinder-garten registration still coming up. Our enrollment canchange by the time that the school year starts. Or thelegislature could take some action that changes the pro-posed state budget.”
The superintendents are hopeful that a change ismade to the proposed $470 per student cut in State Aid.
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MONDAY
• Food Bank - 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.• Set Back starting at 12:30 p.m.• Bingo - doors open at 5 p.m. and early
birds start at 6 p.m. It is all paper. We offera light supper. Smoke free.
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• Monthly commodities may be pickedup after 1 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday ofthe month. Quarterly commodities may bepicked up after 1 p.m. on the third Tuesdayof February, May, August and November.
• Weekly Euchre - individual — no part-ner required - 1 p.m.; must sign up, pleasecall early. (Smoke free.)
• Lunch at noon, $3 suggested donation.You must sign up in advance.
• Our monthly board meeting is on thefourth Tuesday of each month. The publicis welcome to attend.
• Miracle Ear will be at the center from10 a.m. to 1 p.m. To make an appointment,call 1-800-639-8485.
WEDNESDAY
• Will be playing “65” around 1 p.m.THURSDAY
• Weekly Euchre - individual — no part-ner required - 1 p.m.; must sign up, please
call early. (Smoke free.)• Craig Stevens from the Ionia County
Commission on Aging will be here the thirdThursday of each month from 12:30 to 1:30p.m. to do blood pressure checkups.
• Lunch at noon, $3 suggested donation.You must sign up in advance.
FRIDAY
• Bingo - doors open at 8 a.m., earlybirds start at 9:30 a.m. It is all paper.
* * *Our next bus trip to the Soaring Eagle
Casino is Wednesday, March 23. The costis $25 per person with perks from the ca-sinoThe bus leaves the Family Dollar park-ing lot at 9:30 a.m., stops in Westphalia andthen proceeds to the casino. The bus willreturn to Portland before 6 p.m.
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of March 6. Suggested donation is $3. Mustsign up in advance at the senior center.(Menu subject to change.)
Tuesday, March 8: Chicken a’la orange, harvard beets, italian blend, fresh bakedbread, sliced oranges.
Thursday, March 10: Beef stroganoff,mashed sweet potato, green beans, melonchunks.
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The March 2011 issueof Today’s Catholic Teach-er arrived in the mail lastweek. This is exciting be-cause St. Patrick School isone of 12 Catholic schoolsin the United States fea-tured in this month’s edi-tion for winning a nationalaward.
Today’s Catholic Teach-er hosts a contest annuallytitled “Innovations in Edu-cation.” This provides themagazine the opportunity toreward schools that lead theway with innovative pro-grams in six categories:
• Marketing CatholicSchools
• Restructuring or Merg-ing Schools
• Promoting CatholicIdentity
• Curriculum and In-struction
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volvementOur program for mar-
keting our Catholic school,which has garnered this na-tional attention, is the TryUs, You’ll Like Us programthat is in its second year.The program allows newfamilies to send their chil-dren to St. Patrick Schoolwithout tuition for one quar-ter.
The idea for this programcame from School Commis-sion member Mark Davis.He suggested that we give
parents the opportunity totry our school without tak-ing a financial risk. Histhought was if families areable to see firsthand thatwe are doing a great job ofproviding a quality, Catholiceducation, they will want tostay.
With that one idea a newprogram was born. We im-plemented the program inthe second semester of the2008 - 2009 school year.Since that time our enroll-ment has grown by 7 per-cent.
Several other Catholic
schools have contacted mewith questions about ourprogram. Last fall, Bay AreaCatholic Schools imple-mented the program withsome touches of their own.They have seen a modestincrease in enrollment thisyear after two years of de-clining enrollment. Otherschools, including one inthe Diocese of Lansing, arelooking at using the pro-gram in the near future aswell.
I am very excited thatSt. Pat’s has received suchprestigious recognition.
The awards will be present-ed at a special celebrationbanquet in New Orleans onApril 27 which will coincidewith the National CatholicEducation Association’s an-nual convention. We arethankful and appreciativefor this great honor andhope it will inspire evenmore Catholic educators toopen their classrooms,schools, and imaginationsto new teaching and learn-ing possibilities.
Randy Hodge is the ad-ministrator at St. PatrickSchool
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Monday Communion Service 7:30 amMonday Communion Service 7:30 amTuesdays 6:00 pm,Thursdays & Fridays 7:30 am;Tuesdays 6:00 pm,Thursdays & Fridays 7:30 am;Wednesdays 9:30am, Saturdays 4:30 pm;Wednesdays 9:30am, Saturdays 4:30 pm;
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IONIA — As it does every yearduring March is Reading Month, theIonia County Literacy Council isproviding a free book to each firstgrade student in Ionia County.
This year’s book is “Young CamJansen and the Zoo Note Mystery.”This is a story about Cam and Eric’sclass going on a field trip to the zoo.But Eric can’t find his permissionslip, and without it, he can’t go onthe field trip. Where did it go? Did hedrop it somewhere? Was it stolen?Will Cam Jansen’s amazing memoryhelp to find Eric’s permission slip intime? Or will he have to sit in theprincipal’s office all day while theother children go to the zoo?
A copy of this book, which waspurchased at a greatly reduced pricethrough a literacy partnership withScholastic, is being delivered to901 first graders at Ellis Elemen-tary (Belding); Boyce, Rather, Jef-ferson, and Emerson elementaries
(Ionia); Twin Rivers Elementary(Muir); Clarksville Elementary; Sun-field Elementary; West Elementary(Lake Odessa); Woodland Elementa-ry; Palo School; Oakwood Elementa-ry (Portland); Saranac Elementary;Grattan Academy (Belding); Thresh-old Academy (Orleans); Haynor,Coon, and North LeValley schools(Ionia); Faith Community ChristianSchool (Belding); Seventh Day Ad-ventist School (Ionia); Sts. Peterand Paul School (Ionia); and St. Pat-rick’s School (Portland).
Readers this year include OlgaAlbert, Norrie Slater, Amanda Os-borne, Linda Stewart, Sister Kath-leen Kaiser, Christina Vaslesco, CariO’Connor, Vicky Burrows, BruceChadwick, Vicki Bradley, Amy Buck-ingham, Dan Mitchell, Judy Huhyn,Laura Hager, Josh Taylor, Megan Le-din, Sue Kessler, Joan Miller Moran,Valerie Gaus, and Sandra Meitler.
The literacy council inserts a
flyer into each book encouragingparents to read to their children.Literature has consistently stressedthe relationship of a child’s learn-ing ability to being read to as achild – those who were read to on aregular basis have a higher academ-ic achievement than those childrenwho were not read to on a regularbasis. Unfortunately, not all parentscan read.
Residents who know of some-one who cannot read or cannot readwell should encourage him or herto contact the Ionia County LiteracyCouncil. The council provides one-to-one and small-group tutoring toadults in reading, math, and Englishas a second language. All tutoring isfree of charge.
For more information about ourprograms call the literacy council at(616) 527-1360, ext. 116.
— From the Ionia County Liter-acy Council
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PORTLAND — The Portland Public School District isaccepting registrations for its kindergarten roundup.
Parents of children who will be 5 years old by Dec.1, 2011 and will be attending kindergarten in Portland inthe next school year are required to register. Registrationsmust be made prior to attending kindergarten round--up.
To register, contact the Oakwood Elementary School at(517) 647-2991.
The round-up will take place on April 20 and April 21 atOakwood Elementary School.
A parent’s workshop is also scheduled for Thursday,March 24, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Oakwood ElementarySchool. The workshop will discuss more information re-garding the kindergarten program and the round-up pro-cess.
— From Oakwood Elementary School.
Portland to holdkindergartenmeeting March 24
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DEWITT — Portland’sgirls basketball team is usedto playing in big games, butperhaps not back-to-back.
For the second time inthe span of four days, Port-land faced Lansing Catholicin a do-or-die game, and forthe second time, the Raid-ers did, first by winningthe outright CAAC Whitechampionship with a 47-37win over Lansing Catholic(13-8) in the regular-seasonfinale on Feb. 25, and thenby beating the Cougars37-34 in their Class B dis-trict opener on Feb. 28.
Sarah Trierweiler scored11 points and Kelsey Spit-zley added eight for Port-land, who prevailed despitescoring 10 fewer points thanin their previous encoun-ter.
Cougar coach JoeSpringer attributed that dif-ference to throwing a newwrinkle at Portland in therematch.
“We changed up our de-fense altogether,” Springersaid. “We went from manto a matchup zone, and wedid much better with thezone.”
Both teams dominated
PHS girls advance to district finalsBy SCOTT [email protected]
on their defensive end, mak-ing points very hard to comeby in the first half. The Raid-ers held a 14-8 lead in thelast three minutes of thehalf, but Lansing Catholicwent on a 10-3 run fromthere, keyed by two mon-ster three-pointers by Alys-sa Albright, to take an 18-17lead into the break.
“We didn’t do a great jobagainst it, but they did anice job with their zone,”Raider coach Ray Kimballsaid. “They came to play.They didn’t want to go homeeither.”
It was more of the sameafter the break, when twofree throws by Albright,the last of her team-high11, gave Lansing Catholic a25-24 lead with 3:28 left inthe third.
Now it was Portland whoturned up the defensiveheat, allowing just two fieldgoals the rest of the way.
Trierweiler scored seven ofher points in the fourthquarter, after being largelydenied participation by theCougar zone for the bulk ofthe first three.
“We built our founda-tion on playing defense andguarding people,” Kimballsaid. “We figured out a wayto score enough points. Wefinally got Sarah Trierweilera couple of touches in theright spot.”
Both teams squanderedlate chances from the free-throw line, with each teammissing the front ends oftwo 1-and-1 opportunitiesin the fourth quarter.
Cougar coach JoeSpringer said he waspleased with is team’s ef-fort, if not the result.
“The girls played theirhearts out,” Springer said.“They came back from be-hind, stayed in the gameand did a great job. We just
came up short on a few foulshots, and those foul shotswin the game.”
Portland advanced to thedistrict final with a mucheasier 40-22 win over EatonRapids on March 2.
Easier, but not easy, asthe Raiders had to over-come an early 8-5 deficit.Once again Portland’s de-fense drove them to victo-ry, holding the Greyhounds(7-13) to just eight points inthe entire second half.
Taylor Roe had 16 pointsand nine steals in the win,which improved the Raidersto 17-5 and set up a districtchampionship game againstthe tournament host, De-Witt, on March 4, after thispaper went to press.
The winner of that game,a rematch of the Raiders’first loss of the season, 41-39back on Dec. 3, advancedto regional play at Lindenon Tuesday, March 8.
Shamrock boysfall to Fulton
PORTLAND — Five play-ers scored in double figuresfor Fulton (17-2, 14-2) in its73-45 CMAC win over Port-land St. Patrick on March 1.
Paul Pung paced theShamrocks (10-9, 9-8) with10 points and eight re-bounds.
Tyler Walden led Fultonwith 16 points while CodyJohnson added 15.
Pirate girls roll overSt. Louis squad
ST. LOUIS — Pewamo-Westphalia won its 15th con-secutive game by defeatingSt. Louis (12-9) 51-26 in theopening round of Class Cdistrict play on Feb. 28.
Kristy Droste led P-W(20-1) with 13 points and Ab-bey Hangesbach added an-other 12 points and sevenassists for the Pirates.
Lady Shamrocksrout New Covenant
WEBBERVILLE — St.Patrick (14-7) advanced tothe Class D district semifi-nals with a 49-4 win overNew Covenant Christian onFeb. 28.
Emilee Fox and SidneyHill each had eight pointsand Nicole Schneider addedseven for St. Pats.
Portland boysbeat Gladiators
PORTLAND — HunterVanRiper scored 17 pointsand grabbed seven reboundsto lead Portland to a 65-59nonleague victory overFowlerville on March 1.
VanRiper also had fivesteals and Connor Roeadded 13 points and eightassists for the Raiders(11-8). Dylan Zimmermanled Fowlerville (1-18) with13 points.
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Pirates survive Aggie upset bidWESTPHALIA -- Nick Spitzley led all
scorers with 20 points to push Pewamo-Westphalia (16-3, 15-2) to a 59-52 CMACvictory over Dansville (8-12) on March 1.
Landon Spitzley had a double-doublewith 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Pi-rates while
Daniel Pepper and Aaron Hoefling bothhad 15 points for the Aggies.
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Raider to play softball at the next levelPortland senior Lindsay Barker (front row, center) signed a NJCAA letter ofintent to play softball at Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC) on Feb.18. In attendance at the signing were (front row, l. to r.) Lindsay’s father ChadBarker, Lindsay, mother Lisa Barker. (back row) Portland head softball coachJack Anderson and GRCC head softball coach Paula Maloley. Lindsay saidthat she plans on studying radiology at GRCC.
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Bruce, Craig, Lori and Timannounce the engagementof their mother, CharlottePlatte, to Robert F. Bab-cock.
A May 21 wedding hasbeen set.
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SedoreTroy and Heather Sedore
of Grand Ledge announce thebirth of their son Seth Adam.He was born Feb. 9 at Ing-ham Regional Medical Cen-ter and weighed 8 pounds15 ounces. Grandparents areKay and Shirley Sedore andEd and Pam Hull.
FeldpauschMike and Stacy Feld-
pausch of Portland an-nounce the birth of theirson James Weston. He wasborn Jan. 20 at Sparrow Hos-pital and weighed 9 pounds1 ounce. He joins brotherAndrew, 3, and sister Elena,1. Grandparents are Bradand Diane Sandborn of Port-land, Cruz and Carol Zamar-ippa of Genesse and AlanFeldpausch of Nashville.
CookChris and Heidi (Sporer)
Cook of Ada announce thebirth of their daughter EllyMae. She was born Feb. 8at St. Mary’s in Grand Rap-
ids and weighed 7 pounds10 ounces. Grandparents areTony and Cherrie Sporerand the late Mike and JanetCook. Great-grandparentsare Marilyn Mae Cole andJerome Barker.
HalfmannScott and Becky (Nuren-
berg) Halfmann of Westpha-lia announce the birth oftheir daughter Eve Carolyn.She was born Jan. 20 at Spar-row Hospital and weighed7 pounds 14 ounces. Grand-parents are Steve andRosemary Halfmann andRon and Bev Nurenberg.Great-grandmother is Ce-leste Heckman.
CastleJohn Castle II and Kelli
Sible of Portland announcethe birth of their son BradyAlexander. He was born Feb.28 at Ingham Regional Med-ical Center and weighed 7pounds 10 ounces. Grand-parents are Theresa Castleand Bernadette and DeLaneRedman.
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Winifred "Winnie" R.ThelenWestphalia
Age 86, passed away on Monday,February 28, 2011. She was born February29, 1924 in Westphalia the daughter ofMathias and Mary (Belen) Kloeckner.
Winnie was a member of St. Mary’sCatholic Church in Westphalia, Christian Mothers Societyand the Catholic Order of Foresters. Her passions in lifewere playing cards, putting puzzles together, baking breadand tending to her flower garden.
Winnie was preceded in death by her husband, Gerald N.Thelen; sons Bruce and Russell Thelen; granddaughter,Jamie Thelen; great grandson Brandon Thelen; brothersHilary, Arthur, Harold, Richard, Donald and MelvinKloeckner; sisters Vera Spitzley, Alma Thelen, PaulineWilliams. Surviving are her children Denise (David)Cushion of DeWitt, David (Judy) Thelen of DeWitt, NancyJo (Gary) Bissell of Grand Ledge, Jerry (Alice) Thelen ofLansing and Jane (James) Bierstetel of Westphalia; 26grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren; sisters MargaretMasseau of Lansing, Laurine Sebrell of Lansing, GermaineWalker of Lansing, Joann Cook of Pewamo, Patricia (DJ)Mace of Lansing; sister-in-law, Mary Kloeckner of Portland;daughter-in-law, Maureen Thelen of Lansing; many niecesand nephews.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated byMsgr. Sylvester Fedewa at 10:30 a.m., Friday, March 4,2011 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Westphalia. Rite ofCommittal will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery. The family
Mary’s Cemetery. familywill receive friends 6-8 p.m., Wednesday and 2-4 and 6-8p.m., Thursday at the St. Mary’s Funeral Chapel, 210 N.Westphalia, Westphalia. The rosaries will be prayed at 7p.m., Wednesday and 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., Thursday.Arrangements are entrusted to Schrauben-Lehman FuneralHomes, Portland. Online condolences may be made atwww.schraubenlehman.com.
Stanley Leroy HemmingerIonia
Stanley Leroy Hemminger aged 63, passed away February28, 2011 in Ionia.
He was born June 19, 1947 in Lansing the son of RaymondW. and Elsie M. (Smith) Hemminger. Stanley graduated fromPortland Highschool in 1965. He worked for many years atAmerican Bumper and Meridian Automotive until having toretire due to health reasons.
He was self taught musically and was able to play key-board, trombone and the clarinet.
Stanley is survived by his father Raymond W. (Dorothy)Hemminger of Oregon. Step-father Seymour VanDerske ofLyons. Sons Stanley (Char) Hemminger Jr. of Muir, KevinScott (Elizabeth) Hemminger of the Phillipines, TimHemminger and Rachel Hornsby of Greenville. Best FriendJanet Hemminger of Ionia. Step Children Vicki Sweet of Ion-ia, Michael (Angie) Laux of Ionia. Brother Ray(Kelly)Hemminger of Portland. Half brothers Edward (Sandra)VanDerske of LasVegas, David (Kathy) VanDerske of Port-land, Tom (Jackie) VanDerske of Lyons, John (Susan)Vanderske of Nashville, Steve (Andrea) VanDerske ofLyons. Half Sister Laurel (Joe) Carponelli of Las Vegas.Grandchildren Isabella, Gabriella, Christian, Javin, Jennifer,Tim Jr. and Marcus. Step Grandchildren Bradley and Daniel.
Jr. Step BradleySeveral nieces and nephews and his special dogs Patch andPeppy.
He was preceded in death by his mother Elsie in 1999.Memorial Services for Stanley will be held Saturday,
March 5, 11:00 a.m. at the First Christian Church inMuir with Pastor Greg Gladding officiating. Those wishingmay make memorial contributions to First Christian ChurchFood Pantry. Arrangements by Lake Funeral Home of Ionia.Online condolences may be made atwww.lakefuneralhomes.com
Roger Alan WillardPortland
Age 60, passed away on Saturday, February 26, 2011. Rog-er was born on October 19, 1950, the son of Ralph and Matil-da (Guidi) Willard.
He was preceded in death by his parents. Surviving arehis wife, Diane, the love of his life; siblings, Louise (James)Hilligan, and Steven (Kay) Willard; many nieces and neph-ews; dear and special friend, Dave; and many other closefriends; you know who you are.
A Memorial Service and interment will be held in thespring. For those desiring, memorial contributions may bemade to the American Cancer Society. Arrangement are en-trusted to the Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Homes, Portland.
Online condolences may be made atwww.schraubenlehman.com
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HAVANESE AKC 13 weekold cream male, & 1 yr oldBlack and white male. Lo-cal delivery only ($400 torehome). $900 for puppy.( 5 1 7 ) 2 3 0 - 1 6 3 [email protected]
CHIHUAHUA 8 WEEKS,Good with children,loveable, shots, wormed, 1male, long hair, brownwith white markings. 2 fe-males, short hair, 1 white,1 brown. Very adorablepups. $300.00. 517-554-1528 call or text.
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COCKER SPANIEL AKC Pupsbeautiful puppies gorgouscolor, markings. Ready 4/2for forever homes takingdeposit & showings. Shots,wormed, vet checked, re-cords, tails, dews, guaran-tee, parents onsite $500.00(989)[email protected]
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GOLDENDOODLE F1 PUPSStandard size. Vetchecked, shots, wormed.$450-$550. 989-763-7202.
GOLDEN RETRIEVER PUPSAKC, 1st shots & wormed,both parents on site, han-dled by children daily,$400. 517-749-0682.
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LAB PUPPIES AKC black &chocolate males. Shots &wormed. 269-998-0925
LAB PUPPIES AKC BLK,CHOCOLATE, Championlines, Good with children,loveable, parents on site,wormed, 1ST SHOTS,READY ON 03/26/11 FE-MALES $350, MALES $300(517)588-1995
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LABRADOR RETRIEVERPUPS AKC Black and Choc-olate, shots, vet checked,wormed, $300. (517)242-0677 [email protected]
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MALE BOXER PUP AKC 9month old fawn, neutered,male. Shots current,healthy, great family pet.$600.00 (517)749-1962
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Weoffer a competitivebenefitspackage includinghealth/dental/visioninsurance and a 401(K) plan with companymatching (up to 3.0%) andnon-matching (3.5%) contributions. This is an excellent opportunityfor the right individual to join one of Michigan’s largest privately heldcompanies that is also the market leader in its industry.If you are interested in this position or would like to inquireabout other open positions, please apply on-line by visiting
our corporate website at www.dart.jobs.
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ACCOUNTING CLERK-Experienced in CustomerService, Accounts Payable,and Invoicing. Efficient inMicrosoft Excel and Word.Needs to have great phoneskills, be a self starter, de-tail oriented, punctual, andhave great attendance.Full time position availablefor our Plainwell Facility.Please send Resumes andwage requirements [email protected]
TRAINCO TRUCKDRIVING SCHOOLDay-Eve-wkend Classes
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FREE FORECLOSURE LIST-INGS Over 400,000 proper-ties nationwide. Low downpayment. Call now. 800-880-2517 MM
ONLY $29,9003 Bed/ 2 Bath
Over 1700 Sq. ft.Newly Remodeled
All Appliances, WD,C/A. NO APP FEES!
All Credit Considered& Financing Available
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Must close by 2-28-11!EHO
LAND CONTRACT10% down
1247 WILDFLOWER Masonschools. 1523 Sq. ft. newbuild. 3 BR, 2.5 bath, 2 cargar., hardwood & ceramicflrs, AC, realtors welcome.$144,900. 517-290-4829
FOR SALE OR LEASE Small 2bdrm house, 1 blk frombusline, completely re-modeled, all new applian-ces incldg W/D, garage.$40,000. Call 517-394-3105.
PRICE REDUCEDTO $25,900!Over 1,300 Sq.Ft.
3 Bdrm/ 2 Bath home forsale in Portland
two car garage.All credit considered.
Corner lot, all Appliances,Pet Friendly, CA, Pool,24-hr Fitness Center,
Sun Homes atSunset Ridge888-404-8459
www.sunsetridge.tvWAC EHO Exp 3/31/11
FAR ENOUGH TO get awaybut close enough to go of-ten... Trailer & lot inCedarshores Condo camp-ground in Harrison. Beauti-ful park grounds, chain of5 lakes, summer activities,older park model excel-lently maintained, 2 boats,boat trailer, shed, & fulldeck. MSTA. $15,000. 989-725-5144.
DIMONDALE 2 & 3.5 ACRES9 mins. from Lansing & 7mins. from GM Delta Plant.Private, trees, wild life.Land Contract, starting at$32,500. 517-645-7476 or517-712-1372.
GRAND LEDGE - 14’x70’w/expando. 2 bdrm., lg.full bath. 12’x22’ covereddeck. Wood burning fire-place w/3 cords of wood.New kitchen appl. Washer/dryer. New drapes.$8,500. 517-455-6541
PORTLAND- 1990 SCHULTZ.14’x72’ 3 bdrm., 2 bath, insmall secluded park nearschool & close to down-town. Central air. Newersteel skirting, roof,evestroughs & decks.$16K. 517-647-2464
DELTA TWP. 5 acres. RE-DUCED. Heavy industrial,great location. Sale orlease. Land Contract avail-able. $139,000. 2600 SnowRd. 586-772-2759 or 810-772-6561.
MODERN OFFICE BLDG. 5offices, 5 baths, plus retailspace. 6800 sf, near theClinton Co Courthouse.$90,000, poss L.C. Call Bill989-224-4727.
CHAPEL HILLS Four choicelots. Last Supper section.Make offer. Terms. Ph.989-466-4463 lv msg.
Barn WorkBarn Work
Computer SalesComputer Sales-Service-Service
DrywallDrywall
Floor ServicesFloor Services
Hauling-TruckingHauling-Trucking
Home CareHome Care
Home Improvement-Home Improvement-RepairsRepairs
MasonryMasonry
Painting-PaperingPainting-Papering-Plastering-Plastering
Stump RemovelStump Removel
Tree ServiceTree Service
BARN ROOFWe put steel roofs on
high barns. Ask for John616-527-3635.
COMPUTER REVIVER:Upgrades, internet repair, virus,spyware removal, data rec. 30 daywrnty. Erik 517-484-6364. Housecalls.
26 YEARS EXPERIENCEHang, Finish, Texture
Big & Small Jobs. Insured.Call Cheryl 517-204-3110
Gary’s Drywall Finishing"Hang, Finish and Repair"
517-927-3853garysdrywallfinishing.com
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Mr. Natural’sWood Floors
FREE Estimates393-0660 or 490-8696
Since 1988
517.322.4131 Trash removalAppliances, brush, carpet,wood, etc. Senior disc.Eavestrough Cleaning.
TRASH, BRUSH, APPL. haul-ed Yard & build. clean up,trees & bushes trimmed.Low Prices! Mike 393-4664
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• Appliances
• Brush• Carpet
• Furniture
•Metal
•Wood• Concrete• Shingles
JUNKREMOVAL
Senior Discount327-6001
Best PriceAround
HELPING HANDIN-HOME
CARE GIVING• Daycare• 24 hour care• Healthcare
Reasonable Rates517-647-7446
ACTION CONSTRUCTION &REMODELING. Home Im-provements, Painting,Bsmts, Decks, Handyman.Lic. & Ins. 517-339-2564
MASONRY RESTORATIONRes/comm., historic. Re-pair brick, block & stone.Fndn/chimney repair/new.Lic. & Ins. 517-647-5380
PAINTING PERFECTIONS.Int & ext. Quality work.References, free est.(517)332-3281 or 290-4187.
BENJAMINSTUMP REMOVAL
(Formerly Bill’s Stump Re-moval). Prompt service,free estimates. Insured.517 285-7831, 517 625-5652
LJ-0000898968-01
• Tree Removal• Stump Grinding• Free Estimates• Fully Insured
Timber Tree Services, LLCCommercial & Residential
24 Hour Service(517) 526-1201
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1, 2, & 3 BEDROOM apart-ment homes starting from$599.00. Full size washerand dryer included. Pleasecall (517)886-4100.
ACCORD PROPERTIESStudios, 1 & 2 Bdrms.
Lansing /E. LansingArea. 517-337-7900
FOWLER - Park Place Apts& Point North Apts. -
ST. JOHNS.Units available in both loca-tions. 2 bdrm starting at$400-$485. Nice quiet area,pet friendly. Winter Move-In Special, call 517-202-4778. $350 dep., 1st monthrent free w/ 13 mo. lease.
OLD TOWN - LCC - LansingTwp. Beautiful clean 1 & 2bdrms., hardwood floors,$525-$675, heat included.517-896-8732
PORTLAND ONE BDRM:$400 plus util. & dep. 1-year lease required. nopets allowed. Brian at 517-526-1054 or 517-647-4953
PORTLAND- SPACIOUS,CLEAN 1 bdrm., incl. appl.Quiet area. $450/incl. wa-ter, heat & sewer & trash.517-647-2470
ST. JOHNS 2 bdrm. On-sitelaundry. $575/mo. + elec.989-224-2541
ST.JOHNS-INCOME BASED2 BDRM. TOWNHOMES.Beautiful Park setting.
Close to schools & shop-ping. Laundry hookup.SUNTREE APARTMENTS
1100 Sunview Dr.989-224-8919 EHO
WAVERLY AREADuplexes & Home
Starting at $725. Move inspecials, pet friendly.
For details 517-272-1000 orvisit:
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WESTFIELD CLUB APTS.1, 2, & 3 BEDROOM apart-ment homes starting from$599.00. Full size washerand dryer included. Pleasecall (517)886-4100.
APT 1-3 BED NEWLY RE-MODELED 50 FEET FROMLCC, from $545517-204-5550
APT 1-3 BED NEWLY RE-MODELED 50 FEET FROMLCC from $535517-204-5550
BEECHFIELD Efficiency thru2 bedroom, $325-$560.Utilities included. TaylorRealty 517-272-1512.
BEECHFIELD Efficiency thru2 bedroom, $325-$540.Utilities included. TaylorRealty 517-272-1512.
MOVE INFOR $299!
Spacious 1, 2 & 3 bedroomapartments. 1 beds from$499. 2 beds at $615. Freeheat on select 2 bdrms.* Free Utilities* Fitness Center* Arizona Dry Sauna* Indoor/Outdoor Pool* Resident Business Center* Walk-in Closets
10 minutes west of down-town Lansing, Thomas Cool-ey Law School, I-496 and I-96and directly north of theLansing Mall.
Village Green of Lansing5200 Mall Drive West
Lansing, MI 48917
Call (866)399-2924for more details
COME EXPERIENCELiving at Lansing Manor
"A Quiet and CaringSenior Community"
Located directly behindthe Lansing Mall,
Lansing Manor offers1 Bedroom residencesfor Persons 62 years ofage or disabled. Rentsare income based Pets
are welcome. Call todayfor your personal tour
of this lovely communi-ty. 517.321.5058
TTY (800) 662-1220Lansing Manor does not
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DOWNTOWN 408 W. IONIA.Studio ($460) & room($335). Utilities included.Close to LCC & Cooley.517-749-3890.
DOWNTOWN LOFT1 bdrm. loft, 1000 sq.ft.,wood floors, stainless ap-pliances, laundry, securedgarage parking. $900/mo.517-482-8771 or 517-719-5600. www.wencoproperties.com
DOWNTOWNremodeled 2 bdrm., lami-nate wood floors, largekitchen, available mid-January. $595+ heat & wa-ter. 517-719-5600
FREE HEAT & W A T E R .Edgemont Waverly. Quietdesirable neighborhood.Lg. clean 1 & 2 bdrm. Nopets. From $525. 712-4915,202-3234, 323-1153
HIGH RISE LIVINGWith Great Views
RENTS YOU CAN AFFORDinclude: Heat, Water, AC,
Garage ParkingLansing Towers
ApartmentsCorner of Ottawa & Pine
517-482-8838 orLansingTowers@comcast.
LANSINGW Michigan. 1 bdrm., livingrm., kitch., bath. $525 +electric.
Call 517-482-8771 or517-719-5600
CHARLOTTE LUXURYAPARTMENTS
Saddleback Ranch. 2bdrm., 2 full baths. Movein specials. Pet friendly.
For more information call:517-272-1000 or visit:vandaproperties.com
LJ-0000902351-01
Located in the beautifulcity of Portland, MI
Leasing spacious2-bedroom
apartment homes
Quiet settings withcity convenience
Pets welcome
On-site laundry facilities
24-hour emergencymaintenance
GREAT MOVE INSPECIAL
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½ OFF your firstfull month’s rent
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HASLETT -5705 Potter, near lake.Large 2 bdrm. 1.5 bath,fireplace, central air. Utili-ty room with washer / dry-er hookup. No pets,$595/mo. incl. water.Call 517-372-8000 or 517-349-8345
HOLT: 1 BEDROOM , $470+ deposit. Air. Free heat,water, trash pickup. Coinlaundry. New carpet.1960 Aurelius Road. Ap-plications, up front.
** 586-292-3681 **
MASON -2 & 3 bdrm. fireplace,central air, washer/dryer. From $750.
517-282-9669517-349-8000
MOVE IN FOR $299 whenyou sign a 12 mo. lease!Forest View Apts, Haslett* Immediate Occupancy* Cozy 1 bdrm apts $560* PET WELCOME* Single level bldg w/ pri-vate entries* Washer/Dryer hook upsin utility room* Vaulted ceiling in livingroom* Storage access* Lovely wooded setting* Close to everythingExpires March 15, 2011
Call today for info and tour!517-803-2648
Conditions apply.
Old Orchard Apts.Holts Best
Value$100 moves you in!"0" application fee &
"0" sec. deposit
1 or 2 bdrms Apts.
Call us today!517-694-8975
conditions apply
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Circle ShoreApartments
205 N. Scott Rd., St. Johns1st month rent FREE!
Please Call About OurWinter Savings!
989-224-4376*Conditions apply.
HASLETT LAKEFRONT ONLake Lansing with dock,gazebo, beautiful view,luxury condo apt., lg up-dated upper 2 BR., W/D,fireplace, deck, new maplekitchen, black stainlessappli., carpet, granite,$950. Also, smaller lower 2BR., w/patio, $660. In-cludes snow, trash, lawn.No big dogs. 517-853-6307.
E. LANS. ATTRACTIVE 2 BRcape cod, energy effic. fur-nace, air, fireplace, newlypainted, newer appliances,ceiling fans, very clean,well maintained, no pets,$695 + utils., references,deposit. 517-337-1007.
PORTLAND- COMPLETELYR E N N O V A T E D 2 bdrm.,downtown. Air, WD hook-up. Full bsmnt. $535.231-832-4485
1325 GLENROSE AVE. Verynice 3 bdrm., all applian-ces, lg yard, garage. 1st,last deposit. $800 + utilit-ies + dep. 517-708-7528.
1712½ NEW York St. Lans-ing Nice 2 bdrm. WasherDryer hookup in bsmt.New flooring in bathroom& kitchen. $550 + util.517-372-8129
$225 PER MONTHLease to Own!!! 3 Bed/1Bath - over 800 sq.ft. BrandNew Carpet, Vinyl, & Appli-ances. We Specialize inHard to Finance Individu-als!!!The Meadows of St. Johns
(989)224-7707
2 BDRM., 1 bath home withgarage in Portland. $550 +dep. Call 616-755-4336.
3-4 BDRM HOUSE Neat andclean, new paint & carpet.Call 517-641-7271 or 517-214-7648.
424 WARREN CHARLOTTEMI 48858 New plumbing,electrical, drywall, andpaint. Has a 26x32 polebarn attached via breeze-way, Pole barn has its ownelectrical panel. Beautifulsunroom. New WindowsSiding and Roof in 08. Lo-cated in a Quiet Neighbor-hood 1 mile from the I-69on ramp Deposit Requiredall utilities responsibilityof the tenant. 2 bedrooms,1 BA, Yard, Washer/Dryerin unit, Small dogs (under25lbs), Large Dogs, Hard-wood Floors, Dishwasher,Balcony, Deck, Patio orPorch, Air Conditioning,( 5 1 7 ) 5 8 8 - 0 5 4 1ca r e y 1 j @ h ot m a i l . c o m48813
613 AVON ST. 3 bdrm.,bsmt., $550 per mo. + utils.1059 N. LARCH ST., nearOld Town, 2 bdrm., $500per mo. + utils. Nearbusline, rooms w/privatebath, $350 per mo. All utilsincld. Call 517-484-5619.
AFFORDABLE HOMES 1-4bdrms, Section 8 OK.Pets OK. Move in spe-cial! Flexible termsavailable. $395-$1095.517-651-1374
BATH- LARGE 4 BDRMwith garage. Gas, elec-tric & deposit required.
No pets. $750/mo.517-641-6364
BE A HOMEO W N E R . Nobanks. Move in now. Leaseand land contract. OwnerFinancing. 517-202-3121.
CHARLOTTE1280 N. Clinton Trail, 3bdrm., 1.5 bath 1344 sq.ft. ranch home. Full un-finished bsmnt., 2 car at-tached garage. $750+deposit.
517-575-2668sundancefamilyhomecenter.com
DEWITT: GREAT LOCATION,Walking distance toschools, shopping & li-brary. Lake access! 4bdrm, 2 bath, attached ga-rage. Salon attached.$1,400/mo.+ dep. Rentw/option. 517-930-4405
EATON RAPIDS2304 Kemler Rd.,3 bdrm., 1 bath,
1300+/- sq. ft., 2 storyhome. $750+ dep.
(avail. after March 15)517-575-2668
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EATON RAPIDS811 East St. 3 bdrm.,
1 bath, 1595 sq. ft. homeon the river, michiganbasement. $775/mo. +deposit. City septic &
well, consumerelectric/gas heat
517-575-2668sundancefamilyhomecenter.com
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GRAND LEDGE12067 Rupp Rd.,
3 bdrm., 1.5 bath 1,092sq ft, ranch home.Full bsmnt., 1.5 car
attached garage. $725+517-575-2668
www.sundancefamilyhomecenter.com
HASLETT/2 B R . homew/pond view, nature ga-lore! 6127 Green Road.$840. Immediate occupan-cy. Pet ok. 517-281-0765.
~LANSING~1-4 BDRMS
Available! Section 8 OK.$450-$850. Call Mark at
517-482-6600
LANSING - 2 bdrm duplex& 3 bdrm house. $600-$700. Local owner cell 989-550-1181.
LANSING NORTHWEST 2BR., 3 BR., reasonable,$255 & $305 bi-weekly. Call517-372-9778.
NO RENTUNTIL
MAY 1ST*Starting @ $749/mo.
3 Bdrm/ 2 Bath HomeAll Appliances, Pool,24-hr fitness Center,
Pet Friendly,Portland, EHO
Sunset Ridge/Sun Homes
888-255-6942*on Select Models
www.sunsetridge.tvOffer expires 3/31/11
OKEMOS: WALK TO Ben-nett Woods & OkemosHigh. 4 bdrm., 2 bath,granite counter tops,vaulted ceilings, Fireplace.$1600. 517-694-1825.
WESTPHALIASPACIOUS 3 b d r m ,$700/mo. + deposit, 1 yearlease, credit & referencesreport req’d. 517-230-5915
CANADIAN FISHING CAB-INS for RENT. Walleyes,jumbo perch, bignortherns. Call Hugh orDoris toll free 800-426-2550for free brochure. Or lookat our website:www.bestfishing.com. MM
UPPER MICHIGAN, IN Hia-watha Forest, close to Lit-tle Bay Denoc, secluded4,000 sq. ft. modern lodgesleeps up to 15, withstocked lake. Starts @$450/week. 906-428-3247www.poplarlakelodge.com
BUSLINE, ROOMS WITH pri-vate bath, $350mo., all util-ities included. Old Townnear. Rooms with sharedbath, $300-$350 mo., allutils. incld. 1059 N. LarchSt. 2 BR, bsmt., $550/mo. +utils. Call 517-484-5619.
Notice Of Mortgage Fore -closure Sale
THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COL -LECTOR ATTEMPTING TOCOLLECT A DEBT. ANY IN -FORMATION WE OBTAINWILL BE USED FOR THATPURPOSE. PLEASE CON -
TACT OUR OFFICE AT THENUMBER BELOW IF YOU
ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARYDUTY.
ATTN PURCHASERS: Thissale may be rescinded by
the foreclosing mortgagee.In that event, your damag -es, if any, shall be limitedsolely to the return of thebid amount tendered at
sale, plus interest.MORTGAGE SALE - Defaulthas been made in the condi-tions of a mortgage madeby Jeremey Smith, a singleman, original mortgagor(s),to Mortgage Electronic Reg-istration Systems, Inc., asnominee for lender andlender’s successors and/orassigns, Mortgagee, datedMay 17, 2006, and recordedon May 19, 2006 in Liber 596on Page 6232, and assignedby said Mortgagee toMidFirst Bank as assigneeas documented by an as-signment, in Ionia county re-cords, Michigan, on whichmortgage there is claimedto be due at the date hereofthe sum of Seventy-FourThousand Nine HundredNinety-Eight and 93/100 Dol-lars ($74,998.93), includinginterest at 7.5% per annum.Under the power of salecontained in said mortgageand the statute in such casemade and provided, noticeis hereby given that saidmortgage will be foreclosedby a sale of the mortgagedpremises, or some part ofthem, at public vendue, atthe place of holding the cir-cuit court within Ionia Coun-ty, at 10:00 AM, on March 17,2011.Said premises are situatedin Township of Ronald, IoniaCounty, Michigan, and aredescribed as: Part of theNortheast 1/4 of Section 7,Town 8 North, Range 6 WestRonald Township, IoniaCounty, Michigan describedas: Beginning at a point onthe North Section line South89 degrees 41 minutes 34seconds East 297.00 feetfrom the North 1/4 corner ofSection 7; Thence South 89degrees 41 minutes 34 sec-onds East 132.00 feet alongthe North Section line:Thence South 00 degrees 30minutes 02 seconds West165.00 feet; Thence North 89degrees 41 minutes 34 sec-onds West 132.00 feet;Thence North 00 degrees 30minutes 02 seconds East165.00 feet to the point ofbeginning.The redemption period shallbe 6 months from the dateof such sale, unless deter-mined abandoned in accord-ance with MCLA 600.3241a,in which case the redemp-tion period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.Dated: February 13, 2011For more information,please call:FC L (248) 593-1312Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern High-way, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan48334-2525File #307622F02
PRO-8988382/13, 20, 27/11-3/6/11
Notice Of Mortgage Fore -closure Sale
THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COL -LECTOR ATTEMPTING TOCOLLECT A DEBT. ANY IN -FORMATION WE OBTAINWILL BE USED FOR THATPURPOSE. PLEASE CON -
TACT OUR OFFICE AT THENUMBER BELOW IF YOU
ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARYDUTY.
ATTN PURCHASERS: Thissale may be rescinded by
the foreclosing mortgagee.In that event, your damag -es, if any, shall be limitedsolely to the return of thebid amount tendered at
sale, plus interest.
Orange Township ResidentsNotice of Budget Hearing
The Orange Township Board will hold a public hearing on theproposed township budget for fiscal year 2011/2012) at Ber-lin Orange Fire Station - 265 West David Hwy, Ionia MI onTuesday, March 8, 2011 at 6:30 P.M. A copy of the budget willbe available for public inspection at Clerk’s residence; 4081Grand River Trail, Portland MI
Vicki BowermanOrange Township Clerk
517-647-2220
PRO-903656 3/6/11
PUBLIC NOTICE
2011 BOARD OF REVIEW MEETING
The March Board of Review will meet on Monday, March 14,2011 and on Wednesday March 16, 2011. The Monday meet-ing will be held from 9:00 am-12:00 pm and from 1:30 pm -4:30 pm. The Wednesday meeting will run from 1:00 pm - 4:00pm and 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm. The Board will be available to con-sider any valuation disputes, principle residence exemptions,poverty exemptions and property class. An appointment isrecommended and may be obtained by emailing:[email protected] or by calling the Asses-sor’s office at 517-647-2943.
PRO-903878 3/6, 13/11
Orange TownshipMarch Board of Review 2011
The Orange Township March Board of Review for 2011 willmeet at the Berlin Orange Fire Station - 265 West David Hwy,Ionia MI on the following dates and times:
Monday March 14, 2011 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Tuesday, March 15, 2011 1:00 P.M. to 7:00 PM
Wayne DePotty, SupervisorDan Bengel, Assessor
PRO-903654 3/6/11
Portland TownshipMarch Meeting Dates
The regular March meeting of the Boardwill be held on Thursday, March 10th at10:00 am. Budget meeting will commenceat 1:00 pm.The Property tax millage rate proposed tobe levied to support The proposed budgetwill be a subject of this hearing.
The Annual Meeting will be held on Thursday, March 24th at1:00 pm. The regular April Board meeting will follow immedi-ately after.
Charlene Keilen, ClerkPortland Township
PRO-903507 3/6/11
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sale, plusMORTGAGE SALE - Defaulthas been made in the condi-tions of a mortgage madeby Adam N. Coates and Sta-cy M. Coates, husband andwife, original mortgagor(s),to JPMorgan Chase Bank,NA, Mortgagee, dated Au-gust 15, 2008, and recordedon August 18, 2008 in Liber609 on Page 2401, in Ioniacounty records, Michigan,and assigned by saidMortgagee to Chase HomeFinance LLC as assignee, onwhich mortgage there isclaimed to be due at thedate hereof the sum ofSixty-Two Thousand OneHundred Thirty-Three and44/100 Dollars ($62,133.44),including interest at 7% perannum.Under the power of salecontained in said mortgageand the statute in such casemade and provided, noticeis hereby given that saidmortgage will be foreclosedby a sale of the mortgagedpremises, or some part ofthem, at public vendue, atthe place of holding the cir-cuit court within Ionia Coun-ty, at 10:00 AM, on March 17,2011.Said premises are situatedin City of Belding, IoniaCounty, Michigan, and aredescribed as: Lot 35 of Vin-cent’s Addition to the City ofBelding, according to theplat thereof as recorded inLiber 1 of Plats, Page 42.The redemption period shallbe 6 months from the dateof such sale, unless deter-mined abandoned in accord-ance with MCLA 600.3241a,in which case the redemp-tion period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.Dated: February 13, 2011For more information,please call:FC S (248) 593-1304Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern High-way, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan48334-2525File #359358F01
PRO-8985782/13, 20, 27/11-3/6/11
Notice Of Mortgage Fore -closure Sale
THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COL -LECTOR ATTEMPTING TOCOLLECT A DEBT. ANY IN -FORMATION WE OBTAINWILL BE USED FOR THATPURPOSE. PLEASE CON -
TACT OUR OFFICE AT THENUMBER BELOW IF YOU
ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARYDUTY.
ATTN PURCHASERS: Thissale may be rescinded by
the foreclosing mortgagee.In that event, your damag -es, if any, shall be limitedsolely to the return of thebid amount tendered at
sale, plus interest.MORTGAGE SALE - Defaulthas been made in the condi-tions of a mortgage madeby Todd G. Willingham andSara Willingham, Husbandand Wife and Charles E.Darrow and Shirley V.Darrow, Husband and Wife,original mortgagor(s), toMortgage Electronic Regis-tration Systems, Inc., asnominee for lender andlender’s successors and/orassigns, Mortgagee, datedSeptember 14, 2007, and re-corded on September 25,2007 in Liber 605 on Page1398, and rerecorded on No-vember 5, 2007 in Liber 605on Page 7200, and assignedby said Mortgagee toFlagstar Bank, FSB as as-signee as documented by anassignment, in Ionia countyrecords, Michigan, on whichmortgage there is claimedto be due at the date hereofthe sum of One Hundred Six-ty Thousand Eight HundredEighty-Three and 07/100Dollars ($160,883.07), includ-ing interest at 6.875% perannum.Under the power of salecontained in said mortgageand the statute in such casemade and provided, noticeis hereby given that saidmortgage will be foreclosedby a sale of the mortgagedpremises, or some part ofthem, at public vendue, atthe place of holding the cir-cuit court within Ionia Coun-ty, at 10:00 AM, on March 17,2011.Said premises are situatedin Township of Orleans, Ion-
Township Orleans,ia County, Michigan, and aredescribed as: Part of theSouthwest 1/4 of the North-west 1/4 of section 28, Town8 North Range 7 West, de-scribed as beginnng at apoing South 89 degrees 39minutes 28 seconds East445.50 feet and North 00 de-grees 07 minutes 50 secondsWest 363 feet from the West1/4 post of Section 28, fromthe place of beginningthence South 89 degrees 39minutes 28 seconds East781.34 feet thence North 00degrees 14 minutes 21 sec-onds West 132 feet, thenceNorth 89 degrees 39 minutes28 seconds West 478.83 feetthence north 00 degrees 11minutes 38 seconds West100 feet, thence North 89 de-grees 39 minhutes 28 sec-onds West 302.26 feetthence South 00 degrees 07minutes 50 seconds East 232feet to the place of begin-ning, Section 28 Town 8North, Range 7 West.The redemption period shallbe 12 months from the dateof such sale, unless deter-mined abandoned in accord-ance with MCLA 600.3241a,in which case the redemp-tion period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.Dated: February 13, 2011For more information,please call:FC L (248) 593-1312Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern High-way, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan48334-2525File #350470F01
PRO-8983532/13, 20, 27/11-3/6/11
Notice Of Mortgage Fore -closure Sale
THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COL -LECTOR ATTEMPTING TOCOLLECT A DEBT. ANY IN -FORMATION WE OBTAINWILL BE USED FOR THATPURPOSE. PLEASE CON -
TACT OUR OFFICE AT THENUMBER BELOW IF YOU
ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARYDUTY.
ATTN PURCHASERS: Thissale may be rescinded by
the foreclosing mortgagee.In that event, your damag -es, if any, shall be limitedsolely to the return of thebid amount tendered at
sale, plus interest.MORTGAGE SALE - Defaulthas been made in the condi-tions of a mortgage madeby James Eckley an unmar-ried man, originalmortgagor(s), to Wells Far-go Home Mortgage, Inc.,Mortgagee, dated Septem-ber 4, 2003, and recorded onSeptember 10, 2003 in Liber575 on Page 2036, in Ioniacounty records, Michigan,on which mortgage there isclaimed to be due at thedate hereof the sum of OneHundred Thousand Four and52/100 Dollars ($100,004.52),including interest at 4.875%per annum.Under the power of salecontained in said mortgageand the statute in such casemade and provided, noticeis hereby given that saidmortgage will be foreclosedby a sale of the mortgagedpremises, or some part ofthem, at public vendue, atthe place of holding the cir-cuit court within Ionia Coun-ty, at 10:00 AM, on March 17,2011.Said premises are situatedin Township of North Plains,Ionia County, Michigan, andare described as: Part of theNorthwest 1/4 of section 30,Town 8 North, Range 5 Westdescribed as: beginning atthe North 1/4 corner of Sec-tion 30; thence South 00 de-grees 28 minutes 45 secondsWest 1018.46 feet along theNorth-south 1/4 line of sec-tion 30; thence North 89 de-grees 47 minutes 39 secondsWest 680.00 feet along theSouth line of the North 60acres of the northwest 1/4of section 30; thence North00 degrees 28 minutes 45seconds East 1018.71 feet;thence South 89 degrees 46minutes 21 seconds East680.00 feet along the Northline of section 30 to thePoint of Beginning, NorthPlains Township, IoniaCounty, MichiganThe redemption period shallbe 12 months from the dateof such sale, unless deter-
sale,mined abandoned in accord-ance with MCLA 600.3241a,in which case the redemp-tion period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.Dated: February 13, 2011For more information,please call:FC D (248) 593-1309Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern High-way, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan48334-2525File #180348F04
PRO-8983212/13, 20, 27/11-3/6/11
Notice Of Mortgage Fore -closure Sale
THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COL -LECTOR ATTEMPTING TOCOLLECT A DEBT. ANY IN -FORMATION WE OBTAINWILL BE USED FOR THATPURPOSE. PLEASE CON -
TACT OUR OFFICE AT THENUMBER BELOW IF YOU
ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARYDUTY.
ATTN PURCHASERS: Thissale may be rescinded by
the foreclosing mortgagee.In that event, your damag -es, if any, shall be limitedsolely to the return of thebid amount tendered at
sale, plus interest.MORTGAGE SALE - Defaulthas been made in the condi-tions of a mortgage madeby Brian Austin, and JenniferAustin, husband and wife,original mortgagor(s), toMortgage Electronic Regis-tration Systems, Inc.,Mortgagee, dated July 25,2001, and recorded on July30, 2001 in Liber 555 on Page2934, and assigned by saidMortgagee to BAC HomeLoans Servicing, L.P. as as-signee as documented by anassignment, in Ionia countyrecords, Michigan, on whichmortgage there is claimedto be due at the date hereofthe sum of Sixty-Six Thou-sand Three Hundred Eighty-Four and 95/100 Dollars($66,384.95), including inter-est at 7.625% per annum.
PUBLIC NOTICE
CLINTON AREA TRANSIT SYSTEM AUTHORITYPROPOSED STATE AND FEDERAL
APPLICATION FOR JARC and NEW FREEDOM OPERATING
All citizens are advised that the Clinton Area Transit System has prepared an appli-cation for State of Michigan financial assistance for fiscal year 2012, as requiredunder Act 51 of the Public Acts of 1951, as amended.
Clinton Area Transit System is requesting $147,736 through the following fundingsource(s):
Funding Operating Capital Amount TotalSource Amount Per Project Amount
Section 5316 (JARC) $37,736 N/A $37,736Section 5317 (New Freedom) $110,000 N/A $110,000
Clinton Area Transit Authority ensures that the level and quality of transportationservice is provided without regard to race, color, or national origin in accordancewith Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. For more information regarding our Ti-tle VI obligations or to file a complaint please contact us at the address given be-low.The proposed application is on file at Clinton Area Transit System, 304 N. BrushStreet, St. Johns, MI 48879. It maybe viewed during a 30 day period (March 7,2011 - April 6, 2011), Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and4:00 P.M.Written comments regarding the application and/or written requests for a publichearing to review the application must be received or postmarked by April 6, 2011.If a hearing is requested, notice of the scheduled date, time and location will beprovided at least 10 days in advance.
Submittals should be mailed to Clinton Area Transit System, 304 N. Brush, St.Johns, MI 48879.
CCN/DBR/PRO-903612 3/6/11
perUnder the power of salecontained in said mortgageand the statute in such casemade and provided, noticeis hereby given that saidmortgage will be foreclosedby a sale of the mortgagedpremises, or some part ofthem, at public vendue, atthe place of holding the cir-cuit court within Ionia Coun-ty, at 10:00 AM, on March 17,2011.Said premises are situatedin City of Ionia, Ionia Coun-ty, Michigan, and are descri-bed as: Lot 1 of SupervisorWilliams Addition to the Cityof Ionia, according to the re-corded plat thereof in Liber1 of Plats, on Page 66.The redemption period shallbe 6 months from the dateof such sale, unless deter-mined abandoned in accord-ance with MCLA 600.3241a,in which case the redemp-tion period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.Dated: February 13, 2011For more information,please call:FC X (248) 593-1302Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern High-way, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan48334-2525File #238939F03
PRO-8973142/13, 20, 27/11-3/6/11
Notice Of Mortgage Fore -closure Sale
THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COL -LECTOR ATTEMPTING TOCOLLECT A DEBT. ANY IN -FORMATION WE OBTAINWILL BE USED FOR THATPURPOSE. PLEASE CON -
TACT OUR OFFICE AT THENUMBER BELOW IF YOU
ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARYDUTY.
ATTN PURCHASERS: Thissale may be rescinded by
the foreclosing mortgagee.In that event, your damag -es, if any, shall be limitedsolely to the return of thebid amount tendered at
sale, plus interest.
sale, plusMORTGAGE SALE - Defaulthas been made in the condi-tions of a mortgage madeby Kurt W. Sage and AlishaG Sage, husband and wife,original mortgagor(s), toMortgage Electronic Regis-tration Systems, Inc., asnominee for lender andlender’s successors and/orassigns, Mortgagee, datedMarch 28, 2007, and record-ed on April 4, 2007 in Liber602 on Page 3020, and as-signed by said Mortgagee toBAC Home Loans Servicing,L.P. as assignee as docu-mented by an assignment,in Ionia county records,Michigan, on which mort-gage there is claimed to bedue at the date hereof thesum of Two HundredTwenty-Three ThousandOne Hundred Eighty-Fourand 79/100 Dollars($223,184.79), including in-terest at 7.5% per annum.Under the power of salecontained in said mortgageand the statute in such casemade and provided, noticeis hereby given that saidmortgage will be foreclosedby a sale of the mortgagedpremises, or some part ofthem, at public vendue, atthe place of holding the cir-cuit court within Ionia Coun-ty, at 10:00 AM, on March 17,2011.Said premises are situatedin Township of Keene, IoniaCounty, Michigan, and aredescribed as: Part of theSouthwest 1/4 of Section 30,Town 7 North, Range 8 West,Keene Township, IoniaCounty, Michigan, describedas: Commencing at the cen-ter of Section 30; thenceNorth 89 degrees 32 minutes22 seconds West 992.82 feetalong the East-West 1/4 lineof Section 30; thence South00 degrees 28 minutes 08seconds West 690.03 feet tothe Point of Beginning ofthis description; thenceSouth 00 degrees 28 minutes08 seconds West 328.85 feetalong the East line of theWest half of the West half ofthe East half of the South-
west 1/4 of Section 30;thence South 89 degrees 37minutes 16 seconds West331.07 feet; thence North 00degrees 28 minutes 27 sec-onds East 328.85 feet alongthe West line of the Easthalf of the Southwest 1/4 ofSection 30; thence North 89degrees 37 minutes 16 sec-onds East 331.04 feet to thepoint of beginning.Togetherwith and subject to a 66 footwide easement for ingressand egress (Bella PinesDrive-Private) whose cen-terline is described as: be-ginning at a point on theEast-West 1/4 line of Sec-tion 30; North 89 degrees 32minutes 22 seconds West992.82 feet from the centerof Section 30; thence South00 degrees 28 minutes 08seconds West (recorded asSouth 00 degrees 00 minutes18 seconds West) 2595.00feet along the East line ofthe West half of the Westhalf of the East half of theSouthwest 1/4 of Section 30to the point of ending ofsaid EasementThe redemption period shallbe 6 months from the dateof such sale, unless deter-mined abandoned in accord-ance with MCLA 600.3241a,in which case the redemp-tion period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.Dated: February 13, 2011For more information,please call:FC X (248) 593-1302Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern High-way, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan48334-2525File #273987F02
PRO-8983122/13, 20, 27/11-3/6/11
NOTICE OF WHISPERING WINDS STREET SPECIALASSESSMENT HEARING
Eagle TownshipClinton County, Michigan
TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF EAGLE TOWNSHIPAND ALL OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that as a result of Petitions signed by ownersof land whose area constitutes more than 50 percent of the total areaof the proposed Whispering Winds Street Special Assessment Districtand on its own motions, the Eagle Township board proposed to estab-lish and to create a special assessment district for the recovery ofthe cost by special assessment against the properties specially bene-fited.
The District within which the improvement is proposed and withinwhich the cost is proposed to be assessed is described as follows:Those streets within the Township known as: Hardenburg Trial;Harpham Drive; and Kuiper Drive.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the township board has receiveda construction estimate from the Clinton County Road Commissiondetailing costs (in the amount of approximately $40,000) and the proc-esses to be used and has placed same on file with the TownshipClerk; has passed a resolution tentatively declaring its intention tomake the improvement and to create the special assessment district;and has found the petitions for the improvement to be in compliancewith statutory requirements. The plans, estimate of costs, special as -sessment district, and petitions may be examined at the office of thetownship clerk by appointment from the date of this notice until thedate of the public hearing, and may be examined at the public hear-ing.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a public hearing on the plans, dis-tricts and estimates of costs will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday,March 8, 2011 , at the Eagle Township Hall, 14318 Michigan Street,Eagle, Michigan. The Township will provide auxiliary aids or servicesto individuals with disabilities. Persons needing such services shouldcontact the Township Clerk in writing or by telephone not less thanfour days before the public hearing.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that if the township board deter-mines to proceed with the special assessment, it will cause a specialassessment roll to be prepared and another hearing will be held, af-ter notice to record owners of property proposed to be specially as-sessed, to hear public comments concerning the proposed special as-sessments. Written comments or objections may be filed with theclerk at the address set out below.
All interested persons are invited to be present at the aforesaid timeand place in person or by representative and to submit commentsconcerning the foregoing.
BY ORDER OF THE TOWNSHIP BOARD
Wendy Simmons, Township ClerkPO Box 193
Eagle, MI 48822Phone: 517.627.7261
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