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PAW PAW — Van Buren County Circuit Judge Paul E. Hamre recalled how he got a phone call 20-some years ago when he was a private practice attorney, asking if he would help an attorney new to defense work.

He a g re e d and met with Kathleen M. Brickley before her first day in front of judges.

He agreed to do it again the next day, but he was Kathleen late.

By the time Brickley he got to court, Brickley had finished her cases before one judge and was wrapping up her work before a second.

“Twenty-four years later, I get a call saying there’s a new judge in Van Buren County and can you take her under your wing?” Hamre said Thursday before Brickley’s investiture as Van Buren County’s first female judge.

On her first day on the bench, Brickley handled what Hamre called an “almost unheard of” caseload of 18 felony pleas.

“I could not be happier to have her under my wing again,” he said.

Brickley, 50, of South Haven, was appointed circuit court judge in April by Gov. Rick Snyder. She had worked in Kalamazoo as a criminal defense attorney for almost 25 years.

“This is a very humbling experience,” she said after taking the oath of office from Michigan Supreme Court Justice Stephen J. Markman. “I am ready to be of service.”

Guests at Brickley’s investiture included James L. Ryan, senior judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, and former Gov. William Milliken, with whom Brickley’s father, James H. Brickley, served as lieutenant governor before becoming a state supreme court justice, including a stint as SEE JUDGE, A2

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More than 2,100 girls participated Thursday in the Girls on the Run celebration and 5K run in Kalamazoo.

Life skills learned in run-up to big event

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KALAMAZOO — Some of them danced. Others did cartwheels or played clapping games.

But all 2,140 of the girls participating Thursday in the Greater Kalamazoo Girls on the Run wore huge smiles before they took off on the 5K run through downtown Kalamazoo.

“I love being with all my friends and being able to be crazy,” said Stephanie Slaughter, a Tobey Elementary School student from Vicksburg.

Craziness and fun are encouraged, according to Karen Raseman, Girls on the Run program coordinator.

“When you get this many girls together, there’s naturally a lot of energy,” Raseman said. “This is all about them and them having fun.”

In addition to the girls, there were 320 coaches and about 1,000 community runners who participated in the 10th annual event. More than 400 volunteers helped make the event go.

Greater Kalamazoo Girls on the Run is the sixth largest GOTR chapter in the country.

There were 164 teams, representing schools throughout the Greater Kalamazoo area. Each of the teams

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Participants in Girls on the Run cool down Thursday at Waldo Stadium.

gathered on the field at Western Michigan University’s Waldo Stadium before the run, next to flags bearing their school name, for music, dancing and stretching.

Many of the girls’ mothers also participated in the program.

Stephanie’s mother, Michelle

Slaughter, said Girls on the Run has been a good bonding experience for them.

“I’ve noticed she’s willing to talk to me about more things,” she said of her daughter.

The teams met twice a week for SEE RUN, A2

Plainwell commencement tinged with sorrow Senior Patrick McCormick died in accident Tuesday

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Plainwell High School graduating senior Luis Chango pins a commemorative ribbon on his sash in memory of fellow student Patrick McCormick who died Tuesday in a motorcycle crash.

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PLAINWELL — Members of Plainwell High School’s Class of 2012 wrapped bandannas around their left wrists and pinned little ribbons made of bandanna to their graduation gowns to memorialize Patrick McCormick, a classmate who died Tuesday.

“None of us wants to lose a classmate two days before graduation,” said Dustan Colyer, a Plainwell senior who was delivering one of the two graduation addresses.

As students prepared for the 7 p.m. ceremony, they were briefed on several tributes to Patrick, who died Tuesday afternoon in

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Memorial Day weekend isn’t just the unofficial start of summer: It kicks off a season of sunburns, tans and rising risks of skin damage from ultraviolet radiation.

That’s why the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention has designated the Friday of the holiday weekend “Don’t Fry Day.” Dermatologists and skin cancer specialists urge Americans to wear sunscreen and protective clothing to protect themselves from skin cancer.

The American Cancer Society predicts 76,000 new cases of malignant melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer, will be diagnosed this year. Another two million cases of basal cell and squamous cell skin cancer are expected.

“We know the most significant risk for melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer is ultraviolet radiation,” said Dr. Diana Castanon, a dermatologist with a new skin cancer clinic at Saint Mary’s Health Care. “We also know there are good ways to protect from it.”

Here are a few steps she recommends: Use the right sunscreen: Read the labels. Some sunscreens only protect from UVB, the rays that cause sunburns. But it’s important to wear one that also protects from UVA — the rays that cause skin cancer.

“A is for gaining and accelerating skin cancer,” Castanon said.

Wear a sunscreen with a skin protection factor of at least 30 every day, she said.

Cover up: Wear sun-protective clothing. Fabrics with tighter weaves and darker colors provide the best protection.

“If you can see through it, you should have sunscreen on under it,” Castanon said.

Tanning booths: “There’s no such thing as a safe tan,” she said. Some tanning booths now provide only UVA rays to avoid burns — but the UVA rays increase the risk of damage SEE SUN, A2

a motorcycle crash.

The students had just seen their classmate hours earlier, when he participated in their graduation rehearsal and postrehearsal picnic. They found out about the fatal accident at their Tuesday evening awards ceremony.

“Tuesday night, things were a little shaky” as the students absorbed the news, Superintendent Sue Wakefield said. “In a town this size, everybody knows everybody.”

In addition to the bandannas worn by students — in recognition of Patrick’s love for the handkerchiefs — the ceremony was to include a moment of silence for Patrick after his diploma was collected by his father, Craig, and his brother, Garrett, 12, a Plainwell seventh-grader.

In addition, Colyer, who is battling his fifth round of cancer, said he was dedicating his graduation speech to McCormick.

The theme: Living life to the fullest.

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And don’t buy into the argument that a tanning booth is needed to get vitamin D during Michigan’s gloomy winters, Castanon added.

A study found vitamin D deficiencies even among people living in sun-drenched Hawaii.

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10 weeks to prepare for Thursday run and celebration to cap off the program. But more importantly, the girls learned life skills.

“We talk about friendships, self-esteem and being healthy,” said Maggie Geiger, mother of 8-year-old runner Allison. “It’s really awesome.”

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project to teach the girls about giving back to the community.

Allison said Girls on the Run has helped her learn to be herself.

“It doesn’t matter who you are. Just be you. Don’t be somebody you’re not,” she said.

And judging by the jumping, dancing and spinning before the race, these girls have no trouble with that.

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The shadow test: Castanon recommends avoiding the peak sun hours, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

“If your shadow is shorter than you are, the sun’s rays are very direct,” she said.

Although everyone is at risk for damage from ultraviolet rays, some are especially susceptible, according to the council on skin cancer prevention. Those with fair skin, lots of moles or freckles and a history of severe sunburns early in life are most at risk.

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Colyer wrote in his speech: “The small things and the big things have a giant way of shaping you. .... Within one second, you can lose everything, but within one second, you can also gain so much.”

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The program was delayed Thursday afternoon when the car Milliken was in had a flat tire, and sheriff ’s deputies were sent to pick him up.

More than 20 current and retired judges from the area also attended, including retired Kalamazoo County Circuit Judge William G. Schma.

“You need to be a good lawyer to be a good judge,” and Brickley is, he said. “You’re bright, enthusiastic, hard working, and you like people and they like you.”

Being a judge means listening to people, Schma said.

Not everyone will be happy with the outcome, but all parties should walk away feeling they’ve had their side of the story heard.

William Brickley, one of the judge’s older brothers, who is also an attorney, said that when his sister started law school,

he, his father, and another sister, also an attorney, expected they would get phone calls asking for help. There were only a few of conversations.

“She wanted to learn it her own way,” he said.

“I’m so proud to call you my little sister and even more proud to call you ‘your honor,’” he said.

Michael Gadola, legal counsel for Snyder, said Brickley was chosen because she demonstrated she was quick witted and a tireless worker.

“This was not an equal opportunity appointment,” he said. “I’m sure (Snyder) will look back on this as being one of the best judicial appointments he made.”

Because Brickley is finishing a term of office previously held by retired Judge William C. Buhl, she faces election in November. Paw Paw attorney Matthew Cooper also is running for the seat.

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Michigan propelled itself up several spots in this year’s League of American Bicyclists Bicycle Friendly States list, landing the No. 19 spot one year after coming in 22nd.

The list, published this week by the Washington, D.C.-based league and topped by Washington state, shows Michigan cruised past the likes of Connecticut, Florida and New Hampshire. The latter three previously had landed in 2011’s Top 20. Arkansas came in dead last.

But despite bicycling advocates’ cheering Michigan’s upward mobility on the list, there still is room for marked improvement, they said.

“Obviously, any time we can improve in something, that’s a good thing,” said Josh DeBruyn, bicycle and pedestrian coordinator for the Michigan Department of Transportation. “We’re trying to be, as a state, more catering to bicycling and the bicycling community, and this kind of reflects that work that a lot of people around the state have been doing with regard to bicycling.”

The League of American Bicyclists uses a five-tiered, multi-layered scoring system.

The group examines a state’s bike-pertinent legislation/enforcement, policies/programs, infrastructure/funding, education/encouragement and evaluation/planning.

The state scored lowest in infrastructure and funding, and had moderate marks in legislation and enforcement, as well as evaluation and planning.

Michigan’s highest marks came under policies/programs and education/encouragement.

Matt Wempe, the league’s state and local advocacy coordinator, said Michigan has shown strides in bike-centric planning in recent years, helping move it up the list.

(It might have helped the state’s standing, too, that the league amended its data collection system this year, Wempe said.)

Wempe pointed to Michigan’s Complete Streets Act, a policy enacted in 2010 that calls on municipalities to plan future transportation infrastructure projects around pedestrians, bicyclists and the like in addition to motorists, as one of multiple reasons the

state scored highly.

“They’re really doing a good job at planning and designing for bicycle and pedestrian facilties,” Wempe said, adding “(Michigan has) a model program, I’d say, called Training Wheels. They take their state and local engineers, they get classroom training on what it means for bicycle-friendly design. When they get out there on a bike, they can say, ‘I totally under the issue now that I’ve ridden this.’ ” DeBruyn, who helped MDOT assemble Michigan’s application for the bike-friendly list, said the department has yet to receive a detailed analysis of Michigan’s score from the league. Still, he posited several opinions as to why Michigan moved up the list.

“We have seen an increase in the number of multi-use trails, shared-use pathways that have been constructed” on the state and local levels, DeBruyn said.

“Every year that goes up. Every year the paved shoulder network goes up in the number of miles.”

Michigan boasts a little more than 2,300 miles of rail-trails, DeBruyn said, so-called for their conversion from defunct railroad tracks to paved, nonmotorized pathways. The pathways typically are maintained by local groups, with little involvement by the state.

Michigan also operates some 3,000 miles of state highways, such as M-25 in the Thumb region, where bicyclists enjoy shoulders that are four-feet or more wide, he said, the minimum width for bicycle use.

Overall, there are 8,000 miles of Michigan highway accessible by bicyclists, DeBruyn said.

Michigan could be higher up the league’s list, DeBruyn argued, but because its scoring system melds multiple categories into individual ones, it is difficult to parse out all the data required.

For instance, “If you were to separate out infrastructure from funding, we would rank much higher in that category,” DeBruyn said, noting the way the state reports out its spending on bike facilities is difficult to separate from money spent on roads in general.

“If you go back and you look at the numbers for 2010 or 2009, we were ranked extremely high in the infrastructure side,” he said, “but when you throw the funding into that category and

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Commission said Thursday both projects were in the public interest. One would replace a 50-mile segment between Ingham and Oakland counties.

That’s part of the line that leaked more than 800,000 gallons into the Kalamazoo River and a tributary creek nearly two years ago.

Enbridge announced recently it was replacing the entire 286-mile line, which runs from Griffith, Ind., to Sarnia, Ontario. The commission has scheduled a hearing next month on a proposal to replace a 160-mile segment in Michigan.

The commission Thursday also approved a new pipeline to transport oil in Ingham, Jackson, Washtenaw and Wayne counties.

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go from effectively two categories to one category, ... it brings us down.”

That’s not to say Michigan is not without room to improve.

Wempe said it is a step in the right direction having state and local policies under the Complete Streets moniker, but active enforcement is another issue.

“That’s kind of their next step, making sure that they’re being implemented,” Wempe said.

For DeBruyn, there are legislative tweaks and gaps in enforcement that, if addressed, might help send Michigan farther up the list of bike-friendly states and be overall beneficial for bicyclists and motorists alike.

“One of the questions that the League of American Bicyclists ranks us on is a ban on cell phone use while driving,” DeBruyn said. “They asked us do you have a ban on operating a motor vehicle while using a cell phone. Clearly if we would have said yes, I think that is something they would have given us additional points on.”

Pot plants, other drug materials seized in Paw Paw search,

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PAW PAW — Although no arrests were made, charges may be brought against a man and a woman in Paw Paw following the search of the woman’s home Wednesday in the 600 block of Elm Street.

According to a news release from the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office, charges being considered are manufacture of marijuana, possession with intent to deliver marijuana and maintaining a drug house.

At 5 p.m., officers executed a search warrant and seized a small indoor grow operation with four marijuana plants, located in a bedroom closet; approximately 2.8 pounds of processed marijuana, THC capsules, scales, paraphernalia, prescription drugs, packaging materials and $380.

This incident remains under investigation. Once completed, the report will be forwarded to the Van Buren County Prosecutors office.

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Lake currents, cold temps could spell danger

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SOUTH HAVEN — Scorching temperatures, high winds, dangerous currents, and a tendency for people to overestimate their swimming abilities at the beginning of the season “could add up to trouble” for swimmers at Lake Michigan this weekend, said Bob Pratt, educational director of the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project.

Even though the lake temperatures still are very cold, because air temperatures will be sweltering “people will be getting out into the water,” he predicted, and may find themselves unable to get back into shore.

The most dangerous activity is jumping off the piers, Pratt said.

The very cold water can trigger a gasp reflex, causing jumpers to inhale when they hit the water. Also, more than half of Michigan’s rip currents, those strong currents that pulls swimmers in their grasp, happen around structures such as piers, Pratt said.

Even strong swimmers might have trouble finding a way back to shore without help, he said.

And in the early days of the season, most people are not the strong swimmers they were at the end of the previous year, he said.

“Unless you’ve been in a pool all winter, you haven’t used those muscles,” Pratt said.

Pratt recommended these safety tips for those who venture into the water: Wade in, don’t jump, and don’t go in over waist deep without a wet suit. Just because the air feels like July, the lake temperature, 55 degrees in South Haven, is 15-20 degrees colder than is typical in July.

And for high schools seniors hitting the beach these days before school is out for everyone else, they should resist peer pressure to do water activities that are beyond their abilities.

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Joseph, left, and Andrew Sonnevil, born as conjoined twins, graduate from Mattawan High School this week.

Separated after birth Born as conjoined twins, graduating brothers ready to go their own direction

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Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of profiles of students graduating from Kalamazoo-high schools this spring.

M AT TAWA N — W h e n Christine Sonnevil of Decatur was pregnant with twin boys 19 years ago, it appeared the pregnancy might be doomed.

The boys were connected at the chest, an instance of conjoined twins, sometimes known as Siamese twins, which occurs only in about one in 200,000 births.

Terminating the pregnancy was one option suggested by doctors. Sonnevil and her husband, James, were told even if they continued the pregnancy, only one child likely would survive.

Hoping for a different answer, the Sonnevils went to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota.

On Oct. 26, 1993, Christine gave birth to Joseph and Andrew,

“They have an interesting story, but it was in the past, and they’ve been able to move on.”

— Christine Sonnevil, mother of twins Joseph and Andrew Sonnevil

who shared a liver and a pericardial sac.

When the boys were 7 weeks old, they underwent surgery and, as far as the Sonnevils know, are the first male twins conjoined at the chest to be successfully separated.

Fast forward to this week.

Today, Joseph and Andrew will graduate from Mattawan High School — capping an utterly normal upbringing amid a highly dramatic start to life.

“They’re pretty normal,” Christine Sonnevil said. “They have an interesting story, but

it was in the past, and they’ve been able to move on.”

In fact, twins say a highlight of their high school years has been playing hockey — despite the fact they each lack a sternum as a result of the circumstances of their birth.

In the fall, Joseph is going to Northern Michigan University to study nursing, while Andrew will be at Lake Superior State University to study business.

At Thursday’s senior assembly, the twins gave a joint talk about their own lives, using it as a metaphor for the Mattawan Class of 2012.

For 13 years, the group of classmates have been as tight as conjoined twins, the boys said.

“It’s time for us separate and go our separate ways,” Joseph said.

Julie Mack is a reporter for the Kalamazoo Gazette. Contact her at jmack1@mlive.com or 269-3500277, or follow her on Twitter at Twitter.com/kzjuliemack

Meth lab seizure in Cassopolis nets 4 arrests

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CASSOPOLIS — Four people were arrested Tuesday in connection to a methamphetamine lab found at a residence in Cassopolis.

Matthew Mann, 43; Ivy Walters, 39; and Kala Ottinger, 21

were arrested at the scene, according to a Cass County Sheriff’s Office news release. A fourth suspect, Charles Gross, 27, was arrested later that day.

Detectives executed a search warrant at about 8 p.m. in the 300 block of North First Street and found an active meth lab, which spilled. The spill caused

a “dangerous situation for police and the occupants,” according to the release.

Detectives removed old and recent one-pot meth labs and meth components from the home.

All four suspects were arraigned Wednesday in Cass County District Court on meth-related charges. Mann

and Gross are being held on a $40,000 cash or surety bond.

Ottinger is held on a $20,000 cash or surety bond, while Walters’ bond was set at $50,000 cash or surety.

Police ask anyone with information to contact the Cass County Drug Enforcement Team at 269-782-5206.

DOWAGIAC — Ten members from a Michigan National Guard unit based in Dowagiac were injured on Sunday when their convoy was hit by two roadside bombs in Afghanistan.

The unit, 1-126th Cavalry, has been serving in Afghanistan since January. It was traveling along a road when two IEDs — or improvised explosive devices — exploded and injured the soldiers, said Jason Boyd, Michigan National Guard public affairs assistant.

Spec. Eric Lund, of Ludington, lost both of his arms in the attack. The other soldiers who were injured — Sgt. 1st Class George Landry, Sgt.

David Jackson, Spec. Jason White, Spec. Patrick Tackett, Spec. Joshua Jerz, Spec. Robert Eckardt, PFC Randy Williams, Spec. Joshua Greer and Sgt. Brock Howland — are expected to make full recoveries, Boyd said.

The unit’s deployment will end in the fall.

Th e t ro o p’s Fa ceb o o k page, Citizen Soldiers: Real life stories from the boys of Charlie Troop, posted this on Monday: “The unfortunate side of war struck the boys of Charlie Troop yesterday as 10 of our soldiers were medevaced off the battlefield. Valor, heroism and selfless acts of courage to help save each others lives sheilded our soldiers from death, although some of the injuries were life-threatening. Continued prayer for those soldiers and their families and please pray not only for our safety, but that the evil men who did this will have justice brought to them.”

Hoogendyk questions Upton’s mailing Mailer promoting NRA rating paid for from office funds

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KALAMAZOO — Jack Hoogendyk is calling on Congressman Fred Upton to return the taxpayer money spent on mailers that promotes his Second Amendment voting record.

“Why would a candidate with over $2 million in his war chest, money given to him by PACs and individuals for campaign purposes, spend office funds, which come from taxpayers, on a flier that promotes his rating with the National Rifle Association?” Hoogendyk said in a news release.

Upton said Monday that mailers like this help him communicate with constituents.

Funding for literature comes from Upton’s discretionary budget and has to be approved by a nonpartisan committee.

Upton did not spend all of the $1.4 million in 2011.

Hoogendyk challenged Upton in 2010. The former state representative lost with 43 percent of the vote, but spent 1/18 what Upton did.

“It is unfortunate that this happened. Walking on the edge of ethical conduct like this gives politicians a bad name,” Hoogendyk said.

“I sincerely hope Mr. Upton will do the right thing and pay for this advertisement out of his campaign fund and give the money back to taxpayers.”

According to first-quarter filings, Upton’s campaign had $2 million cash-on-hand. Hoogendyk had $56,000.

Mike O’Brien, the Democrat who will challenge the winner of August’s Republican primary, issued a similar news release challenging Upton’s mailer.

Judge calls man’s attack on wife ‘vicious, animalistic’ Witness intimidation among the charges

BY REX HALL JR. RHALL2@MLIVE.COM

KALAMAZOO — In the days after her husband punched and kicked her so hard that she was left with a fractured skull and placed in an induced coma, Rhonda Todd told Kalamazoo Public Safety detectives she had endured similar beatings at least 50 other times during the couple’s 10-year marriage.

About 30 of those incidents required Todd to visit a hospital, KDPS Detective Cory Ghiringhelli testified in Kalamazoo County District Court.

Ghiringhelli testified this week that Todd told him she would tell doctors and nurses during those past visits that she had been injured in a tobogganing accident or fallen and hit

the corner of a cupboard.

In court Wednesday, Rhonda Todd was, again, less than forthcoming.

She took the stand at a hearing before Judge Carol Husum to decide whether there was enough evidence to order Lawrence A. Todd, 44, to stand trial on charges of attempted murder, third-offense domestic violence and witness intimidation in the May 4 incident.

Under questioning from Kalamazoo County Assistant Prosecutor John Andregg, Todd repeatedly answered, “I don’t remember” as Andregg quizzed her about the events at a Kalamazoo hotel that led to Lawrence Todd’s arrest.

At one point, she told the judge she has trouble remembering things.

Asked whether she remembered being in the hospital after the assault or whether she recalled telling Officer David Moran that her husband had beaten her, Todd said she could

not recall.

At one point, Andregg asked Todd if she had told a family member she did not want to testify against her husband.

Todd gave the same response.

Later, Todd told Andregg she was not afraid of her husband.

“I love him,” she testified.

The long line of questioning drew objections from Lawrence Todd’s attorney, Andis Svikis, but Husum allowed the direct examination.

Andregg at one point asked whether Todd was feigning memory loss out of fear of her husband. Andregg told the judge his questioning of her about her statements to police was simply to lay a foundation for calling Ghiringhelli, Moran and Detective Karen Rivard as witnesses later in the hearing.

Rhonda Todd was in the courtroom gallery later when Moran took the stand.

Moran testified he found Todd, her face bloodied, at the Knights Inn, after responding

just before 6 p.m. on May 4 for a report of a fight. Lawrence Todd already had left the scene.

Moran said Todd told him she had been assaulted by her husband and was going in and out of consciousness while they spoke. Later, she was taken to Bronson Methodist Hospital, listed in critical condition and placed in an induced coma.

Ghiringhelli testified he spoke to Rhonda Todd on May 7 at the hospital, where she told him that she and her husband had been apart for three weeks prior to the assault and had met at the motel on May 4 to reconcile.

Ghiringhelli said Todd told him she tried to leave the room after learning that her husband had a girlfriend, and Lawerence Todd grabbed her by her ponytail and threw her back into the room, where she landed against a piece of furniture.

It was then that Lawrence Todd began punching his wife,

Ghiringhelli said. He said Rhonda Todd recalled her husband telling her he knew one wrong blow could kill her and that he intended to kill her.

“He proceeded to kick her approximately 10 times in the head,” Ghiringhelli said.

Ghiringhelli went on to tell Husum that after Lawrence Todd was arrested May 5 in connection with the assault on his wife, he had his mother contact Rhonda Todd on his behalf.

The phone calls from the county jail were recorded, and Andregg played them Wednesday during the court hearing to show why prosecutors charged Lawrence Todd with witness intimidation.

“Call her back, tell her I love her and all that (expletive),” Todd says to his mother at one point during one of the phone calls, both of which he made May 6 from the jail.

Todd’s mother, at one point, tells her son she thinks he’s

going to prison and informs him that Rhonda Todd told her that she intended to testify against her husband in court.

“Tell her she better not,” Todd told his mother. “Tell her I said to fix it because if it’s not fixed —oh, never mind.

“I’ll deal with it next time when I get out of prison, if it’s not fixed.”

Later in the hearing, after Andregg was done calling witnesses, Husum called the attack on Rhonda Todd “vicious” and “animalistic” and ordered Lawrence Todd to stand trial as charged in Kalamazoo County Circuit Court.

Todd is being held in the county jail on $100,000 bond.

“This is really a sorry episode,” Husum said. “According to the testimony I’ve heard, it’s been an ongoing saga of violence that would probably be the subject for criminal psychiatric research both from the perspective of the defendant and the victim here.”

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‘YOU JUST CAN’T GIVE UP’

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OBITUARIES HARRIS, MR. MARK ANGELO Mr. Mark Angelo Harris, 47, of 2530 Larwood Drive, Fayetteville departed this life Monday, May 21, 2012. Funeral service will be held on Saturday, May 26, 2012 at 1:00 PM from the Wiseman Mortuary Chapel. Burial will follow on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at 10:00 AM in the Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery. He leaves to cherish his loving memory wife, Tennie Louise Williams-Harris, son, Andre Marcel Harris, daughter Alexis Nicole harris, mother, Grace Mae harris and brother, Alphonso Harris. Viewing will be one hour prior to the service at the mortuary. Arrangements entrusted to Wiseman Mortuary, Inc., Fayetteville, NC.

COURTESY

Tech. Sgt. Israel Del Toro, who was injured while serving in Afghanistan in 2005, and his wife, Carmen Del Toro, talk with Lt. Gen. Darrell D. Jones, right, during the grand opening of the Warrior and Family Operations Center at Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio in May 2011.

WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT BRINGS HEROES TO GR

BY TED ROELOFS FOR MLIVE.COM

G

RAND RAPIDS — Each had reasons to

quit.

One had a paralyzing stroke.

Another lost an arm in combat in Iraq.

Still another faced the prospect of losing a leg after a bullet shattered his tibia in Afghanistan.

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Israel Del Toro was all but given up for dead in 2005 when his Humvee was hit by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan and exploded.

With third-degree burns to 80 percent of his body, he was told he would never walk again. He would never breathe without a respirator.

The stubborn Texas resident did more than that. After more than 100 surgeries and losing the fingers on his left hand and parts of the fingers on his right, Del Toro is back to active duty. He is the first 100 percent combat-disabled technician to be allowed re-enlistment in the Air Force.

“It’s like my dad told me, ‘If you put your mind to something, you will accomplish it.’

You just can’t give up,’” said Del Toro, 37.

He will deliver that message to Grand Rapids in June when he and a trio from other service branches convene for a design project spotlighting not what wounded warriors can’t do, but what they can.

It is orchestrated by Fashion Has Heart, a Grand Rapidsbased nonprofit organization dedicated to the support of wounded U.S. troops.

It coordinated a similar project in 2011 for former Marine Cpl. Joshua Hoffman, a Middleville-area resident paralyzed from the chest down by a sniper’s bullet in Iraq. Hoffman helped design T-shirts and electronic music covers for a benefit campaign dedicated to the support of wounded troops.

“It’s really the ability to leverage the creative capability we all have within ourselves,” said Michael Hyacinthe, of Fashion Has Heart. “It’s an opportunity to give soldiers a chance to be a part of this.”

A news conference is scheduled for Tuesday to announce details of the project.

Hoffman, 30, is inspired this work goes on, calling the project “a good idea.”

Del Toro is to be joined by others with resumes of obstacles overcome: former Army Spc. Danielle Green-Byrd, hit by a rocket-propelled grenade in Iraq in 2004; former Coast

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Tech. Sgt. Israel Del Toro is one of the 200 athletes who competed in the Warrior Games this month in Colorado Springs, Colo. Sergeant Del Toro is a tactical air control party instructor and recruiter at the 342nd Training Squadron at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.

Guard enlistee Michael Bell, who suffered a stroke in 2007; and Navy medic Darrell Butler Jr., wounded in August while on a mission in Afghanistan.

They will stay with West Michigan host families and spend some or all of the week of June 18-25 with corporate designers to develop designs of their own on everything from T-shirts to footwear. Their work is to be incorporated in an entry in this fall’s ArtPrize.

The project is backed by numerous sponsors, including Priceline.com, which is paying air fare expenses, and Wolverine World Wide, which intends to issue limited-edition footwear inspired by the participants.

Grand Rapids resident Brian Cousins, 42, said he is “honored” to host Del Toro during his stay.

He called Del Toro’s story “amazing.”

“The passion he has to continue to want to serve is truly inspiring,” Cousins said. “This is a small way to give back to the people who have given so much for us and our country.”

Green-Byrd, 35, was on the rooftop of a police station in Baghdad in 110-degree heat when a rocket-propelled grenade exploded and struck her left arm. When she awoke in a hospital, her left arm below the elbow was gone.

“I remember tears,” she said.

The former University of Notre Dame basketball star faced many moments of doubt as she convalesced at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. The injury claimed her dominant hand, forcing her to learn many tasks over again.

“It’s quite an adjustment learning to use a hand you don’t use,” she said.

She found her stride by jumping into athletics of all sorts, as she tackled golf with a prosthetic arm, skiing, fishing and skeet shooting.

“That really pulled me out of a dark period in my life,” she said.

Since then, the Illinois resident earned a master’s degree

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in counseling and in educational leadership. She is now a counselor for the Veterans Administration, helping other soldiers find their way back.

Bell, a Coast Guard electrician’s mate 3rd class, was stationed in the Detroit area in 2007 when he suffered a major stroke, leaving him paralyzed on the right side. He spent 18 months in a rehabilitation hospital in St. Louis, relearning how to walk, talk and eat.

The Missouri resident rediscovered cycling, a passion of his before he suffered the stroke. He competes in recumbent cycling events in the Wounded Warrior Games, athletic competitions for wounded service members.

“Certain things are never going to heal completely,” said Bell, 27, who also attends classes at a St. Louis community college. “It’s the way you deal with obstacles. Over time, they are not obstacles. You just get over it.”

Navy medic Butler was attached to a group of Marines in Afghanistan when they came under attack on Aug. 3. A bullet struck his lower leg, shattering his tibia.

“They said it was a possibility I would lose my leg,” recalled Butler, 26.

He also was told he might never run again, or walk normally.

The former four-sport Florida high school athlete is out to prove the predictions wrong as he continues rehabilitation at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth in Virginia. He has undergone at least a half-dozen operations, including surgical removal of 4 inches of his tibia.

“I’ve been pushing for it, to be stubborn, to prove to them that I can do it,” said Butler, who just discarded the cane he had been using. Once he gets the hang of walking, he intends to run.

As for Del Toro, he spent four years trying to convince Air Force brass to let him back in.

He reported for duty in February 2010 in Texas as an instructor for incoming recruits.

“I love my job,” he said.

NOTTINGHAM RONALD JAMES Ronald James Nottingham, With family at his bedside, passed away peacefully in Battle Creek, Michigan after a short illness on Friday May 18th 2012. He was born in Plainwell, Mi to Doris and Lloyed Nottingham on June 12, 1945. He is survived by one brother, Donald Nottingham of Delton; three children, James Nottingham of Manistee, Michigan, David Nottingham of Galesburg, Michigan and Dannielle Nottingham of Plainwell, Michigan. One grandson, Maxwell Nottingham of Manistee, Michigan; Nephews, Stephen Nottingham of Holland, Michigan and Kevin Nottingham of Plainwell, Michigan. Ronald was proud to serve in Vietnam with the Marines. After 30 years he retired from General Motors.

He was a member of the Doster Community Reformed Church for many years. He enjoyed caring for his church grounds and participating in church activities.

He also proudly served as Captain in the Cooper Township Fire Department.He also loved fishing and making beautiful wooden furniture for family and friends. Interment to be at Fort Custer with full Military Honors.

On May 29th 2012 at 11:00am, with Memorial service following to be held at the Doster Community Reformed Church, 12145 Doster Rd., Plainwell, Mi 49080. In lieu of flowers, please make any contributions to: Doster Reformed Church where a memorium will be placed in his honor, The Diabetes Association or The Susan G. Komen Association for Breast Cancer Research.

POE, RONALD DALE Ronald Dale Poe, age 57, died in Manti, UT on September 24, 2011. He was born December 13, 1953 in Tennessee. As a boy he lived in Alabama and then moved to Michigan where he grew up. Ron was a graduate of Comstock High School (MI). In school he played in the band. He was also an artist. He loved to kid and joke with everyone and never met a stranger.

He worked at the Burger Chef as a teenager and later became a master mechanic and then to his love driving truck. He moved to Utah in the early 1990’s. He was involved with 4H. He was preceded in death by his beloved brother, Dennis Poe and two beloved nieces, Lorena Wager and Shandra Wingler. He is survived by his parents, Paul and Marie (Griggs) Poe, sisters, Marcia (Darryl) Hulsey, Regina (George Gunnells), Shirley PoeTinney, one brother, Roger (Joyce Poe), and a very dear sister-in-law, Marchelle Poe. He is also survived by six children, Michelle (Jerry) Wheadon, Bert (Christina) Peterson, Brian Peterson, Christina (Roger) Hilyard, James (Melanie) Poe and Ronald Poe Jr. He is survived by ten grandchildren, a great grandchild and the mother’s of his children. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews, several aunts, uncles, and cousins. Ron was cremated and a private ceremony was held in Manti, UT. A memorial will be held in Kalamazoo, MI, from 10 a.m. until Noon on Saturday, June 2, 2012 at 918 Jasper St., Kalamazoo, MI (Senior Services Building). If you knew Ron, we invite you to sign his tribute page at http://www.tributes.com/show/ Ronald-Dale-Poe-92465948.

Eugene Harold Brown, age 87 of Three Rivers, died Wednesday May 23, 2012 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Battle Creek. He was born in Three Rivers on Oct. 18, 1924 the son of Carl and Helen (Reist) Brown and graduated from Three Rivers High School.

He served in the U. S. Army during WWII, fighting in Europe, and was taken as a prisoner of war by German troops. After the war he worked at Checker Motors in Kalamazoo and for several area companies as a machinist.

Eugene enjoyed building and racing cars at Galesburg, Kalamazoo, and Mottville. After retirement, he operated Gene’s Antique Store in Three Rivers. Eugene was first married to E. Kathleen Smith on July 29, 1945 in St. Joseph. Kathleen Brown died in 1985. He was married to Alice (Phillips) Stricker in 1988. Alice “Polly” Brown died in 2010. He was also preceded in death by two sons, Kenneth Brown and Harold “Butch” Brown; and by Ellen two step-daughters, Stricker and Jeanelle Middleton.

Eugene is survived by a son Steve (Barbara) Brown of Three Rivers; step-children, Wally, Lloyd, and Darrell Stricker; grandsons, Kenneth C. Brown, Harold Brown II, and Nicholas Brown; granddaughters, Lisa Marie, Shelli Ann, Crystal, and Tiffany. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Eickhoff Funeral Home in Mendon. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday May 26, 2012 at the funeral home with Rev. Tim Moore of Bethany Chapel officiating. Military rites will be provided by the American Legion Hice-Shutes Post #170. Cremation will follow services and a private interment of ashes will take place later in Mendon Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to a charity of the donor’s choice. An online register is available and condolences may be left for the family at: www.eickhofffuneralhome.com

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John Edwards jury asks for 20 exhibits

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The jury in the John Edwards campaign-finance fraud trial is asking to see about 20 more evidence exhibits during its fifth day of deliberations. The jury began its discussions May 18. The former presidential candidate is accused of orchestrating a plan to funnel money from two donors to hide his pregnant mistress as he sought the 2008 White House. He is charged with six felony counts related to campaign-finance violations. If convicted on all counts, Edwards faces up to 30 years in prison.

Man tells police he killed missing NYC boy in 1979

NEW YORK — In a potential break in one of the nation’s most baffling missing-children cases, a former convenience-store employee told police he suffocated 6-year-old Etan Patz in 1979 and left the boy’s body in a box in an alley, law enforcement officials said Thursday. If Pedro Hernandez’s story checks out, it could solve the 33-year-old mystery of what happened to Etan, whose disappearance on his way to school helped give rise to the nation’s missing-children movement and made him one of the first abducted youngsters to be pictured on a milk carton. Investigators said they are trying to confirm Hernandez’s account. No charges have been filed.

Private supply ship flies by space station in test

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The world’s first private supply ship flew tantalizingly close to the International Space Station on Thursday, acing a critical test in advance of the actual docking set for today. The unmanned SpaceX Dragon capsule flew within 11/2 miles of the orbiting lab.

Ohio teen to be tried as adult in school shooting

CHARDON, Ohio — A 17-year-old boy will be tried as an adult in the school shooting deaths of three students, a juvenile court judge ruled Thursday. T.J. Lane admitted firing at students sitting at a cafeteria table at Chardon High School east of Cleveland on Feb. 27, killing three and seriously wounding two, authorities say. The judge found probable evidence in all six charges against Lane, including aggravated murder counts.

WORLD

EU running out of time as Greece nears exit

ATHENS, Greece — European leaders insist they want to keep Greece in the eurozone, but are putting off any agreement on how they hope to accomplish that. Greece says it, too, wants to stay in the eurozone, but until after elections, it is uncertain whether it can implement the austerity that Europe has set as a condition for doing so. Essentially, both are playing for time — about a month. The question is whether financial markets will wait or force their hand. Concerns that European leaders lack the political will to tackle the continent’s economic problems have worried the markets for weeks.

Taking aim at food stamp fraud GOVERNMENT WANTS TO STOP RECIPIENTS FROM SELLING BENEFIT CARDS, ASKING FOR REPLACEMENTS

BY SAM HANANEL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — Food stamp recipients are ripping off the government for millions of dollars by illegally selling their benefit cards for cash — sometimes even in the open, on eBay or Craigslist — and then asking the government for replacement cards. The Agriculture Department wants to curb the practice by giving states more power to investigate people who repeatedly claim to lose their benefit cards.

It is proposing new rules Thursday that would allow states to demand formal explanations from people who seek replacement cards more than three times a year. Those who do not comply can be denied further cards.

“Up to this point, the state’s hands have been tied unless they absolutely suspected fraudulent activity,” said Kevin Concannon, the departments undersecretary for food, nutrition and consumer services.

Overall, food stamp fraud costs taxpayers about $750 million a year, or 1 percent of the $75 billion program that makes up the bulk of the department’s total budget for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Most fraud occurs when unscrupulous retailers allow customers to turn in their benefits cards for lesser amounts of cash. But USDA officials are also concerned about people selling or trading cards in the open market, including through websites.

Last year, the department

sent letters urging eBay and Craigslist to notify customers that it’s illegal to buy and sell food stamps. USDA officials followed up last month, saying they are still getting complaints that people are using the websites to illegally market food stamps.

Both eBay and Craigslist have told the government they are actively reviewing their sites for illegal activity and would take down ads offering food stamp benefits for cash.

The USDA also has warned Facebook and Twitter about the practice.

South Dakota, Oklahoma, Washington, D.C., Minnesota and Washington state have the highest percentage of recipients seeking four or more replacement cards over a year.

But USDA officials said that

doesn’t necessarily indicate a high rate of fraud. All states are required by law to reissue lost or stolen cards to those who are eligible for benefits.

Wyoming, Idaho, New Hampshire, North Carolina and Alabama have the lowest percentage of households requesting four or more cards in a 12-month period.

More than 46 million people receive food stamps, nearly half of them children. The average monthly benefit is $132 per person.

Benefit cards work like debit cards, allowing users to swipe them for food purchases at about 231,000 stores around the country that are authorized to take part in the food stamp program.

Once a card is reported lost or stolen, it can be disabled

immediately. But the USDA does not require photo identification, because several members of a family, including children, may use the cards at different times.

Concannon stressed that the USDA wants to be sensitive to vulnerable people who may lose their cards for innocent reasons. While it may sound suspicious for someone to lose a card two or three times a year, food stamp recipients include many people who are homeless or have dementia or mental illness, he said.

Last year, about 850,000 people were investigated for possible food stamp fraud. About 2,000 stores were sanctioned for illegal conduct, and 1,200 stores were permanently removed from the food stamp program.

TRACING BLOODLINES DNA study seeks origin of Appalachia’s Melungeons

BY TRAVIS LOLLER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — For years, varied and sometimes wild claims have been made about the origins of a group of dark-skinned Appalachian residents once known derisively as the Melungeons. Some speculated they were descended from Portuguese explorers, or perhaps from Turkish slaves or Gypsies.

A new DNA study in the Journal of Genetic Genealogy attempts to separate truth from oral tradition and wishful thinking. The study found the truth to be somewhat less exotic: Genetic evidence shows that the families historically called Melungeons are the offspring of sub-Saharan African men and white women of northern or central European origin.

And that report, which was published in April in the peerreviewed journal, doesn’t sit comfortably with some people who claim Melungeon ancestry.

“There were a whole lot of people upset by this study,” lead researcher Roberta Estes said. “They just knew they were Portuguese, or Native American.”

Beginning in the early 1800s, or possibly before, the term Melungeon (meh-LUN’jun) was applied as a slur to a group of about 40 families along the Tennessee-Virginia border. But it has since become a catch-all phrase for a number

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Jack Goins holds a photo taken of his step-great-greatgrandfather, George Washington Goins, who died in 1817, left, and great-greatgrandmother, Susan Minor-Goins who died in 1813 at the Hawkins County Archives Project building in Rogersville, Tenn. Goins is of Melungeon descent and has researched Melungeon history for 40 years.

of groups of mysterious mixedrace ancestry.

In recent decades, interest in the origin of the Melungeons has risen dramatically with advances both in DNA research and in the advent of Internet resources that allow individuals to trace their ancestry without digging through dusty archives.

G. Reginald Daniel, a sociologist at the University of California-Santa Barbara who has spent more than 30 years examining multiracial people in the U.S. and wasn’t part of this research, said the study is more evidence that racemixing in the U.S. isn’t a new phenomenon.

“All of us are multiracial,” he said. “It is recapturing a more authentic U.S. history.”

Estes and her fellow researchers theorize that the various Melungeon lines may have sprung from the unions of black and white indentured servants living in Virginia in

the mid-1600s, before slavery.

They conclude that as laws were put in place to penalize the mixing of races, the various family groups could only intermarry with each other, even migrating together from Virginia through the Carolinas before settling primarily in the mountains of East Tennessee.

Claims of Portuguese ancestry likely were a ruse they used in order to remain free and retain other privileges that came with being considered white, according to the study’s authors.

The study quotes from an 1874 court case in Tennessee in which a Melungeon woman’s inheritance was challenged. If Martha Simmerman were found to have African blood, she would lose the inheritance.

Her attorney, Lewis Shepherd, argued successfully that the Simmerman’s family was descended from ancient Phoenicians who eventually migrated to Portugal and then

to North America.

Writing about his argument in a memoir published years later, Shepherd stated, “Our Southern high-bred people will never tolerate on equal terms any person who is even remotely tainted with negro blood, but they do not make the same objection to other brown or dark-skinned people, like the Spanish, the Cubans, the Italians, etc.”

In another lawsuit in 1855, Jacob Perkins, who is described as “an East Tennessean of a Melungeon family,” sued a man who had accused him of having “negro blood.”

In a note to his attorney, Perkins wrote why he felt the accusation was damaging.

Writing in the era of slavery ahead of the Civil War, Perkins noted the racial discrimination of the age: “1st the words imply that we are liable to be indicted (equals) liable to be whipped (equals) liable to be fined. ...”

Later generations came

to believe some of the tales their ancestors wove out of necessity.

Jack Goins, who has researched Melungeon history for about 40 years and was the driving force behind the DNA study, said his distant relatives were listed as Portuguese on an 1880 census. Yet, he was taken aback when he first had his DNA tested around 2000.

Swabs taken from his cheeks collected the genetic material from saliva or skin cells and the sample was sent to a laboratory for identification.

“It surprised me so much when mine came up African that I had it done again,” he said. “I had to have a second opinion. But it came back the same way. I had three done.

They were all the same.”

Goins estimates there must be several thousand descendants of the historical Melungeons alive today, but the study only examined unbroken male and female lines.

9 to 15 storms expected this hurricane season Tropical Storm Alberto, now dissipated, was first

BY JENNIFER KAY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MIAMI — U.S. forecasters predicted Thursday that this year’s Atlantic hurricane season would produce a normal number of nine to 15 tropical storms.

As many as four to eight of those storms could strengthen into hurricanes, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s initial outlook for the sixmonth storm season that officially begins June 1. One to three of those could become major hurricanes with top

winds of 111 mph or higher.

The weather phenomenon known as El Nino, which warms Pacific waters near the equator and increases wind shear over the Atlantic, may develop by the late summer or early fall and help suppress storm development, forecasters said.

This season got an early start when Tropical Storm Alberto formed Saturday off the coast of South Carolina. Alberto dissipated Tuesday over the Atlantic.

Forecasters name tropical storms when their top winds reach 39 mph; hurricanes have maximum winds of at least 74 mph. The next named storm will be named Beryl.

No major hurricane has made a U.S. landfall in the past six years, since Hurricane Wilma cut across South Florida

in 2005. Federal officials used Thursday’s prediction to remind coastal areas about the importance of emergency preparedness.

August will mark the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Andrew’s catastrophic landfall in South Florida as a Category 5 storm. The season that spawned Andrew started late and produced a total of just six named storms.

The seasonal average is 11 named storms, six hurricanes and two major hurricanes.

The 2011 hurricane season, one of the busiest on record with 19 named storms, produced Irene, one of the costliest storms in U.S. history.

Hurricane season ends Nov. 30, and the peak period for hurricane activity runs from August through October.

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Justyna Nicinska discusses the Emily Hurricane Tracker device Thursday in Miami. The device will sail into the middle of a hurricane to get information about the storm.

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MICHIGAN & BUSINESS MICHIGAN

DNR removes bear from neighborhood

ST. INGACE — A black bear that made itself at home in a neighborhood in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has been relocated. Department of Natural Resources said the bear settled into a subdivision near St. Ignace but has been taken to a suitable habitat far away from the homes in hopes that it won’t return.

The DNR asked residents to put their garbage and bird feeders inside, since both could attract bears.

Teacher reform keeps plan for pension/401(k) hybrid

BY DAVID EGGERT DEGGERT1MLIVE.COM

LANSING — An overhaul of Michigan’s teacher retirement system that is nearing passage will ask educators and retirees to pay more but almost certainly keep intact an existing plan that gives new hires a hybrid pension/401(k)style benefit.

Senate Republicans caused an uproar in the education community when they voted

in negotiations, that likely is the preferred option going forward because Gov. Rick Snyder and House and Senate leaders already have agreed to instead sock away money for retirees’ long-term health costs.

With the way the budget is crafted, it seems to be too expensive to both do away with pensions and prefund retirees’ medical costs, said Amber McCann, spokeswoman for Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville.

last week to end the pension component for new school workers and move them into a 401(k)-only plan.

But that costs money, a lot of it, up front to save down the line.

Instead, under legislation approved Thursday by a GOPled House committee along party lines, teachers and others hired after July 1 could choose, but not be required, to get a 401(k)-only benefit.

Unless something changes

The full House is expected to vote next week in conjunction with action on the state budget.

Currently, school workers’ pensions are prefunded with salary deductions and state money, which are invested and grow over time. But retiree health expenses are covered on a pay-as-you-go basis.

Setting aside $130 million in the next budget year — and more in future years, $800 million

Counties see unemployment drop in April

Woman suspected in grandson’s death in court

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — A preliminary hearing is planned for July for a 74-year-old suburban Detroit woman charged in the shooting death of her 17-year-old grandson.

Sandra Layne appeared Thursday in Bloomfield Township District Court.

She is being held in the Oakland County Jail on an open murder charge pending the July 2 hearing about whether there’s enough evidence to send the case to trial. Jonathan Hoffman was slain May 18 at the condo he shared with his maternal grandparents in West Bloomfield Township, northwest of Detroit. His parents live in Arizona.

U.P. wildfire burns 2,600 acres

SENEY — Officials said a wildfire believed to have been triggered by lightning has burned at least 2,600 acres of a wildlife refuge in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said crews are working to control the fire in Seney National Wildlife Refuge.

The agency said the Michigan Department of Natural Resources plans to burn land to prevent the fire from spreading.

The M-28 highway was closed because of the DNR’s planned burn.

Dry conditions made firefighting more difficult.

The fire started Sunday. No injuries or building damage is reported.

BUSINESS

New Orleans paper emphasizes website

NEW ORLEANS — A new company — the NOLA Media Group, which will include The TimesPicayune and its affiliated website NOLA.com — was announced Thursday by Ricky Mathews, who will become its president.

NOLA Media Group will significantly increase its online news-gathering efforts 24 hours a day, seven days a week in the New Orleans area, while offering enhanced printed newspapers on a schedule of three days a week.

The newspaper will be home-delivered and sold in stores on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays only.

A second new company, Advance Central Services, will print and deliver the newspaper. Both of the new companies are owned

by Advance Publications, which also owns Mlive. com, publisher of this newspaper. Mathews said the changes coming in the fall were necessitated by revolutionary upheaval in the newspaper industry.

These changes made it essential for the 175-yearold news-gathering operation to become digitally focused.

a decade from now, according to the House Fiscal Agency — would drop the school retirement system’s unfunded liability by nearly $10.8 billion.

Another $5.5 billion in liability would be cut by continuing a 3 percent deduction from school workers’ salaries and using it to prefund their future retiree health benefits.

The bill also would cap the rate that school districts pay into the retirement system at 24.46 percent of payroll.

BY MELISSA ANDERS MANDERS@MLIVE.COM

MLIVE FILE

A car is engulfed in flames on the set of the movie “Youth in Revolt” in Ann Arbor in July 2008.

Help for film industry BUDGET PROPOSAL DOUBLES INCENTIVES TO $50 MILLION NEXT YEAR

BY MELISSA ANDERS MANDERS@MLIVE.COM

LANSING — Film makers say an extra $25 million in film incentives is a step in the right direction toward bringing back the state’s once-booming movie industry.

Gov. Rick Snyder and Republican leaders on Wednesday announced a tentative budget deal that would include $50 million in film incentives instead of the $25 million originally planned for next fiscal year.

“It shows that the state wants the industry there,” said Hopwood DePree, movie producer and founder of Holland-based TicTock Studios. “Obviously, it’s not the program we had in place a few years ago that was widely successful and really helping the industry to grow quickly ... but certainly any improvement on the current

program would be a welcome improvement.”

The state has approved $392.4 million worth of film tax credits from April 2008 through March 2012. Of that, $160.1 million had been paid out as of March 1.

The original incentives launched in April 2008 included tax credits of up to 42 percent of production and other costs on eligible projects that spent at least $50,000 on movies, television shows, commercials and other productions.

Some criticized that program for not being transparent enough and for handing out too much money that in some cases went to companies based outside of Michigan.

The incentives attracted large-budget films and bigname actors like George Clooney and Clint Eastwood, but things began to fizzle when the

state capped film incentives at $25 million last year. Production companies now can apply for funding if their direct production and Michigan personnel expenditures reach at least $100,000.

DePree said he spends 80 percent of his time in Los Angeles because a lot of the film activity shifted back to the coasts or to New Orleans for Louisiana’s film incentive package.

“We need to get the entertainment industry to trust us again,” DePree said. “We had built up solid relationships and a sense of trust between the industry based in New York and Los Angeles and the state of Michigan. When that program shifted and changed so quickly, much of Michigan’s credibility was lost.”

The extra $25 million comes from “one-time funding,” budget director John Nixon said.

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BY THE NUMBERS

LANSING — Unemployment rates fell in all of Michigan’s 83 counties in April as they experienced seasonal job gains.

Counties also showed improvement over the year, with a median jobless rate drop of 1.9 percentage points, according to the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget.

Washtenaw County posted the state’s lowest rate of 5 percent, while Baraga County in the Upper Peninsula had the highest rate of 16.3 percent.

Baraga was among 20 counties with jobless rates above 10 percent last month.

The statewide jobless rate came in at 8.3 percent in April.

The statewide rate is adjusted for seasonal factors, while local figures are not.

Michigan’s northern counties experienced some of the largest monthly improvements, but still remained on the high end of jobless rates.

“They’re more seasonal, so they swing up and down a lot more than the urban counties will,” said Mark Reffitt, a labor analyst with the state.

For example, Mackinac County, which relies heavily on summer tourism, typically has one of the lowest jobless rates in the summer and one of the highest rates in the winter.

Mackinac’s jobless rate was still among the highest in April at 14.1 percent but should decline

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14,000 13,000 12,000 11,000 10,000 9,000

May 24, 2012

Dow Jones industrials +33.60 12,529.75

F Pct. change from previous: +0.27%

May 24, 2012

3,400

Nasdaq composite

3,000 2,600

-10.74 2,839.38

F Pct. change from previous: -0.38%

M A M High: 12,539.59 Low: 12,419.63

M A High: 2,857.90

2,200

M Low: 2,817.62

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YLD VOL NET DIV % PE 100s CLOSE CHG .12 1.4 16 235930 8.63 +.02 4 13185 9.41 +.22 .04 .6 dd 1968564 7.14 -.03 .96 4.2 16 23284 23.07 +.18 1.62e 6.1 16 2947 26.47 +.47 .80 3.8 13 547 21.04 +.08 .60f 2.0 14 26816 30.23 +.32 2.35 4.2 14 7345 56.45 +.55 .20 1.5 9 30204 13.56 -.15 1.28f 4.1 17 153439 31.55 +1.03 1.52 3.5 11 52770 43.50 +.59 .32 2.4 9 91295 13.57 -.02 1.44 1.3 14 3322108.00 +.01 .20 1.9 7 449582 10.59 +.18 2.04f 3.2 9 20336 63.34 -1.27 .68 3.5 16 410541 19.25 +.07 9 50484 22.04 -.09 .52f 2.3 19 8652 22.50 -.26 22 4756 5.10 -.11 .16 2.5 12 169447 6.49 +.14 dd 728 3.36 +.20 1.05 3.5 10 55409 29.62 -.17

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796764 14.07

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16.29 +5.05

+44.9

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5.97 2.27

+.80 +.30

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Crude Oil (bbl) 90.66 Ethanol (gal) 2.07 Heating Oil (gal) 2.82 Natural Gas (mm btu) 2.65 Gold (oz) 1,557.30 Platinum (oz) 1,422.40 Silver (oz) 28.14 Corn (bu) 5.79 Lumber (1,000 bd ft) 287.90 Soybeans (bu) 13.76 Wheat (bu) 6.63

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INDEX

5,627.85 3,950.66 474.18 381.99 8,496.42 6,414.89 3,134.17 2,298.89 1,422.38 1,074.77 860.37 601.71 14,951.57 11,208.42

D.J. Transport D.J. Utilities NYSE Comp.

NASD Comp.

S&P 500 Russell 2000 Wilshire 5000

2.6 .5 2.6 1.9 .3 4.0 1.3 1.9 4.3 1.6 .3 1.1 3.4 1.2

VOL NET PE 100s CLOSE CHG 8 363993 33.97 -.29 13 34341 30.83 -.01 15 1718 22.93 -.08 15 16453 50.20 +.10 8 5559 67.68 -.30 9 324 3.49 +.06 10 6630 41.78 -.29 3 138 14.71 -.02 13 1458 18.36 -.07 11 26023 62.20 +.29 12 14855 84.46 -.34 25 5449102.92 +1.70 14 259803 22.14 +.05 22 7865 74.20 -.03 12 1702 16.57 -.46 20 4299 8.41 +.07 14 14305 51.72 +.44 22 19369 23.78 +.05 60 1107 37.61 +1.09 15 13008 58.53 -.43 17 11886 40.94 -.36

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BkofAm 1968564 7.14 S&P500ETF 1507613 132.53

YLD % 3.5 2.3 3.5 3.4 3.0

PVS

89.90 2.13 2.81 2.74 1,548.10 1,414.10 27.51 6.04 286.40 13.63 6.66

CHG

+.85 +.05 +.35 -3.29 +.59 +.59 +2.30 -4.14 +.52 +.99 -.38

% YTD

-8.27 -5.73 -3.85 -11.44 -.54 +1.62 +.96 -10.52 +16.51 +14.81 +1.57

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CHG

% CHG

YTD CHG

5,108.40 466.91 7,552.36 2,839.38 1,320.68 766.57 13,852.43

+41.15 +1.61 +11.46 -10.74 +1.82 +1.40 +16.81

+.81 +.35 +.15 -.38 +.14 +.18 +.12

+1.77 +.48 +1.01 +8.99 +5.02 +3.46 +5.02

52 WK CHG 3-month T-bill -5.51 +7.87 -9.46 +2.03 -.38 -7.74 -1.57

CLOSE

.09 6-month T-Bill .14 1-yr T-note .21 2-year T-Note .30 10-year T-Note 1.78 30-year T-Bond 2.87 Bond Buyer Muni Idx 4.40 The prime rate stands at 3.25 percent.

PVS .09 .14 .22 .29 1.74 2.82 4.40

CHG YR AGO ... ...

-.01 +.01 +.04 +.05 ...

.05 .10 .20 .52 3.13 4.28 5.36

Rates by region Michigan’s major labor market areas, their seasonally unadjusted jobless rates for April, followed by March: 5% 5.5 % Ann Arbor Battle Creek 6.8% 7.5 % 8% 9.2 % Bay City Detroit-Warren-Livonia 8.7% 9.6 % 8.6% 9.6 % Flint Grand Rapids-Wyoming 6.3 % 7.2 % Holland-Gr. Haven 6.1 % 7.1 % Jackson 7.7% 8.6 % Kalamazoo-Portage 6.8% 7.8 % Lansing-E. Lansing 6.4% 7.2 % Monroe 7.6% 8.4 % Muskegon-Norton Shores 8.3 % 9.1% Niles-Benton Harbor 8.2 % 9.3 % Saginaw-Saginaw Township North 8% 9.1% Upper Peninsula 9 %, 10.3 % Northeast Lower Michigan 11.3 % 13.4 % Northwest Lower Michigan 9.7 % 11.4% 9% 8% Michigan SOURCE: Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget

as travelers head north.

Statewide, the professional and business services sector added 14,000 jobs.

NEA chief says unions need to do more to boost teacher quality

BY DAVE MURRAY DMURRAY@MLIVE.COM

Teachers unions need to take the lead in making sure teachers improve and students achieve, National Education Association President Dennis Van Roekel said.

And, he said, there are times when the union has to be more aggressive in protecting members in a hostile environment.

Van Roekel was calling from Cincinnati, where the NEA is co-sponsoring the 2012 LaborManagement Collaboration Conference. He said the union plans to play a larger role in transforming the profession.

“I think our members have been waiting and yearning for us to take the lead on this,” he said. “They have the energy and the passion to take a leadership role. .... We’re going to take charge of our own profession.”

Van Roekel said there are union-backed programs that include veteran teachers working with new hires to work on their craft, expanding on traditional mentoring programs.

“Our goal as professionals should be to be learning from our first day in a class until the last,” he said.

KALAMAZOO GAZETTE

FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2012 A7

OPINION Snyder hasn’t swallowed privatization Kool-Aid, yet Some state Republicans want privatized prisons

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very card-carrying Republican worth his or her salt supports privatization. Their motto is, if it moves, farm it out to the private sector.

The long-standing zeal for privatization is rooted in two belief systems: (1) Calling in the private sector will save tax dollars, and (2) this one is not often mentioned in polite company, it’s a great way to undermine the union movement.

So why isn’t Gov. Rick Snyder drinking the KoolAid?”

TIM

SKUBICK MICHIGAN OPINION “I don’t believe in privatization. I believe in being competitive,” he volunteered for apparently the first time the other day.

Given the tenacity other R’s demonstrate for this, it was a shocking statement.

This is important in that some Republicans are on a mission to privatize prisons, and if the governor is opposed, that spells trouble for them.

Republican Sen. John Proos of West Michigan had not heard about the governor’s

revelation but that did not move him off message. He is all about “bench-marking” the cost of prison services and, if somebody can do it cheaper, Proos figures, on behalf of taxpayers, the state should go there.

Gov. Snyder observes, “Simply privatizing a prison is not on my agenda.”

Which, based on his previous use of the same phrase, means, if they sent it to him, he will sign it.

But we digress.

The head of the Michigan Corrections Organization, which actually is a union for folks who work behind prison walls, warns if a forprofit company comes in, it will cut corners to fatten its bottom line and everyone’s

Gov. Rick Snyder

safety will be at risk from the guards, to the inmates and the surrounding community.

So far, the pro-privatizers have been blocked from voting on this because Mel

Grieshaber and friends have just enough outstate GOP support on their side, the R’s can’t pass the bill.

Adding the governor to the rooster certainly helps, unless the governor somehow is convinced to change his mind. And indeed, quiet and private talks are under way to do just that.

A key GOP lawmaker and the administration are kicking around a way to redefine what “Privatization” really means, as a means to get the governor on board.

The governor’s critics are warming up to label him a flip-flopper, if he flips his position on this one.

Tim Skubick is MLive.com’s political columnist.

Student loans fail students SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE

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Obama’s European headache WASHINGTON POST WRITERS GROUP

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ASHINGTON — It is no small irony that President Barack Obama’s re-election bid is being undermined by his friends in Old Europe.

Forty-six months ago, then-candidate Barack Obama flew to Berlin to call for a new era of friendship with Europe after it and the United States had “drifted apart.” With an offer to end the American unilateralism of the Bush years, he urged the adoring crowd: “Now is the time to join together through constant cooperation.”

But in his long weekend of summitry — Group of Eight leaders at Camp David and NATO leaders in Chicago — he found European cooperation coming up short just when his political fortunes depend on it most.

The French are going wobbly on Afghanistan, which, if the sentiment spreads, could threaten his plan for an orderly withdrawal and increase disenchantment with the war at home. And Europeans generally are resisting his urgings that they prop up their ailing economies.

Combined with a prospective pullout of Greece from the euro, this could send the U.S. economy back into recession — and evict Obama from the White House.

“I think we all understand ... what’s at stake,” the president said at a news conference in Chicago on Monday afternoon. “What happens in Greece has an

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MILBANK OPINION impact here in the United States. ... And we’re already seeing very slow growth rates, and in fact, contraction in a lot of countries in Europe.”

He similarly was blunt about Afghanistan, speaking of “strain” and “some bad moments” ahead. “I don’t think that there’s ever going to be an optimal point where we say, ‘This is all done, this is perfect.’ ... And it’s sometimes a messy process.”

Recently, the messes visited Obama at home. Last Friday, France’s new Socialist president, Francois Hollande, sat in the Oval Office and said he would make good on his campaign promise to withdraw French combat troops from Afghanistan this year.

The next day, at Camp David, the G-8 leaders were unable to agree on much of anything regarding Greece, the euro, and the tension between austerity and growth in Europe. Instead, they issued a communique full of on-the-one-hand, on-theother-hand platitudes: “We welcome the ongoing discussion in Europe on how to generate growth, while maintaining a firm commitment to implement fiscal consolidation.”

“We commit to take all necessary steps to strengthen and reinvigorate

The French are going wobbly on Afghanistan, which, if the sentiment spreads, could threaten his plan for an orderly withdrawal. our economies and combat financial stresses, recognizing that the right measures are not the same for each of us.”

“We affirm our interest in Greece remaining in the eurozone while respecting its commitments.”

Next, Obama flew to his hometown of Chicago, where his task was to put the best face on the ambiguous situation in Afghanistan. In a meeting with President Hamid Karzai, he looked hopefully to the time after 2014 when “the Afghan war as we understand it is over.”

In his post-summit news conference the next day, the president began with a stream of upbeat descriptions of the NATO mission in Afghanistan: “We have delivered. ...

We’re now unified. ... We reached agreement on the next milestone. ... We leave Chicago with a clear road map.”

But the phrases turned less cheerful when the first questioner, Julie Pace of The Associated Press, asked Obama whether he had been able to resolve the diplomatic

dispute with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari over supply routes into Afghanistan.

“My discussion with President Zardari was very brief,” he answered, adding: “We didn’t anticipate that the supply-line issue was going to be resolved by this summit.”

When Alister Bull of Reuters asked about the possibility of Greece setting off a “Lehman-like shock,” Obama voiced empathy for the Europeans’ difficulty.

“They’ve got 17 countries that have to agree to every step they take,” he said. “I think about my one Congress, then I start thinking about 17 congresses, and I started getting a little bit of a headache.”

Obama, seeking to steer the subject to a more unifying theme, called on Jake Tapper because the ABC News correspondent had told the White House he had been interviewing U.S. troops in Afghanistan. But this brought no relief, because Tapper selected a question about a premature withdrawal leading to Taliban rule.

Obama granted that “the Taliban is still a robust enemy” but said it would be good enough to leave an imperfect Afghanistan so “we can start rebuilding America and making some of the massive investments we’ve been making in Afghanistan here back home.”

This could be a good campaign theme, if his European friends cooperate.

Email: danamilbankwashpost.com

ducation Secretary Arne Duncan says student loans don’t push up tuition, but of course, they do, much like housing prices were pushed up by banks giving loans to people who could not afford the mortgages. Does anyone in Washington remember how that turned out?

Probably not. Washington encouraged the practice, which walloped our economy.

But now it’s time for another goof and more misery. The latest piece of craziness, promoted by President Barack Obama and seconded

by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, is to keep student loans at 3.4 percent instead of letting them go up to 6.8 percent after June, as a law calls for. That works out to be a taxpayer gift, and people love taxpayer gifts, so many students are cheering.

They shouldn’t be.

If Obama and Romney had agreed on a deal making sure college students got a regular kick Arne in the rear, Duncan it would not be nearly as painful as this will be for some. Tuition does go up as easy loans proliferate. Let me explain why to Secretary Duncan, an education official who seems to need more education in pricing basics.

Like any self-interested party, colleges and universities ordinarily are going to charge what the market will bear. A chief source of their funding these days is student loans. Keeping interest rates low helps keep the loans proliferating. That means tuition can go up, with students still arriving in numbers that would not be possible for many of them if the government were not involved. If it were just up to banks, without the government guaranteeing loan repayment, interest would be much higher than the 6.8 percent rate and given only to the least risky applicants.

Tuitions increase at about twice the inflation rate, according to calculations from The College Board and other groups, and have risen at a far more rapid rate than the salaries paid by the jobs college graduates ordinarily obtain, some students of the subject point out. Nearly 37 million people now are student loan debtors who together owe something like $1 trillion, more than is owed on the nation’s credit cards. The Project on Student Debt reported two-thirds of college seniors graduating

JAY

AMBROSE OPINION

Sometimes, the loans are so high and the jobs pay so little that graduates can barely pay them — or cannot foot the bill and must default — and the burden can weigh on their lives for decades. in 2010 owed an average of $25,250, while others will owe many times that much, which brings us to other ways the loans spell trouble.

They haunt students like a mustache-twirling villain, following them around as they start their careers, begin families, invest in cars and search out that first house.

Sometimes, the loans are so high and the jobs pay so little that graduates can barely pay them — or cannot foot the bill and must default — and the burden can weigh on their lives for decades. Oh, well, there are others who can help them out: all those blue-collar workers who make a lot less but still get taxed to help fund this welfare program for those better off than they are.

Did Romney and Obama think of that? And how do they like Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s way of finding the billions needed to make up the reduction of interest to 3.4 percent?

He wants to raise taxes on some small businesses, which will be less likely to hire more people. That’s one thing that can happen when you pass higher business taxes. An “Obamacare” tax on firms making medical devices has caused several of them to delay expansion, meaning fewer jobs. Even though Washington insists on running our lives, you sometimes think legislators could not wind a toy meant for 6-year-olds.

While we have incredible opportunities in this country at the moment — oil and natural gas fields that could make this economy boom, for one — we are in a major government-generated mess. It mostly has to do with spending that often is counterproductive and wasteful and cannot be continued at anywhere near present rates of increase without disaster. It’s time to quit the politics.

Email: SpeaktoJay@aol.com

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A8 FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2012

Entertainment

McGraw looks to rev up career with Big Machine Country music star signs deal with new label

BY CHRIS TALBOTT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tim McGraw has chosen a new record label run by an old friend.

The country music superstar has signed a multialbum deal with Scott Borchetta’s Big Machine Records, officially ending his acrimonious relationship with his only previous label, Curb Records.

McGraw made the announcement Monday at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. It’s the start of the second phase of one of country music’s most successful careers, and McGraw hopes he can regain some of the momentum he lost while fighting to end his “lifetime” contract with Curb Records.

Although the two sides remain locked in a legal dispute, a judge last year freed McGraw to begin recording for a new label.

McGraw early said he and Borchetta sealed the deal May 9 at the Greyhound bus station in Nashville, marking the anniversary of McGraw’s arrival in Music City with a guitar in one hand and a suitcase in the other.

“So 23 years after I arrived to town, I’m sort of in the kickoff phase of my new career,” McGraw said.

McGraw enters that second phase as one of country music’s leading men.

The heartthrob in the black hat, the 45-year-old has reigned on the charts and in album sales for years and remains a force in the genre despite what he considered shenanigans by his longtime record label. He accused Curb of trying to prolong the length of his contract by releasing a string of greatest

hits packages that frustrated fans and artist alike.

He’s been recording new music and hopes to release a “landmark” album late this year or early 2013 “that’s just going to sort of turn the knob over to 11.”

“I feel like that I’m at a point now in my career I think there’s more ahead of me than behind me,” McGraw said. “It’s time for me to look forward. It’s time for me to look at my new partner in the business of making records and radio, and just sort of step on the gas.

“I think I’m at a great spot in my career, and there’s nothing but great things ahead of me.”

There was much speculation about where McGraw might land. He remains a bankable star with more than 37 million albums sold, 30-plus No. 1 singles and strong touring numbers that will soon include his stadiums-only “Brothers of the Sun” tour this summer with old friend Kenny Chesney.

He also has carved out an acting career, receiving favorable reviews for performances in “The Blind Side” and “Country Strong.” And his marriage to Faith Hill adds its own star power.

In some ways, Borchetta had an inside track all along, however. Their lives have been intertwined since Borchetta’s father, Mike, persuaded Curb Records to sign McGraw before the release of his first album in 1993.

“Nobody wanted anything to do with me, but he had a feeling about me and sort of stuck his neck out for me,” McGraw said.

“He actually threw me a party at his house when I signed with Curb Records, and I’m not even sure that anybody over there knew that he’d signed me.”

McGraw and the younger Borchetta remained friendly and, over the past several years, McGraw has stopped in to sit and chat from time to time.

“And we just talk about things — ‘What would you

AP

Country music star Tim McGraw speaks Monday at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tenn. McGraw signed a multialbum deal with Big Machine Records, officially ending his rocky relationship with his only previous label, Curb Records.

“I feel like that I’m at a point now in my career I think there’s more ahead of me than behind me. It’s time for me to look forward. It’s time for me to look at my new partner in the business of making records and radio, and just sort of step on the gas.”

— Tim McGraw

do here? What do you think about this? I want to play this for you,’ you know?” Borchetta said. “We’ve been friendly for 20 years almost. So the conversations over the last few years and him hoping that this opportunity could happen have obviously been a little more

pointed — ‘Wouldn’t it be cool IF we could work together and what would we do if we got that chance?”’

McGraw fills a hole on the Big Machine roster, which was in need of a headlining solo male star, and continues a trend of signing midcareer

acts looking for a reboot.

McGraw’s arrival follows that of Rascal Flatts and Martina McBride.

The label’s flagship artist is Taylor Swift — whose first single for Big Machine was “Tim McGraw” coincidentally. But Borchetta’s label group also has

helped break The Band Perry, the Eli Young Band and Brantley Gilbert recently as well and is home to Reba McEntire.

McGraw says that success was hard to ignore.

“You want to have a great partner when you’re in this business,” McGraw said. “You want to have someone you trust and are family that you trust, and a family that’s got your back and a family that you know has sort of the same artistic goals that you have, and I feel now I have that. The past is the past. I’ve had a lot of success. I’m looking forward to more success. ... I feel like I’m in a position now to even jump higher.”

Steve Martin teams up with Shakespeare

BY MARK KENNEDY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK — Steve Martin has a new writing partner, a guy even more famous than the comedian, actor, writer and banjo player.

Martin has teamed up with no less than William Shakespeare to add music to the playwright’s lyrics for a smattering of tunes at the Public Theater’s production this summer of “As You Like It” in New York City’s Central Park.

Of his writing partner, Martin deadpans: “He’s very difficult to work with.”

Shakespeare’s plays are filled with music — and “As You Like It” is one of the most musical — but few of the melodies have survived. The show’s director, Daniel Sullivan, decided to set the action in the rural American South around 1840, a perfect time for folk music.

That’s where Martin stepped in — composing five bluegrass songs to accompany the Bard’s lyrics, helping celebrate the 50th-anniversary season of free Shakespeare in the Park with style.

Why Steve Martin?

“It could have been that I’m the only bluegrass artist they know, frankly,” he says.

Martin, 66, won’t be performing the songs. Instead, he persuaded progressive bluegrass master Tony Trischka to lead a small band onstage that includes banjo, fiddle, bass guitar and a guitar.

Martin will spend much of the summer touring with the Steep Canyon Rangers in support of their recent album, “Rare Bird Alert,” which earned a Grammy Award nomination.

It’s Martin’s second banjo CD. His music-and-comedy show kicked off its latest tour in Hanover, N.H. Stops include

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Steve Martin at the 54th annual Grammy Awards preshow Feb. 12 in Los Angeles.

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Steve Martin adds music to William Shakespeare’s work.

Boston; Detroit; San Diego; Salt Lake City; Des Moines, Iowa; Little Rock, Ark.; Eugene, Ore.; Duluth, Minn., and Kansas City, Mo. The tour ends in Los Angeles on Sept. 1.

The new album includes a live version of his old “Saturday Night Live” routine “King Tut” — “Buried with a donkey/ He’s my favorite honkey” — and has special guest vocals by Paul McCartney and the Dixie Chicks.

He’s also got a new book out of his tweets — “The Ten, Make That Nine, Habits of Very Organized People. Make That Ten.” (Sample: “I have decided not to run for president. Have skeleton in closet, which is actual skeleton in actual closet.”)

Martin is the latest musician

to tackle writing music for a play, joining Alicia Keys, who wrote music between the scenes of “Stick Fly”; Branford Marsalis, who added original tunes for “The Mountaintop”; and Terence Blanchard, who spiced up the current Broadway revival of “A Streetcar Named Desire.”

“It feels really good,” Martin says of being in such company.

Martin also is putting together an album with singersongwriter Edie Brickell. He has written 13 banjo tunes, emailed them to her, and she has emailed him back with lyrics.

“She was on a creative roll, let me tell you,” he says.

So, it seems, is Martin. The

Associated Press recently caught up with him to ask about writing music for Shakespeare, how tweeting is a new kind of comedy for him, and why he now regrets putting a version of the “King Tut” routine on his album.

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Was it daunting to write songs for a Shakespeare comedy?

I’ve been writing banjo songs my whole life. I wrote a bunch when I was in my 20s.

Then I stopped. Then I started writing them again about 10 years ago. So I’m fairly comfortable with it.

Q

How did you know you could wed banjo to Elizabethan lyrics when you were asked to do this by the Public Theater’s Barry Edelstein?

Before I take on stuff like this — something new — I actually do it before I say yes. So I sat down with a couple of tunes and wrote them before I said yes. And I felt really good about them. And that’s how it came about. I called him the next day and I said, ‘Yeah, I’ll do it.’

A

Q

You added a live version of your old “King Tut” routine on your new CD. Why?

I just liked the idea of a bluegrass ‘King Tut.’ I thought it was kind of funny. We did it in our show for a while, and I put it on the record because I wanted people to know that the live show we did was kind of fun.

But now you’ve dropped it from the live set. Why? We have so many good songs now that we just don’t have time for it. And I don’t want to play on the past. I almost wish I hadn’t put it on the record now. We’ve got new songs coming in and we barely have time to play all the songs we want to play. And I don’t like to do more than a two-hour show. I think enough’s enough. They get the idea.

Q A

Switching gears, what did you learn about tweeting after compiling your book?

When it was all finished, I thought it was a completely new form of comedy. It’s talking back and forth with people. If it was just me, it would be oneliners. But the fact that people are responding — and sometimes they’re hilarious — I felt I’d never seen that before.

Really? It’s a completely new form of comedy? How

Q

come?

Sometimes when I objectively look at my tweets, I go, ‘I couldn’t get away with that onstage.’ Or, ‘That’s just a kid’s joke.’ But somehow in the tweet form they take on a different form — they’re just silly. You have to remember that people are getting these over their phones at lunch.

They didn’t pay $100 to come see you. They’re free. There’s a different standard.

A

Q

You’ve got CDs with the Steep Canyon Rangers and Edie Brickell and a book of tweets and now a Shakespeare soundtrack. Are these all things that you’ve been dying to do?

There is no master plan. It’s not what I always wanted to do. All this stuff just came up.

It just came up. Don’t expect anything because I might run out of gas. But I’m having fun.

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Q

Now that you’ve done “As You Like It,” what about a tragedy? How about music for “Hamlet”?

For banjo? I don’t know. I think a comedy is right. I don’t think you can keep doing bluegrass and Shakespeare.

I think once is enough.

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FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2012 A9

Pause during holiday to honor the brave D

ear Abby: Would you please remind your many readers that the greatest gift we can give to America’s fallen is the gift of remembrance? The legacy of those who have died for our freedom — from the Revolutionary War to the present — is something that strengthens and unites Americans.

I would like every child to say, “I know why I am free, and I know who died for my freedom.”

Since 1997, Major League Baseball has stopped all games in progress at 3 p.m. on Memorial Day to observe the National Moment of Remembrance. The umpire steps out from home plate, removes his

phillips dear abby mask, and halts the game so that everyone can pause. The crowd rises as one with hands over their hearts.

Along with MLB, the Ironworkers, Sheet Metal Workers and firefighters unions, American Veterans Center, the National Cartoonists Society and Bugles Across America observe the Moment, too.

The Moment does not replace traditional Memorial Day events.

What do you want from her?

If your relationship is otherwise warm and you just want a little stinkin’ joy from her here, then please see that as a frill you’ll have to live without.

If instead what you want is your mom’s approval then you need to look at why your own approval isn’t enough, even at 40-something; why you’re not content to say, “This is the mom I’ve got, great at some things if not others, and that will have to do.”

Pinpoint the want — and you’ll see that it’s not a need.

Email Carolyn at tellme@washpost. com, follow her on Facebook at www. facebook.com/carolyn.hax

your birthday, may 25

You are one of those who seems to rise to the top very quickly, no matter what the circumstances may be or how a given situation may unfold. The truth is, you have what it takes to be one of the greats, if you will only set your sights high.

crossword 4 Golfing countryman

medical advice

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ear Doctor: My 52-yearold husband had a radical prostatectomy due to prostate cancer.

Unfortunately, they had to remove nerves that enable an erection.

While I am so happy that his life has been saved, I am utterly and completely heartbroken at the demise of our intimate life, which had been so important to us.

Will you explain how penile implants work?

— R.M. One type of implant is a malleable, semirigid rod implanted in the penis. The rod can be bent to a horizontal position for intercourse. It’s a reliable device with a long life.

Another, more complicated device consists of a small pump placed in the scrotum. A reservoir containing saline (saltwater) is put in the lower abdomen.

The reservoir is connected to two soft cylinders that are positioned in the penis.

A release button causes the inflow of saline

Tomorrow, may 26

by Stella Wilder

1 Plato’s “T”

donohue

hax

horoscope

aCRoss

dr. paul

carolyn Tell me abouT iT

GEMini (May 21-June 20) — You may be facing something threatening from the environment today, but you can protect yourself.

CanCER (June 21-July 22) — It’s time for you to come out of your shell and make contact with someone. Be fearful no more. lEo (July 23-Aug. 22) — To make one mistake today is perhaps unavoidable, and to make two can be explained — but three will simply be too much.

6 Caesarean section?

53 Sister of Janet

7 Just beat

55 Rush find

8 Where some kids

of Sergio and

56 Muffle

José María

58 Basketball contest

spend summers

38 Pig out 39 Amount

61 Baby on a cliff

11 Kafka novel

15 Canned

62 “For here __ go?”

12 Takes back

41 Strip (of)

16 Big Apple musical

63 Old pro

13 Like much

42 Eliot’s “__ Among

Patch Kids pro-

64 Draft holders 65 Addams family nickname 66 Network logo since 1951

ducer 20 Pier gp.

21 Clasp in a boardroom 23 Knock 24 When in Act I Hamlet’s father’s ghost first speaks 26 Metal recycling center sound?

28 Air intake spot 30 Address 31 NFL extra periods 32 Siouan language 34 “Illmatic” performer 35 Bit of surfing damage?

38 Pay stub?

40 Dirt 41 ISP option 44 Like C work 47 iPhone current events app 49 Gang of market pessimists?

51 Like string in cat’s cradle

rush-hour traffic

getting out

the Nightingales”

18 Desire

43 ’60s “trip” drug

22 Transported from

44 Puts up with

another area, as a

45 “America’s Funniest

special work force

People” co-host

24 __-Cat

Sorkin

25 Switch back?

46 West Coast team

1 Soaking place

27 Twinge

48 Kindle rival

2 Jam fruit

29 ’70s-80s

50 Literary no-show

doWn

3 Futile

Seahawks receiver

54 Doctor Zhivago

4 Dated

Steve

57 Half of MCII

5 Permit to leave the country

33 East Berlin was its cap.

59 __-i-noor diamond 60 Verizon forerunner

PisCEs (Feb. 19-March 20) — You can look upon another’s transgressions with understanding and forgiveness. Be patient with one who is learning. aRiEs (March 21-April 19) — The best thing you can do to ensure that you will not be a hot topic on the rumor mill is to tell all without being prompted. tauRus (April 20-May 20) — You won’t be able to take the place of another today, but what you have learned in preparation will serve you well in your own endeavors.

crossword by Eugene Sheffer

37 Fiddling tyrant

14 Good times

19 1980s Cabbage

saGittaRius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Others are waiting for something to happen that changes everything, but you know that there is nothing to worry about in that regard.

CaPRiCoRn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You’ll have an idea today that prompts you to begin making plans far ahead of time — but now is the time to lay the groundwork. aQuaRius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — That which is common may still be unacceptable — to you and to others. Do not stoop to doing things that you would otherwise not do.

36 Some dental work

10 Rolodex no.

the hotel?

Write dr. donohue at P.o. Box 536475, orlando, Fl 32853-6475.

star

9 1912 Olympic legend

today’s Hidato solution

Prolia is the newest osteoporosis drug.

It works by inhibiting bone cells that lead to bone destruction. That allows bone cells that build up bone to have a larger impact. Check to see if the drug is covered by insurance. If it is, then I’d go for it. If it’s not, I’d think of other options, like Evista, calcitonin or Forteo.

35 “Roseanne”

champ?

17 Where to find joe at

Dear Doctor: I have osteoporosis and have taken Fosamax for more than 10 years.

I was advised to stop it two years ago. My bone density showed a decline, and the doctor suggested Prolia. The cost is about $900 for each of two yearly injections. It’s probably not covered by insurance. What is your opinion of Prolia?

— B.S.

ViRGo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — What you have to offer others today exceeds even your own expectations or ambitions. You’re beginning a phase of great promise. liBRa (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Now is the time for you to accept what someone else has been trying to tell you. There’s no benefit to be had from cutting yourself off. sCoRPio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — You may be putting yourself and your endeavors at risk today if you do not pay attention to what is happening to your left and right.

8 Petal oils

attraction

into the cylinders, which produces an erection.

Your husband also could try an instrument that creates a vacuum to draw blood into the penis. A ring is then placed around the base of the penis to keep blood in the organ.

You and your husband ought to discuss the possibilities with his urologist. It would be best if the doctor had examples of these devices to show you.

by The Los Angeles Times

52 Bug

today’s sHEFFER ansWER

Help after a prostatectomy

Mom is not joyful over baby news

ear Carolyn: My husband and I are in our 40s, have twin girls and would like one more child.

We are working on the third child and the only reservation is telling my mother. She is a college-educated woman in her 60s who seems to have some odd definition of the number of children a person should have.

Here’s an example: About 9 months ago, I unexpectedly became pregnant naturally after years of infertility.

We were over-the-moon excited and joyful. She acted like we were careless teenagers and when I miscarried, she asked me what I was planning on doing to “prevent this from happening again.” Really.

I don’t expect her to be joyful, but I need some help formatting a response to her sarcastic and unwelcome comments and attitude.

— Hoping for One More

Dear Carmella: I’m printing your It is not an “event” but an act of conscience. Throughout our history, reminder in advance of Memorial Day so that readers can plan ahead and especially during the past for it. I know many of them will be decade, servicemen and women interested in observing it. in foreign lands have been dying Readers, wherever you are almost daily to protect freedom and at 3 p.m. local time on Monday, liberty.

We encourage all citizens to make May 28, won’t you join me in pausing for the National Moment every day Memorial Day in their of Remembrance and honoring hearts, but especially on Memorial those brave individuals who died Day itself. For all of the fallen, let for us? And when you do, make a us continue to make this nation one commitment to give back to our great American family in spirit. To country in their memory by putting learn more, please go to www.ngl. your remembrance into action. org.

— Carmella Laspada, Founder, Write dear abby at P.o. Box 69440, los No Greater Love angeles, Ca 90069 or dearabby.com.

jeanne

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hocus Focus

aCRoss 1 “Holy mackerel!”

4 Addict 8 Catch 12 Id counterpart 13 Infamous lyrist 14 Lofty 15 Show place?

17 Crucifix 18 Blues legend Smith 19 Nay undoer 21 That girl 22 Elbow room 26 Staffs 29 “Monty Python” opener 30 Regret 31 “Two and a Half Men” role 32 Whatever number 33 Marx or Malden 34 Roman 8-Down 35 Pledge drive station 36 Pontifical 37 Neighbor of Sweden 39 Healthy 40 Billboards 41 2002 animated movie 45 Sandwich shop 48 Our galaxy 50 Dogfight participants 51 Pinnacle 52 Praise in verse 53 Watercraft 54 A deadly sin 55 Leary’s “prescription”

doWn 1 “Dragnet” star 2 Shrek, e.g.

3 Courts 4 “Unmentionables” 5 Drainage system 6 Historic period 7 Writer’s payment 8 See 34-Across 9 Brazilian resort city 10 In olden times 11 High deg.

16 Wan 20 “Absolutely” 23 Swaddle 24 Emanation 25 Holler 26 Analgesic target 27 Hodgepodge 28 Den 29 — and outs 32 Immeasurably deep 33 Actress Sagal 35 Tablet 36 Fence component 38 Trousers statistic 39 Movies 42 Off base 43 Wanders 44 Kept tabs on 45 Brylcreem amount?

46 Green, in a sense 47 Meadow 49 Hosp. area

A10 FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2012

KALAMAZOO GAZETTE

Friday The Family CirCus by Bil Keane

PeanuTs by Charles Schulz

Dennis The menaCe by Hank Ketchum

BlonDie by Dean Young & John Marshall

BaBy Blues by Rick Kirkman & Jerry Scott

B. C. by Mastroianni & Hart

sally ForTh by Francesco Marciuliano

GarFielD by Jim Davis

sPeeD BumP by Dave Coverly

BallarD sTreeT by Jerry Van Amerongen

luann by Greg Evans

hi & lois by Greg & Brian Walker

DilBerT by Scott Adams

JumP sTarT by Robb Armstrong

Frazz by Jef Mallett

ziTs by Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman

haGar The horriBle by Dik Browne

BeeTle Bailey by Mort, Greg & Brian Walker

BalDo by CantĂş & Castellanos

PiCkles by Brian Crane

KALAMAZOO GAZETTE

Born Loser by Chip Sansom

Friday

FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2012 A11

For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston

Get Fuzzy by Darby Conley

PearLs BeFore sWine by Stephan Pastis

tundra by Chad Carpenter

Frank & ernest by Bob Thaves

Bound & GaGGed by Dana Summers

red & rover by Brian Basset

Curtis by Ray Billingsley

CLose to HoMe by John McPherson

MarMaduke by Brad Anderson

oFF tHe Mark by Mark Parisi

BridGe

by Frank Stewart

to pitch dummy’s diamond losers. But South wanted just 12 tricks.

Last trump

At the second trick South ruffed a spade. He cashed the king of trumps next, and East discarded. South then led a trump to the eight, ruffed a spade with the queen and led a trump to the ten. He drew trumps with the ace and ran the clubs. He won four high trumps, three spade ruffs and five clubs.

South’s careful play deserved 1,430 points. Unless he ruffs a spade at Trick Two, allowing for bad breaks in trumps and clubs, he goes down.

Daily question

You hold: ♠ None ♥KQ642◆632 ♣ A K 10 6 5. Your partner opens one spade, you bid two hearts, he rebids two spades and you try three clubs. Partner then bids three diamonds. What do you say?

Answer: Storm warnings are up. Though you have an opening bid opposite partner’s opening bid, no game is guaranteed. Indeed, the deal is a misfit; a likely pattern for partner is 6-14-2. Pass. If you bid again, you may be headed for a big minus.

Today’s soLUTIon: “I was a kid from Oklahoma who never wanted to be a singer but was told I could sing. And things snowballed.”

— Patti Page

Today’s answer

“My 8-year-old hit a home run in his league game,” a club player told me proudly.

“He knocked one over the fence?” I asked in amazement.

“Actually, he hit a grounder up the middle, and the kid playing center field had gone to the bathroom.”

I must admit that South hit a home run at today’s slam. When West led the king of diamonds, South took dummy’s ace and mulled. If trumps broke 2-2, he could take 13 tricks by drawing trumps and running the clubs

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24 hours through 3 p.m. Thu. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date

HUMIDITY

Thursday’s high / low

Kalamazoo River

Comstock Marshall Battle Creek Battle Creek River Battle Creek

9:06 p.m.

6:12 a.m.

10:13 a.m.

12:05 a.m.

Sunset tonight Sunrise Saturday Moonrise today Moonset today

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Iron Mountain 47/69

Jun 4

Jun 11

Menominee 50/67

water temperature at South Haven

CONDITIONS SATURDAY

51°

Petoskey 51/69

11 PM

11:30

General Hospital ‘PG’

10s

Showers

20s

Snow

30s

Flurries

40s

50s

60s

Cold Front

Ice

70s

80s Warm Front

90s

100s

110s

Stationary Front

Sault Ste. Marie 45/66 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperatures reflect Saturday’s highs and lows.

NATIONAL CITIES

Rogers City 51/65

Cheboygan 48/67

SAT.

Alpena 50/71

Gaylord 49/72 Traverse City 51/75 Cadillac 50/78

65° 69° 82° 87° 89° 86°

8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m.

The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ number, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. 0-2 Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 Very High; 11+ Extreme. The patented AccuWeather.com RealFeel Temperature is an exclusive index of effective temperature based on eight weather factors.

Ludington 50/76 Big Rapids 51/79 Muskegon 54/80

Source: NAB

AIR QUALITY INDEX Thursday

Source: Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality

Mt. Pleasant 53/81

Grand Haven 54/81 Holland 56/84

Today’s forecast

WEATHER TRIVIA™

Rain

0s

UV Index and RealFeel Temperature®

TODAY IN WEATHER HISTORY™

Q: What is part of a thunderstorm and also a blacksmith’s tool?

10:30

+0.22 none -0.04 -0.01

St. Ignace 48/64

Manistique 45/64

Jun 19

Providence, R.I., had light snow on May 25, 1832. On May 25, 1838, 10 inches of snow fell at Bradford, Pa., with a small amount in Pittsburgh.

4.23 4.29 3.13 0.85

Drummond Island 47/66

Lake Michigan

POLLEN INDEX THURSDAY May 28

9 9 8 4

Newberry 45/67

86% / 33%

SUN AND MOON

First

0.00” 0.77” 3.04” 11.40” 11.67”

10 PM

Levels in feet Thursday at 7 a.m.

Location Flood Stage Level 24 hour Change

River

Escanaba 46/66 85° 58° 72° 50° 77° 52°

Days of our Lives ‘14’

-0s

T-storms

Munising 43/60

Kalamazoo through 3 p.m. Thursday

TEMPERATURES

9:30

RIVER LEVELS

Marquette 45/63

L’Anse 44/62

9 PM

NATIONAL WEATHER SATURDAY

88° 64°

Low

91° 70°

TRAV

TUESDAY

MONDAY

SUNDAY

8:30

The Young and the Rest- Days of our Lives ‘14’ less ‘14’ World of Outlaws “Charlotte” (N) (Live) Dumbest Hard Parts Countdown Formula 1 Stuff Debrief (N) Star Wars IV: A New Hope (’77) ›››› Young Luke Skywalker battles evil Darth (:05) Crocodile Dundee II Vader. (Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford) Science Fiction (’88) ››‡ WWE Friday Night SmackDown! (N) Insane or Inspired?

Hollywood Treasure (Series Premiere) (N) House of House of House of House of Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (’04) Payne Payne Payne Payne ››‡ (Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate) Three Comrades (’38) ›››‡ (Robert Taylor, Marga- The Mortal Storm (’40) ›››‡ (Margaret Sullavan, ret Sullavan) Romance James Stewart) Drama Una Maid en Manhattan Corazón Valiente (SS) Relaciones Peligrosas Al Rojo Titulares y ‘14’ (SS) (SS) Vivo ‘PG’ Mas (SS) Say Yes: Say Yes: Say Yes: Say Yes: My Big Fat American Say Yes: Say Yes: Bride Bride Bride Bride Gypsy Wedding ‘PG’ Bride Bride Inglourious Basterds (’09) ›››‡ Soldiers seek Nazi scalps in German-occupied France. (Brad (:20) The Pitt, Mélanie Laurent) War Premiere.

Negotiator Cartoon Planet ‘G’ King of the King of the American American Family Guy Family Guy Hill ‘PG’ Hill ‘PG’ Dad ‘14’ Dad ‘PG’ ‘14’ ‘PG’ Ghost Adventures ‘PG’ Ghost Adventures ‘PG’ The Dead Files (N) ‘PG’ Ghost Adventures “Old Charleston Jail” ‘PG’ Forensic Bait Car Bait Car Bait Car Bait Car Bait Car Bait Car Bait Car Bait Car Forensic Files ‘14’ Files ‘14’ (:05) (:43) Home ImproveHome Im- Love-Ray- Love-Ray- Love-Ray- Love-Ray- Love-Ray- The King of M*A*S*H provement mond mond mond mond mond Queens ment ‘G’ Un Refugio para el Amor (N) ‘PG’ (SS) Abismo de Pasión (N) La Que No Podía Amar Impacto Noticiero ‘14’ (SS) (N) ‘PG’ (SS) Extra Uni Law & Order: Special Law & Order: Special Law & Order: Special Law & Order: Special Suits Mike faces off Victims Unit “Wet” ‘14’ Victims Unit ‘14’ Victims Unit ‘14’ Victims Unit ‘14’ against Devon. ‘PG’ (6:00) Single Ladies (’11) Single Ladies Val tries Single Ladies ‘14’ Single Ladies ‘14’ Storytellers Jill Scott (Stacey Dash) ‘14’ online dating. ‘14’ performs for fans. ‘PG’ Golden Golden CSI: Miami Horatio is CSI: Miami A convicted CSI: Miami “Nailed” ‘14’ CSI: Miami “Urban Girls Girls framed for murder. ‘14’ murderer escapes. ‘14’ Hellraisers” ‘14’ America’s Funniest How I How I How I How I WGN News at Nine (N) 30 Rock ‘14’ Scrubs ‘14’ Home Videos ‘PG’ Met/Mother Met/Mother Met/Mother Met/Mother

SPEED

Storage Storage Storage Storage Under African Skies (’12) ››› Paul Simon celA&E Wars ‘PG’ Wars ‘PG’ Wars ‘PG’ Wars ‘PG’ ebrates the 25th anniversary of “Graceland.”

The Dirty Dozen (’67) ›››‡ Major turns 12 GI felons into commandos. (Lee Marvin, Ernest Midway AMC Borgnine) War ››‡ Finding Bigfoot: Further River Monsters: River Monsters “Untold River Monsters: ANPL Evidence (N) ‘PG’ Unhooked (N) ‘PG’ Stories” (N) ‘PG’ Unhooked ‘PG’ Top Gear ‘PG’ Tomorrow Never Dies (’97) ››› James Bond tries to short-circuit Die Another BBC a communications tycoon. (Pierce Brosnan) Day 106 & Park: Meet the Browns (’08) ›› A woman meets her late father’s uproari- Meet the Browns (’08) ›› (Tyler Perry, Angela BasBET Top ous family for the first time. (Tyler Perry) sett) Comedy-Drama College Baseball Big Ten Tournament, First Semifinal: Teams TBA. From B1G B1G College Baseball BIG TEN Columbus, Ohio. (N) (Live) Diamond Diamond Don’t Be Don’t Be Don’t Be Don’t Be The Break-Up (’06) ›› (Vince Vaughn, Jennifer (:08) The Break-Up BRAVO Tardy Tardy Tardy Tardy Aniston) Romance-Comedy (’06) ›› Dallas Cowboys Cheer- The Singing Bee (N) ‘PG’ Jennie Melissa & Texas Women Cicily Southern Nights (N) ‘14’ CMTV leaders: Making-Team Garth Tye ‘PG’ organizes a trip. ‘14’ Mad Money The Kudlow Report (N) The Celebrity Apprentice ‘PG’ Porn: Business CNBC Erin Burnett OutFront Anderson Cooper 360 Piers Morgan Tonight Anderson Cooper 360 Erin Burnett OutFront CNN (5:54) Semi-Pro (’08) ›› (7:57) (:27) Tosh.0 (8:58) (:28) Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity The Half (:31) The COM (Will Ferrell) Tosh.0 ‘14’ ‘14’ Tosh.0 ‘14’ ‘14’ Hour ‘14’ Half Hour Politics & Public Policy Today Politics & Public Policy Politics & Public Policy Today CSPAN Capital News Today Tonight From Washington Close-Up on C-SPAN CSPN2 Phineas Phineas Jessie ‘G’ Jessie ‘G’ Jessie ‘G’ Jessie ‘G’ Austin & Good Luck A.N.T. Farm A.N.T. Farm DISN and Ferb and Ferb Ally ‘G’ Charlie ‘G’ ‘G’ ‘G’ Deadliest Catch “Alien Deadliest Catch A Wizard deckhand collapses; hur- Alaska: Ice Cold Killers Deadliest Catch ‘14’ DSC Abduction” ‘14’ ricane. (N) ‘14’ ‘14’ E! News (N) Sex and the Sex and the Sex and the Sex and the Fashion Police (N) ‘14’ Chelsea E! News E! City City City City Lately ‘14’

8 PM

The Young and the Restless ‘14’ Pass Time Pass Time ‘PG’ ‘PG’ (5:20) Crocodile Dundee (’86) ››› (6:00) One Missed Call (’08) ›‡ , Ed Burns Seinfeld ‘G’ Seinfeld ‘PG’ (6:15) Lone Star (’52) ››‡ (Clark Gable) Caso Cerrado: Edición Estelar ‘PG’ (SS) Say Yes: Say Yes: ATL ATL Law & Order “Who Let the Dogs Out” ‘14’ Adventure Adventure Time ‘PG’ Time ‘PG’ Ghost Adventures ‘PG’

SOAP

Duck Dy- Duck Dynasty ‘PG’ nasty ‘PG’ (5:00) The Green Berets (’68) ››› Finding Bigfoot “Hoosier Bigfoot” ‘PG’ Top Gear ‘PG’

7:30

SportsCenter (N) (Live) College Softball NCAA Tournament -- Alabama vs. College Softball NCAA Tournament -- Oregon vs.

Texas. Super regional. From Austin, Texas.

Michigan. (N) (Live) NFL Live (N) NBA Face to Face With Boxing Ji-Hoon Kim vs. Alisher Rahimov. From St. MMA Live SportsNaHannah Storm (N) Louis. (N) (Live) (N) tion (5:30) Pirates of the Caribbean: The Alice in Wonderland (’10) ››‡ Live action/animated. Alice, now a The 700 Club ‘G’ Curse of the Black Pearl (’03) teen, returns to Underland. (Johnny Depp) FOX Report The O’Reilly Factor (N) Hannity (N) Greta Van Susteren The O’Reilly Factor Culinary Bitchin’ Mystery Mystery Diners, Diners, Diners, Best Thing Best Thing Diners, Adv. Kitchen Diners (N) Diners Drive Drive Drive Drive Ate Ate State of Tigers Live MLB Baseball Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins. From Target Field in Minneapo- Tigers Live Tigers Live Pistons (N) (Live) lis. (N Subject to Blackout) (Live) (N) (Live) (N) (Live) Baseball’s Barfly UFC From Sydney, Australia. (N) The Dan Patrick Show Action Sports World Golden Championships (6:30) Avatar (’09) ›››‡ A former Marine falls in love with a native of a lush alien The Ultimate Fighter Live UFC Prime- Enemy of time the State (N) (Live) ‘14’ world. (Sam Worthington, Voice of Zoe Saldana) Golf Senior PGA Championship, Second Round. (6:30) From Benton PGA Tour Golf Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, Second Round. From Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.

Harbor, Mich. $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 Family Feud Family Feud Pyramid Pyramid Pyramid Pyramid Pyramid Pyramid Pyramid Pyramid ‘PG’ ‘PG’ Little House on the Little House on the Little House on the Frasier ‘PG’ Frasier ‘PG’ Frasier ‘PG’ Frasier ‘PG’ Prairie ‘PG’ Prairie ‘PG’ Prairie ‘PG’ Hunters Int’l Hunters Int’l House Hunters: Great House Hunters Coast to House Hunters Int’l Hunters Int’l Hunters Int’l Escapes ‘G’ Coast ‘G’ Hunters Swamp People “Under Swamp People “Secret Swamp People Swamp People “Turf (:01) Swamp People Siege” ‘PG’ Weapons” ‘PG’ “Scorched” ‘PG’ War” ‘PG’ “Voodoo Bayou” ‘PG’ America’s Most Wanted America’s Most Wanted America’s Most Wanted America’s Most Wanted Coming Home An Oak‘14’ ‘14’ (N) ‘14’ ‘14’ land Raiders fan. ‘PG’ Hardball Matthews The Ed Show (N) Rachel Maddow Show Lockup: Raw Lockup: Raw Pranked Pranked The Pauly D Punk’d ‘14’ Punk’d ‘PG’ Punk’d ‘14’ What a Girl Wants (’03) ›‡ (Amanda Bynes, Colin ‘14’ ‘14’ Project Firth) Comedy-Drama The Link (Series PreRepossessed! “Repos Repossessed! “Repo Goldfathers Bad luck Repossessed! “Repos miere) (N) ‘G’ Down South” ‘14’ 101” ‘14’ follows the miners. ‘PG’ Down South” ‘14’ Victorious Victorious LegendLegendThat ’70s That ’70s George George Friends Friends ‘G’ ‘G’ Korra Korra Show ‘PG’ Show ‘PG’ Lopez ‘PG’ Lopez ‘PG’ ‘PG’ ‘PG’ (6:00) Charlie’s Angels Erin Brockovich (’00) ››› (Julia Roberts, Albert Finney) Drama Erin Brockovich (’00) ››› (Julia (’00) ››› Roberts, Albert Finney) Drama UFC From Sydney, Australia. (N) Baseball’s Barfly The Dan Patrick Show Action Sports World Golden Championships Dell Computer Workshop LOGO by Lori Goldstein Sincerely, Carolyn Pollack Sterling Jewelry Friday Night Beauty

ESPN

Red Rock Rondo: Zion The Artist This Is Canyon Song Cycle ‘G’ Toolbox ‘G’ America

Y=All Children Y7=7 and Above 14=14 and Above G=General Audience PG=Parental Guidance M=Mature (N)=New

Kids

7 PM

11:30

3 Live at 11pm

Monk Monk infiltrates the WXSP News TMZ (N) mob. ‘PG’ ‘PG’ Kitchen Nightmares “Spin a Yarn; Charlie’s” Revital- Fox 17 News at 10:00PM (N) izing a 50-year-old steakhouse. ‘14’

Wheel of Jeopardy!

Fortune ‘G’ (N) ‘G’ Access Hol- Inside Edilywood tion ‘PG’ The Simp- Family Guy sons ‘PG’ ‘14’ PBS NewsHour (N)

KALAMAZOO

11 PM

Sports

Blue Bloods Jackie and Danny track a serial killer. ‘14’ Dateline NBC ‘PG’

Monk ‘PG’

Goat Rodeo Live: Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer Shark Tank ‘PG’ (:01) Primetime: What The Dr. Oz Show ‘PG’ Would You Do? ‘PG’ Cold Case “Read Between Cold Case A teenager Cold Case “Forensics” the Lines” ‘14’ who was killed. ‘PG’ ‘PG’ Billy Walking by TCT Today God’s Plan Benny Hinn Life Today Graham Faith ‘G’ Gaither Homecoming Gospel Sing By the Book Life Anew TransGospel music. ‘G’ formed Big Bang Big Bang Nikita Amanda asks for Supernatural Castiel Theory Theory Alex’s help. ‘14’ issues a warning. ‘14’

PBS-35

10:30

Movies

VARIETY

7 PM

Reality

Grand Rapids 55/86

Kalamazoo

Houghton Lake 51/78

East Tawas 51/71

Midland Bay City 52/82 53/80

Sandusky 50/78

Lansing 54/85

Flint 54/84

SUN.

HI/LO/W 80/52/s 63/49/sh 88/58/s 89/70/s 75/67/pc 92/68/pc 92/71/s 70/42/pc 72/43/sh 73/56/pc 90/75/pc 80/61/t 85/70/pc 95/66/pc 88/66/s 92/70/pc 95/70/s 86/69/pc 95/70/s 89/71/pc

WORLD CITIES

Saginaw 54/82

Ann Arbor 52/85 Battle Creek 57/88 Jackson Benton Harbor 56/88 56/87 Sturgis Adrian 60/89 57/91 South Bend 61/91 58/88

Bad Axe 49/78

CITY HI/LO/W Albuquerque 88/59/s Anchorage 61/48/pc Asheville 89/58/pc Atlanta 93/69/s Atlantic City 76/67/pc Baltimore 90/66/pc Birmingham 95/71/s Bismarck 56/50/t Boise 65/45/t Boston 85/60/pc Brownsville 91/75/pc Buffalo 81/58/t Chrlston, SC 89/69/t Chrlston, WV 93/64/t Charlotte 90/65/pc Chicago 87/64/t Cincinnati 93/68/pc Cleveland 84/61/t Columbus, OH 91/69/pc Dallas 90/70/pc

Port Huron 51/77 Pontiac 55/81 Detroit 59/82

CITY Amsterdam Athens Baghdad Beijing Berlin Bermuda Bogota Buenos Aires Cairo Dublin Hong Kong Jakarta

SAT.

HI/LO/W 71/55/s 79/63/sh 105/74/s 95/66/s 73/52/pc 75/69/pc 68/46/r 66/57/pc 93/71/c 66/50/pc 87/81/sh 91/75/s

SUN.

HI/LO/W 73/57/s 79/65/pc 102/76/s 90/59/s 74/50/pc 76/69/pc 69/46/sh 66/57/c 95/74/pc 64/48/pc 88/81/r 90/75/s

CITY Denver Des Moines Helena Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Kansas City Las Vegas Little Rock Los Angeles Louisville Memphis Miami Milwaukee Minneapolis Nashville New Orleans New York Norfolk Okla. City

SAT.

HI/LO/W 86/48/pc 85/67/pc 49/39/r 87/73/s 92/72/pc 91/70/pc 89/68/s 77/63/pc 95/72/s 70/55/pc 95/72/s 95/75/s 87/76/pc 77/60/t 72/62/t 96/70/s 92/73/s 85/69/t 83/66/pc 91/67/pc

SAT.

CITY HI/LO/W Johannesburg 69/45/pc Kabul 79/53/t Kinshasa 89/70/t London 72/56/pc Madrid 77/54/pc Manila 91/77/sh Mexico City 78/55/t Montreal 76/55/pc Moscow 65/45/c Nassau 88/73/pc Paris 76/52/s Rio de Janeiro 79/68/t

SUN.

HI/LO/W 77/45/pc 89/67/pc 62/39/r 87/73/s 92/74/pc 92/71/s 87/68/pc 83/63/s 96/73/s 76/57/pc 96/73/s 99/76/s 87/77/pc 84/69/pc 86/64/pc 95/69/s 91/74/pc 83/65/pc 85/68/s 87/69/pc

SUN.

HI/LO/W 67/44/s 85/56/sh 90/71/t 76/58/pc 79/58/s 91/79/r 75/53/t 73/55/pc 68/52/r 89/78/t 77/54/pc 79/68/pc

SAT.

CITY HI/LO/W Omaha 89/64/pc Orlando 90/70/t Philadelphia 90/70/pc Phoenix 86/64/pc Pittsburgh 88/66/t Portland, ME 82/51/pc Portland, OR 72/50/pc Raleigh 92/68/pc Reno 60/42/t Richmond 92/67/pc St. Louis 96/73/s Salt Lake City 72/47/t San Antonio 90/73/pc San Diego 67/57/pc San Francisco 62/50/pc San Juan, PR 88/76/s Seattle 70/49/pc Tampa 93/74/t Tucson 90/55/s Wash., DC 90/72/pc

SAT.

SUN.

HI/LO/W 87/62/pc 88/70/t 88/67/pc 91/64/s 90/68/pc 70/46/pc 65/50/pc 90/70/s 73/46/s 89/69/pc 95/76/s 66/49/sh 91/74/pc 69/60/pc 66/52/s 89/77/s 63/46/pc 89/73/t 88/55/s 90/71/pc

SUN.

CITY HI/LO/W HI/LO/W Riyadh 104/82/s 105/79/s Rome 72/57/sh 77/54/s Seoul 79/57/pc 81/61/s Singapore 90/79/t 90/79/t Stockholm 67/47/pc 70/48/s Sydney 64/46/pc 65/45/s Taipei 88/75/pc 86/76/r Tel Aviv 82/62/s 83/63/s Tokyo 75/63/c 76/63/pc Toronto 82/62/t 78/62/t Vancouver 69/51/pc 63/50/pc Warsaw 69/47/c 70/47/pc

Weather (W): s–sunny, pc–partly cloudy, c–cloudy, sh–showers, t–thunderstorms, r–rain, sf–snow flurries, sn–snow, i–ice

A: An anvil.

SPORTS

SECTION

B

Kalamazoo Gazette

Friday, May 25, 2012

Golf: Former WMU athlete enjoying opportunity at Harbor Shores. PAGE B2

Driver seeks Indy crown

73RD SENIOR PGA CHAMPIONSHIP STATE BRIEFS RED WINGS

Hudler likely to have options

Many teams will be seeking a sniper through free agency, since goal scoring is at a premium in the NHL. And when the market opens July 1, of all the players available, there is a chance that nobody will Jiri Hudler have scored more goals in 2011-12 than Detroit forward Jiri Hudler. Hudler scored a career-high 25 goals — third most among players eligible for unrestricted free agency.

He is expected to get a significant raise from his $2.875 salary, and the Red Wings would like to retain him, but probably not at more than the $3.3 million range.

Hudler previously told MLive.com, “Obviously, everybody knows how I feel about Detroit. I like it, the fans. I don’t know (about the future). We’ll see. It’s a great group. It’s a great hockey team.’’

Power will start fifth at The Brickyard

BY JENNA FRYER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

AP

Andy North hits out of the rough on the ninth hole during the first round of the Senior PGA Championship golf tournament at the Harbor Shores Golf Club in Benton Harbor.

A rough beginning SENIOR GOLFERS CHALLENGED BY HARBOR SHORES COURSE

LIONS

BY NOAH TRISTER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Several players from the Detroit Lions are scheduled to participate in a June 12 charity fishing tournament at Kensington Metropark in Milford. The tournament will be hosted by Bassmaster champion, and Kalamazoo native, Kevin VanDam. Lions scheduled to participate include Kyle Vanden Bosch, Jahvid Best, Nate Burleson, Nick Fairley, Calvin Johnson, Brandon Pettigrew, Tony Scheffler, Stephen Tulloch, and Willie Young. “Having this opportunity is like playing with Michael Jordan in a national championship game,” Young said.

BENTON HARBOR — After playing only one event on the European Senior Tour, Roger Chapman showed up at the Senior PGA Championship in fine form.

Chapman shot a 3-under 68 on Thursday to take the firstround lead at Harbor Shores.

Chapman tied for 16th this month in the Mallorca Open — and that’s about all he has done this season.

“We have only played one event in Europe this year, so this is probably my fourth real competitive round this year,” the Englishman said. “It’s a long way to come, a long wait.

But I’m very pleased with the way things are going.”

John Cook was a stroke back, and Steve Pate, J.L. Lewis, Jeff Sluman, Jay Haas, David Frost and Jim Carter shot 70.

Chapman tied for 27th last year in the Senior PGA in Kentucky, his best showing in his first three starts in the major championship.

Harbor Shores opened two years ago for its first full

Fishing outing set

SPARTANS

Ship-shape idea

Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis hopes the Spartans will play in the 2013 Carrier Classic after the inaugural game against North Carolina aboard the USS Carl Vinson on Veterans Day in Southern California provided quite a stage and backdrop for college basketball. This year’s Carrier Classic will feature Connecticut playing on the East Coast, and Michigan State hopes to be a part of a potential 2013 event in Florida.

Morale Entertainment Foundation executive director Mike Whalen said in February that Naval Station Mayport in Jacksonville was one of the potential sites for this year’s game.

GENERAL

No EA three-peat

Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson and Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander won’t have any Michigan company as cover athletes on video games.

Pavel Datsyuk’s run to be featured on EA Sports’ NHL 13 ended Thursday, after losing in the quarterfinals of the fan vote by New York Islanders’ John Tavares.

— MLive.com

AP

Jay Haas hits out of the sand on the 18th hole during the first round of the Senior PGA Championship.

season, and the Jack Nicklausdesigned layout gave players quite a challenge on a windy day along the shore of Lake Michigan. Chapman hit all 13 fairways and made five birdies and two bogeys. He birdied Nos. 7, 8 and 9 on the part of the course closest to the lake.

“My expectations were, just go in and come into the tournament and play as well as I can,” Chapman said. “And I must say I’m very happy with what’s happened today, so just keep it going.”

Chapman’s performance came somewhat out of nowhere after his pedestrian showing in Europe.

“We had one event, our first event, which was second week in May. We lost a couple sponsors in China and Brunei, which we normally play a couple in March,” he explained.

“We never really start very early anyway, but this is probably normally about the third or fourth event of the year.”

Defending champion Tom Watson is sitting out the

FACT SHEET

tournament because of a wrist problem. Four-time champion Hale Irwin shot 71. Irwin last won the event in 2004, but finished fourth last year.

Fred Couples, who won at Fallen Oak in Mississippi on the Champions Tour in March, made a double bogey on the par-5 15th and shot 76.

“Anything under par is a good score,” he said. “It’s just another round of golf. I’m 52 years old. If I’m worried what I shot every single round, then that’s a problem.”

Cook has three top-five finishes on the Champions Tour this year. He missed four fairways, but had only one bogey.

“Today the wind decided it was going to switch completely on us right from the first tee ball. We were trying to figure out what to do there,” Cook said. “I know the wind’s supposed to be different almost every single day. I know it’s supposed to be hot on Sunday.

So it just, it just adds those variables.”

Bernhard Langer and Mark Calcavecchia shot 73. Fred Funk had a 74 and Tom Lehman shot 76.

LEADERS

Senior PGA Championship A look at the Senior PGA Championship at Harbor Shores Golf Club in Benton Harbor: When: Today, gates open at 7 a.m.; SaturdaySunday, gates open at 7:30 a.m.

Where: 201 Graham Ave., Benton Harbor Cost: $50 for the day. Up to four children get in free when accompanied by an adult.

TV: Today, noon on Golf Channel; Saturday 3 p.m. on NBC, Sunday 3 p.m. on NBC Website: spga2012.com

Fred Couples reacts on the 14th hole during first-round action at the Senior PGA Championship.

Couples was eight shots behind the leader.

First-round scores ROGER CHAPMAN JOHN COOK STEVE PATE J. L. LEWIS JEFF SLUMAN JAY HAAS DAVID FROST JIM CARTER LONNIE NIELSEN HALE IRWIN

68 69 70 70 70 70 70 70 71 71

-3 -2 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 E E

AP

Tigers swept in Cleveland, trail Indians by six games Verlander suffers loss despite strong outing

BY JAMES SCHMEHL JSCHMEHL@MLIVE.COM

CLEVELAND — With no outs and runners on first and second, Andy Dirks squared up a bunt on Cleveland starter Justin Masterson and tried twice to lay a ball down the first-base line.

Trailing 2-1 in the seventh, he fouled off both attempts and

was forced to swing away with two strikes.

He took the next pitch for a called third strike.

Dirks deserved only part of the blame for the Tigers’ 2-1 loss Thursday, but his at-bat exemplified what is wrong with the team’s free-falling offense.

They can hit. They just can’t score runs when it matters.

“It’s pretty much the same story,” manager Jim Leyland said. “It’s kind of a broken record right now — there were no big hits to get anyone home.”

For the fourth time in five games, the Tigers stranded 10

UPDATE

Indians 2, Tigers 1 Next game: Detroit (Drew Smyly 1-1, 2.89 ERA) at Minnesota (Anthony Swarzak 0-3, 4.73), 8:10 tonight TV: FSD base runners, spoiling another impressive start by Justin Verlander, who has been relied upon far too many times this

season to right a sinking ship.

“He was terrific and we didn’t do much for him,” Leyland said.

“It was a shame to lose a game like that.”

Verlander did his part — giving up only two runs in eight innings — but, yet again, the Tigers’ offense couldn’t return the favor.

Cleveland closer Chris Perez tossed a scoreless ninth inning for the third straight game, putting the final touches on Cleveland’s three-game sweep.

The loss dropped the Tigers six games behind the AL Central-leading Indians.

INDIANAPOLIS — Will Power has 18 victories since moving to America, where he’s one of the most decorated drivers in open-wheel racing.

But his resume has some glaring holes: He has never won an Indianapolis 500, and he has never won a championship.

“I’d just love to win something, just one time win something of significance,” he said Thursday. “I’m so sick of it.”

The most dominant driver in IndyCar the past three Will Power seasons isn’t content with ON AIR his results.

And m a k e Indianapolis 500, no mistake, they are quite 11 a.m. Sunday impressive. on ABC In 44 career starts since j o i n i n g Pe n s ke R a c i n g , Power has 15 wins, 20 poles, 24 podiums and has led at least one lap in 34 races.

“You think about his record with Penske Racing over the last three years, and he’s won almost one out of every three races he’s been in, and he’s been on the podium almost two-thirds of the time,” Penske said. “It really establishes him, from the road racing perspective at least, as the top driver out there right now.”

But Power wants more — a lot more — and his chance to cross the Indy 500 off his list comes Sunday, when he’ll start fifth. He goes into the race as IndyCar’s points leader, and has won the last three races of the season. Penske, meanwhile, is a perfect 4-0 in races and 5-0 in qualifying.

So this might just be the year for Power to finally breakthrough. Maybe it will be at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the race his team owner cherishes above all over. Or, maybe it will be in the title race, which he’s lost the past two years to four-time champion Dario Franchitti.

Even if Power never wins another race — something the uber-intense Australian often frets about — he’s still accomplished far more than he ever expected. He’d come close to quitting racing at the end of every season he spent in Europe, where he scraped together rides and racked up enormous debt in his quest to become a Formula One driver.

He thought for sure at the end of the 2004 season he was headed home to Australia for good and join the family canvas business, and once again, something came along that kept him in it another year. Then came the call from America, from Derrick Walker, who needed an Aussie driver for his Champ Car Series team.

Power was reluctant to consider the offer, and he knew moving to the U.S. would probably put an end to F1 forever.

But the ledger showed a deficit near $500,000, and the job Walker had available would have paid him a salary for the first time in his driving career.

So he took it, and he’s never looked back.

KALAMAZOO GAZETTE

B2 FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2012

STATE SPORTS

Jackson pro takes his shot

Michigan loses in regional opener

Beurmann fits in at Senior PGA Championship

BY BENJAMIN CLAY JONES SPECIAL TO MLIVE.COM

Alabama wins Game 1 in best-of-three series MLIVE.COM

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — One bad inning by the Michigan softball team turned a pitchers’ duel in Alabama’s favor and gave the No. 2-seeded Crimson Tide a 4-1 win in the first game of a best-of-three NCAA Super Regional.

Michigan comSCORE mitted its lone error in Alabama’s three-run f ifth inning, when the Crimson Tide had Alabama three of their six hits against Wol4 verines starter Haylie Wagner — the biggest a two-run double by Kaila Hunt. Hunt Michigan later score on a 1 Jazlyn Lunceford single.

That was more than enough offense for Alabama (54-7) sophomore pitcher Jackie Traina, who threw a complete-game three-hitter in front of a home crowd at Rhoads Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Traina struck out 10 Michigan (42-16) batters, including the Wolverines’ leadoff hitter in five of seven innings.

The Wolverines threatened to take a first-inning lead against the Southeastern Conference Pitcher of the Year when Nicole Sappingfield singled and Amanda Chidester followed with a blast to straight-away center field. Alabama’s Jennifer Fenton chased down the long fly ball and caught it at the base of the outfield wall.

Traina wouldn’t allow another hit until Ashley Lane’s two-out, RBI double in the sixth inning. The hit scored Sappingfield, who drew one of four Traina base-on-balls.

Michigan had the tying run at the plate with two outs in the seventh inning after pinch hitter Caitlin Blanchard reached on a throwing error and Bree Evans singled to left. Traina ended the game by striking out Sappingfield.

Hollis happy at MSU

BY DIAMOND LEUNG DLEUNG@MLIVE.COM

EAST LANSING — Michigan State’s Mark Hollis took home a trophy after being named the athletic director of the year by SportsBusiness Journal in New York.

A day later, he spoke of remaining at the school for a long time despite being one of the lowest-paid athletic directors in the Big Ten. USA Today reported in October that Hollis’ $395,000 base salary made him the ninthhighest paid athletic director among the 10 Big Ten schools that offered open records.

“I have met with President Simon over the last several months, and we are at a good place as far as what my future is at Michigan State,” Hollis said.

“And I’m very, very, very comfortable with where the Board of Trustees and the president has me, and I think we’ll be here for a long time based on that.”

Hollis became emotional when discussing the support of his family while working a job that can be stressful and time-consuming, but said of Michigan State, “I love this place.”

“While sometimes, I get credit for wacky thoughts, it’s the staff and the administration here that gives you that opportunity — from the Board of Trustees on down to allow an athletic director to have a vision and execute it.”

AP

Detroit starting pitcher Justin Verlander throws in the first inning against the Cleveland Indians.

Providing a spark VERLANDER TRIES TO FIRE UP TIGERS

BY JAMES SCHMEHL JSCHMEHL@MLIVE.COM

CLEVELAND — It’s not uncommon for Detroit Tigers right-hander Justin Verlander to heat up as the game goes on.

He has done it before — and he did it again Thursday.

Trailing 2-1 , Verlander entered the bottom of the eighth inning with 106 pitches under his belt and the heart of Cleveland’s lineup due up.

Eleven pitches later, he returned to the dugout, after striking out the side.

“It was kind of a mix of adrenaline and the situation,” Verlander said. “That was a little different for me because I knew it was probably my last inning.”

So, as he’s known to do, Verlander stepped it up a bit.

He finished with 117 pitches, including a 101.5 mph four-seamer on his secondto-last pitch before freezing Asdrubal Cabrera on an 83 mph curveball.

“Really unbelievable,” manager Jim Leyland said. “Just to go out there and make his pitches like that — he just overpowered them.”

Verlander said he looked at the team’s radar gun on the third deck after hearing the crowd’s reaction.

“It wasn’t anger. It was just intensity,” Verlander said. “It’s not the first time you’ve seen me intense out there. It was a big inning.”

Coming off a near no-hitter, Verlander wasn’t as dominant as he was in his start last Saturday. He threw first-pitch strikes to 26 of 30 hitters, his highest percentage in a start in the past four seasons.

After serving a 454-foot leadoff home run to Shin-Soo Choo, Verlander settled down — retiring 11 of his next 12 batters.

But, it was the eighth that put a stamp on another strong outing by the reigning AL MVP and Cy Young winner.

“I was trying to light a spark,” he said. “I felt like maybe if I was able to go out there and dominate an inning and get our guys back in there quick that maybe something would happen.”

But, it didn’t happen.

Cleveland closer Chris Perez allowed the game-tying run on base after Ramon Santiago hit a one-out single to shallow left, but retired his next two batters to preserve the Indians’ 2-1 series-sweeping win.

“It’s disappointing,” Verlander said. “It’s just disappointing the way we’ve been playing as a team. Obviously, I think we all expected better.”

TIGERS NOTES

Jackson lands on DL

BY JAMES SCHMEHL JSCHMEHLMLIVE.COM

CLEVELAND — In the end, the Detroit Tigers simply couldn’t wait around for Austin Jackson any longer.

Jackson will be placed on the 15-day disabled list today after missing seven games with a left abdominal strain a n d l e av i n g the struggling Austin Tigers with a Jackson shorthanded bench.

The move is retroactive to May 17 and he’ll be eligible to return June 1.

The move cleared a spot on the 25-man roster for Ryan Raburn, who will rejoin the club after missing three games while on bereavement leave.

Tigers manager Jim Leyland expressed concern Tuesday about worsening the injury when Jackson was forced to shut himself down after one turn of live batting practice.

“I don’t think I did any further damage to it, but at the same time, it didn’t get any better,” Jackson said.

Jackson has been shut down from all baseball-related activities the past two days, only receiving treatment from the team doctors in Cleveland.

“It started off as something

that needed only a couple days off, but it turned out to be a little more serious than I expected,” he said. “Hopefully some rest will do it good.”

Marte ready to return

The Detroit Tigers will activate right-hander Luis Marte from the 15-day disabled list today, the team announced following its 2-1 loss to the Cleveland Indians.

To clear room on the team’s 25-man roster, the Tigers optioned right-hander Luke Putkonen to Triple-A Toledo.

Marte, 25, has been on the disabled list since straining his left hamstring in the final Grapefruit League game of the spring.

Alburquerque throwing

Right-handed reliever Al Alburquerque has taken the next step in strengthening his throwing elbow that he had surgically repaired in midDecember.

Alburquerque started long tossing at the club’s spring training facility in Lakeland, Fla. and has been stretched out to 150 feet.

Tigers head athletic trainer Kevin Rand said the next step for the 25-year-old will be a throwing program off the mound.

“If he continues to progress, he should be ready to initiate a throwing program off the mound pretty soon,” he said.

BENTON HARBOR — For the first time in 30 years, Ron Beurmann is playing with the big boys in a tour event, the Senior PGA Championship.

The last time that happened, in the early 1980s, the former Western Michigan University golfer was an amateur competing at the Buick Open in Grand Blanc.

Nearly 30 years later, Beurmann, director of golf at the Country Club of Jackson, has felt welcomed by the touring pros he has rubbed elbows with at the championship.

Beurmaan shot an openinground 78 and the odds are stacked against him heading into the weekend.

“This course is very tough, very hard — one of the hardest courses you’re going to play,” he said Wednesday at the practice range. “The second shots into the greens, it’s just really tough to get it on the right tier.

Chipping and putting are going to be the test. And these guys are all so good.”

Whereas the touring pros play nearly every day, Beurmann has found time to play only eight or nine times this year.

“I was trying to hit balls all last week to prepare and get some sort of swing going,” he said.

Grouped with Steve Pate and Canadian Rod Spittle, Beurmann was the first golfer to tee off in the championship, at 7:30 Thursday morning, and split the fairway with his drive.

His swing held up for most of the day, but came unglued on the 16th hole, when a poor approach shot led to a double bogey.

“I panicked a little bit and got out of my comfort zone,” he said.

Before the rough finishing stretch, his score was at the projected cut.

He begins today’s round at 12:40 p.m. in the same grouping, hoping to finish strong.

Content in Jackson

Beurmann qualified for the Senior PGA Championship by virtue of finishing in the top 35

at last year’s Southworth Senior PGA Professional National Championship presented by Mercedes-Benz.

The year before, Beurmann achieved his greatest golfing triumph when he won the Michigan PGA Professional Championship.

No one was more surprised than Beurmann.

He was four strokes down on the 17th tee Ron of the Eagle Eye Country Club Beurmann in East Lansing before winning in a playoff.

Beurmann, 52, grew up in Okemos, where he was a star golfer in high school. He went to Western Michigan on a golf scholarship — his daughter, Melissa, will be a junior on the women’s team this fall — and was named honorable mention All-Mid-American Conference.

“We had good teams, and we had a lot of fun,” he said.

“It’s changed a lot since then, though — golf’s way more serious. They have personal instructors and practice every single day. We played in awful weather most of the time, and our games were marginal, you know, for what we put into it, which wasn’t a lot.”

After spending a year under Dick Stewart at the Kalamazoo Country Club, he went on to rewarding stints at the Bloomfield Hills Country Club and the Flint Elks Country Club, before being hired as director of golf at the Country Club of Jackson.

He has had opportunities to move on but cherishes the membership there. In fact, his caddie this week is Rob Thomas, a member at the club.

A stroke of destiny

Sometimes, destiny comes in the form of a single stroke.

Beurmann’s destiny seeped in on a windy, rainy day in 1983 in West Palm Beach, Fla., when he thought he had a tour card clinched, during the first stage of the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament.

Beurmann had played the first two days with Paul Azinger, an All-American at Florida State and a future star who would earn 12 PGA wins, including the 1993 PGA Championship.

In nasty weather on the final day, Beurmann carded a

74, making him 1-under par for the tournament, and thought he had advanced to the next stage, which would guarantee him a card on either the regular PGA Tour or the Hogan Tour (now the Nationwide Tour).

As he sat in the clubhouse, several golfers overtook him, and he finished twenty-sixth.

The top 25 advanced.

He says now, simply, “It didn’t happen. I went right back home and went to work.”

Specifically, he went to work for Stewart. While at the Kalamazoo Country Club, he began to re-evaluate whether he needed to make it on tour.

“Ever since I worked for him, I saw how professional he was and what a great guy he was, and how he treated me,” Beurmann said of Stewart. “I thought, ‘You know what? Maybe that’s the job I need to go into.’ I don’t know if I had the drive to do what was necessary at that point to play on tour.”

Backed by club members’ sponsorship, Beurmann gave Q-School one more try the following year.

“I had guys that I played with say, ‘You know, you can’t stop; you’re right there — don’t give it up.’ But I was getting married, I had a girlfriend from school (Beth, his wife), and I made the decision to go into business, you know? And it’s the best thing that ever happened to me.”

Still, this week, in the lakefront breezes of Harbor Shores on holes 7, 8, and 9, where the golfers encounter the dunes and turn back inland, Beurmann can’t help but hear the whispers of a pro career buried in the sands of yesteryear.

Azinger is now primarily a golf announcer, but others Beurmann’s age, such as Fred Couples and Tom Lehman, still follow the sun — the old phrase for playing on tour. Beurmann has enjoyed sampling their existence, however briefly.

“It’s been fun (this week), it’s been really fun,” Beurmann said on the practice range Wednesday. “The people have been so nice; that really makes it great. I can see why (touring pros) like it —they get treated great; cars and food and whatever they need, they get. So it’s pretty nice.”

He pauses, then says, “I’ve worked for some great guys, and I’ve been at my own club for 22 years. You can’t beat that.”

Sluman survives tough conditions

BY BRENDAN SAVAGE BSAVAGE@MLIVE.COM

BENTON HARBOR — Jeff Sluman accomplished his main goal Thursday in the opening round of the Senior PGA Championship.

While Sluman would have loved a score in the 60s, he was more than content with a 1-under-par 70 that left him near the top of the leaderboard in the $2.1-million event at Harbor Shores.

He was two shots behind first-round leader Roger Chapman of England heading into the afternoon.

“Well, the tournament’s just

starting,” said Sluman, 54. “You just want to not shoot yourself out of the tournament the first day, the first two days, and so far I’ve accomplished that.

I’m not going to obviously talk about tomorrow yet but you just want to get off to a solid start.

“There’s so much golf left but I didn’t go out and shoot a big number like I did last year.

That’s not a good position to be in. So I’m happy where I’m at.”

Sluman, whose openinground 76 last year left him in 101st place before he rallied to tie for 18th, made two birdies and a bogey on the back side Thursday after playing the

front in par 36.

He birdied the par-5 10th to reach red numbers for the first time, went back to even when he three-putted for bogey at the 412yard 12th and then picked up his other birdie at the par-5 15th.

“It was very tough conditions out there,” said Sluman, whose best finish in four previous Senior PGAs was a tie for fifth in 2009.

“I hit a few squirrelly shots and I managed to survive, which if you play the golf course in wind like this, you don’t want to hit too many bad ones like that. It was a good start to the tournament and I couldn’t be happier.”

SENIOR PGA CHAMPIONSHIP NOTES

Up-and-down round haunts Watson

BY BRENDAN SAVAGE BSAVAGE@MLIVE.COM

BENTON HARBOR — Former champion Denis Watson had the roller coaster round of the opening day in the Senior PGA Championship at Harbor Shores and was disqualified for failing to sign his scorecard.

Watson probably couldn’t stand the sight of the card after he shot 13-over 84 that — believe it or not — included four birdies.

He started the round with a birdie on No. 10 before things quickly went downhill as he made three double-bogeys and a bogey during a four-hole stretch on the back side to turn in 6-over.

On the front, he doublebogeyed No. 4, bogeyed the fifth, birdied the sixth, made a quintuple-bogey 9 on No. 7 and then birdied eight.

His scorecard for the sixth through eighth holes read 3-9-3. Watson finished with four birdies, five pars, four bogeys, four double-bogeys and the quintuple-bogey.

Tough going

Joey Sindlear got off to a blazing start with birdies on two of his first five holes before his round was derailed by a pair of penalty strokes on the par-5 15th.

Sindelar started on the back side and was making at the run a the leaders after birdies on the 10th and 14th holes put him

2-under and in a tie for second with John Cook, one back of leader Roger Chapman.

Then, disaster struck on the par-5 15th.

A poor tee shot led to a penalty stroke, another poor shot from the fairway with his fourth led to another penalty and he finally two-putted from the fringe for a triple-bogey 8 that dropped him completely off the leaderboard.

He finished with 74.

Champion’s club

Watson is one of seven former champions in the field.

Jay Haas had the best round among former winners with 1-under-par 70, leaving him tied for third and two shots off the lead.

KALAMAZOO GAZETTE

FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2012 B3

LOCAL SPORTS

Call them tri-champions

LOCAL ROUNDUP

P-CENTRAL BASEBALL TEAM WON’T FINISH SUSPENDED GAME, SHARES TITLE

BY SCOTT DECAMP SDECAMP1@MLIVE.COM

P O RTAG E — Po r t a ge Central’s baseball team was gearing up for today’s trip to Niles.

P-Central was scheduled to complete a suspended game against the Vikings with a share of the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference West Division title on the line for the Mustangs.

Turns out, they won’t make the trip, but will be declared trichamps of the SMAC West.

The division’s athletic directors communicated Thursday and decided that P-Central, Mattawan and St. Joseph will be tri-champions.

“With graduation for us (last night) and G-K (Greater Kalamazoo Tournament Gold Division finals) on Saturday, and Niles has a (longtime rivalry) doubleheader scheduled with Buchanan on Saturday and a district game on Tuesday, it just wasn’t going to work out,” P-Central AD Jim Murray said.

The game, which was suspended by darkness April 12 with the teams tied at 1-1 in the seventh inning, will not count

“... With the price of gas, it just didn’t make sense (driving to Niles to play a couple innings). Is this the best solution? No. Is it the practical solution? Yes.” — Jim Murray, Portage Central athletic director

as a forfeit for Niles. Rather, it will be considered an incomplete game for both teams.

P-Central finishes with a 10-3 SMAC West record. Mattawan and St. Joseph each were 11-3. Statistically, the latter two teams finished one game ahead of the Mustangs in the win column, but based on the decision of the division’s ADs, each of the three teams has a right to call itself a champ.

“Basically, we’re going with the idea that each (of the trichamps) has three losses,” Murray said. “The preference would have been to play the game, but it just didn’t make sense to drive down there, play a couple of innings and then come back and have to play GK the next day. With the price of

gas, it just didn’t make sense. Is this the best solution? No. Is it the practical solution? Yes.” Mustangs coach Paul Schneider said his team would have preferred to finish, but the title share means no less.

Now, P-Central (20-7) will use today to practice and prepare for Saturday’s big 12:30 p.m. showdown against Division 2 top-ranked Gull Lake (29-2), which the Mustangs defeated in a classic game 2-0 in last year’s G-K Gold finals at packed Robert J. Bobb Stadium on Western Michigan University’s campus.

“My thoughts are, there needs to be some clear-cut policy about ties,” said Schneider, whose team competed in the West Division for

the first time this season. “With these two (SMAC) divisions, it could very well end up like this quite a bit.

“Did we earn (the title)?” he asked rhetorically. “But it came down to this (decision) and it meant something to the kids.

Those kids earned everything they got. ... I’ve never been involved in anything like this.

What do you do?”

Murray said the topic about resolving ties has been discussed by the ADs, but that no formal decisions has been made. He said one reasonable possibility would be for schools to keep the day open following completion of divisional play in the SMAC West.

Gull Lake’s baseball team would have had to finish a suspended game against Sturgis on Wednesday, if the Blue Devils had not secured the outright SMAC East title Tuesday with a sweep of Battle Creek Lakeview.

“We’ve got to do what’s best for kids. Our seniors are going to graduate (last night), and then they’ve got their grad bash,” he said. “Then, to travel to Niles (this afternoon) and play in the GK Saturday, I don’t think it’s the best thing to do.”

HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP

Hackett savors playing at Comerica Park KVA champs lose to Jackson Lumen Christi MLIVE.COM

What did the Hackett Catholic Central baseball team do for an encore after winning the outright Kalamazoo Valley Association title Wednesday?

The Irish played at Comerica Park on Thursday.

Hackett lost to Jackson Lumen Christi 3-2 in a 1-hour and 20-minute pitchers’ duel.

The game materialized when Detroit Catholic High School League director Vic Michaels approached Hackett and Lumen Christi about playing at the big-league venue, since the CHSL rents it out for the entire day and plays its league championship games there.

Junior Nick Barrasso took the loss for the Irish despite allowing only two earned runs and scattering eight hits over 52/3 innings.

He struck out three and walked three.

Sam Kerr doubled for Hackett

(22-8), while Ben Wheaton and Joe Pelak had RBI singles.

THURSDAY BASEBALL

KALAMAZOO CENTRAL 10-13, ROGERS 0-3: After jumping out 5-0 in the third inning during Game 1, Kalamazoo Central doubled its score with a five-run fifth and stopped the game due to the 10-run mercy rule. Kalamazoo Central quickly built a 9-3 lead after two innings in Game 2 and hung on for the victory.

Austin Kannegeiter tripled, had two hits and drove in a run during Game 1, and Kannegeiter and Stefan VanderMolen each had three hits and drove in a combined seven runs during Game 2. Theo Lyle and Andrew Kaylor had two hits apiece for Kalamazoo Central.

GULL LAKE 9, KALAMAZOO CHRISTIAN 7: Austin Staltmanis led the way for Gull Lake (30-2), going 4-for-4 with three runs scored and two RBIs. Teammate Logan Holwerda went 3-for-4 with a run scored and two RBIs. Holwerda also earned the win in relief, pitching 2 1/3 innings and giving up two earned runs. Kalamazoo Christian’s Parker VanOosten had two hits, two RBIs and a run scored. Nate

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Bloomberg earned the win for the Eagles in Game 1.

For more on the Hackett Catholic Central-Jackson Lumen Christi baseball GIRLS SOCCER game at Comerica Park, OTSEGO 4, BATTLE CREEK visit MLive.com and check back to the PENNFIELD 1: Sarah Britain scored once and had two assists to lead Kalamazoo Gazette on Sunday.

Modderman also had two hits and two RBIs for K-Christian (5-15).

PORTAGE NORTHERN 4-6, BATTLE CREEK HARPER CREEK 3-9: Josh Dentler had a two-run double in the bottom of the sixth and teammate Tanner Knapp had two doubles and one RBI to lead Portage Northern in Game 1. Collin Darling struck out five to earn the win. Northern’s Jon Pincus had a single and a triple in the second game.

SCHOOLCRAFT 15-11, BRONSON 3-0: Schoolcraft beat Bronson behind the arm of Matthew Bloomberg and a flurry of hitting by the Eagles.

Matthew Abel racked up two RBIs and Benny Clark one to go along with two hits and three runs each.

Adding to Schoolcraft’s offense, Caleb Proksch, Blake Zemek, Cameron Schwartz and Parker Leighton all recorded two hits.

Otsego to its 11th win of the season.

Teammates Shayna Hess, Mikayla Cupp, and Missy Gale added the other three goals.

SOFTBALL

OTSEGO 6-10, GOBLES 1-9: Jill Hascall’s walk-off single won the nightcap and helped Otsego earn the sweep of the season-ending doubleheader. Logan Thiel knocked in three runs for Otesgo in Game 2 and Lydia Moyer and Hascall both finished with two RBIs. Riley Karmon led Otsego with three hits in Game 2 and Moyer, Thiel, Rachel White, Hascall, Kera Campbell Kaylie Hukill all had two hits each in the nightcap. Kait Mills earned the win in relief for Otesgo in the second game. Lydia Gildea had a double and an RBI in the second game for Gobles. In the opener, Otsego’s Kait Mills earned the pitching win as she recorded three strikeouts and scattered seven hits. Rachel White and Kaylie Hukill both had doubles for Otsego in Game 1.

SCOREBOARD SCORES THURSDAY

Baseball Battle Creek Harper Creek 9, Portage Northern 6 Gobles 9-6, Otsego 1-0 Lumen Christi 3, Hackett Catholic Central 2 Kalamazoo Central 10-13, Rogers 0-3 Mattawan 16-11, Loy Norrix 1-1 Mendon 10, Three Rivers 6 Portage Northern 4, Battle Creek Harper Creek 3 Gull Lake 9, Kalamazoo Christian 7 Schoolcraft 15-11, Bronson 3-0 White Pigeon 7, Sturgis 6 Boys Golf Sturgis 5, Vicksburg 4 Softball Bronson 6-9, Schoolcraft 0-3 Buchanan 6-10, Hartford 5-6 Otsego 6-10, Gobles 1-9 South Haven 5, Mattawan 0 Girls Soccer Otsego 4, Battle Creek Pennfield 1

SCHEDULE TODAY

Baseball B.C. Harper Creek at Portage Northern (DH), 4 p.m.

Burr Oak at Centreville, 4:30 p.m.

Gobles at Otsego (DH), 4 p.m.

Hackett Catholic Cen. at Jackson Lumen Christi, 4 p.m.

Loy Norrix at Mattawan (DH), 4 p.m.

St. Joseph Lake Michigan Cat. at Bangor (DH), 4:30 p.m.

Sturgis at White Pigeon, 4 p.m.

Rogers at Kalamazoo Central, 4 p.m.

Girls Soccer Battle Creek Pennfield at Otsego, 6:45 p.m.

Softball Buchanan at Hartford (DH), 4:15 p.m.

Coloma at Paw Paw (DH), 4 p.m.

Gobles at Otsego (DH), 4 p.m.

COACHES

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COURTESY PHOTO

Notre Dame sophomore Greg Andrews of Richland had a 26-5 singles record this season and was named Big East player of the year in men’s tennis.

Gull Lake graduate caps tennis season

Notre Dame’s Andrews Big East player of the year MLIVE.COM

ATHENS, Ga. — Notre Dame’s Greg Andrews ended his sophomore tennis season with a first-round loss in the NCAA Division 1 singles championships at the University of Georgia on Wednesday.

The Richland native, who played high school tennis at Gull Lake, lost to University of the Mississippi’s Jonas Lutjen 7-5, 6-3.

Andrews, who was named Big East player of the year, ended the season with a 26-5 singles record.

Two win scholarships

Portage Northern senior Janie Sell and GalesburgAu g u s t a s e n i o r D a r r e n VanMeekeren were named recipients of the 15th annual Bernard scholarship during Wednesday’s reception at Kalamazoo Country Club.

Ed and Diana Bernard have sponsored the scholarship program, which each spring awards a $2,500 scholarship to one senior girl and one senior boy based on the sportsmanship displayed toward

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Check Sunday’s Gazette for more on the Bernard Scholarship winners. their opponents and teammates throughout the season.

Everblades win ECHL

The Florida Everblades won their first ECHL Kelly Cup with a 3-2 overtime win against the Las Vegas Wranglers on Wednesday night at Estero, Fla. Florida, which defeated the Kalamazoo Wings, four games to one, in the Eastern Conference finals, did not lose a home playoff game.

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ADOPTION OF ZONING ORDINANCE CITY OF PORTAGE, MICHIGAN NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE CITY OF PORTAGE AND ALL OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that an Ordinance to amend Article 4 (Zoning) of Chapter 42 of the Codified Ordinances of Portage, Michigan, was adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting held on the 24th day of April, 2012, and will become effective June 9, 2012.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Article 4 (Zoning) of Chapter 42, Land Development Regulations, of the Codified Ordinance of Portage, Michigan, has been amended as follows: THE CITY OF PORTAGE ORDAINS: That Article 4 (Zoning) of Chapter 42, of the Codified Ordinances of Portage, Michigan, Official Zoning Map, be amended as follows: Parcel of land described as follows: Tract of land located in Section 16, Township 3 South, Range 11 West, City of Portage, County of Kalamazoo, State of Michigan, and further described as follows: Street Address 1106 West Centre Avenue

Parcel ID Numbers 00016-510-O

The South 539.5 feet be rezoned from RM-2, multiple family residential to OS-1, office service.

South Haven at Mattawan (DH), 4 p.m.

St. Joseph Lake Michigan Cat. at Bangor (DH), 4:30 p.m.

FRIDAY

Girls Soccer Heritage Christian Academy at Byron Center Zion Christian, 5:15 p.m.

Softball Hackett Catholic Central at Comstock (DH), 4 p.m.

St. Joseph at Portage Central (DH), 4:30 p.m.

SATURDAY

Baseball Greater Kalamazoo Invitational Finals: GalesburgAugusta, Kalamazoo Central, Kalamazoo Christian, Loy Norrix, Mattawan, Parchment, Portage Central, Portage Northern, Vicksburg, 1 p.m.

Bronson Polish Classic, 9 a.m.

Plainwell vs. Vicksburg, 10 a.m.

Portage Central vs. Gull Lake, 12:30 p.m.

Boys Track and Field MITCA Team State, 9 a.m.

Girls Track and Field MITCA Team State, 9 a.m.

Softball County Tournament, 9 a.m.

Bronson Polish Classic, 9 a.m.

Berrien Springs Tournament, TBA St. Joseph County Tournament at Centreville, TBA

TUESDAY

Baseball Bangor vs. Lawton, 5 p.m.

Centreville vs. Bronson, 4:30 p.m.

Comstock at Schoolcraft B, 4 p.m.

Galesburg-Augusta vs. Parchment, 5 p.m.

Loy Norrix vs. Kalamazoo Central, 5 p.m.

Lawton vs. Decatur, 4:30 p.m.

South Haven vs. Paw Paw, 4:30 p.m.

Three Rivers vs. Edwardsburg, 5 p.m.

Boys Golf Allegan at Hamilton, 3:30 p.m.

Girls Soccer Battle Creek Central vs. Portage Northern, 6:30 p.m.

Berrien Springs vs. Parchment, 6 p.m.

Buchanan vs. Three Rivers, TBA Coloma vs. Paw Paw, 6 p.m.

Comstock vs. Dowagiac, 5 p.m.

Hamilton vs. Allegan, 5 p.m.

Kalamazoo Central vs. Jackson, TBA Hackett Catholic Cen. vs. Kalamazoo Christian, 6 p.m.

Heritage Christian Academy vs. Holland Calvary, 5 p.m.

Loy Norrix vs. Portage Central, TBA Mattawan vs. Sturgis, 6 p.m.

Olivet vs. Delton Kellogg, 6 p.m.

Gull Lake vs. Hastings, 6 p.m.

Kelloggsville vs. Otsego, 5 p.m.

RICHLAND TOWNSHIP ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE VARIANCE APPLICATION TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF RICHLAND TOWNSHIP, KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MICHIGAN, AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Zoning Board of Appeals of Richland Township will conduct a public hearing upon the following application on June 13, 2012 commencing at 5:30 p.m. at the Richland Township Hall, 7401 North 32nd Street, within the Township, as required under the provisions of the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act and the Zoning Ordinance for the Township: 1.

VARIANCE – Request from North American Sailing Center, 10331 East M-89, to allow for an accessory building or a building addition in the 50foot front yard setback. Such variance would be for an 18-foot variance resulting in a 32-foot setback from the southwest corner of the westerly building. The parcel is a non-conforming lot in the “D” Regional Commercial District and this variance would include the provisions under Sec. 17.03.

Written comments will be received from any interested persons concerning the foregoing application by the Richland Township Clerk at the Township Hall at any time during regular business hours up to the date of the hearing and may be further received by the Zoning Board of Appeals at the hearing.

By Ordinance and statute, the Zoning Board of Appeals has the right at or following said public hearing to deny, approve, or approve with conditions the foregoing application(s).

Anyone interested in reviewing the Zoning Ordinance or the applications or plans pertinent to the foregoing may examine a copy of the same at the Richland Township Hall during regular business hours of regular business days hereafter until the time of the hearing and may further examine the same at the public hearing.

All interested persons are invited to be present at the aforesaid time and place.

Richland Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audiotapes of printed material being considered at the hearing, to individuals with disabilities at the hearing upon five (5) days’ notice to the Richland Township Clerk. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Richland Township Clerk at the address or telephone number listed below Jacqueline Light, Clerk Richland Township 7401 North 32nd Street Richland, MI 49083 Telephone (269) 629-4921

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a copy of the Ordinance as amended may be purchased or inspected at City Hall on any business day except public and legal holidays from and after publication of this Notice from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time. Further, a copy of a map showing the property rezoned is also available at the time and days noted above.

Dated: May 25, 2012

4405254-01

James R. Hudson, City Clerk 4407311-01

KALAMAZOO GAZETTE

B4 FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2012

NATIONAL SPORTS

SCOREBOARD

IN BRIEF AUTO RACING

Almirola takes the pole Aric Almirola took the pole for the Coca-Cola 600 with a lap of 192.940 mph Thursday night, giving Richard Petty Motorsports a front-row sweep at Charlotte Motor Speedway for NASCAR’s longest race.

Teammate Aric Marcus Almirola Ambrose was second at 191.598 in qualifying for the Sunday night race. Petty won a Sprint Cup-record 123 poles during his career. Almirola, gearing up for his first series race at Charlotte, and Ambrose took advantage of cooler track conditions late in qualifying. Jimmie Johnson, who won last week’s All-Star race, was third.

NBA

LeBron gets most votes

LeBron James was the leading vote-getter for the All-NBA team, while Kobe Bryant earned his 10th first-team selection, tied for second on the career list.

Bryant, a first-team pick for the seventh straight season, joined Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Elgin Baylor, Bob Cousy, Michael Jordan, Bob Pettit, and Jerry West with 10 selections to the first team. Karl Malone is the leader with 11. James, who won his third MVP award, received 118 of a possible 120 first-team votes Thursday from a panel of writers and broadcasters.

Joining him on the first team were scoring champion Kevin Durant, Clippers point guard Chris Paul and Magic center Dwight Howard.

BASEBALL

Danks to DL

Chicago White Sox starter John Danks is headed to the 15-day disabled list because of soreness in his left shoulder. Chicago manager Robin Ventura said Jose Quintana will be called up from the minors and start today in his place against AL Central leader Cleveland.

Neither Ventura nor Danks believes the injury is serious, and Danks thinks he will be ready to rejoin the rotation

after June 4. Ventura said the problem cropped up Saturday against the Cubs.

When Danks tried to play catch on Sunday, he said his shoulder was more sore than usual.

NFL

SNF most viewed

A sports series is the mostwatched prime-time show for an entire television season for the first time.

The NFL said Thursday that “Sunday Night Football” averaged the most viewers for the 2011-12 season. The games on NBC averaged 20.9 million viewers during the official TV season to beat out “American Idol,” which drew a smaller audience than last year.

HORSE RACING

Trainer suspended

Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Doug O’Neill has been suspended 45 days as a result of one of his horses exceeding the allowable limit for total carbon dioxide. But the punishment won’t begin before July 1, ensuring he will be able to saddle I’ll Have Another in next month’s Belmont Stakes. The suspension comes in the midst of I’ll Have Another’s bid to become horse racing’s first Triple Crown winner in 34 years.

The colt, Doug trained by O’Neill O’Neill, won the Derby and then the Preakness last Saturday, and is preparing to run in the Belmont on June 9.

NFL

NFL, refs to mediate

The NFL and its referees’ union have agreed to federal mediation. George Cohen, director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, will conduct the talks between the on-field officials and the league. No dates or sites have been announced for the mediation, and NFL spokesman Greg Aiello says, “The goal is to negotiate an agreement.” The officials’ contract with the league expired after the 2011 season. The NFL is looking into replacement officials if a new deal is not reached by the preseason.

—The Associated Press

NFLPA leader says league colluded Smith alleges NFL had a secret salary cap during uncapped 2010 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — NFL players union chief DeMaurice Smith said his group’s claim of collusion will stand up in court.

The NFL Players Association claimed in U.S. District Court in Minnesota on Wednesday that the 32 teams had a secret salary cap in place during the uncapped 2010 season, and it DeMaurice cost players at Smith least $1 billion in wages.

“Cartels do what carte l s w i l l d o wh e n l e f t unchecked,” Smith said Thursday outside union headquarters. “The facts justify the complaint.”

On Wednesday, hours after the court action, the NFL issued a statement saying “the union’s claims have absolutely no merit, and we

fully expect them to be dismissed.”

Said NFL spokesman Greg Aiello: “There was no collusion. There was no agreement. These claims are totally unfounded.”

The union has spent much of the offseason challenging the league on a variety of issues — from punishment handed down by Commissioner Roger Goodell for the alleged roles of four players in the Saints’ bounties program to appeals in drug-related discipline. Now comes the court action in Minnesota, filed one day after the Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys had grievances dismissed after having their salary caps reduced for this season and next.

The Redskins are losing $36 million and the Cowboys $10 million for overspending during the uncapped season — a revelation that, in part, spurred the union’s claim of collusion.

The complaint claims that “conspiracy” set a $123 million salary cap for the 2010 season, when owners did not have the authority to do so.

According to the league, the CBA signed in August to end the 41/2 month lockout had clauses precluding the union from filing such a complaint.

ON THE AIR

FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS AND STAFF REPORTS ALL TIMES EASTERN

BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE

EAST

W

Baltimore Tampa Bay Toronto New York Boston

L

28 27 24 23 22

CENTRAL

W

WEST

W

Cleveland Chicago Detroit Kansas City Minnesota

L

26 22 20 17 15

Texas Oakland Seattle Los Angeles

18 22 24 26 28

18 23 25 25

WEDNESDAY

FRIDAY

GB

.622 .600 .533 .523 .500

— 1 4 41/2 51/2

PCT

GB

PCT

GB

.591 — .500 4 .455 6 .395 81/2 .349 101/2

L

27 22 21 20

POLE DAY (RACE MAY 27)

PCT

17 18 21 21 22

.600 .489 .457 .444

— 5 61/2 7

Boston 6, Baltimore 5 Tampa Bay 5, Toronto 4, 11 innings L.A. Angels 3, Oakland 1, 11 innings Seattle 5, Texas 3 Cleveland 4, Detroit 2 N.Y. Yankees 8, Kansas City 3 Chicago White Sox 6, Minnesota 0

THURSDAY

Cleveland 2, Detroit 1 Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, late L.A. Angels at Seattle, late

TODAY

Kansas City (B.Chen 3-4) at Baltimore (Hammel 5-1), 7:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Cobb 1-0) at Boston (Lester 3-3), 7:10 p.m.

Toronto (Morrow 5-2) at Texas (D.Holland 3-3), 8:05 p.m.

Cleveland (J.Gomez 3-2) at Chicago White Sox (Quintana 0-0), 8:10 p.m.

Detroit (Smyly 1-1) at Minnesota (Swarzak 0-3), 8:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Nova 4-2) at Oakland (T.Ross 2-4), 10:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels (E.Santana 2-6) at Seattle (Beavan 2-4), 10:10 p.m.

SATURDAY

Detroit at Minnesota, 2:10 p.m.

Toronto at Texas, 3:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 4:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Seattle, 7:15 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Boston, 7:15 p.m.

SUNDAY

Kansas City at Baltimore, 1:35 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Boston, 1:35 p.m.

Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m.

Detroit at Minnesota, 2:10 p.m.

Toronto at Texas, 3:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Seattle, 4:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

EAST

W

Washington Atlanta Miami New York Philadelphia

L

26 26 24 24 22

CENTRAL

W

WEST

W

St. Louis Cincinnati Houston Pittsburgh Milwaukee Chicago

L

25 25 21 20 18 15

Los Angeles San Francisco Arizona Colorado San Diego

PCT

18 20 20 20 23

19 19 23 24 26 29 14 21 25 27 29

WEDNESDAY

GB

.591 .565 .545 .545 .489

— 1 2 2 41/2

PCT

GB

PCT

GB

.568 .568 .477 .455 .409 .341

L

30 23 20 16 16

— — 4 5 7 10

.682 — .523 7 .444 101/2 .372 131/2 .356 141/2

N.Y. Mets 3, Pittsburgh 1 Milwaukee 8, San Francisco 5 Philadelphia 4, Washington 1 Cincinnati 2, Atlanta 1 Colorado 8, Miami 4 Houston 5, Chicago Cubs 1 St. Louis 6, San Diego 3 Arizona 11, L.A. Dodgers 4

THURSDAY

Cincinnati 6, Atlanta 3 San Francisco at Miami, late San Diego at N.Y. Mets, late Philadelphia at St. Louis, late

TODAY

Chicago Cubs (Dempster 0-2) at Pittsburgh (A.J.Burnett 2-2), 7:05 p.m.

Colorado (Friedrich 1-1) at Cincinnati (Cueto 5-1), 7:10 p.m.

San Diego (Bass 2-4) at N.Y. Mets (Gee 3-3), 7:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Lincecum 2-4) at Miami (Jo.Johnson 2-3), 7:10 p.m.

Washington (Detwiler 3-3) at Atlanta (T.Hudson 3-1), 7:35 p.m.

Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 0-2) at St. Louis (Lohse 5-1), 8:15 p.m.

Milwaukee (Gallardo 2-4) at Arizona (I.Kennedy 3-4), 9:40 p.m.

Houston (Harrell 3-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 4-1), 10:10 p.m.

SATURDAY

San Diego at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m.

Washington at Atlanta, 4:05 p.m.

San Francisco at Miami, 4:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 7:15 p.m.

Colorado at Cincinnati, 7:15 p.m.

Philadelphia at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m.

Houston at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

Milwaukee at Arizona, 10:10 p.m.

SUNDAY

INDIANS 2, TIGERS 1 Thursday

Detroit

ab r h bi Cleveland

3 5 4 3 4 3 3 4 2 1 32

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 6

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

ab r h bi

Choo rf Kipnis 2b A.Cabrera ss C.Santana dh Brantley cf Jo.Lopez 3b Kotchman 1b Duncan lf Cunningham lf Marson c Totals

Detroit Cleveland

001 100

3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 0 3 29

000 100

1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2

1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 6

000 00x

1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2

E—Masterson (1). DP—Detroit 1, Cleveland 1. LOB—Detroit 10, Cleveland 4. 2B—Berry (2), Boesch (7), Kotchman (7).

HR—Choo (3). SB—Brantley (7), Marson (2). S—Berry.

Detroit

IP

H

R ER BB

SO

Cleveland

IP

H

R ER BB

SO

Verlander L,5-2

8

6

2

2

1

7

Masterson W,2-3 7 5 1 1 5 4 Pestano H,12 1 0 0 0 0 0 C.Perez S,16-17 1 1 0 0 0 1 Umpires—Home, Gary Darling; First, Paul Emmel; Second, Scott Barry; Third, Jerry Meals. T—2:21. A—23,622 (43,429).

Wednesday Berry cf Dirks lf Mi.Cabrera 3b Fielder 1b D.Young dh Boesch rf Jh.Peralta ss R.Santiago 2b Laird c Avila ph-c Totals

ab r h bi Cleveland

5 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 1

1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 0

ab r h bi

0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Choo rf Kipnis 2b A.Cabrera ss Hafner dh Duncan pr-dh C.Santana c Brantley cf Damon lf Cunningham lf Kotchman 1b Jo.Lopez 3b 38 210 2 Totals

Detroit Cleveland

000 000

4 4 3 3 0 3 3 3 0 3 3 29

002 002

0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7

000 02x

0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 4

Fister Coke L,1-1

62/3 11/3

IP

H

R ER BB

SO

Cleveland

IP

H

R ER BB

SO

5 2

2 2

2 0

2 0

3 0

8 2 2 0 3 McAllister 61/3 1/ 3 0 0 0 1 0 Hagadone 1/ 3 0 0 0 0 0 J.Smith Sipp 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pestano W,2-0 1 2 0 0 0 2 C.Perez S,15-16 1 0 0 0 0 2 Sipp pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. Umpires—Home, Jerry Meals; First, Gary Darling; Second, Paul Emmel; Third, Scott Barry. T—2:44. A—22,000 (43,429).

THURSDAY’S SCORES REDS 6, BRAVES 3 Atlanta Cincinnati

000 020 000 104

100 10x

AUTO RACING 11 a.m. — NASCAR Nationwide Series: History 300, qualifying.

ESPN2 2:45 p.m. — NASCAR Nationwide

Sv—Ondrusek (2). HRs—Atlanta, Bourn (4), J.Francisco (5).

Cincinnati, Mesoraco (2), Stubbs (6).

AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS

Through Wednesday BATTING—Konerko, Chicago, .381; Hamilton, Texas, .379; Jeter, New York, .348; AJackson, Detroit, .331; Ortiz, Boston, .315; AdJones, Baltimore, .311; Andrus, Texas, .309.

RUNS—Kinsler, Texas, 36; Hamilton, Texas, 34; AdJones, Baltimore, 32; De Aza, Chicago, 31; Ortiz, Boston, 30; Pedroia, Boston, 30; 5 tied at 29.

RBI—Hamilton, Texas, 49; Encarnacion, Toronto, 37; MiCabrera, Detroit, 35; ADunn, Chicago, 33; Butler, Kansas City, 32; Scott, Tampa Bay, 31; Ortiz, Boston, 30.

HITS—Jeter, New York, 64; Hamilton, Texas, 61; AdJones, Baltimore, 57; Konerko, Chicago, 56; Pedroia, Boston, 55; Andrus, Texas, 54; MiCabrera, Detroit, 54.

DOUBLES—Cano, New York, 16; AdGonzalez, Boston, 15; Ortiz, Boston, 15; Brantley, Cleveland, 14; ACabrera, Cleveland, 14; Pedroia, Boston, 14; Sweeney, Boston, 14.

TRIPLES—Andrus, Texas, 3; Joyce, Tampa Bay, 3; Kipnis, Cleveland, 3; Rasmus, Toronto, 3; Rios, Chicago, 3; ISuzuki, Seattle, 3; JWeeks, Oakland, 3; Zobrist, Tampa Bay, 3.

HOME RUNS—Hamilton, Texas, 18; ADunn, Chicago, 14; Encarnacion, Toronto, 14; Granderson, New York, 14; AdJones, Baltimore, 14; Bautista, Toronto, 12; Reddick, Oakland, 11.

STOLEN BASES—BUpton, Tampa Bay, 10; JWeeks, Oakland, 10; Andrus, Texas, 8; RDavis, Toronto, 8; De Aza, Chicago, 8; MIzturis, Los Angeles, 8; DeJennings, Tampa Bay, 8; EJohnson, Tampa Bay, 8.

PITCHING—Weaver, Los Angeles, 6-1; Darvish, Texas, 6-2; DLowe, Cleveland, 6-2; Shields, Tampa Bay, 6-2; Price, Tampa Bay, 6-3; Milone, Oakland, 6-3; 12 tied at 5.

STRIKEOUTS—Verlander, Detroit, 75; FHernandez, Seattle, 68; Shields, Tampa Bay, 66; Sabathia, New York, 65; Scherzer, Detroit, 63; Darvish, Texas, 63; Weaver, Los Angeles, 57.

SAVES—CPerez, Cleveland, 16; JiJohnson, Baltimore, 16; Rodney, Tampa Bay, 14; Aceves, Boston, 11; Nathan, Texas, 10; League, Seattle, 9; Capps, Minnesota, 9.

— —

3 6

7 10

Delgado, Medlen (6), Venters (7), L.Hernandez (8) and D.Ross; H.Bailey, LeCure (7), Marshall (8), Ondrusek (9) and Mesoraco. W—H.Bailey 3-3. L—Delgado 2-5.

Through Wednesday BATTING—DWright, New York, .399; Kemp, Los Angeles, .359; Ruiz, Philadelphia, .357; MeCabrera, San Francisco, .356; Lucroy, Milwaukee, .349; Furcal, St. Louis, .339; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, .338.

RUNS—CGonzalez, Colorado, 33; Braun, Milwaukee, 31; Furcal, St. Louis, 31; Uggla, Atlanta, 31; JUpton, Arizona, 31; Bourn, Atlanta, 30; 6 tied at 29.

RBI—Ethier, Los Angeles, 40; Beltran, St. Louis, 37; CGonzalez, Colorado, 34; LaRoche, Washington, 33; Freeman, Atlanta, 32; Braun, Milwaukee, 31; Freese, St. Louis, 31.

HITS—MeCabrera, San Francisco, 64; Bourn, Atlanta, 61; Furcal, St. Louis, 58; DWright, New York, 57; SCastro, Chicago, 56; Desmond, Washington, 53; Prado, Atlanta, 53.

DOUBLES—Votto, Cincinnati, 17; Cuddyer, Colorado, 16; DWright, New York, 15; Alonso, San Diego, 14; Prado, Atlanta, 14; ArRamirez, Milwaukee, 14; Desmond, Washington, 13; Ethier, Los Angeles, 13; Hart, Milwaukee, 13; YMolina, St. Louis, 13.

TRIPLES—MeCabrera, San Francisco, 5; OHudson, San Diego, 5; Bloomquist, Arizona, 4; Lucroy, Milwaukee, 4; 14 tied at 3.

HOME RUNS—Beltran, St. Louis, 14; Braun, Milwaukee, 12; Kemp, Los Angeles, 12; Bruce, Cincinnati, 10; LaHair, Chicago, 10; Pence, Philadelphia, 10; 5 tied at 9.

STOLEN BASES—Bonifacio, Miami, 20; Bourn, Atlanta, 13; Maybin, San Diego, 13; Reyes, Miami, 13; Schafer, Houston, 13; Victorino, Philadelphia, 13; Campana, Chicago, 12; SCastro, Chicago, 12; DGordon, Los Angeles, 12.

PITCHING—Lynn, St. Louis, 7-1; Hamels, Philadelphia, 7-1; GGonzalez, Washington, 6-1; Capuano, Los Angeles, 6-1; Dickey, New York, 6-1; 10 tied at 5.

STRIKEOUTS—GGonzalez, Washington, 69; Hamels, Philadelphia, 66; Strasburg, Washington, 64; MCain, San Francisco, 62; Greinke, Milwaukee, 59; Norris, Houston, 58; JaMcDonald, Pittsburgh, 58.

SAVES—Kimbrel, Atlanta, 13; Papelbon, Philadelphia, 12; FFrancisco, New York, 12; SCasilla, San Francisco, 11; Myers, Houston, 11; Hanrahan, Pittsburgh, 10; Putz, Arizona, 9; HRodriguez, Washington, 9.

MIDWEST LEAGUE

Lansing (Blue Jays) Bowling Green (Rays) Great Lakes (Dodgers) South Bend (Diamondbacks) Lake County (Indians) Fort Wayne (Padres) West Michigan (Tigers) Dayton (Reds) WESTERN

Wisconsin (Brewers) Beloit (Twins) Kane County (Royals) Quad Cities (Cardinals) Cedar Rapids (Angels) Burlington (Athletics) Peoria (Cubs) Clinton (Mariners)

W

32 24 24 24 23 22 21 17

W

29 28 24 21 21 20 20 17

THURSDAY

L

13 22 22 22 23 24 26 29 L

17 19 22 24 25 25 26 28

Beloit 9, Cedar Rapids 2 Lake County 10, West Michigan 4 Burlington at Kane County, late Bowling Green at Great Lakes, late Dayton at Lansing, late Fort Wayne at South Bend, late Clinton at Peoria, late Wisconsin at Quad Cities, late

E—Fielder (6), Kipnis (2). DP—Cleveland 1. LOB—Detroit 10, Cleveland 4. 2B—Berry (1), Dirks (7), Mi.Cabrera (8), Boesch (6), A.Cabrera (14), Brantley (14). HR—Hafner (6).

CS—Duncan (1). SF—C.Santana.

Detroit

SATURDAY

EASTERN

INDIANS 4, TIGERS 2

Detroit

AUTO RACING 11 a.m. — IndyCar: Indianapolis 500, Carb Day. NBC Sports Network BASEBALL Noon — College: Big Ten tournament, Game 6. Big Ten Network 3:30 p.m. — College: Big Ten tournament, Game 7. Big Ten Network 7 p.m. — College: Big Ten tournament, first semifinal. Big Ten Network 7 p.m. — MLB: Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox. MLB Network 8 p.m. — MLB: Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins. FSD BOXING 9 p.m. — Ji-Hoon Kim vs. Alisher Rahimov. ESPN2 GOLF 9 p.m. — European PGA Tour: BMW PGA Championship, second round.

Golf Channel Noon — Senior PGA Championship, second round. Golf Channel 3 p.m. — PGA Tour: Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, second round. Golf Channel NHL STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS 8 p.m. — New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils. NBC Sports Network OTHER 2 p.m. — College Softball: NCAA tournament, Super Regional. ESPNU 4:30 p.m. — College Softball: NCAA tournament, Super Regional. ESPNU 7 p.m. — College Softball: NCAA tournament, Super Regional. ESPN 9 p.m. — College Softball: NCAA tournament, Super Regional. ESPN 11:30 p.m. — College Softball: NCAA tournament, Super Regional. ESPNU

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Colorado at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m.

San Diego at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m.

San Francisco at Miami, 1:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m.

Philadelphia at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m.

Houston at L.A. Dodgers, 4:10 p.m.

Milwaukee at Arizona, 4:10 p.m.

Washington at Atlanta, 8:05 p.m.

Berry cf Dirks lf Mi.Cabrera 3b Fielder 1b D.Young dh Boesch rf Avila c Jh.Peralta ss Worth 2b R.Santiago ph Totals

INDYCAR

INDIANAPOLIS 500

0 0

TODAY

Lake County at West Michigan, 6:35 p.m.

Bowling Green at Great Lakes, 7:05 p.m.

Dayton at Lansing, 7:05 p.m.

Cedar Rapids at Beloit, 7:30 p.m.

Burlington at Kane County, 7:30 p.m.

Clinton at Peoria, 7:30 p.m.

Fort Wayne at South Bend, 7:35 p.m.

Wisconsin at Quad Cities, 8 p.m.

SATURDAY

Dayton at West Michigan, 7 p.m.

South Bend at Great Lakes, 7:05 p.m.

Lake County at Lansing, 7:05 p.m.

Bowling Green at Fort Wayne, 7:05 p.m.

Beloit at Kane County, 7:30 p.m.

Clinton at Burlington, 7:30 p.m.

Wisconsin at Peoria, 7:30 p.m.

Quad Cities at Cedar Rapids, 8:05 p.m.

SUNDAY

Dayton at West Michigan, 1 p.m.

PCT

GB

.711 — .522 81/2 .522 81/2 .522 81/2 .500 91/2 .478 101/2 .447 12 .370 151/2 PCT

GB

.630 — .596 11/2 .522 5 .467 71/2 .457 8 .444 81/2 .435 9 .378 111/2

Series: History 300. ABC BASEBALL 1 p.m. — MLB: San Diego Padres at New York Mets. MLB Network 2 p.m. — MLB: Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins. FSD 3:30 p.m. — College: Big Ten tournament, second semifinal. Big Ten Network 4 p.m. — MLB: Cleveland Indians at Chicago White Sox. WGN 7 p.m. — MLB: Regional Coverage.

Fox 7 p.m. — College: Big Ten tournament final, Game 1. Big Ten Network 10 p.m. — MLB: Houston Astros at Los Angeles Dodgers. MLB Network GOLF 9 a.m. — European PGA Tour: BMW PGA Championship, third round. Golf Channel 3 p.m. — PGA Tour: Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, third round.

CBS 3 p.m. — Senior PGA Championship, third round. NBC NBA PLAYOFFS 8 p.m. — Conference Semifinal. ABC SOCCER 2:30 p.m. — MLS: Los Angeles Galaxy at Houston Dynamo. NBC Sports Network 8 p.m. — Soccer: International Friendly, Scotland vs. U.S. National Team. NBC Sports Network OTHER Noon — College Softball: NCAA tournament, Super Regional. ESPN 2:30 p.m. — College Lacrosse: NCAA tournament, semifinals. ESPN2 2:30 p.m. — College Softball: NCAA tournament, Super Regional. ESPNU 5 p.m. — College Softball: NCAA tournament, Super Regional. ESPNU 7:30 p.m. — College Softball: NCAA tournament, Super Regional. ESPN

South Bend at Great Lakes, 2:05 p.m.

Lake County at Lansing, 2:05 p.m.

Clinton at Burlington, 3 p.m.

Wisconsin at Peoria, 3 p.m.

Quad Cities at Cedar Rapids, 3:05 p.m., 1st game Quad Cities at Cedar Rapids, 5:35 p.m., 2nd game Bowling Green at Fort Wayne, 7:05 p.m.

Beloit at Kane County, 7:30 p.m.

BASKETBALL NBA PLAYOFFS

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS (x-if necessary) (Best-of-7)

EASTERN CONFERENCE BOSTON 3, PHILADELPHIA 3

Saturday, May 12: Boston 92, Philadelphia 91 Monday, May 14: Philadelphia 82, Boston 81 Wednesday, May 16: Boston 107, Philadelphia 91 Friday, May 18: Philadelphia 92, Boston 82 Monday, May 21: Boston 101, Philadelphia 85 Wednesday, May 23: Philadelphia 82, Boston 75 x-Saturday, May 26: Philadelphia at Boston, TBD

MIAMI 3, INDIANA 2

Sunday, May 13: Miami 95, Indiana 86 Tuesday, May 15: Indiana 78, Miami 75 Thursday, May 17: Indiana 94, Miami 75 Sunday, May 20: Miami 101, Indiana 93 Tuesday, May 22: Miami 115, Indiana 83 Thursday, May 24: Miami at Indiana, late x-Saturday, May 26: Indiana at Miami, TBD

WESTERN CONFERENCE OKLAHOMA CITY 4, L.A. LAKERS 1

Monday, May 14: Oklahoma City 119, L.A. Lakers 90 Wednesday, May 16: Oklahoma City 77, L.A. Lakers 75 Friday, May 18: L.A. Lakers 99, Oklahoma City 96 Saturday, May 19: Oklahoma City 103 L.A. Lakers 100 Monday, May 21: Oklahoma City 106, L.A. Lakers 90

SAN ANTONIO 4, L.A. CLIPPERS 0

Tuesday, May 15: San Antonio 108, L.A. Clippers 92 Thursday, May 17: San Antonio 105, L.A. Clippers 88 Saturday, May 19: San Antonio 96, L.A. Clippers 86 Sunday, May 20: San Antonio 102, L.A. Clippers 99

HOCKEY NHL PLAYOFFS

CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary)

EASTERN CONFERENCE NEW JERSEY 3, N.Y. RANGERS 2

Monday, May 14: NY Rangers 3, New Jersey 0 Wednesday, May 16: New Jersey 3, NY Rangers 2 Saturday, May 19: NY Rangers 3, New Jersey 0 Monday, May 21: New Jersey 4, NY Rangers 1 Wednesday, May 23: New Jersey 5, NY Rangers 3 Tonight: NY Rangers at New Jersey, 8 p.m. x-Sunday, May 27: New Jersey at NY Rangers, 8 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE LOS ANGELES 4, PHOENIX 1

Sunday, May 13: Los Angeles 4, Phoenix 2 Tuesday, May 15: Los Angeles 4, Phoenix 0 Thursday, May 17: Los Angeles 2, Phoenix 1 Sunday, May 20: Phoenix 2, Los Angeles 0 Tuesday, May 22: Los Angeles 4, Phoenix 3, OT

AUTO RACING NASCAR

SPRINT CUP COCA-COLA 600 After Thursday qualifying; race Sunday At Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord, N.C. Lap length: 1.5 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 192.94 mph.

2. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 191.598.

3. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 191.374.

4. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 191.259.

5. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 191.198.

6. (55) Mark Martin, Toyota, 191.171.

7. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 191.13.

8. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 190.887.

9. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 190.597.

10. (78) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 190.456.

11. (22) A J Allmendinger, Dodge, 190.328.

12. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 190.302.

13. (21) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 190.268.

14. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 190.201.

15. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 190.194.

16. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 190.054.

17. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 190.034.

18. (83) Landon Cassill, Toyota, 189.987.

19. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 189.707.

20. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 189.607.

21. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 189.573.

22. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 189.52.

23. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 189.076.

24. (2) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 188.871.

25. (13) Casey Mears, Ford, 188.363.

26. (47) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 188.344.

27. (74) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet, 188.324.

28. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 188.206.

29. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 187.924.

30. (34) David Ragan, Ford, 187.656.

31. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 187.526.

32. (98) Michael McDowell, Ford, 187.487.

33. (26) Josh Wise, Ford, 187.259.

34. (33) Stephen Leicht, Chevrolet, 187.169.

35. (30) David Stremme, Toyota, 186.143.

36. (36) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 186.111.

37. (93) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, 186.085.

38. (95) Scott Speed, Ford, 185.976.

39. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 185.81.

40. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

41. (32) T.J. Bell, Ford, Owner Points.

42. (51) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

43. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 185.784. Failed to Qualify 44. (19) Mike Bliss, Toyota, 185.548.

45. (73) David Reutimann, Toyota, 185.338.

46. (49) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, 183.73.

47. (23) Scott Riggs, Chevrolet, 183.63.

At Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis With rank, car number in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, time and speed in parentheses: 1. (2) Ryan Briscoe, Dallara-Chevrolet, 2:38.9514 (226.484 mph) 2. (27) James Hinchcliffe, Dallara-Chevrolet 3. (28) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Dallara-Chevrolet 4. (26) Marco Andretti, Dallara- Chevrolet 5. (12) Will Power, Dallara-Chevrolet 6. (3) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Chevrolet 7. (67) Josef Newgarden, Dallara-Honda 8. (11) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Chevrolet 9. (5) EJ Viso, Dallara-Chevrolet 10. (8) Rubens Barrichello, Dallara-Chevrolet 11. (98) Alex Tagliani, Dallara-Honda 12. (38) Graham Rahal, Dallara-Honda 13. (25) Ana Beatriz, Dallara-Chevrolet 14. (83) Charlie Kimball, Dallara-Honda 15. (9) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda 16. (50) Dario Franchitti, Dallara-Honda 17. (19) James Jakes, Dallara-Honda 18. (4) JR Hildebrand, Dallara-Chevrolet 19. (15) Takuma Sato, Dallara-Honda 20. (99) Townsend Bell, Dallara-Honda 21. (18) Justin Wilson, Dallara-Hond 22. (30) Michel Jourdain, Dallara-Honda 23. (77) Simon Pagenaud, Dallara-Honda 24. (17) Sebastian Saavedra, Dallara-Chevrolet 25. (7) Sebastien Bourdais, Dallara-Chevrolet 26. (41) Wade Cunningham, Dallara-Honda 27. (22) Oriol Servia, Dallara-Chevrolet 28. (20T) Ed Carpenter, Dallara-Chevrolet 29. (14) Mike Conway, Dallara-Honda 30. (6) Katherine Legge, Dallara-Chevrolet 31. (39) Bryan Clauson, Dallara-Chevrolet 32. (78) Simona De Silvestro, Dallara-Lotus 33. (64) Jean Alesi, Dallara-Lotus

GOLF CROWNE PLAZA INVITATIONAL AT COLONIAL SCORES At Colonial Country Club Fort Worth, Texas Purse: $6.4 million Yardage: 7,204; Par 70 (35-35)

Zach Johnson Harris English Tom Gillis Jason Dufner Kyle Reifers Chris DiMarco Tommy Gainey Sergio Garcia Andres Romero Ryan Moore Daniel Summerhays Roberto Castro Brendon de Jonge Brandt Jobe Charlie Wi Ken Duke Ryan Palmer Rickie Fowler Martin Flores Chris Stroud Blake Adams Jim Furyk Greg Owen Pat Perez John Senden Hunter Mahan Charley Hoffman Bo Van Pelt Justin Leonard Michael Thompson D.J. Trahan John Daly Ben Crane Sung Kang Geoff Ogilvy Gary Woodland Jason Bohn Gary Christian Josh Teater Greg Chalmers Kevin Chappell Carl Pettersson Vijay Singh John Huh Kevin Na Heath Slocum Tim Clark Trevor Immelman Sang-Moon Bae

First Round

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BMW PGA CHAMPIONSHIP LEADING SCORES At West Course at Wentworth Virginia Water, England Purse: $5.76 million Yardage: 7,302; Par: 72

First Round

David Drysdale, Scotland Peter Lawrie, Ireland Jamie Donaldson, Wales Niclas Fasth, Sweden Richard S. Johnson, Sweden Alvaro Quiros, Spain Justin Rose, England Rafael Cabrera-Bello, Spain George Coetzee, South Africa Luke Donald, England Ernie Els, South Africa Kenneth Ferrie, England Mark Haastrup, Denmark Peter Hedblom, Sweden Scott Jamieson, Scotland James Morrison, England Francesco Molinari, Italy Robert Rock, England Marc Warren, Scotland Bernd Wiesberger, Austria Others Charl Schwartzel, South Africa Ben Curtis, United States Jose Maria Olazabal, Spain Lee Westwood, England Darren Clarke, Northern Ireland Martin Kaymer, Germany Graeme McDowell, Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland Padraig Harrington, Ireland

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SENIOR PGA CHAMPIONSHIPS

At The Golf Club at Harbor Shores Benton Harbor, Mich.

Purse: TBA Yardage: 6,861 Par 71 Roger Chapman John Cook Steve Pate J. L. Lewis Jeff Sluman Jay Haas David Frost Jim Carter Lonnie Nielsen Hale Irwin Bobby Clampett Paul Wesselingh Anders Forsbrand Jay Don Blake Mark McNulty Gene Jones George Forster Peter Jacobsen Bob Tway Willie Wood Loren Roberts Chien-Soon Lu Boonchu Ruangkit Craig Stevens Mark Mouland P.H. Horgan, III Jeff Hart John Ross John Huston Mark James Kiyoshi Murota Kirk Triplett Ted Schulz

EASTERN

New York D.C. Sporting KC Chicago Columbus New England Houston Montreal Philadelphia Toronto FC WESTERN

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San Jose 8 2 3 Real Salt Lake 8 3 2 Seattle 7 3 2 Vancouver 5 3 3 Colorado 5 6 1 Chivas USA 4 6 2 FC Dallas 3 7 4 Portland 3 5 3 Los Angeles 3 7 2 Three points for win, one point for tie.

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WEDNESDAY

New York 1, Chivas USA 1, tie Chicago 2, FC Dallas 1 Columbus 2, Seattle FC 0 San Jose 3, Los Angeles 2

SATURDAY

Los Angeles at Houston, 2:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Toronto FC, 4:30 p.m.

Chicago at Columbus, 7 p.m.

New England at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m.

Montreal at Colorado, 9 p.m.

FC Dallas at Real Salt Lake, 9 p.m.

Vancouver at Portland, 10 p.m.

Seattle FC at Chivas USA, 10:30 p.m.

SUNDAY

San Jose at Sporting Kansas City, 4:30 p.m.

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FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2012 B5

KALAMAZOO GAZETTE

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Kalamazoo Gazette

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Ads may be placed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on the web at www.mlive.com Ads placed after business hours will be processed the next available day.

BEDS - Full & twin $60/set up.Queens $70 up. Kings $100 up. Bunks, Futons, & Chest.

Used Furniture etc. 601 Portage 269-349-7402. Dealer.

JEWELRY & DIAMONDS DIAMOND FOR SALE - 1 ct.

Also, 3-1/2 ct. Please call 269-870-6301.

MUSICAL MERCHANDISE ACCORDION- 120 Bass Rosfi accordion. Make an offer.

Please cal (269) 468-3465

SPORTING GOODS

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GOLF CART - Custom, Polaris Breeze, mag wheels, loaded, $6,700/obo. (269) 372-0047

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PUBLIC NOTICES

PETS & FARMS GOOD THINGS TO EAT Asparagus and Rhubarb is now ready at VerHage Fruit Farms!

Lot of goodies in our country Store. For more info (269)375-0153www.verhage fruitfarmandcidermill.com

A financially secure married couple embraces the chance to adopt. We promise a wonderful life for your baby. Loving family and endless opportunities await. Assistance available. Patti/Dan Toll free 1-855-692-2291

PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE TO CREDITORS - In the Matter of the Ethel M. DeGroot Revocable Trust, Dated April 30, 1985, as amended and restated. T O ALL CREDITORS: The Grantor, Ethel M. DeGroot (date of birth: January 2, 1915), who lived at 4751 Woodhaven Drive, Kalamazoo, MI 49024, died April 7, 2012. There is no personal representative of the Grantor’s estate to whom Letters of Authority have been issued. Creditors of Ethel M. DeGroot, deceased, are notified that all claims against the Ethel M. DeGroot Revocable Trust dated April 30, 1985, as amended and restated, will be forever barred unless presented to Thomas F. DeGroot, Trustee, within four (4) months after the date of publication. Notice is further given that the Trust assets will thereafter be assigned and distributed to the persons entitled to it.

Date: May 25, 2012. Ethel M. DeGroot Revocable Trust Dated April 30, 1985, as amended and restated. Thomas F. DeGroot, Trustee, 4215 Oakland Drive, Kalamazoo, MI 49008 (269)345-9335. Kreis, Enderle, Hudgins & Borsos, P.C., C. Reid Hudgins III (P15216), Attorneys for Trustee, P.O. Box 4010, Kalamazoo, MI 49003-4010.

(269)324-3000.

STATE OF MICHIGAN PRO BATE COURT COUNTY OF KALAMAZOO NOTICE TO CR ED ITO R S Decedent’s Estate. File No. 20120451DE. Estate of Lucille A. Russell, Deceased. Date of birth: 02/11/1921. TO ALL CRED ITORS: NOTICE TO CRED ITORS: The decedent, Lucille A. Russell, died 12/08/2011.

Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to Louise DeTolve, named personal representative or proposed personal representative, or to both the probate court at 150 East Crosstown Parkway, Kalamazoo, MI and the named/proposed personal representative within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice. Date: 5/25/2012. Attorney: William K. Murphy P31179, 119 North Church Street, Suite 202, Kalamazoo, MI 49007 (269)3429900. Personal Representa tive: Louise DeTolve, 3727 Woodhams Ave., Portage, MI 49002 (269)323-2428

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LAB PUPS - AKC, yellow, WAY 2004 blocky & stocky, 1st shots, PLEASURE wormed, vet checked, parents M OTOR HOM E - Fully equipon site, these are awesome ped, like new, only 8600 (15mpg), Asking pups, only 3 still available, miles. ready for new homes 5/24. $40,000/ obo. (cost $73,000 new). Please call (269) 673269-941-3940 2450 or (269) 615-2730.

MINIATURE PINSCHER PUPPIES - AKC, all shots, dew claws and tails. Ready to go. Call 616-402-2661 or 231-893-6431

PUG PUPPIES- AKC, Males $400, Females $450, shots, 8 wks, leave message, Call (616) 636-4470

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Bikes. Admission: $6/Adult dvd $6,950/obo. 616-560-1530 www.kalamazooswap.com (Call must be made 800-800-6034 within 2 days of original LEXUS 2000 GS 300 - Platiad & Min. 2 or more days num edition, 118,800 mi., exof publication to qualify cellent condition; $8000/obo. BMW 2001 1150GS - 34K mi, for rain insurance) (231) 638-6161 like new, auxillary lights, BMW saddle bags, BMW LEXUS-New & Certified Pre- crash bars, ABS, aero-flow Owned at Harvey Lexus 800- windshield, Asking $5,500. A L L E G A N - 1310 M-40 S. Fri. & Sat. 8a-5p. Huge lot 551-5398 harveylexus.com Call (616) 677-2263. stained glass/supplies , antiques, collectibles, toys, MAZDA 2010 MIATA - Black over red convertible, 16,000 HONDA 1983 V45 SABRE - glassware, household & misc. mi., 5 speed, air, 6 speaker 750cc, 20,000 miles, excellent stereo, ready for summer, ex- condition, plus accessories, ALLEGAN - 3333 108TH Ave, (49010) May 24-May 28 Time cellent condition! $17,900 Call $1800. Call (269) 373-6632 ?, YARD SALE Thurs - Mon(269) 290-5729 or (269) 370-6008 day May 24-28 26 HAYWAGON LOADS PLUS, MERCEDES BENZ 2009 big barn full of good furniS550- Desingno Package, ture, appliances, sewing special order, black mocha, stuff, lots of hand tools, from like new, only 28,000 miles, 20 or more estaes, a lot of paid $125,000 and asking good kitchen stuff, antiques $55,000 firm. (269) 250-0795 to junk, 100’s of boxes of misc, located M-40 south of Allegan, or N. of Gobles, to 108th ave, (Pullman Rd) W. to 6th house on right Sorry, YAMAHA 2008 V STAR1100 CC, 4,900 miles. Custom no clothes, worth the drive pipes, saddle bags, windshield, lots of chrome, $5,600. DELTON- 503 S. Grove . AnPlease Call (269) 615-4717 nual Spring Rummage Sale.

Faith United Methodist PORSCHE 1983 944 - 1st Church. Thurs-Fri, 9-5 and year of production! 52k origiSat. 9-12 sharp. nal miles, stored winters, YAMAHA 2003 V-STAR new paintjob 2 years ago, re- Classic 1100 - Runs great, movable sun roof, mint condi- looks great, has wind shield & tion, $6,900. (269) 217-4542 saddle bag, asking $4,100.

Call Doug (269) 266-2023

GARAGE SALES

PORTAGE - 5908 Oakland Dr. May 26-27, 9-5pm. Yard Sale.

Household items, furniture, & DELTON- May 26 9a.m.-5p.m., misc. items.

11437 Oak Dr., (off Parker Rd.), Bamboo table and chair, PORTAGE - 6404 Surrey Frirottan couch, lamps, rugs, day 5/25 9am-4pm and Saturstorage cabinets, packing & day 5/26 9am-4pm. Moving moving supplies, garden & Sale! Girls bedroom furniture, lawn, bedding, kitchen items, holiday decorations, misc. and Christmas, clothing, and household items. much more. No early sales.

PORTAGE - 7604 Lake Wood Dr. Fri 8-5, Sat 8-5. NeighborKA LA M A ZO O - 3919 Glen St. hood Sale! Multi Family!

(By Northwood Elementary Items include: men’s and School) Sat. & Sun. 5/26-27 women’s clothing, accesso9a-4p. Tons of clothes, baby ries, home decor, kitchen to adult, bassonett, books, supplies, electronics, tools toys & household items. and much more!

KALAMAZOO - 4433 Lakeside P O R T A G E - 7801 Chippewa St. Corner Oakland/ Centre.

Dr. off Kilgore Rd., Saturday 9a.m.-3p.m. household items, Fri. 9-4pm, Sat. 9-1pm. Double strollers, sand/water taclothing, and lots of misc. ble, baby/ kids clothes, play kitchen, household misc.

KALAMAZOO - 9918 West G Ave. Fri 9-4, Sat 9-4. .Wheeled walker w/seat, infant & children’s toys and things, Star Trek collectibles, small Lowery organ with bench, LPs, furniture, household items

S C H O O L C R A F T - 16724 S. 15th St.. Saturday 7-3. .Misc. tools including Pro II break and horizontal bandsaw, sporting goods, tree stands, archery and ammo, household, and garden items.

M attaw an - 47282 Woodfield Dr. Thurs-Fri 9-5, Sat 9-2pm.

Moving Sale.

Furniture, S C O T T S - 10424 29th St. S., households, tools, teaching 5/26 9-2 5/27-28 9-3 & Every supplies, womens plus size Sat. & Sun. 9-3 through 6/24. clothing. Everything in good Multi-Family. New items every weekend.

Washers, condition. dryers, beds. Something for every room in the house!

MATTAWAN - 48640 Trumpet Fri. and Sat. 9am-4pm. In TEXAS TWP. - 8288 S. 8th the Brownstone Subdivision. St. Sat. May 26 8a.m.-1p.m.

Infant items, infant & tod- Bentwood rocker, sofa love dler’s clothing (boys & girls). seat, new kitchenware, wine rack, PVC deck railings, vinPAW PAW - 28980 Violet Ave tage WMS hats, Haviland plates and misc.

(1 mile off Red Arrow). May 24-26, 9-? Five Family Sale.

Books 10 cents/ea., many V I C K S B U R G - 11975 Indian Lake Dr. West. Sat. May 26 misc items. Something for all 9a-2p. Flat bottom tractor boat w/ 20 hp Evinrude, PORTAGE - 5260 Bronson rototillers, wood chopper, AlB l v d . Records, tools, CDs, bion saddle with pack, etc.

DVDs, videos, glass, collectibles, comics, much VICKSBURG- 15634 Portage more! More out each day. Rd., Sat. 9-5pm, Sun. 9-3pm, tents, toys, Wed, May 23, 5PM-8:30PM, tools, Thurs - Sat, May 24-26, 8AM collectibles, furniture; some-5:30PM. thing for everyone!

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AKC, 13 to pick from, all col- Call (269) 929-2758 85k mi., Beautiful car! Well 88K ors, health cert. 269-967-3796 maintained, new tires, bal- Please call 231.924.4326 ance of transferable warranLAKOTA 2002 5TH ty; $16,000. 269-370-0239 JACK RUSSELL TERRIERS W A N T E D British European WHEEL - 30 ft., like new large selection of all types.

Classic Cars, 30s-60s. Any condition., $15,000. CHESee pictures & prices at condition. Desirable tarps.

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CREDITORS Decedent’s Estate. File No. 20120438DE. Estate of Clarence DougBUYING NEW las Cekander. Date of birth: ORSES TABLES 5/18/1945. TO ALL CRED WHEELS? ITORS: NOTICE TO CRED IT O R S : The decedent, Clar- Two Hackney Pony ence Douglas Cekander, SSN: Broodmares, age 11. Proven xxx-xx-3899, who lived at producers. I am retiring from 6230 Wright Street, Com- breeding and showing. 989- S H E L T I E S - AKC quality, show, performance and pet stock Twp., Michigan died Ju- 631-2796 Midland puppies, starting $800. Pholy 11, 2010. Creditors of the tos and video on web: We can help you decedent are notified that all www.kmshelties.com or sell your old. claims against the estate (231) 757-4451 will be forever barred unless IVESTOCK EED Call 800-878-1511 presented to Karlene SHIH-TZU PUPPIES - AKC, 7 Cekander, named personal representative or proposed SHEEP - Hand-raised, Icelan- males, 4 females. All vet personal representative, or to dic Yearling Ewes. Top quality checked & first shots. Small both the probate court at 150 breeding stock. 989-631-2796 & very cute. Males, $450 w/ papers, $400 w/ out. FeE. Crosstown Parkway, Kala- Midland. Mrs. Servinski ARS OMESTIC males, $500 w/ papers, $400 mazoo, Mi 49001 and the w/ out. Call (616) 887-7195 name/ proposed personal representative within 4 months BUICK 2003 LASABRE - Cusafter the date of publication YORKIE PUPPIES - Regis- tom 4 door, 58k miles, 2nd ETS UPPLIES of this notice. Date 5/8/12. tered UKC, males & females owner, Florida car, like new, Attorney: Terri S. Macklin $400 to $550, 90 day guaran- white, $7,550. (269) 483-9346 Scion TC 2012 -gated 6 speed P38785, 4433 Byron Center BERNESE MOUNTAIN DOG tee, call for more information SW, Wyoming, Michigan PUPPIES (269) 665-7179 CADILLAC 2002 STS - 113k, auto, dual sunroofs, sport al- AKC and OFA, 49519 (616)531-7722. P e r - call for pick of litter, ready diamond white, fully loaded, loys, i-pod port, awesome sonal Representative: one owner, excellent condi- sound system, 7 airbags, June 12th. Great family dog! sporty, fun & fast! sale Karlene Cekander, PO Box Call Jim 517-202-4650 tion, $6,500. (269) 760-4823 $21,097! 375-1000 or metro424, Comstock, Michigan scion.com 49041 (269)349-6253 BERNESE MOUNTAIN PUPS CADILLAC 2001 DEVILLE 6 AKC females, shots, and DHS - 185K hwy miles, black OUTBACK dewclawed.

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Excellent 2006 SUBURU Wagon - All wheel drive, well personality & coloring, $900. condition! Call 616.430.9380 cared for, 160K mi, black, Call Brooke 616.460.8538 $9,800. Call (269) 385-2366 CADILLAC 01 ELDORADO ETC - Pearl white, 72K mi, Florida car, new tires, all the extras, excellent condition, $7,950. Call (616) 669-7877

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Toyota Matrix 2011 -sport pkg, ground effects, fog lights, side airbags, traction/ stability control, fold flat storage, sporty and fun! clearance sale $18,492! 3751000 or metro-toyota.com

CHEVY CAVALIERS - Your choice $4500, G r a d u a t i o n Special! 2004 white, 108k, auto/CD; 1999, blue, 79k, auto /ABS. 3427 Miller, 3457032 joerossusedcars.com

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ENGLISH BULLDOG PUPS CHEVY 1995 CORSICA - Toyota Camry L 2012 - 6 AKC registered, great blood great shape, 84,000 miles, my speed auto, 10 airbags, AWN AINTENANCE EMENT ORK UTTERS AULING lines, awesome colors, pa- BOSTON WHALER 2000 - 94 year-old mothers car. traction/stability control, rents on site, $1800.00. 26ft, Outrage center console, $2,100 OBO Call 269-321- Bluetooth, split fold rear CLEAN UPS , CLEAR OUTS , w/ Eagle Tandem trailer, twin E A V E S T R O U G H S cleaned & AERATION, LAWN MOWING CEMENT WORK OF ALL Please Call (616) 836-9462 seats, luxury, stylish, 35 HAUL ALWAYS - Free est., 225-HP Evinrude, full elec- 0955 best to call after 6pm.

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Specializing in Seawalls and Call (260) 463-1565 cond., 1 owner, well mainCall Mike at (269) 629-0855 Foundation repairs. Chuck’s Q U A L I T Y SEAMLESS GUTCENTURY 1978 21FT. -188hp tained, touring vehicle. PowTTERS & COVERS "A Concrete - 269-720-1616.

GENERAL HAULING inboard/ out board family ski er seats, locks & windows, FRENCH BULLDOG House without Gutters is like Removal of brush, trash, P U P P I E S - AKC, 5 females, boat, great shape, runs well, a/c, $10,500. 616.281.3298 Bread without Butter" Free appliances, etc. Free est. maintained AINTING born 4/30/12, taking deposits professionally Estimates. 269-462-0416.

Sr. discount. 7 days/week. stored only indoors, only 780 JEEP Patriot. 2009- 36200 now; $2000. (269) 674-7020 Call Tony 269-344-0946. total hrs., includes dual axle miles, 4 door, automatic, exFRESHIN-UP PAINTING LECTRICAL gravity brake trailer, includes cellent condition, Dark green FRENCH BULLDOG PUPPIES Excellent interior painter.

BUY ANY JUNK CAR! - AKC, vet checked, very so- boat cover & bimini top, ask- exterior, Charcoal interior, Toyota Corolla LE 2012 -auto, ELECTRICAL - For all your Rooms from $80 + paint.

ANDYMAN ERVICES I $350 ing $2500. (269) 679-550 8.

Flat Rate- Includes Pickcial. Call 269-303-4159 4cylinders, 2WD, ABS, Air, power pkg, cruise, i-pod port, electrical needs call G.T.W. Hal Shannon up.

1-866-670-6687 alarm, alloy wheels, radio, side airbags, TRAC/ABS/VSC, Electric. Lic. & ins. No job too (269) 501-8868 HOME REPAIRS - All types, bucket seats, CD, cruise con- sporty, dependable 35 MPG! small! 269-744-5176 GERMAN SHEPARD - pup- PONTOON 2006 MANITOU hal@halthe painter.com quality work, 34 yrs. exp. pies, AKC, 1st shots & 20 ft., 75 HP, Honda 4 Stroke, trol, power locks, power win- sale $17,218 inc. $750 cash Refs. Free estimates. Call wormed. Parents on site. excellent condition; $15,900. dows, tilt, $13,200. Please back. 375-1000 or metroOME MPROVMENT (269) 382-5412 Please Call 269-207-3155 call (269)217-8790. toyota.com $300. (231) 893-7160 LUMBING

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CNC - Tamara Tool, Inc. in Three Rivers, MI has a 1st Shift opening for a CNC Machine Setup/Operator. This position requires at least 3 years of experience operating, setting up, and programming for CNC Lathe or Mill machinery. Experience with Mazak Controls is a plus.

Compensation: $20-$25. Apply with Resume and References at Tamara Tool, Inc. 1234 W. R. Monroe Blvd.

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JEEP 1979 WRANGLER CJ-5 FIELD MAINTENANCE The - All Fiberglass body, 360 V-8, Gull Lake Sewer + Water Auheaders, 3-speed, 33x12.50 thority is seeking a full-time BFG M/T’s, Daily driver or Sil- Field Maintenance Assistant. ver Lake Dunes, nice, $5,500 Info is on our web-site at obo Call 231.750.5725 glswa.org . No walk-ins or phone calls please.

MERCURY 1998 MOUN - FRONT DESK RECEPTION TAINEER - one owner, red, I S T F/T and P/T. Flexible all wheel drive, excellent hours with competitive wage cond. 180,000 mi., loaded, and benefits. Client and staff very clean, asking $4,250. interaction, phone skills, insurance experience, computer Please Call (269) 760-2204 skills including Excel. Qualified candidates email resume to: Recept1kalamazoo@ yahoo.com

HVAC SERVICE PROFESSIONALS Toyota Highlander SE 2012 4x4, leather, sunroof, premium audio, 7 pass, 7 airbags, tow pkg, performance & great MPG! demo special $32,382 inc. $1000 cash back. 3751000 or metro-toyota.com

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Immaculate custom design - 2 story traditional home. In the most desirable Brickleton Woods East Estates, 6 7 6 2 Brickleton Ct. 4 bdrms, 2 1/2 baths, over 3307 sq.ft., open floor plan, walking distance to new 12th St. Elementary. Open House every weekend starting May 26 through June 24 from 14pm. $315,900. 517-303-4257

SCOTTS - 8.4 acre walkout ranch, 2620 sqft., 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath, attached 2-car garage, huge finished pole building, main floor laundry, easy access walkout has finished kithcen, bath; would make great mother-in-law suite! $216,000. Come see at: 8859 S. 34th St. 269-779-4881 YOU DON’T HAVE TO RENT! Watts Homes will help you buy a new home! Huge garage, full basements, and lots of space inside and out! Stop renting and call WATTS HOMES 269-345-3859 or visit MyWattsHome.com TODAY!

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ENGINE (2) - Johnson Sea SIN K - Bathroom, single bowl, Horse, 9.9 horsepower, $400. ivory marble, approx. 49 X 22, Martin - 4.0 horsepower, 1946 $50. Franklin natural gas model, $150. MAPLE CHINA fireplace, w/ logs, New HUTCH - good condition, $50 $1500. Asking $500. High end ANTIQUES- 1930’s Porcelain Please Call (269) 731-4042 white vinyl, shake shingles, Table w/spring up leaves; 5 boxes, $500. (269) 657-4194 $125. 1950’s gray marble/ ENTERTAINMENT CENTER chrome table; $100, Antique 31 x 60 in., oak veneer/wood, STACKING BOOK CASE iron baby crib; $250. 1950’s three large drawers, $90. Call Oak, 4 tiers, $80; Minn Kota, Craftsman 9 in. table saw; (269) 873-3959 28 lb. thrust, electric trolling $100. (2) Chairs w/ ottomans; motor, works perfect, $65; ENTERTAINMENT CENTER - Gas grill w/ 20 lb. tank, $45. $250 ea. Call (616) 534-2003 washed finish, 42 w X 66 h X Call Jim (269) 345-5597 A Q U A R IU M - 20 gallon, with 22 d. , oak solids and plywood lid, $20; Cornette with case, veneers (no particle board), TABLE & CHAIRS - dining $125; Binoculars, $25; Refrig- very sturdy, holds 36 inch room, includes 6 chairs, and erator, $135; Purse, tube TV or 40 inch flat buffet, $300 269-467-6041 Tigmanello, leather, $40; screen; TV sits inside, storPurse, Coach, leather, $40. age below, $89.(616)361-8329 TABLE LEGS - (4) butcher (269) 345-1396 between 9aF R Y E R - S M O K E R - G R I L L block table legs, 29 inches tall, never used, $50. (2) UmCOMBO - Propage gas or AQUARIUM - lovely 40 gallon, charcoal, Brinkman, stainless brella green cloth tops, fits 9 all accessories and decora- steel, all-in-one, used very lit- ft. market umbrella, in box, tions included, $55. R O C K - tle, propane tank not includ- never used, $25 for both.

ING CHAIR - Walnut Wood ed, $100. Call (269) 372-5764 Lawton Area. (269) 624-6978 with cushions, lovely, good condition, $45 (269) 254-4364 F U R N I T U R E - Fine furniture TABLE SAW- Sears, $25 (1) China cabinet, (1) 3-sided BELT SANDER- Sears, $25 AREA RUG - beige, 5x7ft. $15. glass Curio, great for Please Call (269) 353-7727 Crock Pot, $5. Singer Sewing collectibles. Both light walnut Machine, $20. Shallow Well finish, in showroom condi- TEMPERED GLASS PANELS Pump, $100. Thermos Grill, tion. $175/ea. Call for photos. - 3 pieces, pieces sizes are excellent condition, $100. (616) 761-3542 3/8 x 30.5 x 46 3/8 in., 3/8 x Please Call 269-273-1290 30.5 x 49 1/4 in. & 3/8 x 30 GARAGE DOORS (2)- Wayne 1/2 x 54 in. Bevelled edges on BARRELS - clean, 55 gallon, Dalton, insulated, 10 ft. wide both sides. All 3 for $100 Call plastic, good for rafts, stor- by 8 ft. tall, in good condition, 269-323-9844 age, etc. $8 each. Please Call hardware included, $150 each.

Please Call (269) 323-3863 269-370-3052 TIRES (2) - Goodyear drag slicks, 14 by 31, good condiCLUBS - in bag, 4 tion, $150 for the pair. Please BATTERY POWERED TOY GOLF PT Cruiser, - & Shell Oil woods, 9 irons, ball retriever, Call (269) 327-4247 Truck, $6 each; Thomas the excellent condition; $100 Train set, $50; Doll baby bed, firm. Call (269) 657-5466 TIRES - Sand Tires Unlimited $10. Call (269) 375-6982 SR1-15 Pro Series Paddles on GUN- Stevens Model 311, 28 15’’ Jeep rims, 16’’ wide, 30’’ B E D - Queen sized captain’s in. dbl. barrel, 12 gauge, very tall, 5x5-1/4 lugs x 4-1/4’’ good condition; $275.

Call hub, Appletree, new condibed, pine w/ornate glass & after 6pm- tion, $600 Call 231-750-5725 mirror at headboard, 4 good evenings size drawers underneath, pil- (269) 216-3064 low top mattress in great HANGING FURNACE - 30,000 TOY CHEST- Little Tykes, $45. shape included; $400. Call BTU’s, Modine, $200. Riding Little Tykes picnic table, $35.

269-623-8196 or269-303-1500 leathers, chaps, jacket, vest & (1) twin bunk bed, bottom boots, $20-$150. Northface part, $35. (269) 349-7902 BIKES - Vintage, Schwinn, Col- jacket, $20 & vest, $20. Exerlegiate, mens, $60; Huffy - cise dvd/tapes, $5-$20. TRUCK BED MAT - Heavy duty, cost $70, now for $30, fits Santa Fe, Mens, $75; Huffy Please call (269) 746-2605 Chevy Colorado & GMC CanCranbrook, Mens, $50; Huffy, Men, $75; Schwinn Holly- H O N D A 1981 CX500 great yon. Phone (269) 327-1503 wood, Womens, $30; Mon- condition, $1,200.00 firm. Algoose, Boys, $35; Mongoose, so an OAK DAYBED , slept TV - Magnavox, $25. Vissell Boys, $50; Pacific, Mens, $40; on twice. It has twin mat- cleaner, $30. Chinese mask, Huffy, Good Vibrations, tress and foundation, $400. $20. Tools - hammer, wrench & more, $8 each. Vicks VaporMens, $90; Schwinn, Mens, Call Mike at 269-615-4902. izer, $10. Glasses, $10 for set $120; Aero, Womens, $25; of four. Board Games, $6.

JACKET Men’s black leather, Ross, Womens, $35; Schwinn, Collegiate, Mens, $85. Call Hardrock Cafe Maui, size: Lamp, small, $6. Please Call large, like new cond., $250. 269-324-4349 Bob (616) 443-6208.

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TVS (3) - Magnavox, 13 inBOOTH w/ table; $35. Rototil- ches, $15. Sharp, 19 inches, ler; $35. Snow Blower; $60. KITCHEN COUNTERTOPS Guitar; $35. Golf Clubs & nev- with stainless steel 2 com- $25. Sylvanian, 27 inches, er worn shoes; $45. Treadmill; partment sink, great shape. $50. OBO for all three TV’s.

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Excellent finished, open floor plan, cor20mpg $15,800. 269-276-0193 prior to visit. Walk-Ins only. terms and fast approvals. MILWOOD AREA - 1/2 bdrm, 167 E. Kalamazoo, 269-344- ner unit, 3 season porch, lg Call w/ air, no pets, $500/$620 Spectrum Financial garden, assoc. fee $130/mo.

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PAW PAW Avail. now. Nice 1 SERVICE TECH & 2 bdrms $399-469. Cat/bird DeNooyer Chevrolet is seek- RELAX at Hunter’s Creek friendly - NO DOGS. FREE ing a detail-oriented, quality Condos. We do the mowing, CABLE/HIGH SPEED INTERdriven quick service techni- trim, and fertilizing! Call UBURBAN ITY WATTS HOMES 269-345NET. $99 sec. (cond) No app. cian. Our dedication to being fee. 655-2019 local, 9am-8pm the best in the business 3859 or MyWattsHome.com means we hire people who TODAY! MULTI GENERATIONAL Toyota Tacoma 4x4 2012 - are committed to quality and WOODBRIDGE CONDOS - by HOME - 3,200 sq. ft., story PINEWOOD GLEN xtra cab, SR-5 pkg, Alloys, are willing to work hard to owner, 3 bdrm, 3 bath, en- and a half with 1,775 sq. ft.

Kalamazoo side airgbags, rear slider, meet stringent criteria and closed porch, 2 car garage finished walkout basement, SPRUCE CREEK VSC, power pkg, tough com- provide customer satisfac- Call (269) 324-7448 27.5 acres, 7,000 sq. ft. out Portage posite bed, great MPG! sale tion. The ideal candidate building, heated shop area, 5 $25,912 inc. $500 cash back. should possess one year of mins. to I-69, I-75, and US-23. Variety of floor plans on 1 & 2 mechanical and/or quick serv375-1000 or metro-toyota Mundy Twp. Swartz Creek bedrooms 6 & 12 month ice experience and have an .com Schools, built in 1999, Proper- leases ARM CREAGE automotive associate degree ty has lots of potential for • Stackable washer & dryer or be near completion. We ofanimals, hoses, hobbyists and • Central Air fer a state-of-the-art facility more. $890,000, willing to diand a competitive salary and SOUTHERN OCEANA COUN - vide or split property. For de- • Secluded locations • Extra large windows benefits package. This is an T Y - 10 acres next to State tails call 810-655-8784 • Carports • Cats welcome excellent opportunity to learn Forest, heavily wooded w/ • Meticulous grounds • Pool mature oak trees, w/ access and grow at a prestigious, 344-8686 well-established dealership. to private lake. $34,900. Elecjperrin@mwvanderveen.com ATERFRONT To apply for this position, tricity, good road. Land ConToyota Tundra 4x4 2012 - please e-mail your resume to tract, 616-447-7686.

ROPERTIES P O R T A G E - Scenic wooded quad cab, 8 airbags, service@denooyer.com setting, 2 bedrm. w/garage, WANTED: Farms, Farm trac/stability control, tow BIG STAR LAKE - 14x60 ft., 2 washer/dryer hookup. $575Ground, Woods or Larger pkg, XM, Bluetooth, ready for bdrm, 1 bath, mobile home on $630 + dep. & util. Business Acreages.

Earnie Best Realtor work or play! Sale $28.970 the lot which you will own. Property Mgmt. 327-7436 Farm & Land Broker 375-0300 EALTH ARE inc. $2250 cash back. 37540x70 ft. at Pine Grove Trail1000 or metro-toyota.com er Park. New appliances, par- RAVINE APARTMENTS- Spatially furnished, large outside cious, pet friendly 1,2,3 bds CHAIR-SIDE ASSISTANT w/free heat, water & trash. deck, possible land contract.

Experienced chair-side assisOMES Call for specials! 269-349616-813-5972 / 616-443-7803. tant wanted one day a week 5131 with flexibility to cover for LAKE MITCHELL, CADILLAC ANS vacations. Please send reREGENCY SQUARE APTS - Beautiful 4 bedroom, 2.5 sume to Dr. Scot Stromsta, One and Two Bedrooms bath home with office, main (269) 382-2317 CHRYSLER 2006 TOWN & DDS, 712 W Centre Portage, floor utilities, central AC, MI 49024.

No phone calls COUNTRY- 84,000 miles, 1 walk in closets & first floor RIVERVIEW CO-OP - 1-4 bedrm owner, great condition, teal please. master bedroom over looking units. Call on avail. 269-349color, seats 7, $9699. Please the lake. 2,362 sq. ft. 6631. Sec. 8 vouchers. EHO. MEDICAL ASSISTANT call 269-382-5623 Amenities include: Trex Experienced CMA/RMA needDeck, seawall, pontoon boat, ed for busy cardiology office. dock & an 8 x 12 ft. storage EMR experience a plus. Sub- 13581 RS AVE. EAST, shed. $364,900. 231-884-1985 SCHOOLCRAFT - Extra Lg. 2 mit resume to: SCOTTS - Must see, immacbedroom, laundry no pets bkeller.achc@sbcglobal.net ulate condition! Custom 4 ANTED EHICLES $625+util 269-427-7361 bedroom, 3 bath, 2 story farm home on 2 acres. 2,400 sq. ft.

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Reduced price $252,000 Call TOP DOLLAR - for your unClean 2 bdrm, w/ A/C, no 269-746-0319 to make appt.!

ALES wanted vehicles. Free pickup. pets, sec dep & ref. $540 incl Call Eagle Auto Parts, Three heat & carport 344-1507 13+ ACRES, 2 bed, farmhouse Rivers, 800-900-8630 NOW HIRING KALAMAZOO with many newer improve FULL TIME AND PART ments, pole barn, lots of fruit SCHOOL SECTION LAKE , TIM E STAFF ! Multiple opentrees, lg. garden area, pond, One of Michigan’s Clean OMES NFURNISHED ings to fill both hourly and in woods, more!! $119,900 est Lake. All sports lake in sales, year round employment Lakes & Country Realty LLC Oceana County. Two family with established 100 year 269-521-3400 cottage, 2 floors, 5 bdrm, 3 D E C A T U R - 3 bdrm home, 1 company. Position responsi- www.lakesandcountry.com baths, 15 mi. east of Pentwa- bath, nice country setting, bilities include explaining ter. $239,000. (616) 214-8756 Please Call (269) 423-7336 subscriber services, educating and promoting local news MATTAWAN SCHOOLS readership to the Kalamazoo Custom built 4 bdrm, 3 bath, market. Applicants must be 2 decks, 2 1/2 car garage, OTTAGE ESORT Clean, Organized and Social overlooking 13 acres on a hill. persons. Sales or Marketing Many custom features.$1250. experience is preferred, but CADILLAC- Lake Mitchell Cot- plus deposit. (269) 998-4840 not required. Full training tages. Two, 2 bedroom cotprovided to qualified appli- $179,900 Kalamazoo Drive tages, new kitchen, spacious MILW OOD- 2 bdrm ranch, nice cants. Work with great local in Wayland 1.5 stories, 3 grounds, $80,000 each or yard, garage, $700/mo. Call bdrm 2.5 bath, 1.15 acres people for a long term, repu$150,000 for both. Please Call 269-349-2177. table company. We offer a 2829 square feet, oversized 2 (248) 505-3539 great job for college students stall garage, 24x32 outbuilding, 42x64 pole barn.

A and young professionals with RIVERS management opportunities unique property that seldom OOMS RANSPORTATION available. Applicants should becomes available. Contact apply by emailing resume to John Bodien - Greenridge ReKalamazoo Milwood AreaASPHALT DRIVER - CDL Apply@KzooMarketing.com or alty (616)292-6924.

Call for any more information, Class A required. Call T D X call Mr. Black at (269)2909a.m.-8p.m. (269) 344-3090 Trucking at 269-876-9189.

1302 for an immediate oppor- 40 ACRE FARM - 3 BDRM BRICK RANCH , 2 fireplaces, tunity 3 full baths, new carpet, tile SALES MANAGER - National & paint. 35x70 pole barn. 28 ENIOR sales and service company is acres tillable, 10 acres woodseeking qualified sales man- ed, pond. Great hunting for OOD ERVICE ager for Kalamazoo MI. Can- deer & turkey. 11615 E. MN CHEROKEE WESTLAWN APTS Galesburg Schools. didate will be responsible for Ave. Retirement Community Rents sales budget, (269) 665-7154.

Food Service Manager aggressive starting at $545. 349-4596 sales management, and marPlainwell, MI keting. Must be highly moti- BELMONT - 7758 Pine Island • $30,000 to $40,000 year Ct. 7 bdrms, 5 baths, 5 car vated. Submit resume with • Business & Industry loc. garage, 2 kitchens, lock-out salary history to: • Health benefits / Vacation / fcotela7@live.com or call 616- apartment, well built, low 401k 890-4102 All Green Corpora- utilities. Rockford Schools.

• 5 years food management Rural, nice wooded, near UStion. exp. req. Pre-employment 131. $329,000 (616) 481-4162 background check E-mail resume to: ann@libertyfoodservice.com Or Apply at our website: www.libertyfoodservice.com Start a Career page, Apply online

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CH A IN S A W - ElecCADILLAC 1997 DEVILLE - LAW NM OW ER - Honda Symvery nice, 200K mi.; phony, 21 in., self-propelled, tric, $18. (269) 345-8896 $2,000/obo. (269) 806-7901 two bags, excellent condtiion, WINTER COATS - (2) Ladies $300/obo. Call (269) 330-8421 size 14-16. London Fog, deep C A G E - Dog, medium size, wired, $10. PET CARRIER- LAZY SUSAN - Vintage, wood, purple $40; Columbia Sportsteacup size, like new, $25. 3 tier, with pineapple on top, wear, 2-layer coat, black, $30.

Almost new. (269) 929-2758 Possible delivery for both rotates; $30. (269) 823-8889 items. Call (616) 808-1523 LIFT RECLINER - Electric, La- WORLD WAR II - With Walter Cronkite, 14 VHS tapes, liCANOE - 146K Old Town Z-Boy, used only 2 months. brary quality, $100. Call (269) brand, used twice, $300. $500. Call (269) 569-0301 327-4471 Power Washer, 6.5HP, Briggs LOVE SEAT - Olive green, 2 & Stratton, $50. Queen size years old, $200. Call (269) bed frame, craftsman style, 353-6603 headboard & footboard includOONLIGHT ARGAINS ed, $25. Call 269-629-4802 Memory foam pad 2 inch thick for full size bed cost C H A I R - Oversized, cotton, about $100 giving away free APPLIANCES WILL PICK UP sage, comes w/matching call 6-8pm (269)547-9634.

All unwanted appliances, ridottoman, $100.

Kirby ing lawn mowers, grills, any vaccuum comes w/all attach- MICROWAVE OVEN , $45. metal, etc. Free haul away. ments, shampoo & massager, Lazy Boy recliner chair, $35. Call Richard 269-271-2824 $250. 2 adult mtn. bikes, $25 Computer desk w/ hutch, $30. ea. All items obo & in great Futon, $25. (2) Bar Stools, AUTOMOBILES & TRUCKS cond. 205.617.3103 (K-Zoo) $15. Toaster, 4 slice, $5. W A N T E D Top dollar up to (269) 484-4906 $800. Cash! Cash! Cash!

CH A IR S - (2) Queen Anne reCall Richard 269-271-2824 cliner, peach in color, $30 NISSAN 1986 300 ZX TURBOeach. Brass chandeliers, 5 low miles on new engine, bulb, $20, 3 bulb, $15, 1 bulb, $1,999. Polaris, 65, pool $10.

Mikasa stoneware cleaner, paid $200. Will sell dishes, brown & tan in color, for $65. (616) 844-1887 4 place settings & accessories O R G A N - Technics, FA-1 con- AUTOS - All Autos wanted. $20. Call (269) 366-4454 sole, roll top, excellent condi- Always Cash Hauled Free Min CHEVY WHEELS - (4) 15x7 tion, loaded, First $1250. $350-$1000 616-308-6629.

Eagle Alloys, 5 x 4-3/4 bolt Worth much more. Call (269) BUYING N A Z I , U.S., Japapattern, 8 hole style, BFG ra- 367-4602 nese, etc. military items. Knidial T-A mounted on two of PADDLE BOAT - Aqua Toy, them, excellent condition, great shape; $299. Local ves, helmets, medals, uniforms, flags. Honesty & in$300. Call (269) 671-5046 Delivery extra. Dog Bed- pink tegrity upheld on all purchasportable & collapsible, Pet CHIMENEA - 57in. tall, steel, House Bed, soft foam, 17 x 16 es. Call 616-836-0013 never used, $60. Boyds Bears x17;never used in box $30.

BOOKS — Buying (9), Longerberger berry bas- Hanging Closet Organizers COMIC large or small collections, up ket, 7in., $30 for all. Call (2), in bag; $30. 616-745-3171 to $10/book. (231) 798-3097.

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PICKUP CAB - FREE. FiberTEST STRIPS COLLECTIBLE SWORDS- $30- glass. Dirty & needs straps. DIABETIC N E E D E D - for helping $50. Coo coo clock, $35. Mans Call (269) 629-9331 diabetics without insurance. inline skates, 11.5, $40. Antique floor stereo, $100. Regu- POOL ITEMS - For 20x40 pool Cash paid up to $20 per 100 lar stereo, $100. Please call Polar cover $75; Wheel Sys- strips. Call Bob 616-298-8556 tem $100; Zodiac automatic (269) 327-5815 pool cleaner $100; Hayward MILITARY UNIFORMS wanted - WWII, WWI, Civil War, COMPUTER - IBM laptop, full super pump $50; Hayward mens and womens, will also 14in screen, Windows XP, sand belter $50; Safety win- buy military equipment. PayWiFi, AC adaptor, good bat- ter cover, mesh, $100; Brush- ing up to $500. 616-916-8271 es & Pole $50. (231) 924-6678 tery $89. Call 616-406-4421 PORCH PATIO/FURNITURE OLD POCKET WATCHES COUCH- 2 piece sectional, with Wind up wrist watches, old 2 recliners, vanilla in color, - Heavy Aluminum frame wall clocks and mantel clocks, From Sackets. Couch and 2 leather, $250. (616) 399-8711 working or not, up to $500. chairs, blue/tan removable paid Call George at (616) 916-8271 DESK - Oak, roll top, excellent cushions, like new, conditon, $175/obo. Call (269) $695, asking $250. Please Call PHONOGRAPH RECORDS (269) 323-0616 668-4987 W A N T E D ! Serious KalamaPORTABLE AIR CONDITIONER- zoo collector paying top dollar DESK WITH HUTCH - Larg- Whirlpool, like new, works for 33, 45 and 78 RPM reer, Sauder, medium oak fin- excellent, paid over $500, will cords. Immediate response. ish, good condition, $30 (269) sell for $125. (2) BMX bikes, Please Call 269-998-7247 743-7343 $25 each. 15 speed bike, $35.

WANTED- Avid 16 beersteins, $80. (2) 20 gal- RECORDS DODGE 1996 2500 - 2W D, lon fish tanks, complete, $25 Collector seeking 45s, 33s, & 5.9L engine, $1,800/obo. Call each. Call 269-668-5488 78 RPM records. Top Dollar (269) 532-5068 Paid! Collections purchased POWER WASHER - Briggs + large & small. Please Call DOG BED - pink, portable & Stratton, comercial, 9 HP, (616) 802-0076 collapsible Pet House Bed, Van guard, ohv engine, 3400 soft foam, 17 x 16 x 17; never PSI, w/ 5 spray nozles, runs VEHICLES AND EQUIP used, in box, $30. Hanging & works great; $300. Please MENT W A N T E D - AbsoCloset Organizers (2) - Call (616) 308-5233 lutely top dollar paid. Insured, Travelon, lime and cream colbonded, licensed. Enjoy comored, in bag; $30. Please Call PROM DRESSES - (1) Size plete confidence when selling 3/4, $67 and (1) Size 5/6, to us. Three Rivers, toll free 616-745-3171 $120. Tuxedo Pants, black, 800-900-8630.

DOOR - prehung, exterior, $10. Men’s gray, rain coat steel, 36 inches, for 2 by 4 $10. Microwave, Little Litton BUYING CARS/CATALYTIC frame, hinged left, $40. obo $95. RC Allen vintage electric Converters, cars from $200adding machine, $25. Sump $1,000, running or not.

(269) 278-9698 Pump $40. Call 616-784-3901 Catayltic converters from DRESSER- Hardwood, 6 draw$25-$200 Call 616.916.2387 er, plus night stand, special RECLINER- Blue, Leather, Lafinish to resist stains, very zy Boy Recliner, good condigood condition w/mirror, mir- tion; $125. Book Case- 5 ror is 27 in. W x 34 in. H.; shelf; $50. Nintendo XL- nevANTED ARGAIN $200. Three year old, Emerald er used; $100. Sink & Top, (2) green recliner, good for short- Shower Doors; $40 for all. er people, excellent condition; Please Call (269) 278-8245 BASKETBALL H O O P - good $80. Amish Oak Dining Room RIDING LAWNMOWER - condition, full sized. Food Table- seats 6, with claw $300; Fireplace screen, $45; processor and go-cart 269feet, excellent condition; 29 gallon aquarium, with 998-7360. $995. Curio Cabinet- 3 sided stand, $20. Call (269) 792glass, Cathedral style, 3 glass 1644 OLD FISHING TACKLE - Deshelves, curve top display pending on the item, willing light, excellent condition; SADDLES - never used, Royal to spend up to $300. Interest$299. Call (616) 583-0995.

King, show, 14in., $300. ed in wooden lures, bamboo 14.5in. saddle never used, poles, minnow traps. Please D R E S S E R - Lime oak, excel- brown leather/blue seat, Call (269) 731-4042 lent condition, 62.5 x 31 in., 9 $300. 15in. Dakota saddle, drawers, matching lime oak used, in good condition, $300. WANTED 5’ OR 6’ 3 PT trimmed mirror. Mirror is 42 x Please Call 269-945-2659 HITCH disc for working up 36 in., $300. Call (269) 216deer plots will pay up to 7781 SHELVES - Metal, heavy duty, $200.00 (269)657-4934.

84 X 38 X 12, with 7 adjustaELECTRIC CHAIR - Excellent ble shelves, $40. Four smaller WANTED: CAR RAMP - Willcondition, $350. Call (269) units- $10 each. Please Call ing to pay up to $15. Please (269) 381-3855 Call (269) 345-8859 743-7806

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