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April 24, 2011

P-W board selects next superintendent

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serving as the principal at Ravenna Middle School, and is lookWESTPHALIA — The ing forward P e w a m o - W e s t p h a l i a to the chalSchools Board of Education lenge of leadhas made its choice for the ing a school district’s next superinten- district. “I feel dent, offering the position to Jason Mellema during very privia special meeting on April leged to be Mellema selected,” 18. Mellema was one of said Mellema. “It is a chalthree ﬁnalists who received lenging time in education, a second interview with the board. He is currently See P-W Page 4

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The Portland Area Chamber of Commerce held its annual Easter egg hunt April 16 at Bogue Flats. Children up to age 10 ran across the park to pick as many eggs as they could. Participants also had an opportunity to visit with the Easter Bunny and look at a ﬁre truck from the Portland Fire Department. TOM THELEN | LCN

Water line problem leads to unplanned street closure By Tom Thelen tthelen@lsj.com

PORTLAND — Kent Street in downtown Portland had restricted access last week as city work crews repaired a water line. The Portland City Council was informed of the leak during its April 18 meeting. The council approved a proposal from Cook Brothers Excavating to ﬁx the leak at a cost of $8,556.

Portland city manager Tom Dempsey said the problem was a leak in a 2” galvanized line that ran from the water main to four businesses in the 100 block of Kent Street. “Our public works staff was able to put a clamp on the line to ﬁx the leak,” said Dempsey. “However, the line shows a crack on the seam beyond the clamp indicating that the line could fail at any time. We would rather control the replacement of that line rather than respond to an emergency because it has failed.” Dempsey said Kent Street would be closed to through

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Blood drives to take place in area

The American Red Cross has scheduled blood drives for the following dates: • Monday, April 25, at the Central United Methodist Church, 912 Fourth Ave., Lake Odessa, from noon to 5:45 p.m. • Wednesday, April 27, at the old K of C Hall, 115 S. Steele St., Ionia, from 11 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. • Monday, May 2, at St. Mary Parish Hall, 201 N. Westphalia St., Westphalia, from 1 to 6:45 p.m. • Tuesday, May 3, at the LyonsMuir Church, intersection of Olmstead Road and M-21 in Muir, from 12:30 to 6:15 p.m. Blood donors must be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good general health. To schedule an appointment at one of the above blood drives or for information on a blood drive, call 1-800-GIVE LIFE or visit www.redcrossmichigan.org.

Portland UMC to hold rummage sale The Portland United Methodist Church holds its annual rummage sale on Thursday, April 28, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Friday, April 29, from 9 a.m. to noon. Friday is also the bag sale at $3 a bag. Donations may be dropped off at the church April 25-27 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The church is located at 310 E. Bridge St. in Portland.

Lions Club holds white cane drive this week The Lions Club of Lyons/Muir/ Portland holds its White Cane fundraiser this week. The event takes place on Thursday, April 28, form noon to 4 p.m. Friday, April 29, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday, April 30, from 8 a.m. to noon. Lions CLub members will be at various locations throughout the community collecting for this fundraiser.

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Leanna Schafer (on right) and Mackenzie Wirth, both students at St. Joseph School in Pewamo, had good performances at the state level in the Knights of Columbus Free Throw Competition in Mount Pleasant on March 20. Schafer ﬁnished in ﬁrst place while Wirth took third place. COURTESY PHOTO

Crossroads Church to hold garage sale

Eagle Crossroads Community Church holds it’s annual spring garage sale Thursday, April 28, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday, April 29, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The womens’s group putting on the sale will also be having a bake sale. The church is located at 13940 S. Grange Road in Eagle, right off I-96 at Exit 84.

North Eagle Cemetery Society plans dinner The North Eagle Cemetery Society holds a ham and meatball dinner on Thursday, April 28, at the Eagle Township Hall, 14318

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The Portland United Methodist Church hosts a pancake breakfast and bake sale on Saturday, April 30, from 8 to 10:30 a.m. The suggested donation is $5. Children under age 4 are free. Takeouts are available. The church is located at 310 E. Bridge St. in Portland.

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The Portland Knights of Columbus Council 2168 along with the Portland Relay for Life will be sponsoring a bus trip to Firekeepers Casino on Wednesday, May 11. The cost is $30 with each participant receiving $20 in casino play and a $5 food voucher. The bus will leave the KC Hall parking lot located at 690 Maynard Road Portland at 9 a.m. and arrive at the casino at 10 a.m. The bus will depart the casino at 3 p.m and arrive back in Portland at 4 p.m. Participants must register in advance for this trip. For more information or to register, contact Rich Schneider or Annette Schneider at (517) 647-4567, Steve Goodman at (517) 647-7741 or John Vallier at (517) 647-6409.

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the loft apartments to also consider when choosing a time.” Dempsey noted that city staff had been ﬁnishing work on a similar break across the street from Portland City Hall prior to the meeting. “These lines were put in 40 to 50 years ago and have corroded because of contact with different metals,” said Dempsey. “Some of these lines on Kent Street had been replaced a few years back to prepare for the loft apartments. Also a number of these lines had been replaced when street improvement projects had been performed. But we may still see more of these types of failures over the next ﬁve to 10 years.”

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a proclamation declaring April 29 to be Arbor Day in the city. A ceremonial tree planting will take place on that day at 2 p.m. in Two Rivers Park. • Council members approved a payment of $25,884.66 to Farabee Mechanical to cover repairs to the city’s generator. The generator failed to start in January and water was found on the generator’s cylinders. The problem was a hole in the turbo charger, which allowed water inside the unit. • A boardwalk cafe permit for Cheeky Monkeys was approved by the council. The permit will allow the business to place tables and chairs on the boardwalk for customer use. • The council scheduled a special meeting for Wednesday, April 27, for use as a budget workshop.

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PORTLAND — Residents of the Portland School District will ﬁll two seats on the district’s Board of Education during the May 3 election. Two seats on the board will be decided, with each seat having a four-year term. Those seats are currently held by Patrick Blake and Kacie Shaw, both of whom are running for another term. Also on the ballot are Christopher Click and Linda Hoxie-Green. The candidates who receive the two highest vote totals will earn the seats. A questionnaire was sent to all four candidates in the race. Their responses are below, in alphabetical order.

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Patrick Blake Background information and relevant experience. Blake: “I have been a resident in Portland for 22 years. My wife and I have always been impressed with the top-notch educators, and the programs offered at Portland Public Schools. I have been a volunteer at school functions since my three children started at Portland Public Schools, and have also coached many youth soccer teams. “My four years of school board experiences have been in extracurricular programs, student relations, technology, Blake school operations, buildings and grounds, transportation safety, and personnel. I have three children, one in college, and two who attend Portland Public Schools. My undergraduate degree is from Michigan State University, and I have a graduate degree from Aquinas College.” Why are you running for a position on the Portland School Board? Blake: “One of the main reasons that I’m running for the Portland School Board is because I have a lot of passion for the children of our schools. There are so many ways to volunteer and help children, and as a school board member, I feel that the decisions made by the members really touch and affect all of our students. “Another reason why I am running for the school board is to best ensure that we maintain and enrich the positive momentum we have at Portland Public Schools.” What are your thoughts on the current state of the Portland School District? Blake: “Having been a member for the last four years, I’ve been able to see exactly why the important decisions have been made. The school board has remained cohesive and united in many of the tough ﬁnancial decisions that are facing us. The decisions made by the school board are discussed in depth, and as an active member on the board I have received a lot of input from the public that I have conveyed to the rest of the board. I have worked with Portland Public Schools to trim the budget, while trying to keep our schools some of the best in the state. “ What do you see as the challenges facing the district in the near future? Blake: “The most obvious challenges are ﬁnancial, due to the proposed cuts by the state. However, the biggest challenge is to offer our students more opportunities with a decreased budget. The state of Michigan has just adopted a new K-12 National curriculum called the “common core” curriculum. We need to ensure that our teachers have the information and resources needed to implement these new standards. Our students will be

tested on these new curriculum standards beginning in 2014. “I am impressed with the education that is currently offered to our students. Our top 20 high school senior’s average ACT score was 27 this year, and we are adding three more advanced placement courses in our high school next year. While there will always be unforeseen challenges, my background and experiences have prepared me to deal with whatever tough decisions that we will face.” If elected what issue or issues would you like to address? Blake: “One of the main issues that I would like to address is to continue to prepare our students for their post-graduate lives, while state funding is dwindling. Through an approved Heartland’s program, many students are still receiving valuable life skills that they otherwise would not have available to them while in school. Our expanding advanced placement courses will also help prepare students for the rigors of college. “Early childhood development has also been a focus of mine. I would like to maintain the programs offered to our young students. Research indicates that if we reach students who are having learning problems early on, we can alleviate many learning gaps they could have in their future academic careers. The Portland Public School board members are continuously working with the great educators that we have at Portland Public Schools to offer the very best education in the area.”

Christopher Click Background information and relevant experience. Click: “I’m married to Cindy and we have three children and six grandchildren; this year we are celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary. We moved to Portland in 1987 and all of our children graduated from PHS.” Why are you running for a position on the Portland School Board? Click: “I’m semi-retired and have more ﬂexibility with my daily responsibilities, so I would like to give back a portion of my time serving our community. Portland has been good to me and our family.” What are your thoughts on the current state of the Portland School District Click: “Portland is a wonderful community and we (Cindy and I) are fortunate to have raised our family in such a pleasant environment. I don’t have any negative comments about our school district; the challenges a school board has to address, I suspect are rewarding as well as troublesome. Arm chair quarterbacking our school board isn’t the right thing for me to do at this time. If elected, I’ll address issues as they present themselves and make informed decisions accordingly.” What do you see as the challenges facing the district in the near future? Click: “I believe providing the best educational opportunities possible for our student, is a given. Ultimately the student has free will to choose their path for the future. I want all of our students to embrace their character, develop healthy self-esteem and know accountability is not to be feared, if you understand ownership. The setting aside of fundamental building blocks I believe can lead to goals that are not properly executed leading to disappointment. Additionally, funding will always be an issue; providing education is a business tied to cost. So my expectation is to simply serve to the best of my ability, and hopefully become an asset to a school board that

has a responsibility to all students living in our community.” If elected, what issue or issues would you like to address? Click:: I’m interested in knowing if home schooling is becoming more popular due to student/parent fears of bullying or is our current curriculum a concern? What are we doing/can we do to ensure our students are developing healthy self-esteem? Do we promote character development and where do we draw the line on accountability?”

Linda Hoxie-Green Background information and relevant experience Green: “I am a graduate of Central Michigan University with a degree in elementary education. I also have a masters degree in curriculum and instruction and an educational specialist degree in educational leadership/administration from Michigan State University. I began my career in 1975 at Knox school, a one-room school just outside Portland. In 1976 I began teaching in the Portland district at the Green sixth through eighth grade. In 2005 I left Portland to take a position in administration. I retired from education in 2007. My husband Ron and I have lived in Portland since we started our careers in the district.” Why are you running for a position on the Portland School Board? Green: “I chose to run for the board position in order to give back to a community and district that have been home to me for 30 years. I feel I have skills and expertise that would add to the current board. I would like to help the district to continue offering the students of Portland the best education; one that will prepare them to take their place as a productive citizen. What are your thoughts on the current state of the Portland School District? Green: “The community should be proud of the Portland school district for a number of reasons. The ﬁrst being its quality employees. They go above and beyond on a regular basis. Many are members of committees and groups that look at and participate in pilot and research efforts. We have staff members who are looked upon as leaders in their ﬁelds and have been presenters and trainers for other districts and teachers. “Another plus for the Portland district are the parents and community as a whole that continue to support the district. The best plus for our district is our students. As a teacher, I was always proud of our students. We could take our students anywhere and their behavior was a testament to their upbringing. They represented our district well. We have an 87 percent graduation rate with many students going on to some sort of post-graduation education. These reasons speak well for our district.” What do you see as the challenges facing the district in the near future? Green: “We do face major challenges. The largest and most damaging is Governor Snyder’s proposal to cut $470 per pupil amounting to $961,150 loss to the district. This type of cut would have a devastating effect on any district. In addition, Portland has lost students through no fault of the district. As the funding has gone down the cost of operating has continued to rise just like everyone’s household expenses. The proposed cuts and increased See SCHOOL BOARD, Page 7

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cost of operating adds to the stress of maintaining the quality programs that so many worked so hard to achieve. Our students have been and should continue to be our number one priority. Decisions must be made based on what is best for our students and have the least effect on their education.” If elected what issue or issues would you like to address? Green: “If elected the issue that must be dealt with is that of funding. Our legislators need to understand that school districts like Portland have NOT been sitting on the sidelines collecting huge fund reserves. Many districts, including Portland, have been making cuts, ﬁnding ways to control spending, and giving their employees less than they deserve. The legislators need to be reminded we are not a business. We don’t have the

luxury of sending our company overseas where everything is cheaper, including the cost of living. We deal with the most important commodity this nation has, our students.”

Kacie Shaw Background information and relevant experience Shaw: “I have three children enrolled in the district. I have been on the Portland School Board for four years. During that time I completed a series of classes offered through the Michigan Association of School Boards which provided me with training and education to help me make informed decisions about our districts students and staff.” Why are you running for a position on the Portland School Board? Shaw: “I am running for this position again because I feel that the experience and knowledge I have gained

ST. PATRICK SCHOOL HONOR ROLL The following students have been named to the Honor Roll at St. Patrick School for the third marking period. Grade six Karlie Bartlett, Adam Brown, Gregory Doll, Nathan Freeman, Nicholas Freeman, Noah Goodman, Hannah Greenwood, Blake Hodge, Samuel Hodge, Matthew Jandernoa, Samantha Leonard, Abrielle Mason, Jerrid Pline, Kelsey Schneider, Brendan Schrauben, Graham Smith, Brittany Thelen, Emma Trierweiler. Grade seven Tabitha Barber, Logan Cook, Nicholas Coyne, Fischer Klein,

Brayton Lehman, Emily Miros, Travis Moyer, Garrett Pline, Riley Pline, Linda Price, Cammi Schneider, Rhet Schrauben, Joseph Weller, Jeanie Yang. Grade eight Amanda Beachnau, Elizabeth Beachnau, Daniel Bosworth, Delaney Harte, Connor Hengesbach, Allison Hodge, Savannah Hodge, Elijah Hoppes, Shelby Miller, Gracelyn Pearson, Dawn Price, Bailey Schneider, Kendall Schrauben, Mackenzie Smith, Riley Smith, Jill Spitzley, Brittni Wilcox, Shannon Wilcox, Taylor Wilcox. Grade nine

Sydney Bartlett, Mari Behovitz, Emily Bengel, Amelia Cook, Haley Kihn, Nathan Kramer, Jacob Miller, Clara Shattuck, Danielle Simon, Kayla Towery, Amber Wieber, Amy Wieber. Grade 10 Taran Arwood, Daniel Beachnau, Morgan Bengel, Anna Bosworth, Jennifer Bosworth, Katelynn Cook, Katherine Davis, Courtney Dixon, Victoria Goodrich, Justin Gross, Hannah Hodge, Ellesse Lehman, Chelsea Pline, Marin Pline, Alaina Pung, Kyle Schrauben, Jesse Smith. Grade 11 Cameron Bartlett, Holly Freeman,

Hannah Harte, Sidney Hill, Ethan Hoppes, Joseph Jandernoa, Samantha Kramer, Benjamin Lawless, Stephanie Miros, Jalyn Moyer, Paul Pung, Devin Ryan, Joshua Schneider, Luke Schrauben, David Simon, Laura Spohn, Nicolas Weber, Holly Wieber. Grade 12 Emilee Fox, Joshua Haga, Tyler Kramer, Evan Pelfrey, Melissa Pohl, Kaitlyn Pung, Emily Schneider, Nicole Schneider, Jocelyn Schrauben, Kellie Shattuck, Victoria Spitzley, Adrienne thelen, Richelle Vallier, Allison Werner, Luke Wilcox.

during these four years will help me make some of the tough decisions our district is going to face in the years to come.” What are your thoughts on the current state of the Portland School District? Shaw: “While our board has been diligent in keeping our budget in the black during some of the toughest economic times Michigan has faced; it Shaw would be naive for me to say we are in the clear. We, as a board, will have to make some really tough decisions regarding our budget in the near future.” What do you see as the challenges facing the district in the near future? Shaw: “Our biggest challenge is always how we can best serve the community with what funding we have.”

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While I applaud the Governor’s commitment to deal with the structural deﬁcit in the State’s budget, his budget proposal takes money from public schools and gives it to colleges while giving large tax breaks to businesses, balancing the budget at the expense of our students. I fail to see the equity in his “shared sacriﬁce” analogy. If the Governor’s budget goes through the Legislature as proposed and we see our enrollment decline as projected, Portland Public Schools will start next year with a $1.6 million hole in our budget. The GoverSUPT. nor’s proposed $470 cut in CORNER per pupil funding will cost Portland Public Schools Charles $961,150. The increase in Dumas the retirement rate will cost us an additional $345,554. A projected decline of 55 students will cost the district another $282,398. The total impact to Portland Public Schools’ 2011-2012 Budget will be $1,589,102 or roughly 10 percent of our annual budget. We will be forced to make cuts equal to 10 percent of our budget before we even begin to think about buying textbooks and teaching supplies or paying for the rising costs for fuel, utilities, insurance, etc. for next year. The thought of what a $1.6 million cut would do to our already frugal budget is crushing. We have already lost administrators, secretaries, counselors, librarians, teacher aides, custodians, teachers and speech therapists. We have reduced the number of extracurricular activities while increasing the amount our families pay for their children to participate in sports. We subcontract for substitute teachers, coaches, the management of our food service program, custodial services and clean our classrooms every other day. We will need to go far beyond these cuts and eliminate things like extracurricular activities, general education transportation, our one remaining assistant principal, the school nurse, our Great Start Readiness Program and lose more teachers and support staff in order to cope with this draconian loss of revenue and

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also read some of her favorThe time between spring ST. PATRICK ite poems and stories from break and the end of the among her 70+ published school year is always NOTES books. Students had many extremely busy and full of questions for Crystal about Randy activities. Last week held her life and writing, and Hodge true with lots of events they participated in a book taking place. signing. Thank you to • On Monday, Dr. Chris Pung from Grand Valley State University Crystal for donating several of her books to the school library and for her inspiring visited our fourth grade classroom. He presentations. discussed air pressure which ties into • Our annual DARE graduation cereNewton’s Law of Motion and how it worked with rocket propulsion and flight. mony was held on Thursday afternoon. The students made their own water bottle Officer Tom Teitsma and Portland Chief of Police Bob Bauer presented our fifth rockets and Dr. Pung assisted in launchgrade students with their DARE certifing them on Wednesday. • The spring sports season started with icates. I thank Officer Teitsma for his commitment and dedication to the DARE a flourish of games. JV and varsity baseprogram and ensuring that all fifth grade ball and softball played their first 16 games. Our Shamrock teams were 14-2 in students in our community are able to partake and benefit from this excellent the opening week of action. • On Thursday, first through fifth grad- program. • Our annual kindergarten screening ers enjoyed a visit from children’s author was held on April 14. In a typical year, Crystal Bowman, a native of Holland, we screen 20 to 25 students. This year Michigan. Crystal gave two magnificent presentations about the writing process See ST PATRICK, Page 12 and the fun of being an author. She

Portland High School has selected Alexandra Hampton as the recipient of the “Raider of the Week” award for the week of April 18. Alexandra is a senior at Portland High School. She is the daughter of Gilbert and Trisha Hampton. Alexandra has participated with Raider softball for four years and with cross country for two. She is also a member of the National Honor Society and has coached Fire softball for two years.

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Library to host small business seminar on May 4 Fundamentals of starting a business This class will be cosponsored by the Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center and the Portland District Library. It will be held on Wednesday, May 4, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the meeting room of the library. Kellie Hanford, Certiﬁed Business Consultant, will be the speaker that day. This course is designed for individuals who are considering self-employment, or are at the beginning stages of starting their business. Delivered in a workshop format, this introductory session helps aspiring entrepreneurs assess their abilities to lead and manage a company, as well as evaluate market

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Small Business Administration. Sign language class Christine Wilcox, certiﬁed teacher for the hearing impaired, will teach a class in beginning and refresher sign language in the library’s meeting room on Wednesdays beginning April 20 and ending May 25 at 6:30 p.m. Classes will end before 8 p.m. Please sign up at the circulation desk or call (517) 647-6981 ext. 4 to reserve a spot. Only those who can make all six sessions should enroll in the class. Children at least 10 years old, teens, and adults are welcome to be a part of the class. There will be a limit of 20 people in the class. If more are interested, we will try to schedule another class at a later date. There is no

cost to attend. Adult book discussion Sponsored by the Friends of the Library, the next adult book discussion will be held on Thursday, May 19, at 6:30 p.m. The book to be discussed is “Someone Knows My Name” by Lawrence Hill. This novel is about the journey of a kidnapped African girl turned into a woman and a slave on a North Carolina plantation. The reader feels if he or she is turning the pages of history, the pages of truth. This book narrates the terrifying story of slavery long before the years of the American Civil War. The author portrays one woman’s remarkable spirit and strength in the face of adversity through six decades and her life on three continents.

The library has several copies available- check at the circulation desk. We have ordered these through MELCAT (the statewide interloan system) and will sign you up for one of the copies when you come in. Our book discussions are informal and lots of fun. Landscaping work session The Library Board would welcome volunteers to help with building a dry stone retaining wall and work on terracing the area on either side of the front steps of the library. This work session will be held on Saturday, April 30, beginning at 9 a.m. The work will require some lifting. If you are willing to help, please call the library director at (517) 647-6981 ext. 4.

Grade 3-5 Book Club The next meeting for the book club is Tuesday, April 26, at 5 p.m. We are reading “Chocolate Fever” by Robert Kimmel Smith so come join us for some super chocolaty fun. We will also have copies our book for next month which is “The Strange Case of Origami Yoda” by Tom Angleberger. May The 4th Be With You On Wednesday, May 4, we are hosting a May the 4th Be With You movie event. Come dressed as your favorite Star Wars character. We will have a costume contest and show the movie “Star Wars the Clone Wars.” Jan Mosser is the director of the Portland District Library and Kristie Reynolds is the youth librarian

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Second Portland Block Party set for May 21 PORTLAND — The second annual Portland Downtown Block Party on Saturday, May 21, will offer many great “family-friendly” activities to visitors. Two activities of note during this event are a classic car show by the Portland Cruisers and a men’s opendivision softball tournament. Classic cars will be on display on Kent Street from 2 to 7 p.m., courtesy of the Portland Cruisers and sponsored by Vollman Ford. “Last year, we had over 200 cars downtown, so we’re pretty excited to have the Portland Cruisers taking part once again in this event,” said Portland Main Street Manager Patrick Reagan. The Portland Downtown Block Party - sponsored by

Portland Main Street and WION 1430 AM and 92.7 FM - will also feature a men’s open-division softball tournament, to be held at Power’s Park and Bogue Flats Park on May 21. “Portland is a very ‘softball friendly’ community, one that actively supports our summer leagues, so we’re expecting a very good turnout for this event,” said recreation programmer Neil Brown. “We’re very pleased to be offering a fun ‘early season’ tournament for both local softball players as well as visitors from out of town.” The cost to register a team for the softball tournament is $125, with a May 4 registration dead-

line. Teams interested in participating in this tournament should contact Brown at (517) 647-3207. Registration forms can also be downloaded at www.portlandmainstreet.org. The Portland Downtown Block Party will also feature live entertainment on the TRW Main Stage from 2 to 11:30 p.m., children’s activities, local food vendors, and a “Party Pavilion” that will sell beer, margaritas, and soda pop throughout the day. For details and a complete schedule of events for the 2011 Downtown Block Party, please visit www.portlandmainstreet.org.

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Grant Street. The bicycle is a 20 inch boys BMX bicycle and was taken off a front porch. 7:20 p.m.- report of an activated alarm at a business on Grand River Avenue. The building was checked and found to be secure. Monday, April 18 1:58 a.m.- a resident on Maynard Road reported that a neighbor’s dog was on their lawn and barking. Ofﬁcers took possession of the dog and returned it to its owner. A citation was also issued to the owner. 8:03 a.m.- report of a vehicle off the road along Interstate 96 near Grand River Avenue. 12:20 p.m.- subject came to the station to report approximately $950 in unauthorized charges to a debit card. A majority of the charges were made in the area of

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Portland was even more dominant at Eaton Rapids, where the four singles flights shut out the Greyhounds in five of the eight sets and dropped just six games total in the four matches. Audrey Dorshimer and Becca Hooker blanked their opponents in the first doubles flight, 6-0, 6-0, and Jaquie Platte and Hanna Schrauben won a tight match in fourth doubles to complete the whitewash, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6. “Jaquie Platte and Hannah Schrauben are two of our newer players on the varsity and were playing a pretty unorthodox team; often that can spell disaster,” Niebling said. “But Hannah and Jaquie were very accepting to some adjustments that we hadn’t yet practiced and were able to hold on to the win. It was a big one for them.” In addition to losing matches, Niebling said that the weather has hampered his team’s preparations. “A few good practices will do us a world of good,” Niebling said. “Nearly all of the challenges we face are fixable at a few good practices.” Still, Niebling is pleased with the progress that he has seen so far. “I really am liking the way this team is shaping up,” he said. “Our returning players are really showing what experience can do for you and our newer players are starting to see what it means to play at a higher level and responding very well to it.” Portland will begin its league season with two home dual matches this week, against Lansing Catholic on Tuesday, April 26, and Lakewood on Thursday, April 28, weather permitting.

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Coaches predictions: 1.Williamston, 2.Lakewood, 3. Lansing Catholic, 4. Portland, 5. Corunna, 6. Perry Top pitcher: Dylan Monette, Williamston Top hitter: Dylan Monette, Williamston Outlook: Williamston has won two straight league titles and looks to be the team to beat in the White. Lakewood, Lansing Catholic and Portland all have several skilled players returning and should be able to push the Hornets in the league race. Corunna and Perry will be rebuilding, but both should improve as the season progresses. PORTLAND w Last season: 18-12, fourth in CAAC White w Coach: John Davids, ﬁfth season w Top Returnees: Travis Thomas (Sr.- P, CF), Jordan Russell (Sr.- 1B), Jake Kenyon (Sr.SS, P), Nate Scrauben (Sr.- OF), Nick Feldpausch (Sr.- C, OF) w Other Contributors: Dylan Carroll (So.P,1B), Mason Haggard (So.- 2B, SS, P), Tanner Allison (Fr.- OF), Andrew Click (Fr.C) w Outlook: The Raiders return ﬁve seniors from last year’s 18-12 team, and all of them will be looked at to guide a young, but talented freshman and sophomore class. Thomas is a returning all-league pitcher that should be one of the best in Mid-Michigan this spring. Portland will look for a number of underclassmen to play large roles for the team this season, and if they do produce, look for this group to battle for a league title.

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Coaches predictions: 1. Williamston, 2. Lansing Catholic, 3. Corunna, 4. Lakewood, 5. Perry, 6. Portland Top athletes: Megan Heeder, Lansing Catholic; Molly Maynard, Williamston Season outlook: Williamston has been undefeated in league dual meets since 2006, and is a unanimous choice among coaches to repeat. But Lansing Catholic is a deep and talented team that should make it closer than the 256-93 margin in last year’s league meet..

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Coaches’ prediction: 1. Williamston, 2. Perry, 3. Lansing Catholic, 4. Portland, 5. Corunna, 6. Lakewood Top player: Lisa Vogel, Williamston Outlook: This season, having just one White team in the top tier of the CAAC Cup will be hard to justify. Williamston will look to play in their third state championship game in three seasons, but Lansing Catholic or Perry will be real obstacles to the league title. Portland is not to be overlooked by any of the three. PORTLAND w Last season: 11-9, fourth place w Coach: John Marcum, 10th season

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Coaches predictions: 1. Lakewood, 2. Williamston, 3. Portland, 4. Lansing Catholic, 5. Corunna, 6. Perry. Top pitcher: Kortney Schrier, Williamston Top hitter: Lexie Spetoskey, Lakewood League outlook: Once again Williamston and Lakewood look to be the teams to beat in the White. Each team has solid pitchers returning and experience at the skilled positions. Look for Perry to challenge the league leaders. The Ramblers return nine starters and have three juniors who played on the 20-win junior varsity squad last year. PORTLAND w Last season: 18-18, third w Coach: Jack Anderson, 31st season w Returning starters: Lindsay Baker (OF); sr., Emily Cook (1B) sr., Shelby Carroll (SS) sr., Olivia Platte (3B) jr. w Other contributor: Samantha Parkhouse (C/OF) soph. w Outlook: The Raiders lost several top players to graduation. Baker earned CAAC White honorable mention last year. Platte was honorable mention as a sophomore. Freshman pitcher Allie Grys is expected to to have an impact on the team.

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Chelsea Pline (so.), Jacob Miller (fr.), John Carley (fr.), Mari Behovitz (fr.), Lily Pung (fr.). w Outlook: Wilcox is back after a first team all-conference season in 2010, which included a 32 during a nine-hole league jamboree. Schrauben and Joe Pung also return to give the Shamrocks some experience. PEWAMO-WESTPHALIA w Home course: Huckleberry Creek w Last season: fifth w Coach: Bill Hengesbach, thrid season w Returning starters: Kyle Trierweiler (sr.), Charlie Bierstetel (sr.), Cody Hengesbach (sr.), Jacob Klein (sr.), John Lehman (jr.). w Other contributors: Johnathon Smith (sr.), Dane Schafer (so.), Tate Bierstetel (so.), Josh Trierweiler (fr.). w Outlook: A senior-laden lineup and five returning starters should put P-W toward the top of the CMAC. Kyle Trierweiler was honorable mention allstate and first team All-CMAC last season.

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Coaches predictions: 1. Bath, 2. Dansville, 3. Portland St. Patrick, 4. Pewamo-Westphalia, 5. Laingsburg, 6. Fowler, 7. Fulton, 8 Saranac, 9. Carson City-Crystal, 10. Potterville. Top pitcher: Allison Werner, Portland St. Patrick Top hitter: Rebekah Guy, Dansville

League outlook: Look for Bath and Dansville to be in the thick of the hunt for the league trophy, but Portland St. Patrick has the coaches’ pick for the top pitcher and should be a solid contender for a top spot. Fulton returns a host of starters, three with all-league experience. With several teams returning all-league players, the league champion could end up with four losses. PORTLAND ST. PATRICK w Last season: 20-14, tied for fourth w Coach: Chris Battley, eighth season w Returning starters: Jocelyn Schrauben (1B), sr., Allison Werner, (P) sr., Adrienne Thelen, (C) sr., Richelle Vallier (IF), sr., Elle Lehman (SS), soph., Kellie Shattuck (LF) sr. w Other contributors: Jennifer Bosworth (IF), soph., Anna Bosworth (OF) soph. w Outlook: The Shamrocks, with ﬁrst-team all-league players Werner and Thelen, have their sights set on returning to the top of the CMAC. PEWAMO-WESTPHALIA w Last season: 23-15, third w Coach: Dan Cherpes, eighth season w Returning starters: Rachel Schafer (SS) sr., Kristi Droste (1B) sr., Macie Smith (P) sr. w Other contributors: Elizabeth Kramer, (U) sr. Brooke Lewis (C) soph., Beth Fedewa (P/RF) jr., Jen Martin (C/LF) jr. w Outlook: The Pirates will need to play consistent defense. Schafer, a four-year starter, earned second-team all-league and ﬁrst team all-district honors last year.

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w Last season: 29-6, ﬁrst in CMAC w Coach: Bryan Scheurer, seventh season w Top Returnees: Tyler Kramer (Sr.- P, 3B), Jerrid Smith

(Jr.- C, P), David Simon (Jr.- IF, P), Ethan Hoppes (Jr.- CF), Kyle Wilcox (Jr.- OF, C), Collin Lay (So.IF, P) w Other Contributors: Luke Wilcox (Sr.- OF), Evan Pelfrey (Sr.- IF, OF), Cam Bartlett (Jr.- IF) w Outlook: Portland St. Patrick is coming off a CMAC championship season that resulted in 29 wins. Tyler Kramer is the lone returning senior starter and will be looked at to lead a team loaded with a talented junior class. The Shamrocks have ﬁve returning players that all hit over .300 on last year’s league title team. Scheurer believes that his team will have to be more efﬁcient offensively and extremely solid defensively in order to repeat as league champs.

PEWAMO-WESTPHALIA w Last season: 16-12, Third in CMAC w Coach: Mark Rademacher, 27th season w Top Returnees: Justin Thelen (Jr.- IF, P), Everett Mason (Sr.- OF), Grant Thelen (Sr.- 1B) w Other Contributors: Kyle Witgen (Sr.- OF), Cam Trierweiler (Jr.- P, IF) w Outlook: Pewamo-Westphalia will look to pick up right where it left off in 2010, ﬁnishing out the CMAC with a 13-5 record. Grant Thelen was a ﬁrst team all-league selection last spring, while both Justin Thelen and Everett Mason were named all-league honorable mention. Those three will be looked at to lead a young incoming group that should develop as the season progresses. Rademacher needs just 10 wins this season to reach 400 in his career.

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Coaches predictions: 1. (tie) Fowler, Pewamo-Westphalia, 3. Saranac, 4. Laingsburg, 5. Bath, 6. Potterville, 7. Fulton, 8. Dansville, 9. Carson CityCrystal, 10. Portland St. Patrick

Top athletes: Lindsey Hufnagel and Brianne Feldpausch, Fowler; Kirstie Wieber, Pewamo-Westphalia Season outlook: Coaches were evenly divided on whether Pewamo-Westphalia or Fowler will emerge as league champions. The rivals separated by just a few miles finished 1-2 last year in the league, regional and Division 4 state meet. PORTLAND ST. PATRICK w Last season: eighth w Coach: Erin Martin, fourth year w Top returnees: Nicole Schneider (sr.-MD), Melissa Pohl (sr.-MD), Ashley Fandel (sr.-dist.), Tangela Willemin (jr.-sprints), Holly Wieber (jr.-hurdles), Laura Spohn (jr.-sprints) w Other contributors: Emily Bengel (fr.-sprints), Amelia Cook (fr.-sprints), Holly Gunderman (fr.-sprints), Aurora Smith (fr.-sprints), Amber Wieber (fr.-MD), Amy Wieber (fr.-MD) w A closer look: The Shamrocks hope to continue to move up in the standings. PEWAMO-WESTPHALIA w Last season: first w Coach: Scott Werner, 11th year w Top returnees: Kirstie Wieber (jr.-PV), Rachel Schmitt (jr.-sprints, LJ), Kyan Thelen (sr.-sprints, hurdles), Calie Wohlfert (sr.-sprints, hurdles), Brianne Schafer (soph.-PV), Monica Klein (sr.-MD), Alexa Pline (sr.-MD), Allison Schaar (sr.-throws), Abbey Hengesbach (sr.-sprints, HJ) w Other contributors: Joanna Klein (soph.-MD), Sasha Platte (fr.-sprints), Kenzie Wieber (fr.-sprints, PV), Kelsey Schmitz (fr.-sprints, hurdles), Betsy Arens (fr.-MD) w A closer look: Although the status of Hengesbach (see athletes to watch) is questionable due to an injury from basketball season, Werner thinks the Pirates may be able to score in 10+ events at the state meet. That’s because P-W has added some strong freshmen to state championship team members such as Kirstie Wieber (see athletes to watch) and Schmitt. Schmitt was a regional and league champions in the long jump as well as second in the league, third at regionals and eighth at state finals in the 100 dash and second at regionals and third in the league in the 200. Wohlfert and Thelen were league and regional champions in the 100 and 300 hurdles, respectively, before taking fourth and eighth, respectively, at the state meet. Schafer came in second at regionals, third in the league and eighth at the state meet in the pole vault, and Schaar was fourth in the league in the shot put.

Coaches predictions: 1. Pewamo-Westphalia,2. Bath, 3. Saranac, 4. Laingsburg, 5. Fowler, 6. Potterville, 7. Dansville, 8. Fulton, 9. Carson CityCrystal, 10. Portland St. Patrick Top athletes: Alex Thelen (Pewamo-Westphalia), Andrew Dilernia (Potterville), Nick Moon (Dansville), Jacob Conley (Saranac) Season outlook: The coaches were nearly unanimous in favor of P-W, which lost Michigan Mr. Track Cory Noeker but almost no one else to graduation. PORTLAND ST. PATRICK w Last season: eighth w Coach: Erin Martin, fourth year w Top returnees: Ben Lawless (jr.-distance), Josh Schneider (jr.-mid-distance), Devin Ryan (jr.-hurdles), Jesse Smith (so.-throws), Casey Wilcox (so.-sprints) w Other contributor: Jacob Miller (fr.-distance) w A closer look: The Shamrocks have more depth than a couple of other league teams, but lack of depth will make it tough to improve a lot in the standings. PEWAMO-WESTPHALIA w Last season: first w Coach: Scott Werner, 11th year w Top returnees: Alex Thelen (jr.-sprints), Austin Fedewa (sr.-sprints, hurdles), Gavin Smith (jr.throws), Joel Pennell (so.-MD), Ross Witgen (jr.-PV), Elliot Platte (jr.-HJ), Greg Trierweiler (so.-dist.) w Other contributors: Andy Pung (so.-LJ, HJ, sprints), Brandon Palmateer (so.-MD), Tony Wirth (so.-hurdles), Paul Fink (sr.-throws), Jordan Spitzley (sr.throws) w A closer look: The Pirates return nearly everyone from a league and regional championship and state runner-up team. Thelen was regional champion and league runner-up in the 400 before finishing fifth at the Division 4 state finals in the 400 dash. Fedewa was runner-up in the league and regional and fourth at the state meet in the 110 hurdles. Smith won the league in the shot put, and Witgen took ninth in the state in the pole vault.

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PORTLAND- MULTI FAMILY SALE, 303 Church St., Fri., 2 MALE CATS D eclawed, April 29, 9-3p.m. & Sat., neutered, 6 yrs & 9 yrs old, April 30, 8-12p.m. Sporting owner moving. Cats need goods, furniture, housegood home. 517-541-9411. hold items, clothing and more!!! 3 YR OLD AKC NEOPOLITAN M ASTIFF spayed & microchipped, needs POTTERVILLE fenced in yard , $300/obo. 209 CHURCH ST. 517-852-0933 Fri. 4/29, 9-3 Sat. 4/30, 10-3 ADORABLE PUPPIES Non-shedding, shots, POTTERVILLE - 4080 DOANE wormed, vet checked, litH W Y . Fri. A pr. 29 & Sat. ter trained. $300 & up. Apr. 30, 9-5. Clothes, 517-861-7086 dishes, tools, sporting goods, & much more. AKC SHIH TZU PUPPIES 2 males, 1 female, $400 ea. Current shots & worming RIVER RIDGE SUBDIVISION Ready to go. 517-589-5255. ANNUAL GARAGE SALE Saturday 4/30 9am-4pm. Lansing’s oldest neighborAKITA PUPPIES AKC hood sale, 31st great year! Brindle. Parents on site. Over 60 families. Clothing, 1st shots. $1,200. toys, golf equip. furniture, 517-281-1391. collectibles, sporting goods, house hold items, Far too many items to list. N. off Willow, N. of Lansing Mall. Look for signs.

HUGE 3 FAMILY SALE Brand name boys & girls clothes, ST. JOHNS, HUGE SALE toys, bikes, 55cm Giant 1009 Hampshire Dr., April roadbike, household items, 28 & 29, 8-6p.m. Boys Stampin up, stamps sets, clothing; baby & up. & scrapbooking items. Men’s, women’s clothing. 12100 Angle Rd., Bath. Toys, household & much Thurs. Apr. 28, 4-7 pm & more!!! Fri. Apr 29, 8am-5pm. HUGE 5-FAMILY SALE, Delta Township, 2326 Cheltingham Boulevard, behind Lansing Mall north of Willow, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 28, 29 and 30; 9:00 am-3:00 pm, baby gear, boy and girl infant clothing, girl toddler clothing up to size 4, boys clothing up to size 10, misses size 12-16 clothing, purses, jewelry, toys, books, puzzles, bike carriers, tons of household items, something for everyone.

ST. JOHNS- N. DeWitt Rd. A rea Sales. 1991, 2023, 4172. Off DeWitt, 3932 W. Walker, 3238, 3505, 3535, 3565 Banner. April 29-30, 95. Oak cabinet, dining room table, hunting, fishing, cake decorating items. WACOUSTA COMMUNITY YARD Sales Fri. June 3, 9am - 4pm & Sat. June 4, 9am - 2pm Please call by May 1st to be a spot on our MAP! 517-626-6430 or 517-6262039 Events, Food & Music, over 50 Sites!

HUGE MULTI FAMILY SUBDIVISION SALES Houghton Hollow, Lansing 48911 and surrounding neighborhood behind Horizon Elementary. Fri. April 29, 9-3; & Sat. April 30, 9-4.

A PERFECT PET FOR YOU Toy breeds, Morkies, Shorkies, Shih-Nese & Teddy Bears. Non shedding, vet checked. $450-$550. www.puppy-parlor.com 517-404-3045 BEAGLE PUPS 3 litters, purebred, shots & wormed. Have parents 5 wks old-8 mos old, $150$200. Alma. 989-463-4286. BEAGLE PUPS - parents good hunters. Shots, wormed. $100. 989-7631084 BICHI-POO PUPPIES Shots & wormed, adorable, $250. 989-427-3205.

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BICHON FRISE PUPPIES! LARGE MULTI FAMILY Perfect family pet! YARD SALE Fri.-Sat. Apr. No shedding or odor. 29-30, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. RefrigCKC, Health guaranteed. erator, gas fireplace, Mary 517-663-2256. Kay, lighting fixtures, OUTDOOR DOG KENNEL dbl. wide. (4 mos. old). clothing, lots of every$375. 517-663-0178 thing. 706 W. Grand River, BORDER COLLIE PUPS Reg., Portland. black & white, wormed. $400. 517-852-2030. ½ MI. N. of FOWLER - ESBOXER PUPPIES 4 females TATE SALE, 1770 N. Wright $550 ea. Reg. 1st shots, Rd. April 29 & 30, 8-5p.m. good family pets. Born 3/3. Simplicity 16hp riding FLUFFY BLACK & W H I TE Call for more info: 517-303mower w/44" deck; persian w/scraggley tail. 5097. snowblower, tool chest, Lost 4/9, Lansing. 517-371ladders, household items. 5714. REWARD Oak corner cabinet, GERMAN SHEPHERD Purereclyners, Turbo vac, safe. bred pups. No papers. Email the Lansing Community Wilton cake pans & decoBlack & tans & sables. 1st Newspapers 24/7 at: rator supplies. 65 years of shots, wormed. Family lcnclassiﬁeds@gannett.com accumulation. raised. $300. 989-291-3989.

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TWO BLOOMQUIST ESTATE SALES THIS WEEK. FIRST SALE. 1221 BROOKSIDE, LANSING. THURSDAY & Friday, Apr. 28 & 29. 9 to 2 daily. Off W. Saginaw W. of Creyts Rd. at Outback Restaurant take Brookside N. LeRoy Clemens estate. Packed home w/ fancy wingback chair pair, very nice Ethan Allen floral sofa, Thomasville side tables, Hickory Furn. Co. dining set w/ lg. china cab., table w/ 6 chairs & server, two bdrm. sets: fancy white set w/ 4 poster canopy bed & two nice dressers + a nice 2nd set, maple dressers, fancy wrought iron trundle bed, antique radio cab. fine Baldwin Aerosonic piano, oak entertainment center, sheet music cabs. lamps & prints. Glass, china, Noritake Laguna set, stemware, demi spoon coll., silverplate, Oneida stainless, lots of kitchenwares, linens, clothing, some jewelry, Christmas, stereo, tv’s inc. HD, radios, cameras, books, records - lp & 78, sheet music, Apple 2e comp. vintage Fox typewriter, sewing mach. ProForm 585 treadmill, vac, some tools & tons more, Numbers at 8 Thursday. Full list & pics at: www.estatesales.net

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Dogs-Cats-Pets CHIHUAHUA PUPS 8 WKS, loveable, parents on site, pure bred, records, shots, vet checked. Females-$350, Males$300. Call to see.(517)819-8280 pierce_smith23@msn.com

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C H E R R Y , MAPLE & O A K PUGGLE PUPPIES Seasoned firewood. Deliv8 wks old, 1st shots & ered & STACKED. 4’x8’x16" wormed, $250. 989-427$65. 517-651-5214. 3205. RED LABS 4 yrs old, females, housebroke, loves kids, $500 ea. Call 517-8573793.

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PIONEER POLE BUILDINGSWANTED: UNWANTED FREE ESTIMATES-Licensed appliances, air conditionand insured-2x6 Trussesers, cars, trucks, vans, 45 Year Warranty farm machinery, lawn Galvalume Steel-19 Colorsmowers, campers, hot Since 1976-#1 in Michiganwater tanks, aluminum or Call Today 1-800-292-0679. steel boats, aluminum winMC dows or doors, aluminum toppers, any types of aluPOLE BARNS, BUILD BEST minum or steel siding, Barns, Building Pole Barns 4 wheelers, go carts, trailSince 1963, Family Owned, ers, batteries. Licensed and Insured, All picked up for Free. Spring Specials on all Call 517-628-2818 Buildings, 40 year Warranty, 1-877-802-0967. MC

male, $800. 9 mo. old male Blueline Miniature Sharpei $1000. 269-838-4210.

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FULL SIZE CAST iron bathtub. Original claw feet SHELTIE SABLE, BORN 3/11, w/spikes. $200. parents on site, shots, vet 517-484-8825 checked, wormed, $250. (989)235-4170

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UTILITY/CAR TRAILER, SHIH TZU - Beagle Mixed 5X10 995, 77x10 1095 also Puppies brown, black, 83x18 car hauler $1995. white, 9 weeks old, Beauti(517)490-3176 PROM OR ful coat and markings, STUNNING bridesmaid dress Size 0, Good with children, pale blue full length dress loveable, parents on site, COCKER PUPPIES AKC w beaded bodice from shots, vet checked, $300. AWESOME PUPPIES. Cool Collection, worn wormed, O.B.O. $250. 517-726-0368 once; dry cleaned. $150 or (517)708-8553 best offer. $500 new, A AARDVARK ANTIQUER COCKER SPANIEL BLACK, SHIH TZU PUPPIES AKC Fe(517)392-8550 paying cash for guns, 8mo, Beautiful coat. Good males, $300. Call 517-468jewlery, furniture, art & with children, house bro3506. unusual & bizarre items. ken, loveable, pure bred, 517-819-8700 records, crate trained, fol- SHIH-TZU PUPS lows commands of sit, 8 wks., 1st shots, wormed. come and sometimes stay. Small & adorable! $350. MANICE ELECTRONICS Sony ADDRESSOGRAPH Good with other dogs. 517-202-4156 CHINES, ELECTRIC or non32" HD TV, Sony 27" TV, $250.00 (517)749-2062 electric. 517-543-6771 Sony Surround system, ST. BERNARD PUPPIES No RCA 13" color tv. (517)318ENGLISH SETTER GUN DOG papers. Born March 7. 3 0 3 6 . PUPS $400, until 8 wks. BREWER SALVAGE Ready to go. $400 & down. flyfishmi10@yahoo.com Call 517-283-1559. Buying junk cars, batter810-672-9565, 989-635-7533 ies, converters, all non ferrous metals. 517-803-0288 FRENCH MASTIFF, AKC TERRIER MIX PUPPIES 1 reistered, $900.00 or best male, 1 female. Friendly, offer (517)694-4111 BUYING COMIC BOOKS 1st shots, wormed. $75. Large or Small Collections 517-375-3369. Call 231-798-3097 A BED QUEEN PILLOWTOP GOLDEN-DOODLE PUPSmattress set, new in plasF1B- 3 males. Shots, TOY POODLE PUPPIES tic, $200. Call 517-410-4921. CASH FOR ANTIQUE furn., wormed vet @. $700. $250. Call 989-875-4319. Can deliver. toys, slot machines, 989-763-7202. clocks, jewelry, sterling TEMPERPADIC/STYLE silver, old coins, artwork, GOLDEN RETRIEVER MALE TOY POODLE PUPS AKC, A MEMORY FOAM MATBlack, 10 wks. old. etc. 517-202-2570. PUPPIES $250. Ready to TRESS SET Queen, newWormed. $300-$400. 517go. 7 wks plus. Call 989never used, as seen on TV, CASH FOR GUNS , Art, Anti647-6573. 235-6566, Crystal, MI. with warranty. Cost ques, Jewelry, musical in$1,800, Sell $695. Can DeGOLDEN RETRIEVER PUPS VICTORIAN BULLDOG PUPstruments, Valuables. Call liver 989-832-2401. MM PIES 7 wks. Vet chkd. 3 feAKC Shots, wormed, pa517-204-2004/517-663-3931 males, 1 male. VBA reg. rents on site. Call 989-236A AMISH LOG HEADBOARD $1350. 517-977-4740. 5135 AND Queen Pillow Top CASH PAID D iabet ic test strips. Area’s original, oldMattress Set. Brand newGOLDEN RETRIEVER PUPS est buyer. Friendly & fair. never used, sell all for AKC Vet checked, shots & 517-505-2726, 888-639-6179 $275. 989-923-1278. MM wormed, $500-$550. Call 517-223-9239 PAINTINGS ORIGINAL CASH PAID FRAMED acrylic/canvas. Up to $20 per 100. GOLDEN RETRIEVER RED12" & up. Bright MI scenes, Call 517-292-0991 DISH, 6 weeks, Good with patios & so-forth. Starting diabeticteststripswanted.com children, loveable, parents at $50. 517-332-3161 on site, pure bred, no papers $150.00. (989)330GRAND LEDGE H.S. YEARQUALITY FURNITURE 1 2 8 2 BOOKS, 1961 to 1963. Will YORKIE $500 YORKIE-POOS Grandfather clock $800, duanechristle@yahoo.com pay $30/each. 269-927& Shorkies $375/up sleeper sofa $350, chair & 6919 ToySize NoShed Shots ottoman $300, & misc. Home Raised 989.225.1367 household items. Please call for appt. 517-285-5820 WANTED GERMAN LUGER YORKIE POOS 2ND generaOkemos. PISTOLS Call 734-449-2783. tion, tails, dewclaws, & 1st LAB PUPPIES 9WKS, AKC shots, $300 females, $250 Email the Lansing Community Registered, loveable, pamales. 517-404-2937. Newspapers 24/7 at: rents on site, 1 blk 1 choc lcnclassiﬁeds@gannett.com males, 5 blk females. YORKIES AKC V et chkd, males $200, females $250 shots, tails, dewclaws BEER MAKING EQUIPMENT (517)588-1995 (517)588done. Parents on site. 1 anything and everything to 1791 male, $500. 517-652-9287. make beer $180.00 (517)488-1771 LAB PUPPIES AKC Chocolate, shots & wormed, $300. 517-625-3428. POLE BARNS MICHIGAN’S Largest Pole Barn Company (Built Best Barns) Best ISA-BROWNS LAYING HENS LABRADOODLES F1B Quality, Best Service, Best $3.50/each. Call: 517-663Buff, Shots, Wormed AQUARIUM 125 GAL. Set up Price. This Week’s Specials 5849 Wellness guarantee for reptiles, with Gecko & Erected 24’x32’x10’$375. 517-202-4163. stand $400 /obo. $6995.00 30’x40’x10’docnannie@yahoo.com $8995.00 30’x48’x12’MALTESE AKC PUPPIES (517)521-3714 $12,495.00 60’x120’x14’Shots, wormed, $400-$500. $ 5 5 , 9 6 5 . 0 0 Call 517-627-6418. Licensed/Insured 1-877RCA 50’’ HDTV & s t a n d 802-9591 MM $450. Real nice wood dinMALTI POO & also TOY ing room table w/6 chairs POODLE PUPPIES 7 wks & 2 leafs, $750. Compact PIONEER POLE BUILDINGS old, 1st shots & wormed, Free Estimates. Licensed computer w/HP Pavilion toy size & smaller, $350. and Insured. 2x6 Trusses. keyboard $100, HP Laser 989-427-3205. 45 Year Warranty, jet 1000 series printer $50. Galvalume Steel—19 ColGlass Fruit punch bowl MALTI-POO WHITE WITH ALFALFA GRASS-EXCELLENT ors. Since 1976 #1 in Mich$25, glass cake holder $25. black spots, 13 weeks, igan. Call Today 1-800-292Hay $3 & up. Can deliver. RCA tri flat small tv $50, Good with children, 0679 MM 517-641-6034 pillar bed, 2 cherrywood loveable, shots, vet dressers, end table $275, checked, wormed, Loves METAL ROOFS card table w/4 chairs $10, HUSKY to play and be held, paStanding Seam. Metal wall clock $15. Fisher Price rents 5 and 7 pounds. NonShingles/Slate. All in Jeep 4 wheeler $75, swivel shedding. $400.00. Stock. Energy Star Qualioffice chair $25, liv rm pic(269)838-6483 fied. $1000 Tax Rebate. ture $25. 1 table $25. PriGENERATOR COMPANION Largest Inventory in Michices negotiable. 517-7556500 Watt 5250 surge POMERANIAN $300/$400 gan. Company Installers. 6555. Watts with cover. Used Pekingese white female Free Estimates. Since once. $350 (517)204-7299 $400. All AKC pups. 1975! 800-380-2379. MM www.kiesterpuppy.com 231-924-7704. TORO ZERO TURN Tractor COMPLETE MATERIAL Time Cutter 17hp 44" ridPOLE Building Package ing Mower. Well mainPOODLES Mini, raised in our 24’x32’x8’-$3799.00 tained. Looks great! Mini- BACKYARD SHEDS & MORE home, health guarantee, 30’x40’x10’-$5599.00 989-834-2028 mal Use. $1200 (517)204Jackson. $300-$350. 51732’x48’x10’-$6799.00 Steel www.bcbarns.com 7299 784-5225, 517-392-0608. roof, doors included, other sizes available www.standalelumber.com FREE - Drop off used oil anyPRESACARNIO ( m as t iff YARDMAN ROTOTILLER Call Standale Post Frame time. Rapids Oil Change, f a m i l y ) male, 1 yr old, 5 hp, rear tine. $350. 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CHOCOLATE LAB MIX 1 yr old male, neutered, to a good loving home. $50. 517-628-2318.

HOME ESTATE SALE- 3 COMPLETELY REFURBISH bdrm., 2 bath man. home ED MOBILE HOME RENT in 55+ community. SpotTO OWN. Gorgeous lake less ’89, 28x48 in living Quiet enjoyable livCadgewith Farms. Move-in ing on a pristine lake & cond. New carpet & roof. sandy beach in Mecosta, $29K. See: MI. It will be a great home 229cadgewith.weebly.com. to live in & also a perfect Call Glenna: 517-371-1101 vacation home. Only 1K down & less than $500 mo. Call now for appt. 517-2567936 or 248-990-1388. holidayterracemgmt@yahoo.com

OFFICE HELP Local Implement Dealer in need of part time office position 24 hours per week, Answer phone, file, computer Word and Excel knowledge needed. Send resume to PO Box 345, Portland MI 48875.

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CDL-A DRIVERS NOW HIRING Local company in the Webberville, MI area increasing operations. Looking for EXPERIENCED CDL Drivers for Local and OTR. (888) 521-3513 www.sharptransit.com

FANTASTIC 4 BEDROOM / 3 bath, Over 2,000 sq.ft., Living & Family Room, Fireplace, Huge master suite, Appliances included. Call 2 CEMETERY PLOTS Lansing Chapel Hill Gardens, 2 Sunset Ridge/Sun Homes complete pkgs. includes (888) 518-4382. EHO, WAC everything, over $11,000 new, asking $5800/obo. ONLY $17,900, 3 bed/2 bath 517-643-2520 for more info. home, Island Kitchen, Appliances included, Shed. Call Sunset Ridge/Sun 4 ADJOINING PLOTS in Garden of Miracles, East Lawn Homes (888) 518-4382. Memory Gardens, Okemos. EHO, WAC Value $7100, sell for $2500. Please call 517-663-5364. PARK LIKE SETTING, 3 bed/2 bath home w/2 car CHAPEL HILL MEMORIAL garage, Island Kitchen, All GARDENS- 2 plots in the appliances including A/C. Restoration Gardens, Close to community $1,000/each. 248-676-0674 amenities. Only $28,900. Call Sunset Ridge/Sun Homes (888) 518-4382. CHAPEL HILL MEMORIAL GARDENS, Lot 194D, EHO, WAC spaces 3 & 4, in Victory Gardens. $2,200/both. Valued at, $2,720.734-250-3762

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DIMONDALE 2.1 A C R E S HEALTH CAREERS TRAIN PRICE REDUCED. 9 mins. ING. Start at the Blue Herfrom Lansing & 7 mins. on Academy—Medical from GM Delta Plant. PriMassage, Medical Assistvate, trees, wild life. Coning, Phlebotomy, Personal ventional perk. Land ConFSBO DEWITT Training 888-285-9989 DO YOU EARN $800.00 IN A tract. 517-645-7476 or 5173 bdrm., 1.5 bath, new winblueheronacademy.com 712-1372. dows, kitch., floors, bsmt., DAY? Your own local canMM sunroom, 2 car garage, all dy route 25 machines and appliances incl., air cond., candy all for $9995.00. All fireplace, large lot, very major credit cards acceptnice. $135,900. Call 517ed 877-915-8222 Vend 3. 669-7034 MC SMALL FLEET OWNERS or OWNER OPERATORS. Save MASON/DANSVILLE COUN up to 32 cents/gal using LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TRY LOTS 3.3 acres in our Fuel Discount Network. who want immediate scenic area. Potential Earn $2.00/mi. Stay Profitincome selling Avon. walk-outs. Great country able, Stay Loaded. CRST Call Sherry 517-648-4060 living, yet close to towns & Malone 866-970-2778. MC expressway. Columbia & Hanna Rds. 517-525-1131. DIMONDALE ATTEND COLLEGE ONLINE 6785 Lansdown Drive. from Home. *Medical Updated, riverfront *Business *Paralegal, ranch home. 4 bdrm., 3 *Accounting, *Criminal bath. $242K. 517-749Justice. Job placement as0583/517-290-8098 sistance. Computer available. Financial Aid if qualified. Call 877-895-1828 www.CenturaOnline.com. WANT A CHANGE MC

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AIRLINES ARE HIRING Train for high paying Aviation Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified - Job placement assistance. Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance (877) 891-2281. MC Email the Lansing Community Newspapers 24/7 at: lcnclassiﬁeds@gannett.com

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~ OPEN SUN., 2-4p.m. ~ 10% down 1247 WILDFLOWER Mason schools. 1523 Sq. ft. new build. 3 BR, 2.5 bath, 2 car gar., hardwood & ceramic flrs, AC, realtors welcome. $144,900. 517-290-4829. Aurelius S. of Holt left on Gateway

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LANSING - 2511 WESTBURY, family home. 3 bdrm., 1 bath, garage, fenced yard. Stove & refrigerator incl. $825+ util. Off Delta River HASLETT- 6127 GREEN RD. Dr. family Area. Call or Pond view/ country setText Ph. 517-202-5754 ting. Many updates. 2 bdrm., 1 bath, appliances, fireplace, garage, some LANSING HOME FOR rent utilities, pets possible. with full bsmt & garage. Tina 517-339-3038. Neat and clean, new paint, new carpet & some hardwood floors. $725-$825 mo. Call 517-641-7271 or 517214-7648. HOMES FOR

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MASON HOUSE 3 p l u s bdrms., 2 full baths, dinette, 2 living rooms, porch, 5 acres. $1,100 includes heat & yard maintenance. 218-327-2037 leave message. After Apr. 15 call 218-244-5233. OKEMOS GOOD LOCATION in Good Subdivision 4 bdrms, 2.5 bath, +- 3000 sq ft., excellent executive home. Appliances, big yard, Lease/Buy Now. or later. $1950/mo. Available Now. 517-381-9808 REGENT, 139 2 bdrm., 1.5 bath, lg. fenced yard, air, laundry in bsmt., garage. $775+ util. Avail. May 1. 719-5600 or 482-8771

City of Portland Synopsis of the Minutes of the April 4, 2011 City Council Meeting The City Council meeting was called to order by Mayor Barnes at 7:00 P.M. Present - Mayor Barnes; Mayor Pro-Tem Clement; Council Members VanSlambrouck, Calley and Fabiano; City Manager Dempsey; City Clerk Miller; DDA/Main Street Director Reagan; Police Chief Bauer; and Camera Operator Cummins Presentation - DDA/Main Street Director Reagan presented information on the Main Street Rummage Sale to be held April 15th and 16th on the 2nd Floor of City Hall. Approval of Resolution 11-26 approving, authorizing, and directing the Mayor and Clerk to sign a Wastewater Discharge Permit for Speedway Super America. All in favor. Adopted. Approval of Resolution 11-27 approving, authorizing, and directing the Mayor and Clerk to sign Ambulance Services Agreements with Area Municipalities using the 2010 Census data. All in favor. Adopted. Approval of Resolution 11-28 approving Sign Advertising Agreement and Form Letter consistent with the previously approved Parks and Recreation Department Sponsorship and Underwriting Policy. All in favor. Adopted. Approval of Resolution 11-29 approving invoices for payment for the Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvement Project. All in favor. Adopted. Approval of Resolution 11-30 approving, authorizing, and directing the City Manager to sign a Wastewater Discharge Permit Application to modify the Permit for the Portland Wastewater Treatment Plant. All in favor. Adopted. Approval of the Consent Agenda - Motion by Clement, supported by VanSlambrouck, to approve the Consent Agenda. All in favor. Adopted. Adjournment - Motion by Clement, supported by Fabiano, to adjourn the regular meeting at 7:40 P.M. All in favor. Adopted. A copy of the approved Minutes is available upon request at City Hall, 259 Kent Street. Monique I. Miller, City Clerk PRO-915951

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FISH CANADA—FISHING CAN’T SELL YOUR house? ’03 TRAIL CRUISER 19’ , CABINS for Rent in CanaConsider a long term lease sleeps 4, air, new batt & da. Walleyes, Jumbo to a retired couple. Relotires, very good, $4500. Perch, Northern Pike. cating to E. Lansing, 517-882-0149. Boats are supplied. Call Haslett or Bath area. 3 Hugh at 1-800-426-2550 for bdrm., 1.5 bath minimum. 2004 WILDCAT 5TH Wheel free brochure. Or visit our Please call: 231-846-1051. 28’ Bunk House with one website at slide. Great cond. $15,500. MORTGAGE FORECLO www.bestfishing.com 2004 Chevy Silverado LT SURE NOTICE – (IONIA MM Crew Cab 4x4 also for sale. COUNTY) $18,250. 81,700 mi. Will sell as pkg or separately. O’REILLY RANCILIO P.C. Camper must sell 1st. 51712900 Hall Rd., Ste. 350 LOCATION LOCATION 803-7920. Sterling Heights, MI 48313 LOCATION ST. JOHNS Saginaw Hwy. Why Rent?? in Grand Ledge. SEAHAWK 29’, 2003 5th THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COL Lease to Own!!! GRAND LEDGE: 1 bdrm. 550 sq. ft. Great parking, wheel. 2 slides, includes LECTOR ATTEMPTING TO Only $526 Per Month* $420 + sec. dep. InCOLLECT A DEBT. great access. $480 mo. incampground membership! / includes Lot Rent cludes all utils. 2 bdrm., ANY INFORMATION WE OB cludes utilities. Call 517$14,500. 517-372-6317 3 Bed/1 Bath - New Carpet $420 + utils. & sec. dep. TAIN WILL BE USED FOR 712-5678 Bruce. & Appliances Pets on approval. 517THAT PURPOSE. The Meadows of St. Johns 256-4817, 517-896-3285 When you need (989)224-7707 MORTGAGE SALE - Default repairs around the has been made in the condiof a mortgage made home - and you need tions by Chad Rayborn and Aimee Rayborn, husband and them fast - check the M. wife, Mortgagors, to MortHOUGHTON LAKE- 2 bdrm gage Electronic Registration service directory cottages, clean & comSystems, Inc. (“MERS”), as BIRCH LAKE ELK Rapids. fortable, use of rowboat. in LCN Classiﬁeds nominee for First ResidenSeasonal 3 bdrm. cottage $375 wk. Call 517-468-3672. tial Mortgage Network, Inc., w/July & August availabiliSee SourceAds.com d/b/a Surepoint Lending, as ty. Internet, cable, firepit, Mortgagee, dated December grill included. Great swim- LAKE MITCHELL Cadillac, 2006 YAMAHA SILVERADO or Call LCN classic. 1100cc. 714 mi., 1, 2006, and recorded on Deming, all sports lake. lakefront home, sleeps 10, Monday-Friday, 8-5 perfect condition. Lots of cember 8, 2006, in Liber 600, $700/wk. Call Steve: 517100’ frontage, sandy botextras. $7500. 517-627-9279 Page 3093, Ionia County Re256-5657 tom, 12’ fishing boat, 1.877.475.SELL OR 517-202-2794 cords. Said Mortgage was $1200/wk. 517-712-9528

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Mortgage assigned by the MERS as nominee for First Residential Mortgage Network, Inc., d/b/a Surepoint Lending to WTH-Oakmont Mortgage Pool 285, LP, by assignment. There is a claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Sixty Two Thousand Eight Hundred Five and 24/100 Dollars ($162,805.24), including principal and interest at 9.500% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the place of holding the circuit court within Ionia County, at 10:00 o’clock, on May 5, 2011. Said premises are situated in the City of Belding, County of Ionia, State of Michigan, and are described as: Lot 45 of Ranny’s Third Addition, City of Belding, Ionia County, Michigan, thereof as recorded in Liber 5 of Plats, Page 18. Being the same property conveyed to Chad E.

conveyed Rayborn and Aimee M. Rayborn, husband and wife, by Warranty Deed dated July 10, 2022, of record in Liber 563, Page 2035, in the Ionia County, Michigan Register of Deeds. Being the same property commonly known as: 851 N. State Road, Belding, Michigan 48890 Tax ID No. 34-401-240-000025-00 The redemption period shall be six months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCL 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale.

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STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF IONIA NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent’s Estate

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Estate of SANDRA KAY CHILDS. Date of birth: 02/17/1953 TO ALL CREDITORS:* NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent, SANDRA KAY CHILDS, who lived at 124 Vincent St., Belding, Michigan died 03/02/2011. Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate will be Dated: April 3, 2011 forever barred unless presented to RYAN WORDEN, WTH-Oakmont Mortgage named personal representaPool 285, LP, Mortgagee tive or proposed personal O’REILLY RANCILIO P.C. representative, or to both Attorneys for Mortgagee the probate court at Court12900 Hall Road, Suite 350 Ionia, MI 48846 and Sterling Heights, MI 48313- house, the named/proposed per1151 representative within Attn: John D. Bartley Tele- sonal 4 months after the date of phone: (586) 726-1000 publication of this notice. PRO-910957 Date: 4/15/11 4/3, 10, 17, 24/11-5/1/11 Karen S. McFadden P-57043

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HAS AN OPENING ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION BOARD IF ANY RESIDENT OF PORTLAND TOWNSHIP IS INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THIS BOARD PLEASE CONTACT MARK SIMON @ 517-647-4892 BEFORE MAY 3RD.

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Notice is Hereby Given that a Public Accuracy Test for the May 3, The special meeting was called to order at 7:56 P.M. 2011 School Election will be conducted on April 25, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. Present: Supervisor Pohl, Clerk Platte, Treasurer Kolarik, at the Westwood Elementary School Office. Trustee Reisbig, Trustee McCormack. Approval of AgendaThe Public Accuracy test is conducted to demonstrate that the proMOTION by Reisbig Seconded by Kolarik gram and computer that will be used to tabulate the results of the PRO-915946 4/24/11 CARRIED election have been prepared in accordance with the law. Approve the special meeting agenda as presented. NEW BUSINESS: Charlene Keilen Portland Township Residents Budget Adoption-2011/2012Portland Township Clerk MOTION by Reisbig Seconded by Pohl ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz~!@#$%^&*()_+`1234567890-=,./?;’:”[]\{}| CARRIED If you wish to receive an application for an absent PRO-916026 4/24/11 Adopt the proposed budget for 2011/2012 by activity. Voter ballot for the School Election held on Roll-Call Vote: Tuesday, May 3, 2011, Yeas: McCormack, Reisbig, Kolarik, Platte, Pohl you may do so by DANBY TOWNSHIP Nays: none contacting me at 517-647-6643. MEETING DATES 2011-2012 MOTION CARRIED 2011/2012 BUDGET ADOPTED Thank you, Meeting Dates - Supervisor Pohl presented the following proCharlene Keilen April 21, 2011 August 25, 2011 December 15, 2011 posed meeting dates: Portland Township Clerk May 26, 2011 September 29, 2011 January 19, 2012 April 28, 2011 August 25, 2011 December 15, 2011 June 30, 2011 October 27, 2011 February 23, 2012 PRO915959 4/24/11 May 26, 2011 September 29, 2011 January 19, 2012 July 28, 2011 November 17, 2011 March 22, 2012 June 30, 2011 October 27, 2011 February 23, 2012 July 28, 2011 November 17, 2011 March 22, 2012 Annual Meeting, March 29, 20112 Annual Meeting March 29, 2012 APPOINTMENT TO FILL VACANCY OF The meetings begin at 7:00 P.M. at the Danby TownCLINTON COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS Meetings begin at 7:00 P.M. and are held at the Danby Township Hall, 13122 Charlotte Hwy. ship Hall, 13122 Charlotte Hwy. MOTION by Platte Seconded by Reisbig The County Register of Deeds is a Constitutional Office, filled Kristina K. Platte CARRIED by popular election on a partisan basis to a 4-year term. The Danby Township Clerk Adopt the meeting dates as presented with the change of Appointment will be effective until the position is filled by moving the April 28, 2011 meeting to April 21, 2011. Election at the November 6, 2012 General Election. PRO-915930 4/24/11 Allocation Report-Clerk Platte needs to submit an annual allocation report to the Equalization Board in order to get our al- QUALIFICATIONS: Must be a qualified elector of Clinton Counlocation. It needs to be signed by the clerk and the supervi- ty DANBY TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING sor. RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES: The Register of Deeds is responsiSynopsis minutes of March 17, 2011 MOTION by Kolarik Seconded by Reisbig ble for keeping books and records and recording such instruCARRIED ments required or authorized by law to be recorded, and Authorize the clerk and supervisor to sign and submit the an- must provide reasonable facilities for inspection of these re- The regular meeting of the Danby Township Board was called to order at 7:00 P.M. at the Danby Township Hall, nual allocation report to the Equalization Board. cords. These duties and responsibilities may include, but are 13122 Charlotte Highway and opened with the Pledge of AlleDepositoriesnot limited to: giance. MOTION by Platte Seconded by Kolarik All Roll-Call Board Members Present CARRIED µRecording, indexing and maintaining the records of all Minutes-Approved all the minutes as amended Approve the depositories as presented by Treasurer Kolarik deeds, mortgages, liens and other legal documents affecting Agenda-Approved the agenda as amended and grant permission to Treasurer Kolarik to add any real estate Communications- Place on file. depositories that she sees fit. µProvide a wide range of customer service to residents of the Old Business: Assessor ContractCounty as well as businesses such as credit bureaus, lending Township Logo MOTION by Platte Seconded by Kolarik institutions, attorneys, title companies, insurance compaMOTION by Kolarik Seconded by Reisbig CARRIED nies, realtors, etc. CARRIED Approve the Assessor’s Contract as presented. µConduct various record searches When the bill arrives pay Doug Snitgen up to $200.00 for the Zoning Administrator ContractµAssess various fees related to recording of documents, con- Danby Township logo that he created. MOTION by Reisbig Seconded by ducting searches, providing copies of records, etc. New Business: McCormack CARRIED µServe as Chair of the County Plat Board (MCL 560.102) Danby Township, Portland Township and City of Portland Approve the Zoning Administrator Contract as presented. µPrepare Annual Budget Draft Fire Authority Agreement - The Danby Township Bills- Clerk Platte presented the bills and asked for permisµManage Office Staff Board went through the proposed Draft Fire Authority Agreesion to pay AT&T and Tri-County bills when they arrive and ment page by page PAMA after April 1, 2011. SALARY: $61,699 Commission and Committee Updates MOTION by Platte Seconded by Reisbig Planning Commission Update - The next Planning CommisCARRIED Letters of Interest or Resumes, including References sion meeting will be held on April 20, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. Authorize Clerk to pay bills as presented. must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. Friday, May 13, 2011 to: Officer’s Reports: Adjournment- The special meeting was adjourned at 8:06 Bills - Clerk Platte presented the bills. P.M. Diane Zuker MOTION by Platte Seconded by Reisbig Clinton County Clerk CARRIED Kristina K. Platte Courthouse Pay the bills as presented by Clerk Platte. Danby Township Clerk 100 E. State St., Ste 2600 Treasurer’s Report - Treasurer Kolarik presented the treasurSt. Johns, MI 48879 er’s report for March 17, 2011. PRO-915961 4/24/11 Announcements- The next scheduled meeting is the Annual Authorized for publication by: Meeting and it is scheduled for March 24, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. Diane Zuker, County Clerk Adjournment-Supervisor Pohl adjourned the meeting at 8:58 Hon. Lisa Sullivan, Judge of Probate P.M. Charles Sherman, Prosecuting Attorney Submitted By: Kristina Platte, Danby Township Clerk

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