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Knights select Family of Year
The Portland Knights of Columbus Council 2168 recently presented its Family of theYear award to the Gary and Janet Brown family. On hand for the presentation are(left to right) Council Grand Knight Rich Schneider, son Brian Brown with fianceeJennifer Sandborn, Gary and Janet Brown, son Derek Brown and K of C State OfficerRobert Fox. Missing from photo is son Aaron Brown. COURTESY PHOTO
PORTLAND — The City of Portland’sproposed budget for the 2011-2012 fiscalyear earned the approval of the PortlandCity Council last week.
The council held a public hearing onthe proposed budget at its May 16 meet-ing. Following the hearing, council mem-bers voted unanimously to approve thebudget.
The new fiscal year begins on July 1.Portland city manager Tom Dempsey
noted that the city has cut expenses tokeep up with reduced revenues.
“We have about $871,000 less inexpenses than we did in the 2010-2011budget,” said Dempsey. “We also have$469,890 less in revenues than in the pre-vious budget.”
Dempsey noted that 45 percent of the
expenses will be spent on general govern-ment categories while another 40 percentwill be spent on public safety, includingpolice, fire, ambulance and code enforce-ment. Also, 14 percent of the total Gen-eral Fund expenses is slated to be spenton public services, including parks andcemetery.
“On the revenue side, 54 percent of ourGeneral Fund revenue will come fromproperty taxes,” said Dempsey. “We usedto get a substantial sum from state rev-enue sharing, but that has been decliningat a steady rate. For this budget, we areexpecting just 18 percent of our total rev-enue to come from revenue sharing.”
Income tax revenue upOne revenue item that Dempsey said
was expected to increase in the next fiscal
City Council approvesbudget for 2011-2012
See CITY BUDGET, Page 4
IONIA — The Ionia County Board of Commissionersheld a special meeting May 17 to consider hiring aninterim county administrator after receiving a letter of
resignation from Mark Howe, the current county admin-istrator.
Howe submitted his letter of resignation last weekafter being selected as the new city manager for the Cityof Lowell. Howe’s last day has served as Ionia Countyadministrator for over 13 years and will step down onJune 18.
“Lowell is where I live and this is a great situationfor me,” said Howe. “It is a great opportunity to be partof community building. Lowell is a positive, aggressive
community and that is something that I want to be a partof.”
Assistant plan rejectedAt the meeting, the commissioners debated a plan for
an interim administrator that was crafted by Howe. Theplan called for naming finance director Stephanie Hurl-but as interim county administrator with Central Dis-
County commissioners select interim administratorCurrent administrator acceptsLowell city manager position
See ADMINISTRATOR, Page 5
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North Eagle Cemetery tohold memorial service May 22
The North Eagle Cemetery Society holds itsMemorial Day service on Sunday, May 22, at 2p.m. at the North Eagle Cemetery, located onGrange Road north of the village of Eagle.
Portland Historical Societyto meet May 24
The Portland Area Historical Society holdsits next meeting on Tuesday, May 24, at 7 p.m.at the Portland District Library, 334 Kent St. inPortland. The public is welcome to attend.
Portland Schools bandconcert takes place May 24
The Red Raider Bands will be celebratingthe end of the school year with a spring con-cert and ice cream social on Tuesday, May 24,at 7 p.m. in Portland High School auditorium.The concert is free and will feature musiciansin grades six through 12. The concert theme is“Fantasy.”
North Eagle Cemetery Societyholds benefit dinner May 26
The North Eagle Cemetery Society holds aswiss steak dinner on Thursday, May 26, at theEagle Township Hall, located at 14318 MichiganSt. in Eagle.
Doors open at 4 p.m. The first sitting is at5 p.m. with the second sitting at 5:45 p.m. Pro-ceeds will go towards cemetery maintenance.
Danby Memorial Dayservice set for May 29
The Danby Cemetery Society holds itsMemorial Day service on Sunday, May 29, at2:30 p.m. at the Danby Township Hall, locatedon Charlotte Highway adjacent to the cemetery.The public is welcome to attend.
Free community mealoffered every Monday
A free community meal takes place everyMonday from 4 to 6 p.m. at the First Congre-gational Church, located at 421 E. Bridge St.in Portland. For more information, call (517)896-6352.
Portland TOPS Clubmeets every week
The Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) Clubmeets every Thursday evening at the First Bap-tist Church, located at 406 E. Bridge St. in Port-land Weigh-in is at 6:30 p.m. with the meetingstarting at approximately 7:10 p.m. The first
meeting is free. For more information, call(517) 647-4526 or (517) 647-2025.
St. Joseph Parish to holdannual festival June 11-12
St. Joseph Parish in Pewamo holds its annualparish festival on June 11-12. Events on June11 include a golf scramble, 5K run, softballtournamentLas Vegas tent and beer tent.
On Sunday, June 12, there will be a parade,games, rides, food, live entertainment, tractorpulls and a volleyball tournament.
For more information, contact the parishoffice at (989) 593-3440.
Smoking cessationgroup now meeting
Nicotine Anonymous offers support to thosewho wish to stop smoking one day at a time.Nicotine Anonymous is a group of individualshelping each other to live nicotine-free lives.We offer group support and recovery using the12-Steps adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous.The sessions are free and the only requirementfor membership is a desire to stop using nic-otine. For information on meeting dates andtimes, contact the Ionia County Health Depart-ment at (616) 527-5341.
Residents advised to usecaution with solicitors
The Portland Police Department is advisingresidents to take caution when dealing withdoor-to-door solicitors.
Anyone selling items door to door is requiredto have a city permit with the exception of thoseselling religious items.
Officers also advise residents to never allowa solicitor to enter their home.
The department also reminds residents thatofficers will conduct checks of their home ifthey are leaving town on vacation.
To set up a house check, contact the PortlandPolice Department at (517) 647-2934 or (517)647-2935.
Plots available in Portlandcommunity garden
Free garden plots in the Portland Commu-nity Garden will soon be available for the 2011growing season. Plots are available to inter-ested individuals, schools, community groups,and churches, who would like to grow food.Much of the harvest goes to local food distribu-tion groups.
For more information contact Pat Duff at(517) 647-4345 or (517) 647-7809 or Susan andRobert Baldyga at (517) 647-7930.
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Knight of the Year
Robert Pline (center) was honored as the Knight of the Year by the Portland Knights ofColumbus Council 2168 during the organization’s past Grand Knights banquet. Shown withPline is Council Grand Knight Rich Schneider (left) and K of C State Officer Robert Fox.COURTESY PHOTO
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year was income tax revenue.“We are expecting that revenue to be up by about
$69,000,” said Dempsey. “And that is due to more jobs atPortland Products as well as new jobs at Family Farm& Home and Tom’s Fuel Center that were not here lastyear.”
Dempsey said funds from the income tax will gotoward making another payment on the bond that thecity took out to pay for the improvements made to Grapeand Detroit streets last year.
“We have paid $626,000 toward this debt during thecurrent year and will make another payment of $630,250in the new budget year,” said Dempsey. “Then we willhave a payment of $625,250 in 2012-2013 to pay off thedebt.”
Funds not spent from that bond on the Grape andDetroit project will be used during the 2011-2012 budgetyear for two projects. One is to replace pavement onGrand River Avenue between Water Street and GroveStreet as well as on Bridge Street from Grant Street toMaple Street.
The second project includes street replacement andwater main work on Albro Street from Center Street toDetroit Street and on Church Street from Center Streetto Lyons Road.
City budgetContinued from Page 1
Staff layoffs includedAlso as part of the 2011-2012 budget, two staff posi-
tions have been cut. One is an office administrativeposition in the police department and the other is a main-tenance position that worked in both the parks and recre-ation department and in the department of public works.
“We are also reducing the amount of the city millagethat is transferred to the Local Street Fund,” saidDempsey. “In past years we have transferred 1 mill tothe Local Street Fund. But in this new budget we areonly transferring 0.6 of a mill.”
Council member Steve Fabiano questioned Dempseyabout a decrease in spending in code enforcement.
“That decrease is due to not as much developmenttaking place,” said Dempsey. “Also our master plans arenot scheduled to be updated so there is no need to hire aplanner to help us do that.”
Council member Steve Calley asked Dempsey if thebudget reflected on recent news of higher than expectedrevenue being received by the state.
“That money is not included in this budget,” saidDempsey. “If we do happen to receive more revenue fromthe state we will consider that somewhat of a windfall.This budget only has a difference of $162 in revenue overexpenses so any additional revenue would help.”
Dempsey said the city is paying down debt now thatwill see benefits in the long term, but also call for adecrease in spending in the short term.
“We appear to be at a point where our GeneralFund and major and local street fund expenditures areincreasing at a greater rate than our revenues,” saidDempsey. “If revenues continue to decline we will haveto take strong, decisive definitive action to avoid jeopar-dizing the financial integrity of these funds.”
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patch director Jim Valentine serving as assistant interimadministrator.
The commissioners voted 5-2 to appoint Hurlbut asinterim administrator, but without Valentine as an assis-tant. Commissioners Jack Shattuck and Jim Banks votedagainst the proposal.
Concerns about Hurlbut taking on administratorduties at a time when the next county budget is draftedwere considered.
“I think Jim is a valuable resource and having him asan assistant will be money well spent,” said Shattuck. “Iam concerned about Stephanie jumping in and getting inover her head. She would still be doing her old job as wellas the administrator’s job. I think Jim will be valuable toher.”
The deciding factor in the debate was salary. Underthe plan developed by Howe, Hurlbut’s salary would beset at the lowest level at the county administrator’s scaleand would be paid based on a 45-hour work week. Also,support staff in the administration and finance officeswould be allowed to have 40 hour work weeks, up from37.5 hour weeks they are currently serving.
Also, Valentine would have been paid at a 45-hour workweek as the assistant county administrator, but it wouldbe based on his current central dispatch director salarylevel. Supervisors at Central Dispatch would also be con-sidered for additional hours in light of the extra dutiestaken on by Valentine.
“The reason for the assistant would be to allow Stepha-
nie to focus on balancing the current budget and preparethe 2012 budget,” said Howe. “She would handle budgetor finance issues and Jim would assist on other issues.”
Salary savingsThe plan would have resulted in a savings of $14,668.38
in salary and benefits paid. However, commissioners feltthat appointing Hurlbut also presented an opportunityfor more savings.
“I like the concept of compensation as well as the com-pensation for the staff and I think the world of Mr. Val-entine,” said Commissioner Julie Calley. “However, I ama little hesitant to use funds before the need is demon-strated. Before going ahead with an assistant administra-tor my preference is to go with Stephanie alone and thenshe can come to us if she feels the assistant is needed.
“We have to lead by example,” added Calley. “We willbe asking our department heads to do more with lesswhen we draft the budget. We need to start doing morewith less in administration.”
Hurlbut will assume the role as interim county admin-istrator on June 19 and serve in that role through the endof the year.
“I think Stephanie is very capable of handling thisrole,” said Howe. “She has been shadowing me for sevenyears and has done a great job. It will be a learning pro-cess, but she will certainly be able to fill the role.”
The commissioners will decide how they want to pro-ceed later in the year after the next budget has beendrafted and approved.
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The family of Dale Stiffler would liketo express our appreciation to everyonewho helped make the second annual DaleStiffler Memorial Blood Drive a success.A total of 126 pints of blood were donatedto the American Red Cross, which willtranslate into over 300 units of bloodproduct. Think of the lives we havesaved.
We couldn’t have done it without thekindness and generosity of all of you.We’ve always said we live in a wonderfulcommunity where people help people.Once again you all came shining through.
The family of Dale Stiffler
Cuts to education are too deepIn actions taken in the previous few
weeks in Lansing by our elected officialsit is easy to see the smoke and mirrorsbeing used once again. This is beingshown most clearly in the debate overschool funding and the shift to fund com-munity colleges with this fund.
While the local schools are stretchingtheir dollars just as far as they can, the
LETTERS TO THE EDITORrug is being pulled out from under themas funds earmarked for K-12 educationis given to community colleges . Cutsper pupil destabilize the foundation of theeducation process that will see that ourkids get to college, so it makes sense tocut there right ? It is now projected thatthe state education fund will have a $500million to $670 million surplus but wherewill this money be siphoned off to ? Youcan pretty much bet not to our schools.
Many schools throughout the state arealready giving their entire staff pinkslips because of the harm already causedto schools, so ask yourself is this theright path to go down. In Monroe whenthis move took place the administratorswalked out with the teachers, they real-ized not only had the bone been cut downto, but through. Some of our elected offi-cials are willing to bet the farm on thismove.
Contact your legislator and give ourschools a helping hand by voicing yourconcern about our kids future.
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The following students have been named to the Honor Roll atPewamo-Westphalia Junior High School for the third marking period.A (*) before a student’s name indicates the student earned a 4.0grade point average.
Grade sevenArens, Emma J.; Bashore, Andre G.; Bengel, Drew R.; Cicigoi, SkylyrS.; Cook, Cameron M.; Dennis, Kiya L.; Droste, Noah D.; Droste, ShaneJ.; Droste, Zachary R.; Fedewa, Ashton J.; *Fox, Matthew J.; Heckman,
P-W JUNIOR HIGH HONOR ROLLCaleb J.; Hengesbach, Evan J.; *Hengesbach, Grant A.; Hengesbach,Kara A.; *Huhn, Mallory L.; *Keilen, Lindsey A.; Koenigsknecht, EmmaE.; LaVoie, Joseph D.; Lehman, Sarah E.; Markel, Joshua J.; Martin,Olivia M.; Martin, Shelby L.; Meyers, Joshua F.; Noeker, Carlie B.;Nurenberg, Celena E.; Nurenberg, Lily R.; Palmateer, Sara M.; Pohl,Audrey R.; *Pung, Peri A.; Rademacher, Austin M.; *Schafer, AllisonJ.; Schafer, Danielle K.; *Schafer, Jessica T.; Simon, Kristin M.; Simon,Michael J.; Smith, Baylee N.; Smith, Colin T.; Smith, Kayla J.; Spitzley,Katelyn D.; Teachout, Nicole E.; Thelen, Emily A.; Thelen, Kelly T.;*Thelen, Leslie M.; Wieber, Blake R.Grade eightBarker, Caleb M.; Barker, Mara K.; Barrett, Sarah M.; Bauer, Trey J.;
Bearss, Sydni A.; Bengel, Brooke M.; Cashen, Collin A.; Celis, Ana K.;Chartrand, Adam B.; Delafuente, Keaton F.; Fedewa, Alysen A.; Fink,Stanley E.; Groves, Nicholas D.; Hearld, Isaac T.; *Hengesbach, JerodM.; Hengesbach, Marylou E.; Jegla, Eric D.; *Jegla, Jilian R.; Klein,Taylor R.; Martin, Rebecca S.; *Michell, Nathan G.; Moffitt, Bailee J.;Nurenberg, Logan J.; Platte, Alisa M.; Platte, Alyssa N.; Pline, HannaN.; Rademacher, Aaron M.; Rademacher, Simon J.; Rayburn, Alora D.;Schneider, Mara C.; Schrauben, Carmen G.; Slaughter, Dalton P.; Smith,Alexandra N.; Smith, Taylor R.; Spitzley, Kyle R.; Spitzley, Sarah E.;Sterner, Kimberly K.; *Thelen, Chase R.; Trierweiler, Corey L.; Trimmer,Kelseah J.; Voorheis, Nina N.; Wawiernia, Matthew D.; Wirth, AbigailR.; Wirth, Marissa J.; Witgen, Mykena R.; Wohlfert, Shannon B.
Portland High School hasselected Mary Brooks asthe recipient of the “Raiderof the Week” award for theweek of May 9.
Mary is a freshman atPortland High School andis the daughter of Jeff andElena Brooks.
Mary is involved inRaider volleyball and soft-ball. She is also a memberof our marching and con-cert band. In addition, shehas been involved with 4-Hfor six years.
After graduation, Maryplans on attending collegeto study medicine or sportsmedicine.
In recognition of beingselected as “Raider of theWeek” at Portland High
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Brooks
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Last week our schoolfamily took part in twoexciting events. Our newsoftball field was blessedand played upon for thefirst time and our ParentTeacher Organization(PTO) held its first SpringCarnival.
Work began in the fallon the new softball field,which would give our girlssoftball teams a field oftheir own. We hoped fora warm spring like the onewe had in 2010, so thefield would be ready bythe beginning of the soft-ball season. Instead, wegot a cold, wet spring thatmade us wonder if we’d beable to use the new field atall this year.
Fortunately, that warmand dry week in earlyMay allowed the field todry out and the work tobe completed. The longawaited inaugural softballgame was played on ournew field on May 9.
On Thursday, the fieldwas blessed by our pastor,Father Larry King, sur-
rounded by the studentsand faculty of St. PatrickSchool. We prayed withFr. Larry as he askedGod’s blessings on the newfield and all who will havethe opportunity to use it. Itwas a very exciting eventfor the students to witnessand take part in.
On Friday evening, St.Patrick School’s PTOhosted our first everSpring Carnival along withour annual ScholasticBook sale. The studentsenjoyed playing a varietyof games, including thecrowd favorite spongetoss, which allowed stu-dents the opportunity totoss wet sponges at staffmembers.
During the carnival,our art teacher, EricaGorzen held the second
St. Patrick School experiences two great events
RandyHodge
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annual Art Fair which dis-played student art work inthe school cafeteria andmultipurpose room. Everyart student had at leastone piece of artwork ondisplay. The art classesalso did face painting foryounger students attend-ing the carnival.
Friday eveningconcluded with a PTOsponsored movie on the
large screen in our schoolgymnasium. Students andparents stayed late intothe evening munching onpopcorn and enjoying themovie on our own “Sham-rock IMAX.”
I want to thank every-one who helped makethese events a huge suc-cess. Thank you to Billand Connie Vallier andTony Dixon for heading
up the softball project.Thank you to the membersof the Athletic Associationand all who donated time,labor, materials, andmoney to the softball fieldproject. Thank you to thepresident of our PTO,Audra Pline and the mem-bers of the PTO for alltheir hard work in supportof the school.
Our school continues to
grow and thrive duringthese tough economictimes due to the efforts ofso many. It is exciting tosee the ideas come forth,to witness the enthusiasmwhich takes hold, and thento enjoy the accomplish-ments generated by thoseefforts.
Randy Hodge is theadministrator of
St. Patrick School
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PORTLAND — The Father Flohe Foun-dation presented the 2011 Fr. Flohe Edu-cation Bell Award to Sharon (Fedewa)Albaugh at St. Patrick’s Junior/Senior Ban-quet on May 10.
Foundation President Kevin Schraubenpresented the award that is given annuallyto an alumnus of St. Patrick’s School, whoin their life has exemplified the high goalsand accomplishments that a graduate ofSt. Patrick’s can achieve.
Albaugh graduated from St. PatrickHigh School in 1975. Upon her graduation,she attended Michigan Tech where sheearned a degree in metallurgical engineer-ing in 1979. She then began her profes-sional career at Hitachi Magnetics whereshe worked as a manufacturing engineerfor six years.
In 1989, Albaugh went to work for Steel-case, also in the manufacturing engineer-ing field. During this time, she continuedher formal education and earned a mas-ters degree in management from AquinasCollege.
Albaugh has been very involved in her
faith, primarily at Holy Family Parish inCaledonia. Over the years, she has vol-unteered on numerous committees some-times holding several positions at one time.She has worked with high school religiouseducation programs, served as the cate-chist for eighth grade confirmation andfor the RCIA program and is a leader inthe Bible Study program. She also wasa presenter for the marriage preparationCouple to Couple program, a member ofthe Catholic Faith Formation board andhas also served on the Regional EducationCouncil for the Diocese of Grand Rapids.
Albaugh and her husband Larry havealso been very involved in the MarriageEncounter program, where over the yearsthey have served as leaders in the GrandRapids Diocese. They, along with Fr.Wayne Wheeler, were selected to be Sec-tion leads in the program, providing lead-ership for Michigan and four other states.They were then asked to be the NationalFinancial Couple for the Marriage encoun-ter.
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Albaugh selected for2011 Fr. Flohe Award
Sharon (Fedewa) Albaugh (second from left) was the 2011 recipient of the Father FloheEducation Bell award at St. Patrick School. The Father Flohe Foundation presented theaward to Albaugh during this year’s Junior/Senior banquet.Also pictured are Sharon’s daughter Mary, mother Bev, and husband Larry. COURTESY PHOTO
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Getting more involvedwith your teenager todaywill help you stay con-nected tomorrow. Not onlythat, it will help your childmake better decisions. Iknow it is not always easy.I know there is not alwaystime. Below are ways par-ents can stay involved intheir child’s life and helptheir child make healthychoices.
• Schedule time for youand your child. Plan for it.Write an appointment foryour child on your calen-dar. Most importantly, holdyourself to it. Even sched-uling a short time - say, 10minutes - can show yourchild he or she is impor-tant.
• Catch your child doingsomething right. We oftenfocus on the bad thingsour kids do. “Catching”your child doing somethingright, and then compli-menting the behavior, canencourage good behavior
and keep the communica-tion lines open. This canbe as easy as saying “Hey,your room looks great.”
• Prove you are listen-ing by asking questions.Pretending to listen is easy,really listening is tougher.You have to pay attentionand ask follow up ques-tions. If you rarely listen toyour child when he or shewants to talk, your childwill be less likely to openup when you really want toconnect.
• Post a family calendar.A good way to keep yourfamily connected is towrite everything downsuch as soccer practice,hair appointments, workschedules, and family out-
ings. This way you canbetter monitor your child’splans, as he or she getsolder and more indepen-dent. In the meantime,your child will feel moreconnected simply by know-ing where you are.
• Create rules and thenenforce them. Rules arethe boundaries that everychild needs. Say “yes”when you can, but make“no” stick. Only the rulesyou enforce will matter.Do not set rules you donot intend to enforce. Thisonly creates confusion.
• Regularly share ameal with your teen. Teen-agers who report eatingmeals with their family areless likely to smoke or usedrugs. Even if you cannotalways eat with your chil-dren, a few meals togetheris better than none. Itwill encourage each of youto catch up with eachother. One other sugges-tion: Forget the television -
it inhibits conversation.• Share your day. Every
parent has heard it. Theparent asks, “How wasyour day?” “Fine,” thechild responds, thensilence. One way to helpyour child open up is tofirst share a brief storyabout your day, especiallysomething positive, light-hearted, or humorous.
• Ask your child foradvice. You may not con-sult your child aboutapproaching your boss orrefinancing your home, butthere are a lot of smallerissues where your childwill appreciate being askedfor input. What to wear toa school event or what towatch as a family on tele-vision are two examples.It shows you value theiropinion, especially if youoccasionally act on theiradvice.
• Give your teenager
Share some time with your children
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ALLERGIES‘Tis the season forcoughing, blowing,wheezin’, an’ sneezin’.Or is it?
Thousands of children(and their parents) inour community seemto be affected by thisallergy thing. For thoseof you who have notbeen, you are lookedupon with envy at thistime of year. Millionsof hard earned dollarsare spent on over-the-counter drugs, weeklyshots, and physicianvisits. Then there istime-off from school (orwork) and the effectof little Miss Sneezy onthe family. The toll fromallergies is immense.
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Why is that? What is itthat makes one childallergic and anothernot? After all, we alllive on the same planet!The difference is mostoften seen in how onechild’s body is able toadapt, and another not.Very simply put, anallergy is the inabilityof your child’s body tohandle something whichis in their immediateenvironment: Pollenfrom trees, grasses,flowers, etc. (There arealso allergies to drugs,harsh detergents, andother agents. Theseallergies are seen asa protective reactionand are not the type Iam discussing today).In other words, yourchild seems to be very
sensitive to the pollenin the air. This is calledbeing hypersensitive.
Think about this fora moment. Somethingis making your child’sbody hypersensitive toa perfectly normal partof the environment! Sois the solution to get ridof all the flowers, trees,grasses, etc.? Or does itmake more sense to makeyour child’s body functionnormally so it can handleits environment in anormal fashion?
You may not realizethat the thing that runs
your child’s body in aperfect manner is thenervous system. As longas it is able to controlall functions of the bodywith no interference,your child shouldhave the best healthpossible. If however,there is interferenceto the normal functionof the nervous system,your child’s body willnot function properlyand will react poorly topollens, etc.
Chiropractors call thisinterference a VertebralSubluxation. It can be aserious health hazard!
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family responsibilities.Assign your teen a chorethat helps the whole family- like organizing your homerecycling efforts or caringfor the dog. By givingyour child responsibilitiesyou are letting your child
know you trust his or hercompetence and are allow-ing them to feel more“adult.”
These are just some ofthe ways that you can giveyour child the gifts of timeand consideration. Remem-ber, as parents we are themost influential people inour children’s lives.
Charles Dumas is thesuperintendent of the Portland
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• Weekly Euchre - individual — no partner required -1 p.m.; must sign up, please call early. (Smoke free.)
• Lunch at noon, $3 suggested donation. You must signup in advance.
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SENIOR REPORT• Our monthly board meeting is on the fourth Tuesday
of each month. The public is welcome to attend.• Miracle Ear will be at the center from 10 a.m. to
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• Will be playing “65” around 1 p.m.THURSDAY
• Weekly Euchre - individual — no partner required -1 p.m.; must sign up, please call early. (Smoke free.)
• Craig Stevens from the Ionia County Commissionon Aging will be here the third Thursday of each monthfrom 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. to do blood pressure checkups.
• Lunch at noon, $3 suggested donation. You must signup in advance.
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* * *Below is the meal schedule for the week of May 22.
Suggested donation is $3. Must sign up in advance at thesenior center. (Menu subject to change.)
Tuesday, May 24: Meatloaf, mixed vegetables, greenbeans, fresh baked bread, sliced pears.
Thursday, May 26: Coney dog, winter blend, potatocubes, fresh baked bread, sliced apples.
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open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.and Friday until noon. You do not need to be a seniorcitizen to enjoy the center’s meals or activities.
The senior center is also available to rent for partiesor family gatherings.
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PORTLAND — Portland’s ordinance that regulates tran-sient traders within the city received a modification lastweek.
The Portland City Council approved an amendment tothe transient trader ordinance to cover special situationsfor granting a permit. Also approved was a list of cityrecognized events that the amendment would apply to.
Under the current ordinance, it is unlawful for aperson to sell goods or merchandise on Kent Streetbetween and Grand River Avenue and Academy Streetor on Bridge Street between Maple Street and GrandRiver Avenue. The amendment would allow permits to beissued for sales in that area if they occur during a com-munity event that is recognized by a resolution of the citycouncil.
Events that were approved by the council at the May16 meeting include the Downtown Block Party, River-fest, Oktoberfest, Holidayfest, and the Third Friday ArtWalks.
The amendment would also allow for a blanket salespermit to be issued for events within the city that are rec-ognized by the council as a community event. Previously,each individual seller would have to be issued a permit.
Recognized community events include the eventspreviously listed that take place in the downtown areaas well as the PHS Day of Music, Red Mill Market,Portland Rodeo, United Methodist Church chicken bar-
City Council approves changes to vending permit lawbecue, St. Patrick Parish festival and St. Patrick Parishfall festival.
Grant applications approvedThe city council also approved two grant applications
during the meeting.One application was for a community development
block grant of up to $200,000. The application was madeon behalf of Bernie Pelc, owner of property at 136 and140 Kent St.. Pelc intends to use the grant to improve thefront and rear facades to the building.
“Pelc is using $101,566 in improvements to the insideof the building as the match for the grant,” said TomDempsey, Portland city manager. “He estimates that eightjobs will be created from this work.”
A second application was for a Community OrientsPolicing Services grant that will pay the salary and ben-efits of an officer for three years. An officer hired underthis program would need to remain employed with thecity for a fourth year with the city paying the salary andbenefits.
“If we do not keep the employee for a fourth year wewould not have to pay back the money, but we would not
be eligible to apply for future grants,” said Dempsey. “Ibelieve we can set money aside over the next three yearsto pay for the fourth year if we get the grant.”
Rodeo, Pay Day to returnJoe Russman, representing the Portland Rodeo Asso-
ciation, gave a presentation on this year’s rodeo, sched-uled for Saturday, June 11.
Russman said the event will continue to be a ranchrodeo with a few changes to the events. Also planned aremore events throughout the day.
“We are thinking about having a craft show in themorning as well as some other events during the day,”said Russman. “We are trying to make this a neat familyday.”
Adult tickets will be $10 in advance or $12 at the gate.Children’s tickets are $8. There will also be a family packof tickets for $30 that includes two adult tickets and twochildren’s tickets.
Patrick Reagan, Portland Main Street manager, toldthe council that the Portland Pay Day promotion will beheld in 2011. The promotion will take place from June 15to Aug. 31 and offers a grand prize of $1,200.
Davenport U.Davenport University
has announced JasonFedewa, Allison Forebackand David Willson, all fromPortland, have been namedto the Dean’s List for thewinter 2011 semester.
To be named to theDean’s List, a student mustmaintain a minimum 3.5grade point average whileenrolled in at least ninecredits of regular coursework.
TeitsmaKeegan Teitsma has
graduated with honors fromMichigan State Universitywith a bachelor degree incriminal justice. He wasalso commissioned as a 2ndLt in the U.S. Army and willbe serving with the NationalGuard Military Police unitin Pontiac.
Keegan is a 2007 gradu-ate of Portland High School.He is the son of Tom andRocky Teitsma.
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This report was compiled from 24entries in the log books of thePortland Police Department fromMay 11-18. One accident tookplace during that time.Area police officers want toremind residents that if they seesomething that appears to besuspicious to contact the policeimmediately by calling 9-1-1 or(517) 647-7521 in that event thata crime is in progress or hastaken place. Both numbers willconnect the caller with IoniaCounty Central Dispatch.
Wednesday, May 410:14 p.m.- report of an odor ofmarijuana coming from a build-ing on Lillian Boulevard. Officerswalked through the building andeventually located the source ofthe smell. Officers spoke witha subject inside the apartment,who was eventually cited for pos-session of marijuana.Tuesday, May 107:25 p.m.- report of solicitors inthe area of Cross Street andIonia Road. An officer locatedthe solicitors, who did not havea city permit. The officer warnedthe solicitors regarding solicitingwithout a permit and asked themto leave the city.9:58 p.m.- officer on patrolobserved a vehicle being oper-ated by a subject who wasknown to have a suspendedlicense. During a traffic stop,
the driver could not producea valid proof of insurance. Thedriver was cited for driving whilelicense suspended - first offenseand for no proof of insurance.The vehicle was impounded.Wednesday, May 113:30 p.m.- report of a vehiclebeing operated at a unsafe speedin a parking lot on Lillian Bou-levard. The officer located thedriver, who was cited for violat-ing a restricted operator’s license.9:15 p.m.- report of a failure topay for $20 in gasoline at a busi-ness on Grand River Avenue. Thesubject has attempted to use acredit card but then chose to payin cash and left without paying.Officers were able to locate thesubject who returned to pay forthe purchase.10:10 p.m.- subjects came to thestation seeking assistance for asick child. An officer providedassistance until ambulance per-sonnel arrived.Thursday, May 1211:45 a.m.- request to conducta well-being check of an individ-ual on Quarterline Street.. Every-thing was OK.Friday, May 1312:27 a.m.- officer on patrol nearGrand River Avenue and CutlerRoad observed a vehicle that wasowned by a subject wanted onan outstanding warrant out ofEaton County. During a trafficstop, the officer determined the
POLICE REPORTdriver was the subject wantedon the warrant. The subject wasarrested and transported to theintersection of M-66 and M-43and was turned over to the EatonCounty Sheriff Dept.6:12 a.m.- officer on patrol in thearea of Grand River Avenue andGrove Street observed a vehiclewith an expired plate. During atraffic stop, the driver also statedthat the vehicle was uninsured. Asearch of the vehicle also turnedup a marijuana cigarette. How-ever, the subject was able to pro-vide a valid medical marijuana
caregiver card. The subject wascited for no insurance and anexpired plate. The vehicle wasimpounded.Saturday, May 145 a.m.- officer on patrol observeda vehicle traveling 84 mph alongInterstate 96 near Grand RiverAvenue. During a traffic stop,the officer determined that thedriver had a suspended license aswell as three prior convictions fordriving on a suspended license.The subject was arrested for driv-ing while license suspended -second offense and was trans-
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2:30 p.m.- report of two loosedogs in the area of Bridge Streetand Smith Street. The dogs werelocated and taken to the citykennel for pick up by IoniaCounty Animal Control.10:25 p.m.- assist to the MichiganState Police on a report of a lar-ceny of gasoline in progress froma vehicle parked in the MDOTcommuter lot on Grand RiverAvenue near I-96 exit 73.Tuesday, May 175:30 p.m.- assist to a subject onElm Street who was locked out ofa vehicle.
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Display neededThe library is hoping
for a group or person will-ing to display items oftheir own choosing for ourJune display case. SinceFlag Day is on June 14,that would be one idea.Other themes could bearmed forces, graduation,baseball, or the 150thanniversary of the Amer-ican Civil War. Please letthe Library Director JanMosser know if you arewilling to set up a specialdisplay. She may be con-tacted at (517) 647-6981ext. 4 or [email protected].
If you haven’t seen thedisplay case for the monthof May, you are missingout on a real treat. Thisstunning arrangement wasmade by the Portland
Orchestra Association andhas actual antique musicalinstruments, as well asother information aboutthe Association.
Summer hoursSaturday summer hours
will begin on Saturday,June 4, and will continueuntil after Labor Dayweekend. Saturday hoursin the summer are 9 a.m.to noon; all other hoursremain the same. Thelibrary will be closed onSaturday, May 28, andMonday, May 30, forMemorial Day.
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Portland VFW Post for thedonation of the new Amer-ican flag now flying infront of the library. Ourflag really takes a beatingduring all seasons of theyear. The in-ground light-ing allows us to leave theflag on display at all times,and the VFW has alwayscome through for us whenour flag is tattered andtorn.
Lockwood familysought
We have been notifiedof an event that may inter-est some people in thePortland area. Dawn Roe,a historian at Port Byron,NY, is organizing a publicceremony to honor Capt.John Lockwood. Some ofhis relatives have beentraced to Portland. Hissister was Lovinia Lock-wood who married CharlesG. Culver. Their daughterJennie married GeorgeKnox. Dawn writes thatthey would love to haveCapt. Lockwood’s relativesin attendance when theyhold a dedication to himon July 30, at Mt. PleasantCemetery in Port Byron,NY. Anyone with ques-tions can email Dawn [email protected]. Jan Mosserhas more informationabout the ceremony andalso about Capt. Lockwoodif anyone is interested.
Grade 3-5 Book ClubThe final meeting of the
third through fifth gradebook club will be on Tues-day, May 24, at 6 p.m. Weare reading “The Secret ofthe Origami Yoda” by TomAngleberger.
Dwight is a real oddballbut he is great at makingorigami. One day he cre-ates an Origami Yoda andsuddenly he is the mostpopular kid in school.Why? Because OrigamiYoda can tell you thefuture, how to get outof sticky situations andhis advice seems to reallywork. So is it Origami Yodaor is it Dwight who isthe master with all theanswers?
New websiteWe have moved to a new
website as of May 13. Ourold site will still be up forawhile but the informationwill not be updated. Therewill be a link on themain page that will takeyou to our new site. Thenew web address ispdl.michlibrary.org.
Summer readingThe kickoff party for
the summer readingprogram will be on Tues-day, June 7, from 6 to8 p.m. We will have alive animal show, pre-sented by Dynamic WestSchool Assemblies, as wellas activities and snacks.
Jan Mosser is the director ofthe Portland District Library
and Kristie Reynolds is theyouth librarian.
Elizabeth "Betty" HancockPortland
Elizabeth "Betty" Hancock passed awayon May 13, 2011 at the age of 91. She had justcelebrated her 90th birthday last year withmany friends and family at a reception inher honor in Portland. Betty was a very spe-cial mother and grandmother, and we willmiss her every day.
Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. John S.Hancock, and she is survived by her daughters, Linda (Greg)Marks of Miami, FL, Mary Beth (Steve) Hathaway of GrossePointe Farms, MI, Patty (Rick) Miller of Laingsburg, MI,honorary daughter Louise (Brad) Foltz of Portland; grand-children, Nicholas Hathaway, Sean Marks, Hayley Marks andhonorary grandchildren Clay (Faith) and Derek (Erin) Foltz;and dear friends Mary Lou Tannery and Blanche Powell.
Betty was born on March 14, 1920, the daughter of Frankand Stella Hines of Detroit, Michigan, where she grew up.She attended Visitation High School in Detroit and workedfor General Motors in the Fisher Building until marrying Dr.John S. Hancock and moving to Portland. John Hancock wasan optometrist in Portland until his death in 1962. Bettyraised her three daughters, working first at Maynard-AllenState Bank and then as the District Court Recorder in IoniaCounty and Secretary to Judge Ronald Van Buren and JudgeJames Ward until her retirement in 1986. Betty was an avidreader and was well known at the Portland Public Library.She was especially proud of her grandchildren. Betty willforever be in our hearts as we remember how courageouslyand lovingly she raised her three daughters alone.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at11:00 a.m., Monday, May 16, 2011 at St. Patrick CatholicChurch with Rev. Larry King presiding. Rite of Committalwill follow at Portland Cemetery. The family will receivefriends 2-4 and 6-8 p.m., Sunday at the Schrauben-LehmanFuneral Home, 210 E. Bridge St., Portland. The rosary will beprayed at 7:00 p.m., Sunday.
For those wishing, memorial contributions may be madeto the Portland Public Library in memory of Elizabeth Han-cock. Arrangements are entrusted to the Schrauben-LehmanFuneral Home, Portland. Online condolences may be sent towww.schraubenlehman.com.
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WILLIAMSTON — For thefirst time since joining theCAAC, Portland is the girlstennis champion of theWhite division, after win-ning the league tournamentat Williamston on May 12.
The Raiders share thetitle with the Hornets, whowent into the day as the reg-ular-season winner, and leftit having lost the outrightchampionship on their ownhome court.
Portland won four flightsand finished second in theother four to earn 36 pointsin the tournament. Wil-liamston had 32 for secondplace and Lansing Catholicplaced third with 23.
Raider head coach JimNiebling said that his teamovercame both the weatherand Williamston’s home-court advantage to win theday.
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GRAND LEDGE — Portland hung withone of the best girls soccer teams in thearea for a half, but fell 4-0 to Grand Ledgein the first round of the CAAC Cup on May17.
The Raiders gave up an early goal, butfrustrated the Comets for much of the con-test, taking just that one-goal deficit intohalftime.
Grand Ledge, the favorite to win thetournament after finishing fourth in theCAAC Blue due to 1-0 losses to powersHolt and East Lansing, blew the game openimmediately after the break, scoring threegoals in just over 10 minutes.
Portland junior varsity coach MattMarcum coached the varsity in the absenceof his father, head coach John Marcum, whomissed the game due to prior work-relatedcommitments. The younger Marcum said
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helped set us up for a stronger push inthe second half,” Marcum said. “But theygot an early goal (in the second half) thatsucked the wind out of us.”
Emily Aulerich finished the game with14 saves in the Raider goal, and was some-what unlucky on Grand Ledge’s first-halftally, a long, looping shot from about 25yards out that was struck with more hopethan force, but which found the uppercorner of the Portland net with 33:35 leftin the half.
The Raiders completely shut downthe Comet attack from there, but at theexpense of doing much of any attacking.The first real foray into the Grand Ledgehalf resulted in a corner kick with about1:30 left on the clock, but it came to noth-ing.
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Marcum said that his team’s lack of offense was not bydesign.
“That whole first half, our touch was just off and welost possession,” he said. “It’s hard to get any possessionwhen you can’t get control of the ball.”
While Portland’s first-half defensive performance mayhave given them some confidence after the break, thatfeeling didn’t last long, as the Comets doubled their leadjust three minutes into the second half, on another longshot which was the result of a failed clearance that madethe score 2-0.
Grand Ledge scored a fully-deserved third goal with32:07 left in the game, when Jessica Burg deftly eludedtwo Portland defenders on the left-wing side of the pen-alty area and slotted a perfect shot high and just insidethe far post to make the score 3-0.
The Comets scored their fourth goal on a Portlanddefensive mix-up on a corner kick that somehow squirtedinside the near post with 29:40 left in the contest thatmade the final score 4-0.
Despite the defeat, Marcum said that the Raiderscould hold their heads high after the loss.
“They fought hard for 80 minutes,” he said. “We gaveup three quick goals in the second half, but they didn’t gettoo down on themselves. They sort of shut those out andgave themselves a couple of good scoring chances in thesecond half, later in the game.”
Portland will host their second-round game in the Cupon Monday, May 23, against either St. Johns or Charlotte,with the winner of that game hosting the fifth-place gameof the tournament on Wednesday, May 25.
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Raider soccer
PORTLAND — Things are changing in Portland forthe sport of soccer. Parents, coaches and communityvolunteers have joined together to form the PortlandSoccer Club, a non-profit, liaison group to promote andstrengthen soccer programs within Portland.
This group brings together representatives from thePortland High School boys and girls soccer programs,the Portland AYSO travel team program, and the Cityof Portland Recreation Department. It creates a forumfor coordinating activities and communications betweenthese groups and the Portland community.
This approach to soccer in Portland is actually notnew.
“Years ago, a parent group similar to this operated in
Portland Soccer Club returns, begins registrationPortland to promote soccer. The children of these par-ents grew up, graduated from high school and moved on,and so did the organization,” says John Marcum, PHS var-sity girls soccer coach “Some local volunteers wantedto revive and breathe new life into the Portland SoccerClub, and we’re very excited about the opportunities itprovides.”
Neil Brown, youth coordinator for Portland RecreationDepartment said the new group will provide more oppor-tunities.
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grams,” said Brown.Registration is underway for the upcoming city recre-
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For more information, contact Neil Brown at (517)647-3207, John Martin at (616) 902-1079 or Chris Horvathat (517) 647-4693.
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Four days later, Port-land traveled to GrandRapids for a double-dualmeet against Grand RapidsNorthPointe Christian andGrand Rapids Catholic Cen-tral, but didn’t fare quiteas well, losing to the twoteams 2-5 and 1-7.
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Portland played in theregional tournament on May19, which took place afterthis paper went to press.
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Portland shortstop Shelby Carroll (left) tags out a Lansing Catholic baserunner atsecond base during the Raiders’ sweep of the Cougars on May 12. Portland will hostthe Suzanne J. Buche Memorial torunament on Saturday, May 28. Teams that will beparticipating in the tournament, which raises funds for the American Cancer Society,are Galesburg-Augusta, Ionia and Grand Ledge. The games begin at 10 a.m., withall proceeds from the admission charge, concessions, raffles and silent auction beingdonated. Last year, the event raised over $10,000. SCOTT YOSHONIS/LCN
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ST. JOHNS: MAY 27, 9am-5pm, May 28, 9am-3pm.Furniture, tires, antiquedresser & cash register,lawn mower, stereo, muchmore. 1838 Marshall Rd., 51/2 mi. north of St. Johns,1/8 mi. east of US-27.
NEIGHBORHOOD SALE -Clemens/Fairview be-tween Michigan & Kalama-zoo, 5/27-5/30, 9a-5pbooks, clothing and acces-sories, electronics, furni-ture, kitchen items, andmore!
ST. JOHNS: 4817 E. WalkerRd, May 28th-29th, 9AM-4PM Oak Dining Room Set,Appliances, Furniture,Power Tools, Housewaresand more.
4631 ISLAND HWY, Char-lotte, May 27 & 28 8-5.Crafts, clothing, small appli-ances, hand tools, fishingboat & equipment, oldbaits, Black n Decker mulittool, Martin birdhousew/pole, new well point, toys
CHARLOTTE- HUGESALE!! 4148 MarshallRd., 1st place S. of 5pt. hwy. on Old-27,May 25, 26, 27 & 28, 9-?Everything from soupto nuts! All items cleanand ready to use.
CHARLOTTE-MULTI FAMILYSALE, 1337 N. Ainger Rd.May 27, 28 & May 30, 8-?Furniture, tools, campingequipment, garden equp.,misc. household items &more!
DELTA TWP. - MULTI FAMI-LY SALE, May 27 & 28, 8-4p.m. Corner of Broadbent& Juniper, off St. Joseph.Exercise equip., Christmasdecor, comforters/quilts,light fixtures, clothing &accessores & much more!
DEWITT- 1317 W. DILL RD.Thurs.-Sat. May 26-28,9am-5pm. Clothes, toys,furniture, books, movies, &more.
DEWITT- MULTI-FAMILYINDOOR Garage Sale to
benefit Treasures To GrowOn Preschool, Thurs. May26 & Friday May 27, 9am-5pm. Saturday May 28,9am-Noon. 13060 US 27.Behind Little Caesars.
Toys, bikes, baby stuff, ba-by & children’s clothing,
household items, furniture,books, antiques & more.
ESTATE SALE, 6362 IoniaRd., Portland, Dont missthis one. Some tools, furni-ture, lots of misc. largersize womens clothing,something for everyone 9-4 May 27 & 28
FOWLER MULTI FAMILYSALE, 3293 N. Wright Rd.,May 26, 27 & 28, 9-6p.m.Bar stools, dishes, books,antique glassware. Cloth-ing. Easter/Christmas de-cor. Stampin’ Up stamps &supplies and more!!!
GARAGE SALE /ESTATESALE, June 2 & 3 9-3 raindate June 16-17. 344 S Lin-coln, Portland. householditems, antiques, noclothes.
GARAGE SALE MAY 27-28,8am-4pm. 2850 W. Taft Rd.,St. Johns. Kids clothes,toys, household items.
GARAGE SALE SAT.-SUN.MAY 28-29, 8-5. 920 TYLERDR., EATON RAPIDS. Varie-ty of household stuff.
MIDDLETON BARN SALE9024 S. Bliss Rd., May 26 &27, 9-5p.m. Antique lampparts, glass shades,Apothecary, furniture, pia-no rolls, floor grates, trac-tor sprinkler. Old Crafts-man drillpress with Mil-waukee drill & much more!
MULTI FAMILY SALE Anti-ques, mirrors, qualityclothing, shoes, light fix-tures, dining table, car-pets, & more. Sat. May 28,8-4. 1117 N. Waverly Rd.
OKEMOS 2958 DOBIE Rd.(Okemos Rd to Sandhill, Eto Dobie) FRI 27th, ONLY,9am-3pm. GYMBOREE Nuthaving her annual sale!Tons of like new girlsclothes. Kid’s toys, games& books. Lawn Furniture,coffee tables, and othermisc.
OKEMOS- SHOALS NEIGH -BORHOOD GARAGE SALEThurs.-Sat. May 26-28, 9-4.4080 Cornell, 48864. Manyhouses. Maps available.
PORTLAND, 10716 BARNESRd, Friday, May 27th 9am-1pmSaturday, May 28th 9am-1pm baby items, children’sclothing, high chair, crib,changing table, car seats,toys, misc. items.
PORTLAND- HUGE GAR-AGE SALE 326 CANAL ST.Giftware samples, furni-ture, antiques, lawn & gar-den. Thurs. May 26, Fri.May 27, 9am-5pm.
PORTLAND- MULTI FAMILYSALE Lots of big items. 2tractors, 2 freezers, refrig-erator, boat motor, brandnew Christmas items,crafts, home & garden, &much much more. Rain orshine. May 27-30, 9-4.
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ST. JOHNS-1440 E. JASONRd. May 27-28 9:00 to 5:00books, boots and shoes,games, kitchen items,men’s clothing, sportinggoods, toys, women’sclothing, Children’sclothes in excellent condi-tion sizes 6,8,10,12,14,&16.3 Motorcycles - 1-50CC &2-80CC’s. GardenRototiller. Boys 20inchBike. Lots of Miscellane-ous. 1/4 mile East on Ja-son Rd. off of old US 27.
ST JOHNS 4674 & 4704 S.Krepps Rd. (between Taft& Centerline) FRI. May27th & SAT. May 28th, 9-5pm. & SUN. May 29th, 12-5p.m. Garage & Perennialsale. Men’s scrub size 2X &X-tra lg., tools,collectibles, music, CDs &DVDs. Remington 30/6 &Marlan Lever action 22.
WILLIAMSTON - P I N EMEADOW Condos. Fri. May27, 9-3 p.m. & Sat. May 28,9-3pm. S. Putnam to Wal-lace, 3 blks to Pine Mead-ow. Good stuff, householdgoods, furniture, antiques,clothes & collectibles.
LOST Welsh Terrier, blk &tan, 20#, Sun. May 15 eve.,Wacousta/ Eaton Hwyarea. Very friendly, dearlymissed. Ph. 517-285-1057
FISH FOR SPRING STOCK-ING ALGAE and weed con-trol, aeration systems,windmill aerators, pondconsultation, equipmentinstallation. Free Catalog.Harrietta Hills Trout Farm1-877-389-2514 orwww.harriettahills.com.MC
FISH FOR STOCKING: Mostvarieties. Ponds & Lakes.Laggis’ Fish Farm.269-628-2056Days269-624-6215Eves
5 MONTH OLD AustralianShepherd, female, up todate with shots, $75. 419434-0328.
ADORABLE BICHON & TED-DY BEAR PUPPIES 8 wksold, Vet chkd., 1st shots,$300. 517-468-3986.
ADORABLE PUPPIES Cava-chons, Pompoo, Pom-Chi,Poodles, teddy bears,$300-$650. www.puppy-place.net517-404-1028.
ADORABLE TEACUP TOTOY breed pups-Yorkie-Poo’s, Morkies, Shorkies.All vet checked, shots &
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BASSETT HOUND PUPPIES7 wks. old, 1st shots &dewormed, variety of col-ors. $275. 989-291-5028.
BEAGLE PUPS 3 litters,purebred, shots &wormed. Have parents 5wks old-8 mos old, $150-$200. Alma. 989-463-4286.
BEAGLE PUPS AKC 2 white& tan males, born on 2/14.$150. Call 517-574-8890leave message.
BICHON FRISE PUPPIES!Perfect family pet!
No shedding or odor.CKC, Health guaranteed.
517-663-2256.
BIEWERS - YORKIES -MALTESE Show-Pet pups &adults, raised TLC, Vet re-ferral $495 up 269-671-5390
BOXER PUPPIES, 3 females,fawn, 8 wks old, tails,dewclawed, 1st shots,wormed, $350/bo 517-667-8028
BOXER PUPS Males & fe-males. shots & wormed.Beautiful pups! 269-998-0925
GOLDEN DOODLE 9 months,shots, spayed, Very nicedog, Crate trained. Greatfamily dog. 5/8 golden,3/8 poodle. $150. (517)303-3023
CAVALIER KING CHARLESPuppies 12 wks & 9 wks,AKC Registered, Championlines, Health guaranteed,shots/wormed, show qual-ity, vet checked, breed &working titled parents.$1000-$1500. (517)[email protected]
CHIHUAHUA PUPPIES pa-rents on site, 1 Female and2 males $200.00. (517)214-2408 [email protected]
COCKAPOO PUPS Shots &wormed. $400 cash, each.989-236-7634/989-289-3849
COCKER SPANIEL PUPPIES!Good colors.$300 & up. Shots, wormed989-426-3866 Karen.
DACHSHUND PUG MIX &D ACHSHUND PUPPIESShots & wormed, ready togo. $125 ea. 989-235-3020.
DASCHUND long hairedminiatures. 2 females.$275. Call 517-643-5974
ENGLISH BULLDOG PUP-PIES, AKC, Vet Checked, 2Males, 3 Females, $1500.(231)[email protected]
FEMALE SHIH TZU Puppies2 blk&wht & 2brn&wht,6wks will be ready in2wks, Beautiful coat andmarkings, loveable, pa-rents on site, pure bred,shots, vet checked,$350.00. (517)[email protected]
GERMAN SHEPHERD PUP-PIES AKC, both parents onsite. Call 269-967-3055.
GERMAN SHEPHERD PUP-PIES Born 3/26. 1st shots& wormed, vet checked.Parents on site. Dad, 110lbs. $350. 517 482-0036
GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPS.AKC. Ready now. Vetchkd., parents on site,$450. 517-908-0171.
GERMAN SHORTHAIR Pup-pies AKC. Born 3/28/11.Parents are close workingand natural retrievers.$350.00. (989)981-6695
GOLDENDOODLE PUPPIES 4males. Shots & wormed,$300. Call 517-857-2187.
GOLDENDOODLE PUPS OFA.CKC. Box, bell trained, 5colors, health guar., shots,ready for good homes 616-459-8544.
GREAT DANE PUPPIES AKCwormed & shots 7 boys, 7girls, $650 each. 989-666-7527
MALTESE PUPPIESAKC registered, shots,males $500 & females,$750. 517-749-0255.
GREAT DANE PUPPIESBlacks, Merles, andMerlequin. Born April27th,ready June 10th.Beautiful coat and mark-ings, Dew claws, Experi-enced breeder, Goodguard dog, Good with chil-dren, Health guaranteed,parents on site, pure bred,records, shots, vetchecked, wormed, Viewpuppy & parent pics onFacebook ’Boone Doo’orcontact (517-262-1180)$400 & $800
HAVANESE: BLACK-BLACKAND White -Chocolate andwhite, AKC Registered,Beautiful coat and mark-ings, Champion lines, Ex-perienced breeder, Healthguaranteed, parents onsite, vet checked, Cham-pion Sired. Well socialized$1,200. (517)327-8202( 5 1 7 ) 2 3 0 - 1 6 3 [email protected]
JACK RUSSELL SHIH TZUPUPPIES $50. Call 517-589-9403.
KITS/CATS, RESCUED; ALLages; some declawed;www.trinityacresrescue.petfinder.com; includesneuter/basic medical $45-$135. (517)410-0074
KITTENS - Litter trained, 6-8wks., black, yellow & torte.$10. 517-626-6071.
LAB CHOCOLATE, 9 weeks,AKC Beautiful coat andmarkings, Excellent hunt-er, Good guard dog, Goodwith children, lovable, pa-rents on site, pure bred,records, shots, vetchecked, wormed, $400.00.989-682-4063/[email protected]
LAB PUP AKC black maleShots & wormed.269-998-0925
LAB PUPPIES YELLOW, firstshots, wormed. $250. 517-404-1028.
LAB PUPS AKC, fox red,hips, elbows OFA, eyes areCERF, champion blood-lines, 2 females $850; 2males $750. Ready in June.Taking deposits now.Wormed, dews removed,1st shots, microchipped.Call Joan 517-231-1812.
MORKIE PUPPIESMALTESE/YORKIE cross. 2males, non shedding. 1stshots, dewormed, readynow. $375. 989 291-3989
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LHASA APSO BLONDE Apri-cot, 10 weeks, AKC Regis-tered, Beautiful coat andmarkings, Experiencedbreeder, Good with chil-dren, Health guaranteed,loveable, parents on site,pure bred, shots, vetchecked, wormed, Litteredtrained 90% $400-$350.( 5 1 7 ) 4 2 5 - 2 7 0 [email protected]
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PITBULL, 1 YEAR old male,housebroke, friendly. $100.Blua color. 517 614-0740.
POMERANIAN PUPPIES 1female AKC, $500. 1 male,$350. 1st shots, wormed.269-763-2102.
PUGGLE PUPPIES7 wks old, 1st shots &wormed, $250. 989-427-3205.
RAT TERRIER PUPS UKC$200. Also, 4 yr old male,outdoor dog $50. All goodwith kids. (989)640-5038
ROTTWEILER AKC MALEPUPPY, big, bold beauty.Call 517-663-1657.
ROTTWEILER PUPS CHAM-PION LINES Health guar.,shots, wormed. 5 mos.$475-$575. 517-596-3215.
SHELTIE PUPS AKC CopperBar lines, shots, wormed,wonderful personality &confirmation, pets $500-$650. 989-725-6885.
SHIH TZU PUPPY female, 12wks. Purebred. Shots,wormed. $300 Ready fornew homes. (517)896-5158
SHIH-TZU PUPSToy size, non shed, shots,wormed, home raised.$250-$300. 517-669-9418
SIAMESE/HIMALAYAN KIT-TENS, Blue point, 8 wks.$150. 989-773-1757.
ST. BERNARD PUPS AKC,dewclaws, shots, wormed,microchipped, $500. Call989-252-6970.
TERRIER PUPS - 1st shots,wormed. Great personali-ties! No Sunday calls. 989-584-6192.
TOY POODLE PUP CKC1 Apricot male. Shots,wormed. Have parents.$200. 517-223-3819.
WESTHIGHLAND TERRI -ERS 2 males, $500 mother& father on site. 1st shot &dewormed family raised.989-224-8138
YORKIE PUPS $500 ToysizeYorkie-Poos & Shorkies$350/up NoShed ShotsRaised w/kids 989.225.1367
YORKSHIRE, small, AKCregistered, available 6/13,house raised, shots $625-$725 517-669-2033
ALFALFA GRASS-EXCELLENTHay $3 & up. Can deliver.
517-641-6034
HAY FOR SALE 1st cutting$2.50; 2nd cutting, $3.50;Round bales $15. 517-543-1047.
HAY FOR SALE$2/bale.
N. of St Johns.Call 989-847-2331
THINNING GARDEN Numer-ous perrenial flowers &shrubbery. Save 90% someare free! 517-622-2866.
44’’ ZERO TURN Simplicitymower. 187 hours of use.Immaculate cond. $2000.517-623-6631
SPLIT HARDWOOD$50/ Face cord, 95 for 2face cord. You pick up. De-livery extra. 517-589-0257
MICHIGAN ANTIQUE FES-TIVAL Midland, Michigan.June 4-5 Midland CountyFairgrounds. Over 1,000Dealers. 80 Acres of treas-ures and memories. 989-687-9001, 6905 Eastman,Midland, MI 48642,miantiquefestival.com
HEAVY DUTY PALLET Racks& Forklift for sale. Largeqty. of pallet racks. 36"uprights in variousheights. 8’ beams 4" & 5".Forklift 3000# capacity.Available locally. Call Tomat 517-694-4200 or Ted at269-925-0629 for more in-formation. [email protected]
HP NC6400 LAPTOPS IntelDual Core 2GHz 2GB 80GBDVDRW Wi-fI WIN XP ProWidescreen FREE AntivirusOffice $225 517.614.8880
A AMISH LOG HEADBOARDAND Queen Pillow TopMattress Set. Brand new-never used, sell all for$275. 989-923-1278.
A BED QUEEN PILLOWTOPmattress set, new in plas-tic, $200. Call 517-410-4921.Can deliver.
ARMOIRE WALNUT 6 draw-er, triple dresser, mirror.$375 (517)372-6355
A TEMPERPADIC/STYLEMEMORY FOAM MAT-TRESS SET Queen, new-never used, as seen on TV,with warranty. Cost$1,800, Sell $695. Can De-liver 989-832-2401.
LG. TRUSSEL TABLE w/2leaves & 6 arm chairs; 1roll top desk; lg. computercabinet; davenport; 2 arm-chairs. All in good cond.For details: 517-627-7155
"THIS END UP", CLASSICwhite pine, twin bunk bedsuite. Incl. 5 drawer dress-er & 2 cubbie shelves, mat-tresses & bunkie boards.$1,500. 517-676-9789.
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COMPLETE MATERIALPOLE BUILDING Package2 4 ’ x 3 2 ’ x 8 ’ - $ 3 8 9 9 . 0 03 0 ’ x 4 0 ’ x 1 0 ’ - $ 5 7 9 9 . 0 032’x48’x10’-$6999.00 Steelroof, doors included, othersizes availablewww.standalelumber.comCall Standale Post FrameBuildings Toll Free 1-800-968-8201MM
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WANTED: UNWANTEDappliances, air condition-ers, cars, trucks, vans,farm machinery, lawnmowers, campers, hotwater tanks, aluminum orsteel boats, aluminum win-dows or doors, aluminumtoppers, any types of alu-minum or steel siding,4 wheelers, go carts, trail-ers, batteries.
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WINDOW AIR CONDITION-ER 12,600 BTU w/remote,reg 110, $150. Small Flatscreen tv $45. 517-543-2105
ALTO SAX-YAMAHA YAS23Excellent condition, lots ofextras. Great for student!$450/best. 269-569-5383.
GERMAN LUGER WWIIDad’s gun. Complete set,never separated. Holster,2 clips, key, history, ser-vice manual, germanflag. All perfect shape.Certificate of customs de-claration, Sept. 21st,1945. # on barrel 1940#Toggle-joint 42, $5000firm. 517-281-5234
SMITH & WESSONYoung American SafetyHammer. 32 S&W CTGE,1920’s woman’s purse gun,1 1/2’’ long barrel, chromew/black handles, $500.Permit required. 517-281-5234.
A AARDVARK ANTIQUERpaying cash for guns,
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CASH FOR ANTIQUE furn.,toys, slot machines,clocks, jewelry, sterlingsilver, old coins, artwork,etc. 517-202-2570.
CASH FOR GUNS , Art, Anti-ques, Jewelry, musical in-struments, Valuables. Call517-204-2004/517-663-3931
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DENTAL ASSISTANTSMICHIGAN CommunityDental Clinics has a part-time with benefits DentalAssistant position in Char-lotte. If you are a positiveself-starter with greatpeople skills who wouldlike to be part of a teamthat delivers excellentcare, we would like to talkto you. Please visit us atwww.midental.org for anapplication and return it [email protected] or faxto 231-437-4772 or mail toOne Water Street, Suite200, Boyne City, MI 49712.Please specify the locationas Charlotte on your appli-cation. MCDC is an EOE.
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ADORABLE &AFFORDABLEOnly $24,900 over 1,200Sq.Ft. 3 Bdrm/ 2 Bath
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ST. JOHNS NICE RANCHHOUSE on quiet dead endstreet, new carpet, newwindows, 1/2 acre lot, 3bed, 2 bath, partial finish-ed basement, For sale byowner 517-282-9823
OPEN HOUSE LAKEFRONTLake Odessa, 3 bedroom, 2bath, 1520 Virginia Street,Sat May 21, 1-3 and SunMay 22 1-3. 517-204-2081.
BEAUTIFUL CLEARED LOT 21/2 acres, 174’ lakefrontproperty. W. of St. Ignace.With buildings, good well& septic. Will sell for 50%or less than appraised val-ue. 906-430-1074 or 1-800-448-6285.
DIMONDALE 2.1 A C R E SPRICE REDUCED. 9 mins.from Lansing & 7 mins.from GM Delta Plant. Pri-vate, trees, wild life. Con-ventional perk. Land Con-tract. 517-645-7476 or 517-712-1372.
8 ACRE WOODED LOT atend of private street, W. ofLansing. Near St. JosephHwy. & Broadbent Rd. Un-derground utils. $70,000.Buyer must extend PineRidge Dr. & join neighbor-hood assoc. 517-627-7972.
MASON/DANSVILLE COUN-TRY LOTS 3.3 acres inscenic area. Potentialwalk-outs. Great countryliving, yet close to towns &expressway. Columbia &Hanna Rds. 517-525-1131.
WOODED LOTS FOR SALEHigh, dry, natural gas,perked, paved road. RedBud Dr. Haslett area.$29,900. 517-339-0524.
50 ACRES HUNTING PROP-ERTY for sale. Westbranch,MI area. NW of Hwy 33 &55. 989-345-1508.
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DEEPDALE CEMETERY- 3lots in Garden of Love. Val-ue: $1295-$3495. Make of-fer. 517-889-5637
EASTLAWN MEMORYGARDENS-OKEMOS 2 lotsin Garden of Miracles.$1,500/both. 269-381-0039
ACCORD PROPERTIESStudios, 1 & 2 Bdrms.
Lansing /E. LansingArea. 517-337-7900
FOWLER -Park Place Apts
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OLD TOWN - LCC - LansingTwp. Beautiful clean 1 & 2bdrms., hardwood floors,$525-$625, heat included.517-896-8732
ST. JOHNS AREA- 1 bdrm.upper. Decent size. $500mo. incl. heat/elec. Nosmoking, no pets. 989-666-4695.
ST.JOHNS-INCOME BASED2 BDRM. TOWNHOMES.Beautiful Park setting.
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CARY APTS. S. LANSING. 1 &2 bdrms., $470-$570 mo.,heat, water, sewer & trashincluded. 517-202-3964.
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LUXURY APARTMENT CEN-TER of Lansing. Save YourGas. Lg flower patio & grill.Utilities Paid. 517-482-8196
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GRAND LEDGE223 N. Bridge St.,
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HASLETT & OKEMOS$0 deposit
Large 2 bdrms.from $495.
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MASON -2 & 3 bdrm. fireplace,central air, washer/dryer. From $750.
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Move in for $199 whenyou sign a 12 mo. lease!Forest View Apts, Haslett* Cozy 1 bdrm apts $560* PET WELCOME* Single level bldg w/ pri-vate entries* Washer/Dryer hook upsin utility room* Vaulted ceiling in livingroom* Storage access* Lovely wooded setting* Close to everythingExpires June 15, 2011
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SOUTHEAST LANSING 3bdrm., 2 baths, loft, bsmt.,air, deck, quiet neighbor-hood. No pets. $765 + de-posit. 517-393-8970 Tim.
DEWITT - 2 bdrm., 1 bath,garage, washer/dryer.$650/mo. includes wa-ter, trash & sewer.517-206-0430.
DEWITT- NICE 3 bdrm., 2bath, air, finished bsmt.,garage, appliances. Locat-ed at 1104½ Chimney Hill.Available June 15. $775 +.Call 517-669-9820.
DIMONDALE 2 BDRM., air,garage, bsmt., appliances,deck. $800 + utilities. 517-646-0789. No pets.
EATON RAPIDS Immediateoccupancy 3 bdrm duplex,2 bdrms up, 1 down, newercarpeting, freshly painted,includes stove, refrigera-tor & garage. $650 mo., ref.& deposit req’d., 6 mo.lease. 517-930-7104 lv msg.
GRAND LEDGE - 4/plex. EX-CELLENT NEIGHBORHOOD,walk to downtown shops &parks. Lg. fenced yard, nopets. 1 bdrm. $425 incldgall utilities, except elect.Dennis: 517-348-6124.
HOLTNice 2 bdrm. duplex
Nice yard. Central air, $595& 575 water & sewer in-cluded. 517-694-1899.
OKEMOS SCHOOLS/ MA-SON Minutes from MSU. 2bdrm., 1.5 bath, complete-ly remodeled, on 2 acres.Att’d 1 car garage. 1685Stillman. $775+ util. Sec-tion 8 welcome. For more -info. 517-930-1575
PORTLAND DUPLEX 2 bdrm,bsmt, yard, garage, $600mo. + utils + dep. 616-527-1468 or 517-881-6945.
1, 2, 3 & 4 bdrms., Lansing,newly remodeled homes.Nice, quiet neighborhoods.New high efficiency furna-ces & water heaters. Petsokay. $550-850/mo. + util-ities. 517-712-5238
1712½ NEW York St. Lans-ing Nice 2 bdrm. WasherDryer hookup in bsmt.New flooring in bathroom& kitchen. $550 + util.517-372-8129
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HASLETT- 3 BDRM., 2 bathranch home. Attached 2car garage, partially fin.bsmnt. Fenced backyardwith storage shed. $1050plus util. & deposit. 517-332-7709.
LANSING-1629 N. GENESEE3 bdrm. home in nice WestSide neighborhood, 2 cargarage, new paint & car-pet. Full bsmnt., fencedyard. Close to St. Law-rence & downtown. $850+util. Call Soji: 517-230-0728
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LANSING - 2&3 bdrm hous-es, 2 bdrm duplexes. $600-$850. Local owner cell 989-550-1181.
LANSING-3104 MILDREDST., Newly remodeled in& out, 2 BR, 1 ba in nice N.Lansing neighborhood,fenced in backyard. $600mo. + utils. 517-930-0627
MASON A GREAT PLACE TOLI VE . 223 W. Cherry. 2bdrm ranch, quiet, C/A,bsmt., deck, yard care. Nopets. $675mo. 517-676-5666
PLEASANT LAKE- LG 3 bdrm1 full, 2 ½ ba., central air,2 car att. garage. Lake ac-cess w/ dock. $950/mo.+517-676-3185
ST. JOHNS SMALL 3 BRhouse, 1 car garage, closeto schools, $725 mo. 989-640-1072.
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2008- 20’ SUN CHASER PON-TOON BOAT & trailer. 50hpmotor. $8900. 517-882-2571
OUTBOARD MOTORS-U S E D 2 through 25HP,some longshaft, someelec. start, 2 line pres-sure tanks, 517-663-0576
SMOKERCRAFT RESORTER1990 4 5 H PMerc,Shorelander trl,radio,fish finder,many ex-tras $3100 (517)[email protected]
2008 YAMAHA 250XT DUALSPORT, UNDER 10,000 MI.,$2800/OBO. 517-582-1065AFTER 5 P.M.
2008 YAMAHA TTR125.Electric Start. Excellentcondition. Less than 10hours. Garage stored. Sonno longer rides. $1350(517)675-5108 (517)214-5686 [email protected]
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TRASH, BRUSH, APPL. haul-ed Yard & build. clean up,trees & bushes trimmed.Low Prices! Mike 393-4664
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1998 COLEMAN 12’ POP-UP.King beds, slide-out di-nette. Excellent cond.$3200/best. 517-323-7527
2002 JAYCO EAGLE 27’Slideout, excellentcondition, access. incld.$10,000. 517-699-8006
’96 COLEMAN Pop upcamper. Sleeps 7, fridge,stove. Heated. Well maint.$2500/best. 517-763-7013
COLEMAN ROANOKE ’91pop-up. Excellent cond.$1,500. 517-402-3200
AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, WEARE ATTEMPTING TO COL-LECT A DEBT AND ANY IN-FORMATION OBTAINEDWILL BE USED FOR THATPURPOSE. NOTIFY (248) 362-6100 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVEMILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGESALE – Default having beenmade in the terms and con-ditions of a certain mort-gage made by Sarah E.Groom, a single woman ofIonia County, Michigan,Mortgagor to IndependentMortgage Co. West MI datedthe 21st day of February,A.D. 2007, and recorded inthe office of the Register ofDeeds, for the County of Ion-ia and State of Michigan, onthe 26th day of February,A.D. 2007, in Liber 601, Page6004 of Ionia Records, whichsaid mortgage was assignedto Independent Bank, thrumesne assignments, onwhich mortgage there isclaimed to be due, at thedate of this notice, for prin-cipal of $58,171.36 (fifty-eight thousand one hundredseventy-one and 36/100)plus accrued interest at7.201% (seven point twozero one) percent per an-num. And no suit proceed-ings at law or in equity hav-ing been instituted to recov-er the debt secured by saidmortgage or any part there-of. Now, therefore, by virtueof the power of sale con-tained in said mortgage, andpursuant to the statue of theState of Michigan in suchcase made and provided,notice is hereby given thaton, the 2nd day of June, A.D.,2011, at 10:00:00 AM saidmortgage will be foreclosedby a sale at public auction,to the highest bidder, Southentrance to the Ionia Court-house Bldg in Ionia, MI, IoniaCounty, Michigan, of thepremises described in saidmortgage. Which said prem-ises are described as fol-lows: All that certain pieceor parcel of land situate inthe City of Ionia, in theCounty of Ionia and State ofMichigan and described asfollows to wit: Situated inthe City of Ionia, County ofIonia and State of Michigan:The North 161 feet of Lot 124of SUPERVISOR COVERT’SADDITION TO THE CITY OFIONIA, according to the platthereof, as recorded in Liber1, Page 96. Commonlyknown as: 335 E. Fargo St.PPN: 34-203-090-000-650-00The redemption period shallbe six months from the dateof such sale, unless deter-mined abandoned in accord-ance with 1948CL 600.3241a,
600.3241a,in which case the redemp-tion period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.Dated: May 1, 2011 By: Mi-chael I. Rich (P-41938) Attor-ney for Plaintiff Weltman,Weinberg, and Reis 2155Butterfield Drive Suite 200-STroy, MI 48084 WWR#10063862
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FORECLOSURE NOTICE Thisfirm is a debt collector at-tempting to collect a debt.Any information obtainedwill be used for this pur-pose. If you are in the Milita-ry, please contact our officeat the number listed below.MORTGAGE SALE – Defaulthas been made in the condi-tions of a certain mortgagemade by: John P Quillan, aSingle Man to MortgageElectronic Registration Sys-tems, Inc., as nominee forArbor Mortgage, its succes-sors and assigns,Mortgagee, dated October27, 2006 and recorded No-vember 7, 2006 in Liber 599Page 8170 Ionia County Re-cords, Michigan and as-signed to: Deutsche BankNational Trust Company, asTrustee for NovaStar Mort-gage Funding Trust, Series2006-6 by assignment ofmortgage dated May 16,2011 and subsequently re-corded in Ionia County Re-cords, Michigan, on whichmortgage there is claimedto be due at the date hereofthe sum of Seventy-FiveThousand Four HundredSeventy Dollars and Sixty-Eight Cents ($75,470.68) in-cluding interest 5.625% perannum. Under the power ofsale contained in said mort-gage and the statute in suchcase made and provided,notice is hereby given thatsaid mortgage will be fore-closed by a sale of themortgaged premises, orsome part of them, at publicvendue, Circuit Court of Ion-ia County at 10:00AM on July7, 2011 Said premises aresituated in City of Belding,Ionia County, Michigan, andare described as: Lot 31 and32 of Luther’s Addition tothe City of Belding, IoniaCounty, Michigan, accordingto the plat thereof, as re-corded in Liber 1 on Page 58.Commonly known as 105North Prospect, Belding MI48809 The redemption peri-od shall be 6 months fromthe date of such sale, unlessdetermined abandoned inaccordance with MCL600.3241 or MCL 600.3241a,in which case the redemp-tion period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale,or upon the expiration of thenotice required by MCL600.3241a(c), whichever islater. Dated: 5/22/2011Deutsche Bank NationalTrust Company, as Trusteefor NovaStar MortgageFunding Trust, Series 2006-6Assignee of Mortgagee At-torneys: Potestivo & Associ-ates, P.C. 811 South Blvd.Suite 100 Rochester Hills, MI48307 (248) 844-5123 Our FileNo: 11-37371
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THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COL -LECTOR ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT A DEBT. ANY IN -FORMATION WE OBTAINWILL BE USED FOR THATPURPOSE. PLEASE CON -
TACT OUR OFFICE AT THENUMBER BELOW IF YOU
ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARYDUTY OR IF YOU ARE IN
BANKRUPTCY.MORTGAGE SALE - Defaulthas been made in the condi-tions of a mortgage madeby Abraham Alan Garza, anunmarried man, to Mort-gage Electronic RegistrationSystems, Inc., as nomineefor lender and lender’s suc-cessors and/or assigns,Mortgagee, dated December5, 2005 and recorded De-cember 12, 2005 in Liber 593,Page 5920, Ionia County Re-cords, Michigan. Said mort-gage is now held by BACHome Loans Servicing, LPFKA Countrywide HomeLoans Servicing LP by as-signment. There is claimedto be due at the date hereofthe sum of One HundredThirty-Seven ThousandThirty-Three and 78/100 Dol-
($137,033.78)
Thirty-Threelars ($137,033.78) includinginterest at 7.25% per an-num.Under the power of salecontained in said mortgageand the statute in such casemade and provided, noticeis hereby given that saidmortgage will be foreclosedby a sale of the mortgagedpremises, or some part ofthem, at public vendue atthe South entrance to theIonia County Circuit Court-house Building in Ionia,Michigan at 10:00 a.m. onJUNE 16, 2011.Said premises are located inthe Township of Sebewa,Ionia County, Michigan, andare described as:Beginning at the Northwestcorner of the West 1/2 ofthe North 1/2 of the South-west 1/4 of Section 5, Town5 North, Range 6 West,Sebewa Township, IoniaCounty, Michigan; thenceEast 8 1/2 rods; thenceSouth 20.5 rods; thenceWest 8 1/2 rods; thenceNorth 20.5 rods to the pointof beginning.The redemption period shallbe 6 months from the dateof such sale, unless deter-mined abandoned in accord-ance with MCLA §600.3241a,in which case the redemp-tion period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.TO ALL PURCHASERS: Theforeclosing mortgagee canrescind the sale. In thatevent, your damages, if any,are limited solely to the re-turn of the bid amount ten-dered at sale, plus interest.If you are a tenant in theproperty, please contact ouroffice as you may have cer-tain rights.Dated: May 15, 2011Orlans Associates, P.C.Attorneys for ServicerP.O. Box 5041Troy, MI 48007-5041File No. 617.8150
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BANKRUPTCY.MORTGAGE SALE - Defaulthas been made in the condi-tions of a mortgage madeby Franklin A. Wilkinson andElaine M. Wilkinson, hus-band and wife, toCitiMortgage, Inc. successorby merger CitiFinancialMortgage Company, Inc.,Mortgagee, dated March 1,2006 and recorded March 14,2006 in Liber 595, Page 2197,Ionia County Records, Michi-gan. There is claimed to bedue at the date hereof thesum of Seventy-Eight Thou-sand Eight Hundred Ten and53/100 Dollars ($78,810.53)including interest at 5.6%per annum.Under the power of salecontained in said mortgageand the statute in such casemade and provided, noticeis hereby given that saidmortgage will be foreclosedby a sale of the mortgagedpremises, or some part ofthem, at public vendue atthe South entrance to theIonia County Circuit Court-house Building in Ionia,Michigan at 10:00 a.m. onJUNE 16, 2011.Said premises are located inthe Township of Ronald, Ion-ia County, Michigan, and aredescribed as:The South 79 feet and 6 in-ches of Lot 25 of Block 13 ofVanVleck, Swarthout andFreeman’s Addition to theVillage of Palo, according tothe recorded Plat thereof, asrecorded in Liber 45 of Plats,Page 622, Ionia County Re-cords.The redemption period shallbe 6 months from the dateof such sale, unless deter-mined abandoned in accord-ance with MCLA §600.3241a,in which case the redemp-tion period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.TO ALL PURCHASERS: Theforeclosing mortgagee canrescind the sale. In thatevent, your damages, if any,are limited solely to the re-turn of the bid amount ten-
dered at sale, plus interest.If you are a tenant in theproperty, please contact ouroffice as you may have cer-tain rights.Dated: May 8, 2011Orlans Associates, P.C.Attorneys for ServicerP.O. Box 5041Troy, MI 48007-5041File No. 671.2445
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IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY INBANKRUPTCY OR HAVE RE-CEIVED A DISCHARGE INBANKRUPTCY AS TO THISOBLIGATION, THIS COMMU-NICATION IS INTENDED FORINFORMATIONAL PURPOSESONLY AND IS NOT AN AT-TEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBTINVIOLATION OF THE AUTO-MATIC STAY OR THE DIS-CHARGE INJUNCTION. INSUCHCASE, PLEASE DISREGARDANY PART OF THIS COMMU-NICATION WHICH ISINCONSISTENT WITH THEFOREGOING.OTHERWISE, FEDERAL LAWREQUIRES US TO ADVISEYOU THAT COMMUNICA-TIONFROM OUR OFFICE COULDBE INTERPRETED AS AN AT-TEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBTAND THAT ANY INFORMA-TION OBTAINED WILL BEUSED FOR THAT PURPOSE.IF YOU ARE NOW ON ACTIVEMILITARY DUTY OR HAVEBEEN IN THE PRIOR NINEMONTHS, PLEASE CONTACTOUR OFFICE AS YOU MAYBEENTITLED TO THEBENEFITS OF THESERVICEMEMBERS’ CIVILRELIEF ACT.THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITYTO SAVE YOUR HOMETo: Patrick Anderson andBrenda Anderson823 East Main StreetIonia, MI 48846County IoniaState law requires that youreceive the following notice:You have the right to re-quest a meeting with yourmortgage holder or mort-gage servicer. The person tocontact and that has the au-thority to make agreementsfor a loan modification withyou is: Orlans Associates,P.C Loss Mitigation Depart-ment, P.O. Box 5041, Troy,MI 48007-5041, (248) 502-1331.You may contact a housingcounselor by visiting theMichigan State Housing De-velopment Authority("MSHDA") website or bycalling MSHDA. The websiteaddress and telephone num-ber of MSHDA is:(www.mshda.info/counseling_search/), telephone (517)373-8370, TTY# 1-800-382-
PORTLAND TOWNSHIPORDINANCE ADOPTION NOTICE
Ordinance # 100-5-11Date Adopted 5-11-2011
On the 11th day of May, 2011, the Portland Township Boardadopted an ordinance to re-confirm the establishment of aPlanning Commission under the new Michigan Planning Ena-bling Act, (PEA), PA 33 of 2008. This ordinance is a requiredformality under the new Act and authorizes the PlanningCommission to perform their duties under the new Act regu-lations. The ordinance summarizes from the new Act provid-ing for the powers, duties, limitations, appointments, terms,membership, number of meetings per year, removal, compen-sation, officers and committees, bylaws, records, annual re-port, create and amend a master plan, capital improvementsand subdivision review for a planning commission. This ordi-nance will become effective on the day of publication in thenewspaper.The ordinance is available for review at the Portland Town-ship Hall west side windows located at the Emergency Serv-ices Building (773 E Grand River Ave, Portland) and on theTownship Website at www.portlandtownship.org
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373-8370,4568.If you request a meetingwith the servicer’s desig-nate within 14 days after theNotice required under MCL600.3205a(1) is mailed, thenforeclosure proceedings willnot start until 90 days afterthe date the Notice wasmailed to you. If you and theservicer’s Designate reachan agreement to modify themortgage loan, the mort-gage will not be foreclosedif you abide by the terms ofthe agreement.You have the right to con-tact an attorney. You maycontact attorney of yourchoice. If you do not have anattorney, the telephonenumber for the MichiganState Bar Association’s Law-yer Referral Service is 1-800-968-0738.Dated: May 22, 2011Orlans Associates P.CAttorneys for ServicerP.O. Box 5041Troy, MI 48007-5041File Number: 201.3412
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IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY INBANKRUPTCY OR HAVE RE-CEIVED A DISCHARGE INBANKRUPTCY AS TO THISOBLIGATION, THIS COMMU-NICATION IS INTENDED FORINFORMATIONAL PURPOSESONLY AND IS NOT AN AT-TEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBTINVIOLATION OF THE AUTO-MATIC STAY OR THE DIS-CHARGE INJUNCTION. INSUCHCASE, PLEASE DISREGARDANY PART OF THIS COMMU-NICATION WHICH ISINCONSISTENT WITH THEFOREGOING.OTHERWISE, FEDERAL LAWREQUIRES US TO ADVISEYOU THAT COMMUNICA-TIONFROM OUR OFFICE COULDBE INTERPRETED AS AN AT-TEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBTAND THAT ANY INFORMA-TION OBTAINED WILL BEUSED FOR THAT PURPOSE.IF YOU ARE NOW ON ACTIVEMILITARY DUTY OR HAVEBEEN IN THE PRIOR NINEMONTHS, PLEASE CONTACTOUR OFFICE AS YOU MAYBEENTITLED TO THEBENEFITS OF THESERVICEMEMBERS’ CIVILRELIEF ACT.THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITYTO SAVE YOUR HOMETo: Anne Marie Bengel1033 Washington BoulevardLake Odessa, MI 48849County IoniaState law requires that youreceive the following notice:You have the right to re-quest a meeting with yourmortgage holder or mort-gage servicer. The person to
gage personcontact and that has the au-thority to make agreementsfor a loan modification withyou is: Orlans Associates,P.C Loss Mitigation Depart-ment, P.O. Box 5041, Troy,MI 48007-5041, (248) 502-1331.You may contact a housingcounselor by visiting theMichigan State Housing De-velopment Authority("MSHDA") website or bycalling MSHDA. The websiteaddress and telephone num-ber of MSHDA is:(www.mshda.info/counseling_search/), telephone (517)373-8370, TTY# 1-800-382-4568.If you request a meetingwith the servicer’s desig-nate within 14 days after theNotice required under MCL600.3205a(1) is mailed, thenforeclosure proceedings willnot start until 90 days afterthe date the Notice wasmailed to you. If you and theservicer’s Designate reachan agreement to modify themortgage loan, the mort-gage will not be foreclosedif you abide by the terms ofthe agreement.You have the right to con-tact an attorney. You maycontact attorney of yourchoice. If you do not have anattorney, the telephonenumber for the MichiganState Bar Association’s Law-yer Referral Service is 1-800-968-0738.Dated: May 22, 2011Orlans Associates P.CAttorneys for ServicerP.O. Box 5041Troy, MI 48007-5041File Number: 306.3602
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FEDERAL LAW REQUIRESUS TO ADVISE YOU THATCOMMUNICATION WITH
OUR OFFICE COULD BE IN -TERPRETED AS AN AT -TEMPT TO COLLECT A
DEBT AND THAT ANY IN -FORMATION OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR THATPURPOSE.
IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVEMILITARY SERVICE,
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OF -FICE, AS YOU ARE ENTI -
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To:Andrea E Perry1451 W. Charles Rd.Ionia, MI 48846County: Ionia
State law requires that youreceive the following notice:You have the right to re-quest a meeting with yourmortgage holder or mort-gage servicer. The person to
gage personcontact and that has the au-thority to make agreementsfor a loan modification withyou is: Michele Makley 9077Charlotte Hwy, Portland, MI48875 (517) 647-7571.You may contact a housingcounselor by visiting theMichigan State Housing De-velopment Authority("MSHDA") website or bycalling MSHDA. The websiteaddress and telephone num-ber of MSHDA is:(www.mshda.info/counseling_search/), telephone (517)373-8370, TTY# 1-800-382-4568.If you request a meetingwith the servicer’s desig-nate within 14 days after theNotice required under MCl600.3205a(1) is mailed, thenforeclosure proceedings willnot start until 90 days afterthe date the Notice wasmailed to you. If you and theservicer’s Designate reachan agreement to modify themortgage loan, the mort-gage will not be foreclosedif you abide by the terms ofthe agreement.You have the right to con-tact an attorney. You maycontact attorney of yourchoice. If you do not have anattorney, the telephonenumber for the MichiganState Bar Association’s Law-yer Referral Service is 1-800-968-0738.
City of PortlandSynopsis of the Minutes of the May 2, 2011 City
Council Meeting
The City Council meeting was called to order by MayorBarnes at 7:00 P.M.Present - Mayor Barnes; Mayor Pro-Tem Clement; CouncilMembers VanSlambrouck, Calley and Fabiano; City ManagerDempsey; City Clerk Miller; DDA/Main Street Director Rea-gan; Police Officer Thomas; and Camera Operator CumminsPresentation - MSU Practicum Students, Ann Sojka, JoshKluzak, and Austin Colson presented the Downtown MarketStudy commissioned by the Main Street Economic Revitaliza-tion Committee chaired by Diane Smith. The studentsworked closely with DDA/Main Street Director Reagan to con-duct surveys and focus groups to better understand the busi-ness owner’s perspective.First Reading of Ordinance 44B to make it lawful for a craftshow or food sale to be sponsored and held by any local civicorganization, including the Downtown, when the event is rec-ognized as a community event by a resolution of the CityCouncil.Approval of Resolution 11-37 setting a Public Hearing on theBudget proposed for Fiscal Year 2011-2012.All in favor. Approved.Approval of Resolution 11-38 setting a Public Hearing on aCDBG Grant Application.All in favor. Approved.Approval of Resolution 11-39 approving the Board of Lightand Power’s recommendation to approve Farabee Mechani-cal, Inc.’s proposal to place emission reduction equipment onthe generators at the Electric Plant.All in favor. Approved.Approval of the Consent Agenda - Motion by Clement, sup-ported by Fabiano, to approve the Consent Agenda.All in favor. Adopted.Adjournment - Motion by Clement, supported by Fabiano, toadjourn the regular meeting at 7:58 P.M.All in favor. Adopted.A copy of the approved Minutes is available upon request atCity Hall, 259 Kent Street.
Monique I. Miller, City Clerk
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NOTICE TO CREDITORSDecedent’s Estate
FILE NO.11-184-DE
Estate of GARY G ROWLEYDate of birth:
TO ALL CREDITORS:*NOTICE TO CREDITORS:
The decedent, GARY G ROW-LEY, who lived at 6364CHICKERING RD., BELDINGMichigan died 12/21/2010.
Creditors of the decedentare notified that all claimsagainst the estate will beforever barred unless pre-sented to DIXIE SANDBORN,named personal representa-tive or proposed personalrepresentative, or to boththe probate court at Court-house, Ionia, MI 48846 andthe named/proposed per-sonal representative within4 months after the date ofpublication of this notice.
Date:5/13/11
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Proposals will be received by the Clinton Area Transit Sys-tem at 304 N. Brush St., Saint Johns, MI 48879, until 10:00 am,on Friday the 17th day of June, 2011 for the construction ofthe Site Work for the new facility on 215 Scott Rd., St. Johns,MI, 48879.1. Access Drive and Parking Lot construction2. Storm water detention basin, pipe swale construc-tion3. Gravel bus parking lot construction4. 1,685 L.F. of 8", D.I., Class 52 water main and appur-tenances construction5. 395 L.F. of 6", SDR-26 sanitary sewer and appurte-nances construction6. Site lighting and data service construction, utilities7. Minimal landscaping, brush and tree removalA mandatory pre-Proposal meeting will be held at 10:00 amon Monday, 6th day of June, 2011 at the offices of ClintonTransit, 304 N. Brush Street, Saint Johns, MI 48879. A telecon-ference may be arranged at the same time.Each Proposal shall be accompanied by certified check orProposer’s bond in the amount of 5% of the Proposal.Checks shall be drawn payable to Clinton Transit as securityfor the acceptance of the contract and subject to conditionsstated in the Instructions to Proposers. The Owner reservesthe right to waive any informality in any Proposal, to rejectany or all Proposals, or accept any Proposal which is consid-ered most favorable to the Owner.This is a Federally Assisted project and is subject to FederalLabor Standards, Laws and Regulations, which includesDavis-Bacon (DBRA), Section 3 and related acts. Laborersand mechanics employed by general contractors andsubcontractors who perform construction work in the proj-ect shall be paid wages at rates not less than the prevailingwages as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accord-ance with the Davis-Bacon Act. The General Contractor is re-sponsible for the enforcement of wage compliance and sup-port documentation for the duration of the project and maybe held liable for wage restitution.Plans, Proposal forms and specifications may be obtained byqualified Proposers at the office of Trinity Engineering andSurveying, Inc., 107 N. Clinton Ave., St. Johns, MI, 48879, for anon-refundable charge of $75.00 a set. RFP with constructiondocuments will be available on May 16, 2010. Call Trinity En-gineering 989-227-2700 for overnight shipping which willhave $25.00 handling and postage charge per set. AS THIS ISTHE THIRD RFP REQUEST, THOSE THAT PAID FOR THE AU-GUST 31, 2010 and DECEMBER 27, 2010 RFP DOCUMENTS ANDSPECIFICATIONS WILL NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS SET OFDOCUMENTS.Clinton Transit is strongly encouraging DBE’s to apply. Clin-ton Transit is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Service Or-ganization.OWNER: Clinton Area Transit System: Rose May Mason, Gen-eral Manager
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Ionia County, Michigan
Council Member Fabiano, supported by Council MemberVanSlambrouck, made a motion to adopt the following ordi-nance:
ORDINANCE NO. 44-B
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 24, ARTICLE II, SECTION24-20 and 24-22 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITYOF PORTLAND REGULATING TRANSIENT TRADERSTHE CITY OF PORTLAND ORDAINS:SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Chapter 24, Article II, Section 24-20 of the Code ofOrdinances of the City of Portland is amended to read as fol-lows:
Sec. 24-20. Sale of merchandise prohibited on certainstreets.(a) It is unlawful for any person to sell at public outcry,hawk, peddle, or auction any goods, wares, merchandise, orproduce of any nature on Kent Street between the intersec-tion of Academy Street and Grand River Avenue or on BridgeStreet between the intersection of Maple Street and GrandRiver Avenue except as permitted in subsection (b).(b) A city official may issue a license to sell merchan-dise in the locations identified in subsection (a) of this sec-tion if the sales occur during a community event recognizedby a resolution of the city council.SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. Chapter 24, Article II, Section 24-22 of the Code ofOrdinances of the City of Portland is amended to read as fol-lowsSec. 24-22. License required.(a) No person may engage in business as a transienttrader or dealer within the city without first obtaining a li-cense from the city.(b) A city official may issue a blanket license to thesponsoring entity for a craft show or food sale sponsored byany local civic organization or recognized charitable, reli-gious, educational, or fraternal organization when that eventis recognized as a community event by resolution of the citycouncil. A license issued under this paragraph is exemptfrom the requirements of sections 24-24 and 24-25.SECTION 3. PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE. ThisOrdinance must be published and recorded as provided inthe City Charter and takes effect on the date of publication,but not less than ten (10) days after its adoption by the CityCouncil.Ayes: Fabiano, VanSlambrouck, Clement, Calley, BarnesNays: NoneAbsent: NoneAbstain: None
ORDINANCE DECLARED ADOPTED.
Dated: May 16, 2011
James E. Barnes, MayorMonique I. Miller, City Clerk
Introduced: May 2, 2011Adopted: May 16, 2011Published: May 22, 2011Effective: May 26, 2011
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Portland TownshipIonia County, MI
P.O. Box 314Portland, MI 48875
The May meeting of the board was held on May 11, 2011 atthe Portland Township Hall at 7:00 p.m.The meeting was called to order and the Pledge of Allegiancewas recited.All board members were present.Trustee Platte motioned to approve the April 2011 meetingminutes seconded by Trustee Pung and carried.Treasurer Simon noted First Bank as a depository for theTownship which was omitted during the Annual meeting.Treasurer Simon reported 6 ambulance runs and 2 fire runsfor March; 8 ambulance runs and 2 fire runs for April. Thegeneral account balance was noted. A draft copy of thesummer newsletter was submitted for review.Supervisor Tiemann covered his monthly report. The irrevo-cable letter of credit has been received for Grand Ridge Es-tates. Open building permits in Portland Township with cor-rection notices were noted.Treasurer Simon motioned to authorize Supervisor Tiemannto attend the MTA Summer Legislative Conference secondedby Trustee Pung and carried.Trustee Pung motioned to authorize the Ionia County Sheriffdepartment to run and oversee a roadside clean up project inPortland Township seconded by Treasurer Simon. 4- In fa-vor, one- no, motion carried.Assessor Thompson noted the survey portion on the summernewsletter for residents input. A review of the Michigan TaxTribunal case with Sun Set Communities was discussed.Trustee Platte motioned to allow the assessor to rejoin singlelots with the surrounding acreage for Agriculture use for resi-dents Mr. Weber and Mr. Benjamin. A ten year change restric-tion was noted. Supervisor Tiemann seconded and carried.Supervisor Tiemann will contact the Ionia County Road Com-mission concerning dead elm trees along David Highway/Collins Rd.Trustee Platte motioned to pass resolution # 5-11-11 a Decla-ration of intent to make public improvements; tentative des-ignation of a special assessment district; and notice of publichearing for Grand River Estates subdivision, seconded byTrustee Pung. 5-votes yes, 0-votes no, motion carried.Trustee Platte motioned to pass Ordinance #100-5-11 to con-firm the establishment of a planning commission under theMichigan Planning Enabling Act seconded by Trustee Pung.A roll call vote showed 5-yes, 0-no, motion carried.Treasurer Simon motioned to approve the expenses associat-ed with legal counsel submitting a letter to the Michigan TaxTribunal for Sun Set Communities seconded by Trustee Pungand carried.The Public Safety and Fire Emergency Response Ordinanceand the ICMAC agreement will be reviewed by the PlanningCommission at the next Planning Commission meeting in Au-gust.The Township board discussed the Zoning Administrator’scontract which has been tabled to the June board meeting.Trustee Platte motioned to pay the bills as presented byClerk Keilen seconded by Treasurer Simon and carried.Treasurer Simon motioned to adjourn at 9:30 p.m. secondedby Trustee Platte and carried.
Respectfully,Charlene Keilen
Portland Township Clerk
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