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ANDY DUFFY | Weekly Voice

Chase mystery still puzzling people today

By Andy Duffy
Weekly Voice

CHASE It may not be fodder for a big-time television production, but the unincorporated
community of Chase has an
unsolved mystery of its own.
Much of the town burned one
spring night in 1892. According
to old documents, investigators
believed an arsonist started the
blaze. Investigators thought
someone intentionally left a
candle burning on flammable
material.
The mystery features two
prime suspects, one with no alibi but no motive, and the other
with a motive and an alibi.
Today, the community of
Chase is a cluster of homes and
businesses sitting astride U.S.
10 in 35.6 square mile Chase
Township. According to the 2010
census, the entire township had
a population of 1,137.
Woods and farm fields surround the community. Hunters
walk among towering, oak-tree
covered ridges in the fall in
quests to shoot a few squirrels.
Trout fishermen slip along
the nearby Middle Branch of
the Pere Marquette River. In
the fall, wandering salmon occasionally make it that far up
the river and probably cause
consternation among the population of resident brown trout.
Come firearm deer season,
orange-coated hunters frequent
the deer blinds that dot the
woods and fields. The occasional towering white pine is a
throwback to another era.
Things were quite different
during the second half of the
19th century.
By the 1870s, logging camps
were springing up near Chase.
According to some reports,
logging began in earnest in
Michigan in the 1830s. It was
concentrated, though, near
navigable rivers.
The Pere Marquette near
Chase was too small to permit
log floats. Logging activity
there began in earnest when
the railroad arrived in the early
1870s.
Suddenly, a number of logging camps sprang up. Chase
boomed. It soon boasted a popu-

ANDY DUFFY | Weekly Voice

On the plaque in front of the library in Chase, a visitor can find likenesses of a Victorian home that survived the fire
and still stands in the community today.
lation of more than a thousand.
On weekends, when the loggers
in the surrounding camps came
to town, the population regularly swelled to more than 5,000.
Lake County historian
Shanna Avery, who has written
extensively on the area, said
Michigans logging industry
reached its peak in about 1880.
By the 1890s as the state was
logged off, the number of people
employed by logging was starting to dwindle.
Then came the night of April
27, 1892.
A fire started in a downtown
business. Townsfolk quickly
decided the blaze had been set
intentionally. They blamed a
candle left burning on flammable material.
The blaze was noteworthy
for the amount of damage
it caused. Area newspapers
reported 25 buildings on the
towns main street (now U.S.
10) including every business in
town and the fire destroyed five
homes.
Attempts to fight the fire were
hampered by strong winds.
Accounts claim erratic winds
blew from three different compass points as crews fought the
flames.

As soon as the inferno was

contained, people began wondering who the arsonist was.
At first, attention was focused
on a townsman named Zimmerman Ross. He operated a drug
store for an absentee owner of
the building. According to reports, hed had a liquor license
rejected shortly before the day
of the fire. Thus he had a motive for setting the fire: revenge
for the rejected liquor license
application.
The village council members,
in fact, passed a resolution during a special meeting the following evening, stating the council
affirmed to the best of our
knowledge and belief (Ross) did
so burn said building.
Although Ross was the object
of much suspicion, but there
wasnt much evidence against
him, Avery said. Among the
points brought up in his defense
was he had nothing to gain. The
business was insured for $600,
but the policy was payable to
the owner of the building.
Suspicion soon shifted to
prominent townsman Dr.
George Field. Ross was trying
to compete with Field for the
towns pharmaceutical business. Some suspected Field

started the fire to put the competitor out of business. If he

did, the fire came at a loss to
him. He lost his home, drug
store and barn in the fire. His
losses were estimated at $3,000.
Besides, Field had an alibi. He
claimed he was in Nirvana at
the time of the fire, and witnesses verified his story.
So the once-thriving village was brought to its knees.
Nobody was ever brought to
justice, and the crime remains
unsolved to this day.
Some echoes, people say, last
forever. The echo of that 1892
fire lingers in Chase today. The
dearth of old business structures along the highway and the
lack of Victorian-era homes in
the former logging community
tell the story of that long-ago
disaster.
And this spring during a quiet
evening as a trout fisherman
eases his way along the Middle
Branch of the Pere Marquette
River, the faint rustlings he
hears may not be leaves shimmying in the gentle breezes
of spring. They could be faint
echoes of the roaring inferno
that consumed the village of
Chase nearly a century and a
quarter ago.

Osceola Commission on Aging may seek more funding

By Andy Duffy
Weekly Voice

REED CITY The demand for

services is simply outpacing the
organizations funding according to Scott Schryer, the director
of Osceola Countys Commission on Aging,
There are 5,500 seniors in the
county as of the 2010 census.
Schryer said. We are serving
650 of them.

Schryer asked the commissioners to consider asking the taxpayers for an additional .2 mills
this August.
Commissioners will see proposed ballot language at the
April 19 and will decide then
whether to take the request to
the voters.
If the proposal makes the ballot and voters approve it, Schryer
anticipates the COA will receive
an additional $135,000 in fund-

ing.
State law allows commissions
on aging to levy up to 1 mill in
taxes. Osceola County currently
levies .8 mills for the commission.
Schryer said the COAs staff
and administration are already
in place, so the additional funds
will all go to provide services.
Without additional revenue,
the COA will probably have to
begin rationing services.

Waiting lists are not unheard

of. They are happening around
the state. I will hate to pick up
the phone and tell a caller I will
put him on a waiting list, Schryer said.
The COA millage rate hasnt
increased sine 1986.
The agency has a total budget
of more than $1 million. About
35 percent of its budget comes
from federal and state grants.
Roughly 11 percent comes from

program income including donations and fund raising activities.

Two percent comes from reimbursement for services from the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Millage funding accounts for
slightly more than half of the
commissions current funding.
The COA provides home-delivered meals for shut-ins and other
in-home services. It also provides other services for county
residents 60 and older.

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Evarts five-day forecast

Local 5-Day Forecast
Fri

Sat

Sun

Mon

Tue

4/15

4/16

4/17

4/18

4/19

67/40

72/45

74/45

Sunny. Highs in
the upper 60s
and lows in the
low 40s.

More sun than

clouds. Highs in
the low 70s and
lows in the mid
40s.

More sun than

clouds. Highs in
the mid 70s and
lows in the mid
40s.

Times of sun
and clouds.
Highs in the
mid 60s and
lows in the
upper 30s.

65/39

Abundant
sunshine. Highs
in the mid 60s
and lows in the
low 40s.

66/40

Sunrise: 6:57 AM

Sunrise: 6:55 AM

Sunrise: 6:53 AM

Sunrise: 6:52 AM

Sunrise: 6:50 AM

Sunset: 8:25 PM

Sunset: 8:26 PM

Sunset: 8:27 PM

Sunset: 8:29 PM

Sunset: 8:30 PM

Reed Citys five-day forecast

Michigan at a Glance

Local 5-Day Forecast

Fri

Sat

Sun

Mon

Tue

4/15

4/16

4/17

4/18

4/19

Sault Sainte Marie

44/31

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72/45

73/45

Abundant
sunshine. Highs
in the upper 60s
and lows in the
low 40s.

A few clouds.
Highs in the low
70s and lows in
the mid 40s.

More sun than

clouds. Highs in
the low 70s and
lows in the mid
40s.

Partly cloudy.
Highs in the
mid 60s and
lows in the
upper 30s.

Sunshine. Highs
in the mid 60s
and lows in the
low 40s.

Sunrise: 6:58 AM

Sunrise: 6:56 AM

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Sunrise: 6:53 AM

Sunrise: 6:51 AM

Sunset: 8:26 PM

Sunset: 8:27 PM

Sunset: 8:28 PM

Sunset: 8:29 PM

Sunset: 8:31 PM

Michigan at a Glance

Area Cities
City
Alpena
Ann Arbor
Bay City
Benton Harbor
Big Rapids
Chicago
Coldwater
Detroit
Escanaba
Flint
Gladwin
Grand Rapids
Houghton
Iron Mountain
Ironwood

65/39

65/40

Grand Rapids

54/34
Lansing
51/31

Detroit
47/32

Hi
43
49
50
54
51
53
53
47
39
51
50
54
46
43
52

Lo Cond.
30 Cloudy
30 M Cloudy
32 Cloudy
35 Cloudy
33 Snow Showers
39 P Cloudy
32 M Cloudy
32 Cloudy
34 Snow
32 Cloudy
31 Cloudy
34 Cloudy
33 M Cloudy
32 Snow
36 Cloudy

City Sault Sainte Marie

Hi Lo Cond.
44/31 51 31 Cloudy
Jackson
Kalamazoo
56 32 Cloudy
Lansing
51 31 Cloudy
Mackinaw City
41 32 Cloudy
Manistee
48 35 P Cloudy
Menominee
43 35 Snow
Michigan City
56 34 P Cloudy
Midland
50 31 Cloudy
Muskegon
53 36 Snow Showers
Pontiac
49 30 Cloudy
Port Huron
48 29 M Cloudy

Saginaw
51 31 Cloudy
Grand Rapids

Sault Ste Marie

44
31 Cloudy
54/34
Lansing
Detroit
Toledo
47
33 M Sunny
51/31
47/32
Traverse City
50
35 Snow Showers

National Cities
City

Hi Lo Cond.
52 M Cloudy
50
Hi 38
Lo Sunny
Cond.
53
Cloudy
43 39
30 P
Cloudy
70
56
M
49 30 M Cloudy
Cloudy
76
Clear
50 45
32 M
Cloudy
75
T-Storms
54 63
35 Iso
Cloudy
71
Clear
51 54
33 M
Snow
Showers

City
Miami
Minneapolis
City
New York
Jackson
Phoenix
Kalamazoo
San Francisco
Lansing
Seattle
Mackinaw
City
Saint Louis
Manistee

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Los Rapids
Angeles
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Chicago
53 39 P Cloudy
Moon Phases
Coldwater
53 32 M Cloudy
Detroit
47 32 Cloudy
Escanaba
39 34 Snow
Flint
51 32 Cloudy
Gladwin
50 31 Cloudy
First
Grand Rapids
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Houghton
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Apr 22
Iron Mountain
43 32 Snow
Ironwood
52 36 Cloudy

UV Index
National Cities
Fri

Sat

Menominee
Michigan City
Midland
Muskegon
Pontiac
Port Huron
Saginaw Last
Sault Ste
Marie
Apr
30
Toledo
Traverse City

Sun

Hi
51
56
51
41
48
43
56
50
53
49
48
51
44
47
50

Mon

Hi Lo Cond.
83 71 M Sunny
66 Cond.
47 P Cloudy
Lo
58Cloudy
42 Sunny
31
85
62 Clear
32 Cloudy
59Cloudy
51 Cloudy
31
59
44
Cloudy
32 Cloudy
65P41
Clear
35
Cloudy
35 Snow
34 P Cloudy
31 Cloudy
36 Snow Showers
30 Cloudy
29 M Cloudy
New
31 Cloudy
31 Cloudy
May 6
33 M Sunny
35 Snow Showers

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City
Hi
4/16
4/17
4/18 83
Atlanta4/15
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Cloudy
Miami
6
6
6
Boston 6
50 38 Sunny
Minneapolis
66
Chicago
53 39 PHigh
Cloudy
New York
High
High
High 58
Dallas
70 56 M Cloudy
Phoenix
85
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on a 0 - 11 number
scale,
with a
Denver
76 45 M Clear
San
Francisco
59
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need for greater
skin protection.
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75 63 Isothe
T-Storms
Seattle
59
11
Los Angeles
71 54 M Clear
Saint Louis
65

Tue

Lo Cond.
4/19
71 M Sunny
6
47 P Cloudy
42 Sunny
High
62 Clear
51 Cloudy
44 Cloudy
41 Clear

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Whats Happening in the Area

days, April 19, 26 and May 3

Contact Terese at 231-734from 1 to 3:30 p.m. For more 6940.
information or to reserve a
space, call Osceola County
REED CITY CrossEvening book club at
AARP meeting
Commission on Aging, 231roads Theatre Guild presReed City library
734-5559.
ents Deathtrap, a mysREED CITY AARP No.
tery by Ira Levin, on April
2418 meets on the second
REED CITY An eve22 and 23 at 7 p.m., April 24 ning book club will be held
Wednesday of every month
Food pantries
at 2 p.m., April 29 and 30 at on April 21 at 6 p.m. at Reed
at the United Methodist
7 p.m. and May 1 at 2 p.m.
City Area District Library.
A food pantry is available Church in Reed City.
Shepherds Table at
Potluck lunch (bring own
Join a discussion of
to residents in need who
Detroit: An American Au- Hersey Church
live in Osceola County. The table service) will start
Reed City church
topsy by Charlie LeDuff.
following is a list of the dif- at noon followed with a
HERSEY Shepherds
holding rummage sale
ferent locations, hours and program starting at 1 p.m.
Table, 5 to 6:30 p.m., TuesEveryone welcome.
contact people.
day nights at Hersey ConREED CITY A rumReed City library board gregational Church.
For more information,
SEARS Former Orient
mage sale will be held on
meeting April 25
Township Hall, next to the contact Marylou at 231-832April 21 from 7:30 a.m. to
4938.
Post Office
5 p.m. and April 22 from 8
REED CITY A library
Diabetes workshop
Every Tuesday, 1 to 4 p.m.
a.m. to 3 p.m. at Reed City
board meeting will be held
Contact Ken at 231-620United Methodist Church, on April 25 at 6 p.m. at Reed
EVART Osceola
Shepherds Table
2504
503 S. Chestnut Street.
City Area District Library. County Commission on
MARION Marion Food
Bag day all day Friday.
The public is welcome
Aging and Michigan State
REED CITY Church of
Pantry, East Main Street,
and encouraged to attend.
University Extension will
the Nazarene, Shepherds
by appointment, on call 24 Table, free meal every
offer a free, six-week DiaSenior game day April
hours
betes PATH workshop in
Thursday at 5:30 p.m., 5300
Free concert series
27 in Evart
Contact Marsha at 231Evart. Diabetes PATH is a
220th Avenue. Donations
at Reed City Depot
743-6801
workshop for adults with
welcome.
EVART Senior game
TUSTIN Augustana
day will be held on April 27
REED CITY A free con- type 2 diabetes and is open
Lutheran Church
from noon to 4 p.m. at Evcert will be held at the Reed to family, friends, caregivBreakfast at Reed City
Every Monday, 9 a.m. to
ers and anyone wishing to
art Senior Meal Site, 732 W. City Depot every second
Moose Lodge
noon
7th Street.
and fourth Thursday from learn more about managContact Katie at 231-768ing diabetes.
For seniors age 60 and
7 to 9 p.m. starting May 12
REED CITY The Reed
The diabetes PATH work- 4418, or Betty at 231-829older. Lunch with games
and running through the
City Moose Lodge will
3457
shop will assist particito follow: cards, scrabble,
end of September.
be serving breakfast on
REED CITY St. Philpants in managing their
dice, etc.
Music by Cedar Creek.
the second Sunday of the
Cost is free, donations ap- Country, oldies and gospel. diabetes and taking control lips Church
month from 8 to 11 a.m.
Every Tuesday, Thursof their health. Participreciated.
Come on down and join
Same menu and all you
day, 1 to 4 p.m.
pants will learn ways to
the fun.
can eat. Eggs, sausage,
Contact Robert at 231-832- potatoes, pancakes, French
deal with the symptoms
Adult coloring group
2624
of diabetes, understand
toast, biscuits and gravy.
Springtime brunch
at Reed City library
emotions, develop healthy
All for $6 per person.
and program
eating habits and talk
REED CITY An adult
GFWC
Womens
Club
with health care providers
coloring group will be held
EVART A Springtime
South Evart Quilt Club
about diabetes.
on April 20 from 1 to 3 p.m. Brunch and Program:
EVART Evart Womens
meeting
Seating is limited and
at Reed City Area District
Understanding and CopClub meets the second
reservations are required. Tuesday of every month
Library.
ing with Dementia/AlEVART The South EvThe class will meet TuesColoring pages and limzheimers Disease, will be
(Sept. through June).
art Quilt Club meets on the
first and third Wednesday
of each month through
May 30, at the Evart Township Hall, Main Street,
from 11 a.m. to 2:30-3 p.m.
with a potluck lunch at
noon.
Everyone interested in
quilting, whether beginner
or pro, are welcome. For
Keep the numbers of these locally owned businesses on hand
more information, contact
Margie at 231-734-3857 or
for all of your service and shopping needs.
Ann at 231-867-3237.
ited supplies available. Refreshments provided.

held on April 30 from 9:30

a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Evart
United Methodist Church,
619 Cherry Street.
RSVP by April 18 to Donnie Sue Johnson at 231-7345491 or the church office at
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REED CITY Road to

Recovery is an American
Cancer Society volunteerbased program that provides transportation for
cancer patients to and
from their treatments.
Volunteer drivers transport patients from their
home to cancer treatment
centers, doctor visits and
other cancer-related appointments.
The American Cancer
Society is working with
Spectrum Health Reed City
Hospital, Susan P. Wheatlake Regional Cancer
Center to recruit volunteer
drivers and coordinators
from Osceola and its surrounding counties to help
drive cancer patients to
and from their treatment.
All volunteers need is a
few hours during the week
and a desire to make a difference.
Local community members who are interested
in volunteering for the
Road to Recovery program
should contact the American Cancer Society at 1-800227-2345.

Spectrum offers
diabetes support group

REED CITY Spectrum

Health is offering a diabetes support group on the
last Tuesday of the month
at 4 p.m. at the diabetes
education building, 219
East Church Street.
The groups are free and
open to those with diabetes or those who support
someone with the condi-

tion. Facilitators will lead

discussions on various
topics including healthy
cooking, computer apps for
diabetes, use of over-thecounter medications and
more.
To register, call 231-5924483.

Dinner with friends at

St. Paul Lutheran Church

EVART Dinner with

Friends Community Meal
will be held on the second
Wednesday of each month
from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at St.
Paul Lutheran Church, 435
W. 5th Street. Sponsored by
St. Paul Lutheran Church
and the Evart United Methodist Church.
Donations appreciated.
Take out available.
For more information,
contact 231-734-3585 or 231734-5491.
In the event that school
is canceled, Dinner with
Friends will not take place.

Free dinner
at Reed City church

REED CITY There

will be a free dinner every
Monday from 5 to 7 p.m. at
the Church of the Firstborn Revival Center, 310 S.
Higbee.
Donations accepted but
not necessary.

Wednesday is soup day

at Reed City church

REED CITY The

Church of the Firstborn,
310 S. Higbee, is now open
Wednesdays from noon
until 6 p.m. serving soups
at no charge. Open to the
public and all are welcome.

Free community dinner

SEARS Free community dinner will be held every Saturday night at 5:45
p.m. in Brooks Corners
Hall with a contemporary
worship at 6:30 p.m. Invite
a friend.

Weight loss group

meetings on Thursdays

EVART T.O.P.S weight

loss support group meets
every Thursday at 8:30 a.m.
at the Evart United Methodist Church. Weigh in is
from 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. and
meeting is at 9:30 a.m.
T.O.P.S. MI 1390 weight
loss support groups meets
every Thursday at 6 p.m.
at Calvary Baptist Church.
Weigh in is from 6 to 6:30
p.m. and meeting is from
6:45 to 8 p.m.

Health specialty clinic

REED CITY Urologist, John Anema, M.D.

will be offering outpatient
services at the hospitals
Specialty Clinic twice a
month.
He will be consulting
with patients on the second
Friday of the month and
performing outpatient surgery and other procedures,
including lithotripsy on
the fourth Friday.
The clinic is located at
300 N. Patterson Road. Contact Spectrum Health Reed
City Hospital Specialty
Clinic at 231-832-7108 for
more information.

Fibromyalgia support
group meeting

BIG RAPIDS Support

group for people with
Fibromyalgia will be meeting the first and third Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. at St.
Johns Lutheran Church,
located at 1004 N. McEwan.
McEwan.
Discussion topics are
based on the needs of
members of the group.
Suggestions are always
welcomed.
For more information,
contact Lori at 989-386-6113.

Crossroads Quilt Guild

meeting

REED CITY The Crossroads Quilt Guild will hold

meetings on the fourth
Tuesday of each month,
except December, from 6
to 8 p.m. at the Reed City
Church of the Nazarene.

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Osceola County to continue housing

Wexford County inmates

Obituaries
Casey J. Bennett

REED CITY Casey J. Bennett, of Reed City, passed

away Friday, April 8, 2015 at
his home. He was 56. Mr. Bennett was born November 25,
1959 in Reed City to Richard
Dale and Ruth Marie (Mateman) Bennett. He moved from
Evart to Reed City in 1972.
Casey was a 1977 graduate of
Reed City High School. He
worked at Evart Products, retiring in 2012. Mr. Bennett enjoyed basketball, skiing, and
crossword puzzles.
Mr. Bennett is survived by
his son, Richard Ryan Bennett of Big Rapids, grandson,
Jackson Lee Bennett-Smith
of Big Rapids, two sisters, Judy (Verwayne) Greenhoe of
Stanton, Janet Marie Bennett
of Reed City, a brother, Richard Dean (Dianna) Bennett of

Mecosta, many nieces and

nephews and great nieces and
great nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Memorial services for
Casey Jay Bennett are 11 a.m.
Tuesday, April 12 at the Corey
Funeral Home in Evart with
Father Joe Fix officiating.

Arlene Delores Custer

EVART Arlene Delores
Custer, 86, of Evart, died at
Reed City Hospital Long Term
Care on Friday, April 8, 2016.
She was born July 22, 1929,
in Lakeview, Michigan, to
Carmen and Lillian (Johnson) Griffis.
She lived her adult life in
Evart, Michigan, working on
the family farm and working
at Reed City Hospital in
housekeeping. She enjoyed
spending time with her
friends and family. Her many
friends at work, Centenial
Arms (Scott) and Moorecare
share many stories of her fun
personality. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
She is survived by seven
children: Jim Custer, Nancy
(Dave) Taylor, Roger (Pam)
Custer, Terry (Linda) Custer,
LaDonna (Stan) McLachlan,
Ralph (Deb) Custer, Forest Jr.
(Denise) Custer all of Evart.
She has 13 grandchildren and
eight great grandchildren.
A special thanks to Mary,
Penny, and Darlene for their

compassionate care mom received during the past three

months. Also, to Dr. Juneja,
Catherine, Sara, Jessica, and
Laura for your caring support
and respecting moms wishes
during the past few months.
Funeral services for Arlene
Delores Custer will be 11 a.m.
on Wednesday, April 13, 2016,
at the Evart Free Methodist
Church with Pastor Mark
Bullock officiating. Visitation
will be Tuesday, April 12, 2016,
from 6 to 8 p.m. at Corey Funeral Home in Evart. The interment will be in Forest Hill
Cemetery in Evart, Michigan.

Wallace Bernard (Bud) Theunick

EVART Wallace Bernard
(Bud) Theunick, of Evart,
passed away on Wednesday,
April 6, 2016, at home.
Bud was born in Pontiac,
Michigan, to Louis and Fabiola (Fitzgerald) Theunick. He
attended St. Michaels Catholic
School where he
also enjoyed playing baseball and
hockey. He marr i e d Vi r g i n i a
Weikert, in Maryland, in 1945 when
they were both in
the Navy.
Bud was a machinist during the war and later, after
coming home, became a Tool
and Die machinist in Detroit.
Bud had grown up on a farm
and always wanted to have a
farm of his own. He always
farmed on the side but in
1972, he had the opportunity
to move his family to Evart
and farm 400 acres with his
son, Michael. Bud lived many
happy years with the love of
his life (Virginia/Lucky) and
his family of seven children.
Bud loved to go to the Dulcimer event, the 4-H Fair/Horse
pulls, the Evart Car Show and
anything that brought the
whole family together. And
he greatly enjoyed hunting of
all kinds, and in the last years
of his life, bagged a trophy

County will pay Osceola County

$30 per bed per day. Wexford
County will also be able to use
additional Osceola County Jail
REED CITY Although a
space on an on-call basis at the
judge recently ruled against
same rate.
a group seeking to block the
Wexford County will be
construction of a new Wexford
responsible for transporting
County jail, for the foreseeable
future, Wexford County will con- its inmates to and from court
proceedings and will provide
tinue to house some of its jail
a means for those released to
inmates in Osceola County.
return to Wexford County upon
The Osceola County commisbeing released if the inmate is
sioners agreed to the plan at
unable to find other transportatheir Tuesday, April 5, meeting.
tion.
The commissioners extended
Osceola County will only acthe current contract for one
cept Wexford County inmates
year. The contract will expire
who fall between medium and
June 30, 2017.
very low using the Northpointe
Either Wexford County or
Institutes security classificaOsceola County can terminate
the agreement by giving a 30-day tion system. Anyone with a
notice. In exchange for Wexford higher classification and females will be accepted for housCounty reserving 10 Osceola
ing at the Osceola County Jail
County Jail spaces, Wexford
By Andy Duffy
Weekly Voice

ANDY DUFFY | Weekly Voice

Standing at an easel, Leon C. shows the form he used for his art project.
The National Association for the Education of Young Children has named April the Month of the Young Child. To mark the
occasion, Venecia George, manager of Evart Head Start, annually holds a show of the artwork of her students. This years
art is on display at Fosters Supermarket and BC Pizza in Evart.

buck on the farm.

Bud was preceded in death
by his parents and a brother,
Gerald.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 70 years; sister,
Shirley (Jack) Walters; brother, James (Mary) Theunick;
children: Mike (Vi) Theunick,
Connie (Glenn) Perley, Craig
Theunick, Tim (Sandy) Theunick, Melora Theunick, Melody (Bud) Coty, Melinda (David
Steene) Hugmeyer; 17 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
Bud was a devout member
of Sacred Heart Catholic
Church.
Funeral services were Sunday, April 10, 2016, at Sacred
Heart Catholic Church.
In lieu of flowers, donations
may be sent to Hospice of
Michigan and St. Judes Cripple Childrens Fund.

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on an on-call basis only. Osceola

County will not lodge any juvenile inmates.
The entire agreement between
Osceola and Wexford counties
can be viewed on the Osceola
County website, www.osceolacounty.org.
Wexford County officials have
been proceeding with plans to
construct a new jail on a Lincoln Street site near the Northview Seventh-day Adventist
School. The group Citizens for
the Safety of Wexford county
Children sought an injunction
halting work on the site. Judge
David Thompson of Manistees
19th Circuit Court agreed with
the county that unreasonable
delay occurred before the group
asserted its claim and the group
lacked a general issue of material fact.

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Town Corners School in Osceola County

and hardwood floors. It is
well lighted by ten large
windows, each two sash
with 28x36 inch double
strength glass.
The schoolroom proper is 24x34 feet. Leading
to same from front double
doors is a vestibule 6x10
feet, and on each side
of them are two cloak
rooms, 9x10 feet, each fitted with books and shelving for the accommodation of from 30 to 40 pupils. These are connected
with vestibule by doors,
and with the schoolroom
by arched openings, four
feet wide and eight feet
six inches high from top
arch to floor.
Under the back gable
and opening upon the
main room is the teachers platform, with floor
raised six inches and is
24x10 feet in size. The
space thus partially shut
off from the schoolroom
by a nicely constructed
arch, 20 feet wide and 12
feet high in center, with
plastered column at each
side, is designed for the
teachers desk and also
as the kindergarten or
beginners apartment, and
is furnished with small
chairs and tables and other suitable e apparatus

ruary 26, 1902, announced

the new brick school,
The Review presents
today a picture of the
The Towns Corner
School in Leroy Township school house and grounds
of school district No.
served as a fractioned
1, frl., Leroy township,
school district that eduwhich is located near the
cated children from not
only Leroy Township, but corners of LeRoy, Burdell, Sherman and Rose
also Burdell, Sherman,
Lake Townships, Osceola
and Rose Lake, being
situated at the corners of County. It is modern in its
construction and all of its
these townships.
appurtenances, and can
The school organized
truly be said to be a modon April 28, 1870 in a log
el rural, schoolhouse.
building. Mrs. Albert
The building is what
served as teacher for the
is known as brick vefirst two terms. A frame
building replaced the log neer, with four gables, as
shown in the picture. The
schoolhouse. In 1902, a
brick used is white, with
brick structure was concorners turned with red
structed.
brick, with model corFor years, students up
to the 10th grade were in- nices, roof and crestings,
structed by two teachers. and a cupola for bell. It
stands well elevated upon
By 1940, the schoolhouse
became a home and even- blocked stone wall, and is
tually burned. LeRoy Tool a sitely location.
The interior of the
& Die located at the site.
building is modern in evAn article from the Evart Review printed in the ery particular, and is finReed City Clarion on Feb- ished with native woods
By Shanna Avery
Special to the Weekly Voice

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The Town Corners school in Osceola County. Date of photo is unknown.

for that work. At the front
of the teachers desk are
located the recitation
seats, and back of these
are the usual seatings.
Under the whole building is a nicely constructed basement nearly eight
feet deep with cement
floor and pointed stone
wall. Here is located the
furnace and boiler with
which the house is heated
with steam from radiators placed in convenient
places. That part of the
basement not occupied
by the heating plant will
be finished off for a dining room to be used by
the schoolchildren. The
entire basement is perfectly heated, lighted and
ventilated.
Another important
matter that has not been
overlooked is that the
outhouses have been constructed with the same
care devoted to the main
building, and the district
proposes to grade the

grounds and plant trees

as soon as spring opens,
so that the surroundings
will be in full harmony
with the buildings.
We have gone into many particulars in description of this model school
house gleaned from specification procured for us
by Commissioner James
H. Thompson, hoping that
others may be induced to
be inspired to give better
attention to their school
properties.
The buildings above
described cost in round
numbers $1800, as follows: Brick for school
house $120; contract price
$1147.50; extras $50; bell
$19; inside painting and
finish $67.45; steam heat
$250; brick outbuildings
$120; total $1773.95. The
district began to prepare
for building in 1897, when
it was voted to raise $200
as a sinking fund, and
for two years this was
repeated, until the fund

STUDENT
ATHLETE

Photo courtesy of Shanna Avery

amounted to $600, then

the sum of $300 was voted
and the school board was
authorized to build a
school house, which was
done last year. Stephen
Allen, of LeRoy, was the
contractor.
The district has a
school census of 98, and
an attendance last year of
65. Its present officers are
Raymond E. McLaughlin,
director; Louis Talstad,
moderator; Ed C. Allen, assessor. Miss Ellen
Noggle, daughter of Geo.
F. Noggle of Sherman
Township, is teacher, and
is one of the most capable
and competent in the
county.
Hon. Delos Fall, Superintendent of Public Instruction, who is deeply
interested in rural school
matters, will appoint a
State teachers Institute
to be held in the new
school house sometime
during the month of
April.

of the
Week

Meet: Nataleigh Burhans

Junior at Evart High School

Sports:
Softball, competitive
cheer
What moment in sports
stands out the most to you?
Why?
Softball districts in 2014.
It was my first time playing
with the varsity.
Who is your favorite professional athlete?
Jennie Finch
What is your pre-game
ritual?
Listening to music
What is your favorite
subject in school? Why?
Science. It is interesting
and enjoyable
Do you have a role model? Who and why?
My teachers in school;
they teach me to strive for
success.
What are your post-highschool plans?
To go to college and pursue respiratory therapy
What advice would you
give to younger people
starting out in sports?
Stick with it and try your
hardest.

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ANDY DUFFY | Weekly Voice

Evart first baseman Josh Dorn manages to corral the throw and make the
putout during the nightcap of a twin bill Tuesday in Reed City. After winning game won 3-2, Evart dropped the second game 8-6.
Evarts ball teams traveled to Reed City Tuesday for a pair of doubleheaders. Reed City and Evart split the baseball games with Evart winning the
first game of the twin bill 3-2 and Reed City taking the nightcap 8-6. Reed
City won the softball games 17-2 and 14-7.
ANDY DUFFY | Weekly Voice

Reed City pitcher Sidni Rushford delivers a pitch to Evarts Mikayla Wallace during the nightcap of Tuesdays doubleheader. Reed City
won the first game 17-2 and the second game 14-7.

ANDY DUFFY | Weekly Voice

Reed Citys Hunter

Morrison bats in
Tuesdays home baseball game against
Evart.

ANDY DUFFY | Weekly Voice

A throw from right field nearly nipped this Evart runner Tuesday in the nightcap
of a doubleheader in Reed City. Reed City pitcher Julianne Griffin picked up the
win in the first game and her teammate, Sidni Rushford, got credit for the win in
the second.

Public record

Evart Police Department

weekly report

Sheriff s Department
Officers assisted the Osceola County Sheriff s Department on a traffic stop.
04/04/16
04/10/16
Fraud Officers re Trespassing Officers
sponded to an identity theft
complaint. The case re- responded to a landlord/
tenant trespassing commains open at this time.
plaint.
04/04/16
Personal Property Damage Accident Officers reReed City Police
sponded to a personal propDepartment, weekly
erty damage accident.
04/04/16
report
Disorderly Officers
responded to a disorderly
4/4/16
tenant complaint. The sus Officers were dispect was given a verbal patched to local residence
warning.
regarding a 78-year-old
04/05/16
man found deceased in his
Unlawful Entry Of- home. No foul play is susficers responded to an un- pected and he is believed
lawful entry complaint. to have died of natural
The case remains open at causes. Case closed.
this time.
Officers arrested a
04/05/16
42-year-old male who was
Property Damage Acci- found to have a warrant
dent Officers responded for child support. He was
to a two-vehicle accident.
transported and lodged in
04/06/16
the Osceola County Jail
Suspicious Officers without incident.
responded to a suspicious
Officers were called to
situation. The case re- perform a welfare check
mains open at this time.
on a crying baby at a local
04/06/16
apartment complex. Of Misuse of Financial ficers found there were no
Transaction Device Of- signs of ill treatment. Case
ficers responded to a com- closed.
plaint of misuse of a fi4/5/16
nancial transaction device.
Officers served No TresThe case remains open at pass papers on an individthis time.
ual lodged at the Osceola
04/07/16
County Jail. The 23-year Malicious Destruction old male signed and stated
of Property Officers re- he understood that he was
sponded to a malicious de- not to be back on the propstruction of property com- erty.
plaint. The case remains
Officers received a reopen at this time.
port of a suspicious situ04/08/16
ation regarding an email
Assist Osceola County claiming money was owed.

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matter.
Officers were called to
local apartment regarding
a beeping alarm. Officers
found the battery was low
and assisted with replacing
it for the 89-year-old tenant.
4-7-16
While on patrol, officers
observed a vacant home
in violation of the City ordinance #1060.02 for trash
and refuse in addition to
the City Ordinance #652.06
(b) (e) for dangerous buildings and other structures.
The appropriate abatement
paperwork was processed
and sent to the owner.
Officers were dispatched to local apartment
complex regarding a park-

ing violation in the parking lot. Officers located

the owner of the vehicle
in question, who stated he
was about to replace the
battery he just purchased.
Case closed.
While on patrol, officers
observed a vehicle in the
driveway of local residence
in violation of City Ordinance #1284.13 regarding
the storage of inoperable
or unregistered vehicles.
Contact with the owner
and advised of the violation. An abatement notice
was completed and served
to the owner at that time.
Officers were dispatched to local business
regarding an activated burglar alarm. Officers found
the store to be secure with
nothing appearing out of
the norm.
Officers were dispatched to local residence
regarding threats and a
possible violation of carrying a concealed handgun

in violation of the law. The

handgun was confiscated
pending review by the
Osceola County Prosecuting Attorney.
While on patrol, officers observed a vehicle
in the driveway of local
residence in violation of
City Ordinance #1284.13
regarding the storage of
inoperable or unregistered
vehicles. Abatement notice
has been prepared and will
be served to the owner.
4/8/16
Officers were dispatched to local residence
re garding a deceased
56-year-old male. No foul
play is suspected and he
is believed to have died of
natural causes.
4/10/16

Officers were requested

to perform a well check
on a local residence. The
caller was concerned the
47-year-old male in question may be suicidal. Officers located and spoke to
the male. No one else was
in the residence and the
situation was resolved.
Officers were request
to perform a well-being
check on an 86-year-old
male. Officers arrived finding him the victim of a
prank phone call, leaving
him upset. Officers were
able to calm him down and
stayed with him until family could arrive.
Officers were called to
a local church regarding a
missing wallet. The matter
is under investigation.

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Sacred Heart in Evart

sends supplies to Haiti
By Andy Duffy
Cadillac News

sea to Haiti.
The shipment includes
EVART A load of food 105 five-gallon buckets of
food, other supplies and an
and medical supplies is
organ. The church sent a
on its way from Evarts
total of 139 packages.
Sacred Heart Catholic
Parishioners of Evarts
Church to Haiti. The load
Sacred Heart Catholic
shipped out April 11.
Church use a list and pack
Collecting supplies to
food in buckets. Last year
send to the island nation
has become an annual rite the church sent 104 buckets
for the Evart church. This of food plus boxes of mediis the third year the church cal supplies, tools, clothing, shovels, rakes, brooms
has sent a shipment.
and especially childrens
Evarts Ryan Hopkins
took the load to Nashville. clothing to Haiti.
They also sent down maFrom there it will go to
terial for school uniforms,
Louisiana, be placed on
church member Gordon
a ship, and will travel by

Hooper said.
The shipments initially
go the Parish Twinning
Program of the Americas
in Nashville before going
on to Haiti.
Collecting for the annual
shipments has grown into
a community-wide event.
A class at the elementary
school heard about the annual Haitian collections
and wanted to help. The
students there began collecting change. Now each
year, the school has a Pennies for Haiti fundraiser.
One year, the fundraiser
collected more than $1,200.

ANDY DUFFY | Weekly Voice

An organ was among the items Evarts Sacred Heart Catholic Church recently sent to Haiti.

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