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Osceola ranked among the least healthy Michigan counties
By Bryce Airgood
Weekly Voice
In a recent report, all 83
Michigan counties were
ranked from the healthiest, ers per county residents
No. 1, to least healthy at
83rd place. Osceola County
is ranked among the less
healthy counties.
Osceola County is
ranked 63rd for health out- and economic environ-
comes and 64th place for
health factors, according
to the 2019 County Health
Rankings and Roadmaps
Report.
Health outcomes rep-
resent measures of how
long people live and how
healthy people feel.
Health factors represent which are located in Reed
what effects how long
and how well people live,
including health behav-
iors like exercise, social
and economic factors like
income and the physical
environment like water
quality, according to the
report.
Beth Langenburg, Spec-
trum Health Big Rapids
and Reed City chief op-
erating officer, said in an
email that another health
factor, clinical care like ac- and affordable home is tied
cess and quality of care, is to poor health.
defined as having a 20 per-
cent impact on someone’s
health.
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Evart anticipates giving Ventra a 50 percent property tax abatement as they move into the Dean’s Dairy building.
Evart looking to award tax abatement to Ventra
BY Victoria Martin
Weekly Voice
ration.
Ventra plans on purchasing
located in Pontiac.
“The decision by these Tier 1
The property tax abatement
that Evart is anticipating award-
EVART — As Ventra plans to
the old dairy building to con-
tinue its growth in the city and
auto suppliers to not just expand
but to establish new facilities in
ing Ventra is to show support for
the company as they continue to
grow within the city of Evart,
the city anticipates awarding
create 50 new jobs with the ex-
pansion, according to the press
Michigan further underscores
our leadership position in auto-
grow in this project.
“We are very grateful for our
the company with a large tax
abatement.
release.
This expansion is one of three
motive manufacturing and the
strength of our talented work-
partnership with Ventra. Ventra
has proven their commitment to
The city of Evart is looking at “that will generate a total of force,” said Jeff Mason, CEO, our community by reinvesting
giving Ventra a 50 percent prop- $29.6 million in private invest- Michigan Economic Develop- in the Dean’s property,” Evart
erty tax abatement as the com- ment and create 262 jobs in ment Corporation. Interim City Manager Sarah
pany renovates and moves into
the Dean’s Dairy facility, accord-
Michigan,” wrote the MEDC.
The other companies are Con-
In planning this expansion,
Ventra was also awarded a
Dvoracek told the MEDC. “We
are excited to have this opportu-
ing to a press release sent out on cord Tool and Manufacturing $350,000 Michigan Business nity (to) work with Ventra and
Wednesday from the Michigan located in Mount Clemens and Development Program perfor- will help in any way possible to
Economic Development Corpo- Erae AMS USA Manufacturing mance-based grant. make it successful.”
ranked 44th out of 83 coun- we are. Sometimes it boils
ties related to clinical care, down to zip code,” said
identifying less primary Robert Gordon, Michigan
care providers, dentists, Department of Health and
and mental health provid- Human Services director,
in a press release.
than the state average. Researchers did find that
“Clinical care does im- overall severe housing
pact health and the health costs were lowest in rural
rankings but it does not areas. However half of
tell the entire story; social rural counties experienced
an increased burden in
ment (ranked 49th) and housing costs since the
health behaviors (ranked housing crisis, Odegaard
80th) have a large impact said.
on health,” Langenburg The report defines severe
said. housing problems as the
Spectrum Health pro- percentage of houses that
vides primary care in includes one or more of
Osceola County through four housing problems:
the rural health clinics overcrowding, high hous-
ing costs, lack of kitchen
City, Evart, and Tustin, a facilities or lack of plumb-
walk-in clinic located in ing facilities.
Reed City and a telemedi- The statewide average
cine option. for severe housing prob-
When it comes to the lems was 16 percent and
physical environment, Osceola County was slight-
Karen Odegaard, an as- ly lower than the state av-
sociate researcher for the erage at 14 percent.
report, said a safe place In Michigan 14 percent
to live is a foundation for of households spend 50
health. percent or more on hous-
The report analyses ing. Osceola County has
show that a lack of oppor- 11 percent of households County Health Rankings and Roadmaps Report
tunity for a safe, secure, spending 50 percent or This map shows the distribution of Michigan’s health outcomes, based on an equal weighting of
more on housing. length and quality of life. Osceola County is ranked 64th out of 83 counties.
“Having stable housing
“When it comes to health creates the opportunity she said. egory, where it was ranked drinking water violations
outcomes, it’s not always to spend your money on Osceola County’s best 30th. The physical envi- and long commutes.
genetic code that most things that do impact your health ranking was in the ronment category covers
influences how healthy health and way of life,” physical environment cat- topics like air pollution, See Health on page 2
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Health rankings
Continued from page 1
The county’s worst health
ranking was in health be-
haviors, where it ranked
80th in the state. The
county’s access to exercise
was 60 percent vs. the state
average of 85 percent and
the percentage of driving
deaths with alcohol in-
volved was 50 percent com-
pared to the state’s average
of 29 percent.
Melissa DeRoche, Public
Information Officer for
Central Michigan District
Health Department, said
out of the six counties it
covers Osceola County was
actually the second high-
est ranked after Isabella
County.
When it comes to housing
impacting people’s health,
she said local health depart-
ments will inspect new
wells or septic systems for
residents.
“Safe, clean water and
having a working septic sys-
tem would be important to
someone’s health,” she said.
The department has the
Central Michigan Regional
Rural Health Network
which holds a monthly
meeting with stakeholders
and community members
to discuss health in the
community.
“We do look at that
data and we do look at it
internally for our own pro-
grams,” she said.
When they talk about the
rankings it’s really “intend-
ed to be a call to action,”
Odegaard said.
It helps people under-
stand what’s impacting
community health and so
solutions can be developed
to improve it.

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Reed City coach Monty Price talks to his son Jackson during a Division 5 playoff game against Clare
in 2017. Monty Price has recently been named the new football coach at Belding High School.

Reed City’s Price takes

football job at Belding
By Marc Vieau
Weekly Voice
REED CITY — Monty Price is headed
south.
Right down U.S. 131 — and a little bit
southeast on M-57 — to be exact.
Price, the longtime Reed City High
School football coach, teach and adminis-
trator, will become the next varsity foot-
ball coach at Belding High School.
Price met with his new team on last
week.
“My ultimate goal is to transform the
Black Knight program into one that is
recognized across the state as ‘Elite,’
Price said in a press release. “A program
that will engage the community and radi-
ates Black Knight Pride; a program that
develops champions in the classroom, on
the field, and in life.”
Price takes over a program that has
qualified for the playoffs in each of the
past three seasons, including last fall
when the team finished 7-3 and earned
third place in the O-K Conference’s Silver
Division.
Joe Schwander, Belding’s former coach,
was there for seven years before taking
the job at Forest Hills Eastern.
Price leaves quite a bit of success be-
hind at Reed City, as well.
The Coyotes posted 10 or more wins
in seven of the last eight years, won the
CSAA Gold Division title eight straight
times, advanced to the MHSAA Division 5
state semifinals in 2017, made the playoffs
nine straight times and 15 overall.
His career record at Reed City was 147-
64.
Reed City ended the 2018 season in the
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Events this week at the
Reed City Area District
Library:
• Thursday, March 28 and
Friday, March 29 — Escape
Room: Minecraft Edition.
Can you escape back to re-
ality? Register online.
• Saturday, March 30 —
Makerspace Saturday 11
a.m. to 2 p.m. See what
you can create from the li-
brary’s Makerspace.
Monday, April 1 — 6 p.m.
Library Board meeting.
Wednesday, April 3 —
11:15 a.m. Story Hour with
theme “Beautiful Butter-
flies.” Noon to 1 p.m. office
hour with Congressman
Moolenaar.
Matter of Balance to be Republican Dinner to be Spectrum Health offers
held in Reed City held
REED CITY — Matter of EVART — The Osceola classes
Balance is a program de-
signed to manage falls and
increase activity levels.
This free program consists
of eight two-hour sessions.
Osceola County Commis-
sion on Aging will hold the
sessions on Wednesdays,
10 a.m. to noon, beginning
April 3 and ending May
22. Classes will be held at
Meadowview Village, 802
Mill St., Reed City.
Registration is required,
as class size is limited.
Please call 231-734-5559 to
register or for more infor-
mation.
Startup Resources: Child
Care
BIG RAPIDS — In order
to address the child care
provider shortage in the
area, the Mecosta County
Area Chamber of Com-
merce, in conjunction with
the Mecosta-Osceola Great
Start Collaborative and the
Ferris State University Of-
fice of Community Engage-
ment, is offering assistance
to local individuals inter-
ested in starting a child
care business.
S t a r t u p Re s o u r c e s :
Child Care will take place
Wednesday, April 3, from
6 to 8 p.m. at the Mecosta-
Osceola Inter mediate
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Diabetes Support Group
County Republican Din-
ner will be held on April 5
from 5 to 6 p.m. The recep-
tion will be at the Osceola
Grand Hotel, with a 6:30
p.m. dinner at Evart High
School.
Dinner costs $25 per per-
son or $40 for both dinner
and reception. Contact
Peggy Hoard at 231-631-9970
for tickets and further in-
formation.
DivorceCare classes
held weekly
EVART — DivorceCare
classes are being offered
in Evart on Wednesday
evenings through May 1.
Those who are separated or
divorced are welcome and
encouraged to attend.
Class time is 7 to 8:30 p.m.
at 7th St. Coffee, and is led
by facilitator Sarah Bailey.
Workbooks are available
for $15.
Call Crossroads Commu-
nity Church at 231-734-1100 available through Christ-
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Diabetes Prevention
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with prediabetes or those
who may be at high risk for
developing Type 2 diabetes.
The Spectrum Health
Diabetes Education team
will facilitate a Diabetes
Prevention Program (DPP)
session for the community
to help make those lifestyle
changes. It will be held at
Spectrum Health Reed City
Hospital starting on May 8.
Groups meet for a year —
weekly for the first 16 ses-
sions, then monthly for six
to eight months to main-
tain the skills they have
learned.
For more information or
to register for the program,
call 231-832-6636.
REED CITY — Spectrum
Health holds a free month-
ly diabetes support group
to help and encourage
those with diabetes.
Reed City classes meet on
the first Monday of each
month from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
at the Diabetes Education
Building, across the street
from Reed City Hospital,
located at 4393 220th Ave.,
Reed City.
The group meetings are
open to those with diabetes
and caregivers who wish to
gain more information on
the topic. Facilitators will
lead discussions on blood
pressure, heart healthy eat-
ing, physical activity, food
label reading and more.
For more information or
to register, call 231-832-6636.
REDEEM Groups meet
weekly
EVART — Healing is
centered, life-transforming
REDEEM Groups. These
groups are for anyone de-
siring to deal with life's
hurts, habits or hangups
of any kind (anger, addic-
tions, abuse, fear, codepen-
use the materials and ap-
proach of Celebrate Recov-
ery.
A group for women and
a group for men will start
at Crossroads Commu-
nity Church of Evart each
Tuesday at 7 p.m.
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tial message to Pastor Paul
at (231) 515-2102 for more
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study booklets must be pur- quilters are welcome. No
chased by each participant. dues, just occasional dona-
tions for supplies.
For more information,
Free vascular screenings contact Margie at 231-734-
available 3857 or Ann at 231-867-3237.
REED CITY — Spectrum
Health Big Rapids and
Reed City Hospitals are of-
T.O.P.S. meets on
fering appointments for Thursdays
free vascular screenings on EVART — T.O.P.S. Weight
the fourth Monday of ev- Loss Group meets every
ery month. Thursday at 8:20 a.m. at
Individuals must meet Evart United Methodist
two of the following risk Church.
factors in order to partici- Weigh-in is from 8:30 to
pate in the screenings: 9:15 a.m., and the meeting
• 60 years of age or older begins at 9:30 p.m.
• Diabetes
• History of smoking
• High cholesterol
Better Breathers Club
• High blood pressure forms
• Immediate family his- BIG RAPIDS — Spectrum
tory of Aortic Aneurysm Health Big Rapids Hospital
• Immediate family his- is hosting a free support
tory of arterial disease be- group for people who live
fore age 60 with lung disease.
If you have two or more The meetings are 2 p.m.
of these conditions, you on the third Monday of
could benefit from a no- each month in the hospi-
cost, pain-free vascular tal’s third-floor classroom.
screening. Caregivers, as well as lung
Screenings will be in per- disease patients, are wel-
son with an ultrasound ma- come.
chine and a certified vascu- The classes will be led
lar sonographer. Advance by Melinda Hutson, a re-
appointments are required spiratory therapist in the
for the screenings and can cardiac and pulmonary
be scheduled by calling rehabilitation department,
616-391-VASC. and Cassie Tower, lead re-
spiratory therapist in the
cardiopulmonary depart-
Wexford-Osceola ment for Big Rapids and
Habitat for Humanity Reed City Hospitals.
meeting For more information or
to register, call 231-592-4204.
REED CITY — The
Osceola County Commit-
tee of the Wexford-Osceo-
TOPS weight loss
la Habitat for Humanity meeting
needs your help. The com- REED CITY— TOPS
mittee meets every second weight loss meetings, Reed
Wednesday of the month at City, Chapter 1682, Monday
4 p.m. at the Lake-Osceola weigh-in at 5:30 p.m. and
State Bank, 217 S. Chestnut meeting from 6 to 7 p.m. at
Ave., in Reed City. St. Paul Lutheran Church.
We are always looking for
board members, volunteers
and helpful suggestions —
everyone is welcome. No
Free blood pressure
appointment necessary. clinics
For more information, call EVART— Osceola Coun-
231-775-7561. ty Commission on Aging
is offering free blood pres-
sure clinics for adults 60
South Quilt Club years and older. Monthly
holding bi-weekly blood pressure screenings
meetings will be conducted at the
OCCOA meal sites in Ev-
EVART— The South Ev- art, Marion and Tustin.
art Quilt Club will be hold- Evart’s clinic will be held
ing their bi-weekly quilt- on the second Tuesday ev-
ing meetings on the first ery month, 10 a.m. to noon.
and third Wednesdays of The Evart meal site is lo-
each month through June. cated at 732 West Seventh
Will take place at the Evart St. (U.S. 10).
Township Hall, South Main Marion and Tustin’s clin-
Street, from 11 a.m. until 2 ics will be held on the third
or 3 p.m. with a members' Tuesday each month, 10
potluck lunch at noon. a.m. to noon. The Marion
All quilters or want-to-be meal site is at 101 E. Main
St. The Tustin meal site is
at 213 South Neilson.
Walk-in clinics. If you
wish to eat at the meal site,
call 231-734-5559 at least a
day before to reserve a spot.
Food pantries
A food pantry is available
to residents in need who
live in Osceola County. The
following is a list of the dif-
ferent locations, hours and
contact people.
SEARS— Former Orient
Township Hall, next to the
Post Office
Every Tuesday, 1 to 4 p.m.
Contact Ken at 231-620-
2504
MARION— Marion Food
Pantry, 112 N. Clark St.,
open 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. the
third Wednesday of each
month or by appointment
Call 231-743-6092
TUSTIN— Augustana
Lutheran Church
Every Monday, 9 a.m. to
noon, for Pine River school
district residents only
Contact Katie at 231-768-
4418
LEROY — Rose Lake Free
Methodist Church
Second Tuesday of the
month from 3-5 p.m. for all
Osceola County residents
Contact Vicky at 231-388-
1782
REED CITY— St. Phillip
Neri Church
Every Tuesday from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m.
Contact Nedra Ball at 231-
215-6996.
AARP meeting
REED CITY— AARP No.
2418 meets on the second
Wednesday of every month
at the United Methodist
Church in Reed City.
Potluck lunch (bring own
table service) will start
at noon followed by a pro-
gram starting at 1 p.m. Ev-
eryone welcome.
For more information,
contact Marylou at 231-832-
4938.
Shepherd’s Table
REED CITY— Church of
the Nazarene, Shepherd’s
Table makes a free meal ev-
ery Thursday at 5:30 p.m.,
5300 220th Ave. Donations
welcome.
Volunteers needed
for Road to Recovery
REED CITY— Road to
Recovery is an American
Cancer Society volunteer-
based program that pro-
vides 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-re-
lated appointments.
The American Cancer
Society is working with
Spectrum Health Reed City
Hospital, Susan P. Wheat-
lake Regional Cancer Cen-
ter to recruit volunteer
drivers and coordinators
from Osceola and its sur-
rounding 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 dif-
ference.
Local community mem-
bers who are interested
in volunteering for the
Road to Recovery program
should contact the Ameri-
can Cancer Society at 1-800-
227-2345.
Free community dinner
SEARS— Free commu-
nity 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.
Health specialty clinic
REED CITY— Urologist,
John Anema, M.D. will be
offering outpatient servic-
es at the hospital’s Special-
ty Clinic twice a month.
He will be consulting
with patients on the second
Friday of the month and
performing outpatient sur-
gery and other procedures,
including lithotripsy on
the fourth Friday.
The clinic is located at
300 N. Patterson Road. Con-
tact Spectrum Health Reed
City Hospital Specialty
Clinic at 231-832-7108 for
more information.
Crossroads Quilt Guild
meeting
REED CITY— The Cross-
roads 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.
Activities at the Reed
City Senior Center
REED CITY— The Senior
Center, 219 Todd Ave., has
the following activities:
Wednesday: Fun Bingo
(18 and older) at 12:30 p.m.
Thursday: Euchre at
12:30 p.m.
Friday night: Regular
Bingo (weather permit-
ting). Doors open at 4:30
p.m. Early Birds start at 6
p.m. (License No. A22502)
For further information,
contact Carolyn at 231-832-
2676.
Free movie nights
SEARS— Free movie
nights will be held the sec-
ond Friday night of the
month at 7 p.m. at Brooks
Corner Hall, U.S. 66 and 10.
Free popcorn and hot dogs.
Day book club
at Reed City Library
REED CITY— A day book
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Wednesday of the month
at 1:30 p.m. at the Reed City
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Obituaries
Herbert Guy Brigham Betty Barbara Blank
PARIS, Mich. — Her- EVART — Betty Barba-
bert Guy Brigham, of ra Blank, of Evart,
Paris, Michigan, passed passed away Friday,
away Thursday, March March 22, 2019 at Curry
21, 2019 at Metron of Big House near Cadillac. She
Rapids. He was 66. was 93.
Mr. Brigham was born Mrs. Blank was born
August 19, 1952 in Chip- April 3, 1925 in St. Johns,
pewa Township, Mecosta Michigan, to John Henry
County, Michigan to and Louise Barbara
Vern and Anna (Corey) (Wassa) Bashore. She at-
Brigham. He graduated tended St. Johns High
from Evart High School School and married
in 1970. Herb had worked Skiler, Damond, and Chester D. Blank in An- She was preceded in
for Michigan Bell, oper- Morgan, his sister, Kathy gola, Indiana, on Septem- death by her parents,
ated his own excavating (Jim) Reagan of Romeo, ber 20, 1947, he preceded John and Louise
company, worked for Le- Michigan, and his broth- her in death on March 12, Bashore; her husband,
prino Foods, and retired er, Kelvin Brigham of 2006. Betty had lived in Chester D. Blank; her sib-
from Fluid Routings in Evart, and numerous Ovid, Michigan, St. lings, Donald (Letha
Big Rapids in August of nieces and nephews. He Johns, Michigan, and Kuhns) Bashore, Galen
2015. Herb had a passion was preceded in death by moved to Evart from Per- (Lorene Whittaker)
for cars and loved me- his parents, Vern and ry, Michigan, in 1967. She Bashore, Max (Alma
chanic work. Anna, his sister, April had worked as a waitress Carlson) Bashore, John
Herb is survived by his Helmer, and his brother, in East Lansing, and as (Elaine Miller) Bashore,
daughter, Jen (Kelly) Ed Brigham. an assembler then fore- Margaret (Jay) McKay;
Smith of Traverse City, There will be a gather- man at Evart Products, a n d t o d d l e r, Je a n
two sons, Herber t ing of friends and rela- retiring after 18 years in Bashore.
Brigham III of Paris, tives Monday, March 25 1985. Betty loved being Funeral services hon-
Michigan, and Sam from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at with her family and en- oring the life of Betty
Brigham of Evart, seven the Corey Funeral Home joyed flower gardening. Barbara Blank are 1 p.m.
grandchildren, Jordan, in Evart to honor the life Betty is survived by her Wednesday, March 27, at
Jacob, Mallory, Brynn, of Herbert Guy Brigham. daughter, Patricia A. the Corey Funeral Home
Blank Curtis of Reed in Evart, with Pastor
City; her son, David L. Paul Weissenborn offici-
Manuela Reyez (Pamela) Blank of Cadil- ating, with visitation be-
lac; five grandchildren; ginning at 11 a.m. until
BIG RAPIDS — Manu- eight great-grandchil- time of services. Mrs.
ela Reyez of Big Rapids, dren; and her brother, Blank will be laid to rest
beloved mother and Larry (Carol Austin) next to her husband in
grandmother, passed Bashore of Ovid, Michi- Forest Hill Cemetery
away peacefully with her gan. when weather permits.
family at her side, Thurs-
day, March 14, 2019 at
Spectrum Health Butter-
worth Hospital in Grand
Rapids. She was 89.
Mrs. Reyez was born
April 30, 1929 in Mexico
to Juan and Manuella
(Medina) Veloz. She mar-
ried Francisco Reyez on ids; her daughter-in-law,
July 9, 1945 in Austin, Margaret Reyez of West-
Texas, and he preceded land, Michigan; five
her in death on August 7, grandchildren, 13 great-
2009. Francisco and Man- grandchildren and two
uela moved to Evart from great-great-grandchil-
Garden City, Michigan, dren; two sisters and four
around 1980 and they brothers.
owned and operated the She was preceded in
Kozy Korner Restaurant death by her parents; her
in Evart. She attended husband, Francisco
the Calvary Baptist Reyez; her son, Francis-
Church in Evart. Manu- co Reyez Jr.; and five sib-
ela enjoyed spending lings.
time with family and A Celebration of Life
friends, and was a fabu- honoring Manuela Reyez
lous cook and creative will be 2 p.m. Saturday,
seamstress. May 18, at the Calvary
Manuela is survived by Baptist Church in Evart
her daughter, Dorothy with Pastor Scott Farrell
Tumminello of Big Rap- officiating.

City-wide reappraisal
of property happening
in Reed City
By Rick Charmoli portion of the city in any
Weekly Voice given year.
Howell also said that if
REED CITY — Very soon the value of the city goes
you will get a postcard in up, it doesn’t mean prop-
your mailbox about the erty taxes will too.
reappraisal of property in “If the value of the city
Reed City. increases, according to
While your first instinct the current state laws, we
might be to treat it as junk don’t benefit from the ad-
mail and throw it away ditional property taxes,”
— don’t. That postcard is he said. “We will have to
the first step in a city-wide lower our millage rate so
process for the reappraisal the total taxes received
of property within Reed remain the same as the
City’s limits. Reed City previous year.”
City Manager Ron Howell Howell said CSZ Services
said last November the advised the city it will be
Michigan State Tax Com- sending a postcard to every
mission issued an order parcel soon announcing
that the City of Reed City the firm will be conducting
is to conduct a complete re- the reappraisal with a con-
appraisal of all parcels to tact number for citizens
be completed in 2019 so the to call if they have any
2020 Assessment Roll had questions. He also said he
all parcels updated. was told the postcards will
In response to that or- be mailed out shortly but
der, Howell said the Reed couldn’t say if it would be
City City Council recently this week or next week.
hired CSZ Services LLC to As soon as weather per-
conduct the reappraisal at mits, employees of CSZ
a cost of $59,865. Services will be coming
“The important thing to Reed City to start the
is it was mandated by the reappraisal. All employees
state tax commission. We will have highly visible
didn’t anticipate we would identification and every
have to do that, we had employee will be on file
to amend the budget and with the Reed City Police
use reserves to pay for it,” Department, Howell said.
Howell said. “We will com- The purpose of the reap-
ply.” praisal is to make sure that
While it was a minor in- the information on file for
convenience financially to each parcel is correct and
the city, Howell said having up to date. CSZ Services
the entire city reappraised will be following the guide-
in one year is a good thing lines and standards of the
as it will bring every piece State of Michigan on how
of property and property each parcel is to be reap-
owners up to a “level play- praised so that each parcel
ing field.” He said typi- has been completely up-
cally the local assessor is dated for the 2020 Assess-
only able to reappraise a ment Roll.
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Evart Police weekly
report
• 3-18-2019 Check Well
Being — Officers were dis-
patched to conduct a well-
being check. Contact was
made with the subject who
advised they were okay
and not in need of any ser-
vices.
• 3-19-2019 Dog at Large
— While on patrol, offi-
cers located a dog at large.
The dog was secured and
turned over to Osceola
County Animal Control.
• 3-19-2019 Unlawful Driv-
ing Away of an Automo-
bile — Officers assisted the
Osceola County Sheriff ’s
Department with an inves-
tigation of a stolen vehicle.
• 3-19-2019 Violation of
Controlled Substance Act
— Two needles/syringes
were turned into the Evart
Police Department. The
contents of the syringes
tested positive for heroin.
The investigation remains
open at this time.
• 3-19-2019 Assault — Of-
ficers were dispatched to a
report of an assault. The
case remains open at this
time.
• 3-19-2019 Larceny — Of-
ficers were dispatched to a
report of a stolen bicycle.
It was determined that the
incident was related to the
Osceola County Sheriff ’s
Department stolen vehicle
case. The information was
turned over to the Osceola
County Sheriff ’s Depart-
ment for further investiga-
tion.
• 3-19-2019 Possible OWI
— Officers were called to
conduct a traffic stop on a
vehicle where the driver
may have been impaired.
Contact was made with
the driver and it was deter-
mined that no crime had
been committed.
• 3-20-2019 Assault with a
Firearm — Officers were
called to assist the Michi-
gan State Police with an
assault in progress. The as-
sailant was reported to be
in possession of a firearm.
The complainant decided
not to pursue charges.
• 3-21-2019 Check Well Be-
ing — Officers were called
to a report of a possible
suicidal subject. Contact
was made with the subject
who was found to be intox-
icated but not suicidal. No
services were requested by
the subject.
• 3-21-2019 Suspicious —
Officers were called to a re-
port of a suspicious vehi-
cle. The owner could not be
located. The case remains
open at this time.
• 3-22-2019 No Security —
While on patrol, officers
Public
record
conducted a traffic stop
due to a driver not wearing
their seat belt. It was deter-
mined that the vehicle was
being operated without
insurance. The driver was
given a citation and the ve-
hicle was impounded.
• 3-23-2019 Suspicious —
Officers were called to a
complaint of a suspicious
situation. It was deter-
mined that the incident
may have been related to
a case being investigated
by a different law enforce-
ment agency.
• 3-23-2019 Assist — Of-
ficers were called to assist
the Osceola County Sher-
iff ’s Department with a
vehicle causing a traffic
hazard. The vehicle was
removed from the roadway
by a tow truck.
Evart Police Depart-
ment, 137 N. River St.,
Evart, MI 49631. P. 231-734-
5911, f. 231-734-5911, e. ev-
artpd@evart.org, w. www.
evart.org.
Reed City Police weekly
report
If you see any suspicious
activity, call 911. For a non-
emergency, call 832-3255.
Email tips to policereedc-
ity@gmail.com.
Sunday, 3/17/19
• Officers arrested a
42-year-old male on charg-
es of domestic assault.
He was transported to the
Osceola County Jail and
lodged without incident.
Wednesday, 3/20/19
• Offices were dispatched
to assist with a juvenile
who reported feeling sui-
cidal. Officers stayed with
the juvenile until a parent
could arrive and transport
the individual to the hospi-
tal for an evaluation.
• Officers were dis-
patched to a local business
regarding a disorderly
ex-employee. The officers
spoke with the man as he
was leaving the property
and discussed his options
to take the matter to small
claims court. The com-
pany stated they did not
wish to have the man ar-
rested but filed the paper-
work to have him served
with No Trespass papers.
• Officers issued a warn-
ing to a resident to take
care of the trash outside
in the yard or there would
be a citation for violating
the city ordinance. The
matter was taken care of
as requested.
Thursday, 3/21/19
• Officers responded to
a complaint regarding
piles of trash bags in the
backyard of a neighbor-
ing resident. The officers
spoke with the resident
vious marijuana-related
conviction in November
who confir med it was 2017. The violation oc-
trash in the bags and he curred when he failed to
hasn’t had the opportu- verify his status with the
nity to remove them. The sex offender registry. The
officers issued abatement sentences are to be served
notice and will retur n concurrently.
to confirm the trash has • William Scott Gleason,
been removed. 34, of Hersey was sen-
• Of ficers were dis- tenced to one year in jail
patched to respond to a with 178 days credited for
dead deer in the road. Of- a guilty plea to failure to
ficers contacted the Reed comply with the sex of-
City Department of Pub- fenders registry. He also
lic Works to take care of was ordered to pay $298
the dead dear. in fines and fees and $45
in restitution. Gleason
was given 24 months pro-
Public Record from bation.
March 15 in 49th • Robert Thomas Pratt,
Circuit Court 38, of Burton was sen-
tenced to 270 days in jail
REED CITY — The fol- with 175 days credited for
lowing are arraignments, a guilty plea to a proba-
pleas or sentences occur- tion violation stemming
ring in 49th Circuit Court from a previous convic-
in Osceola County on the tion to unlawful use of
date of March 15: a motor vehicle in July
• Edward Lee Wirick 2018. The violation oc-
Jr., 51, of Evart was sen- curred when he removed
tenced to between 1 year an electronic monitoring
and 1 day-five years in device on March 1, failed
prison with 42 days cred- to report to his proba-
ited for a guilty plea to tion of ficer on March
possession of a firearm 4, removed his curfew
by a felon. He also was and SCRAM tethers on
sentenced to between 1-4 March 4 and failed to be
years in prison with 138 at his approved residence
days credited for a guilty between the hours of 10
plea to a probation viola- p.m.-6 a.m. on March 1,
tion stemming from a pre- court records indicate.

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Crafting a passion into a business

By Victoria Martin something like this. I never thought through the video store, some of
weekly voice it would even be possible,” she said. those people I don’t really see much
Just to do something else and pro- anymore,” she said. “But I have met
EVART — When opening her video vide another service for the Evart a lot of new people, good-hearted
store 11 years ago, Misty Barnett community, Barnett started Get people.”
never thought in her wildest dreams Crafty with 12 balls of yarn in four In getting to know more of the
she would be pursuing her different colors in the back of her community, Barnett has been trying
passion for crafts and giv- already existing video store in down- to find more and more ways to give
ing back to the commu- town Evart. back.
nity who has supported “The craft store I started, literally, For the last five years, said Barnett,
her. I am not kidding, with four differ- Get Crafty has held a mittens and hats
“When I started ent colors of yarn and I had three drive for the local elementary school.
the video store of each. So, I started the craft store The Store has also started a scholar-
I didn’t ever with 12 balls of yarn. And I just kept ship for Evart Highschool seniors who
dream I flipping it.” may need a little extra help with the
would As the side business took off, the price of education.
have video store began to shrink and, “The senior scholarship was trig-
once other options started to flow gered because my daughter was get-
into Evart, Barnett knew it was time ting ready to start college and looking
to jump into crafting full time. at the prices it is just crazy,” said Bar-
“The town brought the Redboxes nett. “So, while she can’t participate
to town and when they did that it in it, we wanted to help someone who
was like they flipped a switch,” said might not be able to afford to go to col-
Barnett. “It just killed the video lege.”
store.” Last year, Get Crafty was able to
Though the video store was not provide one scholarship through a
forever, Barnett is thankful for the donation and one through raffling off
time it was open as it allowed her to a quilt. This year, Barnett hopes to
explore a passion by being a buffer provide more scholarships through a
and paying the bills while it could, silent auction.
she said. In the future, Barnett wants to contin-
As Get Crafty grew from an armful ue to find new ways to help out the com-
of yarn to an entire store, Barnett munity that has supported her during
has enjoyed getting know more of the transition from movies to crafts.
the community.
VICTORIA MARTIN “I have met a lot of great people.
Mckenzie Barnett crochets a scarf at her mom’s shop, Get Crafty, in Downtown Evart. I miss some of the people we had See Page 8 for more Photos

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