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A free spirit, she made a few waves, too

Evart farm girl joined
WAVES, aided war effort
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EVART She wasnt supposed to leave her military base

most evenings.
Former Evart farm girl Daisy
Cotterman didnt let that regulation deter her, though. She
would sometimes leave her
Long Beach, California military
barracks and sneak off post
with sailors by crouching down
and hiding in a car with them.
She was caught occasionally
trying to sneak back to her base,
but the punishment didnt deter
her for long.
Now those high jinks remain
from her fading recollections
of the World War II years and
bring a ready chuckle to her
lips.
I did a lot of things I wasnt
supposed to when I was a
WAVE, she says.
Born Daisy Edwards on Dec.
20, 1922, Cotterman grew up on
a farm near Dead Mans Corner
southeast of Evart and attended
the old Tule School in Orient
Township.
Her family farmed with horses, and Cotterman remembers
cultivating crops and dragging
fields behind a team of them.
Cotterman and her two sisters
also helped with the milking
by hand, of course. She jokes
that she and her sisters left
home and then her dad bought a
milking machine.
Even while she was home on
the farm, Cotterman was something of a free spirit. One of
her responsibilities was to help
with the milking a chore that
began each morning at 5.
One evening, Cotterman went
out with friends. She was just
returning home when her father was headed out the door to
milk.
He looked at me with a little
smile, Cotterman recalls. He
said, are you going to help
milk?
She hustled in the house and
changed into her farm clothes.
She went to the barn and, still
dazed from a lack of sleep, tried
to start the milking with her
usual cow. With a start, she

By Andy Duffy | Weekly Voice

The bombing of Pearl Harbor came just a couple of weeks before Daisy Cotterman turned 19. The Evart farm girl soon
joined the war effort. Here she is today at Evarts Centennial Arms.
realized a bull was tied where
the cow normally was. Her dad,
she thought, was sending her a
message, and she decided she
would make it home early from
then on.
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
just a couple of weeks before
Cotterman turned 19, an act
that drew the United States into
the war. She soon joined the war
effort. She started out by finding
employment at the Willow Run
Bomber Plant east of Ypsilanti
riveting wings on planes.
During 1942, the U.S. Congress established the WAVES
Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service. The
program was intended to allow

more male officers and enlisted

personnel to go to sea by using
WAVES in shore activities. The
guy Cotterman was dating eventually talked her into enlisting
in the WAVES. She was sent to
Hunter College in The Bronx,
New York, for her initial training where, she recalls, they
did a lot of marching and
from there was sent to Long
Beach.
Although she has forgotten
what many of her responsibilities at Long Beach were, she remembers helping ferry sailors
to their ships. She served in the
WAVES during 1944-45.
She had to wear her uniform
everywhere she went. She was

off base one time and was carrying her hat instead of wearing it. True to military form,
she encountered an officer who
ordered her to put her hat on.
The war ended, and Cotterman received her discharge and
returned to civilian life. She
eventually returned to Evart.
She now lives at Centennial
Arms, apartments managed by
the Evart Housing Commission.
Soon to turn 94, she is among
the dwindling few who served
in the war. Her hair is now gray,
and she has trouble recalling
some things.
She remains, though, Daisy
the Rivet Driver, a member of
the generation that won the war.

Community comes together to provide gifts for kids

for households.
The Reed City Church of the
Nazarene assists with gift wrapping.
EVART Lots of planning,
Covenent Evangelical
work and raising of funds go
Church of Le Roy donates hats
into Osceola Countys Gifts for
and mittens.
Kids program according to EvOther churches and church
arts Claudia Bradley, a member
organizations assisting with
of the groups steering comGifts for Kids include the
mittee. Now the Evart Public
Library, a dropping off point for Hersey United Methodist
donated items, is filling up with Church youth group and Tustins Augustana Lutheran
goods waiting for distribution.
Church.
Gifts for Kids assists families
Marion and Sears food panwith food and presents during
tries assist with food for holiday
the Christmas season.
Elegibility for assistance from meals.
Families seeking assistance
the program is based on income.
apply through Love INC, and the
The recipient registration peMDHHS serves as a fiduciary.
riod is now closed for this year.
Some assistance comes from
The program is helping 210
the countys larger businesses
families and a total of 768 peosuch as Yoplait, Bradley said.
ple, a number consistent with
Some comes from more unlikely
last year Bradley said.
sources. An elementary school
Gifts for Kids has now been
class recently assisted the Gifts
helping Osceola County families for 35 or 36 years. It operates for Kids effort. The Masons and
with the assistance of Love INC, the Evart Lions Club have contributed as did the Evart Auto
the Michigan Department of
Club.
Health and Human Services, a
Donations are coming in
broad assortment of churches,
from all over, Bradley said.
food pantries, businesses and
Packages will be distributed
other organizations from across
Dec. 10, the the work will continthe county assist with Gifts for
ue. Sometime in January, Gifts
Kids. Among them:
for Kids will have a wrap-up
St. Pauls Lutheran Churdh
assists with gifts for children in meeting to evaluate this years
efforts. The organization will
8-12 year age range.
hold a fund-raising golf-outing
Hersey United Methodist
during the summer. Associates
Church and the Michigan Asdistribute donation requests
sociation of
Retired School Personnel pur- to county businesses. Then, in
October, requests will begin
chase gifts for teens.
The Leroy United Methodist coming in from families for next
Church helps with purchases
Christmas.
By Andy Duffy
Weekly Voice

Big Christmas fun

Christmas in a Small Town was a
big hit for Evart

page 8

Big buck

Veteran Evart hunter bags deer

of a lifetime

page 6

Andy Duffy | Weekly Voice

Evart Public Library is filling up with items to be distributed to Osceola

County families Dec. 10. Gifts for Kids works to ensure families have presents
for children and food for a holiday meal. A broad array of businesses, churches
and civic organizations work on the yearly project.
It is a pretty awesome thing
to work at, Bradley said.. It is
a heartwarming thing to do at
Chirstmas time. The appreciation in the eyes of parents will
bring tears to yours, she added.

Those wishing to make a

donation to Gifts for Kids may
send checks made payale to
GFK to Mecosta Osceola DHS,
800 Watertower Road, Big Rapids, 49307.

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For Dec. 1 issues

The blue cutzie dog-boneshaped dispenser is the clue
that our mystery photo involves Fido.
The rolls are plastic
bags which fit inside that
dispenser one at a time. (It
opens via the cap on the far
left of the photograph.)
The modest-sized bags
are pulled out one at a time
through the star-shaped
rubber gasket to help you
when cleaning up pet-droppings.
The neat and tidy system
can be attached to the leash
via the metal clip and then
any time the dog has a
bowel movement, the neighborhood need not suffer
a permanent, visible, and
odiferous reminder of your
recent visit.
(Your hand glides into
the interior of a clean bag,
which then acts like a glove
protecting your fingers

from the goo as you grasp

the droppings, turning the
bag inside out as you withdraw your hand and in the
process, neatly and tidily
containing the excrement
safely inside of the bag
which can then be tossed
into the trash.)
For Nov. 24 issue
Did your Thanksgiving
Day table include turkey?
Potatoes?
Perhaps you or someone
in the family leaned over
and asked to have the salt
shaker passed their way.
Back-in-the-day, instead
of the salt shaker, there
were individual salt cellars
on the properly set dining
room table.
Because it was designed
to be used by one or two
individual seated near to
one another, the size of the
cellar, or bowl, is considerably petite; so too is the accompanying spoon. Often

you will find these made of

cut glass or crystal.
Beneath Detroit are horizontal salt deposits, discovered in 1895.
By 1914 they were removing 8,000 tons a month from
there. Initially the massive
underground caverns were
closed to production in the
early 1980s, but subsequent
ownership changes have
meant the resumption of
mining there for ice melt
salts.
Here are the people who
contacted us with the correct answer for both weeks.
Andrea Scott, Evart dispenser and bags for dog poop; salt
spoon and salt container
Faye V., Evart top carrier for
dog poop; bottom Victorian salt
filler; given individual spoon
Wayne Morche, Marion salt
cellar and spoon; holder for dispenser roll for plastic bags for
dog poop

Read Around Town keeps Evart Reads mission growing

said the books will be kept
behind the counters of the
businesses. When Evart
elementary school stuEVART More books
are on tap for Evart Reads, dents in grades K-4 enter a
business, they can receive
the program placing an
a book.
emphasis on increasing
Parents will be able to
student achievement in the
visit the Evart Reads Web
community.
site, www.evartreads.org,
Through a grant from
to discover which busithe Osceola Community
Foundation, Evart Elemen- nesses have books for the
tary School received funds program. Also, any Evart
businesses catering to
to buy 5,000 books for the
families of young children
Read Around Town projmay contact Rounds at
ect, a program operated
the elementary school to
under the auspices of Evreceive an assortment of
art Reads.
books.
Once the books are
The books will be colorsorted, they will be placed
in businesses around town coded according to their
reading difficulty. Students
where children might
linger such as hair salons, will be able to request
doctors offices and restau- books appropriate for their
reading skills. The books
rants.
can be read while students
Jennifer Rounds, an
are waiting and then taken
early literacy coordinator
home to add to their perwith the school district,
By Andy Duffy
Weekly Voice

sonal collection of books,

Rounds said.
Members of the National
Honor Society assisted
with the color coding of
the books.
The Read Around Town
Project helps promote the
Evart Reads mission of
working together to expand reading in our community, one child, one book
at a time by providing easily accessible books for kids
throughout Evart Rounds
said. We want kids to find
books wherever they go
so they are constantly reminded of the importance
and value of reading. We
also want to add to the
number of books in homes
in order to promote families reading together.
Efforts to promote reading in the community
continue on other fronts
Andy Duffy | Weekly Voice
too. The next Little Free
National Honor Society members Rebecca Grable and Erin Flowers assist with sorting and coding

Student Athlete
Of the Week

Library to be opening in
town will be at the Evart
Housing Commission. The

library will be situated in

the first circle of housing
past Centennial Arms and

the office. That library is

slated to open Dec. 13 at 4
p.m.

Bring Home The Holiday Spirit...

WE HAVE...

Meet Bryce Gannis

Reed City High School, junior
Sports and position:
Football center
Golf
What was your most
memorable game and why?
This past year our district game against Chippewa Hills. And winning the
district championship.
What is your favorite
subject in school and why?
Math, because it is my
favorite thing to learn.
Who inspires you and
why?
My dad because he is the
one who helps me in my
life a lot.
Pregame ritual:
Every Thursday, the
team goes to the Rock in
Big Rapids.
What advice would you
give to someone starting
out in sports today?
doubt yourself.
Work hard and dont
Future plans:

books for the Read Around Town project. The community is placing an emphasis on reading as part of
the Rising Tide initiative.

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Saturday Night
Snow likely. Cloudy, with
a low around 20.

Sunday

A 50 percent chance of
snow showers. Mostly
cloudy, with a low around
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Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a

high near 29.

Saturday

Sunday Night

A slight chance of snow

A slight chance of snow
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with a low around 21.

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Whats Happening in the Area

Adult coloring group
at Reed City library

Reed City library board

meeting

REED CITY An adult

coloring group will be held
on Dec. 8 from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
at the Reed City Area District Library.
Coloring pages and limited supplies available. Refreshments provided.

REED CITY A library

board meeting will be held
on Dec. 19 at 5:30 p.m. at
the Reed City Area District
Library.
The public is welcome
and encouraged to attend.

REED CITY A family

movie afternoon will be
held on Dec. 10 at noon at
the Reed City Area District
Library.
Board the Polar Express
and head to the North Pole
to see Santa. Rated G. May
wear pajamas. Popcorn
provided.

City Area District Library

will be closed Dec. 23-26
and Dec. 30 to Jan. 1 for the
holidays.

Reed City library

Family movie afternoon holiday hours
at Reed City library
REED CITY The Reed

Turkey/dressing, red
potatoes, vegetable, roll,
dessert and beverage. Live
entertainment. Limited
seating. RSVPs were due
Dec. 1; 231-734-5559.
Cost is $8 per person.

Free winter clothing

available

REED CITY Free hats,

coats, mittens and boots
sponsored by the Reed
City Area Ministerial
Association reopened on
Oct. 11. The location is the
Reed City United Methodist Church located on the
corner of Lincoln Street
and Church Street. Use the
Lincoln Street entrance.
Hours will be each Tuesday, 1 to 4 p.m. until spring.

The Evart meal site is located at 732 West Seventh

Street (US 10).
Marion and Tustins clinics will be held the third
Tuesday each month, 10
a.m. to noon. The Marion
meal site is at the Eagles
building, 220 South Mill
Street. 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

AARP meeting

Paul Lutheran Church, 435

W. 5th Street. Sponsored by
REED CITY AARP No. St. Paul Lutheran Church
2418 meets on the second
and the Evart United MethWednesday of every month odist Church.
at the United Methodist
Donations appreciated.
Church in Reed City.
Take out available.
Potluck lunch (bring own
For more information,
table service) will start
contact 231-734-3585 or 231at noon followed with a
734-5491.
program starting at 1 p.m.
In the event that school
Everyone welcome.
is canceled, Dinner with
For more information,
Friends will not take place.
contact Marylou at 231-8324938.

Free dinner
at Reed City church

Shepherds Table

REED CITY Church of

A food pantry is available the Nazarene, Shepherds
Table, free meal every
to residents in need who
Osceola County Expo at
live in Osceola County. The Thursday at 5:30 p.m., 5300
the county fairgrounds
following is a list of the dif- 220th Avenue. Donations
ferent locations, hours and welcome.
EVART The Osceola
contact people.
County Expo will be held
SEARS Former Orient
on Dec. 10 from 10 a.m. to 3
South Evart Quilt Club Township
OLAH holding monthly
Hall, next to the
p.m. at the Osceola County
Scrabble hour
meetings
Post Office
Fairgrounds Community
EVART The South
at Reed City Library
Every Tuesday, 1 to 4 p.m.
Building.
Evart Quilt Club will take
EVART The Osceola
Contact Ken at 231-620Small business arts and
place through May 30 from
League for Arts and HuREED CITY Scrabble
2504
crafts. Concessions avail11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Evmanities will be holding
hour will be held on Dec.
MARION Marion Food a monthly meeting on
art Township Hall, South
12 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the able.
Pantry, East Main Street,
For more information,
Main Street.
the first Tuesday of each
Reed City Area District
by appointment, on call 24 month at 6:30 p.m. at 207 N.
contact Jennifer at 231-649Looking for new memLibrary.
bers to join on the first and hours
Main Street, Evart, 231-734Join fellow word enthusi- 1452.
Contact Marsha at 231third Wednesday of every
9900.
asts for gaming fun. Adults
743-6801
month; potluck lunch
Art, antiques, crafts.
welcome.
Holiday concert
TUSTIN Augustana
at noon. Any quilter, or
Open Thursday, Friday,
at St. Paul Church
someone who would like to Lutheran Church
Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5
Teen movie night
Every Monday, 9 a.m. to
p.m.
REED CITY A holiday quilt, is welcome.
at Reed City library
noon
Cost is a supply donaLapidary Class, Saturday,
concert will be held on Dec.
Contact Katie at 231-768tion, when needed.
1 to 5 p.m.
11 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at St.
REED CITY A teen
4418, or Betty at 231-829Any questions, contact
Classes in other areas of
movie night will be held on Paul Lutheran Church,
3457
Margie, 231-734-3857 or
the arts will be offered for
Dec. 13 at 4 p.m. at the Reed 22275 4 Mile Road.
REED CITY St. PhilAnn, 231-867-3237.
those interested.
Concert by Crossroads
City Area District Library.
lips Church
Harmony Chorus of Sweet
Will screen Jason
Every Tuesday, ThursAdelines, featuring MounBourne, rated PG-13.
Free blood pressure
Volunteers needed
day, 1 to 4 p.m.
taintown Singers Mens
clinics
Contact Robert at 231-832- for Road to Recovery
Chorus and Pine River
Story hour
High School Honors Choir.
EVART Osceola Coun- 2624
REED CITY Road to
at Reed City library
Freewill donations welty Commission on Aging
Recovery is an American
is offering free blood presCancer Society volunteerREED CITY Story hour come.
GFWC Womens Club
sure clinics for adults 60
based program that prowill be held on Dec. 14 and
years and older. Monthly
28 at 1 p.m. at the Reed City
EVART Evart Womens vides transportation for
Osceola County senior blood pressure screenings Club meets the second
cancer patients to and
Area District Library.
holiday dinner
will be conducted at the
from their treatments.
Tuesday of every month
Stories, songs/moveOCCOA meal sites in EvVolunteer drivers trans(Sept. through June).
ments, crafts and more.
EVART The Osceola
art, Marion and Tustin.
Contact Terese at 231-734- port patients from their
Ages 3 to 6 welcome.
County Senior Holiday
Evarts clinic will be held 6940.
home to cancer treatment
Dinner will be held on Dec.
the second Tuesday every
centers, doctor visits and
14 at noon at the Osceola
month, 10 a.m. to noon.
other cancer-related apCounty Fairgrounds.
pointments.
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 surKeep the numbers of these locally owned businesses on hand
rounding counties to help
for all of your service and shopping needs.
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and from their treatment.
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REED CITY Spectrum Health is offering a

diabetes support group on
the last Thursday of the
month at 3 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 condition. 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.

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.

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.

Activities at the Reed

City Senior Center

REED CITY The Senior Center, 219 E. Todd

Avenue, has activities happening during the week.
Bingo, for all community
members 18 and older, will
be held on Wednesdays at
12:30 p.m. Admission will
be $3 and the cost of the
cards is $.25; all proceeds
from the card sales will be
distributed as prize money.
The center also has
euchre on Mondays and
Thursdays at 1 p.m. and pedro on Fridays at 1 p.m.
For further information,
contact Carolyn at 231-8322676.

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Evart Police Department
Weekly Report
11/28/2016
Litter Officers responded to a littering complaint at a local business.
The investigation is ongoing.
11/29/2016
Animal Complaint
Officers responded to a
complaint regarding an
abandoned animal. The
case was turned over to animal control.
Check Well-Being Officers assisted Child Protective Services on a wellbeing check.
11/30/2016
Non-Sufficient Funds
Officers responded to a
complaint of a non-sufficient funds check at a local
business. The investigation
is ongoing.
12/01/2016
Runaway Officers
responded to an adult runaway complaint. The subject returned to their residence voluntarily.
12/02/2016
Assist Osceola County
Sheriff s Department Officers assisted OSCD on a
possible firearm violation.
The matter was resolved
with no further investigation required.
Found Property A
mens wallet was found and
the owner was located.
Assist EMS Officers
assisted EMS on a medical
emergency call.
Check Well-Being Officers conducted a wellbeing check on a juvenile
found walking on US-10.
The subject was transported to their residence.
Harassment Officers
responded to an ongoing issue between two juveniles.
Failure to Pay Officers responded to a failure
to pay complaint from a local business.
Larceny from a Vehicle
Officers responded to a
larceny from a vehicle complaint. While parked at a local business, the victim had
a piece of equipment stolen from the back of their
truck. The investigation is
ongoing.
12/03/2016
Property Damage Accident Officers responded
to a car/deer accident. No
injuries were reported.
12/04/2016
Found Property A
silver mens bicycle was
turned in to the Evart Police Department. If you
believe this item belongs
to you, please contact the
department at 231-734-5911.

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pearance citation to a
29-year-old male for operating a vehicle with No Insurance. He was also cited for
an Expired Plate and given
a written warning for Failing to Change Address. The
vehicle was impounded.
Officer went to a local residence in search
of a 37-year-old male who
had multiple outstanding
warrants for his arrest. A
27-year-old female at the
door told officers that the
male was not there and
invited them in to search.
Finding the man on the
second floor, officers placed
him under arrest and transported him to the Osceola
County Jail where he was
lodged without incident.
Charges are also being
sought against the female
for harboring a fugitive.
11/30/16
Officers were request to
respond regarding a tenant
and apartment manager
conflict. It was determined
to be a civil matter.
Officers were dispatched

to patrol a residential area

in search of a suspicious
person running on foot.
The matter was unfounded.
Officers received live
ammunition that had been
found in a trash can which
was located in a neighboring town. The man that
found them had attempted
to turn them into the scrap
yard but found they would
not take live rounds. He
turned them over to the
police department for destruction.
Officers were dispatched
to local apartment complex
regarding a domestic assault that had taken place
earlier.
Officers were unable to
locate the 19-year-old male
for questioning. A warrant
has been requested from
the Prosecuting Attorneys
Office
12/1/16
Officers were dispatched
to local business regarding
the larceny from a motor
vehicle. The victim stated
she went inside to drop off

a child and returned to find

her window broken and
items missing. The matter
is under investigation.
Officers pulled a vehicle
over for having an expired
registration plate. Officers
then arrested the 43-yearold male driver for driving
while license suspended,
no vehicle insurance and
issued a citation for the
expired registration plate.
His vehicle was impounded
as he was transported to
the Osceola County Jail
where he was lodged without incident.
Officers were requested
to assist Child Protective
Services as they served
notification papers and removed a juvenile from his
home.
12/2/16
A parole officer requested Reed City police
officers locate and detain
a 22-year-old male. It was
believed there was a possible weapons violation
and a physical assault that
took place in a neighboring

city. The individual was located, at which time he was

detained and transported
to the Osceola County Jail
without incident.
Officers were requested
to respond to a local residence regarding a complaint of threats and harassment on Facebook and
in text messages. Officers
found that the 50-year-old
male making the threats
was in violation of his probation terms of no threatening or intimidating behavior. A report has been
provided to his probation
officers.
Officers responded to a
local apartment complex
regarding a 911 hang up.
The female that answered
the door appeared to be
confused and unable to answer simple questions. Officers stayed and assisted the
EMS then cleared.
12/3/16
Officers were dispatched to local apartment
complex regarding a suspicious situation. The caller

explained that someone

has been knocking on the
door and running off. The
problem has now escalated
to objects being thrown at
the windows. Officers were
unable to locate anyone in
the area.
Officers were requested
to meet and receive a found
debit/credit card. The man
that found the card said it
was on the floor near the
ATM.
12/4/16
Officers observed some
suspicious behavior from
two males on the streets
late at night. Upon making
contact, officers found the
16-year-old male to be in
possession of marijuana.
Officers found the 19-yearold male in possession of
cocaine and in violation of
his probation. The 19-yearold was then placed under
arrest and transported and
lodged in the Osceola County Jail. The 16-year-old was
turned over to family pending review by the Probate
Court.

Reed City Police

Department, weekly
report
11/28/16
Officers were dispatched
to local residence regarding a juvenile complaint of
operating a vehicle without
a license. The matter is under investigation.
Officers were dispatched
to local residence regarding a domestic assault that
took place between sisters. The matter has been
turned over to the Probate
Court to review.
Officers were dispatched
to take a report on a civil
matter regarding the ownership of a dog. Officers advised they seek civil action
to resolve the issue.
11/29/16
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Light of Day

Obituary
Horst R. Kozitzki
RODNEY Horst R.
Kozitzki, of Rodney,
for merly of Evart,
passed away Monday,
December 5, 2016, at
Metron of Big Rapids.
He was 78.
Mr. Kozitzki was born
November 17, 1938, in
Lomdorf, Germany, to
Wilhelm and Helene
Erma (Wenzel) Kozitzki. He moved to the
United States in 1952.
Horst married Beverly
White in Barryton on
January 16, 1965. He resided in Evart where he
farmed for many years,
then moved to Rodney
in 1993. Mr. Kozitzki attended the North Evart
United Methodist
Church, the Barryton
Church of God, and
most recently, the Chippewa Lake Community
Church. He loved farming and animals and enjoyed vegetable and
flower gardening.
Horst is survived by
his wife of 51 years,
Beverly Kozitzki of Big
Rapids; twin sons, Kevin Kozitzki of Reed
City, Kerry (Jackie)
Kozitzki of Sand Lake;
his daughter, Angela

(Tad) Jennings of Evart; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; his twin

brother, Lothar (Jane)
Kozitzki of St. Louis,
Michigan; two sisters,
Brigette (Chuck) Fleming of Chippewa Lake,
Renate (Dennis) Hartman of Barryton; and
several nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in
death by his parents,
Wilhelm and Helene
Kozitzki; a brother,
Herb; and two sisters,
Sonya and Lydia.
It was Mr. Kozitzkis
wishes to be cremated
with no services. Memorial contributions
may be directed to
Spectrum Hospice.

Even the best prognosticators missed the

presidential race; their
miscalculations significantly impacted Michigans down-ballot results
from township treasurers
to House seats a clean
sweep across the board.
Since the Michigan
House of Representatives
didnt lose seats as predicted, the threat of up to 500
bills during Lame Duck
obviously wont happen,
but it appears the legislature now has positioned
a laser-like focus on one
main educational issue
the Michigan Public School
Educational Retirement
system (MPSERs).
The leadership wants
to switch MPSERs from a
Defined Benefit (DB) system to a Defined Contribution (DC) system think
403B or 401K. But, heres

the issue: the legislature is

trying to fix a problem that
doesnt even exist.
During the economic
slide the past 10 years,
the legislature correctly
intervened in 2007, 2010,
and again in 2012 to move
new employees to a hybrid
system, taking pressure off
MPSERs.
Governor Snyder signed
the changes into law and
this hybrid system is
working well, very well.
The hybrid system is already over 110 percent prefunded and the old MPSERs system trend lines are
all positive with solvency
around the corner and no
expectation of breaking
that positive, forward momentum. The fixes worked.
Here are five reasons why
the legislature shouldnt
mess with the pension
system during Lame Duck

2016: 1) the controlling

Board of MPSERs is not
in favor of switching from
DB to DC; 2) MPSERs isnt
broken and will be solvent
earlier than expected, because of the corrections; 3)
the topic is too complex to
correctly address in three
weeks without some unintended consequences; 4)
the upfront costs to convert
from DB to DC could reach
$1 billion that money
has to come from somewhere; 4) the Governor
is opposed to the switch;
and 5) it will continue to
discourage prospective
teachers to sign up for the
profession into the future.
Feel free to contact House
Rep Phil Potvin and Senator Darwin Booher and
remind them of these facts.
If MPSERs needs to be
fixed, do it in the light of
day where we can work on

Curtis Finch, Mecosta-Osceola

ISD SUperintendent
solutions that will benefit
the future of educators.
Avoiding scrutiny during
Lame Duck is not the place
to tackle such a complex
issue.
Dr. Finch can be reached
at cfinch@moisd.org
or followed on Twitter at
CFinchMOISD

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Veteran Evart hunter bags big buck

So Stein knew it was

big. He didnt realize until
later when he got it to a
scale just how big it was.
EVART As he sat in
his blind on his farm south At a dressed weight of
of Evart the second morn- 164.4 pounds it was the secing of firearms season, Bill ond heaviest deer he ever
Stein saw the buck heading took. It had the best rack
of any deer hed ever shot.
his way,
The buck was a massive
He knew it was big.
10 point with thick antlers
If Stein knows a buck is
big, its big.. At 85, he is no and a 20-inch spread.
The deer was still a long
rookie hunter. Through the
years, hes lost track of the ways away when Stein saw
it picking its way across
number of deer hes shot.
a field. It had its head
It has been a lot, though.
down and was sniffing the
His deer-hunting history
ground. Stein saw the rack,
is so long, he even shot a
too, but he didnt dwell on
buck in the Upper Peninsula before the bridge was it.
I tried not to look at the
built. He knows a thing or
two about judging the size horns after I saw them, he
said.
of a deer.
Raising the suspense
He confesses to having
level, the buck made a
hunted for 72 years. When
detour into some nearby
his wife, Ilene, tells him
woods. The veteran hunter
hes been hunting for 74
thought his chance to take
years, his eyes crinkle.
I may not have been old it was gone. Then it reapenough when I started, he peared about 100 yards
away. In all, Stein figures
says.
he watched the deer about
The opening day of
20 minutes before he was
season had been so foggy,
able to get off a shot.
Stein hadnt seen many
When his .30-06 cracked,
deer. Back in his blind for
Stein knew hed hit the
day two of season, he saw
deer. He saw the buck
the big buck picking its
hump up and run for the
way toward him.
By Andy Duffy
Weekly Voice

woods. Stein kept his eye

on the deer and could see
a flash of white as the it
piled up in the trees about
30 rods from where it had
been when hed squeezed
the trigger.
The deer was well known
in the neighborhood. It
had been showing up on
trail cams for five years.
People were certain it was
the same buck because of
some unusual antler tines
it sported.
Everybody in the country has seen him crossing
a road or something. Its a
wonder he didnt get hit by
a car or poached, Stein
said.
The deer wont show up
on trail cams anymore,
but Stein will still see it
around at least part of
it. The bucks head, still
sporting the massive rack,
will soon be on the wall of
the Stein farmhouse alongside some of the other deer
hes shot.
And the old rap for hunting at too young an age?
Well, Stein can relax. The
law has changed now. Besides, probably the statute
of limitations has expired
on those offenses.

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William
Stein, 85
of Evart,
shot this
10-point
buck with
a 20-inch
spread.

Shop Small Saturday

was a big success in Evart
By Andy Duffy
Weekly Voice

EVART Merchants in
Evart are smiling after successfully attracting shoppers to town the day after
Black Friday. Evart Downtown Development Authority director Al Weinberg
said the day was a big success. A number of business
owners agreed.
Michelle Ladd, owner of
Evart Pharmacy, said her
sales for the day doubled
her totals from last year.
She and others attributed
at least some up the upsurge in business to the advance planning merchants
performed.
Twenty-one businesses
joined to promote in-town
shopping. Led by Weinberg, they offered in-store
specials and also made up
a package of $500 worth of
gift certificates from Evart businesses. Shoppers
who got their passports
stamped at 12 businesses
were entered in a drawing
to win the gift certificates.
Ladd believes the passports were responsible for
bringing more shoppers to
her business.
There was increased
foot traffic in our store as
well as all the retailers
included on the passport.
Just getting people in the
stores is a big enough feat.
This allows everyone to see
exactly what businesses
offer, which seems to go underrated, Ladd said.
This was the second year
Evart businesses worked
to promote local shopping
the Saturday after Thanksgiving. And just as Ladd
did, Alan Bengry found his
sales increased over last
years.
It is not uncommon for
an event to begin to take
off as more people become
aware, said Bengry, owner
of Holihans Drug Store.
Bengry also gave credit
to the coordination of the
towns businesses. The
use of the passport card to
encourage folks to visit several businesses was very
successful at increasing
in-store traffic throughout
the day, he said. And, he

said he is looking forward

to participating with other
merchants to promote local
shopping next year.
The first Saturday after Thanksgiving Day is
known nationally as Small
Business Saturday. The
concept of supporting
small businesses is an idea
promoted by American
Express, a leading offerer
of credit cards. Small Business Saturday, in fact, is
a registered trademark
of the company. Evart
merchants dubbed the day
Shop Small Saturday.
Among the merchants
who appreciated the shop
small concept was June Essner, owner of Juneberry
Cottage.Essners business
features fabrics, gifts and
notions and sewing machine repairs.
The day went well for
me in terms of sales, Essner said. She found things
to like besides the ringing of the cash register,
though.
It was fun to see the
people on the streets walking around and visiting
other businesses. I heard
comments from customers similar to this. Wow, I
didnt know I could get that
in Evart. I was planning to
go to Mount Pleasant next
week for that, Essner
said.
An important function
of the day was to help
shoppers realize Evart is
thriving, Essner said. She
hopes townspeople will begin shopping in town more
before traveling elsewhere.
When people begin shopping in town, a synergy
starts, and new more diverse businesses will look
to open in Evart offering
more goods and services
and potential jobs right
here.
Like Essner, Ladd was
happy to see increased
community involvement.
It is much appreciated to
have this support for all
local businesses. We are
all very thankful for the
local support as well as
(Weinberg) with his continued and never-ending
assistance to help our community, Ladd said.

Evart library basket bidding ends soon

EVART Bidding on 63
gift baskets in the Evart
Public Library Annual Holiday Silent Auction ends at
noon Dec. 8. Bidding began
Nov. 28.
Many baskets included
themed items. One basket included soup bowls,
soup mixes and crackers.
Another contained a hot
chocolate mug and hot
chocolate mixes and a Jan

Karon novel. Bidders bid

on maple syrup, a basketball package, an antique
covered dish, a basket
containing a tea cup, tea, a
quilt, placemats and coloring books.
This was the fourth year
for the auction. Library
board members, friends of
the library and others work
to put the baskets together
each year.

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Nicole Hamner-Weiss | Weekly Voice

Horses dressed in festive attire attracted many kids of all ages to visit the area set aside for horse rides. Adaleigh Gwillam,
5, said this was a chance for her to try out riding horses as part of her Christmas Carnival adventure.

Nicole Hamner-Weiss | Weekly Voice

Ethan Schmitt, 9 and Natalie Henderson, 6, enjoyed showing some love to the
farm-raised petting zoo from Spring Hill Petting Zoo, including this especially
friendly sheep. The group also brought goats and a miniature horse for the
kids-and kids at heart-to enjoy.

Nicole Hamner-Weiss | Weekly Voice

Nicole Hamner-Weiss | Weekly Voice

Enjoying the Eurobungy, a popular event at the annual Christmas Carnival was 7-year-old Isabel Lemberg.

The Crossroads Church also offered families a chance to create a keepsake Christmas
ornament.

Community comes together to welcome the Christmas season to Evart

pride in with the popular
Christmas celebration.
Drawing hundreds of
families from Evart and
EVART Walking
many surrounding towns
around all the holidayto the area for the Satcentered, family-focused
fun at the Evart Christmas urday Evart Christmas
Carnival, the mood was
Carnival Saturday, it is
fun and with a simple but
easy to see why the comclear focus: the stars of
munity takes pride in the
the show were Christmas
way the area celebrates
and all that brought with
the arrival of Christmas
it.
to the area and all the joy
Showing the theme were
and fun that brings.
many fun events and acLocally known as The
tivities, from Christmas
biggest Christmas- time
games to Santa visits, to
event in all of Osceola
roasting marshmallows
County, it doesnt take
over an open flame to
long exploring all the
Christmas caroling hay
sights, sounds and fun
events at the annual week- rides behind a tractor, to
live Christmas music
end winter gathering to
shows by local bands and
see there is plenty for the
musicians, all held at the
Evart community to take
By Nicole Hamner-Weiss
Weekly Voice

Crossroads Church, the

event co-host.
The other theme of the
day was the carnival atmosphere. Those elements
were all over the Crossroads Church grounds and
adjacent Evart Depot land,
which was used for many
of the outdoor carnival
and family-focused fun.
Options for activities at
the annual Evart Christmas Carnival included
pony rides with friendly
horses dressed in their
holiday beat, outdoor
Christmas-themed carnival games, the chance to
enjoy a turn bouncing on
the Eurobungy, as well as
a petting zoo and much
more.
The events had many lo-

cal business and community sponsors helping the

hosts, the Evart DDA and
Crossroads Church, make
it all happen.
The free fun included
all the games and prizes,

including freshly grilled

hot dogs, hot cocoa, and
a family adventure game
that earned the winners a
Staycation in town for
the family to enjoy meals,
activities and an over-

night stay at the Osceola

Grand Hotel.
After the weekend celebration, it is clear to say
both Santa-and the spirit
of Christmas-have arrived
to Evart.

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