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In The News:
July 5, 2014 • Vol. 135 No. 27
514 S. Kalamazoo Ave. in Marshall, MI • Phone 269-781-5444 and FAX 269-781-7766 • www.advisor-chronicle.com
Marshall recoups from powerful storm
In the early morning hours of July 1, emergencysirens blared as rain and straight-line winds up to74 mph swept through Marshall and surroundingcommunities, leaving more than 25,000 homesand businesses without electricity in CalhounCounty and more than 70,000 throughout thestate. As of July 3 at 4:30 a.m., ConsumersEnergy customers still without power were 13,032in Calhoun County, 2,114 in Kalamazoo Countyand 108 in Barry County.See story on page 35
Living the dream: Lee Nelson ready to cruise
Since the age of 8, Lee Nelson of Albion hasbeen doing what he loves, working on cars. “Igrew up in a repair shop; I’ve grown up workingwith my hands,” said Nelson, 54. “I would sweepfloors, take care of tools and wet sand cars.” Thisyear, Nelson will be styling in his customized1941, two-door Chevy Sedan during the Cruise atthe Fountain on July 5 from 5-8 p.m.See story on page 28
Tenneco celebrates 30 years in Marshall
Tenneco of Marshall recently celebrated its 30thyear of manufacturing at the facility located at 904Industrial Rd. “Our employees are extremely hardworking and very engaged to ensure we put out agreat product to our customers,” said PlantManager Bob Gamble. “Our success is evident byour customer satisfaction and continued businessgrowth. We are happy to celebrate the longevityof the Marshall facility and give our employees anopportunity to show off their workplace and someof the product on actual vehicles to their familiesand friends.” See story on page 31
Exchange student Leo Walker sharesSister City observances
People generally believe that Japan is greatlydifferent from America in terms of household life.There are differences, but with every differencecomes a similarity, and there are many to be found.Marshall Middle School exchange student LeoWalker shares his observances.See story on page 25
Big Brothers, Big Sisters to expandto Hughes Elementary School
The successful Big Brothers Big Sisters programat Marshall High School will expand in the fall toinclude “Littles” at Hughes School next year for thehigh school “Bigs” to mentor. See story on page 18
Dark Horse Brewing Companyinstalls solar electric farm
Marshall’s Dark Horse Brewing Company, inconjunction with The Green Brewery Project andCBSi Solar of Copemish, Mich. has announced it willbegin installing the largest solar electric farm of anybrewery in the United States east of the MississippiRiver. See story on page 38
Blustery weather aside, most of the hard work has been completed bythose featured on the 2014 Welcome to My Garden tour hosted by theMarshall Area Garden Club. Homeowner Colleen Koppenhaver places a
flowering adornment on her front porch and later will see to other areas of heryard in preparation for the July 12 and 13 event. The 24th tour showcases sevenof the community’s most beautiful gardens, each unique and interesting in itsown way. See story on page 2
Visitors arrive for annual
WELCOMETO MYGARDEN
Visitors arrive for annual
WELCOMETO MYGARDEN
Getting hungry?Check out our
July Dining Guide featured in this issue.
Editor’s Corner
Two weeks ago, I had thegood fortune to return to Italy,the place I lived for threeyears beginning in 2000.Perhaps it’s because I had
lived there, but upon arrival, my surroundingsfelt very familiar, the same feeling I get whenI return to my hometown.I was quickly reminded of the cultural dif-
ferences between Italy and the United States atbreakfast my first morning there when ourserver Francesco asked my wife and I wherewe would like to sit, with Francesco and I go-ing nose to nose, literally.The idea of “personal space” in Italy is a
foreign concept as is privacy, with our guidetelling us that there really was no Italian wordfor it.Our guide told us that we were essentially in
the locals’ “living rooms” as we walkedthrough their towns and neighborhoods andthose locals, in turn, welcomed us with openarms.I have not travelled to many countries, but I
would have to say that I have never felt morewelcome than I did when in Italy.It didn’t matter whether it was the big cities
of Rome or Florence or the small towns ofLucca or Volterra, the locals I came into con-tact with treated us like we had been longtimefriends.Waiters engaged us in conversation, gen-
uinely interested not only where we camefrom, but also how we were doing and howour trip was going.The same was true for the shopkeepers, taxi
drivers, cashiers and virtually anyone we en-countered.It seems that everyone in Italy is a “people
person.”Their openness brought out our own and
made the trip a truly enriching experience.What a trifecta it was: feeling truly wel-
come, with scrumptious food and stunningscenery.Now, if they could only do something about
the toilet-less restrooms and the phone booth-sized showers that you had to back into.Still, no matter how you sliced it, it was la
dolce vita in bella Italia.Until next week, may the good news be
yours.
Gov. Rick Snyder has stated that he may not sign a bill into law that would regulate e-cigarette sales to minors because he feels the language is not strong enough and thatthey should be regulated the same way as tobacco products.
Letters
Chris Bowers,Marshall"Allowing it to minors makes it
seem like it’s acceptable to smoke.”
Christina Perkins,Lansing"I hear the chemicals in the e-ciga-
rettes can be harmful so minors shouldbe protected.”
Word on the StreetShould e-cigarettes be regulated like tobacco products?
by John Hendler
Kelsey Elyea,Marshall"They should be regulated because
they still have the same effects as reg-ular cigarettes.”
JacqueWilson,Ft. Wayne"E-cigarettes should be treated at
least as harshly as tobacco products,especially to minors.”
Jordan Miedema,Grand Rapids"E-cigarettes helped me quit smok-
ing, but kids shouldn’t be using themat that young of an age.”
Corey Luke,Marshall"I don’t think minors should have
access to them. It should be regulatedlike tobacco.”
Thanks to those who assisted in getting power restoredTo the Editor:As I headed to Marshall
Tuesday morning and saw allof the trees and power linesdown, I thought it would be a
couple days before we wouldhave power, but by 5 p.m. wehad our power.Many thanks to our Mar-
shall electric and public
works departments and thecounty road commission aswell as all others whohelped. Great job and thankyou.
Merlin Shaver,Marshall
Marshall House tenants thank Mayor, Dial-A-Ride staffTo the Editor:We, five tenants from the Marshall
House Apartments, want to thank thosewho helped us gain transportationthrough Marshall Dial-A-Ride.
Thanks to Mayor Jim Dyer and theDial-A-Ride staff. The Lunch Bus hasused this means of transportation andplan on using it again soon.The residents of Marshall are lucky to
have caring officials.
Wanda Gard,Marshall
Can’t the city do something about wildlife in town?To the Editor:I love to garden; it is great exercise
and I have lovely tomatoes. Guess thiswill be my last year due to the amountof wildlife in town.The deer ate my beans and the rab-
bits enjoyed the lettuce and swisschard. One year, possums riddled my
backyard looking for grubs. Anotheryear, two fox squirrels got in my roofand went into the basement ceiling andI had a guy trap them out. Deer ate myshrubs in front one year.Can nothing be done? It doesn’t
help matters that one neighbor saveshis trash for a year so he doesn’t have
to have garbage service and the citypicks it up on trash day. Are thevarmints taking over the city?
Virginia Treat,Marshall
Thanks to those who contributed to Hacks for MACSTo the Editor:The Marshall Teachers Association
thanks the many people that made the12th annual Hacks for MACS golf out-ing a huge success.The tournament raised $3,700 for
Marshall Area Community Services toassist needy families in the Marshallarea. We appreciate the 102 golferswho donated their time and money tothe outing.Numerous businesses donated prizes
and money to the tournament includ-ing: Dark Horse Brewing Company,Schuler’s Restaurant & Pub, Hungry
Howies of Marshall, Herman’s Hard-ware, Eric Dale Heating and Cooling,Marshall High School, Pastrami Joe’s,Mel’s Allsport, The Stagecoach Inn,Binder Park Golf Course, Judie’sStitches and Tayloring, KuhnhennBrewing Company of Warren, Michi-gan, Oakpoint Financial, Marshall Ap-plebee’s, Bosker Brick of Battle Creek,Quality Engraving, Fountain Automo-tive, Marshall’s Broadway Grill, Mar-shall Farm Bureau, Rollo’s Mancinos,Winston Park Shell, the Medalist GolfCourse and Zarzuela.Special thanks goes to Frank Boley,
Doug Burger, Paul Herman, TerryLake, Dr. Mark Bortolussi, Tom McKenny, Terry Lambert, Dan Hoek-sema, Dr. Bruce Christensen, LindaSmith, Bill Wheeler, Roger Finder,Phil Murphy, Scott Scofield, TrentTaylor, Holly Niemi and Rick Niemi,for their contributions. Lowell Weaverand the Medalist Golf Course staffwere excellent hosts.We appreciate the support of all in-
volved in this very worthy cause.
Jerry Coleman and Steve Swaton,Co-organizers
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Forty-two boys attended the Redhawk Football Camp June 23-25. The camp was those in sixth grade and younger. The camp for those in grades 7-12 will be held July28-31. The Marshall High School football team will be playing in a 7 on 7 tournament in Monroe July 19 and will play a 7 on 7 contest versus Eaton Rapids on July 22.
More than 60 girls attended the Marshall High School Cheerleading Camp theweek of June 23. Above: Imoney Pace. left, and Lindsay Miller work on decora-tions. Right: The group takes part in an exercise to learn to cheer from their bellies.Below: The camp participants with cheer coach Chloe Taylor, right, and the Red-hawk mascot.
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