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Erie Square Gazette, Port Huron, MI Thursday Oct 11, 2012Volume 61, Issue 3

Serving the Blue Water area since 1931.A public forum by and for students.

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Joyce Ann SmithStaff Writer

Blue Water Hospice is looking for new volunteers to sit with terminally ill individuals during their last days or months of life.

Wanted: a few special people Volunteers are trained in sessions which total over 14 hours, and then are assigned to individuals who are seriously ill and have returned to their homes, or the Blue Water Hospice

Home, to spend their final days. Training sessions will be held Oct. 18 and 19, and Oct. 25 and 26. Sessions are Thursdays and Fridays from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., and participants must

attend both weeks. “It takes a special person to volunteer for this type of assignment,” states John Gridwood, MSA – Hospice Volunteer Coordinator. “Caring,

compassion, patience, and willingness, are all qualities we look for in individuals who wish to join the Hospice team, and the need is great.” If you, or someone you know, might

be interested in doing Hospice care, you can call (810) 989-2452 to ask questions, or to register for upcoming training sessions.

Nick WedykeStaff Writer

You never know who you’ll run into. The fourth annual Blue Water Film Festival ran last weekend; Oct. 4 through the 6, from the short film submissions to a guest appearance by Curtis Armstrong, the festival affirmed itself as a Midwest staple for independent film. “Bare” a short film by Katherine Nofs, a Kalamazoo resident and an SC4 alumni, took the top spot by winning the Blue Water Film Festival’s Platinum Award, which included a $1,000 cash prize. Even though the final day ended with a bang, there were

Local filmmakers “Bare” all at Blue Water Film Festivalmany events leading up to the awards ceremony. The film festival started the weekend off with the midwest premiere of Jamie Meltzer’s feature length documentary “Informant”; the film was produced by Michigan and Port Huron’s own Steve Bannatyne, who co-founded LuckyHat Entertainment. The Blue Water Film Festival showcases tons of Michigan talent each year. “I think we’re all Michigan talent, and if we do what we’re capable of doing it’ll help Michigan out all around,” said Jeremy Stemen, executive director of the Blue Water Film Festival. Day two of the festival featured comedian Loni Love, who hails from Detroit and can be seen on television shows “Chelsea Lately” and “Worlds Dumbest.”

Love entertained an audience with an evening of comedy; this set the stage for a much anticipated day three of films. Large groups gathered in the McMorran Theatre lobby, Saturday, Oct. 6, anxiously awaiting each block of films that the festival provided. Labeled A through D, the blocks featured all 27 films chosen to be in the festival. After block D closed, the fourth annual Blue Water Film Awards commenced. The awards began with a keynote speech by Curtis Armstrong, an actor whose accomplishments include “Revenge of the Nerds” and “Risky Business.” Armstrong received the E-nerd Award, sponsored by Nerds-on-Site; and reminded the audience that “nerds rule.” Armstrong

then showed a never before seen promo for his upcoming TBS reality show “King of Nerds.” Following Armstrong’s speech and promo, the film awards began. It was an exciting spectacle as each award from “Best Direction” to “Best

Lead Actor” was given out. The final award had the director and cast of “Bare” called to the stage to accept the award. The Film Festival closed with a Q&A with the directors and “Red Carpet” mingling as “cine-buffs” and

filmmakers alike, conversed about the day. For those interested in getting involved next year you can write the festival at BWFF @ BlueWater FilmFestival . com, or “Like” the Blue Water Film Festival on Facebook.

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Kelly Kennedy announces “Bare” as the 2012 Blue water Film Festival Platinum Award winner. Photo Credit: Hannah Eppley

Directors and cast from each film featured in block D take the stage for a Q&A.From left to right: Alana Jo Beckman, Robert Joseph Butler, Pat O’Callaghan, Scott Galeski, Katherine Nofs, and Peter M. Howard. Photo Credit: Hannah Eppley

The Staff:

Editor-in-ChiefChristina Stoutenburg

Production EditorZack Penzien

Buisness EditorErick Fredendall

Copy EditorDanielle Kennedy

Managing EditorTwana Pinskey

Web MasterHayley Myron

Photo EditorLiz Whittemore

Sports EditorDJ Palm

AdviserJohn Lusk

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Thursday Oct 11, 2012

Twana PinskeyManaging Editor

This round up features kid-friendly events as well as events for those not faint of heart. Watch the next issue of the Erie Square Gazette for more information

Haunted Farm Museum. Oct. 12, 13, 19, 20, 26 and 27 from 7 to 11 p.m. at Goodell’s County Park. Cost is $10 Adults and $7 for kids 12 and under. Activities include two barns, a haunted hayride, a children’s fun area, a bonfire and concessions. For more information call (810) 320-6860.

Family Haunted Village and Spook Walk. Visit creaky old buildings, Halloween woods, walk through a cemetery and sit by a bonfire. Event dates include, Oct. 13 and 20 at 7 p.m. at the Sanilac County Historical Village and Museum located in Port Sanilac. Cost is $2.00 per person. For information call (810) 662-9946.

Halloween in Greenfield Vil-lage, Dearborn. Follow an end-less path of hand carved jack-o-lanterns. The path is filled with cos-tumed characters, and treat stations are set up through-out the village to pass out candy. Dates are: Oct. 12-14, 19-20 and 26-28. Admission is $12.75-$15.00. Children two and under admit-ted free. Parking is $5.00. Ticket information avail-able at (313)982-6001.Village of Lex-ington’s “Lexing-TOMB Hallow-een Event.” Satur-day, Oct. 27, from noon to 5p.m. in Lexington. This free event features a costume con-test for all ages, games, a costume parade and prizes. For information call (810)705-2694.

Zoo Boo at the Detroit Zoo. Lo-cated at 8450 West 10 mile road in

Royal Oak, this event costs $7.00 in advanced for anyone two and up. Cost at gate is $10.00. This an-nual event features a half mile trick or treat trail, a Ghoul game tent, the Zombie zone, a haunted reptile house and more. Further informa-tion is available at www. detroitzoo. org/events /zoo-boo.

Haunted house: The Devil’s Asy-lum. This is a new state of the art haunted house located at the McMorran Cen-

ter in downtown Port Huron. Open every Friday, Sat-urday and Sunday. Event features multiple rooms, qualified actors, audio and sound effects. Located at 701 McMorran Boulevard; admis-sion is $20.00.

Judgment House. Cost is $12.00; receive $2.00 off with student I.D. Friday and Satur-day Oct. 22 and 23 from 6-11 p.m. Wednesday Oct. 27 from 6-10 p.m., and Friday and Saturday Oct.29 and 30 from 6-11 p.m. Not recom-

mended for people with heart condi-tions, pregnant, or under the age of 10. For further information, visit www. gotothe-junkyard .com

Haunted Farm of Terror. This farm offers a corn maze, haunted hayride, paintball zombie shoot, cider, donuts and more. Ticket prices include a combo package for $22.00 for adults and $15.00 for children 10 and under. Sched-ule information available at (586) 203-7222.

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Students run for SC4 Board of TrusteesLiz WhittemorePhoto Editor

For the Nov. 6, 2012, elections for SC4’s Board of Trustees, two current SC4 students will be on the ballot. Students Steve Rappolee, of Fort Gratiot, and Vice President of Student Government Sean Lathrop, of Port Huron, hope to attain a position on the Board. There are currently two openings. Through academics, campus environment and resources, the SC4 Board of Trustees strives to increase student success. Lathrop is currently serving on the 2012-2013 Student Government Executive Board as Vice President. He believes that student representation on the Board of Trustees will prove to be beneficial. “I have noticed that being Vice President of the Student Government still does not give

much of a voice when it comes to decisions that directly affect the students,” said Lathrop. Rappolee agrees that the Board should have student representation. “I believe that students who experience the college first hand know best the strengths and weaknesses of our community college,” said Rappolee. Both candidates are in strong support of the recent SC4 green projects, such as the geothermal plans for the North Building, and would like to see those ideas progress. “In comparison to other community colleges and some universities, we seem to be ahead of the curb in technology, international students, and green projects,” said Lathrop. The second candidate Rapolee, believes that his experience in service has played a part in

his decision to run for the Board. “It is important that those of us who serve our country, continue serving by running for elective office,” said Rappolee. Rappolee and Lathrop are two of eight candidates running for the Board. Donna Blay, Jill Jamison, John Ogden, James Relken, Gordon Ruttan, and Dennis Wend are also running for a position on the Board. Lathrop acknowledges that this will be a tough election. “I am facing former city government officials that have far more experience than I,” said Lathrop. “That doesn’t count me out of the race though. With sweat, tears, and determination, I believe that I could win this election.” To find out where you can vote, visit Michigan.gov/sos.

It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Photo credit: Iwona Kellie under a Creative Commons License

Erie Square Gazette, Port Huron, MI3 Thursday Oct 11, 2012

Community

Nick WedykeStaff Writer

With crispy flatbreads, bocce ball, and a new student discount, Casey’s Pizza and Subs’ new bar patio expansion proves to be a hit with customers, but not a hit on their wallets. In July, Casey’s opened it’s widely anticipated bar expansion to the public; the space being themed after Key West makes for a relaxing dining experience. “Half way through construction the theme of the bar started to take its own shape… by putting seashells and colored lights in there, it made the

Casey’s expands; While prices for students contract

theme come alive, the Key West feel,” said Casey Harris, owner of Casey’s Pizza and Subs. The bar also features an interesting sight in the Blue Water area, two bocce ball courts that were placed next to the patio for patrons to use after a meal or while enjoying drinks. “Bocce ball is a good way for groups of people to interact and do something after they eat,” said Harris. Along with the new expansion and bocce courts, Casey’s is offering a discount this fall for SC4 students who show their Skippers OneCard at time of purchase. The discount is 15 percent off any food purchase for the remainder of the fall semester. Students may consider using the discount on recently added menu items;

this includes table side guacamole, which is made to order right beside your seat, as well as pizza flatbreads that can be ordered with any pizza topping. Along with new food items, Casey’s has added two new drink specials to the menu for the month of October. Being huge supporters

of breast cancer awareness and research, Casey and his wife Carrie decided to add special “pink” mixed drinks to the menu through October. “We are donating one dollar back from purchase of every pink drink to help fund breast cancer research; we have one drink called

the Pink Floyd and one called the Pink Ribbon Martini,” said Harris. Customers are so far very supportive of the new drinks. “I’ve always loved Casey’s food, and yeah, I’ll try a pink drink to support Breast Cancer Research,” said Robert Murch, a Casey’s Pizza

customer. After an expansion, new menu items, a generous student discount and charitable donations on select drinks, the only reason to not visit Casey’s Pizza and Subs is if you have class.

It’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Christina StoutenburgEditor-in-Chief

College finical aid isn’t the only assistance available to students. With gas prices hovering around $4

a gallon for the Port Huron area, according to michigangasprices .com, and U.S. heating oil and propane prices rising, according to the Energy Information Administration(EIA), those in need do have places they can turn to. The Michigan Department of Human Services has information individuals in need can review about different programs available, ranging from food assistance to child care help, available on

their website, www. michigan. gov/dhs. A link available on the DHS website will also forward individuals to mibridges. michigan. gov, where they can check eligibility, apply for benefits and view cases as advertised on the homepage. Bridge Cards are a thing of the past, as the DHS has stated in that college students will not be able to receive help unless there is a “true need.” But other programs

remain the same. Women, Infants, and Children’s Supplemental Food and Nutrition Program, or W.I.C., offers specialized assistance to pregnant women and/or children under 5, according to Kelly Hand, clerk typist. Being a full-time student does not affect your eligibility. Hand said, “It seems like a lot more are going to college now.” For eligibility Hand said, “We would either

go by their income, or if they have Medicaid insurance they automatically qualify.” Students may also find more localized help. Mid-City Nutrition soup kitchen, which provides two hot meals a day on weekdays, and one a meal a day on weekends, according to their description, is just one of the programs on needhelppayingbills .com, under the “St. Clair County” section. Need Help Paying

Bills lists helpful information such as shelters, where to find help with food, prescriptions, health and human services, as well as legal assistance. Phone numbers are also readily available on the site for all organizations listed to assist with obtaining more information directly from the organizations.

Help is out there

Frosty is a young male white, cream point Sphinx/ Siamese mix. He is neutered, house trained, and up-to-date on routine shots. His adoption fee is only $75.

Pets of the issueChristina StoutenburgEditor-in-Chief

To help cover adoption fees, an anonymous supporter has offered to help cover the cost of any pet featured in the Erie Square Gazette. For more information on adopting these pets, contact the Sanilac County Humane Society at (810) 657-

8962 or e-mail them at societypets @att.net. You can also visit their webpage and check out the other adorable adoptees at www. petfinder .com /shelters/ MI278.html. For more information call 989-5584. For more inquiries contact the shelter.

Alice is a female Husky who is house trained. She has black, gray, blue, or silver fur, and is spayed and up-to-date with routine shots. Her adoption fee is only $175.00.

Casey Harris stands at the bar in the new expansion to Casey’s Pizza. Photo Credit: Nicholas Wedyke

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What’s in your wallet? The Skippers OneCard!used like a debit card campus-wide for purchases at the book store, cafeteria, campus vending and at traditional ATM locations. Ultimately credits from book buy backs may also be directed to the SkippersOne Card. Some questions regarding security and credit report impact have come up on campus. According to Bonnie DiNardo, Co-Project Manager for SC4, “The cards are very secure. They are FDIC insured, and activating your Skippers OneCard online is through a highly secured system utilized by over 770 institutions nationwide. Skippers OneCard information will

never be released to creditors, and so will not impact your credit report.” However, students must activate the card to be able to access all the services being offered, and also to access financial aid refunds. DiNardo added, “Even if students are not receiving financial aid, or anticipating a refund, they MUST activate the card to access library and other student services.” Students need not open an account with HigherOne, but they must activate their card and choose an option to gain access to their student financial aid funds. What’s in it for the school and HigherOne?

According to DiNardo the school is endeavoring to streamline the financial aid distribution process, increase student security and add access to student benefits and services for all students. HigherOne is hoping that students will opt to open a debit card account with them, and that they will create a long-term banking relationship.

If you are one of the over 1400 students who have not had their photos taken, you are urged to do so as soon as possible by visiting the Student Success Center. You may contact Bonnie DiNardo at [email protected] to check times to have your photo taken, or to inquire if you have had your photo taken already but have not yet received your card.

Joyce SmithStaff Writer

New this year on the SC4 campus, the Skippers OneCard! Over 3200 students have already been photographed for the “new and improved” version of the traditional student identification card. Aside from featuring student photos for positive identification purposes, the new card offers other innovations designed to simply life for students and faculty, including access to library and student fitness center services, student discounts, and financial aid access options. Additionally, cards can be reloaded and

Hayley MyronWebmaster

All students that are new to SC4 are required to take an introductory course to the school. Now, I am a freshman this year and I just recently found out about this class, like many of my other friends. This is the first year that SC4 has required this course. It takes place every

week on Tuesdays and Thursdays before winter class registrations begin. In order for new students to continue on to the winter semester, they must take this class beforehand. This class is a onetime deal, so once you take it you will never have to do it again. The best part about this class is that it is free. The SC4 introduction class takes only three hours of your time, and it gives you an overview of the college. Some of the

subjects that will be covered are academic planning, the college campus, registration, and much more. It will also allow new students to become familiar with SC4’s student polices and all of the services available to them. Melissa Bratton, from Marysville, told me how she felt about the new introductory class, “I thought it would help new students feel more comfortable with the campus and be better prepared when class started.”

An introduction to the SC4 introductory course

Mairead WarnerStaff Writer

Coats for Kids is a charity that helps kids keep warm during the winter. The Coats for Kids drive begins Oct. 1, 2012 and ends on Nov.11, 2012. The drop boxes are located in the Main Building on the first and second floor. This event is sponsored by the Erie Square Gazette in collaboration with the Men’s Memphis Lutheran Church of Port Huron 9th in Lapeer.

Campus

“Like any new system there have been a few glitches, but we are working through them. And, we would love to hear any suggestions for improvement that anyone may have,” DiNardo concluded. So next time someone asks you, “What’s in your wallet?” you will be able to answer, “My Skippers OneCard student ID!”

Coats for Kids is a nonprofit organization. Coats for Kids only qualifies for the Port Huron area. The Men’s Lutheran Church of Port Huron 9th in Lapeer chooses the Coats for Kids organization to help people in need. Coats for Kids accepts mittens, gloves, hats, boots, scarves and other winter apparel. In 2011, over 1,000 kids were helped with Coats for Kids. The Men’s Memphis Lutheran Church has been working with Coats for Kids for

seven or more years. You can find the drop boxes in the Port Huron Big Boy’s, Eastern Michigan Bank, Rite Aid in Marysville, Wally’s supermarket in Marysville, Four Star Restaurant in Marysville, and the YMCA. The Men’s Lutheran Church of Port Huron 9th in Lapeer contacts schools and gets information on kids who are in need for the Coat for Kids program.


A worthy cause, Coats for Kids

Erick FredendallBusiness/Advertising Editor

The St. Clair County Economic Development Alliance is to host

their regional job fair Friday, Oct.12, at the Citizen’s First M-TEC building. The job fair will be bringing roughly 300 job opportunities drawn from local employers in the area. As employers will be interviewing applicants directly, dressing to impress is highly encouraged.

EDA hosts job fair at SC4 The day will be divided into three sessions. Employers will be accepting applicants with last names starting with the letters A-M from 9 a.m to 11 a.m, followed by a special session for those not able to make the time frame corresponding to their last name, that will go from noon to 1 p.m. The final session, last names N-Z, will go from 1 p.m to 3 p.m. While the event is free, pre-registration is required. Registration can be submitted through www. stclairjobhub. myevent. com.

Photo credit: Dean Meyers under a creative com-mons license.

Sample of the SC4 Skippers One card. Photo provided by Pete Lacey, Vice President of Student Services.

Photo Credit: Public Relations


Opinion

Liz CottrellMarine CityRegistered Nurse

“I might dress up as a clown to go trick or treating with my daughter.”

Photo PollHayley MyronWebmaster

“What are you going to dress up as for Halloween?”Maryann LawrencePort HuronBiology

“As of right now, a good witch.”

Ian WixsonAvocaEngineering

“I thought about James Bond.”

Hayley MyronWebmaster

Do you ever feel like there is nothing that will be able to make you laugh during the week? Well I have a solution to that frown. Whenever I am online and I need a good laugh, I just go onto cheezburger.com, the home of the LOL cats. There is a reason they are called LOL cats. This website focuses solely on humor and adorable animals. Even though this website is the home

of LOL cats, it has a variety of humorous videos and photos. If cute animals aren’t your thing, which I am pretty sure everyone loves cute animals, then there are just fandom photos, interesting stories, and most of all trolls. Now, a troll is someone who goes around the internet and makes fun of other a variety of postings, and they try to trick people. I highly recommend taking a look at the website cheezburger.com; there is something for everyone on there.

LOL-Cats galore

Carol Szparaga Staff Writer SC4’s Green Team and the Blue Water Sierra Club co-sponsored Bren-nain Lloyd, project coordinator of North Watch, and John Jackson, interim executive direc-tor and director of

Clean Productions and Toxics, Great Lakes United, held a presentation on cam-pus in the M-TEC Building on Sept. 30, 2012. Approximately 50 people attended this presentation. The presentation included information about Ontario Power Generation seeking official approval from the Canadian government for a proposal to locate 200,000 cubic meters of radioac-

Great Lakes basin “deep trouble”

It’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Christina StoutenburgEditor-in-Chief

Super markets and big box stores seem to be keeping me on my toes. Am I buying trick-

tive waste below the Bruce Nuclear Generating station, approximately 50 miles from Lake Huron shoreline. This will cause health concerns for residence along the shoreline, not to mention environ-mental issues. Among these concerns are poor quality of water for drinking, and the possibility of closing many beaches with any type of leakage of the radioactive

material. The proposal is scheduled to be put forward in 2013. The proposed nuclear waste burial site would be located adjacent to the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station near Kin-cardine, Ontario, on Lake Huron. If you would like to address your concerns, feel free to attend the Blue Waters Sierra Club’s next meeting, which will be held Wednes-day, Oct. 24, 2012,

or-treating bags, or tree ornaments? Isn’t Thanksgiving somewhere in between there? While on a recent shopping trip, I had decided to be nosey and check out

some Halloween decorations and I was shocked to find ornaments and tree toppers readily available. Some stores even have their trees out and priced. What happened to the days when after Halloween we set up for Thanksgiving and the day after turkey carving, we put up our lights? When I was younger, my family and I would get

all the decorating done, get the gifts wrapped, and then take a nice snowy drive to see all the lights. But with the pace of our holidays now we can check out who has the best jack-o-lanterns while we are at it. Christmas is wonderful, but the making of lists of wants, doesn’t seem to mesh well with a holiday focused around what we are thankful for.

Are we as a society looking too far ahead and just rushing our life along, when we should be stopping to smell the roses? Yes, putting your Christmas lights up to help little ghouls and goblins find their way will help you be on top of the curve, but it seems to take away some of the specialness of the holiday. Then again, businesses are not

in the market of specialness, they are here to make money. And to make money they all want to offer their products first. Can you really blame them for wanting their business to succeed in today’s economy? But what can be done, do we just ignore the change or give in? Maybe I’ll just kill two birds with one stone and be an elf for Halloween.

Pumpkin carving or tree trimming?

at 7:30 p.m. at the Acheson Commu-nity Resource Room,

514 McMorran Blvd. This event is open to the public.

Lake Huron shoreline at sunset in Port Austin, Michigan. Photo Credit: Carol Szparaga

Ornaments back-to-back with jack-o-lanterns. Photo Credit: Christina Stoutenburg


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EntertainmentZachary PenzienProduction Editor

With Christopher Nolan’s Batman series wrapped up, I thought that I had my Batman movie fix for at least another year. But the recent release of DC’s “The Dark Knight Returns: Part 1” on DVD and Bluray has shown me how wrong I was. This adaption of Frank Millers work leaves me waiting semi patiently for part two. “The Dark Knight Returns” takes place in a Gotham City with crime rates out of control since Batman disappeared 10 years ago. In that time a gang calling themselves The Mutants has taken over the streets. Through all of this, Batman is nowhere to be seen until the escape of a “rehabilitated” Harvey “Twoface” Dent, which prompts the pushing fifty Bruce Wayne to dawn the mantle of Batman to clean up

the streets. Helping Batman on his war on crime is a young girl named Carrie Kelley, who aspires to take up the mantel of Robin. She is excited for Batman’s return, but not everyone in the city shares her enthusiasm. TV personalities and public opinion are shifting away from favoring Gotham’s silent protector. Usually the direct to DVD market is a desolate waste land of ill conceived projects and sequels that haven’t seen the original cat for several iterations. This however is not one of those movies. With the voice work of Pieter Weller, aka Robocop, taking up the cowl for Batman, and Michal Emerson of “Lost” voicing the Joker in the upcoming part two. This is a can’t miss. The “Dark Knight Returns: Part One,” is available on DVD, Bluray, and On Demand right now.

Dark Knight returns… to DVD



Life is full of choices. Make yours today.

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quality education at an affordable price is something they all share.

Ferris conveniently offers classes at St. Clair County Community

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Sports It’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month

DJ PalmSports Editor

The Skippers Athletic Department

DJ PalmSports Editor

The Lady Skips showed early signs of an upset, but OCC proved to be too much as the Skips lost in four sets, (25-18) (25-7) (25-22) (25-17). In the first set the Lady Skips showed much better communication skills on the court as they were showing signs of being the superior team despite the Raiders(OCC) obvious height advantage. OCC came into the game being the fourth ranked team

ball farther away from the net, which led to a lot of balls landing out of bounds. OCC would get 11 straight and close out the second set 25-7. Third set was much more competitive, as there were four lead

changes in the first 10 points of the match. The Lady Skips were able to get the lead in the third set on the 25th point, thanks to Jordan Peltier’s “love tap,” which gave them a short lived one point lead, making it13-

Lady Skips lose to Oakland CC in four setsin the nation and the Lady Skips were able to get the first set 25-18. Second set was all OCC as they opened up a 7-3 lead in the first 10 points of the set. Katie Bearse, tried to rally the Lady Skips back into the game with consecutive “love taps” that fell for points. Momentum was quickly taken back by the Raiders as they would take seven of the next 10 points, making the score 14-6. The Raider’s height advantage forced the Lady Skips to spike the

Athletic Department raises money with golf outing

12. The Raiders stormed right back, taking back the lead with seven of the next nine points, making the score 18-14. Bearse was able to finally get to the front of the net with a spike that landed just inside the line, starting a rally being down 24-19, bringing the score 24-22, but it was too little too late. OCC got the winning point, 25-22. Fourth set, the first ten points would be split evenly and neither side would have a lead bigger than four points.

The Raiders quickly kicked it up a notch and broke out to a 13-7 lead, and eventually doubling up the Lady Skips, 18-6. The Lady Skips were showing signs of resilience, but would eventually lose, putting the Raiders up 24-11. Lady Skips didn’t go quietly and put together an almost impossible comeback, but OCC’s Chelsea Stockmeyer would put the game to bed, slamming a spike down that landed for the game point and the match.

held a golf outing at Willow Ridge Golf Club to raise money. Participants included members of the softball, men’s and women’s basketball, and the golf team. The Athletic Department was able to raise about $800, which was divided between

the groupings of the sports teams that participated. Entry into the outing was $40, that included nine holes of golf with a riding cart and a free luncheon courtesy of the restaurant affiliated with the golf course, Bogey’s Bar and Grill.

Prizes were also given out during the golf outing. Among them were two 12-packs of Titleist Pro V 1 golf balls. Also thrown in were SC4 tumbler mugs with the skippers’ athletics logo on them. Everyone who participated received

a complimentary keychain and t-shirt with the Skippers’ Athletics logo on them. SC4’s Golf Coach Dale Vos was the one responsible for setting up and organizing the event. “I called 18-hole courses to hold the event and there were

opportunities to hold it at one of them, but I have known the owners of Willow Ridge for years, and nine holes was much less time consuming than 18. And we all got done in time to go home and watch some football,” Vos Said

Skippers Martha Veihl, left, and Kelly David in their home game against Schoolcraft College on September

13, 2011. Photo credit Christian McGeachy


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Comics

issue 61-3

Documents

annual blue water film

blue water area

blue water hospice home

independent film

short film submissions

hospice team

hospice care

curtis armstrong