Crazy or not, it’s still aCensus year, and the U.S.Census Bureau is expect-ing to receive an updatedlook at who is livingwhere in America. Thebureau reports that al-most 50% of Americanshave completed the it.

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Feeding

America

truck here

today

By Carol Stiffler

There are three new bear cubs

at Oswald’s Bear Ranch, and the

Oswalds want your help in nam-

ing the cinnamon-colored one.

The babies came to the ranch

from Wisconsin on March 24,

both lucky and unlucky. They’re

separated from their mothers,

probably due to death, but

they’ve made it to Oswald’s.

They’ll be fed and cared for now

for the rest of their lives, as safe

as any bear could hope to be.

And they’re adorable.

“They’re little devils,” said

Dean Oswald, who owns and runs

the bear ranch with his family.

The cubs are currently living in

a wire enclosure in his living

room, he said, and they get regu-

lar bottle feedings of a mixture of

calf milk replacement, yogurt,

water, and baby rice cereal.

The cubs don’t have the privi-

lege of roaming the house, be-

cause Oswald knows better.

“We had some get out four or

five years ago, and it was like a

tornado went through the whole

house,” he said.

The Oswalds are collecting

names for the cinnamon-colored

cub via the Oswald’s Bear Ranch

Facebook page, and suggestions

are pouring in. Current name

ideas include Hope, Ember, and

Cinnabear.

Elsewhere on the ranch, bears

are emerging from hibernation. In

the wild, female bears sometimes

come out of hibernation with new

cubs that were born in January.

No cubs are ever born on the

ranch, Oswald said, since there is

no breeding there. New babies are

always the result of a rescue.

“If a person has bears or is

going to send them to a zoo, I will

purchase them,” Oswald said. “I

hate to see a bear go to a zoo,

where they have a 20-by-20 con-

finement.”

The Oswalds hope to open the

ranch to the public on May 22, if

statewide quarantine laws are

lifted by then.

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Newberry NewsToday’s Weather 33/20 Tomorrow 37/23 Newberry, Michigan

The Easter bunny - three Easter bunnies, actually - rolled through every street in Newberry on Sat-

urday, April 11, riding on the top of Newberry Fire Department trucks. Three people dressed up in

Easter bunny costumes, and each rode atop a fire truck to canvas the entire village. They spread

Easter joy to families and children who were experiencing a very solitary Easter weekend. While in

costume, Mary Archambeau, Penny Link, and Brooke Livermore waved to practically everybody in

town that day. One truck even doubled back into the village after learning two residential streets had

accidentally been skipped. “I saw smiles on the faces of parents and kids,” Archambeau said. “We

could tell we made a difference.”

The Feeding America

truck is bringing another

shipment of free food to the

community today. Pick-up

will be available at the

LINK on West Helen Street

beginning at 4 p.m.

LINK Director Mary Ar-

chambeau asks people to

line up along John Street as

usual, and not to come early.

The shipment includes

15,000 pounds of food - the

same amount usually or-

dered for our area.

During the last Feeding

America visit, the truck ar-

rived early and people lined

up early, too. The food was

dispersed and the supply ex-

hausted in an hour and 20

minutes, with the collection

ending before it was even

scheduled to begin.

Archambeau said the

early line was so long that it

was hazardous, and con-

sisted of people from 15

area communities including

Escanaba and Mackinac Is-

land. Feeding America stip-

ulations are that the food

must be given to anyone in

need regardless of where

they are from.

If the supply runs out

again, community members

have other resources for

food.

Taylor Market in Helmer

has pledged to feed anyone

in need, and has been filling

in as needed, Archambeau

said. To request assistance

from Taylor’s Market, call

906-586-6353.

School districts are con-

tinuing to feed students with

weekly food pick-ups as

previously planned. Contact

your student’s school for

more information.

Anyone who is still in

need can contact Archam-

beau at home, at 906-293-

3819. Though the LINK is

closed, Archambeau is still

working as a volunteer to

get food from the LINK to

people in need.

Highlightswe will miss,page 9

You voted

2020 is

still a

Census

year

By Carol Stiffler

April 1 was Census Day

- the date used by the U.S.

Census Bureau as the sin-

gle day that mattered in an

attempt to record who we

are and where we live. An-

swers to the 2020 Census,

which is currently under-

way, are based on who was

living in our household on

that date.

Census questionnaires

were mailed to each house-

hold in the country in mid-

March and responses are

required by law. Re-

minders on powder blue

postcards have already hit

mailboxes.

The Census Bureau en-

courages responses as soon

as possible, but will allow

us to respond any time be-

fore August 14 - that in-

cludes a two-week

extension due to coron-

avirus.

Newberry resident

Michelle Teske has already

completed her survey, opt-

ing to fill it out online.

“I did think it was easy

and pretty self explanatory.

Very easy to follow,” she

said. “I think it is vital to

our community to answer

the questions and help any

way we can.”

Teske is in the minority

for Luce County - more

than 70% of households

have not yet responded.

Luce County residents

have returned a mere

28.4% of their question-

naires. Nearby counties are

similar: Schoolcraft is at

37%; Mackinac has re-

turned 21.7%, and

Chippewa is at 35%.

Michigan’s current re-

sponse rate is 54.5%,

ahead of the national aver-

age of 47.9%. Michigan’s

rate is largely propped up

by a significant number of

responses in Livingston

and Macomb counties near

Detroit, which have re-

turned 65.7% and 64.3%,

respectively.

See CENSUS, page 2

Three new cubs at Oswald’s Bear Ranch

Sterling McGinn

Dean Oswald feeds one of three new bear cubs at the Oswald’s BearRanch. The bears arrived to the ranch on March 24.

Dustin Oswald

Where isyour money?page 2

Taking Easter to the streets

By Carol Stiffler

When Governor Gretchen Whit-

mer signed her expanded and ex-

tended “Stay Home, Stay Safe”

order on April 9, its stricter require-

ments rankled some citizens in an

already stressed Michigan.

New to this requirement were

rules that we can no longer cross

the street to visit neighbors unless

we are taking care of them, can no

longer buy home improvement sup-

plies, and can’t even operate a boat

if it has a motor.

In rural communities like ours, it

hasn’t always gone over so

smoothly. Luce County still has

only one confirmed case of

COVID-19; Mackinac has four, and

Schoolcraft has three. It’s a stark

difference from Macomb County,

which had 5,073 cases and 347

deaths as of Monday, April 13.

A Facebook group called Michi-

ganders Against Excessive Quaran-

tine is growing in popularity, with

more than 308,000 members on

Tuesday - including quite a few

from Luce County.

Whitmer addressed some criti-

cism in her Monday conference,

where she dispelled rumors that she

had banned homeschooling and

purchases of bug spray, American

flags, and child car seats.

“It’s O.K. to be frustrated,” she

said. “It’s O.K. to be angry, and if it

makes you feel better to direct it at

me, that’s O.K. - I’ve got thick

skin, and I’m always going to de-

fend your right to free speech.”

In addition to the Facebook

group, a movement to recall Whit-

mer is growing on Change.org.

More than 200,000 signatures to

date are endorsing a petition that

complains Whitmer has “lied since

day one” and caused more Michi-

ganders to get sick from the coron-

avirus by “further promoting the

pandemic”.

A valid petition to recall Whit-

mer would require more than

700,000 signatures from registered

Michigan voters, and would have to

contain language approved by the

board of state canvassers.

While anger grows in some

places, Whitmer reported on Mon-

day the encouraging news that

COVID-19 cases are reaching a

plateau in hardest hit areas of the

state, like Wayne and Macomb

counties. The state reported 997

new cases of the virus on Monday,

and 115 new deaths. On April 6, the

new numbers showed 1,503 new

cases and 110 new deaths.

“We are starting to slow down,

even flatten a bit. We are cautiously

optimistic,” Whitmer said. “The

stay at home order is working.”

It’s too soon to allow rural areas

to have additional freedom, she

said. Hospitals in those regions

aren’t equipped for a coronavirus

breakout, and Whitmer reports that

CEOs from rural hospitals have

asked her to keep the order in

place.

YES

84%

NO

16%

Other resourcesavailable, too

By Carol Stiffler

According to the United

States Treasury Department,

everyone with direct deposit

should receive their federal

stimulus funds before April 24.

People who qualify for the

funds but don’t have direct de-

posit will receive a paper check

in the mail, which could take

months.

Though the stimulus was

originally promised to all

Americans, stipulations on the

funds are emerging. Individuals

with a social security number

who make $75,000 or less per

year will receive the full

$1,200. Couples who earn

$150,000 or less and file taxes

jointly will receive $2,400.

Payments shrink as house-

hold incomes exceed the

$150,000 mark and disappear

entirely after reaching

$198,000.

Parents will receive an addi-

tional $500 for each child under

age 16 that they claimed on

their last tax return.

Most people do not need to

do anything to receive the stim-

ulus, but people who have not

yet filed their 2017 and 2018

income tax returns will need to

do that to be eligible for the

stimulus.

For more information on the

stimulus, visit

https://www.irs.gov/coron-

avirus-tax-relief-and-economic-

impact-payments

In Michigan, this is the week

where contract employees, gig

workers, and other similar peo-

ple can file for unemployment.

The $600 weekly stipend

should begin hitting bank ac-

counts - unless the filer re-

quested a debit card - on April

20.

Unemployment benefits for

hourly or salary employees

should be full unemployment

benefits plus $600 per week.

The additional $600 has re-

ceived federal approval.

Unemployment claims need

to be filed within 28 days of

being laid off.

To file for unemployment,

visit www.michigan.gov/uia.

CENSUS, continued

Technology is playing a

big role in the Census re-

sponse. In Luce County,

20.7% of responses came

via the internet. Answering

the survey online is avail-

able at 2020Census.gov

and should take only 10

minutes.

In lower Michigan,

where internet access is

more readily available, re-

sponses are almost entirely

online - all but 2.3% of

Livingston County’s re-

sponses were completed

online.

Information gathered in

the Census will be used for

major decisions in the next

10 years, including how

many congressional repre-

sentatives each state has,

and how much federal

funding is sent to our com-

munities to support pro-

grams like Medicaid, Head

Start, and Supplemental

Nutrition Assistance Pro-

gram (SNAP).

If answers are as antici-

pated, Michigan could lose

up to five congressional

representatives. Booming

states like California and

Florida may grow by 15

representatives each, and

Texas could jump by 13.

The revised representa-

tive counts will remain in

place for the next 10 years.

The coronavirus pan-

demic is impacting the sur-

vey. Americans are given

an extra two weeks to re-

turn their surveys, and

Census workers who are

currently going door to

door in areas like rural

Alaska are interviewing

households from outside

their homes and standing at

least six feet apart.

Results will be given to

President Donald Trump

on time by December 31,

and redistricting counts

will be delivered to the

states by April 1, 2021.

News2 April 15, 2020

Bob Powell’s Snow ReportWe received slightly more than an inch of snow last

week, according to NOAA Weather Spotter Bob Pow-

ell. That puts us within a single hair of the 252-inch

prediction Powell set for snowfall this winter.

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Month 2017 2018 2019/2020

Oct. 2.5 6.0 2.7

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Dec. 33.8 14.8 69.2

Jan. 54.6 56 57.8

Feb. 60.3 25.1 43

Mar. 18.6 10.4 19.6

Apr. 6.1 38.1 1.6

Total 224.3” 193.5” *251.9”

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Where is your money?

COVID-19 diagnosedin Schoolcraft County

The first confirmed posi-

tive case of COVID-19 in a

Schoolcraft County resi-

dent.

On April 8, 2020, LMAS

District Health Department

became aware of a positive

COVID-19 case identified

through a private laboratory.

The identified person is an

adult with no history of re-

cent domestic travel. LMAS

believes the risk to the pub-

lic to be very low.

The LMAS District

Health Department will no-

tify people who have been

identified as close contacts

and will not disclose infor-

mation about the individual.

Two more people in

Schoolcraft County have

since been diagnosed with

COVID-19. The health de-

partment does not release

announcements in subse-

quent cases after the first

case in each county.

It is important for every-

one to assume that the novel

coronavirus which causes

COVID-19 is present

throughout the region.

People who are mildly ill

with COVID-19 are able to

safely recover at home

while others need additional

care through hospitaliza-

tion.

COVID-19 symptoms

may appear in as few as two

days or as long as 14 days

after exposure to the virus.

Symptoms include fever,

cough, and shortness of

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Notice the little rays of sunshineBy Sarah Pleiman

Even though the weather isn’t

looking too sunny for the next few

days, there are little rays of sunshine

popping up all over the place.

Lately it often seems like there’s a

giant cloud covering the world, yet

people are still finding good things.

We’re finding ways to be together

while we are apart.

All across the country, “ordinary”

men and women with sewing ma-

chines at home are making masks

for family, friends, and healthcare

workers. People who don’t have a

sewing machine are donating fabric

and elastic so more masks can be

made. There are photographers of-

fering to take family portraits while

social distancing, then donating the

money to help buy personal protec-

tion equipment for those on the

front lines. It’s not just happening in

the “big cities” either - here in New-

berry, there are so many things to be

proud of.

This past Saturday, for instance;

the Newberry Fire Department gave

the Easter bunny a ride through

town so all the kids could see. They,

along with several other local busi-

nesses, have been offering home de-

livery of groceries and other

essentials since the Governor first

gave the “Stay at Home” order.

The Village has promoted the

“Nightly Neighborly Nod,” encour-

aging residents to check in on each

other while still practicing social

distancing.

Although Tahqua-Tots Learning

Center, LLC was unable to continue

normal operations, several staff

members have reached out to par-

ents who are essential workers to

provide childcare.

The schools in Luce County have

also stepped up to the plate to serve

the children in our communities.

The incredible teachers at TAS,

TLA, Engadine, and other local

schools have been launched out of

their comfort zones; yet they con-

tinue to reach out to students and

figure out ways to teach from out-

side their classrooms.

Kitchen staff has been working to

provide meals to make sure no child

goes hungry. Office staff members

work behind the scenes, doing their

best to keep things running

smoothly. Say what you will about

our education system, the people

within that system are amazing.

There are so many things to be

proud of during a time of such un-

certainty. People are stepping up

and little rays of sunshine are shim-

mering. All you have to do is look

for them.

Michigan has become

the first state in the coun-

try to gain federal ap-

proval of a program that

will provide nutritious

food to children who were

affected by school clos-

ings due to COVID-19. 

The Pandemic Elec-

tronic Benefit Transfer

Program provides tempo-

rary funding to address

food needs for families af-

fected by the pandemic.  

The food assistance

benefits will go to Michi-

gan families with students

ages 5-18 who are eligible

for free or reduced-price

school meals and will

reach approximately

895,000 students. This in-

cludes families currently

receiving Food Assistance

Program benefits as well

as those not currently en-

rolled in the program. 

The benefits supple-

ment efforts taken by

school districts to con-

tinue feeding students.

Families not currently re-

ceiving food assistance

benefits will get an EBT

card in the mail under the

name of the oldest student

in the household.

Benefits will include

$193.80 per eligible stu-

dent for March and April,

and an additional $182.40

per student to cover May

and June combined. 

Benefits for all eligible

children in the home will

be loaded onto this one

EBT card, which should

arrive in early May.

Families currently re-

ceiving food assistance

benefits will receive addi-

tional funds on their EBT

Bridge Cards.

Cards are used like

debit cards for food items

only, at SNAP retailers.

Michigan to provide EBT

cards for student meals

Carol Stiffler

By Dion Mindykowski,

Tahquamenon Area Li-

brary Director

As this shutdown con-

tinues, the Tahquamenon

Area Library is limited to

only those services we

can provide remotely.

We are continually look-

ing into ways that we can

go beyond Hoopla and

Overdrive to serve our

community.

Luckily, a long-term

project was recently com-

pleted that will help to

expand our digital serv-

ices. Historic issues of

the Newberry News and

the Luce County Democ-

rat can now be viewed

online.

This project was paid

for with award money

from the State Librarian’s

Citation of Excellence re-

ceived by the Tahqua-

menon Area Library in

2018, along with dona-

tions from Jacqueline

Richardson’s Painting

Classes. This digitization

covers 1886 through

1896 of the Newberry

News and 1891 to 1892

of the Luce County De-

mocrat. We are currently

exploring other funding

sources to continue with

the digitization of addi-

tional years. 

To use this service,

visit https://digmich-

news.cmich.edu/ and

click on “Titles”. From

there you will scroll

down to the Newberry

News, the Luce County

Democrat, or any of the

other available publica-

tions that you wish to ex-

plore.

You can choose a

month and use a calendar

view to browse issues, or

you can click on “show

all issues of this publica-

tion” for an easier way to

navigate all issues avail-

able.

Once you have selected

an issue you can use the

search bar to search for

specific terms in that

issue, such as a business

or family name. Or you

can read through page by

page with the navigation

arrows and zoom button.

The scissor icon will let

you select a portion and

save it as an image file

for sharing with others, or

just to archive in your

own records.

If you’d prefer to read

issues offline, you can

click on “download the

whole document” and

view it later even without

an internet connection.

As a reminder, during the

shutdown the library’s

wireless network has

been left on so that you

can access it by parking

out front. The network is

called libraryguest and

the password will remain

5214CV19 until we re-

open.

If you need help ac-

cessing the digital news-

papers, please send your

questions to tahquam-

circ@gmail.com. Dur-

ing the shutdown I have

been checking it multi-

ple times per day, seven

days per week and

should be able to answer

your questions within 24

hours or less.

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By Pastor Kyle Kuehl

In the midst of this pan-

demic, God’s promise to

Noah seems hard to be-

lieve.

We certainly remember

the way things were before

the pandemic that distorted

our lives and disturbed our

sleep. Daily life is turned

upside down now. Lives are

lost. Those who are seri-

ously ill do not always re-

cover. Nothing will ever be

the same again. But even

after such a pandemic,

some things will remain

unchanged. God’s promise,

signaled by His rainbow in

clearing skies, is certain,

“While the earth remains,

seedtime and harvest, cold

and heat, summer and win-

ter, day and night, shall not

cease.” (Genesis 8:22)

Tragic pandemics and dis-

asters, while they will

never again destroy all life

on earth, still disrupt and

destroy. But God’s prom-

ises remains. Creation

moves forward as He de-

signed it.

We need to go back far

beyond creation to remem-

ber God’s “wonders of

old.” We need to go back to

a time before time, before

the world was created, be-

cause that is when God

chose us to be His own.

From before creation, our

remembering fast forwards

to a stable in Bethlehem

and then to a cross outside

of Jerusalem. God sent His

Son to be our Savior and

Redeemer. On the cross

Jesus laid down His life for

us, taking our wrongdoings

and pains and heartaches

onto Himself and suffering

the penalty of death in our

place. Then we remember

the event just three days

later, when the open and

empty tomb revealed that

Jesus had risen from the

dead. Alleluia!

Our memories of the past

continue forward to the day

when God adopted us as

His children. On that day

we were buried with Christ

and raised to new life in

Him, a life that will con-

tinue on into eternity.

God’s steadfast love has

not ceased. He has not for-

gotten. His promises for us

did not end; they were only

beginning. The mighty

deeds and wonders of God

are displayed for us to find

and remember in His Word.

And should there be those

long and restless days and

nights when we cannot re-

member His promises, God

remembers.

We are a people who have

living hope, confident that

we in Christ will rise to

share forever in the victory

that is ours through faith in

His name. Our risen and

reigning Lord tells us,

“Fear not, I am the first and

the last, and the Living

One. I died, and behold I

am alive forevermore, and

I have the keys of Death

and Hades” (Revelation

1:17-18). Death does not

have the last word, not

now, not ever. Jesus does.

A message of hope

Remember the promises

Pastor Kyle Kuehl

Help protect our community: Makea maskHelen Newberry Joy Hospital and area organizations

need your help in protecting our community. Consider

making a homemade mask.

Donations of masks can be dropped off to 218 E Ave

B in Newberry. There is a sterilized tub on the back

porch located on Parmalee. All donated masks will be

distributed to the Luce County Ambulance, Newberry

Fire Department, Garfield Ambulance, Newberry Cor-

rectional Facility, and Helen Newberry Joy Hospital.

For more information and resources to make your

own mask, visit http://trending.hnjh.org/homemade-

face-mask-information.

DNR cancelsEUP Citizens’

AdvisoryCouncil

meeting inLuce CountyIn accordance with

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

and the Michigan Depart-

ment of Health and

Human Services’ recom-

mendations designed to

help prevent the spread of

Coronavirus Disease

2019 (COVID-19), the

Michigan Department of

Natural Resources has

canceled a scheduled

meeting of the Eastern

Upper Peninsula Citizens’

Advisory Council.

The meeting was set for

April 22 at the LMAS

Health Department Build-

ing in Newberry. This ses-

sion has been canceled

and will not be resched-

uled.

The DNR is taking

proactive steps to mitigate

the spread of COVID-19

in Michigan.

For more information

about the council, contact

Stacy Haughey at 906-

235-2092.

Michiganders who lose a job, resulting in a loss of their

healthcare coverage or a change in income, may have low

or no-cost healthcare options available through the Afford-

able Care Act (ACA) Marketplace, Medicaid, or the Chil-

dren’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). 

Consumers in these situations are not required to wait

for the yearly Open Enrollment Period and should act now.

“Michiganders who lose employer-based health insur-

ance may have options to continue or replace their cover-

age,” said DIFS Director Anita G. Fox. “If consumers

have questions about enrolling, DIFS is available to as-

sist.”

Consumers have 60 days after losing essential health

coverage, such as through a job loss, or experienced a

change in income to take advantage of a Special Enroll-

ment Period. To determine eligibility, consumers should

visit www.healthcare.gov.

Depending on income and their situation, consumers

may qualify for cost sharing reductions, premium tax cred-

its, coverage for their children (CHIP), or Medicaid. Con-

sumers should contact DIFS toll free at 877-999-6442 if

they need assistance.

When a consumer loses essential health coverage, they

may be eligible to enroll in an individual health plan dur-

ing a Special Enrollment Period. 

If consumers are new to http://www.healthcare.gov, they

can create an account. If

they already have one, they

may log in to start or update

an application.

Enrollment help is avail-

able  DIFS can help.  The

Michigan Health Insurance

Consumer Assistance Pro-

gram (HICAP) can provide

shopping tips and help an-

swer questions about health

insurance or Special Enroll-

ment Periods.

The Michigan History Center today

announced a new collecting initiative

that gives residents the opportunity to

share stories that reflect their experi-

ences during the COVID-19 pandemic,

for the benefit of future generations.  

The COVID-19 pandemic is a critical

moment in history, and the Michigan

History Center is committed to docu-

menting through objects, archival mate-

rials, stories and experiences from

diverse Michiganders how the coron-

avirus is affecting Michigan residents in

the workplace, at home, in communities

and in many other settings.  

The first phase of the three-phase col-

lecting initiative is active right now. It

offers a web-based platform for people

to share and donate photos, videos and

audio files that document their daily

lives during this emergency all of which

will be considered for

preservation in the

Archives of Michigan’s

collections.

The following ques-

tions can provide a

starting point in choos-

ing what to share:

—How are you com-

municating with family,

friends and colleagues?

—Have certain

places become more important to you?

—What is something that has

brought you unexpected joy?

—What steps have you taken to pro-

tect your health and the health of others?

“Archives and museums preserve and

share the real stuff of the past, but we

also have an obligation to collect and

preserve the documents, images and ob-

jects that will help future residents un-

derstand our present,” said Sandra

Clark, Michigan History Center direc-

tor.

“There is no question that the coron-

avirus emergency that is so deeply af-

fecting all our lives is a significant

history-making time. That’s why the

Michigan History Center is launching

this collecting project now,” Clark said.

“We hope, too, that the shared experi-

ences will strengthen our state’s sense of

community and reduce feelings of iso-

lation.”

Phase 2: 3D objects

The second phase is collecting three-

dimensional objects and documents re-

lated to the coronavirus emergency for

the Michigan History Museum system’s

collections. In keeping with the “Stay

Home, Stay Safe” Executive Order, this

phase will begin with a call to the public

to help identify items and move to phys-

ically gathering them once it is safe to

do so.

Phase 3: Interviews and stories

The third phase involves long-term

collecting of stories, through oral history

and StoryCorps interviews, memoirs

and other materials that are created dur-

ing the reflection period after an imme-

diate crisis. These materials will be

preserved in both the museum and

archival collections.  

Learn more about the initiative at Michi-

gan.gov/MHCStories

Obituaries4 April 15, 2020

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Pet Pals, using Smile.Amazon (which donates 0.5% of the purchase price to char-

ity, at no cost to you).

After signing into smile.amazon.com with your name and e-mail address, you can follow the prompts;

use the Menu square in the upper left hand side of the screen, if necessary. You can scroll down to the

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donation. Enter Luce County Pet Pals to finish the process!

You also can make donations by sending checks made payable to Luce County Pets and mailing them

to Luce County Pet Pals, P.O. Box 345, Newberry, MI 49868

Luce County Pet Pals , Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

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How to Donate to Pet Pals

OBITUARYCarol Jene Carmody

Longtime Newberry resident, Carol Jene Carmody,97, died Sunday morning April 12, 2020 at Helen New-berry Joy Hospital.

Born November 12, 1922 in Cheboygan Michigan,daughter of the late Carl and Garnet(Thomas) Hagstrom, Carol was a 1939graduate of Cheboygan High School.Carol married her lifelong partner EarlLee Carmody on December 24, 1946.She moved to Newberry in 1954 withher husband and family.

Carol served in the Newberry community as a CubScout Leader, Girl Scout Leader, and Sunday SchoolTeacher. She was a member of the Newberry UnitedMethodist Church and volunteered during the summerat Michigamme Methodist Institute for many years.Carol and Earl wintered in Thonotosassa Florida forover twenty years and attended the Thonotosassa UnitedMethodist Church. Later in life, Carol volunteered withthe Red Bird Mission in Kentucky in route to Floridaeach year.

Carol worked at the Newberry State Hospital to pro-vide music to residents in the school system. After grad-uating from Lake Superior State University andNorthern Michigan University she was employed as anElementary Teacher at Pentland Township School andlater at the Newberry Elementary School. Carol en-joyed square dancing, camping throughout NorthernMichigan, painting, playing the piano, an endless num-ber of craft projects, and playing cards with family andfriends. She enjoyed all of her grandchildren, greatgrandchildren and great-great grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, Carol is preceded in deathby her husband, Earl Carmody (January 27, 2015);grandchild, Benn Angell; sister, Joan Ushman; andbrothers, Kenneth, Charles, Donald, and Carl Hagstrom.

Survivors include children Robert (Sandy) of New-berry, David (Pam) of Newberry, Susan (Stephen)Soltys of Kincheloe, and Gary (Kathy) of Niantic, Con-necticut; Grandchildren Lauri Smithson, Angie East-man, Kara Dumus, Maegan Deneau, David Carmody,Tony Carmody, Jennifer Woodruff, Lori Severance,Melanie Middleton, Douglas Soltys, Patrick Soltys,Samantha Severance, Amie Angell, and Leslie Fraser;25 great- grandchildren and 7 great-great grandchildren.

A memorial service celebrating the life of Carol willtake place during the summer. Memorials may be di-rected to the Newberry United Methodist Church in hermemory.

Condolences may be expressed at www.beaulieufu-neralhome.com.

Beaulieu Funeral Home in Newberry is assisting thefamily.

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Help Michigan capture COVID-19 experiences for future generations 

Healthcare coverage available to Michiganders

who lose job or experience a drop in income

The Michigan Department of Insur-

ance and Financial Services (DIFS)

announced that the state has received

agreements from nearly all of the

state’s health insurance companies to

waive cost-sharing, including copays,

deductibles, and coinsurance for coro-

navirus (COVID-19) testing and treat-

ments. The Whitmer Administration

and DIFS had worked with insurers to

waive these costs.

“Michiganders that are fighting for

their lives should not have the extra

burden of fighting with their health in-

surer to cover the costs of their care,”

said Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Consumers with these individual

and group health plans will not be

charged cost-sharing for coronavirus-

related medical treatment, such as pri-

mary care visits, laboratory testing,

emergency room visits, ambulance

services, and FDA-approved medica-

tions and vaccines for COVID-19

when they become available.  

The insurers who have agreed to

waive cost-sharing are:

—Aetna Better Health of Michigan

—Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michi-

gan, Blue Care Network, MI Blue

Cross Complete

—HAP, Alliance Health

—Humana Insurance

—McLaren Health Plan

—Meridian Health Plan

—Molina Healthcare Michigan

—Physicians Health Plan (PHP)

—Priority Health, Priority Health In-

surance Co., Priority Health Choice,

Total Health Care

—United Healthcare Insurance,

United Healthcare Community Plan 

The waived cost-sharing applies to

commercial health insurance products

from these insurers. Consumers with

questions about their specific coverage

may wish to reach out to their health

plan directly.

DIFS can help consumers with

health insurance questions and com-

plaints. The Michigan Health Insur-

ance Consumer Assistance Program

(HICAP) can provide shopping tips

and help answer questions about

health insurance including Special En-

rollment Periods for those experienc-

ing job loss or an income

reduction. Contact DIFS at 877-999-

6442 or email at DIFS

HICAP@michigan.gov. 

Michigan’s health insurers agree to provide

Coronavirus treatment at no cost to patients 

Tobi Voigt, Michigan History Cen-ter engagement director, sews facemasks for a network of sewers whodistribute masks to hospitals, law en-forcement, nursing homes, and otherorganizations and individuals work-ing on the front lines.

By Carol Stiffler

At 2:30 p.m. on Friday, April 10,

my kindergarten daughter, Natalie,

had a Zoom meeting with her teacher

and classmates. Using the video call-

ing platform, which allows everyone

to see each other on the same com-

puter screen, classmates showed off

what they’d built with LEGO and

mostly eyeballed each other awk-

wardly. It was super cute.

At 5 p.m. that afternoon, my sib-

lings and I joined a Zoom birthday

meeting for my father. My brother,

Ken, hopped on the call from Reno

and showed us his new baby, Weston,

the third child for him and his wife.

Weston is dreamy. He slept through

the entire call, even when we

shrieked about how cute he is.

At 3 p.m. on Sunday, my aunts, un-

cles, cousins, and significant others

held a giant Zoom gathering, a sub-

stitute for their usual Easter brunch.

We virtually gathered from as far

away as California and Delaware,

some of us seeing each other for the

first time in years.

My aunt, Elena, who is a nurse in

Los Angeles, showed us the house-

boat she lives on with her partner,

Berti. Elena updated us on hospital

conditions in Los Angeles and said

they were limping along with an in-

sufficient amount of personal protec-

tive equipment. California isn’t able

to test enough patients for coron-

avirus to report an accurate number

of infected citizens, she said. And

there definitely aren’t enough hospi-

tal beds.

Her sister, Emily, who lives near

Detroit, said the landlord who lives

in her duplex had a confirmed case of

coronavirus and though Emily has

felt all right, she lost her sense of

smell a couple weeks ago. That was

alarming.

On a lighter note, I got to meet my

cousin Steven’s girlfriend, Rachel,

my cousin Jessica’s new bulldog,

Grover, and my Uncle John’s black

kitty, Apollo.

I learned that my Uncle Andy

shaved off his mustache – I can’t

ever remember him without it - for

this chaotic episode and now looks

much like my beloved Uncle Ed,

who passed away 20 years ago.

There were a few tears, but mostly

laughs. We miss each other. Still,

everybody was smiling almost all the

time.

There are other ways to connect

online, but Zoom seems to dominate

during the coronavirus pandemic.

Churches are even Zooming church

services to members. I wonder how

the Zoom servers can handle the sud-

den success, and why I’d never heard

of Zoom before.

Now I hear about Zoom more than

any other thing except coronavirus.

Zoom is getting a whole lot of credit

for making the impossible possible

these days.

It’s a small thing – an app – but

right now, Zoom is playing a super-

hero role in daily life. Coronavirus

will eventually calm down, probably

with the aid of a vaccine. But Zoom

will still be here, bringing time zones

into one place and doing nothing

new, really, but winning at every-

thing at the same time.

To the Editor:

The Governor’s latest emergency order defies

logic on several counts. While seemingly well in-

tentioned to slow the spread of coronavirus, which

causes Covid-19, there are many things about the

order which have no scientific basis. It seems that

the underlying motives are to purposely cause major

disruption of not only our economy, but our family

and social structures as well.

Prolonged idleness has never had a positive effect

on mankind. While people are ordered to stay at

home, we will begin to see the obvious outcome of

a breakdown in human behavior. Drunkenness will

increase, which will cause an increase in domestic

violence and spousal and child abuse. Mental illness

and disorders will increase as well.

This will be exacerbated by the lunacy of the spe-

cific bans on the sales of such things as paint, furni-

ture, carpet, plants and garden seeds. It seems

idiotic to stop a person from buying paint to produc-

tively occupy their time and beautify their home but

allow them to buy alcoholic beverages and drink

themselves into a stupor.

A positive mental state is necessary to sustain and

protect life so why would you stop people from en-

gaging in activities in their own homes that would

help maintain a good mental state. Also, to allow

outdoor activities but to ban the use of a boat with a

motor has absolutely no logical basis. To ticket peo-

ple and block access sites from people just trying to

maintain sanity is insane.

As the weather improves, they are just asking for

civil unrest by unreasonably blocking these activi-

ties. People should be out raking yards, planting

seeds, preparing flower beds, fishing, and any other

reasonable activity. I love to read, but even I can

only do that for so many hours in a row and then I

need some physical activity. How are alcoholic bev-

erages and lottery tickets necessary to sustain life?

Tim Teed

Lakefield

Editorial5April 15, 2020

Letters to the editor

Traveling through time: This week, through the yearsBy Sterling McGinn

From April 19, 1895

Local

—Five Newberry ladies

visited Dollarville last Sun-

day afternoon. They ran

short of funds for the return

journey by rail but the ap-

peal three of them made

would have melted a heart

of stone and

a friend ad-

vanced the

n e e d e d

amount of

“ f i l t h y

lucre.’ The

other two

walked fol-

lowing the

train with

l o n g i n g

eyes as it

carried their

c o m p a n -

ions to to-

wards the

celery city.

—While

Wm. Green

of Deer

Park and a

man named

Coster were

crossing a

n a r r o w

bridge near

the mouth

of the Two Heart, one of the

horses attached to their

buggy fell into the stream,

carrying the buggy and

Coster with it. Mr. Green

managed to scramble out of

the rig and escaped. Coster

got out alive but with a bro-

ken arm and some bad

bruises. The horses escaped

without a scratch.

From April 23, 1920

Local

—The Newberry High

school annual will be issued

from the News presses

sometime within the com-

ing months. All the material

for the publication is pre-

pared by the graduation

class. The book will be pro-

foundly illustrated with half

tone engravings, and will be

on a much more pretentious

scale than anything hereto-

fore attempted. Three hun-

dred copies will be issued

by the class.

—A little girl was struck

by an automobile at Dol-

larville but fortunately was

not seriously injured. The

driver of the machine drove

away without waiting to see

how badly his victim was

injured. Two arrests have

been made within the past

few days for speeding, and

the officers state unless

more attention is paid to the

speed regulations, an exam-

ple is to be made of some of

the reckless drivers.

From April 23, 1970

280 Kids Enjoy Tackle

Party

The annual “Kid’s Tackle

Party” sponsored by the

Tahquamenon Sportsmen’s

Club on April 18 was bigger

and better than ever before

—between 270 and 280

boys were registered, with

each one receiving a bag

with some type of fishing

gear.

In addition, 18 other

prizes were given to holders

of lucky numbers as fol-

lows. Steve Berry, Kim

Fraser, Steve Perry, Richard

Miller, Clyde Whalen, Tom

Magnuson, Steve Leazier,

Paul Uhlbeck, Kevin Erick-

son, Doug Newman, Mark

Forsberg, Greg Quinn, M.

Lehto, Steve Hedberg, Ben

Biber, Chas. Stephenson, G.

Derusha, D. Fuller.

Approximately 140

adults were present and all

told 100 lbs. of ham; 150

lbs. of potatoes; over 10

gallons of baked beans; 40

dozen rolls; 20 cases pop;

peanuts, etc., were con-

sumed with nothing left.

State Representative

Chas. Varnum and Northern

Michigan Sportsmen’s

Assn. President Roland

Jukemich of Negaunee

were also present, assisting

in the drawings. Joe Weber

of Newberry won the door

prize of a tackle box and

other among the adults were

Norbert Mainville, Glen

McCutcheon, H. Haa-

palainen, Chuck Bryant,

Jim Painter, Beverly Pent-

land, R. Lackey and Dan

Puckett.

Legion Engine Has

New Bell

The American Legion’s

40 and 8 locomotive has

something new added re-

cently—a ship’s bell,

strange as that may seem for

a strictly land machine.

Some months ago Martin

Harju Sr., conversing with

an old friend, Jerry Thack-

ham, formerly of Newberry,

now a first mate on a Pacific

liner, remarked that the old

locomotive needed a new

bell. Thackham replied that

he knew where there was a

bell, and that he would send

it back to Martin.

Recently a bell appeared

shipped from Hong Kong,

China. It was an old ship’s

bell, of many years service,

the clapper having obvi-

ously been replaced at some

time. Martin has completed

building a new hanger for

the bell, and it is mounted

on the locomotive. It still

speaks with an authoritative

voice and will be heard at

Legion functions in the fu-

ture.

The Newberry NewsU.S.P.S. 383980

Publisher, Steve Stiffler

Editor, Carol Stiffler

Office Manager, Lauren Burton

Advertising Manager, Teri Petrie

Historian, Sterling McGinn

Published by The Newberry News

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not necessarily the opinion of the Newberry News.

Is Zoom our new superhero?

1918: Remembering the local impact of the Spanish fluContinued from last week.

From Newberry News Files

Flu Epidemic Hits Newberry

Hard

November 8, 1918

The influenza epidemic has

shown a big improvement during

the past week with a great reduc-

tion in the number of patients oc-

curring, and doctors are in full

control of the situation.

Although the city hospital is

still crowded with cases, a goodly

number of these have been

brought in from outside points,

and all are reported to be making

favorable progress toward recov-

ery.

The number of cases occurring

in the county during the past

week from influenza is placed at

nine, four of these being employ-

ees at the Grondin’s Camps.

If the conditions continue to

improve, it is now thought that it

will be possible to lift the ban on

the schools, churches within an-

other week. Care will need to be

exercised, however, to guard

against a recurrence of the out-

break by a too early lifting of the

quarantine.

November 15, 1918

The Ban is Lifted

Influenza Epidemic Stamped

Out – Schools, Churches, The-

aters Allowed to Reopen

The influenza epidemic, which

has cost the lives of nearly one

hundred persons within Luce

County is so well under control,

that the ban against public meet-

ings and gatherings has been

lifted.

For the first time in six weeks

services will be held in the

churches Sunday and Monday

morning the children will again

be permitted to assemble in their

classes in the public schools. The

motion picture theater will also be

permitted to open Monday.

The disease has practically

been stamped out within the vil-

lage, only a few mild cases re-

maining and these homes are

closely quarantined.

The emergency hospital is still

in operation, but it is thought it

will be possible to close this

within the coming week. Most of

the patients being cared for at the

hospital now are those that have

been brought here from the lum-

ber camps and nearby towns for

treatment.

The epidemic has been the

worst of any that has ever visited

this section. Besides the large toll

of lives taken, it has cost the city

and county many thousands of

dollars to bring it under control.

Rebecca Long

I wonder how theZoom servers can handle the suddensuccess, and why I’d never heard of

Zoom before.

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BiologyMiddle School

Unscramble the animal species below, then identify

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High SchoolIdentify the scientific classification (kingdom, phylum,

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EELNATPH

OYKMEN

OESOM

BLRTYTUEF

ASPPLYUT

HIUKPMCN

SSPOMUO

TANRAALTU

ONROCAC

KCOCEAP

OLUGRFBL

YOCOET

RELCABBAK

TEWEEARITLIDH

GKEATASNRER

LERTTU

AGDELALEB

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Word scramble answer key: SNAKE, DOLPHIN(M), ELEPHANT(M),

MONKEY(M), MOOSE(M), BUTTERFLY, PLATYPUS(M), CHIPMUNK(M),

OPOSSUM(M), TARANTULA, RACCOON(M), PEACOCK, BULLFROG,

COYOTE(M), BLACK BEAR(M), WHITETAIL DEER(M), GARTER SNAKE,

TURTLE, BALD EAGLE, RABBIT(M)

Foreign Languages

¡Buenos días!

¡Buenos tardes!

¡Buenos noches!

¿Cómo estás?

Hola

Adiós

Bien

Mal

¿Qué tal?

Gracias

Por favor

Nada

Lo siento.

Te amo.

Necesito ayuda.

¡Buena suerte!

¡Bienvenidos!

¡Feliz Cumpleaños!

¡Salud!

¡Perdón!

No entiendo

No (lo) sé

No hablo español

Mi español es malo

¿Hablas Inglés?

¿Qué hora tienes?

¿Dónde está el baño?

Sí

No

¡De nada!

¡Perdone!

¿Por qué?

Porque

¿Dónde?

¿Qué?

¿Cómo?

¿Cuándo?

¿Quién?

¿Cuántos años tienes?

¿Como te llamas?

¿Cuánto cuesta eso?

¿Dónde vives?

Nunca

Siempre

Tal vez

Good morning!

Good afternoon!

Good night!

How are you?

Hello

Goodbye

Good

Bad

What’s up?

Thank you.

Please

Nothing

I’m sorry.

I love you.

I need help.

Good luck!

Welcome!

Happy birthday!

Health! (used when

someone sneezes)

Excuse me!

I don’t understand.

I don’t know.

I don’t speak Spanish.

My Spanish is bad.

Do you speak English?

What time is it?

Where is the bathroom?

Yes

No

You’re welcome

Excuse me!

Why?

Because

Where?

What?

How?

When?

Who?

How old are you?

What’s your name?

How much is that?

Where do you live?

Never

Always

Maybe

Common Spanish Phrases

Pre-K & KindergartenFine motor skills

Making crafts from items commonly

found around the house can be a great way

to hone younger children’s fine motor

skills. Try making some spring flowers

and butterflies using toilet paper rolls like

in the pictures here! Kids can decorate

them with paper, pom-poms, buttons, bot-

tle caps, stickers, or whatever else you

have around the house! Try making an en-

tire flower garden and grouping the flow-

ers by similarities to practice analysis and

logic.

Make sure an adult helps with the cutting!

ReadingAnalysisElementary, Middle &High SchoolHave your child select one

of their favorite books and

write a book report.

Younger readers: Who is

the main character? What

does the character do? Is

there a bad guy? How does

it end?

Older readers: Identify the

protagonist and antagonist.

What lesson(s) does the

book teach? How would

the story have been

different if it was written

from another character’s

perspective?

ChemistryMiddle SchoolIdentify the following elements on the periodic table.

Where have you seen these elements in your everyday

life?Are there any you have never come across?

High SchoolIdentify the following compounds. What are the

compounds commonly known as? On a separate sheet

of paper, draw the bonds between the atoms in each

compound. Make sure to label everything clearly.

Na

O

He

C

K

Au

Ir

Ne

U

N

Pb

Ca

H

Ti

Fe

Cu

As

Cl

Sn

S

NaCl

H2O

HCl

CO2

NH3

SO2

N2O5

CH4

SO42-

Happy Easter Everyone!

Please see below for our updates for

the upcoming week. We will be shar-

ing information regarding our plans

for Senior Graduation and digital

Green and Gold Review this week.

Please stay tuned for more informa-

tion.

If you have any questions, need

technology support, or need to sched-

ule a time to pick up items from

school, please do not hesitate to reach

out. We look forward to working with

you!

Have a great week everyone!

Joshua Reed

Engadine School Superintendent and

7-12 Principal

Work: 906-477-6313

Cell: 440-570-5065

Email: joreed@eupschools.org

Student Belongings

Student belongings can be picked up

at the school between the hours of 8

a.m. - 1 p.m. In order to comply with

the Governor’s social distancing

guidelines and ensure the safety of all

visitors and personnel, we are asking

that parents call the school one hour

before arriving. This will also allow us

to have your child’s laptop computer

prepared for use outside of school.

Please remember that students are

not allowed to enter the building when

retrieving items.

Parents/Guardians are the

only people permitted to

enter the building during

this time. We appreciate

your understanding.

Distance Learning

We are now entering our

second week of online dis-

tance learning. We had a

very successful launch to

our online platform with

over 80% of our K-12 stu-

dents interacting with their

instructors remotely. Now

that everyone has had a

week to familiarize them-

selves with the platform, on-

line learning activities will

ramp up accordingly.

For those of you utilizing

physical packets, materials

were mailed to 7-12 stu-

dents on Wednesday. Pack-

ets should be in everyone’s

hands by the end of the day

on Monday. Packet work

can be submitted digitally or

mailed directly to the

school.

7-12 Third Quarter

Grades

7-12 teachers will be com-

piling third quarter grades in

the next two weeks. If stu-

dents have any outstanding

work from the third quarter, they may

submit without penalty by Friday,

April 24. Third quarter grades will be

closed after that date. Students may

email their teachers if they have any

questions.

2020 Valedictorian and Salutatorian

Congratulations to our 2020 Vale-

dictorian Sophia Vaughn and Salutato-

rian Ian McArthur. Both students have

demonstrated and modeled academic

excellence for the entirety of their high

school tenure. Sophia and Ian will be

formally recognized at our graduation

ceremony.

In addition, they will each have an

opportunity to publicly address their

classmates during the event. Once

again, congratulations to Sophia and

Ian. The Eagle community could not

be more proud!

2020-2021 Engadine Schools

Kindergarten Round Up

Our Kindergarten Round-up Event

has moved online!

Engadine Schools Kindergarten en-

rollment packets are available.

If you would like a packet mailed to

you, please call (906) 477-6316, op-

tion #2 or email Lesa Baker at

lbaker@eupschools.org. Please in-

clude your name, student’s name and

mailing address.

When returning enrollment packets,

required items listed on the cover page

will need to be included to complete

enrollment.

I hope all of you and your families

are well. Hoping also, that you had a

nice Easter even though it might have

been different.

WOW!!! Monday, April 13 marked

a month of not being able to come to

school. Many things are different these

days; the way you spend your Monday

through Fridays - how we can go to

stores, how we can’t play

with friends or have people

come to your house - mom,

dad, or big sibling helping

you with school work - talk-

ing to your teachers via the

phone, email, or chat - for

some, mom/dad might be

working from home - and the

list goes on.

Things are different but

they aren’t all bad. They are

hard to get used to and some-

times make you mad or sad or

both…and that’s okay.

Strive to look at the good in

all that is different. The good

is we have time with

mom/dad/sibling(s) that we

might not have had before;

families might be playing

games together more or have

started; talking and laughing

with family; learning new

things about each other;

learning how to learn differ-

ently; seeing how our com-

munity comes together to

help each other out when

things get tough and how your teach-

ers are working hard to get you mate-

rials, but most importantly to see how

you are doing.

Yes, again things are different, but I

believe out of this we will learn more

about ourselves and those around us

that is good, and

we will all be greater after.

New material and packets will be

coming out next week. Your parents

will be receiving information on how

packets or computers will be received

and how all learning will continue.

I miss everyone dearly. Keep smil-

ing, laughing and enjoying your time

with family!

–Mrs. Price

Greetings, Families!

I hope you are all staying healthy and taking the

time to do what makes you happy during this time of

school closure. I miss you all so much! Some of the

information this week is repeat from last week, but I

would rather someone read the same message twice

than miss it. 

Last week, teachers began to input assignments into

Google Classroom and sent instructional packets out

to those students who do not currently have access to

the internet. Students still have the opportunity to bor-

row laptops if they are in need of devices. Please e-

mail  rbommarito@eupschools.org if you need a

computer and have not obtained one yet. 

As part of our Continuity of Learning Plan, please

expect to be in communication with your child’s

teacher at least once a week. The best way to contact

staff right now is to e-mail them or call and leave a

message at school. All staff e-mails are listed at

www.threelakesacademy.com under ‘Contact Us’.

Most important messages go out via School Messen-

ger, so if you are not signed up for that service, please

call (906)586-6631 to get on the list. Many tips can

also be found on our school Facebook page.

Food distributions will happen every Tuesday from

1-3 p.m. at Three Lakes Academy. Please pull up at

the front driveway and we will bring the food to you.

If you can’t make it to a food distribution we can send

your food with a neighbor or friend, or delivery is also

an option. Tuesdays will also be when we collect work

and distribute new work to anyone needing packets.

You may also photograph completed work and e-mail

it to teachers, or there is a black drop box outside of

the school to put paperwork in. Library books may

also be returned this way. We will return students’ per-

sonal items each Tuesday when we run the food distri-

bution. If there is something particular you need,

please let your child’s teacher or Mrs. Bommarito

know and we will work to secure it. If you are unable

to pick up packets, we will mail them after each food

distribution.

How is everyone doing with goal setting? Remem-

ber, your goals can be short term or long term, and

you can really set them around anything! I got two

runs in this week, but will shoot for three again next

week. Try to find a partner to discuss your goals with

and keep yourself accountable. It’s ok if you fall short,

just keep trying!

My goal happened to be around activity because it

is so important for both physical and mental health to

stay active. This week I challenge you to get outside

and/or get some exercise every day. Have someone

take a picture and post it on our Facebook page or e-

mail  Mrs. Bommarito for entry in a prize raffle for a

basket filled with outdoor toys and other goodies. I

will draw for the gift basket on Sunday, April 19th.

Did you know April is poetry month? One of my fa-

vorite types of poem is the “Where I’m From” poem.

I’ve written these with 2nd, 6th, and 7th grade stu-

dents and the end product is always beautiful and pro-

found. An example and template can be found here:

https://bit.ly/TLAwhereimfrom

Have each member of your family write one and

compare. 

Open Enrollment is April 13th-24th. If you are new

to Three Lakes Academy and interested in obtaining

an enrollment packet for next year, please e-mail

jpann@eupschools.org or leave a message at (906)

586-6631. If your child will be re-enrolling next year,

please return the form that went out last week, or

call/e-mail to let us know.

Thank you all for your cooperation during this time

of major change. Hard times will not last forever. As

always, if you need anything please let me know.

Schools7April 15, 2020

From the Eagles’ nestEngadine Consolidated Schools Updates

Update from Whitefish Community SchoolsParadise Rockets Continuity of Learning Plan has been approved and is

posted on our school website at whitefish.eupschools.org for anyone to re-

view.

Our fish are going to be released Thursday afternoon; they are big

enough to get going out on their own. We will live stream or post a video

of this for all to see on our Facebook page.

Each parent of a Whitefish Township Community School student should

have received a letter in the mail this past week with information from each

of your child’s teachers.

Our staff misses all of our students and we hope everyone is staying

healthy and keeping busy. Reach out to your teachers, check your school

email and DO YOUR WORK!!! :)

Three Lakes Academy Column

We missyou,

secondgrade!

From

Mrs. Havens

& Miss Mac

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Cover to Cover:

The WitcherBy Dion Mindykowski,

Tahquamenon Area Library

Director

Working in the library

field, I like to pay attention

to pop culture trends. If ex-

citement for a certain cre-

ative work builds on a

statewide, nationwide or

even worldwide level, it is

likely that patrons of our li-

brary will take an interest,

as well. This includes more

than books.

I try to keep an eye on

music, movies, and televi-

sion shows, too. One recent

example of this was The

Witcher, which is a fantasy

series released by Netflix.

However, it is more than

that - it originated as a se-

ries of books by author An-

drzej Sapkowski, which

also spawned a trilogy of

videogames before the tele-

vision show was even pro-

duced.

The Netflix show had a

lot of people talking and it

received favorable reviews,

putting it on my radar. Due

to a busy winter though, I

was behind on my ordering

and before I got copies for

our library, one of our reg-

ulars already asked that we

purchase the book series.

As soon as the first books

were put on the shelf, the

hold requests were nonstop.

It was definitely popular.

The first book in The

Witcher saga is called The

Last Wish and follows Ger-

alt, a monster hunter with

supernatural abilities. The

novel contains those things

common in most fantasy

stories; magic, sword

fights, monsters, political

intrigue, and romance. It is

an exciting read and great

for those who love the

genre and for those that

need a new series to read as

they wait, seemingly for-

ever, for the next George

R.R. Martin book.

In some ways, The Last

Wish is an improvement

upon the genre in its sim-

plicity. While many other

fantasy novels, starting

with book one, include a

sprawling cast of characters

and a plot to save the world

right from page one, Sap-

kowski deals with Geralt

and those immediately

around him in more local-

ized adventures. At least in

this first novel, there is no

grand plot with large scale

consequences. The story of

what a Witcher is, is re-

vealed little by little in a se-

ries of linked encounters,

giving the reader a full un-

derstanding by the end.

Another highlight of this

book is the monsters. They

are more than just mindless

killing machines. In more

than one encounter, Geralt

has long conversations with

the creatures, as opposed to

just fighting them. In other

novels, there is a firm line

between good and evil, but

Sapkowski shows complex-

ities, as each monster has a

unique personality and set

of circumstances. This is

further explored with how

people react to Geralt. In

many cases his supernatural

abilities and appearance re-

sult in him being treated

like a monster. Don’t worry

though, the dialogue be-

tween Geralt and the mon-

sters is just as exciting as

the battle descriptions.

Though the library owns

the novels in The Witcher

saga, our current closure

has them currently locked

away. The good news is that

our Overdrive service has

eBook and download audio

versions available. They

are in such high demand

that you’ll want to put a

hold on it immediately and

you’ll receive a notice

when your copy of The Last

Wish is available.

Sheriff honored forbucking up; Presented withSave by the BeltAwardChippewa County Sheriff

Michael Bitnar’s trip to Par-

adise was anything but.

On Saturday, Aug. 10,

2019, he was headed west

on M-28, bringing a car full

of supplies to the family

cabin in Paradise.

About 25 miles from his

destination, an east-bound

vehicle pulled into Bitnar’s

lane, leaving him a split-

second to react. He was able

to avoid a head-on collision,

yet was hit hard enough on

the driver’s side of his Prius

to roll multiple times before

landing in a ditch.

Bitnar suffered multiple

injuries including a ruptured

spleen, fractured ribs, a col-

lapsed lung, and was in se-

vere pain for weeks. But

Bitnar survived the crash

because he was wearing his

seatbelt.

To recognize his life-sav-

ing decision, the Michigan

Office of Highway Safety

Planning (OHSP) and AAA

Michigan are presenting

Bitnar with the Saved by the

Belt Award. He will be hon-

ored at the 25th Michigan

Traffic Safety Summit, 20

years to the day that Michi-

gan’s primary seat belt law

went into effect.

“As a law enforcement

officer, I have seen so many

people die in crashes that

wouldn’t have if they had

only worn their seat belt,”

said Bitnar. “Wearing a seat

belt is the most basic way to

ensure your safety during a

crash and I’m thankful I

wear mine every time I’m in

a vehicle.”

In Michigan in 2018, 192

people were killed in traffic

crashes that were not wear-

ing seat belts. A 2019 obser-

vational study by Michigan

State University estimated

statewide seat belt use at

94.4 percent.

Michigan’s primary seat

belt law took effect on

March 10, 2000. “During

the last two decades, 3,454

lives have been saved be-

cause of the seat belt law,”

said Michael L. Prince,

OHSP director. “Buckling

up saves lives, and Sheriff

Bitnar is living proof.”

Chippewa County Sheriff Michael Bitnar

Vickie Holcomb’s grand-daughter, Jocelyn, is now schooling at home like students across the state of

Michigan. Jocelyn’s school work includes this short essay on what life is like for her now. Photo courtesy

of Vickie Holcomb

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SportsApril 15 , 2020 9

SECTION TWO

Highlights from sports seasons we’ll missBy Dan Hardenbrook

Oh what could’ve been? It’s

one of many key questions

people are asking these days. I

hear it all the time as people

are forced to sit back and

watch potential moments and

memories pass them by. And

with the feeling that spring

sports have been taken away, I

have asked the same question.

When it came to the track, di-

amond, and golf

courses...what could have

been?

Let’s take a look at what we

missed in track, field, and

softball.

Track & Field

We start on the track, where

the largest number of local

athletes should have been bat-

tling this spring. It’s also

where a ton of top-notch tal-

ent was coming back. I’ve al-

ways loved seeing track teams

come together. Coaches have

to get creative, and the bal-

ance of individual efforts

equalling team results is in-

triguing.

The Newberry boys had a

banner year in 2019, winning

conference and regional titles

before taking second at U.P.

Finals last June. They just

missed out on their fourth

U.P. championship since

2005. A strong senior class

moved on and 2020 would’ve

been all about who stepped

up. Coach Drew Schultz, who

won two U.P. titles with a

great group in ‘05 and’ 06,

would have spent the early

season seeing where the

pieces fit.

I believe behind a solid core

coming back, they had a

chance to be competitive

again in Division 2. A tough

conference season against the

big schools in the SAC, and a

ton of talented teams in the

EUP, which is mostly all Di-

vision 3, would’ve prepped

them for big meets late in the

season.

Led by U.P. qualifiers

Ephram Evans in the distance

events, Carter Smithson in the

hurdles, Ivan Oswald in the

sprints, and getting points

from Noah Gielecki in the

mid-distance and Jared Wal-

lace on pole vault, the core

was definitely there for the In-

dians. Their progress during

the season was a storyline

worth watching.

The Lady Indians, led by

Cori Canfield, almost cer-

tainly were looking to sur-

prise some people.

Multi-sport star Katie Rahilly

was a lock to land in four

events at U.P. Finals, and

sophomore Bailey Zellar eas-

ily could’ve stepped up as the

sidekick for the Lady Indians.

They both saw multiple

events at U.P. Finals last year,

and between the two of them

the ladies had a great chance

to win eight events every time

out. Add in a young core com-

ing up and several key pieces

from relay races, and they had

the right mix. Jorja Suriano

and Mikayla Wolf also have

U.P. Finals experience.

Down in Engadine, the

Lady Eagles track team was

poised for a promising year.

Eight girls who qualified for

the U.P. finals were set to

come back. Five of the eight

went to Kingsford in multiple

events. Add in a fully healthy

Sophia Vaughn, freshman

Leah French, and sophomore

Imani Miller, and Engadine

girls had all the pieces to be a

major player in Division 3.

The Eagle boys had an en-

tire relay team back. David

Petrie, Dustin Hanselman,

Paul Davis, and Hunter Sapp

were a perfect mix of speed,

mid distance, and endurance.

Sapp had a great cross coun-

try season this fall, and would

have been a beast in the mile

and two mile.

With Matthias Miller and

Drew French finding their

way in shot and discus, Enga-

dine’s boys could’ve been a

bright spot in the EUP.

Softball

I really wanted to see this

Lady Indians softball team.

Conference clashes with

Cheboygan, and a potentially

really good rivalry with Rud-

yard, were games I already

had circled. Cheboygan is al-

ways a contender in the con-

ference, and Rudyard and

Newberry have had so many

emotional and heated battles

in basketball and volleyball.

They played a classic district

final on the diamond last year

where Newberry almost

pulled off the upset.

Junior Jen Dzelak was des-

tined to be the next in line as

the ace of the Indians. I know

how hard she works and very

few are as competitive. New-

berry softball has had its share

of great pitchers. Now she

will have to wait and show it

as a senior.

Coach Bruce Dake got a

week in with his girls before

the season was suspended and

liked what he saw.

“We were returning one

senior, Ambriah Ducsay,”

Dake said. “She was poised to

have an excellent year, both

batting and fielding. We had

two other returning players,

Katie Rahilly and Jen Dzelak.

Jen was going to be our start-

ing pitcher while Katie is one

of the best players in the state.

“The other players were

first-time players at the var-

sity level: sophomores Brit-

tany Kimbler, Ellie Maki,

April James, and Bailey Zel-

lar.

“We had freshmen Macken-

zie Dunbar, Kelsey Kimbler,

and Bethany Gage. We only

had one week of practice, but

these players showed them-

selves to be very athletic and

extremely coachable. We

made quite a bit of progress in

one week and we were look-

ing forward to seeing the

progress we were going to

make this year. I felt we were

going to be an exciting team,

improving each day. This hia-

tus will take a toll on all

teams, but we will try again

next year.”

The Lady Indians were even

adding four more players the

following week, which

would’ve added even more

depth and talent.

We will continue to look at

the missing spring sports sea-

son next week with a review of

baseball and golf.

Keep your game strong while you wait

Jim Diem

Newberry’s Ephram Evans wonthe 3,200 meter run at this meetin St. Ignace last spring, and ex-pected more victories this year.

Sterling McGinn

Newberry softball pitcher JenDzelak was expected to have anexcellent season.

By Dan Hardenbrook

While Covid-19 may have killed

what was left of the 2020 school sports

season, it hasn’t completely taken away

opportunities for athletes to work on

their skills and development. Sure,

there may be no practices, and connect-

ing with coaches may be harder, but

there are many ways to work out when

you feel cooped up due to the quaran-

tine.

You can start simple. If you have an

outdoor court or area in the yard this

can be perfect. Just remember some of

the drills that you dreaded in practice,

and work on them. Try reaching out to

your coach or gym teachers for a per-

sonalized workout plan. Something as

simple as getting some shots up, or

doing a series of pushups, situps,

crunches, etc. can be quick and easy.

For those who are looking to take

their game to the next level with skill

development and training, you can still

get access to all of that, even from the

best of the best. Professional athletes

are locked down as well, and many of

them are offering up tips and tools in

their free time. Just follow your favorite

athlete’s Twitter feed or Instagram.

Many of their videos feel like a one-on-

one workout that you can do anytime,

and almost anywhere.

Many athletic sites are also helping

out. The popular site Hudl has been a

go-to source for coaches to get their

game film distributed to players. Many

local athletes have access to the site

through their fall or winter sports

coaches. Sign up

is easy and most

of the features are

free. Not only can

you find game

film, many

coaches, and the

team at Hudl,

have been posting

videos with popu-

lar workouts, tips,

and advice from

coaches and athletes. They even have a

series of programs to teach you to think

about other areas of the game, so you

stay mentally prepared as well.

Prep sports news site Max Preps also

has many features that are free to check

out. The free membership can get you

access to tons of extra content including

training videos, quick workouts, coach

and athlete advice, and more. Just sign

in, select your sport, and see what some

of your favorite players are posting.

For basketball players who may miss

their summer camps and scrimmages,

two terrific trainers with ties to the local

area are here to help. GrindHouse Bas-

ketball Skill Development, owned and

operated by former LSSU basketball

player Marcus Davis, has become a go-

to source for players of all ages and

skill levels across

the EUP.

Davis, who also

works as the

strength and con-

ditioning coach

for the Lakers, has

worked with

many top players

in the EUP who

have credited him

and his program

with their growth in the game. Grind-

House is offering monthly online bas-

ketball training courses through Zoom.

There is a cost ($75 for the eight course

series) but it’s well worth the time and

money if your kid loves basketball and

would like to continue improving, or

you just need them to get some physical

activity in.

Classes are Mondays, Wednesdays,

and Friday from Noon-1 p.m. and fea-

ture not only skill development, but

also weekly “homework” assignments,

and a special “Life Lesson/Quote of the

Week ‘’ segment. You can get more in-

formation on the Newberry Athletics

Facebook page or checking out the

website grindhousebsd.com. Discounts

are offered to families with essential

workers.

Another great source is Jeremy File’s

series of workouts and drills. File, who

played both Division 1 college basket-

ball, as well as professionally overseas,

started his “LAB” camps many years

ago and continues to train players.

File’s focus on lLife and basketball”

brings a great balance of on-the-court

tips as well as advice on how to carry

yourself off of it. File has hosted many

camps in the area. You can check out

his series of drills, workouts, and step-

by-step training videos on Facebook,

YouTube, and Instagram.

Whatever the sport, and no matter the

skill level, you can find plenty of re-

sources online. Many colleges offer

workouts, drills, and plans on YouTube,

or through their athletic department

websites. You can also get in-home or

yard workouts from many great coach-

ing and training sites online.

Whatever you do, don’t let your game

stay locked up!

Many videos from professional athletes

feel like a one-on-one workout.

For the week of April 6 through

April 12 the following activity was

reported by the Mackinac County

Sheriff’s Office:

—Deputies investigated one possi-

ble Executive Order Violation.

—Deputies responded to 6

crashes, 5 involving car vs. deer, 1

car vs. coyote.

—Deputies provided four agency

assists: three to St. Ignace Police De-

partment, one to Child Protective Serv-

ices.

—Deputies responded to one false

alarm at a local business.

—Deputies responded to one larceny

complaint and one break and entering

complaint.

—Deputies conducted three well-being

checks.

—Deputies investigated one abandoned

property complaint, and two suspicious

situations.

—Two people were booked into the

Mackinac County Jail: one male, one Fe-

male. One was a local warrant arrest.

Legal10 April 15, 2020

State of Michigan

Probate Court

County of Luce

Notice to CreditorsDecedent’s Estate

File No. 20-3962-DA

Estate of DAVID

PATRICK RUSCH, De-

ceased

Date of birth: 07/02/1958

NOTICE TO

CREDITORS:

The decedent, DAVID

PATRICK RUSCH, died

03/04/2020.

Creditors of the decedent

are notified that all claims

against the estate will be for-

ever barred unless presented

to Robert L. Rusch, personal

representative, or to both the

probate court at 407 W. Har-

rie Street, Newberry, MI

49868 and the personal rep-

resentative within 4 months

after the date of publication

of this notice.

April 15, 2020

Donald F. LeMire (P29729)

100 South Eighth Street,

Suite 200

Escanaba, MI 49829

(906)786-0516

Robert L. Rusch

1 Bay View Drive

Jacksonville, NC 28540

(910) 526-6867

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3/18-4/15

NOTICE OF SALEDefault having been made

in a condition of the mort-

gage made February 19,

2013, by Lisa K. Anderson,

a single woman, as Mort-

gagor, to Tahquamenon Area

Credit Union, as mortgagee,

and recorded on February

27, 2013, in the office of the

Register of Deeds for Luce

County, Michigan, in Liber

184, Page 193, on which

there is a claim to be due and

unpaid at the date of this no-

tice, Forty-Four Thousand,

Six Hundred, Forty and

19/100ths ($44,640.19) Dol-

lars in principal, Nine Hun-

dred, Three and 40/100ths

($903.40) Dollars in interest,

and One Hundred and

00/100ths ($100.00) Dollars

in late fees, no legal or equi-

table proceedings have been

instituted to recover the debt,

or any part of the debt, se-

cured by the mortgage and

the power of sale on the

mortgage contained having

become operative by reason

of default.

Notice is given that on

Thursday, April 30, 2020, at

10:00 a.m., at the Luce

County Courthouse in New-

berry, Michigan, that being

the place for holding the Cir-

cuit Court for the County of

Luce, there will be offered

for sale and sold to the high-

est bidder, at public sale, for

the purpose of satisfying the

amounts due and unpaid on

the mortgage, together with

the legal costs and charges of

sale, including attorney fees,

as provided by law in the

mortgage. The lands and

premises described in the

mortgage, are as follows:

Township of Lakefield,

County of Luce, State of

Michigan. Part of Govern-

ment Lot 3, Section 31,

Town 45 North, Range 11

West, described as beginning

at a point West 1111.4 feet

and South 13° 12’37” East

341.64 feet from the East ¼

corner of said Section 31;

thence South 22° 25’30”

East 336.76 feet along the

Westerly Right-of-Way Line

of County Road 135 along

the long chord of a curve to

the left; thence South 86° 50’

West 306.0 feet; thence

North 36° 11’ West 306.0

feet; thence North 05° 17’

East 62.0 feet; thence North

86° 50’ East 450.55 feet to

the point of beginning.

In the event that the prop-

erty is sold at the foreclosure

sale, the borrower will be

held responsible to the per-

son who buys the property at

the mortgage foreclosure

sale or to the mortgage

holder for damages to the

property during the redemp-

tion period. The redemption

period shall be six (6)

months from the date of the

sale.

Dated: March 11, 2020

Mortgagee:

Tahquamenon Area Credit

Union

Charles J. Palmer (P39153)

Attorney for Mortgagee

545 Ashmun St., Ste. 9

Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783

(906) 632-1155

LEGAL NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICE FOR RESIDENTS

USING VILLAGE ELECTRIC SERVICES:

Village staff will not be conducting in-personmeter reads for the month of April, due to COVID-19. Residents are asked to call in their electricmeter reads between April 6th and April 15th.Please call 906-293-5681 to report your name,service address, and read. Meter reads not re-ported by April 15th will be estimated.

Thank you for your cooperation.

INVITATION TO BID

The Mackinac County Housing Commission will receive sealed bids until 3:00 PM, local Curtis time, May 10, 2020at N9174 Kozy Street, #50 Curtis, Michigan 49820, at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened andread aloud in the Community Room. Sealed bids shall be mailed in, or E-mailed in to the Mackinac County Hous-ing Commission Office; shall be to the attention of Carmen Pittenger, Executive Director, N9174 Kozy Street, #50,Curtis, Michigan 49820, with the outside of the envelope marked "Sealed Bids for 2020 CFP.” Bids, whethermailed, or emailed will not be accepted if received after the above mentioned time and date. It is the Bidders re-sponsibility to verify Bids arrived by Mail or Email before the Bid date and time. Hand delivered Bids will not be ac-cepted. Due to the COVID-19 virus, a public Bid Opening will not be held.

Work in general shall consist of:

Base Bid 1: Replace Storm Doors and Prime Entrance Doors at all apartments at the Curtis site.

Base Bid 2: On 5 buildings, remove existing shingles and replace with new architectural shingles at the Curtis site.

Plans and specifications may be examined at the office of the Architect and Mackinac County Housing Commissionand the following Plan Rooms and Builders Exchanges: Delta County Builders Exchange, Iron Mountain-KingsfordBuilders Exchange, Marquette Builders Exchange, Sault Ste. Marie Builders Exchange, and Traverse City BuildersExchange.

Complete set of plans and specifications can be obtained from Architects Group Limited, 1825 South Webster Av-enue, Suite 202, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54301, and telephone: 920/432 1232 for a refundable deposit of $25.00and a non-refundable mailing fee of $15.00. All plan deposit checks shall be made out to the Mackinac CountyHousing Commission. Non refundable mailing fee shall be made payable to Architects Group Limited. Electroniccopies of the Plans and Specifications are available from Architects Group Limited at no charge.

Bid Form, Bid Bond, Form of Non Collusive Affidavit, and Representations, Certifications and Other Statements ofBidders forms shall be submitted with bid. Failure to do so may be cause for rejection of bid. Copies of the abovementioned forms are in the specification book for contractors to make copies of. Bidders shall also include with bidletters regarding Minority Participation and Section 3 Requirements as outlined in the specification book. A bidbond of 5% is required to be submitted with the bid for bids over $25,000.00 with the bonding company listed in cir-cular 570. See instructions to bidders for requirements. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish materiallabor Payment Bond and Performance Bond in the amount of 100% of the Bid along with Insurance Certificate be-fore commencing work.

Each Bidder shall comply completely with Instructions to Bidders and General conditions of the Contract for Con-struction. This shall include evidence of an Affirmative Action Program, including women and minorities. FollowExecutive Order 11246.

Contractors shall comply with minimum salaries listed in the wage rates included in the specification book.

The Mackinac County Housing Commission reserves the right to reject any or all Bids or to waive any informalitiesin the Bidding.

No bid shall be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days subsequent to the opening of bids without the consent ofthe Mackinac County Housing Commission.

The requirements of Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 apply to this project and to thegreatest extent feasible, contractors shall fulfill their obligation to utilize lower income residents as trainees and/oremployees. See Supplementary Instructions to Bidders and General Conditions of the Contract for Construction,Article 40, and Division 1-U regarding their responsibilities.

MACKINAC COUNTY HOUSING COMMISSIONN9174 KOZY STREET #50CURTIS, MICHIGAN 49820

BY: CARMEN PITTENGER - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Pentland TownshipReminder - Filing Deadline to Run for

Township Office

The filing deadline to run as a partisan candidatefor the Pentland Township Board is April 21, 2020, at4:00 pm.

The township board consists of the Supervisor,Clerk, Treasurer, and two Trustees for a four-yearterm.

Interested citizens must contact the Pentland Clerkat PentlandTwpClerk@gmail.com or call the PentlandTownship Utilities Office at 293-8755 to obtain therequired forms.

The Luce County Board of

Commissioners meeting scheduled for

April 21, 2020 has been canceled. Thank you for your understanding.

Sharon Price, Luce County Clerk

Mackinac County Sheriff’s Office Weekly Activity Report

April 6, Minor in possession, E. Tru-

man Blvd, Newberry, investigated, report

taken.

April 7, Runaway, E. Helen St, New-

berry, investigated, report taken.

April 7, Malicious destruction of prop-

erty, CR457, Pentland Township, investi-

gated, report taken.

April 12, Assist to EMS, E. Ave B,

Newberry investigated, report taken.

April 12, Assist to EMS, Florance Dr,

Lakefield Township, investigated, report

taken.

April 12, Obstruction of Justice, Phelps

St, Newberry, investigated, report taken.

Traffic Stops: 2

Traffic Citations: 0

Verbal Warnings: 3

Motorist Assists: 1

Property inspections: 76

Liquor inspections: 0

Assist Other Agencies: 4

Assist Own Agency: 4

Investigative arrests: 1

OWI Arrests: 0

Concealed Pistol License Fingerprints

Taken: 0

Process Servings conducted: 0

Hours Patrolled: 53

Miles Patrolled: 924

Complaints taken: 6

Bookings:

April 11, 25-year-old male, delivery of

methamphetamine

April 12, 52-year-old male, obstruct an in-

vestigation

April 12, 37-year-old male, registration

violation, no proof of insurance

April 13, 53-year-old female, conditional

release violation

*NOTICE REGARDING CORON-

AVIRIS PRECAUTIONS*

The Luce County Sheriff’s Dept., is

now closed to walk-in traffic. If you

have a complaint, please call 911. Oth-

erwise you can still call 906-293-8431

which our phone number Monday thru

Friday 8am to 4pm to speak with staff.

This policy will stay in effect until

further notice.

Sorry for the inconvenience. Thank

you for your understanding during this

crazy time. May you all stay safe.

EMERGENCY, CALL 911

NON-EMERGENCY,

906-495-2140

(Central Dispatch)

Luce County Sheriff’s LogApril 6–13

COVID-19

STATISTICS

AS OF APRIL 13, 2020 AT 8:25 PM

DECEASED RECOVERED

TOTAL CONFIRMED

CASES

119,588 448,998

1,918,855

WORLDWIDE

TOP 10 COUNTRIES AFFECTED(CONFIRMED CASES)

MOST LEAST

581,679 –USA

170,099 –SPAIN

89,571 –UK

137,877 –FRANCE

73,303 –IRAN

130,072 –GERMANY

83,213 –CHINA

159,516 –ITALY

61,049 –TURKEY

30,589 –BELGIUM

https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.htmlCenters for Disease Control & Prevention

TO-DATE

MORTALITYRATE

6.2%

By Bill Cook

Michigan has large volumes of standing dead trees.

The distribution varies among species, sizes, and geo-

graphically around the state. These stories say much

about how the forest resource is valued.

The volume of standing dead trees in Michigan

forestlands amounts to 2.2 billion cubic feet, or the

equivalent of about 28.7 million cords. By comparison,

Michigan’s annual harvest is roughly five million cords.

If all the dead, stand-

ing trees were laid-out

in cords, side by side,

that pile would run

nearly 22,000 miles, al-

most around the Earth at

the equator. Another

way to imagine that cord

volume, four feet deep,

is that it would cover a

township of 36 sections

(square miles). This vol-

ume represents about

6.5 percent of the stand-

ing live volume.

So, it’s no small

amount of wood. And,

it’s accumulating.

Yet another way to

look at this standing

dead volume is how

many wood-based mills

it might support. That 28.7 million cords could provide

enough feedstock for about 24 large paper mills, or 100

large sawmills. Of course, the forest doesn’t accumulate

28.7 million cords every

year. It’s built-up over

time.

Now, standing dead trees

are valuable for habitat.

Many species of wildlife

will use the trees for cavity

nesting, roosting, an insect

food source, and other pur-

poses. The larger the dead

tree, the better. However,

almost two-thirds of the

dead tree volume is in the

smaller size classes, under

a foot in diameter. And,

wildlife populations do not necessarily increase with

higher numbers of dead trees. Many species are territo-

rial.

Eventually, those dead trees fall over and create im-

portant on-the-ground habitat for a different suite of

wildlife. Over the decades, the wood decays and be-

comes part of the soil, although most of the nutrients in

a tree are not in these woody trunks and roots.

The major species groups of standing dead trees are

the ashes, aspens, and fir-spruce, together accounting

for nearly half the volume. We

can thank the emerald ash

borer for much of the dead

ash. The spruce budworm

may be able to take part of the

credit for fir and spruce.

Five individual tree species

account for 40 percent of the

standing dead volume; green

ash, quaking aspen, white ash,

balsam fir, and paper birch.

Maples comprise nearly a

third of all Michigan live vol-

ume, but account for only nine

percent of the standing dead

trees. This suggests the maple

resource is currently healthy

and vigorous. Maple-domi-

nated forest types are among

the most commonly managed,

which would help explain this

healthy condition.

There is more to tree mortality than standing dead

trees. Every year, trees die. Of course, eventually all

trees die, even our favorites. This annual mortality rate

runs around the equivalent of six million cords, which is

also more than what is harvested. Only over the last

few years has Michigan’s mortality volume exceeded

the harvest volume.

Not surprisingly, the patterns of annual mortality are

similar to those of the standing dead tree volumes.

Most of the annual loss occurs in the smaller diameter

trees and is among the ashes, aspens, and fir-spruce.

Five tree species account for 46 percent of the annual

mortality volume; green ash, quaking aspen, white ash,

balsam fir, and red maple. This is almost the same list as

for the standing dead volume. However, when weighed

against the live volume, which species have taken, pro-

portionally, the greatest hits?

The top ten volume losers, by percentage of live vol-

ume, include the three ashes, American elm, and beech.

These five have suffered from exotic species. Balsam

fir and white spruce have been hit by the native spruce

budworm. The other three, to round-out the top ten, are

paper birch, jack pine, and quaking aspen. This mortal-

ity has been due to old age and successional changes.

If even a million cords of the annual mortality, of the

six million, could be harvested, that would be enough

wood to supply a large pulp mill, many sawmills, or

provide heat and hot water for 200,000 homes. There

are more factors in better utilizing forests and enhanc-

ing the economy than just the forest inventory. How-

ever, understanding the magnitude of the potential

supply is a good place to start.

With an amenable set of socio-economic conditions,

Michigan’s renewable forests could sustainably con-

tribute much more to human welfare, forest health,

wildlife habitat, and clean water. So, in the end, it’s

more about the people, than the forest.

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National forests in Michigan close recreation sites

The Hiawatha, Huron-Manistee and Ottawa National

Forests are shutting down developed recreation facilities

(e.g. Clear Lake Education Center, lighthouses) and rest-

rooms, as well as suspending trash pick-up indefinitely ef-

fective immediately.

In addition, on the Hiawatha and Ottawa, all overnight

use is shut down and no campfires are allowed, in order to

minimize the risk to first responders in the event of wild-

fire.

For more information on the status of our recreation sites,

please visit https:/fs.usda.gov/Hiawatha.

Standing

Dead

Trees

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(906) 440-3085 Cell

Right: Post-wildfire jack pineBelow: Fungal fruiting bodies on

a dead elm. Source: MSUE

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CROSSWORD

PUZZLE SOLUTION

Local Surnames Park VI

Word Search Answers

Local Surnames (Part VI)

Let’s look at some surnames commonly found in

our area. This is the sixth in a multi-part series.

Search for the following names:

Derusha

Hoy

Robinson

Lustila

Schummer

Schultz

Garrett

Neumann

Stark

Taylor

McNamara

Labadie

Musselman

Obey

Strawe

Villemure

Stamper

Williams

Lewis

Rathje

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