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by Sandra PonsettoStaff Writer

Smokers will still be able to light up any-where in Hastings city parks. Last month,members of the Barry County TobaccoCoalition requested the city ban smoking insome, all or parts of city parks. After lengthydiscussions during two previous meetings, thecouncil, with Mayor Bob May and trusteeDave Jasperse absent, voted unanimouslyagainst granting the coalition’s request.

In their initial presentation to the council,coalition members said they were requestingthe ban because parks are places where youngpeople often gather for sports and other recre-ational activities, and they did not wantyouths to see adults smoking, associate smok-ing with having fun and later become smokersthemselves.

While several members of the council said

they applaud the coalition’s anti-tobacco cam-paign and goal of preventing young peoplefrom ever lighting their first cigarette, theycould not support the ban.

“I personally do not smoke; I don’t thinkanybody ought to smoke,” said Trustee BillRedman. “I think if we put this in effect, it isgoing to be unenforceable, No. 1 ... I thinkthis is something we should just leave alone. Idon’t think we, as a city council, should tellpeople they can’t smoke in a city park ...[Smokers] are citizens. They pay taxes likeeverybody else does.”

Trustee Don Bowers agreed.“I have the same frame of mind,” he said.

“Most of the places that have banned smok-ing, all they have done is pushed them out-doors where the kids can see them. PennockHospital for example, if they had a no-smok-ing area, then they wouldn’t be on the side-

walk out front and the kids wouldn’t see them... That is one of the big things I heard ... Ican’t legislate anymore against people thathave a right to do what they want to do aslong as they pay their taxes and they are citi-zens of here.

Trustee Waylon Black backed Bowers andRedman.

“I’m against a complete ban of smoking inparks because it tramples on peoples’ rights,”he said. “We don’t have a right to tell people‘you can’t smoke here, you can’t smokethere.’ Even if we were to enforce designatedareas for smoking, it won’t be long before thesame group, or another group, comes beforethe city council trying to get us to completelyabolish that. So, it is absolutely ridiculous.”

Trustee Dave Tossava said he agreed withhis fellow council members, and while he didnot like being exposed to secondhand smoke,

he said he did not feel a smoking ban in cityparks could be enforced.

Trustee Barry Wood asked City ManagerJeff Mansfield whether smoking was allowedon other city property.

Mansfield replied that smoking was pro-hibited in city-owned buildings and vehiclesbut was allowed outdoors on city property,except on the collective city hall and publiclibrary campus.

Bowers made the motion, seconded byRedman, to deny the request.

Later, during the public comment portionof the meeting, Dr. Robert Schirmer a mem-ber of the coalition and medical director ofthe Barry-Eaton District Health Department,said he appreciated the council’s considera-tion regarding the ban and hoped that sometime in the future the council would reconsid-er instituting a ban.

City extinguishes request for smoking ban in parks

by Doug VanderLaanEditor

All Barry Conservation District DirectorJoanne Barnard would have needed to makeher annual report at Tuesday’s county com-mission meeting any more vivid and pictur-esque would have been a kayak paddle and aduck call.

“The recreational side of what goes on inBarry County — though we may not see it allthe time — does make an impact,” saidBarnard, pointing out that a local canoe liveryis bringing in 300 to 400 people per weekendday to float down the Thornapple River.“That river, even though there’s hardly anywater in it now, is being enjoyed by people.”

As are a host of other projects the BarryConservation District either has underway orhas planned for the future that Barnard high-lighted in her report Tuesday.

Of particular interest were three wildlifepreservation initiatives, one a pheasantrestoration project, the second, a wetlandsproject near Nashville that is dramaticallyincreasing the duck population, and the third,an effort to aid fish passage by removing theMorgan Dam, replacing sinking culverts witha bridge and inventorying fish passage barri-ers.

The pheasant program began in 2011 bybringing together 15 landowners, includingthe Pierce Cedar Creek Institute, to improvehabitats in an effort to restore the pheasantpopulation. This year, the conservation dis-trict helped start the county’s first pheasantcooperative, only the fourth such group in thestate, which took the name PritchardvilleCooperative.

“These folks are not all hunters, they justmiss pheasants in Barry County,” saidBarnard. “They’ve already put in about 150volunteer hours in cleaning habitat areas andjust making a huge difference. They’re look-ing forward to having a kids field day this fallor next spring, depending on how well ourplanting project goes.”

The Nashville Floodplain WestlandRestoration Project has involved the develop-ment of 16 acres of prairie land, planting 250trees, removing invasive species, and, laterthis fall, removal of stumps from the river.

“It’s an awesome duck area,” said Barnard.“It already had a semi-decent duck popula-tion, but the numbers are increasing becausewe have a lot more shallow water areas andwe hope to even improve that with wetlandscoop-out areas and some habitat plantings inthose floodplain areas.”

A cooperative project with the BarryCounty Road Commission at HighbanksCreek started out as a plan to remove theMorgan Dam, but evolved into a larger effortto replace road culverts sinking into water-ways and impeding fish passage. Culverts onLawrence Road are being replaced with abridge as part of a $600,000 project funded bythe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and thecounty road commission.

Barnard highlighted a number of additionalcooperative ventures in which landowners,volunteers and donors are involved, includinga streambank restoration initiative at QuakerBrook being funded by a $25,000 Miller-Coors grant and involving the partnership ofthe Thornapple River Watershed Council, theCounty Drain Commission, the DNR and theDEQ.

Inventory mapping of fish passages, urbanrunoff, bank erosion and placement of data oninteractive mapping websites are also indevelopment.

Barnard ended her presentation with anupdate on the Aug. 6 to 11 Thornapple RiverExpedition, a first-time tour of the entirelength of the Thornapple River for which over100 canoeists, kayakers and tubers havesigned on from all over the state and even out-side the state. The tour, which will travel fromVermontville to Ada, begins with a bus tour ofthe river’s headwaters near Charlotte and oneof the largest wetland restoration efforts cur-rently underway.

“Joanne and her staff do an enormousamount of work that just goes under theradar,” summed up Commissioner JeffVanNortwick. “And we don’t publicly takethe time to thank them. This is a great deal fora lot of people throughout the county andeven beyond the county. It’s a great showcaseand I’m very proud of it.”

In other business, the board:• Held a public hearing on the closeout of

Barry County’s Michigan CommunityDevelopment Block Grant Project whichhelped fund the construction of theFinkbeiner/Crane Road Bridge connectionbetween Whitneyville Road and M-37 inMiddleville. Heather Smith of the BarryCounty Road Commission staff reported thatthe project is complete and that not all of the$800,000 awarded for reimbursement throughthe grant was returned to the county due toMDOT’s allocation of funds toward portionsof the project that had been covered by thegrant application.

“There was nothing I could do about it, andI’m not very happy about it,” said Smith ofrecovering just over $400,000 in reimbursedfunds through the CBDG grant.

Smith also was asked for reasons that atraffic light was not installed at the CraneRoad-M-37 intersection.

“MDOT requires a certain amount of traf-fic data to warrant a traffic light going in, andthey have been monitoring it,” replied Smith.“We at the road commission would have liked

a light there but, unfortunately, we do nothave the authority to put a light in.”

• Approved the appointment of Joy Mulderto serve a three-year term on the agriculturalpreservation board.

• Approved the appointment of CraigStolsonburg as county commission represen-tative and Jeff VanNorwick as alternate repre-sentative to a one-year term on the agricultur-al preservation board.

• Approved a revised fee schedule forrequested land information services to bringthe county closer in line to neighboring coun-ties and to market expectations.

• Approved a $9,100 contract with NetechInc. for a countywide network security assess-ment, with funds to be paid from a federalgrant deposited to the data processing fund.

• Approved the expenditure of up to $3,000for a space consultant to determine the bestuse of the courts and law building to be paidfrom the building restoration fund.

• Voted 8-0 to appeal an EPA reimburse-ment denial of a $612 bill for cleanup servicein April of a methamphetamine lab.

• Approved commissioners’ monthly pay-roll of $7,628 which, Commissioner RobertHoutman told fellow commissioners, is anapproximate 24 percent reduction in compen-sation made prior to budget-cutting movessuch as moving the commission’s committeemeeting business to a committee of the wholeformat.

“It means we’re doing more work in lesstime for less money,” pointed out Houtman.“For anyone on benefits, those costs havegone up, but we were running in the $9,000 to$10,000 range, and now we’re in the $7,000range.”

The monthly pay includes per diem payand mileage only, said Barry CountyAdministrator Michael Brown.

The board meets next for its committee ofthe whole meeting Tuesday, July 17, in itschambers at the Barry County Courthousebeginning at 9 a.m.

by Bonnie MattsonStaff Writer

The amber waves of grain Katherine LeeBates referred when she penned “America theBeautiful” in 1893 were describing the wheatfields of the Midwest, according to historians.

The amber waves of grain beginning toappear in mid-Michigan are not such a beau-tiful sight to area farmers, said Tim Spitzleyof Lake Odessa.

According to Spitzley, this is the worstsummer drought he has seen since 1988, theyear before he began farming.

Spitzley has 850 acres of corn and 470acres of soybeans planted.

“Soybeans are a little more tolerant of thedry weather,” said Spitzley. “We have a big-ger window to wait for rain where they areconcerned. We need rain within the next 30

days, and we can probably salvage thosecrops.”

The corn is a different story. Planting was off schedule this year for

most farmers. The weather warmed up earlyenough to get some corn planted in April, butthe rest of the planting was late due to theamount of rain in late April and early May.

Many farmers finished planting later thanusual.

The dry weather threatens to create lossesof 50 percent for the corn planted early andalready beginning to tassel.

The later corn may be salvaged with a con-siderable rain, since it has not all pollinatedyet, said Spitzley.

The corn planted this year has been geneti-

Amber waves of cornare not a pretty sight

Lake Odessa farmer Tim Spitzley stands in the spot where the corn was over hishead in 2010. It is barely waist high today. (Photo by Bonnie Mattson)See CORN, page 15

Pierce Cedar Creekhosting chamber tonight

The next Barry County Chamber ofCommerce Business After Hours will be atPierce Cedar Creek Institute July 12 from4:30 to 6 p.m. Guests will tour the facilitiesand sample food options.

Pierce Cedar Creek Institute, a nonprof-it environmental education center, providesvisitors with an exposure to diverse habi-tats, including wetlands, forests, marshes,streams, lakes and prairies. The institute isset on 661 acres of preserved land andoffers a place to have business meetings,retreats, staff dinners, volunteer apprecia-tion events or other functions.

The institute is open to the public year-round and free of charge at 701 W.Cloverdale Road. Visitors may exploremore than seven miles of nature trails.

The business after hours events are thesecond Thursday of every month from 4:30to 6 p.m.

Charlton Park gasand steam engineshow returns

The 41st annual Charlton Park Gas andSteam Engine Show will return to HistoricCharlton Park Friday and Saturday, July 13and 14.

Guests will see the history of engines inthe making, including steam boats, tractorparades a working sawmill and more.Demonstrations will include shingle mak-ing, wheat threshing, hay baling and the1890 Corley Sawmill in operation. Guestscan enjoy tractor parades, sweet corncooked with help from a Westinghousesteam engine, strolling the historic village,riding in a steamboat and even a sparkshow Saturday evening. More tractors andsteamers are expected this year than everbefore, said Director Dan Patton.

Show hours are 8 a.m. to dusk, with thetractor parade at 2 p.m. each day. Admissionis $5 for adults, $3 for children. For moreinformation, call 269-945-3775 or visitwww.charltonpark.org.

Fountain seriesto welcomeTony LaJoye Trio

July 13, Fridays at the Fountain Serieswill feature the Tony LaJoye Trio, whoseunique sound consists of a fusion of pop,jazz, blues and rhythm and blues.

Members include LaJoye of Hastings,Traverse City bassist Stu Ford, and West-Michigan drummer Matt Gibbons. Fridaysat the Fountain concerts take place on theBarry County Courthouse lawn from noonto 1:30 p.m. In the event of rain, concertsare moved to the community room atHastings City Bank, 150 W. Center St.

Open house plannedfor Barney Hutchins

For 24 years, Barney Hutchins hasalmost always been the first person in thedoor and the last one to leave atThornapple Valley Community CreditUnion. The fact that he was CEO of thecompany made his dedication even moreinspiring to those who worked for him.

Hutchins will join the ranks of theretired Tuesday, July 17, following a spe-cial open house in his honor to be heldfrom 2 to 5 p.m. at the credit union’s officeat 202 E. Woodlawn Ave., in Hastings.

During Hutchins’ tenure as CEO,TVCCU nearly tripled its assets from $5.3million to $15.7 million, opened a branchin Delton and added more than 35 newservices for members.

“Joanne and her staff do anenormous amount of work thatjust goes under the radar ...This is a great deal for a lot ofpeople throughout the county andeven beyond the county. It’s a greatshowcase and I’m very proud of it.”

Commissioner Jeff VanNortwick

Art Park, a free four-week art camp for 50to 75 youths in sixth through 12th grades willbegin Monday, July 23, and run throughThursday, Aug. 16, in the 1st Ward Park nextHastings Manufacturing Company.

The camp will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.Monday through Thursday each week in a 40-by-60-foot tent in the shaded area adjacent to

the skate park. Students will receive instruction in the art

of graffiti, July 23 through 26; sculpting papermache, July 30 through Aug. 2; assemblageusing recycled materials, Aug. 6 through 9;and installation, Aug. 13 through 16. Eachsubject will have four days of instruction,mentoring and production.

Each day will begin with an open sessionfrom 9 to 10 a.m. featuring a guest artist giv-ing an introduction and a demonstration of hisor her work related to the week’s theme.Attendees will then break into groups for 11/2 hour of studio time from 10 to 11:30 a.m.Groups of five to eight students of all age lev-els will work with the artist, youth leaders, theinterns and the administrator to complete afour-day project.

The plan is to integrate the art pieces pro-duced during the camp into the Summerfestparade, downtown sculpture exhibit and cityparks, according to Hastings DowntownDevelopment Director John Hart.

“For instance, the graffiti painted on four-by-eight plywood would be mounted on theskate park fence, later to be cut up and auc-tioned as smaller art pieces to raise funds fornext year’s Art Park,” he said. “The papermache sculptures will be mounted to sticks orworn and displayed in the Summerfestparade. The assemblage pieces will beinstalled downtown for viewing with the 23other sculptures. The final week, an installa-tion or two will be installed in the Art Park fordisplay during the rest of the summer andfall.”

Each day of Art Park, an open 1 1/2-hourdrop-in mini project session, from noon to1:30 p.m. is planned. These will be open tonon-registered participants, neighbors, par-ents, friends, skaters, bikers and others to par-ticipate in the production of a larger groupproject in the same theme or medium Thefinal product will be integrated into the lastweek of programming around installations, hesaid.

Following the open session will be studiotime, from 1:30 to 3 p.m., to end each day.During studio time, students will work ondesigning and completing group pieces.

Thursday, at the end of each week, an open-ing is planned from 5 to 7 p.m. to fill the parkand tent with festivities to show the talents ofthe instructors, artists and students and tochange the pride and image of the park, saidHart.

“We will have the kids help set up the showduring the last session/studio time onThursdays. We will likely invite musicians toplay at each for background,” he said. “Themission of the whole project is to change thecommunity’s opinion of the park, the [youthswho] use it and to celebrate the talents of thekids involved. It is also an opportunity tochange the counter culture kids view of theworld surrounding them, to encourage themto take leadership roles in the community andto engage in healthy, creative exhibits ofexpression that will challenge their abilities,

help them elevate their self-confidence andstanding in the community.”

Art Park is free to attend. Students maysign up for one week or all four. Others mayjust drop in during the open session fromnoon to 1:30 p.m.

Interested youths may register by calling

the Thornapple Arts Council, 269-945-2002or online, www.thornapplearts.org

Funding and support for Art Park comesfrom a grant from the Barry CommunityFoundation and program funding fromThornapple Arts Council the HastingsDowntown Development Authority.

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THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF

STEVE HARD SR.ARE HAVING A FUNDRAISER TO PAY FOR HIS PAST,

PRESENT AND ONGOING MEDICAL BILLS.

Steve has Stage 4 Bone Cancer. He is also dealing with a double

broken neck and cracks on his vertebrae/spine area. There is no cure

for his cancer but the treatments he is receiving can help prolong his

life. He has undergone radiation and is now going through

chemotherapy and shots to help strengthen his bones.

Steve spent 25 years working for the Hastings Landfill in the booth,

and also with the help of his wife, Patty, they are running Hilltop Auto

Sales of Hastings. They are planning a Spaghetti Dinner and there

will also be Pizza & Chips for the ones who don’t care for Spaghetti.

Steve and his family are looking forward to seeing you.

For those who are unable to attend and want to help, you can send a

check made out to: Spectrum Health / Steve Hard Sr. acct.#013527886 to

P.O.Box 353 Hastings, MI 49048 c/o Steve Hard

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The 1949 Chrysler Town and Country convertible – known as a Woody because of its wood trim — became indelibly tied to surfand beach music of the 1960s. (Photo by Gilmore Car Museum)

This DeSoto is from 1929, the first year of its production. (Photo by Gilmore CarMuseum)

Imperial became a separate division of Chrysler Corporation in 1954 and was theauto maker’s top-of-the-line auto, designed to compete against Cadillac and Lincoln.(Photo by Gilmore Car Museum)

This Saturday, the show grounds at theGilmore Car Museum south of Delton will bethe site of the Walter P. Chrysler Club’s 43rdnational meet and car show.

Organizers expect this to be the largestWPC Club car show in two decades, withmembers coming from all over the U.S. andCanada for the event.

“This is a remarkable opportunity for thecommunity to see some of the finest examplesof Chrysler-built vehicles,” said club presi-dent Richard Bowman.

The Saturday show is open to the publicfrom 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and visitors can expectto see over 150 rarely seen vehicles.

A dozen 1941 to 1950 Chrysler Town andCountry “woodies” – popularly associatedwith beach music of the 1960s, a large numberof the Virgil Exner-designed Imperials from

1955 to 1963 and several muscle cars from the1960s and 1970s will take the show field. A1932 Chrysler Imperial and a 1942 DeSotoCustom convertible — both extremely rare, arehave been registered for the event.

The Walter P. Chrysler Club, formed in1968 and named for the founder of theChrysler Corporation, is the largest world-wide organization dedicated to the preserva-tion, restoration and enjoyment of vintage,Chrysler-built vehicles. This includes autossuch as De Soto, Imperial and Eagle, as wellas Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth and Jeep. Theclub also embraces the many predecessors tothe Chrysler brand — AMC, Hudson,Maxwell, Fargo, Chalmers and StoddardDayton are just a sampling.

Made up entirely of WPC members’ vehi-cles, the judged show will feature several

makes and eras.“Everything from the famous Airflows to

the highly coveted muscle cars,” as Bowmanputs it.

Within the Gilmore Car Museum’s exhibitgalleries, visitors will find a 1963 ChryslerTurbine car, an experimental concept car ofwhich only a handful remain; early motorcarsfrom Brush and Columbia; as well as theDodge brothers’ last two privately owned per-sonal cars — all are brands that later becamepart of Chrysler Corp.

General admission to the museum Saturdayalso includes this special Chrysler showcase.The museum is located on M-43 and HickoryRoad. For more information about this andother upcoming events and the museum, visitwww.GilmoreCarMuseum.org or call 269-671-5089 for more information.

Gilmore Car Museum welcomes43rd national Chrysler meet

Free Art Park program coming to Hastings’ 1st Ward

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Visitors slide down a huge inflatable slide at the party, which provided free food andactivities July 5 at the Barry County fairgrounds.

Hannah Vann, 8, (left) and Emma Vann, 10, both of Hastings, cool off in the sprayThursday.

Firefighters provide welcome relief from the heat for visitors to the Maranda Park Party. Temperatures soared to near 100degrees, but that didn’t stop kids from having fun at the free event.

Carnival rides give visitors a chance to catch a breeze July 5.

The wall rock climbing unit is a popular attraction for kids at the party at the BarryExpo Center.

Heat doesn’t stop fun at park party

More than 2,300 kids and families cameout the Barry Expo Center Thursday, July 5,for an afternoon of fun in the sun at theMaranda Park Party.

“The best part of the day was meeting somany amazing kids and families who wereenjoying an afternoon of free fun,” saidMaranda.

The Barry Expo Center was packed withfamilies who came early to enjoy a free pic-nic-style lunch from the MichiganDepartment of Education and the area publicschools.

The stage rocked all afternoon with enter-tainment, including Strike PercussionEnsemble, magic from Ronald McDonaldand prize giveaways with Maranda. TheHastings Park Party had activities providedby local nonprofit groups, along with attrac-tions such as a climbing wall, Country FreshBounce House and SuperSlide.

Photos byJulie Makarewicz

The Michigan Department ofTransportation is again reminding politicalcandidates and property owners that politicalsigns must conform to state regulations forplacement.

“We want to create an environment that’s assafe as possible for motorists and pedestrians.Every year, some political signs are placed tooclose to the roadway and block the view ofmotorists,” said State Transportation DirectorKirk T. Steudle. “Signs with steel or woodenposts that do not meet MDOT safety standardsare not allowed in the right of way.”

Signs must be placed more than 30 feetfrom the edge of the roadway (or from thewhite line along the edge on highways) with-out barrier-type curbs. On highways that dohave barrier curbs, the signs must be morethan three feet from the back of the curb.Signs are not allowed within clear visionareas at intersections or commercial drive-ways, or within limited-access rights of way.Campaign signs that do not meet these crite-ria will be removed.

Candidates are responsible for obtainingapproval from adjacent property ownersbefore placing signs. Signs must be removedwithin 10 days after the election.

For more information on campaign signplacement standards, visit the MDOT website, www.michigan.gov/mdot.

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Have you met?

Do you recognize this photo of farmequipment and, more than likely, farm-ers? Do you know where it was taken?When? Do you know the occasion?Was it an antique tractor show? A trac-tor pull? A display of new equipment?What can you tell us about this photo?

The Banner archives have numerous pho-tographs from the middle of the past centu-ry that have no date, names or other infor-mation. We’re hoping readers can help usidentify the people in the photos and pro-vide a little more information about theevent to reunite the photos with their origi-nal clippings or identify photos that maynever have been used. If you’re able to helptell this photograph’s story, we want to hearfrom you. Mail information to Attn:Newsroom Hastings Banner, 1351 N. M-43Highway, Hastings 49058; email news@j-

adgraphics.com; or call 269-945-9554.

The identity of last week’s photo of sever-al young men in sailor suits standing near asailboat was determined with the help of

readers Jim Wiswell and TedDalman. Both said the men inthe photo were Sea Scouts andthat Bill and Ted Buehler wereactive in that Boy Scout-affil-iated organization. Staff wasthen able to find the originalarticle on Hubert Cook’sdonation of the boat to thelocal Sea Explorers group.Pictured are (from left) BillBuehler, Jack Kelly, Cook,George Udris, Phil Sheldonand Ralph Gwinn. The photowas taken on Gull Lake at theCook cottage.

Reader Charles Harthyidentified another person inthe Highland’s Dairy photo

that ran in January. The man on the left, hesaid, is Vince Oviatt, who was sanitarianwith the Barry County Health Department.Harthy said Oviatt lived next door to histhen-future wife and she baby-sat their sons.Oviatt, he said, went on to work for theMichigan Department of Health in Lansingand ultimately to a position in Washington,D.C.

Rosemary (O’Mara) Hickey, the youngestof six children, grew up on Jordan LakeHighway in Lake Odessa and graduatedfrom Lake Odessa High School in 1952.

She attended business school after gradu-ation. In 1957, she Married Jim Hickey.They raised five children and have 10grandchildren. Jim died in 2001. Rosiecaters local events for the Lake OdessaVFW, churches and other organizations.Always behind the scene and preferring itthat way, Rosie works tirelessly in many dif-ferent roles. She is a member of the VFWPost 4461, trustee for the Ionia CountyGenealogical Society, member of St.Edward Catholic Church, Lake Odessa AreaHistorical Society and the WoodlandWomen’s Study Club.

Famous American, living or dead, youwould like to meet: John F. Kennedy. Hewould have made a great president if hecould have lived longer.

If you could go back in time, you wouldgo: Back to when people weren’t so rushedin all they have to do.

If you could choose a superpower: Iwould be in more than one place [at a time]to take care of more things.

Worst summer job: Picking sweet cornto sell — scratches.

If you won the lottery, you would: Helpmy family and enlarge my house so when all

the family comes home there would be moreroom.

What book are you currently readingand would you recommend it? TheHealing by Wanda Brunstetter, and yes, Iwould.

Favorite book: Frank McCord on his lifein Ireland — specifically Limerick wheremy grandparents came from.

Most beautiful place you’ve been:Hawaii, Ireland and northern Michigan.

Most people not know and would besurprised to learn: That I have always beena very shy person.

Advice to young men and womentoday: If you have good friends, alwaysstand by them through good times and bad.

Favorite song: Harbor Lights’ “HowGreat Thou Art.”

Each week, the Banner profiles a personfrom the community working behind thescenes, whose efforts may not make head-lines, but whose dedication makes BarryCounty shine. We’ll provide a quick peekeach week at some of Barry County’s stars.

Do you know someone who should befeatured? Send information to NewsroomHastings Banner, 1351 N. M-43 Highway,Hastings, MI 49058; or email news@j-adgraphics.com.

Rosemary Hickey

Do you know?

Did you see?

Rene Swift of Hastings quicklysnapped a picture of the sky this weekwhen this valentine greeted her. “Thispicture has not been Photoshopped.This is as I was leaving Hastingstoday. It’s been a frustrating day, and Iwas just getting ready to have someone-on-one time with God, when Ilooked up and saw this cloud. Need Isay more?”

We’re dedicating this space to a photo-graph taken by readers or our staff mem-bers that represents Barry County. If youhave a photo to share, please send it toNewsroom Hastings Banner, 1351 N. M-43 Highway, Hastings, MI 49058; oremail news@j-adgraphics.com.

Here’s your chance to take part in an interactivepublic opinion poll. Vote on the question posedeach week by accessing our website,www.HastingsBanner.com. Results will be tabu-lated and reported the following week. Feel free toleave an opinion or comment.

Last week’s question:The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week that

the Affordable Health Care Act is constitutionallysound. The decision is now expected to become apolitical referendum for voters in November’spresidential election. Do you support the Court’sruling?

51% Yes49% No

What do you think?For this week:The latest section of the

Riverwalk in Hastings is lessthan a year old but sees a lotof traffic, including runners,walker, bikers, and otherswith strollers, skates andskateboards. Have youchecked out the Riverwalk?

q YESq NO

Heart inthe clouds

Hastings City Band fills courthouselawn with musical favorites

Last week across the country,Americans celebrated Independence Daywith picnics, barbecues, parades and allkinds of celebrations in recognition of thesigning of the Declaration ofIndependence.

The special document approved more236 years ago says, in part, that all menare created equal, that their Creator withcertain unalienable rights endows themand among these rights are life, libertyand the pursuit of happiness. The docu-ment, written by Thomas Jefferson andrevised by John Adams, BenjaminFranklin and Jefferson, has stood the testof time, outlasting political parties andcountless congresses.

Every year, celebrations are held in bigcities like Chicago, New York,Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia. Yet,if you ventured to the cities or villagesaround us, you could also enjoy fire-works, food and entertainment of all kindsin celebration of the special holiday.

In Hastings, one of the five summerconcerts by the Hastings City Band fell onthe Fourth of July so, in celebration,director Joe LaJoye and his band selecteda patriotic musical tribute to our country.

As part of the special concert, RobertC. Oster, artistic director and conductor ofthe Lakewood Choral Society, was onhand as guest conductor, along with threesopranos and four tenors from the choralsociety. In keeping with the special theme,the band featured a salute to the music ofIrving Berlin and a medley of songs fromall the branches of the nation’s armedforces, as well as several well-knownmarches, including John Philip Sousa’s“Stars and Strips Forever.”

More than 200 years ago, John Adamswrote some prophetic words of the sign-ing of the special document.

“I believe that it will be celebrated bysucceeding generations as the greatanniversary festival,” Adams wrote to hiswife, Abigail. “It ought to be celebratedby pomp and parade, with shows, games,sports, guns, bells, bonfires and illumina-tions from one end of this continent to theother.”

I thought of Adams and these words asmy wife and I, along with hundreds fromthe community, enjoyed the Hastings CityBand and choral society members as theyfilled the courthouse square with musicthat made all of us proud to be Americans.

The Hastings band continues a longhistory that dates back to 1857 when adozen or more citizens got together toform a city band, under the direction ofJulius Russell. In the early days, mostmusicians had little or no formal training,but they did their best to bring somemusic to our community. Today, the cur-rent band is filled with 60 or so accom-plished musicians who use their participa-tion to show off their talents as the bandplans the summer concert series eachyear.

It was just as John Adams imagined: a

small town getting together on the court-house lawn to enjoy citizen musiciansusing their talents to bring great music forall of us to enjoy in celebration of ourindependence. Hats off to the HastingsCity Band for a fine performance and forbringing all of us in attendance a qualityperformance like others might enjoy in alarger city (but with more shade and with-out the heavy traffic or distant parkinglots).

In a few weeks, we will be asked tohead to the polls for a primary election.It’s the responsibility of each of us to takepart in this special election that, in somecases, will decide the fall election. It’s ourresponsibility as citizens of this greatnation to be vigilant in protecting thefoundation of our government, ourdemocracy by taking part in selecting itsleadership.

Prior to the election, the Banner willpublish a special election edition, withinformation about the candidates and theirpositions on the issues facing our countyand country. Set aside some time to readand study the candidates and their posi-tions so our community can select the bestrepresentatives to lead local government.The country’s economy has been in a stallnow for more than four years. We need tofind the right candidates with the neces-sary credentials to put into place thechanges necessary to get this sluggisheconomy moving again.

Locally, elected officials will have todeal with a number of important issues,especially when budgets are bloated andrevenues continue to decline.

It’s not a perfect time for anyone in aleadership position, but finding the rightpeople for the job will determine howlong the stagnation will continue. Read upand be prepared to make the best choices.

Countdown tothe Barry County

fair beginsJust like it has for 160 years, the Barry

County Fair kicks off this weekend withnon-livestock judging, a mule pull and allkinds of livestock projects. Plan to attendthe annual event — showcasing BarryCounty youths, their projects and activi-ties along with rides, food and lots of fun.After 160 years, the annual fair stillremains one of the most popular eventsthroughout the summer. And, don’t missthe annual small animal sale Thursday,followed by the large animal sale Friday.Area 4-Hers need our support for both ofthese sales – so get out and support our 4-H youths in one of county’s greatest activ-ities for young people.

Fred Jacobs vice president, J-Ad Graphics

To the editorI must wear my seat belt while riding in an

enclosed automobile or get ticketed and fined,yet I don’t have to wear a motorcycle helmetwhile riding on an un-enclosed vehicle on theroadways. Sounds like nerd reasoning to me.Who is going to pay for all of the long-termcare caused by all of the head injuries frombike accidents? Insurance companies? I don’tthink so. The good old government (taxpay-ers) will carry the burden.

With a third of America burning, our politi-cians have allowed more expensive and (statetaxable) fireworks to be purchased. Just thinkof the work this will create for the fire depart-ments due to the additional runs required toput out all the accidental fires created by thecareless and irresponsible use of these high-powered fireworks.

Local, state and federal government mustinvestigate all possible avenues of revenue,because we can’t just stop spending. Live

within our means — whoa, what is that? Anti-government. In the end, our politicians knowthat the working man and woman will payone way or another for all the foolish ideasand programs they can think up.

Now don’t get me wrong. Who knows bet-ter what the taxpayer wants and what the tax-payer needs than our elected officials. It isalmost like once you get elected, you lose allsense of reality when it comes to using com-mon sense in making decisions that affect somany.

It is almost like if you can’t live withinyour budget, you must go out and find otherareas to regulate and other revenue generatorsthat you think might bring in the bucks.Recent things that come to mind are the ideaof annual inspections of wheelchair ramps. Ofall things. I am sure, you have seen quite afew wheelchair ramps that really appearunsafe. Just think of all the injuries that haveoccurred due to people in wheelchairs fallingoff and through these unsafe structures.

Creating a chairman and board to run theAnimal Control facility in Barry County. Nomatter that there is barely enough money tooperate it the way it is currently managed.Add a committee here and there, throw in achairman, have some more meetings andwatch it grow. Just like a plant or a tree that isnot pruned. It grows out of control. Everystem, every branch struggling for life and notenough water nor enough light to sustainevery one of them. Sound familiar? I think wedeserve better. Will we get it? I doubt it. Themachine has to keep on rolling at all cost. Canwe afford it? Apparently it does not matter.Remember, more is better. That is until thebase becomes overloaded and it all collapses.

Robert C. Taylor,Hastings

To the editor:March 22, I was the victim of a shooting in

the southern part of Barry County. It all start-ed when I had gone to property that wasowned by my family for many years, andbecause of underhanded dealings, the proper-ty was sold out from underneath me. I hadcontacted my attorney about some items thatwere still on the property and he told me I hada right to get those items.

I drove to the property and nobody wasthere, so I proceeded to go out behind a barnto get a dog house I needed. When I gotbehind the barn, I found that the dog househad been destroyed, so I turned my truckaround began to leave.

While going towards the road, the man whohad obtained the property was standing in thelane, so I stopped. He was holding a handgunand yelling at me. I began to drive forward toleave the property and he began shooting atme. Four shots were fired at the front of myvehicle – two in the radiator, one in the roofline of my truck, and one through the driver’sside of the windshield, hitting the headrest.Because of the shooting, I laid down on theseats as I drove forward, and luckily I did,because the shot through the windshieldwould have killed me.

The shooter than ran to his right, and as Idrove past him, he shot at least three moretimes, striking the driver’s side mirror, andtwice through the driver’s door. The one shotthat sent through the door struck me in the leftknee. I was able to drive off the property andwent to a neighbors house, where calls weremade to 911 and an ambulance.

As a result of the injury, I was treated in ahospital in Battle Creek where I spent fivedays. The shooter was arrested that night,however, he was never taken to court on theincident. The reason I was given as for noaction being taken was the prosecutor saidthere was no probable cause. The shooter hadtold the sheriff’s department that I had tried torun him down with my truck. Angles of thebullet holes found, as contained in the policereport from the Barry County Sheriff’sDepartment, show that I was not driving at theshooter, but trying to escape the shooter at thetime.

When I was released from the hospital, Ifound out that no charges were filed with thecourt. I have tried numerous times to talk withthe Barry County prosecutor about this, how-ever have received no responses to my manycalls.

As a victim in this case, I feel that the pros-ecutor has failed to represent me. If this ishow the current prosecutor represents a vic-tim, he is not worthy of holding this office andshould be replaced. I will support Julie

Nakfoor Pratt for office of the Barry Countyprosecutor, and encourage all other BarryCounty voters to do the same. The currentprosecutor needs to be replaced so victims inBarry County are represented fairly.

Karen Lawrence,Bellevue

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Michigan LegislatureGovernor Rick Snyder, Republican, P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, Mich. 48909. Phone

(517) 373-3400.State Senator Rick Jones, Republican, 24th District (Allegan, Barry and Eaton coun-

ties). Michigan State Senate, State Capitol, Farnum Building Room 915, 125 WestAllegan Street, Lansing, MI 48909-7536. Send mail to P. O. Box 30036, Lansing, MI,48909. Phone: (517) 373-3447. E-mail: senrjones@senate.michigan.gov

State Representative Mike Callton, Republican, 87th District (All of Barry County),Michigan House of Representatives, N-1191 House Office Building, Lansing, MI48933. Phone (517) 373-0842. e-mail: mikecallton@house.mi.gov

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20510, phone (202) 224-4822.Carl Levin, Democrat, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510,

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To the editor:As a land surveyor, my work takes me to the

courthouses in many counties. I know fromyears of experience that Barry County is blessedwith the best-run, friendliest, most helpful andmost efficient courthouse in our area.

I am writing to express my support forBarb Hurless for register of deeds. Barb hasworked in the office since 1999, the past sev-eral years as chief deputy. Of the three candi-dates running, only Barb Hurless has theknowledge and experience to run the officecompetently and efficiently.

Good government begins with good peoplein office. Yes, in Barry County we areblessed, we are fortunate to have such goodpeople working in our courthouse.

The ballot box is where we can make ourown luck. If we support and vote for the bestcandidates, they will prevail. If you don’t,they won’t. Either way, we will get the gov-ernment we deserve.

Brian Reynolds,Hastings

Keep best courthouse staff

To the editor: The Hastings Flying Association is holding

its annual dawn patrol pancake breakfast andfly-in on a different day this year: Saturday,July 14, from 8 a.m. to noon.

Each year there are more participants, notonly from Hastings, but also from Michiganand adjoining states. There’s nothing betterthan piloting your personal plane to Hastingsto enjoy a good breakfast and meet oldfriends, and we have found that the airborne

visitors are bringing increasingly exotic‘birds’ to the event.

The food will be good, and there will belots to see. It will be your chance to meet oldfriends and view the many changes at the air-port. More hangars are open, and additionalones are almost completed.

We hope to see you there. John E. Mantle,

Hastings

Everyone invited to Saturday fly-in

To the editor:The Aug. 7 vote is fast approaching. I

would like to ask for support of Ted DeVriesfor Prairieville Township clerk. Ted has beenin the Prairieville area as a property owner for10 years and as a resident, has a stake in thefunctioning of our township.

Ted and his wife, Maryann, purchasedproperty in the area for a summer home, lik-ing the area so much, they moved to the areaand made it their home. He has computerexperience and is interested in the continuedeffort of updating of the township’s process-es. As deputy clerk, Ted has attended classespertinent to the duties of the position. He hasshown his dedication to the position by work-ing extra days and attending township meet-ings he is not required to attend. Please votefor Ted DeVries Aug. 7 for PrairievilleTownship clerk.

Lorraine M Brown,Plainwell

Reader supportsPrairieville clerkcandidate

Victim given no justice

Make a difference: voteTo the editor:

If you want to make a difference in BarryCounty, you must vote in the Aug. 7 primary.

If you are unable to go to the polls Aug. 7,you can vote by absentee ballot simply by ask-ing for one from your municipal or townshipclerk. Thousands of voters in Barry Countyvote absentee in every election. Make yourvoice heard – vote.

I want my elected officials to care passion-ately for Barry County and ever one of her cit-izens. That is why I will be voting for JulieNakfoor Pratt for prosecutor. She represents

Barry County’s values of hard work, honestyand integrity.

People who abuse or neglect children, thosewho bully or mistreat anyone including theelderly will be prosecuted to the fullest extentof the law. You can not expect a plea bargain.Julie will return justice to Barry County foreveryone.

Please join me Aug. 7 by voting in the pri-mary. Make a difference.

Shirley Barnum,Hastings

BETTER BRIDGE INBARRY COUNTY

by Gerald Stein

This week’s column will revisit a topic of concern for most bridge players: “Why YouLose at Bridge.” In a recent column, S.J.Simon’s classic bridge book was mentioned. A lookat how to change that awful predicament and how you can improve your bridge game willbecome a series of columns over the next few weeks.

Many new and even many bridge players who have played for years still have this secretprayer when they sit down to the bridge table: “Please, Lord, don’t let me get the good cards.I want to be the dummy.” The fear and the hesitation that come over bridge players whenconfronted with the good hands and the big hands is a terrible thing to see. They dread bid-ding; they dread playing the hand; they dread their partner’s wrath; they dread their oppo-nents’ pity. Why then do they play bridge? Are there healthy solutions that can make this afun game no matter what your experience, no matter what your bridge level, no matter whatyour expertise? Of course, there are. Bridge should be fun. It should be a healthy game forall, and it should be something that is enjoyed, and it should not be a dreaded afternoon orevening.

First, let us look at the new players. They are intrigued by the game, and they are eager tolearn its many facets. Unfortunately, bridge is not a game that you can sit down to in one ses-sion and pick up the basics immediately. Instead, bridge is a game of lifelong learning. Youlearn new concepts, and you use some of them each time you play. For newer players, it is acontinuous road-trip of learning how to play, how to bid, how to defend, how to have fun,how to make new friends, and how to make bridge an enjoyable hobby for many years tocome. How then do new players survive all of the learning and all of the rules and laws andways of playing bridge?

New players are eager players. They want to learn how to play. They have played othercard games for many years. They have played pinochle, euchre, poker, hearts, crazy eights,and old maid. They are ready for a really challenging game, and they think they have foundit in bridge. And they are right. Bridge is a challenging and wonderful mental game. True,there is luck involved to some extent, but bridge requires you to use skill and mental focuscalled concentration to play the game well. These are skills that one can work at through anumber of avenues.

Because the world of bridge has changed so much in the past 40 years, many new playersfeel better about learning bridge when they take bridge classes from bridge instructors whoare familiar with the newest concepts and newest ways of teaching bridge. These instructorsknow the Goren way of playing bridge because they learned that way just like everyone elsewho learned to play bridge forty years ago. The new players have a distinct advantage, how-ever. They do not have to learn about four-card majors; they do not have to learn about shortclub bids; they do not have to learn about strong two-bids in clubs, diamonds, hearts, andspades. The newcomers then are open to the newest changes that make bridge even moreenjoyable in the 21st century. They quickly learn about five-card majors as opposed to a four-card major opening bid; they learn about convenient minor bids instead of a short club bid;they learn that a strong two-bid has been condensed into a single bid of two clubs because astrong two-bid does not come up that often. They learn that weak two-bids are all the rage;they learn the Stayman bid in their first class, and they learn and use Jacoby Transfers, neg-ative doubles, and take-out doubles within a few weeks. They have fun learning and usingall of these new tools. As one student put it so succinctly, “You have a toolbox full of manydifferent choices. You do not have to rely just on a hammer to get the job done.”

New bridge players enjoy their classes because they are hands-on classes. Cards aretouched and played with lots of questions allowed and chances to replay or take back, askthe instructor, ask each other. There is a lot of laughter and smiling going on. Soon they wantto put their new-found knowledge to the test, and this is where many newcomers experiencethe dread and the pitfalls of bridge playing and bridge groups.

Why then do beginning bridge players lose at bridge? There are at least four answers withsome solutions: Beginners lose at bridge because they lack the experience of playing thegame for thirty or forty years. They simply lack playing time. Solution? Play a lot of bridge.Second, beginners find that there is so much to remember playing bridge at first. Solution?Learn the basics and stick to them. Third and fourth seem to go together: Beginners lack con-fidence and lack concentration. Solutions? Go in with a positive attitude that you will learnsomething new each and every time that you play bridge. Focus on your cards, smile oftenat your partner, listen to the bidding, and be prepared to take your tricks when you should.

Next time, we will visit with players who have played a while and who want to improvetheir game. Until then, play bridge and welcome those new players with a smile and a cheeryhello. Help them become confident and better bridge players through your help, your expe-rience, and your success. Play bridge and have fun.

*****Solution to last week’s bridge question: how can you take all 13 tricks? If you worked

on the hearts, there is your answer. An extra heart trick will give you all 13 tricks if you havefour diamonds, five spades, three heart tricks and one club trick.

*****Bridge Class Update: A nine-week beginning bridge class will be held at the KCC

Fehsenfeld Center in Hastings on Wednesdays, 10 AM-12 Noon, starting October 3, 2012.Contact the Institute for Learning in Retirement at KCC. “Bidding in the 21st Century” isappropriate for new players as well as those who want a refresher course.

*****(Gerald Stein, an Accredited Bridge Teacher for the American Contract Bridge League,

teaches bridge classes at local schools and bridge clubs. You can visit his bridge blog at:http://betterbridgeinbarrycountymichigan.blogspot.com)

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Area Obituaries

102 CookHastings

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118 S. JeffersonHastings945-3429

Lauer Family Funeral Homes

1401 N. Broadway

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945-2471

1351 North M-43 Hwy.

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945-9554

770 Cook Rd.Hastings945-9541

This information on worship service isprovided by The Hastings Banner, thechurches and these local businesses:

GRACE COMMUNITYCHURCH

8950 E. M-79 Highway, Nashville,MI 49073. Pastor Don Roscoe,(517) 852-9228. MorningCelebration 9 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.Fellowship Time before the service.Nursery, children’s ministry, youthgroup, adult small group ministry,leadership training.

SOLID ROCK BIBLE CHURCHOF DELTON

7025 Milo Rd., P.O. Box 408, (cor-ner of Milo Rd. & S. M-43), Delton,MI 49046. Pastor Roger Claypool,(517) 204-9390. Sunday WorshipService 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.,Nursery and Children’s Ministry.Thursday night Bible study andprayer time 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE1716 North Broadway. Rev. TimmOyer, Pastor. Sunday School 9:45a.m. Morning Worship Service10:45 a.m.; Evening Service 6 p.m.;Wednesday Evening Service 7 p.m.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH309 E. Woodlawn, Hastings. DanCurrie, Sr. Pastor; Josh Maurer,Youth Pastor. Sunday Services: 9:15a.m. Sunday School for allages,10:30 a.m. Worship Service; 6p.m. Evening Service: Jr. YouthGroup 5-7 p.m. & Sr. High YouthGroup 7-9 p.m.. Wednesday,Family Night 6:30 p.m., Awana,Bible Study, Praise and Prayer. CallChurch Office 948-8004 for infor-mation on MOPS, Children’s Choir,Sports Ministries.

WOODLAND UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH

203 N. Main, Woodland, MI 48897• (269) 367-4061. Pastor GarySimmons. Sunday Worship 9:15a.m.

PLEASANTVIEWFAMILY CHURCH

2601 Lacey Road, Dowling, MI49050. Pastor, Steve Olmstead.(616) 758-3021 church phone.Sunday Service: 9:30 a.m.; SundaySchool 11 a.m.; Sunday EveningService 6 p.m.; Bible Study &Prayer Time Wednesday nights 6:30p.m.

WELCOME CORNERSUNITED METHODIST CHURCH

3185 N. Broadway, Hastings, MI49058. Pastor Susan D. Olsen.Phone 945-2654. Worship Services:Sunday, 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School,10:45 a.m.

ST. ROSECATHOLIC CHURCH

805 S. Jefferson. Rev. RichardAltine, Pastor. Saturday Mass 4:30p.m.; Sunday Masses 8 a.m. and 11a.m.; Confession Saturday 3:30-4:15p.m.

ST. CYRIL’SCATHOLIC CHURCH

Nashville. Rev. Richard Altine,Pastor. A mission of St. RoseCatholic Church, Hastings. MassSunday at 9:30 a.m..

WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH

4887 Coats Grove Rd. PastorRandall Bertrand. Wheelchairaccessible and elevator. SundaySchool 9:30 a.m. Worship Time10:30 a.m. Youth activities: call forinformation.

QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

M-79 East. P.O. Box 63, Hastings,MI 49058. Pastor Rev. BryceFeighner. (616) 945-9392. SundayWorship 11:15 a.m.

GRACE BRETHREN BIBLECHURCH

600 Powell Road, Hastings. PastorBob Wilson. Church Phone 269-948-2330. Pastor’s Home 269-945-4356. bjw1633@sbcglobal.net.Sunday School 9:45 a.m.; WorshipService 10:45 a.m.; Sunday Evening6 p.m. Wednesday 7 p.m.

LIFEGATE COMMUNITYCHURCH

301 E. State Rd., P.O. Box 273,Hastings, MI 49058. Pastor ScottPrice. Phone: 269-948-0900.Website: www.lifegatecc.com. Sun-day Worship 10 a.m. WednesdayLife Group 6:30 p.m.

NEW BEGINNINGSCHURCH OF GOD

502 E. Bond St., Hastings. PastorJ.C. Crank cordially invites you tocome worship with us each Sundayat 10:30 a.m. and Tuesday eveningBible study 6 p.m. with Rev. CalvonKidder. Interested in knowing moreabout our church? Please feel wel-come to call one of these numbers.Pastor Crank 269-979-8618; (313)610-5730 or; Ed Blankenship(Local) 269-945-3327.

ORANGEVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH

6921 Marsh Rd., 2 miles south ofGun Lake, Plainwell. Phone 269-664-4377. OrangevilleBaptist.org.Pastors Dan Bowman and AdamParmenter. Sundays - 9:45-10:45a.m. Sunday school classes for age 2through adults; 11 a.m. Summermessages: “God’s Ten Words For aVital Spiritual Life” (The TenCommandments); 5:30 p.m. TeenWord of Life Club; 6 p.m. “Guardthe Gospel” A study of 2 Timothy.Wednesdays - 7 p.m. prayer; 8:30p.m. Men’s Bible Study. Monday-Friday - July 9-13 - 9:30 a.m.-noon,Vacation Bible School, age 5-7thgrade with Uncle Al Torres - RBMMinstries. Sunday, July 15 - Guestspeaker, Dr. Eldon Stevens. Sunday,August 19 - Summer concert.

COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH

9275 S. M-37 Hwy., Dowling, MI49050. Rev. Ryan Wieland. Sun-days - 9:30 a.m. TraditionalWorship Service; 11 a.m. Contem-porary Service; Sunday School andNursery available during both serv-ices (Summer Schedule - AdultSunday School: 9 a.m., Worship &Children’s Programs 10 a.m.) YouthGroup, Covenant Prayer, Choir,Chimes, Praise Band, QuiltingGroup, Community Breakfasts andmore! Call the church office at(269) 721-8077 (M/W/F 9 a.m.-12p.m.), e-mail office@mei.net orvisit www.countrychapelumc.org<http://www.countrychapelumc.org/>for more information

SAINTS ANDREW &MATTHIAS INDEPENDENT

ANGLICAN CHURCH2415 McCann Rd. (in Irving).Sunday services each week: 9:15a.m. Morning Prayer (HolyCommunion the 2nd Sunday of eachmonth at this service), 10 a.m. HolyCommunion (each week). TheRector of Ss. Andrew & Matthias isRt. Rev. David T. Hustwick. Thechurch phone number is 269-795-2370 and the rectory number is 269-948-9327. Our church website ishttp://trax.to/andrewmatthias. Weare part of the Diocese of the GreatLakes which is in communion withThe United Episcopal Church ofNorth America and use the 1928Book of Common Prayer at all ourservices.

HOPE UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH

M-37 South at M-79, Rev. RichardMoore, Pastor. Church phone 269-945-4995. Church Website: www.hopeum.org. Church Fax No.: 269-818-0007. Church Secretary-Treasurer, Linda Belson. Officehours, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs-day 9 am to 2 pm. Sunday Morn-ing: 9:30 am Sunday School; 10:45am Morning Worship; Sr. Hi. Youth5 to 7 p.m.; Sunday evening service6 pm; SonShine Preschool (ages 3& 4) (September thru May),Tues., Thurs. from 9-11:30 am,12-2:30 pm; Tuesday 9 am Men’sBible Study at the church.Wednesday 6 pm - Pioneers (mealserved) (October thru May).Wednesday 6 pm - Jr. High Youth(meal served) (October thru May).Wednesday 7 pm - Prayer Meeting.Thursday 9:30 am - Women’s BibleStudy.

COMMUNITY BAPTISTCHURCH

502 East Grand, Hastings; FloydHughes, Pastor; Myron Huebner,Music. Sunday Services: 10 a.m.,Sunday School (all ages); 11 a.m.Worship Service; 6 p.m. EveningService; 7 p.m. Thursday, BibleStudy and Prayer. Call 269-948-2673for additional information.

ABUNDANT LIFEFELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES

A Spirit-filled church. Meeting atthe Maple Leaf Grange, Hwy. M-66south of Assyria Rd., Nashville,Mich. 49073. Sun. Praise &Worship 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m.; Wed.6:30 p.m. Jesus Club for boys &girls ages 4-12. Pastors David andRose MacDonald. An oasis of God’slove. “Where Everyone is SomeoneSpecial.” For information call 616-731-5194 .

CHURCH OF CHRIST541 N. Michigan Ave., Hastings.Pastor Collin Pinkston. Phone 269-945-2938. Sunday School 10 a.m.;Worship 11 a.m. Wednesday NightBible Study 7 p.m.

HASTINGS FIRST UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH

209 W. Green Street, Hastings, MI49058. Pastor Don Spachman. OfficePhone (269) 945-9574. Office hoursare Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.-3 p.m.;Friday 9 a.m. to noon. Sunday morn-ing worship hours: 9:15 Contempor-ary Worship, 10:30 a.m.Refreshments, 11 a.m. TraditionalWorship. 5th Sunday Worship at 10a.m. Sunday School for PreK-5th andNursery Care (infants through age 4)is available during both worship serv-ices. Share the Light Soup Kitchenserves a free meal every Tuesdayfrom 5 to 6 p.m.

HASTINGS FREEMETHODIST CHURCH

2635 North M-43 Highway,Hastings. Telephone 269-945-9121.Pastor Daniel Graybill, Pastor BrianTeed, and Youth Pastor, EricGillespie. Sunday: Nursery and tod-dler (birth through age 3) care pro-vided. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. forchildren and youth, and a variety ofclasses for adults. Worship Service:10:30 a.m. Children’s Junior Church,4 years through 4th grade dismissedprior to offering. Junior & SeniorHigh Youth Group 6:30 p.m.Wednesday Mid-Week Pioneersand adult classes return inSeptember. Thursday: Senior AdultBible Study at 10 a.m. and lunch atWendy’s, 11:30 a.m. Vacation BibleSchool: Wed. & Thurs., July 25 &26, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

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Sunday, July 15 - One WorshipService 15 10 a.m. July14 -Brothers of Grace Highway Pick-up9 a.m. July 15 - CongregationalAnnual Meeting 10 a.m.; Men’sAlcoholics Anonymous 7 p.m. July16 - Spiritual Alcoholics Anonymous7:30 p.m. Gracegram deadline.Location: 239 E. North St., Hastings,269-945-9414 or 945-2645, fax 269-945-2698. Pastor Amy Luckey.http://www.discover-grace.org

FIRST PRESBYTERIANCHURCH

405 N. M-37, Hastings, MI 49058.(269) 945-5463. Rev. Dr. JeffGarrison, Pastor. Sunday Services:8:55 a.m. Traditional WorshipService; 11 a.m. ContemporaryWorship Service. Nursery andChildren’s Worship available duringboth services. Visit us online atwww.firstchurchhastings.org and ourweb log for sermons at: http://hast-ingspresbyterian.blogspot.com.Friday - 9 a.m. Golfer’s GroupMeets; 9 a.m. Pickleball. Saturday -10:30 a.m. Praise Team. Monday - 4p.m Pickleball; 6:30 p.m. Softball-Cedar Creek Field; 7 p.m. Knit Wits.Wednesday - 4 p.m. Pickleball.

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HICKORY CORNERS, MI – Gary A.Sleeman of Hickory Corners passed awayJuly 8, 2012.

Gary was born February 18, 1965 inKalamazoo, the son of Earl and Sandra(Frisbee) Sleeman.

A millwright with Local 1102 for manyyears, Gary enjoyed fishing and working oncars, especially with his father-in-law. Garyalso enjoyed spending time with his niecesand nephews.

On November 17, 2006, Gary married BethCheney who survives. He is also survived byhis mother; brothers, Andy (Lori) Sleeman,Steve (Lori) Sleeman, Troy Sleeman; hisfather-in-law, William Cheney; his dog andconstant companion, Taylor, and severalnieces and nephews. He was preceded indeath by his father.

Gary’s family will receive friends Friday,July 13, 2012 from 5 to 6 p.m. at HickoryCorners Bible Church, where a memorialservice will be conducted at 6 p.m. PastorJeff Worden will officiate.

Memorial contributions to Barry CountyHumane Society will be appreciated. Pleasevisit www.williamsgoresfuneral.com to viewGary’s online guest book or to leave a condo-lence message for the family.

Gary A. Sleeman

HASTINGS, MI – Wendell Lloyd Smith,age 80, of Hastings, passed away at CarvethVillage, Middleville, after seven years bat-tling with Myelodysplastic Syndrome.

He was born September 3, 1931, the son ofHarold and Zelma (Hastings) Smith.

Wendell attended Nashville High School,graduating in 1949.

In 1983, he retired from Clark Equipment,after 33 years of service. Following retire-ment, he drove bus for Hastings PublicSchools, Barry County Transit, HartzlerTours of Lake Odessa and BW Charter Toursof Kalamazoo.

His enjoyment included traveling andgoing to new places and visiting differentpoints of interest. He also spent many hoursworking on his cars, lawn work and riding hisGoldwing. He always knew how to fix mostanything.

He and his wife, Marlene, wintered the last15 years in Mission, TX.

Wendell served in the Michigan NationalGuard in Charlotte. He was a member of theHastings Moose Lodge, Hastings CB RadioClub, and the Ringo Swingo Square DanceClub of Hastings.

Wendell is survived by his wife of 60years, Marlene (Bulling); two sons, Scott A.Smith of Denver, CO and Bryan L. Smith ofHastings; two grandchildren, Amanda Smithand Travis Smith of Denver, CO.

Honoring his wishes, cremation has takenplace. A private graveside service will takeplace at Lakeside Cemetery in Lake Odessa.

A celebration of life luncheon will be heldSaturday, August 11, 2012, 2 p.m., at BarryCounty Commission on Aging, 320 WestWoodlawn Ave., Hastings.

Memorial contributions may be made tothe following organizations: PennockHospital, Thornapple Manor, CarvethVillage, Barry Community Hospice or theBarry County Commission on Aging.Addresses for these organizations may befound on the funeral home website.

Arrangements by Girrbach Funeral Home,please visit our website at www.girrbachfuneralhome.net to sign the online guest bookor to leave a memory or message to the fam-ily.

Wendell Lloyd Smith

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Anne slipped the bonds of this earth at age97 following a long decline. She had a strongfaith that guided her. Her sense of humorbecame prominent in her older years.

Born in Hamtramck, to Mary and JohnLuczka, she was the first child baptized in thenew Catholic church of the community. Herolder sister, Natalie, 7 years older, had beenborn near Lvov, Ukraine. Two other sistersfollowed in the next four years, Helen andJenny.

Her neighborhood was composed of otherimmigrant families attracted by the newindustry of automobiles. She described her-self as multi-lingual in Ukrainian, Germanand Polish as a child. “I never knew we werepoor because everyone else in the neighbor-hood lived as we did.” Her mother had a largebackyard garden, peach tree and chickensand her father worked for Ford MotorCompany. She attended Detroit schoolsthrough high school.

As the Depression worsened and her fatherwas laid off, all four sisters worked at any jobthey could find. Anne worked as a taxi-dancer for a few days, then as a housekeeperand nanny. Later she worked for BurroughsAdding Machine Company for several years.She related these years as some of her happi-est and maintained friendships from thesedays well into her 80s.

She met Michael Bortak, also the first-bornin America. His parents emigrated from theSlovakian mountains. He became a mechani-cal engineer through General Motors train-ing. They married August 6, 1938. Four chil-dren were born 1942-1948. They were sepa-rated by his involvement on the Manhattanproject and Oakridge during the war years.

In 1950, they moved to Hastings, andMichael worked in a manufacturing plantsupporting the automotive industry, tool anddie. Anne was skilled at the homemaking artsof sewing, cooking, canning and tutoring herchildren. As her family grew, she had moretime to read and books and crossword puz-

zles became her passion. She also had a largemusic collection most of her life but becameso hard of hearing that music passed out ofher later years. In her 40s, she became anavid golfer, proud of two hole-in-ones andother trophies.

After her husband had a heart attack andseveral strokes over many years, he becamebedridden. Anne nursed him at home forseven years. She stayed in Michigan until1988 until shoveling the snow overwhelmedher. She followed her sister Helen to SunCity, AZ that year. She loved the heat, foundnew outlets in her Catholic community andlived there until 2006 when she needed moresupport.

Living in Boise, ID she grew to enjoy thecompany of her daughter and her family, get-ting to know her grandchildren as adults,enjoying great grandchildren. She formed awonderful relationship with Helen Taylorwho took her on outings. She had a dog to petand a cat to ward off with her cane. Sheenjoyed hours watching birds in the garden.She spent the last 15 months of her life atHeritage Assisted Living with wonderful,caring staff who made her last months lovingand comfortable.

Her husband Michael C. and son MichaelJ., sisters Natalie, Helen and Jenny precededher in death. She died a week before her son,Thomas Bortak.

She is survived by daughters, Carole(Daniel) Lamet and Natalie (Ron) Wickham;granddaughters, Amanda Lamet, Julia Willisand Karen Wickham and grandsons Daniel(Verna) Lamet V, Nick Lamet, DavidWickham and John Michael (Amanda)Bortak and great grandchildren, Sarah,Jessica, Daniel, Genevieve, Layla and newlyarrived Rhyan.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent toSt. Vincent De Paul, (13217 W. OverlandRd., Boise, ID 83705) or the Learning Lab(3081 E. 36th St., Garden City, 837174). Amemorial mass was held January 14, 2012 atSacred Heart, Latah and Cassia.

Anne Luczka Bortak – April 20, 1914 - Dec. 7, 2011

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Belsons will celebrate70th anniversary

Carl and Mary Ellen (Mulder) Belson arecelebrating their 70th wedding anniversary.They were married in Byron, Ohio on July18, 1942. They are celebrating with a familygathering hosted by daughters MerryOssenheimer and Sandy Shaffer. Carl andMary are the original owners of the BarnMarket in the 1950s and have five grandchil-dren and 11 great-grandchildren.

Jaiden James, born at Saint Mary’s HealthCare, Grand Rapids on June 26, 2012 toJessica Harvath of Hastings. Weighing 1 lb.10 ounces, 12 inches long.

*****Oakley Marie June, born at PennockHospital on June 22, 2012 at 11:54 a.m. toAmanda Zalewski and Charles Reigler ofHastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 6 ozs. and 20 inch-es long.

*****Isaac Joshua, born at Pennock Hospital onJune 24, 2012 at 11:22 to Stephanie Wymerand Joshua Walle of Hastings and Olivet.Weighing 8 lbs. 6 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long.

*****Kylah May, born at Pennock Hospital onJune 22, 2012 at 10:15 p.m. to Brooke Warnerand Colby Wise of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs.3 ozs. and 20 inches long.

*****Rowan Michael, born at Pennock Hospitalon June 26, 2012 at 10:20 p.m. to BrittanyHillard and Brandon Van Liew of Holt.Weighing 8 lbs. 3 ozs. and 19 1/2 inches long.

This week’s column will revisit a topic of concern for most bridge players: “Why You Lose atBridge.” In a recent column, S.J.Simon’s classic bridge book was mentioned. A look at how tochange that awful predicament and how you can improve your bridge game will become a series ofcolumns over the next few weeks.

Many new and even many bridge players who have played for years still have this secret prayerwhen they sit down to the bridge table: “Please, Lord, don’t let me get the good cards. I want to bethe dummy.” The fear and the hesitation that come over bridge players when confronted with thegood hands and the big hands is a terrible thing to see. They dread bidding; they dread playing thehand; they dread their partner’s wrath; they dread their opponents’ pity. Why then do they playbridge? Are there healthy solutions that can make this a fun game no matter what your experience,no matter what your bridge level, no matter what your expertise? Of course, there are. Bridge shouldbe fun. It should be a healthy game for all, and it should be something that is enjoyed, and it shouldnot be a dreaded afternoon or evening.

First, let us look at the new players. They are intrigued by the game, and they are eager to learnits many facets. Unfortunately, bridge is not a game that you can sit down to in one session and pickup the basics immediately. Instead, bridge is a game of lifelong learning. You learn new concepts,and you use some of them each time you play. For newer players, it is a continuous road-trip oflearning how to play, how to bid, how to defend, how to have fun, how to make new friends, andhow to make bridge an enjoyable hobby for many years to come. How then do new players surviveall of the learning and all of the rules and laws and ways of playing bridge?

New players are eager players. They want to learn how to play. They have played other cardgames for many years. They have played pinochle, euchre, poker, hearts, crazy eights, and old maid.They are ready for a really challenging game, and they think they have found it in bridge. And theyare right. Bridge is a challenging and wonderful mental game. True, there is luck involved to someextent, but bridge requires you to use skill and mental focus called concentration to play the gamewell. These are skills that one can work at through a number of avenues.

Because the world of bridge has changed so much in the past 40 years, many new players feelbetter about learning bridge when they take bridge classes from bridge instructors who are familiarwith the newest concepts and newest ways of teaching bridge. These instructors know the Gorenway of playing bridge because they learned that way just like everyone else who learned to playbridge forty years ago. The new players have a distinct advantage, however. They do not have tolearn about four-card majors; they do not have to learn about short club bids; they do not have tolearn about strong two-bids in clubs, diamonds, hearts, and spades. The newcomers then are opento the newest changes that make bridge even more enjoyable in the 21st century. They quickly learnabout five-card majors as opposed to a four-card major opening bid; they learn about convenientminor bids instead of a short club bid; they learn that a strong two-bid has been condensed into asingle bid of two clubs because a strong two-bid does not come up that often. They learn that weaktwo-bids are all the rage; they learn the Stayman bid in their first class, and they learn and useJacoby Transfers, negative doubles, and take-out doubles within a few weeks. They have fun learn-ing and using all of these new tools. As one student put it so succinctly, “You have a toolbox full ofmany different choices. You do not have to rely just on a hammer to get the job done.”

New bridge players enjoy their classes because they are hands-on classes. Cards are touched andplayed with lots of questions allowed and chances to replay or take back, ask the instructor, ask eachother. There is a lot of laughter and smiling going on. Soon they want to put their new-found knowl-edge to the test, and this is where many newcomers experience the dread and the pitfalls of bridgeplaying and bridge groups.

Why then do beginning bridge players lose at bridge? There are at least four answers with somesolutions: Beginners lose at bridge because they lack the experience of playing the game for thirtyor forty years. They simply lack playing time. Solution? Play a lot of bridge. Second, beginners findthat there is so much to remember playing bridge at first. Solution? Learn the basics and stick tothem. Third and fourth seem to go together: Beginners lack confidence and lack concentration.Solutions? Go in with a positive attitude that you will learn something new each and every timethat you play bridge. Focus on your cards, smile often at your partner, listen to the bidding, and beprepared to take your tricks when you should.

Next time, we will visit with players who have played a while and who want to improve theirgame. Until then, play bridge and welcome those new players with a smile and a cheery hello. Helpthem become confident and better bridge players through your help, your experience, and your suc-cess. Play bridge and have fun.

*****Solution to last week’s bridge question: how can you take all 13 tricks? If you worked on the

hearts, there is your answer. An extra heart trick will give you all 13 tricks if you have four dia-monds, five spades, three heart tricks and one club trick.

*****Bridge Class Update: A nine-week beginning bridge class will be held at the KCC Fehsenfeld

Center in Hastings on Wednesdays, 10 AM-12 Noon, starting October 3, 2012. Contact the Institutefor Learning in Retirement at KCC. “Bidding in the 21st Century” is appropriate for new players aswell as those who want a refresher course.

*****(Gerald Stein, an Accredited Bridge Teacher for the American Contract Bridge League, teaches

bridge classes at local schools and bridge clubs. You can visit his bridge blog at: http://better-bridgeinbarrycountymichigan.blogspot.com)

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Jenee (Newton) and EricPhillips celebrated their25th wedding anniversaryon July 10. They weremarried on July 10, 1987 inHastings. Their loving,happy marriage has been aninspiration to their entirefamily throughout the years,including their two daugh-ters who love them verymuch. Their family wouldlike to wish them a happyanniversary and joy for themany more anniversaries tocome.

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UPCOMING EVENTS:Civil War Muster - Sat./Sun July 21 & 22County Yard Sale/Antique Motor BoatShow - Sat. July 28Great Lakes Longbow Invitational - Fri. - Sun. Aug 10, 11, 12

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Gordon Case celebrates80th birthday

Happy 80th birthday to Gordon Case onJuly 8, 2012. Cards may be sent to 2800Worgess Rd., Hastings, MI 49058.

Bernice Leonard celebrates90th birthday

Bernice Leonard will celebrate her 90thbirthday on July 19, 2012. She would enjoyhearing from family, friends and neighbors.

Shrivers celebrate60th anniversary

Sixty years ago on June 28, 1952 Leona(Johnson) and Dick Shriver were married inHastings. They have been longtime residentsof Hastings and attend the Bible MissionaryChurch here in town and enjoy beinginvolved with their mission work withinMichigan.

Come and celebrate with them onSaturday, July 14th, (home of daughter andson-in-law) at 2841 Hammond Road from 2to 4:30. (Turn north off State Road near RiverBend Golf Course, watch for signs).

They are the parents of Larry Shriver ofHastings, Linda (Al) Weyerman, and TeresaSmith of Gowen. Grandparents to PaulCooley of Belding and great grandparents toNate and Matt.

They look forward to the gift of your fel-lowship as they celebrate.

Wesley Allan Semler, Hastings andLavonne Esther Ogg, Delton.

Terry Lee Derby, Hastings and DonnaKathleen Reis, Hastings.

Tad Lynn Kruisenga, Hastings and StaciChristine Chandler, Hastings.

Nicholas Charles Austin, Vermontville andRebecca Ann Holland, Nashville.

John Phillip McAlevey, Lake Odessa andNicole Sue Case, Lake Odessa.

James Hudson Tolan, Caledonia andJohanna Cornelia Vanderwoude, Middleville.

Darin Michael Card, Delton and HollyMarie Bidinger, Hastings.

Justin Michael Lennon, Delton and GraceAnne Buskirk, Delton.

Steven James Ryan, Jr., Grand Rapids andRachel Lizabeth Deppe, Middleville.

Louis Frederick Wierenga, Jr., Hastings andMary Therese Pokora, Grandville.

Tony Allen Green, Nashville and TerriaLynn Anderson, St. Johns.

Joshua Michael Guckenberger, Evanston,Ill. and Kelli Rae Forrest, Evanston, Ill.

Donald Martin Stampfler, Delton andChristine Kay Morton, Allegan.

Andrew Logan Snow, Bellevue and JamieNicole Vreugde, Bellevue.

Pumford-CaseWayne and Patti Pumford of Hastings wish

to announce the engagement of their daugh-ter, Paige Christine to Adam Donald Case,the son of Brian and Michelle Case of BattleCreek.

The bride-elect attended Hastings AreaSchools and is a 2010 homeschool graduate.She is currently enrolled in the SpeechLanguage Pathology Program at GrandValley State University. She is currentlyemployed in her family’s business atCornerstone Living Center.

The groom-elect is a 2004 graduate ofHastings High School and a 2009 graduate ofCentral Michigan University with a degree ineducation. He is currently employed atHastings area schools.

The couple will celebrate the covenant ofmarriage on Aug. 4, 2012.

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This week, Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game is scheduled to be played inKansas City. Whether you’re rooting for theAmerican or National League, you’ll nodoubt admire the ability and athleticismexhibited by these tremendous ballplayers. Ofcourse, any all-star team is made up of play-ers who bring different talents to the game.And this same approach — of combining acollection of skills toward one common effort— can be found in other endeavors, one ofwhich is investing.

Here, then, is one possible lineup of invest-ment moves to consider:

• Diversify. All investments have both ben-efits and risks. As an investor, your goal is tohelp maximize the benefits and minimize therisks — and one of the best ways to do this isby diversifying your money across a range ofassets. Diversifying can help you reduce theimpact of market volatility that might affectyour portfolio if all your money was tied up inone particular asset class, and that asset wentthrough a “down” period. Keep in mind,though, that diversification, by itself, cannotguarantee profits or protect against loss.

• Rebalance. Even without your taking sig-nificant actions, your portfolio can evolve inways that may not be to your liking. Forexample, if some of your more aggressiveinvestments appreciate greatly, they mayeventually constitute a larger percentage ofyour holdings than you had planned — and indoing so, elevate your overall risk level. Toprevent this from happening, you should meetwith your financial advisor periodically to“rebalance” your portfolio.

• Seek quality. Many people latch onto“hot” investments, only to be disappointedwhen they “cool off.” Instead seek qualityvehicles — the ones that generally lose the

least ground when the market is down andrecover more quickly when the market rallies.When you invest in stocks, for instance, lookfor those companies that have strong manage-ment teams, competitive products and goodbusiness models. When you purchase bonds,look for those with high ratings from the inde-pendent rating agencies.

• Stay invested. It’s tempting to “take abreather” from investing when the financialmarkets are volatile. But if you stay on theinvestment sidelines, you may miss out on thebeginning of the next market rally. If you’vebuilt a diversified portfolio of quality vehi-cles, it may be easier to stay invested.

• Know your risk tolerance. If you findyourself constantly fretting about the mar-ket’s ups and downs, to the extent that yourworries are affecting the quality of your life,you may have a portfolio that’s unsuited toyour risk tolerance. Conversely, if you’re dis-satisfied with the growth of your investments,you may be investing too cautiously, whichcould be a concern when you’re striving toreach long-term goals, such as a comfortableretirement. Ultimately, there’s no one “right”way for everyone to invest, but you do need tomatch your portfolio’s composition with yourindividual risk tolerance and time horizon.

Your financial advisor can help your findthe “lineup” of investment moves that is rightfor you. Put it to work soon.

This article was written by Edward Jonesfor use by your local Edward Jones FinancialAdvisor. If you have any questions, contactMark D. Christensen at 269-945-3553.

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STOCKSThe following prices are from the closeof business last Tuesday. Reportedchanges are from the previous week.Altria Group 35.43 +.47AT&T 35.44 -.76BP PLC 39.65 -1.04CMS Energy Corp 23.70 +.11Coca-Cola Co 77.98 -.94Eaton 37.75 -1.46Family Dollar Stores 69.82 +1.87Fifth Third Bancorp 13.11 -.39Flowserve CP 112.55 -2.74Ford Motor Co. 9.35 -.04General Mills 38.65 -.34General Motors 19.80 +.23Intel Corp. 25.56 -1.10Kellogg Co. 48.98 -.47McDonald’s Corp 90.25 +2.17Pfizer Inc. 22.44 +.58Ralcorp 67.05 -.98Sears Holding 57.64 -2.33Spartan Motors 5.35 -.02Spartan Stores 18.45 -.04Stryker 53.06 -1.61TCF Financial 11.13 -.61Walmart Stores 72.11 +2.76Gold $1568.18 -$30.47Silver $26.84 +$.69Dow Jones Average 12,653.12 -217.88Volume on NYSE 683.99M -8.01M

by Elaine GarlockThe Ionia County Genealogical Society

meets at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 14, at theFreight House. The speaker will be a gentle-man from Bellevue. If you missed his presen-tation at a recent historical society meeting,here is your chance to hear the man. His pres-entation is fast-paced and interesting.

Ron and Christine Cunningham of Georgiahave been visiting their daughter and otherrelatives for two weeks. They returned homelast weekend.

Glenn and Kathy Good of Morrison Lakeare now settled in their new home inAlphretta, GA.

Sunday, Aug. 5, the congregation ofCentral United Methodist Church will hold itsmorning worship service on the south lawn.Guests should bring their own lawn chairs. Abrunch will follow. This is an annual event.

Central United Methodist Church will holdits annual summer Bible school July 23 to 26from 1 to 8:30 each evening.

Depot Day is coming Saturday, July 28.The honorees this year are members of thelocal Lions Club, which has been a valuedservice organization for more than 50 years inLake Odessa. The local club has provided itsshare of district governors. Lions past andpresent are invited to attend and appear onstage early in the afternoon.

Art in the Park took place Saturday. Theevent was hampered by the extreme heat inthe upper 90s. Food vendors were located atthe south side along M-50. There was enter-tainment on stage during most of the hours.

The Hosford House at the north side of thedepot complex has a new concrete porch witha door to the dining room and windows to thekitchen. Doors on the house have beenreplaced with doors of proper vintage. Onehas a full-length glass insert and the other hastwo lights. Stowell builders have done thework.

The extreme heat last week reminded localresidents of other hot summers such as that of1988, 1936 and others. We are fortunate tohave electricity to power our air conditioners,fans and other devices. We had continuouselectric service, unlike our neighbors to theeast, some of who were without power forfour days.

The green beans are rolling every day atTwin City Foods. Monday, we saw the firsttruck filled with green bean clippings beinghauled to a nearby farm for disposal. Semitrucks are used for bringing in the bean crop,which is being harvested in southern Indiana.The harvest moves north day by day throughthe season which runs about two months. Thisharvest brings many new employees.

The Rev. Karen Sorden made her firstappearance in the pulpit Sunday, July 1, atCentral United Methodist Church. She andretired educator Bill Eckstrom share a home-

town. Both are from Grant, but they livedthere at different times.

Residents of Johnson Street now have anew fire hydrant just south of the new 12-inchwater main which runs along Johnson Lane.This replaces one that was located mid-blockin front of the Goodsell-Yonkers house. Thisbrings a much higher volume of water avail-able to the block.

The Lake Odessa Fair ended Sunday, July1, with a brilliant fireworks display. It wasspectacular. The afternoon brought the ladies’day program with the biannual quilt show.The Morris building at the west end of thegrounds makes a fine setting with a coolbreeze, lots of cold drinks, a beautiful array ofquilts and wall hangings, and many doorprizes for the quilt show provided by localmerchants. Nancy Potter was the narrator.Two young girls did the ladder work to holdthe quilts suspended from the top of the lad-ders to display their full beauty.

Mrs. Helen Richmond accompanied herdaughter Marge Wisnewski of Durand toLake Odessa Saturday, June 30. Margeattended the alumni banquet and the openhouse at the Freight House while her mothervisited her sons here.

The alumni banquet drew more than 250 toSt. Edward Family Center for the annualgathering of graduates of Lake Odessa HighSchool. The steamlined program had respons-es from Don Eckman from 1942, RichardPitman from the class of 1952 and GaryGoodemoot from the class of 1962. Jeff Speasprovided vocal music. Thelma Curtis was theentertaining emcee.

Dr. Lola Haller gave the roll call of classes.There was one person each from the classes1936 to 1941 and multiples from the otherclasses.

Keep your friends and relativesinformed. Send them

THE HASTINGS BANNER.To subscribe, call 269-945-9554.

HASTINGS PUBLICLIBRARY SCHEDULE

Thursday, July 12 — Movie Memoriesgoes fishing with “Miranda,” 5 to 8 p.m.

Friday, July 13 — preschool story time set-tles down for a “good night, sleep tight,”10:30 to 11 a.m.

Monday, July 16 — summer reading pro-gram, “Dream Big, Read,” continues; libraryboard meets, 4 to 6 p.m.; computer class tack-les “How do I turn this darned thing off?” 6 to7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, July 17 — toddler story time set-tles down for some “sweet dreams,” 10:30 to11 a.m.; young chess tutoring class, 4:30 to5:30; open chess club, 6 to 8 p.m.

Wednesday, July 18 — summer readinginvites everyone to relax to the sweet soundsof Ben Brown,” 2 to 3 p.m.

Call the library for more information aboutany of the above, 269-945-4263.

Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale

THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-

ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION

WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-

POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT

THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE

MILITARY DUTY.

ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be

rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In

that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit-

ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten-

dered at sale, plus interest.

MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made inthe conditions of a mortgage made by Sylvia Smith,a single person, original mortgagor(s), to HomeloanUSA Corporation, Mortgagee, dated May 14, 2004,and recorded on May 19, 2004 in instrument1127867, in Barry county records, Michigan, andassigned by said Mortgagee to Bank of America,N.A., successor by merger to BAC Home LoansServicing, L.P. fka Countrywide Home LoansServicing, L.P. as assignee, on which mortgagethere is claimed to be due at the date hereof thesum of Eighty-Six Thousand Four Hundred Twenty-Eight and 32/100 Dollars ($86,428.32).

Under the power of sale contained in said mort-gage and the statute in such case made and pro-vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage willbe foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises,or some part of them, at public vendue, at the placeof holding the circuit court within Barry County, at1:00 PM, on July 26, 2012.

Said premises are situated in City of Hastings,Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Thatpart of Lot 21 of Supervisor Chase's Addition No. 2to the City of Hastings according to the recordedPlat thereof, as recorded in Liber 3 of Plats on Page2, described as: Commencing at the Southeast cor-ner of Lot 20 of said Plat; thence East 86.5 Feet tothe West side of Church Street if extended; thenceNorth 135.5 Feet; thence West 86.5 Feet to a PointNorth of the Place of Beginning; thence South tothe Place of Beginning. Excepting therefrom theSouth 13 Feet conveyed to the City of Hastings aspart of Amy Street.

The redemption period shall be 6 months fromthe date of such sale, unless determined aban-doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, inwhich case the redemption period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.If the property is sold at foreclosure sale underChapter 32 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961,pursuant to MCL 600.3278 the borrower will be heldresponsible to the person who buys the property atthe mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgageholder for damaging the property during theredemption period.Dated: June 28, 2012For more information, please call:FC X (248) 593-1302Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525File #407369F01(06-28)(07-19) 77569022

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE FOSTER, SWIFT,COLLINS & SMITH, P.C. IS ATTEMPTING TOCOLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATIONOBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM-BER BELOW IF MORTGAGOR IS IN ACTIVE MIL-ITARY DUTY. DEFAULT having been made in theconditions of a certain Mortgage made on May 14,2004, by Alvin P. Hawley and Aimee L. Hawley, hus-band and wife, as Mortgagor, given by them toMainStreet Savings Bank, FSB, whose address is629 West State Street, Hastings, Michigan 49058,as Mortgagee, and recorded on May 19, 2004, inthe office of the Register of Deeds for Barry County,Michigan, in Instrument Number 1127874, whichmortgage was modified on July 27, 2009, recordedon August 7, 2009, in Instrument Number200908070008132, Barry County Records, whichmortgage was assigned to Commercial Bank by anAssignment of Mortgage dated January 18, 2011,recorded January 28, 2011, in Instrument Number201101280001033, on which Mortgage there isclaimed to be due and unpaid, as of the date of thisNotice, the sum of Forty-Nine Thousand OneHundred Sixty-Six and 74/100 Dollars($49,166.74); and no suit or proceeding at law or inequity having been instituted to recover the debt orany part thereof secured by said Mortgage, and thepower of sale in said Mortgage having becomeoperative by reason of such default; NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday, August 9, 2012at 1:00 o'clock in the afternoon, at the Barry CountyCourthouse in Hastings, Michigan, that being one ofthe places for holding the Circuit Court for BarryCounty, there will be offered for sale and sold to thehighest bidder or bidders at public auction or venuefor purposes of satisfying the amounts due andunpaid on said Mortgage, together with all allow-able costs of sale and includable attorney fees, thelands and premises in said Mortgage mentionedand described as follows: LAND SITUATED IN THECOUNTY OF BARRY, MICHIGAN, DESCRIBEDAS: Lot 4, of Block 8 of the Village of Woodland,according to the recorded plat thereof, as recordedin Liber 1 of Plats on page 21 and a 2 rod strip onthe East end of said Lot 4, also a part of Lot 3, ofBlock 8 of the Village of Woodland and part of theSouthwest quarter of Section 15, Town 4 North,Range 7 West, described as: Commencing 60 feetEast of the Southwest corner of Block 8 of said Plat,thence North 12 rods to the place of beginning,thence East 113 feet 3 inches, thence South 60feet, thence West 113 feet 3 inches, thence North60 feet to the place of beginning. Commonly KnownAs: 134 N. State Street, Woodland, Michigan 48897Tax Parcel Number: 08-15-110-032-00 The periodwithin which the above premises may be redeemedshall expire six (6) months from the date of sale,unless determined abandoned in accordance withM.C.L.A. Sec. 600.3241a, in which case theredemption period shall be 30 days from the time ofsuch sale. Dated: June 27, 2012 FOSTER, SWIFT,COLLINS & SMITH, P.C. COMMERCIAL BANKBenjamin J. Price of Hastings, Michigan,Mortgagee Attorneys for Mortgagee 313 S.Washington Square Lansing, MI 48933 (517) 371-8253 (07-05)(07-26) 77569184

LEGAL NOTICES

It will be worth your while to see this span,also Camail. He is a fine specimen of high-class Percheron. His best advertisement or hiscolts, which command top-notch prices in themarket.

*****Cattle

Peter KunzPeter Kunz, proprietor of Sunnyside Farm,

address Hastings, Route 7, Citizens phonefrom Hastings No. 541, five rings, believes indoing things right. He has no time for any butthe methods that have proven right with theup-to-date farmers. He has studied the subjectof cattle and believes the Short Horn is thepractical breed for the practical farmer whoseeks to make his cattle pay, not only as a mar-ket proposition, but for general farm purposes.He is a breeder of Short Horn cattle, and hascalves of both sexes to sell. He will be said toshow his stock and to give to any one of thebenefit of his experience.

W.R. HarperW.R. Harper of Middleville is putting Barry

County on the map as the county where thehighest type of Holstein-Friesian cattle aregrown. He has a fine herd of registeredHolsteins. They are not merely thoroughbredHolsteins, which would be a good deal, butthey represent the best strains of that recog-nized best type of dairy cattle. His herd isheaded by Howtje Alban, No. 49,445 and KingWolverine Segis Hengerveld, No. 63,054, twoof the best bred bulls in Michigan. Mr. Harperis making Thornapple Hill Farm the Mecca ofthose who seek in Michigan to find the highestdevelopment of the Holsteins. He is thoroughto a degree in whatever he undertakes; and hehas undertaken to make his herd the equal ofthe best, and then make it better. You will seehis cattle at the fair, and they’ll be worth yourinspection. He will be pleased to correspondwith you, or answer telephone calls, or have avisit from you if you are interested inHolsteins.

S.G. MichaeleS.G. Michaele, address Middleville, whose

farm is on the county line northwest ofMiddleville, is a breeder of Short Horns. Hehas a fine herd of registered Short Horns,which he will be glad to show you, or to tellyou about by correspondence if you are inter-ested. He has his own reasons for knowingthat the Short Horns are the best cattle for thefarmer to raise if he desires to make profit. Hisreasons are based on his own successful andprofitable experience in raising them. He willbe glad to give you these reasons in person orby letter, and to help you to get a right start inthe raising of thoroughbred Short Horns.

Clarence KinneClarence Kinne, Hastings Route 7, with

Citizens phone from Hastings, desires to helpboost the dairy interests of Barry County andhas brought to his farm and keeps for serviceat very reasonable price Pitzer DeKohl Chief,a registered Holstein bull. Mr. Kinne boughthis bull from a man who has a national reputa-tion as a breeder of Holsteins. Pitzer DeKohlChief took first premium at the last BarryCounty Fair. Mr. Kinne will be glad to giveyou further information about him by letter orphone or if you will see him in person.

Walnut Grove Stock FarmWalnut Grove Stock Farm is located on

secs. 20 and 21, Carlton Township. MesserBros. are proprietors and William Spath is themanager. At this farm are bred registered ShortHorn Durham cattle that represent the higheststrains of the Short Horn Breed. They keep aregistered polled Durham bull for service.They also breed Percheron horses. This is oneof the farms that is adding to the reputation ofBarry County as the home of thoroughbredlivestock. You can reach Walnut Grove StockFarm by Citizens phone from Hastings or byaddressing Wm. Spath, Hastings, Route 3.

Craig Bros.Craig Bros., Geo. B. and W.R. Craig, whose

farm is just east of the city, and who have theCitizens phone, are breeders of Jersey cattle –not the grades, but the high- class thorough-bred Jerseys, and have a fine herd of them.They are in the business for profit, and areable to show from their own experience that itpays to raise Jerseys, and pays handsomely.Nothing that we can say will add to the repu-tation of the Jersey as a dairy animal. But ifyou would like to know from someone nearhome just what they can show by actual expe-rience with this breed, see Craig Bros.

Judge R. BarnumJudge R. Barnum is a thrifty Woodland

farmer who follows farming because he likesthe business and makes it pay. He owns andwill exhibit at the fair Hengerveld, the notedregistered Holstein bull, in whose veins is therichest Holstein blood. See him at the fair, andlet Mr. Barnum tell you about him. He will

also show two registered Percheron makes,and one 2-year-old and one yearling registeredPercheron colt. Mr. Barnum will be glad to tellyou about his stock, or you can write him, atCoats Grove, RFD. No. 1.

Sherman EndsleySherman Endsley, Castleton section 18,

address Coats Grove, Route 1, and who has aCitizens phone from Hastings, is a breeder ofthoroughbred Short Horn cattle. He has been abreeder of them for years. When you know Mr.Endsley, you will understand that when he fol-lows any given line of activity on his farm, hedoes so for the very best of reasons and espe-cially because it pays him well to do so. That’swhy he exclusively raises and is a breeder ofthoroughbred Short Horn cattle. His practicalexperience for years shows them to be thepractical breed for the farmer. He has a fineherd of registered Short Horns and has severalnice Short Horn bulls to sell.

(To be continued)

The Hastings Banner — Thursday, July 12, 2012 — Page 9

Public Land AuctionThe following County Treasurers will be offering tax-reverted

real estate at public Auction on August 1st, 2012: Barry & Ionia.

The Auction will be held at The Barry County Commission on

Aging, 320 West Woodlawn, Hastings, MI 49058.

Registration will begin at 11:00am, Auction will begin at12:00pm.

Online bidding will be available via www.tax-sale.info.For more information or for a list of the properties being sold,

visit our website at www.tax-sale.info or call 1-800-259-7470.Sale listings are also available at your local County TreasurersOffice. 77568876

NOTICE TO BIDDERSBARRY COUNTY ROAD COMMISSIONSealed proposals will be received at the office of theBarry County Road Commission, 1725 West M-43Highway, P.O. Box 158, Hastings, MI 49058, until10:00 A.M., Tuesday, July 17, 2012 for the followingitems.

Specifications and additional information may beobtained at the Road Commission Office at theabove address or at our web site at barrycrc.org.

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The Board reserves the right to reject any or all pro-posals or to waive irregularities in the best interestof the Commission.

BOARD OF COUNTY ROAD COMMISSIONERSOF THE COUNTY OF BARRYFrank M. Fiala, ChairmanD. David Dykstra, MemberDavid D. Solmes, Member

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TOWNSHIP OF ORANGEVILLECOUNTY OF BARRY

NOTICE OF ORDINANCE ADOPTIONTo: The residents and property owners of the Orangeville Township, Barry

County, Michigan, and any other interested person.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on July 3, 2012, at a regular meeting of theOrangeville Township Board, the Board adopted Ordinance No. 0712, Amendmentto the Cemetery Ordinance. A summary of the ordinance appears below.

SECTION I - AMENDMENT TO SECTION VI, SUBSECTION E The last sen-tence of Section VI, subsection E of the Orangeville Township Cemetery Ordinanceis amended by the deletion of the following language. “No cremation interment maybe placed in the same burial place as a regular interment.”

SECTION II - EFFECTIVE DATE AND REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDI-NANCES - This Ordinance shall take effect upon its publication after adoption. Allordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the full text of the ordinance will beavailable for inspection and may be purchased at the office of the township clerkduring regular business hours of regular business days from the date of this publi-cation.

ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIPJennifer Goy, Clerk7350 Lindsey RoadPlainwell, MI 49080269-664-4522

PUBLIC NOTICEOn 5/31/2012, an application for renewal of license of FM trans-lator station W225BA was tendered for filing with the FederalCommunications Commission. The station is licensed toWORLD RADIO LINK, INC. to serve the area of HASTINGS,MI. W225BA operates on frequency 92.9 with 0.01 kilowatts ofpower from a transmitter located at 42.650833 N, 85.286389 W.W225BA rebroadcasts station WVGR 104.1 GRAND RAPIDS,MI. Individuals who wish to advise the FCC of facts relating toour renewal application and to whether this station was operat-ed in the public interest should file comments and petitions withthe FCC by 9/1/2012. 77569347

City of HastingsPUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that a public Accuracy Test willbe conducted on Friday, July 20, 2012 at 9:00 AMin the office of the Hastings City Clerk, 201 East StateStreet, Hastings, Michigan, for the purpose of testingthe tabulating equipment and programs, which will beused to tabulate the voted ballots for the August 7,2012, Primary Election. Voter assist terminals usedto help voters mark their ballots will also be tested.

The city will provide necessary reasonable aids and serv-ices upon five days notice to the Clerk of the City ofHastings (telephone number 269-945-2468 or TDD callrelay services 1-800-649-3777).

Thomas EmeryCity Clerk77569351

PUBLIC NOTICEPLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Prairieville

Township July Board of Review will convene at theTownship Office located at 10115 S. Norris Rd.,Delton, MI on July 17, 2011 at 1:00 pm. The pur-pose of the meeting is to correct any clerical erroror mutual mistake of fact relative to the 2011 &2012 Assessment Roll. The July Board of Reviewwill also have authority to act upon QualifiedAgricultural, Primary Residence Exemptions andPoverty Exemption Affidavits. If you have an itemfor the Board of Review agenda please contact theassessor.Kevin HarrisPrairieville Township Assessor269-663-3057Prairieville Township Board of Review meetingsare open to all without regard to race, color,national origin, sex or disability.Posted June 21, 2012 at 5:00 pm

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Barry County famous forthoroughbred livestock, part 1

The following was published were carriedin the Banner of Sept. 21, 1911. Theydescribed top breeders of livestock for thecounty.

*****Barry County is on the map very decidedly

when it comes to thoroughbred livestock. Fora number of years, the progressive breeders ofthis county have been giving thought andstudy to the perfecting of their horses and theirherds and flocks of thoroughbreds until nowits fame has gone abroad over the land.Instead of Barry County people going else-where to seek the best types, it has come topass that people from other sections of thisand other states are journeying to BarryCounty to find the high-class thoroughbreddomestic animals they need. Perfection hasnot been attained, nor has the time arrivedwhen any breeder in this section can afford tobe satisfied with well-enough. But theprogress made in this county has been verymarked in the improvement of livestockbreeding. If equal progress can be made forthe next decade, Barry County will have anational reputation as the place where high-class thoroughbred stock may be obtained.

The Banner could not, in its limited space,pretend to give mention of all the breeders ofthoroughbred stock in Barry County, but wewill mention some of the best known amongthem.

HorsesThe following are owners and breeders of

thoroughbred horses:J.M. Henry and A.J. Henry

J.M. Henry of this city brought “HendrixMorgan” No. 5368 from Kentucky in April1907. He is a thoroughbred registeredMorgan, and a high type of that worthy anddistinctively American breed of horses.Hendrix Morgan is now in his prime, 6 yearsold. He has several colts 3 years old and theysell for high prices. One sold last spring for$225. Martin Rose refused $100 for his coltwhen 6 months old and several would declinethat price for their spring colts. HendrixMorgan’s fame as a sire is such that men comefrom long distances to secure his services, onecoming from six miles beyond Battle Creekthis season. A.J. Henry owns and J.M. Henrymanages Modoc, No. 46395. Modoc is one ofthe rangiest Percheron sires in this section ofMichigan, is very handsome, good dispositionand gives excellent promise as a sire. He is 5years old and weighs 1,830 pounds. BothHendrix Morgan and Modoc can be seen atHenry Bros. barn in this city at any time.

Warren StadelThe Belgian, the Percheron and the

Hambletonian represent breeds of horseswhose utility and good points are beyondquestion. Warren Stadel of Freeport, who hasa Citizens phone from that town, has givenmuch consideration to the breeding of horsesthat are adapted for the farmer to raise for hisown use or to sell on the market, and has con-cluded that the three named above represent

the types the farmer will find to be best adapt-ed for such purposes. He owns the registeredimported Belgian stallion Blenfait, No.52.364, weight 1,920. He also owns Gabon(69380) 51,961, registered importedPercheron stallion, coming 5 years old. It goeswithout saying that these two types representthe best draft horses, and are profitable to useor to sell. He also owns Accidental Jr. No.38369 registered Hambletonian, which tookfirst prize at the Michigan State Fair at 2 yearsold. The Hambletonians represent a very use-ful type of horses, and for drivers have nosuperiors. They have style, action, grace andspeed. Mr. Stadel will be glad to tell you abouthis fine trio of sires. And you can judge themby the colts they have sired.

J.H. KnickerbacorBlack Hawk, the Percheron stallion owned

by J.H. Knickerbacor, of Rutland, is too wellknown to need extended mention. We can saywell known, for he has captured two first pre-miums at Barry County fairs, and was nevermore popular as a sire than now. He hasproven his worth as a sire, and has made good.His colts are found to be profitable propertyfor their owners and command high prices inthe market. Mr. Knickerbacor makes very rea-sonable service fees, and will be glad to tellyou about Black Hawk and his colts.

Hastings Jack AssociationThe great demand and consequent high

prices for mules led to the formation of theHastings Jack Association and resulted in thepurchase of Fernando, the imported SpanishJack. Let no one despise the mule. He ispatient, long-lived, capable of wonderfulendurance, is a tower of strength when itcomes to pulling a load or doing the heavywork on the farm. Fernando makes the entireseason at Hastings, and is growing in popular-ity each year. His colts command top notchprices, and Fernando will continue in favor solong as his colts are such revenue producers asthey have shown themselves to be.

J.W. SilcockJ.W. Silcock, address Delton, Route 1, and

who has a Bell phone from Prairieville, is theowner of Incas Jr., Percheron stallion. Incas Jr.was foaled May 21, 1909, and weighed 1,600pounds as a 2 year old. The sire as well as thegrandsire of Incas Jr. have a wide reputationfor their high grade colts. The mother of IncasJr. weighed 1,650 pounds. There is no ques-tion but that Incas Jr. will make a great sire.You will be interested in Incas Jr. because heis worthy of interest. Later announcement willbe made of where he will make the seasonnext year. Mr. Silcock will be glad to showIncas Jr. to you and tell you about him.

Frank PriceFrank Price, of Castleton, address Nashville

Route 5, with Citizens phone from Nashville,owns Camail (57,087P) a registered Percheronfamed as a sire of splendid colts. Mr. Pricealso owns the span of Percheron mares whichtook first and second premiums at theInternational Stock Show in Chicago in 1908.

Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure SaleTHIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATIONWE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT

THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVEMILITARY DUTY.

ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may berescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In

that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit-ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten-

dered at sale, plus interest.MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in

the conditions of a mortgage made by Gary W. Ellisand Nancy A. Ellis, husband and wife, original mort-gagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic RegistrationSystems, Inc., Mortgagee, dated April 1, 2008, andrecorded on April 17, 2008 in instrument 20080417-0004189, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Bankof America, N.A., successor by merger to BACHome Loans Servicing, L.P. fka Countrywide HomeLoans Servicing, L.P. as assignee as documentedby an assignment, in Barry county records,Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to bedue at the date hereof the sum of One HundredTwo Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-Seven and89/100 Dollars ($102,597.89).

Under the power of sale contained in said mort-gage and the statute in such case made and pro-vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage willbe foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises,or some part of them, at public vendue, at the placeof holding the circuit court within Barry County, at1:00 PM, on July 19, 2012.

Said premises are situated in Township of Hope,Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Lots43, 44 and 45 of Steven's Wooded Acres, Townshipof Hope, Barry County, Michigan, according to thePlat thereof recorded in Liber 4 of Plats, Page 31 ofBarry County Records.

The redemption period shall be 6 months fromthe date of such sale, unless determined aban-doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, inwhich case the redemption period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.

If the property is sold at foreclosure sale underChapter 32 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961,pursuant to MCL 600.3278 the borrower will be heldresponsible to the person who buys the property atthe mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgageholder for damaging the property during theredemption period.Dated: June 21, 2012For more information, please call:FC X (248) 593-1302Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525File #403975F01(06-21)(07-12) 77568746

Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure SaleTHIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATIONWE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT

THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVEMILITARY DUTY.

ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may berescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In

that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit-ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten-

dered at sale, plus interest.MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in

the conditions of a mortgage made by Clifton W.Blauvelt and Patricia A. Blauvelt, husband and wife,original mortgagor(s), to Option One MortgageCorporation, Mortgagee, dated November 6, 2006,and recorded on November 13, 2006 in instrument1172659, and assigned by said Mortgagee to H & RBlock Bank, a Federal Savings Bank as assigneeas documented by an assignment, in Barry countyrecords, Michigan, on which mortgage there isclaimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of OneHundred Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty and36/100 Dollars ($100,880.36).

Under the power of sale contained in said mort-gage and the statute in such case made and pro-vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage willbe foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises,or some part of them, at public vendue, at the placeof holding the circuit court within Barry County, at1:00 PM, on August 9, 2012.

Said premises are situated in Township ofOrangeville, Barry County, Michigan, and aredescribed as: Part of the Southwest 1/4 of Section17, Town 2 North, Range 10 West, OrangevilleTownship, Barry County, Michigan, described as:Beginning at a point 332 feet East of the Southwestcorner of said Section; thence East 178 feet; thenceNorth 320 feet; thence West 178 feet; thence South320 feet to the point of beginning

The redemption period shall be 6 months fromthe date of such sale, unless determined aban-doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, inwhich case the redemption period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.

If the property is sold at foreclosure sale underChapter 32 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961,pursuant to MCL 600.3278 the borrower will be heldresponsible to the person who buys the property atthe mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgageholder for damaging the property during theredemption period.Dated: July 12, 2012For more information, please call:FC H (248) 593-1300Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525File #405929F01(07-12)(08-02) 77569242

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LEGAL NOTICESNotice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale

THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATIONWE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT

THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVEMILITARY DUTY.

ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may berescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In

that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit-ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten-

dered at sale, plus interest.MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in

the conditions of a mortgage made by NancyLucas, single and Hans Terrell, single joint tenantswith full rights of survivorship, original mortgagor(s),to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.,Mortgagee, dated September 21, 2005, and record-ed on September 29, 2005 in instrument 1153583,and assigned by said Mortgagee to CitiMortgage,Inc. as assignee as documented by an assignment,in Barry county records, Michigan, on which mort-gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereofthe sum of One Hundred Thirteen Thousand SixHundred Twenty-Seven and 42/100 Dollars($113,627.42).

Under the power of sale contained in said mort-gage and the statute in such case made and pro-vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage willbe foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises,or some part of them, at public vendue, at the placeof holding the circuit court within Barry County, at1:00 PM, on July 19, 2012.

Said premises are situated in Township of Irving,Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Thepart of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 16, Town 4North, Range 9 West, described as: Commencingat the West 1/4 corner of said Section; thenceSouth 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East,376.70 feet along the West line of the Southwest1/4 of said Section to a point North 00 degrees 00minutes 00 seconds West 940.00 feet the fromSouthwest corner of the Northwest 1/4 of theSouthwest 1/4 of said Section; thence South 90degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 600.00 feet;thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 secondsEast 300.00 feet; thence North 90 degrees 00 min-utes 00 seconds West 600.00 feet; thence North 00degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West 300.00 feetalong the West line of the Southwest 1/4 of saidSection to the place of beginning.

he redemption period shall be 6 months from thedate of such sale, unless determined abandoned inaccordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which casethe redemption period shall be 30 days from thedate of such sale.

If the property is sold at foreclosure sale underChapter 32 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961,pursuant to MCL 600.3278 the borrower will be heldresponsible to the person who buys the property atthe mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgageholder for damaging the property during theredemption period.Dated: June 21, 2012For more information, please call:FC C (248) 593-1301Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525File #404038F01(06-21)(07-12) 77568855

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VIOLATION OF THE AUTOMATIC STAY OR THE

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AND THAT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY

BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

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MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made inthe conditions of a mortgage made by Robert W.Bishop, an unmarried man, to Mortgage ElectronicRegistration Systems, Inc., as nominee forCountrywide Home Loans, Inc., Mortgagee, datedAugust 27, 2003 and recorded September 23, 2003in Instrument Number 1113915, Barry CountyRecords, Michigan. Said mortgage is now held byBank of America N.A. successor by merger to BACHome Loans Servicing, LP F/K/A/ CountrywideHome Loans Servicing, LP by assignment. There isclaimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ofSeventy-Four Thousand One Hundred Twelve and1/100 Dollars ($74,112.01) including interest at5.625% per annum.

Under the power of sale contained in said mort-gage and the statute in such case made and pro-vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage willbe foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises,or some part of them, at public vendue at the BarryCounty Circuit Courthouse in Hastings, Michigan inBarry County, Michigan at 1:00 p.m. on 07/19/2012Said premises are located in the City of Hastings,Barry County, Michigan, and are described as:Lot 2 of R.I. Hendershott Addition, excepting the

South 3 feet, First Addition to the City of Hastings,Formerly Village of Hastings, according to therecorded Plat thereof.

The redemption period shall be 6 months fromthe date of such sale, unless determined aban-doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241a, inwhich case the redemption period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR-CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescindthe sale. In that event, your damages, if any, arelimited solely to the return of the bid amount ten-dered at sale, plus interest.

If the property is sold at foreclosure sale, pur-suant to MCL 600.3278, the borrower will be heldresponsible to the person who buys the property atthe mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgageholder for damage to the property during theredemption period.If you are a tenant in the property, please contactour office as you may have certain rights.Dated: June 21, 2012Orlans Associates, P.C.Attorneys for ServicerP.O. Box 5041Troy, MI 48007-5041File No. 617.8191(06-21)(07-12) 77568902

Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale

THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-

ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION

WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-

POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT

THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE

MILITARY DUTY.

ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be

rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In

that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit-

ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten-

dered at sale, plus interest.

MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made inthe conditions of a mortgage made by Patrick W.Pribe, An unmarried man, original mortgagor(s), toWells Fargo Bank, N.A., Mortgagee, datedSeptember 24, 2004, and recorded on October 18,2004 in instrument 1135674, and assigned by saidMortgagee to US Bank National Association, asTrustee for Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc.,Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series2005-WF1 as assignee as documented by anassignment, in Barry county records, Michigan, onwhich mortgage there is claimed to be due at thedate hereof the sum of One Hundred NineThousand Three Hundred Thirty-Two and 54/100Dollars ($109,332.54).

Under the power of sale contained in said mort-gage and the statute in such case made and pro-vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage willbe foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises,or some part of them, at public vendue, at the placeof holding the circuit court within Barry County, at1:00 PM, on July 26, 2012.

Said premises are situated in City of Hastings,Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Aparcel of land in the Southwest 1/4 of section 21,Town 3 North, Range 8 West, described as:Beginning at a point on the West line of Section 21which lies due North 1087.50 feet from theSouthwest corner of said Section 21; thence dueNorth 150 feet; thence South 89 degrees 50 min-utes East 160 feet; thence due South 150 feet;thence North 89 degrees 50 minutes West 160 feetto the point of beginning.

The redemption period shall be 6 months fromthe date of such sale, unless determined aban-doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, inwhich case the redemption period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.

If the property is sold at foreclosure sale underChapter 32 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961,pursuant to MCL 600.3278 the borrower will be heldresponsible to the person who buys the property atthe mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgageholder for damaging the property during theredemption period.Dated: June 28, 2012For more information, please call:FC D (248) 593-1309Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525File #402872F01(06-28)(07-19) 77569005

Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure SaleTHIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATIONWE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT

THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVEMILITARY DUTY.

ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may berescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In

that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit-ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten-

dered at sale, plus interest.MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in

the conditions of a mortgage made by Forrest J.Bagley Jr, and Kimberly L. Bagley, husband andwife, original mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Plus ofAmerica Corporation, Mortgagee, dated June 11,2001, and recorded on June 19, 2001 in instrument1061708, and assigned by mesne assignments toCitiMortgage, Inc. as assignee as documented byan assignment, in Barry county records, Michigan,on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at thedate hereof the sum of One Hundred TwelveThousand Five Hundred Six and 56/100 Dollars($112,506.56).

Under the power of sale contained in said mort-gage and the statute in such case made and pro-vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage willbe foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises,or some part of them, at public vendue, at the placeof holding the circuit court within Barry County, at1:00 PM, on July 26, 2012.

Said premises are situated in Township ofPrairieville, Barry County, Michigan, and aredescribed as: A parcel of land in the Northeast frac-tional 1/4 of Section 6, Town 1 North, Range 10West, Prairieville Township, Barry County,Michigan, and is more particularly described as fol-lows: Commencing at the Northeast corner ofSection 6, Town 1 North, Range 10 West; thenceSouth 2 degrees 11 minutes 53 seconds East alongthe East line of said Section, 132.50 feet to theplace of beginning of this description; thence con-tinuing South 2 degrees 11 minutes 53 secondsEast along said line, 103.71 feet; thence South 72degrees 13 minutes 35 seconds West, a distance of120.78 feet; thence North 2 degrees 11 minutes 53West parallel with the said East line, a distance of106.75 feet to the Southerly Right-of-Way of PineLake Road, thence along a curve to the right with aradius of 2864.79 feet, subtended by a chord ofNorth 73 degrees 37 minutes 36 seconds East, adistance of 120.00 feet and an arc of 102.01 feet tothe place of beginning.

The redemption period shall be 6 months fromthe date of such sale, unless determined aban-doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, inwhich case the redemption period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.

If the property is sold at foreclosure sale underChapter 32 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961,pursuant to MCL 600.3278 the borrower will be heldresponsible to the person who buys the property atthe mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgageholder for damaging the property during theredemption period.Dated: June 28, 2012For more information, please call:FC C (248) 593-1301Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525File #398539F01(06-28)(07-19) 77569010

Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure SaleTHIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATIONWE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT

THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVEMILITARY DUTY.

ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may berescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In

that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit-ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten-

dered at sale, plus interest.MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in

the conditions of a mortgage made by TimothyJoppie, unmarried man, original mortgagor(s), toMortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. asnominee for Quicken Loans Inc. its successors andassigns, Mortgagee, dated August 8, 2008, andrecorded on August 11, 2008 in instrument20080811-0008163, in Barry county records,Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee toJPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association asassignee, on which mortgage there is claimed to bedue at the date hereof the sum of One HundredSeventy-Seven Thousand Two Hundred Sixty-Eightand 79/100 Dollars ($177,268.79).

Under the power of sale contained in said mort-gage and the statute in such case made and pro-vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage willbe foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises,or some part of them, at public vendue, at the placeof holding the circuit court within Barry County, at1:00 PM, on August 2, 2012.

Said premises are situated in Township ofBaltimore, Barry County, Michigan, and aredescribed as: The West 43 Acres of the North frac-tional 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 2, Town 2North, Range 8 West, Baltimore Township, BarryCounty, MichiganExcept

That part of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 2, Town2 North, Range 8 West, Baltimore Township, BarryCounty, Michigan, described as: Commencing atthe Northwest corner of said Section; thence North89 degrees 58 minutes 00 seconds East 163.87feet along the North line of said Northwest 1/4 tothe place of beginning; thence continuing North 89degrees 58 minutes 00 seconds East 1019.73 feetalong said North line to the East line of the West 43Acres of the North fractional 1/2 of said Northwest1/4; thence South 00 degrees 38 minutes 33 sec-onds East 1027.04 feet along said East line; thenceSouth 89 degrees 58 minutes 00 seconds West886.11 feet parallel with said North line to theCenterline of Davidson Road; thence North 03degrees 58 minutes 18 seconds West 428.66 feetalong said Centerline; thence North 07 degrees 53minutes 18 seconds West 203.52 feet along saidCenterline; thence North 08 degrees 46 minutes 47seconds West 268.16 feet along said Centerline;thence North 19 degrees 07 minutes 00 secondsWest 140.40 feet along said Centerline to the placeof beginning.

The redemption period shall be 6 months fromthe date of such sale, unless determined aban-doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, inwhich case the redemption period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.

If the property is sold at foreclosure sale underChapter 32 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961,pursuant to MCL 600.3278 the borrower will be heldresponsible to the person who buys the property atthe mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgageholder for damaging the property during theredemption period.Dated: July 5, 2012For more information, please call:FC S (248) 593-1304Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525File #403574F01(07-05)(07-26) 77569167

IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY IN BANKRUPTCY ORHAVE RECEIVED A DISCHARGE IN BANK-

RUPTCY AS TO THIS OBLIGATION, THIS COM-MUNICATION IS INTENDED FOR

INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND ISNOT AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT IN

VIOLATION OF THE AUTOMATIC STAY OR THEDISCHARGE INJUNCTION. IN SUCH

CASE, PLEASE DISREGARD ANY PART OFTHIS COMMUNICATION WHICH IS

INCONSISTENT WITH THE FOREGOING.OTHERWISE, FEDERAL LAW REQUIRES US

TO ADVISE YOU THAT COMMUNICATIONFROM OUR OFFICE COULD BE INTERPRETED

AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBTAND THAT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED

MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.IF YOU ARE NOW ON ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY

OR HAVE BEEN IN THE PRIOR NINEMONTHS, PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AS

YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO THEBENEFITS OF THE SERVICEMEMBERS' CIVIL

RELIEF ACT.MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in

the conditions of a mortgage made by Josh Spurrand Jessica Spurr, Husband and Wife, to Fifth ThirdMortgage - MI, LLC, Mortgagee, dated September27, 2007 and recorded October 2, 2007 inInstrument Number 20071002-0002661, BarryCounty Records, Michigan. Said mortgage is nowheld by Fifth Third Mortgage Company by assign-ment. There is claimed to be due at the date here-of the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Eight ThousandThirty-Six and 90/100 Dollars ($128,036.90) includ-ing interest at 6.75% per annum.

Under the power of sale contained in said mort-gage and the statute in such case made and pro-vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage willbe foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises,or some part of them, at public vendue at the BarryCounty Circuit Courthouse in Hastings, Michigan inBarry County, Michigan at 1:00 p.m. on 08/02/2012Said premises are located in the Township of Irving,Barry County, Michigan, and are described as:

Land located in the Township of Irving, BarryCounty, State of Michigan, and described as fol-lows:

A parcel of land in the Northeast 1/4 of section32, Town 4 North, Range 9 West, described as:commencing at the North 1/4 post of said section32; thence East on the center of Grange Road 389feet for the place of beginning; thence East on thecenter line of said road 125 feet; thence South 734feet; thence West 125 feet; thence North 734 feetto the place of beginning

The redemption period shall be 6 months fromthe date of such sale, unless determined aban-doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, inwhich case the redemption period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR-CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescindthe sale. In that event, your damages, if any, arelimited solely to the return of the bid amount ten-dered at sale, plus interest.

If the property is sold at foreclosure sale, pur-suant to MCL 600.3278, the borrower will be heldresponsible to the person who buys the property atthe mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgageholder for damage to the property during theredemption period.

If you are a tenant in the property, please contactour office as you may have certain rights.Dated: July 5, 2012Orlans Associates, P.C.Attorneys for ServicerP.O. Box 5041Troy, MI 48007-5041File No. 200.4996(07-05)(07-26) 77569196

IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY IN BANKRUPTCY OR

HAVE RECEIVED A DISCHARGE IN BANK-

RUPTCY AS TO THIS OBLIGATION, THIS COM-

MUNICATION IS INTENDED FOR

INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS

NOT AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT IN

VIOLATION OF THE AUTOMATIC STAY OR THE

DISCHARGE INJUNCTION. IN SUCH

CASE, PLEASE DISREGARD ANY PART OF

THIS COMMUNICATION WHICH IS

INCONSISTENT WITH THE FOREGOING.

OTHERWISE, FEDERAL LAW REQUIRES US

TO ADVISE YOU THAT COMMUNICATION

FROM OUR OFFICE COULD BE INTERPRETED

AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT

AND THAT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY

BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

IF YOU ARE NOW ON ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY

OR HAVE BEEN IN THE PRIOR NINE

MONTHS, PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AS

YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO THE

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RELIEF ACT.

MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made inthe conditions of a mortgage made by Raymond CChapin, married and Lisa Chapin, to JPMorganChase Bank, National Association, successor bymerger to Chase Home Finance LLC, successor bymerger to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation,Mortgagee, dated May 22, 2003 and recorded June2, 2003 in Instrument Number 1105510, BarryCounty Records, Michigan. There is claimed to bedue at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-SixThousand Three Hundred Nineteen and 4/100Dollars ($96,319.04) including interest at 4.5% perannum.

Under the power of sale contained in said mort-gage and the statute in such case made and pro-vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage willbe foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises,or some part of them, at public vendue at the BarryCounty Circuit Courthouse in Hastings, Michigan inBarry County, Michigan at 1:00 p.m. on 08/02/2012Said premises are located in the Township ofThornapple, Barry County, Michigan, and aredescribed as:

The land referred to in this commitment is locat-ed in the Village of Middleville, Barry County, Stateof Michigan, and is described as follows:

Lot 20, Middleville Downs Addition Number 1,according to the recorded Plat thereof in Liber 5 ofPlats, on Page 4.

The redemption period shall be 6 months fromthe date of such sale, unless determined aban-doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241a, inwhich case the redemption period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR-CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescindthe sale. In that event, your damages, if any, arelimited solely to the return of the bid amount ten-dered at sale, plus interest.

If the property is sold at foreclosure sale, pur-suant to MCL 600.3278, the borrower will be heldresponsible to the person who buys the property atthe mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgageholder for damage to the property during theredemption period.

If you are a tenant in the property, please contactour office as you may have certain rights.Dated: July 5, 2012Orlans Associates, P.C.Attorneys for ServicerP.O. Box 5041Troy, MI 48007-5041File No. 682.2405(07-05)(07-26) 77569221

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE FOSTER, SWIFT,COLLINS & SMITH, P.C. IS ATTEMPTING TOCOLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATIONOBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM-BER BELOW IF MORTGAGOR IS IN ACTIVE MIL-ITARY DUTY. DEFAULT having been made in theconditions of a certain Mortgage made on May 13,2005, by Kari L. Geller (a/k/a Kari L. Fisher), a sin-gle woman, as Mortgagor, given by her toMainStreet Savings Bank, FSB, whose address is629 West State Street, Hastings, Michigan 49058,as Mortgagee, and recorded on May 16, 2005, inthe office of the Register of Deeds for Barry County,Michigan, in Instrument Number 1146597, whichmortgage was assigned to Commercial Bank onMarch 16, 2012, recorded on March 20, 2012, inInstrument Number 201203200002836, BarryCounty Records, on which Mortgage there isclaimed to be due and unpaid, as of the date of thisNotice, the sum of Thirty-Nine Thousand FiveHundred Ten and 36/100 Dollars ($39,510.36); andno suit or proceeding at law or in equity havingbeen instituted to recover the debt or any partthereof secured by said Mortgage, and the power ofsale in said Mortgage having become operative byreason of such default; NOTICE IS HEREBYGIVEN that on Thursday, August 9, 2012 at 1:00o'clock in the afternoon, at the Barry CountyCourthouse in Hastings, Michigan, that being one ofthe places for holding the Circuit Court for BarryCounty, there will be offered for sale and sold to thehighest bidder or bidders at public auction or venuefor purposes of satisfying the amounts due andunpaid on said Mortgage, together with all allow-able costs of sale and includable attorney fees, thelands and premises in said Mortgage mentionedand described as follows: LAND SITUATED IN THETOWNSHIP OF JOHNSTOWN, COUNTY OFBARRY, MICHIGAN, DESCRIBED AS: The South10 feet of Lot 6 and the North 90 feet of Lot 7 of thePlat of Fernwood, according to the recorded platthereof, as recorded in Liber 4 of Plats on Page 29,being also described as: Commencing on WinanaDrive at the corner common to Lots 6 and 7 of thePlat of Fernwood; thence North 14 degrees 9 min-utes East on the Lot line a distance of 10 feet;thence North 89 degrees 40 minutes West parallelwith the lot line 120 feet; thence South 14 degrees9 minutes West on the lot line 100 feet; thenceSouth 89 degrees 40 minutes East parallel with thelot line 120 feet; thence North 14 degrees 9 minutesEast 90 feet on the lot line to the place of beginning.Commonly known as: 12076 Winans Drive,Dowling, Michigan 49050-8814 Parcel Number: 08-09-070-005-00 The period within which the abovepremises may be redeemed shall expire six (6)months from the date of sale, unless determinedabandoned in accordance with M.C.L.A. Sec.600.3241a, in which case the redemption periodshall be 30 days from the time of such sale. Dated:June 27, 2012 FOSTER, SWIFT, COLLINS &SMITH, P.C. COMMERCIAL BANK Benjamin J.Price of Hastings, Michigan, Mortgagee Attorneysfor Mortgagee 313 S. Washington Square Lansing,MI 48933 (517) 371-8253 (07-05)(07-26) 77569228

Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure SaleTHIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATIONWE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT

THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVEMILITARY DUTY.

ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may berescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In

that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit-ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten-

dered at sale, plus interest.MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in

the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert ACaldwell and Shawn M Caldwell, husband and wife,original mortgagor(s), to Broadmoor FinancialServices, Inc., Mortgagee, dated May 28, 2002, andrecorded on June 4, 2002 in instrument 1081605,and assigned by mesne assignments to Bank ofAmerica, N.A., successor by merger to BAC HomeLoans Servicing, L.P. fka Countrywide Home LoansServicing, L.P. as assignee as documented by anassignment, in Barry county records, Michigan, onwhich mortgage there is claimed to be due at thedate hereof the sum of Eighty-Seven Thousand SixHundred Ninety-Six and 24/100 Dollars($87,696.24).

Under the power of sale contained in said mort-gage and the statute in such case made and pro-vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage willbe foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises,or some part of them, at public vendue, at the placeof holding the circuit court within Barry County, at1:00 PM, on August 9, 2012.

Said premises are situated in Village ofNashville, Barry County, Michigan, and aredescribed as: Commencing at the center of Section6, Town 2 North, Range 7 West; thence East 627feet; thence South 66 feet; thence South 37degrees West 300 feet; thence South 30 degrees28 minutes West 381 feet; thence South 22degrees 12 minutes West 40 feet; thence North 86degrees 7 minutes West 297.3 feet to the center ofMorgan Road; thence follow the center of MorganRoad North 28 degrees 59 minutes East 118 feet;thence North 01 degrees 21 minutes East 536.1feet to the place of beginning, except the North 412feet thereof.

The redemption period shall be 6 months fromthe date of such sale, unless determined aban-doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, inwhich case the redemption period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.

If the property is sold at foreclosure sale underChapter 32 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961,pursuant to MCL 600.3278 the borrower will be heldresponsible to the person who buys the property atthe mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgageholder for damaging the property during theredemption period.Dated: July 12, 2012For more information, please call:FC X (248) 593-1302Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525File #405283F01(07-12)(08-02) 77569236

FORECLOSURE NOTICE RANDALL S. MILLER &ASSOCIATES, P.C. MAY BE A DEBT COLLECTORATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANYINFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FORTHAT PURPOSE. IF YOU ARE A MILITARY SER-VICEMEMBER ON ACTIVE DUTY NOW OR INTHE PRIOR NINE MONTHS, PLEASE CONTACTOUR OFFICE. Mortgage Sale - Default has beenmade in the conditions of a certain mortgage madeby MIKE KENYON, HUSBAND AND WIFE ASJOINT TENANTS, AND LINDA KENYON, HUS-BAND AND WIFE, AS JOINT TENANTS toMortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. act-ing solely as a nominee for America`s WholesaleLender, Mortgagee, dated November 15, 2005, andrecorded on November 23, 2005, as DocumentNumber: 1156700, Barry County Records, saidmortgage was assigned to THE BANK OF NEWYORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORKAS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERSOF THE CWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFI-CATES, SERIES 2005-17 by an Assignment ofMortgage dated October 07, 2011 and recordedOctober 24, 2011 by Document Number:201110240009977, , on which mortgage there isclaimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ofFifty-Five Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty-Five and32/100 ($55,985.32) including interest at the rate of4.55000% per annum. Under the power of sale con-tained in said mortgage and the statute in suchcase made and provided, notice is hereby giventhat said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale ofthe mortgaged premises, or some part of them, atpublic venue, at the place of holding the CircuitCourt in said Barry County, where the premises tobe sold or some part of them are situated, at 01:00PM on August 9, 2012 Said premises are situatedin the Village of Nashville, Barry County, Michigan,and are described as: Lot 53 of O.A. PhillipsAddition to Village of Nashville, County of Barry,State of Michigan, according to the recorded platthereof. Commonly known as: 315 CLEVELAND Ifthe property is eventually sold at foreclosure sale,the redemption period will be 6.00 months from thedate of sale unless the property is abandoned orused for agricultural purposes. If the property isdetermined abandoned in accordance with MCL600.3241 and/or 600.3241a, the redemption periodwill be 30 days from the date of sale, or 15 daysafter statutory notice, whichever is later. If the prop-erty is presumed to be used for agricultural purpos-es prior to the date of the foreclosure sale pursuantto MCL 600.3240, the redemption period is 1 year.Pursuant to MCL 600.3278, if the property is sold ata foreclosure sale, the borrower(s) will be heldresponsible to the person who buys the property atthe mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgageholder for damaging the property during theredemption period. TO ALL PURCHASERS: Theforeclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In thatevent, your damages are, if any, limited solely to thereturn of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus inter-est. If you are a tenant in the property, please con-tact our office as you may have certain rights.Dated: July 12, 2012 Randall S. Miller & Associates,P.C. Attorneys for THE BANK OF NEW YORK MEL-LON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK ASTRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OFTHE CWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFI-CATES, SERIES 2005-17 43252 WoodwardAvenue, Suite 180, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302,(248) 335-9200 Case No. 12MI02107-1 (07-12)(08-02) 77569389

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LEGAL NOTICES

Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure SaleTHIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATIONWE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT

THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVEMILITARY DUTY.

ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may berescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In

that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit-ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten-

dered at sale, plus interest.MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in

the conditions of a mortgage made by TimothyVoshell, a married man and Kimberly A Voshell, hiswife, original mortgagor(s), to Mortgage ElectronicRegistration Systems, Inc., Mortgagee, datedJanuary 25, 2006, and recorded on January 31,2006 in instrument 1159539, and assigned by saidMortgagee to Bank of America, N.A., successor bymerger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P. fkaCountrywide Home Loans Servicing, L.P. asassignee as documented by an assignment, inBarry county records, Michigan, on which mortgagethere is claimed to be due at the date hereof thesum of One Hundred Sixty-One Thousand FourHundred Seventy-Four and 86/100 Dollars($161,474.86).

Under the power of sale contained in said mort-gage and the statute in such case made and pro-vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage willbe foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises,or some part of them, at public vendue, at the placeof holding the circuit court within Barry County, at1:00 PM, on July 19, 2012.

Said premises are situated in Charter Townshipof Hastings, Barry County, Michigan, and aredescribed as: Beginning at a point on the East-West1/4 line of Section 28, Town 3 North, Range 8 West,distant North 89 degrees 34 minutes 20 secondsWest 2383.60 feet from the East 1/4 corner of saidSection 28; thence South 29 degrees 58 minutes54 seconds East 416.11 feet; thence South 17degrees 31 minutes 37 seconds East 34.09 feet;thence South 57 degrees 55 minutes 34 secondsWest 502.99 feet to the South line of the North 1/2of the Northwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of saidSection 28; thence North 89 degrees 40 minutes 28seconds West 61.59 feet along said South line tothe North-South 1/4 line of said Section 28; thenceNorth 00 degrees 29 minutes 05 seconds East661.68 feet to the center 1/4 corner of said Section28; thence South 89 degrees 34 minutes 20 sec-onds East 284.00 feet along said East-West 1/4 lineto the point of beginning.

Together with and subject to a private Easementfor ingress, egress and public utility purposes to beused in common with others, 66 feet wide; 33 feetEast side of a centerline described as:Commencing at a point on the North-South 1/4 lineof Section 28, Town 3 North, Range 8 West distantNorth 00 degrees 29 minutes 05 seconds East1985.04 feet from the South 1/4 corner of saidSection 28; thence South 89 degrees 40 minutes28 seconds East 61.59 feet along the South line ofthe North 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of the Southeast1/4 of said Section 28 to the true point of beginningof said described centerline; thence North 57degrees 55 minutes 34 seconds East 502.99 feet;thence North 87 degrees 01 minutes 05 secondsEast 394.12 feet; thence South 69 degrees 19 min-utes 18 seconds East 477.09 feet to the East line ofthe NOrth 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of the Southeast1/4 of said Section 28, and the end of saiddescribed centerline. The side lines of saidEasement to be lengthened or shortened as appro-priate to terminate at the South line and at the Eastline of the North 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of theSoutheast 1/4 of said Section 28. Also, the right ofingress and egress to and from Star School Road tothe above described property across that portion ofland described as: Commencing 660 feet South ofthe Northwest corner of the Southwest 1/4 ofSection 28, Town 3 North, Range 8 West; thenceEast 660 feet; thence South 33 feet; thence East3,300 feet; thence North 33 feet; thence West 3,267feet; thence North 33 feet; thence West 693 feet;thence South 33 feet to the place of beginning.The redemption period shall be 6 months from thedate of such sale, unless determined abandoned inaccordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which casethe redemption period shall be 30 days from thedate of such sale.

If the property is sold at foreclosure sale underChapter 32 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961,pursuant to MCL 600.3278 the borrower will be heldresponsible to the person who buys the property atthe mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgageholder for damaging the property during theredemption period.Dated: June 21, 2012For more information, please call:FC X (248) 593-1302Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525File #404164F01(06-21)(07-12) 77568740

Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure SaleTHIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATIONWE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT

THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVEMILITARY DUTY.

ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may berescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In

that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit-ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten-

dered at sale, plus interest.MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in

the conditions of a mortgage made by Daniel J.Kellogg and Julie A. Kellogg Husband and Wife,original mortgagor(s), to Mortgage ElectronicRegistration Systems, Inc., Mortgagee, datedAugust 25, 2006, and recorded on September 15,2006 in instrument 1170072, and assigned by saidMortgagee to Bank of America, N.A., successor bymerger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P. fkaCountrywide Home Loans Servicing, L.P. asassignee as documented by an assignment, inBarry county records, Michigan, on which mortgagethere is claimed to be due at the date hereof thesum of Two Hundred Seventeen Thousand FiveHundred Ninety-Eight and 47/100 Dollars($217,598.47).

Under the power of sale contained in said mort-gage and the statute in such case made and pro-vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage willbe foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises,or some part of them, at public vendue, at the placeof holding the circuit court within Barry County, at1:00 PM, on July 19, 2012.

Said premises are situated in Village ofNashville, Barry County, Michigan, and aredescribed as: Commencing at the southeast cornerof West 20 acres of the East 30 acres of the South1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 26, Town 3North, Range 7 West, village of Nashville, BarryCounty, Michigan, for a place of beginning; thenceWest 245.5 feet; thence North parallel with the Eastline of said West 20 acres of said East 30 acres 574feet; thence West 414.5 feet, more or less, to theWest line of said West 20 acres of said East 30acres; thence North 746 feet, more of less, to theNorth line of the South 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 ofsaid Section 26; thence East 660 feet, more or less,to the East line of said West 20 acres of said East30 acres; thence South along said East line 1320feet, more or less, to the place of beginning.Subject to a roadway over the Southerly 33 feetthereof.

Also that part of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 26,Town 3 North, Range 7 West, Castleton Township,Barry County, Michigan, described as;Commencing at the Southeast corner of saidSection 26 and running West along the South lineof said Section 26, a distance of 574.14 feet to apoint lying 245.50 feet West of the Southeast cornerof the West 20 acres of the East 30 acres of theSouth 1/2 of said Southeast 1/4; thence run North00 01 minutes 09 seconds East, parallel with theEast line of said West 20 acres, a distance of374.00 feet to the point of beginning of the followingdescribed parcel of land; thence continuing North00 01 minutes 09 seconds East, parallel with thesaid East line of the West 20 acres a distance of200.00 feet; thence run West Parallel with the saidSouth Section line a distance of 50.00 feet; thencerun South 00 01 minutes 09 seconds West parallelwith the said East line of the West 20 acres a dis-tance of 200.00 feet; thence run East parallel withthe said South Section line a distance of 50.00 feetto the point of beginning.

The redemption period shall be 6 months fromthe date of such sale, unless determined aban-doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, inwhich case the redemption period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.

If the property is sold at foreclosure sale underChapter 32 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961,pursuant to MCL 600.3278 the borrower will be heldresponsible to the person who buys the property atthe mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgageholder for damaging the property during theredemption period.Dated: June 21, 2012For more information, please call:FC X (248) 593-1302Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525File #398034F01(06-21)(07-12) 77568818

Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure SaleTHIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATIONWE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT

THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVEMILITARY DUTY.

ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may berescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In

that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit-ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten-

dered at sale, plus interest.MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in

the conditions of a mortgage made by David Irwin,unmarried, original mortgagor(s), to MortgageElectronic Registration Systems, Inc., Mortgagee,dated November 27, 2009, and recorded onDecember 16, 2009 in instrument200912160012078, and assigned by saidMortgagee to Bank of America, N.A., successor bymerger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P. fkaCountrywide Home Loans Servicing, L.P. asassignee as documented by an assignment, inBarry county records, Michigan, on which mortgagethere is claimed to be due at the date hereof thesum of One Hundred Forty-One Thousand SevenHundred Sixty and 88/100 Dollars ($141,760.88).

Under the power of sale contained in said mort-gage and the statute in such case made and pro-vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage willbe foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises,or some part of them, at public vendue, at the placeof holding the circuit court within Barry County, at1:00 PM, on July 19, 2012.

Said premises are situated in Charter Townshipof Rutland, Barry County, Michigan, and aredescribed as: Lot 22, Fiarview Estates No. 1,according to the recorded Plat thereof, as recordedin Liber 6 of Plats, Page

The redemption period shall be 6 months fromthe date of such sale, unless determined aban-doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, inwhich case the redemption period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.

If the property is sold at foreclosure sale underChapter 32 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961,pursuant to MCL 600.3278 the borrower will be heldresponsible to the person who buys the property atthe mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgageholder for damaging the property during theredemption period.Dated: June 21, 2012For more information, please call:FC X (248) 593-1302Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525File #403949F01(06-21)(07-12) 77568860

Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure SaleTHIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATIONWE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT

THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVEMILITARY DUTY.

ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may berescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In

that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit-ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten-

dered at sale, plus interest.MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in

the conditions of a mortgage made by Diana MariePeters, a single woman, original mortgagor(s), toMortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.,Mortgagee, dated January 10, 2003, and recordedon January 22, 2003 in instrument 1096042, andassigned by said Mortgagee to Flagstar Bank, FSBas assignee as documented by an assignment, inBarry county records, Michigan, on which mortgagethere is claimed to be due at the date hereof thesum of Fifty-One Thousand Seven Hundred Twelveand 30/100 Dollars ($51,712.30).

Under the power of sale contained in said mort-gage and the statute in such case made and pro-vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage willbe foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises,or some part of them, at public vendue, at the placeof holding the circuit court within Barry County, at1:00 PM, on July 19, 2012.

Said premises are situated in Township ofOrangeville, Barry County, Michigan, and aredescribed as: Lot 69, Lynden Johncock Plat #1,according to the recorded Plat thereof, as recordedin Liber 3 of Plats on Page 93.

The redemption period shall be 6 months fromthe date of such sale, unless determined aban-doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, inwhich case the redemption period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.

If the property is sold at foreclosure sale underChapter 32 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961,pursuant to MCL 600.3278 the borrower will be heldresponsible to the person who buys the property atthe mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgageholder for damaging the property during theredemption period.Dated: June 21, 2012For more information, please call:FC J (248) 593-1311Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525File #402486F01(06-21)(07-12) 77568865

FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debt col-lector attempting to collect a debt. Any informationobtained will be used for this purpose. If you are inthe Military, please contact our office at the numberlisted below. MORTGAGE SALE – Default hasbeen made in the conditions of a certain mortgagemade by: Keith McNett & Lisa McNett, Husbandand Wife to Ameriquest Mortgage Company,Mortgagee, dated July 7, 2004 and recordedAugust 5, 2004 in Instrument # 1131965 BarryCounty Records, Michigan Said mortgage wasassigned through mesne assignmentsto:Household Finance Corporation III, by assign-ment dated May 1, 2012 and recorded May 2, 2012in Instrument # 201205020005138 on which mort-gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereofthe sum of One Hundred Fifty-One ThousandSeven Hundred Eleven Dollars and Sixteen Cents($151,711.16) including interest 8.15% per annum.Under the power of sale contained in said mortgageand the statute in such case made and provided,notice is hereby given that said mortgage will beforeclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, orsome part of them, at public vendue, Circuit Courtof Barry County at 1:00PM on July 19, 2012 Saidpremises are situated in City of Delton, BarryCounty, Michigan, and are described as:Commencing at the West one-quarter post ofSection 28, Town 2 North, Range 9 West; thenceSouth 89 degrees 56 minutes 14 seconds East1214.40 feet along the East and West one-quarterline of said Section 28; thence South 02 degrees 54minutes 51 seconds West 233.04 feet; thenceSouth 89 degrees 56 minutes 14 seconds East220.00 feet to the true point of beginning; thenceSouth 89 degrees 56 minutes 14 seconds East373.08 feet; thence South 52 degrees 20 minutes58 seconds West 364.29 feet; thence North 60degrees 26 minutes 18 seconds West 35.79;thence North 14 degrees 36 minutes 45 secondsWest 212.14 feet to the point of beginning. Togetherwith a private easement for ingress and egress andpublic utility purposes, 66 feet wide, described as:Beginning at a point on the East and West one-quarter line of Section 28, Town 2 North, Range 9West, distant South 89 degrees 56 minutes 14 sec-onds East 2094.40 feet from the West one-quarterpost of said section; thence South 89 degrees 56minutes 14 seconds East 66.08 feet along saidone-quarter line; thence South 02 degrees 54 min-utes 51 seconds West 881.91 feet; thence North 75degrees 47 minutes 45 seconds West 67.30 feet;thence North 02 degrees 54 minutes 51 secondsEast 865.45 feet to the point of beginning. Also,together with and subject to a private easement foringress, egress, and public utility purposes, 66 feetwide described as: Commencing at the West one-quarter post of Section 20, Town 2 North, Range 9West; thence South 89 degrees 56 minutes 14seconds East 2094.40 feet along the East andWest one-quarter line of said Section 28; thenceSouth 02 degrees 54 minutes 51 seconds West233.04 feet to the true point of beginning; thenceSouth 02 degrees 54 minutes 51 seconds West66.08 feet; thence North 89 degrees 56 minutes 14seconds West 314.09 feet; thence South 52degrees 20 minutes 58 seconds West 283.59 feet;thence South 06 degrees 46 minutes 20 secondsWest 206.14 feet; thence North 83 degrees 13 min-utes 40 seconds West 66.00 feet; thence North 06degrees 46 minutes 20 seconds East, 233.86 feet;thence North 52 degrees 20 minutes 58 secondsEast 335.48 feet; thence South 89 degrees 56 min-utes 14 seconds East 340.87 feet to the point ofbeginning. Commonly known as 4727 Walldorff Rd,Delton MI 49046 The redemption period shall be 6months from the date of such sale, unless deter-mined abandoned in accordance with MCL600.3241 or MCL 600.3241a, in which case theredemption period shall be 30 days from the date ofsuch sale, or upon the expiration of the noticerequired by MCL 600.3241a(c), whichever is later;or unless MCL 600.3240(17) applies. If the proper-ty is sold at foreclosure sale under Chapter 32 ofthe Revised Judicature Act of 1961, under MCL600.3278, the borrower will be held responsible tothe person who buys the property at the mortgageforeclosure sale or to the mortgage holder for dam-aging the property during the redemption period.Dated: 6/21/2012 Household Finance CorporationIII, Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo &Associates, P.C. 811 South Blvd. Suite 100Rochester Hills, MI 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our FileNo: 12-62955 (06-21)(07-12) 77568912

Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale

THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-

ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION

WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-

POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT

THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE

MILITARY DUTY.

ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be

rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In

that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit-

ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten-

dered at sale, plus interest.

MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made inthe conditions of a mortgage made by Michael Batt,a single man, original mortgagor(s), to MortgageElectronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nomineefor Amera Mortgage Corporation its successors andassigns, Mortgagee, dated January 12, 2011, andrecorded on March 15, 2011 in instrument201103150002680, and assigned by saidMortgagee to JPMorgan Chase Bank, NationalAssociation as assignee as documented by anassignment, in Barry county records, Michigan, onwhich mortgage there is claimed to be due at thedate hereof the sum of Eighty-Nine ThousandThree Hundred Thirty-One and 31/100 Dollars($89,331.31).

Under the power of sale contained in said mort-gage and the statute in such case made and pro-vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage willbe foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises,or some part of them, at public vendue, at the placeof holding the circuit court within Barry County, at1:00 PM, on August 2, 2012.

Said premises are situated in Village ofMiddleville, Barry County, Michigan, and aredescribed as: Lot 93 of Middleville Downs AdditionNo. 5, Village of Middleville, Barry County,Michigan, as recorded in Liber 5 of Plats, on Page43, Barry County Records.

The redemption period shall be 6 months fromthe date of such sale, unless determined aban-doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, inwhich case the redemption period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.

If the property is sold at foreclosure sale underChapter 32 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961,pursuant to MCL 600.3278 the borrower will be heldresponsible to the person who buys the property atthe mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgageholder for damaging the property during theredemption period.Dated: July 5, 2012For more information, please call:FC S (248) 593-1304Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525File #387348F01(07-05)(07-26) 77569063

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE FOSTER, SWIFT,COLLINS & SMITH, P.C. IS ATTEMPTING TOCOLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATIONOBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM-BER BELOW IF A MORTGAGOR IS IN ACTIVEMILITARY DUTY. DEFAULT having been made inthe conditions of a certain Mortgage made onFebruary 26, 2004, by Ronald J. Pelli and PatriciaA. Pelli, husband and wife, as Mortgagor, given bythem to MainStreet Savings Bank, FSB, whoseaddress is 629 West State Street, Hastings,Michigan 49058, as Mortgagee, and recorded onMarch 3, 2004, in the office of the Register ofDeeds for Barry County, Michigan, in InstrumentNumber 1123097, which mortgage was assigned toCommercial Bank on May 22, 2012, recorded onMay 24, 2012, in Instrument Number 2012-000510,on which Mortgage there is claimed to be due andunpaid, as of the date of this Notice, the sum ofEighty-Four Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-Eight and31/100 Dollars ($84,668.31); and no suit or pro-ceeding at law or in equity having been instituted torecover the debt or any part thereof secured by saidMortgage, and the power of sale in said Mortgagehaving become operative by reason of such default;NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday,August 9, 2012 at 1:00 o'clock in the afternoon, atthe Barry County Courthouse in Hastings,Michigan, that being one of the places for holdingthe Circuit Court for Barry County, there will beoffered for sale and sold to the highest bidder orbidders at public auction or venue for purposes ofsatisfying the amounts due and unpaid on saidMortgage, together with all allowable costs of saleand includable attorney fees, the lands and premis-es in said Mortgage mentioned and described asfollows: LAND SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OFBARRY, MICHIGAN, DESCRIBED AS: A Parcel ofLand in the Northeast quarter of Section 33, Town 4North, Range 9 West, described as: Commencingat the North quarter corner of said Section 33;Thence South 89 degrees 19 minutes 49 secondsEast 1321.29 feet along the North line of saidSection 33; Thence South 00 degrees 57 minutes47 seconds West 673.00 feet along the East line ofthe West half of the Northeast quarter of saidSection 33 to the true point of beginning; ThenceSouth 00 degrees 57 minutes 47 seconds West220.00 feet along said East line; Thence North 89degrees 02 minutes 13 seconds West 231.00 feet;Thence North 00 degrees 57 minutes 47 secondsEast 220.00 feet; Thence South 89 degrees 02 min-utes 13 seconds East 231.00 feet to the point ofbeginning. Together with and subject to a privateeasement appurtenant thereto for ingress, egress,and public utility purposes for Butterfly Lane,described separately. Description of Butterfly Lane:A strip of land in the Northeast quarter of Section33, Town 4 North, Range 9 West, 66 feet wide, 33feet each side of a centerline described as:Commencing at the North quarter corner of saidSection 33; Thence South 89 degrees 19 minutes49 seconds East, 1321.29 feet along the North lineof said Section 33; Thence South 00 degrees 57minutes 47 seconds West 893.00 feet along theEast line of the West half of the Northeast quarter ofsaid Section 33; Thence North 89 degrees 02 min-utes 57 seconds West 231.00 feet to the true pointof beginning of said centerline; Thence North 00degrees 57 minutes 47 seconds East 440.00 feet;Thence Northerly 110.17 feet along the arc of acurve to the left, the radius of which is 549.95, thecentral angle of which is 11 degrees 28 minutes 41seconds and the chord of which bears North 04degrees 46 minutes 34 seconds West 109.99 feet;Thence continuing Northerly 110.17 feet along thearc of a curve to the right, the radius of which is549.95 feet, the central angle of which is 11degrees 28 minutes 41 seconds and chord of whichbears North 04 degrees 46 minutes 34 secondsWest 109.99 feet; Thence North 00 degrees 57minutes 47 seconds East 231.00 feet to the Northline of said Section and the end of said centerline.Commonly known as: 2872 Butterfly Lane,Middleville, Michigan 49333 Parcel Number: 08-008-033-020-13 Includes a 1994 Commodore,Serial #GS04287AB The period within which theabove premises may be redeemed shall expire six(6) months from the date of sale, unless determinedabandoned in accordance with M.C.L.A. Sec.600.3241a, in which case the redemption periodshall be 30 days from the time of such sale. Dated:June 26, 2012 FOSTER, SWIFT, COLLINS &SMITH, P.C. COMMERCIAL BANK Benjamin J.Price of Hastings, Michigan, Mortgagee Attorneysfor Mortgagee 313 S. Washington Square Lansing,MI 48933 (517) 371-8253 (07-05)(07-26)

NOTICE TO BORROWER PURSUANT TO MCL 600.3205a

The undersigned is a debt collector attemptingto collect a debt. Any information obtained willbe used for that purpose.

TO: Timothy K. Marlin2710 Pine Trail DriveMiddleville, MI 49333

Property Address: 2710 Pine Trail DriveMiddleville, MI 49333

You have the right to request a meeting with yourMortgage Holder, Lake Michigan Credit Union. Theperson to contact that has authority to make anagreement with you for mortgage loan modificationis Joseph Woodhams (616) 234-6342, who may alsobe contacted at P.O. Box 2848, Grand Rapids,Michigan 49501-2848, email Joseph.Woodhams@lmcu.org.

You may contact a housing counselor by visitingthe Michigan State Housing Development Authority(MSHDA) website (www.michigan.gov/mshda) or bycalling MSHDA at (517) 373-8370, TTY # 1-800-382-4568.

If you request a meeting with the DesignatedPerson, foreclosure will not start until ninety (90)days after the date notice is mailed to you. If youand the Designated Person reach an agreement tomodify the mortgage loan, the mortgage will not beforeclosed if you abide by the terms of the agree-ment.

You have the right to contact an attorney. Thetelephone number for the State Bar of Michigan'sLawyer Referral Service is (800) 968-0738.

If you and the Designated Person have previous-ly agreed to modify the mortgage loan under MCL600.3205b, these provisions do not apply unless youhave complied with terms of the mortgage loan, asmodified, for one (1) year after the date of such mod-ification.Dated: July 10, 2012 Lake Michigan Credit Union

MORTGAGE HOLDERTHIS INSTRUMENT PREPARED BY:Charles J. Hiemstra (P-24332)Attorney for Mortgage Holder125 Ottawa Ave., NW, Suite 310Grand Rapids, MI 49503(616) 235-3100 77569372

Kimberly S. Marlin2710 Pine Trail DriveMiddleville, MI 49333

AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, WE ARE ATTEMPTINGTO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATIONOBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.NOTIFY US AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOUARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGESALE - Default having been made in the terms andconditions of a certain mortgage made by TammyRose Dull And Steven John Paul Claypool, A singlewoman and A single man , Mortgagors, toJPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Mortgagee, dated the9th day of June, 2010 and recorded in the office ofthe Register of Deeds, for The County of Barry andState of Michigan, on the 22nd day of June, 2010 inLiber INSTRUMENT # 201006220006032 of BarryCounty Records, on which mortgage there isclaimed to be due, at the date of this notice, thesum of One Hundred Three Thousand TwoHundred Thirty Seven And 31/100 ($103237.31),and no suit or proceeding at law or in equity havingbeen instituted to recover the debt secured by saidmortgage or any part thereof. Now, therefore, byvirtue of the power of sale contained in said mort-gage, and pursuant to statute of the State ofMichigan in such case made and provided, notice ishereby given that on the 9th day of August, 2012 at1:00 PM o’clock Local Time, said mortgage will beforeclosed by a sale at public auction, to the high-est bidder, at the Barry County Courthouse inHastings, MI (that being the building where theCircuit Court for the County of Barry is held), of thepremises described in said mortgage, or so muchthereof as may be necessary to pay the amountdue, as aforesaid on said mortgage, with interestthereon at 5.5% per annum and all legal costs,charges, and expenses, including the attorney feesallowed by law, and also any sum or sums whichmay be paid by the undersigned, necessary to pro-tect its interest in the premises. Which said premis-es are described as follows: All that certain piece orparcel of land, including any and all structures, andhomes, manufactured or otherwise, located there-on, situated in the Township of Rutland, County ofBarry, State of Michigan, and described as follows,to wit: LOT 344 AND THE NORTHWEST 1/2 OFLOT 343 OF ALGONQUIN LAKE PROPERTIESUNIT NO. 2 ACCORDING TO THE RECORDEDPLAT THEREOF IN LIBER 2 ON PAGE 63 ANDTHE NORTHWESTERLY 1/2 OF LOT 343 BEINGMORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS COM-MENCING AT THE CORNER COMMON TO LOTS343 AND 344 OF OTTAWA TRAIL; THENCESOUTHEASTERLY ON THE LINE OF LOT 343, ADISTANCE OF 25 FEET; THENCE SOUTHWEST-ERLY PARALLELL TO THE LINE OF LOTS 344AND 343 TO THE LOT LINE; THENCE NORTH-WESTERLY ALONG THE LINE OF LOT 343 AND344, 125.8 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING.During the six (6) months immediately following thesale, the property may be redeemed, except that inthe event that the property is determined to beabandoned pursuant to MCLA 600.3241a, the prop-erty may be redeemed during 30 days immediatelyfollowing the sale. Pursuant to MCLA 600.3278, themortgagor(s) will be held responsible to the personwho buys the property at the foreclosure sale or tothe mortgage holder for damaging the property dur-ing the redemption period. Dated: 7/12/2012JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Mortgagee FABRIZIO& BROOK, P.C. Attorney for JPMorgan ChaseBank, N.A. 888 W. Big Beaver, Suite 800 Troy, Ml48084 248-362-2600 CHASE FARM GNMA DULL(07-12)(08-02) 77569379

FORECLOSURE NOTICE RANDALL S. MILLER &ASSOCIATES, P.C. MAY BE A DEBT COLLECTORATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANYINFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FORTHAT PURPOSE. IF YOU ARE A MILITARY SER-VICEMEMBER ON ACTIVE DUTY NOW OR INTHE PRIOR NINE MONTHS, PLEASE CONTACTOUR OFFICE. Mortgage Sale - Default has beenmade in the conditions of a certain mortgage madeby Anthony Moore a single man to MortgageElectronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solelyas nominee for Advantage Lending Corp.,Mortgagee, dated October 5, 2009, and recordedon October 7, 2009, as Document Number:200910130010098, Barry County Records, saidmortgage was assigned to Bank of America, N.A.as successor by merger to BAC Home LoansServicing, LP fka Counrtywide Home LoansServicing, LP by an Assignment of Mortgage datedSeptember 29, 2011 and recorded October 13,2011 by Document Number: 201110130009601, ,on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at thedate hereof the sum of Seventy-Two Thousand TwoHundred Ten and 40/100 ($72,210.40) includinginterest at the rate of 5.75000% per annum. Underthe power of sale contained in said mortgage andthe statute in such case made and provided, noticeis hereby given that said mortgage will be fore-closed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, orsome part of them, at public venue, at the place ofholding the Circuit Court in said Barry County,where the premises to be sold or some part of themare situated, at 01:00 PM on August 9, 2012 Saidpremises are situated in the Township ofOrangeville, Barry County, Michigan, and aredescribed as: LOT NUMBER 48 OF THELAPHAMS AIRPORT LOTS, ACCORDING TO THERECORDED PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED INLIBER 3 OF PLATS ON PAGE 100, AND LOT 49OF THE LAPHAMS AIRPORT LOTS NUMBER 2,ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THERE-OF, AS RECORDED IN LIBER 5 OF PLATS, ONPAGE 87. Commonly known as: 6009 MARSH RDIf the property is eventually sold at foreclosure sale,the redemption period will be 6.00 months from thedate of sale unless the property is abandoned orused for agricultural purposes. If the property isdetermined abandoned in accordance with MCL600.3241 and/or 600.3241a, the redemption periodwill be 30 days from the date of sale, or 15 daysafter statutory notice, whichever is later. If the prop-erty is presumed to be used for agricultural purpos-es prior to the date of the foreclosure sale pursuantto MCL 600.3240, the redemption period is 1 year.Pursuant to MCL 600.3278, if the property is sold ata foreclosure sale, the borrower(s) will be heldresponsible to the person who buys the property atthe mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgageholder for damaging the property during theredemption period. TO ALL PURCHASERS: Theforeclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In thatevent, your damages are, if any, limited solely to thereturn of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus inter-est. If you are a tenant in the property, please con-tact our office as you may have certain rights.Dated: July 12, 2012 Randall S. Miller & Associates,P.C. Attorneys for Bank of America, N.A. as suc-cessor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing,LP fka Counrtywide Home Loans Servicing, LP43252 Woodward Avenue, Suite 180, BloomfieldHills, MI 48302, (248) 335-9200 Case No.12MI01744-1 (07-12)(08-02) 77569384

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LEGAL NOTICES

Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale

THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-

ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION

WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-

POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT

THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE

MILITARY DUTY.

ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be

rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In

that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit-

ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten-

dered at sale, plus interest.

MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made inthe conditions of a mortgage made by Thomas F.Russell and Linda L. Russell Husband and Wife.,original mortgagor(s), to Mortgage ElectronicRegistration Systems, Inc., Mortgagee, dated July25, 2005, and recorded on August 12, 2005 ininstrument 1151040, and assigned by saidMortgagee to Bank of America, N.A., successor bymerger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P. fkaCountrywide Home Loans Servicing, L.P. asassignee as documented by an assignment, inBarry county records, Michigan, on which mortgagethere is claimed to be due at the date hereof thesum of Two Hundred Five Thousand Five HundredForty-One and 40/100 Dollars ($205,541.40).

Under the power of sale contained in said mort-gage and the statute in such case made and pro-vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage willbe foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises,or some part of them, at public vendue, at the placeof holding the circuit court within Barry County, at1:00 PM, on July 19, 2012.

Said premises are situated in Township ofPrairieville, Barry County, Michigan, and aredescribed as: Lot 19 and the South 1/2 of Lot 18 ofHughes Park, according to the recorded plat there-of in Liber 2 of Plats, Page 57.

The redemption period shall be 6 months fromthe date of such sale, unless determined aban-doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, inwhich case the redemption period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.

If the property is sold at foreclosure sale underChapter 32 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961,pursuant to MCL 600.3278 the borrower will be heldresponsible to the person who buys the property atthe mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgageholder for damaging the property during theredemption period.Dated: June 21, 2012For more information, please call:FC X (248) 593-1302Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525File #404299F01(06-21)(07-12) 77568765

Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure SaleTHIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATIONWE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT

THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVEMILITARY DUTY.

ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may berescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In

that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit-ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten-

dered at sale, plus interest.MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in

the conditions of a mortgage made by LucasBeroza, an unmarried man and Katrina Harter, anunmarried woman and Steven Beroza, an unmar-ried man, original mortgagor(s), to MortgageElectronic Registration Systems, Inc., Mortgagee,dated August 17, 2007, and recorded on August 20,2007 in instrument 20070820-0001078, andassigned by said Mortgagee to BAC Home LoansServicing, L.P. as assignee as documented by anassignment, in Barry county records, Michigan, onwhich mortgage there is claimed to be due at thedate hereof the sum of Seventy-Six ThousandThree Hundred Forty-Seven and 06/100 Dollars($76,347.06).

Under the power of sale contained in said mort-gage and the statute in such case made and pro-vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage willbe foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises,or some part of them, at public vendue, at the placeof holding the circuit court within Barry County, at1:00 PM, on July 26, 2012.

Said premises are situated in Township of Barry,Barry County, Michigan, and are described as:Commencing at a point in the Center of theHighway 20 rods West of the Southeast corner ofthe West 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 28,Town 1 North, Range 9 West; thence North 10 rodsthence West 10 rods; thence South 10 rods; thenceEast 10 rods to the place of beginning, BarryTownship, Barry County, Michigan

The redemption period shall be 6 months fromthe date of such sale, unless determined aban-doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, inwhich case the redemption period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.

If the property is sold at foreclosure sale underChapter 32 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961,pursuant to MCL 600.3278 the borrower will be heldresponsible to the person who buys the property atthe mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgageholder for damaging the property during theredemption period.Dated: June 28, 2012For more information, please call:FC X (248) 593-1302Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525File #347971F02(06-28)(07-19) 77567817

Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale

THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-

ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION

WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-

POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT

THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE

MILITARY DUTY.

ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be

rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In

that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit-

ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten-

dered at sale, plus interest.

MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made inthe conditions of a mortgage made by ClaudeWierckz and Tina Wierckz, husband and wife, orig-inal mortgagor(s), to Mortgage ElectronicRegistration Systems, Inc., Mortgagee, dated May29, 2007, and recorded on June 11, 2007 in instru-ment 1181556, and assigned by said Mortgagee toBank of America, N.A., successor by merger toBAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P. fka CountrywideHome Loans Servicing, L.P. as assignee as docu-mented by an assignment, in Barry county records,Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to bedue at the date hereof the sum of One HundredForty-Three Thousand Ninety and 01/100 Dollars($143,090.01).

Under the power of sale contained in said mort-gage and the statute in such case made and pro-vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage willbe foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises,or some part of them, at public vendue, at the placeof holding the circuit court within Barry County, at1:00 PM, on July 26, 2012.

Said premises are situated in Township ofYankee Springs, Barry County, Michigan, and aredescribed as: Lot 23, Gackler's Payne Lake Plat,according to the plat recorded in Liber 5 of PlatsPage 72 of Barry County Records.

The redemption period shall be 6 months fromthe date of such sale, unless determined aban-doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, inwhich case the redemption period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.

If the property is sold at foreclosure sale underChapter 32 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961,pursuant to MCL 600.3278 the borrower will be heldresponsible to the person who buys the property atthe mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgageholder for damaging the property during theredemption period.Dated: June 28, 2012For more information, please call:FC X (248) 593-1302Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525File #404805F01(06-28)(07-19) 77569015

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSUREWILLIAM AZKOUL P.C. IS ATTEMPTING TOCOLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATIONOBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT

THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVEMILITARY DUTY.

Default having been made in the conditions of areal estate mortgage made by Jeremy T. Moore, anunmarried man, of 2029 Rowe, NE, Grand Rapids,Michigan 49505 and NPB Mortgage, LLC, aMichigan limited liability company, whose addressis 3333 Deposit Drive, NE, Grand Rapids, Michigan49546, dated April 10, 2007 and recorded on April11, 2001 in Instrument No. 1179091 of the BarryCounty Register of Deeds, which mortgage hasbeen assigned to Northpointe Bank, a Michiganbanking corporation, whose address is 3333Deposit Drive, NE, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546,by virtue of an Assignment of Mortgage dated June4, 2012, and recorded on June 11, 2012 with theBarry County Register of Deeds in Instrument No.2012-001042 and upon which there is now claimedto be due for principal and interest the sum ofTwenty One Thousand Two Hundred Seventy OneDollars and Forty Nine Cents ($21,271.49), whichcontinues to accrue interest at the rate of 9.950%,and no suit or proceedings at law having been insti-tuted to recover the debt or any part thereof;

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by virtue of thepower of sale contained in the mortgage, and thestatute in such case made and provided, on August2, 2012 at 1:00 p.m., the undersigned will sell at theEast door of the Barry County Courthouse,Hastings, Michigan, that being the place of holdingthe Circuit Court for the County of Barry, at publicvenue to the highest bidder for the purpose of sat-isfying the amounts due and unpaid upon theMortgage, together with the legal fees and chargesof the sale, including attorney’s fees allowed by law,the premises in the mortgage located in HopeTownship, Barry County, Michigan and which aredescribed as follows:

Lot 168 of Steven’s Wooded Acres No. 3, accord-ing to the plat thereof recorded in Liber 5 of Plats,Page 84, Barry County Records. P.P. #08-07-315-168-00

which has an address of 8382 Chain-O-LakesDrive, Hastings, Michigan 49058.

The redemption period shall be six (6) monthsfrom the date of such sale, unless determinedabandoned in accordance with MCL 600.3241a inwhich case the redemption period shall be thirty(30) days from the date of such sale.Northpointe Bank3333 Deposit Drive, NEGrand Rapids, MI 49546DATED: June 22, 2012Drafted By:William M. Azkoul (P40071)Attorney for Mortgagee161 Ottawa Avenue, NWSuite 205-CGrand Rapids, MI 49503(616) 458-1315 77569027

Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale

THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-

ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION

WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-

POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT

THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE

MILITARY DUTY.

ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be

rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In

that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit-

ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten-

dered at sale, plus interest.

MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made inthe conditions of a mortgage made by Michael W.Schultz and Bonnie L. Schultz, husband and wife,tenants by the entirety, original mortgagor(s), toChase Bank USA, N.A., Mortgagee, datedNovember 14, 2006, and recorded on January 16,2007 in instrument 1175069, and assigned by saidMortgagee to Deutsche Bank National TrustCompany, as Trustee for J.P. Morgan MortgageAcquisition Trust 2007-CH4, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-CH4 as assigneeas documented by an assignment, in Barry countyrecords, Michigan, on which mortgage there isclaimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of OneHundred Sixty-Five Thousand Nine HundredTwenty-Three and 94/100 Dollars ($165,923.94).

Under the power of sale contained in said mort-gage and the statute in such case made and pro-vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage willbe foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises,or some part of them, at public vendue, at the placeof holding the circuit court within Barry County, at1:00 PM, on July 26, 2012.

Said premises are situated in Township of Irving,Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: TheNorth 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 26, Town4 North, Range 9 West, Irving Township, BarryCounty, Michigan.

The redemption period shall be 6 months fromthe date of such sale, unless determined aban-doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, inwhich case the redemption period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.

If the property is sold at foreclosure sale underChapter 32 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961,pursuant to MCL 600.3278 the borrower will be heldresponsible to the person who buys the property atthe mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgageholder for damaging the property during theredemption period.Dated: June 28, 2012For more information, please call:FC S (248) 593-1304Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525File #385338F04(06-28)(07-19) 77569034

Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure SaleTHIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATIONWE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT

THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVEMILITARY DUTY.

ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may berescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In

that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit-ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten-

dered at sale, plus interest.MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in

the conditions of a mortgage made by Edward N.Sabo, a married man and Lisa J. Sabo, his wife,original mortgagor(s), to Exchange FinancialCorporation, Mortgagee, dated January 12, 2001,and recorded on January 17, 2001 in instrument1053974, and assigned by said Mortgagee toChase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation asassignee as documented by an assignment, inBarry county records, Michigan, on which mortgagethere is claimed to be due at the date hereof thesum of Ninety-Eight Thousand Six Hundred Ninety-Seven and 57/100 Dollars ($98,697.57).

Under the power of sale contained in said mort-gage and the statute in such case made and pro-vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage willbe foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises,or some part of them, at public vendue, at the placeof holding the circuit court within Barry County, at1:00 PM, on August 2, 2012.

Said premises are situated in Township ofCarlton, Barry County, Michigan, and are describedas: Lot 11, 12 and 13 of Eastwood Acres, accordingto the plat thereof as recorded in Liber 5 of Plats onPage 7.

The redemption period shall be 6 months fromthe date of such sale, unless determined aban-doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, inwhich case the redemption period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.

If the property is sold at foreclosure sale underChapter 32 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961,pursuant to MCL 600.3278 the borrower will be heldresponsible to the person who buys the property atthe mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgageholder for damaging the property during theredemption period.Dated: July 5, 2012For more information, please call:FC S (248) 593-1304Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525File #403605F01(07-05)(07-26) 77560957

Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure SaleTHIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATIONWE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT

THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVEMILITARY DUTY.

ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may berescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In

that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit-ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten-

dered at sale, plus interest.MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in

the conditions of a mortgage made by Cora LeeGreenburg, an unmarried woman, original mort-gagor(s), to World Savings Bank, FSB, Mortgagee,dated July 30, 2002, and recorded on August 13,2007 in instrument 1085507, in Barry countyrecords, Michigan, on which mortgage there isclaimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of TwoHundred Thirty-Six Thousand Ninety-Nine and99/100 Dollars ($236,099.99).

Under the power of sale contained in said mort-gage and the statute in such case made and pro-vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage willbe foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises,or some part of them, at public vendue, at the placeof holding the circuit court within Barry County, at1:00 PM, on August 2, 2012.

Said premises are situated in Township ofPrairieville, Barry County, Michigan, and aredescribed as: Lot 23, Supervisor's Plat of LongPoint, as recorded in Liber 2 of Page 50, BarryCounty Records.The redemption period shall be 6 months from thedate of such sale, unless determined abandoned inaccordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which casethe redemption period shall be 30 days from thedate of such sale.If the property is sold at foreclosure sale underChapter 32 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961,pursuant to MCL 600.3278 the borrower will be heldresponsible to the person who buys the property atthe mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgageholder for damaging the property during theredemption period.Dated: July 5, 2012For more information, please call:FC J (248) 593-1311Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525File #367213F02(07-05)(07-26) 77569161

STATE OF MICHIGAN

PROBATE COURT

COUNTY OF BARRY

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Decedent’s Estate

FILE NO. 12-26126-DE

Estate of IVAN DANIEL SUNTKEN. Date of birth:11/11/1938.

TO ALL CREDITORS:NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent, IVAN

DANIEL SUNTKEN, died 02/06/2011. Creditors of the decedent are notified that all

claims against the estate will be forever barredunless presented to LYDIA MARIE COBB, namedpersonal representative or proposed personal rep-resentative, or to both the probate court at 206WEST COURT STREET, SUITE 302, HASTINGS,MI 49058 and the named/proposed personal repre-sentative within 4 months after the date of publica-tion of this notice.Date: 07/05/2012KATHLEEN HENGESBACH P-3742710561 WEST SAINT JOE HWY.VERMONTVILLE, MI 49096(517) 566-8761LYDIA MARIE COBB7304 EAST CARLTON CENTER ROADWOODLAND, MI 48897(517) 898-6847 77569340

THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATIONOBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.MORTGAGE SALE--Default has been made in theconditions of a Mortgage made by CHRISTINE R.VANKAMPEN, a single woman, Mortgagor, to NPBMORTGAGE, LLC, Mortgagee, dated June 10,2002, and recorded June 20, 2002, InstrumentNumber 1082541, of Barry County Records,Michigan, which mortgage was assigned by mesneassignments to First National AcceptanceCompany, on which mortgage there is claimed to bedue as of the date of this notice $11,946.71, includ-ing interest at 11.95% per annum. Under the powerof sale contained in said mortgage, and pursuant tothe statutes of the State of Michigan, notice is here-by given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by asale of the mortgaged premises, or some part ofthem, at public auction to the highest bidder, onThursday, August 9, 2012, at 1 o’clock in the after-noon, at the place of holding the circuit court withinBarry County, Michigan. Said premises are situatedin the Township of Orangeville, Barry County,Michigan, and are described as: Beginning 310.57feet North of the NW corner of Lot 9 of Sam BravataPlat; thence West 170.96 feet; thence North 00degrees 33’ West 127.25 feet along the West line ofthe property described in the deed recorded in Liber244, Page 407; thence South 67 degrees 39’ East(previously described as South 65 degrees 55’East) 168 feet; thence South 70 degrees 06’47”East (previously described as South 68 degrees 23minutes East) 17.86 feet; thence South 57.30 feetto the place of beginning.; c/k/a 4726 Princess Dr.,Shelbyville, MI 49344 The redemption period shallbe six months from the date of the sale, unless thepremises are determined to be abandoned pur-suant to MCLA 600.3241a, in which case theredemption period shall be 30 days. Please beadvised that if the mortgaged property is sold at aforeclosure sale by advertisement, pursuant to MCL600.3278 you will be held responsible to the personwho buys the property at the mortgage foreclosuresale, or to the mortgage holder, for damaging theproperty during the redemption period. Dated: July12, 2012 LeVasseur Dyer & Associates, PCAttorneys for Mortgagee P.O. Box 721400 Berkley,MI 48072 (248) 586-1200 (07-12)(08-02) 77569342

Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure SaleTHIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATIONWE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THENUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI-TARY DUTY.

ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescind-ed by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event,your damages, if any, shall be limited solely to thereturn of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus inter-est.

MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made inthe conditions of a mortgage made by Danny R.Daugherty, A Single Person, original mortgagor(s),to National Bank of Hastings, Mortgagee, datedNovember 1, 2002, and recorded on November 23,2002 in instrument 1092225, and assigned by saidMortgagee to PHH Mortgage Corporation asassignee as documented by an assignment, inBarry county records, Michigan, on which mortgagethere is claimed to be due at the date hereof thesum of Sixty-One Thousand Three Hundred Forty-Five and 09/100 Dollars ($61,345.09).

Under the power of sale contained in said mort-gage and the statute in such case made and pro-vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage willbe foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises,or some part of them, at public vendue, at the placeof holding the circuit court within Barry County, at1:00 PM, on August 9, 2012.

Said premises are situated in City of Hastings,Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: TheSouth 50 feet of Lots 36 and 37 and the North 32feet of vacated Lincoln Street of Kelly's Addition No.1, according to the recorded Plat thereof, as record-ed in Liber 3 of Plats on Page 94.

The redemption period shall be 6 months fromthe date of such sale, unless determined aban-doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, inwhich case the redemption period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.

If the property is sold at foreclosure sale underChapter 32 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961,pursuant to MCL 600.3278 the borrower will be heldresponsible to the person who buys the property atthe mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgageholder for damaging the property during theredemption period.Dated: July 12, 2012For more information, please call:FC F (248) 593-1313Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525File #406008F01(07-12)(08-02) 77569349

Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure SaleTHIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATIONWE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THENUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI-TARY DUTY.

ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescind-ed by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event,your damages, if any, shall be limited solely to thereturn of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus inter-est.

MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made inthe conditions of a mortgage made by Michael Pifer,a single man and Jacqulyn Tompkins, a singlewoman, original mortgagor(s), to JPMorgan ChaseBank, National Association, Mortgagee, dated June18, 2007, and recorded on June 20, 2007 in instru-ment 1181982, in Barry county records, Michigan,on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at thedate hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-OneThousand Five Hundred Ninety-Four and 59/100Dollars ($131,594.59).

Under the power of sale contained in said mort-gage and the statute in such case made and pro-vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage willbe foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises,or some part of them, at public vendue, at the placeof holding the circuit court within Barry County, at1:00 PM, on August 9, 2012.

Said premises are situated in Township ofThornapple, Barry County, Michigan, and aredescribed as: Lot 30 of Sandy Knolls Plat No. 2according to the Plat thereof recorded in Liber 5 ofPlats, Page 94 of Barry County Records.

The redemption period shall be 6 months fromthe date of such sale, unless determined aban-doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, inwhich case the redemption period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale.

If the property is sold at foreclosure sale underChapter 32 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961,pursuant to MCL 600.3278 the borrower will be heldresponsible to the person who buys the property atthe mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgageholder for damaging the property during theredemption period.Dated: July 12, 2012For more information, please call:FC S (248) 593-1304Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525File #405666F01(07-12)(08-02) 77569357

STATE OF MICHIGAN5th CIRCUIT COURT

FAMILY DIVISIONCOUNTY OF BARRY

PUBLICATION OF HEARINGCASE NO. 12-8432-NA

PETITION NO. 12008292IN THE MATTER OF: KATHLEEN IRENE OLIVIA

LOWERYA Neglect Petition has been filed in the above

matter regarding: KATHLEEN OLIVIA LOWERY.DOB. 10-1-10. A TERMINATION OF PARENTALRIGHTS HEARING is scheduled for FRIDAY,AUGUST 3, 2012 10:00 A.M. And will be held atBarry County Trial Court Family Division, 206 W.Court St. Ste 302, Hastings, MI 49058.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT LEONARDPAUL LOWERY II personally appear before theCourt at the time and place stated above. Failure toattend the hearing will constitute a denial of interestin the minor, a waiver of notice for all subsequenthearings, a waiver of right to appointment of anattorney, which could result in TERMINATION OFPARENTAL RIGHTS. 77569362

STATE OF MICHIGANPROBATE COURT

COUNTY OF BARRYPUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF HEARING

FILE NO. 12-26117-DEIn the matter of IMOGENE M. ROOTTO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS including:*

DEBORAH LYNN JONES and THOMAS WAYNEJONES, JR. whose address(es) are unknown andwhose interest in the matter may be barred oraffected by the following:

TAKE NOTICE: A hearing will be held on July 27,2012 at 9:00 a.m. at 206 WEST COURT, SUITE302, HASTINGS, MI 49058 before Judge WILLIAMM. DOHERTY P4190 for the following purpose:

HEARING ON THE PETITION FOR PROBATEFILED BY JOAN TAGGARTJuly 9, 2012DAVID H. TRIPP P29290206 SOUTH BROADWAYHASTINGS, MI 49058(269) 945-9585JOAN TAGGART2767 WING ROADHASTINGS, MI 49058(269) 948-9037 77569366

STATE OF MICHIGANCOUNTY OF BARRY

NOTICE TO CREDITORSDecedent’s Trust

In the Matter of Donald E. Nelson and Rosa B.Nelson Trust u/t/a dated November 21, 2005

Date of Birth: April 15, 1924 – Rosa B. NelsonTO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent, Rosa

B. Nelson, surviving Trustee, who lived at 1296Lynn Avenue, Middleville, Michigan died June 27,2012 leaving the above Trust entitled "Donald E.Nelson and Rosa B. Nelson Trust" in full force andeffect.

Creditors of the decedent are notified that allclaims against the decedent or against the Trust willbe forever barred unless presented to Casandra L.Farley within 4 months after the date of publicationof this notice.July 10, 2012Stephanie S. Fekkes P43549150 W. Court StreetHastings, MI 49058(269) 945-1921Casandra L. Farley1859 NE Summerwind DriveMountain Home, ID 83647

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SYNOPSISORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP

BOARD MEETINGJULY 3, 2012

Meeting called to order. All board members pres-ent.

Approved minutes from June 5, 2012 regularboard meeting.

Correspondence read.Treasurer’s report read and put on file.Fire report read and put on file.Library report read.County Commissioner report read.Parks and Recreation report read.Public comment received.Approved motion to amended ordinance for

cemeteries.Approved paying of the bills.Approved motion to adjourn.

Respectfully submitted,Jennifer Goy, ClerkAttested to by Thomas Rook, Supervisor 06786309

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Recently, a mid-Michigan automobile acci-dent resulted in the loss of the best Christmas

present a little girl could receive: her horse.This accident was allegedly caused by an inci-

dent of road rage when an impatient driver,frustrated with the slow speed of the truck andhorse trailer, cut the truck off sharply. Thedriver of the trailer was forced to brake sud-denly; the horse scrambled, lost its footing andultimately had to be euthanized.

Karen Waite, Michigan State UniversityExtension equine specialist, said this incidentdemonstrates that many drivers do not realizehow challenging it is to drive a truck haulinghorses or other livestock, large motorhomes,other recreational vehicles or farm equipment.

With the Barry County Fair set to beginnext week, livestock trailers will be a com-mon site on area roads the next several days,.

“When an accident involves a horse or live-

stock trailer, both human and animal lives canbe lost,” Waite said. “Most drivers don’t real-ize that the combined weight of the truck,trailer, livestock, horses or equipment makesit extremely difficult for the driver to stopquickly or slow down substantially.”

Livestock producers thinking about thehealth and safety of their animals while driv-ing tend to drive slightly slower than postedspeeds and leave a great deal of stopping dis-tance between their vehicles and the vehiclesin front of them.

Waite suggests that drivers passing a vehi-cle hauling a trailer should merge back intothe lane allowing double the usual amount ofspace between their vehicles and the one

they’re passing. Although an impatient driver caused this

particular incident, several other issues mayresult in horse trailer accidents. Regular trail-er maintenance is a key responsibility of own-ing and hauling animals, as is using an appro-priately sized vehicle to haul the trailer andmaking certain that those responsible for driv-ing have experience driving such rigs beforesetting out. To learn how to appropriatelyrespond in an emergency while hauling atrailer, view this article on trailer safety,www.equisearch.com/uncategorized/horse-trailer-safety-emergency/.

Residents of Southwest Michigan are beingmisled into believing they are getting up to$1,000 from the government to pay theircable, gas, and electric utility bills, said PhilCattlet, president of the Better BusinessBureau of Western Michigan.

The scam is providing thieves access toconsumer confidential information, he said,and leading consumers to use non-existentfunds in their accounts to pay other bills. Thefraud puts consumers at risk of identity theft,utility shutoffs, fees for non-sufficientchecks, and more, said Cattlet.

Consumers are being asked for their SocialSecurity numbers and bank routing informa-tion by the criminals, and in return are receiv-ing their supposed government grant. Therouting number used by the scammers is12408524, and their supposed account num-ber is 13419. The deposit shows up briefly inthe consumer’s checking account, only laterto be found to have been drawn against aninvalid account, he said.

Texts, emails, door-to-door sales, websitesand word of mouth from friends and familyare all involved. The most effective part ofthis scam is that friends and family membersare participating. They send checks to pay offtheir other bills, believing they really have themoney in their account from the deposit thecrooks are making, explained Cattlet.

“They share this wonderful news of thegovernment money with family and friends,and when they discover the money is reallynot there, they have already written a bunchof non-sufficient checks to pay off otherbills,” he said.

To avoid falling into this trap, Cattlet said:

• Never provide Social Security informa-tion, credit card numbers or banking informa-tion to anyone requesting it over the phone orat home unless the identity of the party seek-ing the information has been verified.

• For calls claiming to be people from theutility company or the government who pres-sure for immediate personal information,hang up the phone and call the customer serv-ice number on the respective utility bill.

• Always think safety first. Do not give into high-pressure tactics and don’t let anyonein the home without checking their identity.

• Don’t let the immediate pressure of debtprevent thinking through a situation. Sourcesof information are available to give thestraight story, such as the BBB.

Visit www.bbb.org for more information.by Vonda VanTil

Social Security Public Affairs SpecialistDo your parents spend much time online? Sometimes, older parents can be apprehen-

sive about using the Internet and conductingbusiness online. There is no reason theyshould be when it comes to Social Security’sonline services at www.socialsecurity.gov,which are consistently rated not only the bestand easiest to use in government, but in theprivate sector, as well.

What are some of the reasons your parentsmay want to visit www.socialsecurity.gov?Allow us to show you around so you can giveMom and Dad the proper tour.

Front and center, there is always a series ofillustrated panels. This is where we share new

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To the right, you’ll find a big questionmark: that is where you can find our most fre-quently asked questions — and the answers tothem. If your parents have a question aboutSocial Security, chances are someone else hadthe same question. We have collected them onour website, and it is easy to search for ques-tions on a variety of Social Security topics.

To the left of the page you will find our topservices. Virtually anything you want to doonline can be found here: apply online for

retirement, disability or Medicare benefits;get an instant, personalized estimate of futurebenefits with our online RetirementEstimator; and obtain information about howto get or replace a Social Security card.

Take your parents for a visit towww.socialsecurity.gov. It is one small wayyou can give back to those who have given somuch for you.

Vonda VanTil is the public affairs specialistfor West Michigan. You may write her c/oSocial Security Administration, 3045 KnappSt. NE, Grand Rapids MI 49525 or via emailto vonda.vantil@ssa.gov.

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MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made inthe conditions of a mortgage made by Dale KruegerJr., a married man and Frances Krueger, his wife, toMortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., asnominee for lender and lender's successors and/orassigns, Mortgagee, dated January 19, 2007 andrecorded February 8, 2007 in Instrument Number1176188, Barry County Records, Michigan. Saidmortgage is now held by Bank of America, N.A., assuccessor by merger to BAC Home LoansServicing, L.P. FKA Countrywide Home LoansServicing L.P by assignment. There is claimed tobe due at the date hereof the sum of One HundredNinety-Eight Thousand Four and 17/100 Dollars($198,004.17) including interest at 4.625% perannum.

Under the power of sale contained in said mort-gage and the statute in such case made and pro-vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage willbe foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises,or some part of them, at public vendue at the BarryCounty Circuit Courthouse in Hastings, Michigan inBarry County, Michigan at 1:00 p.m. on 08/09/2012Said premises are located in the Township ofThornapple, Barry County, Michigan, and aredescribed as:

Real property in the Township of Thornapple,County of Barry, State of Michigan, and isdescribed as follows;

Lot 6, Thornapple Bends Estates, according tothe recorded Plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 6 ofPlats, Page 35.

The redemption period shall be 6 months fromthe date of such sale, unless determined aban-doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241a, inwhich case the redemption period shall be 30 daysfrom the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR-CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescindthe sale. In that event, your damages, if any, arelimited solely to the return of the bid amount ten-dered at sale, plus interest.

If the property is sold at foreclosure sale, pur-suant to MCL 600.3278, the borrower will be heldresponsible to the person who buys the property atthe mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgageholder for damage to the property during theredemption period.

If you are a tenant in the property, please contactour office as you may have certain rights.Dated: July 12, 2012Orlans Associates, P.C.Attorneys for ServicerP.O. Box 5041Troy, MI 48007-5041File No. 285.6471(07-12)(08-02) 77569399

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BIRCH Fire Department personnelresponded to two grass fires allegedly causedby fireworks July 4.

The first was on Hammond Road justsouth of Ottawa Trail at around 11:30 a.m.Four and a half acres were burned.

The second was within Hastings city limitson East North Street around 5:30 p.m. FireChief Roger Caris said the fire was out by thetime crews arrived on scene.

Fire departmentresponds tofield fires

PUBLISHER’S NOTICE:All real estate advertising in this news-

paper is subject to the Fair Housing Actand the Michigan Civil Rights Actwhich collectively make it illegal toadvertise “any preference, limitation ordiscrimination based on race, color, reli-gion, sex, handicap, familial status,national origin, age or martial status, oran intention to make any such prefer-ence, limitation or discrimination.”Familial status includes children underthe age of 18 living with parents or legalcustodians, pregnant women and peoplesecuring custody of children under 18.

This newspaper will not knowinglyaccept any advertising for real estatewhich is in violation of the law. Ourreaders are hereby informed that alldwellings advertised in this newspaperare available on an equal opportunitybasis. To report discrimination call theFair Housing Center at 616-451-2980.The HUD toll-free telephone number forthe hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275.

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Canoeing teensfound safe

The Barry County Sheriff's Departmentresponded July 10 to Yankee SpringsRecreation Area after a 14-year-old boy and17- year-old girl had gone out on Gun Lakein a canoe approximately 3 1/2 hours earli-er and had not returned. The sheriff'sdepartment marine unit and ThornappleTownship Emergency Services dispatchedsearch boats to the area. Before any searchboats were launched the missing teensreturned to their campsite unharmed. Nofurther action is being sought by anyagency.

License issuspended,so car is towed

Hastings officers stopped a car on EastGreen Street July 5 for having an expiredregistration plate. They learned the 25-year-old Hastings driver also had a suspendedoperator’s license. The woman admittedthat the license plate belonged on a differ-ent car. Her vehicle was towed. She wascited and released for the suspended licenseoffense, as well as an improper use of a reg-istration plate.

Teen shoplifts,winds up in jail

Hastings officers were called to theHastings Kmart June 26 for a reportedshoplifting incident. The store’s loss pre-vention personnel told officers they haddetained an 18-year-old Middleville man.According to employees, the man placedseveral packages of contraceptives into hispockets and attempted to leave the storewithout paying. He was arrested and lodgedat the Barry County Jail.

Woman arrestedfor more thanditch driving

A Barry County Sheriff’s Deputyresponded July 2 to a call about a womanwho had driven her car into a ditch whileattempting to turn around on Cedar CreekRoad near Delton. While her driving skillscould be deemed questionable, twoCalhoun County Friend of the Court war-rants prompted the Barry County Sheriff’sDepartment to arrest a 33-year-old BattleCreek woman. The deputy ran the woman’slicense information and discovered two out-standing warrants for failure to pay childsupport.

Intoxicated driverstopped fordefective equipment

Hastings officers stopped a vehicle onWest Court Street for defective equipmentaround 1:50 a.m. July 1. One of the vehi-cle’s headlamps was not working, and offi-cers noticed the vehicle was backing upnear a stop sign. After the vehicle backedup, it then went forward toward the samestop sign. When officers approached the 23-year-old Nashville driver, he admitted hehad consumed several alcoholic drinks athome prior to going to a local bar where hehad more to drink. He was asked to performseveral sobriety tests and failed a portablebreath test. He was transported to the BarryCounty Jail where he again failed a breathtest, and was charged with operating whileintoxicated.

Helicopters calledto search formissing teen

Michigan State Police helicopters werecalled in June 28 to help search for a miss-ing Middleville teen who ran away after anargument with his mother. Although the 13-year- old had only been missing a shortwhile, the Barry County Sheriff’sDepartment and three State Police troopers,including the helicopter and K-9 units, werecalled in to assist. The boy’s mother saidher son suffers from aortic stynosis and hadbeen suicidal in the past. According to themother, she and her son argued while shewas driving him home from an event atDuncan Lake Middle School in Caledonia.Her son threw her cell phone out the win-dow of their vehicle as she drove downCherry Valley Road near Parmalee Road atapproximately 1 p.m. then jumped out ofthe vehicle when she stopped to retrieve thephone. The search was called off when theteen’s mother found her son walking aroundthe village of Caledonia around 4 p.m.

Name callingends in arrest

Hastings officers were called to the 500block of East Madison Street July 8 for areported loud argument outside of a resi-dence. Officers met with a 26-year-oldwoman who was walking away from anindividual. The man continued to yellnames and obscenities toward her. The 49-year-old Hastings man was told severaltimes by officers to quiet down, but he con-tinued to occasionally yell. Police arrestedthe man for being disorderly, and he contin-ued to yell obscenities while in handcuffsand in the back seat of the patrol car. Hisblood alcohol level registered .22 percent.

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cally altered to withstand more drought thanwhat was planted in 1988, said Spitzley.

“The new hybrids are formulated to with-stand dryer weather,” said Spitzley. “But justhow well isn’t known yet.”

Most local farmers are somewhat protectedwith crop insurance, he said. A meeting hasbeen set with insurance agents to see justwhat the procedure will be for revenue pro-tection, and how the formula works.

Farmers who will have to rely on cropinsurance will most likely end up with justenough to pay the bills, but will not be able toget ahead, he said.

Those farmers who have forward-contract-ed to sell their corn may be forced to buy outthe balance of a contract, or come up with thebalance of the corn they contracted for. Thatcould mean going out of state to fill the bal-ance.

That would mean relying on out-of-statefarmers, many of whom are facing the samedrought problems as in Michigan.

Local farmers contract with CaledoniaElevator, Andersons in Woodbury, ArcherDaniels Midland in Grand Ledge or theethanol plant in Woodbury.

“This is the worst drought I’ve seen in my24 years of farming,” said Spitzley, “I’veheard people talk about all the little thingsthat they do that usually cause it to rain, likewash the car, water plants, rain dances, etc.Unfortunately, all we can really do is wait,and pray.”

Area crops are thirsty for rain especial-ly after enduring the 90- or 100-degreedays the previous two weeks. Cornleaves are shriveled and spiked to helpprotect the plants, but the effects of heatand lack of rain are taking a toll. (Photoby Julie Makarewicz)

Above right: Local fields of corn reached the milestone of being knee-high by theFourth of July, but lack of rain has slowed growth. (Photo by Julie Makarewicz)

At right:Irrigation systemskeep this cornfield lookinggreen. (Photo byJ u l i eMakarewicz)

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Michigan Avenuebridge on scheduleto open Aug. 10

The Michigan Avenue bridge project is on schedule to open Aug. 10. Traffic will be able to use the bridge, although many otherassociated projects will still continue, including curbs and gutters, grass restoration, sidewalks and railings. A ribbon cutting andcelebration for the opening of the bridge will be announced soon.

This is the Michigan Avenue bridge July 3 before the cement surface was poured.

Workers prepare to pour the surface of the Michigan Avenue bridge early July 4. Anautomatic screed is set in place to ensure uniformity proper drainage angles over theentire cement surface.

Working at night is required during the hot summer months to aid in the correct cur-ing of the bridge surface cement.

More than 220 cubic yards of cement, or approximately 26 cement truck loads, areused to complete the Michigan Avenue bridge surface. Preparations for pouring beganaround 10 p.m. July 3 and finishing touches were completed around 5:30 a.m. July 4.

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