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Heroin, horse
tranquilizers and
heartbreak: How
addiction killed 51 in
Jackson County in 2016
Danielle Salisbury danielle_salisbury@mlive.com
H I
e must have seen how her body went limp,
how her lungs stopped.
Bailey Spahr must have known how close heroin took his
girlfriend to death.
He tried to revive her all the way to the hospital and, breath-
less and shirtless, he trailed medics as they wheeled her on a
gurney into the emergency department.
It might have been a wake-up call for both of them. It might
have put the fear of God in them.
But addiction has one aim and it doesnt care about cost.
While Brittney Baldwin was on a ventilator in a medically
induced coma in the intensive care unit, Spahr disappeared
with a backpack containing the animal tranquilizer carfent-
anil, distributed as heroin.
He was found dead the next day, Nov. 24, face down between
the toilet and the sink in a single stall bathroom at Henry Ford
Allegiance Health.
Seven days later, Baldwin was dead on her
bedroom oor, a needle beneath her body.
Baldwin and Spahr were two names on a list
of 51 who died of drug abuse in Jackson County
in 2016, according to a Jackson Citizen Patriot
analysis of death certificates and autopsy
reports.
All but five of the deaths were opioid- Brittney
related. There were signs of heroin in 37 or Baldwin
72 percent of the cases, police and med-
ical examiner reports show. In only 19 of the
deaths, however, did laboratory testing reveal the quickly
SEE ADDICTION, A10
Inside: County residents impacted by heroin tell their stories.
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SU N DAY, J U N E 1 8 , 2 017
Drug abuse is
No. 1 killer of
30-something
white men in
Jackson County
Nathan Clark nclark1@mlive.com
t was the No. 1 killer of white men
in their 30s in Jackson County last
year, taking more lives than suicides,
homicides and vehicular crashes
combined.
Drug abuse deaths in the county, most of
which can be linked to heroin, more than dou-
bled from 20 in 2015 to 51 in 2016, according to
a Jackson Citizen Patriot analysis of the coun-
tys 1,713 death certicates, as well as almost
100 police and autopsy reports.
Overall, drug abuse accounted for about
3 percent of all deaths in the county in 2016.
Eighteen Jackson County autopsy reports
in 2016 listed prescribed narcotics hydroco-
done and oxycodone, sold under brand names
Vicodin and OxyContin. About half of those
deaths were linked to heroin.
Overdoses and drug deaths have spiked at
such a rate that ocials have labeled it an epi-
demic. Police and other rst-responders are
battle-fatigued, to say the least.
It has been getting tough out there, Jack-
son Fire Capt. Todd Weaver said. For the last
couple of months (of late 2016), there have
been at least one or two overdoses a day. Were
SEE DEATHS, A11
PAGES A12-13
FLINT WATER CRISIS
Charges
may shake
up 2018
governor
election
Julie Mack jmack1@mlive.com
L A N S I N G Michigan Attorney General
Bill Schuette might reshape Michigans
2018 gubernatorial race with his criminal
prosecution of state ocials involved in the
Flint water crisis, some observers say.
Schuette sent shock waves through
political circles and state government
Wednesday by charging five state offi-
cials, including the head of Michigans
health and human services, with involun-
tary manslaughter for failing to address
an outbreak of Legionnaires disease con-
nected to Flints drinking water supply.
Ive been around 50 years, and its
absolutely unprecedented, said Bill Bal-
lenger, a longtime political analyst and
editor of The Ballenger Report.
Ive never seen anything like this
not only charging top state ocials with
serious crimes of inaction, but also hav-
ing a Republican attorney general con-
duct such an aggressive investigation into
a Republican administration.
Schuettes actions come as he is consid-
ering a run for governor in 2018, and his
likely competitor for the Republican nom-
ination is Lt. Gov. Brian Calley, one of Sny-
ders point people in responding to the
Flint controversy.
At his Wednesday news conference,
Schuette maintained his prosecution of
15 current and former ocials in the Flint
case has absolutely nothing to do with
politics.
I know there are people who view Flint
as a master chessboard where people are
trying to gain political advantage, he
said.
Not true in his case, Schuette said.
This is about justice and accountability.
Yet, Schuette also is a career politician
with a reputation in some circles for nely
honed skills in political opportunism.
A lot of Schuettes political enemies
will be very cynical about this, said Susan
Demas, editor of Inside Michigan Politics.
Theres massive speculation that politics
was a factor in the Flint water criminal cases.
You cant look at this situation and
ignore the politics, Demas added. While
I cant speak to his motives, I can speak to
the fact that there clearly is a governors
race in 2018, and Calley and Schuette are
central gures in how the Flint water crisis
is playing out.
As the race heats up, I expect the Flint
water crisis to be an explosive issue.
Ballenger isnt so sure about that.
So far, the Flint water crisis hasnt been
a factor in any election outside of the Flint
mayoral race in 2015, he said.
He noted Gretchen Whitmer, a former
state lawmaker seeking the 2018 Demo-
cratic nomination for governor, has criticized
Schuette for the cost of his investigation.
But now that Schuette has charged DHHS
Director Nick Lyon and the states chief med-
ical ocer, Dr. Eden Wells, Whitmer cant
say that hes only going after low-hanging
fruit, Ballenger said. The only bigger per-
son would be (if) Schuette charged (Gov. Rick)
Snyder himself.
Ballenger said its clear Schuette has been
positioning himself as the anti-Snyder in
the gubernatorial race, and he has been at
SEE SHAKE UP, A2
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jasports@mlive.com Taylor DesOrmeau zled about $29,000 from sumers Energy. the case as a misdemeanor, reduced.
jabusiness@mlive.com tdesorme@mlive.com the citys Neighborhood City authorities discov- rather than a felony. I didnt agree with it.
jaentertainment@mlive.com and Economic Operations ered the missing funds ear- Per the Michigan penal I didnt think it was right.
Letters J A C K S O N The Jackson department. Prater worked lier this year, and a Jack- code, embezzlement at or Regardless that the money
jaletters@mlive.com City Council had a closed as a supervisor there. son Police Depa r t ment above $20,000 is a felony. got paid back, its still a
Obituaries meeting April 11 when it The minutes go on to say, investigation was launched Burtch, however, said he crime that was committed,
JAobits@mlive.com discussed potential charges Council(man) (Craig) Pap- March 30. never made such a request. Dancy said. I just think it
517.768.4872 aga inst a former cit y pin recommends delayed On April 3, Prater admit- He said he and City Attor- sets a precedent.
Customer Service/ employee who embezzled sentence w it h reduced ted to police she stole the ney Bethany Vujnov met
Delivery $28,884, according to min- charge to misdemeanor. funds, according to a police with Assistant Prosecutor UNUSUAL SITUATION
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877.213.3754 son Citizen Patriot. firmed as accurate by Coun- did not make a recommen- sought comment from all
Note: Customer Service is T he pu r p o s e of t he cilma n Freddie Da ncy. REIMBURSED THAT DAY dation. council members, but both
closed Saturdays. closed session was to dis- He said Pappin, who is an The city was reimbursed The council wanted to mayoral candidates Bill
cuss a written legal opinion attorney, outlined possible the full $28,884 on April 11, make sure she was treated Jors and Derek Dobies
STATEWIDE regarding a potential civil charges. the same day as the citys no differently. We felt the didnt respond to interview
mlivemediagroup.com lawsuit against a former Thats what he recom- closed session. same way, Burtch said. We requests.
Danny R. Gaydou employee, the minutes say. mended, to be charged as a Prater pleaded guilty May wanted to make sure that C ou nc i l m a n A nd re w
President misdemeanor, he said. 8 to a misdemeanor charge everything was done appro- Frounfelker said, I wanted
president@mlive.com DISCUSSING OPTIONS Pappin did not respond to of taking funds equating to priately. her to (be) fully prosecuted.
John P. Hiner The discussion centered requests for interviews. between $200 and $1,000, McKinnie did not respond He added, ultimately, the
Vice President of Content on the citys options out- The City Council did not according to the criminal to a request for an interview. decision was up to the
jhiner@mlive.com side of litigation to resolve make any decisions on a complaint. She is scheduled Jarzynka has not county prosecutor.
Charity Plaxton the matter, and discus- recommendation during to be sentenced Friday. re sponde d to repeated Councilman Daniel Greer
Chief Revenue Officer sion of additional options, the closed session or after- County Prosecutor Jerry requests for interviews over said the city handled the
cplaxton@mlive.com including referral to county ward, according to four of Jarzynka said in a May 19 the past four weeks. He case as well as it could.
Matt Sharp prosecutor with recommen- the council members at the interview it was his under- referred questions to Chief (It was) a very unusual
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msharp@mlive.com minutes. Patrick Burtch. requested a misdemeanor Rezmierski, who could not ever guessed that this par-
Michael Assink During the meeting, the Prater left the city in charge. That, and the fact answer specific questions. ticular employee would have
Vice President of Sales City Council first learned September to take a job as she made a full restitu- Dancy said he thought done such a thing, Greer
massink1@mlive.com that Sheila Prater, a for- a zoning and permit agent tion, were key factors in his Praters initia l cha rges said. But good people make
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odds multiple times with
Snyder over the governors
handling of the water crisis.
That may be a smart
political stance, considering
that Snyders reputation has
taken a tremendous beating
from the Flint controversy.
But Ballenger said Schuette
might be vulnerable polit-
ically if he takes the Flint
defendants to trial before
the August 2018 primary
and fails to get a conviction.
I think a lot depends on
how fast these cases move
along and what the verdict
is, Ballenger said. It might
be better for him to wait
until after the election to
have the trials.
T.J. Bucholz, a former
spokesman in the admin-
istrations of Govs. John
Engler and Jennifer Gran-
holm who now runs a pub-
lic affairs consulting firm,
said its unclear how much
I would hope the biggest
thing right now for Schuette is
following the Constitution and
due process.
T.J. Bucholz, former gubernatorial spokesman
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now, Bucholz said.
From a governing per-
spective, I would hope the
biggest thing right now for
Schuette is following the
Constitution and due pro-
cess, Bucholz added.
That said, Bucholz said
he knows Schuette well,
and the attorney general
doesnt go to the wall unless
hes got evidence that will
make the charge stick.
Like Ballenger, Bucholz
said hes struck by the
unprecedented nature of
the criminal case.
Its nearly unprece-
dented to charge a senior
member of the state admin-
istrator with involuntary
manslaughter, he said. I
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Marie Weidmayer
mweidmay@mlive.com
S P R I N G A R B O R Going
to the Arctic Circle was a
drea m for Spring A rbor
University graduate Jacob
Fisher, and, thanks to his
work on a new series for
the History Channel, its a
dream that has been real-
ized.
F i s h e r, a D e a r b o r n
native, worked as an assis-
tant camera operator for the
new series Project Impos-
sible.
I have always wanted to
go to the Arctic Circle, he
said. That was something
that was really cool for me.
We were up in the North-
west Territories in Canada.
... That, for me, was proba-
bly my favorite location.
During the eight months
Fisher worked on the series,
he was able to do many dif-
ferent things.
Meth lab found near police station
Nathan Clark
nclark1@mlive.com
S P R I N G P O R T Police
were busy cleaning up the
toxic remnants of several
small meth labs through-
out Jackson County last
week, including one found
in a home a street away
from the Springport Police
Department.
Jackson Narcotics
Enforcement Team offi-
cers were called to the
home in the 300 block of
East Main Street about
2 p.m. Wednesday, to dis-
pose of the meth lab found
Most of it was camera
assistant, but I got to help
with some assistant edit-
ing, Fisher said. I got to
help with some research. I
got to help with the inter-
national travel, so all sorts
of cool stuff. I really enjoyed
working with the small
team they had. ... With
these guys, I was allowed to
get a lot of experience in a
lot of different areas of doc-
umentary film making, so
that was cool.
According to the History
Channel website, the series
is about a new generation
of epic engineering proj-
ects that were considered
unthinkable just a few years
ago.
One of the great things
about the show is we didnt
just look at the science but
we also interviewed work-
ers. We interviewed the
guys wearing the hard hats,
the guys who ran the trac-
by Michigan State Police
investigating a separate
matter, Det. Sgt. Benjamin
Garrison said.
JNET officers seized sev-
eral meth components, as
well as a gas generator prior
to decontaminating the
home, Garrison said.
One suspect was arrested
at the scene for a parole vio-
lation, police said.
Charges are being sought
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viewed the engineers. We
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Fisher said the new series
is appropriate for all ages,
and he hopes adults and
children will watch it.
Hopefully, young kids
watch it, and they might
want to go and learn more
about t hat a nd maybe
become engineers one day,
Fisher said. Hopefully,
adults watch it, and they
realize the government isnt
just wasting money on proj-
ects, but were moving for-
ward and were doing really
amazing things.
The Project Impossible
pilot aired May 24, and the
first season will air this fall.
It was a blast, Fisher
said. It was a really cool
project. I was just about
right out of school at Spring
Arbor, and I got to do it.
It was an exciting eight
months.
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Stacy Konieczki, left center, watches six of her family members enjoy a meal in 2013 at the Jackson Public Schools Summer
Nutrition Program cookout at Loomis Park in Jackson. The picnic was put on to promote the summer nutrition program,
which provides youth age 18 and younger free hot or cold lunches and breakfast all summer. A similar program is offered
this summer MLive.com files
Free meals available
for kids across county
Income not a
factor in summer
meal program
Marie Weidmayer
mweidmay@mlive.com
J A C K S O N Children 18
and younger will have free
breakfast and lunch avail-
able across the county this
summer.
The meals are free regard-
less of income level.
CONCORD
Concord High School will
serve lunch from 11 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. Monday through
Friday.
The program began June
12 and will end Aug. 19.
Adult s may purcha se
lunch for $3.
HANOVER HORTON
Hanover Village Park will
serve lunch from 11:15 a.m. to
12:15 p.m., Monday through
Friday, through Aug. 19.
Hanover-Horton Elemen-
tary School will serve lunch
from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. on
select dates. The dates are
June 20-22 and 27-29 and
July 11-13 and 18-20.
Breakfast, lunch, dinner among options
Marie Weidmayer
mweidmay@mlive.com
J A C K S O N To keep chil-
dren fed this summer, Jack-
son Public Schools is offer-
ing free breakfast, lunch
and dinner to those 18 and
younger.
The meals are free to all
regardless of income level or
school district.
There are 48 locations
serving food, according to
the JPS website. The pro-
gram runs from June 12 to
Aug. 11; however, opening
and closing dates vary by
location.
All locations are closed
July 3-4.
New this summer, two
locations will serve din-
ner Monday through Friday
all summer, starting June
19: New Macedonia Baptist
Church, 1020 Francis St.,
will serve from 4 to 5 p.m.,
and Faith Temple Church of
God, 1020 N. Blackstone St.,
is open 5 to 6 p.m.
Five other locations will
ser ve dinner at various
times and dates throughout
the summer. For the full din-
ner schedule and menu, visit
Adults may purchase a
meal at any location for $3.
MICHIGAN CENTER
Jackson District Library,
3125 E. Michigan Ave., will
serve lunch from 11:30 a.m.
to 1 p.m. on Thursdays from
June 15 to Aug. 4.
Adults may purchase a
meal for $3 at all locations.
The following programs
run Monday through Friday
from June 12 to Aug. 4:
Arnold Elementary, 4064
Page Ave., will serve lunch
from 11 a.m. to noon.
K e i c h e r E l e m e n t a r y,
137 Broad St., will serve
lunch from 11:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m.
I n d i a n V i l l a g e C lu b
House, 2600 E. South
St., will serve lunch from
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Ashton Ridge, 2907 Ash-
ton Ridge Drive, will serve
lunch from 11:15 a.m. to
12:15 p.m.
Ridgewood Vista,
5000 Ponderosa Drive,
will ser ve lunch from
11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
The building should be
entered via the front
entrance.
NORTHWEST
Program dates vary based
Jackson Public School food service workers get hot dogs
ready for kids and their parents at the 2013 Jackson Public
Schools Summer Nutrition Program cookout at Loomis
Park in Jackson. This summer, 48 locations are serving
food across the district. The cookout at Loomis Park will be
July 26. MLive.com
jpsk12.org/Page/618.
The Jackson YMCA, 127
W. Wesley St., will serve
lunch from 11 a.m. to noon
Monday through Friday.
Lunch service began June 12
and will end Aug. 18.
Jackson High School, 544
Wildwood Ave., will serve
breakfast and lunch Monday
through Friday. Breakfast is
7:30 to 9 a.m., and lunch is
on location, but all programs
will not operate the week of
July 3.
No adults may receive
food at these locations.
All locations are open
Monday through Friday.
Nor t hwe st Educ at ion
Center, 6900 Rives Junc-
tion Road, runs from June
12 to Aug. 18. It serves
breakfast and lunch, 8 to
9 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m., respectively.
Northwest Early Elemen-
tary School, 3757 Lansing
Ave., will have a break-
fast and lunch program
beginning June 19 and
ending Aug. 11. Break-
fast is served from 8:30
to 9:30 a.m., and lunch is
served from 10:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m.
Windham Hills, 4020
C ou nt r y Fa r m Roa d ,
will have a lunch pro-
gram from 11:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m.
SPRINGPORT
The program runs
through Aug. 16.
Springport High School
Cafeteria, 300 W. Main St.,
will serve breakfast at 7:15
to 9 a.m., and lunch from
11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Monday
through Thursday.
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Food service
begins Monday and ends
Aug. 11.
The Middle School at
Parkside, 2400 Fourth St.,
will begin serving breakfast
and lunch Monday and stop
Aug. 11. Meals are served
Monday through Friday.
Breakfast is 8 to 9 a.m., and
lunch is 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Monday through Friday,
J AC KS O N C I T I Z E N PAT R I OT
Springport Mobile Home
Park, 208 Bayport Circle,
will serve meals Monday
through Thursday. Break-
fast will be served from 9
to 10 a.m. and lunch from
noon to 1 p.m.
Onondaga Commu-
nity Church, 4474 Onon-
daga Road, will serve lunch
from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Monday through Thursday.
Adults may purchase
meals for $2.
Mahoney said. (The odor)
VANDERCOOK LAKE
Townsend Elementary,
1005 Floyd Ave., will serve
lunch from 11:30 a.m. to
1 p.m., Monday through
Friday.
The progra m begins
Monday and runs through
Aug. 11.
Meals will not be served
July 3 and 4.
Adults may purchase a
meal for $3.
WESTERN
Wa r ne r E le m e n t a r y
School, 118 Star Road, will
serve lunch from 11:30 a.m.
to 1 2:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday.
This progra m r uns
through Aug. 19.
Adults may purchase a
meal for $3.
a school bus will make four
stops in Jackson. The route
will begin at 11:30 a.m. at
the JATA Playground, 500
Griswold St. and will end at
the Nixon Pool Pavilion at
2:20 p.m. This route begins
Monday and ends Aug. 11.
For a complete list of
breakfast, lunch and school
bus locations, jpsk12.org/
Page/552.
Two special events with
free meals will happen this
summer.
The first begins at 9 a.m.
July 19 at McCulloch Acad-
emy. Area experts will train
kids on fitness and exer-
cise, along with an obsta-
cle course. Two bikes and
various prizes will be given
away during the event.
Lunch begins at 11:30 a.m.
A cookout for children
begins at 11:30 a.m. July 26
in Loomis Park and ends at
1 p.m. The Jackson Police
and Fire Departments will
bring their vehicles for the
children, and there also
will be games.
Adults may purchase
meals for $3 at JPS loca-
tions only. For more infor-
mation, call 517-841-2173.
5,000 pig
farm closer to
construction
Township
residents voice
concerns
Marie Weidmayer
mweidmay@mlive.com
C ONC OR D T OW N SH I P
The potential 5,000-ani-
mal pig farm in Concord
Township is one step closer
to the start of construction.
Litle Bend Piggery LLC
has been verified through
the Michigan Department
of Agriculture Right to
Farm Program, said Steve
Mahoney, of the Michigan
Department of Agriculture
and Rural Development.
The application was sub-
mitted by Richard Dob-
bins. He did not respond to
requests for comment.
I did a site visit and
(reviewed) the material
that they sent, and the site
does meet the site selec-
tion GAAMPs (Generally
Accepte d A g r ic u lt u ra l
and Management Prac-
tices), Mahoney said. The
proposed project did get
approval to construct.
The manure manage-
ment system plan, odor
management plan and the
construction drawings and
specifications were verified
by the MDARD, he said.
The odor management
plan includes an odor man-
agement model which esti-
mates how far the odor
would travel with basic
average ma nagement,
to Farm Act, neighbors, or
doesnt come in contact
with any non-farm resi-
dences in the area.
Next, the Department
of Environmental Quality
must approve an applica-
tion submitted by the farm
a step that may be done
soon.
I received the CNMP
(Comprehensive Nutri-
ent Management Plan) for
review, DEQ Environmen-
tal Quality Analyst Rachel
The odor management plan
includes an odor management
model which estimates how far
the odor would travel with basic
average management.
Steve Mahoney, of the Michigan Department
of Agriculture and Rural Development
State police seek
volunteers for new
Angel Program
Andrew Surma
asurma@mlive.com
JACK SON The Michigan
State Police Jackson post is
looking for volunteers in a
new program to help drug
addicts get clean without
fear of arrest or investiga-
tion.
State police recently
expanded the program to
Jackson, according to a
news release.
The Angel Program is a
pre-arrest diversion pro-
gram that allows someone
with a drug addiction to
walk into a state police post
and get help. That person
wont be arrested or inves-
tigated, the release said.
More than 150 police
departments nationwide
take part in the program.
Volunteers are needed to
SU N DAY, J U N E 1 8 , 2 0 17 A3
Koleda said. Ive done a
review of it, and I have sent
a request back to the farm for
some minor modifications.
Its waiting for a response
back from the farm from
their CNMP provider.
Koleda said she sent the
application back Monday.
There is no set time-
line on when they have to
respond back to us, Kol-
dea said. We generally say
within 30 days. Theyre usu-
ally pretty quick, though.
If the DEQ application
from Litle Bend Piggery LLC
is accepted, the farm must
apply for a special land-use
permit and receive zoning
approval from the township,
Township Super visor Al
Cavasin said.
( D o b b i n s m u s t) g o
through the planning com-
mission to develop t he
special-use permit, Cava-
sin said. The planning
c om m i s sion refer s t he
special-use permit to the
board of trustees which then
either modifies it or approves
it. Its a long process.
When the potential pig
farm was announced, many
residents were not happy.
More than 60 attended
the township board meeting
Monday, and about 50 spoke,
Clerk Judy Clark said.
The Michigan Right to
Farm Act provides a way for
citizens to voice their con-
cerns, in addition to help-
ing farmers, Michigan Farm
Bureau Government Rela-
tions Specialist Matt Kapp
said.
Per the Michigan Right
anyone for that matter, have
the right to complain about a
farm, Kapp said. If a neigh-
bor complains about a farm,
(MDARD) per the Michi-
gan Right to Farm Act is
required to go out onto the
farm and determine if that
farm is conforming to all the
GAMMPs that apply to that
fa rming operation. The
Michigan Right to Farm Act
is just as much for the neigh-
bors as it is for the farm.
provide support and trans-
portation to treatment.
Volunteers are required
to complete an application,
which is available at the
Jackson post. They must
have reliable transportation,
a valid drivers license and
live within one hour of the
Jackson post.
Volunteers receive train-
ing prior to assignments and
will be reimbursed for mile-
age and meals.
To become a volunteer or
to learn more about the pro-
gram, call 517-780-4580.
The Angel Program began
in 2015 in Gloucester, Massa-
chusetts. It is supported by
the Police Assisted Addic-
tion and Recovery Initiative.
Michigan State Police
plan to continue expanding
the program across the state
throughout the year.
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Man found dead in

burning car labeled
homicide victim
Nathan Clark
nclark1@mlive.com
SOM ER SET TOW NSH I P
A ma n found dead
in a burning vehicle six
months ago has been listed
as a homicide victim, and
a reward is being offered to
aid in finding and convict-
ing his killer or killers.
The Hillsdale County
M e d i c a l E x a m i n e r s
Office listed the death of
30-year-old Tyler Craig
Herendeen,of Jonesville,
as a homicide Thursday,
according to a Michigan
Jesse Irving was sentenced Thursday to 15 to 25 years in prison for armed robbery, first-degree home invasion, carjacking, State Police release.
receiving and concealing a weapon, larceny of a firearm, felonious assault and using a firearm to commit a felony by Herendeens body was
Jackson County Circuit Judge Thomas Wilson. Claire Abendroth, MLive.com discovered by Somerset
Township firefighters who
were called to a vehicle
Unit determined the vehi-
cle was intentionally set on
fire with Herendeen inside,
police said. Police did not
release further details about
how Herendeen died.
The incident remains
under investigation.
Anyone with information
is asked to contact the Mich-
igan Arson Prevention Com-
mittee at 1-800-44-ARSON,
or the Michigan State Police
at 517-780-4580.
The Michigan Arson Pre-
vention Committee is offer-
ing a reward of up to $5,000
for information leading to
the arrest and or conviction
of anyone involved in the
arson.
Herendeen was a Jones-
ville High School graduate

There are no winners,

fire about 9:30 p.m. Jan. 11
near Voorheis and Waldron
roads.
The SUV was engulfed
in flames when firefighters
arrived.
who went on to receive an
associates degree at Jack-
son College, according to
his obituary. He joined the
U.S. Army National Guard in
2009 and served in Afghani-

judge tells robber, 39

T he M ich iga n St ate stan in support of Operation
Police Fire Investigation Enduring Freedom.

Napoleon student
Addict, who admitted sibility for what I did that night. tually got hold of the mans gun, hit-

attack on 77-year-old,
sent to prison
Nathan Clark
nclark1@mlive.com
JAC K S ON A month after admitting
to every felony he was accused of com-
mitting against an elderly man while
looking to feed his heroin addiction,
Jesse Irving is heading to prison.
Jackson County Circuit Judge
Thomas Wilson on Thursday sentenced
Irving, 39, to 15 to 25 years in prison for
his crimes.
Irving admitted at a pretrial hear-
ing in May to one count each of armed
robbery, first-degree home invasion,
carjacking, receiving and concealing a
weapon, larceny of a firearm, felonious
assault and using a firearm to commit
a felony.
I am truly sorry to him and his fam-
ily for what I did, Irving said, looking
into the courtroom gallery at his vic-
tim. This is not the person I am. Drugs
made me this person. I take full respon-
Irving confessed, he said, because
he wanted to take responsibility for
his actions and he wanted to spare his
77-year-old victim the pain of having to
relive the night he attacked him.
While we appreciate he confessed
to everything and admitted it was
because he was addicted to heroin, this
does not change what he did to (the vic-
tim), said Assistant Prosecuting Attor-
ney Kelsey McKinnie. The only reason
(the victim) opened the door is because
his neighbor would check on him occa-
sionally. We are lucky he is still here.
On Dec. 23, Irving went to the
elderly mans home on Winifred
Street in Blackman Township. He was
armed with a military-style knife and
demanded money, according to infor-
mation presented in court.
The homeowner earlier testified he
told Irving his money was in his reclin-
ing chair and he would retrieve it.
Instead, he pulled out a .380-caliber
handgun and told Irving to leave.
When Irving refused and rushed
toward him, the homeowner shot him.
Bullets struck Irvings abdomen and
grazed his hand.
The two struggled, and Irving even-
ting the homeowner several times and
forcing him to give up his keys and
wallet.
Irving fled in the homeowners
truck and five days later, arrived at
Henry Ford Allegiance Health seek-
ing treatment for his gunshot wound.
He at first lied to police who were
summoned to the hospital, saying he
accidentally shot himself. He eventu-
ally conceded under questioning that
he knew the victim and was surprised
by his own actions.
He said he used the stolen money
to buy drugs and sold the handgun for
more drugs, Blackman-Leoni Town-
ship Public Safety Detective Joseph
Merritt earlier testified.
There are no winners in this mat-
ter, Wilson said in rendering his sen-
tence. The victim was doing nothing
but sitting at home when you came in
and threatened his life, hitting him
multiple times in the head. I under-
stand you had a heroin problem that
led you to do this, but now your family
has to watch you go to prison for what
you did.
Irving was credited for 165 days
served.
charged with felony
Nathan Clark
nclark1@mlive.com
NA P OL EON T OW NSH I P
A 16-year-old Napoleon
High School student is in
serious trouble after she
allegedly stole another stu-
dents credit card, used it
at a gas station and lied to
police.
T he st udent, who se
name is being withheld,
is charged as a juvenile
for one felony count each
of illegal use of a finan-
cial transaction device
and lying to a police offi-
cer, both four-year felonies,
Napoleon Township Police
Chief Duaine Pittman said.
The victims family was
willing to let the incident
slide if she had been honest
about what happened, Pit-
tman said. But as soon as
we told them she wouldnt
stop lying even after I
showed her photos of her
stealing the girls lanyard
the victim who said she did
not know the teen using her
card but recognized her as
a fellow Napoleon High stu-
dent, Pittman said.
School officials identi-
fied the teen in the security
footage and had her come to
the school office to talk with
police.
When confronted, the
teen denied doing anything
wrong, Pittman said.
Pittman first showed the
teen school security footage
of her finding the victims
lanyard in the school hall-
way and pocketing it. Then,
he showed her a photo of her
taken from the gas station
security camera using the
stolen credit card, spending
$13.05, Pittman said.
I gave her multiple ways
out of the situation, hoping
she would admit to what she
did, but she just kept lying,
Pittman said.
Police later recovered the
stolen lanyard at the teens

Man running from rollover arrested a mile away
Nathan Clark
nclark1@mlive.com
C A M D E N T OW N S H I P A motorist
was arrested Wednesday afternoon,
shortly after running from a rollover
crash a mile away.
Police and rescue crews were called
to the two-vehicle crash about 6 p.m.
at East Territorial and Bird Lake roads,
according to a Michigan State Police
release.
The 37-year-old was traveling at high
speed northbound on South Bird Lake
Road with a 34-year-old female passen-
ger when he failed to stop at the East
Territorial Road intersection and was
struck by a westbound vehicle, police
said.
The impact caused both vehicles to
veer into a field at the northwest cor-
ner of the intersection, the northbound
vehicle rolling several times, police
said.
After the northbound vehicle landed
on its roof, the man climbed out and
fled, police said. He was located a
mile from the scene, leaving a wooded
area. He was arrested under suspicion
of being under the influence of mari-
juana.
Police also discovered the man was
driving with a suspended license and
had two outstanding warrants for
probation violation and failure to pay
child support.
The driver of the westbound vehi-
cle, a 67-year-old woman, and her
74-year-old passenger were taken to
Hillsdale Hospital to be treated for
injuries, police said. The man and his
passenger were treated at the scene
for minor injuries.
Troopers credit the use of seat belts
in saving lives in the crash.
Pioneer Ohio Fire Rescue personnel
and Reading Emergency Medical Sup-
port Ambulance assisted at the scene.
and using the card at the
gas station, they said to go
ahead with charges.
On May 9, the victims
family called police to
report their child had lost
a lanyard with her attached
car keys and a wallet with
her credit card inside and
they needed to report the
card was stolen, police
said.
Shortly after the report,
police received a call from
the credit card company
advising the card was used
at a Napoleon gas station,
Pittman said.
Police reviewed security
footage at the station with
home and sent her case to
the Jackson County Prose-
cutors Office, which issued
the juvenile petition for the
two felonies.
Two $15 gift cards for
Applebees and about $10 in
cash, also inside the victims
lanyard, were not recovered.
The school suspended
the girl for the remainder
of the school year, Pittman
said.
The maximum punish-
ment she faces is four years
in juvenile detention.
I hope this can serve as a
lesson to other students that
they cannot lie to police like
this, Pittman said.

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Esther Delilah Gutierrez and Orion Adam Michael Green and Ashley
Fredrick Lee Shipe Jr., both of Ann Kontos, both of Jackson

$2.8M for water

Jackson Gregory Lea James and Angela
Gail LeClear, both of Jackson Samantha Ann Marie Sharp and
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and Kinsey Elaine Barrett, of Joel Daniel Mead and Brittany Jackson

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Mary-Jo Erskine, both of Grass
Lake Augustus Love Jr. and Ruthie
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Barbara Gayle Roy and Wesley

insurance renewal
of Jackson Rujan Jr., both of Munith Jessica Anne Howard and Kyle
Jeffery Holstine, both of Grass
David Allen Soltis and Dawn William Irving Showerman and Lake
Marie Redman, both of Jackson Sherry Diann Winchell, both of
Jackson Courtney Michelle-Lee Zakrze-
Andrew Surma asurma@mlive.com This is a necessary Austin James Ream and Kristen wski and Clayton Allen Lewin,
Taylor Olsen, both of Atlanta, Suzanne Scott McCloskey and both of Jackson
JACK S ON Two new construction con- upgrade, and I wanted Georgia Alexander James Butterfield,
tracts and a renewed insurance policy both of Jackson Marilyn Kay Tello, of Jackson,
will cost the city of Jackson more than to make sure the Anne Elise Tucker, of Jackson, and Jeffrey Lynn Hillman, of
$2.8 million. and Jonathan Mark Osantowski, Anthony Lee Smith and Miranda Pontiac
At its Tuesday meeting, the Jackson information is out of Grandville Ann Herzberg, both of Brooklyn
City Council unanimously approved Owen Matthew Welsh and Trisha
a $17,000 contract for consulting ser- there to the public so Shawn Scott Hamby and Mayra Edwin Rodolfo Velasquez and Emily Norkey, both of Jackson
vices for city bridge inspections and a Novoa, both of Jackson Rachel Marie Hochhauser, both
$2.3 million contract for improvements people can understand of Jackson Jeffery Allen Ruckel and Jennifer
to the citys water treatment plant. It also Trevor Jordan Kimball, of Free- Elaine Dalrymple, both of Albion
approved a $459,000 payment to renew why we are spending land, and Kimberly Grace Cary, Kylie Nichole Ripley and Paul
the citys liability and property insurance of Parma Orlando Tafoya, both of Spring- Maureen Elizabeth Lefere and
policy. so much money. port Chad Douglas Rogers, both of
The $2.3 million contract, awarded to Victoria Paige Resor and Scott Jackson
L.D. Docsa, of Kalamazoo, is the most Jackson Councilman Craig Pappin Lee Hendricks, both of Jackson Tamara Jean Stout, of Spring-
vital for Jackson residents, Councilman port, and Ubaldo Bonifacio-Mar- Adriana Chora and Nathaniel
Craig Pappin said. Joshua Aaron Pepin, of Cement tinez, of Hanover Thomas Steelman, both of
This is one of the most important and out the city as needed. Because of that, City, and Maranda May Oster- Jackson
vital functions that we on council do in Knepper expects the new pumps will holm, of Jackson Charles Burton Hemmerlin and
providing services for the city,he said. save money. Lindsay Amanda Miller, both of Ryan Timothy Sannes and
This is a necessary upgrade, and I Most of the funding for the proj- Cheyenne Agnes Meade and Phoenix Stephanie Lauren McIntosh,
wanted to make sure the information ect, $2 million, is included in the citys Casey Michael Forner, both of both of Grass Lake
is out there to the public so people can 2017-2018 budget, Knepper said in a Jackson Jimmy Joseph Faust Jr. and
understand why we are spending so memo to City Manager Patrick Burtch. Lyssa May Christine Scheidt, Stephanie Paige Cox and Jeffrey
much money. The remaining costs are expected to be Brian David Rett, of Concord, both of Jackson Warren II, both of Jackson
Jacksons water treatment plant included in the 2018-2019 budget. and Rebecca Hale Dow, of Lake
high-service pump station was built in If we were to construct a completely
1924, said Todd Knepper, director of pub- new facility, the cost would be in the $20-
lic works. Most of the six pumps were to $30-million range, Knepper said. In
installed in the 1960s. that context, making these repairs is DRUNKEN DRIVING appeared impaired. Jackson, 12 months probation,
The pump station is responsible for much more cost effective. SENTENCINGS Minor under the influence is a per- $1,600 costs and fines, for
delivering drinking water throughout the The other large expense approved son under 21 with a blood alcohol OWVI, alcohol.
city. He said the pumps are sturdy, but Monday renews the citys insurance pol- The following are drinking level of 0.02 to 0.07 percent.
the piping between them is deteriorating. icy with Michigan Municipal League Lia- and driving sentences from JUDGE MICHAEL KLAEREN
Our fear is if we have a leak, that takes bility & Property Pool for the 2017-2018 Jackson District Court. JUDGE JOSEPH FILIP Scott Allan Beck, 40, of Jackson,
the pump station out of service, which fiscal year. The citys $458,597 premium Defendants hometowns were at Gary Robert Adams, 26, of Jack- one day in jail, 12 months proba-
takes the city out of water, Knepper said. increased by $16,000 from the previous the time of sentencing. son, 93 days in jail, 12 months tion, $1,060 costs and fines, for
The city has a backup plan if a leak fiscal year. The policy insures city-owned Jail sentences may be suspended. probation, $1,100 costs and OWI, blood alcohol content of
occurs, he said. assets, such as buildings and automo- Operating while impaired means fines, for OWVI, alcohol. 0.17 or more.
The renovations will add two new biles, City Attorney Beth Vujnov said. the drivers blood alcohol level Jessica Marie Barber, 26, of Kathryn Michelle Comstock, 23,
pumps and suction piping. New dis- The reason for the 3.6-percent increase was 0.08 percent or more and the Jackson, $1,300 costs and fines, of Cement City, one day in jail,
charge piping is being moved to a new is because the cost of doing business ability to drive was substantially for OWVI, alcohol. 12 months probation, $1,030
underground facility outside the build- is going up, she said. The city expects and materially affected. Jesse Wallace Brigham, 22, costs and fines, for OWI.
ing, Knepper said. to receive a $48,000 dividend from last Operating while visibly impaired of Horton, 93 days in jail, 12 Jacqueline Eileen Wheaton, 49,
Varying speed drives are expected to years policy, according to a memo from (OWVI) means the drivers blood months probation, $1,300 costs of Parma, two days in jail, 12
be added to the new pumps, which adjust Vujnov to Burtch. Burtch said that money alcohol level was below 0.08, but and fines, for OWVI, alcohol. months probation, $1,185 costs
the amount of water pumped through- is placed in the citys general fund. an officer determined the driver Harley Nicole Eteo, 24, of and fines, for OWVI, alcohol.

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ments compound the effect.
Dont forget other debts such as utility
bills, phone/cable/internet bills and even
student loans. Missing payments on any
regularly scheduled bill or installment
loan will also damage your credit score.
S DONT MAX OUT YOUR CREDIT
If you spend near your credit limits,
your credit score will suffer even if you
pay the bill off in full every month. Lend-
ers look at credit utilization, the amount
of credit you use as a percentage of your
credit limit, to assess the risk involved in
lending you money.
Try to keep your balances below 30
percent of your credit limit at all times.
ome college graduates have
studied physics and will pur-
sue rocket science as a career.
Others plan to become doc-
tors, memorizing every bone in the body,
while a few are walking encyclopedias
when it comes to history.
But how many of them can and do
balance a checkbook?
The National Center for Education Sta-
tistics reports 1.6 million college gradu-
ates in 2014 will be unprepared for finan-
cial independence. A large percentage of
graduates never have paid their own rent,
balanced a checkbook or created a bud-
get, much less learned to live on one.
The good news in this grim statistic
is that learning the basics of personal
financial management isnt difficult.
Here are some personal finance strate-
gies that can help you get your post-col-
lege life off to a good start:
S LIVE ON A BUDGET
Weve listed this as the first strategy
because it will provide the foundation for
everything else you do from a personal
financial management standpoint. Until
you have knowledge of and control over
how much money youre earning and
spending, you wont be able to implement
any other personal finance strategies.
The concept of budgeting is simple;
its the execution thats often difficult.
The first step is to determine your total
monthly income and expenses. Then
subtract the former from the latter to see
whether youre spending more or less
money than you make.
Hopefully youre spending less, in
which case you can start thinking about
how youll save and/or invest your excess
money (see the next two strategies). If
youre spending more than you make, its
time to take a look at your expenses and
figure out areas where you can cut back.
S MAKE SAVING A PRIORITY
As they embark on their professional
careers, college graduates often place sav-
ing at the bottom of their priority list, since
financial habits that can last a lifetime.
Regardless of how small your pay-
check is, you probably can afford to save
something. The amount isnt as import-
ant at this stage of your life as building
the discipline of saving. One strategy is
to save a percentage of your income
this way, your savings will automatically
increase as your income grows.
Set an initial goal of saving three to
six months worth of living expenses in
an FDIC-insured bank or money market
account. This can serve as a rainy day
savings account you can tap if you have a
financial emergency.
S LEARN THE BASICS OF INVESTING
Saving money and investing money
are not the same thing. After you have
built up your emergency savings account
to a comfortable level, start thinking
about how you might want to invest some
of your excess money in stocks, bonds or
other financial instruments.
Investing involves accepting the risk
that you might lose some (or even all) of
your money for the potential of earning
a higher return than is offered by sav-
ings and money market accounts. In gen-
eral, the riskier your investments are, the
higher the potential return might be. It
might make sense to assume a little more
risk when investing for long-term finan-
cial goals such as retirement.
S THINK ABOUT RETIREMENT
Yes, we said retirement. While retir-
ing might seem like its the last thing you
need to think about now, the reality is the
sooner you start saving for retirement,
the more time you have to benefit from
compounding returns and tax benefits.
Time is the retirement savers best
friend. Here is what an early start on sav-
ing for retirement can look like: John
started contributing $90 a week to his
companys 401(k) plan when he was 25
years old. If he continues doing this for
40 years and earns an annual return of
7 percent, hell have a retirement nest egg
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A10 SU N DAY, J U N E 1 8 , 2 0 17
HEROIN EPIDEMIC
ADDICTION
FROM A1
metabolized positive marker
for heroin, 6-monoacetylor-
phine.
The Citizen Patriot anal-
ysis shows those who died
were overwhelmingly white.
All but 13 were male. Many
were tradesmen. Ten had
gone to college. Their aver-
age age was 40.
Their stories are tragic,
and often heartbreaking. A
talented mixed martial art-
ist and coach with a spiral-
ing dependency on pain
pills. A Marine who strug-
gled with the sudden death
of his father. A woman
whose repeated stints in jail
or rehab never kept her sober
long enough to mother her
children.
Neither recovery nor reli-
gion could save them.
Its so highly addictive.
To know someone loves their
kids, more than anything
in the world, and cant fight
this, said David Goolsby Jr.,
who lost his estranged wife,
Jessica Warren, 33, the day
after Mothers Day 2016.
How cou ld t here be
somet hing t hat could
make you not see them
every night, kiss them on
the forehead, take them to
school ...?
It is no secret the opioid
issue fills jails and morgues
and splinters families. It is
happening in Jackson and
across the country. Politi-
cians have made platforms
of the epidemic. They raise
alarm at government cap-
itals and in communit y
forums, but measuring the
scope can be difficult.
There is no classifica-
tion for heroin or drug abuse
deaths in police databases,
and Jackson County depart-
ments could not generate
complete lists. The medical
examiners office would pro-
vide only numbers.
Assembling a catalog of
names and cases required
purchasing and reviewing
all the 2016 death certificates
and filing Freedom of Infor-
mation Act requests for police
reports and then autopsy and
toxicology records.
BRITTNEY
As a child, Brittney Bald-
win, 25, never wanted to go
inside. A tomboy in pink, she
liked fishing, mud bogging
and riding four-wheelers.
Since she was in diapers,
she had been on horses, with
friends or rented from sta-
bles. She volunteered for
a time at a Pleasant Lake
sanctuary and had a heart
for dogs. Her grandmother
Jackie Mays still tends to
her pets, Jada, a Labrador-
beagle, and Lexi, a pit bull
mix. One insists on sleep-
ing by the door to Baldwins
empty bedroom.
She went to Northwest
schools, but struggled, espe-
cially with math, and did
not graduate. She was good-
hearted and eager to please,
and got with the wrong
people.
T h a t s w h e n i t a l l
started, her mother, Sandra
Flannery, said. That drug is
the devil.
She had r un-ins with
police, mostly for stealing,
court records show, and
overdosed multiple times.
In 2012, she went to a
rehabilitation facility in
Lansing, but left after her
close cousin died in a vehi-
cle crash.
A former boyfriend kept
her clean, and relatives
thought she remained so
until Bailey called the night
before Thanksgiving.
Those with a history of
opioid abuse require long-
term rehabilitation, a pos-
sibility for more people since
the Michigan expansion of
Medicaid in 2013, but there
are not enough beds avail-
able and people sit on wait-
ing lists.
In the meantime, the saf-
est place for them often is the
Jackson County Jail.
There, Jackson County
Sheriff Steve Rand said a
quarter of the population is
incarcerated for a heroin-
J AC KS O N C I T I Z E N PAT R I OT
related offense.
JESSICA
There was no answer at
the door, but he could hear
the baby, then 1 or 2 months
old, crying and scream-
ing. He climbed through a
window.
Jessica Warren was vomit-
ing, convulsing on the floor.
White foam coming from her
mouth. David Goolsby called
911.
His wife had overdosed.
It started a long trend,
said Goolsby, a business
development manager for a
debt collection call services
center.
He cant even keep track
of all the times Jessica got
into trouble, usually for
theft. She cycled in and out
of jails and treatment cen-
ters while he tended to their
two children, especially
their daughter, who suffers
from severe asthma. Her
lungs never fully developed,
possibly because of her preg-
nant mothers concealed
substance abuse.
There were times she
would try. The children now
reminisce about a trip to an
orchard and a visit to a tram-
poline park. She would come
in the morning to take them
to school.
But, then, it would slowly
get her. We wouldnt see her
for a week.
She was accepted into
Jackson County Recovery
Court, a treatment-centered
track for offenders with drug
or alcohol dependencies.
The judge, Susan Jordan,
remembers how she was lit
up from within when sober.
But after repeated violations
and second chances the
judge ousted her from the
program.
She just never could
break it, said Goolsby, who
grew weary.
He tried several times to
divorce her.
You cant just keep trying
to help someone. It stresses
you out. Takes your life
over.
Six years ago, 5 percent
of participants in Jackson
County Recovery Court were
opioid users. Now, they make
up one-third or more of the
70 people enrolled.
It is an intensive program
with an impressive record of
rehabilitation, but among
the participants, opioid users
are least likely to succeed.
One man died last year,
one day after his recovery
court graduation. In his
apartment, police found $363
and baggies of suspected
heroin. Laborator y tests
showed cocaine and heroin in
his blood and urine.
The drug itself is
extremely toxic. It is also
highly addictive, said New-
ell Turpel, Recovery Court
director of operations and
case manager. There is no
other comparison in the drug
world, the seduction of opi-
ates on the brain.
BAILEY
Bailey Spahr worked long
hours, usually seven days a
week. An employee in a bar,
he developed a drinking
problem, one he concealed
for a time from his mother.
At his worst, he drank a
fifth or more a day of Jager-
meister, said his mother,
Jennifer Spahr, a Jehovahs
Witness, former day care
operator and mother of four.
Spahr concedes she would
buy him booze because it
was too agonizing to watch
him suffer.
As a parent, my kid is
white as a ghost. He would
profusely sweat. Id give him
a couple shots of whiskey,
and he was fine, she said.
Bailey was on medica-
tion for anxiety. He was
depressed. He collected
a few criminal charges,
most recently for drunken
driving.
He w a s c au g ht w it h
cocaine, used mari-
juana, misused pills, but
not this. Wary because of
Brittneys history, Spahr
watched closely.
Although I had a sick
feeling about it, I didnt see
it.
For a parent, the signs
are not always obvious
and painful to recognize.
A sloppy appearance, lack
of motivation or energy,
secrecy, changes in behav-
ior, decline in performance,
issues with relationships.
They have new friends,
friends with unknown last
names, said Mike Hirst, of
Waterloo Township, who lost
his 24-year-old son, Andrew,
to heroin in 2010, at the cusp
of the epidemic.
Its hard to tell. You dont
see until its too late, he
said.
QUINCY
On Oct. 10, Quincy Rice, a
41-year-old father and well-
known mixed-martial art-
ist and coach, posted a mes-
sage on Facebook, where he
maintained a prolific pres-
ence.
I fe el ig nor a nt a nd
pathetic for all the unneeded
and ineffective efforts Ive
put into lifes situations
which were beyond my con-
trol, he wrote.
But the devil lies in the
truth that tomorrow Ill
catch myself doing it again
The drug itself is extremely toxic.
It is also highly addictive. There is
no other comparison in the drug
world, the seduction of opiates
on the brain.
Newell Turpel, Recovery Court director
of operations and case manager
and will be left to question
my sanity once more. ... Im
going to keep trying. ...
He would pray for change.
Shortly before 11 p.m.
the same day, Rice was pro-
nounced dead. He was found
in a bathroom in an unfamil-
iar home on Renfrew Drive
in Spring Arbor. A medical
examiner later noted posi-
tive tests for cocaine, heroin
and fentanyl.
His companions never
arrested placed him in a
bathtub and tried to wake
him with running water,
said his brother, Shannon
Stebelton, 45, who fielded a
3 a.m. visit from police.
With scruffy facial hair
and a deep, raspy voice, Ste-
belton didnt bother to stop
the tears running down his
cheeks.
Suck it up, buttercup, he
knows his brother would say.
The depth of heroin death
investigations seems to differ
widely. Some police reports
are only two or three pages,
detailing hardly more than
on-site observations. Oth-
ers are far longer, involving
detectives, follow-up inter-
views and cell phone exam-
inations.
Some of it is because of
training, exposure, knowl-
edge, and some of it is just
about the perception, said
Michigan State Police Detec-
tive Lt. Lisa Gee- Cram,
charged with narcotics inves-
tigation.
What am I investigating?
Is it a homicide? Or is it some
junkie who took his life?
BAILEY
As a 4-year-old, Bailey
had a stool at the stove. He
chopped vegetables and
made grilled cheese sand-
wiches. He started cooking
at The Hunt Club in Jackson
when he was 15.
Ba iley, a ffect ionately
called Bubba by his little
sisters, was hard-working
and smart, far smarter than
his grades demonstrated.
He could wire anything,
synched the TV with the
Internet years before any-
one was streaming Netflix
and quickly programmed
phones. Mathematical equa-
tions were a cinch.
His mother had hoped he
would be an engineer. She
hoped he would go to col-
lege.
Teachers would say he
could teach the class, but he
wouldnt do the work, Jen-
nifer Spahr said.
He at tended We ster n
and Western Options high
schools, but quit in the 12th
grade.
The Jackson Narcotics
Enforcement Team, a small
undercover unit tasked with
disrupting drug trafficking,
seized 230 grams about
2,300 doses of heroin in
2016.
It seems a small quan-
tity to people accustomed Michigan, before the wide-
to hearing occasional news
repor t s of kilog ram s of
cocaine tucked in a semi-
trailer or stashed in a pickup
bed.
More than in other drug
operations, those distribut-
ing heroin typically the
Mexican cartels through
source cities, like Detroit
maintain only small stores, a
tactic likely designed to limit
losses and minimize conse-
quences.
JESSICA
He was 19, and she was his
first love.
She was older, smart and
beautiful. She already had a
son and daughter from prior
relationships, and he adored
them. Most nights, he was at
her apartment.
She was definitely the
prettiest thing I had ever
seen at the time, Goolsby,
31, said.
Goolsby and Jessica mar-
ried when she was four
months pregnant with their
son, now 10.
She stayed home while he
worked. She cut coupons,
packed notes with lunches
and took walks with the
baby.
She was a good mom, he
said.
Goolsbys father, a pastor,
and mother embraced her.
His mom showed her how to
cook, took her to church. She
went to school to become a
medical assistant.
But there were indica-
tions Goolsby did not see, or
maybe he ignored.
Her past was checkered.
Her father committed sui-
cide. Her mother struggled
with substance abuse and
died young.
Jessica sometimes
wouldnt get out of bed for
three days.
To look back now, it
must have gotten worse and
worse.
They split before the birth
of their daughter in 2010.
Children are often collat-
eral damage, experts say.
One man died last year in
the presence of his daughter,
at the close of her third birth-
day party.
Jordan, also a family court
judge, sees the impact drug
use has on children, and she
has fewer mechanisms for
oversight in child neglect or
custody cases because the
parties are not on probation.
Its especially concerning
for people who are here and
they are denying it, she said.
Yo u k n o w t h e c h i l -
dren are suffering because
you have a parent who is
drug-seeking and not par-
enting, and drug-seeking is
really a full-time job.
QUINCY
Quincy R ices former
pupil, Brandon Sandford,
now with the American Top
Team in Florida, called him
the states godfather of
MMA.
Anyone who was into
mixed martial arts in Mich-
igan knew of Rice, 41.
He changed the whole
game, said, his brother, Ste-
belton.
Rice wrestled at Western
High School and earned a
scholarship to Muskegon
Community College, but left
when he learned his girl-
friend was pregnant with
their daughter. The two
also had a son, a recent high
school graduate.
He became a professional
fighter when human cage
fighting was still illegal in
shows Bailey last entered
spread popularity of the
Ultimate Fighting Champi-
onship, and earned a black
belt in judo. A driven, tal-
ented grappler and a
notorious online provoca-
teur he fought all over the
country, in prestigious gyms
and with lauded names.
At 5 foot 7 inches, 165
pounds, it was not sufficient
to merely win his division.
He wasnt the best unless
he could beat the biggest
guy, Stebelton said.
Rice retired in 2001, but
stayed in the sport. As a
trainer, he valued discipline
and professionalism.
Even if I dont have a
fight in the near future, I
train like I do ..., Sandford
was quoted as saying in
2013. Quincy would accept
nothing less from me.
He took athletes from
nothing to the world stage,
his brother said.
He didt have a ca r,
didnt have a house. He lived
in his gym. He didnt want
all that stuff. It didnt mean
s--- for him.
Death certificates in Jack-
son County are purposely
vague on details in drug
deaths, even though the
National Association of Med-
ical Examiners recommends
medical examiners max-
imize useful information
about opioid drug deaths.
Jackson County does not
specify which drugs caused
or contributed to a death on
death certificates, the only
document medical examin-
ers are required to forward
to the state for purposes of
recording vital statistics.
You want to protect the
reputation of the decedent as
much as you possibly can,
said Dr. John Maino, Jackson
County medical examiner.
He said it is the aggregate
data, stripped of identifiers,
that has value in pinpointing
trends and molding policy.
Dr. Joyce deJong, medical
examiner for Ingham, Kalm-
azoo, Calhoun, Livingston,
Muskegon and Allegan coun-
ties, said her offices use such
specifics because it provides
better data for all the agen-
cies that need the informa-
tion.
BRITTNEY AND BAILEY
They met while working
at Olive Garden about a year
before their deaths.
They drank cheap whis-
key, smoked cigarettes and
spent most of their time
together, living with Baileys
mother or, when she ousted
them, with Brittneys grand-
parents.
There were tumultuous
periods, even violence, fam-
ily members said.
Months after their deaths,
Spahr still would find notes
Brittney left for her son.
B a i le y, you a r e my
heart, she wrote.
People tend to judge those
with addictions, often with
contempt, despite the broad
swath of people affected,
despite growing education
and awareness efforts. It is a
habit with a probable fatal
conclusion. Why continue?
Its not as simple as, if you
dont want to use, then dont
stick needles in your arm,
Gee-Cram said.
Although societ y still
largely considers drug depen-
dency a moral failure, it is a
chronic disease and needs
to be approached as such,
said Sarah Allison, health
action coordinator for Henry
Ford Allegiance Health Pre-
vention and Communit y
Health.
BAILEY
Jennifer Spahr was in Chi-
cago visiting her daughter
when she heard her son had
died. His father, her former
husband, called her.
Bailey helped Brittney to
the hospital its unclear
what led to the overdose or
where it took place and he
was distraught, beside him-
self, Mays said.
Well before daw n on
Thanksgiving, Nov. 24, he
disappeared.
Police reports suggest
a man, caught on surveil-
lance tape, visited him at
the hospital. Camera footage
the bathroom with the back-
pack at 4:58 a.m. He was pro-
nounced dead 15 hours later,
about 8 p.m.
A custodian found him in
the bathroom. A code blue
summoned hospital staff.
They tried to save him, but it
was too late.
His body, incapacitated
by carfentanil and other
drugs, already was start-
ing to stiffen, according to
a police report. A medical
examiner estimated he had
been dead at least six hours.
At least five of those who
died last year were discovered
in bathrooms.
Overdoses of ten are
reported in public restrooms,
fast-food restaurants and gas
stations.
At the Admiral station at
1910 E. Michigan Ave., clerks
twice found someone over-
dosing in the bathroom in the
past four to six months. Both
survived.
Now, the station locks
the room and monitors who
uses it, said manager Janel
Strong, who removed a stor-
age cabinet once used for
spare toilet paper and other
storage. One less place for
people to use their drugs on.
Sean Mansour owns the
BP station at North West and
Ganson streets and had to
close his public bathroom.
A lot of just needles and
stuff, he said. I just got sick
of it.
BRITTNEY
She was hysterical after
Bailey died, and her mother
convinced her to stay at the
Charles Anderson Build-
ing, the hospital psychiatric
ward.
Brittney stayed a few
days, signed herself out of
the hospital Nov. 29 and
went back to her grandpar-
ents house.
Her grandparents took her
Nov. 30 to the Kroger store
on Argyle Street in Jackson
to pick up a prescription
Mays doesnt know what it
was and Brittney insisted
on going to the pharmacy
alone. Jackie and Richard
Mays waited in the car.
It was the next morning,
about 2 a.m., that they dis-
covered Brittney.
Jackie told police she got
out of bed to use the bath-
room. Brittneys bedroom
light and fan were on. Jackie
woke her husband. The room
was locked, and he had to
break open the door.
Brittney was on the floor.
I put my hand on her and
I said, Richard, shes ice
cold.
Near her body, a Michigan
State Police trooper found
a large metal spoon and a
lighter. In her wallet was a
folded lottery ticket packet
containing tan powder.
Later testing showed it
was carfentanil, a drug so
deadly medical authorities
warn first-responders not to
touch it.
Four people died last year
with carfentanil in their
blood. The drug is intended
as a tranquilizer for large
animals and is not approved
for human use. It is said to
be 100 times stronger than
fentanyl, itself a powerful
synthetic opioid reportedly
50 times more potent than
heroin.
Bailey and Brittney were
two of four carfentanil fatal-
ities last year. None of them
tested positive for heroin.
QUINCY
His brother will tell a story
about how he got smashed,
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HEROIN EPIDEMIC

ADDICTION
FROM A10
had his collar bone broken,
then came back for more.
He was in a lot of physical
discomfort.
He wrestled his whole
life. Twenty, 30 years of
hand-to-hand combat, his
brother said.
Quincy started taking
narcotics for his injuries,
and the resulting depen-
dency aected his relation-
ships.
Toward the end, it was so
powerful. The addiction was
so strong. Basically, he was
choosing to get high over
everything, his friend and
mentee Sandford said. It
was a situation where drugs
were a priority for him, and I
couldnt support him.
Soon, Rice lost his insur-
ance and started buying
medicines o the street, said
his brother, sitting on his
deck in Summit Township.
Twice, Rice went to a
rehabilitation facility. The
second time, he stayed four
to ve months.
I thought he was good,
Stebelton said.
Quincy involved himself
in the recovery community,
started a group and went to
the Apostolic Tabernacle, a
Jackson church captained
by a southern preacher with
a history of drug use. He was
reconnecting with his son,
for whom he had not always
been present.
About six weeks before
he died, he made amends
with Sandford while they
attended a ght at the Jack-
son County Fairgrounds. He
and his former fighters ran
through a warmup ritual,
just like old times.
He helped so many peo-
ple, his brother said.
All that, but your own
life ... .
It is well documented that
the heroin epidemic has its
roots in prescription drugs.
Doctors are addressing that.
The Rev. Kenneth Bass, a former addict, preaches hope at Jacksons Apostolic Tabernacle. Emily Mesner, MLive.com
AS LONG AS YOURE BREATHING,
Opioids should be reserved,
not for chronic back pain, but
for, say, terminal pancreatic
cancer.
Part of the problem is peo-
ple expect or want immediate
100 percent relief of the pain
and relief of the discomfort.
There is no medication that is
going to do that completely,
said Maino, also an emer-
gency department physician.
We should be looking for
other ways or means to con-
trol or treat that pain.
JESSICA
She had been d r i n k-
ing all night, staying with a
woman at a home in Leoni
Township. Police described
it as clean, organized and
well-maintained.
Jessica Warren went out-
side before dawn to talk to
a short man named B, the
woman told police.
The next afternoon, on
May 9, 2016, the woman tried
unsuccessfully to wake her
friend.
There were no imme-
diate signs of drug use
Jessicas only possessions
were a T-shirt and bra
but the woman said Jes-
sica snorted heroin to avoid
the track marks left by nee-
dles. Later tests confirmed
the presence of heroin and
cocaine.
Foren sic patholog i st s
and toxicologists rarely find
only a single substance when
investigating drug abuse
deaths. Usually, it is a combi-
nation of opioids and metab-
olized opioids, cocaine and
amphetamines, stimulants
like Adderall, Maino, the
medical examiner, said.
Of the 2016 death investi-
gations, 16 showed cocaine
use. There were six positive
tests for methamphetamine
and 17 for benzodiazepines,
antidepressants such as
Xanax or Valium.
BRITTNEY
Jackie Mays, barefoot in
black, leaned against a Mer-
cury Sable outside her home
at the end of a long, rutted
drive in Rives Township.
She will say she is numb to
it. Her daughter is far more
emotional; Brittney was her
only child.
I denitely miss her. Its
tearing me apart, said Flan-
nery, visiting her parents
one weekend from her home
in Indiana. For months,
she had promised to clean
her daughters room, but it
remained untouched this
day and for weeks later.
It hurts Richard Mays,
too.
That was his little love
bug. That was his song for
her when she was grow-
ing up, Jackie Mays said as
her husband, a retired truck
driver, busied himself by
repairing a radio, unwilling
to join the conversation.
Jackie Mays, 72, is more Maybe shed get better.
practical and experienced
with loss. She said it is qui-
eter since Brittney left.
It was she who would
fetch Brittney at 2 a.m., even
when her husband told her
to stay. So many nights she
worried.
Im fine, she insisted inate. It cares not for race or
one afternoon, when she
could not hide the tears.
Narcan or naloxone, the
opioid antidote, regularly
saves people to die another
day, skeptics say. Health
advocates and those in the
substance abuse prevention
eld see it dierently.
If we dont save that per-
sons life, they never get a
chance of recovery, said
Shelly Kosmet, who has been
off heroin more than seven
years and serves as coordi-
nator for the Jackson Area
Recovery Community. How
many times? As many times
as it takes. Because if it were
your sister or your son or your
mom, you would do as many
times as it takes.
JESSICA
Our last words, were
probably words of redemp-
tion, David Goolsby Sr.,
Davids father said, standing
in the doorway of his stately
historic home on Fourth
Street.
Dont condemn your-
self; we love you. You have
value.
Goolsby Jr. remembers
making far harsher state-
ments.
He has since done what
he must. His parents have
been a great help, and he has
a new girlfriend. He takes
care of his children, as he
did long before Jessica died.
Goolsby knows he must
be more affectionate, as a
mother would be.
They show emotions,
too, sad or angry. Quick
tempered, he said of his
children
When she was in jail or
rehab, when she was absent,
t hey a lway s had hop e.
heroin.
Maybe shed visit
For her to be gone,
Goolsby said, they know,
you are never going to see
her again.
Recovery advocates look-
ing to reduce stigma often
say: Heroin does not discrim-
age or class. Statistics largely
back such statements.
But there are risk fac-
tors; parents who use is a
big one, said Allison, who
works in prevention for the
hospital.
One police report detailed
the death of a 60-year-old
man who had been snorting
heroin with his son, 37.
At least three of the people
discussed here had families
with histories of substance
abuse.
BAILEY
It pains Spahr, who tries
not to be bitter, that Bailey
died by a toilet, that it took
so long for anyone to find
him.
Do I blame the hospi-
tal? To a certain extent I do,
Spahr said. But, you know
what, Bailey, you are a good
kid, and you didnt listen to
your mother.
DEATHS
FROM A1
trained not to show emo-
tions when were out, but it
is getting harder to do that.
In 201 2, the 911 dis-
patch center elded 67 calls
related to drug overdoses
in the county. By 2016, that
number rose to 241.
From Jan. 1 to May 16
this year, rescue crews have
gone out on 111 overdose-
related calls and police
have logged 353 other drug-
related incidents.
There is no clear answer
on how to turn the tide on
the heroin epidemic, but
many agree it must start
at the community level
with residents understand-
ing the addictive power of
each time, he said.
This isnt a problem
of just one social and eco-
nomic group; it affects
everyone, Weaver said.
The person sitting next to
you could be addicted to
heroin, and you wouldnt
know it.
MORE LETHAL
THAN EVER
Heroin alone has the
potential to kill its user. But
more and more dealers are
selling high-potency opi-
oids mixed with heroin or
as a substitute for heroin,
making the drug more pow-
erful and, in turn, deadlier
to users.
Fentanyl, a synthetic
opioid prescribed for pain,
was discovered in 21 drug-
related death investigations
in Jackson County last year.
The non-pharmaceutical
variety of it is produced in
clandestine laboratories.
Lab tests in two other
cases showed furanyl fen-
tanyl, an illicit designer ver-
sion of fentanyl. There also
were three cases with posi-
tive tests for acetyl fentanyl,
another potent analog.
Roseanna Whitehill, 39,
was one of the casualties of
fentanyl-laced heroin last
year. She had more than
30 times the recommended
medical dose of fentanyl in
her system when she died in
August in the bathroom of a
Jackson home, according to
court testimony.
Bailey Matthew Spahr,
21, became Jacksons first
victim of carfentanil in
November, according to his
autopsy report. Carfentanil
is a tranquilizing agent for
elephants and other large
mammals that also is mixed
with or sold as heroin for a
bigger high.
Carfentanil killed three
more Jackson County resi-
dents by the years end.
When I started (police
work) 20 years ago, to have
a heroin overdose in the city
was rare, Jackson Direc-
tor of Police and Fire Ser-
vices Elmer Hitt said. We
never imagined we would
be dealing with something
as potent and deadly as fen-
tanyl and carfentanil.
ANTIDOTE USED OFTEN
Na loxone, commonly
k nown as Na rca n, is a
potent opiate antidote that
can immediately reverse
the eects of a heroin over-
dose.
When the fire depart-
ment started carrying it in
2015, it was used only twice,
Weaver said. Last year, nal-
oxone was used more than
65 times to bring someone
out of an overdose, he said.
ACCESS AND ADDICTION
Recovering addict Dan
Smith admitted his drug
habit st a r ted when he
took prescription painkill-
ers after an injury playing
sports in school.
After his prescription
ran out, Smith started feel-
ing sick, a common result of
withdrawal. A friend gave
him some pills to cope, he
said. Then, he started buy-
ing pills for $50 each, nally
switching to heroin, a much
cheaper alternative at $10
per dose.
Sm it h overdosed si x
times, nearly losing his life
I knew it could kill me,
but I just couldnt be with-
out it, he said. It wasnt
about getting high; it was
about feeling normal.
Smiths story and the
link between prescription
pain killers and heroin use
is far too familiar to med-
ical professionals.
Data from the federal
Centers for Disease Control
suggest a person is 40 times
more likely to start heroin
after taking prescription
opioids. Meanwhile, those
who use alcohol and mari-
juana are two to four times
more likely.
Anyone who tells you
alcohol and marijuana lead
to heroin use is out of their
mind, Henry Ford Alle-
g ia nce Hea lt h Medica l
Director Dr. Rami Khoury
said at Decembers Jackson
County drug summit.
Its great that we have
prescription pain medica-
tion to help people recover
from surgery, but it has got-
ten to a point now that (pre-
scription opioids) are being
prescribed for any pain.
If you can walk, you dont
need prescription opioids.
NATIONAL IN SCOPE
Heroin-related deaths
throughout the U.S. have
increased 248 percent since
2010, according to Drug
Enforcement Agency data.
In 2014, the latest DEA data
available, 10,574 people died
of heroin overdose, 16 per-
cent of them in Michigan.
Drug seizures reported
to the DEA by local law
enforcement agencies show
the availability of heroin is
highest in the northeastern
U.S. and in areas of the Mid-
west, with much of the sup-
ply coming from Mexican
drug trackers.
Although there is some
collaboration, there is no
one agency in Jack son
County collecting and ana-
lyzing all the information.
The drug is far too prev-
alent in the area to wait for
a federal solution, Jackson
County Prosecutor Jerry
Jarzynka said. Community
involvement and education
on how the addiction starts
is necessary.
Jackson County Sheriff
Steve Rand agreed.
We cant arrest our way
out of this, he said. Law
enforcements role in this is
limited.
It will take a multi-
faceted approach to deal
with the drug problem.
MLive reporter Danielle
Salisbury contributed to this
report.

THERES ALWAYS HOPE On the rise

J. Scott Park jpark4@mlive.com
JAC K S ON As the doors open at this
small white church tucked in a quiet
Jackson neighborhood, passersby hear
loud music pour out.
Inside, the Rev. Ken Bass delivers a
lively sermon, often touching on topics
of addiction.
Bass, originally from Louisiana, but
a Jackson resident for ve years, is pas-
tor of Jacksons Apostolic Tabernacle,
526 Fairyland Ave.
I was so sick of living the way I was
living, Bass said. So, when I started
going to church, you know, the Lord
started moving me, and I went to the
altar one night and started to pray.
Here are the total number of drug overdose and drug related
Bass was addicted to heroin, crys- impact Quincy Rice, a fellow parishio- dispatches in Jackson County for the last five years.
tal meth and alcohol for 3 years, after ner who died of an overdose on Oct. 10
being introduced to marijuana and had on the community. Overdose related dispatches Narcotic/drug related dispatches
other drugs by his older brothers at age When you go to a funeral of some-
8. body thats ODd, you can look out 1,054
After years of struggle, Bass sought over the crowd, and you can see the 1,000 798
a new life. hopelessness, Bass said. As long as
800
You can be reborn, and, when youre youre breathing, as long as youre
reborn, you have a brand-new life, 6-foot (above ground), theres always 600
Bass said, referring to a message in the hope. 353
Bible from Philippians 3:13. Apostle Members of his congregation 400 241
Paul said, Leaving those things behind swarm the altar as Bass prays over 111
200 67
but reaching forward to the future. them. Cries can be heard over the
Now, Bass, who has been sober music. 0
31 years, leads his congregation with Without him, a lot of us wouldnt 2012 13 14 15 16 1
17*
7*
openness and understanding. be here, Andrea Surber said, using * Jan. 1 to
Note: Not every overdose call is specifically for heroin.
During a sermon in February, he a tissue to wipe her face. Theres
May 16
talked about his addiction and the nobody like Pastor Bass in Jackson. Source: Jackson County Sheriff 911 Records
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HEROIN EPIDEMIC

WE ARE NOT BAD

PEOPLE TRYING
TO BE GOOD;
WE ARE ILL PEOPLE
TRYING TO BE WELL
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heir stories are sadly similar. Filled with

heartache, anger and frustration. However,

there are enough success stories of those

who clawed their way back up from rock bottom to

provide a glimmer of hope.

Here are some of those stories of addiction as told through

Beth DeForest: It wasnt
something I planned to do
It wasnt something I planned to do. I
was just feeling like crap one day, and my
neighbor gave me a couple pills for a head-
ache, Beth DeForest said of her spiral into
addiction from pain pills to heroin.
DeForest, 40, celebrated four months of
sobriety from alcohol and drug use Jan. 18.
She went to rehab for her addiction to pre-
scription pills, which she began to use in
graduate school.
It was in there that I met somebody that
introduced me to heroin, DeForest said.
She began snorting heroin for six months
and then started injecting the drug for the
next two years. On Sept. 18, 2016, DeForest
overdosed at her mothers home. Her mother
broke through the locked door to find DeFor-
est cold, gray and making gurgling sounds.
DeForest doesnt know what made her
mom check on her that morning, giving
credit to a higher power. Had she waited
another minute to call the police, DeForest
might not be alive.
Emily Mesner
Connie Fridd, Not much worse than
having to pick out your sons casket
Connie Fridd turned to her computer on a
recent day and searched for emails from her
son, Nicholas. On March 17, 2014, he wrote to
his mom about the death of a friend.
He wrote: You have no friends when it
comes to that stuff. People will bail on you
and leave you to die if you OD for fear of get-
ting in trouble. Even in most cases if you just
call an ambulance or do something, they
can make it. Sad, but a good reminder.
Nicholas was dead two months later from
a heroin overdose May 18, 2014. He was 28.
Her sons addiction began in his early
20s with pain pills, prescribed to him for an
ankle injury.
Connie recalled the day she learned her
son died. At 4 oclock in the morning, I
could hear my dogs barking like crazy, and
our phone had been ringing.
She assumed it had something to do with
an alarm going off at her business.
Then all of a sudden my husband was
in the bedroom, and hes like, Connie, you
need to come to the door; the police are
here, she said.
Now, Connie speaks to parents about the
dangers of prescription pills and addiction.
Had I known that it was that addictive,
I would have tried to do more. Thats why I
speak out now, she said.
Not much worse than having to pick out
your 28-year-old sons casket.
Emily Mesner
photographs. These are the people who live it and breathe
it every day as former addicts, family members of addicts,
emergency first responders or those committed to fight
the heroin epidemic.
Mary Maino: He had a lot of hurt in him
Only a few people knew Ted Maino was
addicted to heroin and trying to stop before
it killed him.
He grew up in a loving family, was an
altar boy, graduated from Lumen Christi
Catholic High School and was enrolling at
Jackson College.
Feeling a sense of duty, Ted joined the
Marines shortly after Sept. 11, 2001, but was
discharged after injuring his leg in training.
He worked odd jobs and appeared to be con-
tent until 2005, when his fathers sudden
death devastated him.
It wasnt long after that Ted approached
his mother, Mary, and admitted he had a
heroin problem and needed help.
He truly loved his father, Mary Maino
said. He never recovered (mentally) from
his fathers death.
Ted was in and out of rehab programs
attempting to treat his addiction but found
it hard to pay; Medicaid only covered 17 days
of a 90-day program, his mother said.
He had a lot of hurt in him, and he never
fully got the treatment he needed, she said.
On May 28, 2016, one week after leaving a
Waterford rehabilitation facility, Maino, 34,
was found dead, lying in the driveway of a
friends Liberty Township home.
Nathan Clark
Jerry Michalowicz: My purpose in this
lifetime is to help another human being
We are not bad people trying to be good;
we are ill people trying to be well, Jerry
Michalowicz said.
Michalowicz, 68, began drinking at 14. On
his 20th birthday, he was drafted into the
Vietnam War.
I came back from Vietnam, and I proba-
bly stayed drunk for three years, he said. I
had no will to live.
Now, Michalowicz is celebrating 23 years
of sobriety from alcohol and drug use.
The biggest part of my recovery is that
my son and I didnt have a relationship for
some time, Michalowicz said. Today, I can
go to his house, and I walk in, and he gives
me a hug, and he kisses me on the cheek,
tells me he loves me. Thats a big deal, and I
wouldnt have that if I didnt have recovery.
Michalowicz is involved in the Jack-
son Area Recovery Community through
the Home of New Vision, 407 W. Michigan
Ave., and Henry Ford Allegiance Addiction
Recovery Center. He leads meetings for peo-
ple in recovery.
I am a support system, he said. Thats
what I do today After many, many years, Ive
found my purpose. My purpose in this life-
time is to help another human being. If I do
that, then Im doing all right.
Emily Mesner
Julie Kern: I miss him
No matter what was going on with Jef-
fery, he never missed the daddy-daughter
dance, Julie Kern said of her son.
Jeffery Kern, Julies oldest son, died
July 6, 2013, from a heroin overdose.
After his daughter, Trinity, was born in
2005, Jeffery and his girlfriend began using
prescription pills, including Vicodin and
Percocet, which they stole from his girl-
friends grandmother. Eventually, a friend
introduced him to Oxycontin, which pro-
gressed to heroin.
I know Jeffery had deep shame about his
habit, Julie said.
Her eyes light up as she looks at a photo
collage of Jeffery and his daughter.
I miss him, she said, quietly drifting off.
The night Jeffery died, Julie and her hus-
band were up north.
He said, You know what Mom, the deci-
sions I make are not your fault. If some-
things going to happen, it isnt going to mat-
ter if youre here or far away, she said. to those affected by opiate addiction. The
Today, Julie still frequently visits Trinity,
now 12. She has Jefferys eyes, she said.
Emily Mesner
Judge Susan Jordan: Recovery Court
puts one more barrier between someone
who suffers addiction and death
Jackson County Circuit Court Judge
Susan Jordan has been running Recovery
Court since 2011.
Recovery Court puts one more barrier
between someone who suffers addiction and
death, she said.
With a combination of supervision, treat-
ment and community support, Recovery
Court participants have achieved a 75 per-
cent success rate, Jordan said. The threat of
going to jail for slip-ups doesnt hurt either.
The program was started by Judge Charles
Nelson in 2004. Opiates, including heroin,
now are the No. 1 problem for the court. It
used to be alcohol, Jordan said.
She likes it when she sees recovery break-
throughs.
I feel the best when I see internal
changes, Jordan said. You know they are
going to be healthy and have internalized
the recovery. Its nice to see people finally
light up.
J. Scott Park
Julie Risner: It took me a long time
to separate my son from the addict
I come home from work. Chris comes
in, and Im thinking this doesnt feel right,
and all of a sudden his voice is getting really
low, Julie Risner said, as she recalled her
sons heroin overdose in September 2016.
Then, all of a sudden, his head goes back
in the chair, and hes out, she said.
Julie Risner attempted to keep her son,
Chris, conscious. She gave him a shot of
Narcan. After Chris became unrespon-
sive again, she called 911 and administered
another shot of the opiate antidote.
Im rubbing on his chest, and Im slap-
ping on his face, and Im screaming at the
top of my lungs trying to get some response,
and his heads just back, and hes getting
gray, and hes gone, she said.
An ambulance arrived, and Chris sur-
vived.
But Julie noticed a lack of support and
information when she first learned of her
sons addiction.
At times, in the early stages, I would
tell him, Just try harder, she said. It took
me a long time to separate my son from the
addict. Back then, we didnt have anybody
to share stories with; we didnt know there
were other people out there like ourselves.
Eig hteen mont hs ago, Julie, w it h
help from friends, started Families for
HOPE to offer support and information
group meets monthly at New Covenant Liv-
ing Church, 2405 W. Washington Ave.
Emily Mesner

Joe Smith: Its getting frustrating
The most is eight in a day, said Joe
Smith, a Jackson Fire Department fire motor
operator and EMS instructor, about the her-
oin overdose calls to which he and fellow
firefighters respond.
Its getting frustrating, he said. You
know their first names and date of birth
because you have run on them so many
times. Its frustrating because you know it
leads to death.
Jackson-area firefighters have become
experts in the use of naloxone, commonly
known as Narcan. The citys rescue vehicle
carries three doses of the opiate antidote.
While he has become almost numb to the
sheer number of heroin overdose calls and
even some of the deaths, Smith said he still
has problems with the lies.
We bring them back from the dead, and
they tell you they didnt take anything, he
said.
Smith said he has a hard time under-
standing addiction.
I cant grasp what that is like, but I am
trying to, he said.
J. Scott Park
Perry Watkins: Addiction gave me wings
and then took away the sky
Addiction gave me wings and then took
away the sky, Perry Watkins, 58, of Jackson,
said.
His drugs of choice were alcohol and pre-
scription pain killers, but now seven years
sober he spends every day doing what-
ever he can to help users find their way out
of addiction.
Using social media, Watkins is a spon-
sor and friend to people all over the world,
including Australia, Japan, New York and
Jackson.
Watkins posts videos of his personal tes-
timony, inspirational words and advice
to encourage a clean and sober life. That
includes a live broadcast at 8 p.m. every
Sunday on Facebook and Instagram.
Watkins is a volunteer, a spokesperson, an
advocate, an activist and a friend to people
wanting to get sober. He has a T-shirt com-
pany, Love Your Source, which will help
fund recovery centers.
There is life after this event in your life.
Once you are strong enough to overcome
and fight your way out of addiction, the sky
is the limit.
Samantha Madar
Kelly Bannister: I dont think I would
have made it anywhere else
I was always told I was stupid and things
like that, Kelly Bannister said, as she talked
about life in long-term recovery. Things are
coming at you, and you doubt yourself all
the time.
Bannister, 52, is celebrating 12 years of
sobriety from alcohol and drug use. Her
drug of choice was crack cocaine, but she
also struggled with alcohol, heroin and
more.
Bannister started drinking at age 8 as
an emotional escape. By age 12, she had
run away and was living on the streets.
I tried everything that came my way, and
life was one big party, she said.
Three years later, she moved from Detroit
to Jacksons Florence Crittenton Home, a
youth home. After graduating from high
school, Bannister earned an associates
degree in business from Baker College.
Still, she struggled with addiction. She
sought comfort and strength from her
church, the 12-step community and the
Jackson community.
This community, I cant even name
all the people, it would be over 100 people
that have influenced and helped me to get
where Im at, Bannister said, as tears filled
her eyes. I dont think I would have made it
anywhere else.
Now, Bannister is happily married to
Chris, who also is in long-term recovery.
They have six children and 10 grandchil-
dren.
Emily Mesner
West Avenue.
Kristen Austin: I think
the big thing is having hope
Recovery involves a lot of making
changes within yourself, your routine, who
you surround yourself with, Kristen Aus-
tin said.
Austin, 37, has been in long-term sub-
stance abuse recovery for four years.
You want to be around people that push
you to become a better person, and making
that many changes is hard, she said. It was
easy for me to hide things during my active
addiction.
Her addiction progressed in her 20s,
when she said she became involved in the
party scene. Austin began seeing friends
who lost everything to addiction, sometimes
even their lives.
It started to affect so many different
areas of my life that it required change, she
said.
Austin found comfort and support in her
church and at the Home of New Vision, 407
W. Michigan Ave., where she is a peer advo-
cate and recently elected board member.
I think the big thing is having hope
having hope that recovery is possible
and just involving yourself in your recovery
community, she said.
Emily Mesner
Michael Samulak: The
problem was the pain
I overdosed more times than I have fin-
gers and toes, Michael Samulak said as he
sat in a booth at Jackson Coffee Co., sur-
rounded by tables of lively chatter.
For me, I sold more drugs than I used,
starting out, he said.
Samulak, 42, began using prescription
pain medication to treat a tumor on his pitu-
itary gland. Eventually, his addiction pro-
gressed to heroin, which he said provided a
way to suppress his emotions.
When youre in the midst of an addic-
tion, you forgot who you were, you forgot
where you come from, and now I dont know
who I am, Samulak said.
Samulaks last overdose turned him away
from heroin and toward Jesus. He has been
in recovery four years.
I absolutely have no desire to use any-
thing anymore, he said. The Lord has
taken every desire away because that wasnt
the problem. The problem was the pain.
Samulak believes the main issue sur-
rounding the heroin epidemic is pain. He
said healing the pain is the solution to the
epidemic.
Now, Samulak attends meetings and
helps at the Home of New Vision, 407 W.
Michigan Ave., an addiction treatment cen-
ter in Jackson.
Emily Mesner
Daniel and Michael Smith, Spoons
are only for stirring coffee now
My dad wasnt aware of that lifestyle,
Daniel Smith said of his father, Michael. He
actually found out that I was a heroin addict
by walking into my room and seeing me blue
in the face, spoon laying out and needle. It
all came rushing in on him.
Daniel, 27, has been clean since Feb. 7.
Spoons are only for stirring coffee now,
he said.
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HEROIN EPIDEMIC
Every time he overdosed, he felt horrible
about it, Hirst said. He was, you know, just
sad, upset. He was really down on himself.
Andy died at age 24. Now, Hirst has
become a public figure, talking about her-
oin and solutions throughout the Jackson
community.
Everything in the house reminds you
of the lost child, he said. To get up and do
something about it, its pretty rewarding.
Emily Mesner
Daniel injected heroin on and off for
11 years. He could only maintain a two-week
sobriety, as he went in and out of prison, jail
and rehab.
At one point, he overdosed in the bath-
room at the Bob Evans restaurant on North
The one Blackman guy, he says, We had
six of these yesterday, and three of them
didnt make it. Your son is very lucky,
Michael Smith said.
Throughout Daniels active addiction, his
father was by his side. When Daniel was in
the hospital, Michael visited him frequently,
often driving through the night to get to
work on time the next morning. Tammy Leeth: Dont be your
Daniel and Michael cherish their new- kids friend; be their parent
found relationship. When I got the call, I said, God please
I probably wouldnt be here, honestly, if take him, take him, take away his pain,
it wasnt for him. I know I wouldnt, Daniel said Tammy Leeth through tears, as she
said. I got my dad back, and I know he feels talked about her sons death.
like hes got me back now. Ryan Jeffery Leeth, 31, died from a her-
oin overdose April 2, 2016. He started abus-
Emily Mesner ing alcohol when he was 18 as a way to self-
medicate after being bullied about his
weight in high school.
I was a little naive on the heroin use,
Leeth said. Im thinking that the heroin use
started at about 25, but I wasnt aware of it
until he was probably 28.
Ryan graduated from Recovery Court on
April 1, 2016, where he learned he would be
kept on probation for another six months.
He went right from the courthouse to
the liquor store and got drunk, and the next
day he was found dead of a heroin overdose,
Leeth said.
Leeth urges parents to stay involved in
their childrens lives.
Dont be your kids friend; be their par-
ent. And no matter what you have to do, get
in their business and educate them, she
Newell Turpel: You dont see many said.
40-year-old heroin addicts walking around She finds comfort in knowing her son is
You dont see many 40-year-old heroin without pain. His urn rests peacefully in his
addicts walking around. They are either room.
dead or in recovery, said Newell Turpel, the You just think, Could I have loved him a
specialist for Jackson County Circuit Courts little bit more? Leeth asked, as tears welled
Recovery Court program. up in her eyes.
Turpel has seen a big increase in opiate
users in the program. Emily Mesner
When I started working here in 2010, we
would have an occasional opiate person, he
said. Now 30 to 35 percent are prescription
opiate or heroin. Almost every opiate addict
needs long term treatment.
Turpel also has seen the recovery com-
munity in Jackson grow stronger, and he
has pushed for partnerships with agencies
across the community.
We all have the same goal of helping res-
idents of Jackson and Michigan, he said.
Everyone wants to help people recover
from their addiction.
Turpel is a supporter of drug courts. A
50 percent drop in recidivism over four
years for drug court participants supports
that idea.
A cheaper tax bill and a safer commu-
nity, he said. Who doesnt want that? Shannon Jackson: Every time he
comes with me to speak, I cry
J. Scott Park After being a witness to a traumatic
event, Shannon Jackson, 37, turned to alco-
hol to cope.
She has been in long-term recovery since
Nov. 13, 2007, thanks to her three children,
Desmond, Isaiah and Jozlynn.
Jacksons experience has led her to Home
of New Vision, 407 W. Michigan Ave., where
she is the program manager and works to
encourage others to live clean and sober
lives.
As an advocate, Jackson also travels with
her eldest son Isaiah, 19, to speak about the
impact addiction has on the family as well
on on the user.
Every time he comes with me to speak,
I cry. I am so proud of the man he has
become, Jackson said.
Jackson supports every recovery program
Mike Hirst: Everything in the house in Jackson County.
reminds you of the lost child
When he said, Im hooked on oxycontin, Samantha Madar
Im thinking, Oh, thats just a pill they give
out. I didnt have a lot of fears at the time,
Mike Hirst said.
Hirst, 62, found out about his son Andys
addiction in 2008. Andy died of a heroin
overdose in 2010.
I was not aware of the link between oxy-
contin and heroin, Hirst said.
Oxycontin and heroin share a similar
chemical make-up, making the progression
almost seamless, Hirst said.
He was actually using heroin at the
time, Hirst said. But he told me later that,
Dad, theres no way in the world I wanted to
tell you I was using heroin.
The word heroin carries a heavy stigma,
often leading to quick judgments and lack of
support for those using, Hirst said.
When we cant see the injury, we dont
look at it the same way, he said.
Andy was admitted to rehab three times,
but his addiction was too strong.
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ESSAY

WHEN A SHOOTING HITS

THE PEOPLES HOUSE
Marc Fisher The Washington Post

This is the America that another shooter

ripped into Wednesday: an emerald baseball
diamond, a YMCA, a leafy suburb busy with
families getting their kids to school. Police
risking their lives to protect others. On the
eld, men old and young practicing to play a
game with the people they spend their work-
days battling.
And this is also the America that suered
yet another violent shock on a sticky sum-
mer morning: a shooter who spent countless
hours watching TV commentators trash their
opponents. Politicians who offered prayers
and sympathies but then turned around and
bashed one another for going right back to
their usual bickering.
The shootings on Simpson Field in Alex-
andria, Virginia, early Wednesday cut down
a congressman, an aide, a lobbyist and two
police officers, but the attack on the House
Republican baseball team as it practiced for
a charity game also tore at the nations civic
soul and perhaps even opened a pathway
toward healing.
Its my breaking point, said U.S. Rep.
Rodney Davis, R-Ill., the catcher on the team.
The way we talk to each other has to change.
The political hate has to end.
House Speaker Paul Ryan spoke of the
shock and the anguish that the shootings
instantly produced and of the unity and
resolve that followed. An attack on one of us
is an attack on all of us, he said before the full
House Republicans and Democrats alike
rose as one.
Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., meets with reporters in Alexandria, Virginia, on Wednesday after a shooting cut down ve people. Cli Owen, AP
WEVE BEEN HERE BEFORE
But if this was a breaking point, it was,
sadly and darkly, one in a very long line. It
was one of dozens of mass shootings this year,
including one later Wednesday at a UPS facil-
ity in San Francisco, where ve people were
shot.
So many shootings in recent years have
also been declared the pivot, the one beyond
which none could be tolerated. Precious chil-
dren in Newtown, Connecticut; partying
young people in Orlando, Florida; oce work-
ers in San Bernardino, California, and at the
Washington, D.C., Navy Yard; churchgoers in
Charleston, South Carolina; service members
at Fort Hood, Texas; moviegoers in Aurora,
Colorado, college kids at Virginia Tech.
Each is a breaking point immediately for
the entire nation, forever for those who knew
the victims.
Despite the regularity of the incidents, the
shock is new and real every time, because
each time it happens, another group of people Above, SUV
learns a fresh and frightening vulnerability. with a bullet
The world changed a little bit for us as hole in the
members, said U.S. Rep. Je Duncan, R-S.C., windshield
My colleagues were targeted today. and a at tire
Theres nothing parochial about experi- sits in the
encing the shooting closest to you as some- parking lot
thing that has never happened before, at the ball-
because it has never happened before to you. eld where
the shooting
OPEN BUT VULNERABLE took place.
And when the home the shooting hits is At right,
the peoples House, the impact is especially a Capitol
shattering. The baseball team practiced on U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tenn., still wearing his Police ocer
an open eld, on grass they shared with Little baseball uniform, describes the shooting scene to reporters at his post.
League kids and dog-walkers. Anyone could on Capitol Hill. J. Scott Applewhite,AP AP photos
wander by and chat up the congressmen.
In this free and open society, the House resents the district where former congress- icans video clips of uncivil political speech Time seems to stand still in the aftermath
chaplain, Patrick Conroy, a Catholic priest, woman Gabrielle Giffords was shot in 2011, and measured how they then talked about of trauma, and there is suddenly plenty of
reminded Congress later on Wednesday, said Wednesdays shootings were a wake-up what theyd seen. What she found was a space to think too much, sometimes. Thats
once again, we are reminded that there is a call ... a time to unite and put our dierences marked uptick in uncivil attitudes. when people tend to promise that terrifying
vulnerability that comes with that openness. aside. To be able to have discussions and When you have people coming on these events will change them forever, that things
The images of the day were horrific but debates about issues, but were together as news shows and shouting at each other, it cannot go on as they have.
also soothing: a congressman standing in Americans. changes the way people talk about politics, But long-standing divisions do not close up
Statuary Hall giving TV interviews while still These are the things people say in their she said. Its a question of modeling. When instantly. Less than ve hours after the shoot-
wearing his baseball cap and jersey, embla- grief and sorrow. President Donald Trump, politicians say nasty things, that aects how ings, Virginia Democratic Gov. Terry McAu-
zoned with a big red R designating his who won election in part by promising to people judge government and politicians. lie turned a statement of concern for the vic-
team. Tough-talking House members having drain the swamp in Washington, said in The shooter at the baseball practice, James tims into a push for enhanced gun control:
to pause and swallow before they could con- a brief address to the nation, We may have Hodgkinson, 66, of Belleville, Illinois, was This is not what today is about, but there
tinue talking about their love for their team- our dierences, but we do well in times like a big fan and habitual watcher of MSNBCs are too many guns on the street, he said,
mates and even their opponents. this to remember that everyone who serves in political coverage. His social media presence, adding 93 Americans die from gun violence
After an ugly and sometimes violent cam- our nations capital is here because, above all, as well as letters he wrote to his local newspa- every day.
paign season, in the early months of a divisive they love our country. per, included attacks on Trump. The chairman of Virginias Republican
and rhetorically aggressive presidency, there The incivility of the past year from Party, John Whitbeck, quickly red back.
seemed to be a yearning to use the shootings SEEING OUR OWN INCIVILITY crowds chanting Lock her up! to Trump Disgusting, he tweeted. Not a day for
as an opportunity for a reset. The change of tone may seem cynical and encouraging security ocers to manhandle politics.
We live in challenging times, and the fleeting, but when something tragic hap- protesters at his rallies, from candidates dis- On Thursday evening, members of the
political rhetoric has been turned up to an pens, we want civility because we recognize cussing their genitalia at debates to comedian congressional baseball teams, Republicans
alarming level, said U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, that incivility has led us to this moment, Kathy Grin posing with a bloodied head of and Democrats, took the field at Nationals
R-Ill., who represents the shooters district. said Emily Sydnor, a political psychologist the president is hardly limited to politics. Park. The annual charity game proceeded as
This should serve as a wake-up call for all of at Southwestern University in Texas who has Theres a lot of evidence that in this Inter- scheduled, a usual event taking place most
us to step back from the battle lines and come studied the impact of rough language on peo- net-connected world, its become a lot easier unusually, a face-o of opponents and a gath-
together. ples political attitudes. to express ourselves without thinking, Syd- ering of colleagues, at once a battle for victory
U.S. Rep. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., who rep- In her experiments, Sydnor showed Amer- nor said. and a moment for healing.
B2 SU N DAY, J U N E 1 8 , 2 0 17 J AC KS O N C I T I Z E N PAT R I OT

NATIONAL SERVICE

Will America end its long

commitment to volunteerism?
If a free society cannot help the many who
are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.
President John F. Kennedys inaugu-
ral address, Jan. 20, 1961

Linda Stamato
For the Newark Star-Ledger

President John F. Kennedy implored

Americans to embrace civic action and pub
lic service, as most of us know, when he asked
his fellow citizens to ask not what your
country can do for you but what you can do
for your country. With bipartisan support,
he provided the means: the Peace Corps for
Americans to serve abroad and VISTA for
Americans to serve at home. As we start a
year of celebrating Kennedys legacy he
was born 100 years ago on May 29 its fit
ting to reflect on his call to Americans to
serve their nation. And, as we do, we have to
keep that commitment in the years ahead,
confirm the value of national service and
acknowledge the proper role for government
to support and sustain it.
Kennedys initiatives expanded the fed
eral support for service that began during
the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
With such New Deal programs as the Civil
ian Conservation Corps, FDR and Congress
helped the country recover from the Great
Depression. Government was helping the
nations people help one another.
FDRs successors, regardless of party affil
iation or political persuasion, followed his
lead. Lyndon B. Johnson brought VISTA to
life; Richard Nixon created the Senior Corps;
Bill Clinton was responsible for Ameri
Corps; George W. Bush expanded the nations
investment in the Peace Corps and other ser
vice programs, as did Barack Obama.
And President Donald Trump? Judging
by his budget proposal, he stands far apart
from this tradition: There is no commit
ment to national service; indeed, there is a
decided determination to end it. He proposes
to reduce the budget for the Peace Corps
and to jettison VISTA, along with Ameri-
Corps, Senior Corps and other programs that
are part of the Corporation for National and
Community Service. Illustration by Susan Santola/For MLive.com
And, not to save a whole lot of money
either. As national service veteran Andrew
Eckhous wrote in the Detroit Free Press: The Peace assigned, Sierra Leone. He still does so today. and notforprof BY THE NUMBERS:
AmeriCorps, with its 80,000 members His efforts, through the notforprofit group he its to ma ximize National service
and its nationwide presence, must be a huge Corps, created, Africa Surgery Inc., provide healing, impact. The CNCS in Michigan, 2016-17
drain on the budget, right? Nope. At $1.1 health and hope to patients in dire need. the umbrella
billion, the entire budget for CNCS, which VISTA and
includes AmeriCorps and many other pro
Now, as the Peace Corps approaches 60 years,
consider that several hundred thousand volun
for national ser
vice programs $63.7M
grams, is just .000275 percent of the entire other vital teers have served in over 140 host countries to is not simply help National and local
federal budget. work on public health, education, information ing people at home funding spent in-state
Trumps budget is anything but a New missions technology, water quality, housing and environ and abroad, but is
Foundation for American Greatness, as it is
dubbed. It turns us away from common pur are in grave
pose, promotes selfregard and disregards
mental preservation. Seven thousand are cur
rently in training. Johnson and many others like
him who continue on the front lines create
also contributing
to a better world by 9,585
building the capac Senior Corps and
the needs of those who are not the privileged danger under and sustain a certain faith in America. ity of local organi AmeriCorps members
wealthy. His government slashes, dismantles Their efforts to advance world peace and zations to use the
and diminishes its role.
Said William A. Glastonbury, domestic pol
Trumps
icy adviser to Clinton: The people who put proposed
friendship continue to provide sources of hope
and, for the givers and receivers both, immense
satisfaction.
time and talents,
and the idealism 2,113
and creativity, of Local sites being served
together the presidents budget know the cost Closer to home, workers for VISTA Volun citizen volunteers.
of everything but the value of nothing. budget cuts teers in Service to America contribute their And at the same SINCE 1994 ...
Service, however, has been an important skills to change the lives of people in communi time, it is adding
and consistent commitment in America,
embraced by local and state governments,
producing a vast array of serviceoriented
ties across the country. Thousands of individ
uals annually make this commitment to tutor
and mentor young people, build affordable
value and purpose
to their lives. 29,000
T r ump would Michigan residents have served
notforprofits, and occupying a significant housing, assist veterans and military families, e n d t h i s . F o r for a total of more than 43 million
place in the mission of schools and colleges. provide health services, run afterschool pro weapons and tax hours with AmeriCorps
Given this history and the strong bipartisan support grams, help communities respond to disasters and build breaks. To satisfy
that national service has received in Congress, Trumps the capacity of nonprofit organizations. a dystopian view Source: Corporation for National and Com-
proposals may be cut off at the pass. Still, his preferences With more than 45 million Americans living in pov o f a n A m e r i c a munity Service
his intentions and vision for our nation are abun erty, the value of their work cant be overestimated. that does not care
dantly clear. about its people,
BEYOND THE NUMBERS and should not.
LIFELONG COMMITMENT Since 1994, more than 1 million Americans have given The nation that Trump wants us to see at home and to
Consider the contrast with Kennedys brother Robert, 1.3 billion hours of service through AmeriCorps. Some show the world is one we have to resist. The willingness to
who said, The purpose of life is to contribute in some serve full time to fight hunger and illiteracy, improve serve is a commitment Americans want to make. And, its
way to making things better. Fortunately, a lot of people health services and increase housing opportunities. an appropriate, indeed, a critical role for government to
joined the Peace Corps and VISTA to do just that. These men and women, 18 to 24, commit to a 10month enable and support that.
Heres one example. Tommy Johnson, a resident of residential program, establishing an early connection to
Morristown, New Jersey, was one of the earliest recruits service. Linda Stamato is co-director of the Center for Negotiation
to the Peace Corps. As a volunteer to the poorest people in National service has had an impact far beyond its orig and Conflict Resolution at the Edward J. Bloustein School
Africa, Johnson discovered his purpose: aiding those in inal conception, extending beyond individuals and spe of Planning and Public Policy and a faculty fellow at Rut-
desperate need of surgery in the nation to which he was cific programs to generate partnerships with corporations gers University.

Key Supreme Court decisions expected soon

By David G. Savage Tribune News Service
WASHINGTON Its decision time at the
Supreme Court, as the justices prepare to
hand down the final rulings of their current
term by the end of this month. They are due
to rule in 21 cases, including disputes over
religion, free speech and immigration that
could have broad significance.
This years term has been quieter than
normal. It began in the fall when eight jus
tices were waiting for the presidential elec
tion to decide who would fill the seat left
vacant by the death of Antonin Scalia. New
Justice Neil M. Gorsuch arrived in midApril
in time to hear about a dozen cases.
Most of this years docket was taken up
with cases that asked the justices to clarify
the law, not settle a highly contentious issue.
Before their summer recess, the justices
are also expected to act on several appeals.
Chief among them: Lawyers for Presi
dent Donald Trump want the court to issue
an order putting into effect his scaleddown
foreign travel ban and then to grant review
in the fall of the appeals court ruling that
declared it unconstitutional.
Appeals in three other cases could lead to
major rulings if they are granted review for
the fall. One involves a Colorado baker who
turned away a gay couples request for a wed
ding cake, a clash between religious rights
and a states antidiscrimination law.
Notable cases due to be decided:
CHURCH SCHOOLS
Must a state offer equal funds to church
schools if other private groups may qual
ify? A seemingly small dispute over the play
ground at a Lutheran day center in Missouri
could trigger a major shift in churchstate
law. Most states constitutions forbid send
ing tax money to a church. Religious rights
advocates sued when Missouri refused to
pay for rubberizing the playground, and they
argue the court should strike down the lim
its as discriminatory and abridging the First
Amendments protection for the free exer
cise of religion. The court heard the case
in April, a few days after Gorsuch arrived.
(Trinity Lutheran vs. Comer)
TRADEMARKS AND FREE SPEECH
Does the federal trademark law vio
late the freedom of speech because it for
bids names and phrases that may dispar
age people or groups? Washington, D.C.s
pro football team, the Redskins, are in dan
ger of losing their trademark because of this
provision. The justices heard the case of an
AsianAmerican band that calls itself the
Slants and seemed divided over whether this
was a racial slight or humor. (Lee vs. Tam)
JAIL AND DEPORTATION
May U.S. authorities arrest and jail for as
long as needed immigrants who face depor
tation, or does the Constitutions guaran
tee of due process of law accord them a
bond hearing within six months and possi
ble release if they pose no danger or flight
risk? A classaction lawsuit in Los Angeles
challenged the longterm detention of these
immigrants, many of whom typically go
on to win their cases and are eventually set
free. It led to a ruling from the 9th U.S. Cir
cuit Court of Appeals putting limits on the
jailing of immigrants. The case was heard
in November shortly after President Trump
was elected. (Jennings vs. Rodriguez)
 J AC KS O N C I T I Z E N PAT R I OT SU N DAY, J U N E 1 8 , 2 0 17 B3

10
10 things you didnt know
about Fathers Day
The role of fatherhood has morphed over the years and bears little resemblance to the decades-old stereotypical patriarch, who was the sole
breadwinner and voice-of-God disciplinarian. A Pew Research Center study last year showed fewer dads are the sole source of family income;
they nd their roles converging with those of moms; they see parenting as an essential part of their identity;
and work-family balance is important to them.

1 WE OWE FATHERS
DAY TO A DAUGHTER
In 1909, Sonora Smart Dodd,
WHY TIES?
The modern-day tie6
can be traced to the 1600s,
27, was listening to a Mothers when mercenaries wore bright
Day sermon in Spokane, Wash., and scarves as a sign of rank, accord-
thought about her ing to the Washington Post. Ties
father, William Smart, became popular in the late 1800s and
a farmer and Civil War were eventually mass-produced in the
veteran, who had raised 1920s. For years, their unspoken purpose
six children alone on his was as a status marker, the article says,
farm after his wife had died adding that the message of power, prestige and
during childbirth. strength may be negated if the tie has a pop-cul-
According to the Old Farmers ture gure such as Snoopy.
Almanac, Dodd proposed to
the local ministries that they celebrate
a fathers day on June 5 to coincide with
her fathers birthday. But the ministers needed time to
study the subject matter and prepare their sermons. So, the
7 FATHERS DAY WORLDWIDE
Fathers Day is celebrated in Canada and the United
Kingdom on the third Sunday of June. It is also observed in
rst Fathers Day was observed June 19, 1910, in Spokane. Argentina, France, Greece, India, Ireland, Mexico, Pakistan,
Singapore, South Africa and Venezuela. In Australia and New
Zealand, Fathers Day is on the rst Sunday in September.

2 FATHERS ALL Taiwan celebrates Fathers Day on Aug. 8, which is the eighth
About 72.2 million men in the U.S. were fathers in 2014, day of the eighth month. In Mandarin, the informal word for
according to the most recent data available from the Census father sounds similar to that for eight eight.
Bureau. The Census showed that in 2016, about 2 million men
were single fathers living with their children, and that 17 percent Third Sunday in June First Sunday in September
of single parents were men. About 40 percent of single fathers
were divorced, 38 percent were never married, 16 percent were
separated and 6 percent were widowed.

Taiwan
Aug. 8

8 DEAR DAD
Americans send out 72 million cards on Fathers Day
a distant fourth behind Christmas (1.3 billion),
72.2 million fathers in the U.S. Valentines Day (114 million) and Mothers Day (113
million), Hallmark says. If fathers trailed Santa Claus,
Cupid and moms, who did fathers beat out? The Easter

3 ROSES FOR FATHERS

The ocial ower for Fathers Day is roses.
On that rst Fathers Day celebration, Sonora
bunny. Hallmark says that holiday accounts for
40 million cards.

Smart Dodd asked that people wear a white rose to STAY-AT-HOME DADS
honor a father who was deceased and a red one for
a father who was living. 9 The Census Bureau estimates that 209,000 men
were stay-at-home dads in 2016. The qualica-
tions for being considered a stay-at-home dad by the
bureau? These married fathers with children

4 DAD
According to the Oxford dictionary, the origin
of the word dad traces to the mid-16th century,
younger than age 15 have remained out of the labor
force for at least one year, primarily so they can care
for the family while their wife works outside the
perhaps imitative of a young childs rst syllables home. The Pew Research Center puts that same
da, da. The Etymology Dictionary says the word number at 2 million in 2012, but its denition for
was rst recorded circa 1500, but was probably who t that bill was much wider.
prehistoric.

10
SPENDING ON FATHERS
A survey by the National Retail

5 FATHERS DAY FIRSTS

IN THE UNITED STATES
Federation, the worlds largest retail trade
association, predicted spending on Fathers Day
this year will reach $15.5 billion. (Mothers Day
In 1916, President Woodrow saw $23.6 billion in planned spending.) The
Wilson (father of three consumer planned to spend an average of
daughters) and his family $134.75 on Fathers Day, an increase of $8.83
observed Fathers Day. over 2016. About 48 percent wanted to treat
dear old dad to brunch or some other special
In 1924, President Calvin outing, 46 percent planned to buy clothing,
Coolidge (two sons) signed a 43 percent would get gift cards and 21 percent would
resolution urging give him an electronic device.
governments to observe the
holiday.
Planned Fathers Day spending
In 1966, President Lyndon
$15.5 billion

Johnson (two daughters)

$14.3 billion

signed Proclamation 3730, -

calling for the holiday to be
$13.3 billion
$12.7 billion

$12.7 billion
$12.5 billion

celebrated on the third

Sunday in June. -
$11.1 billion

-
$10 billion

In 1972, President Richard

$9.8 billion
$9.6 billion

$9.4 billion
$9 billion

Nixon (two daughters)

signed a law making
Fathers Day a national
holiday.

Sources: History.com, Old Farmers Almanac, Pew Research

Center, U.S. Census Bureau, National Retail Federation,
Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, timeanddate.com,
Hallmark, National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse,
Britannica.com, loveyoufather.com 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
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High court
It goes a long way to addressing the problems.
State Rep. Tom Albert, R-Lowell, sponsor of the House version of the retirement overhaul

takes case
on retiree
health care
So far, school employees
have won rulings that state
unconstitutionally collected
millions of dollars.

Julie Mack jmack1@mlive.com

L A NSI NG The Michigan Supreme Court

has agreed to hear an appeal in a long-run-
ning dispute between Gov. Rick Snyder and
public schoolteachers over a 3 percent con-
tribution for retirement health care.
The Supreme Court agreed last month to
take the case. Snyder appealed to the jus-
tices after the Michigan Court of Appeals
ruled in June 2016 that teachers should get
the money back.
The case stems from a 2010 law that
Gov. Rick Snyder, right, House Speaker Tom Leonard, center, and Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof, left, speak to reporters after required school employees to contribute
announcing a deal on the state budget and teacher retirement benefits on Tuesday at the Capitol in Lansing. AP 3 percent of their pay to retiree benefits.
The money was collected from July 2010 to

House, Senate swiftly

January 2013 before a legal battle threw it
into escrow. It now tops $550 million.
The appeals court said the money was
collected unconstitutionally and should be
returned to teachers.
The Michigan Education Association

revise teacher retirement

Emily Lawler elawler@mlive.com
LANSING Two days after coming up with a teacher retirement
deal and one day after holding public hearings on it, the House and
Senate have voted for sweeping changes to the Michigan Public
School Employee Retirement System.
Currently, new teachers can choose between a 401(k) or a hybrid
plan that combines a pension with separate investment from the
employee.
The new plan is to put new teachers into a beefed up 401(k) where
theyre eligible for up to a 7 percent employer contribution, instead
of the current 3 percent.
Teachers otherwise could opt for a new hybrid plan with some
key changes. Under the pension portion, the assumed rate of return
is a more conservative 6 percent, and participants commit to share
any costs of underfunding 50-50 with their employers. Also, if the
plan falls below 85 percent funding for two consecutive years, that
could trigger the plans closure to new hires.
This bill is a giant step in the right direction. It goes a long
way to addressing the problems, said Rep. Tom Albert, R-Lowell,
who sponsored the House bill. GOP legislative leaders goal was to
de-risk the plan from state liability for shortfalls.
The Senate passed an identical bill earlier Thursday.
It passed the House 55-52, but met opposition from Democrats.
Rep. Sherry Gay-Dagnogo, D-Detroit, called the bills asinine
and said they were fiscally irresponsible.
It continues to place a burden on our system of retirement, and
our struggling schools, and on the backs of our children, she said.
At the heart of the fiscal argument is $29 billion in debt for the
legacy pension system, which is about 60 percent funded and
already closed to new hires. The bills dont touch that, but Senate
Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof, R-West Olive, said Wednesday part
of the budget would be putting around $200 million toward paying
down the legacy debt.
said it was disappointed by the high
courts decision.
MEA and our coalition of plaintiffs
have won at every level this case has been
heard, union President Steven Cook said.
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette
has refused to represent Snyder on the
Democrats and teacher groups said the bill did not get enough appeal, and appointed a special assistant
scrutiny. attorney general to the case.
The rushed passage of this legislation today over the objec- Snyder has said the payments are neces-
tions of educators from across the state who came to Lansing at the sary for the long-term financial stability of
beginning of their summer break is a travesty that will not bode the retirement system.
well for future school employees, the students they serve, or the fis-
cal health of the state, the Michigan Education Association said.
But Republicans pushed back, saying the idea of changing
teacher pensions had been discussed around the Capitol for years.
Seven House Republicans joined Democrats in voting against
the bill: Reps. Joe Bellino, of Monroe; Gary Howell, of North
McDonalds
Branch; Martin Howrylak, of Troy; Mike McCready, of Bloomfield
Township; Dave Pagel, of Berrien Springs; Brett Roberts, of Char-
lotte; and Jeff Yaroch, of Richmond Township.
using Snapchat
According to an analysis from the Senate Fiscal Agency, the plan
would cost $24.1 million in the first fiscal year, which runs from
Oct. 1, 2017 to Sept. 30, 2018. That combines costs of $11.8 million
to hire 9,000
for the greater 401(k) contributions, $11.3 million for the new hybrid
and $1 million to providing an additional 1 percent match for exist-
ing 401(k)s.
young adults
In the second year, fiscal year 2019, the cost rises to $38.7 million.
It escalates from there, to $53 million in fiscal year 2020, $67.4 mil- Fast-food giant also turning
lion in fiscal year 2021 and $82 million in fiscal year 2022.
The bill approvals by the House and Senate earned praise from to music, video sites.
the Michigan Freedom Fund, a conservative nonprofit.
Todays reforms put Michigan teachers and public schools
first, said president Terri Reid. The House and Senates reforms Paula Gardner PaulaGardner@mlive.com
will protect Michigan public schools from crippling deficits and
ensure teachers get the great benefits they deserve. Where is the post-millennial generation
The House and Senate passed different bills for the House, when you need to fill summer jobs?
4647, and for the Senate, 401 but with the same contents. Under McDonalds thinks the answer is on
a constitutional provision that a chamber must have a bill for five social media. As a result, the worlds larg-
days before taking action, the retirement plans wont be eligible to est fast-food chain is turning to Snapchat as
be taken up until next week. a hiring tool for its U.S. locations.
The target audience: 16- to 24-year-olds.
We are trying to get a little more
c r e a t ive , s a id M a d a ly n K a lt z , a

100,000 jobs are going unfilled

Paula Gardner PaulaGardner@mlive.com
Some areas of Michigan no longer await
enough jobs for their workforce. Instead, hir-
ing pressures in those area are starting to
threaten the states economic growth.
I think were getting to a critical junc-
ture, said Roger Curtis, the states director
of Talent and Economic Development.
Curtis said he has talked to some employ-
ers who are turning away work now as we
speak.
They have expansion opportunities
... they are reluctant to take because they
dont know if they can fulfill the obligations
because they have so many openings.
The 100,000 estimate for open jobs comes
in part from openings posted on the Pure
Michigan Talent Connect website, which
on Wednesday listed 97,036 jobs available.
Many of those represent skilled or man-
agement positions across a range of indus-
tries, leaving other hourly and part-time jobs
uncounted.
Meanwhile, as another sign of hiring
pressure, five companies in the state were
awarded expansion grants through the
Michigan Strategic Fund, requested in 2016
to reduce the amount following hiring chal-
lenges.
One of those, said Otie McKinley of the
Where the workers are Oaklands Lyon Township.
The original grant as announced by the
Michigans April unemployment rate was 3.7 MEDC in June 2015 was for $1.6 million
percent, not seasonally adjusted, compared to based on creation of 250 jobs. The amended
4.5 percent a year earlier. Unemployment fell in grant, approved in December, is for $1.44
all regions. Here are selected numbers. million based on creation of 225 jobs.
The company a division of Magna
Ann Arbor 2.2% Saginaw 4.1% International was having a very dif-
ficult time finding individuals to hire,
Grand Rapids 2.4% Flint 4.3% according to MSF board minutes. The jobs
includes skilled trades and factory work.
Kalamazoo 3.1% Bay City 4.4% We are working together to solve some
of the most important workforce develop-
Jackson 3.4% U.P. 5.8% ment challenges facing our industry, said
Paul Myles, Magna senior manager, govern-
Midland 3.6% Northeast Lower 6.7% ment workforce development and training
programs, said of the partnership.
Muskegon 3.9% Michigan Department of Curtis said the state is looking for solu-
Technology, Management tions. Some underemployed people could
Detroit 4.0% and Budget be tapped for better jobs, he suggested,
while some retirees could be lured back
into the workplace to train new people.
Michigan Economic Development Corp. ear- A bigger-picture solution will come this
lier this year, was Integrated Manufactur- month, Curtis said, when the state releases
ing & Assembly in Detroit. The project was recommendations to increase career tech
reduced from 851 jobs to 566 jobs, McKin- education and eventually fill more jobs.
ley said, and the grant amount was reduced Among many of the job openings are
from $4.6 million to $3.4 million. positions in the skilled trades including
Another company that struggled to hire tool and die and construction and man-
even with the help of Michigan Works offices ufacturing-related positions that require
and Oakland County was Cosma, based in advanced training, such as robotics.
communications supervisor for McDonalds
in Michigan. Theyre already on this media
platform, and were trying to reach them in
a way thats effective.
In addition to Snapchat, the fast-food
giant is using Hulu and Spotify popular
sites for videos and music as it launched
its summer hiring efforts on June 13.
The goal is almost 9,000 new employ-
ees for the 530 McDonalds in Michigan at a
time when the overall state unemployment
rate is falling to less than 4 percent.
The competition for staffing at restau-
rants across the state is intense, said Alyssa
Harrison of the Michigan Restaurant Asso-
ciation.
Casual, fast dining, fine dining: Theyre
all hiring, she said.
Thats one reason McDonalds is turning
to social media to attract teens and young
adults who seek jobs this summer.
The Snapchat app is the first-to-market
hiring tool in the U.S. that allows job seek-
ers to be served an ad and opportunity to
begin the application process for a job at
a McDonalds restaurant, according to
McDonalds.
The app uses a 10-second video of
McDonalds employees talking about the
benefits of working there, a theme also
found in its new best first job campaign.
About 78 percent of the age group uses
Snapchat daily, Kaltz said. More than half
use it 11 times a day, she added.
Theyre already on it anyway, so they
can just scan the code and access the appli-
cation.
B6 SU N DAY, J U N E 1 8 , 2 0 17 J AC KS O N C I T I Z E N PAT R I OT
Limit insurance claims
to substantial costs
Dave Says daveramsey.com
How do you know when you should le an insurance
claim on a homeowners issue, versus just dealing
with it and paying cash?
Basically, its when you begin to feel the pain nan-
cially. Lets say you have a $1,000 deductible on your
homeowners policy. If you have an $1,100 issue, just pay
the $100 out of pocket. But lets say you have the same
deductible and a $2,000 problem. Depending on things
like your overall situation, the value of the house and the
cost of the policy, that might just get you to le a claim.
Somehow, lots of people get the idea they can make
money on insurance. You dont. Insurance companies
make money, and consumers pay insurance companies.
You may have a situation, once in a blue moon, where you
come out ahead on a transaction. But over time, you dont
make money on insurance.
The point is this: If you turn in the claim, youre going to
experience a rate increase or cancellation at some point
that osets it. I only turn in substantial claims, mean-
ing claims that are far above the deductible.
My in-laws have inherited some money, and they want
to invest in real estate. They have oered to help my
husband and I buy a home, but they want ownership
of some kind as part of the deal. Is this a good idea?
Id pass on this oer. Its not a good deal.
Im glad they got some money. If they want to do some
real estate investing, thats awesome, too. If they want to
give their kids a gift, that would be generous. But no, were
not going for a deal where they have ownership in your
home. Things like that end up messy, and it wont get you
where you want to be. Even if it does, you wont like the
trip.
If you take a deep look into this, youll begin to under-
stand that it will change the nature of your relationship
with your in-laws. Every time you see them and they see
you, theyll see dollar signs.
Protect your relationships. Please dont do it.
Dave Ramsey is CEO of Ramsey Solutions. He has
authored seven best-selling books, including The Total
Money Makeover. The Dave Ramsey Show is heard by more
than 13 million listeners each week on 585 radio stations
and multiple digital platforms. Follow Dave on the web at
daveramsey.com and on Twitter at @DaveRamsey.
Know where and how
to look for good help
Business Tips from SCORE
Over the past 15 years, nearly two-thirds of new jobs have
been generated by small businesses. Yours may be one of
them. Thats good news for your local economy and for your
customers, who expect quality service. Its good news for
you, too, as you can focus on other priorities.
If youre considering a workforce expansion, you want
to be sure the people you hire are qualied and committed
to doing a good job. That said, its easy to go into the hiring
process with the best of intentions and end up with results
that fail to meet anyones expectations.
So before you put out the Help Wanted sign, give some
thought to your goals and strategy for achieving them.
Gauge the need. Its great that your business is on a
growth track, but is adding sta cost-eective? Reformulat-
ing processes or rearranging current employee responsibil-
ities may be all thats necessary, at least for the short term.
Assess alternatives. If your needs dont match up with
a new full-time position, creating one or more part-time
positions may meet your needs and add exibility. Temp
agencies can help with short-term needs. Independent con-
tractors and outsourcing may also be the answer.
Dene the job. Incorporate the direct and associated
responsibilities into a written job description. Be careful
with general titles, as they have dierent meanings to dif-
ferent people. Be reasonable about your expectations. Too
stringent, and you limit your talent pool; too low, and you
may be deluged with unqualied applicants.
Compensation counts. Even when jobs are scarce,
people still expect a fair wage for a fair days work. Cham-
bers of commerce, employment bureaus and professional
groups can help you set appropriate wages and benets.
Also study comparable jobs to determine prevailing rates.
Attract attention. Promoting a job opening is no dif-
ferent from promoting your business; you must go to where
the candidates are. Options include advertising in your
local newspaper (in print and online) or on websites such as
Craigslist. Post signs in your store, neighborhood or nearby
high schools and colleges. For jobs requiring specialized
skills, consider using trade magazines, industry-specic
job banks and employment agencies. Also talk up the job
opening among friends, neighbors and current employees.
SCORE is a nonprot association of volunteers who pro-
vide free, condential business counseling to small-business
owners. Find a chapter near you at score.org/chapters-map.
Facebook shareholders are not happy with how its handling fake news
Hayley Tsukayama The Washington Post
Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg faced sharp
criticism during the companys annual shareholders meet-
ing this month about how the company operates, deals with
violence and handles fake news.
Shareholders submitted proposals critical of the com-
panys top-heavy structure, as well as the way Facebook
curates its content. All ve were rejected by majority vote;
Zuckerberg controls more than 50 percent.
Arjuna Capital and Baldwin Brothers, two smaller inves-
tors, called on Facebook to publish a report examining the
implications of its guidelines around fake news.
Great Wall of debt
Chinas debts have hit alarming levels. And the
authorities in Beijing arent retooling the economy
fast enough to contain the risk at least in the short
term. So says Moodys Investors Service, which last
month downgraded Chinas
credit rating for the rst time
since 1989.
To ght the global reces-
sion in 2008, China ordered
state-owned banks to lend to
businesses. It was supposed
to be a temporary x. But the
credit binge has proven
addictive. Beijing doesnt
want the economy, slowing
steadily since 2010, to crater.
So it keeps injecting loans
The gravy train slows: Debt-financed investment is reaching disturbing levels in the Chinese economy, which
must transition to a consumer-spending model to kick its bad habit.
China GDP growth
15%
12
9
est.
6
3
0 0
06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Sources: Intl Monetary Fund; Institute of Intl Finance and the Bank for Intl Settlements
7 amazing camera tricks
Kim Komando komando.com
Camera phones become more sophisticated every year,
and they are changing the landscape of photography. Pro-
fessionals are using their smartphones in place of hefty
DSLRs, and indie lmmakers are shooting everything from
music videos to feature-length dramas. With advanced fea-
tures and tons of free editing software, the camera phone
may become the lens of the future.
That little camera is useful for so much more than snap-
shots and home videos. If you ever dreamed of a scanner,
game system and universal translator that fit into your
pocket, these apps have made that vision a reality.
Here are seven amazing things your smartphone can do.
1. Consult a virtual decorator
A few years ago, IKEA developed a wild new feature. Cus-
tomers could raise their phones or tablets to a room in their
house and then plant a piece of furniture in the picture.
The 3D image would adjust to the screens POV, looking
extremely realistic. This augmented reality feature helps
imagine how an item will look before a customer buys it.
Hot on IKEAs heels is Amikasa, an iOS app that not only
helps you design interior spaces but also inserts imaginary
decor in real-life settings. You can also add faucets and cab-
inets, or even change the wallpaper.
2. Scan documents
Scanning paper documents as PDFs is convenient, but
the scanner can be a real ordeal, slow and cumbersome to
use. Scanning large bundles at a print shop can cost you a
pretty penny. But there are apps, such as Genius Scan and
Evernote Scannable, that convert hard copies into a digi-
tal format using your camera phone. You can scan multiple
pages and include them in the same document.
But Adobe just launched a stellar app that scans physi-
cal documents with your smartphones camera and turns
them into PDFs. Just point your camera at a document,
and the app will automatically scan it for text using Optical
Character Recognition and save it as a PDF.
Android users have another option. Aside from cloud
storage, Google Drive has scanning capabilities.
3. Shop in three dimensions
When you ip through a magazine, some ads are so vivid
and colorful that they seem to leap o the page. With the
ROAR app, the ads do leap o the page, at least in the dis-
play of your camera phone. You can quickly scan a photo of
a sundress, for example, and within seconds your display
will show that outt in three dimensions.
ROAR also lets you take photos of meals and beverages
and instantly nd out their ingredients. You can scan items
in a store and nd their costs, then price-gauge with other
retailers. If you pass an eye-catching movie poster, you can
capture its image and instantly order tickets.
4. Translate language
When the Word Lens app hit the market a few years
ago, users were astonished by the ability to read signs in
foreign languages. The app even used the same font and
style in its visual translation. This magical technology was
later scooped up by Google, which has made it a part of the
To be clear, we are talking about content that is posted
and disseminated with the intent to mislead, not the main-
stream media, which the president refers to as fake news,
said Natasha Lamb, Arjuna Capitals director of equity
research and shareholder engagement. She added that Face-
book needs to take clear action or risk alienating its audi-
ence. Lamb also spoke on behalf of a petition to have Face-
book release information about its gender pay disparity,
saying the rm is lagging behind its competitors.
Another group, SumofUs, led a petition to remove Zuck-
erberg as chairman, arguing that role gives him far too much
power. We dont think you should be your own boss, Mr.
Zuckerberg, representatives said.
into the system to ease the pain, promising that one
day it will kick the habit.
The countrys total debts most of it held by
corporations were equal to a disturbing 256
percent of economic output
last year, one of the highest
gures in the world. Moodys
expects the debt burden to
keep growing. But the ratings
agency expressed condence
that the government will
eventually manage an econom-
ic transition away from
often-wasteful, debt-nanced
investment toward slower,
steadier growth built around
consumer spending.
Total Chinese debt as a percentage of GDP
300%
250
200
150
100
50
07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Paul Wiseman AP
broader Google Translate app.
Other services use the same gimmick, helping you trans-
late menus and signage from wildly dierent writing sys-
tems into your alphabet, all using your camera phone. But
the standard, for now, is still the free Google app.
5. Learn your wines
Wine is a complicated beverage. There is so much to know
about a given year, vintner and vintage. In the past, wine
acionados had to memorize all that information or refer to
a book. But now you can learn about a particular label at a
glance, thanks to the Vivino app.
Just scan the wines label, and youll nd out everything
there is to know, including personalized recommendations.
Vivino has a database of more than 3 million wines.
6. Augmented reality games
Pokemon Go sent millions of players running through
their neighborhood in search of little creatures, guided by
the motto, Gotta catch em all! This is just the beginning of
the phenomenon known as augmented reality games.
These entertainment systems create real-time, real-world
backdrops for the in-game objects. For example, when you
play ARBasketball, you can nd a virtual hoop anywhere
you go, and the Bowmaster inserts targets in your physical
surroundings.
If you are a fan of the undead, you will probably get your
thrills from Zombies Everywhere! This game turns your real
world into an apocalyptic zombie battleground. For Android,
check out TableZombies for a similar augmented reality
game.
7. Security camera
When you upgrade to a new smartphone, you usually
have to face a dicult question: What do you do with your
older model? Well, one option is to repurpose it as motion
activated security camera. The Manything app uses your
smartphone camera to monitor your pets, your home, your
kids, or whatever else needs a watchful eye.
Manything has programmable motion detection zones,
cloud-based DVR, time-lapse and live streaming. All you
need is another device with Manything installed (to use it as
your remote viewer and controller) and you will have a low-
cost, around-the-clock surveillance system.
Bonus: magnifying glass
Curses! You left your eyeglasses in the car, and you dont
want to leave the restaurant. But how will you ever read the
menu?
No problem: Just turn on your smartphones camera and
use the viewnder to zoom in on the tiny text. Think of your
phone as a bionic eye that brings everything into focus.
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Learn about all the latest technology on the Kim Komando
Show, the nations largest weekend radio talk show. Kim
takes calls and dispenses advice on todays digital lifestyle,
from smartphones and tablets to online privacy and data
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website at Komando.com.
In an open question-and-answer session, the Rev. Jesse
Jackson asked Zuckerberg to develop an independent advi-
sory commission to address the growing trend of Facebook
users sharing violent videos. There is no place for live kill-
ings to be broadcast on Facebook, Jackson said.
Zuckerberg addressed some shareholder concerns.
He acknowledged that Facebooks mission has changed
since it went public ve years ago with the stated mission of
connecting friends and family. We have this growing reali-
zation that .. is not enough, he said.
He added that Facebook is a place that should support
good discourse, while also making sure that people have the
ability to share what is important to them.
 Stanley Cup will soon lose Gordie Howes name
D1 JAC KS O N CIT IZE N PAT RI OT SU N DAY, J U N E 1 8 , 2 017
LINING UP THE
REPLACEMENTS
The Detroit Lions oensive line now features three former rst-round picks in addition to major free-agent acquisitions in T.J. Lang
and Rick Wagner. Mike Mulholland, MLive.com les
In light of Taylor Deckers injury, Detroit willing
to pay steep price to keep Stafford protected
Nate Atkins natkins@mlive.com
ALLEN PARK They tinkered, toyed, debated and deliberated, but ultimately, the Detroit
Lions couldnt resist. They went out and found themselves a high-priced oensive lineman to
replace the one they lost.
No team responds well to a left tackle going down, let
alone a first-rounder, but such is life in the NFL. Injuries
happen to everyone and can strike at any time, so teams
preach next man up, look to the next option on the depth
chart and do the best they can.
The Lions are not like most teams when it comes to the
offensive line. They had little they could do when Taylor
Decker underwent labrum surgery June 5 that will sideline
him for four to six months.
They did something anyway. Detroit signed two tackles
and traded a sixth-round pick to acquire Greg Robinson
from the Los Angeles Rams. In doing so, the Lions took on
yet another major salary up front. Theyve turned their
oensive line into a bottomless pit, protecting investments
with investments rather than allowing them to erode away.
And so in comes Robinson, the 6-foot-5-inch, 332-pound
tackle who was the No. 2 pick in the 2014 draft and will make
$3.3 million this season. Hes the fourth Lions oensive line-
man set to make at least $2.3 million this year, representing
a fth of the top 20 cap hits on the roster.
After Robinsons struggles to seal the edge or execute dou-
ble teams in the running game, he was bumped inside and
then dealt for cheap by the Rams. But what some teams view
as anchors under the NFLs hard salary cap, the Lions look at
as investments in potential, if not performance, feeding a
single mission to protect the quarterback.
Its the very nucleus of how theyre built. They werent
allowing one injury to tear that fortress down.
When you feel secured, when you feel sound, whether it
be schematically or with fewer guys protecting their guys up
front, it allows for a lot more ecient, good, solid quarterback
play, oensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter said last fall.
Inside: Staord says he isnt waiting on other QBs to sign his new deal.
PISTONS
NBA suspends Bullock
Reggie Bullock, a 6-foot-7 forward for the Detroit Pistons,
has been suspended without pay for the rst ve games
of the 2017-18 season for violating the terms of the NBA/
NBPA Anti-Drug Program, the NBA announced Friday.
Bullock, 26, appeared in 31 games last season, averaging
4.5 points per game. After hip and back issues delayed
his season debut, Bullock appeared in four games before
suering a left knee meniscus tear that required surgery.
D2
AUTO RACING
Michigan
rookie
starting
to show
speed
Jones at MIS looking for
home-track advantage
Taylor DesOrmeau tdesorme@mlive.com
B R O O K LY N Following a career-best
third-place nish last weekend at Pocono,
its clear Erik Jones condence is growing.
So is his hair.
The 21-year-old NASCAR driver from
Byron is gaining compliments from some
of the best in the sport, including Dale
Earnhardt Jr. and Brad Keselowski.
Hes wearing this mullet, so he kind of
knows how to pick on himself and doesnt
take himself too seriously, Earnhardt said
in his podcast. I think he has a great per-
sonality. I would encourage him to show
that more.
Earnhardt added Jones is a great
talent and should be one of 10 drivers fans
root for after Earnhardt retires at the end
of the year.
Jones, tied for 16th in Cup Series points,
didnt originally plan the mullet.
Its not something that really was
thought out; it was more spontaneous. I
just didnt feel like getting a haircut for a
long time, Jones said. Eventually, it got
pretty long, and everybody started getting
on me to cut my hair, so I thought itd be
funny if I just cut it into a mullet. So, thats
what I did.
His cousin cut the mullet when friends
and family came down to North Carolina
for his 21st birthday party in May. The look
got approval from more family and friends
at home this week leading up to todays
FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan Inter-
national Speedway.
I think the biggest fan of it is my uncle,
because he had a pretty rockin mullet in
about 1987, Jones said. He was a big fan.
He said I needed a little bit of work on the
The plan was in place this offseason to lock Matthew back yet, get it a little bit longer, and Ill be
Staord into a long-term deal with these maulers in front of just ne. They like it, they think its pretty
him, a group that included new mega signings in T.J. Lang funny.
and Rick Wagner on the right side. A front five of Decker, Jones trip home included testing late
Lang, Wagner, center Travis Swanson and whoever won the models in Grand Rapids, a trip to the local
left-guard battle would rarely come off the field, growing bar with his grandfather and a Flint coney
together over time. Using the Dallas Cowboys model, theyd SEE JONES, D4
cover up the weaknesses in the pass rush and at linebacker
by overwhelming with a single strength.
Then, Decker went down. Gone was the blindside protector
who played every snap last season and was ready to improve
upon his PFWA All-Rookie campaign. Lang already was out
recovering from oseason hip surgery. Left guard was still
up in the air. Free-agent options were bleak in a league where
linemen who can play have no trouble nding jobs.
It was looking like it could be time to punt, but the Lions
werent interested in that. Not with a proven quarterback
like Staord, who has waited long enough.
So, they fed the pit once more, trading one sixth-round
pick and cutting another while absorbing the majority of
their remaining cap space, all to bet on an uber-talented
player who has yet to gure things out.
Decker eventually will return, likely late this season, but
the need for a guard might still exist. If Robinson can prove
worthy, the potential now exists to eventually move him
to guard, to bump Graham Glasgow to center and to allow
Swansons contract to expire, creating a starting line full of
versatile high-upside players.
If.
This is the Lions sticking to a plan. Theyve chosen pass
protection as their hill to die on, and theyll be damned if
Staord gets hurt along the way.
Monster Energy Cup Series driver Erik
Jones jokes about his mullet during a news
D2 conference Friday at Michigan Interna-
tional Speedway. Jake Crandall, Mlive.com
TIGERS
V-Mart hospitalized with
irregular heartbeat, put on DL
Victor Martinez was hospitalized Thursday night after
complaining of dizziness and was diagnosed with an
irregular heartbeat, Detroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus
said. The designated hitter was placed on the 10-day
disabled list. Ausmus said Martinez experienced sweating,
chills and dizziness in Thursdays game. Tigers, D5
D2 SU N DAY, J U N E 1 8 , 2 0 17
GOLF
Henderson
strong
after two,
eyes Meijer
LPGA win
Cory Olsen
colsen@mlive.com
PL A I N F I ELD TOW NSH I P,
The field of LPGA players
trailing Canadian Brooke
Henderson af ter two
rounds better be thankful
for holes 17 and 18.
Hender son took her
8-under lead into Friday
and recorded seven birdies
with one bogey before tee-
ing up on No. 17, a short yet
challenging par 4.
Her 14-under round was
reduced to 12-under with
back-to-back bogeys on her
final two holes, otherwise
things could have been
much more challenging.
T h r e e pl aye r s wer e
tied at 10-under Car-
lota Ciganda, Mi Jung Hur
and 2015 champion Lexi
Thompson, and being four
shots back could have been
a growing mountain to
climb.
Seventeen could have
been really close to being a
great shot, Henderson said
after her round. I prac-
ticed that shot in the prac-
tice rounds, and it jumped
forward on the first bounce
there, and I dont think I
got that today.
So, unfortunately, its a
tough hole, and I just came
away with bogey, which is
not really what I was look-
ing for.
She said her emotions
got the better of her on
No. 18 while trying to get
that stroke back.
Yeah, so, unfortunately,
two bogeys to finish so
hopefully that just gives me
a little bit more motivation
going into tomorrow.
Its a change of pace for
Henderson to see her name
atop the leaderboard with
the season shes had thus
far. Her past four tourna-
ments have resulted in tied
for 14th, tied for 21, tied for
36 and tied for 11th.
She has just two top-10
finishes this season.
Its great to see my
name up there, Hender-
son said. Its been a little
bit of a rough season so far,
you know, not getting the
results that Ive been look-
ing for. But this week seems
to be a turnaround week
and hopefully I can just
finish strong the next two
days.
Ciga nda, Hur a nd
Thompson share second
at 10-under and are right
where they need to be in
case Henderson slips.
Ciganda scored an eagle
and five birdies Friday after
having a nice run in last
years tournament to finish
second at 17-under in a
playoff with Sei Young Kim.
Since then, shes captured
her first two career wins.
It was a good week for
me here last year, so I have
great memories, Ciganda
said. Knowing that I won
already gives you more
confidence.
Brooke Henderson led the
Meijer LPGA Classic after
the first two rounds.
Cory Olsen, MLive.com
J AC KS O N C I T I Z E N PAT R I OT
HOCKEY
Stanley Cup without
Howes name? Its coming
Brendan Savage
bsavage@mlive.com
It apparently wont be
long until the Stanley Cup
no longer features Gordie
Howes name.
The Detroit Red Wings
legend won the Stanley
Cup four times from 1950-
55 but now that the Pitts-
burgh Penguins have been
crowned the 2017 champi-
ons, the bottom ring on the
Cup featuring the winners
names is full.
That means the oldest
panel on the Cup will have
to be removed after next
season to make room for
the 2018 winners.
The panel that will be
removed, according to a
story by Ken Campbell
of The Hockey News, is
the one featuring the Red
Wings four Stanley Cup
winners from the 1950s.
But Howe isnt the only
NHL legend whose name no
longer will be on the Stan-
ley Cup, according to Camp-
bell. Rocket Richard of the
Montreal Canadiens also Sidney Crosby rides with the Stanley Cup during a parade for the champion Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday.
will be gone after next year. Ken Reabe Jr., Special to PennLive
Imagine t h at ,
Campbell wrote. Rocket
Richard, who has his name 61 with the Chicago Black- remove panels because the No. 9, was determined at the New York Rangers for Bren-
on the trophy nine times, hawks, is gone along with Cup was already the perfect April 30 draft lottery. dan Smith (No. 83) and from
including five times in a row Hall of Fame teammates size to hold. A series of trades the past Chicago (via Carolina) for
with the 1950s Montreal Stan Mikita, Glenn Hall and A panel is removed every couple of seasons have net- Tomas Jurco (No. 88).
Canadiens dynasty, will Pierre Pilote. 13 years, meaning Wayne ted the Red Wings with 11 Detroits own third-round
be wiped from the Stanley Ca mbel l repor t s t hat Gretzky, Steve Yzerman, picks, the most they have pick was dealt to San Jose
Cup. Richard won eight when the Cup turned 100 Mario Lemieux and Red had since 2000, when they last year for prospect Dylan
times as a player and is on years old in 1992, it could Wings fan favorite Sidney also had 11 in a nine-round Sadowy.
the Cup in 1964-65, the no longer accommodate Crosby among others will all draft (now the draft is seven The Red Wings have their
last year on this ring, as an new names. So the decision have their names taken off rounds). own selections in Rounds 3
assistant to the president. had to be made whether the Cup in another half-cen- The first round is Friday, through 7 (Nos. 100, 131, 162
Howe, who was part to en la r ge t he C up tury of so. with the final six rounds and 193). They also a sixth-
of the Detroit Red Wings something that had been Saturday. round pick from Florida for
1950s dynasty that won d o n e nu m e r o u s t i m e s RED WINGS HAVE The Red Wings have their Jakub Kindl (No. 164).
three Cups in four seasons, over the years or start SEVEN PICKS ow n second-round pick The Red Wings currently
is also gone, along with removing panels featuring The Red Wings will have (No. 38) and four third-round have nine picks in the 2018
Hall of Fame teammate names. seven of the top 100 selec- selections from Florida for draft, their seven plus an
Ted Lindsay and legend- According to Cambell, it tions at this weeks entry Thomas Vanek (No. 71), from extra second (Ottawas via
ary coach-GM Jack Adams. was New York Islanders leg- draft in Chicago. Unless, of Toronto for permission to the Rangers for Smith) and
(Bobby) Hull, who won his end Bryan Trottier who con- course, they trade some. speak to former coach Mike an extra sixth (Monteals for
only Stanley Cup in 1960- vinced the Hall of Fame to The Red Wings top pick, Babcock (No. 79), from the Steve Ott).
BOXING LIONS
Flints Shields lays Stafford isnt waiting
on other QBs for deal
claim to WBC Silver
Kyle Meinke he signed before the 2013
kmeinke@mlive.com season. That makes him the
Eric Woodyard ewoodyar@mlive.com Lions highest-paid player,
A L L E N P A R K Detroit but ranks just 16th on the
D E T R O I T A white motorcoach bus Lions quarterback Matthew quarterback payscale.
departed from Flints legendary Berston Stafford is going to become Now that hes thrown for
Field House around 5:30 p.m. Friday. a very rich man when he 4,000 yards in six straight
With about 80 local passengers signs his new deal. Perhaps years and flirted with the
including 19 children they hit the road to the richest in NFL history. MVP chase a season ago
Detroit to witness two-time Olympic gold The only real questions because of an NFL record
medalist Claressa T-Rex Shields compete are when that will happen, eight fourth-quarter come-
in her third professional bout. and for how much. backs, he is considerably
The 22-year-old Flint native didnt dis- Andrew Luck currently underpaid at a position that
appoint. is the leagues highest-paid showers even competent
She arrived at the Detroit Masonic player at $24.5 million players with huge paydays.
Temple around the same time as her home- annually. Stafford could Staffords agent, Tom Con-
town supporters and posed for photos, then top that, but the problem is, don, opened contract talks
entered the ring around midnight to earn so could Kirk Cousins and with the Lions weeks ago,
the vacant WBC Silver super middleweight Claressa Shields hits Sydney LeBlanc with Derek Carr. Now, its a mat- and there is an expectation
title. a right during a WBC super middleweight ter of who is willing to set throughout Allen Park that
Shields (3-0, 1 KO) won a unanimous boxing bout Friday in Detroit. Shields won the market first, and risk an accord can be reached
eight-round decision against Louisiana a unanimous decision. Jake May, MLive.com leaving some money on the this summer, as the for-
native Sydney LeBlanc. All three judges table. mer No. 1 overall pick pre-
scored the bout 80-72 in favor of Shields. ESPN repor ted Sta f- pares for his ninth season in
Shields jumped on LeBlanc from the I wanted to get the knockout, but I knew ford is expected to wait out Detroit.
opening bell with a bevy of punches. I was in shape to go all eight and look good Carrs new deal, but he shot The only time I talk
She continued to pierce the face of all eight, Shields said. I think I did a really down those reports after about it or think about it is
LeBlanc in the second, third and fourth good job. We had a long, hard training practice Wednesday at when you guys ask about it,
rounds with big bombs from all angles of camp, and the main thing is just not about Lions minicamp. Stafford said. I just go out
the ring to showcase her boxing ability. winning but looking good and winning. Im not too worried there and play ball.
In the fifth round, Shields continued to The WBC Silver belt shouldnt be con- about what those guys That, he has.
widen the lead by attacking the body. She fused for the WBCs world title. The orga- do, Stafford said. Im just While many teams are
blasted LeBlanc on the ropes with a late nization created the silver championship out here trying to get bet- engulfed in various dramat-
flurry to end Round 6. concept in 2010 to give value to non-title ter. Thats pretty much all ics and controversies at the
The pace slowed down in Round 7 as bouts that are still of great importance. I can say. This time of year position, Detroit has had lit-
LeBlanc tried to press Shields, but was It increases your ratings, and a lot of is football time. Im out tle to worry about at the posi-
nailed with more big shots through her people started with the silver title, like here trying to get better at tion. Heading into his ninth
defense. Canelo (Alvarez), WBC fight supervisor Jill football and help this team season, and the third in this
I learned that shes slowing down and Diamond said. So, its the next best thing win. scheme, Stafford has been
shes trying to see everything, said Jason to being the world champion, and basically Is he willing to sign the picture of consistency
Crutchfield, Shields trainer. guarantees a shot at the world champion- before Carr and Cousins? and ability this offseason.
Shields tried to finish her off with a ship. I got no timetable, he Hes ultra-bright, coach
knockout in the eighth and final round, This victory should set up Shields for a said. Jim Caldwell said. He is
unleashing a flurry of haymakers, but WBC world title fight Aug. 4 against unde- Stafford is heading into constantly finding ways to
LeBlanc wouldnt go down despite the feated super middleweight champion Nikki the final year of a three- get better, and I mean every
heavy pounding. Adler, possibly in Detroit. year, $53 million extension aspect that you can think.
 J AC KS O N C I T I Z E N PAT R I OT SU N DAY, J U N E 1 8 , 2 0 17 D3

SOFTBALL

Napoleon blitzes
Gladstone to earn
first trip to state final
Tony Garcia agarcia6@mlive.com

E A S T L A N S I N G While Gladstones softball team was

warming up in left field before its Division 3 state semifinal
game, Napoleon was in its dugout eating twizzlers.
Napoleon always tends to take its time before games
and the Pirates joke around in order to stay loose
But in unchartered territory, Napoleon coach Doug
Richardson was anxious to see how his team would
respond.
The Pirates showed him early, blitzing Gladstone for
eight runs on seven hits in the first inning as they rolled to
a 16-0 win in five innings, earning a berth in the Division 3
state championship game.
We like to go in doing our game, not theirs, Kortz said
of her teams relaxed nature. Were really laid back, were a
family and we know how we mesh together.
Napoleon (36-4) faced Monroe Saint Mary Catholic Cen-
tral, a 1-0 winner in its Division 3 semifinal game over Shep-
herd, during Saturdays final at Secchia Stadium.
Heres how it went in the first inning Friday: Paige Kortz
grounded out, Dylan Wiley singled, RBI single by Rachel
Griffin, Haley Rose reached on an error, Kaitlyn Weaver
recorded an RBI on a squeeze, Ashton Jordon scored two on
Monster Energy Cup Series driver Matt Dibenedetto races during a practice session Friday before todays FireKeepers a double, Kallie Pittman reached on an infield single, Syd-
Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Jake Crandall, MLive.com ney Coe hit a two-run RBI single, Caitlin Pace got out, Kortz
singled and Coe scored on the error, Kortz later scored on a
wild pitch before Wiley got out.
AUTO RACING And the Pirates never stopped hitting, adding three

New track president

runs in the second, one in the third and four in the fifth on
19 total hits.
You know what, Ill say it was, Doug Richardson said of
whether it was the most fun hes had coaching a game in his
15 years at Napoleon.
Sydney Coe pitched five innings, surrendering just three

focused on fans
hits and three walks while striking out nine and giving up
no runs.
The Pirates made it to this point in the season through
their offense. Napoleon has won its past four games before
by a combined 47-10, scoring at least seven runs in every
game this postseason.

Steve Kaminski Skaminsk@mlive.com Race info

The NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series is just past the
halfway point of its regular season, and it has been an unpre-
dictable, exciting, sometimes controversial, sometimes con-
fusing time for stock car racings elite.
A new title sponsor, stage racing, three-time new winners,
Dale Earnhardt Jr.s retirement announcement and penal-
ties and suspensions galore have been all the talk for the
through the first 14 races.
Changes have come to Michigan International Speed-
way, too, which is hosting a tripleheader card this week-
end, culminating with todays FireKeepers Casino 400 Cup
race. MIS has a new track president, Rick Brenner, along
with Jason Lucas, who is the new director of marketing and
communications.
Brenner said his teams focus is on the fans heading into
its first race weekend, which included Fridays ARCA Rac-
ing Series Corrigan Oil 200 and Saturdays LTi Printing 200
NASCAR Xfinity Series race.
NASCAR and its drivers will take care of the on-track
activity, and we will do our best to create the best expe-
rience we possibly can with our fans, Brenner said. We
will continue to find new ways to make it easy for people to
come out, give them reasons to want to come out and enter-
tain them while they are there. We are focusing on the fan
experience.
The property itself lays out for a great fan experience
with all the camping so there is plenty of room to come and
stay. We added some new entertainment for people all week
long to add to the value of the overall entertainment experi-
ence.
Brenner replaced Roger Curtis, who served as president
the past 10 years before stepping down after last summers
BASEBALL
NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series: FireKeepers Casino
400, 3 p.m. today at Michigan International Speedway TV: FS1
August race weekend. Curtis has since been named direc-
tor of the Michigan Department of Talent and Economic
Development.
Brenner came to MIS from New Hampshire in Septem-
ber. He spent the past 23 years working in minor league
baseball, including the past 10 years as the president of the
company that owns the New Hampshire Fisher Cats and
the Bowling Green Hot Rods. The Fisher Cats are the Dou-
ble A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, while the Hot Rods
are the Single-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays.
While baseball and auto racing couldnt be more differ-
ent, Brenner said his objective at MIS is the same as it was Napoleon players celebrate after defeating Gladstone in a
for his old job as a baseball executive. state semifinal game Friday at Secchia Stadium at Michigan
There are things that are different as it relates to our State University. Neil Blake, MLive.com
roles to facilitate the needs of drivers versus baseball play-
ers and race teams versus baseball teams, Brenner said.
In terms of our fans, which is really where our focus is,
facilitating people getting tickets, creating extra value for MHSAA STATE TOURNAMENTS
them when they are here, providing a first-class safe envi-
Baseball FINALSSATURDAY
ronment for them to come and enjoy is certainly nothing SEMIFINALS Division 1 Grandville vs. Macomb
new. Division 1Thursday
Dakota
Division 2 Richmond vs Ida
There is a way in which you approach the business. I Northville 9, Grand Haven 1
Division 3 Monroe St. Mary CC vs.
Saline 12, GP Woods U. Liggett 0
was fortunate to work with really great people for a long Division 2Thursday
Gladstone
Division 4 Indian River Inland Lakes
time. They have similar philosophy, which is we focus on Stevensville Lakeshore 7, Chelsea 1 vs. Ottawa Lake Whiteford
our fans and partners and the on-the-field activity takes Bay City John Glenn 15, Dearborn Divine Soccer
Child 4
care of itself. That has been the mentality here with the Division 3Friday SEMIFINALS
Division 1
team at MIS, to create lasting memories and focusing on Madison Hts. Bishop Foley 3, Caro 2
Grand Blanc 2, Utica Ford 1
Traverse City St. Francis 3, Schoolcraft
the fan experience. 2, (8 innings) Forest Hills Central 1, Saline 0
Division 4Friday Division 2
Portland St. Patrick 12, Unionville- Forest Hills Northern 4, Holland
Sebewaing 8 Christian 1
Hudson 6, Gaylord St. Mary 4 Bloomfield Hills Marian 2, Linden 0
FINALSSATURDAY Division 3
Freeland 3, Hudsonville Unity Christian 2
At Michigan State
Division 1 Northville vs. Saline Flint Powers Catholic 2, Macomb Luther-

Jackson College pitcher drafted by Pirates Division 2 Stevensville-Lakeshore vs. an North 1

Tony Garcia
agarcia6@mlive.com
J A C K S O N Jackson Col-
lege pitcher Alex Manasa
was drafted by the Pitts-
burgh Pirates in the 11th
round of t he 2017 M LB
draft.
Manasa, who just finished
his freshman season, is a
Farmington native and the
highest draft pick in Jackson
College history.
He is the four th Jets
player to be drafted. Caleb
Baragar, who transferred to
Indiana University before
becoming a seventh round
pick by the San Francisco
Giants, is the only former
Jet to be drafted higher than
Manasa.
Its great for our pro-
g ra m, Jack son College
coach Rick Smith said. I got
to track him early on, and he
was just a true athlete that
you could tell would have a
bright future.
Manasa, a right-handed
relief pitcher, posted a 1.27
ERA and 31:3 strikeout-to-
walk ratio in 21 innings as
a freshman. He also bat-
ted .410 in 50 games, with
a .459 on-base percentage.
He was named all-Mich-
igan Community College
Athletic Association first
team, Eastern Conference
all-freshman team and the
Eastern Conference Fresh-
man of the Year.
Manasa has not decided
if he is going to return to the
Jets or enter the Pirates orga-
nization.
The Farmington native
was playing a game for the
Kenosha Kingfish, a col-
legiate summer leaguer
team, on Wednesday, and
will talk with Smith about
the decision.
Alex has a bright future
and hes well known in the
MLB network, so even if
he doesnt go this year he
will project even that much
higher next year, Smith
said. So it will be up to the
Pirates and Alex to decide
that.
Bay City John Glenn Division 4
Division 3 Madison Hts. Bishop Foley Kalamazoo Christian 2, Muskegon
vs, Traverse City St. Francis Catholic Central 0
Division 4Portland St. Patrick vs. Hudson Lansing Christian 2, Grosse Pte. Woods
U. Liggett 0
Softball
FINALS
SEMIFINALS
At Williamston HS
Division 1Thursday
Division 1Saturday
Grandville 2, Clarkston 1
Macomb Dakota 6, Mattawan 3
Grand Blanc vs Forest Hills Central
Division 2Friday
Division 2Thursday
Bloomfield Hills Marian 2, Forest Hills
Richmond 4, Escanaba 2
Ida 3, Stevensville Lakeshore 2
Northern 1
Division 3Friday
Division 3Friday
Flint Powers Catholic 4, Freeland 0
Monroe St. Mary CC 1, Shepherd 0
Division 4Saturday
Napoleon 16, Gladstone 0
Division 4Friday
Kalamazoo Christian vs Lansing
Christian
Indian River Inland Lakes 8, Kalamazoo
Christian 0
Ottawa Lake Whiteford 6, Coleman 1
For MHSAA tournament coverage, visit
highschoolsports.mlive.com and check Tuesdays paper.

Bill
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Time for 29 teams to start
chasing champion Warriors
Tim Reynolds The Associated Press
The alarm was sounded loud and clear by LeBron James
not long after the NBA Finals ended, and every other player,
coach and general manager around the league who did not
end this season drenched in champagne surely agreed with
what he was saying.
The Golden State Warriors are a problem.
And theyre probably going to stay that way.
There will be one question inevitably asked this offsea-
son by most of the 29 other teams in the NBA whose fingers
didnt get to smudge the golden surface of the Larry OBrien
Trophy this year. That question will not have a good answer
for many, if any. Basketballs offseason is here, a draft and
free agency loom, and for the second time in three years
everyone is chasing the Warriors.
Good luck, everybody. Draymond Green sings during the Golden State Warriors
Youre going to need it. NBA championship rally Thursday in Oakland, California.
Theyre going to be here for a while, James said after The Warriors are celebrating their second championship in
the Finals ended , his words coming as the Warriors cel- the past three years. Eric Risberg, AP
ebration was still going in earnest. Theyre going to be
around for a while. Pretty much all their guys are in their
20s. Pretty much all their big-name guys are in their 20s, Many players have opt-in decisions coming before the
and they dont show any signs of slowing down. July 1 shopping spree opens. Some of those decisions could
Boston has the No. 1 pick in the draft to add to a team affect what happens on draft night, when Markelle Fultz will
that went to the Eastern Conference finals this season. likely go to the Celtics with the No. 1 overall pick. And there
Miami will have around $37 million in spending money is still all the awards that need to be handed out, like settling
once Chris Bosh comes off the books. James will try and the Russell Westbrook versus James Harden race for MVP.
lure more help to come to Cleveland. Chris Paul, Dwyane There hasnt been a coaching change in more than a year,
Wade, Derrick Rose, Gordon Hayward, Paul George and which is an incredibly rare occurrence for the league. But
Blake Griffin may all be changing addresses. The Knicks some front offices have undergone recent overhauls, and
have openly been begging Carmelo Anthony to seek a trade more of that could be on the way especially if Cleveland
elsewhere. does not retain GM David Griffin, whose contract with the
No, quiet will not happen in July 2017. Cavs is expiring.
Its unclear if any of this summers moves will matter Rosters, though, will definitely change. They always
come June 2018. change. The Warriors wont be the same when Commissioner
The Warriors might be that far ahead of the field already. Adam Silver hands them their rings next October (when
Theres going to be a lot of teams thats trying to figure the leagues longer season designed to give more rest over
out ways to put personnel together to try and match that if the 82-game span) begins. The Cavaliers wont be the same
theyre able to actually face them in a playoff series, both either. Nobody will have the same 15 players they ended the
Eastern Conference and Western Conference, James said. season with.
Because theyre built for ... from my eyes, theyre built to But the Warriors look like theyre on the brink of some-
last a few years. thing dynastic .
Technically, the Warriors have some work to do in order No team had a winning record against Golden State this
to remain the Warriors. season five were .500 against the Warriors and 16 of the
Stephen Curry, Andre Iguodala, Shaun Livingston, Zaza 29 other teams in the league didnt beat them even once. The
Pachulia, David West and JaVale McGee will be among best example of how far the league has to go to catch the War-
many Golden State players in the free-agent waters, and riors might be the Portland Trail Blazers, a very solid team
Kevin Durant will likely join them. Even though it will cost with two great scorers in Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum.
the Warriors big money remember, Curry is in line for an Portland played Golden State eight times this season. The
enormous raise and made only $12 million this season Blazers went 0-8.
its more than possible for them to keep their core intact. Again, good luck, everybody else.
There also are some other matters of business around Were obviously just getting started, Curry said. This is
the league to clear up this season. something that we want to continue to do.
win at until hopefully it finally comes, Jones said. I know
JONES its going to be a tall task, but I definitely think were capa-
FROM D1 ble of it.
Four days before Jones raced at MIS in June 2016, Jones
dog. His home is only about an hour from the track, he father died at 53 from cancer. In honor of his father, Jones
added. put the name Dave above the drivers door.
As for getting trimmed or cut any time soon, I dont Jones father helped him make his way from a Michigan
know, Jones said. Ill probably keep it for a little while. kid to a NASCAR driver. Daves legacy still means a lot to his
son, as Jones shared a lesson he remembers hearing from his
HOME-TRACK ADVANTAGE? dad early in his career.
Jones has raced twice at MIS in his young career fin- We were at Toledo one day, I was racing a go-kart. I was
ishing fourth in a Camping World Truck Series race and 7, 8 years old, something like that. Flipped over, got in a bad
third in an Xfinity Series race. Sundays FireKeepers Casino wreck, Jones said. I was fine, just shook up, like any kid
400 is his first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at would be. Didnt want to race it was in practice. I wanted
the track. to go home.
I was jealous last year watching Kyle Larson get his He said, Well thats not going to happen. Were not here
first win here, because I was thinking, Man, that would be to quit and go home. He went on this whole speech about
pretty storybook if I could do something like that, Jones getting back up on the horse, going back out and getting back
said. Id love to get my first win here. after it, not giving up. I finally gave in and went back out and
Driving the No. 77 Furniture Row Racing Toyota, his we ended up winning that day.
team has momentum. Teammate Martin Truex Jr. leads It stuck with me, even to this day. Theres times when you
the points standings and has two wins. After a tough want to give up, quit whether its in the race or you have a
stretch early on, Jones last three finishes are third, 15th bad day in practice, qualifying, youre ready just do be done
and seventh. with it. I always think back to that day and that speech about
With friends and family coming to watch, he hopes to be getting back up on the horse and going back after it again.
able to celebrate in Victory Lane with them. Jones first career Cup Series start at his home track also
This is going to be a place Im always going to want to happens to be on Fathers Day.
NASCAR Monster Energy Cup
GOLF Pitinos suspension is less than Jim Boe-
Firekeepers Casino 400 Lineup
heim and Larry Brown recently received After Friday qualifying; race Sunday;
Johnson, McIlroy, Day miss cut for NCAA violations. At Michigan International Speedway;
Brooklyn, Mich.; Lap length:
Still, Louisville said it is appealing the 1. Kyle Larson, Chevy, 202.156 mph.
The biggest surprise at this U.S. Open NCAAs decision, and even that wasnt 2. Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 202.117 mph.
was not who was leading, but who was enough for Pitino. He fired a few salvos at 3. Clint Bowyer, Ford, 201.664 mph.
4. Kyle Busch, Toyota, 201.523 mph.
leaving. the NCAA after reviewing the report. 5. Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 201.337 mph.
Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy and Jason 6. Ryan Blaney, Ford, 200.854 mph.
7. Joey Logano, Ford, 200.770 mph.
Day the top three players in the world, OLYMPICS 8. Jamie McMurray, Chevy, 200.742
all of them professing expansive Erin Hills mph.
9. Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 200.730 mph.
to be perfect for their games cleaned out Olympics, McDonalds part ways 10. Chase Elliott, Chevy, 200.378 mph.
their lockers after missing the cut. 11. Kevin Harvick, Ford, 200.206 mph.
12. Brad Keselowski, Ford, 200.050
Left behind was the biggest 36-hole log- The Olympics and McDonalds used to mph.
jam in 43 years at the U.S. Open. go together like a hamburger and fries. 13. Jimmie Johnson, Chevy, 200.306
mph.
The four players tied for the lead Paul They are no longer a combo. 14. Erik Jones, Toyota, 200.178 mph.
Casey, Brooks Koepka, Brian Harman and In a surprise move, the International 15. Kurt Busch, Ford, 199.712 mph.
16. Kasey Kahne, Chevy, 199.369 mph.
Tommy Fleetwood have never won a Olympic Committee announced it was 17. Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevy, 199.225
major, and neither have the next 14 players ending its Olympic sponsorship deal with mph.
18. Austin Dillon, Chevy, 198.961 mph.
behind them. the fast-food giant three years before it was 19. Ryan Newman, Chevy, 198.708
supposed to expire severing a relation- mph.
20. Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 198.533
COLLEGE BASKETBALL ship that dated to 1976. mph.
No financial details were released, 21. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 198.522
mph.
NCAA:Louisville didntdo enough though as part of the IOCs top-tier pro- 22. Michael McDowell, Chevy, 198.211
gram, McDonalds signed a contract exten- mph.
23. Danica Patrick, Ford, 197.775 mph.
The NCAA didnt feel Louisville went far sion in 2012 that was reportedly worth 24. Chris Buescher, Chevy, 197.525
enough with its self-imposed sanctions fol- about $200 million. mph.
25. AJ Allmendinger, Chevy, 197.482
lowing a sex scandal investigation, so the mph.
governing body handed down a few more. HOCKEY 26. Darrell Wallace Jr., Ford, 197.401
mph.
An outraged Rick Pitino feels the NCAA 27. Trevor Bayne, Ford, 197.158 mph.
went too far. Coyotes acquire Cousins 28. Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 196.223
mph.
After completing its investigation of 29. David Ragan, Ford, 195.780 mph.
Katina Powells allegations that she and The Arizona Coyotes acquired forward 30. Paul Menard, Chevy, 195.615 mph.
other escorts were hired to have sex parties Nick Cousins from the Philadelphia Flyers. 31. Ryan Sieg, Toyota, 193.668 mph.
32. Corey LaJoie, Toyota, 192.472 mph.
and strip for Louisville recruits and play- Philadelphia got a 2018 fifth-round pick 33. Cole Whitt, Chevy, 191.520 mph.
ers, antics the NCAA described as repug- and the rights to unsigned forward pros- 34. Reed Sorenson, Chevy, 190.305
mph.
nant, it benched the Cardinals mens bas- pect Brendan Warren. 35. Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevy, 189.999
ketball coach for five games and imposed mph.
36. Landon Cassill, Ford, 0.000 mph.
several other penalties. The Associated Press 37. Ty Dillon, Chevy, 0.000 mph.
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DETROIT TIGERS
Through Friday
BATTERS AVG OBA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E
J.Martinez .318 .403 110 24 35 7 1 11 26 17 32 0 0 1
Adduci .318 .388 44 8 14 4 2 0 7 5 11 1 0 0
Avila .313 .430 131 21 41 9 0 10 27 27 46 0 1 1
Machado .304 .339 56 5 17 1 1 0 4 3 8 0 0 4
Hicks .300 .314 50 10 15 4 0 3 12 1 11 1 0 0
Cabrera .281 .380 196 23 55 15 0 6 31 30 47 0 1 1
Presley .278 .350 36 6 10 2 0 1 5 4 6 2 0 1
Iglesias .269 .298 197 27 53 15 1 2 19 8 29 4 2 4
Upton .266 .354 226 42 60 14 0 13 43 29 71 5 2 4
V.Martinez .262 .337 218 21 57 10 0 5 29 23 33 0 0
Kinsler .250 .336 200 40 50 9 1 5 13 22 27 3 2 1
Mahtook .250 .286 80 7 20 5 0 4 11 3 19 0 0 0
Castellanos.234 .305 252 33 59 15 4 8 37 22 72 2 2 13
Romine .233 .309 146 24 34 7 2 2 13 14 32 3 3 2
Collins .200 .288 130 17 26 4 1 4 12 16 46 0 4 2
McCann .187 .264 123 15 23 4 0 7 18 13 36 0 0 1
Jones .137 .228 51 4 7 1 1 1 4 4 26 1 1 0
Team Totals.256 .333 2251 327 577 126 14 82 311 241 555 22 18 40
PITCHERS W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB SO
Greene 1 0 1.76 32 0 0 30.2 21 6 6 1 12 35
Bell 0 0 1.98 6 0 0 13.2 10 3 3 1 6 9
J.Wilson 3 2 2.67 28 0 5 27.0 17 8 8 4 11 39
Saupold 1 1 2.89 10 0 0 18.2 14 7 6 3 5 15
A.Wilson 1 3 3.07 30 0 2 29.1 26 13 10 3 7 15
Fulmer 6 4 3.40 12 12 0 79.1 76 32 30 4 16 60
Farmer 2 0 3.52 3 3 0 15.1 15 6 6 2 3 20
Hardy 1 0 4.15 20 0 0 17.1 21 10 8 4 6 13
Norris 4 4 4.42 13 13 0 71.1 83 39 35 7 31 69
Verlander 4 4 4.50 14 14 0 82.0 80 43 41 10 42 75
Zimmermann 5 5 5.35 13 13 0 75.2 89 48 45 17 22 48
Boyd 2 5 5.69 11 11 0 55.1 74 36 35 7 24 37
Rodriguez 2 5 6.35 25 0 7 22.2 26 17 16 7 10 21
Ryan 0 0 7.94 8 0 0 5.2 9 5 5 0 7 1
Stumpf 0 0 9.00 6 0 0 3.0 6 3 3 0 3 5
Sanchez 0 0 9.00 11 0 0 21.0 34 26 21 9 9 22
Leon 0 0 12.15 6 0 0 6.2 7 9 9 0 6 2
Jimenez 0 0 12.46 5 0 0 4.1 5 6 6 2 2 5
Rondon 0 1 40.50 3 0 0 1.1 4 6 6 0 3 1
Cuevas 0 0 108.00 1 0 0 0.1 3 4 4 0 0 1
Tigers reliever Francisco Rodriguez has been vocal about his diminished role in the bullpen, saying manager Brad Ausmus Team Totals 32 34 4.70 66 66 14 580.2 620 327 303 81 225 493

and pitching coach Rich Dubee dont talk to him or tell him anything. Mike Mulholland, MLive.com les

K-Rods venting at
MLB STANDINGS Miami at Atlanta, 1:35 p.m.
St. Louis at Baltimore, 1:35 p.m.
Through Friday Cleveland at Minnesota, 2:10 p.m.
American League San Diego at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m.
Seattle at Texas, 3:05 p.m.
EAST DIVISION
Kansas City at L.A. Angels, 3:37 p.m.
W L Pct GB
N.Y. Yankees at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.
New York 38 27 .585
Boston at Houston, 8:05 p.m.
Boston 38 29 .567 1

Ausmus misplaced
Tampa Bay 35 35 .500 5 San Francisco at Colorado, 3:10 p.m.
Toronto 32 34 .485 6 Tigers 13, Rays 4
Baltimore 32 34 .485 6 Friday
CENTRAL DIVISION Tampa Bay Detroit
W L Pct GB ab r h bi ab r h bi
Minnesota 34 30 .531 Sza Jr. rf 4 0 1 1
Kinsler 2b 4 1 1 1
Cleveland 33 31 .516 1
Dckrson dh4 0 0 0
Rmne 2b 1 0 0 0
Kansas City 32 34 .485 3
Lngoria 3b 3 0 0 0
Avila 1b 5 2 2 1
Detroit 32 34 .485 3
M.Mrtin 3b1 0 0 0
Mi.Cbrr dh3 2 1 0
Chicago 30 36 .455 5
Mrrison 1b 1 1 0 0
J.Hicks ph 1 0 0 0
Managers loyalty not repaid when it comes to Tigers embattled closer WEST DIVISION
W L Pct GB
Fthrstn ph 2 0
Beckham ss4 1
1
2
0
J.Mrtin rf 3 3 2 0
0
Mahtook rf1 0 1 0
Houston 45 23 .662 M.Smith cf3 1 2 0
Upton lf 4 3 2 3
Texas 33 33 .500 11 Daniel. 2b 3 0 2 3
Cstllns 3b 4 1 2 4
Los Angeles 35 36 .493 11
Evan Woodbery ewoodbery@mlive.com In reality, he spent parts of 2011, 2012 and 2013 as a reg- Seattle 33 36 .478 12
Sucre c 4 0
Bourjos lf 3 1
0
1
0
Presley cf 4 0 1 0
0
J.McCnn c 3 1 0 1
Oakland 29 38 .433 15
ular reliever. (Although that didnt stop him from griping J.Iglss ss 3 0 1 1
National League D.Mchdo ss1 0 0 0
D E T RO I T Among Francisco Rodriguezs about it then, either. In 2011, when the Milwaukee Brew- EAST DIVISION Totals 32 4 9 4 Totals 37 13 13 11
more bizarre gripes when he vented to a ers were on the verge of an improbable playo run, K-Rod W L Pct GB
Tampa Bay 001 100 101 4
Washington 41 26 .612
reporter last week about his diminished popped off to media about his role behind closer John Miami 30 35 .462 10 Detroit 100 552 00x13
role was that Detroit Tigers manager Brad Axford, who was having a dominant season). New York 30 36 .455 10 ECastellanos (13), Beckham (8). DP
Atlanta 29 37 .439 11
Ausmus talks to the media more often than K-Rod is a smart pitcher, and theres no sense in writ- Philadelphia 22 44 .333 18
Detroit 3. LOBTampa Bay 4, Detroit 4.
2BMi.Cabrera (15), Mahtook (5), Upton
he does to him. ing him o as washed up at the age of 35. Maybe hell visit CENTRAL DIVISION (14), Castellanos (15). 3BBeckham (3),
W L Pct GB M.Smith (1), Bourjos (1), Castellanos (4).
Perhaps K-Rod should read what Ausmus has been saying. Comerica Park as an opposing closer in 2022, in the same Milwaukee 37 32 .536 HRKinsler (5), Avila (10). CSBeckham
If he did, hed nd that Ausmus has all but declared him sort of bizarre reunion that occurred Tuesday and Wednes- Chicago 33 33 .500 2 (3), M.Smith (1). SFDaniel.Robertson
St. Louis 31 35 .470 4 (1), J.McCann (3).
a saint among men. A team leader. One of the best who has day when Fernando Rodney posted back-to-back saves for Pittsburgh 30 37 .448 6 IP H R ER BB SO
ever played the game. the Arizona Diamondbacks in wins over the Tigers. Cincinnati 29 37 .439 6 Tampa Bay
WEST DIVISION Ramirez L,3-2 4 9 10 8 2 2
Its understandable that K-Rod is upset. But airing his Rodney, 40, is still pitching and closing games W L Pct GB Pruitt 1 3 3 2 1 2
grievances only made him look ridiculous. Directing them despite losing his job countless times over the years. Of Colorado 44 26 .629 Alvarado 1 0 0 0 0 1
Los Angeles 42 26 .618 1 Farquhar 1 1 0 0 0 1
at Ausmus made him seem ungrateful. course, Rodney topped out at 96 mph last week, while Arizona 42 26 .618 1 Detroit
Its baing that hes aimed his vitriol at the man who has K-Rod was at 88 and 89 mph. No, an upper-90s fastball isnt San Diego 27 41 .397 16 Norris W,4-4 6 8 3 3 1 8
San Francisco 26 43 .377 17 Saupold 2 0 0 0 0 0
been his most ardent defender; who kept him in the closer a prerequisite for success as a closer, but it certainly doesnt Stumpf 1 1 1 1 1 1
role until there was absolutely no other option; who has hurt. Sundays Games Da.Norris pitched to 2 batters in the 7th
Chi. White Sox at Toronto, 1:07 p.m. UmpiresHome, Ed Hickox; First, Jerry
showered him with over-the-top praise at every opportunity; If K-Rod wants to be a closer again for the Tigers or Tampa Bay at Detroit, 1:10 p.m. Meals; Second, Chris Conroy; Third, Ben
and who has never once uttered a word of criticism, even someone else hes going to have to work his way back. L.A. Dodgers at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m. May.
Washington at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m. T3:05. A29,674 (41,681).
when K-Rod almost single-handedly cost the Tigers four The Tigers, of course, would be thrilled to trade him, but Arizona at Philadelphia, 1:35 p.m.
wins over a three-week span earlier this year. even if they offered to eat most of his salary, its hard to Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m.
Ausmus, managing a game in which the players make far imagine they would nd any takers.
more than their boss, is adept at stroking the fragile egos of Thats why a resurgence for K-Rod is in the Tigers best
the teams stars. Its one of the least glamorous parts of the interest, too. If the Tigers are able to ip him for something
job, and the loyalty doesnt always pay dividends. Not in this anything in the next six weeks, it will be a victory. Want shorter games? Stop
case, anyway. In the meantime, Rodriguez should realize that Ausmus,
Closing games isnt an entitlement, no matter how often perhaps more than anyone in the Tigers organization, is stealing signs, Ausmus says
youve done it before. K-Rod should know. rmly in his corner. Heres a novel idea to speed up the slow pace of games:
Its a revisionist history that Rodriguez likes to promote Theres no ill will, Ausmus said Tuesday night. (Rodri- Stop stealing signs.
that hes never done anything but close games, and thus hes guez declined to talk to reporters). Hes competitive. He Detroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus made the sugges-
like a ship lost at sea trying to navigate outside of his comfy wants to be in the fire, and I dont blame him. Were all tion last week only half in jest.
home in the ninth inning. human. He knows his team is one of the biggest culprits for
the increasing length of Major League games. The Tigers
already have played four nine-inning games of four hours
or longer. Only 15 games have taken less than three hours,

Cabrera opens up about frustrating season
Evan Woodbery ewoodbery@mlive.com
DE T ROI T Miguel Cabrera hasnt talked much about his
various ailments, because he didnt want to be seen as mak-
ing excuses for what is, by his standards, a sub-par season.
But after the Detroit Tigers star crushed the game-
winning home run in the ninth inning Thursday night
at Comerica Park, he opened up about what has been a
frustrating season.
Ive been struggling, he said. But I always stay posi-
tive.
Cabrera said the injury concerns that first cropped up
during the World Baseball Classic in March, and that sent
him to the disabled list for 10 days in late April, are still
around.
Cabreras ailments have variously been described as back,
oblique and groin strains; he added hip exor on Thursday.
The last three are largely in the same area of the lower abdo-
men and upper groin.
Since the World Baseball Classic when I hurt my back, I
cant get it out of the way, Cabrera said. Its something that
I deal with everyday. Im not going to stop playing or make
an excuse. I try to do my best.
He said he didnt want to blame his power slump on the
injuries. The home run on Thursday night was his rst since
May 20, a span of 103 plate appearances. He now has six on
the season.
We know we have a good team. We know we have good tal-
ent in this clubhouse. So lets put it together and win more
games.
Cabrera has resigned himself to contributing to those
wins at less than 100 percent. He said he has no plans to
take time o to heal.
No, no, no, he said. I played with a broken foot. If Im
able to go out there and do my job, Im going to do it.
TIGERS ROUT RAYS ON FRIDAY
A day after beating the Rays on a walk-o home run in
the ninth inning, the Tigers slugged their way to a 13-4 vic-
tory Friday night at Comerica Park.
The Tigers didnt just slug; they also put on a defensive
clinic to support starting pitcher Daniel Norris. Shortstop
Jose Iglesias made two highlight-worthy plays in the fth,
then left elder Justin Upton made a leaping grab to steal a
home run from Corey Dickerson.
Oensively, the Tigers got contributions from virtually
everyone, including homers by Ian Kinsler and Alex Avila
and three runs apiece from J.D. Martinez and Justin Upton.
The Tigers scored five runs in the fourth and fifth
innings, the rst time theyve scored that many in back-to-
back innings since Sept. 17, 2008 against Texas. The Tigers
won that game 17-4.
They scored double-digit runs for the seventh time this
season. Theyve scored more than 13 twice, beating Seattle
which was about the league average last year.
There are a number of explanations. The Tigers, for one,
have a lot of slow workers on the mound. Sometimes, thats
because theyre running through multiple sets of signs, or
conferring with the catcher to sort out any miscommuni-
cation caused by the signs.
Ausmus said theres a reason for that.
The multiple signs is a complete reaction to baserun-
ners stealing signs and tipping o the hitter, he said.
We dont know every time it happens, but were at a point
where weve seen enough that we assume everyone does
it. If thats going to improve our chances of beating them, I
dont care how long the game takes.
More broadly, Ausmus said he understands and sup-
ports Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfreds push for a
quicker pace and shorter games.
If youre going to have three-and-a-half hour games,
I think people, especially young kids, tend to lose inter-
est after a while, Ausmus said. I think three hours is the
benchmark, and I completely understand that from a fan
perspective and a television perspective. You start hav-
ing four-hour games and people lose interest, or they fall
asleep because its midnight.
Evan Woodbery
Tigers schedule June
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
4 5 6 7 8 9 10

I dont want to say Im not hitting because Ive got (an 19-9 on April 25 and the Chicago White Sox 15-5 on June 2. vs. CWS
W 7-4
vs. LAA
L 5-3
vs. LAA
W 4-0
vs. LAA
L 11-4
at BOS
L 5-3
at BOS
late
injury), he said. I dont want to make excuses. Youve got to Rays starter Erasmo Ramirez took one for the team on
stop being sorry for yourself. Youve still got to go out there Friday, pitching into the fth inning even after it was clear 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
and play, play hard. that he wasnt fooling Tigers hitters. at BOS vs. ARI vs. ARI vs. TAM vs. TAM vs. TAM
W 8-3 L 7-6 L 2-1 W 5-3 W 13-4 late
The win in the series opener against the Tampa Bay Rays His exit was hastened after he get hit by a sharp
improved the Tigers to 31-34, still three games in .500. With- grounder. He recovered to throw out the batter, Alex Pres- 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
out improvement in the next ve weeks, the team is likely to ley, and the Rays said he was uninjured. vs. TAM at SEA at SEA at SEA at SEA at SD
1:10 p.m. 10:10 p.m. 10:10 p.m. 10:10 p.m. 10:10 p.m. 10:10 p.m.
sell at the trade deadline. FSD FSD FSD FSD FSD FSD
Cabrera said he had no explanation for the teams strug- Update 25 26 27 28 29 30 July 1
gles. at SD vs. KC vs. KC vs. KC vs. CLE
4:40 p.m. 7:10 p.m. 7:10 p.m. 1:10 p.m. 7:10 p.m.
If I had an answer for that, Id tell you, he said. I really Next game: Tigers (Buck Farmer 2-0, 3.52) vs. Tampa Bay Rays FSD FSD FSD FSD FSD
dont know. We have to gure out how to win more games. (Faria 2-0, 1.42), 1:10 p.m. at Comerica Park TV: FSD
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COLLEGE COLUMN
BASKETBALL

Pitino
outraged,
Louisville
to appeal
Gary B. Graves
The Associated Press

L O U I S V I L L E , K Y. The
NCAA didnt feel Louisville
went far enough with its
self-imposed sanctions fol-
lowing a sex scandal inves-
tigation, so the governing
body Thursday ha nded
down a few more.
An outraged Rick Pitino
feels the NCAA went too
far.
A f ter completing its
investigation of Katina
Powells allegations that
she and other escorts were
hired to have sex par-
ties and strip for Louis-
ville recruits and players,
antics the NCAA described
as repugnant, it benched
the Cardinals mens bas- Floyd Mayweather Jr., left, will come out of retirement to face UFC star Conor McGregor in a boxing match on Aug. 26. Mayweather, who retired in
ketball coach for five games September 2015 after winning all 49 of his pro fights, will face the mixed martial arts fighter in a 12-round bout at MGM Grand in Las Vegas. AP files
and imposed several other

This fight should be fun

penalties.
Pitinos suspension is
less than Jim Boeheim
and Larry Brown recently
received for NCAA viola-
tions.

right up to the opening bell

Still, Louisville said it is
appealing the NCAAs deci-
sion, and even that wasnt
enough for Pitino. He fired
a few salvos at the NCAA
after reviewing the report.
Not on ly w a s t h i s
unjust and over the top in
its severity, the coach said
at a news conference, but
Ive lost a lot of faith in the
NCAA.
Pitino, who has repeat-
edly denied any knowledge
of former assistant Andre
McGees interactions with
Powell, wasnt done.
We are devastated by
the news, all of us are, the
Hall of Fame coach added.
But moving forward, we
believe we will win the
appeal because its right
and its just, and what went
on was unjust and incon-
ceivable.
The NCAA suspended
Pitino for five Atlantic
Coast Conference games;
Boeheim and Brown each
served nine-game suspen-
sions for their indiscre-
tions.
Louisville had self-im-
posed several sanctions,
including a postseason ban
in 2015-16.
The NCA A accepted
those, and tacked on more.
The other penalties Lou-
isville received include
vacating wins in which
ineligible players partici-
Tim Dahlberg The Associated Press
L A S V EGA S The real fun will come before the fight, and what a specta-
cle it should be. Put Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor on a stage
together to promote their fight and anything can happen.
Put them together in a ring, though, and its an absolute mismatch.
Thats the first thing to consider when all the talk begins about what a
devastating puncher McGregor is. The first thing to think about when its
suggested that Mayweather may have lost some of his skills after two years
of traveling the world in his private jet.
If you thought you were snookered out of $100 when Mayweather fought
a snoozer against Manny Pacquiao, you might keep a firm hand on your
wallet. The greatest defensive fighter of his time against a guy who has
never thrown a punch in a pro boxing match? Let the yawning begin.
This could be 12 rounds of tedium on Aug. 26 in Las Vegas that makes
Mayweather-Pacquiao look like Hagler-Hearns in comparison. It might
be some kind of bizarre disqualification when McGregor finds out May-
weather doesnt stick his chin out to be hit the way some UFC fighters do, or
he really does try to kick Mayweather when hes down.
What it wont be is any kind of legitimate fight, no matter how much
rabid UFC fans want desperately to believe it will be.
Thats no knock on McGregor, who is a ferocious puncher in the octagon
with a personality to match his power. Indeed, he likely would be heavily
favored over Mayweather had the two decided to do the fight under UFC rules.
One of the great trash talkers, too, who was just warming up on Wednes-
day when he told UFC chief Dana White what his intentions are.
Conor told me this morning the McGregor clan has been taking over vil-
lages for 300 years, White said, and that Floyds village is next.
Good stuff, and theres lots more to come. McGregor can turn a phrase as
well as he can throw a punch or a water bottle at an opponent.
If this was a reality show, it would be a hit in the ratings. Just imagine the
GOLF
scene when McGregor rolls into Mayweathers new strip club in Las Vegas
and mimics his propensity for throwing cash around.
But this is a boxing match, and Mayweather is a masterful boxer. He was
throwing punches before he could walk, and if he had elected to stay in
retirement hed still be considered one of the top 10 fighters ever.
Two years out of the ring wont change that. Age wont be a factor, either,
and Mayweather has never let himself get out of shape.
Oddsmakers in Vegas understand that, setting the initial line at a whop-
ping 11-1 in Mayweathers favor. It would be even higher than that, but UFC
fans will be lining up with $20 bills in hand to bet their man as an underdog.
Realistically if we were just putting up a number and didnt have to take
bets on it, Floyd would be 100-1, said Nick Bogdanovich, oddsmaker for the
William Hill chain.
Mayweather was out on a run in Los Angeles when the fight was
announced, training intensely like he always does. Someone else will have
to watch over the strip club for a few months.
Theres huge money at stake, even for a fighter who made more than $200
million for beating Pacquiao. No one is making predictions, but its likely the
hybrid fight will at least end up in second place in pay-per-view sales behind
the $400 million or so brought in by the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight.
Balance that against the chance McGregor may ruin his brand and that
of the UFC by being embarrassed by Mayweather in the ring, and the
money wins out.
Even White, who initially was skeptical about putting his star in a boxing
match, seems ready now to push the idea that he could actually win.
Ive stopped doubting this kid a long time ago, White said. The reason
hes such a superstar is this guy will fight anyone, anywhere, at any time.
Sure, its a freak show of sorts, bordering on something you see in WWE.
But both fighters know their roles, and they will play them well.
So enjoy the ride, because it should be a wild one. Just understand that the
fun almost surely ends when the opening bell rings.

Love is in the air, and on the course

pated, placing the basket-
ball program on four years
probation, and issuing a
10-year show-cause order
for McGee, Louisvilles for-
mer basketball operations
director.
T he NC A A h a s no t
vacated the Cardina ls
2013 national champion-
ship yet. The NCAA said
the school must determine
which games ineligible
players participated in, and
that might include the 2013
title game. Players deemed
ineligible would be those
involved in the sex parties,
which are considered imper-
missible benefits.
The NCAA announce-
ment reiterated its origi-
nal view that Pitino should
have known about McGees
activities with Powell, who
alleged in a 2015 book that
staffer McGee paid her
$10,000 for 22 shows at
the Cardinals dormitory
from 2010-14, a period that
includes their NCAA title
run.
Rick Pitino
has been
suspended
for five ACC
games.
Davis Love IV
makes pro debut
at U.S. Open, with
dad on the bag
Genaro C. Armas
The Associated Press
E R I N , W I S . An excited
Davis Love IV bolted out
the car door after arriv-
ing at Erin Hills and went
instinctively to pick up his
bag when he was stopped
by his caddie.
He goes, Whoa, whoa,
whoa . T h is is my job
this week, Love said in
recounting the words of his
father, PGA Tour veteran
and major championship
winner Davis Love III.
Its a role reversal for the
Love family on Fathers Day
weekend. What a way for
the younger Love to make
his professional debut at
the U.S. Open, with his dear
old dad on the bag.
Hes played 23 U.S.
Opens, said the younger
Love, who goes by Dru.
Hes seen every single pos-
sible thing you can ever see
on a golf course, so that was
pretty much a no-brainer for
me.
The older Love won the
PGA Championship in 1997
at Winged Foot. He is a two-
time Ryder Cup captain who
will be inducted into the
World Golf Hall of Fame this
fall.
Dru Love is just getting
started. He just finished at
Alabama and turned pro,
having learned on Sunday
that he qualified for his U.S.
Open as an alternate from
the Georgia sectional quali-
fier.
I would say the only
thing thats holding me
back is my lack of experi-
ence. I went to Alabama for
five years and played one
healthy season of golf, Dru
Love said. My dad jokes that
Im 23 years old but Im 19 in
golf.
While the older Love has
caddied previously for Dru,
father and son have both
Davis Love III, right, watches his son Davis Love IV hit on the
range during a practice day for the U.S. Open on Wednesday
at Erin Hills. Morry Gash, AP
said the arrangement felt a
little odd during their first
few days at Erin.
For the first two days it
felt weird having him do the
things that Im usually doing
for him, you know, handing
him a golf ball or cleaning a
club, Dru Love said.
Dr u Love has won
tournaments with his father
on the bag, though as an
amateur.
Ive played with a bunch
of 19- and 20-year-olds, the
elder Love said this week
as he watched his son tee
off during a practice round
with Ryder Cup captain Jim
Furyk. But it makes me feel
old that hes playing. Dru Love joked. Saying Oh,
Love III has been slowed
by a bad back this year. The
53-year-old pro did not plan
to try to qualify for the U.S.
Open until he caddied for
his son in an earlier qualify-
ing round. Love missed out
by eight shots after trying to
qualify in Columbus, Ohio.
But the elder Loves expe-
rience will come in handy at
a long course like Erin Hills,
which is making its major
championship debut.
Patience, and routine,
and staying calm, and not
trying to get ahead of your-
self, one shot at a time. He
reminds me of that, Dru
Love said.
Golf is a family business.
His grandfather, Davis Love
Jr., was a teaching pro and
played in six U.S. Opens.
This will be the first time
that Love III will be wearing
shorts at a major. So far, it
has slowed him down while
getting his son golf balls on
the range.
It takes him about 25
minutes because everyone
stops and is talking to him,
its the first time weve ever
seen your legs and this and
that.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Archie Miller is introduced in March as the new Indiana basketball coach. He is one of three new coaches that look to make
their programs competitive in the league once again. AP les
Times are changing
in Big Ten hoops
Brendan F. Quinn
bquinn@mlive.com
Chris Holt-
mann, one of
the new guys,
introduced
h im self. He
wore a sharp
silvery-gray twill suit paired
with a scarlet-and-gray-
stripped tie. He looked the
part of a powerbroker: The
new head basketball coach
at Ohio State.
Then he declared that he
a coach with 1,108 fewer
college wins than Tom Izzo
and John Beilein combined
will lock down the state
of Ohio from neighboring
marauders. Holtmann said
Ohio State will close the
borders and dominate the
state of Ohio in recruiting.
This was a coach plant-
ing his flag. Holtmann was
pried away from Butler with
an eight-year contract worth
roughly $25 million to resus-
citate Ohio State hoops.
In his introductory news
conference, he did well to
salute and lionize the man
who came before him, OSU
all-time wins leader Thad
Matta, but made clear that
he plans to flourish where
Matta failed keeping Ohio
talent in Ohio.
Holtmann says enough is
enough.
So does Archie Miller.
And Brad Underwood.
These are the new faces
of the old Big Ten. Miller
is at Indiana, the leagues
dormant juggernaut.
Underwood is at Illinois,
o n e o f t h e l e a g u e s
basketball-centric unicorns.
Holtmann is at Ohio State,
a mammoth operation with
championship expectations.
The three represent a
splash of change across the
conference canvas. The
one thing they all have in
common is the shared task
of restoring glory. No one
landed at his new school
because a predecessor went
on to bigger and better. All
were hired to shift power
back to traditional stalwarts.
(Actually, the other trait
they have in common is that
theyre all white, making the
Big Ten the only high-major
conference without a black
coach. But thats a column
for another day.)
The main areas of change
will be the two ultimate
tools in college basketball:
Recruiting and money.
Dont for a second think
Michigan and Michigan
State arent up the road keep-
ing a close eye on all this.
Miller, Underwood and
Holtmann currently are
recruiting their 2018 classes.
These players will be sopho-
mores in each coachs crucial
third year on the job. If you
dont win in year three, you
might not see year four.
Miller surely is aware of
such expectations. He held
The new guys
Chris Holtman, Ohio State: Replaces Thad Matta.
Archie Miller, Indiana: Replaces Tom Crean.
Brad Underwood, Illinois: Replaces John Groce.
his introductory news con-
ference March 27 beneath the
five national championship
banners at Assembly Hall.
For the secular religion of
Indiana basketball, recruit-
ing is the highest sacrament.
INDIANA LOOKS TO
REGAIN GLORY
Tom Crean, IUs former
coach, recruited well, but not
well enough. He also won,
but didnt win enough. Hoo-
sier fans, a mostly unhinged
lot, expect Final Four berths
and recruiting that melds a
flawless mix of homebred
talent and ve-star McDon-
ald All-Americans. During
Creans tenure, Michigan
enjoyed shopping in Indi-
ana, pulling Zak Irvin, Mitch
McGary, Glenn Robinson III
and Spike Albrecht off the
shelves. So did Michigan
State, collecting Gary Harris
and Branden Dawson. Both
programs will try to do the
same with Miller manning
the air trac control center
in Bloomington.
The question in the Big
Ten is, can Miller repli-
cate his brothers recruit-
ing? Sean Miller has done a
remarkable job of shoehorn-
ing Arizona into Duke and
Kentuckys annual two-team
gold rush. If Archie Miller
makes it a family aair, the
landscape will shift.
Last weekend, Indiana
hosted East Lansing High
School star Brandon Johns
for a visit. The top-50 for-
ward forever has been an
MSU and U-M target. Brows
most definitely were raised
in Ann Arbor and East Lan-
sing by the visit.
In Ohio, meanwhile, a
rash of invasive species have
ravaged local high school
gyms in recent years. Duke
grabbed Luke Kenna rd.
Villanova snagged Omari
Spellman. Louisville took
V.J. King. Carlton Bragg
went to Kansas. Esa Ahmad
and Devin Williams went
to West Virginia. Vincent
Edwards went to Purdue.
Coming from the north,
Beilein found Easter eggs
sitting in plain sight: Trey
Burke in Columbus and
Caris LeVert in Pickerington.
Next years Wolverines and
will include four Ohioans:
Wright State transfer Jaaron
Simmons (Dayton), Xavier
Simpson (Lima), Ibi Watson
(Pickerington) and Jon Teske
(Medina). Izzo drove down
I-75 South and grabbed
Nick Ward from Gahanna,
a mere eight miles outside
of Columbus, and plucked
away Kyle A hrens (Ver-
sailles) and Javon Bess (Gah-
anna). Before that came Tra-
vis Trice and Adreian Payne.
This, more than anything,
has driven Ohio State fans to
exasperation. In that regard,
Holtmann was a common-
sense hire. Hell, the 45-year-
old grabbed a commitment
la st Aug ust from hig h-
ly-touted 2017 forward Kyle
Young, a Massillon native, a
week before he was to visit
Ohio State.
Among the grouping of
Miller, Underwood and Holt-
mann, Underwood sticks out
as a stealth bomber. No one
is quite sure what to make
of him. Three years at Ste-
phen F. Austin. One year at
Oklahoma State. No ties to
the Midwest other than a
1992-2003 stint as an assis-
tant at Western Illinois. At 53
years old, hes a foreigner in
Chicago, the most anarchic
recruiting territory in the
country.
Who is this guy? Well,
for one, hes the coach who
scored a commitment from
2017 point g ua rd Ma rk
Smith who Michigan State
fiercely targeted in the
11th hour. Hes also the guy
who built a top-25 recruiting
class in his lone year Okla-
homa State. Now Underwood
is leading Illinois, a program
that can sneak up on every-
one like a summer storm.
NEW COACHES,
NEW RECRUITERS
To recruit, though, one
needs foot soldiers.
In a f ine exa mple of
college basketball being
a lawle s s pa rlor ga me,
Under wood not on ly
tabbed Orlando Antigua
as an assistant coach, but
also handed him a robust
$375,000 salary a jarring
number in college basketball
circles. This is the same
ex-Kentucky assistant who
was fired as South Florida
head coach amid academic
fraud allegations; the same
Antigua who had 13 players
leave or be dismissed in 2
years as a head coach.
This brings us to the
m o n e y. W h i l e M i l l e r,
Underwood and Holtmann
all pocketed multi-million
dollar contracts, as
expected, its their assistant
coaches payouts that will
prove noteworthy.
Antigua now is earning
more money than any Mich-
igan State assistant. Thats
a group, mind you, that
stands as college basket-
balls longest-tenured intact
sta among high-major pro-
grams. From 2014-2016, each
MSU assistant (Dane Fife,
Mike Garland and Dwayne
Stephens) received raises
ranging from 33 percent
to upwards of 39 percent;
but even with that, asso-
ciate head coach Dwayne
Stephens earned $287,000,
while Fife and Garland
both made $266,500.
That puts MSUs total
salary pool for assistant
coaches at $820,000.
At Ohio State, Holtmann
was given a pool of $1.2 mil-
lion for his three on-court
assistants, according to
the Indianapolis Star. Hav-
ing gone to three straight
NCA A Tournaments at
Butler, Holtmann opted
to bring his entire staff
Terry Johnson, Ryan
Pedon and Mike Schrage
with him.
The staff at Indiana
also should approach the
$1 million mark in total
compensation. Miller hired
former longtime UMass
and Drexel head coach
Bruiser Flint for a contract
likely in Antigua territory,
well over $300,000. Same
goes for former UCL A
assistant Ed Schilling, who
came to IU after earning
over $250,000 annually in
Westwood. Rounding out
the staff is Tom Ostrom,
Millers former assistant at
Dayton, who holds the title
of associate head coach.
A ll told, Under wood
was given an $850,000
budget allocation for three
assistants, according to the
terms of his deal. The gure
was formulated before
Antiguas hiring, though,
and could very well have
been raised. Underwood
ret a i ne d for mer Joh n
Groce a s sist a nt coach
Jamall Walker, who surely
earned a notable raise on
the $190,000 he earned last
year, and hired former UIC
assistant Ron Coleman.
At M ichiga n, in t he
meantime, Beileins staff
earned a total base salary
of $615,00 last season. Vet-
eran assistant Jeff Meyer,
along with first-year addi-
tions Billy Donlon and
Saddi Wa sh ing ton, a ll
made $205,000 apiece.
Its a wild time in the
Big Ten when a slew of new
assistants are suddenly
earning more than old war-
horses like Mike Garland
and Jeff Meyer. But this is
what happens when power
changes hands.
Are Beilein and Izzo
scared of whats happening
at Ohio State, Indiana and
Illinois?
Probably not, but neither
is naive. With the Buckeyes,
Hoosiers and Illini dispro-
portionately unsteady the
past few years, the Big Ten
has existed in an oddly
destabilized reality.
Now there are winds
of change. Michigan and
Michigan State will see if
they breathe some life into
a few friendly enemies.
J AC KS O N C I T I Z E N PAT R I OT
NBA DRAFT
CMUs 5-foot-9 Keene
draws inspiration
from little guards
Ansar Khan
akhan1@mlive.com
A U B U R N H I L L S The
odds are stacked against
any 5-foot-9 player reach-
ing the NBA, regardless
of how quick, skilled and
prolific a scorer he was in
college.
But if Central Michi-
gans Marcus Keene needs
inspiration, he can look to
players with local ties, Kay
Felder and Tyler Ulis, as
well as Isaiah Thomas, one
of the best in the league.
I love watching bas-
ketball, Keene said. I
like watching a lot of lit-
tle guards coming out.
Because were all little,
people knocking us, but
we know we can play this
game. We got to the Divi-
sion I level by competing at
a high level.
Everybody wants to
play in the NBA, or profes-
sional somewhere, so we
work hard and try to get to
where we want to go.
Keene opted to turn
pro after his junior year,
his lone season at CMU
after transferring from
Youngstown State.
Watching those three
throughout the whole year
has really motivated me,
helped to get me to the
point Im at right now,
Keene said.
Keene worked out
for the Detroit Pistons
on Wednesday. Despite
le a d i n g t he NC A A i n
scor i ng , avera g i ng 3 0
points per game, Keene is
not projected to be drafted
Thursday. If he reaches the
NBA, he likely will need
to sign as a free agent and
work his way up through
Walton hopes workouts
increase draft prospects
Ansar Khan
akhan1@mlive.com
A U B U R N H I L L S Der-
rick Walton Jr. continues
to be excluded from most
mock drafts but is doing
what he can to change that.
The 6-foot-1 guard from
Michigan raised his prole
at the NBA Combine last
month and has displayed
his skills for nine teams in
pre-draft workouts, includ-
ing the Detroit Pistons on
Tuesday.
Walton described it as a
good workout.
They did not as much
teaching, just pretty much
wanted to see me play, he
said. They put us in a lot
of situations that test how I
feel for the game, did some
shooting.
Walton can shoot. He
averaged 15.5 points per
game as a senior, hitting
42.2 percent from 3-point
range. He can run the
oense, with his outstand-
ing vision and passing abil-
ity (fourth all-time at U-M
with 499 assists). He also
can rebound for a small
guy, which speaks to his
competitiveness.
Its been a great experi-
ence, Walton said. I think
Im helping myself a lot by
playing the way Im play-
ing.
The Lakers, Clippers,
Jazz, Rockets, Hornets and
Heat are among the teams
he has worked out for, with
more scheduled.
Some teams do condi-
tioning, some teams dont,
Wa lton s a id . T heres
always competing, thats
c on si s tent ac ro s s t he
board. For the most part
theres a lot of shooting, a
lot of competitive things,
one-on-ones, three-on-
threes, two-on-twos.
Wa lt on c omp e t e d
against college rival Melo
Trimble of Maryland on
SU N DAY, J U N E 1 8 , 2 0 17 D7
NBA draft
When: 7 p.m. Thursday
Where: Barclays Center,
Brooklyn, New York
TV: ESPN
Summer League and the
NBA Development League.
Felder, from Oakland Uni-
versity, was drafted 54th
overall by Atlanta last year
and traded to Cleveland on
draft day. He appeared in 42
games for the Cavaliers.
J u s t f o l l o w i n g h i s
footsteps, I see what he
did at a mid-major, Keene
said. My off year (2015-
16, after transferring from
Youngstown State) I really
watched him a lot because
I knew I could do the same
thing he did to get to the spot
where Im at.
Keene also followed Ulis, a
Southeld native who played
at Kentucky and was drafted
34th last year by Phoenix.
Ulis averaged 7.3 points in 61
games as a rookie.
The Phoenix Suns gave
him a chance towards the
end of the year and he
showed little guards can play
in the league, Keene said.
Keene also worked out for
Utah and Washington and
was headed to Houston next.
A lot of teams compare
me to Isaiah Thomas and
feel like I bring that type of
scoring power, o the bench
or whatever the team may
need, Keene said. Thats
what Im going to continue
to work on, getting in better
shape and showing teams
I can score at the highest
level and keep working at my
game.
Tuesday, one of five others
the Pistons hosted.
Ive been playing him
since my sophomore year;
every time we play against
each other we always go
at it, Trimble said. Even
before college, in AAU, just
playing on the circuit, see-
ing him a lot, getting to this
level its the same thing, we
go at it, just make each other
better.
Being a late second-round
pick would be Waltons best-
case scenario. The Pistons,
who pick 12th on June 22,
dont have a second-round
selection. That can change
with a trade. Or they could
sign Walton as a free agent if
he goes undrafted.
In t his process, you
want to cover all aspects,
you dont want to leave any-
thing undone, Walton said.
Thats what I aimed to do at
the beginning of this (pre-
draft workout) process and
Im going to do it up until
the very last day. Draft day
is a whole dierent day than
today. Anything can hap-
pen.
The NBA wasnt on the
radar for Walton until his
senior year. His prof ile
increased tremendously
during U-Ms run to the Big
Ten tournament champion-
ship and the NCAA Sweet 16.
I think I answered a lot of
questions, just on the side of
being able to score the ball
and lead a bunch of guys,
Walton said. Ive always
been a guy that can space the
oor, but doing those things
consistently at a high level
against other guys that were
good was always a plus.
Its important to be versa-
tile.
Guys that can do not only
one thing really well, but
multiple things, guard mul-
tiple positions, just being
really dynamic is obviously
where the game is going
right now, Walton said.
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The U.S. Air Force

Thunderbirds
will soar for two
air shows on
July 1-2 during
the National
Cherry Festival,
which runs July
1-8 in Traverse
City. Submitted
photo

TRAVERSE CITY TRAVERSE CITY

CHERRY ON TOP
National festival celebrates the fruits of family, food and fun
Andrea Tamboer atamboer@mlive.com birds will be soaring over West Grand Traverse Bay Adults also can compete with the Adult Pie
on July 1-2. Eating Contests, 5-6 p.m. July 3, 5 and 7 at the

F
or a festival surrounded by natural scenic
beauty, you wont find one better than the
91st annual 2017 National Cherry Festival
on the west arm of Grand Traverse Bay in Traverse
City. The festival kicks off July 1 and runs through
July 8 with a wealth of family-friendly events that
include parades, fireworks, air shows, live music,
foodie events, kids activities and sporting events.
The festival, held since 1926, annually draws
about 500,000 visitors to the Grand Traverse
region. It features about 150 events with about
85 percent of them free over the festivals eight
days.
Here are the top 5 free family events on tap for
the annual festival. Go to cherryfestival.org for a
complete schedule and more information.
AIR SHOW
This year, the United States Air Force Thunder-
Shows start at about 1:15 p.m., but you might
want to arrive early to secure a spot on the beach.
For a price, prime viewing spots include the roof-
top deck (outdoor) of the Indigo Hotel and indoor
rooftop restaurant at the Park Place Hotel.
PARADES
The Heritage Day Parade honors Michigans his-
tory; its 7-9 p.m. July 4. The Junior Royale Parade,
celebrating the festival Prince and Princess kids
court, is 6:30-9 p.m. July 6. On July 8, the Cherry
Royale Parade runs from 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m., a
grand daddy of a parade with floats, marching
bands and more.
CHERRY PIE EATING CONTESTS
The Kids Cherry Pie Eating Contests are 1-3 p.m.
July 3-4 at F&M Park, where a wealth of kids activi-
ties, such as the popular turtle races, occur.
Cherry Blast Stage in the Open Space on the bay
shore. Free registration for the adult events begins
30 minutes before competition start time.
ULTIMATE AIR DOGS
Love dogs? Love sports? Love dogs and sports?
Watch the Ultimate Air Dogs compete, starting
July 6. Watch these athletes and their trainers as
they compete to advance in the regional compe-
tition, with finals taking place 2-3:15 p.m. July 8.
FIREWORKS
Starting at dusk (about 10:30 p.m.), fireworks
will explode on two evenings during the festival.
On July 4, the fireworks will be presented by TC
Boom Boom Club. Donate $30 and receive VIP
seating. On July 8, fireworks will close out the festi-
val with pyrotechnics again exploding over Grand
Traverse Bay.

Festivalgoers watch the airshow at a gourmet foodie event from the rooftop deck of the
Hotel Indigo during the 2016 National Cherry Festival in Traverse City. Fans gather for a sunset concert on the Bay Side Stage during the 2016 National Cherry Festival
Andrea Tamboer, MLive.com on the shores of Grand Traverse Bay in Traverse City. Andrea Tamboer, MLive.com

FESTIVAL FOOD FESTIVAL MUSIC

Several foodie events are offered during the Cherry Festival to heighten your festi-
val-going experience during the two airshows on July 1-2. From gourmet to a grand pic-
nic, the events offer something to please most palates. The Indigo Hotel air show event
(featuring gourmet appetizers and drinks) at the hotels outdoor rooftop restaurant; Air
Show Gala at the Park Place Hotels indoor rooftop restaurant; the Blues, Brews & BBQ
event with craft beer and barbecue at the Hagerty Center at Northwestern Michigan Col-
lege and the Flight Deck with bleacher seating and a picnic lunch. Ticket prices vary.
Live music with national performers caps off several evenings on the festival Bay Side Stage,
which is on the shores of the west arm of Grand Traverse Bay. The lineup: Mark Farner on
July 1; Here Come the Mummies on July 2; Shinedown with Greta Van Fleet on July 3; 90s
Dance Party 2.0 on July 4; REO Speedwagon with Donny Hartman on July 5; Cole Swindell
on July 6; Cherry Idol auditions and TruTV Impractical Jokers starring the Tenderloins on
July 7; Cherry Idol Finals and Old Dominion with Aubrie Sellers on July 8. Ticket prices vary.
For tickets to music and food events, go to cherryfestival.org.
E2 SU N DAY, J U N E 1 8 , 2 0 17 J AC KS O N C I T I Z E N PAT R I OT

State fossil, the mastodon, was a mighty beast

John Serba jserba@mlive.com
Assuming one can psychoanalyze a state according to its
ocial fossil, Michigan has a mighty mindset.
In 2002, state ocials gave the American mastodon the
proper designation. The beast, an evolutionary cousin of the
modern elephant, stood between seven-and-a-half and nine
feet tall and weighed about six tons (although even larger
specimens have been found). It boasted a pair of tusks mea-
suring as long as 16 feet, and had a coat of shaggy hair.
The mastodon was common throughout North America,
ranging from Alaska to Honduras. It died out about 10,000
years ago, at the conclusion of the great Pleistocene Era Ice
Age. The global thaw rendered many impressive animals
categorized as megafauna extinct, including giant sloths,
beavers, oxen, deer, moose and other things that exist in
smaller form today.
Dont confuse the mastodon with the mammoth, which
featured a taller, knobbier skull, and more dramatically
curved tusks. And here, its probably worth noting that
Michigan is the only state to declare the mastodon its o-
cial fossil; four South Carolina, Washington Alaska and
Nebraska have staked claim to the mammoth, in a shame-
less case of State Fossil Groupthink.
Frequent discoveries of mastodon fossils was a likely fac-
tor in the successful mastodon declaration campaign, which
was led by a Washtenaw Community College professor. One
of the most complete skeletons unearthed was found near
Owosso, and is on display in the University of Michigans
Museum of Natural History. Also, the longest trail of foot-
prints 30 of them were uncovered near Ann Arbor.
If we want to further encourage and prolong silly state
rivalries, the amazing and astonishing mastodon surely
could stomp Ohios lame state fossil, the trilobite, which is
essentially a large bug that couldnt be bothered to leave the
ocean. As for Indiana it has yet to even declare an ocial
fossil, proof that the state doesnt have its act together and
should just be taken over by Kentucky.
Its also disappointing to learn that Wisconsins state fossil
is also the trilobite, and not Aaron Rodgers crushed ribcage
after the Lions play the Packers. Illinois, notably, declared
the Tully monster its state fossil, something once declared
by the Atlantic as the rejected doodle of a drunk fantasy
artist, and therefore makes fun of itself.
And its worth ignoring that other states have some truly
awesome official fossils too, including Californias sabre-
toothed tiger (which hunted mastodons), Colorados Stego-
saurus, South Dakotas Triceratops and Utahs Allosaurus.
But really, naming a dinosaur as your state fossil is a bla-
tantly obvious and unimaginative choice, and too dang easy.
Michigan did it just right, right?

CALENDAR

MUSIC June 19 - 23 June 29 June 23- 14 July 7 June 20

June 18
Trombonefest Concert: Jack-
son Colleges Potter Center,
2111 Emmons Road, Jackson. 7
p.m. Free. 517-787-0800.
June 22
Growing Hearts-Sprouts:
Jackson District Library
Brooklyn Branch, 207 N. Main
St., Brooklyn. 10 a.m. Free. 517-
905-1369.
June 22
BJ Barham: Weatherwax Hall
at the JSO, 215 West Michigan
Ave., Jackson. 8 p.m. $15-18.
517-782-3221.
June 23
Summer Solstice Party:
Blackman City Park, 200 E
Michigan Ave., Jackson. 7:30
p.m. Free. 517-783-0962.
June 27
Pre-Fourth of July Concert:
Jackson Colleges Potter Cen-
ter, 2111 Emmons Road. 7 p.m.
Free. 517-787-0800 .
June 28
Growing Hearts-Sprouts:
Jackson District Library Carn-
egie Branch, 244 W. Michigan
Ave., Jackson. 11 a.m. Free.
517-788-4087.
June 28
Music & Movement for Wee
Ones: Jackson District Library
Henrietta Branch, 11744 Bun-
kerhill Rd., Henrietta Township.
11 a.m. Free. 517-769-6537.
STAGE
June 18-25
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang:
Croswell Opera House, 129 E.
Maumee St., Adrian. Sun, 2:30
p.m.; Fri, 8 p.m.; Sat, 2:30 and 8
p.m. $15-35. 517-264-7469.
Lion King Drama Camp: Jack-
son School of the Arts, 634 N.
Mechanic St., Jackson. Mon-Fri,
9:30 a.m. $68. 517-784-2389.
June 20 - July 27
Comedy Camp: Jackson
School of the Arts, 634 N.
Mechanic St., Jackson. Tue &
Thu, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. $82. 517-
784-2389.
June 21
Zeemo: George Long Elemen-
tary School, 829 S. Union St.,
Grass Lake. 1:30 p.m. Free.
517-522-8211.
June 21
Zeemo: Heritage Park, 121 Tefft
St., Hanover. 11 a.m. Free. 517-
905-1399.
June 21
Godspell Musical: Westmin-
ster Presbyterian Church, 2301
Ridgeway Rd, Jackson. 7 p.m. .
June 22
Zeemo: Columbia Upper
Elementary School, 321 School
St., Brooklyn. 11 a.m. Free. 517-
905-1369.
June 22
Jeff Wawrzaszek Magic Show:
Jackson District Library Carn-
egie Branch, 244 W. Michigan
Ave., Jackson. 1:30 p.m. Free.
517-788-4087.
June 23
Jeff Wawrzaszek Magic Show:
Grand Rapids Christian Ele-
mentary School, 1050 Iroquois
Dr. SE. 1 p.m. Free. 517-531-
4908.
June 27
Jeff Wawrzaszek Magic Show:
Lions Club Community Center,
4628 Francis St., Jackson. 3
p.m. Free. 517-783-4030.
Juggling with Tim Salisbury:
Jackson District Library Carn-
egie Branch, 244 W. Michigan
Ave. 1:30 p.m. Free. 517-788-
4087.
June 30
80s Arcade Murder Mystery:
Jackson District Library Carn-
egie Branch, 244 W. Michigan
Ave., Jackson. 5:30 p.m. Free.
517-788-4087.
ART/MUSEUMS
June 30 - Aug. 18
Tea & Conversations with the
Mann Sisters: Mann House
Museum, 205 Hanover St.,
Concord. Fri, 1 p.m. Free. 517-
905-1379.
June 19- 10
Knitting 101: Jackson District
Library Spring Arbor Branch,
113 E Main St., Spring Arbor.
Mon, 1 p.m. Free. 517-750-2030.
June 20
Dictionary Art: Jackson Dis-
trict Library Napoleon Branch,
6755 Brooklyn Rd., Napoleon.
5:30 p.m. Free. 517-536-4266.
June 21
Shaving Cream Paint Book-
marks: Jackson District Library
Brooklyn Branch, 207 N. Main
St., Brooklyn. 2 p.m. Free. 517-
905-1369.
June 21
Little Builders: Jackson Dis-
trict Library Concord Branch,
108 S. Main St., Concord. 2 p.m.
Free. 517-905-1379.
June 21- 12
Henrietta Knitting Group:
Jackson District Library Henri-
etta Branch, 11744 Bunkerhill
Rd., Henrietta Township. Wed, 1
p.m. Free. 517-769-6537.
Art Journaling: Jackson Traffic Jamin 5K: Downtown Go Green: Jackson District
District Library Spring Arbor Grass Lake. 7 and 7:30 p.m. Library Meijer Branch, 2699
Branch, 113 E Main St., Spring $10-25. 517-268-3213. Airport Rd., Jackson. 1 p.m.
Arbor. Fri, 2 p.m. Free. 517-750- Free. 517-788-4480.
2030.
COMMUNITY June 20
June 25 and 9 June 19 Go Green! With Michigan
Beading Class: Jackson Jeff Wawrzaszek Magic Show: Science Center: Lions Club
District Library Eastern Branch, Jackson District Library Spring Community Center, 4628 Fran-
3125 E. Michigan Ave., Leoni Arbor Branch, 113 E Main St., cis St., Jackson. 3 p.m. Free.
Township. Sun, 1:30 p.m. Var- Spring Arbor. 11 a.m. Free. 517- 517-783-4030.
ied. 517-788-4074. 750-2030.
June 21 - Aug. 9
June 26 June 19 and 26 Stop Motion Animation
Sports Stacking with Jim Build it Mondays: Jackson Dis- Class: Jackson District Library
Merrills: Jackson District trict Library Concord Branch, Carnegie Branch, 244 W. Mich-
Library Carnegie Branch, 244 108 S. Main St., Concord. Mon, igan Ave., Jackson. Wed, 6 p.m.
W. Michigan Ave., Jackson. 10 1-6 p.m. Free. 517-905-1379. Free. 517-788-4087.
a.m. Free. 517-788-4087.
June 19 - Aug. 11 June 22
June 26 Food & Fairy Tales - Storytime Jeff Wawrzaszek Magic Show:
Summer Science - Art Bots: & Lunch: Jackson District Jackson District Library East-
Jackson District Library Con- Library Carnegie Branch, 244 ern Branch, 3125 E. Michigan
cord Branch, 108 S. Main St., W. Michigan Ave. Mon-Fri, Ave., Leoni Township. 10:30
Concord. 3 p.m. Free. 517-905- noon-1 p.m. Free. 517-788-4087. a.m. Free. 517-788-4074.
1379.
June 19 June 22
June 26 Writers Group: Jackson Glass on Glass Mosaic:
Summer Science - Art Bots: District Library Spring Arbor Jackson District Library Meijer
Jackson District Library Branch, 113 E Main St., Spring Branch, 2699 Airport Rd.,
Hanover Branch, 118 W Main Arbor. 7-9 p.m. Free. 517-750- Jackson. 2-6 p.m. Free. 517-
St., Hanover. 1 p.m. Free. 517- 2030. 788-4480.
905-1399.
MILESTONES
June 28
Sports Stacking with Jim
Merrills: Jackson District
Library Concord Branch, 108 S.
Main St., Concord. 2 p.m. Free.
517-905-1379.
June 28
Sports Stacking with Jim
Merrills: Jackson District
Library Napoleon Branch, 6755
Brooklyn Rd., Napoleon. 11 a.m.
Free. 517-536-4266.
June 29
Little Builders: Jackson Dis-
trict Library Brooklyn Branch,
207 N. Main St., Brooklyn. 10
a.m. Free. 517-905-1369

June 19 June 29 June 23- 14

Jeff Wawrzaszek Magic Show:
Jackson District Library Spring-
port Branch, 116 Mechanic
St., Springport. 2 p.m. Free.
517-905-1459.
Juggling with Tim Salisbury:
Columbia Upper Elementary
School, 321 School St., Brook-
lyn. 11 a.m. Free. 517-905-1369.
Sit N Stitch: Jackson District
Library Eastern Branch, 3125 E.
Michigan Ave., Leoni Township.
Fri, 12:30 p.m. Free. 517-788-
4074.
FESTIVALS AND
FAIRS
June 24
Irish Hills Lake & Home Tour:
Brooklyn-Irish Hills Chamber
of Commerce, 124 S. Main St.
Suite A, Brooklyn. 10 a.m.-7
p.m. $10-$15. 517-592-8907.
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Joe and Paula Fleming - 50th Anniversary
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NorthPointe Christian School
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needs and those without. Begins June 25th, 5pm with pizza meal Our Lady of Fatima in Michigan Center.
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HOME & GARDEN
TO REPAIR
OR REPLACE
Some tips to help you decide
when its time for a new appliance
Elisabeth Leamy The Washington Post
N
o one buys a refrigerator to solve their midlife crisis. Yet the price of some home appliances is next
in line after little red convertibles. Other than houses and cars, home appliances can be the biggest
investments homeowners make, said Chris Granger of Sears Home Services. Thats why, boring or not,
its important to know what youre doing when it comes to repairing or replacing your home appliances.
The first thing to know is the average
life span of various home appliances.
According to a National Association of
Home Builders study, you can expect
roughly the following:
Air conditioner: 15 years.
Dishwasher: 9 years.
Dryer: 13 years.
Furnace: 15 to 20 years.
Garbage disposal: 12 years.
Microwave: 9 years.
Refrigerator: 13 years.
Stove: 13 to 15 years.
Washer: 10 years.
Water heater: 10 to 20 years.
The actual length of time an appliance
lasts depends on the brand and how well
you maintain it.
The number one mistake home-
owners make is not performing routine
appliance maintenance, Granger said.
Appliances are like cars. If you dont
maintain them regularly, they eventually
break down.
To improve upon the numbers above,
Granger says, you should vacuum your
refrigerator coils, keep your dishwasher
drain and filter clear, clean your oven reg-
ularly, remove lint from your dryer vent
(not just the trap) and never overload your
washing machine.
But even if you follow all of this good
advice, sooner or later one of your appli-
ances is going to stop working prob-
ably the same day your mother-in-law
visits. And then youll have to make the
nerve-racking decision of whether to
repair or replace it.
The technicians at Sears Home Ser-
vices have seen it all in their 7 million ser-
vice calls annually and say that these are
the telltale signs that your appliance is a
goner:
Dryer: If its emitting smoke, its not
cost-effective to repair it.
Oven: Rust on the sides is too expensive
to fix.
Refrigerator: If the compressor isnt
running, thats a $500 part, so its usually
better to replace the fridge.
Washer: If it wont spin, the repair
involves dismant ling much of the
machine, which is costly.
Have a different problem? Heres a rule
of thumb that can lessen the pain: If the
repair will cost more than 50 percent of
the price of replacing the appliance, get a
new one.
An argument can be made to replace
appliances even sooner, if you can afford
it.
If youre in the position to replace
an old appliance, there have been huge
improvements in functionality that can
make your life easier, Granger said. For
example, many modern washers, dry-
ers and refrigerators can hold a lot more
than they used to. You can now control
many appliances from a smartphone,
and newer refrigerators use about half as
J AC KS O N C I T I Z E N PAT R I OT SU N DAY, J U N E 1 8 , 2 0 17 E3
much energy as older models.
If you do the math and choose to go the
repair route, be savvy about that trans-
action. First, check your warranty. Many
household appliances have long-term
manufacturers warranties. Next, do
business with repair companies that you
seek out, rather than those that approach
you. Some appliance repair companies
go door-to-door offering free or cheap
inspections, then use that opening to
claim you need expensive work.
When the technician comes to your
home, ask for a written estimate. That
estimate should list all parts needed, plus
labor charges.
You want it in writing because some
states require the technician to get your
permission if the price is going to rise
more than 10 percent above the written
estimate. Find out whether the company
offers a warranty, and get that in writing
as well.
Finally, pay little or nothing upfront.
Fly-by-night companies have been
known to demand payment in advance
and then disappear. Established firms
should not ask you for any money at the
beginning of the job.
Know these rules and you can avoid
repairing your appliances this year only
to replace them next year.
Elisabeth Leamy is a 13-time Emmy
winner and 25-year consumer advocate for
programs such as Good Morning Amer-
ica and The Dr. Oz Show.
Staff & Shutterstock illustratrions
E4 SU N DAY, J U N E 1 8 , 2 0 17 J AC KS O N C I T I Z E N PAT R I OT
Illustration by JoAnne Walsh
When is it just forgetfulness
and when is it Alzheimers?
Many people struggle to nd a word,
but someone with the disease might
stop in the middle of the conversation
and have no idea how to continue.
Alison Bowen Chicago Tribune
F
or Anne Hunt, clues that something wasnt quite
right started to mount. She was repeating herself.
And forgetting things. Hunt, 80, had always been
organized. But the Chicago woman increasingly
found herself confused about plans. Did she agree
to that date, or was she supposed to follow up?
Her daughter suggested she talk to a doctor about
whether she might have Alzheimers, the degenerative
brain disease that impairs memory, thinking and reason-
ing. After examining brain scans, the doctor conrmed that
Hunts symptoms indicated Alzheimers.
WARNING SIGNS
Hunts confusion about time and place is one of 10 warn-
ing signs of the disease, according to the Alzheimers Asso-
ciation, whose Greater Illinois chapter recently held a public
education session on the topic in Chicago. The association
says more than ve million Americans are living with Alz-
heimers, the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S.
Most warning signs are related to memory loss or con-
fusion that poses challenges in daily life. People with the
disease might experience one or more symptoms to vary-
ing degrees. The organization recommends seeing a doctor
if you notice one of the signs, because early detection can
mean getting the most benet from available treatments.
A dozen people attended the seminar, where the chap-
ters manager of education and outreach, Phillip Bennett,
cautioned that just because a person exhibits a warning
sign doesnt mean he or she has Alzheimers.
For example, he asked, how many people have called one
of their children by another childs name? Hands went up as
people laughed. A memory lapse like this doesnt necessar-
ily signal Alzheimers, he said.
It might simply be a side eect of aging, or it could be a
dierent form of dementia. Many people struggle to nd a
word, he added, but someone with Alzheimers might stop
in the middle of the conversation and have no idea how to
continue.
Similarly, we all lose things from time to time, but some-
one with Alzheimers might be incapable of retracing his
steps in an eort to nd that misplaced item. And perhaps
someone isnt good with directions. But a person with Alz-
heimers might drive 20 minutes to church and take three-
hours to get home because they cant remember the route.
Someone with the disease (might) remember what hap-
pened to them when they were 9-years-old, Bennett said.
But they cant remember what happened three minutes
ago.
Other signs include withdrawal from work or social activ- The 10 warning
ities. Changes in mood or personality also can be a sign signs of Alzheimers
such as feeling suspicious, fearful or anxious.
They may have been very mild-mannered, Bennett 1. Memory loss that
said. Now theyre cursing in church. disrupts daily life
Annette Campbell, 72, attended the seminar to get a bet-
ter understanding of whats normal when it comes to for- 2. Challenges in
getting things. planning or solving
You do wonder, the Chicago woman said. I dont problems
remember as well as I used to. Its good to know the symp-
toms. 3. Diculty complet-
Hunt, who didnt attend the session, learned she had Alz- ing familiar tasks
heimers a few years ago. Shed watched her mother and
aunt age with what was likely Alzheimers, so she was well 4. Confusion with time
acquainted with the symptoms. But she didnt expect the or place
diagnosis.
I was surprised, she said, I think partly because I 5. Trouble understand-
didnt want to hear it. ing visual images and
spatial relationships
FINDING WAYS TO ADAPT
She and her husband, Bruce, work together to manage 6. New problems with
her symptoms, which include forgetting things or becom- words in speaking or
ing confused during a conversation. writing
Every morning, they meditate and map out the day.
Anne keeps a daily to-do list, which helps her stay focused 7. Misplacement of
and remember tasks. They also write reminders on a dry- things and loss in the
erase calendar. ability to retrace steps
Having been married for 60 years, the Hunts know the
power of communication. If Anne is struggling for a word, 8. Decreased or poor
Bruce will ask if she would like help or if she would rather judgment
gure it out on her own.
He also gently helps steer conversation, knowing his wife 9. Withdrawal from
feels embarrassed when she repeats herself. work or social activities
Hell say, You already said that, Anne said.
The couple radiate positivity, and they point to several 10. Changes in mood
reasons why. They live in the same building as their daugh- or personality
ter and son-in-law, who cooks for them four times a week.
They belong to support groups. They also swim twice a Learn more about
week at the local YMCA. the early signs at alz.
The daily journal Anne has kept for 30 years has shifted org/alzheimers_dis-
from a comfort to a catalog, helping her remember when she ease_10_signs_of_alz-
forgets. And she devised a way to maintain her love of cook- heimers.asp.
ing despite a sometimes-muddled memory. She places all of
the ingredients on one side of the kitchen and moves them
one by one as she incorporates them into a recipe. That
way, if the sugar is on one side of the counter, shell know
whether it has been used.
For memory challenges, scrapbooks help. A shelf in their
home is lled with bound copies, recounting everything
from family parties to home renovation projects. They
enjoy putting the scrapbooks together, and they saw how
the books helped her mother and aunt.
Even when my aunt was hardly there, she would still
surprise us by pointing to a picture and saying someones
name, Anne said.
Knowing the warning signs, and now managing them
as symptoms, has helped them maintain a sense of control
over the disease.
Its a way of bringing some order to it, Bruce said.
E6 SU N DAY, J U N E 1 8 , 2 0 17
TIME TRAVEL
Averill Historical
Museum of Ada
Location: 7144 Headley St.
Ada
Hours: 1-4 p.m. Fridays and
Saturdays
Cost: Free, donations
accepted.
Details: Free on-site and
street parking. Wheelchair
accessible. Tour guides avail-
able. Museum store.
More information: Call 616-
676-9346 or visit adahistori-
calsociety.org.
Averill Historical Museum
is in Ada. Submitted photo
Museum
reveals
life on
states
west side
MLive.com
The Averill Historical
Museum of Ada, located
in a turn-of-the-century
farmhouse and adjacent
barn, provides an informa-
tive window into the life of
Western Michigans idyllic
and historic village of Ada,
near Grand Rapids.
The museum features
several exhibits on farm-
house life, the railroad,
area schools, and local
businesses. It has hosted
many community events
for all ages.
It also houses a collec-
tion of historic Ada pho-
tographs, providing an
i nt i mate w i ndow i nto
American village life.
Visitors also may explore
a unique outdoor garden;
the museums store, which
cont a i n s severa l Ada-
themed items; and eight
signs placed throughout
the village that contrast the
past and the present at sig-
nicant locations.
Learn more in the Historic
Michigan Travel Guide,
published by the Histori-
cal Society of Michigan and
available at all state Mei-
jer locations, bookstores
or online at hsmichigan.
org. The Historical Soci-
ety of Michigan is partner-
ing with MLive to provide
details about sites that oer
an opportunity for day trips
that explore Michigans cul-
ture. Each week, the Travel
pages will feature a land-
mark, institution or venue
related to Michigan history.
J AC KS O N C I T I Z E N PAT R I OT
NEBRASKA
Surprised by Omaha
Andrea Sachs
The Washington Post
I
n Omaha, Nebraska,
I searched for War-
ren Buffett and found
him. I bumped into a card-
board cutout of the billion-
aire businessman at Gorats
steakhouse and counted
several rubber duckies
wearing his signature spec-
tacles at Hollywood Candy.
He appeared on T-shirts at
True Blue Goods and Gifts
and in a glass exhibit case
at the Durham Museum.
Surveillance cameras prob-
ably caught my U-turn out-
side his house.
To my delight, Nebras-
kas largest city indulged
my fan-girl tendencies,
which extend beyond the
Oracle of Omaha. Several
local musicians Conor
Oberst, Josh Soto, Phil
Schaffart appear on my
list of People Id Like to Get
Locked in a DJ Booth With.
In the food world, I have
long gushed over vegan
darling Isa Chandra Mos-
kowitz, who runs Modern
Love, but after a visit to the
Grey Plume, I made room
on my plate for its Nebras-
ka-centric chef, Clayton
Chapman. For every Jun
Kaneko, the Omaha-based
Japanese ceramics artist, I
discovered a Celeste Butler,
a self-proclaimed quilt-
apreneur. Even a bridge
named Bob earned my
aections; you can see my
valentine on his Instagram
account. By trips end, I
realized I wasnt just crush-
ing on the people of Omaha
but on the place, too.
GO
Immerse yourself in all
forms of creative expres-
sion care to sculpture
dance? at the Union for
Contemporary Art. The
community-spirited cen-
ter holds exhibits (Where
We Land opened June
16), workshops and spe-
cial events, such as pot-
luck-dinner discussions
with artists. During a tour
of the studio spaces, meet
the co-op creators and ask
away. Butler, for one, is
happy to explain her quilt-
ing techniques, which
incorporate thread paint-
ing, washed denim and
snow. Afterward, graze the
Abundance Garden, an
urban U-pick.
The league players at
OLeavers Pub Sand Vol-
leyball are a hearty bunch.
During a heavy rainstorm,
one member hopped
around the wet sand in
pink rainboots. Specta-
tors were better protected
under the cantilevered roof
of the bar; you cant have
water diluting your Pabst
Blue Ribbon. Five years
ago, the bandmates of Cur-
sive took over the establish-
ment, which also includes
an indoor bar and stage.
They kept the divey punk
aesthetic but added a beer
garden with strings of bare
bulbs and long wooden
tables. For Sunday Social,
held during the warmer
months, pay $5 for barbe-
cue and bands. Maybe the
new owners will show up
and do more than just eat
and drink.
Look up, look down, look
all around the Durham
Museum and marvel at the
13-foot-tall chandeliers,
patterned terrazzo floor
and soda fountain that
still sells malts and phos-
phates decades after the
historic Union Station that
it occupies halted rail ser-
vice. Downstairs, explore
vintage trains and an ency-
clopedic collection span-
ning from the Omaha Indi-
ans and Lewis and Clark to
the rst African American
pro quarterback and the
invention of the Swanson
TV Dinner. Note: The Tor-
bowls out of wood collected
from local neighborhoods
and forests. For $5, pull the
old cigarette machine han-
dle and see what master-
piece drops out of the Art-O-
Mat.
The next time someone
asks, Who are you wear-
ing and washing with?
su r pr ise t hem w it h a n
up-and-coming label from
Hello Holiday. The lifestyle
boutique champions inde-
pendent designers, such as
Tuesday Bassen, an illus-
trator who creates cheeky
lettered pins, patches and
bomber jackets; and Ben-
son Soap Mill, where its bars
smell like a dessert or a tea
ceremony.
B or s he i m s w a s onc e
touted as the countr ys
largest independent jew-
Illyana Kelley, 9, seems to be regaled by the stories of these servicemen, two of the lifelike elry store; today, it is better
statues placed around the Durham Museum in Omaha, in the 86-year-old connes of the known as a Berkshire Hatha-
former Union Station. Matt Miller, The Washington Post way company. The glittery
store, which features such
SHOP gilded names as Cartier,
The staff goes on guitar Marco Bicego and Roberto
safaris to hunt the uncom- Coin, emphasizes (dont
mon instruments sold at snicker) value.
Ground Floor Guitar.Recent Even if you are only an
nds include a 1990s Peavey, IP in your mothers eyes,
a Paul Reed Smith model you still may try on finger
with a Brazilian rosewood candy, such as a 5.71-carat
neck (Note: youll need diamond ring that sells for
prop er do c u ment at ion, $235,000. The home-decor
because the wood is pro- section stocks several local
tected) and a white Airline, designers as well as Cat Stu-
the twin of a guitar beloved dio embroidered pillows,
by David Bowie. Musicians which come in such flavors
can practice in the rehearsal as Nebraska, Washington,
room (free for first-timers), D.C., and Berkshire Hatha-
New York City resident Christina Wu, center, takes pictures
of the selections at Hollywood Candy. Thousands of sweets
new and vintage-style favorites line the shelves.
though some visitors grab a
guitar o the wall, pull up a
chair and start jamming in
way.
At Holly wood Ca ndy,
inhale deeply. One scent du
Matt Miller, The Washington Post
nado Shelter sign is not part straint does not translate
the main concert hall.
Tr ue Blue Goods and
Gifts, a mash-up gallery
jour was Bavarian-glazed
nuts, though on another
day, the fragrance might be
of an exhibit.
The Bob Kerrey Pedes-
trian Bridge doesnt go by
to simple and spare. Case in
point: duck-fat doughnuts.
Stash your cookbooks by
and retail store, puts more
than two dozen Nebraska
artists on pedestals. Meet
Fruity Pebbles bark, choc-
olate-dipped bacon or PB
Surprise, an in-house con-
formalities: You can call it
Bob. The 3,000-foot-long
walkway, which soars and
Isa Chandra Moskowitz and
role-reversal time let
the famed vegan chef cook
You r M a ker bio ca rd s
accompany the individual
mini-displays. For example,
coction made of peanut but-
ter, butterscotch and milk
chocolate. The shop lines its
sometimes sways over the
Missouri River, crosses the
state line into Iowa. After
for you. Moskowitz opened
Modern Love in 2014, two
years before her Brooklyn
get to know Mr. Enginerd,
who geeks out on laser-cut
earrings, and Josh Knut-
shelves with the candy of our
ancestors, such as Squirrel
Nut Zippers, Nik-L-Nip Wax
you complete the .9K Bob outpost. The plant-based son, who carves spoons and Bottles and Big Hunk.
marathon, snap a selfie dishes skew toward comfort:
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