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Saturday, December 6, 2008
Eye on Central: Trevor Turner's Story
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Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Davis receives second chance at her second chance
By: Chelsea Good
An Isabella county woman can finally begin her new life. Darcy Davis has been hired by the Materials Recovery Facility after a re-vote by the Isabella County Board of Commissioners.
Davis, who is completing rehabilitation after a felony drug charge, was originally denied the position after board members voted against hiring her.
News of that vote, along with the false report that Davis had already completed drug court caused an outpouring of arguments and opinions from members of the community.
“There was some misinformation that was affecting people's perception of what had happened,” said County Chairman David Ling.
“Ms. Davis hadn't completed drug court at the time. She had gone through a 90 day rehabilitation program, and had successfully completed phase one of the program.”
The fact that Davis had been charged with a felony involving a controlled substance concerned the majority of the commissioners and led them to vote against hiring her.
“Following the decision, a number of members of the community indicated to various commissioners their concern about the decision.”
Those concerns were a factor in the board’s decision to re-visit the issue. Some of the commissioners who had originally voted no proposed that Davis be hired for a probationary period.
“Normally a new county employ is on probationary contract for six months, during which they may be fired without cause and without access to the grievance system,” said Ling.
“In Ms. Davis' case that period will probably last a year or more.”
The commissioners felt Davis’ probationary period should last until she successfully completes drug court. The final numbers in the re-vote to hire Davis were 6-1. Only Commissioner Christine Alwood voted no.
“I can appreciate why other members of the Board were concerned that the decision to employ her before the completion of the program posed an unacceptable risk,” said Ling.
“I respect their decision and was pleased that they were able to find a proposal that both addressed their concerns and met the community's desire to help this woman get a fresh start.”
An Isabella county woman can finally begin her new life. Darcy Davis has been hired by the Materials Recovery Facility after a re-vote by the Isabella County Board of Commissioners.
Davis, who is completing rehabilitation after a felony drug charge, was originally denied the position after board members voted against hiring her.
News of that vote, along with the false report that Davis had already completed drug court caused an outpouring of arguments and opinions from members of the community.
“There was some misinformation that was affecting people's perception of what had happened,” said County Chairman David Ling.
“Ms. Davis hadn't completed drug court at the time. She had gone through a 90 day rehabilitation program, and had successfully completed phase one of the program.”
The fact that Davis had been charged with a felony involving a controlled substance concerned the majority of the commissioners and led them to vote against hiring her.
“Following the decision, a number of members of the community indicated to various commissioners their concern about the decision.”
Those concerns were a factor in the board’s decision to re-visit the issue. Some of the commissioners who had originally voted no proposed that Davis be hired for a probationary period.
“Normally a new county employ is on probationary contract for six months, during which they may be fired without cause and without access to the grievance system,” said Ling.
“In Ms. Davis' case that period will probably last a year or more.”
The commissioners felt Davis’ probationary period should last until she successfully completes drug court. The final numbers in the re-vote to hire Davis were 6-1. Only Commissioner Christine Alwood voted no.
“I can appreciate why other members of the Board were concerned that the decision to employ her before the completion of the program posed an unacceptable risk,” said Ling.
“I respect their decision and was pleased that they were able to find a proposal that both addressed their concerns and met the community's desire to help this woman get a fresh start.”
Mount Pleasant Public High School Blood Drive
Wednesday, November 26 the Mount Pleasant High School National Honor’s Society hosted a blood drive supporting the American Red Cross. The blood drive was held in the high schools Auxiliary gym.
The NHS is one of the nation's premier organizations established to recognize outstanding high school and middle level students. More than an honor roll, the NHS serves to honor students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Character.
NHS members organized all the logistics for the drive. The students ran all of the planning and advertising.
The NHS students were responsible for going out and finding blood donors. The goal of making 70 appointments was exceeded with a total of 80 people signing up to donate blood.
Mount Pleasant High School students 17 and older were allowed to donate blood and accounted for much of the drives success.
They NHS had a total of 65 donors, which met their donation goals.
“Our NHS kids are very organized,” Scott Defrain, National Honor Society advisor and Mount Pleasant High School Physics teacher said. “Any time you meet your goal at an event it is considered a success.”
The American Red Cross was founding in 1881 by visionary leader Clara Barton and is the nation's premier emergency response organization. Some four million people give blood—the gift of life—through the Red Cross, making it the largest supplier of blood and blood products in the United States.
The NHS is one of the nation's premier organizations established to recognize outstanding high school and middle level students. More than an honor roll, the NHS serves to honor students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Character.
NHS members organized all the logistics for the drive. The students ran all of the planning and advertising.
The NHS students were responsible for going out and finding blood donors. The goal of making 70 appointments was exceeded with a total of 80 people signing up to donate blood.
Mount Pleasant High School students 17 and older were allowed to donate blood and accounted for much of the drives success.
They NHS had a total of 65 donors, which met their donation goals.
“Our NHS kids are very organized,” Scott Defrain, National Honor Society advisor and Mount Pleasant High School Physics teacher said. “Any time you meet your goal at an event it is considered a success.”
The American Red Cross was founding in 1881 by visionary leader Clara Barton and is the nation's premier emergency response organization. Some four million people give blood—the gift of life—through the Red Cross, making it the largest supplier of blood and blood products in the United States.
Remembering Kathy Rynearson
The impact Clare resident, Kathy Rynearson left on her community was so strong that her hometown dedicated Nov. 22 as “Kathy Rynearson Day.”
Rynearson passed away suddenly from a stroke at the Grand Rapids BioLife center, where she had been training new employees.
Rynearson was a medical supervisor at Mount Pleasant’s BioLife center since its opening in December 2003.
Her friendly demeanor and contagious smile welcomed every person that walked through the doors.
“Kathy would take my pulse manually because I get nervous easily and she always calmed me down,” donor Kristi Kauppi said. “I haven’t donated plasma since I found out what happened.”
The center manager broke the sad news separately to each employee in her office. Rynearson’s death was a shock to all of her co-workers and those that needed to leave work early were allowed to.
Everyone spoke highly about her and said she always went out of her way for others. Close friends described her as “one of a kind” and very dedicated to her job.
Rynearson was referred to as “Big Mama” or “Mom” and had nicknames for everyone she worked with as well. She was known for always making work fun.
Her employees immediately felt something missing without her presence and knew that BioLife would never be the same.
A memorial for Rynearson was displayed at the front desk, which included pictures and a poem.
“Her big smile in that picture showed what a great person she was,” said donor Jillian Kauppi. “The poem was really touching and brought tears to my eyes.”
Rynearson’s smile will never be forgotten and her positive attitude will always be remembered.
Rynearson passed away suddenly from a stroke at the Grand Rapids BioLife center, where she had been training new employees.
Rynearson was a medical supervisor at Mount Pleasant’s BioLife center since its opening in December 2003.
Her friendly demeanor and contagious smile welcomed every person that walked through the doors.
“Kathy would take my pulse manually because I get nervous easily and she always calmed me down,” donor Kristi Kauppi said. “I haven’t donated plasma since I found out what happened.”
The center manager broke the sad news separately to each employee in her office. Rynearson’s death was a shock to all of her co-workers and those that needed to leave work early were allowed to.
Everyone spoke highly about her and said she always went out of her way for others. Close friends described her as “one of a kind” and very dedicated to her job.
Rynearson was referred to as “Big Mama” or “Mom” and had nicknames for everyone she worked with as well. She was known for always making work fun.
Her employees immediately felt something missing without her presence and knew that BioLife would never be the same.
A memorial for Rynearson was displayed at the front desk, which included pictures and a poem.
“Her big smile in that picture showed what a great person she was,” said donor Jillian Kauppi. “The poem was really touching and brought tears to my eyes.”
Rynearson’s smile will never be forgotten and her positive attitude will always be remembered.
Power Outage Raises Concerns about Older CMU Buildings
On Monday November 24th many students were pleased to hear that all classes in Anspach Hall were closed on due to a power outage. The power outage was caused by a faulty transformer that pierced a power line.
With Anspach hall being one of the older buildings on CMU’s campus questions have come up about the electrical systems in other CMU buildings and their sustainability. Leroy Barnes, The Director of Energy & Utilities at Central Energy Facility has said that they will be looking into the systems of the older building.
“ We don’t want this problem to happen again so we will be taking a look at older buildings such as Moore and Pearce hall in the near future, to make sure their systems are up to date”, Barnes said.
Buildings such as Moore and Pearce hall have been on CMU’s campus since the mid-to-late 1960’s but have never had any real problems with any electrical wiring. Barnes however believes that CMU can not take any chances.
“We can’t take the risk of this happening again”, said Barnes “We have to make sure every building is working properly especially during the time the students and faculty are all here.
Although older electrical systems are an area of concern, Barnes made it clear that this was not the main cause of the power outage in Anspach Hall and the faulty transformer was.
“This is a problem we hope we will not have to deal with again”, said Barnes.
The power was restored in Anspach Hall on later that day and all classes and events went on as scheduled on Tuesday November 25th.
With Anspach hall being one of the older buildings on CMU’s campus questions have come up about the electrical systems in other CMU buildings and their sustainability. Leroy Barnes, The Director of Energy & Utilities at Central Energy Facility has said that they will be looking into the systems of the older building.
“ We don’t want this problem to happen again so we will be taking a look at older buildings such as Moore and Pearce hall in the near future, to make sure their systems are up to date”, Barnes said.
Buildings such as Moore and Pearce hall have been on CMU’s campus since the mid-to-late 1960’s but have never had any real problems with any electrical wiring. Barnes however believes that CMU can not take any chances.
“We can’t take the risk of this happening again”, said Barnes “We have to make sure every building is working properly especially during the time the students and faculty are all here.
Although older electrical systems are an area of concern, Barnes made it clear that this was not the main cause of the power outage in Anspach Hall and the faulty transformer was.
“This is a problem we hope we will not have to deal with again”, said Barnes.
The power was restored in Anspach Hall on later that day and all classes and events went on as scheduled on Tuesday November 25th.
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