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Complete coverage of the Cass City community and surrounding areas since 1899
VOLUME 106, NUMBER 32 CASS CITY, MICHIGAN - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2012 75 CENTS ~ 20 PAGES
Changes seem to fit
for Cass City spikers
Welcome back Meri Dzielinski. Those changes saw host Cass City Lakers in convincing style, 25-
The Cass City senior returned to the put away guest Vassar on Thursday 21, 21-25, 25-20, and 25-16.
Red Hawk starting line-up last week in straight games.
and helped Coach Beth Howard’s “The team really stepped it up “The girls all played really well
spikers earn a pair of Greater Thumb against Vassar, putting them away in together with very few errors. It was
West volleyball contests over 3 sets. We had 15 aces as a team and a total team effort both offensively
Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port and Vassar. received the ball really well with and defensively that resulted in a
Dzielinski has been sidelined by a only 3 errors the entire night,” said victory,” said Howard.
broken foot since August. She Howard.
returned to action Oct. 11th with Offensively, Cass City had Hollis For Cass City, LeValley had 8
only 3 days of practice under her with 14 kills, while Maegan kills; Hollis, 6 kills; Dzielinski, 6
belt. LeValley added 6 kills and kills; and Taylor Rasmussen, 5. The
“We have made some changes to Dzielinski, 5. Red Hawks also had Hollis with 18
our line-up and it appears to be Defensively, Cass City had digs; Chambers, 16 digs; Rachel
working. With Meri back and in the Chambers and Hollis split 22 digs. Bartnik, 11 digs; and Lauren Potter,
middle we have moved Gracie 10. Stephanie Heckroth had a team-
(Hollis) to the outside. Shania EPBP high 4 aces.
(Chambers) is now playing left-back Cass City’s home finale is Thursday
and picking more balls defensively On Tuesday, Cass City traveled to when the Reese Rockets invade town
than before,” said Howard. Pigeon where they defeated the for a Greater Thumb West outing.
Slices of Life
by Jill Pertler
RED HAWK Rachel Bartnik digs up a shot in
Thursday’s GTW match against Vassar, while Election 2012: perspectives from the cat
teammate Andrea Mikolon (9) is at the ready.
It’s an election year and I live in a house divided. My Fidos and Fluffys by giving them an equal bark, meow or
problem is the dog. We don’t see eye to eye – literally as moo in the electoral process. If the amendment passes, the
County clerks making well as figuratively. Despite my petite and demure feline
stature, I’m proud to say I most often look down on him
from my imposing and influential perch on the TV stand.
dog and I will head to the ballot box next election and try to
figure out how to hold a pen with our paws.
I’m thinking of voting for the candidate named Undecided.
it easier to cast votes
The same can be said for politics; I look down on his views The dog’s promised his vote to some big yellow bird.
from my elevated position on the correct side of right. Whether you are a democat or repuplican, I’m sure you can
Our situation repeats itself in households throughout the understand the inherent logic and relevance of those fine
country where “friendly” debates take place across break- canine and feline choices. We think they are purrfect.
As the nation readies for the upcom- registered to vote by mail and will fast and dinner tables. People have been known to fight
ing presidential election, county vote their first time on November 6, like cats and dogs over politics; it isn’t surprising the dog ---
clerks from across Michigan have must vote in-person unless they pres- and I fight like people about the same subject – as well as Find Slices of Life on Facebook and hit Like (please).
joined together to help ensure that all ent photo identification to their any other topic you can possibly name. Jill Pertler is an award-winning syndicated columnist,
eligible voters wanting to vote, can municipal or county clerk. The He says kibble; I say bits. He labels the sky blue; I declare playwright and author of “The Do-It-Yourselfer’s Guide
vote this November. it a cerulean, mixed with the slightest hints of azure. I want to Self-Syndication” Email her at pertmn@qwest.net; or
county clerk deputization program
to chew on the issues; he wants to chew on smelly sneak- visit her website at http://marketing-by-
Most of Michigan’s 83 county allows those voters to show photo ers. I say Wall Street; he says Sesame Street. And the list design.home.mchsi.com/.
clerks have taken the extraordinary identification to any participating goes on.
step to deputize each other to permit county clerk and be eligible to vote When discussing life – and politics – we disagree on just
those clerks participating in the pro- by absentee ballot this November. about everything. This is remarkable, because we gather
gram the ability to assist registered Those participating include Tuscola information from the same source – the place for accurate,
voters from across the state. This County Clerk Margie White, Sanilac timely and intelligent news regarding political polls, polit-
extraordinary effort allows deputized County Clerk Linda Kozfkay and ical speeches, political climates and anything else political
clerks to verify voter identification Huron County Clerk Lori Neal- in nature.
for residents who have recently reg- Wonsowicz. I’m talking, of course, about Facebook.
istered to vote by mail and are tem- For those newly registered who The social networking site is filled with high-quality
porarily living outside of their home need to request an absentee ballot by political fodder – and that most definitely is not meant to
community. College students who mail for the upcoming election, they be an oxymoron; although I’ve been tempted to call the
registered to vote at school but regis- can contact their county clerk or the dog a moron on a couple of occasions.
tered to vote at their parent’s address county clerk in the county in which Name-calling aside, whenever our owners are away, the
typically fall into this category. they temporarily reside for more dog and I spend computer time researching the tough
Under current law, those voters who information. issues on Facebook. Well, either that or watching funny
kitten videos on YouTube. We take it seriously. Not the kit-
ten videos – the task of studying the political under and
overtones on Facey.
Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction and this is the
case online. You can’t imagine the wacky and unbelievable
things the candidates do and say – until you read about
them via links posted on Facebook. I’d be tempted to ques-
tion the accuracy of the stories distributed to millions with-
out so much as a fact or spell-check, if it weren’t for the
source. Facebook and the Internet – there’s truth with a
capital T right there. You don’t need opposable thumbs to
recognize that.
Which brings us to the gigantic flaw in our political sys-
tem. Not the prevalence of inaccurate information online. Rowan Elizabeth
I’m talking about something even bigger: thumbs. This all-
important digit is apparently a prerequisite for voting. The and Greyson James
dog and I are thumb-less, sans thumbs – in a word: anti-
opposable. Our four-pawed status denies us the inherent Brian and Laura Turner Bish of Grand Rapids announce
right given to bipeds everywhere. the arrival of their twins, Rowan Elizabeth and Greyson
The dog and I can disagree about the intricacies of poli- James, July 13, 2012.
tics until the cows come home, but none of it matters Rowan weighed 5 pounds, 3 ounces and was 18 inches
because we can’t vote anyway. Neither can the cows, by long. Greyson weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces and was 18
the way, but you already knew that. inches long.
This is why, despite our differences, the dog and I have Grandparents are Jim and Joyce Turner of Cass City,
united. Yes, united. Together we are supporting the Pet’s and Jim and Nancy Bish of Grand Rapids.
Right to Vote amendment. The doctrine advocates for
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