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Complete coverage of the Cass City community and surrounding areas since 1899
VOLUME 105, NUMBER 20 CASS CITY, MICHIGAN - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2011 FIFTY CENTS ~ 16 PAGES
Clarke Haire Tom Montgomery
Publisher Editor
Council candidates
deserve our praise
Public service is often a thankless job.
There are meetings, committee meetings, training,
etc. The pay is lousy and often the rewards come
only from within, from the satisfaction of trying to
do your part for the good of the community.
Which is why we were pleased to see so many
individuals running for council seats in the vil-
lages of Cass City, Kingston and Ubly in the
SERVERS MARY Jamison (left), and Erika Mroz of Sebewaing serve cus-
Tuesday, Sept. 13, elections.
tomers bowls of ice cream during Owen-Gage’s first-ever ice cream social in
In Cass City, 4 citizens, including 2 incumbents,
the cafeteria prior to a recent school board meeting. The purpose of the event
are seeking 3, 4-year trustee terms. They are
was twofold, according to Principal Terry Faulkenburg. “It was a way for us
incumbents Mick Kirn and Jenny Zawilinski, and
to give back to the community, sponsored by PTO and student council, and it
challengers William C. Hartzell and Nancy
was a way to introduce our new superintendent, Jim Wencel, to everybody,”
Barrios.
she said. “I think it went very well, it was a very good turnout.” In the village of Kingston, residents Andrew
Crousore, Patricia Randall and Jeremy Romain
T. Guinther are all seeking one of 2 available 4-year trustee
terms, and in Ubly, Barbara Butch, Shawn Wright,
joins alliance Adam Kain and Nolan Pierson are seeing a pair of
in Saginaw 4-year trustee terms.
Typically, village officials are begging for just
Theresa Guinther, D.O., has enough candidates to fill available seats on their
joined Synergy Medical
Education Alliance in Saginaw
councils.
as Assistant Director of There’s a reason for that.
Pediatrics. The idea of learning about government opera-
Guinther graduated from tions and financing can be a bit intimidating, espe-
ATSU - Kirksville College of
Osteopathic Medicine in cially in a day and age in which Lansing is slow to
Kirksville, Miss., in 2008. She give and quick to take away funding, leaving local
completed her pediatric resi- officials with the responsibility of trying to explain
dency at St. John Hospital and to citizens why a service or services they’ve
Medical Center in Detroit in
June 2011. depended on for years may be compromised.
In her new position, Guinther Unfortunately, the label “village official” too
will be involved in the educa- often means a target for his or her fellow residents
FREE SWIMMING at Cass City’s recreational tion of medical students and
resident physicians along with to throw verbal stones at when they’re not happy.
park pool was recently provided by sponsorships expanding her new pediatric Like we said, it’s not an easy job.
from these community-minded businesses. From practice in Saginaw. That’s especially true in small towns, where a
the left are: Brandon Hartwick-Chemical Bank, Guinther is the daughter of local council trustee is likely to be a friend, your
David and Sandy Guinther and
Andrea Proctor-Nick’s Country Oven, Emily Julie Guinther of Saginaw, and neighbor, a customer, or a co-worker. Council
Phillips-Independent Bank, Bonnie Haley-Kelly the granddaughter of Elfrieda members sometimes have to make difficult finan-
and Company Realty and Reggie Ignash-Farm (Guinther) Bartnik and the late cial decisions that negatively affect others, and
W. Hazen Guinther.
Bureau Insurance. when it impacts someone you know, that makes
such decisions even more difficult.
So, why do individuals put themselves through
what can be a job of little reward and plenty of ver-
bal abuse when things go sour?
We’re reminded of the philosophy of longtime
Cass City Village Council member and council
President Bert Althaver, who has often said public
service is about giving back to a community that
has given so much to you. It’s not just an opportu-
nity; it’s a responsibility, he has told us repeatedly.
And, that was much more than lip service from
Althaver, who spent decades serving not only on
the local council, but also on countless county and
regional boards/committees.
We agree with his take on the obligation to serve.
Every person running for a council position evi-
dently understands that.
Win or lose, we applaud each one for taking a
chance and being willing to serve their fellow res-
idents. You’re all winners in our book.