The staff at Cedar Springs Mill & Supply Inc will be hosting a retirement party for Emma Gebhardt and Lynn Green. The party will be Saturday, January 28th, 2012 from 3:00-5:00 PM at the American Legion in Cedar Springs. Coffee, punch, cake and snacks will be served. Please come and help us celebrate twenty plus years of service for these great ladies. No gifts please, just memories.

Sam and the staff at the mill.

Mehgan Lee Krick

Mehgan Lee Krick of Imlay City, Michigan recently graduated Summa Cum Laude from UM Flint with a PT, DPT (Doctor of Physical Therapy). In addition, she was awarded the Outstanding Student Clinical Excellence Award. Mehgan is the wife of former Pierson resident Ron Krick Jr. and the daughter-in-law of Ron Sr. and Mary Krick of Cedar Springs.

XOXO
Montgomery and Jackson

CSHS Class of 1971: A casual night to reminisce will be held at Long Lake on Saturday, September 10. Please contact Sue Wolfe for details at SueQ@hughes.net or call 696-2246. If you know how we can reach the following classmates please contact Sue:
Debbie Probst–Adams, Kathy Adams, Dave and Paula Allington, Mike Aungust, Debbie Chee-Bassett, Suzanne Miller-Brace, Tim Christianson, Dan Clock, Shannon Wiersum-Fitzgerald, Tom Frechette, Mike Hansen, Nancy Drier-Haskell, Wanda Heiss-Reslin, Marlene Hockeborn-Levine, Nancy House, Ruth Hunter, Ernest Merritt, Dale Miller, Debbie Osbon, Lila Robinson, Frank Sheldon, Dennis Sherman, Bruce Smith, Jeff Tate, Neil Winchel

Montcalm County 4-H Fair 2011 Grand Champion Beef Showman and Grand Champion Market Steer.
Special thanks to buyer Lee Story for supporting Jordan and 4-H!

90th Birthday Celebration for
Ralph Wolfe

90th Birthday Celebration for Ralph Wolfe on Monday, July 4 between 4 – 6:30 pm at the East Nelson Methodist Church, 9024 18 Mile Rd, Cedar Springs. A light meal and drinks will be served. A Memory Book will be created from your cards and photographs. You can bring the personal note to Ralph and photographs of you, your family, or perhaps a previous moment spent with him to the celebration or mail it in advance to Tim Wolfe, 15290 Tisdel Ave., Cedar Springs, MI  49319. No gifts please.

Retirement Party for “Nick” Nichols

Say goodbye to “Nick” Nichols before he retires to California. A party in his honor will be held Tuesday, July 5, from 6 to 8 pm at the Social Hall of the Sand Lake United Methodist Church, 65 W. Maple St.

KEVIN NEWLAND

Congratulations to Kevin who graduated Magna Cum Laude from Michigan Technological University on the 30th of April.  Kevin majored in Computer Network & System Administration.  During his Junior and Senior years he completed two summer internships for the Target Corporation in Minnesota.    Kevin is the son of Pamela Dellar and Randy Newland, both formerly of Cedar Springs, and the grandson of Josephine Smith, of Cedar Springs.   After a brief trip to Europe, Kevin will start his career working for the Target Corporation at their headquarters in Minneapolis.

photo by Smack Photography

Brynadette Powell

Earning an Associate’s degree in Computer Information Systems Network Administration, with Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, from Grand Rapids Community College.
Good Luck at Ferris State University!

Bailey Cronn and Eric Axdorff were pronounced husband and wife on Oct. 9, 2010 at Fountain Street Church in Grand Rapids. Parents of the couple are Blaine and Darcie Cronn of Cedar Springs and Rich Axdorff and Wajma Saka of Rockford. Maid of honor was Chelsea Cross, friend of the bride. Bridesmaids were Lindsey Blodgett, Darleena Haukedaul, and Jessica Branch, friends of the bride. Flower girl was Fionna Noori, cousin of the groom. The Best man was Alex Axdorff, brother of the groom. The groomsmen were Blaine Cronn, brother of the bride, David Bond and Sam Bogard, friends of the groom. The Ringbearer was Keith Spicher, cousin of the groom. Ushers were Jake Kelley, Kyle Lienesch, Kole Daigle and Ryan Egnatuck, friends of the groom. Guest book attendants, Megan Rahn and Kyle Cushman, friends of the bride and groom.

George is 93 and I am going to be 91 this weekend, October 12, and we have a few things that we would like to say.

We have lived here on Meyers Lake Avenue for 52 years and we believe that living here has contributed to our long lives. We were welcomed so warmly in the area, both in the neighborhood and by the Cedar Springs Public Schools from where our three children were all graduated.

George worked in Grand Rapids and I thought in the Grand Rapids Public Schools for 26 years. I have only good memories of my years there. I wish to say “Hi” to any of my former pupils and their parents, especially from Vandenburg, Morris Primary and Henry Schools along with Coit and other schools where I went as a reading teacher. I would also like to say “Hi” to those students from Caledonia Public Schools, Newaygo County, and Mecosta Rural Schools where I was also privileged to teach.

We had planned to have an open house but since that is not possible, we would like to say to you all while we are still in very good health and enjoying life, thanks for all the memories. Thanks for all of the wedding and open houses that we have attended. Thanks for all the horse back rides with friends and with the Michigan Trail Riders that we have enjoyed. Thanks for all of the many, many dances that we attended-both round and square and, most of all, thanks to everyone at St. Mary’s Church in Sand Lake for all of the support that they have given to us all of these years.

George and Della Michaels

PS: George and I have been married for 68 years and he is still my hero.