Albion E-News #7003 – 02-20-2020

Those with an interest in the Civil War will be drawn to the next History Speaker series presented by the Albion Historical Society and the Albion District Library on Wednesday, February 26, starting at 6:00. Keith G. Harrison, president of the board of the Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall and Museum, will talk about the history and exhibits at the one-of-a-kind museum in Eaton Rapids.

This museum is the only one in Michigan exclusively dedicated to the memory of the Union veterans of the Civil War and the fraternal organization they founded and participated in. Located in downtown Eaton Rapids, the museum occupies the actual building the veterans have used since 1886 and houses two floors of exhibits and collection storage space.

The Grand Army of the Republic was an organization created by the Union veterans of the Civil War and existed from 1866 to 1956. Five U.S. Presidents have been members of the national organization.

Keith G. Harrison of Holt, Michigan, holds a 1972 Bachelor of Science degree in Fisheries and Wildlife Biology from Michigan State University and a 1974 Master of Arts degree in Ecology from Western Michigan University. He retired from the state of Michigan in February 2005 after serving for 25 years.

Keith belongs to a number of historical, patriotic, and civic organizations including the 1865-created Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States in which he served as Michigan Commandery Commander from 1986 to 2003 and National Commander-in-Chief from 2009 to 2011.

Keith has been a Civil War reenactor for 33 years. He traces his ancestry back to 47 Union Civil War soldiers, 42 of whom served in Michigan regiments and five from non-Michigan regiments. He also has two ancestors who served with the Confederacy. Following the end of the Civil War, several of his Union veteran ancestors joined local Posts of the Grand Army of the Republic in Michigan.

Keith has served as board president and director of Michigan’s Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall and Museum since its inception in 2013, chair of the Michigan Civil War History Partners, and treasurer of the Friends of Michigan History. He has written three books, one on natural history and two family genealogies. He currently is working on a fourth book on Cass County, Michigan, citizens who served in the Civil War.

This event, which will be presented in the Naomi Lane Room of the Albion District Library, is free and open to the public. For more information about this and upcoming speaker series guests, please contact Jennifer Wood, Local History Archivist at the Albion District Library, at (517) 629-3993 or visit albionhistoricalsociety.org

This event is co-sponsored by Albion Historical Society and the Local History Room at the ADL.

Photo caption: The Albion GAR.

Courtesy photo

• Albion Historical Society Speaker Series: Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall and Museum is only one of its kind in Michigan

• Greater Albion Chamber of Commerce & Visitor’s Bureau to hold annual meeting in March
• Greater Albion Chamber of Commerce & Visitor’s Bureau’s Eggs & Issues breakfast Friday
• Black History events at Albion College continue
• Albion College alumna visits with first YA novel
• Calling all Bohm volunteers

• Public Notice: Informational meeting of Tax Increment Financing Authority

• St. James Community Supper February 29

• Gerald Allen James
• Betty Joyce Clark

• Albion earns MIAA title with 66-62 win over Trine
• Britons hold off St. Mary’s, locked-in as three-seed in MIAA tournament
• Three Brits earn lacrosse Player of the Week honors

• 35th annual Walk for Warmth to take place February 29
• Fifth Annual Darrington Lovelace Memorial Scholarship and Cancer Benefit coming March 7
• American Legion pancake brunch set for February 23
• Lions Club, Friends of the Albion District Library Chili dinner coming in March
• St. John fish fries start February 28

• Part-time Church Secretary Needed
• Cat missing
• Lost and Found ads free

• Thursday, February 20- Sunday, February 23

It is free to attend and no registration is required.

Pre-Meeting Reception:
We encourage you to attend the Pre-Meeting Reception
prior to the Annual Meeting at the Courtyard by Marriott from 5:30-6:30 pm.

There will be light food & drinks ($15 per person)

Voting for Awards:

Tom Feldpausch Community Loyalty Award and the Mary Cram Women’s Leadership Award.

Please register here.

There’s still time to register.

Cost is $10 per person.

Sponsored by Oaklawn Hospital & Valerie Franzen- ConferenceDirect

Click here to register.

Thursday, February 20: Empowering the Next Generation of Patients

Presenter Sneha Dave is a senior at Indiana University majoring in chronic illness advocacy & journalism. Through her successful battles of health & surgery, she leads two national non-profit organizations. She will discuss her educational journey and passion to create platforms for young people with lifelong health conditions. 7 p.m., Albion College Bobbitt Auditorium.

Sunday, February 23: Taste of Blackness

The college and community come together and celebrate the closing of Black History Month and some of the most positive facets of African American culture. This includes food, fellowship and music in order to blend community & campus. 4 p.m., Albion College Kellogg Center.

“Nameless Queen,” a young adult fantasy novel, was recently published by Crown Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House, which has also contracted with McLaughlin for a second book.

McLaughlin grew up in what she describes as a lower middle-class household. In “Nameless Queen,” she says that “exploring the social and economic divide is difficult, but magic makes that exploration easier – or at least more entertaining.”

This presentation is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Albion College English department secretary Mary Morrow at mmorrow@albion.edu or 517/629-0232.

Most non-profit organizations rely on volunteer support to support programs and promote the organizations. Most don’t realize that the Bohm Theater is a nonprofit organization. It is time for the Bohm Theater to gain the benefit of volunteer support from people like you.

On February 27 at 6 p.m. , at the Historic Bohm we are holding our volunteer kickoff meeting.

As a THANKS for attending this meeting, we will let you stay for one of our feature films playing that evening for FREE and we’ll throw in a Medium Combo!

This will be a organizing and brainstorming session. There are numerous volunteer activities with ample opportunity for anyone to contribute. Some of those include:

Event Planning
Event Support
Promotion of events and activities
Programs such as the Family Fare receipt program
Marketing
Social Media
Improvement projects
Fundraising
And more!

We hope you will help us help the Bohm. We look forward to seeing you on the Thursday, February 27 at 6 PM.

If you are unable attend the meeting and would like to participate please email director@bohmtheater.org, or call 517-343-2112.

PUBLIC NOTICE – INFORMATIONAL MEETING OF THE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING AUTHORITY

Albion Economic Development Corporation will conduct a public informational meeting as part of their regularly scheduled Board meeting on March 5th, at 5:00-6:30 P.M. The meeting will be held at Albion Courtyard by Marriott, 200 S. Superior Street Albion, MI 49224. The informational session is for the purpose of informing the public of goals and direction of the authority, including projects to be undertaken in the coming year.

Citizen views and comments on the direction of the Authority are welcome.

Albion EDC
Amy Deprez, President
517.629.3926

No charge (free), but donations are welcome.

Born February 28 1945 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

Died February 15, 2020 in his home in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, at the age of 74, surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife Frances (Dunn) James, sons Matthew James, Nicholas James and Nick’s wife Alicia (Kinter) James, grand daughters Alexis and Taylor, brothers Coy Hilton James Jr. (“Jimmy”) and Robin Brintnall James.

He was preceded in death by his son Evan, and his parents Coy and Aurelia James Jerry with the twins Mattnevan.

He was a vocal proponent of the “MeToo” & Anti-bullying and anti-abuse movements. He was an anti-domestic violence crusader and a staunch Democrat.

Moved to Albion, Michigan in 1946 and graduated from Albion High School in 1963.

Graduated from Albion College in 1967 majoring in History and Economics. He was a member of Sigma Nu Fraternity organization.

He married Frances Dunn in 1967 in Bethesda MD.

He worked for Alcoa Aluminum beginning in 1967.

His first son, Nicholas Steven James, was born on February 28, 1968 in Pittsburgh, PA

Followed on December 12, 1972 by twins, Evan Michael James and Matthew Buchannan James, both were born in Seattle.

The family moved to Tigard, Oregon, then to Pottsville, Pennsylvania.

He moved to Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, to reconnect with his three sons in 1999.

Betty was a graduate of Battle Creek Central High School. She worked first at Olivers, which was an airplane factory in Battle Creek during the Korean War. Corning Glass Works in Albion later employed her. She then devoted all of her time to her husband and children. She was a devout Catholic and member of Saint Johns Catholic Church.

She golfed and was a sports fan. She was a big football fan, following the University of Michigan Wolverines and the Detroit Lions. She also followed the Detroit Redwings. She was super smart and could fix anything, including the car, the sinks, anything in the yard and also the washing machine.

She was big on education and she made sure her children were able to go on all school trips, from France, to Blue Lake Music Camp, as well as taking them to various historical places herself, such as Greenfield Village, the Detroit Zoo, Upper Michigan and the Upper Peninsula. It was important to her to make sure that the family as a whole always made a yearly trek to the Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, OH and that tradition still goes on to this day. It is coming up on 49 years.

Betty is survived by her son, Clarence J. Clark, Jr.; her five daughters, Cecelia A. Simmons, Ethel Y. English, Hannah D. Clark, Ophelia P. Clark, and Leontine F. Clark; her three grandchildren, Jabour C. Clark, Falana T. English, and Ebony E. Sunday; her five great-grandchildren, Xavier English, Falana Phillips, Jabour Clark, Jr., Jade English, and Naji Sherrod.

Her husband and her sisters, Hannah Margaret Rowland, Helen A. (Rowland) Sadberry, and Nina Mae Davidson, preceded her in death.

According to her wishes, a memorial mass with rosary to follow will be held at Saint Johns Catholic Church in Albion at 11 a.m. this Friday, February 21, 2020.

It is the first MIAA title under head coach Jody May and the 7th regular-season championship in the program’s history.

“It was two really good defensive teams…” said Head Coach Jody May before he was cut off by Gatorade showers from his players. “We both know each other so well. This is the fifth time we have played each other in two years, and we know everybody’s tendencies, and it just comes down to making some plays at the end, and we were able to do that.”

A strong defensive performance was the storyline. With both teams being held under 30% from beyond the arc, it was a game that was going to be won from the inside and free throw line. Albion edged Trine in the paint 28-26 and converted on 21 of 25 free-throws, which proved to be crucial down the stretch.

Jamezell Davis, Jr. and Quinton Armstrong was the story in the first half with both contributing 10 points, which combined for 20 of the team’s 30 first-half points. Armstrong led the Britons in the first half with six rebounds while forward teammate Caden Ebeling contributed five. Overall, it was a slow start for the Britons shooting just 38.5% from the field in the first half.

A complete turnaround in the second-half and a strong performance from Caden Ebeling out of the locker-room is what the Britons rode to the final buzzer. Ebeling led the Britons in the second half with 13 points. It wasn’t without struggles as the Britons found themselves down seven with 5:24 left in regulation.

“I want to give Cortez Garland because we called timeout, and we were down seven. We have a play called, and he has the guts to be overplayed and shoot a pull-up jumper from the free-throw line, and it goes in. I really thought that was a turning point for our team, and I think that he was the catalyst for that.”

A Garland jump-shot and two baskets by Caden Ebeling helped push the Britons into the lead going down the final stretch. The layup by Ebeling with 1:39 left was the last time the Britons needed to take the lead thanks to free-throws made by Jamezell Davis, Jr, and Cortez Garland.

Albion will finish out their regular season at home on Saturday against Olivet as they will take time to recognize the seniors. The Britons will look to add to their trophy case after Saturday when they host the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association post-season championship tournament.
Briton Notes

Quinton Armstrong finishes with 14 points and 12 rebounds to record his fifth double-double of the season
Caden Ebeling finishes with 15 points and 10 rebounds to record his seventh double-double of the season
Cortez Garland finished in double-figures with 10 points and added three steals
Justin McAbee recorded 3 blocks, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists

The Purple and Gold started the game on a cold note, shooting 3-of-14 from the field after one-quarter of play. Meanwhile, the Belles created a 5-0 cushion early to which they extended to nine as they closed the first period with a 20-11 edge.

Albion elevated its play in the second quarter outscoring St. Mary’s 21-10. The Britons managed to bridge the gap at 28 thanks to a jumper from junior Rain Hinton with 2:02 remaining in the first half. Then with less than ten seconds left before the horn, senior Emily Bernas dished to Hinton for the score to take their first lead of the game, 32-30.

Sophomore Amanda Larson brought some energy to the Britons at the top of the third period registering two rebounds (one offensive, one defensive), an assist, and a layup in less than three minutes. Later on, a basket by freshman Angelina Mendieta expanded Albion’s advantage to 13 points at the 1:56 mark of the third quarter.

The Britons continued to shoot efficiently in the fourth quarter, highlighted by an and-one conversion by Hinton and a triple by Bernas to go ahead by 18. Despite this, the Belles did not shy away in the final period of play outscoring the Britons 19-18. Yet the Purple and Gold would prevail, making five free throws in the final minute to hold off St. Mary’s, 71-59.

Freshman Elena Welker was ubiquitous for the Britons, recording ten points, four assists, one block, and one steal. Her performance marks the first time she’s obtained an assist, block, and steal while scoring in double-digits. Bernas put up 12 points shooting 2-6 from beyond-the-arc and grabbed eight rebounds on the night. Hinton paced the team in points, earning 30 and collecting ten rebounds to go along with her three steals. The Woodlan High School product’s performance marks her sixth double-double of the season. Senior Evelyn Wischmeyer reached a historic milestone as her two points earned her a spot in the program’s 1000 points club. The Lake Orion native is now the third player to reach this milestone.

The Britons concluded the night shooting 27-69 (39.1%) from the field, 3-14 (21.4%) from three-point range, and 14-27 (51.9%) from the free-throw line. Albion took advantage of St. Mary’s errors scoring 28 points off of turnovers while also outscoring the Belles in second-chance points (19), bench points (14), and points in the paint (36).

“Happy to get a road win on their senior day,” noted Head Coach Doreen Carden. “I thought we had a good second half and got some good looks inside for Rain.”
The Albion College women’s basketball team is now locked-in as the three-seed in the MIAA Tournament. The Britons will host against the fifth-seed (yet to be determined) on Wednesday, February 26th, at 7:30 p.m.

The Albion men’s lacrosse team played their only game of the week on Saturday, February 15 when they played Augustana College (IL). In that contest, Puzevic led the game with six goals scored. Robison controlled the field by collecting 24 ground balls, which was 15 more than any other player in the game. The Britons won that game by a final score of 17-11.

In the women’s lacrosse team’s only game last week, they played Lawrence Tech University. Schwarz scored six goals on eight shots while adding two ground balls and four draw controls. The Britons lost that game by a final score of 22-10.

The next game for the men’s lacrosse team is scheduled for Saturday, February 22 against the Otterbein University Cardinals. The Women’s team plans their next game for that same day as they will face the Carroll University Pioneers.

• 35TH ANNUAL WALK FOR WARMTH TO TAKE PLACE FEBRUARY 29
  The 35th annual Walk for Warmth will take place starting at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 29 at the Albion First United Methodist Church, 600 E. Michigan Ave., Albion. This winter our friends and neighbors are facing heat related emergencies.
  Help keep your community warm by joining us for the 35th annual Walk for Warmth sponsored by the Community Action Agency. For more information, see www.caascm.org, or call (877) 422-2726.
• FIFTH ANNUAL DARRINGTON LOVELACE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP AND CANCER BENEFIT COMING MARCH 7
  A Blue Ribbon Sensation Fifth Annual Darrington Lovelace Memorial Scholarship and Cancer Benefit will take place at 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 7 at the First United Methodist Church, 600 E. Michigan Ave., in Albion. Tickets are $40. Dinner, auction,
  raffle, and more. Hosted by Darrington’s Gift Inc. RSVP by Feb. 22 to Bari: (517) 879-8289; Jaquita: (313) 618-1864; or Lynn: (517) 936-9402.
• AMERICAN LEGION PANCAKE BRUNCH SET FOR FEBRUARY 23
  A pancake brunch is being held by the American Legion Post 55, 1230 Edwards St. Albion, Sunday, Feb. 23, from 8 AM – 1 PM. Menu is: Scrambled Eggs, Sausage, Apple Sauce and Juice, Regular and Blueberry Pancakes, Gluten free cakes by request and Biggby
  Coffee. Take out available. Proceeds go toward veteran projects.
• LIONS CLUB, FRIENDS OF THE ALBION DISTRICT LIBRARY CHILI DINNER COMING IN MARCH
  Save the date for the Albion Lions Club Eat as-Much as You-Like Chili Dinner (with corn bread, deserts, salad, macaroni & cheese) on Tuesday, March 17 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, in conjunction with the Friends of the Albion District
  Library. Cost is $8 at the door. Lions Club projects included continued work on the bridges and bench at Victory Park and vision testing at the Festival of the Forks.
• ST. JOHN FISH FRIES START FEBRUARY 28
  St. John’s Famous Fish Fries will be Fridays during Lent: that is, Feb. 28, March 6, 13, 20, and 27, and April 3 5-7 p.m., located at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 1020 Irwin Ave. in Albion. Prices are $10 for seniors age 65
  and above; $11 for those ages 13-64; and $6.50 for those ages 5-12. Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus #5255.

Bohm II – BIRDS OF PREY 6:30 final screening

Bohm I – SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 7:00

Friday, February 21

Friday, February 21

Bohm II – KNIVES OUT 6:30

Bohm I – SONIC THE HEDGEHOG. 7:00

Saturday, February 22/ Sunday, February 23

Saturday, February 22

Bohm II – KNIVES OUT 3:30 6:30

Bohm I – SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 4:00 7:00
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Sunday, February 23

Bohm I – Albion College Honors Film Festival 12:00 – 2:30

Post Reception at Ludington Center

Bohm II – KNIVES OUT 3:30 6:30

Bohm I – SONIC THE HEDGEHOD 4:00 7:00

Visit the Bohm Theatre at: http://bohmtheatre.org

Remember that the Bohm II has a separate entrance and concession stand.