SPY’s Community Newsletter
(2/15/25)
Oh, What A Night!
The SPY’s 29th Annual Wild Game Dinner / Sportsman’s Night held on Saturday night, February 8th. was truly an event to behold! The American Legion Hall in Charlotte was jam packed for this once again sold-out event. Pete Weller heads up this extravaganza and works extremely hard to make it a legendary success! Again, this year he instituted a number of clever and well-received innovations.
In the next few SPY’s Community Newsletters we will be providing much, much more detailed information about the event---the multitude of various winners----details on donors and helpers---etc. etc. etc., so please stay tuned. But in this Newsletter we will do homage to the over 50 Major Donors / Sponsors that were responsible for making this event a tremendous success!
A Mega Ultra Stupendous Thank You!
The Sunfield Area Sponsors of Programs for Youth (the SPY’s) would like to send out a VERY SPECIAL salute and acknowledgement to the following over 50 sponsors / donors / and supporters of our Wild Game Dinner / Sportsmen’s Night fundraising event.
The following fine folks and businesses are to be commended for their support of our youth and community projects. Because of their willingness to step up, the Wild Game Dinner / Sportsman’s Night was a great success! We thank:
Shattuck’s Great Outdoors (Justin Shattuck)
Advanced Plumbing & Mechanical (Craig Cooper)
Bryan & Sue Spitzley
Downing Well Drilling (Kevin Downing)
John & Sandra Fisher
State Representative Gina Johnsen
Mark Woodman Plumbing & Heating
Jackie Mulholland
Kevin Brummette
Mike Davis Construction Company
Tangled Love Photography (Melanie Daler)
Big Bubba J’s Smokehouse
Walkington Well Drilling
Michigan Custom Excavating (Gordie & Shortie Erb)
Mike Davis Sunrise Farms
Logan’s Road House on West Saginaw
Mark & Shari Woodman
Jackson Dirt Works (Ross Jackson)
High Caliber Karting of Okemos
Klotz Family Farms, LLC
Klotz Family Farms Snow Removal
Connie Wilson
Jenn Vargas-Rodriquez
Pete Weller
Nelson Frizzell
Williams Farm Machinery
Bee Line Concrete Pumping (Jim & Angie Frizzell)
Rock Hill Farms (Alex & Nicole Thelen)
Sunfield Cycle Shop (Andy Clafflin)
Quality Hardwoods (Luke Brogger)
Mapes Furniture (Becky Calabro)
HSV Redi-Mix (Mark McKeever)
Brace Financial Services (Chris Brace)
Hanna Davis Fine Meats (Brandon & Yvette Davis)
Hutson’s of Portland (Bill Cobb)
Hutson’s of Charlotte (Jim Carr)
Marko’s Citgo (Raj Singh)
Portland Federal Credit Union
Campbell & Sons (Paul Campbell)
AIS Construction Equipment (Jim Behrenwald)
These are all people who surely should be commended for their unwavering support of our community. If not for them, we would not be able to provide as many programs and opportunities for our youth and village projects. THANK YOU!!!!
In upcoming SPY’s Community Newsletters there will be much, much more to pass along---including pictures. So, stay tuned.
Contributions
We wish to acknowledge a contribution that was made possible by Sarah Jones’ participation in a matching funds program where she works. Thank you Sarah for thinking of the SPY’s and making this happen!
Parting Comments
· Deep Thought of the Week: I’ve learned that the best way to succeed is to do small things well.
· Notable Quote: “It is useless to try to hold a person to anything he says while he’s madly in love, drunk, or running for office.”-----Shirley MacLaine
· That’s Puny Department: Mobster #1: “That horse tip you gave us came in at twenty-to-one.”; Mobster #2: “What’s wrong with that — those are great odds.”; Mobster #2: “All the other horses came in at 12:30!”
· Did You Know Section: Did you know about Elvis’s secret? “The King” was actually born a natural blonde. Elvis began dying his hair black from a very early age. Because of this, only one photo of him with his natural hair color exists – and it is framed and hangs on the wall of Graceland. Since he was a teenager, he started dying it with shoe polish as a cheap alternative to hair dye. Back in those days, cosmetics were an expensive luxury only a few could really afford. Later in his life, Elvis opted in for a signature mix of hair dyes: Miss Clairol 51D and Black Velvet / Mink Brown by Paramount. Due to this, every single photo you will see of him features super-dark black hair. He was so obsessed with keeping his hair black that he even made Priscilla Presley dye her hair before their wedding.
Editorial Comment
Eaton County Board of Commissioners District #1 is the largest Commissioner District, geographically speaking, in Eaton County. It consists of Sunfield, Vermontville, Chester, and most of Roxand Townships, as well as the Villages of Sunfield, Vermontville, and Mulliken. Tim Barnes was the District #1 Commissioner, until he abruptly resigned recently, citing “personal reasons”. His seat went vacant. On Thursday, February 6th the remaining Board of Commissioners met in special session to appoint someone to fill the position. They had two experienced candidates that had come forward and express and interest in filling
the vacancy. However, the Board of Commissioners could not, or would not, reach a decision on filling the vacancy, so the seat remains vacant. Instead, they have decided to put the vacancy on the August, 2025 Primary ballot, and then have the final decision made by voters in the November, 2025 General Election. By going this route they estimate the cost will be around $28,000. Meanwhile, this same
Commissioner body will be AGAIN coming to the voters in May seeking a tax increase because they are hurting for money. (This proposal already failed in the last election). So here we are, everyone now on the Northwest corner of the County will have no voice on the Board until after the November election. (Taxation without representation ring a bell?)
Side Note: Commissioners manage a variety of responsibilities including adoption of an annual county budget, planning long-range capital improvement programs, establishing county policies, enacting ordinances and adopting resolutions. Commissioners also serve on Eaton County Committees such as Health and Human Services, Information Technology and Communications, Public Safety Committee, Public Works and Planning and Ways and Means Committee.
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Notices
1. If there is any organization or business out there that has something they would like to advertise or promote, please feel free to submit it to this Newsletter and we will help publicize it. There is no charge.
2. We are glad to provide this means as a public service to help keep the community informed.
3. If you are looking for further information about the SPY’s events---Corporate or Platinum Sponsorship information---scholarship forms---youth sports reimbursement forms---past SPY newsletters---etc.---just go to the SPY website at www.sunfieldareaspys.com.
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