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HELP WANTED
Department of Public Works (DPW) Equipment OperatorThe Village Public Works Department is seeking to expand its team! We are looking for a
qualified applicant to fill the position of DPW Equipment Operator. Specific areas of duty
include maintaining water and wastewater systems, streets, sidewalks, parks, equipment,
refuse, and other areas as assigned.
A high school diploma or GED equivalent is required. Minimum qualifications include
a CDL or ability to obtain the license within ninety days of hire, one to two years of ex-
perience in a maintenance environment, knowledge of standard construction practices,
a solid mechanical aptitude, and a clean driving record. The position requires residence
within a thirty-minute recall time, starting pay is $23.92-$24.42 per hour with a top out
rate of $25.92-$26.42 in two years –depending on qualifications. The selected candidate
must pass a pre-employment physical, including a drug screen. The position will be open
until filled.
Interested applicants must submit a resume, cover letter and completed Village of
Middleville employment application in a sealed envelope to Alec Belson, DPW Di-
rector, 100 E. Main Street, PO Box 69, Middleville, MI 49333. Applications and a job
description are also available at the Village office, 100 East Main Street, Middleville,
Michigan 49333, or on the Village website: http://www.villageofmiddleville.org.Irving Township Board
Meeting
Synopsis July 16, 2024
3425 WING RD
HASTINGS MI 49058Meeting Called to order
at 6:30 PM with the Pledge
of Allegiance.
Doug Sokolowski, Jamie
Knight, Mike Buehler, Dean
Bass and Sharon Olson
present.
5 members of the public
were present.
Motions passed:- approve agenda
- approve Minutes from
June 18, 2024 - pay Thornapple Town-
ship Fire Department
contract in the amount of
$12,471.50. roll call. - pay bills $16,681.24.
Roll call. - to adjourn at 6:46.
Upcoming dates:
July 27, 2024, Early vot-
ing
August 6, 2024, Primary
Election
August 20, 2024, Town-
ship Board Meeting
Full minutes are available
at Irvingtownship.org or at
3425 Wing Rd, Hastings, MI
Prepared by Clerk,
Sharon Olson.
Attested to by Supervisor,
Jamie Knight.Brett Bremer
Sports Editor
Caledonia placed
fourth at the OK Green
Conference Champion-
ship Tournament Friday.
The Byron Center
Bulldogs took the con-
ference title with 16
points ahead of Jenison
10, Reeths-Puffer 9,
Caledonia 7 and Mona
Shores 2.
Scot first singles
player Colin Martin
split his two matches,
falling to Jenison’s Eli-
jah Kind and knock-
ing off Mona Shores’
Landen Hall 6-2, 6-3.
Garrett Fales at sec-
ond singles, Hudsen
Derengowski at num-
ber three and MalteFischer at number four
were all 1-1 on the day
too.
The Fighting Scots
picked up three doubles
points throughout the
day. West Larson and
Luke Athearn at num-
ber one beat Mona
Shores’ top duo 6-3,
6-2. In the third doubles
flight, the Scots got a
6-1, 6-3 win from Will
VanderWeele and Der-
ick Prichard over Mona
Shores. The CHS fourth
doubles duo of Neal
Hargrave and Cooper
Sowerby pulled out a
5-7, 6-3, (10-4) win
over Reeths-Puffer’s
Preston Singleton and
Erik Trulsen.The Caledonia High School eques-
trian team is back at it this fall.
The Fighting Scots, the 2023 Divi-
sion A Reserve State Champions, are
once again a part of the Michigan
Interscholastic Horsemanship Associa-tion State Championships this weekend
at the Midland County Fairgrounds.
Opening ceremonies of the finals were
planned for 10 am Thursday, Oct. 10.
The Scots won their MIHA District
19 Division A Championship this fall atthe Barry County Fairgrounds to qual-
ify for the regional round of the state
tournament and followed that up taking
the reserve championship in Berrien
Springs at the end of September.Brett Bremer
Sports Editor
The Thornapple Kellogg varsity boys’ tennis
team closed out the OK Gold Conference season
placing third at the conference tournament in
Middleville last Thursday, Oct. 3.
South Christian took the tournament champion-
ship with 16 points followed by West Catholic 15,
TK 13, Wayland 11, Northview 9, Wyoming 3 and
Grand Rapids Union 1.
Trojan senior Kameron Nichols took a 6-0, 6-
win over Northview’s Andy Hinds and a 6-0, 6-
win over South Christian’s Ike Schroetenboer
to get a rematch with West Catholic’s Oliver
Caldwell in the first singles championship match.
Caldwell has been the only guy to beat Nichols
this season. The Falcons’ number one bested
Nichols in their conference dual and then won
the tournament championship by the scores of
6-3, 6-0 on Thursday.
TK second singles player Aidan Dudik was a
runner-up too. He beat Northview’s Nigal Doyle
6-0, 6-3 and South Christian’s Joe Maas 6-4, 6-
before falling to West Catholic
At third singles, TK’s Franklin Wilkinson was
2-1 too with a tough three-set loss to Kyle Car-penter from West Catholic his one blemish. Anson
Verlinde had one win for TK at fourth singles.
On the doubles side, TK got two wins each from
the fourth doubles team of Samuel Teachout and
Mark Gielincki and the first doubles team of Layne
Schilthroat and Brady Laven. Cole Novak and
Evan Liu at second doubles for TK and Benjamin
Scott and Max Lepper at number three had one
win apiece for TK.
The Trojans were scheduled to head to Holland
for their MHSAA Division 2 Regional Tournament
Friday, Oct. 11.CHS boys fourth at their first OK
Green Conference tennis tourney
CHS equestrian team chasing state hardware
TK tennis third at OK Gold Conference Tournament
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