The Hastings Banner — Thursday, May 6, 2021 — Page 9Plans outlined for lifting state restrictions
Taylor Owens
Staff Writer
Half of all Michigan residents over the age
of 16 have received at least one dose of a
COVID-19 vaccine, which brings the state
close to its first goal for lifting state restric-
tions.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer laid out a tiered
plan for lifting pandemic restrictions and
reopening the state last Thursday. Two weeks
after 55 percent of the population has received
its first shot, the state’s work-from-home
order will be lifted.
As of Tuesday, 50.6 percent of Michigan
residents had their first dose of a vaccine.
Unless the vaccination rate drops significant-
ly, the order could be lifted before the end of
the month.
Members of the business community said
the lifting of the work-from-home order will
not likely have a major impact in Barry
County.
Middleville Downtown Development
Authority Director Katherine Schmidt said
most of the businesses in the village are ser-
vice or production based, and few were able
to have employees work from home.
Barry County Chamber of Commerce and
Economic Development Alliance President
Jennifer Heinzman said many businesses with
remote employees will not switch back to full
in-person work immediately. She used the
chamber as an example, and said some
employees will continue to work from home
as long as there are enough in-person staff for
the office to be open.
“I would encourage people to get vaccinat-
ed,” Heinzman said. “The sooner we get vac-
cinated and get COVID behind us, the sooner
we can get back to normal.”
Further goals will have a much larger
impact on Barry County businesses.
The next tiers of reopening are: increasing
indoor capacity for sporting events, confer-
ence centers, banquet halls and gyms, as well
as lifting curfews after 60 of the population is
vaccinated, eliminating capacity restrictions
and social gathering limits at 65 percent and
lifting all restrictions at 70 percent.
The orders will be lifted two weeks after
each goal is hit, to allow for peak immunity to
be reached.“I am ready for full capacity,” State Street
Diner manager Allana Maurer said. “We’re
just ready to be busy again.”
Seasonal Grille owner Justin Straube said
businesses should have been able to make
their own decisions regarding COVID-
precautions a year ago, but at least there is
now a plan in place for when they will be able
to fully reopen.
Straube said he does not believe everything
will go back to the way it was once the orders
are lifted though, and it may be a while before
everyone feels comfortable about going back
to restaurants. The restaurant was restructured
over the course of the pandemic, and Straube
said some of those changes will remain.
“I don’t see myself stepping away from
takeout and deliveries right now,” he said.
Straube said he hopes the restrictions will
be lifted, and the restaurant can be back to full
capacity and catering services by mid-sum-
mer.
Tom’s Meat Market owner Nicole Smith
expressed frustration with the plan, especially
its approach of coupling the lifting of restric-
tions with vaccination goals.
“I think it’s unrealistic and manipulative,”
Smith said. “I don’t think it’s fair to tie the
vaccine in with reopening.”
Smith said she was skeptical that the state
would be able to hit the 70-percent goal.
She said Tom’s has been able to maintain a
relatively steady business throughout the pan-
demic, but it’s hard to know how things will
change when the restrictions are lifted.
“It’s been so long since we’ve had a normal
business rate and lifestyle,” Smith said.
Johnny DeMaagd, owner of Left Field Cafe
in Middleville, said he was encouraged by the
plan.
“I was super excited to see a set-in-stone
plan,” DeMaagd said, “especially one that is
logical and is based on science and can get us
back to where we want to be.”
“I think it offers a great incentive for the
community and everyone to go out and get the
vaccine,” DeMaagd added.
He said it means getting vaccinated isn’t
just a way to protect against COVID-19, but a
way to support local businesses.
The Michigan Department of Health and
Human Services has been lifting some addi-
tional restrictions and updating guidance as
more people are vaccinated.
Under a new order, which is in effect until
May 31, masks are not required outdoors
except for gatherings of more than 100 peo-
ple.
Anyone who is fully vaccinated is not
required to wear masks at residential gather-
ings, inside or out. Athletics no longer requires
routine COVID-19 resting for fully vaccinat-
ed athletes. Masks are no longer required for
outdoor non-contact sports. Baseball and soft-
ball players, for example, will be required to
wear masks in the dugout but not on the field.
Capacity limits also have been raised on
sporting events, festivals, fairs and other gath-
erings.The MDHHS reiterated that people who are
experiencing symptoms do need to follow
protocols of mask wearing and quarantining.
“The commitment by Michiganders to
receive the safe and effective COVID-19 vac-
cine is allowing us to move toward a return tonormal,” MDHHS Director Elizabeth Hertel
said. “The vaccines work. That means, once
Michiganders are fully vaccinated, they do
not have to abide by as many health guide-
lines because of the protection the vaccine
provides from the spread of the virus.”From Time to Time
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LEGAL NOTICES
Notice of Foreclosure by Advertisement
Notice is given under section 3212 of the revised
judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.3212,
that the following mortgage will be foreclosed by
a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of
them, at a public auction sale to the highest bidder
for cash or cashier’s check at the place of holding
the circuit court in Barry County, starting promptly at
1:00 PM, on May 20, 2021. The amount due on the
mortgage may be greater on the day of sale. Placing
the highest bid at the sale does not automatically
entitle the purchaser to free and clear ownership of
the property. A potential purchaser is encouraged to
contact the county register of deeds office or a title
insurance company, either of which may charge a
fee for this information:
Name(s) of the mortgagor(s): Jeremy R Ardema
a/k/a Jeremy Aardema and Hollie L Felton a/k/a
Hollie Felton, as joint tenants with full rights of
survivorship
Original Mortgagee: Mortgage Electronic
Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as
nominee for lender and lender’s successors and/or
assigns
Foreclosing Assignee (if any): Lycaste LLC
Date of Mortgage: February 28, 2007
Date of Mortgage Recording: March 8, 2007
Amount claimed due on date of notice:
$111,993.
Description of the mortgaged premises: Situated
in Township of Yankee Springs, Barry County,
Michigan, and described as: Lot 25, Hyde’s Payne
Lake Park, according to the recorded plat being part
of the Northwest 1/4 of the
Southeast 1/4 of Section 17, Town 3 North, Range
10 West, Yankee Springs, Barry County, Michigan.
Common street address (if any): 11438 Hydeaway
Ct, Middleville, MI 49333-
The redemption period shall be 6 months from the
date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in
accordance with MCL 600.3241a; or, if the subject
real property is used for agricultural purposes as
defined by MCL 600.3240(16).
If the property is sold at foreclosure sale under
Chapter 32 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961,
pursuant to MCL 600.3278 the borrower will be held
responsible to the person who buys the property at
the mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgage
holder for damaging the property during the
redemption period.
Attention homeowner: If you are a military service
member on active duty, if your period of active duty
has concluded less than 90 days ago, or if you have
been ordered to active duty, please contact the
attorney for the party foreclosing the mortgage at
the telephone number stated in this notice.
This notice is from a debt collector.
Date of notice: April 22, 2021
Trott Law, P.C.
31440 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 145
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
(248) 642-
1433551
(04-22)(05-13) 158680STATE OF MICHIGAN
PROBATE COURT
COUNTY OF BARRY
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Decedent’s Estate
FILE NO. 21-28813-DE
Estate of Barry Ronald Beamish, deceased. Date
of birth: 05/01/1946.
TO ALL CREDITORS:
NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent, Barry
Ronald Beamish, died 03/12/2021.
Creditors of the decedent are notified that all
claims against the estate will be forever barred
unless presented to Barry Ronald Beamish II,
personal representative, or to both the probate
court at 3620 W. Michigan Ave., Battle Creek, MI
49037 and the personal representative within 4
months after the date of publication of this notice.
Date: 04/28/
Staci L. Salisbury P
1300 W. Centre Ave., Suite 104
Portage, MI 49024
(269) 220-
Barry Ronald Beamish II
3620 W. Michigan Ave.
Portage, MI 49024
(269) 209-1139 159795Notice of Foreclosure by Advertisement
Notice is given under section 3212 of the revised
judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.3212,
that the following mortgage will be foreclosed by
a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of
them, at a public auction sale to the highest bidder
for cash or cashier’s check at the place of holding
the circuit court in Barry County, starting promptly at
1:00 PM, on June 3, 2021. The amount due on the
mortgage may be greater on the day of sale. Placing
the highest bid at the sale does not automatically
entitle the purchaser to free and clear ownership of
the property. A potential purchaser is encouraged to
contact the county register of deeds office or a title
insurance company, either of which may charge a
fee for this information:
Name(s) of the mortgagor(s): Henry Davis and
Frances Davis, husband and wife
Original Mortgagee: Argent Mortgage Company
LLC
Foreclosing Assignee (if any): WILMINGTON
SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB AS TRUSTEE OF
WV 2017-1 GRANTOR TRUST
Date of Mortgage: August 16, 2004
Date of Mortgage Recording: August 24, 2004
Amount claimed due on date of notice: $50,850.
Description of the mortgaged premises: Situated
in Township of Castleton, Barry County, Michigan,
and described as: Beginning at a point on the East
and West 1/4 line of Section 32, Town 3 North,
Range 7 West, distant West 1180 feet from the East
1/4 post thereof; thence Southerly 470 feet parallel
with the West line of the East 3/4 of the Southeast
1/4 of said Section 32, thence West approximately
348 feet parallel with said East and West 1/4 line of
Section 32; thence North 2 degrees 10 minutes West
148 feet; thence North 88 degrees 01 minute East
146 feet; thence North 1 degree 00 minutes East
317 feet to the East and West 1/4 line of Section
32; thence East 202 feet to the place of beginning,
Castleton Township, Barry County, Michigan
Common street address (if any): 6730 E M 79
Hwy, Nashville, MI 49073-
The redemption period shall be 6 months from the
date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in
accordance with MCL 600.3241a; or, if the subject
real property is used for agricultural purposes as
defined by MCL 600.3240(16).
If the property is sold at foreclosure sale under
Chapter 32 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961,
pursuant to MCL 600.3278 the borrower will be held
responsible to the person who buys the property at
the mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgage
holder for damaging the property during the
redemption period.
Attention homeowner: If you are a military service
member on active duty, if your period of active duty
has concluded less than 90 days ago, or if you have
been ordered to active duty, please contact the
attorney for the party foreclosing the mortgage at
the telephone number stated in this notice.
This notice is from a debt collector.
Date of notice: May 6, 2021
Trott Law, P.C.
31440 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 145
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
(248) 642-
1434595
(05-06)(05-27) 159796NOTICE TO CREDITORS
TRUST
In the matter of the Robbin J. Bates Trust dated
December 6, 1995.
TO ALL CREDITORS:
NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent, Robbin
J. Bates, born April 27, 1953, who lived at 2525
Chippewa Trail, Hastings, Michigan died March
26, 2021 leaving a certain trust under the name of
the Robbin J. Bates Trust, and dated December 6,
1995, wherein the decedent was the Settlor and
Michae J. Bates was named as the trutee serving at
the time of or as a result of the decedents death.
Creditors of the decedent and of the trust are
notified that all claims against the decedent or
against the trust will be forever barred unless
presented to Michael J. Bates, the named trustee at
536 Isham, Lyons, Michigan 48851, within 4 months
after the date of publication of this notice.
Date: April 30, 2021
Robert L. Byington P-
222 West Apple Street, P.O. Box 248
Hastings, Michigan 49058
269-945-
Michael J. Bates
536 Isham
Lyons, Michigan 48851
801-866-9948 159828NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF
BARRY COUNTY
Notice is hereby given that the Barry County
Planning Commission
will conduct a public hearing for the following:Case Number: SP-5-2021 – Robert & Amber
Simons (Property Owners)
Location: 4186 East Center Road, Hastings, in
Section 24 of Hastings Township.
Purpose: Requesting a special use permit to
have a Home Occupation – Major pursuant to Arti-
cle 23, Section 2339 in the RR (Rural Residential)
zoning district.
MEETING DATE: May 24, 2021. TIME: 7:00 PM
PLACE: Tyden Center Community Room,
121 South Church Street, Hastings, Michigan
49058
Site inspections of the above described property
will be completed by the Planning Commission
members before the hearing. Interested persons
desiring to present their views upon an appeal, either
verbally or in writing, will be given the opportunity to
be heard at the above mentioned place and time.
Any written response may be mailed to the
address listed below, faxed to (269) 948-4820, or
emailed to Barry County Planning Director James
McManus at [email protected].
The special use application is available for public
inspection at the Barry County Planning Department,
220 West State Street, Hastings, Michigan 49058,
during the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday.
Please call the Barry County Planning Department at
(269) 945-1290 for further information.
The County of Barry will provide necessary
auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for
the hearing impaired and audiotapes of printed
materials being considered at the meeting, to
individuals with disabilities at the meeting/hearing
upon ten (10) days notice to the County of Barry.
Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids
or services should contact the County of Barry by
writing or call the following: Michael Brown, County
Administrator, 220 West State Street, Hastings,
Michigan 49058, (269) 945-1284.Pamela A. Palmer, Barry County ClerkS Y N O P S I S
RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
April 14, 2021 – 7:00 p.m.
Regular meeting called to order and Pledge of Al-
legiance.
Present: Bellmore, Spencer, Hall, Watson, Haw-
thorne, Greenfield
Absent: James
Approved the Agenda with addition
Approved the Consent Agenda
Monthly Treasurer’s Report
Monthly Clerk’s Voucher/Payroll Report
Review of the Sign Ordinance from the Attorney
Approved Amendment to 1992 Sewer Agreement
Received update from Brad Kotrba on the Master
Plan
Amended service agreement with Williams &
Works
Approved for distribution proposed amendment to
FLU Map
Hold Harmless Agreement and Approval of Fire-
works permit for Algonquin Lake
Approved Resolution # 2021-268 for Dust Control
and Gravel for 2021
Adjournment 8:49 pm
Respectfully submitted, Robin Hawthorne, Clerk
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