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or online at http://www.carvethvillage.comPPOLICE BEATOLICE BEAT
Teenagers warned against stealing
marijuana leaves
A 50-year-old man called police at 5:06 p.m. June 18 to report two teenage boys had
broken into his shed in an attempt to steal his marijuana leaves. The man, a resident of the
Yankee Springs Meadows mobile home community, said his son caught two teenagers, age
14 and 17, breaking into the shed. The man talked to the parents of the 14-year-old, who
agreed to have their son work for the man in exchange for not pressing charges. But the
man said the mother of the 17-year-old said the teen refused to work with him, and he is
considering charges. He also heard the 17-year-old had a handgun and stun gun. The offi-
cer met the teenager, and confiscated the stun gun and “handgun” which turned out to be
a black airsoft gun. The officer gave the teenager a warning and informed him that he was
banned from the trailer park. The case was closed.Erratic driver flags down officer while high
An officer noticed a vehicle erratically speeding up and braking while on M-
Highway at 4 a.m. June 20. The officer followed the vehicle until it pulled onto the shoul-
der near Timber Creek Drive in Thornapple Township. The officer walked up to the vehi-
cle, and the driver, a 43-year-old Kalamazoo woman, said she flagged the officer down to
thank him for everything he does. While she was saying this, the officer detected the smell
of burnt marijuana coming from the vehicle. The woman admitted to smoking more than
one joint while driving from Kalamazoo. She reportedly had a hard time staying on topic
while talking to the officer, and failed the field sobriety tests. She was arrested, and her
driver’s license was confiscated.Speeding driver arrested for OWI
A 39-year-old Dowling man was arrested for operating while intoxicated while driving
on Lawrence Road near Foster Road in Baltimore Township at 10:44 p.m. June 19. An
officer was dispatched to the area after receiving a report of a reckless driver. The officer
observed the vehicle traveling at 70 mph before initiating a traffic stop. The driver said he
had sped up because the officer was tailgating him. He admitted to drinking a beer about
an hour prior to being stopped, but refused to submit to a Breathalyzer test. The man failed
his field sobriety tests and, at one point, got into an argument with the officer over which
foot was his right or left. He was taken to the hospital to get a blood sample and then was
transported to the county jail.Drunken driver hits two other vehicles
A 50-year-old Dorr man was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated after
striking two other vehicles on M-37 near Schnurr Lane in Thornapple Township at 5:
p.m. June 14. Witnesses said the driver of a black Chevrolet Impala hit a van and Jeep, and
the aftermath of the crash blocked the road. The passenger of one of the other vehicles was
taken to a hospital with a minor injury. The driver of the Impala admitted to drinking four
or five beers before driving, and had a 0.322 blood alcohol content. He also admitted to
having a handgun in the car, for which he did not have a license.HHS releases latest honor roll
Hastings High School has announced its
honor roll for the conclusion of the 2021-
academic year.
The honor roll is calculated based on a
cumulative grade point average, starting with
a student’s first semester of high school
through the end of second semester this
school year. Designations vary by grade level.
An asterisk(*) indicates a 4.0 or higher GPA.
Students on the honor roll include:12th grade
Top honors* (4.0 and above)
Kirby Beck, M. Grace Green, Addison
Horrmann, Jesse Hunt, Maggie Nedbalek,
Samuel Randall, Lauren Sensiba, Abigail
Waller, Kayla Willard.Highest honors (3.75-3.99)
Kierstyn Brisco, Ethan Caris, Ella Carroll,
Skyler Grego, Sophia Groendal, Rylee
Honsowitz, Jade Hunter, Daisy Kerby,
Alexander Malmquist-Hubert, Jessica
McKeever, Caeleb Meyers, Zackary Perry,
Nathan Phillips, Ainsley Reser, Hannah
Slaughter, Aura Wahl-Piotrowski.High honors (3.25-3.74)
Emma Alexander, Kennedy Allyn, Jacob
Arens, Valeria Arias-Franco, Alanna Beerman,
Austin Bleam, Aubree Bond, Juliet Bradfield,
Haily Christie, Ryan Diljak, Skylar Dixon,
Aubree Donaldson, Mitchell Eldred, Autumn
Fox, Daniel Hall, Alexia Herblet, Carter
Hewitt, William Jensen, Rose Lambert,
Savana Leonard, Payton Levett, Juliann
Meeker, Jessica Mueller, Jacob Neil,
Josephine Nickels, Bailey Nye, Gavin Patton,
Grayson Patton, Canton Pederson, Lainey
Smith, Logan Smith, Nicholas Stafford,
Nicole Strouse, Matthew Sweeney, Lucas
Teunessen, Brynn Turnes, Corbin Ulrich,
Michael VanDorp, Reese Warner, Emma
White, Thomas Wickham, Pheonix Work.Honor roll (3.0-3.24)
Kathleen Ahearn, Kaylee Bennett, Kierstin
Boulter, Zebulon Carey, Keegan Cook, Ethan
Dunn, Evan Eastman, Scott Fischer, Rachel
Graham, Hunter Hays, Morgan Howell,
Ashland Hoyt, Lauralie Hyatt, August Malik,
Andrew Markley, Madison McMasters,
Raven Morrow, Isaac Oberlin, Morgan Poe,
Justice Pyle, Lucas Richards, Alanna Rivera,
Hayden Smith, Johnathan Solmes, Leila
Sweeney, Briana VanDenberg, Javen
VanZalen, Brianna White.11th grade
Highest honors (3.75 and above)
*Ruby Barber, *Brianna Barnes, Andrew
Bassett, Hannah Crozier, *Hailey Graham,Lindsey Herron, Connor Lindsey, *Patrick
Mallory, BreAnn Micklatcher, *Taylor Owen,
*Matthew Pattok, Emily Roe, Harrison
Smalley, *Carissa Strouse, Allison Teed,
*Emma VanDenburg, *Hannah Vann, Braden
Vertalka, Breanna Willard, Owen Winegar,
*Sage Winters.High honors (3.25-3.74)
Hannah Bancroft, Faith Beede, Arian
Bond, Matthew Bouchard, Rory Campbell,
Justin Castelein, Marah Courtney, Mason
Denton, Ian Dexter, Jackson DuBois, Cameron
Eaton, Anna English, Patrick Gee, Morgan
Gregory, Kali Grimes, Alexis Gummo, Joslyn
Hinkle, Wyatt Holman, Aihsley Jones, Grace
Kurr, Ethan Malik, Glen McFarlan, Joseph
McLean, Noah Mead, Kiley Miles, Jenna
Miller, Makayla Parsons, Andre Perez,
Madison Pettengill, Dakota Roll, Phoebe
Schantz, Ellen Shults, Azaleigha Wemigwans,
Brooklynn Youngs.Honor roll (3.0-3.24)
Elisabeth Arnold, Riley Bies, Summer
Caldwell, Brandon Darling, Kierstyn Downs,
Jacob Fish, Zachary Franklin, Drew Gleeson,
Claire Green, Kaycie Jenkins, Madison
McWhinney, Abigail Owen, Mary Park,
Carter Rosenberger, Tristin Russell, Blake
Sheldon, Caleb Teunessen, Mitchel Vann,
Carly Warner.10th grade
Highest honors
(3.75 and above)
Lauren Arnold, Abigail Barton, *Isobelle
Bergeron, Eve Bishop, Kathryn Clark, Bailey
Cook, Ericka Critzer, *Grace Curtis, *Valery
Eaton, Joseph Goggins, *Anna Haywood,
Jocelyn Hernandez-Hernandez, Anden Hines,
Gabrielle Horrmann, Jack Kensington, *Julia
McLean, *Molly Patton, Isaiah Randall,
Emily Simmons, *Isabelle Storm, *Kearan
Tolles, Caleb Waller.High honors (3.50-3.74)
Sophia Ahearn, Valentina Arias-Franco,
Joy Aukerman, Reed Balderson, Saanj
Bhakta, Mekih Botsford, Joseph Brisco,
Jackson Casey, Alivia Cassini, Erin Daniels,
Justus Forell, Zara Franklin, Zachary Gole,
Victoria Jerzyk, Nathan Kohmescher, Juan
Osorio, Ashton Rasey, Cailin Redman,
Mackenzi Rivera, Marissa Roberts, Megan
Rowley, Robert Slaughter, Bailey Southwell,
Lauren Taylor.Honor roll (3.25-3.49)
Layton Eastman, Abby Gaskill, Graycee
McCarty, Payton Miller, Amber Rabideau,
Peighton Reser, Bayne Signeski, Ella
Tellkamp, Aiyanah Wemigwans, Macy
Winegar.Ninth grade
Highest honors (3.75 and above)
*Lucy Barnard, *Abigail Beemer, Diego
Coipel, *Lily Comensoli, Alydar Chad Dico,
Logan Graham, Heath Hays, *Alexandria
Herder, Allison Kerby, Olivia Meeker, Natalie
Minch, Kaitlyn Moore, Raegen Morrison,
*Adeline Nickels, Abigail Peake, Raedyn
Rathbun, Riley Shults, Ellie Smith, Reuben
Solmes, Sophia Sunior, *Olivia White.High honors (3.50-3.74)
Mason Bailey, Dekota Blough, Jackson
Byers, Owen Carroll, Trey Casey, Jordyn
Downs, David Jiles, Coreena Marsiglia,
Patricia Sue, Howard Teed, Adrianne
VanDenburg, Audrey Vertalka.Honor roll (3.25-3.49)
Blake Barnum, Kacey Campbell, Peightyn
Cronk, Kimber Fenstemaker, Lucas Gray,
Damien Green, A. Lang Haines, Demensia
Johnson, Madysen Kuestner, Caleb LaBoe,
Camilla Loss, Aiden Morton, Aubree Rowse,
Brennan Sensiba, Lars Sorensen, Landon
Steward, Gavin Tinkler.Gypsy moth feeding
season nearing its end
Gypsy moth caterpillars have been busy
this spring in areas across Michigan including
Barry County. As these now large caterpillars
near the pupal or cocoon stage, tree defoliation
is at its peak.
In highly infested areas, the caterpillars’
munching is audible, and round pellets of
frass, or waste, rain down throughout the day
and night. Oaks, aspens, willows and other
host trees may be nearly leafless, or defoliated,
by their feeding.
The hairy, yellow-faced caterpillars with
pairs of red and blue spots down their backs
can be found on buildings, vehicles, equipment
or anything that’s been outside for a while.
Widespread invasive gypsy moth outbreaks
in Michigan became apparent in the mid-
1980s. Suppression programs in the 1990s
and 2000s introduced predators, parasitoids
and a fungal disease called Entomophaga
maimaiga to aid the naturally occurring
nucleopolyhedrosis virus (NPV) in controlling
populations.
NPV and the fungal disease have important
benefits - they are specific to gypsy moth
populations and do not affect people, pets or
beneficial insects like pollinators or insect
predators. In addition, they remain in the
environment, continuing to help control gypsy
moth populations every year. The fungal
disease spreads best in moist springs, so this
year’s drought conditions may have slowed
its activity.
These suppression efforts have continued
to keep gypsy moth populations largely in
check since the 1990s, naturalizing gypsy
moth infestations into Michigan’s forests.
Today, gypsy moth outbreaks are cyclical,
peaking approximately every seven to 10
years. In these years, the virus and the fungal
disease are spread more easily through dense
populations, eventually causing a crash.
WHAT TO DO RIGHT NOW
After six to eight weeks of feeding,
caterpillars build cocoons. This inactive stage
should be beginning now in the southern
Lower Peninsula and in one to two weeks in
the northern Lower Peninsula, providing a
natural end to the nuisance.
If trees have been defoliated in a yard,
water them frequently to help them “re-flush”
and produce a second set of leaf buds for the
year. Healthy forests will re-flush on their
own with little to no long term impacts.
Some decline is natural. Removing old or
stressed trees from the ecosystem is critical to
allow for more vigorous regeneration to take
their place. While caterpillars prefer leaves, if
forced to, they will eat needles on pines,
spruces and other conifers. These trees cannot
re-flush, so remove caterpillars when possible
to prevent tree loss.
The window for effective pesticide
application has passed, but if caterpillars
remain a nuisance on your property, there are
a few inexpensive but effective things you can
do to protect individual trees.
Make a tree trunk trap: Cut a band of burlap
18 inches wide and long enough to go around
the tree trunk and overlap a bit. Tie a string
around the center of the band to make a two-
layered skirt around the trunk. When
caterpillars climb trees daily to feed, they will
get caught in the band. Scrape them into a
bucket of soapy water to kill them.
Use a safe and easy spray: Soap and watermixed in a garden sprayer can be applied to
caterpillars climbing on trunks, decks or
siding.
Gear up: It’s best to wear gloves when
coming into contact with caterpillars, as their
hairs can cause a slight allergic reaction in
some people.
For additional helpful tips, visit Michigan
State University’s Integrated Pest Management
gypsy moth webpage at CANR.MSU.edu.
WHAT’S NEXT?
Approximately two weeks after cocooning,
adult gypsy moths will emerge for a short
mating cycle. Females are white with brown
to black markings and do not fly. Males are
gray to brown with dark markings and will fly
to locate females. Females produce a single,
fuzzy, tan to brown egg mass that can hold
over 200 eggs. Egg masses will persist until
next spring when the hatch begins. To lessen
impacts next year, it is important to look for,
remove and destroy egg masses.
• Look on trees, buildings, outdoor
furniture and playsets - anything that’s
outside.
• Use a scraper or hard plastic card to
scrape egg masses into a container of soapy
water.
• Let them soak overnight, then bag
and dispose of them.
• Alternately, egg masses can be
placed in a fire and burned.
• Note that just scraping them onto the
ground will not kill the eggs, and egg masses
will still hatch next spring.
• It’s important to check for and
remove egg masses from cars, equipment and
anything that has been outdoors before you
pack up for your travels.
• Leave firewood at home - it’s a
common source for spreading gypsy moth.
To find out more about invasive gypsy
moth life stages, identification and
management, visit Michigan.gov/Invasives.A gypsy moth caterpillar chews on a
crabapple tree in Irving Township. Gypsy
moth caterpillars have paired blue and
red dots down their backs and tufts of hair
on their sides. (Photo by Brett Bremer)