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INVITATION TO BIDProject: Delton Kellogg Schools – UST Removal & AST Replacement
Project
Bid Date & Time: Friday, November 12, 2021 @ 10:00am
Project Location: Delton, MI
Pre-Bid Meeting: Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 10am at Delton Kellogg
Schools Bus Garage , 327 N. Grove St., Delton MI, 49046Subcontractor:
Contact/Email:
Phone:
Fax:To: The Christman Co.
Todd Champion Phone: 269.903.7230 / Fax: 616-454-
[email protected]Description/Scope of Project:
Delton Kellogg Schools and Environmental Resource Group LLC. will be solicit-
ing sealed proposals for all work categories as described in the Project Manual
for the above project no later than Friday, November 12, 2021 at 10:
AM. Proposals should be addressed to Environmental Resources Group LLC,
and delivered Delton Kellogg Schools 327 N. Grove St, Delton, MI 49046 the day
of the opening. All proposals will be publicly opened at Delton Kellogg Schools
at 10:15AM.There will be a MANDATORY pre-bid conference at Delton Kellogg Bus Gurage
on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 10:00am conducted by the Site Engineer.Bid Documents Availability:
Contract documents may be obtained via Procore. A link to the Procore site will
be sent upon request. Please email Todd Champion at Todd.Champion@christ-
manco.com to be granted permission to the documents.Builders Exchange – Public Plan Room @ http://www.grbx.comAll questions are to be directed to the Construction Manager, Todd Champion
@ [email protected] or 269.903.7230. No direct contact with
the owner or Engineer is requested.Please mark below and return via fax or email to 517-745-7903 or
[email protected] Thank you.Yes, we plan to bid: _____
No, we are not bidding: _____Trojans move forward in Gold pack at championship
Brett Bremer
Sports Editor
The Trojans did what they could to try and
climb the tough OK Gold Conference stand-
ings at the OK Gold Championship Tuesday
at Riverside Park in Grand Rapids.
Five of the seven members of the
Thornapple Kellogg varsity girls’ cross
country team had their best placing of the
season in the conference, led by freshman
Ava Crews who was fifth overall in 19 min-
utes 41.35 seconds. Her previous top confer-
ence finish was sixth this fall.
“Crews decided it was time to lead from
the gun again, and she did so for the first
1500 meters or so before being overtaken by
some stronger veteran runners from Ottawa
Hills and Forest Hills Eastern,” TK girls’
coach Sam Wilkinson said. “However, she
didn’t back down and she placed fifth over-
all to earn All-Conference Honors.”
Sophomore Holly Velting, junior Lindsey
VanDemark, sophomore Holly Velting,
freshman Lydia Schilthroat and junior Emma
Thompson all finished with fewer runners in
front of them than they had at either of the
other conference races this fall.
The TK ladies were fifth as a team on the
day and the Thornapple Kellogg boys placed
eighth.
Ottawa Hills had the two fastest girls in
the conference, senior Adit Dau who won
Tuesday with a time of 18:47.70 and sopho-
more Selma Anderson who was second in19:02.76. Grand Rapids Catholic Central
sophomore Emily Tomes placed third in
19:12.60, followed by Forest Hills Eastern
junior Ellory Clason in 19:38.10.
Clason led the Forest Hills Eastern girls to
the conference title. The Hawks scored 46
points, ahead of Ottawa Hills 91, South
Christian 95, Cedar Springs 15, Thornapple
Kellogg 124, Kenowa Hills 127, Catholic
Central 138 and Wayland 179.
Forest Hills Eastern’s seven runners all
placed among the top 18 in the conference.
Things didn’t go quite the way TK senior
Jessica Durkee had hoped Tuesday, but she
still earned honorable mention all-confer-
ence with her 22nd-place time of 21:19.72.
Holly Velting was 25th in 21:35.69 for
TK, VanDemark 35th in 22:19.86, and
Lindsey Velting 38th in 22:48.21. Rounding
out the TK pack, Schilthroat was 39th in
22:56.77 and Thompson 48th in 23:59.32.
“Holly Velting laid it on the line and went
sub-22, which was one of the goals on the
day and she really put in a great effort,”
coach Wilkinson said. “This is more of what
I think Holly is capable of, and it’s the kind
of effort we’ll need from her again at region-
als, with hopefully others in the middle of
our team doing the same.”
The TK boys’ team had some big movers
in its line-up highlighted by number seven
runner Michael Blair, a senior who placed
55 th Tuesday in 21 minutes 17.6 seconds.
Blair was 81st at the first conference race ofthe season and 84th at the second.
Junior Aidan Buist placed 67th and 65th
respectively at the first two OK Gold jambo-
rees of the season for TK. He clocked in with
a time of 20:04.6 that put him in 48th
Tuesday.
The TK boys’ team was led by sophomore
Lucas VanMeter who placed 22nd with a
time of 18:05.59. Senior Camden Reynolds
wasn’t too far behind in 28th with a time of
18:22.10.
Seniors Matthew Smith and Benjamin
Trudell also had their best conference show-
ings for the TK boys. Smith was 32nd in
18:32.48 and Aidan Buist 48th in 20:04.58.
Kaden Hamming, a sophomore, was right
behind Buist for TK placing 49th in 20:15.12.
Grand Rapids Catholic Central took the
boys’ championship on the day with a score
of 81 points. South Christian was second
with 87 points, ahead of Forest Hills Eastern
92, Wayland 92, Cedar Springs 97, Ottawa
Hills 109, Kenowa Hills 140 and Thornapple
Kellogg 175.
Ottawa Hills had the two fastest girls and
the two fastest boys. Bengal junior Benne
Anderson won the boys’ race in 15:48.21.
His senior teammate Juan David Hernandez
was second in 16:02.58.
Forest Hills Eastern junior Aiden Sullivan
was third in 16:18.46.
Catholic Central was led to the win by a
fourth-place, personal record time of
16:39.36 from senior Erickson Kunzler.Rams win district preview against DK
Brett Bremer
Sports Editor
It has been a couple of weeks since the
Delton Kellogg girls have gotten the chance
to compete on their home court.
The Delton Kellogg varsity volleyball
team will be at home tonight, Oct. 21. to take
on Fennville.
The Panthers were in action at Galesburg-
Augusta Tuesday night and are already looking
towards a Nov. 3 rematch in Delton when the
two teams meet in an MHSAA Division 3
District Semifinal to start the state postseason.
“Galesburg is a pretty solid squad,” Delton
Kellogg head coach Erin Thornton said. “They’re
scrappy and get things done. Their defense was
able to pick up a lot of what we threw at them, so
we know we need to work on getting the ball
where they’re not. They play a different defense
than we’re used to, so we need to tighten up our
hitting game for districts, since we face them in
the District semifinal at home. We’ll be working
on our passing off the serve, so we can guarantee
the other team can’t get runs.”
The Rams went on a few runs to score a
25-17, 26-24, 25-18 win over the Delton
Kellogg girls Tuesday evening.
“We’ve got Emma [Kokx] in the middle in
front putting up blocks and getting some great
hits. Our outside hitters (Jordan Lyons and
Lillie Ferris) are able to clinch some great
points as well, so setting them different tempos
is really something that we’d like to showcase.
“Carlie Ritchie and Lydia Chandler in the
back court have really stepped up in getting a
three-ball to the setter, so we’ve got more
range in what hits we’re able to execute.”
Delton Kellogg scored a 25-18, 25-21, 25-
win on the road at Gobles Thursday evening.
“We were able to set things up more, our
passing was impeccable, and the front row
really got things done and clinched some
great points,” Thornton said. “What really
stood out was our serving. Jordan Lyons,
Emma Kokx, and Lydia Chandler really have
upped their games with keeping the serve up
and in, and it’s really gotten to be something
that these girls take great pride in.”
Delton Kellogg will follow up the match
with Fennville Thursday by traveling to the
Bangor Invitational Saturday.Lions eye faster
pace at Greater
Lansing C.C. race
Brett Bremer
Sports Editor
The plan for the Maple Valley varsity
cross country runners was to push for
outstanding times Saturday at the
Greater Lansing Cross Country
Championship at Ledge Meadows Golf
Course in Grand Ledge.
The Lions succeeded.
Maple Valley guys Adam Blakely and
Brody Trowbridge both ran their fastest
race of the season among the crowded
field of over 300 runners.
Trowbridge set a new personal record
with his 231st-place time of 33 minutes
29.1 seconds.
“Not many realize that in running it’s
not only about who comes in the top
group. Those who run at the back, work
their hardest and are usually only run-
ning against themselves,” Lion head
coachTiffany Blakely said. “It’s been a
tough road for Trowbridge having to run
each race on his own time. He’s been
working so hard all season in practice
and in meets for a meet like today.”
Trowbridge ran his fastest first mile
yet and in the end ct a total of about two
minutes off his previous best time.
“I’ve been very pleased at his prog-
ress through the season and can’t wait to
see what our last three meets of the sea-
son brings him,” coach Blakely said.
In front of Trowbridge, Adam Blakely
ran his fastest race of the season for the
Lions to place 211th in 24:24.
“He’s running more aggressively and
making new goals for each race,” coach
Blakely said of Adam.
The Lions’ also had two girls looking
to push for season-best times.
“The rain from the past few days,
however, made for a very watery/muddy
course,” coach Blakely said. “They gave
it their best.”
Sophomore Lilly Faurot placed 91st
to lead the Lion team. She hit the finish
line in 22:15.4, with the help of her fast-
est first mile ever. Teammate Brianna
Gurd, a freshman, placed 216th in
34:09.0, running her fastest first- and
second-mile splits of the season.
Faurot was just 18 seconds off a sea-
son best time, and coach Blakely said
she still has her sights on running a race
in less than 21 minutes before the seasonis through.
Okemos won the girls’ race Saturday
with a total of 100 points. Howell was
second with 140, ahead of Lansing
Catholic 163, Grand Ledge 187 and
DeWitt 210 in the top five. There were
29 girls’ teams earning scores Saturday.
The Lakewood girls competed as
well, placing 26th with 737 points.
Vikings sophomore Claire Fortier ran
a season-best time of 23:56.2 to place
144 th. Teammate Sadie Brearley, a
junior was right behind her in 145th with
a time of 23:59.6.
Lakewood also had junior Emma
Lancaster 156th in 24:36.4, senior
Madason Morelli 181st in 26:20.1 and
junior Gabby Rosenburger 186th in
26:37.5.
The Lions and Vikings are very famil-
iar with the girls’ champion from
Saturday, familiar Greater Lansing
Activities Conference foe Rylee Tolson,
a senior from Stockbridge. Tolson won
the Lansing area title with a time of
18:24.2. Mason sophomore Meghan
Ford was the runner-up in 18:34.8.
East Lansing senior Matthew Zeleke
won the boys’ race in 16:13.3, helping
his team to a third-place finish.
St. Johns had three guys in the top ten
to earn the day’s team championship
with 73 points. Okemos was second
with 80, ahead of East Lansing 117,
DeWitt 166 and Ionia 195 in the top
five. A total of 31 boys’ teams earned
scores.
St. Johns was led by senior Griffin
Armbrustmacher who was third in
16:27.4 and junior Joey Bowman who
was third in 16:28.0. Their teammate,
senior Michael Dennis, was seventh in
16:38.9.
Lakewood was just one guy shy of
earning a team score. Junior Ryan Alford
led the Lakewood boys with a
149th-place time of 19:58.4. Senior Clay
Dumond was 206th in 23:53.9, sopho-
more Ethan Cappon 217th in 25:17.
and sophomore Emil Myers 224th in
26:43.8.
It was the first race of the season for
Dumond and the second for Myers,
recent additions to the Viking roster
since the conclusion of the varsity boys’
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Delton Kellogg's Cadence Johnson gets a kill from the left edge as teammates
Claire Wesolowski (5) and Jordan Lyons (2) look on. (Photo by Perry Hardin)Delton Kellogg setter Claire Wesolowski (5) passes the ball
at the net during her team's Southwestern Athletic Conference
match withDelton Kellogg Panthers Allison Brandli (11) and Lillie Ferris( 8)
elevate to block a G-A attack during their team's Southwestern
Athletic Conference match at Galesburg-Augusta High School
Tuesday. (Photo by Perry Hardin)