The Hastings Banner — Thursday, November 4, 2021 — Page 7Trailer stolen from
Irving Township
property
A 49-year-old woman reported a
dump trailer was stolen from her
residence in the 6000 block of
Sugarbush Lane in Irving Township
the night of Oct. 22. The woman
said the 12-foot, $600 trailer was
parked in a place where it could not
be seen from the road. She had bor-
rowed it from a friend and parked it
there the previous day.
Drunken driver
crashes into
power pole
Police responded to a single-vehi-
cle crash on Parmalee Road near
Stimson Road in Thornapple
Township at 7:50 p.m. Oct. 23. The
vehicle had crashed into a power
pole, which had snapped at the base.
The driver, 29, of Caledonia, said he
swerved to miss a deer and went off
the road. He also admitted to drink-
ing five beers about 45 minutes
before the crash. He had a 0.
blood alcohol content and was
arrested.
Suspicious vehicle
contains meth,
syringes
Police were dispatched to the
Goldsworthy’s Marathon station on
M-37 Highway in Dowling at 10
p.m. Sept. 12. Employees of the
station reported a suspicious vehi-
cle parked by the building. An offi-
cer spoke to the driver, a 53-year-
old man from Kalamazoo. The man
said that he had several phone calls
to make, because he was trying to
determine if his girlfriend was
cheating on him, and he did not
want to talk and drive. The man
initially denied taking any narcot-
ics, but eventually admitted to using
methamphetamine earlier that day.
He said there was a syringe in the
vehicle which belonged to his girl-
friend. He consented to the officer
searching his vehicle, where two
more syringes and some meth were
found. Information was forwarded
to the prosecuting attorney.
Middleville house
burglarized
A 32-year-old man called police
to report his residence in the 6000
block of Stimson Road in
Thornapple Township had been
burglarized. The man said he was
in the process of moving out of
the house and no longer lived
there. But he arrived Oct. 18 to
find the front door had been forced
open and the place had been ran-
sacked. Stolen items included two
Coyote Lights, one headlight
lamp, two boxes of.22 caliber
ammo and four boxes of spent
brass casings. The man was still
compiling a list of all the missing
items. He did not know of any
suspects. ORV tracks were found
on the property, but they disap-
peared into a nearby field.Man caught
smoking meth
in parking lot
A police officer was dispatched
on a report of a reckless driver on
M-37 near Hastings at 5:08 p.m.
Oct. 20. The officer located the
driver who appeared to be sleeping
inside the vehicle. The officer
noticed a bag of methamphetamine
sitting on the center console. The
driver admitted to parking in the lot
to smoke meth. The officer searched
the vehicle and found another con-
tainer of meth and a still-warm
pipe. The man also had three war-
rants for his arrest, including for
contempt of court, failure to appear
and child neglect. He was arrested.Suspect
dumps trash
in recycling bin
A Hastings Walmart employee
notified police Oct. 17 that someone
cut the lock on the store’s recycling
bin and dumped trash in it. The
employee showed surveillance foot-
age of a suspect in a black Dodge
Durango dumping trash into the
organic recycling section.William J. Karpinski, Jr., age 85, of Lawrence, died sur-
rounded by his family at Rose Arbor Hospice on October 30,
2021.
He was born in Buchanan, on June 9, 1936, to William J.
Karpinski, Sr. and Helen Karpinski, who both preceded him in
death. He attended Currier Country School to the eighth grade
and graduated from Buchanan High School in 1955 as an honor
student and accomplished athlete. Bill attended Western
Michigan University on a football scholarship and excelled there
in both football and academics. On August 25, 1956, he married
his high school sweetheart Marlene A. Thomas. They recently
celebrated 65 years of marriage with their loving family. He
graduated from Western Michigan University in 1959 after a
decorated career in football and wrestling as a Bronco.
Bill was the football coach in Buchanan, holding a 27-game
winning streak and a state championship in 1965. He was also the
head coach at high schools in Battle Creek, Mishawaka, Michigan
City, Hastings and at Hillsdale College. His goal was to always
build a solid and successful program. He felt that football and
wrestling were great preparations for life. Bill achieved his goals
and dreams and along the way had championship teams wherever
he coached. Bill was the Athletic Director at Hastings High
School from 1975-1992. He was named “Coach of the Year” 11
times and was inducted into the Michigan Coaches Hall of Fame
in 1992. Bill retired from his teaching and coaching career in
June of 2001.
Marlene and Bill enjoyed living at their lake home and just
being together. Their time was devoted to their children and
family. He still enjoyed attending the occasional football game
and visits from past students and players. His most recent joy
came at the birth of his great-grandson Donovan Thomas
Karpinski.
His family also includes his loving wife and sweetheart
Marlene; his daughters, Debora (Brian) Trutsch and Jacqueline
(Biagio) Vignolo; his sons, William J. (Tamara) Karpinski, III,
and Michael (Diana) Karpinski; his grandchildren, Adam,
John, Megan, Eric (Peggy), Astoria, Joseph, Donavan, and
Kyle; his sister, Chris Karpinski; his brothers, Rick and John
Karpinski; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his brother Walter “Dodge”
Karpinski.
Family will receive friends and family from 5 to 8 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, at Adams Funeral Home, 502 West
Michigan Ave., Paw Paw. Mass of Christian burial will follow
on Friday, Nov. 5, at 11 a.m. at Saint Mary Catholic Church,
Paw Paw, with Rev. Fr. Alan Jorgensen and Rev. Fr. Robert F.
Creagan officiating. Burial will take place at Prospect Cemetery,
Lawrence.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mary School or
Church, Hastings High School Athletic Department or
Buchanan High School Athletic Department. Share a memory
or sign the online tribute wall at: http://www.adamspawpaw.comWilliam J. KarpinskiStars have gassy, dusty start
Dr. Universe:
How did the Sun form?
Krystal, 7, Seattle, Wash.Dear Krystal,
Our sun may be one of the billions of
stars in the galaxy, but it’s the only star
right here in our solar system. It keeps us
warm and gives us light, which is import-
ant for all kinds of living things on our
planet.
To find out more about how stars like
our sun form, I talked to my friend Jose
Vazquez, an astronomer at Washington
State University.
He reminded me that when we talk
about the size of stars, we often talk about
their mass. You can think of mass as the
amount of stuff, or matter, that makes up
an object.
Our sun is a fairly low-mass star. The
largest known star, UY Scuti, is 1,
times wider than our sun. Some smaller
stars are the same diameter as Earth. But
no matter the mass, pretty much all stars
start out with the same star stuff.
“It’s kind of like when you make bread,
tortillas or cookies,” Vazquez said. “Even
though they are all different products, they
often require the same basic ingredients
and a good mix.”
The main ingredients for stars include
dust and gas, or molecular stuff, he said. It
also takes a lot of time – sometimes mil-
lions of years – for a star to come togeth-
er. In space, some of the places where we
find a lot of this gas and dust material is
in molecular clouds that are huge and
super-cold.
You can think of this cloud, or nebulae,
sort of like the bowl that contains theingredients for a star. Some people have
even referred to these molecular clouds as
star nurseries.
At first, these particles of dust and gas
are often spread out in space. But gravity,
an essential force in the universe, can start
to pull those ingredients together into dif-
ferent groups of matter that will eventually
collapse to form objects called protostars.
When the protostar reaches just the
right temperature, a reaction called nucle-
ar fusion begins in its core. The fusion of
certain gases, such as hydrogen, can
release a lot of energy which powers the
heat and light of the star for a long time.
Vazquez said if the protostar doesn’t get
hot enough at the core, it actually becomes
something called a brown dwarf – not
quite a star and not quite a planet, but
something in between.
You know, the very question of how
stars form is one that scientists continue to
investigate. For instance, later this year,
scientists at NASA are going to launch the
most powerful infrared telescope ever into
space. The James Webb Space telescope
will help humans learn all kinds of things
about our universe and even let us get a
closer look at the nursery of stars.
The next time you look up to the night
sky, think about how many millions of
years it takes our stars to form and how it
all starts with gas and dust.Dr. UniverseDo you have a question? Ask Dr.
Universe. Send an email to Washington
State University’s resident scientist and
writer at [email protected] or visit
her website, askdruniverse.com.Celebration
of Life
S atu r d ay,
November 13, 2021
Hastings
Baptist Church
309 E. Woodlawn,
Hastings, MichiganVisitation ~ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Celebration of Life Service ~ 11 a.m.
Luncheon following.Egbert (Bert) Keizer
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Flyers are ready in the stores for
the coming Christmas Round the
Town event the weekend after
Thanksgiving. The pink flyer has
no map this year but it has six new
stops. The stops range from 76th
Street west of Clarksville to one on
Goddard Road in Sebewa Township
east of M-66 and south to Davenport
Road south of Woodland. Another
stop is on Usborne Road in Carlton
Township. There are new stops in
Lake Odessa. Five churches are
listed with multiple vendors. Some
of the stops also have several ven-
dors is likely more than 100. This
big project is now sponsored by the
Lakewood Area Chamber of
Commerce.
Central United Methodist Church
is having its next two All Saints
Day with remembrance of church
members have made the transition
of this life to the next during the
year just past. Sunday school class-
es are at 9:30, and the worship ser-
vice is at 10:30 a.m. Each week the
service is live-streamed for viewing
at home. Sunday, Oct. 31, at the end
of the service, members of the con-
gregation made a rapid procession
past the camera so viewers could
see the variety of costumes worn by
those in attendance. Because of an
active case of the virus by one gen-
tleman who attended the Sunday,
Oct. 31, service, there will be no
services Nov. 6 and 13.
Sparrow Hospital has announced
its choice of Physician of the Year.
Although the hospital’s under the
Sparrow umbrella, the one chosen
was Dr. Christopher Herald of
Sparrow Carson at Carson City. He
grew up in Carson City and chose
to service in its local hospital. His
parents were Edward Herald of
Hubbardston and Geraldine
Dawson of Saranac.
North of town are some changes
in the scenery. North of Portland
Road, the Hamp property has had a
total cleanup of the site of a barn
and silo which were held partly in
place by hay bales stored in the
interior. Now the site is totally
cleared, and the land leveled with
no trace of the farm buildings north
of the Hamp residence. Next south,
the Allen house was razed and the
site is now level, but the farm struc-
tures remain. Farther south, at the
corners with Bippley Road, is now
construction at the site of the for-
mer Odessa Center school with its
building transformed to a dwelling
that was damaged in a June torna-
do. The home had to be demol-
ished. East of town, the Raffler
property near Tupper Lake has the
start of interior walls with studding
in place.
With only one light frost two
weeks earlier, the forecats this week
is for temperatures below 32 every
night. Time to cover the geraniums
or move them inside. Threes are
fast losing their colorful leaves.
There are some brilliant trees in full
color while others remain green.
A correction to the Lakewood
News: Lake Odessa Community
Library will host a Superhero
Celebration from 5 to 6 p.m. today,
Nov. 4. Youngsters 5 to 10 years old
are invited to dress as superheroes
and head to the library for super
activities, super snacks and super
fun. Pre-registration is encouraged.Social Security supports
small businesses
Vonda VanTil
Public Affairs Specialist
The COVID-19 pandemic has been test-
ing small businesses. Running a small busi-
ness can be a 24/7 endeavor. Managing
employees, inventory, scheduling, services,
and marketing can be challenging even in
normal times.
If you’re a small-business owner, or you
work for one, our online suite of services
can help make your life easier. Our business
services allow you to file W-2/W-2Cs online
and verify your employees’ names and
Social Security numbers against our
records.
Our online services at ssa.gov/employer
will save you valuable time when you need
information on filing electronic W-2s andverifying Social Security numbers.
Small business owners also can take
advantage of our Business Services Online
at ssa.gov/bso/bsowelcome.htm. You must
register to use this free service, which also
offers fast and secure online W-2 filing
options to certified public accountants,
enrolled agents, and individuals who pro-
cess W-2s and W-2Cs.
For more information about electronic
wage reporting, read our publication at ssa.
gov/pubs/EN-05-10034.pdf.Vonda VanTil is the public affairs special-
ist for West Michigan. You may write her
c/o Social Security Administration, 3045
Knapp NE, Grand Rapids MI 49525, or via
email to [email protected].