The Hastings Banner — Thursday, April 1, 2021 — Page 9From Time to Time
Jason Lee Boone, 46, of Hastings, was
found guilty of domestic violence in a Jan. 28,
2020, assault in Yankee Springs Township, as
a three-time habitual offender. He was sen-
tenced by Judge Michael Schipper to serve 57
to 120 months in prison, as well as 93 days in
jail prior to his prison sentence for contempt
of court. He was ordered to pay $998 in fines
and costs. A charge of assault with a danger-
ous weapon, a knife, was dismissed at the
time of his sentencing. His prison sentence in
this case is to be served concurrently with a
conviction of unlawful imprisonment of a
child Jan. 28, 2020. Court records show
Boone was previously convicted Feb. 28,
2018, of assault with a dangerous weapon in
Barry County, aggravated battery causing
bodily harm of disability in Pasco County,
Florida, March 15, 2004. Also, he was con-
victed Aug. 8, 2004, of being in possession of
a handcuff key while in custody, and battery
of a law enforcement officer in Pasco County,
Florida; and he was convicted April 8, 1997,
of burglary in Pasco County.
Angelia Wynne Cooper, 46, of Grand
Rapids, was found guilty of stealing or remov-
ing a financial transaction device June 1,
2020, in Thornapple Township. She was
ordered by Judge Schipper to pay $898 in
fines and costs, including $500 in restitution.
A second charge of stealing or removing a
financial transaction device was dismissed.
Randy Lee Crawford Jr., 33, of Otsego,
was found guilty of aggravated domestic vio-
lence March 30, 2020, in Prairieville
Township. He was sentenced by Judge
Schipper to one day in jail, with credit for one
day served, and ordered to pay $925 in fines
and costs. Crawford was placed on probation
for 24 months and ordered to participate in
and successfully complete the Office of
Community Corrections’ Cog program for
cognitive, behavioral based group treatment,
anger-management classes, not to use alcohol
and to comply with all terms of the presen-
tencing investigation report. He was ordered
to have no contact with the victim. Two
assault charges, one involving the use of a
dangerous weapon and the other involving
intent to do great bodily harm less than mur-
der, and another charge of aggravated domes-
tic violence were dismissed at the time of
sentencing.
Logan James Cripe, 22, of Hastings, was
found guilty of third-degree criminal sexual
conduct between Feb. 1 and July 1, 2018, in
Nashville involving a victim between the age
of 13 and 15 at the time. He was sentenced by
Judge Schipper to serve 267 days in jail, with
credit for 67 days served. He was ordered to
pay $998 in fines and costs. A second third-de-
gree criminal sexual conduct charge was dis-
missed at sentencing.
Jeffrey Scott Gilbert, 58, of Kalamazoo,
was found guilty of fourth-degree criminal
sexual conduct, using force or coercion on a
victim to engage in sexual contact, Oct. 7,
2019, in Hastings. He was sentenced by Judge
Schipper to 448 days in jail, with credit for
448 days served. He was ordered to pay $
in fines and costs and placed on probation for
60 months. A charge of aggravated indecent
exposure was dismissed.
Duane Paul Huntley, 25, of Hastings, was
found guilty of malicious destruction of per-
sonal property, motor vehicles, July 9, 2020,
in Rutland Charter Township, resulting in
damage less than $200, and assault and bat-
tery. He was ordered by Judge Schipper to pay
$325 in fines and costs and placed on proba-
tion for 12 months. Huntley must comply
with all terms of the presentence investigation
report, which will determine a monthly pay-
ment amount. Charges of malicious destruc-
tion of a building resulting in less than $
in damages, and assault with a dangerous
weapon, a rake, were dismissed at sentencing.
Amie Linn Jahnke, 44, of Hastings, was
found guilty of using the controlled sub-
stance, methamphetamine, and failure to stop
after a March 27, 2020, collision on M-37 in
Rutland Charter Township. She was sen-
tenced by Judge Shipper to 30 days in jail.
She was ordered to pay $2,002 in fines and
costs, including $1,504 in restitution. Her jail
term in this case will be served consecutively
to jail time meted out in a second case in
which she was found guilty of assaulting,
resisting and obstructing a police officer July
9, 2020, in Irving Township, as well as being
a habitual offender. Court records show
Jahnke was previously convicted of posses-
sion of cocaine Jan. 28, 2004; use of cocaine
June 13, 2005; possession of methamphet-
amine June 8, 2009, as well as operating/
maintaining a lab July 20, 2011. Schipper
sentenced her to 365 days in jail and ordered
her to pay $398 in fines and costs. She will be
placed on probation for 24 months and must
comply with all terms of the presentencing
investigation report. A charge of driving on a
suspended license on West Irving Road was
dismissed.Todd Leonard Leinaar, 48, of Battle
Creek, was found guilty of discharging a fire-
arm, a rifle, in or at a building, a dwelling or
potentially occupied structure, in reckless
disregard for the safety of any individual Nov.
1, 2019, in Johnstown Township. He was sen-
tenced by Judge Schipper to pay $398 in fines
and costs. He also was ordered not to use or
possess firearms or marijuana, and instructed
to complete a mental health evaluation, par-
ticipate in the Office of Community
Corrections’ Cog program and comply with
all other terms in the presentencing investiga-
tion. Restitution is to be determined. A charge
of committing a felony with a firearm was
dismissed at time of sentencing. Court records
show Leinaar has prior convictions in Barry
County April 14, 1994, and Dec. 18, 1997, for
resisting and obstructing an officer; and Jan.
18, 2001, for negligent homicide.Christopher Robin McCann, 26, of
Hastings, was found guilty of possessing the
controlled substance methamphetamine as a
second offense Oct. 22, 2020, in Hastings. He
was sentenced by Judge Schipper to pay $
in fines and costs, placed on probation for 12
months and ordered to comply with all the
terms of the presentencing investigation
report. A charge of being in possession of
firearms and another of possessing ammuni-
tion were dismissed at the time of sentencing.
Court records show prior convictions Feb. 16,
2018, for receiving and concealing stolen
property in Eaton County; Sept. 19, 2017,
failure to pay child support in Ingham County;
and a conviction March 7, 2018, for breaking
and entering a building in Ingham County.Jerry William Morgan, 42, of Dowling,
was found guilty of assault with intent to do
great bodily harm less than murder Dec. 5,
2020, in Johnstown Township. He was sen-
tenced by Judge Schipper to 180 days in jail,
with credit for 95 days served. He was
ordered to pay $398 in fines and costs and
placed on probation for 60 months, on the
Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol
Monitoring program for 12 months, and teth-
er. Morgan will be placed in Swift and Sure
Sanctions Probation program upon his release
from jail, and he must pay $40 a month in that
program fee. A charge of domestic violence,
as a third-time offense, was dismissed at the
time of sentencing. Court records show prior
convictions June 11, 2013, for second-degree
home invasion in Mason County; and March
25, 2013, for breaking and entering a building
with intent to commit larceny, as well as
receiving and concealing stolen property, both
in Calhoun County.Alyssa Dale Saunders, 29, of Newaygo,
was found guilty of getting and concealing
stolen property, a 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer,
Oct. 13, 2020, in Barry Township. She was
sentenced by Judge Schipper to 148 days in
jail, with credit for 148 days served, and
ordered to pay $1,919 in fines and costs,
including $1,521 in restitution. Saunders was
placed on probation for 12 months and ordered
to abide by all terms listed in the presentence
investigation report. A charge of failure to
report an accident was dismissed at the time
of sentencing.Michael Scott Vandecar, 22, of Hastings,
was found guilty of breaking and entering a
building – Hastings Free Methodist Church,
2635 N. Broadway, in Carlton Township –
Nov. 22, 2020, with intent to commit larceny.
Judge Schipper sentenced him as a habitual
offender to 46 to 480 months in prison.
Vandecar was ordered to pay $8,148 in fines
and costs, including $7,149 in restitution. A
charge of malicious destruction of the church
building, resulting in less than $200 in dam-
ages, was dismissed at the time of sentencing.
Vandecar, who had been on probation for a
September 2020 forgery conviction at the
time of the breaking and entering, had his
probation revoked and the 23- to 168-month
prison sentence in that case was authorized by
the judge. He had been ordered to pay $538,
including $140 in restitution, in that case. An
uttering and publishing charge in that case
was dismissed at the time of sentencing.
Court records show prior convictions March
2, 2016, for breaking and entering a building;
and Aug. 16, 2017, for killing or torturing
animals, both in Barry County.Help sought with IDs for YMCA photos
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and the YMCA of Barry County are seeking help in putting names to faces of people in the photos. Here’s a group photo from 1980- full of smiling elementary-age students and teen counselors. If you can help identify anyone in this photo, please email news@j-
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Cash prizes await teens in local writing contest
To encourage high school students in
Hastings, Delton Kellogg, Thornapple
Kellogg, Maple Valley, and Barry Intermediate
school districts with writing aspirations, the
Barry Community Foundation is accepting
entries in the annual Write Away Competition.
The writing contest was funded by a grant
from Kensinger and Alice Jones.
Kensinger Jones (1919-2015) enjoyed a
50-year career as a writer of radio dramas,
creative director for international advertising
agencies, author of numerous magazine
articles and several motion picture scripts.
After retirement, he moved to Barry
County in 1976 to raise cattle and embark on
a 14-year professorship at Michigan StateUniversity. He and Alice also collaborated on
two published books, “A Call from the
Country,” and “Love Poems of a
Businessman.”
The competition, open to all Barry County
high school students, has two divisions:
Freshmen and sophomores may submit a
poem (preferably with rhyme and meter), and/
or an essay. Juniors and seniors may submit a
short story (not more than 1,500 words) on
any subject, a poem (preferably with rhyme
and meter), and a feature story based on some
aspect of life in Barry County.
Writers may submit only one entry in each
category, but may enter all categories for their
grade level. A cash prize will be awarded forfirst, second and third places.
Details, official rules, and entry forms can
be obtained from the English departments in
each area high school. Home-schooled
students also may apply and can obtain the
entry form from the Barry Community
Foundation.
Submissions must be received by April- Winners will be announced in late May.
For more information, students should
check with their respective high school
English departments, call Jillian Foster at the
Barry Community Foundation, 269-945-
0526, or email [email protected].
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PUBLIC NOTICE
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
2021 GRAND REGION HERBICIDE PROGRAM
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) hereby
provides notice to the public, including property owners adjacent to
state highways, of the 2021 Herbicide Application Program treatments
for roadside rights of way within Mason, Lake, Osceola, Oceana,
Newaygo, Mecosta, Muskegon, Montcalm, Ottawa, Kent, Ionia,
Allegan, and Barry counties.
SCHEDULED DATES OF APPLICATION:
Applications will take place between April 5, 2021 and December 3,
2021.
HERBICIDES/LOCATIONS:
Non-Selective Applications: (guardrail, pavement/shoulder cracks
and edges, barrier walls, concrete bridge slopes, invasive plants)
ANY INDIVIDUAL OR COMBINATIONS OF THE HERBICIDES
LISTED BELOW:
Roundup Pro Concentrate (Glyphosate), Method 240SL
(Aminocyclopyrachlor), Milestone (Aminopyralid), Escort XP
(Metsulfuron Methyl), Arsenal Powerline (Imazapyr), Rodeo
(Glyphosate), Esplanade 200 SC (Indaziflam), Polaris
(Isopropylamine Salt of Imazapyr), Telar XP (Chlorsulfuron)
Roundup Custom (Glyphosate).
Selective Applications: (broadleaf weeds in turf areas, brush control,
plant growth regulator, invasive plants) ANY INDIVIDUAL OR
COMBINATIONS OF THE HERBICIDES LISTED BELOW:
Weedestroy AM-40 (2, 4-Diclorophenoxyacetic Acid), Milestone
(Aminopyralid), Escort XP (Metsulfuron Methyl), Telar XP
(Chlorsulfuron), Vastlan (Triclopyr Choline, Acetic Acid,
Choline Salt), Garlon 4 Ultra (Triclopyr-2-Butoxyethyl Ester), Vista
XRT (Fluroxypyr), Plateau (Imazapic), Method 240SL
(Aminocyclopyrachlor) Plateau (Imazapic), Method 240SL
(Aminocyclopyrachlor).
METHOD OF APPLICATION:
All applications will be ground or foliar applied by vehicular-mounted
fixed boom or hand spray gun equipment. The herbicides will be
tank-mixed or injected for each application.
RE-ENTRY RESTRICTIONS:
Do not enter treated areas until the spray has dried.
CONTACT:
All applications will be made by certified pesticide applicators. For
further information, contact:
Tom Kitcey, Resource Specialist
Michigan Department of Transportation
1420 Front Ave., N.W.
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
616-451-
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Arts council offering scholarships,
exhibition opportunity
The Thornapple Arts Council is inviting
local students to apply for scholarships and
artists to consider an upcoming exhibit.
The Sue Drummond Arts Education
Scholarship Program offers financial assis-
tance to students pursuing summer arts oppor-
tunities. Barry County students entering ninth
through12 grades in the fall may apply now
through Monday, April 12.
Students must submit an application
online, then a committee will review the
applications and ask some students to audi-
tion. The program supports student participa-
tion in accredited summer camps. Studentsmay apply for up to 75 percent of the cost of
their summer camp, and decisions are based
on both merit and need.
More information can be found at thor-
napplearts.org/sd-scholarships.
The Barry County Artists Exhibition is
becoming a summer exhibition in 2021.
Hosted jointly with Historic Charlton Park,
this juried exhibition gives local artists a
chance to enter their pieces for prizes and
display at Charlton Park. Artists living in
Barry County may submit their work for con-
sideration through April 12.
An artist reception and awards ceremonyare planned at Charlton Park Thursday, May- The exhibition will run from May 14
through July 18.
The exhibition is open to any artist over
the age of 14 residing in Barry County.
Participating artists retain all rights to their
work, with the stipulation that images of sub-
mitted pieces may be posted on social media
and the arts council website for promotional
purposes.
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