Marshall Brass may close its doors

Marshall Brass, which has laid-off dozens of workers in recent weeks may be sold or put on the auction block.
Tuesday morning, the Chronicle received word that the company, located at 450 Leggitt Rd might be sold or put up for auction.

Marshall Public Schools hosts community forum tonight

The Marshall Publics Schools Board of Education will host a community forum tonight at Marshall High School from 7-9 p.m. in the cafeteria. At 6:50 p.m., the board is expected to approve Michigan Leadership Institute as the firm that will conduct the search to find a new superintendent. The board is also expected to approve the hiring of interim administrators to fill the positions of assistant superintendent and director of finance and operations.

Marshall football wins first of season

The Marshall Redhawks varsity football team got into the win column Friday night beating Loy Norrix, 35-6 on Marshall to improve their season record to 1-2. Next up is Niles next Friday in the Homecoming game. Running back Jamar Wimberly had 82 yards on 15 carries and scored one touchdown. At halftime, sponsors of the new football scoreboard were honored.

Marshall area citizens attend Obama rally at C.O. Brown Stadium Aug. 31

Marshall Chronicle/Battle Creek Shopper staff photos

Barack Obama and Joe Biden

Marshall eighth grade teacher Leslie Hagelgans (right)

Campaign volunteer, Ian Schnaitman of Marshall

63rd Dist. State Rep. Candidate Phyllis Smith (D-Battle Creek)

7th Dist. U.S. Rep. Candidate Mark Schauer (D-Battle Creek)

Calhoun County Board Chair/62nd Dist. Candidate Kate Segal

Marshall golfer Selena Brown tees off at the par 3 10th hole during Coldwater Jamboree while Sarah Moss sinks par putt at the 18th-Watch

Albion Area Adjustment Committee honors the late Elaine Furu-Bakerr

The Albion Area Adjustment Committee honored the late Elaine Furu-Baker of Marshall at the Michigan Works office in Albion Tuesday. Kellogg Community College President G. Edward Haring presented Robin McViegh of MIchigan Works with the plaque honoring Furu-Baker, who died last spring and was credited with starting the committee that helps the Albion business community. On hand were Furu-Baker's husband Greg, and sisters Joanne Furu and, Mary Ellis.

MPS to hold open forum on facilities Sept. 22

The Marshall Public Schools Board of Education and administration in a workshop Monday night decided to hold a town hall-type open forum inviting the community to weigh on what direction the district should take in light of the recent bond issue that failed to pass. The forum will take place on Monday, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. in the Marshall High School Cafeteria.

Registration at Marshall High School

Monday was registration day for students at Marshall High School, with Principal Bryan Klochack saying that things went along fairly smoothly with no major problems concerning students' schedules. The school will hold an open house on Sept. 10 and Klochack said that an additional open house will be held following the opening of the newly remodeled media center in mid October, although no definite date has been announced.

Marshall Mainstreet wins award

The Michigan Downtown Conference Partners have announced that Marshall Mainstreet and their Blues Festival project as well as After School Arts Program have been selected to receive awards through the Michigan Main Street Promotion Committee.
The awards will be presented in September at the Awards Luncheon being held as part of the Michigan Downtown Annual Conference.

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Fall sports preview this Saturday!

John Hendler's 2008 Marshall High School fall sports preview will appear in this Saturday's Chronicle, with team photos, coach interviews, schedules and early competition coverage. (Note: A headline in the Aug. 16 paper incorrectly reported the date for this edition.) See the Aug. 23 Chronicle to find out who will make up the soccer, cross country, swimming, football, golf and volleyball teams at MHS this fall.

Marshall, B.C. Child Advocacy Centers benefit from fundraiser

The Eighth Annual Mini Golf Outing at Krystal Falls Golf Land in Battle Creek was held Thursday night to benefit the services of the Marshall Child Advocacy Center and the CAC in Battle Creek, both operated by Sexual Assault Services of Calhoun County. The event is designed to raise between $10,000 and $15,000 to operate the centers to provide sexual assault services to child victims including site operations and pediatric exams, said Program Director Joyce Siegel. Revenue was generated through donations, hole sponsors, admission fee and raffles.

Chronicle/Ad-Visor editor to transfer to Battle Creek

Chronicle editor of the past five years and Chronicle/Ad-Visor Executive News Director since December, Shelly Sulser, has announced she will accept a transfer from the J-Ad Corporation's Marshall offices to their Battle Creek offices to head the Battle Creek Shopper news staff as executive editor.
She replaces editor since 2001 Jim Hitchcock who has resigned to start his own business in Grand Rapids, Forest Frogs.com.
"I'm excited about new opportunities to focus more on human interest type stories, to help citizens deserving of recognition and with inspiring stories to tell get those stories into print," said Sulser.
Sulser came to Marshall Feb. 10, 2003 and had just one week to redesign and transform the Chronicle after its purchase by J-Ad owners John, Fred and Steve Jacobs, owners of the Ad-Visor, Shopper and Hastings Reminder, along with seven other west Michigan weeklies and two Printing Plus locations.
"I've worked hard to turn the Chronicle into a reliable hometown paper of which the community and the surrounding communities can be proud," said Sulser.
Since coming to Marshall from Hastings, Sulser's work and the work of the news staff has garnered eight Michigan Press Association awards for design, reporting, photography, sports reporting and columns.
She's been responsible for coordinating content and design and has voluntarily taken on the task of launching and maintaining the Chronicle/Ad-Visor Feedback Forum.

Taking over will be award winning sports reporter John Hendler, who will continue to cover sports while supervising Chronicle content and design in a hands on role. Joining him will be new staff reporter Corinne Kellogg, who returns to the paper after working here as an intern last summer and subsequently graduating with her journalism degree from Adrian College in May.
He takes over Monday, Aug. 25.
"John and Corinne, along with the continued hard work and dedication of Ad-Visor staff editor and writer, Mary Tinsley Young and Donna Daines, will carry on in their sincere endeavors to give the greater Marshall area two publications that give readers all the news they need," said Sulser.
Contact John at 781-5444 or chronicle@jasnetworks.net and, after Aug. 25, contact Shelly at 1-800-870-7083 or shopper@j-adgraphics.com.
J-Ad Graphics/J-Ad Corporation are headquartered in Hastings, 1-800-870-7085.

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Man crashes car, assaults deputy, goes to hospital

On this date at approximately 1300 Deputy Investigators from the Calhoun County Office of the Sheriff were dispatched to the area of F. Drive North near 23 Mile Road in the Township of Marengo for a personal injury accident. Upon arrival it was determined that a single vehicle was traveling westbound on F. Drive North when the driver lost control and exited the roadway striking a tree. An investigation of the accident revealed that the driver was Operating While Impaired. As the driver was being arrested for this offense he became combative and assaulted the deputy. The driver was subdued and transported to Oaklawn Hospital for treatment where he remains with non-life threatening injuries. The deputy was not treated. The driver, a 53 year old Albion, MI man will be charged with Operating While Impaired and Resisting & Obstructing Police upon his release. (See this Saturday's Chronicle for details and more photos.)