Dominic Sheahan-Stahl says Sacred Heart Academy students inspire him, hopes to make a difference

When Dominic Sheahan-Strahl found out he couldn't speak at his alma mater's graduation because he is gay, he didn't get mad or upset. He wanted to let the whole world know about the discrimination and spread a message of love and equality. "We are all equal individuals," he said. "Growing up in a Catholic school, I was taught that God is love. Right now, this is contrary to that." The school invited the 32-year-old former Mount Pleasant resident, an actor in New York, to return May 20 and deliver the graduation address, but when officials found Sheahan-Stahl's engagement photos in his Facebook, rescinded the offer. Sheahan-Stahl found out through his mother. Sacred Heart Academy Principal Denny Starnes spoke to the student body, staff, parents and media Friday afternoon, and spoke up in support of the graduate, who he's known for many years.

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Mount Pleasant's Sacred Heart Academy commencement speech controversy earning international media attention

All across the U.S and even into Great Britain, people are reading about the commencement at a small, Catholic school in mid-Michigan. Sacred Heart Academy alumnus Dominic Sheahan-Strahl, 32, was supposed to deliver the keynote address at graduation on May 20. But the administration uninvited him when they learned he was openly gay. Sacred Heart lead administrator Denny Starnes told the student body, which includes Sheahan-Stahl's brother William, that he stands in support of the graduate. The Saginaw Diocese responded the school did not contact the diocese, and the diocese does not believe individuals who deny the Catholic beliefs should not have a platform to speak.

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Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart Academy principal: 'How can I not support Dominic Sheahan-Stahl?'

Whatever the Diocese of Saginaw decides, Sacred Heart Academy Lead Administrator Denny Starnes stands by alumnus Dominic Sheahan-Stahl. The 1998 graduate was supposed to be the speaker at the May 20 commencement. That was until staff members, including Starnes, learned Sheahan-Stahl is openly gay. They saw Sheahan-Stahl's recent engagement photos on Facebook. The Mount Pleasant native and Manhattan resident has been openly gay for 14 years. Starnes called Sheahan-Stahl's mother, Kathleen Sheahan-Stahl, to tell her what was coming, that her son likely would not be able to speak. That's how Dominic Sheahan-Stahl learned he couldn't speak at the graduation of his youngest brother, William. While the Catholic Diocese of Saginaw has not yet issued a statement, Starnes issued his words of support and apologized for reacting too quickly.

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Two Mt. Pleasant physician assistants indicted on fraud charges

A federal grand jury has indicted two Mt. Pleasant physician assistants for alleged Medicare fraud. Clinton James Cornell, owner of Central Michigan Urgent Care and Cornell Health and Wellness at 520 N. Mission St., and John Eric Roberts, formerly of the same clinic, were indicted Thursday in U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, according to court records. Cornell is a previous employee of Lakeshore Spine and Pain, which was the site of a federal raid earlier this year. Cornell is alleged to have referred one or more patients to Lakeshore Spine and Pain and/or other medical clinics operated by Babubhai Rathod in return for illegal kickbacks, according to the indictment.

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Gay graduate says Mount Pleasant's Sacred Heart canceled his commencement address

A graduate of Mount Pleasant's Sacred Heart Academy cannot speak at the school's commencement because officials learned he's gay, he said. "I am upset, I am bothered. I am not here to fight. I'm here to inform that discrimination is wrong," said the Mount Pleasant native and New York resident Dominic Sheahan-Stahl in a video. He said he was taken back and shocked by the news. This year is his youngest brother's graduation, Sheahan-Stahl said, and he is part of the family's third generation to attend the academy.

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Attorney for Austin White says allegations are ‘not true,’ questions CMU police investigation

The attorney for Austin White said allegations against the former Central Michigan football player are “not true” and “unfounded.” Mary Chartier, of Lansing-based Alane & Chartier, P.L.C., told Central Michigan Life Tuesday that the sophomore running back will not enter a plea agreement and plans to fight the three-count drug charge. “I think the charges are unfortunate, unfounded and I have a lot of faith in the justice system, and I know Austin and his family do as well,” Chartier said. “Ultimately, whether it’s dismissed or a not guilty verdict by a jury, I think Austin will be vindicated of the charges.” White, from Livonia, turned himself in to CMU police Wednesday after the department issued a warrant for his arrest on April 17. An investigation into a larceny from a vehicle, that netted the arrests of CMU football players Danel Harris and Deon Butler, led police to a terrace-level Celani Residence Hall dorm where White and roommate Joe Sawicki were allegedly growing and selling the hallucinogenic psilocybin.

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Mount Pleasant woman appointed to Governor's Commission on Community Action and Economic Opportunity

Gov. Rick Snyder has announced the appointments to the Commission on Community Action and Economic Opportunity. Established in 1981, the council seeks to mitigate the causes and effects of poverty as well as promote self-sufficiency and economic opportunity. Snyder appointed Jill Edwards-Sutton of Mount Pleasant, Nancy Macfarlane of Battle Creek and Douglas J. Williams of Clarkston to the commission last week. Edwards-Sutton is executive director of the Mid Michigan Community Action Agency in Farwell, where she has worked since 1989.

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Midland resident on Westboro Baptist Church members CMU visit: 'Jesus didn't preach hate'

The members of the Westboro Baptist Church preach a version of the Bible they "kind of made up," says one person who heard them speak at Central Michigan University. Joseph Blackmore, a 20-year-old Midland resident attended with a friend one of the three sessions where four members of the church discussed their beliefs with students. "I am a follower of Christ," said the former Delta College student who served in the U.S. Air Force in 2010. "It scares me what they are doing." Four members of the church came to speak to three of Associate Journalism Professor Tim Boudreau's classes. Each semester, Boudreau invites controversial speakers to his classes to demonstrate the protection of the First Amendment.

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Suspended Central Michigan football player is charged with possessing stolen cellphone

A Central Michigan football player suspended from the team has been charged with possessing a stolen cellphone. Campus police Chief Bill Yeagley says Deon Butler turned himself in Monday. Campus police Chief Bill Yeagley says Deon Butler turned himself in Monday. He's accused of possessing a phone that was stolen from a car by another football player. It was not immediately known if he had a lawyer. Butler's suspension was announced this month, along with the suspensions of four others. Three of the five were kicked off the team last week after they were charged with crimes.

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New Central Michigan coach Keno Davis lands pair of PG commits

Keno Davis was introduced as the head coach of the Central Michigan basketball team on April 3. In the 19 days since, he has already added two players to the Chippewa roster for next winter and both are point guards. On April 14, CMU picked up a commitment from Ypsilanti (Mich.) point guard Derrick “DJ” Richardson, who stands 6-foot-3 and weighs 180 pounds. This weekend, the Chippewas added to next season’s roster again when they landed Kyle Randall, a 5-foot-10, 172-pound point guard. Richardson is the second member of the class of 2012 for CMU, along with Cadillac (Mich.) forward John Simons. Randall has played three years at UNC-Greensboro, but will graduate this summer with one year of eligibility remaining, so he can take advantage of the NCAA rule that allows him to transfer to a different school if he can find a graduate program at that school that UNCG does not offer.

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Mount Pleasant Discovery Museum has raised more than $2 million, structure starting

The Mount Pleasant Discovery Museum is beginning to take shape. More than $2 million has been raised for MPDM toward filling the museum with exhibits and covering operating expenses. “The building is well underway,” said Jennifer Fields, co-founder of MPDM and member of the board of directors. “We’re still in the second phase of the campaign.” The second phase of the MPDM campaign, called “let’s build a museum,” involves raising money to build exhibits, first-year operating expenses and an endowment. As previously reported by Central Michigan Life, the goal of the capital campaign was to raise $1.8 million and $250,000 to cover the first-year operating budget.

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CMU police investigating two more unidentified football players

After the Central Michigan University football team suspended five players, police and the Isabella County prosecutor are investigating two more. Central Michigan Life reports CMU Policy Chief Bill Yeagley acknowledged the investigations but did not identify the students. The university announced Saturday five football players, Deon Butler, Kevin King, Danel Harris, Joe Sawicki and Austin White are suspended for violating team rules. CMU released White, Sawaski and Harris from the team. None of the three athletes played in games for CMU, the athletic department stated.

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Court of Appeals upholds Mt. Pleasant man's assault conviction

Michigan Court of Appeals judges have upheld the conviction of an Isabella County man who assaulted his wife with a baseball bat. Judges ruled that Stephen Lyttle’s attorney opened the door for testimony about his substance abuse and admission to a “psych ward.” Lyttle, 61, of Mt. Pleasant is serving a 57-month to10-year sentence in the Lakeland Correctional Facility for the July 10, 2010 beating of his estranged wife, Tracy. In his appeal, Lyttle said testimony about his addiction to prescription pain killers and religion was “erroneously” admitted into evidence.

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Austin White turns himself in, CMU police confirm

Central Michigan running back Austin White, facing an arrest warrant that includes three drug charges, has turned himself into police, CMU police chief Bill Yeagley has confirmed. White met with a CMU police detective Wednesday afternoon and was arrested “without incident” on a three-count felony warrant, Yeagley wrote in a release. He is being lodged at the Isabella County Jail pending arraignment. Yeagley told Central Michigan Life Wednesday afternoon detectives were able to negotiate a time, 2:30 p.m., with an attorney representing White for the Livonia native’s surrender. The department was contacted by White’s attorney Wednesday after reading news reports saying White was wanted by police. The 6-foot, 200-pound back from Livonia faces charges of delivering and manufacturing narcotics, possession of narcotics and maintaining a drug house. Yeagley said White is not expected to face any additional charges.

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A joint investigation leads to the arrest of Nigerian graduate student

A Central Michigan University graduate student is facing federal wire fraud charges for his alleged involvement in an internet scam. On April 10, a joint investigation between the U.S. Secret Service and the Michigan State Police Mount Pleasant Post led to the arrest of Nnamdi Ezeli, a 30-year-old Nigerian native studying at CMU. Ezeli was arrested in Union Township after being investigated for his involvement in an internet fraud scheme. A press release from the Michigan State Police states Ezeli was arrested for violation of US Code 18USC 1343, Wire Fraud. The maximum penalty carries a fine of not more than $1 million and confinement not to exceed 30 years in federal prison or both. Ezeli was allegedly posting items for sale on Craigslist, though he did not have the items in his possession.

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Football player Austin White wanted by police for alleged drug offenses, two players also arrested

Two Central Michigan University football players were jailed Tuesday, while sophomore running back Austin White remains wanted by police. Sophomore tight end Joe Sawicki and freshman receiver Danel Harris were arrested by CMU police inside a residence hall on campus, Police Chief Bill Yeagley confirmed to Central Michigan Life. Yeagley said both men were arrested “without incident.” Yeagley said the arrests stem from an investigation into stolen property that began last week. “When we went to the room to locate the property, we discovered drugs,” Yeagley said. “Once we discover those things, we have to conduct a further investigation.”

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CMU police begin adding new decals to vehicle fleet

The Central Michigan University Police Department is in the process of giving its patrol cars a new look. Three department vehicles have already added a new side decal and the other five are expected to be transformed over the next few weeks, according to CMU Police Captain Fred Harris. “It has been a number of years since we added new graphics to the cars,” Harris said. “We just thought it was time to give our cars a fresh, new look.” Sgt. David Coffman proposed the idea of updating the car graphics and a group of officers came together to choose the decal that would be used by the department. The new look includes “POLICE” in large, bold font with a horizontal red strip above reading “Central Michigan University.”

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Soaring Eagle Waterpark and Hotel opens doors with soft opening next week, opens to public on May 21

The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe is looking to make a big splash in the mid-Michigan area. The Tribe announced that it'll open the Soaring Eagle Waterpark and Hotel, 5665 E. Pickard in Mount Pleasant, on Monday, April 23. To start, the Tribe will open the water park with a series of soft openings, to business constituents, VIPs, members while they train the staff, said Frank Cloutier, spokeman for the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe. The hotel and water park is set to open to the public on May 21. Interested guests, however, can start making reservations now at the new hotel and water park. Cloutier said that the hotel and water park combined is 110,000 square feet and there are 243 guest rooms in the hotel. He said that its close to 6,000 square feet larger than Great Wolf Lodge in Traverse City.

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Meet The 14-Year-Old Girl Building A Car For Her Sweet Sixteen

Plenty of boys begin lusting after cars at an early age, ready either to dive into a project car or a brand new performance car (depending upon levels of means and motivation). But you don't often hear about those Mona Lisa Vito gals so into cars they can do everything from rebuilding V8 engines to distinguishing the minute year-to-year differences in headlamp bezels. This is the story of one such girl from Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. She's the girl who played with Fieros. Michhiker, a poster on Pennock's Fiero Forum from Mount Pleasant, Mich., began chronicling his daughter Kathryn's hands-on car restoring experience ever since she asked him, at the age of 12, if she could use her babysitting money to buy a Pontiac Fiero and spend the next four years getting it ready for her 16th birthday.

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Soaring Eagle Waterpark and Hotel prepares to open

Construction on the Soaring Eagle Waterpark and Hotel in Mt. Pleasant has been under way for more than a year. On April 23, the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe plans to host a soft opening with different waves of people come at different times. “This is an attractive attribute that we haven’t had a chance to market yet. We have always catered to the entertainment aspects and hospitality,” Tribal spokesman Frank Cloutier said. The Tribe now has the opportunity to bring a family-oriented property to the community. “We are going to have members, associates and then of course VIPs during our Golden Eagles Week,” Cloutier said. “All chamber members will be invited as well as legislators and people that we do business with. The soft opening starts on April 23 with the membership.

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Zombies invade campus for Survive Mount Pleasant fundraiser run benefitting Special Olympics Michigan

The undead roamed the campus of Central Michigan University Friday as part of the Survive Mount Pleasant Zombie Run. The event raised money for Special Olympics as runners had to make their way through campus from check point to check point while being chased by zombies. Prizes where awarded to the zombie with the most ‘bites’ or tags, and to the top three runners. “I can run as fast as I want; this is ‘28 Days Later’ rage virus zombies,” said Kyle Hallman, a Traverse City sophomore. Runners were given clues as to where the checkpoints were, but not all clues where accurate. After making it to two of the three checkpoints, runners could head to the final checkpoint, ending the run. Zombies were not given any information about checkpoints.

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CMU raises undergraduate tuition 1.96 percent, $7 per credit hour

Central Michigan University raised undergraduate tuition by 1.96 percent. The tuition increased $7 per credit hour to $365 per credit hour for the 2012-13 school year from $358. CMU remains the fourth most expensive of Michigan's 15 public universities. No other universities have set tuition rates for the fall. Traditionally, the board sets tuition rates in the summer. Last summer, CMU had the lowest percentage point tuition increase among the state's public universities at 3.47 percent. Out-of-state tuition is raised to $789 per credit hour; About 4 percent of students are from outside Michigan. The board also raised graduate tuition, CMU's Global Campus courses and room and board rates by 2 percent.

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Waive Goodbye

I intended to post yesterday -- in fact, as an administrative note, my general intent is for The National to post on a M-W-F basis -- but Monday turned out to be a light day for college news without simply revisiting the Petrino situation. It's a good thing I waited, though, because wouldn't you know it, there's a national story that directly relates to us. As you all know, Ernie Zeigler was fired by Central Michigan, setting off a sweepstakes for both himself as an assistant coach, and his son Trey as hot transfer commodity. Ernie hasn't accepted a job anywhere yet, but Trey is transferring to Pittsburgh, where he'll have two years of eligibility remaining.

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Mount Pleasant: Rock city?

Few bands make their way to Mount Pleasant, while local groups struggle to bring out crowds. While not completely unknown to the music world, the Mount Pleasant scene has seen better days. There are Internet rumors, seemingly confirmed by Henry Rollins’ writing, of legendary hardcore punk band Black Flag having played here at an unknown venue a couple of times in the mid-’80s. Grand Rapids ska band Mustard Plug does shows at Rubble’s Bar, 112 W. Michigan St., two or three times a year. Pop-rock group Cheap Trick played Soaring Eagle back in 2000, with the casino being a regular stop for groups past their prime.

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Mount Pleasant’s Bracken family bonded by music

More than anything else, music ties Mount Pleasant’s Bracken family together. Even though they’ve grown apart physically over the years, with some children moving to different parts of the country, the family members are bonded by their affinity for a charming chord or great vocal harmony. “It was always there,” said Kathleen Bracken, the second oldest of four siblings. Kathleen has played in nationally touring bands Those Transatlantics and Cameron McGill and What Army. Their father, Daniel Bracken, Sr., was always playing guitar around the house, which was filled with other instruments too, making live music around the house a constant.

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Jay Leno gets real in Mount Pleasant at Soaring Eagle Casino show

The last time Jay Leno stopped by Saginaw for a chat, “that was 20 years ago, 21 years, easy,” he said, chuckling. He was on a cross-country trek, doing stand-up, convincing the network decision-makers that he was the one to succeed Johnny Carson in 1992. And it worked. Other than a short-lived move into the 10 p.m. time slot in 2009, he’s hosted “The Tonight Show” ever since. “Stand-up was what I always liked to do, long before then and still today,” he said, calling about his Saturday, April 21, show at the Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort in Mount Pleasant. “I do about 50 or 60 nights a year; it keeps me sharp.”

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CMU to set 2012-13 tuition rates Thursday, aims to allow students time for financial planning

Central Michigan University students will know Thursday what they'll pay for tuition three months early. The Board of Trustees will set 2012-13 tuition and room and board rates this spring instead of in July, when the trustees traditionally set the rates. A CMU statement about the meeting said the change is "to allow students a better opportunity to participate in the discussion and to give parents and students more time for financial planning." Last summer, CMU had the lowest percentage point tuition increase among Michigan's 15 public universities.

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Trey Zeigler chooses to go to Pitt

Pittsburgh pulled off a huge recruiting coup to start the ACC in fall 2013 when Central Michigan guard Trey Zeigler chose the Panthers over Duke and UCLA on Saturday. Former Central Michigan coach Ernie Zeigler told ESPN.com on Saturday his 6-foot-5 son will play for his former colleague Jamie Dixon at Pitt. Zeigler and Dixon were assistants together under Ben Howland at Pitt. Ernie then followed Howland to UCLA. Trey Zeigler averaged 16.3 points as a freshman and 15.8 points and 6.7 rebounds as a sophomore. "He's with really good people at Pitt," Ernie Zeigler said. "He's back where me and Jamie started off." Ernie Zeigler said Trey will sit out the 2012-13 season and have two seasons of eligibility remaining.

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Huskies Steal One From the Chippewas

The Central Michigan softball team dropped the second of two games against Northern Illinois on Sunday, 4-2. With one out in the top of the seventh, the Huskies (16-20, 4-4 Mid-American Conference) got a two-run homer from Dani Parrish, over the right field fence, allowing the Huskies to grab a 3-2 lead. Three straight singles brought another NIU player home, extending the lead to 4-2. The Huskies got on the board first in the top of the second when Amanda Sheppard hit a triple off the center field fence. She would then score on the next play following a Chippewa error. A great diving play by Chelsea DeLamielleure ended the inning, with the Chippewas (16-16, 3-4 MAC) trailing 1-0.

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Central Michigan University students to hit ramp on April 14

Central Michigan University (CMU) students are getting ready to take the runway for the Threads fashion show being held April 14 in McGuirk Arena at 7:30 p.m. Threads, which is considered one of the largest events on campus, is organized by students from the apparel merchandising and design department and will feature 36 collections from 39 designers. Fraser senior and co-producer of the event Laura Czupinski said what sets this year’s show apart from shows in the past is its time period theme. “Designers have re-interpreted and modernized the decades,” Czupinski said. “The selected time periods range from Ancient Egypt to futuristic. Elements of the time periods, such as silhouette, color, materials, patterns and culture have been inspirations to the designers.”

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Two charged with identity theft in Clare Co.

Two charged with identity theft in Clare Co. A pair of Warren residents have been charged with identity theft in Clare County as the result of a Michigan State Police investigation. Troopers from the Mount Pleasant Post report the investigation stemmed from a report of check fraud made in May of 2011. Two suspects were identified during the investigation -- a 32-year-old woman and a 41-year-old man. The pair were arrested Thursday by the Michigan State Police 2nd District Fugitive Team in southeast Michigan. Each faces one count of identity theft, which is punishable by up to five years in prison and a $25,000 fine. Both are being held in the Clare County Jail. A Midland man was jailed for drugged driving and marijuana possession after a traffic stop in Isabella County's Union Township on Friday.

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Lt. Gov. Calley among CMU commencement speakers

Lt. Gov. Brian Calley is among the speakers set for Central Michigan University's commencement events next month. The Mt. Pleasant school says more than 3,500 spring graduates are expected to participate in four commencement ceremonies on May 4 and 5. Calley is scheduled to be the keynote speaker during a 1 p.m. ceremony on May 5. He'll also receive a Doctor of Public Service honorary degree.

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Trey Zeigler interested in Michigan, but has not heard from U-M coaches

Former Mount Pleasant star Trey Zeigler is going through his second round of recruiting, but this time the University of Michigan basketball program is not included. So far. Zeigler, who played the last two seasons for his father Ernie Zeigler at Central Michigan University, was granted his release from CMU after his father was fired at the end of the 2011-12 season. Zeigler was a top recruit after his high school career at Mount Pleasant, turning down Duke, UCLA, Michigan State and Michigan. Zeigler, who averaged more than 31 minutes and 15 minutes a game as a sophomore for CMU, has made recruiting visits to Duke and Pitt.

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Westboro Baptist Church will return to Central Michigan University on journalism professor's invite

Members of the Westboro Baptist Church are returning to Central Michigan University on the invite of a journalism professor who is using the widely-reviled group as a foil for a lesson on freedom of speech. Shirley Phelps-Roper, her brother Fred Phelps Jr., and two other women from the Topeka, Kan.-based independent family church will appear in three of Professor Timothy Boudreau’s classes on Monday, April 23. Phelps-Roper previously brought her two daughters, Rebekah and Megan, to CMU on Boudreau’s invite in November 2010. The trio debated students about their practice of protesting at funeral services for American soldiers killed in Iraq.

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Central Michigan hires ex-Providence coach Keno Davis to take over basketball program

Central Michigan is hiring Keno Davis as its new basketball coach. An athletic department spokesman says CMU will hold a news conference Tuesday afternoon to introduce Davis, who replaces Ernie Zeigler at the helm. Zeigler was fired last month after back-to-back 21-loss seasons. CBSSports.com first reported Davis’ hiring. Davis was the AP’s national coach of the year in 2008 when he was at Drake. He then went to Providence, where he coached three seasons before being fired last March. Davis went 19-14 and reached the NIT in his first season at Providence, but the Friars went 8-28 in Big East play over the next two seasons.

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Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe opposed to proposed building of new casinos across Michigan

Despite the Committee for More Michigan Jobs campaign that the eight new casinos across Michigan would be good for the state, not everyone agrees. Frank Cloutier, the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe public relations director, said that the tribe has strongly opposed further gaming. He also added that taxpayers should be able to vote on whether the new casinos are built.

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Mt. Pleasant Chamber of Commerce employs social media to improve community

The presidential race of 2012 is in full swing and we have all been touched by campaign ads or phone calls. With this comes increased attention and interest in local economies and small business. While people know they can buy anything from anywhere in the world, Mt. Pleasant continues to demonstrate higher local economic growth than other areas in Michigan. The reality is that the vast majority of people in our community shop locally for most items. We live in neighborhoods or rural areas full of people that spend 75 to 90 percent of their time working, playing and shopping in our local area. For more than 100 years the chamber has helped support this positive economic environment in Mt. Pleasant because this local presence is vital to our growth and sustainability.

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New Venture Competition showcases future of Michigan business

The New Venture Competition brought 30 teams of Central Michigan University and Michigan Technological University students together to compete with the entrepreneurial business plans for a prize of $30,000. Michigan State Rep. Kevin Cotter, R-Mount Pleasant, said he was impressed by the presentations and the progress of the competition, which started last year and was held Friday in the Education and Human Services Building and McGuirk Arena. “This competition goes right along with things going on at the state level to make Michigan more entrepreneur-friendly and provide jobs for others,” Cotter said. Charles Crespy, dean of the College of Business Administration, said he saw many viable business plans outlined in presentations throughout the day, and win or lose, the competition provided good experience and all still had great potential to succeed in the marketplace.

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