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As the owner and designer at 180 Designs Jason’s crew wraps on just about everything including: Vehicles, boats, bikes, golf carts and much more. In addition he and the team produce Custom Signs, Banners, Magnets, Window Graphics, Logo Design, Special Requests, Yard Signs and more.  Basically, you have an idea, they can probably do it.

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Located in Carson City, Michigan, on the east side of Montcalm County, One Eighty Designs has grown from a small town sign shop to the region’s premier vehicle wrap destination.

Founded in 2011 by graphic designer Jason Teegardin, 180 Designs specializes in corporate, municipal, and recreational vehicle wraps. 

Whether you have a fleet of trucks or a store front sign, one eighty design will put their expertise to work for you.

Jason Teegardin recently received recognition as a Top Gun Montcalm County Vehicle wrapping company by the County Advisory Board.

Top Guns are recognized as someone whose skills and services go above and beyond the call of duty to make their local communities and counties a better place to call home.

According to Top Gun Montcalm County, “The cities, towns and communities of Montcalm County are expanded by commerce. Some individuals leap into entrepreneurship taking on risks, working long hours, and adding their creativity. Business owners, like Jason, are responsible for their business success, staff and customer satisfaction.”

Services at one eighty design  Services Source 

FLEET BRANDING: Have a single vehicle or an entire fleet?  Check out the benefits from a vinyl wrap. 

COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT: Have a food truck, excavating equipment or anything that is the centerpiece to your business, Check out the strategic branding options Jason offers! 

VEHICLE CUSTOMIZATION: 180 Designs has been designing and wrapping some of the most iconic cars in the state and even across the country! Check out their website and Facebook page for examples.

They also do a lot in the RECREATIONAL and EXTERIOR & INTERIOR markets where their work looks amazing.  

989-763-2258
10722 E Carson City Rd.
Carson City, Michigan 48811
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Mike Scott a lifetime resident of Howard City, retired village council member and currently sits on the board of the Montcalm County Road Commission.  Mike joined Duane to finish an interview Duane started in 2018 updating his story.  See below for the rest of the story.

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Mike Scott a lifetime resident of Howard City, retired village council member and currently sits on the board of the Montcalm County Road Commission.  Mike joined Duane to finish an interview they started in 2018 by updating the story.  In the 1880s Mike’s great grandfather raised his family here, his grandfather and three of his sisters lived here, along with Mike’s dad also grew up here.   In 1940 during World War 2 when his dad went off to war and was stationed in Seattle Washington where Mike was born.  Mike was about 2 months old in 1945 when the family moved back to Howard City.   He has lived here every sense that time except for two years when he was in the army serving his country.  

At this point Discover Montcalm jumps back to that interview in 2018.  The interview goes in depth about Mike growing up in Howard City, Graduating, Work and how Howard City and the area looked like through his eyes.  

The podcast closes with Duane and Mike talking about what has changed since 2018.   Mike states, “Since we did that interview I’m not being as active in the community village council.  I do keep up on what’s going on and they’ve done some real positive things.  For example the expansion work done to upgrade the sewer system.  The expansion work with Tri-County Schools to accept their waste water for their new schools complex is positive. County wide for example Parker Hannifin growing in Lakeview, Larry’s Tire moving their headquarters Howard City.  Edmore’s growth with the village market is also great for that community.”

Mike goes on to say, “Bottom line, all growth that happens within the county does impact all the communities within the county.”  

Mission Statement

By using the most effective manner possible, without disrespect to the environment, the Road Commission for Montcalm County is committed to provide a reasonably safe road and bridge network for the public and commercial users.   Source: Montcalm County Road Commission

Elected Road Commissioners
Dale Linton, Chairman
Robert Brundage, Vice Chairman
S. Michael Scott, Commissioner

Superintendent/Manager
Mark Christensen
Finance Director/Clerk
Kim Alexander

WE ARE NOT JUST A VILLAGE, We are a Community   Source: Village of Howard City Website

Howard City is a small Village located in the panhandle of Montcalm County.  There are many people who call this place home, and many more who are on their way here.  We have many festivals and events throughout the year, such as our Harvest Festival.  We do hope you stop by and possibly join our community, if you haven’t already!

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Paul Sischo, Executive Director

Katrina Snyder, Member Services Administrator

616-754-5697

Chamber of Commerce210 S. Lafayette St.
Greenville, MI 48838

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Greenville Area Chamber of Commerce joins the Discover Montcalm Podcast to share what is a chamber and why they exist.

WE BELIEVE EVERY BUSINESS IS IMPORTANT AND MATTERS TO OUR REGION’S FUTURE. THAT’S WHY THE GREENVILLE AREA CHAMBER WILL CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR SOLUTIONS TO MAKE GREATER GREENVILLE A PLACE WHERE EACH BUSINESS AND ITS WORKFORCE CAN THRIVE. OUR MEMBERS ARE THE BUSINESSES—LARGE AND SMALL, ACROSS EVERY INDUSTRY—THAT FUEL OUR LOCAL ECONOMY.

THE GREENVILLE  AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SUPPORTS OUR MEMBERS THROUGH VARIOUS NETWORKING, EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY EVENTS.  JOIN US AND SEE HOW YOUR BUSINESS CAN THRIVE BY UTILIZING THE OPPORTUNITIES RIGHT HERE IN OUR AREA.

“Coming Together Is A Beginning, Staying Together Is Progress,  Working Together Is Success.”

“Montcalm County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 66,614. The county is geographically located in the West Michigan region of the Lower Peninsula. The county seat is Stanton, and the largest city is Greenville.”  Wikipedia

Carson City
City of Greenville
City of Stanton

Belvidere Township
Bloomer Township
Bushnell Township
Cato Township
Crystal Township
Day Township
Douglass Township
Eureka Township
Evergreen Township
Fairplain Township
Ferris Township
Home Township
Maple Valley Township
Montcalm Township
Pierson Township
Pine Township
Reynolds Township
Richland Township
Sidney Township
Winfield Township

About the chamber comes from the chamber website, “On March 1, 1924, the Greenville Chamber of Commerce was formed from the Greenville Development Association. The Chamber’s first officers included J.E. Wyckoff as President; John Christensen as Vice President; A.M. Packard as Secretary; and Peter Van Deinse as Treasurer.

In 1947, the Chamber filed articles of incorporation. 

For more information 

[email protected]     greenvillechamber.net

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Steve Foster, From Tool and Die to Education and Hunting Videos. Steve is currently the Montcalm Area Intermediate School District Board of Education President , a Retired Human Resources Director at Greenville Tool & Die, past President and current trustee of the Education Foundation of Greenville and Owner, Foster Outdoor Productions (freelance videography and post production).

Growing up in Montcalm County and surrounding areas Steve been there, done that life has provided him many experiences. However, ask him now and he will properly tell you hunting or videotaping a hunt is his happy place.

In this Discover Montcalm episode Duane asks Steve about his work career beginning in sales and sales management, and then for more than 32 years, in purchasing, human resources, and industrial safety training at Greenville Tool and Die.

Always having a passion for the out-of-doors, hunting, and hunting videography keeps him busy today. From buying his first video camera in 1994  to trying to keep up with technology in both cameras and video editing as we have gone from tape to digital, to 4K and beyond.

His travels have taken him from the Midwest to Mexico, the Rocky Mountains, Africa, Manitoba, New Brunswick.

Since he retired in 2014 from the normal work a day world, Steve has been able to pursue his long time passion of videography for the hunting industry and chase deer, elk, bear, turkeys, and other game all around the world.

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The Greenville Tool & Die Company was formed as a partnership between Charles J. Randall and Vandel Nielsen and opened for business on August 15, 1946. In mid 1950’s, GTD began shifting emphasis from small appliance and aircraft tooling to larger automotive tooling and dies.

Today, GTD has 92,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space and 12,000 sq. ft. of office and engineering space. Two shifts include more than 125 employees. In May of 1997, late owner and CEO Stan Ash received his first patent, “Liquid Impact Tool Forming Mold,” a process similar to “hydroforming” which allows the customer to use their existing production presses.

The development of Greenville Tool & Die Company has been a team effort, and the company is especially proud of its corps of skilled and loyal employees through the years who engineer, design, and build the metal stamping dies, tools, and fixtures. Their adaptability to and enthusiasm for change have allowed GTD to grow, prosper, and become a leader in its field. On February 17, 2005, the employees of Greenville Tool & Die Company purchased the company from the trust of its late CEO and Owner, Stan Ash, and his wife Blanche. Today, Greenville Tool & Die is “A 100% Employee Owned Company.”

source MAISD Website

1. Expand educational opportunities for all students, staff, and community.
2. Provide ongoing, forward-thinking leadership.
3. Create connectedness in MAISD, in districts, and between districts.
4. Maintain financial integrity of MAISD and local districts.
5. Establish a unified legislative voice.

source EFG website
The Education Foundation of Greenville (EFG), a not for profit 501c 3 organization, was founded in 1991 to generate and distribute financial resources for the Greenville Public Schools to enhance, or supplement, educational opportunities for students. It operates independently from the Greenville Public Schools, but trustees work closely in partnership with the Board of Education and administration to pursue its purpose of supporting excellence in the school districts programs.

source FOP Facebook Page
Foster Outdoor Productions is owned and operated by free lance videographer/producer, Steve Foster. Focus is primarily toward filming hunting for TV shows, social media etc. Special projects like company promos, etc., considered.

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Margaret Krebs shares 100 years of history in this episode of Discover Montcalm. Born in Trufant Michigan, Margaret’s grandparents sailed from Denmark in 1883, settling in the Gowen, near Trufant. From a young age she loved to teach. Teaching her younger siblings how to read when she was five or six. She graduated valedictorian at 16, received a Reader’s Digest Scholarship which allowed her to attend Central State Teachers College, now called Central Michigan University.

“It is not often you can chat with someone almost a century old,” producer and host of Discover Montcalm Duane Weed says. “Library Director Cheryl Smith from the Reynolds Township Library joined me to interview Margaret. I would have loved to have done this interview with my grandparents. This was fun.”

When asked what technology she best enjoyed over her lifetime, Margaret responded with, “Having my mom see a refrigerator or washing machine, that would have been nice.”

According to a Daily News article, “Margaret’s faith has always been strong. In 1970, she was called upon by a Grand Rapids priest to start what would become Christ the King Catholic Church in Howard City. In 1976, St. Francis de Sales in Morley joined Christ the King and Margaret’s husband, LaMoyne, then in the real estate business, found the property at M-46 and Reed Road, where it is located presently. The Daily News article went on to say that In 2018, for the 150-year celebration of Howard City, she was honored to be the annual Harvest Festival grand marshal. Her granddaughters, Haley and Mary, and son, Alan, rode with her. Gov. Rick Snyder gave her a certificate of special tribute. In part, the governor’s written remarks sum up her life: “Margaret Nielsen Krebs, a long-time resident of Howard City, has been an active community member.

As an educator, she has shaped the minds of our state’s children. As a faithful disciple, she helped found the first and only Catholic parish in Howard City. Thank you for your tireless work, and many contributions to Howard City and the State of Michigan.” One thing this interview taught me is that you are never too old to do something new. Margaret became an author when she was 97, ‘100 Years of change’ was written with the help of her oldest daughter Karen Cornell, wife of Rob Cornell The book was written after Margaret’s blessed survival of a serious hospitalization in 2021.

The book is a perfect gift for anyone interested in life during the early 1900’s, Margaret Mary (Nielsen) Krebs at age 98 has written a beautiful story about her life growing up in Trufant, Michigan. Raised by hard-working, loving parents on the family farm with her eight siblings and grandpa White. Although her family was losing their farm due to the depression, she worked her way through college and went on to teach for more than 37 years. She even managed to start a catholic church. Her infectious smile and laugh can be felt in the words of this beautiful story about family, change, determination and love.

100 Years of Change: The Life of Margaret Mary (Nielsen) Krebs Paperback – March 31, 2022 by Margaret Mary Krebs (Author), Karen Cornell (Author) You may find her book in the libraries of Howard City, Cedar Springs and Lakeview. It may also be ordered via Amazon.

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Coffee by Jon is located in Trufant on the west side of Montcalm County. Jon specializes in small-batch coffee roasted in cast-iron skillet.

Jon joined Duane at DW Video’s studio to share his journey and why he is doing this specialized process.  Duane has tried and purchased many of Coffee by Jon’s flavors.  His favorite is Cherry Bomb, a Brazil Origin, Medium Roast Flavored with a cherry flavored coffee oil.

Just Peachy, a short run Peach Whiskey Infused. Medium/dark roast. Non alcoholic coffee, note Duane says try it with a vanilla creamer – the flavor jumps out like peaches and cream.

First Amendment is a Beer Barrel Bourbon infused into a medium/dark roast coffee bean, Non-Alcoholic coffee.

Morning Falls a Light Roast, Brazil Origin (Natural cocoa and granola flavor) are just a few of Jon’s flavors.

Mark R states, “With the first sip of Michigan Sunset dark roast I knew it would break into my rotation of regular coffees. It’s smooth, earthy and a very pleasurable dark roast to drink black. It goes great with dark chocolate brownies, blueberry muffins or by itself on my morning commute. Michigan has some great coffee roasters and Jon is one of my favorites.”

Erin T also states, “Coffee.By.Jon produces some of the best coffee I’ve ever had. I really enjoy a good cup of black coffee, and this is it! I bought three bags last weekend and they are already gone. Although they are all great, my favorite is the Solar Eclipse. It has an amazing body, low acidity, and a delicious hazelnut finish. I drink many different coffees from different roasters throughout the country, but Coffee.By.Jon is my new favorite. I’ll definitely be ordering more!”

Go to https://coffeebyjon.com/ to learn more and to purchase some really good coffee from a local business.

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Adam Eller is our guest on the Discover Montcalm Podcast.  Adam is a graduate of Carson City-Crystal and is the store director at the Carson City Village Market June of 1995. The Village market is a Spartan Grocery Store in Carson City, Michigan. 

The Village Market offers a daily selection of smoked and specialty meats. They have been processing meat since 1979. The market also includes a Deli, Bakery, farm-fresh produce items and a full line of grocery items.

FUN FACT: Carson City is a city in Montcalm County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,093 at the 2010 census. Carson City was first platted in 1866 on land owned by R. M. Abbott, Delia Miner, and Hiram T. Sherman and recorded in 1871. source: Wikipedia

FUN FACT 2: Carson City, known for its Frontier Days, has celebrated with Country Western shows, rodeos, magic shows, canoe races, tractor pulls, carnival rides, parades, picnics, dances, hot air balloons and pageants. Although Frontier Days has changed over the years, one thing remains. It is a time for friends, family, and neighbors to come together to celebrate the joys of living in a small town.  source Pure Michigan

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Busy Bee’s Jodie Litwiller shares her “One Stop Shop” for custom designs, including hats, apparel, signs, banners, embroidery and screen printing needs.

Jodie and the team are dedicated to providing great service at an affordable price and in a timely manner.

Commited to ensure that we provide the highest standards to our customers.

The professional team at Busy Bee’s is driven to deliver the best value and outstanding customer service to their customers.

The team brings your ideas to life through creative and innovative solutions.

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Located in Greenville Michigan the Fighting Falcon Military Museum is the focus of Discover Montcalm’s second episode.

In 2011 while Duane was teaching a seventh hour class at Greenville High School.  The Studio 2 class of Jacket Video Production was able to interview Bill Delp about the history of the glider and Greenville.  Bill Delp passed away this year. This story about the museum shares Mr. Delp’s passion.

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