By mid-October the maples along the Reynolds Township section roads have let go, and every yard in Howard City becomes a job with a deadline. Heckman & Son Lawn Care follows the year straight through that turn: mowing and trimming while things still grow, leaf work when they stop, then plowing and walk clearing once the first real storm swings down from the northwest. Two seasons, one route, the same short list of things done properly. A raked yard on a cold blue afternoon has its own tidiness, and so does a driveway squared off at the corners.