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Wednesday, February 10, 2016

142nd Volume - Issue No. 6

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Party on!

Lego Block Party, free Lego Movie

in Imlay City is this Sat., Feb. 13th
By Tom Wearing

Tri-City Times Staff Writer

Photo by Catherine Minolli

IMLAYCITY Its
time to par-tee!
Young and old are invited
to join in theLego Block
Party to take place downtown from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. this
Saturday, February 13.
Sponsored by the Imlay
City Downtown Development
Authority (DDA), the community Lego celebration
kicks off at 11 a.m. with a
Lego-inspired ice carving
demonstration by Matthew
Cooper of Icon Ice. The ice
carving demo is sponsored by
Vintech Industries.
Concurrently, local Lego
enthusiast Justin Pankey will
welcome visitors to check out
his 300-square-foot Lego
exhibit currently on display

Democrat Margaret Guerrero DeLuca gets the ball rolling as Republican Gary Howell and
Libertarian Tracy Spilker await a turn to introduce themselves at a 82nd District State House candidates forum hosted by the Lapeer County Tea Party on Feb. 2.

Candidates offer
insights at forum

in the formerly unoccupied

downtown building at 219 E.
Third Street.
Public viewings of
Pankeys elaborate Lego display, which is entitled
Bricktown, have been taking place since mid-December.
Pankeys giant Bricktown
display features a Legoconstructed construction site,
miniature farm, buildings, a
stadium and a train yard with
a functioning train.
Public viewings take
place at designated times on
Thursdays from 4-7 p.m.,
Fridays from 3-6 p.m., and
Saturdays from 11 a.m.-3
p.m.
In addition to seeing
Pankeys exhibit, visitors are
Party On page 11-A

82nd District State House hopefuls respond to audience questions

Tri-City Times Editor

TRI-CITY AREA Candidates

seeking the 82nd District State House
seat vacated by disgraced former
legislator Todd Courser squared off
in front of a crowd of about 80 people at a forum hosted by the Lapeer
County Tea Party last week.
The forum was held at the
Mayfield Township Hall and moderated by Lapeer County Circuit Court
Judge Nick Holowka.
After a two-minute introduction,
Democrat Margaret Guerrero
DeLuca, Republican Gary Howell
and Libertarian Tracy Spilker

answered questions submitted by the

audience.
Following is a synopsis of some
of the questions and answers from
each candidate.
Q. If elected, which two issues
would you tackle first?
Guerrero DeLuca: 1. Roads and
bridges. The bills that have been will
have a negative impact on taxpayers
wallets. She would work toward creating common sense ways to reduce
the negative impact. She would also
advocate for the return of weight
restrictions and for legislation that
would hold road contractors accountable for their work.
2. Education.

Howell: 1. Job development.

There are too many limitations
placed on job development, particularly through red tape via governmental agencies, both state and federal.
2. Career opportunities for young
people to keep young people in
Michigan. He would continue to
enhance the skilled trade classes
offered through Lapeer County Ed
Tech Center.
Spilker: Eradicate government
interference in the free market. Let
the people choose through the free
market to do business wherever they

Photo provided

By Catherine Minolli

A free screening of the Lego Movie will take place

at 3:30 p.m. at Heritage Church in Imlay City this
Saturday, Feb. 13.

Forum page 11-A

Sweet cuts

Mulefoot
Gastropub
owner Mike
Romine has
big plans for
the popular
restaurants
new location
in downtown
Imlay City,
which he
believes will
increase foot
traffic in the
downtown
district and
help set the
tone for
future
growth.

Area Grondins Hair Centers host

Cut-A-Thon, specials to help Flint
By Catherine Minolli

Photo by Tom Wearing

Tri-City Times Editor

Mulefoots on the move

Imlay City eatery plans relocation in downtown
By Tom Wearing

Tri-City Times Staff Writer

IMLAYCITY The awardwinning Mulefoot Gastropub

restaurant is moving its operations downtown.
Business owner Mike
Romine said the popular eatery, located at 596 S. Cedar
St. (Van Dyke), will soon take

up residence at 244 E. Third

St.
The historic two-story
corner building was recently
home to the Learning Depot.
The move downtown had
been rumored for months, but
it was not until Tuesday, Feb.
2, that Romine finalized a
five-year lease arrangement
with building owner Jim

Schoonover.
Schoonover, president
and CEO of Imlay Citybased Vintech Industries,
recently purchased the building from Mary Martinez, former Learning Depot owner.
Its official, said
Romine on Thursday. Were
moving downtown and Im
very excited about it.

Romine said his ultimate

plan is to purchase the building from Schoonover, which
would bring to fruition a personal and professional goal.
In the meantime, Romine
is quite happy to be living on
the buildings second floor.
This move downtown is
Mulefoot page 11-A

TRI-CITY AREA
Stylists at Grondins Hair
Centers in Almont and Imlay
City want to lend a hand to
the residents of Flint, whove
been impacted by an ongoing
water crisis.
Residents in Genesee
Countys largest city have
been subject to lead poisoning since state officials in
2014 switched Flints water
source from Detroit to the
Flint River. Untreated river
water caused lead from the
citys aging infrastructure to
leach into the water supply. A
number of residents, including many young children,
now have elevated levels of
lead in their systems. Children
under the age of 6 are especially vulnerable to lead poisoning, which can have a
critical effect on mental and
physical development.
Grondin stylists want to
help, says spokesperson
Stacey Town. In an effort to
do so, the Almont and Imlay
City locations will host a
Cut-A-Thon on Sunday,
Feb. 26. Town says other
Grondins Hair Centers will

Fun at library

Artists lauded

Family movie night, Lego club,

coloring for adults in Almont,
...see page 5-A

Almont High School students

earn recognition for work,

...see page 3-A

also participate.
In exchange for a haircut,
visitors can bring in a 24-pack
of water bottles; three onegallon jugs of water, or a 442
count package of baby wipes.
Cash donations for the cause
are also welcome. The donations will go to the Doyle
Rider Elementary School in
Flint.
Town says they chose the
location because her friend,
Sally (Steffler) Hogan teaches there and has expressed a
great need.
Not only do they need
water because of the lead but
they need water all year long
because their heating/cooling
system doesnt work and it is
90 degrees in the classroom
all the time, Town says.
One of our district managers
wanted to help so she brought
the Cut-A-Thon idea to the
table and we jumped on it!
Town says she and other
Grondins employees feel
strongly that the problem in
Flint is about more than
water.
This isnt just a Flint
problem it is a humanity
problem, Town says. We as
Sweet cuts page 11-A

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Dryden woman badly burned

By Tom Wearing

Tri-City Times Staff Writer

DRYDEN TWP.
Local law enforcement officers are investigating what
they believe to have been a
Dryden womans suicide

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The Lapeer Veteran
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Young artists lauded

By Tom Wearing

Tri-City Times Staff Writer

ALMONT It is said
that like beauty, art too can be
in the eyes of the beholder.
If that is the case, the
works of several Almont
High School artists were
beheld in high esteem by
judges
at
the
2016
Scholastic Art and Writing
Exhibition at the Macomb
Center for the Performing
Arts.
Almont artists to have
been acknowledged include:
Samantha Curlett, Gold
Key in painting; Ashleigh
Viaene, Gold Key Portfolio in
photography;
Alisa
Longley, Silver Key in photography; Brianne Gryspeerd,
Jacob Dzieszkowski and
Lydie
Eichsteadt,
Honorable Mentions in sculpture;
and
Samantha
Justice, Honorable Mention
in photography.
The honored artists are all
students of Lisa Wright,
Almont High Schools art
teacher.
The annual exhibition,
which opened Feb. 2 and runs
through Tuesday, Feb. 16, is
believed
to
be
the
largest and longest-running
recognition program for creative young people in the
United States.
More than 2,500 pieces of
student art were entered in the
regional program, during
which the exhibit is narrowed
down to 575 pieces. The top
award winners will be hon-

ored at Carnegie Hall in New

York City.
Wright expressed pride in
the efforts of her talented students, all of whom she
believes were deserving of
acknowledgement.
Im very proud of these
talented young people, said
Wright this week. It is an
enormous accomplishment to
be picked out of such a vast
field of entries.
When we had a chance
to view the show on Monday
evening, the quality of work
that our region is producing is
phenomenal.
Education in the arts
should be an integral part of
every students lives, Wright
believes. The arts engage
many parts of the brain and
creative thinking, problem
solving, risk taking and self
expression.
Everyone can participate
and should participate in the
arts, said Wright.
Several of the students
conveyed their personal pride
for having been recognized
by the judges.
Winning a gold key
award for a piece of work Ive
spent so long on has been
such a wonderful experience, said Samantha Curlett,
a high school senior. Seeing
my art displayed in such a
professional way has inspired
me to push myself further
towards a career in the arts.
Ive always wanted this type
of recognition for the art I put
my entire heart into.
Eleventh grader Jacob

Dzieszkowski said art has

afforded him opportunities to
express his innate creativity.
I create all my artwork
from found objects and none
of them are the same, said
Jacob. I have learned what to
and not do while creating my
projects.
Most of my process is
trial and error, he noted.
When other people see car
parts or junk, I see possibilities. A bolt is used to hold
something together, but I see
legs for an elephant.
Another senior, Ashleigh
Viaene, said art provides her a
means of personal expression
without using words.
I feel photographs capture a piece of mind without
directly saying something,
she said. The sight seen in
Esprit Adventure was overlooked by everyone I was
hiking with because they all
had their sights on the front of
the trail and the beautiful
mountains in front of them,
but my eyes seemed to wander behind them.
Iknew that this sight
spoke volumes and could all
be captured in one photograph.
Almont junior Alisa
Longley talked about the photographic elements she
applied to her award-winning
project.
My silver key photography award was based on a
project on double exposure,
she said. I learned how to
use special effects that I never
thought of using before.

Photo provided

Almont High School students earn recognition

This collage is representative of the student art pieces on display at Macomb

Center for the Arts.
The pictures came from
two different assignments,
said Alisa. The first from a
portrait assignment and the
second a landscape project. I
was inspired by the artist
Patrick Clair.
Clair is a noted director,
creative director and motion
designer from Los Angeles,
California.

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Dollar General on
its way to Dryden

Fun for kids, adults

is at Almont library

Adult coloring club, Family Movie

Night and new Lego Club on tap
By Catherine Minolli
Tri-City Times Editor

ALMONT There are

plenty of ways to shake off
the winter blahs at the Almont
District Library.

Show your colors

For adults looking to get

creative and relieve some
stress, an Adult Coloring club
meets every Wednesday at the
library from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Coloring
pages
and
colored pencils are provided,

The new LEGO club for

kids will begin on March
1 at the Almont library.
but visitors are welcome to
bring their own coloring
books and supplies. The gathering is an informal, drop-in
event, and all are welcome to
attend.

Site plan approved for 9,100

sq. ft. facility on Dryden Road

The big screen

Family fun is on tap during the librarys Family

Movie Night, which runs the
third or fourth Thursday of
each month, with plenty of
advance notice provided.
There is no charge to attend.
This months feature is
The Good Dinosaur, which
will be screened at 6 p.m. on
Thursday, February 25.
Library Director Kay Hurd
says the family-friendly event
has been a popular draw at the
library.
We started off with a
Polar Express party in
December, and we had about
35 to 40 people attend, she
says. Januarys film was
Transylvania 2 and it drew
about 25. Its a fun time for
families.
Visitors to Family Movie
Night are encouraged to wear
pajamas and bring a small pillow and blanket. Suggested
age is 3 years and up. Popcorn
and a beverage are provided
to each visitor.
Space is limited, advance
registration is required. Sign
up at the librarys front desk
or call 810-798-3100 to

By Maria Brown

Tri-City Times Assistant Editor

The Good Dinosaur will be featured at Family

Movie Night on Feb. 25 at the Almont library.
reserve a spot.
Tues., March 1 and runs for
Leggo my LEGOs
four weeks. Space is limited
Youngsters who are look- to 15 boys and girls per sesing to take part in a creative sion. Sign up at the librarys
and fun after school activity front desk or call 810-798wont want to miss the 3100 to reserve a spot. The
librarys new Lego Club.
Lego Club program is funded
Boys and girls ages 8-12 through a grant from the Four
are invited to attend the first County
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Feb. 27 fundraiser to assist Craig Wagner

Longtime Dryden resident

battles rare form of cancer
By Tom Wearing

Tri-City Times Staff Writer

DRYDEN Friends and

family of Craig Wagner Sr.
are rallying in support following his recent cancer diagnosis.
He has been diagnosed
with leiomyosarcoma, a rare
form of cancer.
A longtime resident of the
Dryden community, Craig
works the family farm, planting crops, raising cows and

Lapeer
trooper
awarded
By Maria Brown

Tri-City Times Assistant Editor

LAPEER Trooper
Aaron Locke, assigned to the
Michigan State Police,
Lapeer Post, was recently
recognized for his effective
patrol and investigative
efforts. On January 28, the
Cpl. Samuel A. Mapes Award
was bestowed on Locke and
other troopers from around
the state for exemplary service.
The annual award seeks
to honor troopers on patrol
who excel in looking past
the traffic stop identifying
more serious crimes and for
investigations whose outcome is closed by a felony
arrest, according to a press
release from the Michigan
State Police (MSP). Officials
note the award is not given
for a single investigation but
given to the top five percent
of troopers in each district for
outstanding work.
The award is named in
honor of the late Cpl. Sam
Mapes, one of the MSPs
early pioneers in criminal
patrol and investigation.
Mapes was killed in the line
of duty in 1927 when he was
shot by a rum runner during
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Developers have plans to
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The company had submitted several site plans for
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Arcadia man charged

for assault of landlord
By Maria Brown

Tri-City Times Assistant Editor

LAPEER A 37-yearold Arcadia

Township
man has been charged following accusations that he
assaulted his landlord last
week.

Kevin Getz was charged

with one count each of third
degree and fourth degree
criminal sexual conduct and
eventually released on a
$50,000 bond.
Getz, a village of Almont
employee, has been placed on
administrative leave.

Photo by Nick Pugliese

School board officers

to retain their seats
Capac officials set pay at $10 per meeting
Tri-City Times Assistant Editor

CAPAC Board officers will retain their seats for

another year. At their January
21 meeting, members elected
to keep Mike Lentz as
president, Bill Ellis as vice
president, Monica Standel as
secretary and Barry Geliske
as
treasurer.
Marie
Killingbeck will continue as
secretary pro-tem and Tom
Lottie will serve another year
as treasurer pro-tem. Jim
Crane maintains the title of
trustee.
All members will serve
on four committeesnegotiations/personnel,
policy,
finance and buildings and
grounds-as a committee of
the whole. Committee of the

whole meetings will be held

on the second Thursday of the
month with regular meetings
held on the third Thursday of
each month.
Members also took action
to set their own compensation
at $10 per meeting, not to
exceed 52 meetings per year.
In other board business:
members approved the
FFA State Convention trip to
East Lansing on March 8-11
and the Business Professionals
of America State Conference
in Grand Rapids on March
17-20.
approval was given to
the 2016-17 calendar.
approved spending more
than $48,000 in bond funds
for security camera hardware
and $17,000 worth of security
camera storage.

Grondin sentenced to life

23-year-old found guilty in 2011 murder
By Maria Brown

Tri-City Times Assistant Editor

LAPEER Last week,

Judge Nick Holowka sentenced Kenneth Carl KC
Grondin of Lapeer to life in
prison for the 2011 murder
of his girlfriend Andrea
Eilber.
The 23-year-old is not
eligible for parole, according
to a statement from Michigan
Attorney
General
Bill
Schuettes office.
Eilber, 20, of Otisville
was shot and killed in the
basement of a relatives home
in Lapeer County.
Today's
sentencing
brings an end to over four
years of waiting in limbo for

the Eilber family, said

Schuette.
In cases like this it is
always our mission to ensure
the family of a victim sees
justice and today that was
finally achieved.
Attorneys from Schuettes
office handled the case due to
a voluntary disqualification
by then-newly appointed
prosecutor Tim Turkelson. A
jury convicted Grondin of
first degree felony murder
following a three-week long
trial in October 2015.
His family claims KC did
not commit the crime. They
are working toward an appeal,
and have set up a website to
raise awareness about the
case, www.justice4kc.com.

Imlay man found dead

in Tuscola County
By Maria Brown

Tri-City Times Assistant Editor

TUSCOLA COUNTY
An Imlay City man was
found dead in a Denmark
Township home on January
30.
According to media
reports, 31-year-old Daren
Juopperi was discovered
by deputies who were

Members of Almonts Youth on Main Street committee pose for photo at historic elementary school during Saturdays Polar Palooza.

Youths host final event

at historic Almont school
Mild weather puts hold on some Polar Palooza activities
By Nick Pugliese

Tri-City Times Contributing Writer

ALMONT The third

annual Polar Palooza was
held at the historic former
Almont Elementary School
on Saturday, Feb. 6.
The event was organized
by the Almont Youth on Main
Street (YOMS) program, with
support from the Almont Park
Board and local businesses,
and is the last public event to
take place at the historic
school, which was sold last
week to Jim Novak of Novak
Supply & Equipment.
Though this years winter
weather has not been
favorable for outdoor activities, the event featured several indoor activities aimed at
providing children and their
parents with family-friendly
entertainment.
The Youth on Main Street
programs purpose is to
engage young people to create a community in which
they would choose to live.
YOMS achieves this goal by
inviting students, from freshmen to seniors, to participate
in and organize events, from
spring cleaning to other community building endeavors.
The student participants in
YOMS are urged to pursue
civic engagement, in the
hopes they will see the posi-

tive impact they have when

shaping the community.
This years Polar Palooza
was one such event, under the
guidance of Nancy Boxey,
director of the Almont
Downtown
Development
Authority (DDA).
In Michigan and elsewhere, young people are
moving out to more millennial-type communities, so by
allowing them to understand
and feel that sense of
connection, theyll want to
stay, Boxey says.
YOMS was created by the
Almont DDA three years ago,
and currently has more than
15 active members.
On Saturday, YOMS
members hosted arts and craft
tables, food and drinks, family movies, and games in the
gym.
Outdoor
events
were planned, but unfortunately had to be cancelled due
to weather. Last years event
featured ice skating and a
warming tent, though this
years mild winter prevented
such outdoor activities from
being feasible.
This is meant more as a
family event, Boxey says,
YOMS figures that by
starting with younger kids,
that will evolve to more
volunteerism in adults.
The concessions and food
table were run by Almont

Photo by Nicholas Pugliese

By Maria Brown

Members of Almont High Schools sophomore

class host concession stand at Polar Palooza on
Saturday.
High Schools sophomore
class. Money raised in
food sales will be used to help
fund next years junior prom.
Boxey says she is grateful
to have been able to host the
Polar Palooza at the historic
elementary school.
Almont
Community
Schools have really bent
over backwards to help the
Youth on Main Street, because
we need their partnership,
Boxey says. They have been
a great partner.
Though the school building will no longer be an option
for events, YOMS and
Boxey plan to continue with

Polar Palooza in the years to

come, though next years
location has not been identified yet.
Every year we try to add
something new, Boxey says,
and after the event, we have
a debriefing meeting with the
students to talk about the
event, to talk about what
worked, what didnt work,
what they liked or didnt like,
and plan for next year.
While YOMS members
and Boxey have enjoyed the
milder winter, they hope that
next year will provide some
snow to make 2017s Polar
Palooza the best one yet.

responding to the residence

for an unrelated domestic
assault.
A 34-year-old Lapeer
man, Eric Cook, was taken
into custody at the scene and
faces charged unrelated to
Juopperis death.
A message left with the
Tuscola County Sheriffs
Department was not returned
by press time.

IMLAY CITY Contestants and spectators are

invited to take part in a Cornhole Tournament on Saturday,
Feb. 20 at the Knights of Columbus Hall.
Registration starts at noon. Cost is $20 per person.
Official ACO rules apply and cash payouts will be given
to the winners. Refreshments will be available for purchase and a DJ will provide live music until 11 p.m.
Raffles are also planned. Proceeds benefit the Knights of
Columbus.
For more information, contact Danny Guerrero at
(810) 656-3107 or daniel.guerrero3@gmail.com.

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Letters to the Editor

Lesson from Iowa: take nothing for granted

dramatically change their
lives for the worse.
For the most part the
mainstream press, as well as
the Republican Party, are dismissing Sanders as kind of a
joke and that Clinton will be
the nominee. Sanders is just
someone to make the race a
little interesting. However,
what if he wins the nomination? Sanders opposes every
value that has made this country great and a capitalistic
economy that has brought
more people out of poverty
and into a lifestyle that people

Our Opinion

FOIA exemptions
need to change

t a legislative luncheon during the

Michigan Press Association
Convention two weeks ago, Governor
Rick Snyder said he will take a look at the
current Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
exemption for his office and that of state legislators, and we hope he does more than just
look.
Michigan is one of just two states in the
union where the governors office is exempt
from FOIA requests, and among just four
where state legislators communications are
exempt as well. This must change. Taxpaying
citizens of our state expect and deserve transparency at the top, as well as all levels of government which are already subject to FOIA
requests.
Taxpayers have a right to know who is
communicating with the states top executive,
how often and in what regard, at all times,
unless of course it is a matter of national security. By the same token, citizens deserve transparency with regard to communications
involving our state representatives, considering their salaries consist of our hard-earned tax
dollars.
Governor Snyder acknowledged that the
states unique situation with regard to the
FOIA exemptions is an active topic, adding
that he would move toward completing an
analysis on the best practices of other states
and discuss the results with his legislative
partners. We hope so. This is a situation the
governor and our state legislators can remedy
with relative ease. In light of the Flint water
crisis, and even the Courser/Gamrat sexcapade, we feel strongly that there is no better
time than now to do so. Michiganders deserve
transparency at all levels of state government.

around the world would love

to experience. Yet here we see
college students, young
adults, college professors
and those radicals who wish
to destroy our economic system, cheering wildly for
Bernie.
We are seeing the result
of radicals of the late 60s and
early 70s having infiltrated
our institutions of higher
learning as professors or college administrators and essentially brainwashing the students they are supposed to be
teaching.
The Republicans, rather
than speak out about the
threat to our country if
Sanders is elected or the danger associated with someone
as untrustworthy as Clinton

as president, would prefer to

direct all of their fire at each
other arguing over such silly
things as whether Ted Cruzs
birth place denies him the
opportunity to be president. I
think the lesson from Iowa is
to take nothing for granted.
Seven years ago an unknown,
inexperienced community
organizer named Obama
came from nowhere to win
the presidency. Republicans
need to stop ripping on each
other and instead focus on the
goal which is to elect a
Republican as president as
well as a Republican congress
so that we can begin to undo
the harmful policies of
Obama.
John L. Lengemann
Imlay City

Free IC ballgames Feb. 12

Imlay City Community
Schools would like to extend
a warm invitation to its
Community
Basketball
Night at Imlay City High
School this Friday, Feb. 12.
Visitors will be admitted free
to both varsity events. Girls
tip off is at 6 p.m.; boys tip
off is at 7:30 p.m. Both teams
are playing against Yale.
Imlay City Schools hosts

the event as a way to say

thank you to the community
for its continued support of
the districts academic and
athletic programs. Admission
is free.
Please join us in cheering
on our Spartans as they take
on the visiting Yale Bulldogs.
Imlay City
Community Schools
Imlay City

County needs Guerrero DeLuca

Let me see if I understand
this, Mr. Howell is against
raising minimum wage. He
wants to deregulate environmental protection, and
the
Department
of
Environmental quality. He
wants us to work at jobs
that dont pay enough to
afford a decent home or
transportation, drink dirty

water, and breathe polluted

air. He wants to take us back
to 1950.
I believe the people of
Lapeer county want to go forward. The people of Lapeer
county
need
Margaret
Guerrero DeLuca to lead us
forward to a better future.
Don Klein
North Branch

High Almont gas prices

I would like to know why
in Almont we have such high
gas prices? You can go 10
miles to Romeo and its
like 10 to 15 cents cheaper. I
dont
understand
that.
Why cant the gas stations

in Almont give us a break?

I will drive the 10 miles
to get the best price for
sure.
Name withheld upon
request
Almont

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Local government in action an inspiration

G

ee, that sounds like a

good thing to write an
editorial about, I say to my
good friend and colleague
Tom Tommy Boy Wearing.
Yeah, he grins. it
does, doesnt it...
Hilarity ensues. Were
both laughing. Its an inside
joke and Tommy Boy is
making the most of it. Im
the one tasked with writing
the editorials most
weeks, and
Iknow
Tom is up
to his eyeballs and
then some
in writing
assign ments. The
last thing

he needs is
to have
editorial writing put on his
long list of assignments.
But I will say his comments are worth editorializing about. I cant write one
myself because I wasnt
there. Idont have the full
scoop on the situation, which
occurred at a meeting of the
Berlin Township Planning
Commission last week.
Tommy Boys attendance
there was twofold: As a
reporter, and a resident who
would be affected by the
issue on the table.

The former CSB Bank

location on Capac Road has
been sold. I was bummed
when CSB decided to close
that branch, as I used it frequently on the way down
south to see the folks. But
business is business, and I
have no doubt CSBs decision to close that particular
branch was well founded.
The person who bought
the building and surrounding
11 acres came before the
planning commission with a
request to rezone the property from commercial to light
industrial. His intention was
to put a few CNC machines
inside where his son could
engineer parts and ship them
out.
Tom received notice of
the proposed zoning change
because he lives semi-nearby.
The last time there was a
request before the board
regarding that particular
piece of property, the town
hall was packed because of
the subject matter. The prospective buyer wanted to
open a crematorium there,
and people who lived nearand not so nearby didnt like
the idea one bit. It was
nipped in the bud, and all
was quiet on the former bank
site front.
With a nose for news, as
they say, Tommy Boy rightly
decides to check it out when

Photo by Ronald J. Kazmierczak

What lessons can we

learn from the primary in
Iowa? Hillary Clinton barely
edged an old, incompetent
Socialist
senator
from
Vermont. When one watched
the crowds in attendance to
hear Sanders it appeared the
bulk of the people present
were young, perhaps 30 and
under. People who grew up
being educated by far left
leaning teachers and professors and who have little
understanding
of
how
Socialism, if implemented by
the election of Sanders, would

he gets the notice of the

rezoning request. So he does.
It was really an illustration of the best of local government meetings, he says
as hes pulling on his jacket
to go get carry out for himself and Paula. I mean people listened to each other. No
one raised their voice and
everyone got their points
across without getting angry
or upset.
This is good, particularly
since the petitioners request
was turned down. And thats
not all.
The planning commission handled things really
well...very professionally.
They didnt let things go on
and on...they conveyed their
position with respect.
Everyone was respectful of
each other, he says.
Again I say this would be
a great editorial subject. And
again Tommy Boy agrees
and we laugh. Its not that
local municipal meetings
around the area get out of
hand very often, but there
has been a time or two where
things have gotten very heated and people have yelled
and cursed and stormed out.
Thereve also been
instances where the agenda
items are about as exciting as
watching grass growand
no more complexbut
somehow the meetings drag

on and on, hijacked by someone in the audience speaking

out of turn.
The most common model
we encounter in our coverage
area is local elected or
appointed officials taking
care of the mundane stuff of
doing business, and keeping
their municipality running
smoothly in the black. Or
making decisions based on
Master Plans and whatnot
not always super exciting,
but necessary.
They rarely hear about
what a great job they do.
Like this business, sometimes you only hear about it
when youve done something
wrong or inadvertently ticked
someone off in the course of
doing your job.
So even though I wasnt
there and wouldnt feel right
trying to write an editorial
about the cordial and professional tone set by Berlin
Township residents and officials at the meeting, I can
write what Iknow. And that
is my stellar colleagues honest, unsolicited yet seasoned
observation that what happened last Thursday was a
great example of local government and residents interacting in a way that the system was designed for. I think
thats pretty cool.
Email Catherine at
cminolli@pageone-inc.com.

VFW Post 2492 Sr. Vice Commander Phil Hunkele

and member Robert Judd with metal ramp installed
at Fr. Matt Kafkas home in Imlay City. Not pictured
is member Robert Conrad, who helped with the
project.

VFW thanks Robert Roy Jr.

Hes down to the 20, hes
down to the 10...and touchdown for Robert Roy Jr.!
Over the Superbowl
weekend there was another
game going on, and that
game was respect and helping thy neighbor.
In August of 2013, Robert
Roy Sr. passed away and
medical equipment he had
was not being used. VFW
Post 2492 asked Robert
Roy Jr. if they could get the
items and offer them to a
member in need. Robert
Roy Jr. donated to the VFW
Post a metal ramp, wheelchair, and other things that
Fr. Matt Kafka needs to get
in and out of his house in
Imlay City.
VFW Post 2492 Senior
Vice Commander Phillip

Hunkele, Service Officer

Robert Conrad, and VFW
member Robert Judge got
together and got the donated
items from Robert Roy Jr.
and took them to Fr. Kafkas
house to help him. Once
again, this was veterans helping other veterans in their
time of need, and when they
need it most.
From VFW Post 2492,
the members say thank you
to Robert Roy Jr. for his generosity in donating the items
that Fr. Kafka needed to help
his daily life. BZ (Bravo
Zulu) Robert Roy Jr. BZ.
Very respectfully,
Ronald J. Kazmierczak
Post Historian
Acting Chaplain
VFW Post 2492
Imlay City

St. Clair 4-H auction

The St. Clair County 4-H
Council Auction is on
Saturday, February 27, at the
Community Building at
Goodells County Park. Its a
fun and friendly place to
bring a few friends and get
into the spirit of 4-H by bidding on some great items that
have been donated.
The doors open at 9 a.m.
auction begins at 10 a.m.,
auctioneer is John Tomaschko
from JRT Thumb Auctioneers,
LLC. It will include items
such as collectibles, handmade items, gift certificates
and gift baskets too. A silent
auction will also be held
simultaneously. Bidding is
fun and there is something
for everyone. Funds raised at
this event will be used by the
4-H Council to support local
4-H events, workshops,
member and volunteer schol-

arships and purchase program resources. Concessions

will be available at the
event.
There are a number of
ways in which you can support the program by donating
items or services, making a
monetary donation and of
course attending the auction,
and placing your bids for
items of interest to you. If
you have an item to donate
please bring it to the MSU
Extension office at 200 Grand
River Avenue, Suite 102,
Port Huron.
For donations or questions, please contact me at
the MSU Extension office at
(810) 989-6935.
Lori Warchuck
MSU Extension
4-H Youth
Program Coordinator
Port Huron

No need for more speed

The Michigan House of
Representatives will soon be
voting on a package of bills
aimed to increase the speed
limits on Michigans roadways. As a leading traffic
safety
advocate, AAA
Michigan has serious concerns with the legislation.
This proposal could
potentially increase the speed
limit to 80 mph. We recognize the need for a speed
limit that keeps all traffic
moving at a safe rate, but do
we really want large commercial vehicles traveling at
speeds of 70 mph and cars
driving at 80 mph? Given the
current conditions of our
roadways, we question the
safety of traveling the current
speed limit let alone driving
at increased speeds.
An additional concern
with increased speeds is driv-

er distraction. More than

ever, drivers are faced with
numerous distractions in the
vehiclecell phones, texting, GPS, the list continues
to grow. The reaction time of
a distracted driver will be
reduced even further if they
are driving 80 mph.
Proponents will argue individuals are already driving
faster than the posted speed
limit and people tend to drive
at a speed which they feel
comfortable. We are also
concerned about the negative
effect a speed limit increase
will have on newly-licensed
drivers and senior drivers.
We commend the House
Transportation Committee
for incorporating the requirement of a safety study into
the bills at our suggestion,
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American and Almont

history in own backyard

All the Liblong day..

Ancestry.com, he was still in

the Army in the Philippines
in the 1900 census. In 1910
he married Anna L. Edison in
Port Huron. He was a switchman on the railroad and died
on August 28, 1930 in
Chicago, Illinois and is
interred in Rosehill cemetery
there.
All interesting, I thought.
But then Tim added the kicker. He told me that these
Almonters and other troops
that were to be sent off to the
Spanish-American War were
sent from Michigan to a
training camp called Camp
Alger. The camp was named
for then-Secretary of War
Russell A. Alger, who had
been a Brigadier General in
the Civil War and Governor
of Michigan. Tim told me
that Camp Alger was located
inDunn Loring, Virginia! I

according to Private
Howland, Camp Alger
wasnt the garden spot of the
world. In a letter to his fiance, Zoe Sarepta Smith, he
said:
Upon arrival at Camp
Alger, letter writing by the
light of a candle set in the
handle of a bayonet stuck in
the ground. They marched us
into a wilderness about eight
miles from civilization.
This was Dunn Loring.
We were given a small
piece of salt pork and potato
with hardtack for supper but
nothing for dinner. In about a
month we will have starved
people in the U.S. Army if
they dont do better, he
wrote.
Michigander Corporal
Ernest J. Stillwell, Company
K of the 33rd, described
Camp Alger in great detail.

Secretary of War and

Michigan
Governor
Russell A. Alger.
and firing.
Orders came to raise
bunks one foot from the
ground, which we did by
means of driving crotched
posts into the ground and
laying logs upon them either
way, filling in with bark,
leaves and straw.
On Sunday, June 19,
orders came for a forced
march to the Potomac, fifteen
miles away. It was our hardest march. The brigade was
in heavy marching order, and
the weather was terrible. The
march was conducted like a

Photo provided

Editors note: This is the

first in a two part series.
nyone who has read All
the Liblong day over
the years knows that Im an
American history buff and
have been since childhood. I
visit as many historical sites
as I can, often traveling great
distances to get to them. I
now live in Dunn Loring,
Virginia, just west of
Washington, D.C. This area
is historical heaven to a guy
like me.
The Manassas battlefield,
site of the first major battle
of the Civil War, is about 20
minutes from here. Antietam
and Gettysburg are just over
an hour. Of course, the White
House, Capitol, Supreme
Court, Fords Theater and
countless
monuments are
in the
nations
capital
only minutes away
from my
house.
Rick Liblong
Late
last year,
former Almonter Tim Juhl
sent me an email telling me
that his grandfather, Arthur
B. Howland, had served in
the Spanish-American War
along with another Almonter,
Charles E. Fisher. Howland
was in the 33rd Michigan
Volunteer Infantry and Fisher
in the 34th. There were 16
other men from Lapeer
County in the war.*
Arthur Howland, son of
Charles and Mary Howland
born October 31, 1871 in
Almont, attended Almont
schools and Oberlin College.
He had three daughters who
survived to adulthood, Mrs.

The art of
stacking books

Troops at Camp Alger, Dunn Loring, VA.

The train reached Dunn

Loring, Virginia, May 30.
The troops disembarked at
once and marched to Camp
Alger, three miles distant.
The weather was very warm,
the roads dusty, and our
throats were parched with
thirst. The regiment marched
to a thick growth of underbrush, where orders to make
camp were received.
This was not the young
soldiers vision of Camp
Alger.
We had expected to camp
on a grassy plot beside the
Potomac River and not in a
wilderness. But although disheartened, the soldiers went
to work with a will and soon
a respectable camp was
cleared. About sundown
rations were issued, the first
Dunn Loring Rail Station stood a few hundred since 9 a.m.
yards south of authors house.
Before rifles were
received, the guards in our
American War by Noel
quarter of the camp carried
Elza Redmond (Marion),
Garraux Harrison describing big clubs when on patrol
Mrs. Gordon Gould
in great detail how in 1898,
duty, and some lively inci(Beverly) and Mrs. George
1,400 acres were turned into dents occurred between the
Juhl (Tims mom, Maxine,
a huge training center for the guards and citizens or smart
my first-grade teacher).
soldiers who tried to cross
After the war Arthur and his U.S. Army Second Corps.
To more than 23,000 sol- the line without passes.
wife Zoe (Smith) also from
Almont, pioneered for a few diers from 16 states, includ- The 34th Michigan regiment
ing Michigan, this camp
arrived in camp June 7.
years in eastern Washington
became their summer home. When on the march each solbefore returning to Detroit.
Arthur went to work for The Inside the book was a map of dier carries half a tent,
the camp. The northern edge stakes etc., in addition to the
Ford Motor Company in
was just outside of my back
usual load of blanket, haver1916, retiring in 1946. He
yard!
sack, canteen, rifle and
died in 1948 and is interred
The 33rd and 34th
ammunition, about 65
alongside Zoe in Hough
Michigan Infantry units were pounds in all.
Cemetery in Almont.
set up across Gallows Road
Rifles were issued June
Charles E. Fisher was
from each other in the camp. 10, and from then on came
born in Almont on January
This was about three miles
hard drilling in the manual
10, 1881 to George and Ida
from my house. Apparently,
of arms, especially loading
Fisher. According to
Photo provided

didnt know that even though

there is a historical marker
about it not far from here. I
never noticed it.
Sure enough. I bought a
book entitled City of
Canvas: Camp Russell A.
Alger and The Spanish-

march through the enemys

country, with advance and
rear guards, flankers, etc.
The dust was almost
unendurable, the water in the
canteens became hot, and
when the Potomac was
reached, the boys had a big
taste of what it means to be a
soldier.
We pitched our tents on
the bank of the beautiful
river, where we expected to
stay a few days; but early the
next morning we were
ordered to bathe in the river,
and as soon as breakfast was
over, to prepare to return to
Camp Alger.
A defining event in Camp
Alger was the typhoid fever
epidemic. There were 71
deaths and the camp was all
but abandoned in August,
1898.
In Part II well follow the
Almonters and other U.S.
forces to the war zone in
Cuba.
*Note: In addition to
Fisher and Howland, men
from Lapeer County included: Louis E. Axford, Attica;
Ralph Churchill, Burnside;
Donald McKinley, Dryden;
Ray S. Garter and Dewey E.
Pierson, Hadley; Loren C.
Scramlin, Elmer Shumar,
Harry J. Snelling, Marcus C.
Ware, George B. Wilber, J.
Trimm, Imlay City; Francis
C. Kelley, Frank J. Robinson,
George Shram, Jas. Van
Horn, Lapeer, and Ralph E.
Bell, Otter Lake.
Email Rick at
rick.liblong@cox.net.

Just a little parable to think about

utside, the sun peeks out

between a couple of
menacing layers of clouds.
The pre-Superbowl banter
on morning TV yields this
profound prediction
(tongue-in-cheek of course)
from
someone
when
asked who
he expects
will win:
The
Denver
Panthers.
A lit
tle more
fluff from

morning
TV, and I
switched to the radiomy
lowly little, very crackly
over-the counter, under-the
kitchen cupboard one which
gets in one station (WMPC

1230 AM); and so far Ive

already heard enough good
stuff to make me not care
that the clouds have totally
hidden the sun.
Love without truth is
too soft. Truth without love
is too hard.
Lee Strobel, Yale Law
School grad, atheist, who
set out to systematically
disprove Gods existence
and ended up instead finding
a relationship with Jesus
Christ, was quoting John
Stott.
He went on to quote
Philip Yancey: There is
nothing you can do to make
God love you any more.
There is nothing you can do
to make Him love you any
less.
That's one of the little
things I heard so faron
Focus on the Family. Before

that, I heard an interview of

author Christy Fay as she
told about the book,
ReclaimedUncovering
Your Worth, which was
hatched in her mind when
her little son wanted to help
her during a mundane
moment in the kitchen.
Mom of four youngsters,
she used naptime every day
for her writing time, and the
bookjust published along
with a study guideis the
result.
And here is the best thing
I heard all morning. I probably wont tell it exactly as it
was told to the radio audience, but I will relay it interfaced with the backdrop of
my experience.
A little girl and her
daddy had a very warm
relationship. Her favorite gift
from him was a string of

faux pearls. (Because of my

age, the picture which
jumped out of my memory
bank was of pop beads. Can
anyone else relate?) One
night, at bedtime, she said,
I love you, Daddy.
More than the beads
I gave you?
Ummm...
Can I have them back?
Ooohhh, Daddy...
Next morning, she came
to him and handed them
back to him. Yes, Daddy. I
love you even more than the
beads.
The next time the father
went on a business trip, he
returned with a string of real
pearls to replace the baubles
she had handed over to him.
Just a little parable to
think about this week.
Email Willene at
willenetanis@aol.com.

ou learn some interesting things about a person when you open books
theyve left behind. As students, their doodles and
poetry on front and end
pages give them away. You
sense a hint of angst or
adventure in mantras like
California here I come!
I didnt know my belated
father-in-law took that
trip until yesterday when I
selected a textbook from his
collections titled Molders of
American Thought. I was
unaware he attended college
until I spied the mottled
green book cover pasted
with Wayne State pennants.
Heres a quote from E.F.
Orr, published in 1933.
Data have always come to
us in greater quantities than
what we could use and without any effort on our part. In
fact, most of us have to take
refuge in secluded places to
avoid being harassed by the
great volume of them.
Oh, I could spend a
month in seclusion with the
timeless tome.
I found another textbook
titled Better Speech by
Woolbert and Weaver with
M.R. Underwood 12-A
1936 inscribed. Dads printing is a fine hand with a
scroll under SEHS,
Southeastern High School in
Detroit. Im glad he was
mindful to date his books.
What a privilege to hold
these archives today.
In Better Speech, Dad
wrote quotation marks
around Speechis a key
which opens our minds and
hearts to one another. If a
man lived in complete isolation he would never need
any means of communication and he would never
learn to speak.
Thirteen years after his
passing, I regret again my
father-in-law didnt share his
education and lifes experiences with his children. This
was typical of our parents
generation. Neither my
father or father-in-law spoke
about the War.

Dear Reader, now my

father-in-laws books are
talking to me. What fun to
find his signature inside
Direct-Method Materials
for Gregg Shorthand. This
explains the strange scribbling on end pages of several
other
books
from that
time.
Remember
the tedium
of college
studies
and lectures?

Only
an Irish

Boy by
Horatio
Alger, published in 1874, is
the oldest book I found. It
called my name in Irish
brogue. For Frank, Xmas
1894 is penciled on a front
end page. Frank was my
father-in-laws uncle. I met
the funny, old man once.
I had three piles of books
to box when my sister-inlaw, Mary, entered the room.
I really like the colors of
those books stacked like
that, she said. Good eye, I
thought. She found several
vintage books with subjects
of interest and played with
stacking them. Ill decorate
the house with these.
Today Ive been playing
with my new old books,
reading bits here and there,
stacking them, admiring their
beautiful spines, works of art
inside out. Tis my delight to
share a poem Dad copied on
the front page of Three
Centuries of American
Poetry and Prose, his 10-A
English class.
Books are keys to wisdoms treasure;
Books are gates to lands
of pleasure;
Books are paths that
upward lead;
Books are friends, come
let us read.
Email Iris at
irisleeun@gmail.com.

Editors note: The following guest column regarding St. Clair County Health
Departments response to the
Flint water crisis was submitted by Annette
Mercatante, MD, MPH.
Mercatante is the medical
health officer at the St. Clair
County Health Department.
She may be reached at
amercatante@
hd.stclaircounty.org
ead has always been a
major public health
issue. The situation in Flint
highlights the importance of
lead prevention and good
communication to avoid the
negative effects of exposure.
In St. Clair County the
majority of lead poisoning
cases are in young children
who have ingested lead
through a paint source in
homes built before 1978.
Young children often put
their hands and objects in
their mouths, putting them
more at risk for swallowing
lead dust or paint chips.
Other sources include;
soil surrounding homes from
flaking exterior lead based
paint; food stored in imported ceramic dishes or pottery;
imported cosmetics; folk
medicine; and sometimes
workplace exposure in leadrelated industries. It is recommended that anyone
under age 6 years old, as
well as those at risk from
household or occupational
exposure, receive blood lead
testing.
In St. Clair County, only
24.7% of children under the
age of six were tested for
lead in 2014. Of those tested, 0.8% (23 children) had
confirmed blood lead level
(BLL) >5 ug/dl (MI rate in

2014 was1.9%). All blood

lead levels are reported to
the Michigans Healthy
Homes and Lead Poisoning
Surveillance System and we
(St Clair County Health
Department-SCCHD) review
them on a regular basis. The
SCCHD then responds with
nursing and environmental
home visits for high lead
levels. We have an XRF
lead-based paint analyzer for
testing in homes and a
licensed lead inspector to
conduct home visits.
Families with blood
lead levels of 20 or above
are referred to the State Lead
Program for Elevated Blood
Level (EBL) evaluation and
possible assistance with
abatement of the home. The
SCCHD can also provide
community outreach/education at various venues. To
inquire about speaking
engagements contact (810)
987-5300.
Recently we met with
municipal water treatment
plant operators and reviewed
their process for providing
safe drinking water to their
service areas. We shared
important surveillance information about lead testing
and prevention strategies for
the community. Most importantly we agreed on a method of communication that
will facilitate accurate information and response to concerned citizens.
Overall, it is apparent
that in St. Clair County very
little lead exposure is
through water. Water leaving
our water treatment facilities
does not contain lead.
However, lead can be intro-

Honest Living . . .

Know the risks for

lead poisoning

Risks page 10-A

Page 10-A-TRI-CITY TIMES-FEBRUARY 10, 2016

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Firefighters from Almont,

Imlay City, Dryden and
Bruce Township responded Monday (Feb. 8) morning to this house fire on
Main Street in downtown
Almont. FIrefighters said
the fire damage was concentrated in the area near
the chimney on the north
side of the home. The residents were reportedly not
at home when neighbors
noticed smoke coming
from the house shortly
before 9 a.m. Though an
official cause had not been
determined, firefighters
said it appeared the fire
began in the area of the
chimney. There was no
damage estimate available.

Risks: lead poisoning

from page9-A
duced into the distribution
system from old pipes and
connections. Lead can be
found in some older water
taps, interior water pipes or
pipes connecting a house to
the water main in the street.
The only way to know if
there is lead in your homes
water is to have your water
tested. For information on
water testing, contact your
local water treatment facility
or call our Environmental
Health Division (810) 9875306. To learn more about

the water quality in your

area, visit the website of
your local water treatment
facility and read the water
quality Consumer
Confidence Report.
Working together can
reduce the risk of lead
exposure. Educating ourselves about our risks and
taking the right steps to
respond is critical. One
important area of improvement is to test more of our
children under 6 years old
for lead. Visit our website
www.scchealth.co to
learn more.

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Editors note: The following guest column was

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Almont house fire

Letters continued:
from page 8-A
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IMLAY
TWP.

Michael Guerin has been

appointed to fill a trustee
vacancy on the Imlay
To w n s h i p
board.
Board members
took
action
to
bring Guerin
on board at
t h e i r
February 3
work session.
Michael
He succeeds
Guerin
Melanie
Priehs who took over the
reigns as township treasurer
following the departure of
Debra Burns.
Guerin has served for the
past three years on the townships planning commission.

Hes a lifelong Imlay City

area resident, having grown
up in Attica Township.
Guerin and his family
wife, Stephanie and children
Vincent,
Maxwell
and
Rosaliehave resided in
Imlay Township since 2009.
He works as a commercial loan and business development officer for Tri-County
Bank.
I am excited and humbled to have this opportunity
to serve our neighbors
throughout the township,
Guerin said.
My goal is to be a contributor to the fulfillment of
Imlay Townships vision to
create more value, longterm sustainability and
core growth to better the living, learning, and working
experiences of all our citizens.

Jennifer Webb gives a trim to Erica Meier at the

Imlay City Grondins Hair Center. The centers are
hosting a water drive in exchange for a haircut to
help Flint residents through the water crisis.

Sweet cuts: Grondins

reach out to help Flint
from page 1-A
humans have to care about
our fellow humans and do
what we can. There are not
just adults affected but children, babies, unborn babies
and the elderly. We all as a
human race need to step up
and help one another!
In addition to the Feb. 26
Cut-A-Thon, Grondins Hair
Centers will accept donations
throughout the month of
February and offer discounts
on services. Patrons who
bring in water or baby wipes
will receive $5 off of a color,
cut, or perm.
We want people of Flint
to know that there are people
all over that care for them and
want to help them have clean
water, Town says. We take
that luxury of clean water for

granted and obviously even

in the US that isnt always the
case and the crisis in Flint is
awful.
Town says Grondins is
Michigans hometownand
home grownhair salon and
as such is aiming to give back
to the communities they
serve.
We have been here for
over 40 years. We want to
give back and many of our
salons are in Genesee
County, Town says. Please
help us help Flint families.
Grondins Hair Center in
Almont is located at 884 N.
Van Dyke Rd. Call 810-7980110 for more information.
The Imlay City Grondins
Hair Center is located at 2052
S. Cedar Street. Call 810724-1433 for more information.

Party on: Lego Block

Party in Imlay this Sat.
from page 1-A
encouraged to stop by the
other businesses taking part
in the Lego Block Party.
To encourage downtown
shopping, all customers that
spend more than $20 at a participating merchant between
Feb. 8-13 are eligible to win a
Lego kit valued at $75.
The names of two lucky
winners will be randomly
drawn from a list of eligible
entries and announced on
Tuesday, Feb. 16
Participating merchants
include: Imlay City Cleaners,
CCs Computer Repair &
Website Services, Imlay City
Hardware, Lil Bit of
Everything, Bible Book Store
of Imlay City, Jaliscos,
Creations Floral, Kellys Pet
Salon, Nicks Warehouse,
Kempfs Imlay City Florist,
Evies Hair Salon, Next Level
Tatoo, Gem & Diamond

Specialists, Pizza Machine,

Nachos Taco House, Bee
Gees Shoes, The Print Shop
and Imlay City Family Hair
Care.
Lego Movie at Heritage
Topping off the days fun,
kids and adults are invited to
a free showing of the hit film,
Lego Movie, at Imlay Citys
Heritage Church, located in
the former Cinemas III
Theater building.
Doors open at 3 p.m.,
with the movie to be shown at
3:30 p.m. Movie seating will
be limited to 175 people.
DDADirector
Dana
Walker thanked Heritage
Church and Toth Properties
for their support of the event.
For questions or more
information about the Lego
Block Party, contact DDA
Director Dana Walker at the
Imlay City Hall at 810-7242135.

Tim Lintz, director of the Lapeer County Tea Party, addresses audience gathered for the 82nd District
State House candidates forum at the Mayfield Township Hall last Tuesday.

Forum: Candidates share thoughts before election

from page 1-A

like.
2. Education. Common
Core has gotta go, its a disaster. Let parents decide how
to educate their children.
Q. What is your
position on the proposed
mining operation at the
Boy Scout camp in
Metamora?
Guerrero
DeLuca:
Opposed to the proposal in
Metamora.
Howell: Opposed to the
proposal in Metamora.
Spilker: Hold the mining
company liable for damage to
adjoining properties should it
be approved.
Q. In light of the situation in Flint and other
areas, would you revisit the
idea of emergency managers?
Guerrero DeLuca: Yes.
Citizens voted to repeal the
act (PA 4), it should be
repealed. Should we have
emergency
managers?
Absolutely not.
Howell: Willing to take
a look at the statute. It has a
long history in the state and is
not a partisan issue. It has
had some successes and failures.
The situation in Flint is not an indictment of emergency managers, it is an indictment of
government from the top to
the bottom...a failure on the
governors part and on down
the line.
Spilker: I grew up in
Goodrich and work in
Genesee County and see the
water trucks. The problem is
all this power is in the governments hands. Water is not
a monopoly. There is no competition.
Q. With regard to the
Flint water crisis, if you
were in charge, what would

you do?
Guerrero DeLuca: Fire
people (in government positions). In the private sector
employees who were not performing their jobs would be
fired; the same should happen in government. She
would also demand an investigation by the Department of
Justice, overseen by the federal government.
Howell: An independent council has been
appointed with no connection
to the situation to conduct a
careful analysis. Solving the
problem is the real issue. We
have a responsibility as a
people, but it is going to cost
a lot of money to replace the
old lead water lines. Millions
upon millions upon millions...We have to find a way
to pay the bills. It is one more
drain we have to face, but we
have to deal with it.
Spilker: Take the power
away from government and
put it in our hands. She
would create a free market
with multiple water providers
to choose from. The free
market handles things the
best.
Q. What is your position on increasing the minimum wage?
Guerrero
DeLuca:
There is a misunderstanding
about those who are earning
minimum wage that it is
mostly high schoolers in the
job force. Eighty percent of
those earning minimum wage
are over 20; 70% are single
moms raising their families,
working two jobs to make
ends meet. People have to
be able to afford a house to
pay for city services to keep
cities vital and operating in
the black.
Howell: The minimum
wage has been recently

increased. I am not in favor

of another increase, and do
not support a $15 minimum
wage.
Spilker: Let the market
determine the wage. When
the minimum wage is raised,
it prices unskilled workers
out of the market. People
need to learn more skills to
make more money.
Q. What is your position on gun control? Would
you support more regulations or work to reduce
them?
Guerrero DeLuca: I
support the 2nd amendment.
Common sense decisions:
are required regarding the
issue.
Howell: I believe in the
U.S. Constitution and support the 2nd Amendment. I
would look at any proposal
that is reasonable but am
reluctant to adopt more regulations.
Spilker: I am pro gun
rights. People who favor
gun control put guns in control of the government. I
would address the mental
health needs in society. We
need to educate all people for
safe use of guns and for spotting mental illness.
Q. Currently schools
are legally considered gun
free zones, what is your
position on that?
Guerrero
DeLuca:
There is current legislation
in the works to remove all
gun free zones. I am opposed
to allowing guns in schools,
but there have been no polls
taken of the citizens. What do
you want? I would advocate
for whatever the citizens
want, regardless of how Ifeel
about it.
Howell: Open carry is
currently allowed in schools,
concealed carry is not. It

ought to be changed. Open

carry can be frightening to
children, concealed carry
would be a better option.
Spilker: I see both sides
of the issue and understand
seeing guns can be frightening to children. If kids are
raised around guns they are
more familiar with them.
Its more important to recognize the signs of mental
illness.
Other questions included:
Term limitsHowell
supports them, Guerrero
DeLuca believes the people
should decide, and Spilker
agrees.
The
Freedom
of
Information Act exemption
of the governors and legislators offices. All three candidates would eliminate the
exemption. Michigan has a
terrible record on openness,
Howell said. Whats wrong
in Lansing is not Republicans
and Democrats, its the establishment system. We need to
go in there and raise some
hell.
Pay scale of administrators at public colleges and
universities. All three candidates believe the cost of higher education needs to be
reduced. No one should be
paid millions of dollars, not
even athletes, Guerrero
DeLuca said. Ill go on the
record with that.
Another
candidates
forum was held last evening,
(Tuesday, Feb. 9) at Rolland
Warner Middle School in
Lapeer. The focus was education. See next weeks issue
for full coverage of the
forum.
Voters will decide who
will fill the 82nd District
State House seat at a special
general election slated for
March 8.

Mulefoot: Gastropub moving to downtown Imlay

from page 1-A

helping me fulfill a lifelong
dream,said Romine. That
is to live above my own restaurant.
Romine said he realizes
he is sacrificing the
Mulefoots more visible presence on M-53, but he is confident that customers will
continue to support the business at its new location.
Im under no illusion
with this move, Romine
said. Its a big and costly
step, but I think its good for
our community.
We have a very strong
and loyal customer base,
many of whom travel to get
here. Im confident that those
people and many new customers will support what
were doing.
Romine also believes the
emergence of another downtown restaurantjoining the
nearby
Nachos
Taco
Housecan be a catalyst for
further development and
growth in the citys downtown district.
Its always been my goal
to come downtown, he said.
I want to be part of this
community. This is where I
want to be.
Romine said Mulefoots
cuisine and service will
remain top-notch but the restaurants physical appearance

Photo by Tom Wearing

By Maria Brown

Tri-City Times Assistant Editor

Photo by Catherine Minolli

Guerin an Imlay
Township trustee

Romine is shown in the open area west of the

building that will eventually provide outdoor dining for customers during the summer months.
and ambience will change.
My plan is to maintain
the historic value of the building, he says. The wood
floors, lighting and windows
will stay. Were going to
adapt to the building, rather
than the building adapting to
us.
Im looking at creating a
1920s and 1930s apothecary
feel to the restaurant, which
will be more consistent with
this building, he said.
Romine noted that the
new restaurants seating plan

will also be much different

than at his present location.
Were going to have
both booth and window seating and a new bar, he said.
Its about fitting in with the
persona of the building
which means a very different
floor plan.
In addition to an open
kitchen and chefs table
with its own menu for 8-10
customers, the new layout
will offer a small, private dining room for 12-20 people at
the rear of the building to

accommodate families, meetings and special events.

The separate dining
area will also have its own
private entrance and restroom.
Romine estimates that the
finished restaurant will be
able to provide seating for
about 90 guests.
Outdoor seating on tap
Romine said the new restaurant will also offer an outdoor dining area on the strip
of property on the west side
of the building.
Were going to open up
the wall for access to the outside area, said Romine. It
will be a great feature during
the summer months.
In recent days, Romine
has been ridding the building
of unnecessary materials and
taping off a new floor plan
for the restaurant.
If all goes well, Romine
envisions a late-April opening for the Mulefoots new
downtown location.
I
know that sounds
ambitious, Romine said,
but thats the plan. I dont
want to be paying on two
buildings.
Ill be working 28 hours
a day if thats what it takes to
make it happen, he said.
People should start noticing
a lot of activity going on
down here very soon.

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Town Talk
Editors note: Due to space constraints announcements will be
posted one week in advance of
the event. Notices must be
received in writing by noon
Monday prior to the publication
date.

For Senior Citizens

Dinner and an evening of card

playing with friends, 50/50 raffle and prizes of high and low
for each table every third
Monday at the Washington
Senior Center from 4-8 p.m.
Call the center for further
details 586-752-6543. The center is located at 57880 Van
Dyke, Washington Township,
MI 48094.
Swing Dance Lessons are being
offered at the Port Huron
Senior Center, 600 Grand
Avenue in Port Huron, every
Tuesday from 7:30-9 p.m. and
the first and third Thursday of
the month from 7:30-9 p.m.
with instructors Lyle Malaski
& Kristina Morton. Call 810984-5061 for more information.
Council on Aging Membership
is open to individuals 18 and
older. The Capac Senior Center
is open 8:30-4:30 weekdays.
We offer a variety of activities
such as fitness and craft classes, a book review group, cards
and bus trips! Yoga, Zumba
Gold, Stability Ball, Chair
Exercise, and a Walking Club
meet Monday-Friday. Enjoy
cards? We offer Euchre every
Monday at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m.
The following card games are
played every week beginning
at 1 p.m.: Texas Cards Tuesday,
Lucky Cards Thursday and
Pinochle Friday. Call Lori at
395-7889 for more information.
Almont and Dryden area
senior citizens meet the second
Tuesday of the month at 12
p.m. at the Almont Lions Hall,
222 Water St., for a potluck
and program. Call 798-8210
for more information.
Adults 55 and over are invited
to the Berlin Twp. Senior
Center to play cards from
noon-3
p.m.
the
first
Wednesday of every month.
Bring a sack lunch, coffee provided. Potluck luncheons will
be served the 4th Tuesday of
every month. Call 395-4518 for
details.
Pickleball at the Imlay City
Senior Center is no longer a
drop in class. If you are interested in participating, please
call the center at 810-724-6030.
Stay fit & active with this fun
racquet sport that is simple,
free and easy to play.

Free Meals, Food

St. Pauls Lutheran Church
Food for Families kitchen is
open to the public for free, hot
meals every Monday and
Wednesday from 4-5:30 p.m.
This Heart Loves Food Pantry
is open the first Saturday of
each month from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
at Gateway Assembly Church,
2796 S. Van Dyke Rd., Imlay
City.
Dryden Area Food For
Families free dinner is served
on the second Tuesday of each
month from 4:30-6:00 p.m. at
St. Cornelius Church, 3834
Mill Street (north of the light
in Dryden). No proof of income
is required. Come and enjoy a
home cooked meal with us.
The Attica United Methodist
Church will be holding a free
community meal on the second
and fourth Tuesday of each
month from 4:30-6:30 p.m.
For more information please
call 810-724-0690 or visit www.
atticaumc.org
The Attica Food Bank at the
Attica United Methodist
Church, 27 Elk Lake Rd., is
open from 2-4 p.m. the second
and fourth Monday of each
month. Proof of residency and
need required.
The Capac Community Food
Pantry, 114 S. Main Street, is
open each Wednesday from
1-3 p.m. Please call LOVE,
INC. at 810-245-2414 in
advance to ensure your food
voucher will be received before
you stop in to shop. Any questions, please call Sherrie
Cramton at 810-395-1905.
The Capac Kitchen serves free
meals every Tuesday from
4:30-6 p.m. at Zion United
Methodist Church.
Free meals for people in need
are offered at the North
Branch Senior Center on
Monday and Thursday evenings from 5:30-7 p.m. Call
810-441-0322 for more information.

Museums
The Capac Historical Society
is now open to visitors daily
from 1-3 p.m. and 1-4 p.m. on
Sundays. Call 810-395-2859
for more information.
The Imlay City Historical
Museum is closed for the
months of January, February
and March. Volunteers are
busy developing new displays,
cleaning and preparing for an
April opening. Workers are

usually at the museum on DeMille Rd. in Lapeer. WeighWednesday mornings if ques- in from 6-6:30 p.m., meeting
tions or requests.
from 6:30-7:30 p.m. For more
information, call 810-6647579.
For those that have experienced the death of a loved one,
a support group is available
Ready, Set, Go! Workshop. facilitated by a trained United
This is a FREE workshop for Hospice
Service
(UHS)
3-5 year olds & parents/care- bereavement
volunteer.
givers! Enjoy fun projects that Marlette Regional Hospital,
will develop your childs skills located at 2770 Main Street in
and prepare them for school! Marlette, hosts this support
Children also enjoy a snack, group the first Friday of each
story time, and a free book! month at 10 a.m. in the
Call the Family Literacy Administration Conference
Center today to reserve your Room. For more information,
seat at 810-664-2737 and for call 800-635-7490 or visit www.
more information on dates and marletteregionalhospital.org
times.
The Family Literacy Center
offers free playgroups, usually
running for six weeks. For children six years old and their 3rd Annual Craft Show &
parent/caregiver. Many loca- Vendor
Fair,
Saturday,
tions and times. Call the Center February 13, 2016, Imlay City
for more information, 810-664- Christian School, 11:00 a.m.2737.
3:00 p.m. Free admission! Free
Attica Methodist has a free samples! Door prizes! Raffles!
Christian Play Group on Awesome displays and so much
Mondays from 10-11:30 a.m. more! Concessions available
on school days, featuring pre- on site. 7197 E. Imlay City
school Bible stories, a snack, Road, 810-724-5695. Just in
interactive songs, crafts, and time for Valentines Day!
games. Parents are required to Attica Days Festival and
be with their children during Valentines dinner dance - Sat.,
the group. Space is limited. For Feb. 13 and Castle Creek Golf
details/reservations call Pam Club, 5191 Lum Rd. in Lum.
Holihan at 810-724-6941.
Doors open at 6 p.m., dinner at
7 p.m. Catering by Country
SmokeHouse, cash bar, entertainment, auctions. Tickets
available at Attica Twp. hall or
FOR WIDOWED MEN & by calling 586-484-5067, 586WOMEN. LUNCH/CARDS / 822-9413 or 586-206-0423.
FRIENDSHIP. Third Tuesday Murder Mystery Dinner - Feb.
of Every Month. Come and 20. A fun night out at the
meet with other widowed peo- Almont Lions Club. The
ple for lunch, cards, games and Murder Mystery Company is
meet new friends. Join us coming to Almont to play a
every 3rd Tuesday of each real life clue game. The theme
month from 11:45 a.m.-4:00 is 80s. Dress up or not-its up
p.m. at Cavis Pioneer to you. Work as a team (2-6
Restaurant, 5600 Lapeer Rd. people) to find out who done
in Kimball Twp. 48074 (locat- it. Ticket includes the show
ed approx. 15 Miles S.W. of and meal (stuffed chicken
Port Huron. No RSVP neces- breast, ham, salad, rolls, vegesary. For more information tables, cake). Cash bar.
call Joanne K. at 810-324-2304.
This activity is sponsored by Mulefoot Dinner - March 17.
Widwoed Friends, a peer sup- Spend your St. Pattys Day
port group www.widowed- with us at the Mulefoot
Gastropub in Imlay City. The
friends.org.
award winning food will
Lapeer County Families include a cash bar.
Against Narcotics group meets
the second Tuesday of the Mom to Mom Sale, Sunday,
month at Faith Christian May 22, 2016. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.,
Fellowship, 69 W. Nepessing American Legion Hall, 1701
St. in Lapeer. Call 810-667- W. Genesee St., Lapeer, MI
0119 for more information or 48446. Email to RESERVE A
TABLE. Benefits ALS of
email faithchrist09@aol.com.
Michigan and American
TOPS 620 Lapeer weight- loss Cancer Society Email: shop4agroup meets Tuesday nights at curemom2mom@hotmail.com
the Hunters Creek Mobile Individuals are able to shop
Home Park Club House, 725 gently used baby/childrens

Youth Events

Fundraisers

Support Groups

clothing, toys, baby gear, baby/

toddler furniture, and maternity clothing all at garage salestyle prices.
Imlay City Christian School is
selling raffle tickets for a
Build Your Own Bundle
from the Almonts Country
SmokeHouse. 2 prizes will be
awarded on April 11th. 1st
prize is a $300 gift certificate
and 2nd prize is a $200 gift
certificate, both to the
SmokeHouse. For more details
or to purchase tickets, call the
school at 810-724-5695.
The Imlay City Christian
School is holding a fundraiser
for TAFFY (Tuition Assistance
Fundraising For Youth). Come
join us for euchre the second
Saturday of each month at 7
p.m. at the Imlay City
Christian School, 7197 E.
Imlay City Rd. in Imlay City.
For more information on
everything going on at the
school, call 810-724-5695.
Relay for Life participant info
meeting Tuesday, Feb. 16, 6:45
p.m. at Lapeer Mott Comm.
College, main entrance.

Fish Frys
St. Nicholas Catholic Church,
4331 Capac Rd., Capac, will be
hosting four All You Can Eat
Fish Frys on Feb. 12, 26, and
March 11, 18 from 4-6:30 p.m.
or until sold out. Meal includes
baked or fried fish, baked
potato or french fries, mac and
cheese, coleslaw, roll, dessert
and beverage.
Come to Bishop Kelly Fish
Fry, located in the Community
Room downstairs, 926 W.
Nepessing St., Lapeer. Feb. 12,
19, 26 and March 4, 11 and 18
from 4:30-7 p.m. Drive-up
from 4:30-5:30 p.m., located in
right lane on St. Josephs St.
between church and school. All
you can eat baked and fried
fish. Also includes baked potato, corn or green beans, coleslaw, roll, dessert and drink.
Knights of Columbus Lenten
Fish Fry - Feb. 12, 19, 26 and
March 4, 11 and 18. Live entertainment and 50/50 raffles.
1405 N. Van Dyke Rd., Imlay
City - 810-724-8563.

Other

College Night in Romeo - Come

talk to college representatives
available to answer questions
about admissions procedures,
financial aid options, scholarship availability and more on
Wednesday March 9 from
6:30-8 p.m. at the Romeo

AREA UNITED
METHODIST
CHURCHES
Attica
U.M.C.

27 Elk Lake Road, Attica, MI

(810) 724-0690

Sunday Worship: 10 a.m

Attica Food Bank: Serving those
in need in Attica Twp, 2-4 pm,
2nd and 4th Monday
Rev. Ron Rouse
www.atticaumc.org
15

Capac Zion
U.M.C.
14952 Imlay City Rd., Capac

St. Pauls
Lutheran Church

Pastor: Laurie Koivula

Sunday School - 9:00 a.m.
Worship - 10:00 a.m.

Capac First
U.M.C.

Church School - 10:00 am - All Ages

Worship Service - 10:30 am
Sunday School: 9:15 am
Junior Church During Worship Service
Several Bible Studies During the Week
Office Hours:
Tuesday-Thursday 8:30 am - 12:00 noon
Nursery Provided
15

Imlay City
U.M.C.

Corner of 4th St. & Almont Ave.

(Across from the Library)
www.imlayumc.org
9:15 a.m. Sunday School
10:30 a.m. Worship
Nursery Available
Jr. Church for K-5th grade
Rev. Marcel Allen Lamb
15

810-724-1200
Worship 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
15

810-796-2371

Sunday Worship Services - 10:00 a.m.

www.stjohnsdryden.org
stjohnschurchdryden@gmail.com

15

810-796-3341

Weekday Masses

810-724-1135

15

586.336.4673

Sunday Masses

Sat. 5 pm
Sun. 8 am, 10 am
12 pm - Spanish
Reconciliation 1/2 hr. before each Mass &4pm Sat.
15

Father Paul Ward

15

Imlay City
Church of Christ

670 N. Van Dyke

Imlay City, MI 48444
Sunday Service
Bible Study (all ages) 10:00am
Morning Worship 11:00am
1st Sunday of the
Month Evening Service 2:30pm
Wednesday Bible Classes (all ages) 7:00pm

810-395-2409

810-724-3306

15

C O M E W O R S H I P W I T H U S ! 15

Almont
First Baptist Church

859 N. Van Dyke Road

Imlay City, Michigan 48444
Sunday 2:30 pm
Tuesday 7:00 pm
Friday Youth 7:00 pm
15

881 Van Dyke - 810-798-8888

Sunday Bible Classes: 9:45 am
Worship Services
10:30 am & 6:00 pm
Bible Study Wednesday 7:00 pm
fbc@airadvantage.net
Live Webcasting Sunday worship services
over Sermonaudio.com/fbcalmont 15
Proclaiming the Sovereign Grace of God

"Experience Revival"
Pastor James Brandt
www.jamesbrandt.org
www.revivalchristian.tv
www.facebook.com/revivalpreacher
15
248-622-4759

Sunday Mornings
10:30 am

COME & MAKE A

DIFFERENCE WITH US! 15

810-417-0265 cbcimlay.org
Sunday School 9:30 am
Morning Service 10:45 am
Evening Service 6:00 pm
Wednesday Service 7:00 pm

15

Light of Christ
Community
Church

7191 Imlay City Road

Imlay City
Educational Hour - 9:15 am
Worship Time - 10:30 am

1 Mile South of I-69 Overpass

Phone 810-724-2620

GATEWAY
ASSEMBLY

15

Phone: 810-724-6999

15

ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN CHURCH

(ELCA) 109 E. Kempf Court Capac, MI

(810) 395-7557

Phone: 810-724-8110
Pastor Jeffrey S. Krist

2720 Winslow Road

Imlay City, MI 48444

Sunday Worship 10:30 am

Wednesday Prayer & Praise 7:30 pm

Supervised child care during all services

Adult & Children's Sunday School 9:00 a.m.

Children's Church during service.

PASTOR KEN RENARD

6835 Weyer Road Imlay City, MI48444

Family of
Christ
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod

2796 S. Van Dyke Road - Imlay City

Morning Worship - 8:55 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
Evening Service - 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday Family Night - 6:45 p.m.

74903 McKay Rd., Romeo

M-T-Thurs-Fri 8 am Wed. 10 am
First Sat. 8 am

905 Holmes Rd. - Allenton, MI

Corner of Almont Road

firstapostolichome.com

Come Grow With Us!

700 Maple Vista, Imlay City

West Berlin
U.M.C.

Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.

Rev. Curtis Clarke

Imlay City
C.R.C.

810-724-4315

15

Sacred Heart
Catholic Church

Pastor Patricia Hoppenworth

Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.
EVERYONE WELCOME!

email: nlcc@newlifechristian.net
www.newlifechristian.net
Pastors Tim & Terri Martin
Sunday Worship Service 10 a.m.
(ISOM) Bible School Tues. Nights 6 p.m.
Wednesday Family Night 7 p.m.
Embracing every generation, serving God,
reaching others, fulfilling destiny. 15

395 N. Cedar (M-53)

www.imlaycitycrc.org
Worship 10:00 a.m.
Sunday School 11:15 a.m.
Youth Ministry
MOPS Program
Community Mens & Womens
Bible Studies

Dryden
U.M.C.

St. Johns
Episcopal Church
The Rev. Susan Rich

Pastor Alan Casillas

206 W. Mill, Capac, MI

Senior Pastor:Rev. Lisa Clark
Worship Service 9:00 a.m.
Jr. Church 9:30 a.m.
Office Hours: TuesdayThursday 8:30 a.m. - 12 noon
Everyone Welcome
810-395-2112
15

15

4074 South Mill Street

Dryden, MI 48428

810-724-2702

200 North Cedar (M-53)

Imlay City, MI

810-724-1747

Club News

Attica, I-69 West of Lake Pleasant Exit on Newark

(ELCA)

2008 N. Van Dyke Rd.

Imlay City, MI 48444

5394 Main Street - Dryden

Church 810-395-2112

Senior Pastor:Rev. Lisa Clark

810-724-0687

West Goodland
U.M.C.

15

Monday - Friday: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Sunday 10:00 a.m.

Sunday School
9:00 a.m. September thru May
Staffed Nursery During Worship 15

Christ Evangelical First Congregational Church

Lutheran Church
United Church of Christ
1970 S. Almont Ave., Imlay City
at corner of Newark Rd.

275 Bancroft - Imlay City

(Corner of 5th Street)

810-724-7855

810-724-6207

Sunday School 9:00 a.m.

Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m.
Thursday Worship 7:00 p.m.

Pastor

Ralph O. Stuebs
Cell-(567) 674-0438

Come to the WELS

St. Nicholas
Catholic Church
4331 Capac Road
Capac, MI 48014

810-395-7572

www.stnicholascapac.com

15

Sunday School &Morning Adult Group 9:30 a.m.

Worship Service 10:30 a.m.
Rev. Dr. Renee C. Jackson
No matter who you are or where you are
on lifes journey, you are welcome here!15

Holy Redeemer
Lutheran Church
4538 Dryden Rd. Dryden, MI

810-796-3951
www.lutheransonline.com/holyred

8:00 am - BIBLE CLASS

Weekday Masses:
9:30 am - WORSHIP
Wednesday & Friday 8:30 a.m. 11:00 am - SUNDAY SCHOOL & BIBLE CLASS
Weekend Masses:
ALL WELCOME!!!
Sunday - 11:00 a.m.
Pastor Steven Helms
Rev. Mike Gawlowski, Pastor 15
Christian Preschool Available
15

Engineering and Technology

Center, 62300 Jewell Rd.,
Washington. 586-752-0245.
Free and open to the public.
Euchre Nights at Avoca
Community Hall, 5396 Kilgore
Road in Avoca are held on the
third Saturday of the month
until May. A light meal is
included. Cash prizes and door
prizes will be given, and a
grand prize to the player with
highest monthly scores at the
end of the season. Registration
begins at 6:30 p.m. and play
begins at 7 p.m.
The Flea Market held each
Sunday at the Lapeer Center
Building, 425 County Center
Rd. in Lapeer, will be open
from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Up to 50
booths inside and outside sell a
huge variety of items. This
long running event is sponsored by the Lapeer Center
Building, and there is no
admission charge. For info on
space rentals, contact Logan
at 810-347-7915. For general
information on the Flea
Market or food service by
Peacock Alley Catering call
810-664-2109 or email lapeercenter@charter.net.
Christian Music Club concert
series for the public is held the
last Friday of each month,
from 7-10 p.m. Three modern
Christian bands, different each
month. Free admission, free
snacks. Socialize and listen to
music in a friendly, uplifting
atmosphere.
See
CMC:
Christian Music Club on
Facebook or call Judy at 810444-1497 for updates and info.
Our new location is at the
Lapeer Center Building, 425
County Center St. in Lapeer.
Free tutor training for people
who would like to help others
in our community improve
English skills. Volunteer basis.
Please call for orientation
before training at 810-6642737.
Free hearing and vision screens
for children of preschool age
are available at the Lapeer
County Health Department. To
schedule an appointment for
these free services please call
810-667-0448 or 810-245-5549.
Widowed Friends invites all
widowed to join us for breakfast and friendship in a safe
setting every 2nd and 4th
Monday of the month at 9 a.m.
at Seros, 925 Gratiot in
Marysville. For more information about our group, call Julie
at 810-388-0868.
Volunteer for the Habitat for
Humanity of Lapeer County at
the office. Interested parties
can call 810-664-7111 and
speak to Carolyn, Cheryl or
Pete at 810-660-7823.
Capac Pharmacy is teaming
with Support Million Hearts
by offering in-pharmacy blood
pressure screenings, 136 North
Main St. in Capac, Tuesdays, 9
a.m.- 6 p.m. Everyone is invited to come to Capac Pharmacy
and have their blood pressure
read for free.

201 E. St. Clair, Almont, MI

810-798-8855
Sr. Pastor: Keith Langley

Sunday Worship Service at 10:15 a.m.

Nursery available and Jr. Church
for ages 3 thru 5th grade
Jr./Sr. High Youth Group ~ Sundays 6-8pm
Kidz 4 Christ ~ Wednesdays 6-7:30pm
Pre-School - 5th grade
15

St. John The

Evangelist
Catholic Church
872 Capac Rd.
Allenton, MI 48002

810-395-7074

www.stjohnsallenton.com

Weekday Masses:
Thursday & Friday 8:30 a.m.
Weekend Masses:
Saturday - 6:00 p.m.
Sunday - 9:00 a.m.
Rev. Mike Gawlowski, Pastor 15

The Master Gardeners of St.

Clair County will present Jan
Bills, owner of Two Women
and a Hoe on Tues., Feb. 16 at
7 p.m. Jans topic is Sustainable
Landscape for the Home
Gardener. The presentation
will be held in the Donald
Dodge Auditorium, 200 Grand
River, Port Huron. Admission
is free. For additional information call Alicia Cannon at 586914-4521.
Tickets for the Master
Gardeners of St. Clair County
Spring Symposium are now
on sale. Speakers include
Marta McDowell, Tovah
Martin, Matt Nichols, Tim
Nichols and Susan Martin. The
symposium will be held on
Sat., March 19 from 8 a.m.-4
p.m. at the Cornerstone
Church, 4025 North Rd.,
Clyde, MI. Ticket price will
increase after Feb. 19.
Continental breakfast and
lunch provided. Call Sandy
Billings at 810-367-3399 for
additional information.
The Imlay City American
Legion Post 135 meets the second and last Wednesdays of
the month at 7:30 p.m. The
post is located at 212 E. Third
Street. Contact them at 7241450 or americanlegionpost135@frontier.com.
The Evening Star Quilt Guild
meets the last Wednesday of
each month at the Davison
Senior Center, 10135 Lapeer
Rd. in Davison. Meetings start
at 6:30 p.m. and doors open at
6:00 p.m. For more information, call Lisa, 810-358-7294.
TOPS 888 (Take Off Pounds
Sensibly) meets Wednesdays at
the 25 Pine Ridge Dr. in Lapeer.
Weigh-in at 8:30 a.m., 9:30
a.m. meeting. Call Linda at
810-245-3955 or Phyllis 810395-7035 for more information.

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Dinner Dance to benefit Attica Days

LUM If youre looking for something to do this
Valentines Day, look no farther than the 2nd annual
Dinner Dance to benefit the Attica Days Festival. The
dinner dance will be held on Sat., Feb. 13 at Castle Creek
Golf Club, 5191 Lum Road. Doors open at 6 p.m.
Almonts Country SmokeHouse will cater the dinner, and
the event includes live entertainment, a Chinese and live
auction and a cash bar. Tickets are $25 per person for the
entire event (purchased in advance only, no dinner tickets
will be sold at the door); $10 at the door after 8:30 p.m.
for the entertainment and auction only. Tickets available
at the Attica Township offices or by calling 586-484-5067
or 586-822-9413.

Just Fort Fun coming to library

Fish fry dinners begin Feb. 12

CAPAC St. Nicholas Catholic Churchs All You
Can Eat Fish Fries begin this month. Dinners will be
served February 12 and 26 and March 11 and 18 from
4:00 to 6:30 p.m. or until sold out.
Meals include baked or fried fish, baked potato or
french fries, mac & cheese, coleslaw, roll, dessert and
beverage. Carry out is available.
Cost is $9 for adults, $4 for children 12 and under and
children 5 and under are free.
The church is located at 4331 Capac Road. Call 810395-7572 for more information.

Send the Love to former librarian

IMLAY CITY Employees at the Ruth Hughes
Library are hoping patrons and residents will Send the
Love to their former colleague Theresa Pickering as she
continues her nine-year-long battle with cancer. Anyone
interested in sending thoughts and well wishes to the
popular former childrens librarian is encouraged to bring
a card into the library during regular business hours. The
cards will be passed along to Pickering during visits to
her home in Dryden. For more information call librarian
Diane Willick at 810-724-8043.

Photo by Tom Wearing

IMLAY CITY Mark your calendars to have some

fun when the Ruth Hughes Library hosts Just Fort Fun
on February 19 at 5 p.m. The event is geared for kids and
adults who have wanted to hang out in the library after
closing time! Families are invited to build a fort in the
library and play lights out hide and seek. Stories and
games will also be part of the excitement. Bring blankets
or sheets to construct your forts and please arrive at the
library before 5 p.m.; no one will be permitted inside after
5 p.m. because participants will be in the downstairs
meeting room to start the fun. For more information call
the library at 810-724-8043 or visit www.ruthhughes.org.

Its a Block party!

Benjamin Searles (back) of North Branch got more than just a tax refund this year. He was a local
winner in H&R Blocks 1,000 Win $1,000 Daily Sweepstakes. On Thursday, Feb. 4, Benjamin and
daughter Layla, 3, were presented a check for $1,000 from the staff at H&R Blocks Imlay City office,
where his 2015 taxes were prepared. Benjamin and wife, Sabrina, have another daughter, Taia, age
4. Pictured above with Benjamin and Layla are: tax preparer, Debra Devio; H&R Block Franchisee Pat
McGorisk; office manager, Ruth Houser; and Imlay City Chamber of Commerce Director, Ann Hintz.
The sweepstakes runs for a limited time and there is no purchase required to enter. For more information H&RBlock or about the ongoing sweepstakes, call 810-724-1038. Or visit hrblock.com/grand.

Womens Expo is February 11

Center for the Arts to host free event
By Catherine Minolli
Tri-City Times Editor

LAPEER The first

annual Womens Expo will
take place tomorrow (Thurs.,
Feb. 11) from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
at Gallery 194 in downtown
Lapeer.
The event is being hosted

by The Center for the Arts,

and is an opportunity for
women to browse and shop
for items that are made especially for women, says Jill
Lyons of The Center for the
Arts.
Visitors will also have a
chance to peruse the wide
variety of art in Gallery 194.

Food and beverages will be

provided, and raffles for gift
baskets, including a basket
featuring items from each
vendor in the Expo, will be
held. There is no charge to
attend the Womens Expo.

Exhibitors
include:
Shawn Sinclair Massage
Therapist, Potters Apothecary,
Medina
Made
Custom
Leatherwork LLC, Rodan &

Fields skin care, Doterra

Essential Oils, Lymphatic
Education and Healthy Bra,
Wild Tree organic products,
Twisted Roots DeSigns custom signs, J.Bloom jewelry,
31 Bags, craft items, Pure
Romance,
and Save the
Kitchens LLC.
For more information
contact Lyons at 810-6644824.

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Full-day begindergarten eyed at Orchard Primary

Interested parents urged to attend March round-up
By Tom Wearing

Tri-City Times Staff Writer

ALMONT Getting off

to an early start can be beneficial to children entering
school for the first time.
In Almont, that early educational experience may soon
include the availability of a
full-day Begindergarten program at Orchard Elementary
School.

For the district to proceed

with its proposed 2016-2017
Begindergarten program, a
minimum of 15 students must
be enrolled in the program.
Begindergarten students
are required to meet the same
age requirement as traditional
kindergarten enrollees.
They must have attained
the age of 5 before Sept. 1,
2016; and not later than Dec.
1, 2016.

March 17 Round-Up
For the benefit of parents,
Almont Primary School
Principal Tamie Rawlings and
her staff will host a
Kindergarten/Begindergarten
Round-Up & Learning Fair
on Thursday, March 17 from
5-7 p.m.
The Learning Fair will
include:
Various hands-on activity centers for the children, to

include: mathematics, reading/literacy, writing, and fine

motor and technology centers.
Community agencies
will be present with information and hand-outs.
Each incoming kindergartner/begindergartner will
receive a learning bag filled
with fun learning activities
and supplies.
Registration will be taking place in the school office
during the Fair.

College seminars for parents and students

By Maria Brown

Tri-City Times Assistant Editor

ST. CLAIR COUNTY

High school students and
their families making plans
for college are invited to take
part in upcoming seminars
and events hosted by St. Clair
County RESA.
On February 17, theyll
host a College Scholarship
Clinic as part of their Ask An
Expert speaker series.
Junior and senior students
and their parents are invited
to hear from a group of
panelists who will discuss
everything from scholarship

opportunities, using credible

search engines for finding
scholarships, making applications stand out and much
more. The seminar, slated
for 6:30-8 p.m., will take
place
at
the
RESA
Administration Building in
Marysville.

At the end of the
evening, a drawing will be
held for a $500 scholarship,
funded by the KnowHow2GO
Leadership Team. The student
must be present to win.
There is no cost to attend
but registration is required.
Visit www.scckh2go.org.
For more information,

Employers sought for Job Fair

TRI-CITY AREA The Almont and Imlay City
Downtown Development Authorities are again teaming
up to host a Job Fair on March 7 from 3-6 p.m. at Country
Side Banquet Center. Employers located within the Imlay
City and Almont area are invited to attend. The cost is $25
per employer, payable to the Almont DDA. To register or
for more information contact Nancy Boxey, Almont DDA
Director at 810-798-8125 or email nboxey@almontdda.
org; or Imlay City DDA Director Dana Walker at 810724-2135 or email dwalker@imlaycity.org.

Community Calendar

Wednesday, February 10th

Lapeer Area Citizens Against

Domestic Assault meets 1:00 p.m. to
3:00 p.m. in the Lapeer Court House for
personal protection order clinic. For info
810-246-0632.
Imlay Conversation Salon will meet
6:00 p.m. social hour optional, conversation 7:00 p.m. at Mulefoot Gastropub,
Imlay City.
Imlay City American Legion Post 135
will meet 7:30 p.m. at the Post 212 E.
3rd Street.

Thursday, February 11th

Almont-Dryden Masons will meet 7:00

p.m. at Almont Masonic Center.

Friday, February 12th

Imlay City Senior Center Texas Hold

Em 12:30 p.m. For info 810-724-6030.
Al-Anon Meeting 10:00 a.m. at Family
of Christ Lutheran Church, Imlay City.
Valentines Bake Sale hosted by
Friends of the Capac Library will be
9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Proceeds benefit
Capac Library.

Saturday, February 13th

Valentines Bake Sale hosted by

Friends of the Capac Library will be
9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Proceeds benefit
Capac Library.

Monday, February 15th

Almont/Dryden Lioness Branch Club

meets 7:00 p.m. at the Lions Hall, 222
Water Street in Almont.

Tuesday, February 16th

Imlay City Senior Center Euchre

Tournament 1:00 p.m. For information
call 810-724-6030.
Community Soup Kitchen is open
4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Zion United
Methodist Church.
Alcoholics for Christ meets 7:00 p.m.
at Full Potential Ministry, 170 Weston
Street, Imlay City.
Relay for Life participant meeting.
6:45 p.m. at Lapeer Mott Community
College Main Entrance.

Wednesday, February 17th

Lapeer Area Citizens Against

Domestic Assault meets 1:00 p.m. to
3:00 p.m. in the Lapeer Court House for
personal protection order clinic. For info
810-246-0632.
Lapeer Amputee Support Team will
meet at 3:30 p.m. at Trinity United
Methodist Church, 1310 N. Main Street,
Lapeer.

Friday, February 19th

Imlay City Senior Center Texas Hold

Em 12:30 p.m. For info 810-724-6030.
Al-Anon Meeting 10:00 a.m. at Family
of Christ Lutheran Church, Imlay City.

Tuesday, February 23rd

Imlay City Senior Center Euchre

Tournament 1:00 p.m. For information
call 810-724-6030.
Community Soup Kitchen is open
4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Zion United
Methodist Church.
Alcoholics for Christ meets 7:00 p.m.
at Full Potential Ministry, 170 Weston
Street, Imlay City.

How to use our Community Calendar

The Tri-City Times Community Calendar is a weekly schedule
of events for churches, clubs, local meetings, and civic
organizations. If you have an item for the Community
Calendar call our office at 810-724-2615. Deadline for all
calendar items is noon Monday prior to publication date.

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St. Clair County Community
College campus in Port
Huron.
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the registration process.
On February 24 RESA
will also host a What Can I
Do With a Psychology Major?
seminar.
For more information,
visit sccresa.org.

For parents unable to

attend the March 17 Learning
Fair, child registration will be
available on a daily basis
beginning Monday, March 14
from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in the
Orchard Primary School
Office at 4664 Kidder Road
in Almont.
Those wishing to register
their child must:
Make an appointment for
vision/hearing screening.
Make an appointment for
kindergarten
readiness

screening.
Sign up for bus transportation.
Parents must also bring
their child's original birth certificate, immunization record,
and proof of residency (a
valid driver's license, tax or
utility bill).
For questions or further
details pertaining to kindergarten and begindergarten
registration, call the Orchard
Primary School office at 810798-7019.

Cooking for Crowds class

TRI-CITY AREA The Lapeer County MSU
Extension is offering a class for volunteers who handle
food. The class will be held on Mon., Feb. 29 from 6-9
p.m. and is entitled Cooking for Crowds. The class
designed for non-profit groups that prepare food for their
organization or for the public. Participants will learn to
prevent the conditions during planning, purchasing, storage, preparation and service that may lead to foodborne
illness outbreak at your next food fundraiser. The cost is
$10 and each participant will receive a 115 page manual.
Preregistration is required. Register online at WWW.
EVENTS.ANR.MSU.EDU. The class will be held at the
Lapeer County MSU Extension office, 1800 Imlay City
Rd. in Lapeer. For those unable to register online, call
810-667-0341.

Obituaries
~ Arletta B. Hortop, 89 ~
Arletta B. Hortop, age
89, a resident of Imlay City
since1993 and formerly from
Armada Township, passed
away on Monday, February
1, 2016 at Heatherton Place
in Imlay City. Arletta was
born February 7, 1926 at her
parents home in Macomb
Township, the daughter of
Harry and Beatrice
(Weisskirch) Alwardt. She
married the love of her life
Don Hortop at St. Peter
Lutheran Church in
Macomb, Michigan on July
20, 1944 and he preceded
her in death on November
20, 2015. Arletta, for many
years until the early 1990s
was the secretary/manager of
the Armada Fair, working
with the 4-H horses and on
its Board. Along with her
husband Don, they were part
of the Country Band the
Black River Cowboys in
1947 and together they

played in horse barns, cow

barns, and even the Grand
Hotel on Mackinac Island.
Around 1950, they started
their own band call the
Saddledusters and played
all around Michigan. Don
played the guitar, harmonica,
and vocals and Arletta
played the vocals, washboard, the gutbucket and

tambourine. Their love of

God and their church will be
remembered always by anyone that knew them. They
joined Our Redeemer
Lutheran Church in
Washington Township in
1952, and Arletta worked
with the Sunday School/
Confirmation children for
over 55 years. She also
belonged to the LWML and
was its former president. Her
hobbies included 4-wheeling,
snowmobiling, sewing, quilting and attending all activities in which her grandchildren and great grandchildren
were involved.
Arletta is survived by her
children Allen J. (Cindy)
Hortop and Louann A. (Jim)
Hanvey along with 4 grandchildren: Dawn (Phil)
Campbell, Lisa (Brian)
Franey, Deanna (Josh)
Brownfield, and Benjamin
(Jane) Hanvey. Great grand-

children include Collin

Donovan Campbell, Sarah
Campbell, Alaina Franey,
Abby Franey, Gwen Hanvey,
Oscar Brownfield and
Natalie Brownfield.
Arletta was preceded in
death by her brother Arnold
Alwardt and her sister Arlene
Furton.
Funeral services took
place on Saturday, Feb. 6,
2016 at 11 a.m. at Our
Redeemer Lutheran Church
of Washington Twp., with
Pastor Jeffrey Draeger officiating. Burial followed in St
Johns Cemetery in Shelby
Twp and immediately following the burial, a luncheon
took place back at the
church. Donation to Our
Redeemer would be appreciated.
Funeral arrangements
were made by Henry M.
Malburg Funeral Home of
Romeo.

~ Carolyn M. Godo, 81 ~
Carolyn M. Godo, age
81, formerly of Imlay City,
passed away after an extended illness on Wednesday,
January 27, 2016 at
Stonegate Health Campus in
Lapeer, MI.
Carolyn Mae Miles was
born on December 25, 1934
in Almont, Michigan. She
was the daughter of Howard
and Lena Miles. Carolyn
grew up in Almont and was
a graduate of Almont High
School, the Class of 1952.
She married Arnold
Steve Godo on August 3,
1954 in Almont, Michigan.
They lived in Imlay City
while their children were
growing up. They were
friends and companions for
47 years. Arnie died in 2001.
They lived in the Marysville
area for 20 years before
Carolyn moved back to

Imlay City.
Carolyn had attended
Imlay City United Methodist
Church when she was
healthy while living in Imlay
City. Carolyn was a switch
board operator for 2 years
before she married Arnie.
She was also a clerk at several different local businesses in Imlay City and assisted
at the Imlay City Library
when it was located on Third
Street.
Carolyn is survived by:
her sons: Daniel Godo of
Lenoir City, TN and Steve
(Julie Rau) Godo of Dryden;
a son-in-law: Tom Schaefer
of Attica; and her sisters-inlaw: Sandy Miles and Judy
Miles. Also surviving are:
grandchildren: Nathan
(Miki) Godo, Geoffrey
(Jennah) Godo, Meagan
(Chris) Micheau, Nick

(Nicole) Collins, Neil

(Leslie) Collins, Beth
Schaefer, and Ian Schaefer;
13 great-grandchildren; and
several nieces & nephews.
Carolyn is preceded in
death by: her husband:
Arnold Godo; daughters:
Polly Collins and Jill
Schaefer; daughter in-law:
Sally (Jager) Godo; brothers
and sisters: Gertrude (Henry)
Roy, Doreen Ragetz, Fleeta
(John) Cowell, John Miles,
Mary Ellen (Robert)
Schmidt, Don Miles, and
Ken Miles.
A Memorial Service was
held Saturday, February 6,
2016 at the Muir Brothers
Funeral Home of Imlay City.
Chuck Herpolshimer, a pastor of Light of Christ
Community Church in Attica
officiated. Interment of
Carolyns cremated remains

followed at Imlay Township

Cemetery.
Those interested in making a memorial contribution
may wish to consider
McLaren Hospice.
Funeral arrangements
made by Muir Brothers
Funeral Home of Imlay City.
Please be sure to sign our
online register book at muirbrothersfh.com.

~ Fay Holtz, 73 ~
Fay Holtz, age 73, of
Attica, Michigan passed
away after an extended illness Friday, February 5, 2016
at her home surrounded by
her family. Leota Fay Hicks
was born December 28, 1942
in Warren, Michigan. She
grew up in Warren. She
attended Lincoln High
School in Warren, Michigan.
She was married to Neal
Alan Holtz on May 11, 1963

in Mt. Clemens, MI. They

lived in Clinton Township
before moving to Attica 37
years ago. Fay loved living
out here in the country beside
the lake. She was a home
maker; sewing and fishing
and caring for her children
and her grandchildren.
Surviving are: her husband: Neal Holtz of Attica; a
son: Todd Holtz of Lapeer;
daughters: Denise Bolone of

Wisconsin, Rachel (David)

Petitt of Lapeer, and Sarah
Holtz of Lapeer; sister: Joyce
Alongi of New Haven; brother: Carl (Gail) Hicks of
Armada; and sister-in-law:
Carol Holtz of Imlay City.
Also surviving are eight
grandchildren: Nick, Brandi,
Jake, Johnny, Brandon,
Gianna, Emma, David; and
one great-grandchild: Caleb.
Funeral service was held

11:00 am Tuesday, February

9, 2016 at the Muir Brothers
Funeral Home of Imlay City.
Burial followed in Attica
Township Cemetery, Attica,
Michigan.
Those planning an
expression of sympathy may
wish to consider memorials
to the Holtz family.
Funeral arrangements
were made by Muir Brothers
Funeral Home of Imlay City.

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Berlin Twp. planners

reject rezoning idea
By Tom Wearing

Tri-City Times Staff Writer

BERLIN TWP.
Township
planners
on
Thursday, Feb. 4, denied a
local businessmans request to
rezone the former CSBBank
building and property from
B-2 (central business district)
to l-1 (light industrial district).
Riley Township resident
David Rushing recently purchased the former bank building at 745 Capac Rd. and surrounding 11.39 acres of property.
Rushing owns a business
in Huron County and also represents District 6 on the St.
Clair County Board of
Commissioners.

During a public hearing

prior to Thursdays regular
planning board meeting,
Rushing said he wanted to
install two 6x18 CNC
machines and one Bridgeport
machine inside the building.
He said the building
would be overseen by his son
and used primarily as an office
space
for
engineering,
accounting, product shipping
and light industry.
The machines are quiet,
said Rushing. There would
be minimal noise and grinding
taking place.
There were also about
40-50 residents present at the
meeting, many of whom
expressed opposition to a zoning change and the presence

of industry in what has been

zoned specifically for commercial use.
Allenton
resident
Dominick Silvio pointed out
that there had been strong
opposition last August to a
request from another businessman seeking the former
bank be rezoned to accommodate an animal crematorium.
You should have investigated this before purchasing
the property, said Silvio in
comments directed toward
Rushing. We went through
this twice and we dont want
light industry there. There is
already an area in the township identified for that.
Resident Jim Smith
expressed concern that allow-

Photo by Tom Wearing

Area businessman hoped to start industry at former CSB bank site

Berlin Township planning board members sift through details of Rushings

request to rezone property from B-2 (commercial) to l-1(light industrial).
ing Rushing to operate a small
industry in the former bank
building could lead to other
industries setting up shop on
the adjacent 11 acres of property.
Im afraid of a precedent
being set here, said Smith.
If this were to be rezoned,
could another factory be
allowed to go in there?
Several other residents
expressed their opposition to a
zoning
change
before
Township Planner Patrick

Meagher intervened and

offered his own opinion.
We are recommending
denial of the rezoning
request, said Meagher. We
have to look at the long-term
impact and possibilities.
The current designation
is consistent with the existing
master plan, he continued.
We do not have a plan for
industrial in that area. There is
already an area (on Capac Rd.
near I-69) set aside for industrial.

Following Meaghers recommendation to deny, planning commissioner Mike

Alberty pointed out that residents concerns about the
potential for other industries
to take up residence at the site
and surrounding property
were legitimate.
Once its rezoned, said
Alberty, there would be nothing to stop him or from selling
the property for more intense
industrial usage.
Its been used for com

Vendors sought for new Artisan Market

By Catherine Minolli

Photo by Tom Wearing

Tri-City Times Editor

Riley Township Business owner David Rushing discusses his plans for the
former CSBBank site in Allenton. Rushings request that the property be
rezoned for light industrial was denied by Berlin Twp. Planning Commission.

TRI-CITY AREA
Artisans and fine crafters
are sought for a new Artisan
Market planned to take
place during the Blueberry
Festival in July. The new
market is being hosted by
4th Street Antiques and
Kellys Pet Salon, and will
be held outdoors between
the two businesses.

Our goal is to provide
a great experience and a
place to show and sell your
creations,
says
Beth
Murawski of 4th Street

Antiques.
Organizers will provide
advertising for the market via
the internet, Tri-City Times,
and a mailing list.
Word of mouth travels
fast also, so tell your friends,
Murawski says.
The Artisan Market will
take place on Sat., July 23
during the Blueberry Festival.
About 20 spaces are available
for artists who make pottery,
jewelry, paintings, altered art,
fiber art, and woodworkers
are welcome, as are those
who create in other mediums.
To request a spot, submit contact information and a brief

description and/or photos of

the artwork via email to
Antique4thstreet@alo.com.
The cost is $40 for a
10x10 space. A limited
amount of spaces are available under a 30x40 foot tend
on a first come first serve
basis. Vendors will be responsible for their own sales,
tent (10x10) and a chair. A
limited amount of 6ft tables
are available for rent at a cost
of $10.
For more information call
Beth Murawski at 810-7241800 or Kelly Villanueva of
Kellys Pet Salon at 810-7245335.

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Rich Lacey wheels boxes

of produce into the Attica
United Methodist Church
on Monday where volunteers wait to unpack it.
taken to either Stone Soup in
Lapeer or the Food for
Families meal program at

Photo by Maria Brown

ATTICA TWP.
Thanks to the generosity of
volunteers
and
a
supportive community, some
75 families in the Attica and
Lum
area
get
help
putting food on the table each
month. Now in its sixth year,
the Attica Food Pantry
distributes food to those in
need twice a month from the
basement of the Attica
United Methodist Church.
Were grateful to everybody whether its a big or
small
donation.
Every
donation is important said
Thelma Winslow who, with
fellow co-chair JR Lomerson,
oversees
operations.
Those donations range from
spare change tossed into a
collection jar at Attica-area
businesses to sizeable checks

given by local service clubs

and organizations.
Volunteer Pam Wilcox
echoes those sentiments. The
people in this community are
very generous, she said.
Volunteers capitalize on
those food dollars by
purchasing items through the
Eastern Michigan Food Bank
in Flint where $1 gives them
$14 worth of food.
Every second and fourth
Monday of the month, food is
delivered to the church
where volunteers unpack and
organize it during the
morning hours. Canned goods
and meat are stored in the
churchs pantry and doled
out to clients based on family
size. Clients are able to choose
what theyd like from
tables lined with bread,
baked goods, dairy items
and fresh produce. Leftover
perishable food items are

Victoria Stegman organizes dairy items, including yogurt, on a table at the

Attica United Methodist Church on Monday.

St. Pauls Lutheran Church in

Imlay City.
Many of the food items
are donated by Kroger, Meijer
and Walmart stores.
Protein is the hardest
thing to get and the most
expensive, Wilcox noted.
She said clients are
allowed to come once a
month. Everyone receives a
five day supply of food.
Most people are on
food stamps so this is meant
to help supplement that, she
said.
The majority of their
client reside in the 48412 zip
code. They are able to help
others from outside of the
community
but
often
refer them to food pantries
near to where they live,
Wilcox said.
They serve families of all
ages but as some move
out of the area to look for
jobs, their clientele is
trending older, Wilcox said.
We are able to take more
families, she said.
Those needing assistance
are asked to provide
proof of income and proof of
household size.
Winslow said a unique
community has formed
amidst the volunteers and
through their clients.
Some eight to 12
volunteers filter in throughout
the day to help unload the
food and then later to
help clients select their items.
They enjoy a potluck
lunch together on those
Mondays.
Wilcox said the group
includes Methodist Church
members,
others
who

Thelma Winslow, co-chair of the Attica Food

Pantry, says theyre grateful for the generosity of
donors over the past six years.
attend
other
local
congregations and community members.
Winslow
said
they
cherish the relationships
theyve formed with clients
too.

Theres one little girl who

we used to hold as a baby
while her mom shopped. Now
shes in kindergarten,
Winslow said with a smile.
For more information call
724-0690.

Photo by Maria Brown

By Maria Brown

Photo by Maria Brown

Attica Food Bank continues to help area families in need

Food is distributed to 75 families every month in

the Attica and Lum area from the Attica United
Methodist Church located on Elk Lake Road.

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Rural Lifestyles

ACROSS MICHIGAN
Lead naturally occurs in
small quantities in the soil.
Additional factors such as
pollutants and lead contaminated products can increase
the concentration of this highly toxic metal to levels that
can be hazardous. Irrigation
with
lead-contaminated
Flint, Michigan, water did not
show a significant increase in
soil lead levels, but the lead
already present in soils can
persist for long periods of
time. It is important to consider previous land use in
your gardening plans.
If you are not sure what
was on or near your garden
site previously, Michigan
State University Extension
recommends getting your soil
tested. Residential areas with
historic lead paint use,
industrial areas and high-traffic roadsides potentially have
increased soil lead levels. In
undisturbed soils, concentrations are generally highest in
the top 3 inches of the
soil surface. This risk is not
only present with vegetable
gardening in high-lead soils,
but is also a concern to gardeners with landscape beds.
The concern with leadcontaminated gardens is primarily about contact and
inhalation of the soils. The

risk is greater in areas with

higher lead concentrations, so
it is important to get your soil
tested to have a better
understanding of the lead levels in your garden. Children
have a much higher risk of
being affected by lead, and
the neurological effects can
sometimes be severe. So
regardless of whether you are
growing a food garden, an
ornamental garden, planting
trees or working on the soil,
the
right
precautions
should be taken to reduce
your risk of exposure.
If you are a gardener and
lead contamination is a
concern in your area, you can
minimize the risk of exposure
to you and your family by
taking the following precautions.
General precautions
Get your soil tested. If
you
purchase
MSU
Extensions convenient soil
test kit through the MSU
Extension Bookstore, be sure
to specifically state you need
a lead test for your soil since
this is not a standard component of the basic test.
Increasing your soil pH
to a level between 6.5 and 7.5
can minimize the availability
of lead to plants.
Organic
matter
is
particularly good at holding

on to lead, so as you increase

soil organic matter, you
decrease the amount of available lead in your soil. This
also reduces the likelihood of
fine soil particles carrying
lead that can easily be
trapped on clothing, skin or
inhaled.
Mulch any bare soil to
prevent lead contaminated
soil dust from drifting onto
other plants and garden surfaces.
When gardening, make
sure to wear gloves.
If lead inhalation from
soils is a concern, wear a
mask to protect yourself and
your children while gardening.
For a food garden
Vegetables do not readily
uptake lead, but exposure to
lead contaminated soil on the
surface of leafy and root vegetables is the primary concern
in high lead soils.
Remove soil particles
and dust from vegetables.
Make sure to peel your root
vegetables, remove the outer
layers of leafy vegetables and
wash any fruit and vegetables
thoroughly in clean, filtered
water.
Do not grow edible produce if soil lead levels exceed
the recommended guidelines.
Cover up the soil and create a

raised bed with fresh uncontaminated soil for produce,

especially root vegetables and
leafy greens.
Although uncommon,
plants grown in high-lead
soils have the potential to
accumulate lead in their roots.
Avoid composting root crops
that have been grown in high
lead conditions with poor soil
quality. This can contaminate
your compost pile.
For an ornamental yard
and garden
If lead levels in your soil
are above the EPAs recommended 300 ppm, prevent
children from playing or gardening in that soil, and do not
leave bare soil accessible.
Allocate a specific play
area for children with a sand
box or covered substrate to
minimize exposure to soil.
Keep this area away from old
painted buildings.
Use a dense layer of sod
in your yard and keep kids
play areas away from bare
soil.
Avoid tracking soil into
your home.
Unless you dilute your
soil or amend it, there is very
little you can do to reduce the
concentration of lead in your
soil. Therefore, it is important
to take the appropriate measures to protect yourself and

Parasite
eggs that
affect sheep
and goats
survive longer on
warmer
ground,
increasing
the chances
that theyll
infest animals.

Reducing access to bare soil by using mulch,

stone or grass is one of the best ways to minimize
lead exposure.
your children from the risks
associated with lead exposure.
This article, written by
Abiya Saeed, was published
by Michigan State University
Extension. For more information, visit www.msue.msu.edu.

To have a digest of information delivered straight to your

email inbox, visit bit.ly/
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Biosecurity for birds

Winter warmth could lead to

more sheep and goat parasites

TRI-CITY AREA
Recent mild weather has
set the stage for what could be
a significant infestation of
potentially deadly parasites in
sheep and goats this spring, a
Purdue Extension expert says.
Mark Kepler, Extension
educator in Fulton County
and a goat producer, said the
barber pole worm, the
most common internal parasite among small ruminants,
lays its eggs around the time
of lambing and kidding,
typically in late winter and
early spring.
Kepler said the parasite
eggs survive longer on warmer ground, increasing the
chances they hatch and
develop into worms to infest
animals.
At kidding and lambing

Photo by Maria Brown

Lead concerns for home gardeners

time, the potential worm load

is a lot greater, Kepler said.
It is a killer. The eggs
are excreted and after hatching they climb up a blade of
grass to be consumed, affecting
the
animal.
In
usual springtime conditions,
the process proceeds quickly.
Most lambs and kids are
turned out to pasture when the
weather warms.
Come spring and warm
temperatures, those worms
are just itching to go find
some young animal to prey
upon, Kepler said.
Older animals are more
immune, but still susceptible.
If left untreated, worm
infestations can cause anemia
by consuming the hosts

Sheep numbers on the rise

ACROSS MICHIGAN The states heard of sheep
and lambs continues to grow. When 2016 dawned,
Michigans sheep and lamb inventory stood at 82,000
head, an increase of eight percent over the last year,
according to the USDAs National Agricultural Statistics
Service, Great Lakes Regional Office.
Gains of approximately 3,000 head were realized in
each of the three subgroups monitored-breeding sheep
(58,000 head), market sheep and lambs (24,000) and the
2015 lamb crop (63,000).
Figures were also on the rise for shorn wool production in Michigan. Approximately 66,000 head were shorn
in 2015, a jump of 3,000. Those animals netted 395,000
pounds of wool, a four percent gain. Unfortunately, the
price for wool dropped $.14 cents to .72 cents per pound.
That dragged down the value of the states wool output by
13 percent to stand at $284,000.
Nationally, the United States sheep and lamb inventory grew only slightly, up one percent.
As of January 2016, there were 11,800 milk goats in
Michigan, up 500 from a year earlier. The state has discontinued estimates for the meat and other goat inventory.

blood and eventually damaging an animals vital organs,

including the lungs, liver and
stomach. Producers can use
fecal testing to determine
whether their herds have been
infested.
But treating the parasites
can be difficult.
There is a lot of parasitic
resistance to deworming
medications, Kepler said.
Control of these worms
is just not as simple as repeatedly giving the same drug
over and over again.
Kepler offered these tips
to avoid major worm problems in the spring:
Do not overuse deworming drugs. Overuse can lead
to the parasites developing
resistance to the drugs.
Use fecal samples to
determine if the deworming
medication is working.
Rotate pastures to reduce
worm potential. Do not let
animals graze pastures into
the ground.
Cull members of the
flock or herd that are genetically more susceptible to
worms.
Although worms are less
active in winter months,
Kepler said animals could be
susceptible to external parasites such as mites in colder
temperatures.
There are several different types of mites that affect
animals in different locations, he said.
Goats can lose hair
around their lower legs, eyes,
muzzles or ears, and the skin
will redden and become
crusty.
Kepler said it is necessary
to work with a veterinarian
when treating goats or sheep

for any major parasite issues.

Effective parasite treatment takes management,
knowledge and professional
advice, he said. I really
encourage people to speak
with a veterinarian about
treatment.
More information on
managing sheep and goat parasites is available at Purdue
Extensions sheep and goat
website at
www.ansc.purdue.edu/sh/.

LAPEER Michigan State University Extension

and the USDA-APHIS Division are hosting comprehensive poultry biosecurity workshop around the state including a session in Lapeer on Feb. 25. Participants can learn
practical methods to help prevent the spread of poultry
disease such as avian influenza (HPAI). Producers, back
yard poultry enthusiasts, 4-H members, 4-H volunteers,
and anyone who is interested in learning more about poultry biosecurity is encouraged to attend.
The Feb. 25 workshop is slated for 7 p.m. at the
Lapeer County MSU Extension offices, 1800 Imlay City
Rd.
For more information, contact Katie Ockert at 517432-5270 or ockertka@anr.msu.edu.

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STEMM Academy gets high marks in Imlay City

Imlay City may soon be home to a wide variety of

butterflies as part of new Butterfly Garden project.

Butterfly garden
to grow in Imlay
Volunteers sought for new parks
& recreation community project
By Tom Wearing

Tri-City Times Staff Writer

IMLAYCITY Where
have all the butterflies gone?
If resident and businessowner Kelly Villanueva is
successful, they could soon
be found in much greater
abundance right here in Imlay
City.
With the help of others,
Villanueva wants to create a
butterfly garden at the site of
the planned community garden on city-owned property at
the corner of Handley and
Calkins streets.
Now that a site has been
selected, Villanueva has
scheduled a meeting of interested residents today (Wed.,
Feb. 10), starting at noon at
the Imlay City offices.
We are looking for anyone who is interested in helping out with the butterfly garden, she says. We need
people who will help planting, along with donations of
milkweed, butterfly bushes,
cone flowers and other things
we need.
Villanueva says her goal
is to help create an environment that will soon give rise
to a significant butterfly population.
She points out that the
once-thriving Monarch and
other butterfly species have
migrated south in search of
more friendly habitats.
She alludes to the once
common use of insecticides
among farmers for having

contributed to a significant
reduction in milkweed and
larvae which are essential to
the species.
Others believe the decline
in butterflies can be attributed
to the unusually harsh and
cold winters in recent years.
Fortunately,
says
Villanueva, it should not be
difficult to replenish the local
butterfly population through
the introduction of milkweed,
nectar and larval food plant.
I think we can do it one
season, says Villanueva.
But were going to need help
acquiring the things we need,
and were going to need some
gardenersnovice or experiencedto volunteer and help
us maintain the garden.
Villanueva suggests that
local school teachers could be
helpful by encouraging participation among their students.
It would be great if our
teachers could schedule class
visits and field trips to the
butterfly garden, says
Villanueva. That way they
could help out and feel more
a part of it.
Anyone interested in volunteering or donating to the
butterfly garden is encouraged to attend the first meeting slated for noon today
(Wed., Feb. 10).
If interested in supporting
the community butterfly garden but unable to attend the
meeting, call Kelly Villanueva
at Kellys Pet Salon at 810724-5335.

Imlay City students earning

college credits, free of charge,
through the program made
possible through a partnership between the Lapeer
County ISD and Baker
College. Having completed
coursework in English
and economics, each have
already
earned
seven
credits. By the end of the
school year, theyll notch 24

credits. Based on a feedback

survey, those students said
they were very satisfied with
the program and would
encourage their peers to try it
out for the chance to get a
full college experience
before college and because
you can go to college for
free!
The Early College model
is based on the traditional

STEM (science, technology,

engineering and mathematics) but with the addition of
include medical careers as
well.
Upperclassmen spend
part of their school day at the
ISDs Ed-Tech Center in
Attica, five days a week. In
their fifth year, they would
attend classes at Baker
College in Flint.

Paczki
heaven

Melissa
Thomson
and
Amanda Dirette of the
Almont Pastry Shop display
another tray of paczkis
while awaiting an onslaught
of Fat Tuesday customers
on Feb. 9. Located at 102 N.
Main Street in downtown
Almont, the local bakery
was filled to capacity
throughout the day. A full
tally of Paczki Day sales
had yet to be tabulated by
press time.

Photo by Tom Wearing

Illustration photo

IMLAY CITY One

semester in and Imlay City
students enrolled in the
STEMM Academy Early
College Program are giving it
high marks. Stu Cameron,
executive director of curriculum and instruction, provided
an update on the new program
at the January school board
meeting.
Currently, there are 10

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Sports

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Quick Imlay
start sets tone

By Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

TRI-CITY AREA
The Imlay City, Capac and
Almont wrestling teams registered respective showings
of second, fifth and sixth last
Saturday at the Blue Water
Area Conference League
Tournament.
Almont High School is

(143.5 points), Capac (114),

Almont (75), Armada (71)
and Yale (53).
Eric Pawlaczyk, Hunter
Mullins and Pat Pauli led
Imlay City with firsts.
Pawlaczyk reached the 103pound title tilt where he
earned a 4-2 win against
Richmonds Hunter Seguin;
Mullins made it to the championship clash at 130 pounds

Imlay Citys Hunter Mullins gains the upperhand in

his 130-pound title clash at the BWAC Tourney.

Spartans offense impressive in

71-35 victory over rival Chiefs
By Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

TRI-CITY AREA
Imlay City netted a 71-35 win
at visiting Capacs expense in
a Blue Water Area Conference
varsity boys basketball
encounter on Tuesday,
February 2.
With the decision, Imlay
City goes to 11-2 and 6-1.
In Tuesdays encounter,
Imlay City bolted out to a
16-5 advantage after one
quarter was history.
The next eight-minute

span of hoops saw Imlay City

accumulate 15 points, while
holding Capac to three. That
staked Imlay City to a 31-8
halftime cushion.
When play resumed,
Imlay City picked up where it
left off. Aided by a 16-11
third quarter edge, the
Spartans opened up a 47-19
advantage with 24 minutes
gone.
Imlay City then outscored
Capac 24-16 from that point
on, assuring themselves of a
Imlay page 4-B

Photo by Kevin Kissane

Richmond wins, Capac

takes fifth and Almont sixth,
five area grapplers win titles

Photo by Kevin Kissane

Spartans
battle to
a second

with a 15-0 loss to Richmonds

Hayden Bastian.
Jeremy Webster paced
Capac with a first. Webster
gained admittance to the
championship bout at 285
pounds where he pinned
Algonacs Mike Nykoriak
with 5:37 gone.
Anthony Trudo and Paul
Livermore gave Capac seconds. The former made it to
the 125-pound title tilt where
dropped a 13-2 verdict to
Richmonds Aaron Kilburn
and the latter advanced to the
championship collision at
152 pounds where he was
pinned by Cros-Lexs Collin
Lieber with 5:06 gone.
Carter Smith picked up a
third for Capac that day.
Smith completed 145-pound
Battle page 4-B

Photo by Kevin Kissane

Imlay Citys Pat Pauli (top) won the 189-pound title

last Saturday at the BWAC Tournament.

Noah Scillian provided Imlay

City with seconds. Hampton
reached the championship
clash at 112 pounds where
was pinned by Algonacs
Casey Pruitt with 1:27 gone
and Scillian made it to the
119-pound championship
clash where he was pinned by
Richmonds Cody Keller with
1:16 elapsed.
Brandyn Louwsma and
Jaykob Shaw contributed
Imlay Citys thirds. Louwsma
completed his run at 171
pounds with a 1-0 win over
Cros-Lexs Ryan Beyer and
Shaw ended 215-pound
action when he pinned
Almonts Hunter Spies with
23 seconds gone.
Kyle Kulin rounded out
the list of Imlay City placewinners with a fourth. Kulin
finished his run at 125 pounds

Imlay Citys Noah Galbraith (L) battles a Capac

player for a rebound in last weeks BWAC game.

Almont holds off

Algonac, 54-48
By Kevin Kissane

Photo by Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

where the action unfolded.

Richmond paced the
eight-team field with 217
points. Imlay City pulled up
second, aided by an output of
157 points, and Cros-Lex tallied 150.5 for third. They
were followed by Algonac

where he picked up a 9-2 victory over Algonacs Andre

Bourlier; and Pauli gained
admittance to the 189-pound
title tilt where he notched a
1-0 triumph against Algonacs
Imlay Citys Eric Pawlaczyk (L) won the 103-pound
Robert Jewell.
Wesley Hampton and title Saturday at the BWAC Tournament in Almont.

Imlay City outlasts Capac, 51-47

By Kevin Kissane

Photo by Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

Imlay Citys Cassie Malhado drives to the basket

as Capacs Meredith Moore defends in last weeks
game.

TRI-CITY AREA
Imlay City outlasted host
Capac, 51-47, in a Blue
Water Area Conference varsity girls basketball confrontation on Tuesday, February
2.
With the outcome, Imlay
City moves to 9-5 and 7-1.
In Tuesdays confrontation, Imlay City opened up an
11-4 advantage after one
quarter was done.
The next eight-minute
stretch saw Capac accumulate 21 points and Imlay City
manage 11. That staked
Capac to a 25-22 halftime
cushion.
When play resumed,
Capac picked up where it left
off. Thanks to a 10-8 third
quarter edge, the Chiefs went
up 35-30 with 24 minutes
gone.

Photo by Kevin Kissane

Capacs Jeremy Webster (top) battles an Algonac

foe for first in the 285-pound title clash.

Quarter number four saw

Imlay City outscore Capac
12-7. That made it a 42-42
contest at the completion of
regulation play.
Imlay City then outscored
Capac 9-5 the rest of the way,
leaving the floor with a 51-47
win.
Abby Schefka led Imlay
City with 16 points. She was
backed by Ashton Combs (12
points), Ella Merlo (eight,
including a pair of trifectas),
Cassie Malhado (five),
Cameron
Katkic
and
Elizabeth Shirling (four each)
along with Ericka Lathrop
(two).
Megan
Jamisons
20-point performance paced
Capac. Meredith Moore (nine
points), Dyman Huss and
Alexys Anderson (seven, featuring a trey, apiece) plus
Shelby Husovsky and Kelsey
Payne (two each) also reached
the scoring column.

ALMONT Almont
made visiting Algonac absorb
a 54-48 loss in a Blue Water
Area Conference varsity
boys basketball clash last
Friday night.
With
the
outcome,
Almont moves to 4-9 and 2-7.
In Fridays clash, Almont
opened up a 17-10 advantage
after one quarter was complete.
The next eight-minute
stretch would see Algonac
generate 13 points, while
holding Almont to nine. That
trimmed Algonacs deficit to
26-23 at the halftime break.
When the action resumed,
Almont bounced back with a

16-12 third quarter edge to go

ahead 42-35 with 24 minutes
into the record books.
Algonac then put together
a 13-12 fourth quarter rally,
only to drop a 54-48 outcome.
Zach Revoldt (17 points,
featuring three treys) proved
Almonts toughest player to
contain. Dante Dudek (11
points) hit for double figures
as well. The remaining
Raider points went to Drew
Revoldt (nine, with a triple),
Tom Lulgjuraj (five), Ethan
Hall (four), Nick Terry (a
three-pointer), Eric Conn and
Chase Kapron (two apiece)
along with Nathan Miller
(one).
Eddie Kendall paced
Algonac with 17 points.

Eric Conn, of Almont, drives to the hoop in his

teams BWAC clash with Algonac last Friday.

Photo by Kevin Kissane

Photo by Kevin Kissane

Almonts Jacob Battani (L) won the 140-pound title

Saturday at the BWAC Tourney his school hosted.

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Sports News

Community hoops
night nears for
showdown with Yale

Austin Kosinski
signs his letter of
intent as his
mom Debbie, dad
Eddie, brother
Logan, sister
Emma, coach
James Leusby
and assistant
coach Chase
Orzel look on.
Defensive coordinator Ritchie
Feys and linebacker coach
Beau Beneson
are not pictured.

By Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

Photo provided

IMLAY CITY Community Basketball Night is

set for this Friday when Imlay City entertains Yale in a
pair of varsity hoop matchups. There is no charge to
attend either contest.
The night gets underway with a girls game at 6
p.m. The boys contest follows at approximately 7:30
p..m.
Imlay City Schools would like to thank the community for its continued support of its academic and
athletic programs.

Kosinski signs with Michigan Tech

By Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

ALMONT Almonts
Austin Kosinski signed a
national letter of intent to
become a part of the

Michigan Tech football

program this past week.
The linebacker generated
50 solos and 28 assisted
stops, featuring 22 tackles for
a loss, during the 2015
campaign.

Kosinski also contributed

one forced fumble and a
fumble recovery to Almonts
cause.
The 5-11 and 205-pound
senior wrapped up his fourth
and
final
year
on

Almonts squad as an AllBlue Water Area Conference

and Tri-City Times All-Area
first team choice as well as
Division 5 All-State first
team selection by The Detroit
Free Press.

Rafael Farias collected

14 points and Clay
Schapman netted 12 to lead
Almont. Austin Miller, Cade
Tank and Jordan Bourdeau
(eight points apiece), Jared
Litchfield (five) plus Mitch
Proper, Kevin Heim and
Garrett Ruhala (two each)
supported their performances.
Imlay City Ninth Grade
Boys Basketball
Imlay City vs. Capac
February 2
Imlay City-66 Capac-35
Game recap- Imlay City
downed Capac, 66-35, in a
Blue Water Area Conference
ninth grade boys basketball
meeting on Tuesday,
February 2.
Lonnie Wolford led
Imlay City with 16 points.
Imlay City Junior Varsity
Girls Basketball
Imlay City vs. Richmond
January 28
Richmond-29 Imlay City18
Game recap- Imlay City
fell by a 29-18 count to
Richmond in a Blue Water
Area Conference junior varsity girls basketball clash on
Thursday, January 28.
Haley Medrano led Imlay
City with seven points. She
was backed by Ali Harper

(five points), Mallory Wetzel

(four) and Claire Thibodeau
(two).
Imlay City Ninth Grade
Boys Basketball
Imlay City vs. Richmond
January 28
Imlay City-40 Richmond-30
Game recap- Imlay City
turned back Richmond,
40-30, in a Blue Water Area
Conference ninth grade boys
basketball clash on Thursday,
January 28.
For Imlay City, Logan
Wilson led the way with 15
points.
Imlay City Junior Varsity
Girls Basketball
Imlay City vs. Almont
January 26
Imlay City-32 Almont-26
Game recap- Imlay City
bested Almont, 32-26, in a
Blue Water Area Conference
junior varsity girls basketball contest on Tuesday,
January 26.
For Imlay City, Kayla
Louwsmas nine-point performance set the pace. The
Spartans also had Kaylee
Rucker, Haley Medrano and
Ali Harper (five points
apiece), Claire Thibodeau
(four) plus Erika
Vanderploeg and Mallory
Wetzel (two each) reach the
scoring column.

Sports In Brief
The following youth
sports, junior high, ninth
grade and junior varsity
recaps are provided to us by
area coaches. If your teams
results do not appear here
remind your coach to pass
along the information by
calling 810-724-2615, or
e-mailing it to kkissane@
pageone-inc.com or send it
to us via fax at 810-7248552.
Almont Junior Varsity
Boys Basketball
Almont vs. Algonac
February 4
Almont-51 Algonac-37
Game recap- Almont
defeated Algonac, 51-37, in a
Blue Water Area Conference
junior varsity boys basketball game last Thursday.
Clay Schapman paced
Almont with 15 points. He
was backed by Rafael Farias
and Jared Litchfield (nine
points each), Jordan
Bourdeau and Zach Filinger
(six points apiece), Kyle
Madrazo (four) and Kevin
Heim (two).

Imlay City Ninth Grade

Boys Basketball
Imlay City vs. Cros-Lex
February 4
Imlay City-41 Cros-Lex-40
Game recap- Imlay City
slipped by Cros-Lex, 41-40,
in a Blue Water Area
Conference ninth grade basketball clash that took one
overtime to determine a victor last Thursday.
Wei Lin, Lonnie Wolford
Hunter Abram and Logan
Wilson paced Imlay City
with eight points apiece. The
Spartans also received points
courtesy of Ty Evans (four),
Dillan Sarka (three) and
Zack Mostek (two).
Almont Junior Varsity
Boys
Basketball
Almont vs. Yale
February 2
Yale-65 Almont-61
Game recap- Yale edged
Almont, 65-61, in a Blue
Water Area Conference
junior varsity boys basketball matchup on Tuesday,
February 2.

Athlete of the Week

Sports Schedule
Imlay City
Imlay City vs. North Branch,
5:30 p.m.
Yale takes on Imlay CityNorth Branch winner in title
match that follows
Thursday, February 11
Division 3 team districts at
Capac
Capac vs. Cros-Lex,
5:30 p.m.
Boys Basketball
Lakeville vs. Almont,
Friday, February 12
5:30 p.m.
Almont at Capac, 7:30 p.m.
Finals to follow
Yale at Imlay City, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 13
Kingston at Dryden,
Almont, Capac at Division 3
7:30 p.m.
individual districts,
Tuesday, February 16
Montrose, 9 a.m.
Yale at Capac, 7:30 p.m.
Imlay City at Division 2
Almont at Imlay City,
individual districts, Linden,
7:30 p.m.
TBA
Dryden at Carsonville-Port
Sanilac, 7:30 p.m.
Competitive Cheer
Saturday, February 13
Wrestling
Capac, Imlay City at
Wednesday, February 10
Brandon, TBA
Division 2 team districts at
Girls Basketball
Thursday, February 11
Kingston at Dryden, 7:30
p.m.
Friday, February 12
Almont at Capac, 6 p.m.
Yale at Imlay City, 6 p.m.
Monday, February 15
Dryden at Capac, 7:30 p.m.

Bowling
Holly Meadows
Monday Night Trio
1st Place: KC Insurance
Mens High Game
Tom Durga, 266
Mens High Series
Cliff Patton, 686
Team High Series
Holly Meadows, 1861
Tuesday Mens Charter
1st Place: Allenton Collision
Mens High Game
Paul Aguinaga, 287
Mens High Series
Travis Lowe, 676
Team High Series
SHL Contracting, 3001
Hollys Angels
1st Place: Tri-County Bank
Mens High Game
Terri Ritter, 214
Mens High Series Heather Politowicz, 559
Team High Series
Ritter Critters, 2374

Thursday Night League

1st Place: Champions Sports Bar
Mens High Game
John Hollenbeck, 264
Mens High Series
Nick Cox, 639
Womens High Game
Kris Pardon, 180
Womens High Series
Cheryl Hill, 481
Team High Series
Who Cares, 2110
Friday Night Mix
1st Place: Future-In-Laws
Mens High Game
Gordon Baillod, 244
Mens High Series
Ron Neeson, 598
Womens High Game Donna Beemer, 194
Womens High Series Donna Beemer, 500
Team High Series
Killer Bs, 2074
Guys N Dolls
1st Place: Hollenbeck/Klug
Mens High Game
Dart Arnold, 269
Mens High Series Jason Hollenbeck, 621
Womens High Game
Marci Upleger, 184
Womens High Series
Katie Patton, 496
Team High Series
Behnke/Patton, 2110

Stats and Standings

BOYS
BASKETBALL
STATLEADERS
SCORING

Imlay City freshman

grappler Hunter Mullins
won the 130-pound weight
class Saturday at the
BWAC Tourney.
For his effort, Mullins
earns our Boys Athlete of
the Week honor.

Almont senior Lizzie

Rinke netted 15 points
for her basketball team
in a 39-23 win against
Algonac last Friday.
For her effort, Rinke
garners our Girls
Athlete of the Week
honor.

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Schirmer (IC)
DelCampo (D)
Reiff (IC)
Z. Revoldt (A)
Kage (D)
Burgess (C)
D. Revoldt (A)
Aguinaga (C)
Knox (D)
Nadrowski (IC)
Sams (C)
B. Boers (C)
H. Galbraith (IC)
Homer (IC)

G P
10 155
13 194
13 189
13 166
13 148
14 155
13 139
14 122
13 109
13 108
14 110
14 91
13 82
12 74

Avg.
15.5
14.9
14.5
12.8
11.5
11.1
10.7
8.7
8.4
8.3
7.8
6.5
6.3
6.2

REBOUNDING

DelCampo (D)
Burgess (C)
Nadrowski (IC)
H. Galbraith (IC)
D. Revoldt (A)

STEALS

DelCampo (D)
Burgess (C)
Z. Revoldt (A)

ASSISTS

Reiff (IC)
Sams (C)
Castro (IC)
Z. Revoldt (A)
DelCampo (D)

G R Avg.
13 153 11.2
14 133 9.5
13 122 9.4
13 91 7.0
13 84 6.5

G S Avg.
13 39 3.0
13 33 2.4
13 27 2.1
G
13
13
13
13
13

A Avg.
54 4.2
49 3.5
38 2.7
33 2.5
31 2.4

BOYS
BASKETBALL
TEAM STANDINGS
Blue Water Area Conference
Team
League
Overall
Imlay City 7-1
12-2
Capac 3-5 6-8

Almont 2-6 4-9

North Central Thumb League
Team
League
Overall
Dryden
6-2 10-3

WRESTLING
LEADERS
MOST WINS

GIRLS
BASKETBALL
STATLEADERS
SCORING

Combs (IC)
Jamison (C)
Schefka (IC)
Huss (C)

G P
14 307
14 143
14 107
14 105

Avg.
21.9
10.2
7.6
7.5

REBOUNDING

Combs (IC)
Schefka (IC)
Huss (C)

STEALS

Combs (IC)
Huss (C)
C. Katkic (IC)

ASSISTS

C. Katkic (IC)
Huss (C)
Combs (IC)

G R Avg.
14 170 12.1
14 116 8.3
14 116 8.3
G S Avg.
14 52 3.7
14 45 3.2
14 39 2.8
G
14
14
14

A Avg.
40 2.9
35 2.5
33 2.4

GIRLS
BASKETBALL
TEAM STANDINGS
Blue Water Area Conference
Team
League
Overall
Imlay City
7-2
9-6
Capac 1-8 3-11
Almont 2-6 5-8
North Central Thumb League
Team
League
Overall
Dryden 3-6 3-10

Livermore (C)
Trudo (C)
J. Battani (A)
Detroyer (C)
Smith (C)
Pauli (IC)
Hampton (C)
Wojie (C)
Mullins (IC)
Glenn (A)
Tyson (C)
Scillian (IC)
Pawlaczyk (IC)
Burchi (A)
Lee (C)
Barr (A)
Webster (C)
Plouse (IC)
Spies (A)
Wheeler (C)
Kulin (IC)
DeMara (A)
B. Louwsma (IC)
D. Navarro (C)
Hunter (A)
Hellebuyck (IC)
R. Battani (A)
Podgorski (C)
D. Kruse (A)
Skarsvog (C)
G. Navarro (C)
J. Louwsma (IC)
Fritz (C)
Dervishi (IC)
Morandi (IC)
C. Kruse (A)
Canelo (C)
Bartlett (A)
Shevnock (IC)
Querciagrossa (A)
Porter (IC)
Cody (A)
Jordon Phelps (A)
Kline (IC)
Felder (IC)
A. Rojas (IC)
Josh Phelps (A)
V. Rojas (C)
Powell (A)
Houghten (IC)

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Inwood (IC)
2
Pagano (A)
2
Arms (A)
2
Mardlin (C)
2
J. Navarro (C)
1
Martini (A)
1
Lynch (IC)
1
Morse (IC)
1

MOST PINS

Trudo (C)
Livermore (C)
Shaw (IC)
J. Battani (A)
Hampton (IC)
Smith (C)
Spies (A)
Glenn (A)
Webster (A)
Wojie (C)
Mullins (IC)
Pauli (IC)
Pawlaczyk (IC)
Scillian (IC)
Barr (A)
Detroyer (C)
D. Navarro (C)
Kulin (IC)
Wheeler (C)
Plouse (IC)
Tyson (C)
R. Battani (A)
D. Kruse (A)
Hellebuyck (IC)
B. Louwsma (IC)
Burchi (A)
J. Louwsma (IC)
Lee (C)
Hunter (A)
Podgorski (C)
Porter (IC)
Dervishi (IC)
DeMara (A)
Morandi (IC)
Querciagrossa (A)
G. Navarro (C)
Shevnock (IC)
Fritz (C)
A. Rojas (IC)
Jordon Phelps (A)
Skarsvog (C)
Kline (IC)
Felder (IC)
Cody (A)
C. Kruse (A)
Canelo (C)

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Bartlett (A)
2
J. Navarro (C)
1
Mardlin (C)
1
Powell (A)
1
Arms (A)
1
Martini (A)
1
Pagano (A)
1
Houghten (IC)
1
Lynch (IC)
1
Morse (IC)
1
Inwood (IC)
1

QUICK PINS
Wojie (C)
Trudo (C)
J. Battani (A)
Trudo (C)
Hunter (A)
Trudo (C)
Detroyer (C)
Webster (C)
Bartlett (A)
C. Kruse (A)
Smith (C)
Podgorski (C)
Trudo (C)
Tyson (C)
Smith (C)
Glenn (A)
C. Kruse (A)
Tyson (C)
Trudo (C)
G. Navarro (C)
Wheeler (C)
Livermore (C)
Fritz (C)
Livermore (C)
Glenn (A)
Trudo (C)
Livermore (C)
Webster (C)
Detroyer (C)
Webster (C)

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Wrestling
Team
Standings
Team
League Overall
Imlay City
4-3
12-6
Capac 4-3 25-18
Almont 1-6 11-16

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Boys Basketball

Capac drops BWAC

clash to Armada

Imlay City upends

Cros-Lex, 74-38
Tri-City Times Sports Editor

IMLAY CITY Seth

Reiff (20), Curtis Homer (14)
and Mike Nadrowski (10)
combined for 44 points, helping Imlay City register a convincing 74-38 road triumph
against Cros-Lex in a Blue
Water Area Conference varsity boys basketball game
last Friday night.
With the decision, Imlay
City goes to 12-2 overall and
7-1 as far as BWAC clashes
are concerned.
In Fridays game, Imlay
City bolted out to a 21-6 lead
after one quarter was done.
The middle two quarters
would prove more competitive. It was there Imlay City

amassed 26 total points and

Cros-Lex generated 22, leaving the former up by a 47-28
count with 24 minutes into
the record books.
Imlay City followed it up
with a 27-10 fourth quarter
edge, closing out a 74-38
win.
Griffin Schirmer supplied
the next highest Imlay City
point total that evening, contributing nine. The remaining
Spartan points went to Hunter
Galbraith (seven), David Hart
(five), Mitch Allen (three)
plus Jordan Lesniak, Travis
Gould and Noah Galbraith
(two each).
Austin Smith paced CrosLexs scoring attack. He finished with a 12-point performance.

By Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

Photo by Kevin Kissane

By Kevin Kissane

Curtis Homer, of Imlay City, brings the ball up the

floor in BWAC action this past week.

CAPAC

Capac
dropped a 61-50 road verdict
to Armada in a Blue Water
Area Conference varsity
boys basketball confrontation last Friday night.
With the result, Capac
now stands at 6-8 and 3-5.
In Fridays confrontation,
Capac jumped out to a
17-7 advantage after one
quarter had ended.
The next eight-minute
span of hoops, though, would
belong to Armada. It was
there they netted 15 points
and allowed 10, closing
the gap to 27-22 at the half-

time break.
When play resumed,
Capac struck with a 12-11
third quarter edge to increase
their cushion to 39-33 with
24 minutes gone.
Armada then outscored
Capac 28-11 from that
point on, pulling out a 61-50
victory.
For Capac, Noah Burgess
led the way with 25
points. He was backed by
Jared Roosen (10 points,
including a trifecta), Louis
Aguinaga and Brent Boers
(six, featuring a trey, each)
along with Trevor Boers (a
triple).
Capac also received nine
rebounds courtesy of Burgess.

By Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

ALMONT Almont
returned from Yale with a
64-44 loss in a Blue Water
Area Conference varsity
boys basketball matchup on
Tuesday, February 2.
With the final, Almont
slips to 3-9 and 1-6.
In Tuesdays matchup,
Yale jumped out to a 21-12
advantage after one quarter
was complete.
Quarter two saw Yale
net 15 points and Almont
manage 12, leaving the
former with a 36-24 halftime
lead to protect.
When the action resumed,
Yale continued to pull away.
Aided by a 19-7 third quarter
edge,
the
Bulldogs

went ahead 55-31 with 24

minutes gone.
Almont then outscored
Yale 13-9 the rest of the
way, only to drop a 64-44
verdict when the final second
ticked off the clock.
Cody Kegley led Yale
with 20 points, draining a
pair of triples along the way.
For
Almont,
Zach
Revoldts 14-point performance proved best. He
hit two field goals of the
three-point variety en route.
The
remaining
Raider
points went to Dante Dudek
and Drew Revoldt (six
apiece), Eric Conn and
Chase Kapron (five, featuring a trey, each), Zach
Wichman and Ethan Hall (a
triple apiece) plus Nathan
Miller (two).

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Wrestling

Boys Basketball

Imlay City halves matches at home

Photo by Kevin Kissane

Imlay Citys Noah Scillian looks for advice from

the sideline in a wrestling encounter last week.

IMLAY CITY The

Imlay City wrestling team
halved a pair of non-league
encounters it hosted last
Wednesday night.
Imlay City began their
two-match stint with a 72-12
triumph against Lutheran
North.
A group consisting of
Eric
Pawlaczyk,
Noah
Scillian,
Blake
Porter,
Brandyn Louwsma, Pat Pauli
and Jaykob Shaw paced Imlay
City with wins by pin.
Pawlaczyk stopped Jack
Schuessler with 1:40 gone at
103 pounds; Scillian pinned
119-pound
foe
Gordy
McLeod (fall time not available); Porter took 33 seconds
to conquer Anthony Harrop at
152
pounds;
Brandyn
Louwsma required 1:28 to

upend 171-pound counterpart

Jeremy Simmons; Pauli needed 38 seconds to beat Anthony
Devroy at 189 pounds; and
Shaw took 1:24 to defeat 215pound rival Michael Berger.
Wesley Hampton (112),
Kyle Kulin (125), Hunter
Mullins (130), Jon Louwsma
(135), Garrett Shevnock
(140) and Austin Plouse (285)
added victories by void to
Imlay Citys cause.
Imlay City also squared
off versus Goodrich (no. 2,
Division 2) that evening. The
battle drew to a close with
Goodrich ahead by a 60-9
count.
Brandyn Louwsma led
Imlay City with a triumph via
the pinfall route. It took him
1:24 to down Hunter
Termarsch at 171 pounds.
With
the
results,
Imlay City now stands at 14-6
overall.

Capac splits mat encounters on road

Photo by Kevin Kissane

CAPAC The Capac

wrestling team posted a 1-1
mark in non-league action
last Wednesday night.
Lake Orion High School
is where the action unfolded.
Capac
squared
off
versus the host school first.
Their battle ended with both
sides managing identical
36-point totals.
When the tiebreaker was
implemented, Lake Orion
was declared the winner
based on their eight

weight class wins to Capacs

six.
Dylan Wojie, Anthony
Trudo, Ian Detroyer, Carter
Smith and Paul Livermore
led Capac with victories by
pin. Wojie required 47 seconds to upend Donovan
Luebbert at 103 pounds;
Trudo took 2:40 to turn back
125-pound foe John Moll;
Detroyer needed 1:15 to beat
Connor Masters at 140
pounds; Smith required 2:43
to down 145-pound counterpart Jaden Fisher; and
Livermore took 2:46 to fend
off Chris Kade at 152 pounds.

Capacs Paul Livermore works for a fall against

Almonts Kyle Barr at the BWAC Tournament.

Justin Lee (112) tacked

on a triumph by void to
Capacs cause.
Capac also went up
against West Bloomfield that
evening, prevailing via a
48-30 count.
A group consisting of
Wojie, Trudo, Thomas
Wheeler, Detroyer, Smith,
Livermore and Jeremy
Webster paced Capac with
wins by pin. Wojie took 5:42
to defeat 112-pound adversary Brandon Munson; Trudo
required 10 seconds to stop
Mark Kamash at 125 pounds;
Wheeler needed 1:28 to

upend 130-pound foe Clark

Chisnell; Detroyer took 38
seconds to beat Rahsaan
Leonard at 140 pounds; Smith
required 52 seconds to down
145-pound
counterpart
Eulojio Rodriguez; Livermore
needed 5:36 to defeat Scott
Budka at 152 pounds; and
Webster took 2:44 to stop
215-pound
rival
Brian
Ekhizian.
Lee was the other Capac
grappler who emerged victorious. He secured a void at
112 pounds.
With the outcomes, Capac
now stands at 25-18 overall.

Max Kage, of Dryden, looks for an open teammate

during a recent NCTL confrontation.

Dryden drops close

one to Deckerville
By Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

DRYDEN Dryden
fell three points short when
the final scores were added
up, dropping a 53-50 verdict
to Deckerville in a North
Central Thumb League varsity boys basketball battle
last Friday night.
With the result, Dryden
slips to 10-3 and 6-2.
In Fridays battle, Dryden
spotted Deckerville a 12-6
advantage after one quarter
drew to a close.
Quarter number two
would see Deckerville pad its
cushion some. It was there
they managed 16 points and
Dryden hit for 13, leaving the
former up 28-19 at the halftime break.

By Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

DRYDEN Dryden sent

Carsonville-Port
Sanilac
down to a 62-35 defeat in a
North Central Thumb League
Almonts Hunter Spies uses a crossface move vervarsity boys basketball meetsus Capacs Jeremiah Mardlin at the BWAC
ing on Tuesday, February 2.
Tourney.
With the decision, Dryden
raises its mark to 10-2 and
6-1.
John DelCampo proved
Roberts.
the toughest Dryden player to
from page 1-B
Boyd Glenn provided contain. DelCampo netted 12
action with a 7-6 victory Almont with a second. Glenn points, draining a pair of triagainst Cros-Lexs Jerrid wrapped up 171-pound action
Burke.
with an 8-0 setback to
Dylan Wojie and Ian Richmonds
Colton
Detroyer added fourths to McKiernan.
Capacs cause. Wojie wrapped Kyle Barr contributed a
up his run at 103 pounds with third to Almonts cause. Barr
a 16-1 loss to Richmonds finished his run at 152 pounds
Daniel
McNichol
and with a 7-4 victory over
Detroyer finished 140-pound Richmonds Zachary Roberts.
action with an 8-5 setback to Hunter Spies completed
Cros-Lexs Joe Hayden.
the list of Almont placewin Jacob Battani led Almont ners with a fourth. Spies conwith a first. Battani reached cluded 215-pound action
the title tilt at 140 pounds when he was pinned by Imlay
where earned a 5-3 win Citys Jaykob Shaw with 23
against Richmonds Alex seconds gone.

ples along the way.

Max Kage (10 points)
gave Dryden a double figure
output as well. He was given
assistance in the scoring
department by Evan Pocius
(eight points), Bailey Knuth
(seven, including a trifecta),
Justin Knox (a pair of treys),
Jake Hagemeister (five, with
a triple), Sean Riley, Ethan
Hyatt and Trey Raab (four
each) and Eric Johnson (two).
Dryden also received six
rebounds apiece courtesy of
Knox, Riley and DelCampo.

Photo by Kevin Kissane

Battle: Imlay second

Photo by Kevin Kissane

When the action resumed,

Dryden began to mount a
comeback bid. Thanks to a
15-8 third quarter edge, the
Cardinals were able to close
the gap to 36-34 with 24 minutes gone.
Deckerville then outscored Dryden 17-16 during
the final eight minutes of
action, assuring themselves
of a narrow 53-50 victory at
nights end.
John DelCampo paced
Dryden with a 24-point performance. DelCampo drained
one triple along the way.
Max Kage also proved an
impact performer for Dryden
that evening. Kage tossed in
20 points. The remaining
Cardinal points went to Evan
Pocius (four) and Bailey
Knuth (two).

Dryden breezes past C-PS

Photo by Kevin Kissane

By Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

Photo by Kevin Kissane

By Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

Almont 171-pounder Boyd Glenn grabs ahold of a

Richmond foe in their title confrontation.
Capacs Jacob Parski defends versus Imlay Citys
Jordan Lesniak in BWAC action last week.

Imlay City 112-pounder Wesley Hampton (front)

battles it out in his weight divisions title match.

Photo by Kevin Kissane

Photo by Kevin Kissane

Imlay: wins BWAC clash

Imlay City 215-pounder Jaykob Shaw tightens his

hold on an Armada foe at the BWAC Tournament.

from page 1-B

71-35 win at nights end.
Seth Reiff (19), Griffin
Schirmer (11) and Mike
Nadrowski (10) led Imlay
City with double figure outputs. The Spartans also had
Jose Castro (nine points),
Hunter Galbraith (eight),
Noah Galbraith (four), Jordan
Lesniak and David Hart
(three each) plus Jared

Stryker and Mitch Allen (two

apiece) connect.
For
Capac,
Louis
Aguinaga (eight points)
proved the toughest player to
stop. He was backed by
Nathan Lietz (seven), Trevor
Boers (five), Jacob Parski
(four), Brent Boers, Noah
Burgess and Jeff Opificius
(three each) along with
Andrew Sams (two).

Page 5-B-TRI-CITY TIMES-FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Girls Basketball

Dryden drops road

confrontation to Peck
By Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

DRYDEN Dryden
dropped a 35-28 road
verdict to Peck in a North
Central Thumb League varsity girls basketball game
Monday night.
In Mondays game,
Dryden took a 6-4 edge after
one quarter was complete.
The next two quarters
saw Peck manage 21 total
points,
while
holding

Dryden to 15. That made it

25-21, Peck, with 24 minutes
gone.
Peck then outscored
Dryden 10-7 the rest of the
way, putting the finishing
touches on a 35-28 win.
Katie Schenkel led
Dryden with nine points. The
Cardinals also had Mia
Sliman (six points), McKenna
Rudd (five), Rachel Vallad
(four) plus Kelli Schenkel
and Ally Sobek (two apiece)
reach the scoring column.

By Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

ALMONT Almont
fell two points short when
the final scores were
added up, dropping a 33-31
verdict to host Yale in a Blue
Water Area Conference
varsity girls basketball
battle last Wednesday night.
In Wednesdays battle,
Yale grabbed an 11-8
advantage after one quarter
was complete.
Quarter number two saw
Almont
generate
10
points and Yale manage four.
That left Almont holding an
18-15 advantage at the
halftime break.

When
the
action
resumed, Yale bounced
back with a 12-7 third
quarter edge to go ahead
27-25 with 24 minutes gone.
Yale and Almont then
hit for six points each
the rest of the way,
leaving the former up 33-31
when the final buzzer sounded.
Mackenzie Desloover led
Yale with 11 points.
Kirsten Schapman paced
Almont with seven points.
Abbey Johnson, Rebecca
Measel
and
Lizzie
Rinke (six points apiece),
Megan Swank (four) and
Paige Walton (two) supported
her performance.

Photo by Kevin Kissane

Almont drops 33-31

nailbiter to Yale
Abbey Johnson, of Almont, brings the ball up the floor during Fridays game versus Algonac.

Almont turns back Algonac, 39-23

By Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

ALMONT Almont
picked up a 39-23 victory
over visiting Algonac in
a Blue Water Area Conference
varsity girls basketball
contest last Friday night.
With the decision, Almont
moves to 5-9 and 2-7.
In Fridays contest,

Algonac grabbed a 10-8

edge after one quarter was
done.
Quarter number two saw
Almont net seven points and
Algonac produce three. That
left Almont holding a 15-13
lead at the halftime break.
When the action resumed,
Almont established some
much-needed breathing room.
Aided by a 13-2 third

quarter edge, the Raiders

pushed their cushion to 28-15
with 24 minutes gone.
Almont then outscored
Algonac 11-8 from that
point on, good for a 39-23
victory when the final second
ticked off the clock.
Lizzie Rinke paced
Almont that evening. She
finished with 15 points,
including a field goal of

the three-point variety. The

Raiders also had Kirsten
Schapman (six points),
Meredith Rinke (five),
Rebecca Measel (four,
featuring a trey), Abbey
Johnson (four), Paige Walton
(three) and Megan Swank
(two) reach the scoring column.
Sondra Tercha paced
Algonac with nine points,

Cros-Lex gives Imlay City a loss

By Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

IMLAY CITY Imlay

City put up a good fight,
before falling 53-40 to host
Cros-Lex in a Blue Water
Area Conference varsity girls
basketball encounter last
Friday night.
With the result, Imlay

City Imlay City drops to 8-6

overall and 6-2 when they
square off versus BWAC
adversaries.
In Fridays encounter,
Cros-Lex took a 13-9 edge
after one quarter was over
with.
Quarter number two
Imlay City net 13 points and
Cros-Lex generate nine, mak-

ing it a 22-22 ballgame at the

halftime break.
When play resumed,
Cros-Lex struck with an
18-12 third quarter edge to go
ahead 40-34 with 24 minutes
gone.
Cros-Lex then outscored
Imlay City 13-6 the rest of the
way, securing a 53-40 victory.
Ashton Combs led Imlay

City with a 13-point performance. She hit a triple en

route. Abby Schefka (11),
Cameron Katkic and Ericka
Lathrop (four each), Kendall
Sommer (three), Cassie
Malhado and Elizabeth
Shirling (two apiece) along
with Ella Merlo (one) furnished the remaining Spartan
points.

Capac falls versus BWAC rival Armada

By Kevin Kissane

slips to 3-11 and 1-8.

In Fridays meeting,
Armada took a 9-4 edge
CAPAC Capac fell by a after one quarter was over
43-34
count
to
host with and widened the
Armada in a Blue Water gap 20-8 at the halftime
Area Conference varsity break.
girls basketball meeting last When the action resumed,
Friday night.
Capac bounced back with a
With the result, Capac 15-11 third quarter edge.

Photo by Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

Almonts Elizabeth Kerby looks over her offensive options versus Yale this past week.

That trimmed their deficit to

31-23 at the time.
Armada then outscored
Capac 12-11 the rest of
the way, assuring themselves
of a 43-34 win when
the clock zeroed out for the
last time.
Kelsey Gustafson led
Armada with 21 points.

For Capac, Dyman

Huss (13 points, including a
pair of trifestas) and
Megan
Jamison
(12,
featuring a trey) proved their
toughest players to stop.
Meredith
Moore
and
helby Husovsky added seven
and two points, respectively,
to the Chiefs cause.

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CAPAC
COMMUNITY
SCHOOLS
ADVERTISEMENT
FOR BIDS

Capac Community Schools will
receive sealed proposals for construction trade work from qualified Bidders
for the Capac 2016 High School Unit
Ventilator Replacement, 541 N.
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Proposals may be mailed or delivered in person to Capac Community
Schools, 403 North Glassford Street,
Capac, MI 48014.

Proposals are due prior to 2:00 pm
(local time) on Thursday February 18,
2016.

Proposals will be publicly opened
and read aloud at 2:05 pm in the High
School Cafeteria, 541 North Glassford
Street. All proposals received prior to
the due date and time will be evaluated
after the bid opening. All proposals
received after 2:00 pm of the due date
will neither be considered nor accepted
and will be returned to the Bidder
unopened.

All proposals shall be submitted on
the proposal forms provided in the project specifications, completely filled in,
and executed (copies of the bid forms
are acceptable). Facsimile, electronic
mail or telephone proposals will not be
accepted.
A Pre-Bid Meeting will be held at
3:30 pm on Thursday February 11,
2016 at the High School Site: 541 North
Glassford Street Capac, MI 48014.

The Owner will award contract(s)
on or about February 25, 2016.

Bidding Documents will be available to all bidders beginning Thursday
February 4, 2016 after 9:00 am. They
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LYNN
TOWNSHIP

Lynn Township Board of

Trustees will hold it's annual Budget
Preparation Meeting March 3, 2016 at
4:00 p.m. at the Lynn Township Hall,
13995 Yale Road. Individuals with dis-

NOTICE
EMMETT TOWNSHIP
MARCH 2016 BOARD OF REVIEW
11100 DUNNIGAN ROAD
EMMETT TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN 48022
BOARD OF REVIEW MEETING SCHEDULES
The Emmett Township Board of Review 2016 meeting will be held at the
Emmett Township Hall AT 11100 Dunnigan Road Emmett Township on the
following dates:

Tuesday March 08, 2016 at 1:P.M. for the Organizational Meeting.
(APPEAL HEARING DATES) Are set for Wednesday March 16,2016
from 1 P.M. to 4 P.M. & 6:P.M.Till 9:P.M. and Thursday March 17,2016 from
9:A.M. till 12 Noon & from 1: P.M. to 4: P.M. The Board of Review will hold
as many meetings as deemed necessary to hear questions, protest, and to equal
the 2016 assessments. All residents may appeal by mail with a deadline before
noon on Thursday March 17, 2016 because there is no mail delivered on Thursdays at the hall and no later by fax must be sent on Thursday at Noon March
17, 2016 because the Emmett Township main office is closed to take e-mail or
fax letter of appeal. Please call for an appointment at 1-810-384-8070-ex 22 or
fax 1-810-384-6138. on Wednesday 1 P.M. to 4: P.M. and on Friday 9:A.M. to
12: P.M. Noon before the Emmett Township Board of Review meets. Poverty
Exemption & 100% Disability Veterans Exemption will be available at the Emmett Township hall by request. I will send you a copy of the L-4035 form to be
filled out completely and on line (1) one ESTIMATED TRUE CASH VALUE
IN LINE (4) REASON OF FACTS FOR YOUR APPEAL,(This needs to be
done before the board of review will hear your appeal.)
CLASS RATIO MULTIPLIERS
Agricutural
53.62
0.9324 %
Commerical
48.62
1.0273 %
Industrial
49.97
1.0006 %
Residential
45.62
1.0960 %
Personal Property
50.00
1.0000 %
AMERICAN WITH DISABILITIES (ADA) NOTICE: The Township will
provide the necessary and reasonable service to the individual with disabilities
at the Board of Review Meeting with in (7) seven days prior notice by calling
1-810-387-8070 ex 22
James Trombley
Secretary to the Emmett Township Board of Review
5-3

LYNN
TOWNSHIP

THE
LYNN
TOWNSHIP
PLANNING COMMISSION will conduct it regularly scheduled meetings on
April 20, 2016, June 15, 2016,
September 21, 2016 and December 21,
2016 7:00 p.m. at the Lynn Township
Hall 13995 Yale Rd. Individuals with
disabilities may contact the clerk at
13995 Yale Rd, Lynn MI 48097 810387-3358 ten days before the meeting if
they require auxiliary aids or services.
Dates and times posted at the Township
hall.
Annette Ferrett,
Clerk
6-1

LYNN
TOWNSHIP

THE
LYNN
TOWNSHIP
BOARD will conduct a public hearing
on the proposed township budget for
fiscal year 2016-2017 at the Lynn
Township Hall, 13995 Yale Road on
March 9, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. The property tax mileage rate proposed to be
levied to support the proposed budget
will be a subject of this hearing. The
annual meeting will commence at 7:15
p.m., with the regularly scheduled
monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. Individuals
with disabilities may contact the clerk at
7280 Cade Road, Imlay City, MI 48444
or by phone (810) 387-3358 ten days
before the meeting if they require auxiliary aids or services. Dates and times
posted at the Township hall.
Annette Ferrett,
Clerk
6-1

LYNN
TOWNSHIP

THE
LYNN
TOWNSHIP
BOARD will conduct it regularly
scheduled meetings on the second
Wednesday of each month at the Lynn
Township Hall, 13995 Yale Road. The
meetings will begin at 7 p.m. Individuals
with disabilities may contact the clerk at
13995 Yale Road or by phone (810) 3873358 ten days before the meeting if they
require auxiliary aids or services. Dates
and times posted at the Township hall.
Annette Ferrett,
Clerk
6-1

VILLAGE OF
ALMONT

ORDINANCE NO. 194

An ordinance to repeal Ordinance
No. 189 and adopt a new ordinance
regulating blight and blighting conditions, and to prescribe penalties for violations thereof.

THE VILLAGE OF ALMONT
ORDAINS:

Section 1. Purpose.

Section 2. Causes of Blight or
Blighting Factors.

Section 3. Enforcement and
Penalties.

Section 4. Repeal of Ordinance
No. 189.

Section 5. Effective Date.
The undersigned President and
Clerk of the Village of Almont hereby
certify that this Ordinance was introduced at a Regular Meeting of the
Almont Village Council held on the 2nd
day of February 2016 and was published
in the Tri-City Times on the 10th day of
February 2016.
Kimberly Keesler
Clerk
Steve Schneider
Village President

A complete copy of the above ordinance is available in the Clerk's office
during regular business hours or at
www.almontvillage.org.
6-1

VILLAGE OF
ALMONT

ALMONT VILLAGE
COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
JANUARY 19, 2016
SYNOPSIS

President Schneider called the
Regular Meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
Councilmembers present were Dyke,
Lauer, Love, Peltier, Steffler, Tobias &
Schneider. Staff present were Manager
Moyer-Cale, Clerk/Treasurer Keesler,
Police Chief Nael & Building Official/

VILLAGE OF
DRYDEN

WATER AND SEWER

LINE ORDINANCE
ORDINANCE NO. 32.9

An ordinance to require property
owners to be responsible for all cost of
installation, connection, and maintenance of private water and sewer lines
which connect to the Village public
water and sewer systems and to allow
the Village to cause any necessary work
to be done and assessed to the owner.

THE VILLAGE OF DRYDEN
ORDAINS:

Section
1.
Installation,
Connection,
and
Maintenance
Responsibility. Property owners who
connect or who are required to connect
to the Village public water or sewer
systems shall be responsible for all costs
and expenses incurred incident to the
installation, connection, and maintenance of their private water and sewer
lines to the Village public water and
sewer lines. The Village shall be responsible for all lines located within the
public road right-of-way, except as provided in Section 2. Any home on an
existing private well shall be required to
connect to the Village public water system if there is a change in property
ownership. Well installation within the
Village limits is forbidden without
Village of Dryden Council approval.

Section 2. Private Water and
Sewer Lines Defined. A private water
line is the water line which connects a
dwelling or other building to the village
public water line at the curb stop, which
is the shut-off valve installed by the
Village. A private sewer line is the sewer
line located on private property which
connects a dwelling or other building to
the Village public sewer line.

Section
3.
Meters/Village
Equipment. All water meters are the
property of the Village of Dryden. No
person shall damage, remove, or tamper
with water meters or any other water or
sewer equipment belonging to the
Village.

Section 4. Indemnity. The property owner shall indemnify the Village
from all loss or damage that may directly or indirectly result from the installation, connection, or maintenance of
Village private water or sewer lines. The
property owner shall also indemnify the
Village for any damage to water meters
or other Village water and sewer equipment.

Section 5. Cost Assessment. If a
private water or sewer line is not
installed, connected, or maintained pursuant to applicable requirements, the
Village may cause the work to be done
at the expense of the property owner,
and all costs that are incurred by the
Village shall become a lien on the property. The Village may collect this lien by
a special assessment levied upon the
property. This section shall also apply to
costs due to damage to water meters or
other Village water and sewer equipment.
The undersigned Clerk of the
Village of Dryden hereby certifies that
this Ordinance was adopted by the
Dryden Village Council at a meeting
held on the 2nd day of February, 2016,
and was published in the Tri-City Times
on the 10th day of February, 2016. This
Ordinance Amendment becomes effective twenty (20) days after date of said
adoption.
Holly Shroyer
Village of Dryden Clerk
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The Council approved the agenda;
approved the consent agenda items;
approved to retain Mr. Mike Gildner of
Simen, Figura & Parker, P.L.C. as the
Village's primary attorney; adopted
Resolution No. 16-01-01 to amend the
official fee schedule; adopted Resolution
No. 16-01-02 opposing public act 269;
approved payment of Taylor Butterfield's
invoice; approved expenses related to
the zoning administrator certification for
Manager Moyer-Cale; approved payment for liability insurance; approved to
retain the Law Offices of Howard
Shifman as the labor law attorney;
waived the tap-in fees for Almont
Township to connect to the water main
for the baseball fields on Church St. &
adopted Resolution No. 16-01-03 to
adopt security benefit retirement program plan.

Discussion was held on Building
Committee report; patrol vehicles &
maintenance code concern at 118/122 S.
Main St.

The meeting adjourned at 10:13
p.m.
Kimberly J. Keesler
Clerk/Treasurer
Steve Schneider
President

A complete copy of the minutes is
available in the Clerk's office during
regular business hours or at www.
almontvillage.org
6-1

4-13-16

The Almont Township Board is
now accepting sealed bids for lawn
maintenance for the Almont Township
Ball Fields at 521 Church St., for a 2
year period. Bids are due by March 11,
2016 no later than 9:00 a.m. at 819 N.
Main St., Almont, MI. 48003. Bids will
be opened on March 11, 2016 at 10:00
a.m. at the Township office. Please contact the office between 8:00 a.m. and
1:00 p.m. at (810) 798-8521 for bid
requirements.
Carol Hoffner
Almont Township Clerk
6-2

abilities may contact the clerk at 13995

Yale Rd, Lynn, MI 48097 or by phone
(810) 387-3358 ten days before the
meeting if they require auxiliary aids or
services.
Annette Ferrett,
Clerk
6-1

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REQUEST FOR
PROPOSALS

Jarvis at 586-731-7450. The documents

can be obtained on a computer disc free
of charge or in printed form for a nonrefundable fee of $25.00 per set. All
checks and/or money orders are to be
made payable to Capac Community
Schools.

All questions regarding the bidding
procedures, design, and drawing/specification intent are to be directed to the
Construction Manager, E. Gilbert &
Sons, Inc., on a Request For Information
Request Form (See Section 00310),
attention Rob Proper, E-mail: robp@
egilbertandsons.com, or Fax (586)
731-9289.

Proposals may not be withdrawn
for a period of sixty (60) days after the
due date. Successful Bidders may be
required to furnish both a Labor and
Material Payment Bond, and a
Performance Bond, each in the amount
of one hundred percent (100%) of its
contract amount as stated in the
Construction Project Manual section
00600.

This project is to comply with the
State of Michigan Prevailing Wage
Requirements.

Items to Accompany All Proposals
A Bid Security in the amount of five
percent (5%) of Base Bid shall accompany ALL proposals or proposal combinations; refer to section 00410 for more
information.

A sworn and notarized statement
disclosing any familial relationship that
exists between the owner(s) of, or any
employee of, the Bidder and any member of the Board of Education or the
Superintendent shall accompany ALL
proposals. The owner will not accept a
proposal that does not include a sworn
and notarized familial relationship disclosure statement. Please see specification Section 00307 for the form to use
with your proposal.

A sworn and notarized Affidavit of
Compliance for the Iran Economic
Sanctions Act certifying the contractor
does and will comply with Public Act
517 of 2012 shall accompany ALL proposals. The owner will not accept a
proposal that does not include a sworn
and notarized Affidavit of Compliance
for the Iran Economic Sanctions Act.
Please see specification Section 00307
for the form to use with your proposal.

The Owner reserves the right to
accept or reject any or all proposals, to
accept a proposal other than the lowest
proposal, and to waive informalities,
irregularities, and/or errors in any proposal, which it determines to be in its
own best interest.

Separate Proposals will be
received for the following Bid
Categories:

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Electrical
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DRYDEN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

Dryden Community Schools has immediate positions

available for substitute cooks on an on call basis. Must
be able to assist in the preparation and service of food
to students in a timely manner. Please apply online at
www.dryden.k12.mi.us
HW 5-2

ALBAR INDUSTRIES, INC.

Albar Industries, Inc., a Lapeer area leader in the
automotive painting industry is currently accepting
applications for the following positions:
General Production - Requirements include the
ability to keep up with line speeds, capable of
performing repetitive motions, lifting, and operating
orbital sanders and buffers while maintaining
production rates.
Spray Painters Applicants must be able to
operate and maintain a paint spray gun, keep up
with line speeds, and be able to perform repetitive
motions for up to 8 hours per day.
Quality Inspectors Applicants must be able to
keep up with line speeds, perform repetitive
motions, lifting, and identify and distinguish colors
and defects.

Applicants must be able to use respiratory equipment

and practice proper safety procedures. Applicants
must be available to work any shift. We offer competitive wages and medical, dental, and vision benefits.
Interested candidates may apply in person at Albar
Industries Inc., 780 Whitney Dr., Lapeer, MI 48446, by
fax (810) 667-2197, online at www.albar.com or by
email to hr@albar.com. For e-mail submissions, please
indicate job title (General Production, Quality
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Competitive Cheer

Photo provided

Capac poses for a photo

after last weeks BWAC
event. They are Megan
Woods, Reagan
Wittstock, Shelbi
McKeown, Ashley
Andrus and Catherine
Helzer; and back
Morgan Woods, Hunter
Smith, Karly Klug,
Sidney Birkett, Alaina
Pawlowski, Camden
Gaedcke, Haydn Hurley
and coach Taylor Smith.

Capac squad notches impressive

third at the final BWAC Competition
By Kevin Kissane

TRI-CITY AREA
The Capac Competitive Cheer
team (listed as the sixth
best Division 4 squad
statewide) continues to excel,
this time bringing home a
third-place
showing
from a Blue Water Area
Conference Competition last
Wednesday.
Richmond High School is
where the action unfolded.
When the final scores
were announced, Richmond
(no. 1, Division 3 set the
pace with a 778.2-point output. Armada (no. 8, Division
3) pulled up second that
day, thanks to a total of
761.3 points.
Capac ranked third at
third and final BWAC
Competition this season.
Their output of 710.58
points is believed highest the
school has ever managed at a
league event and the second
best total in school history.
Algonac occupied fourth
place, amassing 707.52 points
en route. They were followed
by Yale (703.52 points), CrosLex (691.34 points), Imlay
City (683.24) and Almont
(659.02).
Megan Woods, Reagan
Wittstock, Shelbi McKeown,

Photo by Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

Almonts Miranda Buehrle (L) and Ashley Kroll (R)

look to impress judges at a recent competition.
Ashley Andrus, Catherine
Helzer, Morgan Woods,
Hunter Smith, Karly Klug,
Sidney Birkett, Alaina
Pawlowski, Camden Gaedcke
and Hayden Hurley represented Capac that day.
Makenna Schocke, Gina
Abbott, Hollie Rager, Katie
Ferguson, Cameron Jeffries,
Serena Bara, Samantha
Giovannangeli,
Kaitlin

Pudvay and Janet Felbarth

competed for Imlay City.
Keegan DeMara, Gabby
Schlagel, Lexi Guerrero,
Jaclyn Buehrle, Miranda
Buehrle, Shianne Calkins,
Ashley Kroll, Jayme Hein,
Brianna Knee, Ashlynn
Fistler,
Hannah
Long,
Ritamarie McGowan, Sara
Ranucci and Arianna Maust
represented Almont.

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