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Wednesday, October 3, 2012

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Downriver woman wins Miss Michigan

By Jim Kasuba
The News-Herald

PORT HURON Jaclyn Schultz of Wyandotte outshone more than 100 other contestants to be named the new Miss Michigan USA in a two-day competition that concluded Saturday at the McMorran Entertainment Center. Schultz, 24, had just been awarded the title of Miss Wyandotte USA about a week or so before entering the statewide contest, which made her eligible for competition. We are overwhelmed by the response and caliber of all the participants from Michigan, said Melissa Pitchford, executive director with

the Miss Universe organization in a press release issued before the contest. There is no better opportunity for ambitious young women out there today. The Miss Michigan USA competition offers women in the state of Michigan a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to advance their personal and professional goals. Schultz graduated from Roosevelt High School in 2006. She then graduated from Central Michigan University and is currently seeking a masters degree at Michigan State University. She works as a media buyer for Brogan and Partners in Birmingham.
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Lottery winner is found dead

Toxicology results pending from coroner
By Alan Burdziak
The News-Herald

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Jaclyn Schultz of Wyandotte was named Miss Michigan USA on Saturday in Port Huron.

Send in the clowns

Clowning around with an air phone and telling people in the crowd to call him, Ronald McDonald and another event participant make their way through the Melvindale homecoming parade route Friday evening. For more homecoming coverage from Allen Park, Lincoln Park and Melvindale please see Page 17-A.

Citys long-shot appeal denied

at a Sept. 19 meeting and The News-Herald has since waited for a final ALLEN PARK determination. Snyders Appealing Gov. Rick initial decision was based Snyders decision to appoint on a report filed by a state an emergency financial review team Aug. 8. manager for the city was Deputy State Treasurer a long shot at best, city Roger Fraser wrote a sixofficials said, but they still page letter dated Oct. 1 to took a chance to keep local Snyder affirming the previcontrol. ous recommendation of a Despite their best effort to state review team that led to get a consent agreement, the the initial ruling to appoint appeal was denied. an emergency financial Snyders decision to manager. Fraser also was a appoint an emergency member of the six-person financial manager was review team. given to the city Sept. 7. The Interim City city appealed that decision Administrator Dave Boomer

While authorities believe DOWNRIVERS#1 CHEVY DEALER drugs probably contributed to the death over the weekend of a Lincoln Park woman who made headlines for still receiving food stamp benefits after winning $1 million, the official cause will have to await toxicology reports. Those reports wont be back for three to four weeks, a spokeswoman for the Wayne County Medical Examiners Office said yesterday. Amanda Clayton was on Allen Rd. at West Rd. found dead at about 9 a.m. Woodhaven Saturday at a friends house 1-734-676-9600 www.rodgerschevrolet.com on Sunnyside Street in Chevy Runs Ecorse. An autopsy was perDeep formed Sunday. According to police, she was using prescription medication. Her friend found her dead when her toddler daughter was heard crying. The child reportedly was in the bed with Clayton when she died. Clayton, 25, was sentenced to probation in July after pleading no contest to one count of welfare fraud, a felony. She was charged with two counts of welfare fraudfailure to inform in March. She pleaded no contest to one and the other was dropped. When she was sentenced, she repaid the state more than $5,000 she received in benefits. Clayton won $1 million in September 2011 on the Michigan Lottery game show Make Me Rich! She took home more than $700,000 after taxes. After word got out about her case, it Clayton spawned international attention that one of her attorneys said baffled and troubled her. It clearly wasnt easy, John Dakmak said. Every time we were in court, she would look around and look at me and say, I cant believe all this is here. Dakmak said he hasnt spoken to her family but called her death a shock. The family doesnt need to hear from her lawyer right now, Dakmak said yesterday. They just need to circle

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BEATS ALL DEALS

By Dave Herndon

said he doesnt believe it was right to have a member of the review team conducting the appeal hearing. The process didnt seem to be conducted in a fair manner, he said. The review team called the current City Council manifestly dysfunctional, in its first report to Snyder. Fraser again said city leaders didnt appear to be able to run the city without help in his letter. The citys plan was viewed by the review team as a series of disjointed efforts, none of which had

been or were likely to be successful, Fraser wrote. At the hearing in Lansing, City Attorney Chris Forsyth did most of the talking on Allen Parks behalf. He argued that the city should get a consent agreement rather than an emergency financial manager. He told Fraser, who ran the appeal hearing, that the city had a plan to eliminate the more than $6 million in deficit it faces this fiscal year. A consent agreement and
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