Tri-City Times: Courser Arraigned On Tuesday

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ST. CLAIR
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Wednesday, March 2, 2016
142nd Volume - Issue No. 9
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Courser
arraigned
on Tuesday
Disgraced former state rep

calls felony charges levied by
Attorney General baseless
By Maria Brown
TRI-CITY AREA On Tuesday Lapeer

Countys former State Representative Todd
Courser was arraigned on four felony counts
related to his brief time in office.
Last week, Michigan Attorney
General BillSchuette charged
Courser with perjury, a 15-year
felony, and three counts of misconduct while in the post he
resigned in September. He was
released on a $7,500 personal
recognizance bond.
Todd
Former Rep. Cindy Gamrat, who
Courser
was also embroiled in the scandal
caused by her and Coursers
extra-marital affair, was also
arraigned on two counts of misconduct in office. The misconduct
in office charges carry up to a
five-year prison term each.
Gamrats bond was set at $5,000.
Theyre due back in court on
March 9th.
Bill
Both Courser and Gamrat turned
Schuette themselves in for the arriagnment,
which was held in the 54-A
District Court in Ingham County.
People question if government works anymore, if justice will be carried out even in the
clubby halls of power, Schutte said in a statement issued on Tuesday. Our joint investigation
Arraigned page 10-A
Photo by Catherine Minolli
Tri-City Times Assistant Editor
Venture High School students look on as Alex Gonzalez attempts to text and drive on simulator used to illustrate the dangers of distracted driving.
No distractions
Injury prevention specialist presents program to

urge young people to stop distracted driving
phone. Eating, putting on

makeup, fighting, surfing the
radio dial and even listening
to audio books are all forms
theyre more than just numof it is pretty.
of distracted driving.
By Catherine Minolli
bers on a page.
I worked in the ER for
There are three forms of
Tri-City Times Editor
Sholtis, a registered nurse, five years and Ihave seen a
distracted driving, Sholtis
IMLAY CITY Across is an Injury Prevention spelot, Sholtis says. If I can
told the students. Manual,
the United States, 11 teens die cialist with McLaren Lapeer, prevent just one kid from
which means you are taking
every day from distracted
on a mission to change those hurting themselves or someyour hands off the wheel.
driving. Many others are seri- stats by raising awareness
one else with distracted driv- Visual, meaning your eyes are
ously injured, in the
about distracted driving. Last ing, then Iconsider it a sucoff the road, and cognitive,
1,600,000 crashes that occur
Wednesday, February 24,
cess.
which means your mind is off
annually because of texting
Sholtis stopped in at Venture
In her presentation,
of what you are doing.
while driving.
High School to talk with stu- Sholtis reminded students that Texting uses all three forms.
The statistics are alarmdents about what shes seen
distracted driving isnt just
ing, and for Allie Sholtis,
during her careerand none
texting or talking on the
Distractions page 10-A
Voters to decide 82nd District race

Democrat, Republican and Libertarian in race to fill post vacated by Courser
Photo by Maria Brown
Principal Robert Downey notes that steps outside

the elementary school are showing decay.
Dryden seeks nod

on sinking fund
Voters to decide three-year, .75
mil proposal at polls March 8
By Maria Brown
three-year proposalwill be
on the Tuesday, March 8 ballot. The millage would gen DRYDEN For the
erate about $133,000 annusecond time in less than a
ally or $399,000 in its entireyear, Dryden Community
ty. Funds would be used to
Schools will ask voters to
make major repairs to both
approve a sinking fund mea- school
buildings
and
sure.
Fund page 10-A
The mattera .75 mills,
TRI-CITY AREA Voters will

decide on Tuesday who will represent
Lapeer County in Lansing and fill the
82nd District State House seat vacated
by the resignation of Todd Courser.
Democrat Margaret Guerrero
DeLuca of Imlay City, Republican Gary
Howell of North Branch and Libertarian
Tracy Spilker of Hadley all hope to fill
the seat, which was has been vacant
since September of 2015.
Results will be posted online at
www.tricitytimes-online.com as soon as
they become available.
******
Margaret Guerrero DeLuca says
all of the candidates have something
good to bring to the table, but shes the
one for the job because shes a fighter.
I will fight for the people of
Lapeer County, I do not back down,
she says. I am not afraid to vote
against my party if it hurts the people I
represent.
Guerrero DeLuca admits she
doesnt have all the answers, but she is
willing to work hard to find the best
solutions for Lapeer County.
I am not saying I am a magician
and can snap my fingers and take away
all our county and states problems,
however, I am the most qualified candidate to represent the people of Lapeer
County, she says. I have researched
the issues for the last two-and-a-half
years and know what needs to be
accomplished in order to bring relief to
our families, seniors, veterans and stu-
dents. I also bring fairness, cooperation, transparency, sincerity, problem solving and the
energy and enthusiasm
needed to get the job
done.
If elected, Guerrero
DeLuca says her prioriMargaret ties include using
Guerrero common sense to
DeLuca
find common ground.
Common ground and
compromise is the key
to making legislation
that is beneficial to all
not a select few, she
says. We have many
areas that need urgent
attention, roads and
bridges, education, living wages, etc.
Gary
However the most
Howell
urgent matter is to
make decisions that
help the people, not
corporations and lobbyists. The citizens of
Lapeer County deserves
a fair shot at living the
American dream. I want
to advocate and be the
Tracy
champion for the peoSpilker
ple.
Guerrero DeLuca is the former
mayor of Imlay City and is married to
Joe DeLuca, a 26-year veteran of the
Imlay City Police Department. They
have two children: Diego, 8, and
Daniela, 6. She has a bachelors degree
from Oakland University and a back-
ground in corporate finance and management. Guerrero DeLuca also sat on

the Imlay City Planning Commission
and Downtown Development Authority
and was secretary for region five of the
Michigan Municipal League. She currently works as a substitute teacher and
spends her free time volunteering on
numerous boards and activities associated with enhancing youth and local
communities.
******
Gary Howell believes his life experience makes him well suited to hit the
ground running in Lansing.
As a U.S. Army veteran, I will be
prepared to handle issues relating to
veterans services. As an attorney who
has represented Imlay City as well as
numerous townships and villages
throughout Lapeer County, I can deal
effectively with revenue sharing and
infrastructure needs for our local governments, Howell says. As an 18 year
member of local and county school
boards, I can hit the ground running on
the vital educational issues facing our
state. As a member of the Lapeer
County Road Commission, I know
what has to happen to improve our
highways in Michigan.
Howell says his farming experience
keeps him on top of the states agricul-
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Almont DDA Director Nancy Boxey (2nd from left) talks with representatives of Grabill Windows & Doors
during last years job fair.
Job Fair in Imlay City
Area employers sign on to take part in March 7 event

TRI-CITYAREA
The number of businesses
participate in the Local Job
Fair slated for Monday,
March 7, has grown to 13.
The event is co-sponsored
by the Imlay City and
Almont
Downtown
Development Authorities
(DDAs) takes place from 3-6
p.m.
at
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Banquet Center in Imlay
City.
Local businesses to have
signed up so far, include:
Pinnacle Foods, Grabill
Windows & Doors, American
Tree, Vintech Industries,
Champion
Bus,
State
Farm Insurance, Speedy Q
Markets,
Yarbrough
Insurance Group, LLC;
Skyline Camp & Retreat
Center, Country Smoke
House, Taco Bell, Tri-County
Bank and Kelly Services.

Representatives
from
MichiganWorks! will also be
on hand to assist job seekers
with creating or updating
their existing resumes.
A similar local job fair
held at Almont High
School in 2015 was deemed a
success by Nancy Boxey
and Dana Walker, DDA
Directors in Almont and
Imlay City, respectively.
Both Boxey and Walker
have
pointed
out
in
recent years that many
Michigan manufacturers are
having difficulty filling available job openings with
qualified applicants.
The purpose of the job
fair is to create a link between
job seekers and local
businesses looking to fill
positions, saidBoxey. Our
last job fair was successful in
that a number of people
were granted interviews and
some were offered jobs.

Jenny Vanecek, Almont
Branch Manager/Marketing
Officer
of
Tri-County
Bank, said the bank saw
rewards from participating in
last years event in Almont.
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and
always
accepting
resumes, said Vanecek. The
job fair is an environment in
which all participating
businesses can benefit.
Even when we dont
have jobs available at our
branch, we can share

information and resumes with
our other Tri-County Bank
branches.
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Though its extremely rare to

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miss.
They are a common symbol of wisdom, protection
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minivan shot out by vandals on Thursday.
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in finding vandals
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dents to contact us.

Calls may be made anonymously to the Imlay City
IMLAYCITY Police Police Department at 810are investigating at least six 724-2345.
incidents of windows being
shot out of parked vehicles.
Officer Joe Deluca reported that the incidents took
place at various times on
Wednesday, Feb. 24 and
Thursday, Feb. 25.
Deluca believes the perpetrators used air or pellet
guns to shoot out the rear and
side windows of cars parked
along Bancroft Street, West
Fifth Street (near the Polly
Ann Trail), and at the
Kingsbrook Mobile Home
Estates.
The suspects appear to
be mobile and are driving
around to these various locations, said Deluca.
He added that similar
shootings had been reported
in Attica Township and the
Almont area about a week
ago.
Though there may be no
relationship, the incidents
coincided with Thursdays
weather-related school closures.
Deluca said there is no
official damage estimate
available from the shootings.
Those costs would vary
based on the year and model
of the vehicle, he said.
In the interim, police are
seeking information and tips
from the community.
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finding the individuals that
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Coyote sightings
more likely during
breeding period
Coyote sightings
arent unusual
around area.
Experts remind
residents to
keep food and
refuse sealed
away to keep
them from hanging around.
ALMONT TWP.
Rosellen Bucy got a little
surprise while puttering
around the house one
afternoon a couple of weeks
ago. As she passed by the
library window in her Webster
Road home, she was startled
by the site of what looked
like a large stray dog.
A minute or so later,
another dog lookalike came
out from a line of pine trees

nearby and like the first one,
began slowly meandering
around her yard.
The dog-like creatures
turned out to be coyotes, and
before the afternoon was
over, another would join the
group.
I was astounded because
it was broad daylight, Busy
says. They were pretty big,
the largest one was as big as a
collie.
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Orn says a large dog will
usually scare off a coyote,
but advises people with small
breed dogslike yorkies or
chihuahuas should take heed
when theyre outdoors.
You do want to watch
them when they go outside,
she says.
Orn says her agency
doesnt receive many calls
regarding coyote sightings
and/or
problems,
and
chalks that up to the countys
rural landscape.
We get some calls from
people living more towards
the cities, but as we get
Experts say coyotes are as afraid of human interinto the rural areas those
action as humans are fearful of them.
residents are more used to
hears coyotes yipping around brush in the woods.
dealing with them, she says.
the area at night, Bucy With that in mind, Orn They have been dealing with
says the trio of coyotes was says the best thing to do to
an intimidating sight. She keep coyotes away from
was worried about the possi- residences and residential
bility of one of them harming areas is to make sure theres
her dog.
nothing to lure them in.
I was really rattled, If you feed outdoor cats,
they were pretty close to the make sure to remove the food
house, she says.
after the cats have eaten, she
After hanging around for says.
a while, the coyotes Ditto for kitchen scraps
meandered off toward an and garbage.
overgrown air strip her Keep those things secure
late-husband, an avid pilot, in containers where they
used to take off from in his arent accessible to wildlife,
plane.
Orn adds.
Coyote sightings around She says coyotes are more
the area arent that unusual, frightened of humans than
says Chief Animal Control the other way around, so
Officer Aimee Orn. The taking a careful, hands-off
rural countryside rife with approach is best.
acres of farmland and open The best thing to do, just
fields are preferred hunting like with any nuisance
grounds for coyotes, because animal, is to just leave them
its easier to nab prey in the be, she says. Make sure you
open than it is in the under- arent giving them something
Illustration photo
Illustration photo
Area woman spots three in yard
them for years.

According
to
the
Michigan Department of
Natural Resources, coyotes
can live up to six to eight
years in the wild. About
50 to 70% of juvenile coyotes
do not reach adulthood,
the DNR says, and annual
adult mortality averages
between 30- 50%.
Coyote sightings are most
common
during
their
breeding period, which in
Michigan
occurs
from
mid- January into March.
Bucys sighting is not
entirely
uncommon
according to the DNR, as
coyotes are active during both
day, with peak activity
occurring at sunrise and sunset. Coyotes generally feed at
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Bite victim seeks

help identifying dog
Input sought on German Shepherd
that bit jogger on Winslow Road
ATTICA TWP. A
Winslow Road resident hopes
the public can help him locate
the owners of a dog that
attacked his wife over the
weekend. Without knowing
the vaccination status of
the animal, Debra Miller
might have to submit to a
series of rabies shots.
Lou Miller said his
wife was jogging on Sunday
morning
on
Winslow
Road, between Fox Run and
I-69, when she was bitten
by a German Shepherd.
The dog came up from
behind her between 10 and
10:30 a.m.
She was able to get the
dog away from her, Miller
said.
Debra knocked on several
doors in the vicinity, hoping
she could determine where
the dog lived. One neighbor

said they had seen the
dog before but didnt know
where it came from.
The Millers filed a
complaint with Lapeer
County Animal Control and
Lou planned to follow up
with them on Monday.
Were hoping someone
will step forward, he said.
In the meantime, Debra
planned to get a tetanus
shot from her family doctor
on Monday, as a precaution.
The Millers hope she wont
need to receive a series of
rabies shots, something that
can be recommended by Participants in Almonts Great Start Readiness Program offer a big thank you to Almont Middle School
health professionals if rabies 8th graders for their mentoring project.
is suspected in the animals.
The Millers ask that
anyone with information
about the dog in question
contact Lapeer County
Animal Control at 667-0236
or
Lou
Miller
at
810-287-8715.
Sutphin. In some cases the older students encourage and application of critical thinkBy Tom Wearing
children speak little English help them, but not do things ing skills.
and usually lack language for them, she said. The goal This was an amazing
ALMONT Thirty skills or may have family was to get the younger stu- venture, in which the students
dents to do for themselves. gained an appreciation for the
Almont Middle School stu- issues.
dents recently participated in Regardless, said Sutphin, Murphy noted that middle love of learning, teaching and
a pilot program to mentor at- the younger students benefit school students had assisted the importance of being posisignificantly from the associ- teachers at Orchard Primary tive role models, said
risk preschoolers.
ation and support of the older in the past through elective Murphy. Our students are

Star
Sutphin,
Almonts
concern.
children.
courses and various service excited to be looked upon as
Great
Start
Readiness
We were fortunate to get
being responsible, indepena good knockdown, he said, Program (GSRP) coordinator There is a very special learning projects.
which resulted in our being for 20 years, says the new connection between children This years class was an dent, caring and contributing
program was mutually of these two age ranges, elective that that matched up members of our community.
able to save the house.
Kustowski said there were beneficial for everyone Sutphin said. The younger preschool/pre-kindergarten Among the 8th-graders
kids really look up starry- students with kindergarten taking part in the mentoring
no injuries in the fire. It is involved.
eyed to the eighth graders. helpers.
program were: Andrew

She
said
the
participating
believed, however, that an
The
middle
school
students

The
preschool
helpers
Twombley, Tessa Weingartz
middle
schoolers
are
all
memunknown number of cats
feel
a
responsibility
for
the
class
was
a
perfect
pairing
and Samantha Dyer, each of
bers
of
Heather
Murphys
housed in the garage perished.
little ones.
when the district announced whom shared a positive expe Based on a preliminary eighth-grade classroom.
investigation,
Kustowski Sutphin explained that the There was a lot of self- that our preschool program rience.
thinks the source of the fire 8th graders broke down into esteem building among both would be moving (from the I enjoyed helping the
was a heat lamp in the garage. groups of six or fewer stu- age groups, she continued. old elementary) to the middle preschoolers, said Andrew.
Kustowski acknowledged dents to assist and encourage I think the eighth graders left school building, Murphy And I was happy for the
the assistance of Goodland the 18 participating pre- the experience feeling they said. Mrs. Sutphin was more opportunity to take part in the
Township firefighters at the schoolers currently enrolled had accomplished something than willing to create a posi- class.
in the state-funded program. special and they felt good tive hands-on learning envi- I loved being a part of
scene.
ronment for future teachers this class, Tessa added. My
He added that firefighters The childrens ages range about themselves.
from Attica Township had from 3-5 and include pre- Sutphin said the older stu- and student leaders from our favorite thing about it was
going in the classroom and
also been requested, but were dominantly four-year-old at- dents joined the preschoolers school.
sent back once the fire was risk students who qualified in their indoor and outdoor Murphy noted that the reading stories to them. It was
based on family income and activities, assuming an assis- older students created a per- fun.
extinguished.
tive presence while requiring sonalized book for each of I enjoyed making some
Firefighting efforts were need.
them to be as self-reliant as the preschoolers from which new friends and playing with

These
are
at-risk
stucomplicated by the existence
possible.
they were able to incorporate them outside in the snow,
dents
and
are
generally
from
of severe weather conditions
low income families, said The idea was that the research and the practical said Samantha.
at the time of the fire.
Photo provided
By Maria Brown
Mentoring program rewarding

Almont 8th graders take part in class beneficial to preschoolers
Quick response
saves Imlay home
By Tom Wearing
IMLAYCITY Quick
response by firefighters
Wednesday afternoon, Feb.
24, enabled them to
contain the spread of a garage
fire to a nearby home.
Asst. Fire Chief Andy
Kustowski reported that a
core of firefighters were
already assembled at the fire
hall at around 4:28 p.m.,
when summoned to a
structure fire at 834 N. Van
Dyke.
Upon their arrival at the
scene, firefighters found the
garage on fire and the potential for its spread to the nearby
home.
The garage was only
about five feet from the
house, said Asst. Fire Chief
Andy Kustowski, which created an additional exposure
Dispatch log . . .
Editors note: The following is a compilation of activity and reports from area
police departments:
In St. Clair
County:
Police responded to:

a larceny complaint in
the 14300 block of Fisher
Road in Lynn Twp. on Feb.
23
a trespasser complaint in
the 15500 block of Almont
Road in Berlin Twp. on Feb.

23
an animal complaint in
the 200 block of Deer Park
Street in Capac on Feb. 23
a traffic accident in the
7400 block of Sterling Road
in Lynn Twp. on Feb. 23
an animal complaint in
the 13600 block of Norman
Road in Lynn Twp. on Feb.
28
assist the public in the
1200 block of Holmes Road
in Berlin Twp. on Feb. 28
Veterans support group to meet

LAPEER Lapeer Countys Vet-to-Vet Support
Group meets again at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 8 at the
Lapeer County Veterans Affairs Office at 287 W.
Nepessing St. in downtown Lapeer.
The support group provides veterans an opportunity
to meet informally, but in a confidential setting to discuss
various matters they are facing.
During the meeting, Lapeer County VA Director
Edward Ronders will update attendees regarding upcoming events for veterans in Lapeer County.
The Vet-to-Vet Support Group meets the second
Tuesday of each month at the LCVA office. There is no
fee required but registration is encouraged.
The group is open to veterans of all eras.
For more information or to register for the March 8
meeting, call 810-667-0256.
Or email to:jokreinder@lapeercounty.org
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Dryden Vets waiting to

hear repair costs for hall
Damage sustained inside building in Feb. 11 fire
By Tom Wearing
DRYDEN Dryden
Vets members are still
assessing the fire, smoke and
water damage caused to
their building during a Feb.
11 fire.
Dryden Vets President
Terry Town said the building
will require major restoration,
the costs of which are
expected to be significant.
We met with our
contractor
(Montgomery
&Sons Restoration Co.) on
Monday to discuss repairs to

the building, said Town.
Theres a lot of damage and
its going to be a big job.
Town noted the outward
appearance of the building is
deceiving, adding that a peek
inside more accurately reveals
the fires destructive nature.
Theres a lot of damage
upstairs, which will require
taking the roof off, said
Town. Its the smoke and
water that ruins everything.
You dont realize all the
costs associated with a fire
like this, he continued. Of
course, any upgrades we

make have to meet all the
(electrical and plumbing)
codes.
Its like starting all over
againlike building a new
house, he concluded.
Town is also concerned
that the organizations
insurance company will only
pay for a portion of the needed repairs.
The fire also caused
significant damage to the
buildings basement area,
where the Dryden Vets hosted
their community breakfasts
and other activities.

In the interim, Town said
the Dryden Fire Department
has offered the use of its hall
for future Dryden Vets
meetings.
We want to thank the fire
department for allowing us to
use the hall, said Town,
and for salvaging as much of
the contents of our building as
they could on the night of the
fire.
Assistant Dryden Fire
Chief
Keith
Klobucar
reported earlier that the
fire is believed to have started
in the buildings electrical
system.
Youth sought for Readiness Council

ST. CLAIR COUNTY
The St. Clair County
Office of Homeland Security
and Emergency Management
(HSEM) is pleased to
announce that the application
period for the Youth
Readiness Council is now
open through April 22. T h i s
program
is
a
whole
community approach to
preparing the youth in St.
Clair County. The Council
members will serve for a
one-year period. The purpose
of this Council allows
members to complete selfselected youth preparedness
projects; to voice their opinions, experiences, ideas, solutions, and questions on youth
disaster readiness with the
leadership of HSEM; and to
create the Youth Readiness
Summit. Being selected to
serve on the Council is an
honor but it is also a significant responsibility that
requires dedication and time
management skills.
Youth
Preparedness
Council members fill three
roles while on the Council:
Project planners: The
cornerstone of Council members service is the self-select-
ed projects they are required

to complete.
Champions for youth
preparedness: Council members spread the word about
the importance of youth readiness in their local communities and the County.
Liaison to HSEM on the
youth perspective: The members of the Council have an
opportunity to meet with
HSEM and its partner organizations to share their insights,
opinions, and unique perspective on HSEM efforts and
initiatives
Members are required to
participate in two meetings

every month. These meetings
allow members to provide
updates on their projects, pose
questions to HSEM staff and
other invited officials, and
provide feedback to other
members.
The current Council is
working on projects that
include Survival Rival
Challenge, Safety Town, and
Safety games for children
events.
Applications can be found
at: www.bereadystclaircounty.org or www.youthreadinesscouncil.org.
Opinion Page
Letters to the Editor
Politicians sound like 3rd graders on the playground

Donald Trump may well
win the nomination as the
candidate for the Republican
Party, but I find his antics are
beyond wearing thin. I am fed
up with hearing him call
others liars, a joke, losers and
on and on and on. I am fed up
with hearing him tell me
how great a businessman he
is; how he has hired tens of
thousands of people; how
much money he has
made; how we will build a
wall and Mexico will pay for
it and on and on and on.
I am tired of his facial

expressions of disdain that he
puts on when other candidates
are speaking. I am tired of his
boorish behavior, interrupting
and talking over other candidates and less than cultured
language. However, I am also
tired of Rubio and Cruz
mimicking his behavior. The
most recent debate was intolerable. I tried my best to
watch it but it was not possible except in small doses. The
TV remote control was my
best friend.
Our Opinion
Help keep local

economy strong
hose who find themselves out of work in

the area have an opportunity remedy that
at an upcoming Local Job Fair slated for
this Monday, March 7th at Countryside
Banquet Center in Imlay City.
Co-hosted by the Almont and Imlay City
Downtown Development Authorities, the job
fair features area employers who are looking
for good workers to fill openings right here in
the community.
From 3-6 p.m. on March 7th, representatives from Pinnacle Foods/Vlasic, Grabil
Windows & Doors, Vintech Industries,
Champion Bus, Tri-County Bank, American
Tree, State Farm Insurance, Yarbrough
Insurance Group, LLC, Country Smoke House,
Speedy Q Markets, Skyline Camp & Retreat
Center and Kelly Services will be on hand
recruiting qualified individuals for job openings.
Those who need help updating or creating a
resume will have a chance to do so with the
assistance of representatives from
MichiganWorks! who will also be at the job
fair.
Last years jointly sponsored Local Job Fair
resulted in a number of attendees finding
employment right here in the community. With
many area employers reporting difficulty in
finding qualified applicants to fill vacancies,
qualified job seekers should find many opportunities at the March 7th event.
We encourage all job-seekers to take a look
at whats available in the area at the upcoming
job fair. Together we can help keep the local
economy strong.
It would be a breath of
fresh air if those three men,
Trump, Cruz and Rubio,
would grow up and act like
adults. Their adolescent
behavior of saying Youre a
liar, No, youre a liar does
little to inspire anyone to vote
for them. It sounds like 3rd
graders on the playground. I
would welcome from them an
honest and forthright discussion of the issues. Take the
immigration issue, Id like to
know specifically the answer
to each of the following questions:
1. What the specific
things you would do to stop
illegal immigration and visa
overstays?
2. Would all other
immigration policies await
the border being under control?
3. What specifically
would your policy be regarding those illegals currently in
the United States who are law
abiding citizens, assuming

you ignore their breaking of
the law to be here in the first
place?
4. How would you deal
with illegal immigrants whose
children are citizens because
they were born here?
5. Would there be a path
to either permanent residency
or citizenship, or both, for
illegal immigrants and if so,
what exactly would that look
like?
That is just one issue but
Id like each candidate to
have time to explain in full
detail their responses to those
questions. One could develop
similar questions for other
issues such as terrorism, the
economy, trade policy, foreign affairs, the role government should play in our country, education, racial issues
and many other such issues.
Such a discussion would be
enlightening to our citizens
and aid greatly in making a
decision as to whom to support.

The only candidate who
has really attempted to take
such a course is Governor
John Kasich. He, along with
Ben Carson, seem to be the
only adults in the room, but
sadly they get little air time
and little consideration. The
media, and much of the public it seems, prefer the mudslinging and the circus side
show instead of an adult and
thoughtful discussion of the
issues facing this country and
the next administration.
Unfortunately it seems certain
Ben Carson will never be the
nominee and it is likely
Kasich wont either. So, well
likely be stuck with a pompous windbag who may well
alienate more citizens than he
attracts and who, to date, I
haven't a clue as to what his
policies or principles really
are.
The truly sad thing is that
while the Republican Party is

likely to give us a poor choice,
the Democratic Party will do
far worse. A seventy four year
old Socialist who has accomplished nothing in his many
years in Washington, but who
will promise government
doled out free stuff to virtually everyone except any person who works, a Wall Street
banker or the top one percent
of income earners in this
country. The alternative is a
pandering liar who will say
anything to any person just so
long as it is what she believes
that person wants to hear. If
there is any justice in this
country she will be the recipient of the same treatment as
David Petraeus and will have
to face criminal charges.
Sadly, the Chinese curse
May you live in interesting
times is being visited upon
us.
John Lengemann
Imlay City
Reading Month is the perfect time to emphasize the

importance of reading at
home. Since parents and
care-givers are childrens first
teachers, they have a unique
opportunity
to
further
students' academic success by
being positive literary role
models.
According to the National
Center of Education Statistics
(NCES), a division of the
U.S.
Department
of
Education, children who are
read to at home have a higher
success rate in school.

Reading to a young child
three to four times a week
helps them to recognize all
letters of the alphabet, write
their own names, and read or
pretend to read.
The National Education
Association reports that
elementary age children who
are read to and read for
pleasure are better readers
and enjoy higher math
scores. According to the
U.S.
Department
of
Education,
fourth-grade
classrooms where parent

involvement is high score 28
points above the national
average on standardized reading tests.
Benefits of high-volume
recreational reading continue
throughout the middle and
high school years. Parents
foster literacy in the upper
grades by regularly taking
children to the library,
educating themselves about
popular young adult novels,
and simply modeling reading.
The more children read, the
higher their proficiency in all

academic subjects (NEA.org).
Developing
solid
comprehension and reading
stamina are essential for
college-level proficiency.
This wealth of research
proves
the
positive
correlation between reading
and achievement. The simple
act of opening a book opens a
world of possibilities for a
child.
Amy Sung
Imlay City Middle School
Imlay City
Research shows reading leads to achievement
Invitation to give back to community
We invite all St. Clair

County residents to join us as
we work to give back to
our
community
this
Saturday, March 5 from 9
a.m.-6 p.m.
Anyone interested in
participating is welcome to
meet at the Community
Building at Goodells County
Park. Church groups, Boy
and Girl Scouts, senior
citizens, 4-H groups, individuals, and the like are all
welcome to take part.
We will be working on
several worthwhile causes
including;
Blankets: Bring scissors
and donations of fleece (two

2-yard matching pieces per
blanket) to make a fleece tied
blanket, to be donated to
seriously ill hospitalized
children.
Dog toys will be made
from the fleece scraps and
given to local animal shelters
Pillow Case Dresses:
Bring new or gently used
pillow cases, or a yard of
lighter weight fabric, pins,
cutting boards, scissors,
elastic, washable trim/ribbon
trimmings, cotton cording or
ribbon to use as shoulder ties.
Learn how to make these
simple, but much needed
dresses.
Collecting items for kids
in our county, including diapers, along with new and/or
gently used childrens toys
and clothes, etc. for Kids in
Distress in St. Clair.
Collecting items for
those in military service and
their
canine
partners.
Collecting personal care
items: q-tips, soap, shampoo,
toothpaste/brushes, etc. (no
aerosol products; smaller
sized items preferred), foods/
snacks, games, magazines,
candy, dog treats/toys, water
flavor packets, cards/notes of
thanks for their service. Also
taking cash donations to help

purchase items for the service
dogs protective gear.
In addition we will be collecting new or gently used
childrens books to donate to
children attending disadvantaged schools.
Lunch will be available
for a donation.
For more information or
to make a donation to any of
our causes contact Claire
Spencer at (810) 637-1480.
We hope to see you there!
Sincerely,
Mary Taylor
Cloverbuds 4-H Clubs
St. Clair County
could have had a heart attack!

Jo Marshall makes that
observation right after her loving
family gave her the shock of a lifetime on Saturdaya surprise birthday party at Countryside Banquet
Center in Imlay City.
The ruse was simple enough.
Since Saturday,
February 27th
was Jos actual
birthday, it
wasnt unusual
for her sons to
get together and
take her out for a
bite to eat on her
special day. This
year, though, Jo
was a bit miffed
that the two

hadnt previously coordinated their plans (at least
as far as she knew), so it would be
Bob who was taking her to dinner
without his brother Ed. Ed did call
earlier in the day just to wish his
mom a happy birthday and of
course, while hes on the phone he
asks her what she has planned for
the day. Though shes a little irritated that they didnt get together on
this one, she tells Ed about going to
dinner with Bob and thinks nothing
else about it.
Getting her to the dinner destination isnt an easy task for Bob,
though. Quite familiar with his
strong-headed Italian mom, Bob
tries to come up with a really good
ruse to get her to Countryside. Of
course, Jos not buying it.
The original plan was for Bobs
other half, Lorie, to say they were
to meet up at Luckys to celebrate

Jos birthday.
While Bob and Jo are on the
way to Imlay City, Lorie calls to let
them know theres an hour-and-ahalf wait so theyre going to switch
gears and go to the Mulefoot.
Jo doesnt know that the
Mulefoots not open for lunch, so
she thinks nothing of the switch
except shes in the mood for the
Chinese buffet all the sudden. She
even makes Bob pull into the
Kroger parking lot so he can see
the place.
Bob says Lorie is already at the
other place so they better get over
there to meet her.
Once shes in the door Jos still
not convinced shes going to have
her birthday dinner there, until the
barn doors that lead to the banquet
room are rolled back and the people
gathered there yell SURPRISE!
Truly stunned, Jo gasps in disbelief as she looks at the familiar
faces of family and friends gathered around the festively decorated
room.
Like most of the Italian women
Iknow, once the shock wears off Jo
starts talking about her outfit and
had she known shed have worn
something different. Shes also
good-naturedly chiding just about
everyone in the room with the
question How did you know about
this? Who told you? You can tell
shes trying to figure out how
everyone in the room except her
was in on the secret, and how was
it possible that everyone could
keep their lips zipped for the
weeks it took to arrange such a
Surprise of lifetime with Italian flair
Proud mom Jo Marshall flanked by her sons Ed and Bob at surprise birthday party on
Saturday.
beautiful party.
Along with Bob and Lorie and
Ed and Pam and Jos sister and
other relatives and friends, Randy
Eschenburg and his brother Don
and Dons wife Kathy are in attendance and its really nice to catch
up and visit with them all. Almont
Township Supervisor Paul Bowman
stopped in as well, and what Ifind
is an emerging theme of the afternoon is Jos homemade bread.
Everyone at the table takes turns
teasing Jo that theyre at the party
because they want to make sure
theyll stay on her good side so
shell keep them in mind when she
bakes her famous bread. Made
entirely from scratch, just one whiff
of the homemade loaf makes it

easy to understand why they want
to stay on the bread list.
The highlight of the evening
comes when Bob plays a recording
he made especially for his mom.
The acclaimed cowboy poet
musician recalls his days growing
up hearing Italian singers like
Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and
Perry Como belting from his
moms record player so to commemorate her milestone birthday,
Bob recorded two of Jos all time
favorites.
Jos eyes grew misty as Bobs
easy-going renditions of Fly me
to the Moon and I left my Heart
in San Francisco filtered through
the air.
Later, I was among the lucky
recipients of a copy of the special
recordingas I grew up listening
to the same Italian singers and
know all the words by heart.
Perhaps the best part is Bobs
dedication on the back of the CD:
Dedicated to Guiseppina
Josephine Marshall Mendola. Il
mio piu grande fan e la madre piu
grande di mondi which loosely
means my biggest fan is the greatest mom in the world!
I know she felt every bit of that
on Saturday, and Im blessed and
grateful to have been a part of that.
Email Catherine at
cmimolli@pageone-inc.com.
Build your
own world
No kids
outside
playing
Scholarship
available
TRI-CITY AREA
The Lapeer County Tea Party
is offering a $500 scholarship
to a graduating high school
senior or current college student from Lapeer County.
Applicants must be
accepted into a post-high
school education program or
be currently attending a postsecondary college or trade
school. Interested students
must fill out an application
and write an essay.
The topic for this years
essay is: Provide an example
of where the Federal government has overstepped the
power given to it in the
United States Constitution.
Explain how the States can
use the Constitution to limit
the power of an overreaching
Federal government.
The scholarship deadline
is April 17, 2016.
For complete details, a
scholarship application packet, or for any questions contact the scholarship coordinator, Carl Sickner, at
csickner@gmail.com.
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ell, well! What a snowfall we have just experienced! It certainly has been
quiet outside. Not much traffic, no school buses, no kids
outside playing. We used to
have a big time laying in the
snow, flexing our arms and
legs out and then getting up
carefully so as not to disturb
our artwork. We had a blast
building snowmen, forts,
choosing sides with the
neighbor Messer, Hough,
and Evely kids and have
snowball fights. Then flock
in the house where Mom had
a kettle of cocoa and cookies
ready for
a noisy
and happy
bunch of
kids.
That
was
before
tractors
had
replaced
teams of
work
horses, so
my
fathers favorite team of
Maude and Star horses were
hitched to the sleighs, which
were loaded with plenty of
clean straw, and we were off.
One time when I was hostess
to a class sleigh ride, Ernie
Spencer was jerked off the
sleigh and landed in a snowbank. It was no small feat to
turn a team of horses and
sleigh around so we had to
wait for poor Ernie to catch
up with us. Driving the team
with the sleighs was our
hired man, Jack Swailes
from Burnside who lived
with us during the week. His
parents owned a sugarbush,
which meant they tapped
their maple trees and collected the sap to make maple
syrup. One time we were
invited to his home when
they were sugaring off and
they treated us to bowls of
snow over which was poured
syrup. What a treat! The
syrup thickened to a real
sweet treat!
It was not uncommon in
the countryside to see yards
of maple trees with pails
hanging on their trunks.
They were collecting sap to
make maple syrup. Yum!
Yum!
Country Cousin
Every spirit builds

itself a house, and beyond
its house a world; and
beyond its world, a heaven.

--Ralph Waldo Emerson
y friend Stephen
phoned on his way to
work. A former intern of my
lavender farm, hes my beekeeping buddy. As usual, his
voice rang with expectation,
stirring
another
pot of
adventure.
What
are your
farm plans
for this
season? I
asked.
Im
going to
build a
fence
around my raised beds like
the one you built around
your vegetable garden.
Good idea, I thought. A
music teacher and visionary,
he built a stage for musical
performances, one structure
of several he plans to raise
for a hands-on agricultural
school on his acreage.
Admirable.
We talked about rental
cost for a posthole digger,
and to look out for rocks
that can lurch the machine
in erratic directions.
Resembling a Grange
meeting of two, he asked,
Have you bought your
seeds yet? Are you planting
something new this spring?
No, I have enough
seeds from last year, but Im
planting blackberries, the
big ones, beside the raspberries. The patch needs a new
fence around it anyway, so
well be digging holes, too.
This winters snow and
wind destroyed the wimpy
posts and bird-proof netting
I installed around the raspberries almost three springs
ago. I used what I had then,
knew the fence was temporary. It served the purpose.
Raspberries wait in our
freezer for smoothies, pies,
and granola.
How are your chickens? I asked Stephen.
Oh, theyre great!
Going on four years, his
hens are the hardiest, most
productive girls I know.
Stephen built their house,
too.
We said good-bye and
commenced our separate
workdays. As the blizzard
blew snow upon the farm
the past two days, I recalled
how this young man walked
onto my land when I
needed his labor and
positive spirit. It was a privilege and joy to hear his
vision of farming to educate
others.
Stephen was and is
my primary bee teacher.
His honeybees lived here
two years until he moved
them to his own farm.
There, we extracted and
bottled our honey together.
Dear Reader, it is sacred
to observe a friend build a
house he truly loves. It
is a type of heaven to
witness his obedience to the
raw, pure idea in his mind.
The fruit of that spirit
unfolds in abundant proportions, like raspberry canes in
composted soil.
As when the summer
comes from the south,
Emerson wrote, the
snow banks melt, and the
face of the earth becomes
green before it, so shall the
advancing spirit create its
ornaments along its path,
and carry with it the
beauty it visits, and the song
which enchants it; it shall
draw beautiful faces,
warm hearts, wise
discourse, and heroic acts,
around its way, until evil is
no more seen.
We may know then, as
Emerson declared, the
world exists for us to plant,
grow, and harvest. This is
our dominion; the place
our father Adam called
his house.
Email Iris at
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There are chairs for nine Justices of the Supreme Court. One is currently empty.
God save the U.S. and this Honorable Court

A
rticle III of the

Constitution of the
United States says The
judicial power of the
United States shall be vested in one Supreme Court,
and in such inferior courts
as the Congress may from
time to time ordain and
establish.
Article II reads in part:
He [the President of the
United States] shall have
Power
[to]
nominate,
and by
and with
the
Advice
and
Consent Rick Liblong
of the
Senate,
shall appoint Ambassadors,
other public Ministers and
Consuls, Judges of the
Supreme Court, and all
other Officers of the United
States
With the passing of
Associate Justice Antonin
Scalia the above seems to
be in some dispute.
Some believe (including me) that He refers to
the current, sitting
President and Advice and
Consent of the Senate
means the current, sitting
Senate. Others believe it
should all be left to the
next President and next
Senate. It promises to be an
interesting, heated debate
and election-year issue.
Draw your own conclusions.
All of this prompted me to
wonder, and Im sure
youre dying to know also,
have there been any of the
112 Justices of the U.S.
Supreme Court from
Michigan?
While Michigan has certainly not dominated the
Court, the answer is yes,
two of them. (Some say
three since Justice Potter
Stewart was born in
Jackson, Michigan, but it
was while his parents were
on vacation from their
home in Cincinnati, Ohio,
All the Liblong day...
where they soon returned

and Potter grew up. He was
only here a few days).
The first was Henry
Billings Brown who was
appointed by President
Benjamin Harrison and
served on the Court from
January 5, 1891 until May
28, 1906. He was from
Massachusetts and attended
law classes at both Yale
and Harvard but never
earned a law degree.
However, he moved to
Detroit and was admitted
to the Michigan Bar in
1860. He was a specialist
in Great Lakes maritime
law. He married Caroline
Pitts, daughter of a
wealthy Michigan lumber
merchant.
In addition to his private
law practice, between 1861
and 1868 Brown served as
Deputy U.S. Marshall,
assistant U.S. Attorney,
Eastern District of
Michigan, and judge of the
Wayne County Circuit
Court in Detroit. On March
17, 1875, Brown was
nominated by President
Ulysses Grant to a seat on
the United States District
Court for the Eastern
District of Michigan.
President Benjamin
Harrison appointed Brown,
a Republican, to the
Supreme Court on
December 23, 1890, to a
seat vacated by Samuel F.
Miller. Brown was unanimously confirmed by the
Senate on December 29,
1890.
Brown was a consequential judge. According
to Wikipedia, Brown is
best known for the 1896
decision in Plessy v.
Ferguson, in which he
wrote the majority opinion
upholding the principle and
legitimacy of separate but
equal facilities for
American blacks and
whites. In his opinion,
Segregationist Brown
argued that the recognition
of racial difference did not
necessarily violate
Constitutional principle. As
long as equal facilities and
Associate
Justice
Henry Billings Brown
Associate
Justice
Frank Murphy
services were available to

all citizens, he reasoned,
the commingling of the
two races need not be
enforced. Plessy provided
legal support for the
system of Jim Crow Laws,
which was overruled by the
Court in Brown v. Board of
Education in 1954.
Brown left the Court in
1906 and died in 1913. He
and his wife are interred in
Elmwood Cemetery in
Detroit.
The other Supreme
Court Justice from
Michigan was William
Francis Frank Murphy,
who was appointed by
President Franklin D.
Roosevelt and served
from January 18, 1940
until his death on July 19,
1949. He was confirmed by
voice vote.
Murphy was born in
Harbor Beach, Michigan
but lived in Detroit. He
graduated from the
University of Michigan
Law School. Prior to his
service on the High Court,
Murphy, a bachelor
Democrat, served in a
number of other important
offices. He was U.S.
Attorney, Eastern District
of Michigan (1919-22), on
the Detroit Recorders
Court (1923-30), Mayor of
Detroit (1930-33),
Governor-General of the
Philippines (1933-35),
High Commissioner to the
Philippines (1935-36),
Governor of Michigan
(1937-39) and Attorney
General of the United
States (1939-40).
On the Supreme Court
Murphy authored 199 opinions: 131 for the majority,
68 in dissent. By all measures he was a liberal

Justice. It was said of him
that his support of African
Americans, aliens, criminals, dissenters, Jehovahs
Witnesses, Native
Americans, women,
workers and other
outsiders evoked a pun:
tempering justice with
Murphy (rather than
mercy). As he wrote in
Falbo v. United States
(1944), The law knows no
finer hour than when it
cuts through formal concepts and transitory emotions to protect unpopular
citizens against
discrimination and
persecution.
He rests in at Our Lady
of Lake Huron Cemetery in
Harbor Beach.
Michigans two
Associate Justices of the
Supreme Court, though
polar opposites in judicial
philosophy, certainly had a
major impact on the nation.
Perhaps someday
another Michigander will
sit on the bench and hear
the marshal of the Court
announce before every session: The Honorable, the
Chief Justice and the
Associate Justices of the
Supreme Court of the
United States. Oyez! Oyez!
Oyez! All persons having
business before the
Honorable, the Supreme
Court of the United States,
are admonished to draw
near and give their attention, for the Court is now
sitting. God save the
United States and this
Honorable Court.
Email Rick at
rick.liblong@cox.net.
Evening promises to spark a vision
oday not so much, perhaps, but if we think back

to this time last week, we
should all have some empathy for those whose circumstances
render
them even
temporarily homeless. If we
cant muster up the
imagery,
our hearts
are either
hard as
stone or
colder
than last weeks weather. Or,
perhaps, were just insulated
or isolated from the reality of
that particular kind of hardship.
Homelessness is, however, very real for someeven
right here in Lapeer County.
Often, through no fault of
their own, families or individuals end up at the end of

their resources. Sometimes it
happens to folks who never
ever thought it would happen
to them. Illness, unexpected
bills, family breakups, the
one-incident-too-many
including the proverbial one
that broke the camels back.
Life happens!
A dedicated group of volunteers has worked tirelessly
and often thanklessly over
the last few years to provide
food and temporary housing
for those caught in just such
impossible circumstances.
Sometimes theyve come up
against brick walls. Other
times they've been met with
what amounts to a ...but not
in MY backyard world/life
view.
An event is coming in
the near future which will
celebrate the past, present,
and future of what God is
doing with regards to The

Refuge. This special night
will recognize the accomplishments of The Refuges
volunteers and guests. This
will also be a time to raise
funds for the continuing
work of the ministry.
The group
AMMUNITION (sponsored
by J&B Ministries) will be
the musical guests for the
evening. Were all invited to
St. Matthews Church in
downtown Lapeer (431 Court
St.) at 7 p.m. Saturday,
March 19th to look ahead
together at what The Refuge
could look like by this time
next year and beyond.
The evening promises to
stretch us and spark a vision,
especially in those of us who
have grown comfortable and
complacent in our comfortable homes and circumstances. If youre ready for that
kind of excitement in your
life, join other like minded

citizens of this great community.
For more details visit
therefugelapeer.org.
Email Willene at
willenetanis@aol.com.
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DTE completes solar projects
ST. CLAIR COUNTY

DTE Energy has completed
three new solar projects including one at their Greenwood
power plant in Avoca.
DTE now has 26 utilityowned solar arrays in operation
with enough generating capacity to power 2,400 homes with
clean, zero-emission energy.
DTE Energy is proud to
be leading Michigan as the
states largest investor and producer of both wind and solar
energy, said Irene Dimitry,

vice president of Business and
Development at DTE Energy.
Since 2009, DTE has
invested more than $67 million
in solar energy, supporting a
cleaner, greener environment
and a more sustainable future
for our communities.
All three projects became
operational in late 2015 and
early 2016.
At 1.95 megawatts (MW),
the new array in Avoca at
DTEs Greenwood Energy

Center, located northwest of
Port Huron, can produce
enough to power 329 homes,
and became the largest active
solar array in Michigan when it
began operations on Jan. 29.
In addition to DTEs 26
currently operating solar
arrays, the company has four
more solar projects under
development, including an
array in Ypsilanti, at the GM
Warren Transmission plant,
and two large-scale arrays in

Lapeer. The larger of the
Lapeer solar projects is 30 MW
and will be the largest utilityowned solar array east of the
Mississippi River when complete. The addition of these
solar projects will help position
DTE Energy to exceed a state
mandate requiring electric utilities to supply 10 percent of
their electricity from renewable
energy sources every year from
2015 to 2029.
Obituaries
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~ Mary E. Bentz, 82 ~
Immunization Travel
Program is available
ST. CLAIR COUNTY
Its important for those
people traveling abroad for
work, pleasure, or a missionary related trip to receive
advice about immunizations.
Being knowledgeable
about vaccine-preventable
diseases, as well as receiving
medically accurate, prevention education on other
emerging health threats like
Zika virus, dengue virus, chikungunya virus and others is
an essential part of planning
for a healthy trip. The St.
Clair
County
Health
Department wants everyone
to be prepared and travel safe.
The Immunization Travel
Program is available for
infants as young as 6 months
of age through adults with
Mary E. Bentz, age 82, a

lifelong Allenton area
resident, passed away on
Monday, February 29, 2016
at Henry Ford Macomb
Hospital in Clinton
Township. Mary was born
November 20, 1933 in
Centerline, MI., the
daughter of Henry and
Alvera (Grobel) Ruhlman.
She married Jack Bentz on
November 29, 1958 at
Immaculate Conception
Church in Lapeer. After
working at a law office in
Lapeer as a secretary, Mary
began working as the
Director of Religious
Education at St. John
Catholic Church in
Allenton which she did till
retirement in 1991. She
still served her church after
retirement as the director of
the RCIA (Rite of Christian
Initiation of Adults)
program. She also helped
out with the Ladies Altar
Society, helped with funeral
Imlay City VFW Post 2492 will meet

7:00 p.m. at the Post Hall (behind the
Tri-City Times)
future travel plans. Travel

consultations include reviewing travel immunizations,
current CDC (Centers for
Disease
Control
and
Prevention) recommended
immunizations, preventive
education, malaria recommendations and safety tips.
Administration
of
vaccine(s) can take place at
time of consultation or an
appointment can be scheduled. Appointments for travel
consultations should be made
4-6 weeks in advance of
departure. Fees apply.
To schedule an appointment or for more information,
contact St. Clair County
Health
Departments
Immunization
Travel Mary Cyrus, age 72, of
Program at 810-987-5300.
Capac, Michigan passed
away after an extended illness Sunday, February 28,
2016 at her home surrounded by her loving family.
Mary Rachel Florez was
born May 7, 1943 in Capac,
Michigan. She grew up in
Imlay City. She was a graduate of the Imlay City High
Wednesday, March 9th
School Adult Education
Lapeer Area Citizens Against
Program. Mary and husband:
Domestic Assault meets 1:00 p.m. to
Norman Morey have been
3:00 p.m. in the Lapeer Court House for
together for 32 years. Mary
personal protection order clinic. For info
has been a homemaker rais810-246-0632.
ing her children and grandImlay Conversation Salon will meet
children in Capac. Mary
6:00 p.m. social hour optional, conversaenjoyed reading and spendtion 7:00 p.m. at Mulefoot Gastropub,
ing time with family.
Imlay City.
Surviving are: her life
Imlay City American Legion Post 135
companion-husband:
will meet 7:30 p.m. at the Post 212 E.
3rd Street.
Friday, March 4th
Thursday, March 10th
Community Calendar
Wednesday, March 2nd
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.
Dryden Historical Society meets 1:00
p.m. at Dryden Township Hall.
Thursday, March 3rd
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.
Saturday, March 5th
Imlay City VFW Auxiliary 2492 will

meet 2:00 p.m. at the Post Hall (behind
Tri-City Times)
Monday, March 7th
Almont/Dryden Lioness Branch Club

meets 7:00 p.m. at the Lions Hall, 222
Water Street in Almont.
Tuesday, March 8th
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.
Overseas Veterans will meet 7:00 p.m.

at Imlay City VFW Post 2492 (behind
the Tri-City Times).
Almont/Dryden Masons meets 7:00
p.m. at Masonic Center in Almont.
Friday, March 11th
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, March 15th
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.
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Bruce Alvin Hempton of

Jeffersonville, IN, formerly
of Attica, MI, died peacefully with his wife by his side
on February 18th at the age
of 75.
Bruce was born on
September 14 in Pontiac,
Michigan and attended
Michigan State and
Lawrence Technological
University, graduating with a
degree in Electrical
luncheons and fish fries

and taking communion to
the sick. Her hobbies include
being with her many
grandchildren and friends.
Mary is survived by her
husband Jack, children:
Colleen (Tim) Wike of
Dexter, MI., Chris (Renee)
of Allenton, Carol (Greg)
Roth of Leonard, and
Susan (Dave) Rager also
of Allenton. Also survived
by 12 grandchildren, 7 great
grandchildren and
siblings: Lucille Schank,
Irene (Joe) Vohs,
Catherine Kreiner,
Dolores (Seth) Griffin,
Gertrude (Vern) Steele,
Thomas Ruhlman, and
Joseph (Joanne) Ruhlman.
Jacks family surviving
include Tom (Ott) Bentz
and Joan (Mike) Hayden.
Mary was preceded in
death by her son Matthew
and siblings: Joan
Hagemeister, Anthony,
Robert and Monica
Ruhlman.
Mass of Resurrection will

take place on
Saturday, March 5 at 11 a.m.
at St. John Catholic Church
of Allenton. Visitation will
be on Thursday from 5-8
and on Friday from 1-8 at
the Henry M. Malburg
Funeral Home of Romeo.
Burial will follow at the
West Berlin Cemetery in
Allenton.
Donations to the Armada
Rehab, Armada Memory
Care Unit and to St John
Catholic Church would be
appreciated.
~ Adam Babcock, 28 ~
Adam Wayne Babcock,
age 28 was born
October 2, 1987.
He passed away
February 25, 2016.
Adam lived in
Imlay City, Michigan with
his grandparents Philip
and Elaine Babcock.
Arrangements have
been cared for by
Muir Brothers Funeral
Home of Imlay City,
225 N. Main Street,
Imlay City, MI.
Please be sure to sign
our online register book at
muirbrothersfh.com.
~ Mary Cyrus, 72 ~
Norman Morey of Capac
and North Branch; sons:
Paul (Sherry) Cyrus of
Addison Twp., MI, Ryan
Cyrus of North Branch, Rick
(Cindy) Cyrus of
Chesterfield Twp., MI, Mike
(JoAnn) Cyrus of Capac,
and Jerry Cyrus of Capac.
Mary's sisters: Martha
(Harry) Maya of Imlay City
and Marcie (Richard)
Jackson of Imlay City; half
brother: Art Smallstick; half
sister: Linda Rodriguez.
Also surviving are: her
grandchildren: Amanda,
Ashley, Paulie, Anna, Abbie,
Trevor, Jennifer, Erin, Colin;
and great-grandchildren:
Ellowin and Eleanor.
Funeral service will be
held 11:30 a.m. Thursday,

March 3, 2016 at the Muir
Brothers Funeral Home of
Imlay City. Reverend
Kenneth Renard pastor of
the Crossroads Baptist
Church in Imlay City will

officiate. Burial will follow
in the Imlay Township
Cemetery, Imlay City.
Friends may call at Muir
Brothers Funeral Home, 225
N. Main Street, Imlay City,
where the family will be
available for visiting: 2-5 &
6-8 p.m. Wednesday, March
2, 2016. A special Evening
Service is being planned for
7:00 pm., Wednesday. There
will also be visiting at
10-11:30 a.m., Thursday,
March 3, 2016 at the church.
Arrangements have been
cared for by Muir Brothers
Funeral Home of Imlay City.
Please be sure to sign
our online register book at
muirbrothersfh.com
~ Bruce Alvin Hempton, 75 ~

Engineering. He was proud
to serve in the U.S. Navy as
a sonar engineer.
Bruce is survived by his
loving wife Kelly
(Cunningham) Hempton,
brother Robert (Judi)
Hempton, son Robert
(Delora) Hempton, daughter
Katherine (Steve) Guc, stepchildren Heather, Nicholas,
Emily, and Lauren; and
grandchildren Matthew,
Josie, Christopher, Elizabeth,

Elena, and Monroe.
He is preceded in death
by his parents, Doyle and
Louise Hempton, brother
Lawrence Hempton, and son
Jeremy Hempton.
A memorial service is
scheduled for March 5th at
10:00 a.m. at First
Congregational Church,
UCC in Imlay City. All are
welcome.
~ Cletta Liddie - Juip, 65 ~

Cletta Liddie - Juip,
age 65, of Imlay City,
Michigan passed away after
an extended illness Saturday,
February 27, 2016 at the
Marlette United Hospice
Residence.
Cletta Mae Liddie was
born July 7, 1950 in Gaines,
Michigan. She was the
daughter of Robert H. and
DeMaris F. Liddie. Cletta
grew up in Gaines and
Swartz Creek. She was a
graduate of Swartz Creek
High School the Class of
1968. After high school, she
attended Patricia Stevens
College in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin. Cletta married
Anthony "Tony" Juip on
January 19, 1980 in Swartz
Creek, Michigan. Cletta had
been employed as a secre-
tary for eleven years for

General Motors SPO Parts in
Flint. After moving to Imlay
City, Cletta also worked for
Falling Star Crafts in Imlay
City, The Pincushion in
Imlay City, Imlay City True
Value Hardware and MidWest Sod Supply of Imlay
City. Cletta was a member
Attica United Methodist
Church and the Lapeer
Genealogy Society; she did a
lot of her research at the
Goodland Township Library.
Surviving Cletta are: her
husband: Anthony "Tony"
Juip of Imlay City; son:
Zachary (Rachel) Juip of
Imlay City; daughters: Holly
Juip of Muncie, Indiana and
Lawren (Christopher
Bowman) Juip of Canton,
Michigan; grandchildren:
Madison Jean, Bridgette

Juip, Wyatt Juip, Sabriel L.
Aldridge; a sister: Ramona
Hepfner of Rochester Hills;
several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in
death by: a son: Robert
Andee Juip; a sister: Bobbie

Kay Liddie; her parents:
Robert and DeMaris Liddie.
Funeral service will be
held 12:00 Noon Wednesday,
March 2, 2016 at the Imlay
City Christian Reformed
Church, 375 N. Cedar Street.
Reverend Ron Rouse the
pastor of Attica United
Methodist Church will officiate. Burial will follow in
Arcadia Township Cemetery,
Lum, Michigan.
Those planning an
expression of sympathy may
wish to consider memorials
to: L.A.C.A.D.A., United
Hospice of Marlette, The
Refuge, Golden Arrow of
Lapeer.
Funeral arrangements
were made by Muir Brothers
Funeral Home of Imlay City.
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C A PA C
Congratulations to Capac
FFA member Austin Lowien
on receiving a gold award and
1st place honors in the Region
IV Michigan FFA Greenhand
Public Speaking Contest!
After successfully moving on from the district competition, Austin competed
against other schools in the
region, such as Mason,
Durand and Lapeer Career
and Technical Education
Center. He developed a 5-7
minute speech of his choice
of an agricultural topic, memorized and delivered it in
front of three judges and then
answered five minutes of
questions that the judges
developed as he was presenting his speech.
Austin will be competing
against winners from all the
other Michigan FFA regions
in the State Finals on
Thursday, March 10 during
Imlay City High

School Honor Roll
Imlay City High School has
released its honor roll for the 1st
semester of the 2015-2016
school year. *Denotes all As
9th grade:
*Allen, Mitchell
Abram, Hunter
*Antonelli, Aaron
Arnold, Ashley
Biazza, Kayla
Bigger, Amanda
*Brandt, Corey
Brewer, Renae
Brown, Travis
Camarena, Austin
Chandler, Noah
Cislo, Trinty
Dawson, Leah
Austin
Lowien
now DeGroat, Sidney
DelaCruz, Jessica
advances to the Michigan *Dervishi, Julian
FFA State Finals.
Dillon, Ashley
Eckert, Marissa
the Michigan FFA State Flores Hernandez, Mauricio
Convention at Michigan State Flores, Karla
University. The awards Flowers, Amber
announcement will be on Fobare, Hailey
Friday, March 11 at the Forsyth, Carlee
Friedenstab, Olivia
Wharton Center at MSU.
Galbraith, Peyton
Galindo Villalobos, Victor
*Gartley, Roy
Giglio, Andrew
More than 1,000 Grand opportunities. Highly creden- Gill, Jordan
Valley State University stu- tialed and responsive faculty *Gonzalez, Carlos
dents participated in com- and individual advisors Grosskopf, Alyssa
mencement ceremonies on and mentors promote a Haberski, Jazmine
December 12th at Van Andel liberal arts emphasis that Hampton, Wesley
Arena in Grand Rapids. A list teaches students critical *Holloway, Nicholas
of the names of Grand thinking and problem solving Howland Starr
*Jones, Joelle
Valleys most recent gradu- skills.
ates follows.
Students who graduated Keller, Sarah
Grand Valley is dedicated at the conclusion of the Fall Kline, Steven
to providing a rich learning 2015 semester in December *Knezevich, Leah
*Kolasa, Jersey
environment for students, include:
offering a wide range of Imlay City: Kelsey A. Konarski, Jenna
*Kouri, Benjamin
majors and hands-on research Johnson, BBA.
*Krahn, Agnes
*LeFevere, Robin
Sarah Crown
Liu, Wei Lin
Dryden High School
Jared Czape
Logan, Daniel
Honor Roll
Lacey Davis
Lopiccolo, Rita
Dryden High School has John DelCampo
McCallum, Tonya
released its honor roll for the Delaney Finley
*McCarthy, Casey
second quarter of the 2015- Hunter Gall
Mills, Anne
Carl
(Austin)
Grondin
2016 school year. Bold
Moore, Logan
Sydney
Hempstead
Names = All As
*Moore,
Olivia
Hunter
Hofmann
7th grade:
Mullins,
Hunter
Kayleigh
Hudson
Jackson Abromaitis
Delaney Hull
Mutch, Logan
Harry Atkinson
Elizabeth Irla
Newsom, Madison
Caitlin Belleville
Amanda
Lemke
Ngow, Breanna
Erin Boettcher
Jon Niehaus
Orlowski, Emily
Caitlin Bordyn
Kaylin Norman
Alyssa Daoud
Orr, Austin
Baylee Otlewski
Mihkail DeBolt
*Pankey, Joshua
Samuel Peyerk
Natalie Embree
Perreault, Dominique
Blake Porter
Gavin Fisher
Pierik, John
Megan Rinke
Reed Hall
Reitzel, Nynne
Autumn
Rosink
Abrielle Hurd
Rocha, Estrella
Alexander
Sattler
Ella Kage
Roulo, James
Noah Smith
Jack Kaplan
Salcedo, Luis
Colette
Socrates
Riley Knox
Lauren
Trieloff
*Sanchez, Javier
Olivia Miller
Carmen Trupiano
Sarka, Dillan
Ashley Niehaus
Rachel
Vallad
Schmitz, Katie
Erin Paton
Zachary Van Hooser
Shafer, Brandon
Alexis Schuhrke
Hannah Weiss
Shimmons, Amayia
Claire Sobek
11th grade:
Lauren Weeder
Sich, Rebecca
Victoria Allemon
Miya Wolff
*Sommer, Kendall
Samuel Bingham
8th grade:
*St. Clair, Madison
Elisabeth DeBellis
Brendan Biggs
Stachowiak, Sarah
Mahlee
DeBolt
Kaitlyn Carter
*Stoldt, Summer
Madison
Decker
Angelina DeBellis
*Tietz, Megan
Brittney Eastin
Kylie DeVlaminck
Tylenda, Rachel
McKenna
Gierman
Reilly Finley
Eric
Johnson
Ulbrik, Emily
Tyler Hart
Max Kage
*Vamvas, Ashlyn
Kyle Hickmott
Michael
Kirts
Vargas, Brisa
Ronald Hudson
Justin Knox
Verbeke, Aaron
Angel Juncaj
Kimberly Kuligowski
*Villeda, Sofia
Kylie Kuligowski
Samantha Locke
Ivy Lewis
Waatti, Emma
Jessica Logsdon
Marin Luxgrant
Warren, Madison
Kendall Lowe
Natalie Morehouse
Wetzel, Mallory
Tori Miller
Teagan Norman
*Whitney, Avery
Michael Morgan
Kaemen Otlewski
*Williams, Brent
Evan
Pocius
Jacqueline Perry
*Wolford, Lonnie
Trey Raab
Hannah Peyerk
Wright, Calvin
Sean
Riley
Dalton Raymond
Zinger, Quintin
Logan Roberts
Cylie Reside
Joseph Sattler
10th grade:
Maria Ryan
Hannah Schornak
*Abbott, Gina
Lexi Seitz
Mia Sliman
Adams, Blake
McKay Stroman-Haynes
Jessica Smith
Antonelli, Samantha
Joseph Thomson
Chena Vatter
*Bannister, Reid
Coulter Waite
Allison Wagner
*Bickel, Owen
Jessica West
Nikolai Wagner
Bollini, Bruce
9th grade:
Haylee Wolle
Paige Abromaitis
Booth, Brianna
12th grade:
Vincent Angel
Borek, Zofia
Madeline Angel
Scott Bristol
Bosma, Cole
Michael Antovski
Joselyn Carpenter
Brandt, Colton
Cesar Ayla Ortega
Brady Czape
Broecker, Cole
Nicole Beswetherick
Lauren Ellis
LaBrina Carter
*Brunelle, Andrew
Marc Embree
MaryRose Clark
Bull, Madison
Brenden Fleming
Sawyer Colmer
Caudill, Adam
Kelsey Hempstead
Ashley Copeman
*Davis, Kristine
Caitlyn Hill
Morgan Cox
Dockery, Sydney
Cody Hultquist
Alexandria Curatolo
*Downey, Owen
Alissa Hurd
Samantha Ferrara
Edson, Jacob
Abigail Kage
Emily Fisher
Evans, Sarah
Faith Kaltz
Jake Fuerst
Evard, Joshua
Brandon Lemke
Autumm Heeter
John Lynch
*Felbarth, Janet
Autumn Hofmann
Jordan Peters
Ferguson, Kaitlynne
Madison Keliin
Haley Powell
Flores Hernandez, Monira
Bailey Knuth
Jesse Prososki
Emily Levy
Fricko, Frank
Alea Purdue
Nicolas Mater
Galbraith, Noah
Ethan Rozanski
Nicholas Pocius
Harper, Alison
Kelli Schenkel
McKenna Rudd
*Hellebuyck, Zachary
Olivia Schornak
Katie Schenkel
Hillis, Kali
Alison Sobek
Nathan Schiner
Homer, Curtis
Emerson Waite
Emily Seiter
Hoody, McKena
10th grade:
Connor Socrates
Houghten, Paris
Maryanna Allegro
Trista Stone
Jackson, Olivia
Troy Antushevich
Taylor Wakerley
Kimmel, Aaron
Cameron Bores
Hayli Wilcox
Krahn, David
Liam Burke
William Wood
Grand Valley Graduate List
Kustowski, Zachary
*Malhado, Carson
McAvoy, Kimberlee
Medrano, Haley
*Melnik, Anastasia
Menzing, Brennon
Michel, Cecilia
Moenaert, Hailey
Mroz, Jacob
Nadrowski, Andrew
Nickolopoulos, Hailey
OBrien, Emerson
*OBrien, Madiosn
Paramo, Jesus
Petri, Trevor
Plummer, Vance
*Pries, Brandon
Rager, Hollie
Ragle, Jared
*Riester, Sydney
Robles, Alexis
Rucker, Kaylee
Salcedo Farias, Andrea
Salcedo Farias, Guadalupe
Salyer, Camilla
*Schefka, Abby
*Schocke, Makenna
Schultz, Austin
Smith, Joshua
Stroman-Haynes, Patrice
Swartz, Jacob
Tallis, Ashlee
Tamayo, Gisselle
Thibodeau, Claire
Toutant, Angela
Valle-Sloane, Katana
*VanDerPloeg, Erika
*Vaughn, Melissa
*Verschure, Skye
Walker, Savannah
Webb, Shelby
Werth, Payton
Whisnant, Travis
Wilson, Davyn
Winget, Kurtis
Zalucki, Nicholas
Zepeda, Guadalupe
11th grade:
Allison, Marc
*Arguelles, Manuel
Barker, Beau
Belbeck, Alexander
Benitez, Cristina
Benson, Caeliegh
Bernardi, Rena
Biazza, Jonathan
Bigger, Jessica
Binkley, Isabell
*Blount, Kendra
Brooks, Harrison
Bryant, Rocquel
Camarena, Brandon
Campbell, Hailey
Cardenas Arteaga, Areli
Castillo, Amy
Caudill, Brittney
Collison, Theoren
Dahn, Matthew
Daws, Mariah
*Erman, Alice
Evard, Abigail
Forti, Jack
*Fricko, Madison
Garcia Sanchez, Fabiola
*Gartley, Eryn
Giovannangeli, Samantha
*Gould, Travis
*Graver, Alexandra
Grogan, Savanna
Haasnott, Teuna
*Haberski, Izabella
*Hart, David
Hawrylko, Alyssa
Hernandez, Jose
*Herrera, Joseph
Hoody, Laken
Hubbard, Cody
Johnson, Rebecca
*Katkic, Drew
*Kaufman, Kenady
Kauzlarich, Leah
*Kelley, Angellica
Kelley, Faith
*Klaas, Victoria
Kosinski, Claudia
Kownacki, Jacob
Lesniak, Jordan
Letke, Justin
Livingston, Carly
Lopez, Felipe
Louwsma, David
Luscomb, Rebecca
Martin, Victoria
McCabe, Daniel
Moore, Makayla
*OBrien, Connor
*Pastryk, Stephanie
Patterson, Remington
Penzien, Rachel
Perales, Pablo
*Pomaville, Justin
Rahn, Melissa
*Reyes, Alyssa
Robberstad, Tyler
Rodgers, Carly
Ross, Anna
Ruhlman, Colton
Rzeszut, Jacob
Scese, Marcus
Schirmer, Griffin
Schlaack, Allison
*Sefcovic, Allysa
Sich, Cody
Soule, Alexis
Steele, Kamren
*Thibodeau, Madalinn
*Turrell, Channon
*Vaubel, Damian
*Walla, Bryanna
Wallace, Breena
Weglage, Vanessa
Weiss, Nicole
Whisnant, Ricky
*Whitney, Grace
Williamson, Jeremy
Zawada, Corey
12th grade:
*Binkley, Hunter
Atkins, Elijah
Bara,Serena
Bender, Lydia
Biazza, Brandyn
Bickmann, Lucas
Bollini, Cendra
Exceptional
Receptions
Brewer, Deyton
Broecker, Jordan
Brown, Micheal
Brown, Noah
Caudillo, Timothy
*Combs, Ashton
Dooley, Sierra
*Downey, Isabelle
Downey, Kirstyn
Evard, Daniel
Faria Lima Siqueria, Juliana
Fricko, Emily
Friedenstab, Amanda
Galbraith, Hunter
Galindo Villalobos, Jessica
Georges, Helen
Giglio, Jordan
Groesbeck, Rebecca
Gulino, Olivia
Hammond, Dylan
Hancock, Aaron
Inwood, Cole
Janiga, Avery
Job, Mitchell
Katkic, Cameron
Keeley, Jonathan
*Keller, Christopher
Kensington, Connor
*Kitchen, Brianna
Kulin, Rachel
Lange, Samantha
Lathrop, Ericka
Lothrop, Tyler
Lowe, Emily
*Malhado, Cassandra
Martinez, Jessica
*Michajlyszyn, Gregory
*Miller, Mary
Morandi, Nicolas
Moreno, Andreana
Murphy, Colin
Murphy, Madison
*Nadrowski, Michael
Owens, Caelie
Pankey, Austin
Pauli, Patrick
Reiff, Seth
Roberts, Peighton
Rodriguez, Rebecca
Roulo, Lawrence
Rumsey, Dwaine
Sample, Katherine
Santos, Alondra
*Schefka, Samantha
Sears, Nicholas
Shirling, Elizabeth
Skinner, Timothy
Slack, Jamie
Soria, Yaquelin
*St. Clair, Arianna
Steele, Chad
Swartz, Alec
*Vaughn, Stacie
*Volmering, Tucker
Wampler, Shelby
Wansedel, Joshua
*West, Jamie
Wheeler, Bradley
Whitsett, Madison
Young, Ronald
Zarate Ramirez, Claudia
Zepeda Zepeda, Josselin
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& Learn Workshop called
Money Management &
Budgeting.
The event will take place
at the VFW Post 4139 located at 128 N. Daly Road. The
Workshop begins at 11:30
a.m. next Wednesday, March
9. The workshop is free;

lunch will be served by the
VFW Auxiliary.
Presented by the United
Way of Lapeer County and
Lapeer
County
Bank
&Trust, the workshop is
designed to assist veterans
and their dependents with
developing and following a
basic household budget.
Speakers will discuss
the ABCs of budgeting,
avoiding credit traps like

payday loans, and the importance of savings. Each
attendee will receive a confidential
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Limited seating is available, registration is requested. Register by calling 810667-0256 or by email to
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tural issues, and as a father
and grandfather hes committed to making Lapeer
County and the state of
Michigan a great place to
live and work.
If elected, Howells priority will be to bring jobs to
the area.
My most important goal
for Lapeer County is to
encourage job creation and
improved economic opportunities for our citizens, he
says. I will accomplish this
by encouraging the funding
of expanded vocational programs for both students and
adults. I will also work to
reduce unnecessary state
regulations that stand in the
way of business expansions
which can create more local
jobs.
Howell says hell also
focus on revamping state
spending priorities for roads
and other infrastructure
improvements to better serve
Michigan residents and job
creators.
Howell recently retired
from a 41-year-long legal
career during which he
served as the municipal
attorney for Imlay City,
Almont, Dryden,
Columbiaville, North
Branch, Clifford and most

townships in the county.
Hes served as chair of both
the Lapeer County
Intermediate School Board
and the Lapeer County Road
Commission. He is also an
Army veteran and active
farmer. He and his wife
Cheryl have grown children
and grandchildren.
******
Tracy Spilker says she
entered the race to bring the
Libertarian point of view to
the forefront.
She says her qualifications as a former State of
Michigan, Department of
Human Services employee,
she was given an inside look
at how state government
works.
I have a first-hand
understanding of what happens in the bureaucracy
when it attempts to carry out
legislation that is passed, and
why it inevitably always
fails in its aims, she says.
Her Masters Degree in
Clinical-Behavioral
Psychology will also be
helpful if elected.
It would be of utmost
utility to have someone in
the legislature who actually
understands how human
behavior functions, and can
work to educate the other

members of the legislature as
to why the policies they
enact never play out in reality as they expect them to,
Spilker says.
Her primary legislative
priority would be to protect
and defend the rights of citizens, through minimizing the
size of government, and she
would seek to remove
restrictions and red tape that
get in the way of job creation and peoples ability to
work, live, and support
themselves and their families
peaceably.
Spilker says shed also
work to repeal outdated and
ineffective laws.
Spilker, a longtime member of the Libertarian Party,
currently works in the mental health field as a case
manager.
According to the House
Business Office, as soon as
the March 8 election results
are certified by the Lapeer
County Board of Canvassers,
the winner can make the trip
to Lansing to be sworn in.
A posting on the Lapeer
County Clerks website indicates the Board of
Canvassers will meet the following day, March 9 at 1
p.m.
Fund: Dryden voters to decide at polls
English teacher Scott Powers takes a shot at distracted driving simulator as

students Alex Gonzalez and Christina Pytleski look on.
Distractions: Specialist visits Venture
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Along with the facts and
figures, Sholtis shared a
video produced by AT&T
called The Last Text.
Launched in 2010, the video
details the heart-wrenching
stories of teens who have
lost family members and
friends or been severely
injured due to texting while
driving.
The points of view
include the person who sent
the last text, in which the
recipient lost her life while
reading it, as well as a passenger in a car who suffered
extreme head trauma
because the driver was texting and driving.
For a lot of the students
its the video that gets to
them, Sholtis says. Of
course there are all the scary
facts, too, but the videos hit
home.
To further hit the point
home regarding the dangers
of distracted driving, students were invited to try out
a driving simulator, where
they had a virtual passenger
giving them uncertain directions and urging the driver to
send texts for clarification.
None of the students made it
to the end of the simulation
Allie Sholtis, RN, presents stats on distracted

driving.
without crashing or being
pulled over.
Sholtis reminded those in
attendance that a 2010 state
law prohibits texting while
driving, and in 2013 legislation was passed that prohibits new drivers from using
their phone while driving.
She also reminded students that theyre responsible
not just for themselves, but
for their passengers too.
Take the phone from a
driver if they insist on texting and driving, she said.
You may save their life.

Sholtis said whenever
she gets behind the wheel,
she puts her phone on
silent and tosses it in the
back seat.
Texting and driving is
no different than drunk driving, she says.
Other important stats
Sholtis shared include:
From the ages of 1-44,
traumatic injury is the leading cause of death.
16-19-year-olds are four
times more likely to be
involved in a car crash than
other age groups.
A new driver is most
likely to be involved in a
fatal crash in the first six
months of their driving
career.
Annually in the U.S.,
3,000 crashes a day involve
teen drivers.
View the AT&T video at
ww.youtube.com/
watch?v=u4xXnsorfms.
Along with the distracted
driving seminar, Sholtis
teaches injury prevention
courses in hunting, farming
and gun safety as well as car
seat safety. For more information or to schedule a visit,
contact Sholtis at 810-6675556.
Take the phone away from a

driver if they insist on texting.
You might save their life.
--Allie Sholtis, RN
Arraigned: Courser turns himself in

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grounds.
The sinking fund millage will enable Dryden students to learn and grow in a
safe, secure and healthy environment, ensure the districts
limited operating funds are
available to support student
learning, and protect the
communitys investment in
the districts buildings and
facilities, said Dryden
Superintendent Dr. Gary
Richards.
Administrators
and
school board members have
created a project list and rated
each by priority. At the top of
the list is a new fire suppression system at the high
school. The 40-year-old system needs to be replaced as
soon as possible considering
replacement parts no longer
exist.
The district has been
told by the county fire marshal that if it fails, the district
would have to hire someone
to patrol the hallways to act
as a human fire alarm to keep
the doors open, Richards
notes.
Also at the high school,
new outdoor bleachers are
needed as the current foundation is eroding.
More energy efficient
lighting at both school buildings in common areas like
cafeterias and gymnasiums is
also near the top of the list.
Both schools roofs
require major repairs and, for
safety reasons, various sidewalk and stair projects have
also been identified.
The elementary school
playground is also in need of
a fence and Principal Robert
Downey hopes traffic gates
can be installed near the rear
of the building to improve
student safety.
Other items on their
moderate priority list
include high school gym
bleachers and an automated
communications system.
When it last appeared on
Race: 82nd District State House
Major roof repairs are also needed, as evidenced

by water-stained ceiling tiles in Kathleen
Schweickerts classroom.
the ballot in May 2015, the
request failed by a narrow 71
vote margin, 697 to 626. That
time the district asked for less
moneya half mill.
Last year, replacement of
the high schools sewage
treatment lagoon system was
at the top of their sinking
fund project list but when the
measure failed, leaders were
forced to strike a new plan.
Since the sewage treatment lagoon system was
beginning to fail, the Board
decided to move forward and
finance a new sewage treatment lagoon system. As a
result, the district was forced
to borrow money and is now
paying interest on the loan,
Richards notes.
A sinking fund allows a
Get more information tonight

DRYDEN Voters with questions or who desire
more details about the March 8 sinking fund are invited to
attend an information night tonight, March 2, beginning
at 7 p.m. in the Dryden Junior/Senior High School
Library.
district to pay for major

repairs and renovations without having to borrow money
or pay interest, which is a
savings to taxpayers. The
Board believes that the payas-you-go method of paying
for major building repairs
makes more sense than borrowing money and then paying interest on top of the cost
of repairs.
If approved, the .75 mills
would equate to $.75 cents
per every $1,000 in taxable
value of a home. For a home
with a market value of
$100,000 and a taxable value
of $50,000, the owner would
pay $38 annually for the sinking fund.
Dryden Schools did
secure a $2.4 million bond in
2008 for technology and bus
purchases, renovation and
expansion of both the elementary and high schools and
the creation of additional
parking space at the elementary school. Sinking fund
monies cannot be used for
technology and bus purchases or staff salaries.
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with the Michigan State
Police led to these charges
and it is our duty to pursue
justice, no matter who is
involved. Even those who
write the laws.
Schuette announced the
charges in a press conference
at his Lansing office on
Friday. At the time, Schuette
also noted that hes obligated
to inform the states attorney
grievance board of the
charges against Courser who
is a practicing attorney. The
attorney general said he will
also notify Secretary of State
Ruth Johnson of potential
campaign finance filing violations by both Courser and
Gamrat.
Michigan State Police
and the Attorney Generals
office collaborated on the
investigation which had been
requested by the House of
Representatives.
The twoboth
Republicansadmitted to
having an extra-marital affair
and were accused of using
state resources to cover it up.
Gamrat was expelled from
the House by her fellow legislators.
In a statement released
on Saturday, Courser called
the charges political in
nature.
Todd Courser will continue to defend himself
against these baseless and
unconstitutional charges. He
is confident that the truth
will come out and that these
baseless charges will be

shown to be just another
extension of corrupt government,the statement read.
Schuette, whos also a
Republican, said he promised to conduct the investigation without favor or consideration of the accuseds
political party affiliation.
Regardless, Courser says
the charges are unrelated to
the issue that prompted the
investigation.
None of the charges
involve the alleged misuse of
taxpayer funds, which was
the claimed reason for the
House investigation, he
claims in his written statement.
The statement was sent
via email by Courser but,
according to media reports,
was made on his behalf
by his attorney, Matt
DePerno.
Courser claimed that he
was under intense pressure
from an anonymous blackmailer when he sent out a
fake, salacious email alleging his own encounter with a
male prostitute in late May
in an attempt to cover up the
affair. Michigan Speaker of
the House, Kevin Cotter,
ordered the investigation following a story and audio
recordings published by the
Detroit News in August that
suggest Courser and Gamrat
requested Coursers then
House aide, Ben Graham,
send the fake email.
A special Select
Committee of House members was convened to review

the findings of the House
Business Office investigation
that found instances of misconduct and misuse of taxpayer resources by the two
legislators who shared an
office and staff in Lansing.
The select committee
recommended the two face
expulsion. Schuette alleges
that Courser perjured himself
when testifying before the
select committee.
Both Gamrat and
Courser sought to regain
their seats in a special
November 3 primary election but neither was successful. A Michigan State Police
investigation showed that
Gamrats husband, Joe
Gamrat, was the anonymous
blackmailer. Lapeer County
Prosecutor Tim Turkelson
opted to not file charges
against Joe Gamrat, saying
his motivation to end the
affair between his wife
and Courser did not rise
to the level of criminal
extortion.
Coursers statement references the blackmailer incident.
Attorney General
Schuette says, No one is
beyond the reach of the law;
yet there have been no
charges brought against the
proper parties who engaged
in extortion, wiretapping,
stalking, conspiracy, and
multiple other felonies, it
reads.
Soup on a Mission to
assist Christian school
By Tom Wearing
IMLAYCITY Staff
and parents at the Imlay City
Christian School (ICCS) are
on a mission to attract new
students.
On Saturday, March 5
from 4:30-7 p.m., school supporters will sponsor a Soup
on a Mission fundraiser at
the Imlay City Christian
Reformed Church, located at
395 N. Cedar St.
Event promoter Julie
Welch considers it imperative
to schools continued success
that local residents be better
informed of the educational
opportunities available at the
school.
Founded in 1952, the
school serves students in preschool through 8th grade,
providing them a state-of-theart education in a Christianbased environment.
The school is primarily
financed through tuition
costs, along with gifts and

money made through various
fundraisers, such as the March
5 Soup on a Mission event.
Statistics show that our
eighth graders test out at the
tenth-grade level, Welch
said. So theyre about two
years ahead when they move
on to high school.
Despite those statistics,
Welch said the school needs
to increase its student enrollment numbers if it is to successfully continue its mission.
For 2016, we currently
have 32 students enrolled in
grades pre-K through eighth
grade, she said. We need
that number increased to 45.
Our goal is to reach out
to local residents and invite
them to stop in and see what
we have to offer, Welch continued. The soup fundraiser
is a way to get the word out
about our school.
Soup, art and more
Welch said attendees at
Saturdays fundraiser can
sample six homemade soups,

along with bread, salad, desserts and beverages. The
requested donation is $10.
Available
homemade
soups are to include: chicken
noodle, vegetable barley,
broccoli and potato cheese.
Attendees may also view
a pinch pots art display,
featuring the creative efforts
of students ranging in age
from 5 through 8th graders.
The various clay-made,
kiln-dried ceramic bowls will
be auctioned off during the
event to raise additional funds
for the school.
Welch encouraged interested parents and students to
make arrangements to visit
and tour the school.
We just need to get people in the door, she said.
This is a great school with
great teachers and lots of oneon-one attention for students.
Rebranding plans
Welch pointed out there is
an ongoing effort among
Photo from Julie Welch
Fundraiser at Christian Reformed Church is Sat., March 5
Imlay City Christian School students craft their handmade pinched pots to
be auctioned off at the Saturday, March 5 Soup on a Mission fundraiser at the
Imlay City Christian Reformed Church.
Christian school supporters to
rebrand the school in hopes of
appealing to greater numbers
of local children.
In that regard, she noted
that ICCS students have the
option of participating in
school-sanctioned athletic
programs, including soccer
and basketball.
There are great things
going on at this school, said
Welch, but we are in need of

more students and more
financial support from the
community.
Those unable to attend the
March 5 Soup on a Mission
fundraiser, but want to support the Imlay City Christian
School, may call the school
office at 810-724-5695.
Donations to the school
may be made in the form of
cash, check or credit card on

March 5.
Checks should be made
out to: Imlay City Christian
School, 7197 E. Imlay City
Rd., Imlay City, MI 48444.
For more information
about the school, visit iccschool.net or email: icchristianschool@yahoo.com.
pages they read and returning

weekly tally sheets to their
childs teacher.
Sung says this years
reading challenge kicked off
on March 1 in the Middle
School library and runs

through March 30.
Students can broaden
their literary horizons by
exchanging a gently-used
book for another, says Sung.
For those interested in filling
their shelves with new books,
our Online Book Fair continues through Friday, March
25.
A Family Game Night
takes place on Mon., March
7, where parents and students
can shop at the Book Fair
while enjoying games, raffles
and refreshments.
Sung said the Book Fair
will be open from 7:15 a.m.-3
p.m. throughout the week of
March 7-11.
On Thursday, March 10,
Tom Woodruff, a childrens
book illustrator and artist,
will entertain the entire student body with his talents.
Additionally,
smaller
groups of middle school

artists (based on grade
levels) may participate in
workshops conducted by
Woodruff.
The artists visit culminates with a Coffee House
Night, from 6-7:30 p.m. in
the Middle School Library.
This community event
provides a chance for students
to showcase the artwork they
created in Mr. Woodruffs
workshops, says Sung, who
acknowledged the support of
Imlay City McDonalds and
Tim Hortons restaurants.
The Middle School is
extremely grateful to these
businesses for their generous
donations of cookies, muffins, orange drinks, donuts
and coffee; helping us make
Coffee House Night a big
success.
From March 15-17, young
writers will have the chance
to be inspired by professional
storyteller, Eileen DeLorenzo,
who will conduct schoolwide
and small-group work sessions.
While keeping up their
end of the bargain, Middle
School teachers are also participating in the Million Page
Challenge, along with conducting Student Book Clubs.
On Tuesday, March 8,
Friends of Rachel club
members will read to students
at Weston Elementary School
from 10:30-11:45 a.m.
And on Tuesday, March
29, Spartan Pride members
will be the guest readers at
Weston Elementary.
Finally, says Sung, we
invite and encourage all Imlay
City community members to
share their favorite books
and love for reading with a
child during the month of
March.
Wampler, Mason Paul

Ward, Aidan James
Ward, Joslynn Rose
Wetherford, Shelby Ann
Whelan, Jenna Elizabeth
Zepeda, Pahola
7th grade:
All As
Abram, Parker Isaac
Atkinson, Caitlyn James
Beadia, Kayla
Caudillo, Seaana Marica
Chavez, Amelia Elizabeth
Cuthbertson, Aidan
Christopher
Dahn, Jacob Dylan
Davio, Dylan John
Denver, Jessica Lynn
Diaz, Alexia
Dougherty, Megan Nicole
Eades, Joshua Andrew
Erman, Samuel David
Fox, Abigael Lynne
Giglio, Natalie Grace
Gray, Jordan Terence
Hayward, Makenzie Laura
Hughes, Hannah Joy
Johnson, Veronica Belle
Kline, Angelena M
Liu, Wei Huang Raymond
Pankey, Laura Leigh
Parkin, Collin Tyler
Passarelli, Allison Marjorie
Penzien, Breanna Marie
Ross, Madison Lynn
Rossen, Kayla Ashlyn
Schriber, Grace Marie
Schwab, Cole Lucas
Stoldt, Logan Thomas
Wildie, Mason A
Wimpari, Annika Renee
Honor Roll
Anderson, Nathanael Allen
Barajas, Daniela
Beadia, Lexis Jean
Beaupre-Trudo, Draven Lee
Belan, Dylan Robert
Bosch, Jacob Alfred
Broder, Jonathan Paul
Brunelle, Ella Nicole
Burnell, Morgan E
Cardenas Arteaga, Angela
Carroll, Jacob Michael
Cusson, Magena Hunter
Darge, Gage Jerome
De la Cruz, Jennifer
Dervishi, Angela
Dingwell, Zackary Michael
Evard, Michael James
Flores, Angel Pedro
Fultz, Devin Michael
Galindo, Betsabe
Gottler, Frank James
Granz, Lisa
Guerrero, Dominik Edward
Guerrero, John Ricardo
Hart, Virgia Lynn
Herfert, Victoria Lynn
Hernandez, Marangeliz
Hernandez, Vanessa
Jacqueline
Hertel, Jenna Nicole
Hoffman, Jamie L
Jones, Kurstin Riley
Judd, Sierra Rae
Kaeding, Gavin Robert
Kapushinski, Sydney Lynn
Kauzlarich, Caleb Gerard
Keeley, Jacob J
Klebba, Gracie Diane
Kovacik, Connor Vincent
Krahn, Daniel Lucero
Land, Jager Alan
Leon Guerrero, Ricardo
Luther, Wyatt James
Madden, Casey Aloha
Magin, Emily Luella
Elizabet
Marzetti, Bianca Kay
Melendez, Haydeliz
Milana, Anthony Daniel
Miller, Brenna Lee
Monville, Grace Elizabeth
Moore, Jennifer Renee
Moreno, Brianna Jean
Nowak, Natalie Marie
Ocampo, Alionso
Ocampo, Isabel
Perez, Gisell
Pratt, Angelika Hope
Pyles, Kelsey Dru
Ragle, Jack David
Ramos Ramirez, Vanesa
Sarai
Resnick, Payton Alexander
Rossen, Kyle Grayson
Rossen, Quinn Kip
Rottman, Erin Janae
Ruiz, Ethan Micheal
Rzeszut, Hailie Mackenzie
Rziemkowski, Lyla Estelle
Salcedo-Farias, Jose
Francisco
Schapman, Evan Ryan
Scott, Cody Michael
Sellers, Emma Lynn
Soria, Jesus
Stone, Skylar R
Stone, Tyler Garside
Stoutenburg, Bryce Anthony
Sullivan, Cody Lane
Tamayo, Jonathan
Thibodeau, Abigail Margaret
Tolitsky, Robert Alan
Torres, Tanya Michelle
Webb, Jacob Thomas
Wilkowski Hernandez, Jsan
Tremaine
Zepeda-Martinez, Diego
8th grade:
All As
Allen, Mackenzie L
Barth, Bryan George
Bickmann, Kierra Marie
Ciurla, John Nicholas
Dodge, Adam Jacob
Gartley, Kelly Ella
Gray, Annalynn Marie
Harmon, Lisa Marie
Houston, Sarena L
Judd, Katlyn Ann
Kramek, Kennedy Gerard
LeFevere, Jillian Barbara
OKelly, Joyce Nicole
Pomaville, Bethany Jane
Vanderploeg, Madison Riley
Walter, Nathaniel
Christopher
Winget, Mckinzie Kay
Honor Roll
Adamczyk, Alec William
Almanza, Valeria Cervantes
Andrez, Breydon Lewis
Aune, Isabella Grace
Behrick, Aubrie Marie
Bieganowski, Katie Marie
Blount, Zachry Golden
Clark, Alysa Kiana
Cloud, Dawson David
Cook, Harriette Faith
Delecke, Layla Vivianna
Delong, Katlyn Elizabeth Su
DelToro, Stephanie
Dingwell, Rylee Michaela
Dockery, Jozey Marie
Edson, Ross Joseph
Evans, Kaitlyn Nicole
Forti, Luke Tyler
Heber, Dylan Thomas

Heeke, Colin Alexander
Hellebuyck, Ruby Diane
Hertel, Paige Elizabeth
Hubbard, Sarah Rose
Jarosz, Desirae Ann
Kouri, Samantha Geri
Kreiner, Destiny Lynn
Lacommare, Hayden Lillie
Love, Mackenzie Marie
McTaggart, Vicki Lynne
Medrano, Hunter
Moreno, Alisa Kristin
Neighbors, Colby Curtis
Parker, Sara Rebekah Hope
Phillips, Levi Allen
Resnick, Michael David
Robberstad, Brianna Renee
Robles Diaz, Karely
Guadalupe
Rodriguez, Adriena Leigh
Roszczewski, Reagan Rose
Rottman, Logan Michael
Ruhlman, Paige Baylee
Rziemkowski, Carah Jean
Schefka, Jenna Marion
Shirling, Cameron Enoch
Torres, Austin David
Truemner, Victorya Eleanore
VanBuren, Adam Lewis
Verran, Jacob Riley
Ward, Madison Ryan
Werth, Hayley Lynn
Whisnant, Blake Allen
Whitley, Tess Emily
Wilcox, Austin Tyler
Imlay City students join in Million Word March

By Tom Wearing
IMLAYCITY Read
and succeed.
That is the essential message shared by Imlay City
Middle School staff and students who are collectively
celebrating 2016 March is
Reading Month.
In conjunction with this
years reading theme: Oh,
the Places You'll Go, the
schools Language Arts
Committee has planned
numerous forays into the
adventures and pleasures of
reading for students and the
community.
Schools Language Arts
coordinator Amy Sung says
students at Weston and
Borland elementary schools
are teaming up for the months
Million Page Challenge,
which is to read one million
We are Teachers illustration
Imlay City schools kick off March is Reading

Month with the Million Word March.
pages by April 1.
Sung is encouraging parents, grandparents and community members to join in the
districtwide reading effort by
recording the number of
Announcements
Imlay City Middle
School Honor Roll
Imlay City Middle
School has released its honor
roll for the first marking
period of the 2015-2016
school year.
6th grade:
All As
Aune, Dean Kristopher
Barrett, Paige Lee
Bigger, Melanie Grace
Cloud, Davis Mark
Deitz, Tess Louise
Delong, Tyler Steven
Dudek, Jwell Diana
Flores, Yadira Lee
Galindo, Isay
Hall, Madison Elizabeth
Kanai, Brendan Christopher
Knezevich, John Savo
Lacommare, Andrew Riley
Lauwers, Rachel Marie
Lengemann, Ana Luise
Lengemann, Mary Grace
Livingston, Olivia Marie
McAvoy, Scott Alan
Miller, Natalie Patricia
Nerkowski, John Willard
Perreault, Angelique James
Sliman, Elizabeth May
Swartz, Lauren Elizabeth
Urbaniak, Emma Hope
Whitis, Austin Tyler
Wimpari, Olivia Marie
Wolford, Lance Jeffrey
Honor Roll
Alden, Joseph Romain Glen
Barajas, Abril
Benge Jr., Christopher James
Boesler, Thomas Andrew
Clark, Tabitha Paris
Conklin, Grace Rose-Hanna
Cremeans, Natasha Destany
Diaz, Emily Hope
Douglas, Natalie Marie
Dudley, Hailee Marie
Elder, Alyssa Julia
Evely, Aaron Joseph
Ferguson, Ava Nicole
Forti, Jaya Claire
Friedenstab, Isabella Gayle
Gill, Lucas Ryan
Gray, Gabrielle Elayne
Hancock, Ethan Christopher

Hedgcock, Alexis Sierra
Heeke, Hannah Shea
Hernandez, Amy Guadalupe
Hernandez, Camila Joseline
Herrera, Austin Jacob
Herrera, Mia Elizabeth
Hollenbeck, Avery Robert
Houston, Shane BradleyLewi
Hribar, Savannah Katherine
Jucius, Damon Michael
Kelly, Gracie Mae
King, Haliegh Lorayne
Konarski, Angelene Kathryn
Landerschier, Dillan Richard
Lord, Hayley Grace
McEwan, Jacob Gene
Mow, Carl Zahner
Muehleisen, Benjamin
Michael
Nolin, Xander James
Nowicki Jr., Leonard Eugene
Ocasio Carrasquillo, Dylan
Arian
Ousley, Trent Michael
Pena, Melanie
Pomaville, Donald Matthew
Powers, Rylan William
Redd, Holden Michael
Riker, Jacob Allan
Rios, Ashley Lizbeth
Roberts, Harley Jean
Rodriguez, Alexander
Vincent
Rodriguez, Samantha
Rojas, Cristian Rene
Rumsey, Kailee Sky
Sarka, Travis Robert
Scese, Claire Marguerite
Schefke, Mahkaylah Nicole
Schipinski, Drew Daniel
Shevnock, Scott Garret
Smith, Joseph Earl
Snyder, Avery Michael
Stanford, Katrina Marie
Stoldt, Trinity Leeann
Swain, Ty Michael
Tomas, Madison Annette
Tuttle, Amber
Vargas, Perla
Vermeulen, Scott Nicholas
Vincent, Reina Jo
Wagester, Griffin Martin
Wagner, Hannah Marie
Waite, Skyler Ann
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tion affects entire families, signs

and symptoms of alcohol and/or
drug addiction, and how seniors
play a part in the community in
regards to addiction.
For Senior Citizens
Free Meals, Food
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 7:309 p.m. and the first and third
Thursday of the month from 7:309 p.m. with instructors Lyle
Malaski & Kristina Morton. Call
810-984-5061 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,
Stability Ball, Chair Exercise, and
a Walking Club meet MondayFriday. 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.
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 810-7240690 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.
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.
The Capac Kitchen serves free
Adults 55 and over are invited to meals every Tuesday from 4:30-6
the Berlin Twp. Senior Center to p.m. at Zion United Methodist
play cards from noon-3 p.m. the Church.
first Wednesday of every month. Free meals for people in need are
Bring a sack lunch, coffee pro- offered at the North Branch
vided. Potluck luncheons will be Senior Center on Monday and
served the 4th Tuesday of every Thursday evenings from 5:30-7
month. Call 395-4518 for details. p.m. Call 810-441-0322 for more
Ryan Smith, a certified alcohol
and drug counselor will be available at the Imlay City Seniors
Center on the 4th Tuesday of the
month from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Ryan
will be available for questions and
answers from visitors to the center as well as presenting workshops and presentations during
his visits. Topics may include
proper disposal of unwanted or
expired medications, how addic-
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 Wednesday mornings if
questions or requests.
Tuesday of each month from 11:45

a.m.-4:00 p.m. at Cavis Pioneer
Restaurant, 5600 Lapeer Rd. in
Kimball Twp. 48074 (located
approx. 15 Miles S.W. of Port
Huron. No RSVP necessary. For
more information call Joanne K.
at 810-324-2304. This activity is
sponsored by Widowed Friends, a
peer support group www.widImlay City Boys Baseball regis- owedfriends.org.
tration for the 2016 season is Widowed Friends invites all widunderway. There will be a parent owed to join us for breakfast and
meeting/final registration in the friendship in a safe setting every
Borland Elementary School cafe- 2nd and 4th Monday of the month
teria on March 15th at 6:30 p.m. at 9 a.m. at Seros, 925 Gratiot in
Summer recreation baseball is Marysville. For more information
open for children ages 5-17. about our group, call Julie at 810Registration forms can be down- 388-0868.
loaded from the league website at
www.icboysbaseball.com. Like us TOPS 620 Lapeer weight- loss
on our Facebook page at IC Boys group meets Tuesday nights at the
Baseball_Official for additional Hunters Creek Mobile Home
updates. Registration deadline is Park Club House, 725 DeMille
March 21, 2016. If you have ques- Rd. in Lapeer. Weigh-in from
tions, please email icbb@live.com 6-6:30 p.m., meeting from 6:30or call 810-728-4939.
7:30 p.m. For more information,
call 810-664-7579.
Ready, Set, Go! Workshop. This is
a FREE workshop for 3-5 year TOPS 888 (Take Off Pounds
olds & parents/caregivers! Enjoy Sensibly) meets Wednesdays at
fun projects that will develop the 25 Pine Ridge Dr. in Lapeer.
your childs skills and prepare Weigh-in at 8:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m.
them for school! Children also meeting. Call Linda at 810-245enjoy a snack, story time, and a 3955 or Phyllis 810-395-7035 for
free book! Call the Family more information.
Literacy Center today to reserve
your seat at 810-664-2737 and for For those that have experienced
more information on dates and the death of a loved one, a support
group is available facilitated by a
times.
trained United Hospice Service
Play groups available. Free 6 (UHS) bereavement volunteer.
week sessions. At these FREE 90 Marlette Regional Hospital, locatminute playgroups children will ed at 2770 Main Street in Marlette,
participate in a storytime, devel- hosts this support group the first
opmentally appropriate games Friday of each month at 10 a.m. in
and crafts, learn new skills, and the Administration Conference
enjoy a snack and social time with Room. For more information, call
other children. Parents will have 800-635-7490 or visit www.marthe chance to talk to other adults letteregionalhospital.org
with same-age children. Register
now for the next session!
Numerous locations and dates
available. For more information
and to sign up call the Family St. Patricks Day Dinner - Sat.,
Literacy Center at 810-664-2737. March 12 from 4-7 p.m. at St.
Johns Lutheran Church, 109 E.
Attica Methodist has a free Kempf Court, Capac. 810-395Christian Play Group on Mondays 7557 Menu includes corned beef
from 10-11:30 a.m. on school and cabbage, beef stew, dinner
days, featuring preschool Bible rolls, dessert and drinks.
stories, a snack, interactive songs,
crafts, and games. Parents are Mulefoot Dinner - March 17.
required to be with their children Spend your St. Pattys Day with
during the group. Space is limit- us at the Mulefoot Gastropub in
ed. For details/reservations call Imlay City. The award winning
Pam Holihan at 810-724-6941.
food will include a cash bar.
Youth Events
Fundraisers
Support Groups
FOR WIDOWED MEN &
WOMEN. LUNCH/CARDS /
FRIENDSHIP. Come and meet
with other widowed people for
lunch, cards, games and meet
new friends. Join us every 3rd
The Friends and Couples Irish

Social Club - Our St. Patricks
Dinner Dance March 19 at the
Lyons Hall in Metamora. A great
venue where you can see the band
from any point in the hall. It will
be catered by ACE catering.
Tickets will be available in two
weeks. Please RSVP to hold tick-
ets or purchase ahead of time.

Groups of 8 or more can reserve a
table. For more information call
Debbie at 810-660-8478 or 810441-5343 or email at deb.irishdanceandmusic@gmail.com.
April 20, 7 p.m. Iris Lee
Underwood will present Why
Lavender is Wonderful at the
Heartland Home & Garden
Clubs annual fundraiser tea.
Contact Lisa Franz at 303-2504643 or at lisa.s.franz@gmail.com
for more information.
Vendors sought for Mom 2 Mom
sale April 23 at Gateways
Assembly Church, 2796 S. Van
Dyke, Imlay City. For table renting info: mschroeder925@gmail.
com.
Mom to Mom Sale, Sunday, May
22, 2016. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., American
Legion Hall, 1701 W. Genesee St.,
Lapeer, MI 48446. Email to
RESERVE A TABLE. Benefits
ALS of Michigan and American
Cancer Society Email: shop4acuremom2mom@hotmail.com
Individuals are able to shop gently used baby/childrens clothing,
toys, baby gear, baby/toddler furniture, and maternity clothing all
at garage sale-style prices.
Imlay City Christian School is
selling raffle tickets for a Build
Your Own Bundle from the
Almonts Country Smoke House.
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 Smoke
House. 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 810724-5695.
Fish Frys
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.
810-724-1747
Pastor: Laurie Koivula

Sunday School - 9:00 a.m.
Worship - 10:00 a.m.
Capac First
U.M.C.
Senior Pastor:Rev. Lisa Clark
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
15
810-796-2371
Sunday Worship Services - 10:00 a.m.

www.stjohnsdryden.org
stjohnschurchdryden@gmail.com
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
810-724-4315
15
810-724-1135
Weekday Masses
15
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

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
Wayne Boyd, Pastor
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 all 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
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248-622-4759
Sunday Mornings
10:30 am
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PASTOR KEN RENARD
6835 Weyer Road Imlay City, MI48444
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
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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
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Phone: 810-724-6999
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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

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.
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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 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
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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 Engineering
and Technology Center, 62300
Jewell Rd., Washington. 586-7520245. Free and open to the public.
March 10, 7 p.m. The Oxford
Public Library presents Growing
Lavender and Learning Good
Husbandry. Bring your favorite
china cup and gather around the
librarys fireplace to sip lavender
tea while Iris Lee Underwood
shares her passion for growing
lavender and learning to live the
sustainable life. Contact Sandy
Gilmore at 248-628-4801 for more
information.
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 810347-7915. For general information on the Flea Market or food
service by Peacock Alley Catering
call 810-664-2109 or email lapeercenter@charter.net.
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.
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.
586.336.4673
Sunday Masses
905 Holmes Rd. - Allenton, MI

Corner of Almont Road
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74903 McKay Rd., Romeo
M-T-Thurs-Fri 8 am Wed. 10 am
First Sat. 8 am
West Berlin
U.M.C.
Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.

Rev. Curtis Clarke
Imlay City
C.R.C.
700 Maple Vista, Imlay City
810-796-3341
Pastor Patricia Hoppenworth

Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.
EVERYONE WELCOME!
email: nlcc@newlifechristian.net
www.newlifechristian.net
Pastor Tim Martin
Sunday 10 a.m. Service 15
Sacred Heart
Catholic Church
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
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4074 South Mill Street

Dryden, MI 48428
810-724-2702
810-724-1200
5394 Main Street - Dryden
Church 810-395-2112
4411 Newark Road

Attica, MI 48412
Worship 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.

Dryden
U.M.C.
14952 Imlay City Rd., Capac
810-724-0687
(ELCA)
200 North Cedar (M-53)

Imlay City, MI
Other
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
810-664-2737.
St. Pauls
Lutheran Church
2008 N. Van Dyke Rd.

Knights of Columbus Lenten Fish

Fry - March 4, 11 and 18. Live
entertainment and 50/50 raffles.
1405 N. Van Dyke Rd., Imlay City
- 810-724-8563.
St. Nicholas Catholic Church,

4331 Capac Rd., Capac, will be
hosting All You Can Eat Fish Frys
on 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 ncheese,
coleslaw, roll, dessert and bever- Christian Music Club concert
age.
series for the public is held the
last Friday of each month, from
Come to Bishop Kelly Fish Fry, 7-10 p.m. Three modern Christian
located in the Community Room bands, different each month. Free
downstairs, 926 W. Nepessing St., admission, free snacks. Socialize
Lapeer. March 4, 11 and 18 from and listen to music in a friendly,
uplifting atmosphere. See CMC:
Christian Music Club on
Facebook or call Judy at 810-4441497 for updates and info. Our
new location is at the Lapeer
Center Building, 425 County
Center St. in Lapeer.
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West Goodland
U.M.C.
4:30-7 p.m. Drive-up from 4:305:30 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.
Sunday School &Morning Adult Group 9:30 a.m.

Worship Service 10:30 a.m.
Rev. Dr. Renee C. Jackson
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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
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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
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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
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 810660-7823.
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.
Club News
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
724-1450 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.
Rural Lifestyles
Disease issues, pest

problems, cultural challenges
and more have relegated
these varieties to their minor
status. Im hopeful I can
uncover a few gems and
share them with you.
As part of my search Im
personally looking for fruit
that doesnt require acidic
soil (sorry blueberries), is
dual purpose (can be eaten
fresh and preserved), is
relatively easy to pick (no
big thorns) and is able to
fend off most pests and
diseases (with an emphasis
on those
fourlegged
pests.)

Currants
seemed to
be one of
the first
viable
options I

came

across but
then I saw
the word
permit. I was unaware of
this fruits storied history.
Garden Variety
e really enjoyed
eating fresh
strawberries,
raspberries and apples from
our yard and garden last year
so Im eager to explore what
other easy to grow fruit could
be added to our lineup.
Theres a plethora of both
tree fruit and berries out
there that are well suited to
our climate but Im learning
as part of my research that
there are many reasons why
some fruits arent commonly
seen in grocery stores or
even farmers markets.
After enjoying fresh berries and apples last year, our family is eager to find
more fruit thats well-suited for backyard production.
Black currants can serve as a

host plant for the fungus that
causes a serious tree disease,
white pine blister rust
(WPBR). In the early 1900s,
growing Ribes nigrum was
outlawed in attempt to check
the diseases spread.
Although decades have
passed, the growing of black
currants is still regulated.
According to Michael Bryan,
a plant industry specialist
with the Michigan
Department of Agriculture
and Rural Development,
anyone who wants to plant
black currants must request
and receive permission from
the state to do so. Bryan said
permission will be granted
only for those varieties that
have been shown to be highly WPBR-resistant through
scientific research.
More information,
including how to get a permit
and a list of acceptable
varieties can be found online
at www.michigan.gov/mdard
with other plant quarantine
information.
To bypass this step, I
may just search out a red or
white currant variety.
Besides, red and white currants are self-compatible and
black currants are not, say
Eric Hanson and Steven F.
Berkheimer who wrote the
Michigan State University
Studies give credence to reduced planting rates

Tight margins have farmers looking to cut seed costs in 2016
By Maria Brown
United Soybean Board photo
TRI-CITY AREA
There is a growing body of
evidence that supports lower
soybean planting rates, says
Mark Seamon, Michigan
Soybean
Promotion
Committee (MSPC) Research

Coordinator and Mike Staton,
Michigan State University
Soybean educator.
They cite field trials and
research projects from the last
several years that show the
highest average yield in variable rate systems versus the
Research suggest soybean growers can plant

fewer seeds without reducing yields.
Weather
almanac
Lapeer station
Minimum temp.
15.8 on Friday, 26th
Maximum temp.
57.8 on Sunday, 28th
Rainfall
.62 inches
For the week of

February 23-29
Emmett station
Minimum temp.
13.2 on Friday, 26th
Maximum temp.
58 on Sunday, 28th
Rainfall
.84 inches
Weather data courtesy of Enviro-weather,

www.enviroweather.msu.edu
standard population of
125,000 seeds per acre.
A 2013 and 2014
research project funded by
MSPC and conducted by
Missy Bauer of B&M
Consulting in south-central
Michigan evaluated several
soybean planting rates including both standard rates and
variable rates with changes
across management zones,
they wrote in a MSPC press
release.
The strategy for establishing the variable rates was
to use high populations in
marginal producing areas and
use low populations in the
more productive areas of the
field.
The two-year study is
consistent with other trials
conducted in Michigan and
other neighboring states, suggesting that soybean growers
can reduce seeding populations without reducing yields
while at the same time cutting
seed costs.
The
2015
SMaRT
(Soybean Management and
Research Technology) programs field trial was designed
to evaluate the effects of low
planting rates on soybean
yields and income. Four
planting rates (80,000,
100,000, 130,000, and
160,000) were evaluated at
ten locations and the highest
three planting rates were
evaluated at one location.
When all of the locations
were combined, the yields
produced by the highest three
planting rates were essentially equal, and they were only
1.8 bushels per acre higher
than the yields of the 80,000
seeds per acre rate. Again, the
lowest two planting rates
were the most profitable in
2015,they noted.
The trial benefitted from
ideal planting conditions and
the wide use of seed treatments, the researchers added.
Caution should be used
as a grower's experience in
his or her own fields is critical
to avoid problems as we get
close to the low end of soybean populations which will
reduce yield at some point.
Challenging conditions at
planting and/or before emergence can reduce stand counts
"Challenging
conditions at
planting and/or
before
emergence can
reduce stand
counts and
should be
considered
when choosing
a planting
population."
and should be considered
when choosing a planting
population, Seamon and
Staton wrote.
For information about the
MSPC, visit www.michigansoybean.org.
Cornell University photo
Fruit foray: On the hunt

for more sweet goodness
Although currants are typically used in cooking

and preserves, several white currants are considered good for fresh consumption.
Extension bulletin Unusual
Fruit Plants for the
Gardens in the North Central
Region Self-compatible
refers to the need to plant
two
different types for
pollination. Delve into the
different varieties and youll
note which are best for preservation or cooking and
those better suited for fresh
eating. If thats the case,
planting a few different bushes may be in order anyways.
Some of currants other
admirable qualities (in my
book) include their tolerance
for partial shade and the

compact manner in which
they grow, topping out
around five feet.
If you go in search of
currant information youll
typically find them grouped
along with gooseberries and
jostaberriesa cross between
black currants and gooseberries. Gooseberries have
thorns while Jostaberries do
not.
Currants: a definite
maybe but theres more
research to do...stay tuned!
Contact Maria at
mbrown@pageone-inc.com.
Farm numbers down slightly

ACROSS MICHIGAN There were 100 fewer
farms in the state in 2015. Thats according to statistics
compiled by the USDAs National Agricultural Statistics
Service-Great Lakes Region. The total number of farms
stood at 51,500, down from 51,600 a year ago.
The average size farm in Michigan was 193 acres,
unchanged from 2014. There was also no change in the
total amount of land in farms-estimated at 9.95 million
acres.
The USDA defines a farm as: any establishment from
which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were produced and sold or normally would have been sold during
the year.
Crop values drop in 2015

ACROSS MICHIGAN Due to depressed commodity prices, Michigan farmers saw the value of their
field crops decline by three percent in 2015. The USDAs
National Agricultural Statistics Service-Great Lakes
Region reports the preliminary farm value stood at $3.26
billion.
The corn for grain value fell by ten percent to $1.17
billion with an average price of $3.50 per bushel.
The states soybean crop was valued at $851 million,
dropping three percent, with an average price of $8.60 per
bushel.
Wheat values saw an up ticka nine percent jump
to stand at $217 million with an average price of $5.65
per bushel.
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Infrastructure discussed at agricultural forum
A Spartan Snowcoming
Seniors Rachel Kulin and Seth Hawthorne were
crowned during Fridays Snowcoming festivities
at Imlay City High School where both the girls
and boys Spartan teams earned wins over
Algonac.
TRI-CITY AREA
Agricultural production continues to expand across
Michigan, and the states
agriculture sector needs modern, reliable transportation
networks to move those products.
Earlier in the week,
Senate
Agriculture
Appropriations Chairman
Mike Green and Michigan
Agri-Business Association
(MABA) President Jim
Byrum brought agriculture
leaders together at a forum to
discuss improvements to
transportation infrastructure.
Michigans Thumb is the
breadbasket of our state, and
with our farmers growing
more than ever, we need reliable options to move those
products and boost the economy, said Green. We know
"Trucks and trains are absolutely

critical for growers and grain
handlers in the Thumb to market
their products."
--Jim Byrum, MABA
there are unique challenges to
road and rail transportation in
the area. Policy leaders have a
responsibility to be proactive,
work together and ask how
we can create new solutions
that benefit the agriculture
sector.
Green emphasized the
value rail and road transportation provides to Michigans
Bay and Thumb. More than
50 percent of corn, 80 percent
of soybeans and 40 percent of
wheat produced in the region

reach their destinations by
rail every year. Truck transportation has also remained
an important factor, especially with pressure on shortline
railroads in the region.
Byrum
noted
that
increased consolidation and
higher rates in the rail industryincluding a proposed
takeover of Norfolk Southern
railroad by Canadian Pacific,
as well as rail rate increases
by CSX last yearhave

raised
uncertainty
for
Michigan producers and businesses.
Trucks and trains are
absolutely critical for growers
and grain handlers in the
Thumb to market their products, and without attention to
the issues were seeing now,
agriculture is going to be limited in the future, said
Byrum. Rail is a huge issue,
because the actions rail carriers are taking in Michigan
and across the Midwest
moving toward higher rates
and a consolidated industry
could have lasting harmful
effects on our sector. In addition, we need modern roads,
including rural highways, and
were focused on maintaining
the states existing weight
limits.
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ALMONT Students
tested their skills on Feb.
17th at the annual Almont
Middle School (AMS) schoolwide spelling bee.
Those who emerged as
winners will represent the
middle school in the 2016
Lapeer County-Wide Spelling
Bee.
AMS technology and
phys ed teacher Erik Johnson
says 45 spellers took part
in the school-wide bee, with
two champions and four total
representatives taking the top
spots. A champion was
determined for 5th grade

and 6th grades combined and
a second champion for the 7th
and 8th grades combined.
Fifth grader Ashley Sowa
emerged as the winner in
the 5th/6th grade category.
Ashleys winning word was
appositive. The runner-up
was Seth VanHoutte.
In the 7th-8th grade
division, Nathan Stefanski
emerged as the champion
with the word gorse. This
was Nathans second big
win, as he earned the top spot
in last years 5th/6th
grade bee. Finishing second
was 7th grader Elizabeth
Bennett.
All four will represent

AMS at the county-wide
bee. Third place winners
and alternatives include
Devin Jones in the 5th/6th
grade category and Nathan
Castillo in the 7th/8th grade
group.
The four representatives
will attend the Lapeer CountyWide Spelling Bee on Tues.,
March 22, at the Lapeer
County Ed Tech Center in
Attica.
The winner of the Lapeer
County-Wide Bee will win a
trip to Washington D.C. for
the 2016 Scripps Nation Spelling Bee winners are Seth VanHoutte (2nd place 5/6), Ashley Sowa (Winner
Spelling Bee to be held in 5/6), Devin Jones (3rd place alternate 5/6), Nathan Castillo (3rd place alternate
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Belle Valley Band

marches into Spring
Spring concert is 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 6

By Tom Wearing
Photo provided
Going green
Montanna Eads 7, and brother Challas Eads, 6, sister Nevada Eads, 3,
found the leprechaun and his pot of gold outside of their Imlay City home
just in time for St Patricks Day! The Eads submitted the photo over the
Tri-City Times website (www.tricitytimes-online.com) and wish all Tri-City
area readers a Happy St Patty's Day!
IMLAYCITY The
Belle Valley Community
Band (BVCB) is getting a
musical jump on spring with
their Sunday, March 6 concert
performance at Imlay City
High School.
Co-conducted by Dennis
Burns and Steven Burns, the
band
will
present
Marches
for
March,
featuring the music of Sousa,
Mozart, Bach and Meredith
Wilson of Music Man fame.
The concert, which will
include a brief intermission,
begins at 3 p.m. in the high
school gymnasium.
The first half of the bands
performance is conducted by
Steven Burns and will
feature: El Capitan March
by John Philip Sousa;
Prelude and Fugue in G
Minor by Johann Sebastion
Tri-County Bank
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You Can Trust
Bach; Overture to The

Marriage of Figaro by
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart;
and the Orange Bowl March
by Henry Fillmore.
Following
the
intermission, the second half
of the program, to be conducted by Dennis Burns, will
include: Leonard Bernsteins
Slava,
followed
by
Hungarian March from the
Damnation of Faust, and
Meredith Wilsons 76
Trombones, featuring the
Belle Valley Bands trombone
section, to include: Katelyn
Aikens, Gloria Bublitz,
Dave Coon, Kevin LaHaie,
Marissa
Pruitt,
Jeff
Schlautman
and
Chris
Schwartz.
The program concludes
with Robert Sheldons The
Storm Chasers March.
All attendees are invited
to join the band members in
the cafeteria after the show
for refreshments and friendly
conversation.
Though the program is
free to the public, goodwill
donations will be accepted.
Money raised during concerts goes toward instrument
repairs and and purchase of
new music and instruments.
Music of Meredith Wilson

will be featured in
upcoming Belle Valley
Band concert.
The bands current membership numbers about 50
local musicians, each of
whom was required to audition and meet certain standards of musicianship.
For more information
about the Belle Valley
Community Band, visit:
www.bellevalleyband.org.
Or
contact
BVCB
President Art Smith or
Secretary/Treasurer
Don
Davenport at bellevalleyband@yahoo.com.
Bridal show coming

to Capac March 6th
CAPAC A host of
local businesses will take
part in a free Just for Brides
event on Sunday, March 6 in
downtown Capac.

The event, to include
a dozen local weddingrelated vendors, takes place
from 2-5 p.m. at Just Land
Sales, located at 127 N. Main
St.
Participating vendors
include: Fronneys Food
Center, Mandy J. Florist,
Bridal
Formal
Wear,
Universal
Sound
Productions, Cakes by Alice
Ann, Susans Stitch & Fix,
Fitteam Fit, Country Rose
Designs
Photography,
StudioE Photography, Imlay
City Florist, The Print Shop
and Premier Designs Jewelry.
Attendees will be eligible to win door prizes.
For questions or more
information, contact Jacklin
Kinzer at 586-206-0118.
By Maria Brown
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open-ended
questions to discuss strengths
of the district, opportunities
for improvement, barriers to
implementation, and visions
for the district.
The district is in the process of developing a strategic
plan with the help of MASB.
Previously, community members, parents, teachers and
staff were asked to complete
an online survey related
to the plan.
Community input
sought on March 8
CAPAC A community
input meeting for Capac
Community
Schools
Strategic Plan will be held on
March 8 from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
at the Capac High School
Library.
Jay Bennett of the
Michigan Association of
School Board (MASB) will
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Sports
Best of
the best
Ten area wrestlers

to compete for the
state title, starting
Thursday at Palace
By Kevin Kissane
State Title page 4-B
Seth Reiff, of Imlay City, looks over his offensive options during Fridays game versus Algonac.
Imlay handles Algonac, 49-33

Spartans Reiff and Nadrowski combine for 26
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
IMLAY CITY Seth

Reiff (16) and Mike
Nadrowski (10) combined for
26 points, helping Imlay City
register a 49-33 triumph
against visiting Algonac in a
Blue Water Area Conference
varsity boys basketball
contest last Friday night.
With the verdict, Imlay

City goes to 15-3 and 10-2.
In Fridays contest, Imlay
City opened up an 8-6 edge
after one quarter was over
with.
Quarter two saw Imlay
City generate 10 points and
Algonac manage three,
leaving them ahead 18-9 at
the halftime break.
When play resumed,

Imlay City continued to pull
away. Aided by a 19-12
third quarter edge, the
Spartans widened the gap to
37-21 with 24 minutes gone.
Imlay City and Algonac
then hit for 12 points a piece
the rest of the way, enabling
the former to celebrate a
49-33 triumph at nights end.
Noah Galbraith logged

Imlay Citys next highest
point output that evening,
tossing in eight. The
remaining Spartan points
went to Hunter Galbraith
(six), Jose Castro (three)
along with David Hart, Griffin
Schirmer and Hunter Abram
(two each).
Almont drops nailbiter to Richmond

Raiders fall four
points short in
BWAC battle
By Kevin Kissane
ALMONT Almont fell four

points shy when the final scores were
added up, dropping a 52-48 verdict to
visiting Richmond in a Blue Water
Area Conference varsity boys basketball matchup last Friday night.
With the decision, Almont slips to
6-12 and 3-9.
In Fridays matchup, Richmond
grabbed a 9-7 edge after one quarter
had ended.
Quarter two saw Almont bounce
back with 15 points and Richmond
manage 12, leaving the former up
22-21 at the halftime break.
When the action resumed,
Richmond struck with a 16-13 third
quarter edge. That enabled the Blue
Devils to forge a 37-35 lead with 24
minutes gone.
Richmond then outscored Almont
Nailbiter page 4-B
TRI-CITY AREA When the Division 2 and 3

state individual wrestling finals unfold this Thursday
through Saturday at The Palace of Auburn Hills there
will be a total of 10 competitors from Tri-City Area
schools participating.
The bouts commence at 2 p.m. on the opening day,
with the next two days starting at 8:30 a.m.
Here is a look at the opening round assignments
those grapplers must face in their pursuit of earning
All-State accolades (given to the top-eight finishers in
each weight class):
Division 2
At 130 pounds,
Hunter Mullins (38-6)
faces Hamiltons
Wasem Kasem (34-2)
first.
The victor of that
confrontation squares
off versus the survivor
of a match between
Mullins
Pauli
Lowells Avry
Mutschler (33-6) and
Charlottes Chris
Fauson (28-7).
In the 189-pound
weight class, Imlay
Citys Pat Pauli (3811) starts his tournament stint against
Byron Centers Ryan
Wojie
Shaw
Vasbinder (47-2).
The winner of
that bout tangles with
the survivor of a
match between
Masons Brad Wilton
(42-2) and Trentons
Jack Thomas (50-8).
At 215 pounds, Imlay
Citys Jaykob Shaw
(40-9) meets
Battani
Trudo
StevensvilleLakeshores Isaac
Weir (37-7) first.
The victor of that
confrontation squares
off versus the survivor
of a match between
Zeeland Wests Zach
VanValkenburg (42-4)
and Warren Lincolns
Barr
Livermore
Zavier Owens (2816).
Division 3
In the 103-pound
weight class, Capacs
Dylan Wojie (35-20)
starts his tournament
stint against Perrys
Anthony Gallagher
(38-1).
Webster
Glenn
The winner of
that bout meets the
victor of a match between Clares Amante Young (191) and Dowagiac Unions Kody Walker (35-8).
At 125 pounds, Capacs Anthony Trudo (47-7)
Almonts Chase Kapron (L) battles a Richmond foe for a rebound during Fridays BWAC confrontation.
Imlay City girls finish

second in conference
Imlay Citys
Madalinn
Thibodeau
brings the ball
up the floor in
a BWAC contest at home.
By Kevin Kissane
IMLAY CITY Imlay City

earned a 52-16 win at visiting Algonacs
expense in a Blue Water Area
Conference varsity girls basketball
meeting last Friday night.
With the result, Imlay City finishes
its regular season as owners of a 13-7
overall mark. That includes an 11-3
showing versus Blue Water Area
Conference foes, good enough for second place.
In Fridays meeting, Imlay City let
it be known from the beginning they
meant business. That well taken point
was reflected on the scoreboard as well
when the Spartans jumped out to a
10-2 advantage after one quarter was

over with.
The middle two quarters would see
Imlay City continue to dominate play.
It was there they outscored the opposition 26-11, pushing their cushion to
Imlay City then outscored Algonac
16-3 over the last eight minutes of
action, putting the finishing touches on
a 52-16 win.
Ashton Combs paced Imlay City
with 27 points, including a pair of trifectas. The remaining Spartan points
went to Ella Merlo (six, featuring a
pair of treys), Ericka Lathrop (six),
Kendall Sommer (five) plus Drew
Katkic, Cameron Katkic, Abby Schefka
and Cassie Malhado (two each).
Page 2-B-TRI-CITY TIMES-MARCH 2, 2016
Sports News
Competitive Cheer
Aversa signs with

Defiance College
TRI-CITY AREA
Riley Townships Lindsay
Aversa signed a national
letter of intent to become a
part of the Defiance College
womens softball team
recently.
Aversa, a catcher, has
played travel ball for the
Anchor Bay Angels the past
two seasons.
A year ago, Aversa
collected 22 singles, 12 doubles and three triples among
88 at bats for a .381 average.
In addition to those numbers, Aversa contributed 18

runs scored, 16 RBI and 10
walks to their cause.
She also threw out three
baserunners attempting to
steal and helped her travel
team place second at an Ohio
state sanctioned tournament.
Aversa, a former Capac
High School student who
now attends Armada High
School, was also recruited by
Lakeland College, Indiana
Wesleyan, Spring Arbor,
John Carroll and St. Ambrose
as well as several junior
colleges.
Photo provided
By Kevin Kissane
Capac closed out a successful cheer season this past Saturday. They are front (L to R) Morgan Woods,
Megan Woods, Hunter Smith, Karly Klug and Alaina Pawlowski; and back Catherine Helzer, Reagan
Wittstock, Shelbi McKeown, Ashley Andrus, Camden Gaedcke, Sidney Birkett, Haydn Hurley and coach
Taylor Smith.
By Kevin Kissane
Photo provided
Lindsay Aversa signs her letter of intent as her

private instructor Tiffany Worthy Deering looks on.
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Athlete of the Week
Dryden junior Max

Kage hit for 17 points in his
teams basketball win at
North Huron last Friday.
For his effort, Kage
nets our Boys Athlete of
the Week honor.
Capac senior Dyman

Huss averaged 8.0
rebounds, 7.1 points and
3.7 steals per contest
during the regular season.
For her effort, Huss
earns our Girls Athlete
of the Week honor.
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CAPAC The Capac

Competitive Cheer team (no.
8, Division 4) watched an
outstanding season draw
to a close with a ninth-place
showing last Saturday at a
regional hosted by Mason
High School.
When the final scores
were tallied, Breckenridge
(no. 1, Division 4) topped
the standings with 735.94
points.
Michigan Center,
which entered the competition rated third statewide,
took second with 711.1 points.
Fourth ranked Merrill (707.16
points) and second-rated
Hudson (704.96) took third
and fourth, respectively, that
day.
Those schools move on to
this Saturdays state finals
which will be contested at
the Delta Plex in Grand
Rapids. The competition is
slated to get underway at 2
p.m.
Eight other squads tested
their skills at the regional
level. Their ranks consisted of
seventh-ranked
Adrian
Madison (695.52 points),
Pewamo Westphalia (692.3),

Ithaca (686.9), 10th-rated
Vandercook Lake (686.22),
eighth-ranked
Capac
(667.26), Whitmore Lake
(646.16), St. Catherine of
Siena (632.24) and Memphis
(622.7).
The season was all about
working together and learning the value of teamwork,Capac Coach Taylor
Smith said. My main focus
was teaching these girls when
you work together as a team
great things happen, she
noted.
We set two main goals at
the beginning of the season.
One of them was to claim the
district title and the second
was to fight really hard for a
spot in the state finals.
We conquered one of the
big goals, winning our firstever district championship
in school history for competitive cheerleading. Even
though we didnt earn a spot
in the state finals to claim
our second main goal, we
fought to earn a ninth place
spot in the region. This is my
sixth year coaching at Capac
and I have never had a group
of girls that were so
Capac ends outstanding season
Capacs Reagan Wittstock (L) and Shelbi McKeown

(R) look to impress the judges.
determined at everything
they did. I could not be
more proud to watch these
girls grow as a whole and
show the definition of what
teamwork actually means. We
finished fourth in the BWAC,
first in our district and ninth
in the region for Division 4.
We also received four first
place trophies, including one
as grand champion, and one
second place along the way. It

was truly a memorable season.
Shelbi McKeown, Catherine
Helzer, Ashley Andrus,
Camden Gaedcke, Reagan
Wittstock, Morgan Woods,
Hunter Smith, Sidney Birkett,
Karly Klug, Megan Woods,
Haydn Hurley and Alaina
Pawlowski competed for
Capac that day.
Armada-40 Imlay City-34

Game recap- Imlay City
fell by a 40-34 count to
Armada in a Blue Water Area
Conference junior varsity
girls basketball matchup on
Thursday.
Haley Medrano led Imlay
City with nine points. She
was backed by Erika
VanDerPloeg and Alexis
Diaz (six points apiece),
Kayla Louwsma and Mallory
Wetzel (four each), Claire
Thibodeau (three) and
Kaylee Rucker (two).
Imlay City Junior Varsity
Girls Basketball
Imlay City vs. Capac
February 17
Imlay City-30 Capac-8
Game recap- Imlay City
bested Capac, 30-8, in a
junior varsity girls basketball contest on Wednesday.
Kayla Louwsma and
Alexis Diaz led Imlay City
with 10 points apiece. They
were backed by Claire
Thibodeau and Erika
VanDerPloeg (four points
each) along with Mallory
Wetzel (two).
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 810-724-8552.
Dryden Junior Varsity
Girls Basketball
Dryden vs. Memphis
February 22
Dryden-50 Memphis-38
Game recap- Dryden

downed Memphis, 50-38, in
a junior varsity girls basketball game on Monday.
Jordan Peters (25) and
Natalie Poirier (13) supplied
Drydens highest point
totals that evening. They
were backed by Josie
Carpenter (eight points)
along with Haley Powell
and Paige Abromaitis (two
each).
Imlay City Junior
Varsity Girls Basketball
Imlay City vs. Armada
February 18
Stats and Standings

BOYS BASKETBALL
STATLEADERS
SCORING
18 47
13 33
17 41
2.6
2.5
2.4
BOYS BASKETBALL
TEAM STANDINGS

Reiff (IC)
DelCampo (D)
Schirmer (IC)
Z. Revoldt (A)
Kage (D)
Burgess (C)
D. Revoldt (A)
Knox (D)
Aguinaga (C)
H. Galbraith (IC)
Nadrowski (IC)
Sams (C)
Homer (IC)
B. Boers (C)
G P
17 261
18 275
14 192
13 166
18 198
15 165
13 139
18 164
15 129
17 139
17 129
15 110
16 104
15 91

DelCampo (D)
Burgess (C)
Nadrowski (IC)
H. Galbraith (IC)
D. Revoldt (A)
G R Avg.
18 175 9.7
15 142 9.5
17 145 8.5
17 133 7.8
13 84 6.5

Combs (IC)
Jamison (C)
Wakerley (D)
Schefka (IC)
Huss (C)
G P
17 375
18 197
12 116
17 130
18 127

DelCampo (D)
Sams (C)
Z. Revoldt (A)
G S Avg.
18 50 2.8
15 33 2.2
13 27 2.1

Combs (IC)
Huss (C)
Schefka (IC)
G R Avg.
17 199 11.7
18 150 8.3
17 135 7.9

Reiff (IC)
Sams (C)
DelCampo (D)
G
17
15
18

Huss (C)
Combs (IC)
C. Katkic (IC)
G S Avg.
18 66 3.7
17 56 3.3
17 44 2.6
REBOUNDING
STEALS
ASSISTS
Avg.
15.4
15.3
13.7
12.8
11.0
11.0
10.7
9.1
8.6
8.2
7.6
7.3
6.5
6.1
Kage (D)
Z. Revoldt (A)
Castro (IC)
A Avg.
67 3.9
49 3.3
49 2.7

Team
League
Overall
Imlay City 10-2
15-3
Capac
3-9
6-12
Almont
3-9
6-12
North Central Thumb League
Team
League
Overall
Dryden
10-2
14-4
GIRLS BASKETBALL
STATLEADERS
SCORING
REBOUNDING
STEALS
Avg.
22.1
10.9
9.7
7.8
7.1
ASSISTS

C. Katkic (IC)
Huss (C)
Combs (IC)
G
17
18
17
A Avg.
49 2.9
41 2.3
38 2.2
GIRLS BASKETBALL
TEAM STANDINGS

Team
League
Overall
Imlay City 11-3
14-7
Almont
5-9
8-13
Capac
1-13
4-17
North Central Thumb League
Team
League
Overall
Dryden
4-9
5-14
WRESTLING LEADERS
MOST WINS
Livermore (C)
Trudo (C)
J. Battani (A)
Shaw (IC)
Pauli (IC)
Mullins (IC)
Glenn (A)
Hampton (IC)
Detroyer (C)
Wojie (IC)
Smith (C)
Scillian (IC)
Pawlaczyk (IC)
Burchi (A)
Barr (A)
Webster (C)
Tyson (C)
47
47
40
40
38
38
36
36
35
35
33
32
30
29
29
28
28
Lee (C)
Plouse (IC)
Wheeler (C)
Spies (A)
Kulin (IC)
B. Louwsma (IC)
DeMara (A)
D. Navarro (C)
Hunter (A)
Hellebuyck (IC)
R. Battani (A)
Skarsvog (C)
27
24
23
22
21
19
18
18
16
15
13
13
Trudo (C)
Livermore (C)
Shaw (IC)
J. Battani (A)
Hampton (IC)
Smith (C)
Pauli (IC)
Wojie (C)
Mullins (IC)
Webster (C)
Glenn (A)
Pawlaczyk (IC)
Spies (A)
Detroyer (C)
Barr (A)
Scillian (IC)
D. Navarro (C)
Plouse (IC)
Kulin (IC)
Quick Pins
Wojie (C)
Pauli (IC)
Pauli (IC)
Trudo (C)
J. Battani (A)
36
31
31
30
27
23
22
21
21
20
20
20
19
17
17
17
14
14
13
MOST PINS
7 secs.
9 secs.
10 secs.
10 secs.
12 secs.
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)
Burchi (A)
Trudo (C)
Burchi (A)
Livermore (C)
Webster (C)
Detroyer (C)
Webster (C)
13 secs.
13 secs.
13 secs.
15 secs.
15 secs.
18 secs.
18 secs.
19 secs.
20 secs.
20 secs.
20 secs.
21 secs.
21 secs.
22 secs.
23 secs.
24 secs.
24 secs.
25 secs.
25 secs.
27 secs.
28 secs.
28 secs.
28 secs.
28 secs.
28 secs.
29 secs.
29 secs.
30 secs.
30 secs.
Wrestling Team
Standings
Team
Imlay City
Capac
Almont
League
4-3
4-3
1-6
Overall
16-7
25-19
11-17
Boys Basketball
Dryden wins its

14th in 18 starts
By Kevin Kissane
Tom Lulgjuraj, of Almont, advances the ball up the floor during a game this past week.
Almont wins convincingly, 77-46

By Kevin Kissane
ALMONT Almont
rolled to a 77-46 road victory
over Merritt Academy in a
non-league varsity boys basketball encounter on Tuesday,
February 23.
With the result, Almont
improves to 6-10 this season.

In Tuesdays encounter,
Almont opened up a 13-10
edge after one quarter had
ended and widened the gap to
37-27 at the halftime break.
When play resumed,
Almont established even
more
breathing
room.
Bolstered by an 18-10 third
quarter cushion, the Raiders

pushed their lead to 55-37
with 24 minutes gone.
Almont then outscored
Merritt Academy 22-9 the
rest of the way, closing out a
favorable 77-46 verdict.
Drew Revoldt (14 points)
and Tom Lulgjuraj (10)
proved Almonts toughest
players to stop. They were

backed by Zach Revoldt and
Chase Kapron (nine points
each), Nick Terry (eight, featuring a pair of treys), Dante
Dudek (eight), Zach Wichman
and Jared Litchfield (five
each), Rafael Farias (a triple)
plus Cade Tank, Ethan Hall
and Eric Conn (two apiece).
Capac falls on road to Cros-Lex, 54-45

By Kevin Kissane
CAPAC
Capac
returned from Cros-Lex with a
54-45 loss in a Blue Water
Area Conference varsity boys
basketball clash last Friday
night.
With the decision, Capac
now stands at 6-12 and 3-9.

In Fridays clash, Capac
spotted Cros-Lex a 13-11 edge
after one quarter was done.
Quarter number two
would see things stay close. It
was there Cros-Lex amassed
11 points and Capac generated
eight, leaving the former with
a 24-19 advantage at the half-
time break.
When play resumed,
Capac countered with a 15-13
third quarter edge. That
trimmed the Chiefs deficit to
37-34 at the time.
Cros-Lex then outscored
Capac 17-11 from that point
on, assuring themselves of a
54-45 win at nights end.
Andrew Sams paced

Capac with 19 points, including a trifecta. The Chiefs also
received points courtesy of
Noah Burgess (eight points),
Brent Boers (seven, featuring
a trey), Zack Sikorski (five),
Nathan Lietz (three), Trevor
Boers (two) and Jacob Parski
(one).
DRYDEN Dryden
defeated host North Huron,
67-54, in a North Central
Thumb League varsity boys
basketball encounter last
Friday night.
With the outcome, Dryden
moves to 14-4 and 10-2.
In Fridays encounter,
Dryden took a 17-15 edge
after one quarter was over
with.
The next eight-minute
stretch of hoops saw Dryden
manage 21 points and North
Huron generate 19. That
staked Dryden to a 38-34 lead
at the halftime break.
Dryden struck with a 13-11
third quarter edge. That hiked

their cushion to 51-45 at the
time.
Dryden then outscored
North Huron 16-9 the rest of
the way, finishing off a 67-54
win.
Max Kage (17 points,
featuring three treys), John
DelCampo (17) and Logan
Carpenter (16, with four
triples) proved Drydens top
offensive weapons. They
were backed by Justin
Knox (five points, including a
trifecta), Sean Riley and
Bailey
Knuth
(four
each) along with Evan
Pocius and Trey Raab (two a
piece).
Dryden also received 17
rebounds
courtesy
of
DelCampo.
Dryden falls versus

Brown City, 56-46
By Kevin Kissane
DRYDEN
The
Dryden varsity boys basketball team now owns a 13-4
overall mark following its
56-46 road setback to nonleague counterpart Brown
City on Tuesday, February
23.
In Tuesdays matchup,
Brown City forged a 10-7
lead after one quarter was
over with.
The second quarter of
action would see Brown City
amass 11 points and
Dryden produce 10. That
pushed the Green Devils
cushion to 21-17 at the half-
time break.
When play resumed,
Brown City continued to pull
away. Aided by a 16-13 third
quarter edge, the Green
Devils went up 37-30 with 24
minutes gone.
Brown City then outscored Dryden 19-16 the rest
of the way, good enough to
secure a 56-46 victory at
nights end.
John DelCampo (19,
including three trifectas) and
Justin Knox (14) led Dryden
with double figure point outputs. The remaining Cardinal
points went to Logan
Carpenter (five, featuring a
trey), Max Kage (four, plus a
triple) and Sean Riley (four).
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Girls Basketball
Imlay City ousts Almont in districts, 39-26

By Kevin Kissane
Shelby Husovsky, of Capac, drives to the hoop in

Mondays Class C district clash versus Marlette.
Capac bows out 34-18

By Kevin Kissane
CAPAC Capac concluded their season as owners

of a 4-17 overall mark with a
34-18 setback to co-favorite
Marlette in a Class C girls
district basketball opening
round game it hosted Monday
evening.
With
the
decision,
Marlette moves on to a
Wednesday, March 2 semifinal clash where Brown City
awaits. That matchup lists a 7
p.m. starting time.
In Mondays game,
Marlette grabbed a 6-2 edge
after one quarter was done
and stretched that lead to

22-8 by halftime.
When play resumed,
Capac bounced back with a
5-4 third quarter edge to close
the gap to 26-13 with 24 minutes gone.
Marlette then outscored
Capac 8-5 the rest of the way,
earning a 34-18 win at nights
end.
Emily Schaub (12 points,
featuring a trey) and Haley
Cross (11) proved Marlettes
top scoring threats.
Dyman Huss paced
Capac with eight points. She
was backed by Meredith
Moore (six points) and
Kelsey Payne (four).
Capac girls wrap up regular season

CAPAC
Capac
wrapped up the regular season portion of its schedule
with a 4-16 overall mark,
including a 1-13 Blue Water
Area Conference showing,
with a 37-20 road setback to
Cros-Lex last Friday night.
In Fridays clash, CrosLex opened up an 18-3
advantage after one quarter
was done.
The middle two quarters
saw Cros-Lex add 16 total
points and Capac 10, leaving
the former with a 34-13
advantage with 24 minutes

gone.
Capac then outscored
Cros-Lex 7-3 the rest of the
way, only to drop a 37-20
verdict at nights end.
For Capac, Alexys
Anderson led the way with
six points. She was backed by
Kelsey Payne (four points),
Megan Jamison (three),
Dyman
Huss,
Shelby
Husovsky and Kristen Payne
(two each) along with Alexis
Wesch (one).
faces Grants Jagarr Jenerou

(47-7) first.
The winner of that
encounter meets the survivor
of a clash between Brooklyn
Columbia Centrals Cooper
Gunnals (38-3) and
Roscommons Danny Rowe
(42-10).
At 140 pounds, Almonts
Jacob Battani (40-3) gets his
tournament stint underway
against Portlands Devin
Miller (29-11).
The victor of that
confrontation squares off
versus the survivor of a
match between Whitehall
Jwan Britton (45-2) and
Ogemaw Heights Levi Stoll
(38-12).
In the 152-pound weight
class, Capacs Paul
(five), Cameron Katkic

(three) plus Cassie Malhado
and Ericka Lathrop (two
apiece).
Lizzie Rinke paced
Almont with 11 points,
including a pair of trifectas.
Grace Zimmerman (eight
points), Kirsten Schapman
(six) and Meredith Rinke
(one) supported her performance.
Almont delivers
Richmond a loss
By Kevin Kissane
ALMONT Almont
made visiting Richmond
absorb a 40-27 loss in a Blue
Water Area Conference varsity girls basketball game
last Friday night.
With
the
outcome,
Almont goes to 8-12 and 5-9.
In Fridays game, Almont
took an 11-8 edge after one
quarter was complete.
stretch would see Almont pad
its cushion some. Aided by a
12-2 cushion there, the
Raiders went up 23-10 at the
halftime break.
Almont struck with an 11-6
third quarter advantage. That
left them with 34-16 lead to

protect with 24 minutes gone.
Richmond then put
together an 11-6 fourth quarter rally, only to drop a 40-27
verdict when the clock zeroed
out for the last time.
Grace Zimmerman (10
points, including a pair of
trifectas) led Almont that
evening. The Raiders also
received points courtesy of
Abbey Johnson (nine points,
featuring
three
treys),
Meredith Rinke (eight),
Lizzie Rinke (seven, with a
triple), Kirsten Schapman
(four) and Paige Walton
(two).
Ally Swantek proved
Richmonds top offensive
threat. Swantek finished with
12 points, including a trifecta.
Rebecca Measel, of Almont, defends against

Richmond in BWAC action last Friday.
Capac drops 36-31 nailbiter to Armada
Capac jumped out to a 7-4

was done.
Quarter two saw Armada
manage 10 points and Capac
generate four, staking the
former to a 14-11 cushion at
the halftime break.
The next eight minutes of
action saw Capac accumulate
nine points as did Armada.
By Kevin Kissane
That left Armada holding a

23-20 edge with 24 minutes
gone.
Armada then outscored
Capac 13-11 the rest of the
way, assuring themselves of a
36-31 win.
Kelsey Gustafson paced
Armada with 15 points,
including three field goals of
the three-point variety. Caitlin
Rawlins (nine points, featuring three treys) supported her

performance.
Dyman Huss (12 points,
with triple) and Megan
Jamison (11) proved Capacs
top scoring threats. They
were backed by Alexys
Anderson, Alexis Wesch,
Kelsey Payne and Meredith
Moore (two apiece).
Quarter two saw North

Huron net four points and
Dryden
mange
two,
leaving the former with a 9-4
halftime lead to protect.
When play resumed,
Dryden
bounced
back
with a 14-8 third quarter
edge. That staked them to an
18-17 edge with 24 minutes
gone.
North Huron then outscored Dryden 19-15 the rest

of the way, pulling out a
36-33 victory.
McKenna Rudd paced
Dryden with 19 points.
Katie Schenkel and Kelli
Schenkel (six points apiece)
plus Mia Sliman (two)
furnished the remaining
Cardinal points.
break.
When play resumed,
Memphis bounced back with
a 13-6 third quarter edge.
That helped them trim
their deficit to 31-20 with 24
minutes elapsed.
Memphis
then
put
together a 14-6 fourth quarter
rally, only to drop a 37-34
verdict when the final buzzer
sounded.
McKenna Rudd collected
13 points and Katie
Schenkel supplied 10 to
lead Dryden. Kelli Schenkel
(nine, including a trifecta)
and Mia Sliman (five,
featuring a trey) furnished
the remaining Cardinal
points.
Ally Sobek posted the
highest Dryden rebound
total, grabbing 11 missed
shots. Kelli Schenkel and
Rudd (10 rebounds each)
plus Sliman (seven) made
their presence felt as well.
IMLAY CITY Imlay

City wound up on the losing
side of a 51-42 outcome to
visiting Blue Water Area
Conference varsity girls
basketball adversary CrosLex on Tuesday, February
23.
With the decision, Imlay
City slips to 12-7 overall and
10-3 versus BWAC rivals.
In Tuesdays matchup,
Cros-Lex jumped out to a
16-8 advantage after one
quarter was over with.

Quarter
two
saw
Cros-Lex add 15 points and
Imlay City nine. That left
the former with a 31-17
halftime lead to protect.
Cros-Lex struck with a 16-10
third quarter edge to go ahead
Imlay City then outscored
Cros-Lex 15-4 the rest of the
way, only to drop a 51-42
verdict at nights end.
For Imlay City, Ashton

Combs led the way with
22 points. She was backed
by Abby Schefka (12 points)
plus
Ericka
Lathrop,
Cameron Katkic, Ella Merlo
and Kendall Sommer (two
each).
Combs and Schefka
added the top Imlay City
rebounding
totals
that
evening. They pulled down
16 and nine missed shots,
respectively.
ALMONT Almont
dropped a 37-30 verdict to
host Algonac in a Blue
Water Area Conference
varsity girls basketball
confrontation on Tuesday,
February 23.
In Tuesdays confrontation, Almont and Algonac
concluded the initial quarter
with 10 points apiece.
stretch saw Almont net five

points and Algonac generate
two, giving Almont a 15-12
lead at the halftime break.
Algonac struck with a
13-8 third quarter edge. That
left the Muskrats up by a
25-23 count with 24 minutes
gone.
Algonac then outscored
Almont 12-7 the rest of the
way, putting the finishing

touches on a 37-30 win.
Lizzie Rinke led Almont
with 11 points, including one
field goal of the three-point
variety. The Raiders also had
Meredith Rinke (eight points),
Abbey Johnson (seven),
Elizabeth Kerby (two) plus
Kirsten Schapman and Grace
Zimmerman (one each)
connect.
CAPAC Capac fell by a

narrow 36-31 count to
visiting Armada in a Blue
Water Area Conference
meeting on Tuesday, February
23.
With the outcome, Capac
slips to 4-15 and 1-12 as far
as BWAC clashes are
concerned.
In Tuesdays meeting, DRYDEN Dryden
wound up on the losing
end of a 36-33 road verdict
to North Huron in a North
Central Thumb League
Livermore (47-7) starts his
tournament stint against
meeting last Friday night.
Sanford Meridians Paul
In Fridays meeting,
Sanford Meridians Adam
Streeter (33-11).
Dryden spotted North Huron
Hoffman (33-8).
The winner of that bout
a 5-2 advantage after one
The winner of that bout
meets the victor of a match
quarter was over with.
tangles with the survivor of a between Lake Odessa
match between Delton
Lakewoods Daniel
Kelloggs Jake Reed (48-2)
Thompson (45-2) and
and Perrys Ethan Orweller
Beldings Kody Wilcox (29(27-18).
13).
Almonts Kyle Barr (29- In the 285-pound weight DRYDEN Dryden
8) will compete in the 152class, Capacs Jeremy
slipped
past
visiting
pound weight class as well,
Webster (28-5) starts his
Memphis, 37-34, in a
squaring off versus Big
meeting between North
Rapids adversary Nick
Napoleons Robert Eineder
Central Thumb League
Worden (41-4) first.
(37-5).
varsity girls basketball rivals
The victor of that con The winner of that bout
on Monday, February 22.
frontation squares off versus tangles with the survivor of a With the result, Dryden
the survivor of a match
match between Wyoming
moves to 4-14 and 3-9.
between Grand Rapids
Godwin Heights foe Sixto
In Mondays game,
Catholic Centrals Dominic
Cruz (37-11) and Sanford
Dryden bolted out to a 15-1
Forbes (37-6) and Ithacas
Meridians Mason Schultz
Derek Teed (31-11).
(25-7).
was done and widened the
At 171 pounds, Almonts
gap to 25-7 at the halftime
Boyd Glenn (34-6) opens his
Dryden girls fall to North Huron, 36-33
State Title: Ten area wrestlers at Palace

from page 1-B
Imlay City struck with a 9-1

third quarter edge to go
ahead 31-23 with 24 minutes
gone.
Imlay City then outscored
Almont 8-3 the rest of the
way, assuring themselves of a
39-26 win.
Ashton Combs led Imlay
City with 17 points. She was
backed by Abby Schefka (10
points), Kendall Sommer
TRI-CITY AREA
Imlay City (14-7) came out
on top of a 39-26 verdict over
Almont (8-13) in a Class B
girls district basketball
opening round meeting
Monday at Cros-Lex High
School.
With the result, Imlay
City moves on to a
Wednesday,
March
2
semifinal where it will face
Armada. That matchup lists a
6 p.m. starting time.
In Mondays clash, Imlay
City jumped out to a 10-7
was done only to see Almont
fight back to make it a 22-22
contest at the halftime break.
Dryden slips past Memphis, 37-34
Imlay City drops a clash to Cros-Lex
Nailbiter:
Almont falls
four points
short of win
from page 1-B
Almont falls on the road to Algonac
15-13 the rest of the way,

icing a 52-48 win.
Anthony Travano led
Richmond with a 20-point
performance. Travano
drained a triple along the
way.
Nick Terry (nine, including three trifectas) and Dante
Dudek (nine, featuring a trey)
furnished the top Almont
point totals. They were
backed by Zach Revoldt
(eight points), Drew Revoldt
(seven), Ethan Hall (six, with
a triple), Eric Conn (five,
including a trifecta) plus
Eric Conn, of Almont, looks to elude a Richmond
Zach Wichman and Chase
defender in Fridays BWAC encounter.
Kapron (two each).
High School Bowling
Lange headed to state finals

By Kevin Kissane
Photo provided
The Dryden girls bowling team qualified for states last week. They are (L to
R)Hunter Hofmann, Delaney Hull, Kimberly Kuligowski, Kaylin Norman, Lacey
Davis, Coach Kevin Shute, Emily Levy, Faith Kaltz and Delaney Finley.
By Kevin Kissane
By Kevin Kissane
of Burton Bentley (2,821),

Flint
Beecher
(2,807),
Memphis (2,620), Waterford
Our Lady of the Lakes
(2,585), Atherton (2,554),
Everest Collegiate (2,461),
New Haven (2,451), Capac
(2.408), Landmark Academy
(2,223), Genesee (2,038) and
Academy of the Sacred
Heart (2,015).
Photo provided
TRI-CITY AREA
The Dryden girls bowling
squad claimed a third-place
finish last Friday at a Division
4 regional.
Richfield Bowl, in Flint,
is where the action unfolded.
Burton Bendle (3,126),
Madison Heights Bishop

Foley (2,980) and Dryden
(2,919) occupied the topthree spots at days end.
Those squads advance to
this Fridays Division 4 state
finals at Royal Scot in
Lansing.
Eleven other schools
competed at the regional
level. Their ranks consisted
The Dryden boys bowling team after qualifying for states. They are front L
coach Zack Smith, Chase Fremstad, Josh Brodsky, Jarrad Adams, Nathan
Allor, Nathan Schiner, Austin Grondin, Noah Smith, Jake Fuerst and coach
John Powell.
Dryden ranks second in region

By Kevin Kissane
TRI-CITY AREA
The Dryden boys bowling
squad registered a secondplace showing last Friday
at a Division 4 regional.
is
where
the
action
unfolded.
Burton Bentley (3,478),
Dryden (3,469) and New

Haven (3,417) held down the
top-three places at days end.
Those squads move
on to this Fridays Division 4
state finals at Royal Scot in
Lansing.
Fourteen other schools
battled it out at the regional
level. Their ranks consisted
of Everest Collegiate (3,328),
Burton Bendle (3,260),
Genesee (3,230), Rochester

Hills Lutheran Northwest
(3,228),
Flint
Beecher
(3,079), Memphis (3,028),
Atherton (2,986), Frankel
Jewish Academy (2,953),
Hamady (2,923), Capac
(2,885), Landmark Academy
(2,496), Cardinal Mooney
(2,446), Austin Catholic
(2,328) and Waterford Our
Lady of the Lakes (2,139).
Almont places fifth in their region

By Kevin Kissane
TRI-CITY AREA
The Almont and Imlay City
boys bowling squads took
fifth and ninth, respectively,
last Friday at a Division 3
regional.
Cherry Hill Lanes, in
Dearborn Heights, is where

the action unfolded.
Cros-Lex (4,027), Allen
Park Cabrini (3,760) and
Marine City (3,625) held
down the top-three places at
days end.
They advance to this
Fridays Division 3 state
finals at Airport Lanes in
Hockey
Winget, Alliance hoping

to continue winning ways
By Kevin Kissane
IMLAY CITY Imlay

Citys Kurtis Winget is listed
on the roster of the Alliance
H o c k e y
(Goodrich,
Lakeville,
North Branch,
Imlay
City
and Dryden)
high school
team this winter.
Winget
Winget,
a
sophomore, lines up for the

squad as a defenseman.
Through 23 games, the
team has proven a tough
one to defeat. Their 22-1
overall mark attests to that
statement.
The team will aim to continue their winning ways this
Thursday when they go up
against the Grand Blanc/Flint
Kearsley victor in a contest at
the Dort Federal Event Center
in Flint. The Division 1 preregional final contest lists a 6
p.m. starting time.
Monday Night Trio

1st Place: KC Insurance
Mens High Game
Stan Sempf, 274
Mens High Series
Stan Sempf, 733
Team High Series
Holly Meadows, 1946
Tuesday Mens Charter
1st Place: TLN
Mens High Game
Nate Gill, 278
Mens High Series
Ross McIvor, Jr, 680
Team High Series
Holly Meadows, 3070
Thursday Night League
1st Place: Champions Sports Bar
Mens High Game
Loyd Breeding, 227
Mens High Series Christopher Breeding, 558
By Kevin Kissane
TRI-CITY AREA
Chase Fremstad, of Dryden,
registered a
1,058 output
en route to a
seventh last
Saturday at a
Division 4
individual
bowling
regional.
Fremstad R i c h f i e l d
Bowl,
in
Flint, is where the action
unfolded.
With
his
showing,
Friday Night Mix

1st Place: Future-In-Laws
Mens High Game
Jym Peck, 244
Mens High Series
Mike Edgerton, 625
Womens High Game
Barb Jurn, 200
Womens High Series
Jude Baillad, 529
Team High Series
Killer Bs, 2213
Beginners Luck
1st Place: Ball Busters
Mens High Game
Burt Gabbard, 208
Mens High Series
Scott Stiles, 557
Womens High Game
Bobby Jo Long, 186
Womens High Series
Bobby Jo Long, 485
Team High Series
Still Fishin, 1968
Schoenrock,
Davis head to
Div. 4 finals
TRI-CITY AREA
Mikayla Schoenrock, of
Capac, amassed a 961 total
for seventh and Drydens
Lacey Davis generated a 949
output en route to a two-way
tie for eighth last Saturday at
a Division 4 individual bowling regional
is where the action unfolded.
With their placings,
Schoerock and Davis move
on to this Saturdays Division
4 individual state finals at
Royal Scot in Lansing.
Drydens Kaylin Norman,
18th, 878; Drydens Hunter
Hoffman, 25th, 848; Drydens
Delaney Finley, 26th, 833;
Drydens Emily Levy, 27th,
832; Capacs Donna Sadeghi,
36th, 798; Capacs Sydney
Smith, 44th, 716; Capacs
Lexi Zink, 61st, 594; also
competed at the regional
level.
Schoenrock
Davis
Fremstad advances to this

Saturdays Division 4 individual state finals at Royal
Scot in Lansing.

Drydens Nathan Allor,
12th, 1,013; Drydens Noah
Smith, 16th, 1,002; Capacs
Austin Wojie, 25th, 959;
Drydens Jake Fuerst, 29th,
947; Drydens Josh Brodsky,
35th, 933; Capacs Devin
Durrenberg, 45th, 869;
Capacs Nick Thomas, 53rd,
832;
Capacs
Alec
Cetnarowski, 58th, 786;
Capacs Hiro Ishi, 74th, 702;
and Capacs Sam Waddy,
83rd, total not available; also
competed.
Almont girls take sixth in regional

By Kevin Kissane
Womens High Game

Laura Winans, 189
Womens High Series Deanna Von Zellen, 463
Team High Series
Silver Bullets, 1858
TRI-CITY AREA
Justin VanLith, of Imlay
City, registered a 1,152
total on the
way to fifth
last Saturday
at a Division
3 individual
bowling
regional.
Cherry Hill
Lanes,
in
VanLith
Dearborn
Heights, is
where the action unfolded.
With his showing, Vanlith
moves on to this Saturdays
Division 3 individual state
Fremstad qualifies for Div. 4 finals
Bowling
Holly Meadows
Jackson.
Seven other schools competed at the regional level.
Their ranks consisted of
Ferndale (3,600), Almont
(3,559), Warren Lincoln
(3,527), Algonac (3,490),
Richmond (3,455), Imlay
City (2,878) and St. Clair
Shores South Lake (2,839).
TRI-CITY AREA
The Almont and Imlay City
girls bowling squads pulled
up sixth and eighth, respectively, last Friday at a
Division 3 regional.
Dearborn Heights, is where
the action unfolded.
Cros-Lex
(3,478),
Richmond (3,118) and
Clintondale (3,069) held
down places one through
three at days end.
They advance to this
Fridays Division 4 state
28th, 782; Imlay Citys Kayle

Keeley,
31st,
754;
Almonts Brooke Haskins,
35th, 720; Almonts Katie
Horton, 43rd, 701; Imlay
Citys Jamie Slack, 45th, 674;
Imlay
Citys
Hailey
Nickolopoulos, 47th, 652;
Imlay Citys Eryn Gartley,
48th, 645; and Almonts
Amber Dodds, 50th, 617; also
competed.
VanLith qualifies for Div. 3 state finals

Dryden girls squad headed to states

IMLAY CITY Imlay

Citys Samantha Lange notched
a 1,017 output en route to a
fifth last Saturday at a Division
3 individual bowling regional.
Dearborn Heights, is where the
action unfolded.
With her showing, Lange
continues her
postseason
path
this
Saturday at
the Division 3
individual
state finals at
Airport Lanes
in Jackson.
Lange
Almonts
Lindsay Palazzolo, 18th, 851;
Almonts Janelle Cardamone,

Jackson.
Eight other schools competed at the regional level.
Their ranks consisted of
Allen Park Cabrini (2,807),
Ferndale (2,784), Almont
(2,674), Marine City (2,660),
Imlay City (2,591), St. Clair
Shores South Lake (2,395),
Algonac (2,161) and Warren
Lincoln (1,671).
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Almonts
Austin
Perkins, 11th, 1,100; Imlay
Citys Jonathan Keeley, 15th,
1,090;
Imlay
Citys
Dylan Hammond, 27th,
1,009; Almonts
Jaron
Smith,
34th,
948;
Almonts Evan Beehler, 38th,
941;
Almonts
Josh
Ratzow, 41st, 925; and
Almonts Connor Mitchell,
55th, 769; also competed
at the regional level.
Sports Schedule
Girls Basketball
Class B districts at
Cros-Lex
Wednesday, March 2
Imlay City/Almont winner
vs. Armada, 6 p.m.
Yale/Richmond winner vs.
Cros-Lex, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 4
Finals-7 p.m.
Class C at Capac
Wednesday, March 2
Sandusky/Memphis winner
vs. Dryden, 5:30 p.m.
Marlette/Capac winner vs.
Brown City, 7 p.m.
Friday, March 4
Finals- 7 p.m.
Friday, March 11
Finals - 7 p.m.
Wrestling
Thursday, March 3 to
Saturday, March 5
Imlay Citys Hunter Mullins,
Pat Pauli and Jaykob Shaw
compete at the Division 2
individual state finals,
Palace of Auburn Hills,
TBA.
Capacs Dylan Wojie,
Anthony Trudo, Paul
Livermore and Jeremy
Webster plus Almonts Jacob
Battani, Kyle Barr and Boyd
Glenn compete at the
finals, Palace of Auburn
Hills, TBA.
Boys Basketball
Thursday, March 3
Almont at Algonac, 7 p.m.
Boys Bowling
Cros-Lex at Imlay City,
Friday, March 4
7 p.m.
Dryden at Division 4 team
Caseville at Dryden,
state finals, Lansing, TBA.
7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 5
Armada at Capac, 7:30 p.m.
Justin VanLith, of Imlay
Class B districts at
City, competes at the
Cros-Lex
Monday, March 7
finals, Jackson, TBA.
Armada vs Almont, 6 p.m.
Chase Fremstad, of Dryden,
Yale vs. Richmond,
competes at the Division 4
7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 9
Lansing, TBA.
Armada/Almont winner vs.
Cros-Lex, 6 p.m.
Girls Bowling
Yale/Richmond winner vs.
Friday, March 4
Imlay City, 7:30 p.m.
Dryden at Division 4 team
Friday, March 11
state finals, Lansing, TBA.
Finals- 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 5
Class C districts at Sandusky
Imlay Citys Samantha
Monday, March 7
Lange competes at the
Brown City vs. Marlette,
5:30 p.m.
finals, Jackson, TBA.
Capac vs. Sandusky, 7 p.m.
Capacs Mikayla Schoenrock
Wednesday, March 9
Brown City/Marlette winner and Drydens Lacey Davis
compete at the Division 4
vs. Memphis, 5:30 p.m.
Capac/Sandusky winner vs.
Lansing, TBA.
Dryden, 7 p.m.
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The Imlay Township 2016 March Board of Review will meet at the Imlay Township Hall 682 N. Fairgrounds Road, Imlay Township, on Tuesday, March 8, 2016
at 1 p.m. for the Organizational Meeting. The Imlay Township Board of Review
will hear taxpayers appeals and protests on Thursday, March 17, 2016 from 1
p.m. - 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. and on Friday, March 18, 2016 from 9 a.m. - 12
p.m. and 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. Protests by mail will be reviewed if received by March
18, 2016. Poverty Exemption application and Veterans Exemption applications
can be picked up at the Imlay Township Hall.

CLASS
TENTATIVE RATIOS MULTIPLIERS

Agricultural
44.73
1.11782

Commercial
48.66
1.02754

Industrial
44.59
1.12133

Residential
46.08
1.08507

Personal
50.00
1.00000
Steve Hoeksema
Imlay Twp Supervisor
7-3
GOODLAND TOWNSHIP
OFFICIAL NOTICE
2016 BOARD OF REVIEW
Ron Cischke, Supervisor
Goodland Twp Hall, 2374 N. Van Dyke Rd
810-724-0169
Organizational Meeting
ZONING BOARD OF
APPEALS
VILLAGE OF
ALMONT
ALMONT VILLAGE
COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
FEBRUARY 2, 2016
SYNOPSIS
March 8, 6pm
March 14, 9am-5pm

March 16, 5pm-9pm
Class
Ag
Commercial
Industrial
Residential
Estimated Multipliers
Ratio
52.32
47.43
51.85
43.95
Factors
0.95566
1.05419
0.96432
1.13766

Estate of Michael Dale Perry,
Deceased. Date of birth: 3-28-1954. File
No.: 16-038104-DE

To all creditors:

Notice to creditors: The decedent,
Michael Dale Perry died January 21,
2016.

Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate will
be forever barred unless presented to
Christopher M. Perry, personal representative, or to both the probate court at 255
Clay St., Lapeer and personal representative within 4 months after the date of
publication of this notice.
Kirk D. Falvay, Esq.
P13282
40900 Woodward Ave., Ste. 111
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304
248-642-5535
2-10-2016
Christopher M. Perry
5421 Brigham
Goodrich, Michigan 48438
9-1
The tentative ratios and factors are provided by the St. Clair County Equalization Department. The ratios and factors indicate the amount of increase/decrease
in the 2016 assessed value of each class of property and are as follows:
The March Board of Review will hold hearings pertaining to assessments on:
Monday, March 21, 2016
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
TENTATIVE FACTORS
.93040
1.03412
.99661
1.09721
1.00000
8-3
The tentative ratios and estimated multipliers necessary to compute individual

state equalized values are as follows:

CLASS
RATIO
AGRICULTURAL
75.82%
COMMERCIAL
49.37%
INDUSTRIAL
54.27%
RESIDENTIAL
45.31%
PERSONAL PROPERTY 50.00%
MULTIPLIER
For those residents and non-residents that are unavailable for personal appearance to the review board, written appeals will be accepted. Written appeals
should be mailed to: March Board of Review, 150 N. Main St., Imlay City, MI
48444, and must be received at City Hall by 5:00 p.m. on March 22, 2016.
7-3
BERLIN TOWNSHIP
The Lynn Township Board of Review for 2016 will be held at the Lynn Township
Hall, 13995 Yale Rd., Yale, MI 48097 on the following days.
Tuesday March 8, Organizational Meeting 6:00 pm
Appeal Hearings:
Monday March 14, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Tuesday March 15, from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm & 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2016 ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING 5:00 P.M.

MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2016 APPEAL HEARING FROM 9:00 A.M. TO 3:00 P.M.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2016 APPEAL HEARING FROM 3:00 P.M. TO 9:00 P.M.
PROTESTS BY MAIL MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN MONDAY,
MARCH 7, 2016.
The tentative ratios and estimated multipliers necessary to compute individual State
equalized values are as follows:
Ratios
Multiplier
53.64
.9321
45.82
1.0912
49.62
1.0076
44.32
1.1280
N/A 1.0000
William Winn,
Secretary, Board of Review
NOTE: THE TOWNSHIP COMPLIES WITH THE AMERICAN WITH DISABILITY ACT AND IF AUXILIARY AIDS OR SERVICES ARE REQUIRED AT THE
MEETING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, PLEASE CONTACT THE
TOWNSHIP OFFICES AT (810) 395-4518 AT LEAST THREE (3) DAYS PRIOR TO
THE MEETING NIGHTS,
7-4
CLASS
Agricultural
Commercial
Industrial
Residential
Developmental
Personal
RATIO
51.18
49.09
49.22
49.20
50.00
50.00
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Evenings By Appt.
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TIRES
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6 MONTHS
$7.00 PER WEEK $6.50 PER WEEK
The tentative ratios and estimated multipliers necessary to compute individual

State Equalized Values are as follows:
THE BERLIN TOWNSHIP BOARD OF REVIEW WILL MEET ON THE FOLLOWING DATES AND AT FOLLOWING LOCATION: BERLIN TOWNSHIP SENIOR
CENTER LOCATED AT 740 CAPAC RD., ALLENTON, MI.
122 W. Washington, Downtown Romeo
3 MONTHS
Appeals will be accepted by mail if received by March 11, 2016.
BOARD OF REVIEW
NOTICE FOR MARCH, 2016

Agricultural

Commercial

Industrial

Residential
Personal
LYNN TOWNSHIP
BOARD OF REVIEW
MEETING SCHEDULE
.659460
1.00000
.921320
1.10351
1.00000
Tractor Repair
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FREE
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ESTIMATES
www.walters-enterprises.com
If you are unable to make an appointment for the Board of Review, you may
appeal by mail to: Board of Review, P.O. Box 118, Mussey Township, Michigan
48014. All mail appeals must be at the Township Hall by 4:00 p.m. March 15,
2016.
RATIOS
53.74
48.35
50.17
45.57
50.00
Service & Install, Financing Licensed & Insured
Yale Location 810-387-4452
Custom Building & Remodeling
Monday, March 14, 2016 9:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 15, 2016 3:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.
CLASS
Agricultural
Commercial
Industrial
Residential
Personal Property
HEATING & COOLING SPECIALISTS
Additions Kitchens Bath Farm House

Renovations Siding Roofing Windows
Appeals will be heard by appointments. Please call 810-395-4915
The March Board of Review will meet on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at 8:00 a.m.
for its Organizational Meeting at City Hall, located at 150 N. Main St., Imlay
City, MI 48444.
395-2320
Builders
BOARD OF REVIEW
CITY OF IMLAY CITY

2016 MARCH
BOARD OF REVIEW
Tax Bookkeeping Payroll
Automotive
Mussey Township March Board of Review will be in session at the Mussey

Township Hall. 135 N Main, Mussey Twp. M,ichigan 48014 on the following
dates:
7-3
& ASSOCIATES
REGULAR MEETING
FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Clerk McDonald called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Mike Lauwers
(Supervisor) was absent. Sheila
McDonald (Clerk), Bruce Downey
(Trustee) and Monica Standel (Trustee)
were present. Seven guests were present.

Motions were passed to: have
Trustee Downey chair the remainder of
the meeting, approve the January 13th
minutes as presented, approve the purchase of a Banner being sold by the
Capac Chamber to be hung on the downtown light posts, pay the February bills,
accept the treasurers report as presented, have the zoning enforcer look into a
possible zoning violation at 4506 Martin
Road, adjourn the meeting at 8:28 p.m.

A complete copy of the minutes
can be viewed at www.musseytownship.
org or picked up at the township hall
during regular business hours.
Sheila McDonald, Clerk
9-1
Commercial & Residential
Formerly Select Accounting
Enrolled Agent
MUSSEY TOWNSHIP
PUBLIC NOTICE
Public Meeting
MALEAR DEPAPE
124 N MAIN STREET CAPAC, MICHIGAN
STATE OF MICHIGAN
PROBATE COURT
COUNTY OF LAPEER

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
and Police Chief Nael.

The Council approved the agenda;
approved consent agenda; tabled the
Clauw property follow-up since a report
was not provided; approved invoice
from Partners in Architecture; tabled the
bid on the park pavilion project; Chief
Nael presented 2015 Police Dept. end of
year report; approved purchase of a Ford
Explorer AWD for the Police Dept. &
held a first reading of Ordinance No.
194, Blight Ordinance.

Discussion was held on Lapeer
County 2014 Annual Report handed out
by Sheriff Kalanquin; proposed garage
sale ordinance; solicitors ordinance;
smart meters & right of way permit process.
Heating &
Cooling
1-25-17

Notice is hereby given that the
Almont Township Zoning Board of
Appeals will meet on March 17, 2016 at
7:00 P.M. at 819 N. Main Street, Almont,
MI to consider a petition by Samir
Alyass of Shango's Fireworks for
approval of a temporary structure which
would allow for the legal display and
sale of fireworks. If granted a 30 foot x
60 foot temporary tent would be located
on the south side parking area at 3983
Van Dyke (44-001-009-037-00) also
known as the Mobile Station between
June 13,2016 and July 5, 2016. Copies
of the application and any related documents are available for inspection at the
Township Offices during regular business hours and will be available at the
time and place of the meeting. Written
comments may be submitted up to the
meeting time.
Carol Hoffner
Almont Twp. Clerk
9-1
MUSSEY
TOWNSHIP
Accounting &
Tax Preparation
TFN
IMLAY TOWNSHIP
BOARD OF REVIEW
ALMONT
TOWNSHIP

The meeting adjourned at 10:35
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
8-1
5-18-16

The meeting was called to order at
7:00 p.m. by Deputy Supervisor
Gottschalk. Present were: Clerk
Herpolsheimer, Treasurer Mason and
Trustees Madeline and Lacey. Absent:
Supervisor Ochadleus.

The minutes of January 14, 2016
were approved as presented.

The treasurer report showed a new
balance of: General Fund $554,055.38,
and CDARS savings $201,887.23; Fire
Millage $45,088.97, CDARS savings
$50,471.80; Fire Escrow $72,851.97,
CDARS savings $50,471.80. Public
Safety $74,625.00, CDARS savings
$50,471.80.

Police Report - 191 calls in
December with 117 handled by
Township deputies.

Public Time - a resident stated that
he was impressed with Attica Township's
handling of its finances and commended
the Board for its excellent stewardship.

Old Business - The architect drawings for the proposed museum addition
were reviewed.

Meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m.

A complete copy of the minutes is
available at the Attica Township Hall.
Nancy Herpolsheimer
Attica Township Clerk
9-1
5-18-16
ATTICA TOWNSHIP
BOARD
MINUTES OF
February 11, 2016

New Business - none

Fire - Chief Warford reported fire
fighters had attended ice rescue training
and they are planning a fundraiser to
purchase a boat for ice rescues for
$3,800.00. He reminds everyone to
check your smoke alarms.

Park - The park is officially closed
but the walking trail is open when clear.

Planning Commission - Planning
Secretary Lemons reported that there
was a pre-planning meeting with Mr.
Marquardt prior to the Jan. 28th Planning
Commission meeting. He is planning to
develop his property south of his storage
business and the property needs to be
rezoned. There is also ongoing work on
the Master Plan which will include a
survey on the Township's web site and
they are also available at the township
office.

Attorney - none

Ambulance - none
Commissioner - Commissioner
Jarvis reported on "The Tree-ing of
Lapeer" program.

Board - none

Review and pay the bills - Moved
and seconded to pay the bills: General
Fund - $32,865.05, and Fire Fund $9,611.07, Public Safety - $14,217.64
Total for bills $56,693.76. Roll call vote
taken, all ayes, motion carried.
8-3-16
ATTICA
TOWNSHIP
4-13-16
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Almont Hall of Fame Honorees
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The 1944-45 Almont boys basketball squad is shown in a team photo. The lineup was inducted into the
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Two members of
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members of their
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