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Wednesday, November 2, 2016
142nd Volume - Issue No. 44
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Housing
goes boom!
Plenty
to decide
on local
ballots
Construction, home sales on

the rise around Tri-City area
By Maria Brown
Tri-City Times Assistant Editor
Ballot page 6-A
Photo by Michelle Garcia
A wave goodbye
Siblings touched by
remembrances
of their dads front
porch kindness
By Catherine Minolli
Tri-City Times Editor
MUSSEY TWP. Drive past the

intersection of Kelly and Kaufman roads
on any given day and chances are youd
see the elderly fellow waving from his
rocking chair as you passed his front
porch.
He was a fixture so regular in the
countryside neighborhood that even
though most passersby didnt know his
name, they came to rely on that smile and
wavealmost like a daily ritual.
When he stopped waving in
September, some likely thought the chill

of autumn setting in drove the man
indoors. When a sign appeared on the
porch in place of the waving man, neighbors soon realized fall had nothing to do
with it. The gentlemans season of life
had ended.
A life of building
Glen Holcomb spent his life building
things. Cabinets, floors, furniture, relationships. Born in Yale just before
Christmas in 1919, Glens gift for building sustained him.
When the war called him in 1942, he
used those skills as a Tech 5th Class with
the 7th U.S. Army. His service took him
through Europe and Northern Africa until
he was released from duty in 1945.
A year later, the quiet, unassuming
man married his sweetheart, Ruth Jurn.
Goodbye page 6-A
TRI-CITY AREA The migration north

families looking to escape the city and suburbs
took a hiatus during the Great Recession but if construction and home sales statistics are any indication, that trend may be gaining strength once again.
In Imlay Township, the number of new home
construction permits had already doubled in midSeptember compared to all of 2015. Builders sought
the paperwork to construct 16 new homes in the first
three quarters of 2016
compared to just
eight permits last
year and only five in
2014.
We are quite a
ways ahead of last
year, said Supervisor
Steve Hoeksema.
Im happy to see
a lot of building taking place in subdivisions that were estab- Inspection notices on a
lished years ago but new Glover Road home.
never filled. Rather
than creating new
ones, builders are using existing space. I like to see
that from a land use standpoint.
Some of those developments include The
Preserve off Summers Road, Springshire Court off
Bowman Road and Birch Lake Estates off Graham
Road.
At least two of the newest homes currently
under construction in The Preserve Development are
being built by Eagle Homes, an Almont-based company owned by Sal Pansera.
Things are definitely spilling over from the
Macomb County area and moving its way north.
Were seeing the effect of more people wanting to
move north, Pansera said of interest in new home
construction that started to rebound three years ago.
Pansera builds between 10 and 15 new homes a
year with the majority of that work in custom
homes. Most buyers are looking for something
around 2,000 square feet in a Craftsman or traditional ranch style, he says.
Low interest rates on mortgages certainly helps
Boom page 6-A
Signs of gratitude to passersby replace Glens presence on the porch.
Photo by Maria Brown
Medley,
Jennifer Mitchell,
Lauri Pelkowski, Michael
Sullivan and George
Tencza. Incumbents Steve
Hoffa and Scott Kmetz
have opted to not seek reelection.
In Capac, theres also
a field of six seeking four
seats on the board. Bill
Ellis, Monica Standel and
Dwayne Loper are looking to stay on the board.
Newcomers hoping to
gain a spot at the table
include John Antilla,
Travis Fahley and
Timothy Lewis.
Incumbent Mike Lentz,
the boards current president, has opted to not seek
another term. Ellis is
seeking a partial term
through 2020 while the
other five candidates are
hoping to grab one of
three, six-year terms.
Races in Imlay City
and Dryden are both
uncontested.
In Imlay City, Ashley
Campbell-Whiting and
Doug Van Dyk were the
only two to file for two
seats on the board. Each
will earn a six-year term.
Steve Plunkitt opted to
not seek re-election.
In Dryden, Kathryn
Giles was the only one to
One of Glen Holcombs many waves at passersby from his front porch on
Kaufman Road in Mussey Twp.
Photo by Michelle Garcia
TRI-CITY AREA
When voters arrive at the
polls on Tuesday, most
will be faced with a
lengthy ballot. Candidate
contests plus local and
countywide millages will
all be decided on
November 8.
Heres a recap of
those races and issues at
stake in the Tri-City area.
School Board
In Almont, six candidates have filed for two
seats on the board, each
for six-year terms. They
include Michelle DupuisWangler, Athony
By Maria Brown
Sal Pansera of Eagle Homes recently sold a

new home on Glover Road in Almont
Township and has begun construction of a
second one next door.
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By Maria Brown
MUSSEY TWP. A
52-year-old
Clinton
Township man was seriously hurt on Friday as the
result of a truck and train
collision.
The St. Clair County
Sheriff s
Department
reports that Robert Hernden
was northbound on Martin
Road around 8:45 a.m.
when his vehicle crossed
the railroad tracks and and
was struck by a westbound
train. Hernden was not
wearing a seat belt at the
time
The crossing is marked
with stop signs. Police note
the presence of fog at the
time of the crash but its not
clear if weather conditions
played a role in the accident.
Hernden was transported to McLaren Lapeer
Hospital by Tri-Hospital
EMS with what was then
critical injuries.
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did not have an update on
his condition.
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Page 2-A-TRI-CITY TIMES-NOVEMBER 2, 2016
In last weeks (Oct. 26)

roundup of candidates running for the Almont Board
of Education, the name of
candidate
Michelle
Dupuis-Wangler
was
spelled incorrectly. We
regret the error and any
confusion it may have
caused.
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- Lapeer County Circuit Court Its a tough job. Circuit Judge, and Chief Judge of all Lapeer
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Nick Holowkas courtroom. Crimes including rape and murder,
robbery and burglary. Divorce. Disputes over large amounts
of money. Nick Holowka decides each case the same way, with
careful attention to the facts and the law, and the knowledge
that every case affects the community outside the courtroom.
Judging isnt easy. But Judge Nick Holowka does it very, very
well. On November 8th, make a special point of voting for Judge
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McKenna names
undersheriff choice
Deputy Jeremy Howe selected as 2nd in command

By Tom Wearing
Tri-City Times Staff Writer
LAPEERCOUNTY
Newly elected Lapeer
County Sheriff Scott
McKenna has announced
the appointment of Deputy
Jeremy Howe as his
Undersheriff.
McKenna
defeated
longtime Sheriff Ron
Kalanquin 6,261-5,241 in
the August Republican primary election. He faces no
Democratic competition in
next Tuesdays November 8
election.
McKenna said earlier
he wanted to wait to
announce an Undersheriff
until he had sufficient time
opportunity to make the best
possible choice.
He made it official on
Friday, naming Howe, a
12-year veteran of the
Lapeer County Sheriffs
Department to the post.
A former Sanilac
County Sheriffs deputy,
Howe, 40, is currently a
member of Lapeer Countys
Special Response Team
(SRT).
During conversations
since his election, McKenna
noted that Howes name
invariably came up as
someone who was highly
respected and trusted
within
the
Sheriffs
Department.
Jeremy is smart, educated, well-rounded and a
great communicator, said
McKenna. Hes a naturalborn leader, and thats what
I was looking for.

He understands what
the uniform
means and
the standards we
must live
Jeremy
up to, he
Howe
continued.
Hes also connected to the
community.
McKenna alluded to
Howes relative youth
as being a
plus, both
inside and
outside the
department.
H e s
comfortScott
able with
technology McKenna
and is open
to new ideas, said
McKenna. He leads by
example and he garners the
respect of others.
McKenna is expected to
take his oath of office in
December. He will officially assume his duties as
Lapeer County Sheriff on
January 1, 2017.
The transition period
has afforded him ample
opportunity to familiarize
himself with deputies and
the department.
McKenna noted that
Sheriff Kalanquin has been
helpful and supportive during that time.
There can be worries
and concerns when an
administration changes,
McKenna said. My goal

is to lead by example. I
want to have a motivated
department and one that is
respected in the community.
Howe looks ahead
In the aftermath of his
selection as Undersheriff,
Howe thanked McKenna for
the confidence he has placed
in his abilities.
I was honored and
humbled by Scotts offer,
Howe said. It is something
that means the world to me
and I will take it very seriously.
Im proud to have
received the outpouring of
support from my office, and
most importantly, from the
community, he said.
The phone calls from
community leaders and just
good hard-working people
have left me motivated and
inspired to continue doing
what began with Sheriff
Kalanquin and Undersheriff
Bob Rapson.
I hold them (Kalanquin
and Rapson) in high regard,
said Howe. They have
influenced me both personally and professionally.
They not only hired me, but
gave me the tools to help me
succeed as a police officer.
I believe they have
built a solid foundation for
Scott (McKenna) and
myself to build upon,
Howe continued. Im looking forward to helping him
achieve his vision for the
department and to keep people safe.
Imlay district seeks nod

to sinking fund millage
4.6%
LOWEST
unemployment
rate since
Feb. 2001
Dan Lauwers is working

hard to fix whats wrong
with government and
make life better for you
and your family.
BETTER-PAYING JOBS
Dan is committed to keeping our kids in Michigan
by fighting for common-sense solutions that attract
better-paying jobs for hard-working families
and graduates.
TRANSPARENT AND
ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT
Voters to decide at polls on November 8th
Dan is working to pass the Legislative Open Records

Act and make politicians more accountable. The public
deserves access to internal documents and records of
the Governor and Legislature.
By Maria Brown
LIVING WITHIN OUR MEANS

AND PAYING DOWN DEBT
Under Dans legislation, he eliminated the Hollywood
film subsides paid for by Michigan taxpayers. Dan
worked to eliminate subsides that waste tax dollars in
order to pay down debt.
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IMLAY CITY
Hoping to tackle several
infrastructure
projects,
Imlay City Schools will ask
voters next week to approve
a 1.25 mills sinking fund
for a four-year term from
2017 to 2020.
If approved, it would
generate approximately
$482,500 when levied for
the first time in 2017. Over
all four years, the district
would see $1.93 million to
be used for various infrastructure projects on school
propertyeverything from
repairing and replacing
parking lots and sidewalks
to purchasing new windows and doors for school
buildings.
In a district press
release, leaders note a sinking fund allows them to
fund major repairs without
having to borrow money or
pay interest.
A sinking fund generates revenue, but does not
need to be paid back to a
third party with interest like
a bond. In addition, the
sinking fund is a specific
and restricted fund that can
only be used for construction, renovation and major
repairs-not salaries, benefits or even routine maintenance, said Superintendent
Dr. Stu Cameron.
Those items on the
project list considered to
have top priority include
Sidewalk replacement
and curb work at all four
school buildings.
Installation of parking
lot lighting at the Blacks
Corners Rd. athletic complex
Replacement of the
Middle School cafeteria
floor
Renovation of the concessions area and fence at
$20 Billion
in DEBT
PAID off
School officials say their sidewalks and parking lots are in need of repairs, including the lot
shown here at Weston Elementary School.
the football field
Replacement of the
fire alarm and suppression
control panel at Weston
Elementary
Replacement of windows and doors at Borland
Elementary
Construction of a community/family pavilion at
athletic complex, along
with utility hook ups at the
site.
Over the past ten
years, severe cuts in state
funding for public schools
have delayed necessary
repairs to buildings as the
school district has worked
hard to protect the learning
that takes place in the classroom. A sinking fund would
help keep general fund dollars in the classroom,
Cameron said.
Without the millage,
major facility repairs would
be paid for with operating
funds that would otherwise
go to support educational
programs for students.
In recent years, neighboring districts have had
success in passing sinking
fund proposals. Earlier this
year, residents in the
Dryden School district
approved a .75, three-year
measure and in 2014,
Almont saw a one mill,
nine-year sinking fund
approved.
The tax amounts to
$1.25 on every $1,000 in
taxable value of a home. A
home with a market value
of $100,000 a taxable value
of $50,000 would pay $63
per year.
If approved, the first
levy would appear on summer 2017 tax bills. District
leaders say projects could
start as early as next fall.
For more information,
including a complete list of
proposed projects, visit
www.icschools.us.
STRENGTHENING LOCAL AGRICULTURE

Whether its preserving farm land through PA 116,
extending MAEAP, or ensuring farmers receive
timely tax refunds, Dan has passed legislation to
help agri-business and farmers succeed and create
jobs as agriculture continues driving our
economy forward.
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Future of Lapeer EMS could rest with voters
1-mill, four-year proposal on November ballot

By Tom Wearing
LAPEERCOUNTY
The survival of Lapeer
County EMS (LCEMS)
could very well be determined by the outcome of
the ambulance services
request for additional tax
monies on the Nov. 8 ballot.
The countywide service is seeking passage of
a 1-mill levy over a period
of four years.
If approved by residents on Nov. 8, the levy
would raise more than
$2.7 million during the
first year, or about $10.8
million during the fouryear period running from
2016-2019.
LCEMS Director
Kieth Rumbold said passage of the millage would
provide an opportunity for
Lapeer EMSto stabilize
itself financially and
expand its services to cur-
rently underserved areas

of the county.
Rumbold said the
added levy will cost $67
per year for taxpayers
with homes valued at
$134,000.
Its an amount he and
other LCEMS supporters
consider a small price to
pay to ensure the public
safety and survival of a
long-standing service that
has employed and served
county residents for more
than 20 years.
While management
issues, competing services
and economic factors
have left LCEMS with its
back against the wall,
Rumbold believes passage
of the levy would turn
things around, both in the
present and in the future.
Lapeer County
Commissioner Ian Kempf
is among those public
officials expressing support for the millage to
fund Lapeer County EMS.
Kempf pointed out

that it is not uncommon
for Michigan counties to
fund their ambulance services through millages.
The reason we should
support this millage is
because the majority of
Lapeer County is still
rural, Kempf said.
With the exception of
the City of Lapeer, ambulance services are not
making a profit, he continued. The only way to
guarantee that all county
residents are served, is to

have a subsidized service.
The role of government is to provide needed
services to people when
private industry cannot or
will not provide those services.
Another question that
begs an answer, Kempf
added, is how will any
other competing ambulance provider be able to
serve the entire county if
Lapeer EMS goes down?
Lapeer County EMS
was formed in 1997,
through the merger of

Lapeer Area Ambulance
Service, North Branch
Area Ambulance Service
and the Imlay City Dept.
of Public Safety.
At one point, the
agency provided emergency medical services to
between 15-20 municipalities within Lapeer
County.
In 2012, the Lapeer
County Medical Control
Authority (LCMCA)
agreed to allow competing
ambulance services into
the county.
At the time, former

LCEMS Director Galland
Burnham complained that
competition from Medstar
ambulance service and
others was cutting deeply
into the county services
bottom line.
As a matter of note, in
2012, Medstar was awarded a contract by the
Medical Control Authority
Board giving the Clinton
Township-based company
priority for the McLaren
Lapeer Region Hospitals
lucrative patient transfer
business.
Crowded race for Capac School Board

By Maria Brown
CAPAC Eager to
steer the school district
toward a bright future, six
candidates have thrown
their hat in the ring in hopes
to secure a seat on the
Capac School Board.
Dwayne Loper, Monica
Standel, John Antilla,
Travis Fahley and Timothy
Lewis are vying for three,
six-year terms on the board
while Bill Ellis is the lone
candidate who filed for a
partial term of four years.
At least one new face
will gain a seat following
the November 8 election as
current President Mike
Lentz opted to not seek reelection.
Earlier this year Loper,
Antilla, Fahley and Lewis
all applied to fill a vacancy
on the school board following the sudden passing of
Tom Lottie. Loper was chosen from among the group.
He is seeking a full term
this time around and Ellis,
who currently serves as
board vice president, will
fill the remainder of Lopers
partial term.
Dwayne Loper spent
four years
on
the
board prior
to
his
appointment. He
has
one
daughter in
the district
Dwayne
and his son
Loper
is a recent
graduate.
Loper said
he wants to
continue
serving on
the board
because
Ijust
believe its
John
part of my
Antilla
civic duty
to
give
back to my
community
and support
the school
system.
As
a
municipal
w o r k e r
whos held Timothy
various
Lewis
positions in
local government, Loper
said he brings a unique perspective to the board. Hes
currently employed as a
drinking water plant operator.
Im able to work with
a wide variety of people in
the district,he said.
Loper said hes pleased
with the direction the district
is going and believes the
school system has navigated
through the toughest times
financially, addressing many
major issues.
Hes happy to see that
staff are looking to improve
the curriculum and if reelected pledges to keep a
mindful eye on the districts
budget.
As a parent, I have a
vested interest in the vitality
and longevity of Capac
Schools,Loper said.
Monica Standel was
elected to the school board
in 2012. She currently
serves as board secretary.
She is a paramedic and
Emergency Management
Liaison
for
Mussey
Township and the Village
of Capac. Her son is a
Capac graduate.
Standel said she enjoys
serving on the board
because she believes she
has something to offer and
takes pride in furthering her
knowledge.
I am a MASB
(Michigan Association of
School Boards) certified
school board member
which means I have completed a series of classes
designed for board members to have a broad knowledge of laws and rules governing school boards,she
said.
She believes the board
was able to accomplish
many important things
through the passage of the
2013 $9 million bond,
allowing for infrastructure
improvements and the
launch of their 1 to 1 technology initiative.
Shes confident more
can be accomplished in the
near future too.
I would like to see the
2017 bond renewal passed
and implemented, continued fiscal responsibility,
and growth of our district,
she said.
We need
to improve
the perception of our
district.
We have a
great staff,
good faciliMonica
ties, and
Standel
great families.
J o h n
Antilla
served on
the Capac
School
Board for
s e v e n
years, from
Travis
2003
to
Fahley
2010, holding
the
titles
of
trustee,
treasurer
and presid e n t .
Antilla is a
father of
fourtwo
are Capac
Bill
grads and
Ellis
two
are
current students. He works
as an automotive electrical
engineer. Hes filed for
election this time because
he wants voters to have a
choice at the ballot box.
Antilla believes the biggest issue facing the district
currently is the curriculum.
We must do a better job
at proving a Capac High
School diploma means
something. Thats difficult to
do with mediocre standardize test scores,he said.
Antilla said hes in favor
of the Common Core
Curriculum and what it was
intended to do but believes it
hasnt been properly implemented, saying its unfair
that politicians have tied
funding dollars to student
performance which takes
away local control.
The local school district
could instead institute policy
which would require proficiency of grade-level content
expectations in order to be
promoted to the next grade.
This would at least ensure
that the next teacher could
start with a class at the
roughly the same level and
focus on teaching their new
content, he said.
He believes the district is
on the right track for success,
especially now that a strategic plan has been developed.
Test scores will go up
and keep going up.
Declining enrollment will
stabilize and perhaps
reverse. And people will
talk positively about our
school district more often,
Antilla said.
Travis Fahley is a
farmer and sits on the
Michigan Farm Bureau
board of directors. He has
two sons in the school district.
He believes the district
has done a good job of
dealing with tight budgets
but believes that nows the
time to focus their efforts
on attracting new students
noting that Capac is the
only district in St. Clair
County with an FFA program. Considering that
agriculture is Michigans
second largest industry,
many students would like
the chance to gets hands on
training for in-demand
careers.
This is a marketing
opportunity we need to take
advantage of,he said.
On the reverse, Fahley
said now is also the time to
evaluate why students are
leaving the district, referring to the 2016 fall Count
Day that showed a loss of
50 students.
We need to talk to
those parents and ask why
they left. What do we need
to offer to make kids come
to our school district? he
said.
Fahley believes more
can be done to foster parent
and community involvement with the schools too,
something that will help
build a more positive perception of the school system.
Hes pleased administrators are looking at
options to offer college-level courses at the former
Middle School which residents can hopefully take
advantage of too.
Timothy Lewis is a
teacher at Rochester High
School and father of two
boys who will attend Capac
Schools. He is a Capac
graduate.
Hed like a seat on the
board because hed like to
counter the negative perceptions some have about
the district.
I feel that I can add
value to the decisions the
board must make for each
students education. I am an
educator who values quality education for students.
Todays education is ever
changing and very competitive, in which I believe
Capac Community Schools
can become a leader in high
quality education for each
student, Lewis said.
He holds bachelor and
master degrees in education. Lewis spent the last
eight of his nine-year career
with Lapeer Community
Schools. Last year he taught
college level courses to
high school students as part
of Lapeers partnership
with Baker College.
If I am elected to the
school board I would focus
on changing the negative
perception that has loomed
over the school. I also will
be working to make Capac
highly competitive in academics, athletics, and all
the extracurricular clubs/
organizations, he said.
Bill Ellis has served on
the board for more than 20
years. Hes a retired engineer and has one son in the
district currently.
Its a good district and
weve made a lot of long
range plans that Id like to
see carried out, he said of
reason for seeking re-election.
His goal on the board is
to see continued success
within the district and
ensure that the needs of all
students are met.
Ellis believes the board
realized many accomplishments through the creation
of their strategic plan earlier this year.
The community had
an opportunity to give input
on their concerns and ideas.
It was a good forum for us
to receive comments, he
said.
Sharkey, Fulks vie for prosecutors post

By Tom Wearing
LAPEERCOUNTY
Veteran attorney Mike
Sharkey handily defeated
former Lapeer County
Prosecutor Tim Turkelson
in the Republican Primary
election in August, 7,875
to 4,705 votes.
Now hes seeking to
be elected as Lapeer
Countys new prosecutor
on Tuesday, Nov. 8.
Sharkey still faces one
more hurdle in the process, though. That being a
challenge from his
Democratic challenger,
Phil Fulks, another veteran Lapeer area attorney.
Sharkey says his goal
is to restore honor and
dignity to the prosecutors
office.
Its a theme that
should resonate with residents in the aftermath of a
period of turmoil at the
court house, exacerbated
by a legal battle between
former Prosecutor
Turkelson and Judge
Byron Konshuch, who
Sharkey represented in the

case.
A 1976 graduate of
Lapeer West High School,
Sharkeys connection with
and commitment to
Lapeer County is evident.
After graduating with
a bachelors degree from
the University of
Michigan, he attended
Harvard University before
pursuing his law degree
from Cooley Law School
in 1987.
After passing the
Michigan and Federal
Bar, Sharkey assumed the
duties of Lapeer County
Administrator and
Magistrate from 19891993.
Sharkey admits to
having taken a pay cut by
leaving a successful private law practice to seek
the Lapeer County
Prosecutors job.
However, it was an
accommodation he prepared to accept.
It was my gut reaction to the circumstances
our legal community finds
itself in during the last
two
years,
said
Sharkey in
April of
2016, prior
to his win
over
Turkelson.
Mile
Ihave
Sharkey
personally
witnessed
the damage greedy, power-hungry politicians have
done to our legal system,
he said. Many associate
me with Judge
Konschuhs case, which
dragged on for more than
20 months.
It was during that process that Sharkey said he
felt a moral obligation to
run for prosecutor to bring
back balanced, reliable
and honest service to the
office.
He alluded to other
reasons for running,
including his love for the
community in which he
has lived and served for
the past 48 years.
I grew up here, went
to school here, met my
wife
(Corinne)
and raised
our family
here, and
said my
final goodbyes to my
beloved
Phil
parents,
Fulks
Sharkey
said.
I feel duty-bound and
protective of our wonderful community. Im confident I can return the prosecutors office to one of
integrity and efficiency
and to serve the good people of Lapeer County.
Fulks makes a case
The 2016 prosecutors
race marks the second
time Fulks has sought the
position, losing in 2008 to
then prosecutor and now
Judge Byron Konschuh.
Fulks, who describes
himself as a social liberal and a political conservative, believes he is
the better choice for prosecutor.
Particularly because of
given existing circum-
stances that could affect

Sharkeys ability to try
cases in front of reinstated
Judge Konschuh, who was
recently exonerated from
claims he misused county
funds.
Fulks alleges that
because Sharkey served as
Konschuhs attorney in
the protracted legal battle,
it will affect his ability to
try cases in Konschuhs
courtroom.
What is inescapable
here, says Fulks, is that
Mr. Sharkey cannot ethically practice law in front
of Judge Konschuh for at
least three years.
That means Lapeer
County will have to hire
either a special judge or
special prosecutor to hear
half of the countys criminal cases, Fulks says.
and thats going to cost
taxpayers a lot of additional money.
Fulks claims he will
not be subject to even
the perception of possible conflict of interest in
the court room.
I can come into this
position clean and without

prejudice, says Fulks. It
only makes sense that
Lapeer County residents
should vote for me,
because it will save them
money.
Fulks adds that if he is
elected, there will exist an
open-door policy to
those wishing access to
the prosecutors office.
I view the prosecutor
as the chief law enforcement officer of our county, Fulks says. That
means being available and
accessible to the people of
this county, as well as
those in the legal community.
Editors note: Sharkey
says that Fulks claims of
conflicts and/or additional
taxpayer expense regarding cases in front of
Konschuh are without
merit.
He says 100 percent of
Konschuhs cases are civil
matters, and that only a
minimal number of contested cases will be reassigned to District Judge
Laura Barnard.
Richardson challenges Holowka as a write-in

By Tom Wearing
LAPEER COUNTY
Having served 23 years
on the bench, Lapeer
County Circuit Court Judge
Nick Holowka may have
envisioned a clear path to
victory in the Nov. 8 election.
That was before he
found out that veteran
Lapeer attorney David
Richardson had decided to
mount a write-in campaign
against him.
Richardson entered the
fray shortly
after perennial Sheriff
R
o
n
Kalanquin
a
n
d
maligned
Prosecutor
T
i
m
Dave
Tu r k e l s o n Richardson
were swept
out of office
by voters in the August primary.
Detecting winds of
change at the county level,
Richardson announced his
plan to challenge Holowka
before the
primary dust
had settled.
Since then,
Holowka
a
n
d
Richardson
have aggresJudge Nick sively hit the
Holowka c a m p a i g n
trail, making
their respective cases at local governmental meetings, in the
local media and exchanging
political jabs along the way.
Richardson, who has
30-plus years experience as
Plaid Shirt Night returns Thursday

Former principal Joe Remenap to
host hunters rally at Capac H.S.
By Tom Wearing
CAPAC
Its
autumn, and time again to
grab that old plaid, flannel
shirt out of the recesses of
your closet.
And what better reason
to wear that old shirt than
to celebrate the return of
Joe Remenaps Plaid Shirt
Night to Capac High
School, starting at 5 p.m.
on Thursday, Nov. 3.
Remenap says the
doors will open at the
school at 5 p.m., with the
program scheduled to start
at 7 p.m. Admission is just
$5 per person. Tickets are
available at Capac High
School, or they may be
purchased at the door on
Thursday.
In keeping with the
hunting theme, Remenap
has lined up television personality and hunting aficionado Jimmy Gretzinger of

Michigan Out of Doors to
be guest speaker.
In addition, more than
20 vendors have signed up
to participate in the show,
which has also garnered
the support of several local
businesses.
Vendor spaces are free.
In return, vendors are asked
to provide door prizes to be
raffled off during the show.
While 16 years have
passed since the last Plaid
Shirt Night at the high
school, Remenap is hoping
for a large crowd of friends,
former students and hunters of all ages.
I dont know how
many people will show up
this time around, but were
going to have some fun,
says Remenap.
And regardless of the

numbers, Remenap is anxious to re-acquaint himself
with many old friends and
former Plaid Shirt Night
regulars.
Im looking forward
to seeing some of my old
buddies, says Remenap.
Everybodys welcome. So
bring along your kids and
families and help us celebrate the return of Plaid
Shirt Night.
Remenap thanks his
daughter, Jodi Remenap,
for helping him promote
the event through various
social media and word-ofmouth.
Jodi is now the owner
of Mr. Rs in downtown
Capac, the same business
her father and mother
opened more than two
decades ago.
For questions or more
information about 2016
Plaid Shirt Night, contact
Joe Remenap at 586-2019093.
an attorney, claims that

Judge Holowka represents
Lapeer Countys old guard,
suggesting he is out of
touch and that change is
needed at the county courthouse.
Richardson says he
would make the court more
transparent and accessible
to Lapeer County residents.
I believe that at this
time, Im better suited for
the position than Judge
Holowka in terms of temperament and disposition,
says Richardson.
He alleges there currently exists a a high level
of discord, division and
toxicity at the court house,
which is generally unseen
by the public.
I want to be part of the
solution rather than part of
the continuing problem,
says Richardson. If elected, I would work to affect
positive change and help
restore trust, civility and
confidence at the courthouse.

Judge Holowka, on the
other hand, stands on his
record, pointing to his two
elected terms as Lapeer
County Prosecutor, his vast
experience, accumulative
knowledge of the law and
his judicial fair-mindedness
for more than two decades.
At a recent Imlay City
Commission
meeting,
Holowka spoke proudly of
his enduring service to
Lapeer County, and of his
great respect for the law.
Its not easy to be in a
court of law, said Holowka.
Being in a courtroom can
be a stressful experience.
Most people dont want to
be there.
A judge is there to
make the tough decisions,
he continued. And those
decisions are not going to
be liked by everyone.
As Chief Judge at the
courthouse, says its a job
he takes very seriously, as it

requires juggling numerous
duties, including deciding
cases from civil to criminal,
working within a defined
budget, and overseeing a
staff of some 60 individuals.
At a candidates forum
in October, Holowka reiterated that the job requires a
great deal of time, commitment and expertise.
Its not a popularity
contest, he told the crowd.
It is a difficult situation
where you have to deal with
tough issues.
Holowka believes his
experience makes him best
qualified to retain the
judges bench.
I believe I do the very
best job I can, said
Holowka. And I understand the rules of law and
judicial responsibility.
Editors note: Catherine
Minolli contributed to this
report.
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Two vie for six-year road commission seat


TRI-CITY AREA
Two candidates are vying
for the six-year term thats
up for grabs on the Lapeer
County Road Commission.
Democrat Howard
Coon has lived in
Columbiaville for the past
40 years.
The 69-year-old retired
auto worker is now a school
bus driver for Lapeer
schools.
This is Coons first shot
at seeking public office,
and he says hes doing so
because hed like to make a
difference in the community.
He says his job as a bus
driver has made him very
familiar with county roads.
The roads in some
areas are in very poor condition, he says. Im wondering if we dont have
enough plow drivers
because in the wintertime
the roads could be plowed
Sal Pansera inspects the interior of a newly

completed home on Glover Road in Almont
Township last week. He said the new home
construction business started to rebound
about three years ago as families looked to
move out of the suburbs.
Boom: Housing sales

on the rise in area
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the situation too but prices
remain strong. Pansera said
part of that has to do with
the rising cost of building
materials.
We keep seeing
increases in our supplies,
especially concrete. Thats
driving up the square foot
price, he said.
The draw of the M-53
corridor is responsible for
the rebound in the new
housing markets, believes
Joe Israel, building inspector for Almont Township.
He reports that new
home construction is down
just slightly from 2015 but
the Almont area continues
to draw interest from
potential residents.
The draw, at least in
the village, is water and
sewer and Almont has had
a lot of positive movement
business-wise, such as the
grocery store coming
in,Israel said.
There are a lot of nice
affordable homes in the
Drakeshire subdivision.
Sharon LaFrance, broker/owner of State Wide
Real Estate in Almont, said
sales of all homes in the
area is strong.
Were selling homes
at regular prices...we
havent done that in years.
It was either a foreclosure
or short sale. People are
getting good prices
theyre up 45 to 65 percent, she said.

Many of the buyers are
young people looking for
their first homes.
Something in the $200,000
range thats 10 to 15 years
old is common, LaFrance
said.
Thats great for a
first-time buyer. Theyre
able to get conventional
loans which shows us that
they can put 20 percent
down, she said.
Many of the new
homes on the market, especially condominiums, are
being snatched up by those
entering retirement and
looking to be closer to
family.
Many are looking to
downsize from what they
have now, she said.
The condo project in
Imlay City is going great.
We cant build them fast
enough...weve dug eight
basements and have seven
offers.
LaFrance is referring to
the development at Newark
Road and Almont Ave. that
feature two bedrooms, a
two-car attached garage
and full basement starting
at $174,900.
Theres also movement
in other real estate markets
that have been cold for
several years, such as
vacant land and spec houses, she added.
better.
Coon says potholes and
grading are also problematic on some roads
including paved roads that
are heavily traveled.
I drive 100 miles a day
around the Lapeer area, he
says. In the City of Lapeer,
the roads are kept up pretty
well. But many country
roads and even sone paved
roads like west Oregon are
terrible. Many are in poor
condition, and Id like to
see that taken care of.
Coon says hes not particularly qualified for the
job, but hes willing to listen and learn and do his
best for the good of the
county.
There are many things
to learn, and I realize that I
am not the top qualified
person for the job, but
somebody has to start
someplace, he says.
Coon, 69, is married
with one son, three grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren.
It was just so
neat to see
how many
people he
touched...
--Lynn Cook
daughter
neglected structure came

up for sale, Ruth grabbed
at the chance to pour some
loving care into the abandoned building. Glen was
on board with it all.
Later, he told his
daughter Lynn Cook that
he was thrilled with the
purchasehe couldnt wait
to refurbish the building
and make it into their
home.
I was four when we
moved in there, Lynn
says. I remember standing
on the porch while
Grandpa and his truck
from page 1-A

file to fill the remainder of
her partial term through
2018. Giles was appointed
to the school board last
August. Kelly Fuerst and
Richard Nash are seeking
two regular, six-year terms
on the board. Nash currently serves as the board president.
Village
In the village of Capac,
no challengers filed for a
seat on the council. That
means current members
Samantha Ramirez, Joe
Nemecek and Paul Libkie
will keep their seats along
with Mary Klug who was
the lone person to file to
fill the remainder of the
term she was appointed to.
That term is effective
through Nov. 20, 2018.
The others will receive
four-year terms.
Only two candidates
incumbents Timothy Dyke
and Dave Lovehave
filed for four seats on the
Almont Village council
and Steven Schneider Jr.
has launched an official
write-in campaign. Three

seats are for four years and
one is for two years.
Current members Rick
Lauer and Rick Tobias
opted to not seek re-election.
In Dryden, residents
will have three candidates
to choose from for the
Council President term.
Looking to challenge
incumbent Patrick Betcher
are Stan Roszczewski and
Elizabeth Thiemkey.
Whoever wins will earn a
four-year term.
The race for three
trustee seats is uncontested. Michael Franz,
Brandon Jones and Daniel
Listerman filed for the
four-year terms. Jones and
Franz are incumbents.
Current trustee Jeff Nash
has opted to not seek reelection.
Township
In Attica Township,
Holly Shroyer will seek the
clerks seat as a candidate
with no party affiliation.
Republican Nancy
Herpolshimer currently
Photo provided
were helping us move in.

There were stacks of drywall and supplies in the
living room.
Like most in his generation, Glen maximized
what was already there. He
saw the gems in the rough.
He recycled parts of the
floor and walls, and created a cosy, beautiful home
for his family. Lynns
brother, Lyle, lives there to
this day, enjoying all that
his dad worked so hard to
build.
Fruits of his labor
In his retirement years,
Glen liked to garden in the
space he carved out where
the old church on the
Kaufman property stood.
The work wasnt easyhe
tilled up a lot of foundation
stonebut he liked it and
it kept him busy.
Glen also enjoyed sitting on the front porch of
the old school house, listening to the ballgame and
waving at passersby. He
did that for some 40 years,
until he could wave no
more.
Sign of gratitude
When Glen passed
away on September 28,
Lynn and Lyle felt his loss
deeply. They wanted to let
people know how much
they appreciated their kindness, so Lynn created a
sign.
Thank you for waving
all of these years, it said.
She posted it on the porch,
hoping neighbors would
get the message.
You cannot believe
the beautiful reaction,
Lynn says. Were finding
people that didnt know he
passed away and theyre
rebuilding roads, bridges

and overpasses with the
Michigan Department of
Transportation.
Like his challenger, its
Nicholss first bid for public office. He feels the timing is right.
There comes a time
when things just seem to
fit, he says. Several
friends mentioned I should
run for Road commission
because of all my road
experience, I thought the
timing was right.
If elected, Nichols
would work to improve
communication between
the board and the employees.
He says his work ethic
and experience make him
well suited for the job.
This is a quote I fully
believe in and its for all the
hard-working men and
women out there, he
says. Men in denim
built this country, and
men in suits have destroyed
it.
Ballot: Plenty to decide in local elections
Goodbye: Dads wave

is fondly remembered
from page 1-A

They enjoyed a life together for 53 years until Ruth
passed away in January of
2000.
Home Schooled
In the earlier years of
their married life1953 to
be exactRuth surprised
her husband with a grand
announcement, which she
delivered when Glen
arrived home from work.
I bought something
today, Ruth told her husband. I bought the old
Kaufman School for $500
at an auction.
Ruth and her brothers
and sistersand her mom
and dadattended the old
one-room schoolhouse as
children. When the
Republican
Les
Nichols, 64, lives in
Mayfield Township. A lifelong resident of Lapeer
County, Nichols graduated
from Lapeer High School
in 1970.
Born and raised on a
farm, Nichols farmed until
the late 1980s, when he
opened his own trucking
business, which he has
operated for the past 25
years.
He says his experience
on the farm prepped him
for the office hes currently
seeking.
Growing up on the
farm is how I received my
early training in running
and repairing equipment,
he said. I learned about
different types of soil and
how they drain.
Nichols began working
in construction at the age of
14, running bulldozers and
earthmovers, building subdivision roads.
Since then, the business
hes developed involves
The old Kaufman School that Glen and Ruth

Holcomb transformed into their family home
after Ruth purchased the building an an auction for $500.
stopping to say how much
they were touched by
him.
Lynn and Lyle have
received cards, some handmade, expressing sympathy at their loss and appreciation for Glen. The experience continues to be very
touching.
Im just amazed and
so thankful that we were
able to thank all those people and that they have
taken the time to come to
the door and find out what
the sign meant and say
how much they thought of
him, Lynn says.
One card came from a
little child, who drew a
picture of the house and a
rocking chair with a great,
big red heart on the cover.
We love you, Glen,
the card reads. Thank you
for waving to us.
Waving goodbye
A birthday party was
planned for Glens 96th
birthday. He always want-
ed to treat his family and

friends to a meal at the
Golden Corral in Port
Huron. Even though it was
just before Christmas
December 22thirty-four
guests showed up for the
party.
It was just so neat to
see how many people he
touched, and how much
they thought of my dad,
Lynn says.
The party was a huge
success. It was Glens last
birthday celebration.
Lynn says shes still
touched by the outpouring
of love for her dad. Even
those who didnt know his
name but counted on his
presence and his front
porch wave have stopped
to express their sorrow at
Glens passing.
Lynn is not surprised.
She and her brother had a
lifetime to understand what
a great loss it is.
He was a good man,
she says. He really was.
holds the position.

In Lynn Township
theres a four-way race for
two trustee seats.
Candidates include
Republican Art Miller and
those with no party affiliationConstance
Kendzierski, Mark Preston
and Glenn Sieracki.
In Mussey Township,
incumbent Republican
Bruce Downey and Monica
Standel look to earn fouryear terms but are being
challenged by Ryan Elliott,
a candidate with no political party affiliation.
County
In Lapeer County,
theres just two partisan
races at the county level
Republican Mike Sharkey
and Democrat Phil Fulks
will square off for the
prosecutors race and
Howard Coon, a Democrat,
will face off with
Republican Les Nichols for
a seat on the road commission.
Theres one official
write-in campaign in
Lapeer County too.
Attorney David Richardson
has mounted an effort to
challenge Chief Circuit
Judge Nick Holowka.
In St. Clair County,
Robert Crosby is looking
to unseat incumbent
Circuit Judge Cynthia Lane
in a non-partisan contest.
Voters in both Lapeer
and St. Clair counties,
among others, will pick
their next 10th District representative toCongress
too, choosing between
Republican Paul Mitchell,
Democrat Frank Accavitti
Jr., Ben Nofs of the Green
Party and Lisa Lane Gioia
of the Libertarian Party.
Three trustee seats on
the St. Clair County
Community College board
will also be decided in
November. Candidates
include Fred Rogers,
Robert Tansky, James
Howard, Karen Niver and
Mitchell Martin who are
also seeking full-terms.
Three others are seeking a
partial term through
December 31,
2018-Bassam Nasr, Geof
Kusch and Deborah
Bourgois.
State representative
races in both Lapeer and
St. Clair counties will
appear on the general election ballot too. In St.
Clairs 81st District
Republican Dan Lauwers
hopes to earn another twoyear term. Democrat
Stewart Sternberg will
challenge the incumbent. In
Lapeer Countys 82nd
District, Republican Gary
Howell looks to stay in the
office he was appointed to
in March. His opponent is
Democrat Margaret
Guerrero DeLuca.
Library Boards
Three candidates have
filed for four seats on the
Almont District Library
board. They include
Lawrence Bosek, Thomas
Gwisdalla and Kelly

Stanley.
Six seats are up for
grabs on the Dryden
Township Library Board
but only five have put their
names on the ballot
Michael Antushevich,
RosaMaria Farrugia, Diane
Krieger, Joyce Lackey and
Shawna Penn.
Six residents are seeking six seats on the
Goodland Township
Library Board. They
include Gail Bissett, Daniel
Fifield, Mary Jane Lupo,
Vicki Marr, Judy Walton
and Mary Weemaes.
Ballot proposals
The Capac roads millage seeks to renew their
four year, two mill levy
from 2018 to 2021. It
would raised an estimated
$64,500 in this first year
its collected.
In Lynn Township, residents will have the option
to renew their one mill
roads levy from 2016
through 2019. It would
generate an estimated
$44,208 in the first year.
For the Lapeer County
Veterans Affairs millage,
residents will be asked to
renew the levy for six years
from 2018 to 2023. The .10
mills support the administration of the countys
Department of Veteran
Affairs. If approved, it
would generate about
$270,000 in the first year
its collected.
The other countywide
millage request will come
from Lapeer County EMS.
They are seeking one mill
for four years, 2016-2019.
If approved, the millage
would generate approximately $2.7 million in the
first year its collected.
Goodland Township
officials look to leverage
additional tax dollars for
ordinance enforcement.
Theyre asking for fourtenths of a mill for four
years for the purpose of
providing funds for
enforcement of Township
ordinances within the
Township of Goodland.
If approved, it would
amount to $23,444 in the
first year of collection.
Imlay City Schools
looks to create a 1.25 mills
sinking fund for the construction and repair of
school buildings. Theyll
ask voters to approve a
four-year measure from
2017 to 2020.
It could generate
approximately $482,500
when levied for the first
time in 2017.
Polls are open

November 8 from 7 a.m. to
8 p.m. Contact your village, city or township clerk
for information about voting absentee.
Visit our website,
www.tricitytimes-online.
com and find us on
Facebook and Twitter for
election results as soon as
they become available.
Howell, Guerrero DeLuca on ballot in 82nd District

By Tom Wearing
LAPEERCOUNTY
Retired attorney Gary
Howell, a Republican, is
seeking another full term
as the 82nd District State
House Representative. He
faces challenger Margaret
Guerrero DeLuca, a
Democrat, at the polls on
November 8.
Gary Howell was
elected in March, emerging as the winner from a
large slate of Republican
candidates in the special
election held to fill the
seat of disgraced fresh-
man lawmaker
Todd
Courser,
who
resigned
the post to
avoid
being
Gary
expelled
Howell
in the
aftermath
of a sex scandal involving
ousted State Rep. Cindy
Gamrat and his botched
attempts to cover it up.
Since his election,
Howell has been named to
three House committees,
including: Criminal
Justice Committee,
Workforce Talent &
Development Committee,
and the Regulatory
Reform Committee.
A longtime resident of
North Branch, Howell and
his wife Cheryl have three
children and four grandchildren.
He is an U.S. Army
Korean War veteran and a
life member of Lapeer
American Legion and
Lapeer VFW.
Howell became well
known around the area as
he served as the attorney
to a number of municipalities in Lapeer County.
A lifelong farmer,
Howell says he is committed to restoring trust,
dignity and communication skills to the office.
Challenger Margaret
Guerrero Deluca has
twice run as a Democrat
in pursuit of the 82nd
District House seat.
The former mayor of
Imlay City, Guerrero
DeLuca is currently working as a substitute teacher.
She has not actively campaigned since the primary.
In response to a telephone call this week,
Guerrero DeLuca indicated that she would be
insights.
Andrews, who has
been assisting the school
board during the search
process, said he anticipates
a final decision will be
forthcoming at the boards
Monday, Nov. 14 meeting.
The district is seeking
a successor for former
Supt. Joe Candela, who
recently accepted a position with Ubly Schools.
The district received
43 resumes for the job by
the October 14 deadline,
many of whom were wellqualified for the position,
Andrews opined.
He said both the number and quality of the original list of applicants far
exceeded all expectations.
Particularly because of the
timing of Candelas resignation.
Andrews said the volume and high interest
among applicants, suggests
that Almont is viewed as a
desirable location for people in the field of education.
It says a lot about this
school district to have so
many outstanding people
interested in the position,
said Andrews.
Area admins top list for supt. job
Kim VonHiltmayer, Bill Kalmar

in running for post in Almont
By Tom Wearing
ALMONT Almont
Middle School Principal
Kim VonHiltmayer and
Imlay City High School
Principal Dr. Bill Kalmar
have emerged as the two
finalists for the vacant
schools superintendent
position.
Charlie Andrews of the
Michigan
Leadership
Institute said VonHiltmayer
and Kalmar were scheduled for final interviews

this week.
VonHiltmayer was to
be interviewed on Tuesday,
Nov. 1 at 6 p.m., with
Kalmars interview to take
place on Wednesday, Nov.
2 at 8 p.m.
On November 9th and
10th, a committee comprised of school board
members will visit each
candidates school campuses to gain further
White Horse site of Nov. 9 food contest

LAPEERCOUNTY
Six Lapeer County businesses and entrepreneurs
will compete in the
Catapult Your Craft Food
& Beverage Business
Contest at The White
Horse Inn on Wed., Nov. 9.
The contest takes place
from 4-5:30 p.m. at The
White Horse, located at 1
E. High St. in Metamora.
The competitors will
include: CSA Farmers
Market (Marian Listwak);
Dougs Chips (Doug
Morningstar); Mikulski
Farm (Daniel Mikulski);
Mulefoot Farms (Mike
Romine);
Simply
Enjoyable Snacks (Darlene
Lott);
and
Simply
Gourmand
(Jessica
Gourieux).
This competition is all
about supporting the
growth of craft food and
beverage businesses in
Lapeer County and the I-69
Thumb Region, said
Patricia Lucas, Executive

Director of the Lapeer
Development Corporation.
Our goal is help expand
production, increase jobs
and spur economic activity
in our regions agricultural
and food-based sectors.
Lucas noted that each
contestant will have four
minutes to present their
product to the contest judges.
The judges include:
Bruce Cady, CEO of
Lapeer County Bank &
Trust; Loretta Deneweth,
CPA/Shareholder
of
Mattina, Kent & Gibbons,
P.C. and Phil Kaatz,
Extension Educator for
Lapeer MSU Extension.
Cash prizes of $2,000
and $1,000 will be awarded
to the first and second place
winners, respectively.
The first-place winners
for each county will move
on to a regional contest,
with a chance to win cash
Three on ballot for

two seats in Mussey
By Maria Brown
MUSSEY TWP.
Three names will appear on
the November 8 ballot for
two trustee seats on the
township board.
Incumbents
Bruce
Downey and Monica
Standel, both Republicans,
hope to earn four-year
terms while newcomer
Ryan Elliott, with no party
affiliation, has also thrown
his hat in the ring.
Bruce Downey has
served on the board for
close to 25 years and says
he enjoys working with
residents and his fellow
board
members.
He
believes the board has had
success in recent years by
working with Capac
Schools to develop park
facilities with the help of
grant monies and their
county millage funds.
The board is always
supportive of what we can
do with limited finances,
Downey said.
He said hes a proponent of less big govern-
ment and more little government.

Monica Standel has
been a Mussey trustee since
2012. Shes seeking reelection to the board
because
she feels
she
has
something
to offer to
the community.
She
too
believes
the board
Monica
has accomStandel
plished a
lot in terms
of park development
including the recent installation of benches, a playscape and exercise equipment.
I wrote grants and
helped to move those projects forward,she said.

I would like to continue to see improvements
to our park and continue to
improve our infrastructure
within the township.
Elliott could not be
reached for comment by
press time.
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prizes of $5,000 for first

place, $3,000 for second
place and $1,000 for third
place in the regional finals.
Other
county-level
competitions include: Flint
& Genesee (Nov. 2) at the
Flint Farmers Market; St.
Clair (Nov. 7 at the St.
Clair Community College
Fine Arts Building.)
The regional competition takes place January 24

at the Davison Country
Club.
Vi s i t
www.i-69thumbregion.org.
for details.
For further information, contact Patricia Lucas
at patricia@lapeerdevelopment.com or 810-6670080.
ready to
serve
should an
unlikely
victory
take place.
During the
campaign
Margaret leading up
Guerrero to the
August
DeLuca
primary,
Guerrero
Deluca expressed the
hope of putting partisan

politics aside if she was
elected, thus better serving all residents of Lapeer
County.
The last Democrat to
be elected 82nd District
Representative was Karen
Willard in the 1990s.
Willard, a resident of
St. Clair County at the
time, was elected prior to
the redistricting of Lapeer
and St. Clair counties.
Passport event in Imlay City

IMLAY CITY The Imlay City Post Office is
hosting a Passport event on Wednesday, November
16th at their location at 310 E. Third Street downtown.
No appointment is necessary, walk-ins are welcomed.
The Passport event will run from 9-11 a.m. and 1-4
p.m. on the 16th. Call the Imlay City Post Office at
810-724-7545 for more information.
Cider and 12 varieties of apples

now available.
Brookwood Fruit Farm
Road
WWW.BROOKWOODFRUITFARM.COM
Opinion Page
Letters from our readers...
Medstar prepared to better service Lapeer County

Throughout southeast
Michigan, more patients
and communities put their
trust in Medstar than any
other EMS provider. We
appreciate the commitment and confidence that
we have established with
patients, families, elected
officials, and healthcare
leaders over the 23-year
history of our non-profit
organization. Because of
our proven reliability and
reputation for compassionate clinical care, our
organization has grown
well beyond our initial
service area. As well as
our expanding service in
Lapeer County, Medstar
also serves some of

Michigans smallest and
largest communities.
We appreciate the trust
and confidence placed in
us by those responsible for
their local residents, families, and visitors. We continue to invest in personnel development and recognition, new ambulances,
advanced safety systems,
and state of the art clinical
and training equipment. In
2016, without any subsidy
or other public support,
Medstar
invested
$640,000 in new ambulances and clinical care
equipment in Lapeer
County.
Our Opinion
Discord takes center
stage this election season
nduring, or perhaps a better word

survivingthe 2016 election season
has been a very taxing experience for
most voters. From the national stage to the
local arena in some instances, wading
through the barrage of accusations, insinuations and declarations of inappropriate
behavior and/or misuse of funds or resources
and breach of trust has been like trudging
through a deep, oily pit of mud.
Perhaps its the omnipresent technology
that has made it easier to wade into the dark
side. In todays world, almost everything
being said or done is recorded (or has the
potential to be recorded) in one way or
another and put out into cyberspace to be
picked apart in 140-word soundbites, on
social media or in comment sections in
online publications and blogs across the
globe. These venues have turned into freefor-alls that illuminate just how deeply
divided our nation has become. Its become
easy to pick and choose where our information comes from, and whether or not whats
out there is factual seems to have little bearing. It is deeply disheartening to see that in
some campaigns, local, state and national,
denigrating the opponent is preferable to
describing ones own qualifications and fitness to serve. Critical thinking based on
facts, proposals and plans has taken a back
seat for many of us whove become dead set
on one side of the fence or the other.
Enduring this campaign season hasnt
been easy or pleasant for most people. Like
everyone else, well be glad to see it reach a
conclusion.
As always, however, were dedicated to
keeping our readers informed. Well post
how it all shook out at the polls in the TriCity area as soon as the results become
available on our website at www.tricitytimes-online.com.
Because of our ability

to share operating expenses over a large area and
number
of
patients,
Medstar does not require
any subsidy, millage, or
other public or municipal
funding in Lapeer County.
We have the capacity,
clinical and deployment
system, education programs, and financial stability to provide expanded
and improved service
without subsidy. Should
we be invited to provide
service throughout Lapeer
County, our planned
deployment provides more
ambulances in service in
the county than any plan
from other providers.
The majority of the
EMTs and Paramedics in
our Lapeer operation live
in Lapeer County, and
they all take the responsibility for providing safe,
compassionate, and clinically advanced care very
seriously. Personally, I am
honored to work with the
skilled and dedicated local
professionals in our
Lapeer operations.
From the feedback
received from patients in
Lapeer County, Medstar
was ranked first in the

national EMS patient satisfaction survey. The survey, conducted each
month by an external survey company, ranks EMS
agencies of all types and
sizes. We are the only
EMS agency in Lapeer
County that is willing to
benchmark our patient
feedback against providers from across the nation.
Because of our dedication
to transparency and continuous quality improvement, independently validated patient feedback is
extremely valuable in
guiding our commitment

to patients, clinical care,
and safety.
I truly appreciate your
feedback regarding the
members of our team and
the care that they provide,
and look forward to
expanding our commitment to Lapeer County.
Medstar does not require
any subsidy or millage to
expand our care and service in Lapeer County.
Respectfully,
Kolby Miller
Director
Medstar
Lapeer
A very, very special

thank you to the gentleman that got between my
husband and I in the line at
Kroger in Imlay City on
October 21st to use the
credit card machine. He

looked at me and said,
your husband served our
country in Korea, your groceries are paid for! We
both almost dropped in our
tracks.
We do have a lot of
great people in our U.S.A. I
kissed him on his cheek
and thanked him again. We
do not know who this man
is. We very much appreciated his kindness and say

thank you again, sir.
Sincerely,
D. & A.
Capac
Kind gesture to veteran appreciated
Operation Christmas Child underway

Imlay City MOPS
(Mothers of Pre-Schoolers)
hosted a party to pack 30
shoebox gifts, and exceeded their goal by packing 42
boxes
for
Operation
Christmas Child on Tues.,
Oct. 25. The festivities
included filling empty
shoeboxes with toys,
hygiene items and school
supplies and hearing about
some of the prior recipients stories. It is amazing
something as simple as
school supplies can help a
child go to school and
brings them great joy.
Some of the gifts packed
included notes of encouragement for the children
who will receive the giftfilled shoeboxchildren
who are suffering from
poverty, natural disaster,
war, terror, disease and

famine.
This is just one story of
the shoebox packing being
done in the community for
National Collection Week,
Nov. 14-21. Local churches and individuals join
together in packing some
joy into a simple shoebox
gift year after year. Imlay
City Christian Reformed
Church, located at 395 N.
Cedar St. (M-53), will be
this years drop off location
for the surrounding area. In
2015, the local drop off
location was in Attica, and
collected 1,460 shoeboxes
compared to the previous
years total of 1,335. We
are seeing a continual
increase and greater excitement in packing the shoeboxes. Last year, the
Thumb area collected

10,605 shoeboxes. This
year, they hope to meet
their goal of 11,200. You
can help do that!
Operation Christmas
Child is a project of
Samaritans Purse, an international Christian relief
and evangelism organization headed by Franklin
Graham. The mission of
Operation Christmas Child
is to demonstrate Gods
love in a tangible way to
children in need around the
world, and together with
the local church worldwide, to share the good
news of Jesus Christ. Since
1993, Operation Christmas
Child has collected and
delivered more than 135
million gift-filled shoeboxes to children in more than
150 countries and territories. For many of these

children, the gift-filled
shoebox is the first gift
they have ever received.
For more information
on how to participate in
Operation Christmas Child,
call me at 810-724-0473 or
visit samaritanspurse.org/
occ. By going online to
give the suggested donation of $7 per shoebox gift,
participants can follow
their box to discover where
in the world it will be delivered. They can also pack a
shoebox gift online and
even upload a photo and
note of encouragement.
Sincerely,
Brenda Hardies
Relay Center
Coordinator
Imlay City
A privilege to have Rose in our lives

I want to thank you for
the lovely column and obituary about Rose Ruby in the
Tri-City Times. It was just
beautiful and Rose would
have been very pleased and
proud of all of you for all the
kind and wonderful words.

Rose has been a part of
our family for many years.
Our family has had the privilege to have her in our lives.
Rose has been a part of our
holiday celebrations and
family gatherings in Imlay

City, Attica and Dearborn
Heights. She always looked
forward to having her two
favorite things I would make
for her (squash and pecan
tarts).
We all dearly miss her

as much as she has mourned
with us for my sister, Myrtle
Hart. Thank you again.
Sincerely,
Joyce Salem
Dearborn Heights, MI
Five hot button issues to consider

When a man shows
you who he is...believe
him. When he talks like a
racist, tweets, behaves like
a racist, maybe you should
believe he its all true.
Hot button issues:
1. Right to bear arms.
How many ways do you
have to be told before you
hear it. Mrs. Clinton supports the 2nd Amendment

and our Constitution, and
our right to bear arms. But
laws are needed to keep
terrorists and criminals and
persons with mental health
issues from buying weapons.
2. Rowe v. Wade. There
is a separation between
Church and State in our
Constitution. Our government need not make medical decisions for womens
health. You can choose for
you and your family
according to your religion
and personal beliefs.
Everyone should have the
right to make their own

choice.
3. Worry about more
nuclear war that a crazy,
no-policy Trump would get
us into. How many of our
sons and daughters and us
would be killed in another
Letters page 11-A
o doubt everyone
feels the magic of this
time of year.
While the American
tradition has become a celebration of ghosts and
gore, of tricks and treats
and wearing masks and
disguises, spiritual practices from pagan to Christian
mark the dawning of the
dark time as powerful,
mysterious and even
sacred.
Where I come from,
All Saints and All Souls
daysalso observed at
this time of yearare
occasions to remember
those who have gone
before us.
In the Catholic tradition, All Saints Day is a
Holy Day of Obligation
that falls on November 1st
each year. Its a day dedicated to the saints who
have earned their place in
heaven.
All Souls Day, which
falls on November 2nd, is
a holy day thats dedicated
to remembering the dead,
and to offering prayers for
their release from purgato-
...

ry into heaven.
These days Im not
clear on whether or not
purgatory exists in
Catholicism any longer,
but it doesnt really change
the roots, nor the practices
of the day. Purgatory was
considered a place where
all souls landed to be perfected and cleansed before
going to heaven. Whatever
the current situation about
purgatory is, All Souls
Day is marked with
prayers and lighting candles for those whove
departed.
In some parts of Italy,
its also marked with the
feast of bagna caudaa
dip into the hot bath, so
to speak.
Ive written about this
delectable tradition before,

and Im resurrecting the
tradition once again
because much to my culinary delight, the Minolli
clan is prepping to gather
around the table and take
part againfor the first
time in several yearsthis
weekend.
In keeping with the
magic of the season,
bagna cauda has roots in
the harvest as well. In the
Piedmont region of Italy
where my sisters husband
Giancarlo is frombagna
cauda was a special way
to feast on the seasonal
bounty.
The dish was created
by the wine farmers of the
late Middle Ages to celebrate the vinting of the
new wine from a successful grape harvest.
Some say the simple,
peasant dish was forged to
oppose to the elaborate
cuisine of the wealthy
noble class. True or not,
most agree the dish was
created by farmers to highlight the vegetable harvestwhich included
heaps of garlicthe salted

anchovies that were preserved in barrels, and the
exotic, expensive olive oil,
which was imported from
another region in exchange
for the abundant grain,
butter and cheese produced
in the Piedemont region.
It was (and still is) a
dish to enjoy with company, for many to gather
around and enjoy. Bagna
Caudaalso referred to as
the garlic fondue of your
dreams, became a ritual
meal for the agricultural
community, who enjoyed
it around a bountiful table
with much gratitude to the
forces of nature and goodness that made it all possible.
We practice the tradition in much the same
waywith gratitude for
the bounty and blessings
and remembrance for those
whove gone before us and
made the blessed life we
live possible.
So, if youre ready, try
your own dip in the hot
bath. Heres how:
3/4 cup olive oil
lifeinitaly.com
Magical time of years seasonal tradition
Simple but delicious way to enjoy the harvest

on All Souls Day.
6 tablespoons (3/4
stick) unsalted butter,
room temperature
12 anchovy fillets
6 large garlic cloves,
chopped
Assorted fresh vegetables, cut into bite-size
pieces
1-pound loaf crusty
Italian or French bread, cut
into 2-inch sections.
Blend oil, butter,
anchovies and garlic in
processor until smooth.
Transfer oil mixture to
heavy medium saucepan.
Cook over low heat 15

minutes, stirring, occasionally. (Sauce will separate.)
Season with salt and pepper.
Pour sauce into fondue
pot or other flameproof
casserole. Set pot over
alcohol burner or gas table
burner to keep warm.
Serve with vegetables
and bread.
Experience heaven.
Bon appetito!
Email Catherine at
cminolli@pageone-inc.
com.
Walter Cronkite informs the nation of President

Kennedys death.
Air Forces to fly bombing
raids over Germany in a
B-17 Flying Fortress and
during a mission fired a
machine gun at a German
fighter. He also landed in
a glider and covered the
Battle of the Bulge. After
the war, he covered the
Nuremberg trials and
served as the United Press
main reporter in Moscow
from 1946 to 1948.
In 1950, Cronkite
joined CBS News in its
young and growing television division, recruited by
Edward R. Murrow. He
hosted several shows and
was a top-notch reporter.
On April 16, 1962,
Cronkite succeeded
Douglas Edwards as
anchorman of the CBS
Evening News.
For much of the 1960s
and 1970s, many of us
werent totally convinced
that something had really
happened until Walter
confirmed it. Any of us
who were alive at the time
will never forget Walter
Cronkite telling us that,
yes, President Kennedy
had been assassinated in
Dallas Texas on
November 22, 1963. His
soothing yet deep, authoritative voice was reassuring to us that the nation
would survive this tragedy.
On July 20, 1969 we
could see live pictures of
our astronauts on the
moon but Walters reaction, his Whew, and his
almost giddy response as
he sat next to astronaut
Wally Schirra watching,
was pretty much exactly
an honorable people who

lived up to their pledge to
defend democracy, and did
the best they could.
When President
Lyndon Johnson heard
him, he remarked, If Ive
lost Cronkite, Ive lost
Middle America. Johnson
announced his resignation
a few weeks later. The
negotiations Cronkite
spoke of began and lasted
for many more years
before the Vietnam War
came to a close.
Cronkite continued to
report on all of the major
LBJ knew if hed lost Cronkite, hed lost Middle

America.
as the rest of us felt. Did
we really just land on the
moon? If Uncle Walter
said so, we must have!
For most of the 1960s
America was involved in a
very unpopular war in
Southeast Asia. Our government was determined
to stop the spread of
Communism, fearing that
if South Vietnam fell, all
of the other countries in
the region would follow,
the Domino Theory. But
we were fighting an
unconventional enemy
who hid in tunnels, didnt
wear uniforms, etc. And
we were never sure how
much the Soviet Union
and China would get
involved.
For years, Cronkite
reported on the war.
Finally, in 1968, he went
to Vietnam to see for himself the situation. When he
returned he went on the
air and said we were, at
best, in a stalemate, and
said in part, it is increasingly clear to this reporter
that the only rational way
out then will be to negotiate, not as victors, but as
news events until March

6, 1981. The following
Monday Dan Rather took
over as anchor.
I feel comfortable in
saying that no other
broadcaster, with the possible exception of Edward
R. Murrow reporting from
London during World War
II, had, or will have, as
much of an impact on our
society. Uncle Walter died
at the age of 92 on July
17, 2009.
It would not surprise
me at all that in the great
studio in the sky Cronkite
is still informing everyone
of the days events. Ill bet
the Big Guy Himself is
not always sure of something until Walter Cronkite
informs Him. As Walter
would say, And thats the
way it is, Wednesday,
November 2, 2016. This is
Walter Cronkite, CBS
News, good night.
Note: Next Tuesday is
Election Day. I figure if I
dont vote, I cant complain. Be sure and vote.
Email Rick at
rick.liblong@cox.net.
Responding to hate with love...
ut responding to
hate with love is the
only way we can loosen its
stronghold on humanity.
And when I talk about
love, Im not referring to
some light airy feeling that
looks like a kissy-face
emoji and sounds like a
Richard Marx ballad. Im
referring to an emotion so
fierce and tenacious that it
leads to action.
Love defends the
defenseless without a hint
of defensiveness. Love disables bad habits and illuminates better choices. Love
stands up for the afflicted.
Love cooks for the hungry.
Love weeps with the
mourners. Love listens to
the disheartened. Love
steps away from the keyboard instead of typing an
angry retort. Love bandages the bleeding. Love
mends the broken. And,
unlike hate, love is eternal.
We must be agents of
love.
The
above is
quoted from
When You
Cant
Handle the
Hate found
on the (in)
courage
website
(www.
incourage.me).
Facebook had become
an open forum. During a
week when words were
barbed and political opinions were sharednot
always with gracesomeone who is dear to me posted the above words. We
dont agree. What I mean is
that through the discussions
we had become newly
aware that God is neither
Democrat nor Republican.
We had discovered that our
political propaganda had
come down to us through
different pipelines if you
know what I mean. And we

had learned to give each
other grace. The article
from which she had quoted
these words gave me
insight into the life experiences which had shaped her
thinking. Here are a few
other quotes I gleaned from
that article (by Angela
Nazworth)an article
prompted by the story of a
mom and her two little girls
lying in bed watching
Selma, and in which one of
the little girls buried her
head in her pillowsaying:
I cant watchI cant
handle all the hate.
So...what DO we do
when we cant handle the
hate? (in this or any other
situation)...Tuck ourselves
away in an indulgence?
Muzzle our mouths so we
wont say something
wrong? Fool ourselves into
believing that its not really
that bad? Focus instead on
a problem we think is even
worse? No. Although those

are usually the go-tos
when hate slams against
our lives even when we
desperately want to keep it
far away.
Nazworth closed her
article with the following
quote: Dear friends, let us
love one another, because
love is from God; and
everyone who loves has
been born of God and
knows God. It was that
kind of love of which she
wrote.
We may never agree
we come from different
places. And, truth be told
the choices with which
were faced leave room for
much reconciliation after
the election process is all
over. Perhaps thats where
her gifts, and perhaps even
mine, will come in.
Meanwhiledont forget
to VOTE!
Email Willene at
willenetanis@aol.com.
Learn the art of baking bread Nov. 7

IMLAY CITY
Retired Almont math
teacher Don Davenport is
known locally for many
things: serving as the Ruth
Hughes Memorial District

Librarys board president;
volunteering for the Red
Cross; and playing in the
Belle Valley Band.
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Maple tree ablaze with color is a beacon in the

fall landscape.
The meaning
of Carpe Diem
S
Photo provided
saw something recently

on the Internet that
reconfirmed that I am racing toward the Pearly
Gates, or wherever Im
going, at breakneck speed.
I read that Walter Cronkite
would have been 100
years old this Friday,
November 4. Uncle
Walter, 100? Yikes, it
seems like only yesterday
that every night at the end
of his newsAll the Liblong day.. cast I heard
the phrase
And thats
the way it
is from
what most
agreed was
the most
Rick
trusted man
Liblong in America.
Many of
you may not
have even heard of Walter
Cronkite. Its been more
than 35 years since he
retired from the CBS
Evening News. He has no
equivalent today. You are
as likely to get your news
from Twitter, Facebook,
the Internet, a text, phone
app or around-the-clock
cable as you are to be sitting in front of your television set at the dinner
hour listening to a network news anchor.
But back in the day,
from 1962 to 1981, most
people had no idea what
was happening in the
world until Walter
Cronkite told them. Oh,
there were other newscasts
to be sure, on local stations and the four networks but it really wasnt
until Cronkite expanded
the Evening News to 30
minutes from 15, the first
network news broadcast to
do so, did the world really
take notice of TV news.
Cronkite had been a print
journalist, another rarity
today. Many are just news
readers. He knew how to
be a reporter and discover
the news. He joined the
United Press in 1937 and
then became one of the
top American reporters in
World War II, covering
battles in North Africa and
Europe. He was one of
eight journalists selected
by the United States Army
Photo provided
Photo by Iris Lee Underwood
And thats the way it is...
One of his many other

hidden talents is bread
making, as the library staff
can attest. Youth Services
Librarian Mandy Summers
says all the staff look forward to Davenports weekly deliveries of homemade
bread.
Its
better
than
Christmas when that bread
walks through the door,
Summers grins.
Library staff have
enjoyed Davenports many
varieties of bread for years;
now everyone else can

too. Davenport
will
share his bread making
secrets at a special presentation on November 7 at
6:30 p.m. All are welcome
to attend.
For more information,
contact the library at 810724-8043.
The Ruth Hughes
Memorial District Library
is located at 211 N. Almont
Ave. in downtown Imlay
City. Visit www.ruthhuges.
org for more information.
igns of autumns tipping point are everywhere. This morning,

when I drove through our
Townsend Tunnel, the
canopy looked past its
prime, windrows deep
with golden leaves. You
have to watch a tree like a
pot about to boil. Turn
your head, and Natures
sophisticated chemistry
kicks in.
Perhaps tomorrow the
Tunnel will reach its full
gloryour red maples
will burst
into flame. I
Honest Living . . .
hope they
received the
magic mix
of cool
nights and
water for
their carotenoid pig
ments to
reveal their
most brilliant show.
Oh! The delightful
sounds of autumns
approaching end! Pruning
and raking. The shovels
rush to plant those nursery
bargains before Octobers
end. Yesterday, I transplanted four lavender
shrubs to the rhythm of
our neighbors plop of
wood upon a pile.
Fall is naturally congenial and social. Were
compelled to frolic in
Creations temperate season to pick pumpkins and
apples. Sip cider and eat
donuts. Trick-or-Treat. I
think it a remarkable
instinct in honor of
Natures harvest and
mans labor to produce it.
In high school, my
best friend Debbie claimed
fall was her favorite season. I preferred summer
because my family vacationed in Kentucky with
my kinfolk. One sunny
fall Saturday, Debbie and I
double dated with our
boyfriends to Yates Cider
Mill.
My world expanded that
afternoon. Id never seen
so many strangers in one
place having so much fun,
eating and laughing in picnic areas. Unawares, I was
learning to appreciate
Michigans seasonsthe
meaning of carpe diem.
What I remember most
of that blissful day is hiking in the woods. Debbies
boyfriend climbed trees
and hid. I participated.
The place and moment
settled into my soul and
sowed an unspoken desire
to raise my family
amongst a forest.
Life didnt work out
that way. I found our little
patch of property in
Addison Township too late
for our daughters to grow
up climbing trees. They
enjoy a good hike nonetheless.
Ive adapted from tree
climber to tree hugger.
Although I cannot identify
a Basswood from a Box
Elder, I know the leaf and
limb of the Catalpa and
Linden. Their blooms emit
a scent from Heaven.
Today, as I drove north
on Rochester Road, I saw
a Coopers hawk, then
another a mile later. Im
always surprised to see
their profile in a treetop
after months of camouflage.
I recalled what Richardson
Wright wrote in The
Gardeners Bed-Book.
Limb and structure step
forth. An intricate and
entirely different beauty
offers itself to view. The
tree enters on a rational,
scientific phase.
Dear Reader, its within this phase where the
sense of urgency to stow
away lawn furniture overcomes me. To compost the
asparagus with the hens
ripe bedding. To bake a
pie with my first homegrown apples. Doesnt a
brown butter and oat
streusel topping drizzled
with caramel sound delicious?
And when winter
comes, Ill appreciate the
wafting scent of my neighbors wood stove on my
walks to hug my naked
trees. Come March, Ill
watch for the first bud, a
tipping point to spring.
Email Iris at
irisleeu@sbcglobal.net.
Wiki-binges
ve heard the phrase;

theres nothing quite
like a good book.
Normally I would agree,
but I think I found a loophole.
Recently I went to see
the movie Miss Peregrines
Home for Peculiar
Children in theatres. My
main reasons for seeing
the movie were simple: I
love films directed by Tim
Burton, I find Eva Green
(who plays Miss
Peregrine) very attractive
and I love anything involving people with unusual
abilities or fantastical powers. I knew nothing about
the film, I didnt even
know it was based on a
book.
I enjoyed the film, but
it left me with so many
questions. I wanted to
know more about characters origins, how their
powers work and so on.
Movies never seem to provide the kind of details I
want. As the end credits
began I overheard a
woman next
Going with the flow..
to me mention something about
the book.
Aha! So
there was
place I could
get the
Paul
details I
Schwalbe
wanted.
I looked
into purchasing the kindle
version of the book and
was disappointed to learn
that the book has a number
of photos and handwritten letters and my kindle
was too old to support the
pictures. I also learned it
was a trilogy and not just
one book. Guess Id have
to get the paper copies...no
big deal, however, I had
made plans to see the
movie again with another
friend and this time I
wanted to be able to compare the film to the books,
except it was highly
unlikely that I could get all
Wiki-binges page 11-A
Town Talk
Editors note: Due to space constraints announcements will be
posted one week in advance of the
event. Notices must be received in
writing by noon Monday prior to
the publication date.
citizens meet the 2nd 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.
For Senior Citizens
Adults 55 and over are invited to

Berlin Twp. Senior Center to play
cards from noon-3 p.m. the 2nd
Wednesday of every month.
Bring a sack lunch, beverages
provided. Senior stretch exercise
on Tuesdays 10-11 a.m. Potluck
luncheons will be served the 4th
Tuesday of every month at noon.
Call 810-395-4518 for details.
Imlay City Senior Center - A new

class! Chair Yoga. Improve
breathing, circulation, strength
and flexibility. Very gentle, all
from a seated position. No moving up and down from the floor.
No
equipment
necessary!
Tuesdays 1-1:30 p.m. Classes
begin Oct. 4th. 724-6030.
Gentle Yoga Tuesdays from 9-10
a.m. at First Congregational
Church in Almont. Practice led
by Dina Miramonti, RYT.
Imlay City Senior Center Texas
Hold Em 12:30 p.m. For info
810-724-6030.
Gentle yoga, Wednesdays from
1-2 p.m. at the Imlay City Senior
Center. Practice led by Dina
Miramonti, RYT.
Dinner and an evening of card
playing with friends, 50/50 raffle
and prizes of high and low for
each table every 3rd Monday at
the Washington Senior Center,
57880 Van Dyke, Washington
Township, MI 48094, from 4-8
p.m. Call the center for further
details, 586-752-6543.
Swing Dance Lessons offered at
the Port Huron Senior Center,
600 Grand Avenue in Port Huron,
every Tuesday from 7:30-9 p.m.
and the 1st and 3rd Thursday of
the month from 7:30-9 p.m. with
instructors Lyle Malaski &
Kristina Morton. Call 810-9845061 for more information.
Council on Aging Membership is
open to individuals 18 and older.
The Capac Senior Center is open
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. weekdays.
We offer a variety of activities
such as fitness and craft classes, a
book review group, cards and
bus trips. Call Lori at 395-7889
for more information.
Almont and Dryden area senior
Ryan Smith, a certified alcohol

and drug counselor will be available at the Imlay City Seniors
Center on the 4th Thursday of
every month from 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Free Meals, Food

St. Pauls Lutheran Church
Food for Families kitchen is
open to the public for free, hot
meals every Monday and
Wednesday from 4-5:30 p.m.
This Heart Loves Food Pantry is
open the 1st 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 2nd
Tuesday of each month from
4:30-6 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 2nd and
4th Tuesday of each month from
4:30-6:30 p.m. For more information please call 810-724-0690
or visit www.atticaumc.org.
The Attica Food Bank at the
Attica United Methodist Church,
27 Elk Lake Rd., is open from 2-4
p.m. the 2nd and 4th Monday of
each month. Proof of residency
and need required.
The Capac Community Food
AFFORDABLE INDEPENDENT LIVING APARTMENTS WITH:
3 Nutritious Meals Daily

Compimentary Satellite TV
Life-enriching Activities
Light Housekeeping
Health Services
Available
www.SanctuaryatMapleVista.org
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 810-3951905.
The Capac Kitchen serves free
meals every Tuesday from 4:30-6
p.m. at Zion United Methodist
Church.
Free meals for people in need are
offered at the North Branch
Senior Center on Monday and
Thursday evenings from 5:30-7
p.m. Call 810-441-0322 for more
information.
Orchards Cupboard Food
Pantry is open the 3rd Saturday
of every month 9 a.m.-noon. Food
distributed at 74903 McKay Rd.,
Bruce Twp., 586-336-4673. www.
orchardsonline.org.
Museums
The Dryden Historical Society
meets at 7 p.m. the first
Wednesday of the month and the
museum opens every Monday
from 5:30-7 p.m.
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 now open for the 2016
season on Saturdays from 1 to 4
p.m. Stop by and view new exhibits and learn more about Imlay
Citys wonderful history. For
more information call 810-7241904.
The
Almont
Community
Historical Society Museum is
open from Saturday from 1-4
p.m. Please stop by and learn
about your community. Society
meetings are held at the museum
on the second Monday of the
month at 7 p.m. For more information call 810-796-3355.
Youth Events
Ready, Set, Go! Workshop. This
is a FREE workshop for 3-5 year
olds & parents/caregivers! Enjoy
fun projects that will develop
your childs skills and prepare
them for school! Children also
enjoy a snack, story time, and a
free book! Call the Family
Literacy Center today to reserve
your seat at 810-664-2737 and for
more information on dates and
times.
Play groups available. Free 6

week sessions. At these FREE 90
minute playgroups children will
participate in a storytime, developmentally appropriate games
and crafts, learn new skills, and
enjoy a snack and social time
with other children. Parents will
have the chance to talk to other
adults 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
Literacy Center at 810-664-2737.
Support Groups
Lapeer Area Citizens Against
Domestic Assault meets 1-3 p.m.
every Wednesday in the Lapeer
Court House for personal protection order clinic. For info 810246-0632.
Al-Anon Meeting 10 a.m. Fridays
at Family of Christ Lutheran
Church, 7191 E. Imlay City Rd.,
Imlay City. And on Mondays at 8
p.m. St. Paul Lutheran Church,
200 Cedar St., Imlay City.
FOR WIDOWED MEN &
WOMEN:
Lunch-CardsFriendship. Join us every 3rd
Tuesday of each month from
11:45 a.m.-4 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.widowedfriends.org.
Widowed Friends invites all widowed to join us for breakfast and
friendship in a safe setting every
2nd and 4th Monday of the
month at 9 a.m. at Seros, 925
Gratiot in Marysville. For more
information about our group, call
Julie at 810-388-0868.
Lapeer County Families Against
Narcotics group meets the second
Tuesday of the month at Faith
Christian Fellowship, 69 W.
Nepessing St. in Lapeer. Call 810667-0119 for more information or
email faithchrist09@aol.com.
TOPS 620 Lapeer weight- loss
group meets Tuesday nights at
the Hunters Creek Mobile Home
Park Club House, 725 DeMille
Rd. in Lapeer. Weigh-in from
6-6:30 p.m., meeting from 6:307:30 p.m. For more information,
call 810-664-7579.
TOPS 888 (Take Off Pounds
Sensibly) meets Wednesdays at
the 25 Pine Ridge Dr. in Lapeer.
Weigh-in at 8:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m.
meeting. Call Linda at 810-2453955 or Phyllis 810-395-7035 for
more information.
For those that have experienced
the death of a loved one, a support group is available facilitated
by a trained United Hospice
Service (UHS) bereavement volunteer. Marlette Regional
Hospital, 2770 Main Street in
Marlette, hosts this support
group the 1st Friday of each
month at 10 a.m. in the
Administration
Conference
Room. For more information,
call 800-635-7490 or visit www.
marletteregionalhospital.org.
Fundraisers
In Goodland Twp., the Goodland
Community Church, 2008 N. Van
Dyke (at the corner of M-53 and
Armstrong Rd.), is hosting a
Harvwest Dinner from 4:30-7
p.m. on Nov. 10. Dinner includes
turkey and all the trimmings,
dessert and beverages. Takeouts
available. Free for children 5 and
under. A Chinese auction will also
be held. Proceeds benefit community outreach projects.
Operation Christmas Child dropoff location: Imlay City Christian
Reformed Church, 395 N. Cedar
Street, Imlay City, MI. National
collection week is Nov. 14-21.
Times: Mon., Nov. 14 - 10 a.m.-2
p.m.; Tues., Nov. 15 - 4-6 p.m.:
Wed., Nov. 16 - 4-6 p.m.; Thurs.,
Nov. 17 - 4-6:30 p.m.; Fri., Nov.
18 - 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Womans Life Chapter 855 is
hosting a Bottle & Can Drive
now until Wed., Dec. 7. Proceeds
to benefit the Wings of The
Harbor transitional living program for homeless youth in Port
Huron, St. Clair County.
Womans Life Insurance Society
will match the first $500 raised!
For drop-off locations call, 810392-5136.
The Imlay City Christian School
is holding a fundraiser for
TAFFY (Tuition Assistance
Fundraising For Youth). Come
join us for euchre the 2nd
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, call 810-724-5695.
Medical Care
Lapeer
County
Health
Department, 1800 Imlay City
Rd.,
Lapeer
Regular
Immunization Clinic Hours:
(held in 2nd floor clinic area)
Mondays 1-3:30 p.m. Walk-In,
Wednesdays 8:30 a.m.-11:30 p.m.
By Appointment Only, Thursdays
c
AREA UNITED
METHODIST
CHURCHES
(ELCA)
200 North Cedar (M-53)

Imlay City, MI
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
Dryden
U.M.C.
Worship 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Pastor Alan Casillas
15
810-796-3341
15
Sunday School - 9:15 am - All Ages

Sunday Service: 10:30 am
Junior Church and Nursery Available
Bible Studies Every
Monday and Tuesday Evenings
Tuesday Morning
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15
15
15
700 Maple Vista, Imlay City
810-724-1135
586.336.4673
M-T-Thurs-Fri 8 am Wed. 10 am
First Sat. 8 am
Weekend Masses
Sat. 5 pm
Sun. 9 am - English
11 am - Spanish
Reconciliation 1/2 hr. before each Mass &4pm Sat.
Father Paul Ward
15
670 N. Van Dyke

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

Corner of Almont Road
810-395-2409
810-724-3306
COME WORSHIP WITH US!
John Barker, Minister
15
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Worship Service: 10:00 am
15
Family of
Christ
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
7191 Imlay City Road
Imlay City
Educational Hour - 9:15 am
Worship Time - 10:30 am
Phone 810-724-2620
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PASTOR KEN RENARD
6835 Weyer Road Imlay City, MI48444
Sunday 2:30 pm
Tuesday 7:00 pm
Friday Youth 7:00 pm
firstapostolichome.com
15
Sunday Mornings
10:30 am
COME & MAKE A

DIFFERENCE WITH US! 15
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Light of Christ
Community
Wayne Boyd, Pastor
Church
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
GATEWAY
ASSEMBLY
1 Mile South of I-69 Overpass

Sunday Worship 10:30 am
Phone: 810-724-6999
15
(ELCA) 109 E. Kempf Court Capac, MI
(810) 395-7557
Phone: 810-724-8110
Pastor Jeffrey S. Krist
2720 Winslow Road

ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN CHURCH
Supervised child care during all services
Adult & Children's Sunday School 9:00 a.m.

Children's Church during service.
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
Almont
First Baptist Church
2796 S. Van Dyke Road - Imlay City

Morning Worship - 8:55 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
Evening Service - 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday Family Night - 6:45 p.m.
74903 McKay Rd., Romeo
Weekday Masses
Imlay City
Church of Christ
2008 N. Van Dyke

Box 82
810.724.1747
Come Grow With Us!
Sacred Heart
Catholic Church
West Berlin
U.M.C.
Goodland
Community
Church
Imlay City
C.R.C.
810-724-4315
Come as you are - everyone is welcome!
810-724-0687
email: nlcc@newlifechristian.net
www.newlifechristian.net
Pastor Tim Martin
Sunday 10 a.m. Service 15
395 N. Cedar (M-53)

www.imlaycitycrc.org
Worship 10:00 a.m.
Youth Ministry
MOPS Program
Community Mens & Womens
Bible Studies
Church 810-395-2112
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
5394 Main Street - Dryden
Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.

Rev. Curtis Clarke
810-724-2702
810-724-1200
14952 Imlay City Rd., Capac
Imlay City
U.M.C.
859 N. Van Dyke Road

Imlay City, Michigan 48444
4411 Newark Road

Attica, MI 48412
Capac
U.M.C.
Attica
U.M.C.
Pastor Patricia Hoppenworth

Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.
EVERYONE WELCOME!
St. Pauls
Lutheran Church
15
Monday - Friday: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Sunday 10:00 a.m.

Sunday School
9:00 a.m. September thru May
Staffed Nursery During Worship 15
Christ Evangelical First Congregational Church

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

(Corner of 5th Street)
810-724-7855
810-724-6207

Sunday 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
15
4331 Capac Road

Capac, MI 48014
810-395-7572
www.stnicholascapac.com
Weekday Masses are held at

St. John The Evangelist Church
Weekend Masses:
Sunday - 11:00 a.m.
Rev. Mike Gawlowski, Pastor 15
Sunday School &Morning Adult Group 9:30 a.m.

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

Evangelist
Catholic Church
872 Capac Rd.
Allenton, MI 48002
810-395-7074
www.stjohnsallenton.com
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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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
Wed., Thurs. & Fri. 8:30 a.m.
11:00 am - SUNDAY SCHOOL & BIBLE CLASS
Weekend Masses:
ALL WELCOME!!!
Saturday - 6:00 p.m.
Pastor Steven Helms
Sunday - 9:00 a.m.
Christian Preschool Available 15
Rev. Mike Gawlowski, Pastor 15
1-3:45 p.m. By Appointment

Only. Additional Immunization
Clinics Offered: By Appointment
Only (held in 2nd floor clinic
area). Walk-In (held in lower
level). For additional information, to check if we accept your
insurance, or to schedule an
appointment please call 810-6670448.
Free hearing and vision screens
for children of preschool age are
available at the Lapeer County
Health Department. To schedule
an appointment please call 810667-0448 or 810-245-5549.
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 and
have their blood pressure read
for free.
Events
3rd Annual St. Josephs
Sportsmens Dinner - Nov. 5, 5-9
p.m., at Brown City VFW Hall,
7108 Maple Valley Rd. Brown
City, MI. For folks who love the
great outdoors ages 16-116. Now
selling tickets and looking for
sponsors. For ticket information:
Tony Hohmann 810-824-6227.
Attica United Methodist is hosting a craft sale and harvest dinner (turkey with all the trimmings) on Thursday, Nov. 3 from
12-2 p.m. and 5-7 p.m. For more
details call 810-724-0690.
Cookie Walk - 9 a.m., Dec. 10 at
St. Nicholas Catholic Church
Hall, 4331 Capac Rd., Capac, MI.
Info: 810-395-2049.
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.
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.
Club News
Euchre is back at the Almont
Lions Club, the second Saturday
of every month (except
December) through May. Doors
open at 6:30 p.m., and the games
begin at 7 p.m. Entry fee provides
the player with 10 games of
Euchre with a light meal at the
break. The Almont Lions Club is
located at 222 Water Street in
downtown Almont. For more
information please contact the
club at (810) 798-3333. And, as
always, all funds generated from
Euchre nights benefit local charities.
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
of Imlay City, Post 2492, 598 N.
Almont Ave. (Fairgrounds Rd.)
Overseas Veterans Meetings 2nd
Thursday, every other month, 7
p.m.; Post Meetings 1st Thursday
every month, 7 p.m.; Auxiliary
Meetings 1st Saturday of every
month, 2 p.m.
Almont/Dryden Masons meets 7
p.m. every 2nd Thursday of the
month at Masonic Center in
Almont.
The Imlay City American Legion
Post 135 meets the 2nd 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 p.m. For
more information, call Lisa, 810358-7294.
Markets
Attention Cottage Food Vendors
- The Market Lexington is currently looking for Cottage Food
Vendors for the 2016 market season. Contact Kristen Kaatz, 810404-7570 for stall space and pricing.
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 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.
Letters Continued:
from page 8-A
world war?
4. The environment.
Industry has polluted our
water and air. We all will be
in Flints water shoes. So
why would you want less
environmental regulations
on pollution. Industry
wants less regulation to
make higher profits. You
cant drink or breathe

money. We only have one
Earth!
4. Trump has accepted
and praised his support
from militia groups. He is a
loose cannon, and a cannons only purpose is to
destroy. Like all great
con men, he says trust
me. Trust what he says
and his tax returns say.
Trust he will choose a great

team. Trump has never
been one to listen to anyone. He has only done what
he wants and what is best
for him to make money.
5. None of us like that
Hillary used her own server
and the email mess wasnt
a good choice. But she has
spent her 30 year career in
public service to make the
country a better place for

children and families. Has
she made some choices that
were misguided? Yes.
However, her lifes mission
is about helping others.
For my children, grandchildren and great-grandchildrens future on this
planet, Hillary has my vote.
Gretchen Anderson
Almont
Dryden Boosters host successful Golf Outing

The pouring rain on
September 17th postponed
the annual Dryden Athletic
Boosters Golf Outing until
October 1st.
Unfortunately, the rain
fell on that day too, but that
didnt dampen spirits. We
were able to get all 18 holes
of golf in at the Lapeer
Country Club. Golf Outing
Chairperson Jeff Sliman
did a fantastic job organizing the fundraiser, and it
also would not have been
possible without the wonderful team of volunteers.
The Athletic Boosters
would like to thank the
many businesses, individual sponsorships, and very
generous donations from
many in the community. A

big thank you to Masters
Automotive; Knox Lawn
and Landscape; Raab
Plumbing;
Diamond
Realty; Instant Maintenance
(Brian and Lisa Johnson);
Lenny Millers; Mill Street
Station; Jonik Family;
McMasters Koss (Matt
Jonik); Hollow Corners
Veterinary Services; MKG
Certified
Public
Accountants; Rozanski
Family; Local Waste
Services; Hanks Guns;
Dryden Elementary PTA;
Grondins Hair Centers;
Dryden Veterans; Dryden
High School teachers; Kim
and Eric Fleming; Lomako
Masonry; Innovative Real
EstateChris Furgerson;
Rosy Brothers; Dryden Bar
& Grill; Dryden Elementary
School teachers; Dryden
Elementary SchoolLove
Like Lori; Romeo Ford;
Kim Hudson & Family;
proud grandparents Richard
& Joan Vallad; Haddad &
Haddad Attorneys at Law;
Dave and George Morris;
AVI Foodsystems; Carls
Golfland; Finnigan Family;
Hideaway Lanes; Dave and
Kris Anderson; Sliman
Family;
Mark Wagner
Family; Curatolo Family;
and Lapeer Country Club.
First place in the
Womens Division was the
foursome of Deanna
Harbar, Kelli Schenkel,
Myrna Harbar, and Debra

Hermann.
Allan and Sarah Ferrett,
along with partners Trevor
and Gina Crean, were the
winners in the Mixed
Division.
Mens Division winners were Carl Grondin Sr.,
K.C.
Grondin,
Cub
Grondin,
and
Chris
Furgerson.
The Dryden community is a special one, and the
support
the
Athletic
Boosters receive on a regular basis is sincerely appreciated.
Deanna Knox,
President
Dryden Athletic Boosters
Dryden
Almont home decorating contest winners

In
Almont
its
Halloween and the Almont
Area
Chamber
of
Commerce salutes the citizens of Almont for their
community spirit in decorating for this Halloween
season. The leaves have
brilliant colors, the frost
has been on the pumpkins
and on a beautiful Saturday
this years 19th Annual
Spooky Time Bash festivities were kicked off at
Almonts
community
park. Over 300 young
and old revelers enjoyed

hay rides, live music, prizes candy, face painting,
balloon artists and Sparkle
the Clown, and a costumed
Pet Parade; a perfect day
that reflects the advantage
of living in Almont.
If you havent looked
at all the decorating, we
urge you to take some
time to see all the beauty
that Almont has this
Halloween season! If you
have not experienced a
small town like Almont,
you would miss one of the

more memorable experiences that we have to
offer.
The Almont Area
Chamber of Commerce
announced
its
2016
Spooky Time Halloween
Home Decorating Contest
winners are Derek & Jo
Ann Rottman, at 313
School Street; second
placeRon & Karen
Salswedel, at 656 Heim
Court in Westwinds
Subdivision and third
placeRoger John, at 535

McIntosh in the Orchard
Subdivision on the east
side of Almont. You will
find
the
wonderful
Halloween spirit through
our neighborhoods. We
urge you to take a drive
and see all the beauty that
Almont has this holiday
season. The kids and the
adults are in for a treat!
Thanks,
Board of Directors
Almont Area
Chamber of Commerce
Vote to keep their hands off your dollars

When I was readying
to retire, a retired friend
told me to be careful,
because he had costs he
hadnt expected. I didnt
want to believe him,
because frankly, I didnt
want it to be true.
We deserve our retirements to be happy and
worry free. With every
paycheck, we contribute to
Social
Security
and
Medicare so that an income
and benefits will be ready
to support us. It is our
money, being saved for
when we need it.
For this reason, I am

always concerned about
plans the Republicans put
forth to privatize Social
Security or to give us a
voucher for Medicare.
Giving our Social Security
dollars to Wall Street was
proposed in 2008 by the
Republicans, but it didnt
pass through Congress. Do
you remember what happened in 2009? When our
economy collapsed? OUR
Social Security savings
would have vanished, like
most of the value of the
stock market. What would
Congress have said to us

then? Sorry, your benefits
will be halved?
In
2012,
VicePresidential
candidate
Republican Paul Ryan
made his budget platform
featuring privatizing Social
Security again, and added
that seniors would be given
a voucher to shop for their
own health care, eliminating Medicare as we now
know it. Economists
looked at his plan and said
the voucher was not nearly
enough. Thank heavens he
wasnt elected.
So, if you have a

Republican asking for your
vote to be your representative
in
Washington,
beware, because there is a
definite theme here and
they likely support privatizing Social Security and
Medicare. Your vote
should tell them to keep
their hands off YOUR dollars. If we are worried
about running out of
money for either program,
they can be fixed and
should be.
Carolyn Medland
Lapeer Twp.
Holowka has earned himself another term

I have known Judge
Nick Holowka since he
moved to Lapeer County
as an Assistant Prosecuting
Attorney in 1978. I have
known Dave Richardson
since he opened his first
office in Lapeer in my law
office in 1987.
As an attorney for
more than 40 years in
Lapeer I have had the
privilege and honor to
have practiced law before

all 12 judges who have
served Lapeer County
since 1976 and many
other judges in surrounding counties. While I have
not agreed with all of
Judge Holowkas decisions over the years (or
any other judges decisions for that matter) I
have always found that his
decisions are based upon
the law and the facts of

the case and within the
range of reason upon
removing my advocates
glasses. I would add that I
have found that Judge
Holowka is among the
most prompt and courteous judges that I have
appeared before.
Based upon my many
years of professional contact with both candidates,
there is no question in my
mind that Judge Nick
Holowka has earned
another six-year term as a
Judge of the 40th Circuit
Court for Lapeer County.
If you have any questions
about the race, please call
me.
Very truly yours,
Robert W. Thomas
Attorney at Law
Lapeer
I am writing in support
of Judge Nick Holowka as
Lapeer County Circuit
Judge. I have been an attorney for 29 years and have
seen judges all over the
State. Judge Holowka is
one of the finest judges I

have ever observed on the
bench. He follows the law.
He always treats witnesses,
parties, and attorneys with
dignity and courtesy. I have
watched him carefully dur-
ing intense lengthy trials

when nerves can easily
fray. Despite that intense
stress, he always remains
calm and courteous and follows the law. This is exactly the kind of judge I want
to remain on the bench.

Dont forget to turn to the
non-partisan part of your
ballot and vote to make
sure that happens.
Timothy W. Denney
Lapeer
Holowka is one of the finest on the bench
Judge Lane reflects justice to all citizens

I am a retired Criminal
Justice professional. During
the course of my career I met
Judge Cynthia Lane when
she was starting her practice.
I have followed her career
since. I have found her to be
professional at all times, and
her decisions from the bench
to reflect justice to all citi-
zens, including the victim

and the offender. Decisions
by judges are not easily
made. Judge Lane has proven she will make the correct
decision even if it is controversial. That is a quality we
want in a judge. Justice must
make the victim whole while
staying within the guidelines
set by the law.

Judge Lane is also an
active citizen in our county
working for many organizations year round. She is by
far the most qualified individual; she has earned the
honor of serving our country
for a second term. For the
reasons stated in this letter
and for many unmentioned

reasons she has my total
support, endorsement and
vote.
Sincerely,
Michael S. Berro, MA
Supervisor: Michigan
Dept. of Corrections
(Retired)
Port Huron
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Lauwers seeks third

term in 81st District
By Maria Brown
ST. CLAIR COUNTY

Dan Lauwers is seeking his third and final term
in the Michigan House
where he represents St.
Clair
Countys
81st
District. The Republican is
being challenged on the
November ballot by
Democrat
Stewart
Sternberg.
The 81st District
includes includes a large
swath of St. Clair County
including Lynn, Mussey
and Berlin townships and
the Village of Capac.
Lauwers, who first
came to office in 2012,
said his reason for seeking
office hasnt changed in
the last four years.
I want Michigan to be
a state where your kids can
stay and build a career and
family, he said.
He seeks to keep serving in Lansing because he
loves what he does.
Helping people solve
problems by connecting
them with the right
resources makes this a
very rewarding job,
Lauwers said.
The
Brockway
Township resident counts
several accomplishments
in his most recent term
including the elimination
Dan
Lauwers
of
the
states film
s u b s i d y,
reauthorization of
t
h
e
MAEAP
program
(Michigan
Agriculture Environmental
Assurance Program) and
PA 116 reform.
We were paying people to spend money in
Michigan...it had nothing
to do with tax credits, he
said of the subsidy that
legislators voted to nix.
Governor Rick Snyder
signed the bill in July
2015.
Looking
ahead,
Lauwers said lawmakers
have made progress on
whittling down the states
debt but theres more work
to do, noting $20 million
in long term liabilities
have been paid off but
some $50 billion remain
We have to remain
disciplined and continue
to pay off the credit card
bill we seemed to have
maxed out. Hopefully in a
few more years we can
have that paid off, he
said.
Sternberg, of Algonac,
could not be reached for
comment by press time.
Ordinance enforcement
issue on Goodland ballot
GOODLAND TWP.
Voters will be asked to
decide a millage proposal
that will raise funds to
support enforcement of
township ordinances.
The .04 levy would
run from 2016 to 2019,
and would raise about
$23,444 in 2016. The
amount translates to 40
cents for every one-thousand dollars of taxable
property.
If approved, the millage would cover costs
related to enforcement of
ordinances, such as blight,
dangerous buildings and
the like, and would help
cover cleanup and/or
demolition costs, attorney
fees and court costs.
According to township
officials, the proposal was
created in response to
numerous
concerns
expressed by citizens
regarding blight and dangerous buildings located
in the township. The issue
was placed on the ballot to
let voters decide if theyd
be willing to support such
enforcement.
Books, books, books!

ALMONT Just in time for the holidays,
ReLiteration used books is hosting an inventory
reduction sale. Throughout the entire month of
November, ReLiteration is offering 30 percent off all
books in stock. No books will be accepted or purchased during the sale. ReLiteration used books is
located at 610 S. Main Street (near The Mill) in
Almont. Call 810-706-0220 for details.
Wiki-binges:
from page 9-A
three books and finish
them in less than three
days (I might have been
able to without sleep).
So I turned to the only
other place I figured I
could get all the information I wanted fast
enough...the internet! Thus
another wiki-binge began.
The term, wiki-binge, is
loosely defined as staying
on wikipedia for hours on
end, clicking on one linked
term to the next, in a type
of informational binge,
and thats exactly what I
did. Starting on the home
page of thepeculiarchildren.wikia.com, I followed
link after link until I had
read every single page.
All in all, it took me
about four hours and Im
certain I can keep up with
anyone whos actually
read the books. In fact I
might know a bit more.
Some of the perks of wiki
pages are in depth character bios, location bios, and
occasionally concept
explanations as well as
more. Furthermore, the
wiki-binge was faster than
reading the books, which
is not always the case (I
could spend a decade on

The Lord of the Rings
pages).
For me, wiki-binges
are like reading interactive
books. I get to choose
what I want to learn about
next and simply click the
link. Each time a new
Marvel or DC superhero
movie comes out I turn to
wikis to learn more about
the characters without
reading the comics. I also
have a tendency to get too
impatient playing video
games and will instead
read my way through
the entirety of a game via
wiki-binge.
After seeing the movie
for the second time, my
friend and I were discussing various parts of the
film and she looked at me
and said, are you sure
you didnt read these
books?
I just smiled. It wasnt
quite the same as reading a
good book, but in my
opinion, it was pretty
close.
For those of you who
are curious, dont worry,
Ill read the books eventually...maybe.
Email Paul at
staff@pageone-inc.com.
Two challenge Betcher for top spot in Dryden

Thiemkey, Roszczewski toss hats in the ring
By Tom Wearing
Products after 32 years,

Betcher says he now has
more time to devote to matDRYDEN Perennial ters affecting Dryden resiVillage President Pat dents.
Betcher will face two chal- Ive been doing this a
lengers in the Tues., Nov. 8 long time, he said. I like
election.
the job and have the knowl Also seeking the vil- edge and experience to help
lage presidency are long- keep the village moving
time Dryden residents, forward.
Elizabeth Thiemkey and Betcher alluded to
Stan Roszczewski.
some unfinished projects
Pat Betchers time on he would like to see through
the Dryden Village Council to their fruition; including a
dates back to the early $1.5 million stormwater
1990s, while his tenure as sewer and infrastructure
village president began project scheduled to be
around 2000.
completed in 2018.
With more than 15 Fortunately, the project
years at the helm, Betcher is the beneficiary of a Rural
feels he is well equipped to Task Force Grant totaling
serve in that capacity for $582,000, less than half the
another four years.
cost of the project.
Retired from L&L The project will
include new storm sewers,

infrastructure and renovating Main Street from the
Polly Ann Trail to Union
Street, said Betcher. Its
going to cost about $1.5
million, and were trying to
do it without raising taxes,
which means eating up
much of our fund balance.
While financial challenges lie ahead, Betcher
said he is pleased with the
job the Dryden Village
Council has been doing to
manage those challenges.
Im happy with the
board right now, he said.
We dont always agree,
but were getting things
done.
Betcher noted that the
village council is officially
being reduced to five members with the upcoming
election, having operated

with that number or fewer
for some time.
Im also pleased with
the job our DPW department and village government have been doing, he
said. We have a pretty
stable situation right now.
Challenger Elizabeth
Thiemkey believes the
time has come for someone
other than Betcher to lead
the villages government.
Its definitely time for
a change, said Thiemkey.
Things have been statusquo for a long time. Id like
to see some new ideas and
new blood in that position.
Thiemkey added that
she welcomes greater participation in local government and wishes that more
people would attend village
meetings.
She agreed that the
Obituaries
~ Marie J. Bossard, 83 ~
Marie J. Bossard, age
83 of Oakland Twp., formerly of Imlay City died
October 26, 2016. Beloved
wife of Robert for 62
years; loving mother of
Mark (Pamela Colburne)
Bossard of Bradenton, FL
and Jeff (Laura) Bossard
of Brighton, UT; dear
grandmother of Karl and
Marissa, both at Clemson
University; sister of
Daniel, Tom, and the late
Donald Crisan.
Marie graduated from
Imlay City High School in
1950. She was a member

of the First Baptist Church
of Lake Orion. Marie
retired after 30 years with

AT&T and was a member
of the AT&T Pontiac
Union Retirees and the
Red Hat Society.
She was a Master
Gardener and member of
the Lapeer Area
Horticulture Society. Marie
was known for her beautiful gardens and most of all
her generosity and sharing
of her plants and flowers
to many people. There are
a lot of beautiful yards
around the community
blessed by her.
Funeral Service was

Tuesday, November 1,
2016, at the First Baptist
Church of Lake Orion, 255
E. Scripps Rd., Lake
Orion.
In lieu of flowers, suggested memorials to the
church for Missions.
Online condolences,
www.modetzfuneralhomes.
com.
Funeral arrangements
made by Modetz Funeral
Home & Cremation
Service, Silverbell Chapel,
Orion, Michigan.
~ Nancy Held, 77 ~
Nancy Held, age 77,
of Imlay City, died Friday,
October 28, 2016 at
McLaren Lapeer Region.
Nancy Lou Nemeth
was born August 17, 1939
in Lapeer, MI. She is the
daughter of the late Louis
and the late Ida (Nolty)
Nemeth. She grew up in
Detroit and was a 1958
Cass Tech High School
graduate. Nancy went on
to earn her Bachelor
degree as an English
major from Oakland
University.
She married David
Otto Held on February 27,
1960 in Detroit, MI. They
lived in the Utica/Shelby
Township area before
moving to the Imlay City
20 years ago.
Nancy was employed
by Exemco Publishing for
20-plus years as a technical writer for military
vehicle repair and assembly manuals.
She loved puns, jokes,
and one-liners.
Nancy is survived by
her husband, David Otto
Held; her daughter, Laura
Ann (Robert) Shaw of St.
Clair, MI; and her son,
James (Kathy) Held of
Shelby Twp., MI; four
grandchildren: Michelle
Shaw, Danielle Held,
Richard King, and James
King; and two greatgrandchildren: Samuel
and Victoria.
She was preceded in
death by her brother,
James Nemeth.
A memorial service
will be held 4:00 pm,
Saturday, November 5,
2016 at Muir Brothers
Funeral Home of Imlay
City, 225 N. Main Street,
Imlay City, MI.
The family will be
available for visitation
from 2-4 p.m., Saturday,
November 5, 2016 at
Muir Brothers Funeral
Home of Imlay City.
Please be sure to sign our
on-line register book
muirbrothersfh.com.
Lapeer. He retired from

General Motors after
working many years at
the Fisher Body plant.
Bert was a long-term
member of St. Paul
Lutheran Church, Lapeer.
He is survived by son:
Rick (Pat) Stier of Imlay
City; grandchildren:
Joseph Stier, Aaron
(Cayenne) Stier; eight
great-grandchildren as
well as many nieces,
nephews and friends.
Mr. Stier was preceded in death by his wife,

Elsie Stier (in 2004);
brother, Louis Stier; sister, Margaret Bently as
well as his parents.
Berts visitation will
be 2-8 p.m. Thursday
November 3, 2016 at
Muir Brothers Funeral
Home, Lapeer. His funeral will be 11:00 a.m.
Friday November 4, 2016
at St. Paul Lutheran
Church officiated by
Pastor Marv Ramthun

and Pastor Andrew
Johnson. Burial will
immediately follow in
Mt. Hope Cemetery with
military honors under the
auspices of the American
Legion Post #16 Honor
Guard.
Memorial contributions may be made to St.
Paul Lutheran Church,
Lapeer. Condolences may
be shared at www.
MuirBrothersLapeer.com.
~ Stanley G. Stover, 77 ~
Stanley Gene Stover,
77, a long-time resident of
Shelby Township and formerly of Imlay City, died
Sunday, October 30, 2016.
Stanley was born to
Leland and Ruth Stover in
Lum, Michigan, on June
14, 1939. He graduated
from high school and made
the move to the Shelby/
Utica area shortly thereafter. Stanley began working
at a local gas station and
garage and went on to own
and operate the garage for
many years. Being a local
businessman, Stanley
stayed very active in the
community and held several offices in Shelby
Township, including
Treasurer for a couple
years. He was also an
active member of the
Fraternal Order of Police,

lodge 142, for over 40
years, and a member of the
First Baptist Church of
Washington for over 50
years.
Stanley was far from
being all work and no play,
though. He loved the outdoors and especially deer
season. He enjoyed any
time he could get in the
woods and breathe in that
northern Michigan air.
Stanley was a big sports
fan who loved his Detroit
teams and his local high
school teams equally as
much. He not only continued to play softball until
he was 68, but he was also
a softball coach when his
girls were playing in high
school. But above anything
else, he loved his family
and would happily give up

everything to spend time
with his wife and daughters, and racing scooters
with his beloved grandchildren. His kind and gentle
spirit will be missed by all
who knew him.
Stanley was preceded
in death by his parents,
Leland and Ruth, and his

brother, Jack.
He is survived by his
wife of 51 years, Bonnie;
his children, Sonya (Tom)
Hartmann and Tammy
(Robert) Spitzbarth; his
grandchildren: Jason,
Nick, Rebecca,
Alexandria, Michael,
Ashley, and Austin; his
siblings: Sandra (Tom)
Bradburn, Carol (the late
Marv) McTavish and
Leonard (Laura) Stover;
and several nieces and
nephews.
A memorial gathering
was held on Tuesday,
November 1, 2016, at the
Gramer Funeral Home,
Diener Chapel, 48271 Van
Dyke Avenue, Shelby
Township, Michigan
48317.
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ident, a position he held

some time ago.
A Dryden resident for
more than 40 years,
Roszczewski has raised his
children and been active in
the community for many
years.
He is currently retired
from Ford Motor Co. and is
the owner of Stans Place
storage facility at 5711
Main Street.
As a longtime Dryden
businessman with degrees
in Mechanical Engineering
and Business Management,
Roszczewski says has the
know-how and experience
to assume the duties of village president.
While he believes
Betcher performs adequately in his current role,
Roszczewski would like to
see greater transparency
between the village president and community members, as well as with fellow
board members.
He said now that the
Dryden Village Council is
being reduced to just five
members, those members
need to be included and
well informed of all pertinent matters affecting the
village.
Id just like to see us
be more open, says
Roszczewski. All information needs to be translated to the council as a
whole.
Roszczewski says he
wants to provide Dryden
residents with an alternative option to Betcher, who
has held the presidency for
nearly 16 years.
Its a matter of giving
our residents a choice, he
says. Pat has run uncontested for some time, so I
decided to throw my hat in
the ring.
Even if his bid for
council president fails,
Roszczewski will remain
on the council.
He is currently serving
out the remainder of his
term.
Four in race for two

seats in Lynn Twp.
By Maria Brown
~ Bertram Ralph Stier, 96 ~

Bertram Ralph Stier,
96, of Lapeer, died
Wednesday October 19,
2016. He was born
September 20, 1920 in
Lapeer to parents Louis
Lewie and Clara (Hunt)
Stier.
Mr. Stier proudly
served his country in the
United States Army; stationed in England and
France. Bert married
Elsie R. Stenzel on
December 25, 1941 in
upcoming storm sewer

project is critical to the villages future, though it will
tap deeply into the villages
financial well.
Thats going to be a
big project, Thiemkey
said. I know weve been
approved for a grant, but
we need to look at all other
available monies to complete that job. Hopefully,
the project can be completed without having to pass a
millage and raising taxes.
Growing and stimulating Drydens downtown
business district is also high
on Thiemkeys list of
things to do if elected village president.
Thiemkey,
whose
brother, Chris Bayer, once
owned
the
former
ChuckWagon restaurant in
Dryden, said she has a
vested interested in the
community.
She is married and has
three grown children and
eight grandchildren, whose
roots are in Dryden.
Thiemkey currently
serves as Chairperson of
Drydens
Downtown
Development Authority.
Though she wants to
see the business district
grow and thrive, she is not
willing to sacrifice the
communitys unique charm
in the process.
I think it is very important that we maintain our
small-town atmosphere,
said Thiemkey. I would
like to see more parking
downtown,
especially
down by Memorial Park
and the Polly Ann Trail
(trail head).
She noted that when
the Polly Ann Trail group
held its recent Trail Ride,
there were not adequate
parking spaces to accommodate visitors and those
riding horses along the
trail.
Stan Roszczewski is
yet another well-known
Dryden resident who would
like to serve as village pres-
LYNN TWP.
Theres a four-way race for

two trustee seats on the
November ballot and at
least one of the top two
vote-getters will gain a seat
on the board as neither a
Democrat or Republican.
Incumbent Art Miller, a
Republican, looks to earn
another term. The other
three
candidates
Constance Kendzierski,
Mark Preston and Glenn
Sierackifiled for the seat
with no stated party affiliation. April Jedrzejczak who
currently serves as the
other board trustee, sought
the treasurers office in the
August primary but incumbent Gary Drain emerged
victorious in the Republican
contest, effectively leaving
her seat open after
November.
Art
Miller
was
appointed to the board in
2013 to fill the seat left by
Karen Delias passing. He
served on the planning
commission for one year
prior to that. He and his
family have lived in the
township since 1998. Hes
retired from a career with
the Shelby Twp. Police
Department as a road sergeant and currently works
part-time for the St. Clair
County
Sheriff s
Department.
Miller said he enjoys
serving on the board and
finds its a good way to be
involved in the community.
He feels hes learned a lot
and has a good working
knowledge of how the
township operates, including the budget. Miller
believes one of the boards
biggest accomplishments
is their new offices.
We were able to build

a hall without any extra
burden on taxpayers. We
used money we had saved
over the years, he said,
noting that the new building stays busy with rentals.
In the near future,
Miller feels the board will
need to stay vigilant in
regards to the KWA water
main project.
Now
that
the
project is
done we
need
to
make sure
they put the
roads back
to the way
they were,
Glenn
Miller said.
Sieracki
In general, he said his goal as a
board member is to ensure
Lynn Township stays the
nice rural community that
it is.
Glenn Sieracki is
retired after a 37-year
career, most of that time
self-employed, including
the 16 years that he and his
wife owned an adult foster
care home.
In February 2015, a
fire destroyed our home
and we lost everything.
Even as the house was still
burning, we decided we
would give back to all the
people that helped us.
When the position for
trustee opened up I thought
what a great way to get
involved, he said.
Since deciding to put
his name on the ballot,
Sieracki has been attending
township meetings to
acquaint himself with current issues.
Kendzierski
and
Preston could not be
reached for comment by
press time.
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THE MANY FACES OF
Members of the Great Lakes Ghostbusters Coalition and Ghostbusters of DetroitMark

Contscharow, Nicole LaPointe, Mike Dockeray and Evonne Cameronmade their way to Imlay
City and posed for special photos with fans.
Glenda Miller and son, Tim Miller, 8, of Almont

were dressed as Vikings for Saturdays Spooky
Time Bash at Almont Community Park.
First-place pet contest winners, Annie Rzepka

and Tracy Darcy, along with their Trump mascot, Fuzzy. Other winners included: 2ndplace:Sasha an Australian Shepherd and
owner Emily Baker; and 3rd place: Gunner,
owned by 8-year-old Lilly Tarsenko.
Imlay City firefighters hand out treats and dish out apple cider inside the
fire hall on Saturday.
15-month-old
Kerri
Hill, who was attired as
a fairy, enchanted
attendees
at
the
Almont Spooky Time
Bash.
HALLOWEEN
Shown above are just some of the dozens of children who dressed up for the 2016 Spooky Time Bash
Childrens Halloween Costume Contest. Winning in the best girls category was Rhianna; while
Jackson won in the best boys costume category. Each of the winners collected a $25 cash prize.
Daniela DeLuca, Ariela Perales, Santiago

Perales, Diego DeLuca and Bianca
Perales assemble for a pre-trick or treating photo in Imlay City on Saturday.
Kenley
Prendergast,
Liam Kopins,
Trystan
Whiting,
Harper
Waggoner,
Camryn
Prendergast
and Trent
Whiting look
to fill up on
treats in
Imlay City
onSaturday.
Ted Folster of Dryden holds Coco, his 1-yearold deer/rat terrier, all dressed up for occasion.
Extreme Cheer
and Dance members entertain the
crowds during
the Imlay City
Chamber of
Commerces
Merchant Trick or
Treat.
Seen riding into

Almont for the
2016 Spooky
Time Bash on
Saturday afternoon were
Dryden residents
Emily Fisher and
her horse, Rosie;
along with
Autumn
Hofmann, whose
pictured atop
Izzy.
Annual craft show

at Bishop Kelley
LAPEER Get a
jump start on holiday
shopping at the 27th
Annual Christmas Craft
Show
on
Saturday,
November 5th at Bishop
Kelley Catholic School.
From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
you can visit two floors of
crafters selling the handmade wares, along with a
bake sale and a white elephant sale. New this year
is a cookie bar. Visitors
can fill a box with a selection of cookies for one
low price.
A
variety of lunch items will
be available to purchase
from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. All
concession proceeds will
go toward the Bishop
Kelley Schools 7th Grade
Washington, DC trip.
Admission to the
Christmas Craft Show is
$2; children 12 and under
admitted free.
The show will be held
in the gym and the community room of the
Bishop Kelley Catholic
School, 926 W. Nepessing
St., on the corner of M-24
(Main St.) and West
Nepessing St. in Lapeer.
Parking is available on the
street and behind the
Immaculate Conception
Church.
Spaces for crafters are
still available. Contact
Kenlin at 810-664-0808
or send an email to ladiesleague@lapeercatholic.
org for more information.
Loves Travel Stop

construction delayed
Opening in Capac slated for winter, 2017
By Maria Brown
C A PA C
Construction of a new
truck stop has been pushed
into next year. Officials
with Loves Travel Stops
and Country Stores said
that their new facility, due
to be built at Capac Road
and I-69, should be complete one year from now.
Our timeline has shifted. We are now scheduled
to start construction in
spring 2017 and be open
by late fall or early winter
2017,said Kealey Dorian,
Loves communications
specialist.
Originally,
the
Oklahoma-based business
had hoped to begin construction of the 11,450
square foot Country Store
and 7,500 square foot tire
shop in late summer or
early fall with an anticipated late spring 2017
opening.
We were held up by
the Federal Highway
Administration over a
small stretch of right of
way. The issue is resolved,
but because colder months
where the ground is frozen
is quickly approaching, we
decided to wait until spring
before starting construction, Dorian said.
The retail store and filling station facility will also
house McDonalds and
Chesters restaurants. The
McDonalds
currently
housed in the BP station
across Capac Road will
relocate to the new site.
The original site plan
called for a Hardees restaurant.
The tire shop will be
housed in a separate facility behind, or to the west, of
the Country Store. A truck
scale is also planned.
Capacs planning commission gave final approval to the companys site
plan in June.
Currently, Michigan is
home to only one other
Loves Travel Stop along
I-94 in Marshall. They are
pursuing plans to build
another facility in St. Clair
County, along I-94. The
privately held family business was established in
Oklahoma in 1964. They
boast more than 370 retail
sites in 40 states and
employ about 15,000
nation wide.
Imlay City police host

bike giveaway Nov. 5
By Tom Wearing
IMLAYCITY
Police Chief Scott Pike

wants to make more room
at the police station
through the process of
elimination.
Among the items to be
eliminated are about 25
lost, found and stillunclaimed bicycles.
On Saturday, Nov. 5,
Pike and his fellow police
officers will host a Bike
Giveaway from 9 a.m.-1
p.m. at the Imlay City
Police Department.
Pike said any child age
16 and under may pick out
a bike at no cost to them or

their parents.
Thats until the supply runs out, said Pike,
who stressed that the bikes
will be handed out as is.
Some of them are in
perfect condition, he
added, but some of them
will require repair.
We have to eliminate
these bikes, Pike said.
Theyre taking up a lot of
space. Its space that can
be better used by our
police department.
For questions or more
information about the Bike
Giveaway, call the Imlay
City Police Dept. at 810724-2345.
Special visit
Sen. Debbie Stabenow (fourth from left) paid a visit to Gallop Brush, located in the Imlay City
Industrial Park. She was greeted by business owners, Ted Yamin, Sr. and Ted Yamin Jr., along
with family members Marvel Yamin, Elizabeth Whitney and Mike Yamin. Also on hand were Imlay
City Manager Tom Youatt, Mayor Walt Bargen and DDA Director Dana Walker. Located at 558
Morrice Boulevard, Gallop specializes in retro-fitting car washes with soft cloth and closed cell
G-Flex foam brushes. The company also offers a complete line of high speed roll-up doors with
energy-saving benefits. The business currently employs 18 people and had $4 million in sales
last year. Stabenows visit to Imlay City was arranged through the senators office and Patricia
Lucas, Executive Director of the Lapeer Development Corp.
19th ANNUAL SPOOKY TIME BASH & PET PARADE CONTEST

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
The Almont Downtown Development Authority and Almont Lions Club extend their sincere
appreciation to the following sponsors of the 19th Annual Spooky Time Bash, the popular
Pet Parade Contest and our new Best Boy & Best Girl Costume Contest. It is only through
the cooperation and generosity of our sponsors that this event has continued to be such
a great success. The continued generosity of the Almont business community is deeply
appreciated. Over 300 local residents, family and friends were treated to food, games,
crafts, hay rides, music, and an afternoon of fun. Those that came were able to see Almonts
creativity on full display through the costumed Pet Parade and spooky time events. Events
such as these truly reflect the Almont Advantage of living and investing in our community.
Ace Hardware/Vinckier Foods
Almont Area Chamber of Commerce
Almont DDA
Almont DPW
Almont Dryden Veterinary Clinic
Almont High School Dance Team
Almont High School Cheerleaders
Almont High School Marching Band
Almont Lions Club
Almont Pastry and Donut Shop
Almont Robotics
Blakes Orchard
Brohls Flower Garden
Brookwood Fruit Farm
Buccillis
Charlie Browns
Country Smokehouse
CSB Bank
Dr. Jay Vanderest
Eschenburg Farms
Farm Bureau (Clay Stroup)
Great Lakes Family Dentistry
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on Thursday, November 10. Dinner includes turkey
and all the trimmings, dessert and beverages. Takeouts
are also available. The cost is $10 for adults and children 13 and up; $5 for kids ages 6-12; children 5 and
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ATTICA TWP.
Theres just one race on the
ballot in Attica Township
where Holly Shroyer, a
candidate with no political
party affiliation, is challenging incumbent clerk
Nancy Herpolsheimer, a
Republican.
Nancy Herpolsheimer
has served in her current
capacity for the last 25
years. Prior to that she
spent two years as deputy
clerk.
I have been clerk
since 1991 and I have seen
many changes, improvements and advancements
in Attica Township in the
last 28 years. We have
advanced to all computerized programs in our offices and for the cemetery,
she said.
Herpolsheimer earned
a bachelors degree in education from Oakland
University in 1967 and

went on to teach second
grade and Head Start classes. She, husband Chuck
and family operated a commercial greenhouse business for 25 years.
I am honored and
privileged to serve all the
residents
of
Attica
Township. With your support and votes, I will continue to serve with experience, integrity and loyal-
ty, Herpolsheimer said.

Holly Shroyer said
shes running to bring new
ideas and transparency to
the clerks office.
Shes
currently
employed as clerk in a
neighboring municipality,
a position shes held for
one and a half years.
Attica residents need
to be informed about
whats happening in their
community, Shroyer said.
If elected, Shroyer said

she would like to create
quarterly newsletters, utilize social media and
ensure the townships website has the most up-to-date
information.
She said its important
to her to be active in the
community. Currently she
serves as Imlay Citys varsity cheer coach, treasurer
for the Imlay City Junior
Spartans and is a Girl Scout
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Nancy
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I would love the support of Attica residents in
the
general
election,Shroyer said.
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Raiders stun
Blue Devils,
win 28-27
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
ALMONT Nobody said

it was going to be easy.
Jace Rinke delivered a
35-yard touchdown run and
Zach Revoldt added a successful extra-point boot 1:44 from
the finish, lifting Almont to a
heartstopping 28-27 victory
over host Richmond in Division
5, Region 4, District 2 opening
round football playoff game
last Friday night.
Their efforts helped cap off
an amazing comeback bid

which saw Almont battled their
way back from a 20-0 deficit
midway through the opening
quarter of play.
With the outcome, Almont
(7-3) moves to to this Fridays
district championship game at
Algonac (9-1). That matchup
lists a 7 p.m. starting time.
Richmond, the Blue Water Area
Conference champions, closes
out an 8-2 campaign.
We fell behind early due to
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Overcome 20-point deficit,

knock off BWAC champs
Jace Rinke, of Almont, sprints up the field for a long gain during his teams Div. 5
playoff game with Richmond last Friday. Almont rallied for a 28-27 victory.
Almont continues
postseason run with a
road trip to Algonac
By Kevin Kissane
Photo by Kevin Kissne
Almonts Clay Schapman finds the endzone on a keeper during his teams playoff
battle with Richmond last Friday. It was one of his three touchdowns.
ALMONT The Almont

football team (7-3) will look to
extend their postseason run a
bit longer when they travel to
Algonac (9-1) for a Division 5,
Region 4, District 2 playoff
game this Friday. Kickoff for
the battle is 7 p.m.
The upcoming meeting
affords Almont an opportunity
to avenge a 14-7 week two loss
By Kevin Kissane
Sarah Evans, of Imlay

City, sprints to the finish-line.
Evans page 4-B
Postseason page 5-B
Almont boys
win regional
title again
Spartans send Evans

to Div. 2 state meet
By Kevin Kissane
IMLAY CITY The Imlay

City girls cross country team
brought home an eighth-place finish from last Saturday at a Division
2 regional.
Anchor Bay High School is
where the action unfolded.
St. Clair (33 points), Warren
Regina (65) and Marysville (108)
occupied the top-three spots that
day.
Those schools, as well anyone
ranking among the top-15 individual finishers, move on to this
Saturdays Division 2 state finals
at
Michigan
International
Speedway in Brooklyn.
Their
race is slated to start at 2:30 p.m.
as well a 13-0 setback in the

2015 district title tilt.
Algonac, who placed second in the Blue Water Area
Conference this fall behind
Richmond, enters the fray fresh
off a 14-0 win at Detroit
Denby.
There Algonac used a first
quarter touchdown and a third
quarter touchdown to prevail.
Algonac outgained Detroit
Josh Phelps, of Almont, crossed the finishline third last Saturday at a Division 3 regional in Anchor Bay.
TRI-CITY AREA The Almont and Capac

boys cross country teams claimed first and sixth,
respectively, last Saturday at a Division 3 regional.
Anchor Bay High School is where the meet
was contested.
Almonts pacesetting output that day was 37
points. Madison Heights Bishop Foley took second, thanks to a total of 83 points, and Sandusky
accumulated 110 for third.
Those schools, plus anyone else who ranks
among the top-15 individual finishers, advances
to this Saturdays Division 3 state finals at
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Cross Country
Almont girls run to second in region

TRI-CITY AREA
The Almont girls cross
country team earned a second-place finish last
Saturday at a Division 3
regional.
Anchor Bay High
School is where the meet
was contested.
Marine Citys 49-point
output set the pace. Almont
took second, thanks to a
68-point total, and and
Brown City scored 70 for
third.
The top-three schools,
plus anyone else who ranks
among the top-15 individual finishers, moves on to
this Saturdays Division 3
state finals at Michigan
International Speedway in
Brooklyn. Their race is
scheduled for 11:30 a.m.
Marlette (82 points),
Lakeville (94) and Madison
Heights Bishop Foley
(136) held down places
four through six at regionals.
Capac, Burton Bendle,
Sandusky, Detroit Henry

Ford, Memphis, Detroit
Central and Burton Bentley
also sent runners to the
starting-line but did not
field complete squads.
Our girls team has
more depth than last season
and that proved to be the
difference in our achieving
their goal of qualifying for
the finals, Almont Coach
Rick Filar said. Last
years squad tied for third
at regionals, but missed the
finals on the sixth runner
tiebreaker, he noted.
We didnt have any
stars on this years team.
Rather, we had to rely on
depth. Our first runner
(Jennifer Curtis) finished
11th and our next four runners finished within 45 seconds. On paper, we were
the second best team going
in. The next 2-3 teams,
though, were pretty evenly
matched with us and our
girls knew that. After last
years disappointment at
regionals, the girls were
really determined to have a
successful regionals. They
Almont at Algonac
Maryland at Michigan
MSU at Illinois
CMU at Miami (OH)
Detroit at Minnesota
Kerry Klug
49-16
Algonac
Michigan
MSU
CMU
Minnesota
Celery City
Charlie
46-19
Photo provided
By Kevin Kissane
FEARLESS
FORECASTERS
ran tough and determined

on Saturday.
Jennifer Curtis, 11th,
23:02; logged the swiftest
Almont clocking that day.
The Raiders also counted
By Kevin Kissane
DRYDEN Caitlyn
Hill took 28:46.21 to cover
the territory en route to 73rd,
leading the Dryden girls
cross country team at a
Division 4 regional last
Friday.
Wagener County Park,
in Harbor Beach, is where
the meet was contested.
Ubly (50 points),
Waterford Our Lady of the
Lakes (101) and Kingston
(104) claimed the top-three
spots at the regional meet.
results from Kayla Pia,

12th, 23:11; Erica Bailey,
14th, 23:15.18; Sam
Justice, 18th, 23:31; and
Gabi Jackson, 22nd, 23:47.
Sara Herrera, third,
21:17; led Capac. Lilly

Rodriguez, 35th, 25:20;
Scout Senyk, 47th, 27:51;
and Sage Senyk, 58th,
36:25; also represented the
Chiefs.
Those schools, along

with anyone ranking among
the top-15 individual finishers, move on to this
Saturdays Division 4 state
finals
at
Michigan
Brooklyn. Their race lists an
11 a.m. starting time.
Deckerville (110 points),
Cass City (133), Auburn
Hills Oakland Christian
(133), Marine City Cardinal
Mooney (162), Rochester
Hills Lutheran Northwest
(199) and Clarkston Everest
Collegiate (204) held down
spots four through 10 at the
regional level.
Dryden, Sterling Heights
Parkway
Christian,
Landmark Academy, Harbor
Beach,
Unionville
Sebewaing Area, OwenGage,
Elkton-Pigeon
BayPort, Genesee, Mayville,
Austin Catholic also sent
runners to the starting-line
but did not field complete
squads.
McKenna
Gierman
rounded out Drydens tworunner contingent at regionals. She stopped the watch at
29:00.66, paving the way to
a 74th.
Dryden junior
Delaney Hull had 12 service points in a Class C
district volleyball match
with Memphis on
Monday.
For her effort, Hull
earns our Girls Athlete
of the Week honor.
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Imlay Citys Raul Rodriguez (#184) took 22nd

last Saturday at a Div. 2 regional.
Park
(255),
Warren
Fitzgerald (298), Centerline
(331), Richmond (342),
South Lake (388) and
Algonac (394) held down
spots four through 14 at the
regional level.
Raul Rodriguez, 22nd,
46-19
Algonac
Michigan
MSU
CMU
Minnesota
49-16
By Kevin Kissane
IMLAY CITY The

Imlay City boys cross
country team registered a
sixth-place finish last
Saturday at a Division 2
regional.
Anchor Bay High
School is where the action
unfolded.
St. Clair (21 points),
Cros-Lex
(55)
and
Lutheran North (91) laid
claim to the top-three
squads at the regional
meet.
Those schools, as well
as anyone ranking among
the top-15 individual finishers, advance to this
Saturdays Division 2 state
finals
at
Michigan
Brooklyn. Their race lists a
1:30 p.m. starting time.
Yale (102 points),
Armada (128), Imlay City
(182), Marysville (211),
Lamphere (244), Hazel
Linda Wolgast
Tom Schoen
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Junior Clay Schapman

ran for three touchdowns
and had seven tackles in
Almonts 28-27 win at
Richmond.
For his effort,
Schapman earns our
Boys Athlete of the Week
honor.
43-22
Algonac
Michigan
MSU
CMU
Detroit
Imlay City boys place sixth at regional
Athlete of the Week
Keil Jorgensen
The Almont girls cross country team is heading to the state meet. They
are (L to R) Erica Bailey, Katrina Kline, Gabi Jackson, Jennifer Curtis,
Mackenzie Stumpf, Kayla Pia and Sam Justice.
Dryden girls close out year at regional
Drydens Caitlyn Hill (L) and McKenna Gierman

(middle) compete at Saturdays regional meet.
Algonac
Michigan
Illinois
CMU
Detroit
18:14.01; posted the quickest Imlay City time that

day. He was backed by
Cole Broecker, 29th, 18:29;
Jon Louwsma, 42nd,
19:14; Avery Whitney,
43rd, 19:16; and Brandon
Priess, 45th, 19:17.01.
Almont
Michigan
MSU
CMU
Minnesota
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Schedule
Football
Friday, November 4
Division 5, Region 4,
District 2 playoffs
Almont at Algonac, 7 p.m.
Cross Country
Saturday, November 5
Division 2 state finals at
Michigan International
Speedway
Imlay Citys Sarah Evans
competes, 2:30 p.m.
Speedway
The Almont boys team
and Capacs Charlie
Aldrich compete at
10:30 a.m.
The Almont girls team
and Capacs Sara Herrera
compete at 11:30 a.m.
Speedway
Drydens Brenden Knuth
competes at 10 a.m.
Volleyball
Class B districts at
Lakeville
Wednesday, November 2
Almont vs. Caro, 5 p.m.
North Branch vs.
Cros-Lex, 6:30 p.m.
Friday, November 4
Finals - 6 p.m.
Football Stats and Standings

FOOTBALL
STAT LEADERS
Touchdowns
Peyerk (D)
Revoldt (A)
Gall (D)
Rinke (A)
Porter (D)
Schapman (A)
Kosinski (A)
Homer (IC)
Boers (C)
Riley (D)
Galbraith (IC)
T. Mirling (C)
C. Kruse (A)
Johnson (D)
Ruhala (A)
McEwan (A)
Bannister (IC)
Skarsvog (C)
Morse (IC)
Warner (A)
Parski (C)
Lau (A)
Gleasure (IC)
Redman (A)
Juncaj (D)
25
14
10
10
9
8
7
5
5
5
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Quarterbacks

Comp Att Yds
Gleasure (IC) 70 170 891
Peyerk (D)
29 66 643
Schapman (A) 32 81 606
Boers (C)
36 90 432
Rushing

Peyerk (D)
Revoldt (A)
Kosinski (A)
Porter (D)
Gall (D)
Homer (IC)
Rinke (A)
Ruhala (A)
Recoveries
R
133
114
114
122
103
92
70
52
Y
146
1154
904
873
748
605
556
500
Avg
11.0
10.1
7.9
7.2
7.3
6.6
8.0
9.6
Solo Tackles

Bannister (IC)
Ecker (A)
Interceptions
Conn (A)
Bannister (IC)
D. Navarro (C)
Hall (A)
Wheeler (C)
Ramirez (C)
Revoldt (A)
Parski (C)
Riley (D)
Peyerk (D)
Bertram (IC)
G T Avg
9 76 8.4
10 36 3.6
4
2
2
1
1
Gall (D)
Ecker (A)
Hall (A)
Peyerk (D)
Bourdeau (A)
C. Mirling (C)
Lee (C)
Armstrong (D)
Bannister (IC)
Gould (IC)
Geliske (C)
Shaw (IC)
King (IC)
Adams (D)
Dubay (A)
Rojas (IC)
Porter (D)
Juncaj (D)
Hellebuyck (IC)
Receiving

Bannister (IC)
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Riley (D)
21
Galbraith (IC) 14
Rinke (A)
14
Skarsvog (C)
11
Muzljakovich (C) 11
Revoldt (A)
9
Homer (IC)
8
T. Mirling (C) 5
Gall (D)
5
Parski (C)
5
Kapron (A)
4
Ramirez (C)
4
Lau (A)
3
Rennie (C)
2
Johnson (IC)
2
Rojas (IC)
2
Conn (A)
1
Forti (IC)
1
Robinson (A)
1
Klebba (IC)
1
Team Offense

Dryden
Almont
C Yds Avg Imlay City
37 372 10.1 Capac
471
325
272
146
68
130
63
257
67
13
74
44
77
21
18
11
39
25
8
5
22.4
23.2
19.4
13.3
6.2
14.4
7.4
51.4
13.4
2.6
18.5
11.0
25.7
10.5
9.0
5.5
39.0
25.0
8.0
5.0
Team Defense

Dryden
Almont
Capac
Imlay City
G
9
10
9
9
Yds
2555
2992
2795
2810
Avg
283
299
310
312
FOOTBALL
STANDINGS
Blue Water Area Conference

League Overall
Richmond
7-0 8-2
Algonac
6-1 9-1
Almont
4-3 7-3
Cros-Lex
4-3 6-4
Yale
3-4 4-5
Armada
2-5 3-6
Capac
2-5 2-7
Imlay City
0-7 1-8
NCTL 8-Man League

G Yds Avg Deckerville
5-0
Dryden
3-2
9 4066 452 Mayville
3-2
10 4211 421 Peck
2-3
9 2012 223 Kingston
1-4
9 1560 167 North Huron 1-4
9-0
6-3
4-5
5-4
3-5
2-7
Volleyball
Almont ousts Imlay in districts

By Kevin Kissane
The Almont volleyball team, along with some visitors they hosted from
Germany, pose for photo at a Pink Out game this past week.
Almont gives Algonac a loss

By Kevin Kissane
Elizabeth Kerby, of Almont, returns a shot during a match versus Richmond last week.
ALMONT The
Almont varsity volleyball
team pulled out a 25-22,
23-25, 29-27, 25-8 victory
over visiting Algonac in a
Blue
Water
Area
Conference battle on
Tuesday, October 25.
Mickayla
Benenati
paced Almont with nine
kills. Elizabeth Kerby
(eight kills), Kristen Stanek
(seven), Lizette Sahagun
and Cassie Latcha (four
each), Maria Bussone
(three) and Meredith Rinke
(two) supported her performance.
Jaclyn
Hellebuyck
(13), Aubrey Battani (five),
Lexi Rogers (four) and
Kerby (three) notched
Almonts highest dig outputs.
Kerby (three), Rogers
(two) plus Nadia Manko,
Battani,
Hellebuyck,
Benenati and Sahagun (one
each) furnished Almonts
ace serves.
Almont also received
28 set assists from Sahagun.
TRI-CITY AREA
Almont obtained a 25-23,
25-15, 25-18 win against
Imlay City in a Class B
district volleyball opening
round matchup it hosted
Monday night.
With the outcome,
Almont moves on to a
Wednesday district semifinal clash at Lakeville.
There they will meet Caro
in a match set for 5 p.m.
Lizette Sahagun directed Almonts offense from
her position at setter. She
finished with 26 assists.
Mickayla
Benenati
(nine), Cassie Latcha (six),
Kristen
Stanek
and
Elizabeth Kerby (five
each), Sahagun (four) and
Meredith Rinke (three)
provided Almonts kills.
Jaclyn
Hellebuyck
(10), Kerby (five), Lexi
Rogers (four) and Nadia
Manko (two) notched
Almonts digs.
Sahagun managed the
lone Almont solo block.

Erika Vanderploeg
was Imlay Citys offensive
catalyst, amassing 15
assists.
Aubrey Battani, of Almont, gets ready to send a

serve across the net versus Imlay City.
Ali Harper (six) and
Catherine Lietz (five) fur- Claire Thibodeau added
nished Imlay Citys high- six digs to Imlay Citys
est kill totals.
cause.
Dryden bows out with loss to Memphis

By Kevin Kissane
DRYDEN Dryden
fell by 23-25, 22-25,
11-25 set scores to
Memphis in a Class C district volleyball opening
round encounter Monday
night.
New Haven High
School is where the action
unfolded.
Amanda Lemke paced

Dryden with 15 service
points. She was backed by
Delaney Hull (12 points),
Hannah Weiss (eight),
Kendall Lowe, Kelli
Schenkel and Kayleigh
Hudson (four each), Mia
Sliman (three), Natalie
Poirier (two) and Lauren
Trieloff (one).
Sliman (four) and
Poirier (one) furnished
Drydens assists.
Hull (four), Schenkel
(three) and Sliman (two)
managed Drydens kills.
The top Dryden dig
outputs were turned in by
Hull (four), Hudson and
Lemke (three apiece),
Alissa Hurd (two) and
Schenkel (one).
Trieloff (four) and
Hull
(three)
added
Drydens solo blocks.
Dryden volleyball downed by Genesee

By Kevin Kissane
Photo provided
The Dryden volleyball teams pose for a photo at last weeks Blue Out
match, supporting former Dryden school employee Lori Ferrett who has
been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.
Dryden falls to NCTL rival Caseville

By Kevin Kissane
DRYDEN The
Dryden varsity volleyball
team fell by a 21-25, 23-25,
16-25 count to visiting
Caseville in a North
Central Thumb League
encounter on Tuesday,
October 25.
Mia Sliman led Dryden
with 15 service points. She

was backed by Delaney
Hull and Hannah Weiss
(10 points apiece), Amanda
Lemke (eight), Kayleigh
Hudson (five) plus Natalie
Poirier and Kelli Schenkel
(three each).
Poirier
directed
Drydens offense from her
position at setter, collecting nine assists.
Sliman (five), Lauren

Trieloff and Hull (two
apiece) along with Lemke
(one) supplied Drydens
kills.
Megan Rinke, Sliman
and Lemke (three each)
plus Hull (one) accounted
for Drydens digs.
Hull and Trieloff (one
each) added Drydens solo
blocks.
DRYDEN
Drydens road trip to

Genesee ended in a 25-17,
21-25, 16-25, 8-25 loss in
a non-league varsity volleyball encounter last
Thursday night.
Hannah Weiss (11)
and Delaney Finley (10)
led Dryden with double
digit point totals. They

were backed by Amanda
Lemke (nine points),
Hunter Hofmann (eight),
Kendall Lowe (six), Kelli
Schenkel and Natalie
Poirier (five each) along
with Mia Sliman (two).
Poirier and Sliman
took turns springing
Drydens offense into
motion. They managed six
and four assists, respec-
tively.
Delaney Hull (five),
Lauren Trieloff (two) and
Schenkel (one) provided
Drydens kills.
Lemke (three) along
with Kayleigh Hudson,
Megan Rinke and Weiss
(one apiece) supplied
Drydens digs.
Hull and Trieloff
added one solo block each
to Drydens cause.
(five), Kristen Stanek,

Meredith Rinke and Lizette
Sahagun (three apiece),
Jaclyn Hellebuyck (two)
and Aubrey Battani (one)
provided Almonts kills.
Katelyn Proper (nine),
Hellebuyck (six), Latcha
(four), Lexi Rogers and
Battani (three each) plus
Nadia Manko and Kerby
(two apiece) supplied
Almonts digs.
Rinke (three) along
with Kerby and Latcha
(one each) contributed

Almonts solo blocks.
Kerby (four), Latcha
(three), Rogers, Stanek and
Sahagun (two each) and
Hellebuyck (one) accounted for Almonts ace serves.
Sahagun
directed
Almonts offense from her
position at setter. She
wound up with 24 assists.
Catherine Lietz, Erika
Vanderploeg and Sydney
Riester led Imlay City with
two kills apiece.
Almont nets BWAC win over Imlay City

TRI-CITY AREA
Almont handed visiting
Imlay City a 25-8, 25-17,
25-19 setback in a Blue
Water Area Conference
varsity volleyball clash last
Thursday.
With the outcome,
Almont closes out the
BWAC portion of their
schedule as owners of an
11-3 mark.
Elizabeth
Kerby
(seven), Cassie Latcha
(six), Mickayla Benenati
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By Kevin Kissane
Photo provided
The Almont boys cross country team notched a top showing at a Division 3 regional last Saturday.
They are (L to R) Josh Phelps, Jackson Brown, Alec Giles, Jack DeMara, Austin Watt, Colby
Querciagrossa and Lucas Leid. With their finish, the Raiders move on to the state finals this
Saturday at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn. Coach Rick Filar is not pictured.
DRYDEN The
Dryden boys cross country team generated a 13thplace finish last Saturday
at a Division 4 regional.
Wagener County Park,
in Harbor Beach, is where
the meet was contested.
Cass City took team
honors that day, thanks to
an output of 80 points.
Kingston wound up second, aided by a total of 98
points, and Ubly scored
108 for third.
The top-three schools,
plus anyone else who

ranks among the top-15
individual
finishers,
advances to this Saturdays
Division 4 state final at
Their race is slated to
begin at 10 a.m.
Brenden Knuth, 10th,
17:57.62; led Dryden that
day. The Cardinals also
counted results from
Ronny Hudson, 50th,
20:41.92; Marc Embree,
56th, 21:07.81; Austin
Grondin, 83rd, 33:06.2;
and Mark Cronkwright,
84th, 33:16.65.
Regional title: Fourth title over six-year stretch

from page 1-B
Their race is slated to get
underway at 10:30 a.m.
Memphis (123 points),
Marlette (125), Capac
(127), Lakeville (135),
Brown City (188) and New
Haven (242) occupied
places four through nine.
Burton Bendle, Burton
Bentley, Marine City and
Detroit Central also sent

runners to the starting-line
but did not field complete
squads.
Our boys team has
known all season that we
were the team to beat in
our region, Almont Coach
Rick Filar said. And winning the regionals was one
of our team goals, he
noted.
However, you still
have to run the race.
Anything is possible, especially on a course that was

as wet and sloppy as the
Anchor Bay course was on
Saturday. The guys came
through and won our
fourth regional title in six
years. I am proud of them
and I fully expect them to
have an outstanding day
next Saturday at Michigan
International Speedway.
Jackson Brown, second, 17:30; led Almont
that day. He was backed by

Josh Phelps, third, 17:40;
Alec Giles, sixth, 17:53;
Jack DeMara, 10th, 18:13;
and Austin Watt, 17th,
19:28.
Charlie Aldrich 12th,
18:39; paced Capac. The
Chiefs also counted results
from Logan Swantek, 16th,
19:04; Spencer Malburg,
34th, 20:30; Tyler Saez,
36th, 20:34; and Joel
Opificius, 39th, 21:06.
Imlay Citys Kayla Louwsma looks to distance herself from the opposition during a recent meet. She took 28th last Saturday at regionals.
from page 1-B

Lutheran North (127
points), Cros-Lex (132),
Armada (133), Yale (158),
Imlay City (180), Richmond
(271), Algonac (303),
Chandler Park (313) and
Warren Fitzgerald (338)
held down places four
through 12.
Sarah Evans, eighth,
21:07; led Imlay City that
day. The Spartans also
counted results from Kayla
Louwsma, 28th, 22:32;
Sarah Hubbard, 35th,
22:46; Channon Turrell,
53rd, 23:43; and Summer
Stoldt, 56th, 24:01.
Volleyball
By Kevin Kissane
CAPAC Capac
returned from Cros-Lex
with a 14-25, 21-25, 9-25
setback in a Blue Water
Area Conference varsity
volleyball meeting on
Tuesday, October 25.
Alexys Anderson handled the bulk of Capacs
playmaking responsibilities. She wound up with
seven assists.
Ellie
Parski(four),
Hannah Hopkins and Ally

Dean (three each), Kelsey
Payne (two) plus Hunter
Smith, Shelby Husovsky,
Stacie
DeGain
and
Anderson (one apiece) furnished Capacs kills.
Smith (eight), Anderson
(seven),
Emma
Shellenbarger
(six),
Husovsky (four), Kristen
Payne (three), Kelsey Payne
(two) and Dean (one) provided Capacs digs.
Capac also received
two aces from Anderson.
Imlay City drops a contest to Yale

IMLAY CITY
Imlay City dropped a
20-25, 25-14, 23-25, 24-26
verdict to visiting Yale in a
Blue
Water
Area
Conference varsity volleyball encounter on Tuesday,
October 25.
Erika Vanderploeg handled the bulk of the playmaking responsibilities for
Imlay City. She finished
with 26 assists.
Catherine Lietz (nine)
plus Kenady Kaufman and

Melissa Rahn (eight each)
provided Imlay Citys top
kill totals.
Drew Katkic paced
Imlay City as far as digs
were concerned, amassing
35.
Lietz notched both of
Imlay Citys solo blocks.
Kaylee Rucker (10) and
Kaufman (eight) added
Imlay Citys highest point
totals.
Capac volleyball falls against Yale

By Kevin Kissane
CAPAC Capac
wound up on the losing side
of a 25-19, 25-9 25-15 verdict to visiting Yale in a
Blue Water Area Conference
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Brenden Knuth, of Dryden, picks up the pace

in a Division 4 regional last Saturday in Harbor
Beach. Knuth qualified for states that day.
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last Thursday night.
Alexys
Anderson
directed Capacs offense
from her position at setter.
Anderson finished with
nine assists.
Stacie DeGain (six),
Hunter Smith (four), Ellie

Parski, Hannah Hopkins
and Anderson (three each)
plus Kelsey Payne (two)
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Anderson (seven), Elizabeth
Acheson and Kristen Payne

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and Hopkins (five each)
along with Shelby Husovsky
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Capac also received two
aces from Parski.
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some big plays from

Richmonds skill players,
but our defense buckled
down and we only allowed
seven points in the final
three quarters, Almont
Coach James Leusby said.
The first six minutes of
the game were shaky for us
but our boys never let up
and the defense played
very well the rest of the
way. he emphasized.
Going into halftime
down only 20-14 gave us
the opportunity we needed
to complete the comeback
in the second half. Trailing
27-21 with under four minutes to go, our defense
forced Richmond to punt.
Quarterback
Clay
Schapman and Jace Rinke
made some huge plays
down the stretch. Rinke
put us ahead on a 35-yard
run with under two minutes left and Revoldt put us
ahead to stay with a successful extra-point kick.
The next minute-plus
of action would see Almont
close the deal, according to
Leusby.
The defense did the

rest forcing Richmond to
turn the ball over on downs
with under 30 seconds
remaining, Leusby said.
Linebacker
Jacob
Hausmann made what
might have been the play
of the game with a sack of
Richmonds
Chase
Churchill to force the Blue
Devils into a very tough
fourth and long, he noted.

I am so proud of the
guys and my coaching
staff. They all stayed positive and never gave up. We
will need to raise our play
to a whole new level next
week if we are to bring
home a district title.
In Fridays contest,
Richmond let it be known
from the outset that they
had come to play. The Blue
Devils jumped out to a
20-0 advantage with the
contest just 5:35 old.
That productive stretch
saw Richmond collect a
79-yard touchdown pass
from Chase Churchill to
Patrick McClosky (followed by a successful
extra-point kick courtesy
of Evan Quigley); a
Almont quarterback Clay Schapman looks for

an open receiver in Fridays playoff encounter.
The Almont defense bottles up a Richmond ballcarrier in Fridays district confrontation.

Churchill to Anthony
Tavano 35-yard touchdown pass (the extra-point
was blocked by Rinke);
and a DSean Hamilton
22-yard touchdown run
(followed by a successful
extra-point kick courtesy
of Quigley).
Quarter number two,
though, would see Almont
began extricate themselves
from that imposing deficit.
Aided by pair of Schapman
touchdown totes from one
yard out, followed by a
pair of accurate extra-point
boots from Revoldt, the
Raiders were able to close
the gap to 20-14 at the
halftime break.
When play resumed,
Richmond bounced back
with a 7-0 third quarter
edge. Thanks to a Churchill
to 44-yard touchdown pass
and a successful extrapoint kick courtesy of
Quigley, the Blue Devils
lead stood at 27-14 with 36
minutes gone.
To Almonts credit,
they refused to quit. When
Schapman found the end
zone on a one-yard touchdown tote and Revoldt
added an accurate extrapoint kick with 10:19 left
the Raiders had closed the
gap to 27-21.
Just 8:25 later, Rinke

took a handoff from
Schapman and brought the
Almont followers to their
feet with an electrifying
35-yard touchdown run.
That evened the scoreboard count at 27 points
per side.
Revoldt then split the
uprights with yet another
accurate extra-point boot.
It would give Almont a
28-27 lead at the time, the
eventual final score.
As the final seconds
ticked off the clock, the
Almont Raiders dashed on
to the field to celebrate a
win they had fought so
hard to attain. Down by 20
points early on, the Raiders
had refused to accept their
fate and because of that
had a dramatic come-frombehind win to celebrate.
For
the
evening,
Schapman connected on
seven of 15 pass plays for
174 yards as Almonts
quarterback. He threw zero
interceptions along the
way.
His successful passes
were distributed to three
different targets. Rinke
(four catches for 86 yards),
Jermey Lau (two receptions for 54 yards) and
Revoldt (one catch for 10
from page 1-B
Stuns: Raiders overcome

20-point deficit for win
Almonts Zach Revoldt (#30) stops Richmonds

DSean Hamilton in Fridays Div. 5 playoff
game.
yards) formed that group.
The Almont ground
attack chewed up 274
yards of territory on 43
totes.
Logan Kosinski (13
rushes for 100 yards) and
Rinke (87 yards on seven
totes) supplied Almonts
top individual outputs.
Revoldt (14 rushes for 66
yards) backed their efforts.
The remaining nine Raider
totes netted a combined
21-yard gain.
Brendan Ecker (eight
solos and one assist) and

Schapman (seven solos
and one assist) supplied
Almonts highest tackle
outputs. Revoldt (five
solos), Liam Powell (four
solos and one assist) plus
Martin Saavedra and
Hausmann (three solos and
one assist apiece) made
their presence felt as well.
The Almont defense
also registered one takeaway en route to a victory.
Ecker (a fumble recovery)
provided that.
from page 1-B

Denby 222 yards to 79 en
route to the favorable verdict.
Almont, meanwhile,
heads into the contest coming off a dramatic 28-27
road victory over
Richmond.
In that clash, Almont
spotted Richmond a 20-0
advantage with 5:35 gone.
To their credit, Almont
refused to call it quits.
Instead, the Raiders
bounced back and left the
field with a come-frombehind win.
We will have to play
our best game of the year
to win a district championship Friday night, Almont
Coach James Leusby said.

Algonac is extremely fast
on defense and are well
coached, he noted.
Offensively, they
make you play a disciplined style of defense and
the minute you dont they
capitalize.
Leusby lists Clay
Schapman (quarterback),
Garrett Ruhala (runningback), Jeremy Lau (split
end), Chase Kapron (tight
end), Zach Revoldt (runningback), Logan
Kosinski (runningback),
Nick Wilson (guard), Zach
Wranosky (guard), Alex
Rutkowski (tackle/center),
Dillon Kruse (tackle/center) and Jordan Bourdeau
(tackle) as his possible
offensive starters.
On the defensive side
of the football, Leusby has
Brendan Ecker (line),
Carson Kortas (line), Liam
Powell (line), Martin
Savedra (line), Thaddeus
Marcola (linebacker), Jace
Rinke (linebacker), Ethan
Hall (linebacker), Jacob
Hausmann (linebacker) and
Revoldt (safety) penciled
in as his likely starting
group.
The winner of Fridays
district championship
meeting will take on the
survivor of a battle
between Ida (8-2) and
Southfield Bradford
Academy (9-1) the following Friday or Saturday for
the regional title.
Postseason: Almont goes to Algonac
Almont Coach James Leusby talks to his team following a 28-27 Div. 5
opening round playoff win against Richmond.
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Mayor Bargen called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m.
Commissioners present were Bargen,
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p.m. and, with a quorum now present,
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authorized ROWE Professional
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FS-44-1
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FS-43-4
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Your Hometown Newspaper

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

142nd Volume - Issue No. 44

Construction, home sales on

Tri-City Times Assistant Editor

Ballot page 6-A

Photo by Michelle Garcia

MUSSEY TWP. Drive past the

September, some likely thought the chill

TRI-CITY AREA The migration north

Signs of gratitude to passersby replace Glens presence on the porch.

Photo by Maria Brown

Photo by Michelle Garcia

Tri-City Times Assistant Editor

Sal Pansera of Eagle Homes recently sold a

Raising the roof!

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Just hours after helping cheer on

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TRI-CITY AREA Twenty sixteen promises to

Protect all that youve built with

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In last weeks (Oct. 26)

AND MEGA PRIZE DRAWING

Help Us Transform 12 African Villages with

Downtown, Imlay City

Judge Clayton Preisel

Vote the non-partisan ballot Nov. 8!

Thursday, November 3rd 6pm to 8pm

bringing a little Disney to Imlay City

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and appearing on November 17th

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Deputy Jeremy Howe selected as 2nd in command

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I was looking for.

McKenna said. My goal

Imlay district seeks nod

Dan Lauwers is working

Voters to decide at polls on November 8th

Dan is working to pass the Legislative Open Records

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LIVING WITHIN OUR MEANS

STRENGTHENING LOCAL AGRICULTURE

VOTE LAUWERS NOV. 8

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Future of Lapeer EMS could rest with voters

1-mill, four-year proposal on November ballot