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142nd Volume - Issue No. 52
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Stories of tragedy
and triumph in 16
By Maria Brown &
Tom Wearing
Tri-City Times Staff
past 12 months remind us

that big things do indeed
happen in small towns.
Tragic fire
claims life
IMLAYCITY In
the early hours of June 1,
2016, tragedy struck
File photo
TRI-CITY AREA
As with most years, 2016
was marked with a mix of
tragedy and triumph. Our
pages were filled with sto-
ries that impacted the

every day lives of residents
in the Tri-City area and of
the uplifting moments in
life where friends, neighbors and even strangers
band together to elevate
and uplift each other. As
always, the events of the
A blaze rips through Ruizs Taqueria and threatens the adjoining buildings and upper floor apartments in downtown Imlay City in June.
downtown Imlay City,

when a fire at the Ruiz
Taqueria spread to neighboring buildings and businesses in the 100 block of
Third Street.
By the time Imlay City
firefighters were able to
extinguish the blaze, one
man had died and numerous residents living in second floor apartments had
been rendered homeless.
While the community
mourned the death of
52-year-old Refugio RuizMedrano, local Red Cross
volunteers scrambled to
find temporary housing for
those displaced by the fire.
Several local businesses, churches and organizations sponsored fundraisers
to assist the victims.
Of the nearby businesses affected by fire
and smoke damage, the
Imlay City Martial Arts
at 105 E. Third St. was
able to remain open;
while Kittys Place at 118
E. Third St. recently
Crime on decline in 15
Report reflects a good year in law enforcement community

By Maria Brown
Tri-City Times Assistant Editor
Almont police, employees

help stock food pantry,
...see pages 5-A
The motivator...
Dryden students learn

to live their passion,
...see page 11-A
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There were also fewer

fatal accidents (8 compared to 10 the prior year)
and a decrease in alcoholrelated, motorcycle, offroad vehicle, pedestrian
and truck/bus crashes.
In past years reports,
several spots along M-53
appeared on the High
Crash Intersection Report,
but only two in the TriCity area made the Top 20
list. Both were along Imlay
City Rd/Old M-21 in
Attica Township. Four
crashes were recorded
each at Lake George and
Lake Pleasant roads. The
Imlay City/Lake Pleasant
Crime page 14-A
Some Imlay City residents were slightly

alarmed and somewhat confused when they
spotted this alligator making its way through
the Family Dollar store parking lot last summer.
reopened for business.
In addition to the
Imlay City Fire and Police
departments, other
responding emergency
units included the Almont,
Attica, Dryden, Goodland,
Mussey and Lapeer City
fire departments; Lapeer
County EMS; U.S. Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco and
Firearms; Imlay City
DPW; and American Red
Cross.
Resigned to
change
ALMONT It was a
year of sudden departures
in the Village of Almont,

where both veteran Police
Chief Pat Nael and Village
Manager Sarah MoyerCale tendered their resignations.
Those departures came
in the aftermath of the sudden and controversial dismissal of longtime Almont
Police Sgt. Mark Bosma.
No public explanation
was offered for the termination and Bosma filed for
arbitration, seeking reinstatement to his position,
back-pay and accrued
vacation pay dating back
2016 page 14-A
All 2015 offenses as reported

through the Michigan Incident
Crime Reporting system
Murder
Criminal Sexual Conduct, 1st degree
Criminal Sexual Conduct, 3rd degree
Robbery
Felonious assault
Burglary-Forced entry
Burglary- w/out force
Pocket picking
Purse snatching
Theft from building
Theft from coin operated device
Theft from vehicle
Theft of vehicle parts
Larceny-other
Retail fraud
Motor vehicle theft
Arson
Totals
All other crimes
Total offenses
0
42
11
3
95
157
47
1
0
105
1
133
25
252
180
36
8
1096
3533
4629
Park in Goodlands future?

Township recommended for $67,000 state grant for recreation space
By Maria Brown
GOODLAND TWP.
The township has been
recommended to receive a
$67,000 grant from the
Michigan
Natural
Resources Trust Fund to
purchase property for a
future park.
According to a press
release issued last week by
the Department of Natural
Resources, the townships
request is among a total of
$27.7 million in 2017
acquisition projects from
across the state that now
await approval by the
Michigan Legislature.
Once finalized, the
township will use the funds
to purchase nine acres of
land adjacent to the township hall and library on
M-53, just north of Shaw
Road.
Currently, the land is
an undeveloped field with a
wooded area on the north-
Image provided
Giving spirit
LAPEER Although
Sheriff Ron Kalanquin
wasnt able to deliver his
final annual report in person to county commissioners, his written words
sought to convey the message that Lapeer County
remains a safe community.
The report, which profiles crime and police
activity for the 2015 calendar year, was compiled
before Kalanquin was
involved in a serious twocar accident on December
8. The sheriff remains hospitalized in Hurley
Medical Center.
Making the in-person

presentation in his stead
was Undersheriff Bob
Rapson at the December
15 county commission
meeting.
This was a labor of
love for him...he spent
hours researching and putting it together, Rapson
said.
This gives us an idea
of what that position held
for him.
Twenty-fifteen represents a good year for the
law enforcement community. Once again, the total
number of criminal offenses declined, dropping from
4,941 in 2014 to 4,629 in
2015.
File photo
Variety of incidents make Tri-City Times headlines throughout year
A conceptual site plan for the Goodland Township park shows what amenities will eventually be
offered on site. The property, due to be purchased with grant funds, is shown in red.
ern edge. The land repre- In the future the site and access drive and park- Township owned land on
sents the natural features of will be developed for recre- ing lot to the acquired land. the eastern edge of the
the Township, and will pro- ational
opportunities The park will be developed acquired parcel.
vide visitors with access to desired by the residents. in conjunction with the Goodland Supervisor
high quality recreation The township would like to existing fishing pond and Ron Cischke said he was
space,the grant descrip- develop a walking path, future site of the Historic
tion notes.
pavilion, play equipment, Schoolhouse located on
Park page 14-A
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Gray added that the
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some changes.
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Manager looks back, and ahead to future

By Tom Wearing
Michigan and Michigan

Dept. of Transportation
(MDOT), awarding Imlay
City a 2016 Award of Merit
in the Urban Street Projects
category.
Sanitary sewer work
Another major project
taken on by the city in
2016, was the installation
and connection of a 300foot, 10-inch sanitary sewer
main from South Almont
Avenue through First Street.
This project was much
needed, Youatt says. The
existing sanitary sewer main
in the area had structural
problems and was in poor
condition.
He adds
that a much
larger project in the
area is still
needed, but
that will
have to
wait until
Tom Youatt
funding
allows.
With the completion of
this (recent) project, the city
is able to handle a large section of our sanitary sewer
collection until we are able
to save the sufficient funds,
he says.
GLWA water pact
Youatt notes that in
December of 2015, the city
signed a new 30-year water
service agreement with
Detroit Water and Sewerage
Department, now called the
Great Lakes Water
Authority (GLWA).
To maintain compliance
with the new water contract,
the city needed to meet new
mandates regarding water
volume, which meant renovating the city meter pit at
Blacks Corners and Lierman

Roads.
The $260,000 project
included construction of a
new meter pit and water
meter, along with advanced
technology to better regulate the flow of water into
the city.
This will result in stabilization of our water purchase costs well into the
future, says Youatt, adding
that the new water rate with
GLWA will go into effect on
July 1, 2017.
SAWGrant nears end
Imlay City has nearly
completed updating its
inventory and asset management plan for the citys sanitary and storm sewer systems.
The project is being
paid for through a nearly
full-funded SAW Grant
totaling $828,879 from the
State of Michigan.
Youatt says Imlay City
was among the first
Michigan municipalities to
receive funding for inspection and cleaning of the
citys storm and sanitary
sewers.
Completion of this
project provides the city
with a plan for prioritizing
replacement and improvements to our (existing) sanitary and storm sewer systems, says Youatt.
Looking ahead
While Youatt is pleased
with the progress the city
has made during the past
year, he hopes to move forward with other projects to
improve lives and ensure
the safety of Imlay City residents.
One of those pending
projects is the construction
Michael Connors selected for job
dissenting vote.
I think he (Love)
thinks he might only be
here short-term, Keesler
said.
The village is seeking
a successor for Sarah
Moyer-Cale who resigned
in October to take a position in Paw Paw,
Michigan.
Presuming Connors
and the village come to
terms on a contract, it is
uncertain when he will
begin his duties in Almont.
Chief hire on tap?
The hiring of a new
village manager is expected to be the precursor to
selecting a new police
chief to succeed Pat Nael,
who resigned in June,
when the council opted
not to renew his contract.
In the interim, Almont
Police Sgt. Andy Martin
has taken over the duties
of police chief.
The
council
has
expressed the desire to
wait until a manager was
in place to participate in
the process of hiring of a
new full-time police chief.
IMLAYCITY If
youve been in and around
Imlay City lately, you will
have noticed some positive
changes.
Most notably are the
improvements to city
streets, a priority of the sitting Imlay City Commission
and City Manager Tom
Youatt.
Since Youatts arrival in
June of 2014, he has placed
an emphasis on upgrading
streets, sidewalks and infrastructure.
Having established
those goals as priorities, the
city commission asked residents last November to pass
a 5-year, 2.5-mill road millage, which they did by a
margin of 262-198.
The approved millage
will generate $235,000
annually, or about $1.2 million for streets and sidewalks over the next five
years.
North Almont Avenue
Youatt says a portion of
that money was used for the
recently-completed North
Almont Avenue road reconstruction project.
The construction on
that project began in June
and was substantially completed in early September,
he says. The city approved
the addition of decorative
street lighting at an additional cost of $111,892. The
street lighting was installed
in early November.
Youatt notes that the
North Almont Avenue project recently drew recognition from the Asphalt
Pavement Association of
Almont chooses new manager

By Tom Wearing
ALMONT The
Almont Village Council
voted 6-1 Tuesday, Dec.
20, to offer the vacant village managers position to
Michael Connors.
Connors is President
of Great Lakes Property
Consultants, LLC, and
has served with the
Macomb County Dept. of
Planning & Economic
Development, and with
the City of Roseville.
Connors was one of
three finalists interviewed
for the position on Dec. 3.
The others were James
Creech and Amanda
Manning-Moses.
Creech served as
Imlay City Manager from
1995-1999;
while
Manning-Moses has been
an Almont police officer
for more than 15 years.
Clerk/Treasurer Kim
Keesler, who is Almonts
acting manager, said the
council discussed the
terms of a
contract at
Tuesdays
meeting.
Ive
been asked
to write up
a proposed
Michael
contract to Connors
have ready
at the councils January
3rd
meeting,
said
Keesler.
Keesler said council
members found Connors
references to be very positive.
All his references
were glowing, Keesler
said. He has a lot of
experience working with
municipalities.
He also has a masters
degree
in
Public
Administration and a
strong background in
planning and economic
development.
Keesler added that
council members appeared
to be impressed with
Connors, including Dave
Love, who cast the lone
File photo
Tom Youatt offers Imlay City year in review
Imlay City officials and residents gather to celebrate the successful

completion of the Almont Avenue project in late summer of 2016.
of a new fire hall to replace
the aging and undersized
building on Third Street.
A new fire hall has
been needed for many
years, Youatt says. The
current facility is out-dated
and no longer meets the
needs of the city or our fire
department.
Potential sites for the
new fire hall are being
investigated, says Youatt.
Much input will be
required from the fire
department as plans for this
project move forward.
Youatt says a Fourth
Street reconstruction project
near the citys main water
tower is also deemed a matter of priority.
This project is needed
to upgrade the citys water
distribution system, he
says. It will require construction of a new water
main which will connect the
citys two water towers.
One of the citys water
towers is located north of
Lamb-Steele Park, while the
second tower is located
adjacent to the Vlasic plant
on Blacks Corners Rd.
The project will
improve water pressure to
area homes and businesses,
Youatt says. It will enable
the city to better regulate
the water flow.
He adds that the com-
pleted project will include

construction of new curb,
gutter and sidewalks along
that section of Fourth Street.
M-53 upgrades
For the past two years,
the city has demonstrated an
interest in making changes
and upgrades along M-53
for reasons of public safety
and appearance to passing
motorists.
Out of those wishes
emerged an M-53 Corridor
Plan, which included input
from a survey of residents
who frequently travel the
busy stretch of highway
located in Imlay City.
The plan also included
input and participation by
officials from MDOT, CN
Railroad, DTE Energy,
along with the citys staff
and engineers.
Youatt says specific
components of the Corridor
Plan could include: replacing a portion of the sanitary
sewer main, constructing a
pedestrian walkway beneath
the railroad bridge, constructing a boulevard
between I-69 and south of
Newark Rd, and additional
streetscape elements.
A favorable audit
Finally, Youatt says the
city commission was recently presented a favorable
audit report for fiscal year
2015-2016.
Comedy SerieS SponSored
by
He points out that the

city has a current General
Fund balance of more than
$2 million; along with more
than $1 million in the citys
Water and Sewer Fund.
The report indicates
the city is doing well financially, says Youatt.
However, the city faces
financial challenges in the
future.
Youatt alludes to the
challenge of meeting existing pension and health care
obligations to retired and
current city employees.
He says the city will use
some fund balance to reduce
this particular financial liability over time.
Also, in order to
accomplish future infrastructure and facility projects, says Youatt, well be
required to use fund balance
to provide anticipated grant
fund matches.
Thanks go around
Youatt extends his gratitude and appreciation to city
commissioners, the City
Treasurer (Nicole Frost) and
Department Heads for their
efforts to monitor and minimize expenditures and stay
within budget.
The citys residents
can be reassured that their
tax dollars are spent in the
most efficient manner possible, says Youatt.
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Buck made his mark as an athlete

Longtime area resident passes away at age 89
TRI-CITY AREA
Morris Charles Buck
Bannister, 89, of Imlay
City passed away Sunday,
Dec. 25 at Stonegate
Health Campus of Lapeer,
following a short illness.
His family was close
by his side throughout his
illness.
Born Aug. 25, 1927 in
Almont; he was the son of
the late Hugh and the late
Elva (Krueger) Bannister.
Buck graduated from
Almont High School in
1945.
A gifted athlete, Buck
gave up a scholarship to
play football at Michigan
State University to enlist in
the U.S. Navy at the end of
World War II.
In August of 2015, he
was one of five Almont
World War II veterans to
be honored as Grand
Marshals in the 2015
Almont Homecoming
Parade.
And in tribute to his
outstanding athletic career,
Buck was inducted into
the Almont Athletic Hall of
Fame on Feb. 26, 2016.

Buck also enjoyed
music, having played trumpet with Almonts popular
Rube Band, whose members also included Bob
Bowman, Don Hart,
Clarence Hart and other
local musicians.
He also used to play
Taps at Almont
Memorial Day ceremonies,
and a little piano at special
family occasions.
Married, family life
Bannister married
Frances Dheygere on
September 3, 1949 in
Armada. They were married 67 years.
Bucks athletic prowess
was shared by other family
members. And he particularly enjoyed attending his
grandchildrens and greatgrandchildrens games.
As evidence, he and
Fran seldom missed a
game and could usually be
found in the stands cheering on the young family
members.
Buck was employed at
Buick Motors in Flint,
Michigan until he retired
in 1988.
After retiring, Buck
and Fran
spent five
years traveling
around the
country.
When
they
Morris
returned,
Buck
they settled
Bannister
in Imlay
City where 1927-2016
Buck could
tend to his four-acre yard
and stay active with family
projects.
Blessed with a sense of
humor and natural charm,
Buck was liked and loved
by many; which he always
returned in kind.
Almont resident
Howard Boomer, a longtime friend and schoolmate, recalled Buck as
being fun-loving.
Buck had fun and he
was always good for a
laugh, said Boomer.
Sometimes we had a little
too much fun.
He was an awful good
friend, during good times
and bad, he said. We
always remained friends.
In our later years, it
was fun to recall some of
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Drugs stolen from Sav-On

Police seeking tips leading to
suspects in weekend break-in
By Tom Wearing
IMLAY CITY
Police report that sometime
late Friday or early Saturday
(Dec. 16-17), thieves broke
into the Imlay City Sav-On
Drugs store at 2040 S.
Cedar St.
Police Chief Scott Pike
says the suspects gained
entry to the building
through the ceiling.
Once inside, they went
to the stores pharmacy and
broke into a safe containing
various scheduled or con-
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conscious and alert and has
spent some time out of his
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The sheriff, en route to
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patrol car, was westbound
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driven by a 27-year-old
Lapeer
man,
Allen
Babcock, crossed the center
line,
striking
Kalanquins car head-on.
Babcock was pronounced dead the scene.
Police say weather and
road conditions do not
appear to have been a contributing factor in the accident.
Kalanquin has been
Lapeer County Sheriff
since 1980, making him the
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Michigan. The Republican
was defeated in the August
primary by Scott McKenna
who is due to take over the
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trolled narcotic drugs, then

fled through a back door.
Schedule II narcotics
include often-abused painkillers such as morphine,
opioids and codeine.
Pike says no employees
were in the store at the time
of the break-in, which
occurred between 6 p.m. on
Friday and 6 a.m. on
Saturday.
He believes that the
suspects were experienced
and likely had committed
similar crimes in the past.
This was not your
everyday break-in, says
Pike. They had planned

this in advance.
He notes that Imlay
City Police are collaborating with Michigan State
Police in the ongoing investigation.

I believe similar
incidents have taken place
in other small communities, says Pike, but
Im
not aware of any
others
recently or over
the
weekend.
He asks that anyone
with information about
the incident to call the
Imlay City Police Dept. at
810-724-2345. Or contact
Police Sgt. Tim Wolford via
e-mail at: twolford@imlaycity.org.
Sheriff continues battle for recovery
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things we did, and to talk

about our kids; who were a
lot like us.
Bannisters sister-inlaw, Delores Heim, spoke
of the very close relationship he and her sister,
Fran, shared.
Buck was devoted to
Fran, said Heim. They
were a very close couple
and they did everything
together.
During their later
years, they were inseparable, she continued. And
they loved going to the
grandkids games.
They were always
there to support the kids,
whether it was the little
ones or the big ones.
He was a great brother-in-law to me and a very
good husband to my sister, Heim added. He is
criticized us when we did

something wrong. He just
told us to always do our
best.
His philosophy
toward sports was that it
takes a team not just
individuals.
Mark added that his
father was well-read, well
informed and smarter
than many people realized.
He was actually very
intelligent, though he never
tried to show it, said
Mark.
And he didnt like
being in the spotlight,
Jeanne remarked.
Especially when he has
been honored with the Hall
of Fame.
He didnt like being
the subject of attention,
she said. He would rather
that you be the focal
point.
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The cafe inside of Heritage Church in Imlay
City is all decked out for the holidays. The
churchs decorations earned the top spot in
the Peoples Choice category of the Imlay
City Downtown Development Authoritys
holiday decorating contest.
Photo provided
By Tom Wearing
really going to be missed

by all of us.
Bannisters daughterin-law, Jeanne Bannister,
credited him with teaching
her sons, Wyatt and Reed,
valuable lifes lessons.
He loved the kids so
much, said Jeanne. They
were very close. I would
sit next to him at all the
games and he would say,
you and I are here to
watch the game, everyone
else just wants to talk.
Ive always felt our
boys got their best qualities
from their grandparents,
she said. Theyve always
looked up to Buck and
Fran.
Mark Bannister
recalled that his father was
not one to criticize, unless
one failed to give full
effort.
All of us played ball
back then, Mark recalled.
In sports, he never ever
Policeman comes to aid of young mother

Joe DeLuca, others rally to help woman swindled out of $400.00
By Tom Wearing
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Interim Almont Police Chief Andrew Martin

with trunk full of food on its way to the Manna
ministry at Almont Vineyard Church.
Almont police,
office staff aid
food pantry
By Tom Wearing
ALMONT Almont
Police Chief Andy Martin
helped lead an effort to collect items for delivery to
the Manna Ministry food
pantry at Almont Vineyard
Church.
Martin said that in
recent weeks, his fellow
officers and village office
staff donated money to the
campaign to assist local
individuals and families in
need.
Once they had accumulated sufficient funds,
office staffer Cindee
Cimaroli went shopping
and purchased dozens of
canned and boxed food
items for the local food
pantry.
Ihave to pay special
thanks
to
Cindee
(Cimaroli), said Martin.
She helped out a lotand
is a great shopper.
On Wednesday, Martin
delivered several full boxes
of food items to Vineyard
Church for distribution to
those in need.
Being police officers,
said Martin, we know
there are people out there
who can use a little extra
help.
This is just our way to
give back to the communi-
ty, he said. Everybody

chipped in what they could.
Their generosity helped us
to help others.
Martin hopes to continue the food collection
program next year and well
into the future.
We hope we can make
it grow and become even
bigger in the years to
come, said Martin.
Since 2008, Manna
Ministry, has been feeding
local families who have
fallen on hard times and are
in need of practical help.
The Almont Vineyard
Church is located at 3835
S. Van Dyke Rd. on the east
side of the road.
The churchs food pantry is open on Thursdays
from 3-5 p.m. and is open
to any local community
member, with no strings
attached.
Call the church at 810673-3040 for questions or
to make a donation to the
food pantry.
The Manna ministry
feeds about 11,000 people
a year.
The food items are
donated by area church
members, local farmers,
grocery stores, and through
food drives, individual
food donations and various
supportive
community
resources.
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--Officer Joe DeLuca
job well done.
DeLuca preferred to
acknowledge those individuals who collected and
Its satisfying that no

matter the situation, this
community steps up to
help those in need, said
DeLuca.
DeLuca said the single
mother became emotional
upon receiving the unexpected financial gift.
Her response is that
she couldnt believe it, he
said. She was very appreciative.
She told me that she
had worked hard to provide her children with a
good Christmas, adding
that she had put their gifts
in layaway. This gesture
helped bring some of the
sparkle and Christmas
spirit back into her life.
DeLuca said the
woman fell victim to a
persuasive phone caller,
who turned out to be a
scam artist.
These people can be
very convincing over the
phone, he said. They
thrive on being able to take
advantage of people in
already struggling situations.
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DTE Energy has
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it works to replace a portion
of the capacity from coalfired plants due to be
retired.
The proposed site, in
China Township, is located
next to the companys existing Belle River Power
Plant.
DTE has plans to build
state-of-the-art natural gas
turbine plants to provide
approximately 1,000 megawatts of energy, enough to
power 850,000 homes, and
create new jobs for
Michigan residents,the
company said in a press
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The company will
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assets, expected to be com-
pleted between 2021 and

2023.
In 2015, the company
acquired the 732 megawatt
Renaissance Power Plant in
Carson City and the 350
megawatt Dean Peaker
Plant in East China
Township to assure adequate generating capacity
for DTE customers during
periods of high demand for
power.
In June, DTE announced
plans to retire three of its
five coal plants in Michigan
- River Rouge, St. Clair and
Trenton Channel - by 2023
and replace that capacity
with a mix of cleaner energy, including natural gas,
wind and solar power.

The age of these
plants, as well as additional
coal plants planned for
retirement statewide by
other energy companies,
demonstrates a need for
new energy sources in
Michigan, the company
stated.
In May, DTE Energy
began construction on one
of the largest solar arrays
east of the Mississippi
River located in Lapeer.
Last month, the company announced they would
match a $50,000 economic
development grant from the
U.S.
Economic
D e v e l o p m e n t
TRI-CITY AREA
The Michigan Department
of Agriculture & Rural
Development is offering a
new competitive grant program aimed to promote the
sustainability of land-based
industries and support
infrastructure benefiting
rural communities in
Michigan.
The Rural Development
Fund grants are available
for projects addressing
expansion and sustainability of land-based industries;
worker training related to
land-based industries; and
energy,
transportation,
communications, water and

wastewater infrastructure
to benefit rural communities and micropolitan statistical areas (defined by the
U.S.
Department
of
Management and Budget as
an area/county with at least
one urban cluster of at least
10,000 but fewer than
50,000 population).
Land-based industries
include food and agriculture; forestry; mining, oil
and gas production; and
tourism. Eligible counties
include those with a population no greater than
60,000 residents or micro-
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a complete list of eligible
counties, visit www.michigan.gov/mdardgrants.
The proposals will be
evaluated through a competitive process. There is
no maximum limit on the
project grant fund request;
however, the total allotment of funding for the current year is approximately
$1.5 million. All proposals
require at least a 30% cash
match. Applicants for grant
funds will be asked to
describe how the project
potentially impacts and
produces measurable out-
Administration (EDA) to
assist St. Clair County redevelop the coal plant property in St. Clair.
Grant money will also
be directed to the community of Harbor Beach where
a coal facility was retired in
2013.
DTE is fundamentally
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produce
energy
for
Michigan shifting from
aging coal-fired plants to
cleaner energy sources,
said DTE Energy President
and COO Trevor Lauer.
We recognize these
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community services. These
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and Harbor Beach identify
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generate new tax base.
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State Rep. Gary Howell testifies on his human

trafficking legislation before a Senate committee in September. Also pictured is State Rep.
Laura Cox, R-Livonia.
Governor signs Howells

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Branch. Theyve already

been victimized once.
There is no reason to make
them victims again by burdening them with criminal
records that might prevent
them from success in life.
Other bills in the threebill package pertain to
juvenile convictions and
greater penalties in sex trafficking cases. Those bills
are HB 5542, now PA 336,
sponsored by state Rep.
Laura Cox, R- Livonia, and
HB 5544, now PA 338,
introduced by state Rep.
Nancy Jenkins, R-Walker.
This is the second bill
Rep. Howell has had signed
into law during his brief
nine months in office. In
July the governor signed
HB 5549, now PA 217, a
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Gov. Rick Snyder last week
signed into law a bill introduced by state Rep. Gary
Howell to give a second
chance to victims of human
trafficking forced to commit crimes.
The governor signed
House Bill 5543, now
Public Act 337, which
enables people who were
forced into illegal behavior
as juveniles by human traffickers to seek expungement of their criminal
records and have a fresh
start.
This new law lets people who were victimized by
criminals and forced to
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Borland and Weston elementary schools in

Imlay City held North Pole Night last week.
Both buildings were bustling with families
who enjoyed the fun-filled event. At Weston,
families could shop at the Scholastic Book
Fair, visit the Santa Shop, get a picture with
Santa, visit with Star Wars and Frozen special guests and more. At Borland, there were
pictures with Santa and Mrs. Claus, themed
and gift basket raffles, dinner, crafts, and a
bounce house. There was even an indoor
snowball fight and a special visit with Sparty,
Imlay City Schools mascot. Bus shuttles
were available between the two buildings to
help families go from one building to the
next without the hassle of driving and parking. Pictured above is Mackenzie Bruyere, a
2nd-grader at Weston, who enjoyed meeting
up with two Stormtroopers. Below is the
jolly top shelf elf himself, reminding everyone to have a Merry Christmas.
Michigan Sheriffs' Association 2017 Board of Directors (from left): Emmet County Sheriff Pete
Wallin, Secretary-Treasurer; Sanilac County Sheriff Garry Biniecki, Director; Berrien County Sheriff
L. Paul Bailey, Vice President; St. Clair County Sheriff Tim Donnellon, President; Crawford County
Sheriff Kirk Wakefield, Past President; Midland County Sheriff Scott Stephenson, Director; and Iron
County Sheriff Mark Valesano, Director.
the 491 bed county jail.
Donnellon received his
Bachelors Degree in
Criminal Justice from
Ferris State University and
holds a Master of Public
Safety Degree from Eastern
Michigan University. He is
a graduate of the FBI
National Academy. Sheriff
Donnellon serves as the
Vice-Chair for the St. Clair
County Central Dispatch
and the St. Clair County
Commission on Aging. He
is the Treasurer for United
Way of St. Clair County
and also serves on the St.
Clair County Suicide
Prevention Committee.
The Board of Directors
represents the core values
of this organization, said
Jungel.
These Sheriffs are the
leaders who will set the
course for this ship as we
navigate the troubled
waters of this economy and
will continue to have an
impact for years to come.
Board officers elected
at the Fall Conference
include President Tim
Donnellon, Sheriff of St.
Clair
County;
Vice
President L. Paul Bailey,
Sheriff of Berrien County;
and Secretary-Treasurer
Pete Wallin, Sheriff of
Emmet County. Immediate
Past President of the statewide
association
is
Crawford County Sheriff
Kirk Wakefield. Other
Sheriffs elected to serve on
the Board include Iron
County Sheriff Mark
Valesano, Sanilac County
Sheriff Garry Biniecki and
Midland County Sheriff
Scott Stephenson.
The Michigan Sheriffs
Association was established in 1877 to represent
the states 83 elected
Sheriffs and is the oldest
Law
Enforcement
Organization in Michigan.
For more information or to
join as a citizen member,
please visit their website at
www.misheriff.org.
Holiday
artists
awarded
The Capac
branch of TriCounty Bank
announced the
winners of their
coloring contest. Pictured
are Capac
Elementary
School winners
Jack, the 2ndgrade winner
from Ms.
Allens class;
Rowan, the 1stgrade winner
from Ms.
Johnsons
class and 3rdgrade winner
Yuliana from
Ms. Fords
class.
Photo provided
states history as we change

both the Association and
national leadership.
Donnellons
law
enforcement career has
been with the St. Clair
County Sheriffs Office for
28 years. He served as
Deputy, Detective, Sergeant
and Lieutenant before being
elected Sheriff in 2009.
Sheriff Donnellon was reelected for his second term
which began January 2013
and ran un-opposed in
2016. Sheriff Donnellon
oversees a department that
handles over 40,000 calls
for service a year. Daily
operations include patrol
divisions, narcotic division
and criminal investigation
division of crimes that
cover 770 square miles of
land, a marine and dive
division that cover 110
miles of shoreline, an animal control division and
the day to day operations of
Photos provided
ST. CLAIR COUNTY

The Michigan Sheriffs
Association
(MSA)
announced that it has unanimously elected Sheriff Tim
Donnellon of St. Clair
County to serve as the
President of its Board of
Directors for the 2017 term,
which begins January 1. He
was sworn in by Michigan
Supreme Court Chief
Justice Robert Young, Jr. at
the Michigan Sheriffs
Association 2016 Fall
Professional Development
Conference.
There is no greater
honor than to be chosen by
your peers to be their leader, said Executive Director
Terrence L. Jungel. Sheriff
Donnellon has earned the
respect of his fellow
Sheriffs as is evident by his
selection to the Presidents
position. His leadership
comes at an important time
in the Associations and
Photo provided
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Its a win win for the banks, not for us
Working K9s are

valuable resource
ogs. Theyre called mans best

friend, and theyre capable of feats
no man can rival. Add some
intense training to the mix and you get the
remarkable working K9.
Last week, one such dog literally saved
a 76-year-old Dryden woman from freezing to death. A dementia patient, the
woman had wandered away from home
and into a neighbors yard, where she collapsed in the high piles of snow. Had it
not been for the Oakland County Sheriffs
Department Dutch Shepherd Blitz, the
woman may have succumbed to the frigid
elements. She was wearing just one shoe,
and there was no coat to protect her from
the elements.
Working K9 dogs are trained and
expected to perform well in all sorts of situations, such as finding a suspect or lost
person through smell, protecting its handler, finding hidden objects, knowing how
to respond when under fire, and detecting
explosives and narcotics. They are amazing creatures who have a strong bond with
their handlers, who must also be equally
adept at prompting the dog to perform.
Lapeer County is currently without a
working K9. Along with a number of
other law enforcement agencies, the
Oakland County Sheriff Department
brought in their K9 unit to assist with last
weeks search. As the incident demonstrates, these dogs can literally stand
between life and death. A trained police
K9 is yet another valuable resource for
any police agency.
With a changing of the guard at the
Lapeer County Sheriffs Department, it
may be a good time to revisit the possibility of a K9 unit and finding room in the
budget for same. It could make all the difference in the world for saving a life or
solving a crime.
While reviewing a list

of the best stocks to own
during the next 10 years, I
was surprised to see that
the banking firm of Wells
Fargo & Co is rated as
one of the top banks. The
third largest US bank, it
has had record earnings
per share for the past five
years at a time when many
other major banks have
performed poorly.
Earlier this year the
CEO of Wells Fargo was
explaining to Congress
how unbeknownst to him
the banks sales associates
fraudulently opened two
million depositor accounts
using funds from existing
account holders without

their knowledge. Funds
taken mainly from elderly
or foreign account holders.
The sales people did this
to meet new account quotas.
To
my
way of thinking, taking
funds from someones
account without authorization is tantamount to stealing. Congress as usual
blustered, bellowed and
passed gas, but did little.
As usual, when it comes to
big bank fraud, no one is
ever indicted and the CEO
resigned, leaving with a fat
severance check.
I find it difficult to
believe these financial
analysts rated Wells Fargo

so highly, a bank with an
apparent lack of ethics and
a record of misuse of their
depositors funds. This
does not bode well for the
integrity of our financial
intuitions in the future. In
a corporation, a company
or local business, morale
and ethics comes from the
top down, or the lack of.
On another banking
note, the Feds increased
interest rates again. At this
point, it will work the
same as the last increase.
The banks will raise its
rates for the money they
loan but not raise the interest rate they pay the depos-
itors. That sounds like a

win, win opportunity for
the banks (as usual).
On yet another possible bank action, there is
talk among banks here and
in other countries regarding the initiation of negative interest. If negative
interest come to fruition,
we will pay the banks a not
yet specified percentage
on our deposits to cover
service costs. Another win,
win for the banks.
Someone once said, (but I
do not remember whom),
times are a changing.
They sure are!
Tom Janicki
Almont Twp.
The Lapeer County Tea

Party will hold their first
meeting of the year on
Tuesday, January 3, 2017,
at the Mayfield Township
Hall, 1900 N. Saginaw St.,
Lapeer, at 7 p.m.
Our guest speaker for
the evening will be State
Representative
Gary
Howell. Representative
Howell will talk about
what is going on in the
House of Representatives
in Lansing. Yes, the elections are over. But now
begins the real job making
sure the people we elected

will stay on track to do
what they promised us they
would do. I will add at this
point, that Representative
Howell is doing what he
has promised to do. We
look forward to hearing the
Capitol news directly from
him and government issues
to be aware of in the coming new year.
You can count on the
Lapeer County Tea Party to
help you keep track of what
our elected officials are
doing with our trust and
our money. We will continue to bring you programs to help you stay in
contact with your elected
officials by utilizing our
general meetings the first
Tuesday of the month, our
website (www.lapeercountyteaparty.com), our postcard program and our letters to the editor. Our Tea
Party was created to inform
and educate voters about
current issues they need to
be concerned with in our
federal, state and local
governments. We strive to
supply people all the facts

so they can form honest
decisions and opinions. As
always, our meetings are
free to the public.
Refreshments will be available for a small donation
and this year we will be
adding a 50/50 drawing.
The winner will be
announced at the end of
each meeting. See you all
there.
Tim Lintz
Director
Lapeer County Tea Party
Elba Twp.
Tea Partys first meeting on Jan. 3rd
Turkelson, dedicated to MI children

As the Michigan
director of Fight Crime:
Invest in Kids, I would
like to publicly acknowledge Lapeer County
Prosecutor Tim Turkelson
on his retirement, and
thank him for his many
years of public service as
Prosecutor. I especially
want to thank Prosecutor
Turkelson for his membership in Fight Crime:
Invest in Kids and his
dedication to Michigans
children.
From his years on the
frontline,
Prosecutor
Turkelson understands
that wise public investments in high-quality programs for Michigans
youngest children pay out
the greatest benefits.
Prosecutor Turkelson was
instrumental in providing
support for efforts to
ensure that all eligible
4-year-olds in Michigan
now have the opportunity
eing a bit rushed this

time of yearand
what with taking on a new
endeavor into yogaIm
trying to find something
great to say to kick off a
new year. Something that
reflects how Ifeel right
now, all swept up in the
Christmas spirit.
Something inspiring.
Uplifting. Giddy. Joyful.
So Im reaching back to
some of the things Iknow
about the way things
work. Things in the
Universe, Imean. Things
in life itself.
Involvement in a
Buddhist study group for
years has helped me keep
all these tools readily
available, lined up neat
and straight in the often
messy toolbox of my
mind.
Today Im choosing to
dig them out, brush them
off and remind myself
and anyone else who
stops herehow simple
things are. Keeping it
simple is always the key
for this particular overanalyzer. While some of
the tools may get a bit
rusty from time to time,
Im grateful that theyre
always there for me to
pick up and use again.
These tools were all
made of words. They are
timeless and will never
disappear.
I pull them out for
...

some worth pondering. To
water these seeds.
I know its winter and
ground is frozen and now
covered with snow so its
hard (literally and figuratively) to think about
watering anything unless
its to slick the surface of
an ice rink.
Still, the tool Im
reaching for now tells me
every time Ipull out a
negative experience and
examine its effect (also
negative) on me, Im
watering that seed. That
seed is sprouting. The
more Ido it the greater
the sprout until I look
above my head one day to
see its covered in the
dark shade of a huge
gnarly tree.
Buddhist monk Thich
Nhat Hanh says all that
works the same way with
the positive thoughtsthe
good seeds so to speak.
Those are the ones that
are worth pulling out and
watering.
I hope everyone who
stops by at this spot now
young children participate

in programs such as Early
Head Start, Head Start, or
pre-K they are more likely
to be successful academically and socially.
I would like to thank
him publicly for all he has
done for our children.
Sincerely,
Jerry Dash
Michigan State Director
Fight Crime: Invest in
Kids
Lansing
Donations from Shopko and customers

In an effort to support
local families in need this
holiday season, Shopko
customers donated hundreds of pounds of food for
Feeding America and thousands of toys for the Marine
Toys for Tots Foundation.
All food items were distributed to community food

pantries
prior
to
Thanksgiving, while toys
will be donated to Toys for
Tots in time for holiday
celebrations.
Over the past several
and then grows a huge

shady tree of knowledge
rooted in love and sprouting with wisdom in the
coming year. With watering can in hand I go forth
and give it a try.
Here is some worthy
wisdom, simple and
direct, from Thich Nhat
Hanh himselfnourishment for the only seeds
that count:
Sometimes your joy
is the source of your
smile, but sometimes your
smile can be the source of
your joy.
****
When another person
makes you suffer, it is
because he suffers deeply
within himself, and his
suffering is spilling over.
He does not need punishment; he needs help.
Thats the message he is
sending.
****
People usually consider walking on water or
in thin air a miracle. But I
think the real miracle is
not to walk either on
water or in thin air, but to
walk on earth. Every day
we are engaged in a miracle which we dont even
recognize: a blue sky,
white clouds, green
leaves, the black, curious
eyes of a childour own
two eyes. All is a miracle.
****
We are here to awaken from our illusion of

separateness.
****
My actions are my
only true belongings.
****
When we are mindful, deeply in touch with
the present moment, our
understanding of what is
going on deepens, and we
begin to be filled with
acceptance, joy, peace and
love.
****
Through my love for
you, I want to express my
love for the whole cosmos, the whole of humanity, and all beings. By living with you, I want to
learn to love everyone and
all species. If I succeed in
loving you, I will be able
to love everyone and all
species on Earth... This is
the real message of love.
****
A human being is
like a television set with
millions of channels....
We cannot let just one
channel dominate us. We
have the seed of everything in us, and we have
to recover our own sovereignty.
Heres a toast to owning our sovereignty in
2017! Happy New Year to
all!
Email Catherine at
cminolli@pageone-inc.
com.
Sprouting seeds for the New Year
to attend preschool.
He has been a strong
supporter of home visitation programs for new,
young parents because he
knows parents who participate in such educational programs are less likely
to engage in abuse or
neglect.
Prosecutor
Turkelson is a champion
of high quality early learning in Michigan because
his experiences have
taught him that when
weeks, customers have

dropped off non-perishable
food items and toys at their
local Shopko for donation
before the holiday season.
In addition to the food
items collected, Shopko
Foundation
donated
$100,000 to Feeding
America to support their
network of local foodbanks
in Shopko communities
across the country.
Thanks to our custom-
ers generosity, we hope we

are able to make the holidays more enjoyable for
local residents in need.
Toys for Tots, an organization Shopko has partnered with for the past 25
years, will be receiving the
new, unwrapped toys in
time for the holiday season.
The toys will be distributed
to less fortunate children.
Michelle Hansen
Shopko Public Relations
Find peace, rest easy
hile I can by nature

be rather contemplative, I also have a tendency to live in the moment.
So, when theres an early
deadline, which happens
frequently during the holidays, I sometimes have
these wonderful things to
say, but alasI miss the
opportunity.
So, here I sitdays
before Christmastrying
to type New Years greetings, because the time for
typing Christmas greetings
is already past. Is it OK
then if I wish you peace
for 2017? Ive been mulling over a PEACE salutation which I paired up
with an invitation to
RESTas my Christmas
greeting to close friends.
At first glance, it did not
seem seasonally appropriate, and my husband wondered what I was thinking,
when I said I wanted to
use the idea I had had
Rebekah Homer at The
Print Shop work up for me
last year for another occasion.
Come to me, all you
who labor and carry heavy
burdens, and I will give
you rest.Jesus...the
original cards had read.
I had
asked her to
make up the
little postcard-size
reminders of
the verse
from
Matthew
11:28 (NLT)
to give to
women in
one of our
moms groups at church. I
so much enjoyed the subtle background she had
worked into the design,
that I asked her if she
could just touch it up with
a little burgundy or green
and print me up some
moreso I could call
them Christmas cards
and she was happy to
oblige. When Mike was a
little skeptical, I realized
maybe he was right, but
they were already printed.
It all made perfect sense
in MY head, but maybe it
wouldnt translate into
everyone elses.
My head kept going
back to: My PEACE I
leave with you...NOT as
the world gives. I knew
that was from John 14, so
Willene page 12-A
Bidding the old year adieu
live. Ill see a recording of

it the next day.
Truthfully, Im not a
night person so I actually
havent seen the ball come
down since Guy Lombardo
and his Royal Canadians
played Auld Lang Syne.
You young folks can
Google Lombardo but take
my word for it, it was a
long time ago.
Are you going to make
any resolutions this year?
Im not. I seldom do and
usually fail miserably at
keeping the ones I do
make. I do set a few goals
every year, though. The
first goal is to live to see a
recording of the ball coming down again next year.
Im facing some major
dental work this year so
one of my goals is to get
through that. Another of my
goals is to find a pot of
gold at the end of a rainbow to pay for the dental
work. Looks like Ill be

buying the dentists new
cars instead of one for
myself.
Oh, and I shoveled out
lots of money putting all
new windows on the north
side of my house to keep
the winter winds out. Ive
told my friends that if they
need money they might
want to stand in my front
yard. Im shoveling out
cash as fast as I can. Every
time I think thats it for a
while, a new expense turns
up.
In January, here in your
nations capital, well see
another Presidential
Inauguration. Workers have
been busy for months
building the Inaugural
Platform on the West Front
of the Capitol Building and
the Presidential Reviewing
Stand and media facilities
in front of the White
House.
Inaugurations are exciting no matter whos taking

the oath. And this year,
with the White House
changing parties, its even
more so. Lots of Rs coming
into town and lots of Ds
moving out. Its usually a
good time for realtors.
It will really be interesting with a new
Administration in town.
President Trump will be, at
the very least, unconventional. Whether thats a
good thing or a bad thing
remains to be seen. Im
optimistic.
Usually on New Years
Day I watch football.
Probably will this year, too,
although my Michigan
State Spartans will also be
watching rather than playing. Over a few brews I
predict. Three wins and
nine losses does not let you
go bowling even if there
are about 40 bowl games
Photo provided
ts time to bid the old

year adieu and in the
New Year begin anew. My
dad used to tell me about
how time flies and that the
older you get, the faster it
flies! Yikes! True! Hey,
time, slow down a little.
Cant even smell the roses
at this pace.
Whether I like it or not,
the ball will drop in Times
Square this Saturday night
at midnight.
All the Liblong day...
(Or is
that
Sunday
morning?)
Either
way its
Rick
out with
2016
Liblong
and in
with
2017. I doubt Ill stay
awake long enough to actually see the ball come down
Worker puts final touches on the Presidential Reviewing Stand for the parade January 20.
Author used to ring in the new year with Guy

Lombardo.
now. We couldnt even
qualify for the Famous
Idaho Potato Bowl, Zaxbys
Heart of Dallas Bowl, the
Motel 6 Cactus Bowl or the
New Era Pinstripe Bowl.
Congrats to the other 80
teams that will be playing.
1988 was one of my favorite New Years holidays.
Michigan State played in
and won the Rose Bowl
that year. And I was there!
One thing I always look
forward to in a new year is
baseball. In late February
the players of all 30 teams
start to get ready for the
regular season. Fans of all
30 teams are hopeful that
this year might be the year
that their team will win the
World Series. Fans of 29
teams will be disappointed,
of course. But look how
patiently the Chicago Cubs
fans waited for a Series
winfor 108 years! OK,
maybe not so patiently but
the Cubbies finally did it.
The Tigers this year?
Im looking forward to
the crack of the bat and the
vendors yelling, Beer
here! Ice cold beer, here!
and Hot dogs! Hot doggies! Ballpark franks
here!! Im ready. Play
ball!
Sue and I will have din-
Looking forward to
some
Ball
Park
Franks!
ner with some friends on
New Years Eveat 6 p.m.
and be home snug in the
sack with Rico, our cat, not
long after.
So, yeah, say so long to
2016. I hope it was a good
year for you. And I hope
2017 will be better for all
of us. Maybe your team
will win this year. Maybe
the new Administration will
wow us. Maybe everyone
who wants to will find their
dream jobs. And maybe bad
guys will have a change of
heart.
Well, we can dream.
Its what you do on January
1st. Happy New Year,
everyone.
Email Rick at
rick.liblong@cox.net.
s the Advent season

closes upon us, I hear
three voices of Christmas
tradition: mystery, Gods
love, and friendship. After
2,000 years, we still gather
to grasp the incarnationGod with us. We are drawn
unawares by the power of
our Fathers
to worHonest Living . . . love
ship His
Son. That we
do in many
fashions.
My earliest
memory of
mystery is
Christmas
Eve. My
father convinced my
sisters and
me that he saw Santa and
his reindeer flying over the
housetops across the street.
We hurried off to bed in
our new pajamas so Santa
could land on our rooftop
with gifts.
Did I feel betrayed
when I discovered differently? No. I knew my
father loved me. Rather,
Photo provided
The Yule Love It Lavender Farm tribe celebrating a Christmas Mystery Trip.
his sense of imagination
and mystery ignited mine.
As I matured and learned
the Gospel, the Santa mystery gave way to believe
the mystery of Christs
birth. When I was
12-years-old, a week
before Christmas, Mom led
me into the bedroom
where my newborn sister
slept in her crib. I knew
my mothers tender love
for me and her baby was
Gods love.
Granny had come from
Kentucky to help Mom

with household chores.
That Christmas my new
sister and grandmothers
kinship planted a lifelong
hunger for fellowship at
Christmastime.
Accordingly, my husband and I raised our children in the Christmas traditions of our blended
childhoods. I added my
own ideas, one being a
Christmas mystery drive
downtown Detroit or
someplace else to see the
lights.
This tradition lay fallow too long after my children left the nest. Then
came the friendship of my
farm advisors and staff,
two remarkable tribes of
women who also love a
good mystery. I resurrected
the Christmas Mystery
Trip in 2008 and eventually blended the two groups
into one.
This December our
Yule Love It Christmas
Mystery Trip began with
breakfast (and poetry) at
the farm. Then we boarded
a passenger van for a city
tour of Detroit: the Trinity
Lutheran Church on
Gratiot, River Walk, Belle
Isle Conservatory,
Guardian Building, Traffic
Jam for lunch, and the
Historic Saint Anne de
Detroit Church.
Dear Reader, it is the
incense of mystery, Gods
love, and friendship that
arise from this tradition.
They are the same three
Mystery Trip page 12-A
Young DDs get short end of stick
he title of my column
is Going with the
Flow, which is supposed
to reflect the outlook I try
to keep on life, but there
is something Ive recently
come across again that
disrupts that outlook.
In a time so concerned
with drinking and driving,
why is it that bars wont
admit underaged designated drivers?
By underaged I
mean older than 18 but
not yet 21. Its an issue
Ive encountered time and
time again being the
youngest of three brothers. Once I got my drivers license I was often
made the DD for my older
brothers and their friends.
Not that I ever minded, I
was happy to drive them
and
Going with the flow..
looked at
it as racking up
free rides
for when I
finally
came of
Paul
age.
Schwalbe
However,
once I
turned 18
I was excited to be able to
hang out with them at the
bars despite not being
able to drink. But nooooo,
despite legally being old
enough to enter a casino
or bar, many places had
rules that still didnt allow
me entrance. The rules
often felt more like loopholes such as 21 and up
only after 9 p.m. or only
allowing the youngsters
on certain days. Can you

tell Im still bitter?
I will be the first to
admit that there are probably many reasons out
there that justify such
rules, but I have yet to
hear any that satisfy me
totally and I have heard a
lot. Underagers will take
up space that drinking
patrons could have and
they dont spend as
much money as those of
age are two of the most
common ones I hear. I get
it, I really do. But first, an
of-age person who is DD
wont spend much either
and second, why would
any place turn away one
underaged DD when he or
she has a car full of legal
drinkers? I cant count
how many times Ive been
turned away despite having six (we had a full size

van) guys, ready to have a
good time and not worry
about driving home, with
me. And when I left, they
left with me. So who
won? In my mind, safety
won and the bar didnt.
Im well aware that
my grumbling wont
change anything and if
there is anyone out there
willing to enlighten me
with better reasons, please
feel free to do so.
But regardless of
whether or not your DD is
allowed in a bar as you
ring in the new year,
make sure safety wins and
you get home in one
piece!
Email Paul at
staff@pageone-inc.com.
Photo by Sarah Bates
Mystery, love and friendship
Vietnam Veteran Glenn Drake receives 50th

anniversary commemorative pin from Lapeer
County Commissioner Linda Jarvis.
Vietnam veteran
honored with pin
Editors note: The following guest column was
submitted by Linda Bonner
of Imlay City. Bonner is
active with the Lapeer
County Vietnam Veterans
group. Deacon David
Hoffman also helped facilitate this story.
lenn Drake from
North Branch received
the 50th anniversary
Vietnam War
Commemorative Pin at the
50th Commemorative
Committee meeting held
Tuesday, December 20th,
at the Lapeer County
Annex Building.
Glenn served from
July 1966 through July
1968. He was a Spec. 4 in
the 1st Air Mobile 15th
Medical Battalion, a medical unit motor pool stationed in Onche, Vietnam,
as a 2.5 ton truck driver.
He hauled water to the
central highland mountain
for showers and medical
needs. His truck at times
was also used as an ambulance. After returning
home Glenn worked at
General Motors Plant 6 in
Pontiac until he retired.
Glenn says he feels
honored to have severed
his country and wouldnt

trade it for anything. He
proudly wears his Vietnam
Veterans hat now, but there
was a time after returning
home from the war that he
could not. He commented
that he had a friend in the
service, that upon disembarking the plane on the
return flight home, was
shot. He survived that, but
Glenn knew to keep his
service to his county silent
because of the tumultuous
times.
Glenn now lives in
North Branch. Married 41
years to his wife, Linda,
the couple has two grown
sons Tim 39 and Aaron
37. Linda, Tim and grandson Dominik Drake were
on hand for Glenns pinning ceremony, which was
conducted by Lapeer
County Commissioner
Linda Jarvis.
Any Vietnam Veteran
wishing to receive and be
honored with their
Commemorative Pin is
welcome to any meeting
on the 3rd Tuesday of each
month, or call Linda
Bonner at 810-724-8541
for more information and
upcoming events.
Obituaries
~ Morris Charles Buck Bannister, 89 ~
Morris Charles Buck
Bannister, age 89, of Imlay
City, MI went home quietly Sunday, December 25,
2016 after a very short illness at Stonegate Health
Campus of Lapeer, MI. His
family was close by his
side throughout his illness.
Morris Charles Bannister
was born August 25, 1927
in Almont, MI. He is the
son of the late Hugh and
the late Elva (Krueger)
Bannister. Buck graduated
from Almont High School
in 1945. He gave up a
scholarship to play football
at Michigan State
University so that he could
enlist in the U.S. Navy at
the end of World War II.
Buck was elected to the
Almont Athletic Hall of
Fame in February 26, 2016
He married Frances
Dheygere on September 3,
1949 in Armada, MI. Buck
was a gifted athlete and he
enjoyed watching his
grandchildren and great-
grandchildren play sports.

He seldom missed a game,
Buck and his wife of 67
years, Fran, would be in
the stands at nearly every
game. Buck was employed
at Buick Motors in Flint,
MI until he retired in 1988.
After retirement, Buck and
Fran spent five years traveling around the country
side. When they returned,
they settled in Imlay City
where Buck could tend to
his yard (four acres) and
stay active with family
projects. Buck was loved

by many and always
returned the same to all.
He is survived by his
wife, Frances (Dheygere)
Bannister; two sons: David
(Lina) Bannister of
Metamora and Mark (Jean)
Bannister of Attica/Lum.
He also has eight grandchildren: Carla Johnston,
Erik Bannister, Jason
Bannister, Aaron Bannister,
Cory (Matt) Corneau,
Brian (Christina)
Bannister, Wyatt Bannister
and Reid Bannister; six
great-grandchildren:
Taylor, Macenzie, Brent,
Brody, Blake and
Madelyn; sister-in-law,
Delores Heim; nieces: Kim
(Randy) Jorgensen and
Lori (Tom) Campbell.
Extended family Diane
(Dave) Lishin.
Buck is preceded in
death by his son, Brent
Bannister; daughter,
Denise Middaugh and parents, Hugh and Elva
Bannister.
The memorial services
will be held 11:00 a.m. on
Saturday, December 31 at
Muir Brothers Funeral
Home Of Imlay City, 225
N. Main Street, Imlay City,
MI.
The family will be
available for visiting hours
from 3-5 and 6-8 p.m.
Friday, December 30 and
for the hour before the
memorial service at Muir
Brothers Funeral Home Of
Imlay City, 225 N. Main
Street, Imlay City, MI.
Those wishing to make
memorial contributions
may direct their donations
to the: Imlay City High
School Athletic Program.
Please be sure to sign our
on-line register book at
muirbrothersfh.com.
We all know the joy
and the sadness of a good
life and its passing; humility comes before greatness,
and its yours, then, now,
and forever.
~ Jack William Seidler, 85 ~

Jack William Seidler,
85, of Capac, died
Saturday, December 17,
2016.
He was born August 6,
1931 in Erie,
Pennsylvania, to the late
Charles Lewis and Harriet
Seidler. He married
JoLouise Bradley on June
14, 1959 in Detroit.
Mr. Seidler served
with the U.S. Army Band
during the Korean War. He
graduated from the
University of Michigan
with his bachelors and
masters degrees, and
played in the U of M
Band. He was a band

director and percussion
instructor, retiring from
Capac Community
Schools. He was a member of the International
Symphony Orchestra,
the SC4 Band, the U of M
Band Alumni, and a longtime member of MSBOA
and A.F.O.M. He was a
member of St. Johns
United Church of Christ.
He is survived by his
wife of 57 years, Jo; a
daughter, Beth Seidler; a
sister-in-law, Trudy
Bradley; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
He was preceded in
death by a sister, Charlene
Wheeler.
A memorial service
will be held at 11 a.m. on

Saturday, January 7, 2017
in St. Johns United
Church of Christ with visitation beginning at 10 a.m.
The Rev. Dr. Richard
Hotchkin will officiate.
Military honors will be
conducted under the auspices of the U.S. Army.
Memorial contributions may be made to St.
Johns United Church of
Christ or the ISO.
Arrangements are by
Pollock-Randall Funeral
Home. To send condolences, visit pollockrandall.
com.
~ Thomas Tom Lamberty, 53 ~

Thomas Tom
Lamberty, age 53, of Imlay
City, MI died Thursday,
December 22, 2016 at
McLaren Lapeer Region of
Lapeer, MI.
Thomas Leo Lamberty
was born August 1, 1963
in Detroit, MI. He is the
son of the late Robert John
and the late Margaret Ann
(Almas) Lamberty. He is a
1981 graduate of Imlay
City High School and has
lived all of his life in the
Imlay City area.
He had recently
worked at Champion Bus
in Imlay City. During the
summer months, Tom
worked at Campbell Farms

in Almont performing farm
labor. Tom also did home
health care for his mother
and several of the neigh-
bors. He owned T.L.

Trucking and was selfemployed as a truck driver
and worked at Parsch Auto
for a period of time. He
worked on the family farm.
Tom was a very giving
and caring individual.
He is survived by two
brothers: Paul Lamberty of
Romeo and John
(Elizabeth) Lamberty of
Oconomowoc, WI; several
nieces and nephews: Kayla
Marie Lamberty, Robert
John Lamberty, Christine
(Ben) Hassen, Thomas
Paul Lamberty, Benjamin
John Lamberty and Cody
Robert Lamberty.
Tom was preceded in

death his parents, Robert
Lamberty and Margaret
Lamberty.
A funeral service was
held Tuesday, December
27, 2016 at Muir Brothers
Funeral Home of Imlay
City, 225 N. Main Street,
Imlay City, MI. Deacon
Thomas Yezak officiated.
Interment was in Imlay
Township Cemetery, Imlay
City,
Funeral arrangements
were made by Muir
Brothers Funeral Home of
Imlay City. Please be sure
to sign our on-line register
muirbrothersfh.com.
~ Brandon Pilgrim, 39 ~
Brandon Pilgrim, age
39, of Flint, MI died
Saturday, December 24,
2016, after an extended illness, at Detroit Receiving
Hospital in Detroit, MI.
Brandon James Pilgrim
was born October 19, 1977
in Lapeer, MI. He is the
son of Manley Bud
Pilgrim and Dawn
(Lawmaster) Starkings. He
is a 1998 graduate of
Imlay City High School.
He lived most of his life in
the Imlay City area.
Brandon was employed
by Daves Carpeting of
Almont, installing floors
and selling carpet. He was
also a self-employed carpet

installer.
Brandon was an avid
hunter and fisherman.
He is survived by two
daughters: Sandra and
Mercedes; one son:
Chance; mother, Dawn
(Jeff) Starkings of Flint,
MI; father, Manley Bud
(Leslie) Pilgrim of Imlay
City, MI; three sisters:
Jennifer Pilgrim, Juel
(Christopher) Marceau and
Dr. Elizabeth (Dr. Nathan
Gonik) Dubey; one brother: Justin (Amanda Swain)
Pilgrim; sister-in-law,
Jennifer Pilgrim of Warren,
MI; several aunts, uncles,
nieces, and nephews.

Brandon was preceded
in death by his brother
Micheal Paul Pilgrim.
A funeral service will
be held 11:30 a.m.,
Wednesday, December 28,

at Muir Brothers Funeral
Home of Imlay City, 225
N. Main Street, Imlay City,
MI. Interment will be at
McCafferty Cemetery,
Bruce Township, MI.
The family will be
available for visitation
10:00-11:30 a.m.,
Home of Imlay City.
were made by Muir
Imlay City, MI. Please be
sure to sign our on-line
register muirbrothersfh.
com.
~ Clyde Schoonover, 72 ~
Clyde Schoonover, age
72, of Imlay City, died
2016 at his winter home in
Lehigh, FL.
Clyde Arthur
Schoonover was born
October 7, 1944 in Attica,
MI. He is the son of the
late Wayne and the late
Thelma Schoonover. He
attended Imlay City High
School and lived most of
his life in the Imlay City
area.
He served in the United
States Army during the
Vietnam war from 1963 to
1969 as a medical corps-
man.
Clyde was selfemployed as a real estate
and apartment manager in
and around the Imlay City
area. He had worked for
the Ford Motor Company
at the Romeo Engine Plant
and for Active Homes in
Marlette for a period of
time.
He is survived by one
daughter: Kim (Kerry)
Schocke of Imlay City, MI;
one son: Chuck (Becky)
Butkovich of Imlay City,
MI; three grandchildren:
David, Thomas, and
Brandon; four great-grand-
children: Carter, Jayden,

Kyliegh and Jozlynn; three
brothers: Lee (Karen)
Schoonover, Larry (Joyce)
Schoonover and Michael
Schoonover; and six sisters: Diane (Wayne) Davis,
Judy (John Boomer)
Thomas, Lou Ann (Robert)
Blumerich, Tina (Greg)
Furca, Dawn Upleger and
Krista (Tom) Pittman; sister-in-law: Debbie
Schoonover; and many
nieces and nephews.
Clyde was preceded in
death by his parents Wayne
and Thelma Schoonover
and his brother, Duane
Schoonover.
A memorial service
will be held11:00 a.m.,
Friday, December 30 2016
Home, 225 N. Main Street,
Imlay City, MI.
The family will be
available for visitation
from 6-8 p.m., Thursday,
December 29, 2016 at
Muir Brothers Funeral
Home of Imlay City.
were made by Muir
Imlay City. Please be sure
to sign our on-line register
book muirbrothersfh.com.
Farewell to friends and

beloved family who
have passed in 2016
TRI-CITY AREAOver the past year
weve said farewell to many of our beloved
friends, acquaintances and readers who passed
away.
We have compiled a list of people whose
obituaries appeared in the Tri-City Times in
2016.
JANUARY 2016
Jan. 1 - Philip J. Woodcox, 53
Jan. 6 - Donald Themm Jr., 87
Jan. 8 - Richard Dick Boadway, 81
Jan. 10 - Richard Dick Irish, 85
Jan. 11 - Jean Case Dewey, 83
Jan. 11 - Sally Sue Rapley, 73
Jan. 14 - John Herrera, 80
Jan. 14 - Jean Myers, 74
Jan. 15 - George J. Boychuck, 86
Jan. 17 - Cheryl A. Liptak, 69
Jan. 18 - Joann Bartlett-Loftis, 61
Jan. 20 - Jeanette Mary Strunk, 73
Jan. 23 - Donald W. Withun, 80
Jan. 23 - Marianne Grant, 88
Jan. 25 - Deborah Debbie Ann Weston, 55
Jan. 27 - Carolyn M. Godo, 81
Jan. 30 - William (Bill) James Bristol, 89
FEBRUARY2016
Feb. 1 - Arletta B. Hortop, 89
Feb. 5 - Fay Holtz, 73
Feb. 9 - Shawn R. OConnor, 28
Feb. 10 - John Joseph Olivo, Jr., 79
Feb. 14 - Lorrain Schmidt, 89
Feb. 18 - Bruce Alvin Hempton, 75
Feb. 19 - Doris R. Jackson, 72
Feb. 21 - Truman Richard Horton, 88
Feb. 21 - Johnnie Mikel Griggs, 64
Feb. 25 - Adam Babcock, 28
Feb. 27 - Cletta Liddie-Juip, 65
Feb. 27 - Larry Edward Ostrander, 75
Feb. 28 - Mary Cyrus, 72
Feb. 29 - Mary E. Bentz, 82
MARCH 2016
March - Gloria Enrietti, 92
March 1 - Paul G. Sexton, 84
March 1 - Michael Louwsma, 51
March 1 - Maria Morales, 84
March 1 - Daniel F. Nowicki, 79
March 3 - Patricia Land, 65
March 7 - David Seidell, 71
March 7 - Allen J. Hortop, 70
March 14 - Marlene A. Brown, 72
March 14 - Kathyleen JoAnn Horton, 88
March 14 - Gary Plumb, 68
March 15 - Eleanor L. Brandt, 86
March 16 - Cleo Jean Yax, 81
March 16 - James Larson, 60
March 17 - James Frederick Will, 87
March 19 - Josef Dziubarczyk, 100
March 19 - Thomas Eugene Lottie, 49
March 23 - Thomas L. Edwards, 74
APRIL2016
April 2 - Valarie Jeanette Hartel, 81
April 2 - James E. Vandawaker, 63
April 7 - Myra Nell Cox, 72
April 7 - Robert J. DeMink, 82
April 7 - Annie Timmer, 82
April 7 - Stanley Lewis Walker, 81
April 10 - Loretta Boven, 65
April 10 - Herman D. Cramer, 81
April 12 - Donald Allen Collins, 62
April 13 - Linda Hayward, 71
April 14 - Nancy Ann Gottschalk, 69
April 14 - Hubert Nobel Jr, 67
April 18 - Gloria Jean McDonald, 82
April 21 - John Franklin Murphy, III, 33
April 23 - Betty Jane Wargo, 85
April 27 - Edward Hintz, 62
April 29 - Narcia W. Wells, 98
MAY 2016
May 2 - Nancy Ilo Ortwein, 82
May 2 - Emily Elizabeth Wallace DeMaggio,
92
May 4 - Helen J. Putz, 72
May 7 - Max Rodriguez, 72
May 7 - Marilyn Elzabeth Cook, 82
May 12 - Rachel Whetstone, 58
May 13 - Donald John Powell, 85
May 17 - Carol Ankley, 74
May 17 - William K. Lamphere, 68
May 19 - Andrew Knuppenburg, 22
May 20 - Donnie Pitt, 79
May 20 - Peggy Weiss, 84
May 21 - Ruby Lyle, 98
May 24 - Richard Dick Muir, 81
May 24 - Patricia Matthews, 82
May 25 - Henry Hank Morocco, 89
May 26 - Paul Jewett, 76
May 26 - Harold Benner, 80
May 28 - Kirk Gierman, 3
May 29 - Carolyn Laarman, 83
May 31 - Melba Jean Smith, 90
JUNE 2016
June 1 - Refugio Ruiz-Medrano, 52
June 4 - Wanda Czachowski, 90
June 4 - Howard Schluessler, 72
June 5 - Marjorie Tschirhart, 88
June 9 - Delores Northrop, 81
June 11 - Alvera Ruhlman, 92
June 12 - Neva Forth, 92
June 14 - Edward Barrett, 58
June 16 - Richard Frammolino, 73
June 17 - Edward Chick, 72
June 28 - Rosie Calvelli Kirk, 87
June 29 - Ulysses Jake Dennis Jr., 74
Farewell page 11-A
Farewell:
JULY 2016
July - June (Seddon) Sillers, 95
July 1 - Jean Olive Meikle, 93
July 2 - Susan Kay Romine, 74
July 3 - Lillian Killian, 97
July 4 - Betty Newlin, 83
July 6 - Earldeen Deen Sucura, 70
July 7 - John Burns, 68
July 9 - Doris Dudley, 88
July 9 - Timothy Schoenherr, 67
July 12 - Eleanor Sharrard, 75
July 13 - Linda Bardwell, 64
July 14 - Richard Thompson, 85
July 23 - Sara Tomlinson, 83
July 24 - Bruce Swihart, 83
July 25 - Janine Wise-McCorry, 56
July 26 - Leslie Lawrence, 75
July 28 - RoseAnn (Pierce-Hunter) Malloy, 86
July 29 - Devene Drexler, 95
July 31 - Kevin Homer, 61
AUGUST2016
Aug. 2 - Dallas Lee Harvey, 85
Aug. 7 - Robert Savage, 88
Aug. 8 - Ray Bridenbaugh, 83
Aug. 10 - Albert Macklem, 89
Aug. 12 - Jean C. Machinski, 66
Aug. 14 - Clint Wood, 36
Aug. 15 - Dr. Bruce Rubenstein, 71
Aug. 17 - Randa Jean Widdows, 70
Aug. 20 - Cynthia Ann Erisch, 74
Aug. 22 - Anthony Tony Mayer, 62
Aug. 24 - Gertrude Gert Crittendon, 79
Aug. 25 - Robert Raymond Linck, 96
Aug. 28 - Maragret Marge Lamberty, 83
Aug. 29 - Ann Irene (Golladay) Carroll, 72
Aug. 31 - Ramond Lee Farmer
SEPTEMBER 2016
Sept. 2 - Jerry Stryker, 66
Sept. 4 - Edric Cutcher, 85
Sept. 6 - Keith McAvoy, 41
Sept. 6 - Eugene Gene Gibbard, 84
Sept. 7 - Linda Jean Kniseley-Adamaszek, 57
Sept. 10 -Virginia Lemar, 78
Sept. 10 - Ali Rachelle (Schaffer) Fisk, 39
Sept. 10 - Annabelle Christie, 99
Sept. 17 - Donald Don Stroman, 88
Sept. 20 - Roderick D. Mayer, 88
Sept. 20 - Manuel J. Felix, 33
Sept. 23 - Barbara DeVries, 78
Sept. 25 - Shirley McKillop, 74
Sept. 26 - Marc Henderson, 65
Sept. 26 - Christine Simpson, 65
Sept. 28 - Glen Robert Holcomb, 96
Sept. 28 - Aynetta M. LaHaie, 98
Sept. 30 - Timothy Tim Robinson, 58
OCTOBER 2016
Oct. 1 - Antonia M. Iacono, 30
Oct. 4 - Louise Bertha Lubahn, 89
Oct. 3 - Vernita Pearl Bowerson, 77
Oct. 3 - Raul Hernandez-Mandujano, 56
Oct. 4 - William Bill Louwsma, 88
Oct. 4 - Elaine Winnifred Harley
Oct. 5 - Diana Kay (Diane) Thorman, 60
Oct. 7 - Rose Anne Fields, 92
Oct. 9 - Jane Ryan Vitogianes, 96
Oct. 10 - Rose Mary Ruby, 71
Oct. 11 - Mark Van Doeselaar, 63
Oct. 11 - Joanne Kelley, 73
Oct. 12 - Carol G. Heim, 86
Oct. 13 - Todd W. Stawecki, 55
Oct. 16 - Armand Cote, 81
Oct. 17 - Gerald Eugene Rouse, 82
Oct. 18 - Mary Kay Moore, 82
Oct. 19 - Bertram Ralph Stier, 96
Oct. 21 - Paul Godo, 73
Oct. 24 - Dolores Flanagan, 87
Oct. 26 - Marie J. Bossard, 83
Oct. 26 - Frank Nicholas Systermann, 59
Oct. 28 - Nancy Held, 77
Oct. 29 - Ronald Lee McClelland, 56
Oct. 30 - Stanley G. Stover, 77
Oct. 30 - Jerald Jerry Rayment, 77
NOVEMBER 2016
Nov. 1 - Eugene B. Keitz, 83
Nov. 5 Jeanine Groomes, 85
Nov. 6 - Marvin C. Schonfeld, 87
Nov. 8 - Bernice Benthem-Knight, 91
Nov. 8 - Helen Valerie Lipa, 93
Nov. 11 - Eleanor June Lietz,88
Nov. 14 - George William Haynes, 81
Nov. 16 - Nora Margaret Murray, 96
Nov. 17 - Virginia Myers, 81
Nov. 17 - Carolyn Manes, 79
Nov. 17 - Margaret Tribula, 94
Nov. 19 - William Dale Thomas, 64
Nov. 19 - Judith Judy Stoneburgh, 75
Nov. 20 - John Kolito, 75
Nov. 24 - Donna Marie Thatcher Buchannan, 91
Nov. 24 - Nicholas Herzog, Sr., 89
Nov. 25 - Nancy Fay Brown, 63
Nov. 26 - Antonio Perez, 80
DECEMBER 2016
Dec. 1 - Calvin T. Kogelman, 55
Dec. 1 - Elizabeth Roth, 99
Dec. 2 - Victoria Dragomon, 85
Dec. 3 - Keith Lachat, 70
Dec. 6 - James Przybylski, 78
Dec. 8 - Elisabeth Vicki Knop, 87
Dec. 8 - Louise Ragatz, 85
Dec. 10 - Jacob Lee Montney, 18
Dec. 12 - Patricia Marie Linck, 96
Dec. 12 - Michael Mike Clarke, 59
Dec. 14 - Mark Lee Bosma, 46
Dec. 14 - Gerald G. Scott, 91
Dec. 17 - Jack William Seidler, 85
Dec. 21 - Clyde Schoonover, 72
Dec. 22 - Thomas Tom Lamberty, 53
Dec. 24 - Brandon Pilgrim, 39
Dec. 25 - Morris Charles Buck Bannister, 89
Photo by Sheryl Czerwinski
from page 10-A
Dryden High School seniors listen as motivational speaker Zach Ballinger discusses the rewards
of rising to meet challenges that may pop up along the way to achieving their dreams.
Dryden students learn to follow their passion

DRYDEN
Discover your passion.
Those words resounded with members of the
Dryden High Schools
Class of 2017.
Zach Ballinger, an
Atlanta-based motivational speaker, educator and
author, spoke to students
on topics that included:
living with purpose, overcoming obstacles, leadership and career development/job interviewing.
Diagnosed with
Menieres disease,
Ballinger was told he
would never hear again
and should sign up for disability.
Instead, he rose to the
challenges presented by
the disease, and today he
shares his inspirational
message with students.
Ballinger has spoken
nationally for many colleges, corporations and
non-profit organizations.
Hes the founder and
CEO of a career agency
and training company that
provides job interview
tips, connects professionals, and serves as a
resource to everyone.
Ballinger also
informed students on how
to ace a job interview, find
work they love and discovering ones life passion.
Ballingers powerful
story helped motivate the
Dryden audience members
to live their own lives to
the fullest.
He gave good points
about what colleges and
employers like and what
they look for in a candidate, said senior Mahlee
DeBolt. He talked about
how no matter how many
times you get rejected
after an interview, never
stop trying because one
day you will be hired or
accepted into that college.
Finding work you are
passionate about doesnt
just have an effect on
you, DeBolt added. It
has the chance to change
the lives of people and
communities around you.
Student McKenna
Gierman said she learned
what to expect in an interview; whether it be for
college or a job.
I learned it is important to do mock interviews
with friends or by recording yourself, said
Gierman. I liked how he
gave examples of his own
personal experience.
I learned that an
interview does not always
mean a one-on-one, she
said. Some interviews
may be in front of a panel
of people. It helped open
my eyes to the interview
world.
Senior Eric Johnson
said Ballingers presenta-
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tion shed
light on the
importance
of staying
focused on
the future.
He
showed us
Zach
Ballinger that once
we find the
passion we have been
searching for, said
Johnson, we can positively impact not only our
own lives, but the lives of
others.
College planning class
Dryden High School
Teacher Sheryl Czerwinski
said the high school is
now offering a Senior
Seminar College Planning
Course to all high school
seniors in conjunction
with the Michigan College
Access Network (MCAN).
She said the goal of
MCAN is to increase college readiness, participation and completion
throughout Michigan, particularly among lowincome, first-generation
college-going students and
students of color.
The ultimate purpose
is to increase college completion by lowering barriers that prevent students
from getting into and
through college, including
social capital, academic
preparation, college
knowledge and affordability.
As part of the course,
weekly speakers have
been scheduled to share
worthwhile and relevant
information with our students. Topics range from
specific educational
opportunities to post-secondary life skills, along
with knowledge and information necessary to be

productive members of a
community.
Editors note: The
foregoing article was submitted by Sheryl
Czerwinski of Dryden
High School. Czerwinski
is an English, SAT prep,
freshman seminar and
senior seminar teacher;

drama club director, cosponsor of the Class of
2018 and a member of the
Professional Growth
Committee at the high
school. She is also a
Concurrent Enrollment
Instructor for Ferris State
University and Adjunct
Faculty at Baker College.
2017!
Hope your New Years

celebration is a blast!
We will be closed Saturday, Dec. 31st
and Monday, January 2nd
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800-225-8160 724-0501
Thank you, friends, and

best wishes in 2017!
Thank You
For giving us the

opportunity to serve you!
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Department heads lauded

Outgoing county officials recognized by commission
LAPEER County
commissioners, at their
Dec. 15 meeting, recognized department heads
who were leaving their
jobs at years end.
Certificates and commemorative plates were
presented to retirees
Melissa DeVaugh and

Undersheriff Bob Rapson,
along with outgoing
Prosecutor Tim Turkelson,
Chief Assistant Prosecutor
John
Miller
and
Commissioner
Dave
Eady.
Also due to be recognized was Sheriff Ron
Kalanquin who remains
hospitalized following a
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With best wishes to our customers

for a happy and healthy year ahead.
We've so enjoyed your visits this
past year, and hope to see you
again very soon!
We will be closed
December 31st & January 1st
traffic accident.
I just cant believe
this day is finally here,
DeVaugh said, who is
retiring after 32 years in
office as Lapeer Countys
Register of Deeds.
I hope Ive made a
good impact on the
office.
Earlier this month
commissioners honored
DeVaugh with a proclamation, recognizing her
service to the county. She
served eight terms as
Register, beginning in
1985. She began her
career in the department
as a clerk-typist in 1978
before being promoted to
chief deputy register.
DeVaugh is now considered the longest serving Register of Deeds in
Lapeer County history.
Taking her place come
January 1 will be Chief

Deputy Lori Gebhardt.
Eady, who sat on the
commission for the past
six years, opted to instead
seek the sheriffs post in
2016 but was unsuccessful in his bid.
Im going to miss it
here, Eady said.
Rapson is retiring after
a 42 year career with the
Sheriffs
Department,
including the last 12 years
as undersheriff.
Kalanquin will also

enter retirement after a 36
year career as sheriff. He
lost his bid for re-election
in the August primary.
Administrator
John
Biscoe indicated that his
certificate would be delivered to the sheriff in the
hospital. Kalanquin was
seriously injured on
December 8 in a two-car
accident and remains in
Hurley Medical Center.
Both Turkelson and
Miller described their

time in the prosecutors
office as a great experience.
You always listened
and gave me your input.
You made me feel a part
of the team, Turkelson
said.
The Republican lost
his bid to earn a second
term in the August primary election when challenger Mike Sharkey was the
top vote-getter.
Mystery Trip:
this
lady with class
from page 9-A
Little Elke, three,

standing by the
Christmas tree
Dress in red, bow in
hair, poem said,
But nervous hands
rolling up and down
dress hem
Showing white tights,
what a sight
Applause, applause,
relieved, curtsied, face
smiling with glee.
Erna Hermann
For her Christmas was
mostly a chore
she bought obligatory
gifts, wed sign the
tags
she wrapped til wee
hours, the last a dash
to get a tree, often
scraggly, always real
lights untangled,
ornaments hung, tinsel
placed
not tossed, then, with
all other lights off
color and shadows
came and filled the
quiet
with our Christmas.
Kim Geralds
Steaming cup of Earl
Grey slips
Through tired hands
onto chair and lap
Begets a scarlet
stomach map
But, ice and cold
return
Christmas cheer.
Debbie Forbes
Christmas cards with
Oplateki from Poland
White wafer for
breaking
White wafer for shar
ing
Christmas tradition of
family and spirit.
Yolanda Kaminski
Im a chocolate girl
so twas a surprise
falling in love with
mothers
butterscotch pie.
Diana Dinverno
Email Iris at
irisleeu@sbcglobal.net.
instead of the storm, but

in the midst of the storm.
And that, dear readers,
is the kind of peace that
Jesus offers. Not as the
world gives. As we stand
at the cusp of a new
yearone with as much
unrest and uncertainty as
weve probably ever
seenour hearts can be

held in the embrace of
The Prince of PEACE
can actually be filled with
the PEACE that He
extends, because He is
Himself PEACE. So, rest
easy!
Email Willene at
willenetanis@aol.com.
voices that speak in the

following poems:

He always wanted one
color lights
My friends trees were
Christmasy bright
Our tree was blue
Daddy I miss you
Marilyn Dean
Christmas Light
A star over Bethlehem
announced the Light of
the world.
A season of lights
applauds the Hope of
the world.
MaryEllen
Hammarlund
On this cold yet clear
Thursday morn
I hear a rap on the
glass
She explained that she
was torn
As she stood there,
Willene:
from page 8-A
2650 Van Dyke Imlay City (810) 724-6483

www.villagebarncarpets.com
Celebrating 29 Years of Service in our Communities!
Four County
Community
Foundation
WELCOME TO
2017
I looked until Id found it.

That was IT, and I
knew it! Those meanderings led me to the old
carol about God REST ye,
Merry Gentlemen, let
nothing you dismay...and I
knew that yes, I WAS
onto something!
Painstakingly, I handwrote that message to the
back of the cardthose
words from The PRINCE
of PEACE, who not only
gives PEACE, but is
Himself PEACE.
Its not a peace bought
with artillery or brokered
in summits. Its not a
peace which means an
absence of unrest. In fact,
the best picture I know of
this kind of peace is the
one I heard a number of
years ago.
It went something like
By Maria Brown
Chairman Gary Roy (center) presents certificates to outgoing employees

Bob Rapson, Tim Turkelson, John Miller, Melissa DeVaugh and Dave
Eady at Thursdays commission meeting.
She said on this day

so cold and hard
I cant rent this van, by
the way
without a credit card
At the counter she

stood
Wondering what to do
So she pulled up her
hood
And said . . . I will
stop
and see Sue
The spirit of Christmas
shows
Through in the end
It just made me glow
To help a dear friend
Sue Balabuch
Ten hour work day,
but,
His promise he keeps.
Christmas tree goes
up,
Below it Dad sleeps.
Sharlene Innes
this. A king had commissioned an artist to paint a
picture of peace. First, the
artist drew a pastoral setting. The king rejected
that one. Then he painted
a sea, smooth as glass,
with a sailboat gliding
effortlessly. The king
rejected that scene as well.
Finally, the artist drew a
wild storm in which
lightning tore through the
sky and waves crashed
against the rocky ledges
of a rough shore. There
seemed to be absolutely
nothing peaceful about
that view. The king was
confused. Then the artist
pointed at a tiny little
crevice in a craggy overhang. With the tip of his
brush handle, he pointed
at a mother bird as she
hovered over her babies,
protecting them from the
onslaught of the elements. That, he said, is a
picture of peace. Not
Thank You...
As we wrap up another year, wed like to send our very

best wishes for a happy, healthy and prosperous 2017. Your
support and goodwill in 2016 have meant a lot to us, and
we look forward to serving you again in the new year.
Make donations online

for your convenience
Thanks for your generous support.
www.4ccf.org
Your local foundation

connecting Lapeer,
Macomb, Oakland
and St. Clair
Counties.
(810) 798-0909
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
2017
VIDEOMATI ON
VIDEO AND MUSIC 810.724.8585
In Kroger Plaza
1773 S. Cedar Street Imlay City
Stop in and get a tan at our Kroger Plaza Location
Sunstar Tanning
724-2600
Walk-Ins Welcome - Lots of tanning packages to choose from!
G I F T C E R T I F I C AT E S
FIDUCIAL BUSINESS CENTERS

370 North Cedar Imlay City
Phone: 724-6431
Town Talk
Editors note: Due to space
constraints announcements
will be posted one week in
advance of the event. Notices
must be received in writing by
noon Monday prior to the publication date.
For Senior Citizens

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.
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 Twp., MI
48094, from 4-8 p.m. Call for
further details, 586-752-6543.
Swing Dance Lessons offered
at the Port Huron Senior
Center, 600 Grand Avenue in
Port Huron, every Tues. from
7:30-9 p.m. and the 1st and
3rd Thurs. of the month from
7:30-9 p.m. with instructors
Lyle Malaski & Kristina
Morton. Call 810-984-5061
for more info.
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 3957889 for more info.
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.
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. 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 info please call 810724-0690 or visit www.atticaumc.org.
Almont and Dryden area

senior 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 info.
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.
Adults 55 and over are invited
The Capac Community Food
AFFORDABLE INDEPENDENT LIVING APARTMENTS WITH:
3 Nutritious Meals Daily

Compimentary Satellite TV
Life-enriching Activities
Light Housekeeping
Health Services
Available
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.
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.
Play groups available. Free 6

week sessions. At these FREE
90-minute playgroups, children will participate in 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 info and to sign up call
the Family Literacy Center at
810-664-2737.
Museums
Support Groups
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.
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)

meetings are held every
Monday night at 8 p.m. at St.
Pauls Lutheran Church in
Imlay City.
The Capac Historical Society

is open to visitors daily from
1-3 p.m. and 1-4 p.m. on
Sundays. Call 810-395-2859
for more info.
Womans Life Chapter 855

will meet January 10, 2017
(Tuesday) 6:30 p.m. at the
Lois Wagner Memorial
Library, 35200 Division Road
Richmond, MI. Everyone is
welcome to attend.
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 info.
The Imlay City Historical

Museum will be closed to the
public beginning Dec. 24,
2016 and continuing until the
first Saturday in April 2017.
During that time volunteers
will be establishing new
exhibits, continuing research
projects, and planning special
events. Volunteers are at the
museum most Wednesday
mornings. For questions contact Marilyn Swihart 7241904.
The Almont Community
Historical Society Museum is
open Saturdays 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
info call 810-796-3355.
Youth Events
Ready, Set, Go! Workshop.
This is a FREE workshop for
www.SanctuaryatMapleVista.org
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 810-6642737 and for more info on
dates and times.
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 810-246-0632.
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. No RSVP necessary.
For more info 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 info,
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 810-6670119 for more info 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. Weighin from 6-6:30 p.m., meeting
from 6:30-7:30 p.m. For more
info 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 810-245-3955 or Phyllis
810-395-7035 for more info.
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
info, call 800-635-7490 or visit
www.marletteregionalhospital.org.
Fundraisers
Ace of Hearts Progressive
Raffle. Weekly drawing held
at Dryden Bar & Grill
Wednesdays at 7 p.m., Sept.
28, 2016-March 1, 2017. Need
not be present to win. Must
draw Ace of Hearts to win
jackpot. 50% of proceeds to
winner and 50% to Dryden
Community Schools. House
Rules available at Dryden Bar
& Grill. License #C27715
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 info, call 810-7245695.
Medical Care
Lapeer
County
Health
c
AREA UNITED
METHODIST
CHURCHES
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
16
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

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
16
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
16
PASTOR KEN RENARD
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
15
Light of Christ
Community
Wayne Boyd, Pastor
Church
881 Van Dyke - 810-798-8888
Almont
First Baptist Church
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
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
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
The American Legion will
host a New Years Eve extravaganza on Sat., Dec. 31, 2016.
Doors open 6:30 p.m. with
dinner at 8. Veterans and
active service members
receive a 10 percent discount.
Tickets includes dinner by
Scotties Catering, Kens DJ
Service, party favors, champagne toast with a cash bar
and plenty of prizes and 50/50
drawings. The tickets are
available now at the American
Legion. All proceeds will support local veterans. For more
info. please call the Legion
office 810-664-9312.
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 810664-2737.
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 810-660-7823.
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, 10
a.m.
6835 Weyer Road Imlay City, MI48444
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
Youth Group 6th-12th grade
5pm-6:30pm Sundays
Rev. Dr. 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!
(ELCA)
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.
Club News
St. Pauls
Lutheran Church
200 North Cedar (M-53)
Imlay City, MI
Department, 1800 Imlay City

Rd., Lapeer - Regular
Immunization Clinic Hours:
(held in 2nd floor clinic area)
Mondays 1-3:30 p.m. WalkIn, Wednesdays 8:30 a.m.11:30 p.m. By Appointment
Only, Thursdays 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 info, to check if we
accept your insurance, or to
schedule an appointment
please call 810-667-0448.
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
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 info call Lisa,
810-358-7294.
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 810-347-7915.
For general info on the Flea
Market or food service by
Peacock Alley Catering call
810-664-2109 or email lapeercenter@charter.net.
Genealogy workshop at library
Chief hire
pending
In a related matter, the

village is still without a
full-time police chief.
In the interim, veteran
Police Sgt. Andy Martin
has stepped in to fill the
position.
Village officials said
they want to wait until a
new village manager is in
place to participate in that
hiring process.
The hiring of a new
manager could come soon.
Following interviews with
three finalists last week,
the council has offered the
job to Michael Connor of
Macomb County.
Acting Manager Kim
Keesler said contract negotiations with Connor are
ongoing.
Superintendent
hired
ALMONT In
November, the Almont
School Board voted 5-2 to
hire Imlay City High
School Principal Dr.
William Kalmar as new
superintendent.
Kalmar succeeds Joe
Candela, who took a position with Ubly Schools.
He will be paid an
annual salary of $120,000,
along with a competitive
benefit package.
The district received 43
applications for the position, which were eventually narrowed down to
Kalmar and Almont
Middle School Principal
Kim VonHiltmayer.
Though VonHiltmayer
had strong support from
teachers, staff and Board
members Jill ONeil and
Jonathan Owens, the
majority supported
Kalmars hiring.
Board President Steve
Hoffa said Kalmars
knowledge and experience
gave him the edge.
Following Candelas
resignation, retired schools
Supt. Dr. Tim Edwards
stepped in to assist the district.
Edwards relinquished
his duties on Dec. 16, making way for Kalmar.
Alligator on
the loose
IMLAYCITY The
2016 Eastern Michigan
Fair will be remembered
for the alligator that got
loose and had to be
noosed by Imlay City
police in the parking lot of
a local shopping center.
The captured alligator
was turned over to the
Fairs alligator exhibitor.
As it turned out, the
wandering alligator was
not part of the Fairs
exhibit, but was owned by
an Imlay City resident,
who neither denied nor
admitted that the two-anda-half foot reptile was his.
Courser saga
LAPEER COUNTY
The ongoing saga of
Todd Courser continued to
dominate headlines in 2016
even though the former
state representative had
been out of office for several months prior.
The scandal and inves-
tigation that prompted

Courser to resign from his
seat as Lapeer Countys
82nd House Representative
the year prior culminated
with the issuance of criminal charges in March 2016
by Attorney General Bill
Schuette.
Courser was arraigned
on three counts of misconduct in office and one
count of perjury in Ingham
County
Since then, all but the
perjury charge has been
dismissed by a judge.
Schuette claims
Courser perjured himself
when testifying before a
special Select Committee
of House members who
were reviewing an investigation that uncovered misconduct and misuse of taxpayer resources by Courser
and fellow representative,
Cindy Gamrat. The two
legislators
shared an
office and
staff in
Lansing.
In
September
2015
Courser
Todd
resigned
Courser
from his
seat after
being accused of attempting to use taxpayer dollars
to cover up his extramarital
affair with Gamrat.
About one year after he
stepped down, Courser
took his own action in
court by filing a $10 million lawsuit he filed in federal court against against
elected officials, Michigan
State Police, the Detroit
News and his former
employees. He claims
many in Lansing conspired
to force him out of the
Legislature because he
opposed Republican initiatives like a 2015 road
funding ballot proposal.
Three months later, in
December, he opted to
withdraw his lawsuit due
to health concerns. His
lawyer told a media outlet
that the former lawmakers
heart condition has worsened.
Kalanquin
seriously injured
LAPEER COUNTY
Ron Kalanquin was seriously injured in a two-car
accident less than a month
before his 36-year career
as sheriff was due to conclude.
Kalanquin was rushed
to Hurley Medical Center
in Flint on Dec. 8 following a two-vehicle crash on
Davison Road in Davison
Township.
The sheriff, en route to
a meeting in his marked
patrol car, was westbound
when an eastbound vehicle, driven by a 27-yearold Lapeer man, Allen
Babcock, crossed the center line, striking
Kalanquins car head-on.
Babcock was pronounced dead the scene.
Police say weather and
road conditions do not
appear to have been a contributing factor in the accident.
Kalanquin has been
since 1980, making him
the longest-serving sheriff
in Michigan. The
Republican was defeated in
the August primary by
Scott McKenna who is due
to take over the job
January 1.
The sheriff has undergone multiple surgeries
due to fractures, internal
injuries and infections.
Goulette
shocks area
TRI-CITY AREA
The community was
shocked to learn former
schools administrator Tom
Goulette was responsible
for the armed robbery of
two area banks early in
2016.
The onetime Dryden
Lapeer County Sheriff Ron Kalanquin was seriously injured in a two-car accident on December
8, less than a month before he was due to enter
retirement.
Schools superintendent
now sits in a state prison,
serving a four-plus year
sentence after admitting his
guilt to the two serious
crimes.
The Armada Twp. resident brandished a gun
when he walked into the
Tri-County Bank branch in
Yale in early January. He
implied he had a gun when
he entered the Oxford
Bank branch in Dryden
just a few days later. In the
Dryden incident, he apparently nabbed $3,600 from
bank tellers before fleeing.
Goulette pled guilty in
both cases and will serve
both sentences concurrently. Lapeer County Judge
Nick Holowka handed
down a heftier penalty that
St. Clair County Judge
Daniel Kelly.
At the sentencing in
August Holowka said
Goulette was sophisticated and educated enough
to know he should reach
out for help instead of
turning to crime.
Goulette claims he was
under financial and emotional duress when he committed the crimes.
Family and friends
submitted letters to both
courts on the defendants
behalf, saying Goulette
acted out of character
when he committed the
crimes.
Upon leaving his
20-plus year career in education in 2013, Goulette
launched a personal fitness
enterprise from his Armada
Township home with his
daughter.
CSB + LCBT =
LAKESTONE
TRI-CITY AREA
In February, two local
banks with legacies dating
back more than a century
announced they would
Macomb and Lapeer counties and approximately

$570,000,000 in assets,
making it the 16th largest
bank in assets and 14th
largest in deposits in the
state of Michigan.
CSB Bank was founded in 1898 and LCBT
came into existence four
years later in 1902.
Bank officials said the
merger was based on a
strategy to become bigger
and stronger and the need
to spread operations costs
for things like technology
and regulatory compliance
over a larger asset base.
New Sheriff
in town
TRI-CITY AREA
Twenty sixteen was a big
election year on many
fronts. Besides falling on
the four-year cycle for
many county seats, it also
included a special election
in Lapeer County where
voters were tasked with
selecting a new candidate
for the 82nd House seat in
the Michigan Legislature.
In September 2015,
Todd Courser resigned
from his seat, causing a
special election to be
called.
The hefty field of candidates was narrowed in
November and in March
2016, Republican Gary
Howell emerged as the
winner in a three-way race
against Democrat Margaret
Guerrero DeLuca and
Libertarian Tracy Spilker.
Howell was sworn into
office on March 15 and
eight months later, secured
a full two-year term in the
November general election.
In August, Lapeer
County voters decided
change was in order.
Incumbents Sheriff Ron
Kalanquin and Prosecutor
GOODLAND TWP. The Goodland Township

Library will be hosting Katherine Willson, vice
president of the Michigan Genealogical Council on
Sat., Jan. 14, 2017 from noon-2 p.m. Katherine will
be discussing how to use Ancestry.com. The workshop is free; donations welcome. This event was
rescheduled from December due to illness. It is
geared primarily for adults, but everyone is welcome. Due to limited space, reservation is required.
Participants encouraged to bring any family history
available. Participants may also bring your own electronic devices, though a few are available at the
library. Refreshments and other materials will be
provided. Reserve a spot online at goodlandtownshiplibrary.org, or by calling 810-721-2110. For
more information, contact Catherine Yezak, Director
at goodlandtwplibrary@gmail.com or 810-721-2110.
The library is located at 2374 N. Van Dyke, north of
Imlay City.
Crime: Report reflects

decline in county crimes
from page 1-A
intersection is a four-way
stop.
Det./Sgt. Jason Parks
presented figures from the
Detective Division that
showed they recovered
more than $430,000 worth
of stolen property in 2015,
one of the largest numbers
in recent history.
Confiscated contraband
numbers were up significantly too from year-toyear: from $1.5 million in
2014 to $3.5 million in
2015. Parks said that $3
million dollar figure represents the ongoing struggle
to take illegal narcotics off
the streets bound from
places like Detroit, Pontiac
and as far away as
Chicago.
Drug forfeiture values
also grew by more than
$4,000 to stand at $43,000plus in 2015.
Parks also reported that
the countys suicide rate
increased slightly, from 11
in 2014 to 14 in 2015. That
figure peaked in recent
years in 2012, when 19
residents took their own
lives.
The number of drugrelated deaths was
unchanged at 7, half of the
number recorded in 2013.
Jail Administrator Lt.
Duane Engelhardt said
inmate numbers are down
but the quality of their stay
is improving. In 2015, just
over 2,000 people were
booked at the Lapeer
County Jail60 percent
were county residents.
The jails average daily
population in 2015 was
90.5 inmates, a decrease
from the prior year.
Engelhardt said the
department continues to
work on addressing mental
health issues among
inmates and recently
launched a trauma recovery and empowerment program in tandem with
Lapeer County Community

Mental Health in their
attempt to cut down on
recidivism.
Overall, the sheriffs
department remains the
most active department in
the county for responding
to calls.
Patrol Commander
Andy Engster notes that
they handle an average of
85 calls for service per
day.
We are a very busy
office, he said.
In addition to crime
statistics, Kalanquin used
the report to recognized the
officers who helped administrate the department as
undersheriffs. They included current Lapeer County
Administrator John Biscoe,
Ed Jamison, Paul Meggie,
Art DeVriendt, Ross
Reynolds and Rapson.
Kalanquin borrowed a
metaphor from another
outgoing elected official,
President Barack Obama,
who likened holding office
to being a member of a
relay team.
One accepts the baton
from his predecessor, runs
with and then passes it on
to his successor when his
part of the race is finished, Kalanquin wrote in
his letter to commissioners.
On January 1st, Scott
McKenna will accept the
Sheriffs baton to begin his
part of the race and Iwill
join the crowd cheering
him on from the sidelines.
It will be a bittersweet
moment, as all endings are,
but also a proud moment
as Ihand over the organization that has so ably
served the people of
Lapeer County for the 36
years that were my part of
the race.
The release of these
annual reports is delayed
by a year due to the time it
takes for processing crime
data by both the Michigan
State Police and FBI.
Park: Goodland Township

may have park in future
File photo
from page 1-A

to his dismissal.
In July, the Village and
Bosma negotiated a settlement that compensated the
former officer $50,000 and
the right to voluntarily
resign, contingent on his
withdrawing from the arbitration process.
The Almont Village
Council, which had decided not to renew Chief
Naels contract for another
year, nevertheless provided
him a payout of $30,000
(half his annual salary) and
$18,000 in accrued paidtime off.
Moyer-Cale was
awarded a lesser severance
package after she
announced she had accepted a position in Paw Paw,
Michigan.
File photo
2016: Stories of tradgedy

and triumph in headlines
Tom Goulette and attorney Fred Lepley confer

in Judge Daniel Kellys courtroom in May. The
former superintendent pled guilty to the armed
robbery of two banks in 2016.
merge.
In December, the move
was finalized between
CSBBank and Lapeer
County Bank and Trust,
resulting in the new
Lakestone Bank and Trust.
Lakestone is now headquartered in Lapeer with
CSBs Mike Burke Jr.
serving as president and
LCBTs Bruce Cady holding the title of CEO.
The combined banks
have 14 offices in St. Clair,
Tim Turkelson lost their

bids for re-election in the
Republican primary. Come
January 1, Scott McKenna
will become the new sheriff and Mike Sharkey will
take over the prosecutors
office.
In Novembers general
election, voters narrowly
approved a one mill Lapeer
County EMS levy, ensuring the ambulance services survival for the next
four years.
from page 1-A

notified of the pending
award by the townships
planner.
Were excited about
it, he said about acquiring
the land that sits directly
east of the hall.
The township applied
for the grant last spring, he
said. The land purchase is
considered the first phase
of their park plan.
Down the road the park
board will look at applying
for additional funds for
equipment.
Of the $27.7 million
recommended to fund
acquisition projects, $19.9
million would be awarded
to local units of government, while the remaining
$7.8 million would be
awarded to the Department
of Natural Resources.
In 2016, the Michigan
Natural Resources Trust
Fund celebrated 40 years of
funding high-quality outdoor recreation opportuni-
ties for Michigan residents

and visitors. Over the past
four decades, the Trust
Fund has granted more than
$1 billion to state and local
units of government to
develop and improve outdoor recreation opportunities in all 83 counties.
For 40 years, the
Michigan
Natural
Resources Trust Fund
has provided opportunities
to Michiganders to experience our states worldclass natural resources.
These recommendations
reflect
that
ongoing
commitment to a better
quality of life for Michigan
citizens in every part of our
state, Governor Rick
Snyder said.
The boards recommendations will go to the state
Legislature for review as
part of the appropriations
process. Upon approval, the
Legislature will forward
legislation to the governor
for his signature.
Interim principals contract okayed

IMLAY CITY
School board members
voted unanimously on Dec.
19 to approve a contract
with Rob Watt who will
serve as the districts interim high school principal.
Im really looking forward to coming back. Its
exciting and humbling,
said the retired administrator who concluded his
career at Almont High
School in 2013.
Watt will temporarily
fill the top spot at the high
school while the district
looks for a successor to Dr.
Bill Kalmar who was
named Almonts next
superintendent.
Imlay
City
Superintendent Dr. Stu
Cameron said the two sides
need to further negotiate
the length of his service but
anticipates that it will be
around 60 days. Watt will
assume the post when students and staff return from
Christmas break on January
4.
Cameron noted that

Watt will handle day-today operations at the high
school while he and Dr.
Dina Tallis, Director of
Elementary Education and
Student Support Services,
will conduct teacher evaluations.
In other board business:
Cameron detailed the
process to hire a new
Director of Maintenance,
Grounds and Special
Projects which resulted in
the selection of former
board member and past
maintenance employee,
Dan Campbell.
Cameron said Campbell
emerged as the top candidate due to his mechanical
skills and depth of knowledge in HVAC. He stressed
that Campbell was subject
to the same interview and
review process as all the
other candidates.
Campbell had tendered
his resignation upon being
offered the job.
As a result, the district
has 30 days to name an
appointee to fill the remainder of his term.

President Sharon Muir presents a certificate of

appreciation to outgoing member Steve Plunkitt
at the Dec. 19 board meeting. Plunkitt was
elected to serve a partial term in 2012.
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Eligible candidates are

asked to submit letters of
interest to the district by
January 5. A candidate
must be a registered voter
of the Imlay City Schools
District, at least 18 years of
age, a citizen of the United
States, and a resident of
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members recognized
member Steve Plunkitt who
is leaving the board after
serving four years. He successfully sought a partial
term in the November 2012
election.
Its been a pleasure...
its been fun,the retired
teacher, coach and athletic
director said of his service.
Filling his seat on the
board come January will be
Ashley Campbell Whiting.
Dr. Dina Tallis recognized Kevin Wilder, owner
of
Wilder
Insurance
Agency, for a new grant
program that hes started to
help Imlay City teachers
purchase supplies or fund
special projects for their
students.
Earlier this month, he
presented a $150 grant each
to Imlay City Middle
School Teacher Amy
Loomis
and
Weston
Elementary teacher Matt
Stewart.
Wilder plans to award
two grants each month
through the remainder of
the school year.
Tallis also outlined the
impact a newly approved
3rd-grade reading bill will
have on the district.
Ed Tech students who built and will enjoy a new pavilion assembled for
ribbon cutting ceremonies earlier this month.
Ed Tech celebrates new pavilion

By Maria Brown
ATTICA TWP.
Ribbon cutting ceremonies
were held earlier this
month to celebrate the
completion of a new pavilion at the Lapeer County
Ed Tech Center.
The project, undertaken by first year students in
the Construction Trades
program, was done for the
benefit of students in the
schools special education
program. The new structure was built over existing

equipment that students
already utilize.
Casey Rich, coordinator of Special EducationCenter Program, said the
staff and students are grateful for the new pavilion.
This structure will
allow our students to enjoy
the outdoors with some
protection from weather.
Many of our students arent
able to be outside in the
sun for very long, so this
will definitely increase

their opportunities,Rich
said.
Increasing accessibility
on outdoor equipment is an
ongoing goal of staff, Rich
said.
We have done several
fundraisers and continue to
look for ways to improve
the functionality,she said.
We are so appreciative
of their work on the pavilion and are looking forward to enjoying the benefits this spring!
Look
whos
here!
Santa Claus is
frozen in time
during his visit to
the Eads family
in Imlay City. The
Eads send along
their holiday
wishes from
Montanna,
Challas, Nevada
and Wyatt.
Photo by Lisa Eads
By Maria Brown
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Sports
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Almont logs its

first win, 52-41
By Kevin Kissane
Photo by Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
Jacob Battani, of Almont, clears the bar en route to a top finish in the pole vault at the
Division 3 state finals. Comstock Park High School is where the action unfolded.
ALMONT Almont
turned back visiting Marine
City Cardinal Mooney,
52-41, in a non-league varsity boys basketball confrontation on Tuesday,
December 20.
With the final, Almont
raises its mark to 1-2 this
season.
In Tuesdays confrontation, Almont jumped out to
a 12-7 advantage after one
quarter had ended.
The next eight-minute
stretch saw Almont net 12
points and Marine City
Cardinal Mooney generate
11, leaving the former with
a 24-18 halftime lead to
protect.
When
the
action
resumed, Almont picked up
where it left off. Aided by

an 11-4 third quarter edge,
the Raiders went up by a
35-22 count with 24 minutes gone.
Marine City Cardinal
Mooney then outscored
Almont 19-17 the rest of
the way, only to drop a
52-41 verdict at nights
end.
Chase Kapron (14
points) and Drew Revoldt
(11, including a trifecta)
led Almont with double
figure outputs. The Raiders
also had Eric Conn (six
points, featuring a pair of
treys), Austin Watt (five,
with a triple), Clay
Schapman and Kevin Heim
(four each), Cade Tank (a
trifecta), Zach Revoldt
(three)
and
Jordan
Bourdeaux (two) reach the
scoring column.
From start to finish,

2016 memorable
Track, tennis and golf headline year

By Kevin Kissane
Drew Revoldt, of Almont, looks to score during

his teams win over Cardinal Mooney.
Imlay falls versus

Harbor Beach big
By Kevin Kissane
Grace Whitney, of Imlay City, made the semifinals of the top

singles flight at the Division 3 state finals.
16th-place finish that day.
2) Imlay City pole vaulter TJ
Reintjes claims a third at the
Division 2 state meet (June 8th
issue).
Imlay City junior TJ Reintjes
cleared 14 feet 7 inches, paving the
way to a third, at the Division 3
state finals last Saturday.
Zeeland is where the action
unfolded.
With his assistance, Imlay City
notched a three-way tie for 28th
place.
3) Imlay City tennis standout
Grace Whitney makes the semifinals of the top singles flight at the
Division 3 state finals (June 8th
issue).
Junior Grace Whitney netted a
Grace Zimmerman, of Almont, lines up a putt at the Division

4 state finals. Almont took fifth place.
IMLAY CITY
Imlay City wound up on
the losing side of a 70-24
verdict to visiting Harbor
Beach in a non-league
varsity girls basketball
encounter on Tuesday,
December 20.
With the decision,
Imlay City slips to 1-4
overall.
In Tuesdays encounter, Imlay City spotted
Harbor Beach a 26-5
advantage after one quarter was over with.
Quarter number two
would see Harbor Beach
hit for 17 points and Imlay
City manage seven, stak-
ing the former to a 43-12

lead at the halftime break.
When the action
resumed, Harbor Beach
continue to pull away.
Thanks to a 16-5 third
quarter edge, the Pirates
went ahead 59-17 with 24
minutes gone.
Harbor Beach then
outscored Imlay City 11-7
the rest of the way, closing
out a 70-24 victory.
For Imlay City, Abby
Schefka led the way with
a 13-point performance.
She was given assistance
in the scoring department
by Kendall Sommer (five
points),
Erika
VanDerPloeg
(three),
Emma Waatti (two) and
Haley Medrano (one).
Abby
Schefka, of
Imlay City,
brings the
ball up the
floor during a
recent game.
Schefka netted 13 points
in Imlay Citys
loss to Harbor
Beach.
Photo courtesy StudioE Photography
TRI-CITY AREA From

beginning to end, the year 2016 was
one filled with accomplishments.
They not only excelled at the league
level, but also stood out versus district, regional and state adversaries.
Here is a look at the top high
school sports achievements of 2016
as well as a few others worthy of
honorable mention:
1) Almont pole vaulter Jacob
Battani wins a Division 3 state
title (June 8th issue).
Almont standout Jacob Battani
concluded his storied career in style,
establishing a school pole vault
record of 15 feet 6 inches (adding
one inch to his previous best) en
route to a first at the Division 3
Comstock Park High School is
where the meet was contested.
His effort helped Almont to a
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Athlete of the Week
Almont junior Chase

Kapron netted 14 points
in his basketball teams
win over Cardinal
Mooney last week.
For his effort, Kapron
earns our Boys Athlete
of the Week honors.
Imlay City junior

Abby Schefka hit for 13
points in her basketball
teams loss to Harbor
Beach last week.
For her effort,
Schefka earns our Girls
Athlete of the Week
honor.
Be sure to pick up your t-shirt at the Tri-City Times office.
Capac 125-pounder Anthony Trudo (top) took

seventh in his weight class at the state finals.
and Deckerville, getting the

job done with a 51-35 win
against visiting Caseville
last Thursday.
It marked the first time
Dryden has claimed the distinction of league champions since the 1989-90 campaign.
With the outcome,
Dryden concluded NCTL
play at 12-2.
The Imlay City varsity boys basketball team
shares the BWAC title
(March 9th issue).
The Imlay City varsity
boys basketball team
assured themselves of the
Blue Water Area Conference
title with Yale following an
84-57 road triumph against
Capac last Friday.
With the decision,
Imlay City completed the
BWAC portion of their
schedule at 12-2. The
Spartans also improved to
17-3 heading in to postseason play.
The Tri-City Area
lands three on the list of
the states best soccer
players (November 16th
issue).
Theo Collison, an Imlay
City senior, landed a spot
on the Michigan High
School Soccer Coaches
Association Division 3 AllState first team lineup for
his prowess as a goalkeeper.
Kevin Barragan, an
Imlay City senior, attained
second
team
status.
Barragan excelled as a midfielder.
Zach Wichman, of
Almont, rounded out the
list of Tri-City Area honorees. The senior made the
honorable mention portion
of the squad as a midfielder.
The Almont football
team reaches the postseason where it goes 1-1
(November 2nd and 9th
issues).
The Almont football
team kicked off postseason
action with an exciting
28-27 road win against
Richmond in a Division 5,
Region 4, District 2 opening round football playoff
game on Friday, November
2.
There Almont put
together an amazing comeback bid which saw them
rally from a 20-0 deficit
championship game last

Saturday.
The following week
Almont watched their successful season reach an
endpoint with a 3-1 loss to
Notre Dame Prep in a
Division 2 regional semifinal battle.
Detroit Country Day is
where the action unfolded.
With the decision,
Almont saw a 27-11 campaign reach an endpoint.
The Imlay City wrestling team garners a district title (February 17th
issue).
The Imlay City wrestling team saw to it that
their postseason run would
last a week longer, registering a first-place showing at
a Division 2 district it hosted last Wednesday.
It marked their first district championship since
the 2012-13 season.
The following week
Imlay City saw their bid for
a regional championship
denied, dropping a 42-21
verdict to Marysville in a
midway through the first

quarter to prevail against
the BWAC champions.
The following week
saw Almont fall four points
short when the final scores
were added up, dropping a
20-16 verdict to Algonac in
a Division 5, Region 4,
District 2 championship
football battle.
Almont ended the 2016
campaign as owners of a
7-4 overall mark.
Griffin DePauw, of Almont, returns a shot during a match this past season.
125-pounder
Anthony
Trudo notched a seventh as
did Capac 152-pounder
Paul
Livermore
on
Saturday, March 5 at the
Division 3 state individual
wrestling finals.
The Palace, in Auburn
Hills, is where the action
unfolded.
Trudo and Livermore
ended the 2015-16 campaigns as owners of matching 50-9 marks.
Almont
senior
152-pounder Kyle Barr and
senior 171-pounder Boyd
Glenn took eighths at the
Division 3 state finals. They
finished with 31-11 and
36-9 marks, respectively.
10) The Almont girls
cross country team takes
second at a regional
(November 2nd issue).
The Almont girls cross
country team earned a second-place finish at a
Division 3 regional on
Saturday, October 29.
Anchor Bay High
School hosted the meet.
Almont tallied 68
points that day.
The following week
Almont wrapped up the
year with a 27th-place finish at the Division 3 state
finals.
Michigan International
Speedway, in Brooklyn, is
Jennifer Curtis paced
Almont that day. Her time
of 22:27.1 paid off with a
183rd.
Honorable mention
The Dryden boys
bowling team takes second in their region (March
2nd issue).
The Dryden boys
bowling team registered a
second-place showing last
Friday at a Division 4
regional.
Richfield Bowl, in
Flint, is where the action
unfolded.
The Imlay City baseball team wins a district
title (June 8th issue).
Imlay City earned a
first-place finish at a
Division 2 baseball district
game last Saturday.
Yale High School is
Imlay City handed
North Branch a 5-1 setback
in the district championship
clash.
The following week
Imlay City bowed out of
postseason play with an
11-1 loss to second-ranked
Orchard Lake St. Marys in
a Division 2 regional semifinal battle.
Detroit Country Day is

The
Capac
Competitive Cheer team
takes district honors
(February 24th issue).
The Capac Competitive
Cheer team made sure that
their successful season
would continue at least
another week, accomplishing the feat with a firstplace finish last Saturday at
a Division 4 district hosted
by Lake Orion High School.
It marked the first time
in school history Capac has
earned the distinction of
district champions.
Capac amassed a total
of 718.96 points en route to
a first.
The Almont softball
team claims a district title
(June 8th issue).
The Almont softball
team defeated host Yale,
11-2 in a Division 2 district
semifinal round appearance

at the first singles position,
leading the Imlay City girls
tennis team to a three-way
tie for 17th place last Friday
and Saturday at the Division
3 state finals.
The matches were contested at Hope College.
4) Imlay City pole
vaulter Carly Livingston
earns a four-way tie for
fourth (June 8th issue).
Junior Carly Livingston
cleared 10 feet 5 inches en
route to a four-way tie for
fourth at the Division 2
Zeeland High Schools
is where the meet was contested.
Her
performance
helped Imlay City to a
three-way tie for 53rd.
5) The Almont girls
golf team claims a fifth at
the Division 4 state finals
(October 19th issue).
The Almont girls golf
team saw to it that their
impressive string of finishes would continue, bringing
home a fifth from the
Division 4 state finals.
Forest Akers Golf
Course, located on the campus of Michigan State
University in East Lansing,
hosted the tournament
which was contested last
Friday and Saturday.
Junior
Grace
Zimmerman led Almont at
the Division 4 state finals.
She finished with a 174
over 36 holes, including an
opening round 83 and a
second round of 91.
6) The Almont boys
tennis and cross country
teams win regional titles
(October
12th
and
November 2nd issues,
respectively).
The Almont boys tennis team claimed their first
Division 4 regional title
since the 2014 campaign,
accomplishing the feat at a
tournament it hosted on
Thursday, October 6.
Almont, which entered
the regional listed outside
of the state rankings, posted
a pacesetting output of 21
points. Tenth-rated Flint
Powers took second, thanks
to a total of 19 points.
The following week
saw the Almont boys tennis team close out their year
with a four-way tie for 13th
Division 2 regional semifinal encounter.

Goodrich High School
is where the action unfolded.
With the decision,
Imlay City watched a 16-7
dual match campaign draw
to a close.
The Almont boys golf
team captures a BWAC
title (May 25th issue).
Hunter Brandt carded
an 82 over 18 holes as did
Josh Sustarich, leading
Almont to a second at the
Tournament last Thursday.
Solitude Golf Links, in
Wadhams is where the
action unfolded.
With their showing,
Almont assured themselves
of their third straight
BWAC title.
The Almont girls soccer team shares the
BWAC title (May 25th
issue).
The Almont varsity
girls soccer team saw to it
that at least a share of the
title would belong to them,
accomplishing the feat with
a 7-2 win against Algonac
on Monday, May 23.
With the decision,
Almont completed the
BWAC portion of their
schedule at 12-2. That left
them with a share of the
leagues top spot.
The Imlay City boys
soccer team shares the
BWAC title (October 19th
issue).
Imlay City saw to it that
they would end the Blue
Water Area Conference
portion of their schedule as
co-champions along with
Richmond, accomplishing
from page 1-B
at the Division 4 state

finals.
The tournament was
contested Friday, October
14 and Saturday, October
15 in Holly.
The Almont boys cross
country team meanwhile
claimed a first-place finish
at a Division 3 regional on
Saturday, October 29.
Anchor Bay High
School hosted the meet.
Almonts winning total
that day was 37 points.
The following week
Almont concluded an outstanding season with a
13th-place finish at the
Division 3 state finals.
Michigan International
Speedway, in Brooklyn, is
where the meet was contested.
Josh Phelps led Almont
at the state meet. His time
of 17:09.4 paved the way to
a 51st.
7) Almont teammates
Fernando Santana and
Alec Giles place at the
Division 3 state track and
field finals (June 8th
issue).

Fernando Santana and
Alec Giles turned in AllState efforts (given to the
top-eight finishers in each
event), helping Almont to a
16th-place showing at the
Division 3 state finals last
Saturday.
Comstock Park High
School is where the action
unfolded.
Santana posted a 400
dash clocking of 50.59 seconds, good enough for sixth
place.
Giles registered a 300meter hurdle time of 41.28
seconds en route to an
eighth.
8) Almont pole vaulter
Aubrey Battani ties for
sixth at the Division 3
state finals (June 8th
issue).
Almont junior Aubrey
Battani cleared 10 feet,
paving the way to a threeway tie for sixth place last
Saturday at the Division 3
state finals.
Comstock Park High
School is where the meet
was contested.
With her help, Almont
wound up in a five-way tie
for 42nd place.
9) Four Tri-City Area
grapplers place at the
Division 3 individual
wrestling state finals
(March 9th issue).
Capac
sophomore
Memorable:
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Imlay City concluded
BWAC play at 13-1.
The Dryden varsity
boys basketball shares
the NCTL title (March
9th issue).
The Dryden varsity
boys basketball team saw
to it that they would net a
share of the NCTL championship along with Kingston
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two-match stint with a
64-12 loss to Caro.
Brandon Pagano provided Almont with a triumph via the pinfall route.
It took him 1:00 to conquer
160-pound foe Emmanuel
Copes.
Jack DeMara was the
other Almont grappler who
prevailed. He won by a
void at 103 pounds.
Almont also tested
M bil
Builders
Almont wrestling team winds up 0-2

their mat skills versus
Millington that day. When
those scores were added
up, Millington posted a
54-24.
A group consisting of
DeMara, Gavin Dempz
and Dillon Kruse led
Almont with triumphs by
pin. DeMara took 38 seconds to stop 103-pound
counterpart
Jackson
Hitchcock; Dempz required
4:31 to defeat Savannah
Berlin at 112 pounds; and
Kruse needed 2:15 to turn
back 285-pound adversary
Taylor Sweeney.
Robbie Battani was the
other Almont wrestler who
prevailed. Battani triumphed by a void at 171
pounds.
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ALMONT The
Almont varsity girls basketball team was held to
single digit outputs during
every quarter but the fourth
en route to a 51-23 road
setback to New Lothrop in
a non-league matchup on
Tuesday, December 20.
With the result, Almont
falls to 3-2 this season.
In Wednesdays matchup, New Lothrop forged a
12-6 lead after one quarter
was done.
The next eight-minute
stretch of hoops would see
New Lothrop amass 14
points and Almont generate
three, leaving the former up

26-9 at the halftime break.
When play resumed,
New Lothrop struck with a
9-4 third quarter edge. That
pushed their cushion to
35-13 with 24 minutes
gone.
New Lothrop then outscored Almont 16-10 the
rest of the way, assuring
themselves of a 51-23 triumph.
Grace Zimmerman and
Paige Walton led Almont
with six points apiece. The
Raiders also had Elizabeth
Kerby
(four
points),
Meredith Rinke (three),
Tyler Kautz (two) plus
Ashley Gibbs and Jennifer
Curtis (one each) connect.
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DECEMBER 14, 2016

Supervisor Lauwers called the
meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Mike
Lauwers
(Supervisor),
Sheila
McDonald (Clerk), and Monica
Standel (Trustee) were present.
Marsha Libkie (Treasurer) and Bruce
Downey (Trustee) were absent. Three
guests were present. Motions were
passed to approve: November 9th
meeting minutes as presented, 2017
meeting dates as presented, replacement of a road culvert on Sullivan at
a price of $941.43, appoint Gerry
Opificious to the Board of Review,
appoint Mike Hoock to the Board of
Review, appoint Karen Gressell to
the Board of Review, pay the
December bills, purchase of a fire
paging system upgrade at a price of
$250.66/unit for 25 units, accept the
treasurers report as presented,
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adjourn the meeting at 8:50 p.m.

A complete copy of the minutes
can be obtained at the Mussey township office during regular business or
online at www.musseytownship.org.
Sheila McDonald, Clerk
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VILLAGE OF
ALMONT
ALMONT VILLAGE
COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
DECEMBER 6, 2016
SYNOPSIS

President Schneider called the
Regular Meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
Councilmembers present were Dyke,
Ligon, Love, Peltier, Steven
Schneider, Steffler & Steve
Schneider. Staff present were Clerk/
Treasurer Keesler and Interim Police
Chief Martin.

The Council approved the agenda; approved the consent agenda;
were introduced to two new police
officers, Officer Kosinski & Officer
Ryan; approved road closure of E. St.
Clair St. from Bristol to Van Dyke;
adopted Resolution #16-13-01 PA
152 Opt Out; approved scarves to be
tied in front of the Village/Township
Hall & approved to accelerate the
monthly contribution to MERS.
Discussion was held on
Villages roads; Paser Survey; SAW
grant & ice rink.

The meeting adjourned at 8:58
p.m.
Kimberly J. Keesler
Clerk/Treasurer
Steve Schneider
President

A complete copy of the minutes
is available in the Clerks office during regular business hours or at www.
almontvillage.org.
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2017 for the second semester which starts January 23rd.
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applications for the current vacant position
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ALMONT WINTER SPORTS TEAMS
ALMONT VARSITY
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The 2016-17 edition of the Almont junior varsity boys basketball squad
consists of front (L to R) Parker Zisler, Gabe Bourdeau, Adam Campbell,
Cameron Asaro and Brett Wrobel; and back Anthony Henige, Max
Brombach, Travis Robinson, Nathan Plester, Matthew McFarlane, Tyler
Eldridge and coach Joe Malburg.
The 2016-17 edition of the Almont varsity cheerleading squad consists

of front (L to R) Sara Ranucci, Rachell Stroup and Jaclyn Buehrle; middle Jayme Hein, Autumn Kwierant, Miranda Buehrle and Alexis Soave;
and back assistant coach Patty Burchi, Ashley Kroll, Shianne Calkins
and coach Nicole Curtis. Dakota LaHaie is not pictured.
ALMONT FRESHMAN
BOYS BASKETBALL
The 2016-17 edition of the Almont freshman boys basketball squad consists of front (L to R) Seth Helfer, Paul Biolchini, Tyler Zimmer, Lucas
DeLaurier, Ryan Price, Jack Paupert and Caleb Weigand; and back
coach Brian Wells, manager Devin Gomstowski, Darren Herman, Jacob
Korte, Colby Schapman, Nathan Kerby, Mike Rinke, Blake Kapron and
manager Jackson Stillinger.
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Abbey Rutkowski, Sam Knittel and Laken Campbell; and back Kallan
Ruhala, Rachelle Baker, Emily Klassa, Rachael Schapman, Riley
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ALMONT WINTER SPORTS TEAMS
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of front (L to R) Rafael Farias, Eric Conn, Garrett Ruhala, Zach Revoldt,
Ethan Hall, Cade Tank and Austin Watt; and back assistant coach Chris
Flynn, Kevin Heim, Jordan Bourdeau, Clay Schapman, Drew Revoldt,
Chase Kapron, Zach Fillinger and coach John Hall.
The 2016-17 edition of the Almont varsity dance team consists of front (L
to R) Hannah Miles, Maddie Lee and Mariah Smith; middle Elena
Roumaya, Jamie McKelvey, Sarah Brown and Elizabeth Swanger; and
back Lauren Pia, Madison Miles and Kendra Madrazo. Coach Sara
Porzondek is not pictured.
ALMONT VARSITY
GIRLS BASKETBALL
The 2016-17 edition of the Almont varsity girls basketball team consists
of front (L to R) Meredith Rinke, Rebecca Measel, Grace Zimmerman,
Jennifer Curtis and Tyler Kautz; and back assistant coach Jamey Wade,
Rachel Phillips, Lauren Terrell, Paige Walton, Ashley Gibbs, Emma
Johnson, Elizabeth Kerby and coach Beau Beneson.
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ALMONT WRESTLING
The 2016-17 edition of the Almont wrestling team consists of front (L to
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Linden Martini and Jordan Phelps; third row coach Mat Dywer and assistant coaches Boyd Glenn, Kyle Barr and Austin Perkins; and back Mark
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Your Hometown Newspaper

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

142nd Volume - Issue No. 52

past 12 months remind us

ries that impacted the

downtown Imlay City,

Report reflects a good year in law enforcement community

Tri-City Times Assistant Editor

Almont police, employees

Dryden students learn

There were also fewer

Some Imlay City residents were slightly

in the Village of Almont,

All 2015 offenses as reported

Park in Goodlands future?

Tri-City Times Assistant Editor

Making the in-person

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