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Title retained Dryden 8th graders Ashley Hickmott, and Jenna Peters and 7th graders Destiny Ellis and
Megan Larkin show off their new look at the ‘Shave for the Brave’ fundraiser for the St.
Baldrick’s Foundation held at the school.
A ‘Shave for the Brave’
Raiders finish in top spot
despite 2-1 tourney loss,
...see page 17
Dryden students have locks shorn to help combat childhood cancer
By Catherine Minolli
cminolli@pageone-inc.com
DRYDEN — Some people
“wear their hearts on their
sleeve,” but at Dryden Jr./Sr.
High School, you could say it’s
visible a little higher up.
Last week, some 15 stu-
dents—male and female—had
their heads shaved in an effort to
And the survey says...
355 Capac residents say ‘yes;’ 329 say ‘no’
to allowing medical marijuana facilities
Opening day!
By Maria Brown
mbrown@pageone-inc.com
The Imlay City Farmers CAPAC — And the survey
Market Opens May 17, says...a slight majority of respon-
...see page 3 dents are in favor of allowing
medical marijuana facilities in
the village.
At a special council meeting
on Monday, village council
members and volunteers from the
public tallied 684 completed sur-
veys. There were a total of 355
“yes” to 329 “no” votes.
“That’s pretty doggone
close,” said council member Joe
Nemecek.
The exact question put to
registered voters through the
mailed survey was “Should the
Village of Capac adopt ordinanc-
es and regulations to allow medi-
Top Ten
Almont High School
seniors achieve big,
...see page 10
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ONLINE strates his driving skills in new custom out-
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cubs?
Imlay City pet
groomer, baseball
Photo provided
enthusiasts show
spirit for team
By Tom Wearing
twearing@pageone-inc.com
DETROIT — Detroit baseball
fans were howling in support of the
home team Monday, May 14, as the
Tigers snarled
and growled
their way to a
end childhood cancer. cancers. 6-3 win over the
Cleveland
For the second year in a row, Dryden youths raised just under
members of the school’s Student $4,500 toward the cause. Indians.
Council hosted ‘Shave for the Student Council member Helping the
Brave’ for the St. Baldrick’s Carl Austin Miller Grondin says cause were more
Foundation. it took a lot of organizing and than 100 four-
The volunteer-powered advertising to create such a suc- legged fans seat-
Foundation’s aim is to provide cessful event, but the most diffi- ed in the upper Gracie
research funds to give hope to cult task didn’t involve spreading reaches of
infants, children, teens and Comerica Park’s
young adults fighting childhood Shave page 8 ‘Pepsi Corner’
section.
The dogs
and their owners
were at the game
for another of
the Tigers’ “Bark
in the Park” pro-
ner.
The surveys were mailed out
motional events.
The event is
Penny
on May 1 and had to be post- available specifi-
marked by May 10 to be count-
Support page 8
ed.
cal marihuana growing and/or Council members decided to
processing facilities to be located survey residents on the matter
within the Village of Capac as after area residents expressed
permitted by the Michigan
concern over a proposed medical
Medical Marihuana Facilities marijuana growing and process-
Licensing Act, Michigan Public
ing facility that King Midas
Act 281 of 2016?” wants to build on Capac Road.
Clerk Lisa Lulis said 1,258
At their next regular meeting
surveys were sent to registered on Monday, May 21, the council
voters who reside in the village.
is due to discuss a proposed ordi-
Approximately, 110 of those sur- nance to allow for medical mari-
veys were deemed “undeliver-
juana facilities that’s been under
able” by the post office, she said. revision by their attorney and
Names and addresses were
Photo provided
planner. Capac’s Planning
obtained from the St. Clair Commission drafted the docu-
County Clerk’s Office.
ment at the council’s request but
The council has asked Lulis their attorney Al Francis identi-
to confirm there are no duplicate Adam and Kelly Villanueva
fied five areas in the draft docu- and ‘Gracie’ and ‘Penny’ of
forms in those submitted. Each ment that required further clarifi-
survey had an identifying num- Kelly’s Pet Salon in Imlay City
ber in the upper right hand cor- show their support at
Survey says page 8 Monday’s Tiger game.
Cops on the go
Eastern Michigan State Fair Board gifts area
departments with special cart for fairs, festivals
Photo by Catherine Minolli
By Catherine Minolli County’s Finest would likely like a mini-cop car, but don’t
cminolli@pageone-inc.com whole-heartedly agree.
The Chiefs and their
let that fool you. With sirens
blaring it sounds like the real
IMLAY CITY — They
say good things come in
departments were gifted with
a custom golf cart by the
thing. Add a flashing light
bar and an automotive-grade
small packages, and after Eastern Michigan State Fair windshield, and you’ve got a
yesterday’s Police Chiefs
meeting at City Hall, Lapeer
Board.
The EZ Go cart looks
vehicle that can slip in and
out where its full-grown
counterparts can’t at area
fairs and festivals.
That’s why the Fair
Board decided to gift the
cart to local law enforce-
ment.
Fair Manager Ian Kempf
says the board wanted to
give back to the men and
women in blue who keep
things safe—and fun—at the
Eastern Michigan State Fair.
“We get a lot of help
from a lot of departments so
we wanted to provide some-
Photo by Catherine Minolli
thing that can be used
countywide,” Kempf says.
The generic, classic
‘black and white’ look is
unmistakably ‘police,’ but is
neutral enough to be used by
all the departments in the
Board gift page 8
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Talk to us! Single vehicle crash claims Metamora man

TRI-CITY AREA — Have a story idea, news tip By Catherine Minolli Sunday. coming to rest,” the police conduct a full accident/
or opinion? Our readers are the fuel that keeps us cminolli@pageone-inc.com Dryden Twp. Police report says. The driver was death investigation, the
going from week to week. The Tri-City Times wel- report that the department ejected from the vehicle police report says. The inci-
comes your input, tips and ideas. DRYDEN TWP. — A received a call around 9:13 and was lying in the road- dent remains under investi-
Share your thoughts and concerns by writing to 39-year-old Metamora man p.m. on May 13, indicating way. gation.
the editor, P.O. Box 278, Imlay City, MI 48444, or was killed in a single vehi- that a large Ford van was Officers on scene The Dryden Twp.
email to tct@pageone-inc.com. cle crash on Dryden Road “all over the roadway, and attempted to render medi- Police Department was
near Thornville Road on traveling erratically west- cal aid to the driver. Medstar assisted at the scene by the
bound on Dryden Road EMS and Dryden Medical Lapeer County Sheriff’s
from Rochester Road. First Responders also Office, the Almont and
Officer Ken Paul arrived on scene and Metamora police depart-
responded, attempting to attempted to save the driv- ments, and the Michigan
locate the vehicle. In the er’s life. The driver was State Police. Also assisting
interim, other motorists pronounced dead at the were Dryden Twp. Fire/
called to report the Ford scene. First Responders, along
van, which was “still driv- Det./Sgt. Jason Parks of with Metamora Fire/First
ing recklessly into oncom- the Lapeer County Sheriff’s Responders and MedStar
ing lanes of traffic.” The Office and Lapeer County EMS. Beyer’s Towing
report says witnesses indi- Medical Examiner’s Office removed the vehicle from
cated the van ran off the responded to the scene to the scene.
roadway and into adjacent
yards, and then back onto
Dryden Road.
Around 9:16 p.m., wit-
Capac student pleads
nesses reported that the van
exited the north shoulder of
Dryden Road, crossed over
a driveway and struck a
guilty to making threats
retaining wall and embank- By Maria Brown threatening post on Snap
ment. mbrown@pageone-inc.com Chat Friday, May 4.
“The impact caused the Fellow students at the
Ford van to overturn and ST. CLAIR COUNTY Junior/Senior High saw
re-enter the roadway before — The 18 year-old accused the post and alerted admin-
of making threats toward istrators who, in turn, con-
the school has pled guilty. tacted police. Waddy is a

IN HOUSE At a pretrial hearing

Monday, Sam Waddy
junior at the school but
was not on school grounds
that day.
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entered pleas for all the
charges prosecutors lev- At his arraignment,
eled—telecommunication Waddy was ordered to “not
REPAIR services, malicious use
and using a computer to
be on or near any Capac
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He’s due to face sen- with four current students.
Experience tencing on June 14 in Capac Schools Supt.
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Gem & Diamond courtroom. ously that the district will
Specialist According to Capac consider taking steps for
Police, Waddy made a suspension or expulsion.
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Street work
set to begin
in Capac
By Maria Brown
mbrown@pageone-inc.com

CAPAC — The road

work season in the village
limits has begun.
Stop in
Last week, representa-
tives from T.G. Priehs Today!
Paving Company said they
would start repairs on vil-
lage streets this week.
The roads due to be
resurfaced include Lester
Street, one block north of
Mill St.; Church Street, two
blocks east of Main St.;

Web photo
Glassford St., one block
north of Mill St.; and a half
block of Neeper at Kempf’s As always, this year’s Imlay City Farmers Market will feature locally
Court. grown flowers and plants from Penzien’s Greenhouses and other area
Resurfacing of Main growers.
Street is due to begin next

Bell rings tomorrow

month. Council President
John Grzyb said contractors
plan to begin June 18 but
they’ll hold off on doing

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PIE SLICE
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Street, one each immedi-
ately north and south of the
downtown district.
Imlay City Farmers Market returns May 17 at 1 p.m.
The southern portion of By Tom Wearing itors will find fresh bread, Day” program.
the work will encompass
Railroad Street to the south-
twearing@pageone-inc.com honey, syrup, fruits and
vegetables, meat, eggs,
The program will fea-
ture live music with Maggie Big Boy Imlay City®
ern village limits. On the IMLAY CITY — The antiques, crafts and dairy McCabe, face painting by
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done between Aldrich and Imlay City Farmers Market artisans and much more. 1-4 p.m., and a magic show
Park streets. season rings at 1 p.m. on Music for shoppers featuring Ray Champion at
810-724-3664
In all, .64 miles of road Thursday, May 17. On the first Thursday 4 p.m.
will be resurfaced, sidewalk Sponsored annually by of each month, live music The Imlay City Farmers
ramps will be replaced at the Imlay City Downtown will be provided by Jamie Market accepts debit card
intersections for compliance Development Authority, Marvin from 2-4 p.m.. payments, EMT-Food
purposes and permanent sig- the weekly market runs On the third Thursday stamps, Double-Up Food
nage will be upgraded.
from 1-6 p.m. at the corner of each month, live music Bucks, WIC and other
In other village busi-
ness: of Main and Third Streets. will be presented by Robyn types of food assistance.
•council members gave Market Manager Sarah Marriot, also from 2-4 The market features a
the okay for Chief Heather Graver said there is still p.m. Graver is inviting wide variety of seasonal
Fantin to sell the police time for vendors to sign up local crafters and artisans and handmade items,
department’s Tahoe through for the full market season, to set up on the third antiques, baked goods,
a bidding process. which will run through Thursday of each month for honey, jewelry, yard art,
•at their May 7 meeting mid-October. a special daily rate of $5. and more.
the council voted to take
their option and purchase
She noted that seasonal
rates are $90, while daily
Special day for kids
Graver invites parents
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Historic ‘Queen Anne’ is

May’s ‘House of Month’
Howards recognized by Imlay Code Enforcement officer
By Tom Wearing Columbiaville about a Month program in April,
twearing@pageone-inc.com year-and-a-half ago with said the Howard residence
their three children. met all HOM requirements
IMLAY CITY — Code Leslie, owner of a —and then some.
Enforcement Officer Joe men’s work clothing store Those criteria include:
Schierlinger has identified in Pontiac, credited local a well-kept home; an
Imlay City’s “House of the resident Bernie Hillman absence of debris in drive-
Month” for May. with restoring the house to ways and sidewalks; no
The winner is a newly- its current grandeur. cars or motorized vehicles
restored Queen Anne The house features four parked on lawns; and well-
Victorian-style home at bedrooms, a foyer, library, maintained lawns and

Photo by Tom Wearing

215 West Sixth Street.
Constructed in 1895,
the home was originally
occupied by Joseph T.
Messer, who along with
partner, J.C. Lamb, owned
a general store downtown.
Messer only lived in the
home for about two years,
having to move from Imlay
City for health reasons.
Current homeowners,
Leslie and Jerry Howard,
arrived in Imlay City via
dining room, two baths and flower beds.
natural woodwork. As the recipients of
“I love old homes and House of the Month hon-
always wanted a Queen ors, Schierlinger and Police
Anne,” said Leslie, noting Chief Scott Pike visited the
that the couple’s last home home Thursday to present
was a 1905-vintage farm the Howards with a certifi-
home in rural cate of honor and com-
Columbiaville. memorative wooden sign,
Prior to that, they lived donated by Charlee Jack
in a ‘four-square’ style Designs and Home Decor
home in Michigan’s U.P. of Imlay City.
Schierlinger, who initi- Schierlinger said the
ated the House of the Home of the Month pro-
gram is designed to
acknowledge residents
who take great care in
maintaining and upgrading
their homes and yards.
“It’s a way to build
community pride and to
Imlay City Police Chief Scott Pike and Code Enforcement Officer Joe
Schierlinger present ‘House of the Month’ plaque to Jerry and Leslie
Howard.
keep the community look- property. nizations and neighbors
ing good,” he said. “And it For senior citizens or willing to volunteer to help
spares me of having to tick- those who cannot make those who cannot do for
et residents who violate repairs, Schierlinger hopes themselves.
city ordinances.” local groups, individuals To volunteer, make a
Schierlinger noted and businesses will donation or nominate a res-
“that little extra care” can consider donating paint, idence for House of the
simply mean cutting lawns, tools and equipment Month consideration, call
cleaning up debris, not necessary to make needed the Imlay City Police Dept.
parking on the lawn, repairs. at 810-724-2345 or email
painting and general main- He is also asking local jschierlinger@imlaycity.
tenance of house and youth groups, service orga- org.

Suspect pleads guilty in target shooting death

By Maria Brown
mbrown@pageone-inc.com
ST. CLAIR COUNTY
— At a probable cause
conference last week,
Michael Vultaggio entered
guilty pleas in the
accidental shooting death
of Shirley Pfeil in March.
Prosecutors charged
Vultaggio with one count
of careless discharge of a
firearm resulting in death,
a two-year offense, and
lying to a police officer
during an investigation, a
one-year offense.
Investigators say the
21 year-old Sterling
Heights man was target
practicing at a residence
southwest of the Pfeil
residence on Dunn Road
when a bullet entered
Pfeil’s home, striking and
killing the 73 year-old.
Michigan State Police
troopers on scene indicat-
ed that Pfeil’s home was
directly behind the back-
stop or berm being used
that day for target
practice. Vultaggio was
allegedly using someone
else’s weapon at the time
of the shooting. The weap-
on was not an assault rifle
but had a significant
range.
Prosecutor Mike
Wendling said Vultaggio
was charged with lying to
a police officer because
the suspect was not “100
percent truthful about use
of the weapon” although
he later corrected his
statement.
Vultaggio’s case will
now go before Circuit
Judge Daniel Kelly.

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Borland
Elementary
Principal Megan
Cottone reads to
attendees at the
2017 Pop-Up in
the Park event in
downtown Imlay
City. School
staff have a
number of litera-
cy initiatives
planned for this
summer, includ-
ing a new Book
Mobile.
Books grow wheels
Imlay City Schools’ to launch summer Book Mobile
By Maria Brown
mbrown@pageone-inc.com
IMLAY CITY —
Imlay City School’s
Summer Reading Program
will be more mobile this
year. In addition to some
fun school-based events,
the district is making plans
to take their love of literacy
on the road in the form of a
Book Mobile.
Dr. Dina Tallis, Director
of Elementary Education
and Student Support
Services, said she and fel-
low staff members are
making plans to fill an
Imlay City School’s bus
with all kinds of reading
materials for both kids and
adults and take their Book
Mobile around the commu-
nity. They’ll also host a
new Reading and Sports
Night that will get kids
moving too.
“We’re really excited
about our plans and we
hope the community will
be as excited as we
are,” Tallis said.
The fun starts with a
Summer Reading Kick Off
event at Borland
Elementary School on June
20 from 5-7 p.m.
The Book Mobile will
take its first trip around
town on June 27 from 3-6
p.m. Look for the bus to be
making its rounds also on
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fill the Book Mobile with
books, magazines, comics,
cookbooks and more that
will be free for the taking.
“Our goal is get every-
one reading and provide
some family fun,” she said.
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their younger siblings and
be able to find something
to take home too.”
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Nicole Strong, Anastasia Madeline and Windy
Burns, all of Imlay City, show off their new
faces at the face painting building at Saturday’s
Vlasic Community Fest at the Fairgrounds in
Imlay City.

Photo by Stu Davis

‘Vlasic Classic’
IMLAY CITY —
Families from around the
area gathered at the Eastern
Things get a little messy during Saturday’s Michigan State Fairgrounds
Hosted by Imlay’s pop-
ular pickle-packing com-
pany, the event featured a
midway, face painting,

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Bump & Run competition during the Vlasic over the weekend to take food and beverages and of
Community Fest at the Eastern Michigan State part in the first-ever Vlasic course, pickle eating con-
Fairgrounds in Imlay City. Community Fest. tests. Vlasic representatives
said they sponsored the
event as a way to say
‘thank you’ to their employ- Sara Wright of Vassar takes a break with her
ees and to the area commu- bovine friend at the Vlasic Community Fest in
nity. Imlay City on Saturday.

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Ellie Tatro, Cora Sorbi and Josie Sorbi, all of
Imlay City, enjoy the Scrambler ride at the first-
ever Vlasic Community Fest at the Eastern
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By Tom Wearing
twearing@pageone-inc.com
ATTICA — All eyes
will be looking upward on
Saturday, May 19, when
the Attica Library Branch
hosts a “Moon Gazing”
party from 7-10 p.m.
Mandy Summers,
Youth S ervices
Coordinator at Ruth
Hughes libraries in Attica
and Imlay City, welcomes
children, parents and
grandparents to take
advantage of the special
program.
Summers said the eve-
ning will be a chance for
people of all ages to put
Work to begin on Brown City Rd.
By Maria Brown
mbrown@pageone-inc.com
IMLAY TWP. — Work
is due to begin this week on
the realignment of Brown
City Road where it meets
Imlay City Rd.
According to the
Tickets on sale for new truck raffle
Winners to be announced at
WNW News Outdoor Weekend
TRI-CITY AREA —
You might just win a truck
and help farmers in need
at the same time.
Ag Community Relief
has partnered with Milnes
Auto Group for a benefit
truck raffle. The grand
prize is a new 2018 3/4 ton
diesel, 4 door, 4x4, short
box truck with the winner
having their choice of a
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down their cell phones and
devices for a couple of
hours, and instead, look up
and contemplate the vast-
ness of space.
In conjunction with the
‘heavenly’ experience,
members of Seven Ponds
Nature Center ’s
Astronomy Club will be
on hand to provide infor-
mation and share their
high-powered telescopes
with those interested in
scanning the night skies.
Summers advises that
everyone arrive early to
ensure they not miss
“Introduction to Nighttime
Observing,” a presentation
offered by Astronomy
Lapeer County Road
Commission, the intersec-
tion at Dorrow and Brown
City roads will be closed
starting tomorrow, May 17.
The county received
safety grant dollars from
the state and federal gov-
ernment, amounting to
Ford, Chevy or Dodge.
Cash prizes go to the
second and third place
winners—$2,500 and
1,500, respectively.
The winners will be
drawn and announced on
September 8 at the Woods-
N-Water News Outdoor
Weekend event in Imlay
City at 4 p.m.
Tickets are $100 and
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Following the presen-
tation, everyone will step
outside for a chance to
view the moon, stars and
observable planets through
the lens of the club’s tele-
scopes.
Summers said the
space-based program helps
to feed her pre-existing
fascination with all things
science fiction.
“Personally,” she said,
“I am such a huge Sci-Fi
nerd that the idea of look-
ing up at the stars and
thinking something could
be looking back, is just
fantastic.
“The mysteries of
$593,900 to make Dorrow
Road—a gravel road to the
east—into the key intersec-
tion that serves Brown City
Road.
Dorrow Road will be
paved and signs will be
upgraded as part of that
project. Drainage work is
organizers plan to limit
their sales to 1,000 tick-
ets.
Tickets can purchased
online at www.agcommu-
nityrelief.com or by call-
ing 517-668-2676.
Official raffle rules can be
found on the group’s web-
site.
Proceeds from the truck
raffle will benefit the Ag
Community Relief Fund
and their scholarship pro-
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Visitors at the Moon Gazing event at the Attica Library will have an
opportunity to look at the big sky through the big scopes offered by the
Seven Ponds Nature Center Astronomy Club.
space are infinitely cooler up.’” located on Peppermill
than any electrical device,” Out of this world snacks Road, west of Lake
Summers opined. “We’re Summers said attend- Pleasant Road, in Attica.
hoping this program ees will be treated to Moon For more information
inspires kids and adults to Pies and other lunar-relat- about Seven Ponds’
go outside and to ‘look ed snacks, though moon- Astronomy Club, visit the
shine will not be available. website at: www.seven-
For more information pondsac.com.
about this and other pro- Or contact Astronomy
grams at Attica Library, Club member John Lines
contact Mandy Summers at 248-969-2790, or via
also due to be completed.
The road commission at 810-724-8043. e-mail at: jelines1@gmail.
doesn’t have plans to close The Attica Library is com.
that section of Brown City
Road between Dorrow and
Imlay City roads.
The county expects to
pay around $66,000 of their
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Dryden Jr./Sr. High student council member and event organizer Carl Austin Miller Grondin (front)
with volunteers and participants in last week’s ‘Shave for the Brave’ fundraiser.
Shave: Dryden students
join in cancer fight
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the word.
“The hardest thing to
do was to find the sha-
vees,” he says.
Once they were found,
however, their brave spirit
spread.
Four girls decided to
take the plunge and have
their locks shorn to help
their peers. Eighth graders
Ashley Hickmott and
Jenna Peters, and seventh
graders Destiny Ellis and
Megan Larkin stepped out-
side of the box—and
perhaps their comfort
zones—to take part in
the event.
“One of the girls did it
because her mom was just
diagnosed with breast can-
cer, and the other three
Survey: A
slim margin
gives nod
from page 1
cation or additions.
The ordinance would
allow for commercial grow
and processing facilities as
a special land use. The
council has asked that the
revised document be
returned to them by tomor-
row, May 17, so they have
time to review it before
Monday’s meeting.
In September, King
Midas CEO Matt Roman
brought his proposal to the
council and late last year
village leaders voted 5 to 1
to begin the process by
drafting an ordinance.
President John Grzyb cast
the lone “no” vote.
Those in opposition to
the King Midas proposal
Board gift: Special cart for fairs and festivals
from page 1
county.
The cart—and a trailer,
also gifted by the Fair
Board—is the property of
the City of Imlay City, and
will be housed within the
city. Other agencies wish-
ing to use the vehicle for
their festivals and fairs just
have to reserve the cart
through Imlay Chief Scott
Pike.
Kempf says the Fair
Board had a number of
ideas regarding a donation
to local law enforcement,
but the golf cart was the
concept that grew wheels,
so to speak.
“When we discussed
our various ideas with
Chief Pike, he was pretty
excited about the golf cart
idea,” Kempf says. “Our
goal was not only to help
Imlay City Police, who
take the lead at the
Fairgrounds for events,
but to help all other units
that come together to
help.”
Along with its special
police features, the gas-
powered cart seats four,
and is outfitted with addi-
tional lighting, and what
Kempf describes as a
also dealt with family
members having cancer in
the past,” Grondin says. “It
was pretty amazing.”
With an eye toward a
career in law and philan-
thropy, Grondin says orga-
nizing the ‘Shave for the
Brave’ event was enlight-
ening.
“This was a really
great learning experience
seeing what goes on in a
nonprofit, and how much
work is done by the people
who bring things together,”
he says.
Grondin credits the
team of enthusiastic volun-
teers, student council mem-
bers and school staff for
creating such a successful
event.
“Without those who
stepped up, and our princi-
Members of the public assisted in tallying medical marijuana facilities
surveys on Monday. Council member Joe Nemecek (standing) jots down
numbers as Robin Longo and Joyce James count “yes” votes. Looking
on is council member Samantha Ramirez (center) and Bill Shull.
have expressed concerns
over public safety, drug
use, environmental effects
Lapeer County Undersheriff Jeremy Howe and Imlay City Police Chief
share some golfing jokes with their peers at the Police Chiefs meeting in
Imlay City, where local departments received a custom golf cart, gifted
to them by the Eastern Michigan State Fair Board.
“hydration station.”
“There are four cup
holders in it,” he grins.
The cart can reach
speeds of up to 25 MPH,
something which Chief
Pike demonstrated after the
unveiling.
With lights flashing
and the siren blaring, Pike
floored the vehicle through
Ethan Rozanski awaits his fate as hair special-
ists Carl Grondin, Jr., Chris Schenkel, Sr.,
organizer Carl Austin Miller Grondin and hair
specialist Kelly Schenkel discuss strategy at
‘Shave for the Brave’ fundraiser.
pal (Mary Finnigan), who
is the most amazing person
I ever met, this wouldn’t
have happened,” he says.
Local hair specialists
Carl Grondin, Jr.,
Christopher Schenkel, Sr.
and Kelly Schenkel volun-
and local utilities. Others
who support the concept
believe the business would
Imlay City’s municipal
parking lot and took a spin
down Main Street before
jamming on the brakes for
a full stop.
“That’s what happens
after about 16 holes when
I’ve had enough,” Pike
grinned as he exited the
vehicle.
The cart was custom
Tri-City Times earns 11
awards in MPA contest
By Catherine Minolli
cminolli@pageone-inc.com
IMLAY CITY — The
Tri-City Times earned 11
awards in the 2017 Michigan
Press Association Better
Newspaper Contest. The
Times was also a finalist for
the ‘2017 Newspaper of the
Year’ award.
Members of the
Missouri Press Association
reviewed 2,967 entries sub-
mitted by 100 Michigan
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newspapers and/or individ-
ual members of the MPA to
determine the winners.
“The MPA’s annual
Better Newspaper Contest
allows member journalists,
photojournalists, colum-
nists, designers—all of us—
to show off our best work.
This year was no exception
with nearly 3,000 entries
submitted. That’s a lot of
excellent work,” says David
Green, chair of the Better
Newspaper Contest.
The Tri-City Times
earned two first place
awards in its circulation cat-
egory. The Graphic design
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team of Randy Jorgensen
and Production Staff mem-
bers Susie Brill and Natalie
Zrembski earned the top
spot for Best Newspaper
Design.
Jorgensen and
Production Staff also earned
an Honorable Mention for
‘Best Page or Pages
teered their time and talent Design.’
to shave heads. Longtime Times’ col-
To make a donation to umnist, poet and author Iris
Dryden’s ‘Shave for the Lee Underwood also nabbed
Brave’ event, visit stbal- a first place for her column
dricks.org/events/ titled ‘A walk in the fog.’
dryden2018 or call the Editor Catherine
school at 810-796-2266. Minolli earned a second
place for her editorial about
red tape at the local post
office following the upgrade
project on Almont Avenue
in Imlay City titled
‘Textbook definition of red
tape.’
Minolli’s editorial titled
‘It’s time for no reason
absentee voting in Michigan’
earned an Honorable
Mention in the Best
Editorial category as well.
Assistant Editor Maria
Brown earned a second
place in the ‘Business/
Support: Showing spirit
Photo by Maria Brown
for the home team
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cally for dog owners who
purchase their tickets
online before the game. A
portion of the proceeds
benefits the Michigan
give the local economy a Humane Society.
boost through tax revenues Among those in atten-
and new jobs. dance were Imlay City res-
idents Kelly and Adam
Villanueva, who were
joined by their dogs,
Gracie, a 5-year-old Pom/
Maltese; and Penny, a
2-year-old Bichon/Poodle
mix.
Kelly Villanueva said it
was the second time the
couple and their dogs par-
ticipated in Bark in the
Park.
“We were here last
year and had such a good
time, we wanted to come
back,” said Kelly, owner of
Kelly’s Pet Salon in Imlay
City.
“I work with dogs all
day long,” she said. “But I
rarely get a chance to do
Photo by Catherine Minolli
something with my own
dogs. This was the oppor-
tunity to do that.”
Before leaving for the
park on Monday, Kelly
spent about three hours
bathing, grooming and
primping Gracie and Penny
for their big night out.
The process also
included applying orange
made by Oz Motor Sports and black—Tiger colors—
of Almont. Owner Dave vegetable-based dye to the
Mroz and employee Mike animals’ fur.
Bevin brought it to City Having been specially
Hall for the unveiling. trained and experienced in
Along with Kempf, the process, Kelly pointed
Fair Board President out that neither the dye nor
Dennis Root, Treasurer the procedure is harmful to
Bill Seidell and Secretary the animals.
Johnny Whittaker were on Upon their arrival at
hand to present the gift. the ball park, Comerica
Agriculture News’ category
for her story called ‘Making
hay,’ which detailed the
local efforts to provide
relief to farmers in
Oklahoma and other states
in the wake of devastating
wildfires.
Both Brown and Minolli
caught the judge’s eye in the
Government/Education
News category. Minolli
earned a third place with her
story ‘Fake News fight,’
which detailed one local
teen Cole Lietz’s effort to
help his peers determine
what fake news is through a
documentary film he made
in the Lapeer County Ed
Tech Digital Media Arts
program.
Brown’s ‘Book com-
mercials a hit in Capac’
earned an honorable men-
tion as well.
In the Feature Writing
category, Jorgensen earned
an honorable mention and
high praise for his story
‘Prescribed Horror.’
“Prescribed Horror
should come with a warning
label because it is a beauti-
fully written piece and puts
a face to America’s drug
addiction,” the judge com-
mented.
Longtime staff writer
Tom Wearing earned a third
place in the News Enterprise
Reporting Category for his
story titled ‘18-year-old girl
alerts family of fire.’
Wearing also earned a
third place for his Spot
News story detailing a situ-
ation regarding some
Almont firefighters titled
‘What happens in the fire
hall, stays in the fire hall...’
Sports Editor Kevin
Kissane earned a second
place in the Sports Photo
category for his shot of
Almont catcher Mitch
Proper included in the story
‘Raiders split doublehead-
er.’
“We appreciate the rec-
ognition from our peers in
the newspaper business,”
Minolli says. “We’re a small
staff with a big heart and a
big love for what we do.
We all work hard, and it
feels good that it’s appreci-
ated.”
staff greeted the owners
and dogs, before guiding
them to their seats at the
top of the Pepsi Porch.
In addition to provid-
ing free treats, a water sta-
tion and water pool were
available to the dogs.
“They do a great job,”
said Kelly. “They hand out
a lot of treats for the dogs,
and it’s a lot of fun for
everyone.”
So much fun that Kelly
and Adam hope to return
for future ‘Bark in the
Park’ events, including a
couple scheduled later in
the 2018 season.
“I think Adam likes
this event even more than I
do,” she said. “He’s such a
big Detroit Tigers fan and
likes to be here at any
time.
“It’s just so nice to be
around people who are get-
ting along and having a
good time,” said Kelly.
“Everyone was neighborly
and friendly with one
another.
“And as dog owners,
we all have something in
common; we all love our
dogs.”
That commonality may
have spilled over onto the
field, where a young and
unproven group of Tigers
surprised a highly-regarded
Indians team.
“I really think dogs
bring out the best in peo-
ple,” Kelly opined.
Kelly’s artistry with
her precious pups drew lots
of attention as well. The
Villanuevas were featured
on a number of Detroit-
area television news sta-
tions with their decked out
dogs.

Equalized, taxable
values rise in area
By Maria Brown
mbrown@pageone-inc.com
LAPEER COUNTY
— The county’s equalized
value continues to increase.
After reviewing all of its
cities’, villages’ and town-
ships’ assessment rolls in
2018, Equalization
Department Director
Kenneth Hill reported
Lapeer County’s equalized
value grew by 2.8 percent
since 2017, rising from
$3.658 billion to $3.76 bil-
lion. Hill presented his
annual report to county
commissioners last month.
That number reflects a
positive trend. Since 2014,
both the county’s equalized
and taxable values have
been increasing but they’ve
yet to rebound to pre-reces-
sion figures. In 2008,
Lapeer County’s equalized
value stood at $4.29 billion
but began to fall in subse-
quent years, bottoming out
at $2.905 billion in 2013.
Nearly all municipali-
ties in the Tri-City area saw
their equalized and taxable
values increase. The city of
Imlay City was the only
local government unit to
see at least one value
decrease but only slightly.
The village of Almont
saw the biggest gains from
last year in both values.
Locally, Almont Township
has the highest values, fol-
lowed by Dryden Township.
According to the
Michigan Tax Tribunal,
state equalized value is
one-half of a property’s
“true cash value,” while
taxable value is the “value
used to calculate property
taxes.”
The numbers are as fol-
lows-
Village of Almont:
•$82.2 million equal-
ized value (7.47% increase
from 2017)
•$66.6 million taxable
value (8.86% increase)
Village of Dryden:
•$22.1 million equal-
ized value (2.31 % increase)
•$17.6 million taxable
value (1.73% increase)
City of Imlay City
•$116.5 million equal-
ized value (1.09% decrease)
•$97 million taxable
value (1.13% increase)
Almont Township
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a caller ID spoofing inci-
dent using “911” as the
callback number here in
Michigan. A bad actor
using 911 as the caller ID
called a citizen and said
that someone in their fam-
ily had been in an accident
and started to ask for per-
sonal information. The cit-
izen called her family
member and found out
they were fine.
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you, please remember this:
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from 911, it will NOT be
on a 911 line. If the 911
center calls you, it will
always be on a 10-digit
line, not a 911 line.
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digits 911 will show up as
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Future’s bright for Almont’s Top Ten
ALMONT — Almont
High School seniors are
prepping their caps and
gowns for a big celebration
as they head toward com-
mencement exercises next
month.
The Top Ten graduates
of the Almont High School
Class of 2018 will lead the
way.
Almont High School
Valedictorian Kevin Heim
is the son of Karl and Lori
Heim of Almont. Kevin
carries a 4.231 GPA and
has received the Bronze,
Silver, Gold, and Platinum
Academic Awards. He has
played varsity tennis for
four years, serving as team
captain his senior year. In
two of those years Almont
tennis won the Regional
Championship and Kevin
received 1st Team All-State
Honorable Mention.
Kevin is a three-year
member of the Mathletes
Team where he won numer-
ous 1st and 2nd place
awards at both individual
Kevin Meredith
Heim Rinke
Hunter Mackenzie
Dancey Wrobel
and team events. He has
also been a two-year mem-
ber of the National Honor
Society, where he was on
the school recycling team,
and a three-year member of
Almont’s Robotics Team,
Team 4961. Kevin was
named Almont’s “Brightest
and Best” by WXYZ
Channel 7 News and
received Second Team All-
Academic accolades for the
BWAC Academic All-
Conference Team. He will
attend Michigan State
University in the fall and
will double major in astro-
physics and mathematics.
Salutatorian Meredith
Rinke is the daughter of
Tom and Valerie Rinke of
Almont Township.
Meredith carries a 4.1698
GPA and has earned the
Bronze, Silver, Gold, and
Platinum Academic
Awards. She has been an
active two-year member of
the National Honor Society,
having been elected NHS
Historian, as well as lead-
ing the American Heart
Association Red-Out Game
fundraiser.
Meredith excelled as an
athlete in three sports; four
years in varsity basketball
and track, and three years
in varsity volleyball. She
led the basketball and track
team as captain for three
years and she qualified for
the MHSAA State Track
and Field Finals for three
consecutive years. She has
earned multiple All-Area
and All-Academic athletic
awards. In addition,
Meredith was awarded an
Honorable Mention on the
BWAC Academic All-
Conference Team and was
selected for the WNEM TV
5 “Mid-Michigan’s Best &
Brightest” award. She
plans to attend Oakland
University in the fall,
majoring in Bioengineering
or Pre-Professional Health
Sciences.
Hanna Szydlowski is
the daughter of Glen and
Sonya Szydlowski of
Almont Township. Hanna
graduates 3rd in her class
with a GPA of 4.0885, has
earned the Bronze, Silver,
Gold, and Platinum
Academic awards at
Almont High School, and
was selected for the WNEM
TV 5 “Mid-Michigan’s
Best & Brightest” award.
Hanna is an active stu-
dent participating on the
cross country team for four
years and the track team for
two years. She enjoys
music and is a four-year
member of the Almont
High School Marching and
Concert Bands serving one
year as flute section leader,
as well as participating in
the district and state Solo &
Ensemble competition. She
is also active in the National
Honor Society holding the
position of president and
assisting with the Red
Cross Blood Drives. Hanna
has been on the Robotics
Team 4961 for two years,
serving as safety captain,
and is a four-year member
of the Four County
Community Foundation
Youth Advisory Committee
(YAC). Hanna plans to
major in Geochemistry at
Hanna Lauren
Szydlowski Terrell
Paige Sinclaire
Grand
Walton
Valley State
Burns
University this fall.
Lauren Terrell is the
daughter of Robert and
Lisa Terrell of Almont.
Ranking 4th in the Class of
2018, Lauren has achieved
a 4.0879 GPA and has
earned the Bronze, Silver,
Gold, and Platinum
Academic awards. Lauren
has been a four-year mem-
ber of the Student Council
and a two-year member of
the National Honor Society
and Rachel’s Challenge.
She led the NHS Book
Drive Service Committee
and spearheaded the NHS
blanket building project for
a local shelter.
Lauren has played the
clarinet in the Almont
Marching and Concert
Bands for four years and
during her senior year
served as section leader.
She also participated in
volleyball, basketball, and
soccer for three years and
received an Honorable
Mention on the BWAC
Academic All-Conference
Team. Lauren will be
attending Michigan State
University in the fall to
major in Premedical
Studies.
Casey Pepper is the
son of William and Tammy
Pepper of Almont.
Throughout high school,
Casey has been a two-year
member of the National
Honor Society where he led
the Raider Pride Committee
for one year and was co-
leader of the Paradise
Animal Rescue Committee.
In addition he was a one-
year member of the FIRST
Robotics Team 4961, back-
packing club, Mathletes
Team, and a four-year
member of Student Council
where he served as treasur-
er his freshman year.
Casey was a three-year
member of the cross coun-
try team serving as team
captain his senior year. For
the last three years Casey
has participated in five
shows with the Almont
Drama Program both as an
actor and member of the
stage crew. As a student in
the Computer Aided Design
(CAD) program at the
Lapeer Education
Technology Center, Casey
placed first at the regional
competition and earned a
third at the state level for
technical drafting, earned
the Top Senior Award for
CAD at the Ed Tech Center,
and led the Innovative
Vehicle Design team. the Mathletes Team and the
Casey has accumulated
a 4.0755 GPA, has earned
the Bronze, Silver, Gold,
and Platinum Academic
awards, and will be attend-
ing Kettering University in
the fall to major in
Mechanical Engineering.
He is scheduled to begin
his first co-op position as a
Computer Aided Engineer
with General Motors start-
ing in July.
Hunter Dancey is the
son of Luann and Jeremy
Dixon of Dryden and David
and Rita Dancey of Florida.
Throughout his high school
years, Hunter has received
the Bronze, Silver, Gold
and Platinum awards, the
College Board AP Scholar’s
Casey
Pepper
Jaclyn
Hellebuyck
Award, and received
Honorable Mention honors
on the BWAC Academic
All-Conference Team. In
addition, Hunter was a
member of the Almont
Mathletes Team for one
year and heavily involved
with the Almont FIRST
Robotics Team, Shock and
Awe-Sum, for all four years
of high school, serving two
years on the Drive Team. Conference Team. This fall,
Hunter has earned a
4.0521 GPA at Almont
High School. He is enrolled
in the honors program at
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
University in Daytona,
Florida, where he will
attend this fall. He will pur-
sue a major in Aerospace
Engineering.
Mackenzie Wrobel is
the daughter of Thomas
and Cherie Wrobel of
Almont. Mackenzie has
made a lasting impact on
many that she has interact-
ed with during her four
years at Almont High
School. She participated in
cross country for three
years and won the Freshman
of the Year award for her
outstanding perseverance
and athletic ability.
Additionally, she par-
ticipated in four of Almont’s
theatre shows and earned
significant roles such as
Mrs. Potts in Beauty and
the Beast and Cinderella in
Cinderella. Mackenzie also
involved herself in numer-
ous community service
activities through Almont’s
National Honor Society.
Mackenzie has an accu-
mulated GPA of 4.0504 and
has earned the Bronze,
Silver, Gold, and Platinum
Academic Awards. She
plans on continuing her
educational journey at
Michigan State University
and majoring in pre-medi-
cine.
Paige Walton is the
daughter of Dallas and
Maureen Walton of Almont.
Paige played basketball all
four years of high school
and was co-captain her
senior year. During her
junior and senior year she
was a volunteer coach for
the 6th grade team.
Paige earned an
Outstanding Contribution
to the Almont Girls
Basketball Program award
for her hard work. She also
played softball throughout
high school and earned an
All-district Team Outfield
award in 2017. Beginning
her junior year, Paige joined
National Honor Society,
where she is currently trea-
surer. For her NHS com-
munity service, Paige
developed an Earth Day
presentation for the Orchard
Primary students and assists
with the Orchard Primary
recycling program.
Academically, she is
ranked 8th in her class with
a 4.0445 GPA, has earned
the Bronze, Silver, Gold,
and Platinum Academic
awards, and was selected as
a Scholar-Athlete for the
BWAC Academic All-
Conference Team. Paige
plans to attend Michigan
State University in the fall
to study pre-veterinary
medicine.
Sinclaire Burns is the
daughter of Sean Burns and
Shawna Cuda of Almont.
Sinclaire has participated in
many activities throughout
her high school experience.
She has been a three-year
member of the Almont
Choir and has also played
piano in the Jazz Band
since its founding in 2015.
She has been an active
member of the National
Honor Society for two
years where she holds the
office of secretary, and
coordinated three Red
Cross Blood Drives at the
high school.
Sinclaire performed
with the Almont Drama
Program for two years,
with several supporting
roles, and most recently as
Queen Constantina in
Cinderella. Athletically, she
is a two-year member of
the soccer and cross coun-
try teams.
Ranking 9th in her
class, Sinclaire has accu-
mulated a 3.9815 GPA, has
earned the Bronze, Silver,
Gold, and Platinum
Academic Awards at
Almont High School, and
received Honorable
Mention honors on the
BWAC Academic All-
Sinclaire plans to attend
The University of
Michigan-Ann Arbor and
study chemical engineer-
ing.
Jaclyn Hellebuyck is
the daughter of Gary and
Julie Hellebuyck of Almont.
She has attained a 3.9813
GPA, has earned the
Bronze, Silver, Gold, and
Platinum Academic awards,
and achieved a ranking of
10th in her class. Thomas Hindy, Algonac
Jaclyn has been a four-year
member of the varsity soft-
ball team, where her team
placed first at district com-
petition during her sopho-
more year. She also played
volleyball for four years,
two on varsity, and received
1st team All-Area and 2nd
team BWAC awards. She
was team captain for both
softball and volleyball her
senior year. As
a two-year member of the
National Honor Society,
Jaclyn assisted with the
American Red Cross Red-
Out Game fundraiser and
managed the in-house
tutoring program. She is
also a three-year member
of Student Council where
she holds the office of trea-
surer. Jaclyn plans on
attending Delta College
this fall where she will fur-
ther her education in dental
hygiene.
Editor’s note: A heart-
felt thank you to Joyce
Burkland, secretary to the
principal at Almont High
School, for compiling the
information and photos,
and writing the bios of
Almont’s Top Ten grads.
This is no easy task, and we
appreciate all the time and
effort Joyce always con-
tributes to this project.
Congratulations to all in
the AHS Class of 2018!
Youths build lifelong memories and friend-
ships at Bear Lake Camp.
Bear Lake fundraiser
nets nearly $25,000
By Tom Wearing
twearing@pageone-inc.com
LAPEER COUNTY
— Icy roads could not dis-
courage nearly 200 people
from attending last month’s
annual fundraiser at Bear
Lake Camp.
Funds raised from the
benefit go toward provid-
ing a summer camp for
visually impaired and hard
of hearing children and
youth.
The 2018 event, a
Buffalo and Boar Dinner,
was hosted by Rob Trott,
the former host of Great
Lakes Outdoors.
Almont Lion Wes
Wagester reported that the
dinner took in more than
$32,000 and a net profit of
more than $25,000.
Wagester said he
believes the net profit was
the highest in the history of
the fundraiser,
Located at 3409 Five
Lakes Road, Lions Bear
Lake Camp is owned and
BWAC All-Conference
area students named
TRI-CITY AREA —
On Thursday, April 26, the
2018 BWAC Academic
All-Conference Awards
Program was held at
Greystone Golf Club in
Romeo. Following is a list
of students honored and
their team placement.
First Team: Carson
Malhado, Imlay City High
School; Brandon Pries,
Imlay City High School;
Daniel Brejnak, Algonac
High School; Edward
Lawson, Croswell-
Lexington High School;
Matthew Campbell, Yale
High School.
Second Team:
MacKenzie Desloover,
Yale High School; Kevin
Heim, Almont High
School; Brenden Maedel,
Armada High School;
High School; Brennen
Steinbauer, Armada High
School.
Student Athletes:
Shelby Kapanowski,
Algonac High School;
Steve Rose, Algonac High
School; Paige Walton,
Almont High School;
Garrett Ruhala, Almont
High School; Robert
Nowik, Armada High
School; Emma Coenen,
Armada High School;
Anna Dalessandro, Capac
High School; Austin
Lowien, Capac High
School; Wyatt Perry,
Croswell-Lexington High
School; Laurel Shaw,
Croswell-Lexington High
School; Zachary
Helleybuyck, Imlay City
High School; Abby
Schefka, Imlay City High
School; Michael Bullock,
Richmond High School;
Carley Barjaktarovich,
Richmond High School;
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operated by Lions Visually
Impaired Youth Camp, Inc.
The camp opened its doors
in July of 2000. Starting
with only 53 campers.
The camp is currently
able to service more than
2,500 campers and visitors
per year.
Bear Lake Camp is
supported by local Lions
and Leos organizations, as
well as from foundation
grants and individual
donors in Lapeer County
and throughout Michigan
The Lions Visually
Impaired Youth Camp Inc.
aspires to provide a pre-
miere recreational/educa-
tional facility and opportu-
nities for persons with spe-
cial needs.
Lions Bear Lake Camp
is set on its own uniquely
landscaped grounds which
includes a lake, swimming
area, fishing area, woods,
trails, nature center, a low
ropes challenge course,
climbing tower, zip line,
activity field and more.
Andrew Charney, Yale
High School; MacKenzie
Desloover, Yale High
School.
Honorable Mentions:
Melissa Vaughn, Imlay
City High School; Clayton
Maksymiuk, Richmond
High School; Madeline
Meldrum, Algonac High
School; Adam Job, Armada
High School; Sophia
Kesler, Richmond High
School; Clyde Killingbeck,
Capac High School; Grace
Phillips, Armada High
School; Dylan Clemons,
Armada High School;
Meredith Rinke, Almont
High School; Megan
Fahey, Yale High School;
Kyle Allen, Algonac High
School; Cody Mara, Yale
High School; Austin
Lowien, Capac High
School; Carley
Barjaktarovich, Richmond
High School; Megan
Weber, Croswell-
Lexington High School;
Abigail Houde, Yale High
School; Sarah Odie,
Croswell-Lexington High
School; Laurel Shaw,
Croswell-Lexington High
School; Sinclaire Burns,
Almont High School;
Hannah Stickler, Algonac
High School; Owen Bickel,
Imlay City High School;
Mikayla Coombs,
Croswell-Lexington High
School; Jared Ragle, Imlay
City High School; Anna
Maxwell, Richmond High
School; Lauren Terrell,
Almont High School;
Hunter Dancey, Almont
High School; Ben Geliske,
Capac High School; Jacob
Witt, Capac High School;
Jessica Weaver, Richmond
High School; Emily
Daniels, Capac High
School.

Repairs are coming for
bumpy stretch of M-21
By Tom Wearing
twearing@pageone-inc.com
IMLAY CITY — A substantial amount
There is good news for
motorists who regularly
travel the bumpy, pock-
marked section of M-21,
west of the Imlay City lim-
its.
Last month, Imlay City
commissioners approved a
resolution to contract with
the Michigan Dept. of
Transportation for repairs
to the section of highway
from M-53, east to the city
limit.
City Manager Tom
Youatt said the project is
expected to begin in
One fast camel
Dennis Collison and Tara Antonelli of the
Imlay City Rotary Club with the first-place
prize and camel which took the top spot at
the Family Literacy Center’s 2018 Camel
Races event held on May 4. The event raises
funds to bolster literacy in Lapeer County.
The Imlay City Rotary Club supports the
Center’s advocacy through participation
and annual donations. For more information
or to become a volunteer for literacy, visit
www.readlapeer.org. For information about
the Imlay City Rotary Club, visit www.imlay-
cityrotary.com.
City’s 2018-19 budget
topic of public hearing
By Tom Wearing
twearing@pageone-inc.com
IMLAY CITY — The
Imlay City Commission
hosted a public hearing on
Tuesday, May 15 for dis-
cussion and anticipated
approval of the city’s pro-
posed 2018-19 budget.
The hearing was sched-
uled to take place at 7 p.m.
in the commission cham-
bers at the Imlay City Hall.
The commission’s reg-
ular meeting followed.
City Manager Tom
Youatt said the the city’s
$6.8 million balanced bud-
get essentially sustains
existing operations and
maintenance.
Youatt said the budget
Police and fire briefs...
Editor’s note: The fol-
lowing is a compilation of
activity and reports from
area police and fire depart-
ments. station at Kinney Road and
Suspect arrested
following larcenies
ST. CLAIR COUNTY
— Sheriff Tim Donnellon
said that a 41 year-old man
was arrested over the
weekend who’s believed to
be responsible for several
larcenies from cars in the
Emmett area.
Deputies responded to
five different calls on
Saturday after people dis-
covered items taken from
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Milestone celebration
mid-July and has an antici- lower than the $224,000
pated completion date of figure that project engi-
Aug. 10. neers had predicted.
Youatt, who had been
of the project’s estimated lobbying MDOT  for the
$225,400 cost will be paid M-21 road repairs for some
for with federal and state time, said he is pleased the
funds. project is moving forward.
Specifically, $146,500 “This is going to be a
will come from the Federal big improvement for peo-
Surface Transportation ple coming into or leaving
Fund; and $65,400 from the city,” said Youatt.
MDOT’s Transportation “We’re looking forward to
Economic Development its completion.
(TED) Funds. “It’s worthy of noting,”
Yo u a t t said he said, “that most of the Members of Capac Library’s
MDOT received eight bids cost of the this project will ‘Friends of the Library’ group
for the project, with Aztec be paid for with grant fund- (top) gathered on Saturday
Asphalt’s bid of $215,756 ing.” to celebrate the library’s
Photos by Tom Wearing
being the lowest. As a matter of note, the 100th anniversary. Also pres-
The bid came in 3.5% Michigan Legislature in ent were (bottom) Robert,
March approved an extra Luca and Robin Longo, who
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road improvements. and scones.
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Letters from our readers...

Drivers who owe Responsibility Fees have relief options
Individuals with out-
standing Driver
Responsibility Fees can
receive early fee relief by
participating in a work-
force development pro-
gram, according to the
Michigan Department of
Treasury.
In partnership with the
Michigan Works!
Cemeteries are not
mowed, look awful
Today being Mother’s
Day, we went to the ceme-
teries to give our respects
to my grandma and my
mom’s mother and our
aunt. I couldn’t believe that
Our Opinion
Association and Secretary grates participants into the
of State Ruth Johnson, workforce effectively
individuals with outstand- while promoting growth
ing Driver Responsibility and skill diversity.
Fees can enroll in a 10-hour Qualifying individuals
workforce development interested in participating
program and have their in the program should visit
fees waived upon comple- their nearest Michigan
tion. The program is Works! American Jobs
designed to provide knowl- Center. To find a nearby
edge and training that inte- location, go to www.michi-
ganworks.org or call 800-
285-9675.
Individuals who do not
participate in a workforce
development program are
still responsible for paying
their Driver Responsibility
they were not mowed!!!
They looked awful. Hope Fees. For payment plan
options, affected persons
they will look better for
Memorial Day. are asked to contact the
state Treasury Department
—S. Smith
Almont at 1-800-950-6227.
Once entered into a
payment plan or complet-
ing a workforce develop-
FFA awarded $3,000 grant from TSC
Tractor Supply
Company and the National
FFA Organization are sup-
porting Michigan’s next
generation of agricultural
leaders through the third
annual Grants for Growing
program. This year,
Michigan Tractor Supply
stores raised $32,600
Photo by Tom Wearing
ment program, individuals relieved and no further workforce development
who have no additional payments will be collected program and Driver
license actions pending after Oct. 1, 2018. Responsibility Fee relief,
may be eligible to reinstate Driver Responsibility go to www.michigan.gov/
their driver’s license with- Fees have been waived for driverresponsibility.
out paying a reinstatement individuals who were on a —Ron Leix
fee through Dec. 31, 2018. payment plan on or before Michigan Department
All Driver Responsibility Feb. 1, 2018. of Treasury
Fees will be completely To learn more about the Lansing
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their students’ understand- experience as they watch raised a record-breaking
ing of agriculture. In their ideas turn their com- $830,000 for the National
Michigan, the grants will munities into stronger, FFA Foundation. Many
help fund a variety of proj- more sustainable places. FFA chapters participated
ects including a beekeep- Between Jan. 10 and in additional fundraising
ing initiative, upgrading an Feb. 14, FFA received opportunities at their local
equine arena and a pro- nearly 600 applications Tractor Supply stores to
gram expansion through from FFA chapters across supplement donations,
the addition of a livestock the country detailing how including bake sales, car
pasture. they would start or expand washes and more.

through customer dona-
tions to fund local, youth-
led agriculture projects
made possible by the ini-
tiative.
Imlay City Police Chief Scott Pike and Code Tractor Supply
Enforcement Officer Joe Schierlinger pres- Company, the largest rural
ent Jerry and Leslie Howard with May’s lifestyle retailer in the
‘House of the Month’ plaque. United States, awarded 14
grants to Michigan FFA
The Lapeer County
FFA was awarded a $3,000
grant to fund its “TSC
Grow and Give Back with
Lapeer County FFA” proj-
ect.
Grants for Growing not
only allows us to invest in
Michigan communities,
but also invest in Michigan
a unique and sustainable
project. This year, Tractor
Supply awarded grants to
more than 270 FFA chap-
ters nationwide. Coinciding
with National FFA Week,
Tractor Supply hosted a
10-day in-store fundraising
event nationwide, which
offered shoppers the
Since the program’s
start in 2016, Grants for
Growing has raised more
than $2.2 million for the
National FFA Organization.
In total, the initiative has
funded 994 grants support-
ing projects involving
more than 103,000 stu-
dents.

Program inspires chapters that requested

funding to build or enhance
sustainable educational
youth who are the future of
the agriculture industry,
This program gives stu-
opportunity to donate at
checkout in support of the
program.
—Christi Korzekwa
Senior Vice President
Marketing

community pride projects that will further dents hands-on learning The fundraiser collectively Tractor Supply Company

T here’s a new trend based on an old

foundation that’s catching on in Imlay
City. Community pride. Pride of ownership.
So much beauty in the beast
Elevating the town’s image while encourag-
ing others to do the same.
I don’t know what I’ll do
when I can’t see them
any more.
What’s the new trend? The ‘House of They’re always there.
the Month’ program initiated by Imlay Every day. Through every
City’s relatively new code enforcement single season. Every.
Single. One.
officer Joe Schierlinger. When it’s raining,
Schierlinger created the ‘House of the they’re there. Snowing,
Month’ program to encourage residents in yep. Leaves falling or buds
Imlay City to take care of their home and beginning to bloom, I can
property. Beginning April 1, homeowners count on the magnificent,
peaceful creatures to be
Photo by Catherine Minolli

were encouraged to maintain their homes, exactly where they’ve been

yards and flower beds, keep vehicles off of for the past 26 years. From
their lawns and, depending on the season, day one of moving into my
keep the sidewalks and driveways clear of humble abode in the
woods, those alluring hors-
snow. “We will be looking for the best kept es have lived in that
home in Imlay City,” an announcement
fenced-in field on Dryden
from the Imlay City Police Department Road.
says. There’s a barn there—
Thus far, two homeowners have been but no
house.
recognized in the program—both with The
homes and properties worthy of praise and house—a
recognition. The first recipients were the rental for
Richey family, owners of the historic field- as long
as I’ve
stone home on Almont Avenue. A standout, known
the Richey’s home always looks neat and about
tidy, well cared for and loved. it— Observations in ink...
This month’s ‘House of the Month’ burned
award went to another historic homeowning down Catherine Minolli
half a
family— Jerry and Leslie Howard’s place dozen or more years ago.
Don’t know who these majestic creatures belong to, but they’re always
well cared for, and always a beautiful sight to behold.
Dr. Clark’s the one
who tells me that these
horses are called ‘paints.’
The late good doctor used
to live in Armada, and
sometimes he cut down
Dryden Road to get to his
Imlay City practice. A
gentle man who loved ani-
mals, Doc Clark also
appreciated the beauty of
those horses.
Sometimes when
I pass by, one or two of
them are sitting down.
Photo by Catherine Minolli

on West Sixth Street. The impressive The debris was cleared,
Victorian home has been completely refur- and no new home built.
bished, and is another showcase property Still, the horses remain.
for Imlay City. They’re well cared for,
though there’s no one liv-
Like the Richeys, the Howards received ing on the property.
a custom-made plaque from Imlay City’s There’s always a huge,
Charlee Jack Designs and recognition in the fresh pile of hay nesting in
local newspapers. They’ve also sparked a a shiny, metallic ring in
one of the two pastures
new interest in community pride. they alternately hang out
Kudos to Code Enforcement officer Joe in. Smaller one near the
Schierlinger for creating this new program gray wood barn and the
that’s based on old-fashioned values, which huge fallen tree in the win-
are obviously still alive and well in Imlay ter. Larger one with an
open expanse and trail that
City. goes around some woods
If you’d like to nominate a homeowner and then fronts the road in
for the ‘House of the Month’ award, email the summer. I love it when
the address to Code Enforcement Officer they’re on the little path
near the road, munching
Joe Schierlinger at jschierlinger@imlaycity. on the wild daisies that
org or call the police department office at crop up in June. A couple
810-724-2345. of years ago, a lone roost-
Congratulations to the Richey and er joined them—a proud
Howard families—and thanks for the inspi- looking creature that was
not intimidated in the least
ration! by the stately beasts he
made a home with.
Like overgrown lambs,
their legs and hooves
tucked up close to their
chests—majestic, muscley
haunches sticking up like
two half-wagon wheels.
One time on a hot, sunny
day one of them is com-
pletely on it’s back—belly
up, legs in the air. Alarmed
by the sight as I whiz by, I
stomp on the brakes and
turn around to see if it
needs help. City girl that I
am, I think it’s dead or
dying, only to be told by
my more country-ish
friends that horses fre-
quently take a dust bath in
the summer—there’s noth-
ing wrong with them at
all.
A few weeks ago—
during the winter-that-
would-not-end season,
one of the spotted paints is
resting like a little lamb
near the big pile of hay. I
have my camera bag with
Curious, gentle beasts pull on my heartstrings
every time I pass by their pasture.
me and decide to take a
little risk to fulfill a long-
held desire. I turn around
and pull onto the almost-
non-existent shoulder on
westbound Dryden Road
in front of the barn. The
movement prompts the
spotted horse to rise up on
tall legs. Long lens on the
camera, I roll down the
window and start to shoot.
They look at me with
inquisitive eyes. It takes
my breath away. And bol-
sters my confidence to get
a little closer.
As I move toward the
fence, they move toward
me. I am somewhat intimi-
dated by the sheer mass of
the animals, heart pound-
ing as they gently nudge
their noses toward the
camera.
I rush to get off as
many shots as I can while
my nerve is up. The adren-
aline rush mixed with the
singing heart makes me
giddy, joyful. They are as
peaceful and magnificent
and majestic as I’ve imag-
ined. And they’re always
there. Every day. Through
every single season—a gift
for the eyes and song for
the soul. How I love the
country life!
Email Catherine at
cminolli@pageone-inc.
com.

Eyes to see
R ained out, I hustled my
electric hedge trim-
mers and extension cords
downhill under the pavil-
ion. Darn, all I needed was
thirty more minutes to
prune my last three rows of
lavender shrubs.
I was much younger
when we planted that west
plot in 2008. What glorious
work and fun it was to
break new ground—to
make a vision happen with
tribes of women who
helped develop my laven-
der farm.
Now my hinges hurt
when I bend. And the old
lavender plants aren’t as
supple, either. They’ve
grown woody and brittle,
succumbed to neglect,
Queen Anne’s Lace and
other native seeds. But I
see signs of life, empathize
with green leaflets in the
shrubs’ crown, so I’ll give
them another season in
hopes they bloom.
For bees love lavandula
angustafolia, commonly
known as English lavender.
My new bees will appreci-
ate lavandula’s flowers
come July. Talk about nec-
tar flow.
I ordered only one bee
package this year. After
beekeeping three hives last
summer and fall, I’ll avoid
losing numerous hives
again in one swoop.
I’ve learned it’s best to
let go of something you
love in small portions, like
we do belongings of a
departed loved one. Sue, a
good friend, lost a toddler
son, then years later a teen-
aged daughter. A few
weeks ago when I visited
Sue, she led me upstairs to
her daughter’s bedroom,
freshly painted and deco-
rated with new and old
things left behind.
We stood on hallowed
ground alive with memo-
ries, love, and courage.
And profound sorrow.
Every parent, pet owner,
and grower of plants and
food knows the disappoint-
ment in losing what we’ve
A mighty calling
O ne of the most delight-
ful pictures to appear
on my newsfeed during the
week leading up to
Mother’s Day was from
my nephew Arlo whose
wife Amanda had given
birth to twin boys two
weeks earlier. The photo
showed the two little bud-
dies snuggling.
“No matter how far
apart we put them in
their crib,” he observed,
“they somehow work their
way into this position,
turning on their sides to
face each other. Every
time.”
“Well, they were
womb mates for nine
months, you know,” joked
an acquaintance, “which
means they will have
always been each other’s
best friend.”
“How utterly remark-
able it all is!” I couldn’t
help thinking. The marvel-
ous design of it all—the
way God created us to
reproduce. The intricacy of
conception. The economy
of the womb with its elas-
ticity and climate control
and amniotic fluid and...
the list could go on and
on. Just...WOW!
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nurtured with all our mind,
strength, and spirit. Yet, we
realize everything has a
lifespan.
In my neck of the
woods, lavender seldom
celebrates a tenth birthday.
Of the three lavender fields
we planted, only two par-
tial plots remain.
After
dinner
featuring
our fresh
asparagus
with
cashews,
I deter-
mined to
Honest Living...
finish
those last
three Iris Lee Underwood
rows, rain
or shine.
Walking up the hill I
waved to our neighbor
Ron. His tractor clanked
away tilling the soil where
he had removed hundreds
of Grosso shrubs a few
days prior. Yep, Grosso
means “big,” so we hired a
pro for the job.
Ron’s lost two sons,
“boys” who worked by his
side in their landscape
business. I imagine he
misses them most this time
of year.
At the sight and scent
of turned soil I envisioned
a new field of Big Blue
Stem and Indian Grass
swaying in the wind–less
maintenance in the long
haul. That’s the plan.
Yet, one never knows what
the future holds. As one
dream is fulfilled and
fades, another steps on
stage in passing.
Dear Reader, the rain
held off until the old girls
stood shorn and delivered
of dead wood. I have a
feeling this is their last
summer with us. I see Big
Blue Stem and Indian
Grass instead.
This I believe: for
every loss there is a gain.
God, grant us grace and
eyes to see it.
Email Iris at
irisleeu@sbcglobal.net.
Right
below
that post
had been
one
showing
probably
twenty or
thirty Perspectives...
peeks at
ultra- Willene Tanis
sound
images of
babies sucking their
thumbs, hiccoughing,
doing somersaults, and all
sorts of in-utero stunts. My
niece made this comment:
“I could watch this over
and over, and over, and
over...”
Fearfully and wonder-
fully made—that’s what
we are. And as I mulled all
that over with Mother’s
Day in mind, I was struck
anew with a kind of holy
awe. Recognizing that it
isn’t every woman’s lot in
life to be a mother, I can’t
not bring this perspective
to mothering—that it is a
mighty calling. A walk
which calls for a fierce
tenacity paired with
unbound tenderness.
Email Willene at
willenetanis@aol.com.
A triumphant player scores a touchdown at the
2017 Capac-Imlay City Victor Day event.
Area programs
boosted by 4CCF
Editor’s note: The fol-
lowing guest column was
submitted by Micaela
Boomer, program officer
at the Four County
Community Foundation
(4CCF). She may be
reached via email to offi-
cer
program@4ccf.org or by
calling (810) 798-0909.
F our County Community
Foundation is dedicated
to bringing together human
and financial resources to
support progressive ideas
in education, health and
community. In all, the sec-
ond-quarter competitive
grants totaled over
$32,600. Congratulations
to the following communi-
ty groups that received
funds during the second
quarter competitive grant
cycle.
Four County
Community Fund grants,
from our original unre-
stricted endowment, were
awarded to the following:
•Addison Township
Fire Department received
funds to help purchase two
stair chairs to increase the
safety of patients and
reduce risk to providers
while moving patients.
•Capac Community
Schools will use their
grant toward the purchase
of a CNC Router for their
award-winning FIRST
Robotics Team, Metal and
Soul. The router will allow
the team members to pro-
duce their own machined
parts.
•Imlay City DDA pro-
cured funding to support
the creation of a
Downtown Art and
Historic Walking Tour,
designed to expand
awareness and interest
in public art and historic
buildings, as well as
increasing pedestrian
traffic in the downtown
area.
•Samaritan House
received a grant to contin-
ue their essential work
providing emergency food,
shelter, and utility assis-
tance to very low-income
individuals in northern
Macomb County.
•Starkweather Arts
Center is planning once
again to offer summer art/
clay classes and to sell
some pieces as part of the
Empty Bowls program in
support of the food pantry
at St. Clement’s Agape
Center. The grant will
help purchase necessary
clay and glazes to keep
studio costs affordable to
students.
•Turning Point, Inc.
received a grant to contin-
ue support of victims of
domestic violence staying
at Turning Point’s emer-
gency shelter. The shelter
accommodated 561 survi-
vors in 2017.
•The Village of Almont
will use their grant to pro-
mote the ever-popular
Music in the Park concert
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Imlay AP students
build Fuel Cell Cars
IMLAY CITY — cleanest power sources
Students in Jeff Gartrell’s developed.
AP Environmental Science As they worked on
class have been busy build- building their own Fuel
ing salt water Fuel Cell Cell Cars, students
Cars. answered questions such
Gartrell says there are as; What is a redox reac-
something like a billion tion? What is the cathode
cars on the planet. If you of a galvanic cell? What is
think of Earth as a giant the anode of a galvanic
gas station with only a lim- cell? What is the purpose
ited supply of fuel, you’ll of the salt water in the car
quickly realize we have a fuel cell? And what are
problem. Supplies of gaso- some current uses of fuel
line may start to dwindle in cells as sources of energy
the next few decades. This today? They also discussed
has led to experimentation the pros and cons of fuel
Photo provided
with cars which run on cells over other conven-
Fuel Cells. In addition to tional power sources. We
being a bit like batteries are confident that our
that are powered by hydro- world will be a better place
gen gas that never runs flat, due to Mr. Gartrell and the
they are silent and pollu- work he is doing with our
tion free and among the APES students.
series, held each Thursday
evening beginning June 14
with Altar of Stone.
•21st Century
Education grants were
given to Almont Middle
School for transportation
to Camp Lael for three
days of science and to
Hevel Elementary School
in Romeo for “Qubits” and
“Keva” for the Makerspace
Club.
•A YAC-Kellogg grant
was awarded to Imlay City
High School for the 2018
Senior All-Night Party.
Kellogg grants provide
funding to allow all stu-
dents to attend a safe,
event-filled overnight
party on the day they grad-
uate.
•Dryden Township
Police Department will
have new defibrillators in
their patrol cars, thanks to
a grant from our Healthy
Senior/Healthy Youth
Fund. In addition, the HS/
HY Fund and the YAC-
Kellogg Fund will support
the Capac Football Parents
Club and the 2018 Capac-
Imlay City Victory Day,
scheduled for September
15, 2018.
Victory Day is a fully-
funded football and cheer
Photo provided
event for children and
young adults ages 5-26,
with cognitive, develop-
mental, and/or physical
disabilities. Our 4CCF Cameron Vaubel and Carson Malhado build a
fuel cell car in AP Environmental Science at
YAC will join the football
and cheer teams from Imlay City High School.
Imlay City and Capac,
along with the CHS soft-
ball and volleyball teams
and the CHS Marching
Book sale at library
Band to make this a day to ALMONT — The Almont District Library is
remember for the partici- hosting a huge book sale from May 17 through May
pants, the parents and all 26. Stop in the library at 213 W. St. Clair Street to
of the spectators. Mark browse the collection. For more information call the
your calendar! library at 810-798-3100.
•Our Pro-Active
Committee partially cov-
ered entrance fees for two
Academic All-Star
of our local robotics teams
to attend the FIRST
Robotics World
Championship
Competition in Detroit. R.J Thompson
Capac High School’s Senior ~ Capac High School
Metal and Soul and the
Richmond High School • R.J. is the son of Robert
Blue Devils both advanced Thompson and Cheryl
to the World Thompson.
Championship. They were • He has a 3.8 GPA.
two of the 700 teams from • R.J. participates in Quiz Bowl,
37 countries competing at Robotics, Ski Club, Dungeons
Cobo Hall on April 29. and Dragons Club, Jazz Band
Team 4130, the Richmond and is a National Honor Society
Blue Devils, is listed as a member.
Championship Finalist in • His best memory from high school is being a part
the Carson Subdivision. of the marching band and having fun at football
Watch for these two teams games.
to do exciting things at •R.J. envisions a successful life for him to include
next year’s event! “getting a job I enjoy and being able to live comfort-
Four County ably while spending time going on vacations and
Community Foundation exploring the world.”
awards community grants • One thing on his “bucket list” is to travel to Japan
four times per year to non- someday.
profit organizations serv- • R.J.’s best day ever would be spent outside in the
ing the four corners area of summer playing games and enjoying the weather
Lapeer, Oakland, Macomb, with friends and family.
and St. Clair Counties. To • If he had $1,000 to give to any cause, he would
support programs like give it to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
these, please visit our web- because “my dad has spent most of his life battling
site at www.4ccf.org or MS and I don’t want to see it get any worse.”
call us at 810-798-0909. • His plans for the future include attending the
Together, we can change University of Michigan where he’ll major in comput-
lives. Our next grant dead- er science and electrical engineering.
line is July 1, 2018.
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Town Talk
Editor’s note: Due to space con-
straints 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 card playing, 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. For info,
call 586-752-6543.
Swing Dance Lessons at the
Port Huron Senior Center, 600
Grand Avenue, 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. For info,
call 810-984-5061.
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 fit-
ness and craft classes, a book
review group, cards and bus
trips. For info, call Lori at 395-
7889.
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.
Adults 55 and over are invited
to Berlin Twp. Senior Center
to play cards from noon-3 p.m.
the 2nd Wednesday of every
month. Bring a sack lunch,
beverages provided. Senior
c 
AREA UNITED
METHODIST
CHURCHES
Attica U.M.C.
27 Elk Lake Road, Attica, MI
(810) 724-0690
Sunday Worship: 10 a.m
Attica Food Bank:
Serving those in 48412,
2-4 pm, 2nd & 4th Monday
of the month.
Community Dinner:
2nd & 4th Tuesday, 4-6 pm
Pastor Ron Rouse
www.atticaumc.org
Dryden
U.M.C.
5394 Main Street - Dryden
810-796-3341
Pastor Patricia Hoppenworth
Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.
EVERYONE WELCOME!
West Berlin
U.M.C.
905 Holmes Rd. - Allenton, MI
Corner of Almont Road
810-395-2409
Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.
Rev. Curtis Clarke
Goodland
Community
Church
2008 N. Van Dyke
Box 82
Imlay City, MI 48444
810.724.1747
Worship Service: 10:00 am
Pastor Chad Hampton
stretch exercise on Tuesdays
10-11 a.m. Potluck luncheons
will be served the 4th Tuesday
of every month at noon. For
info, call 810-395-4518.
Ryan Smith, a certified alcohol
and drug counselor will be
available at the Imlay City
Senior’s Center on the 4th
Thursday of every month from
9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Senior Health and Fitness
Expo. May 30, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Washington Parks and Rec.
Prizes, raffles, lunch, fitness
class demos, nutrition demo
are included in admission fee.
Free Meals, Food
St. Paul’s 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.
The Attica United Methodist
Church will be holding a free
community meal on the 2nd
and 4th Tuesday of each month
from 4:00-6:00 p.m. For more
info please call 810-724-0690
or visit www.atticaumc.org.
The Attica Food Bank at the
Attica United Methodist
Church, 27 Elk Lake Rd., is
open from 2-4 p.m. the second
and fourth Monday of the
month. Proof of residency and
need required.
The Capac Community Food
Pantry, 112 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 ques-
tions, please call Joyce
Kaufman at 810-395-7532.
The Capac Kitchen serves free
meals every Tuesday from
Capac
U.M.C.
14952 Imlay City Rd., Capac
Church 810-395-2112
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
Come as you are - everyone is welcome!
17 17
Imlay City
U.M.C.
Corner of 4th St. & Almont Ave.
(Across from the Library)
www.imlayumc.org
Like Us On
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
17 810-724-0687 17
17
17
Family of
Christ
Lutheran Church -
Missouri Synod
7191 Imlay City Road, Imlay City
Bible Study - 9:00 am
Worship Time - 10:30 am
Children’s Church - 10:30 am
Contemporary Service - Wednesdays 7:00 pm
Phone 810-724-2620
lutheranfamilyofchrist.org 17
4:30-6 p.m. at Zion United
Methodist Church.
Free meals for people in need
are offered at the North
Branch Senior Center on
Monday and Thursday eve-
nings from 5:30-7 p.m. Call
810-441-0322 for more info.
Orchards’ Cupboard Food
Pantry is open the 3rd
Saturday of every month 9
a.m.-noon. Food distributed at
74903 McKay Rd., Bruce
Twp., 586-336-4673. www.
orchardsonline.org.
Museums
The Dryden Historical Society
meets at 7 p.m. the first
Wednesday of the month and
the museum opens every
Monday from 5:30-7 p.m.
The Capac Historical Society
is open to visitors daily from
1-3 p.m. and 1-4 p.m. on
Sundays. Call 810-395-2859
for more info.
Beginning in April the Imlay
City Historical Museum is
open on Saturdays from 1-4
p.m. and welcomes visitors at
that time. The museum fea-
tures period rooms that appear
as they would have been prior
to the turn of the 20th century
and into the 1930s. Fabulous
artifacts greet guests in every
room and transport them back
to when life was a simpler
time. Visitors will find exhibits
relating to railroading, mili-
tary, local history and much
more. Docents are on hand to
answer questions and assist
with research. Stop in and take
a look!
The Almont Community
Historical Society Museum is
open Saturdays from 1-4 p.m.
Please stop by and learn about
your community. Society meet-
ings 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
3-5 year olds & parents/care-
givers! Enjoy fun projects that
will develop your child’s skills
and prepare them for school!
Children also enjoy a snack,
story time, and a free book!
Call the Family Literacy
Center today to reserve your
seat at 810-664-2737 and for
more info on dates and times.
Play groups available. Free 6
week sessions. At these FREE
St. Paul’s
Lutheran Church
(ELCA)
200 North Cedar (M-53)
Imlay City, MI
810-724-1200
Worship 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
email: nlcc@newlifechristian.net
Pastor Alan Casillas
17
Community Men’s & Women’s
9:30 am 11:00 am
17
Sacred Heart
Catholic Church
700 Maple Vista, Imlay City
810-724-1135
Weekday Masses
Mon-Tues-Thurs-Fri 8 am • Wed. 10 am
First Sat. 8 am
Weekend Masses
Sat. Vigil Mass 5 pm
Sun. 9 am - English
11 am - Spanish
Confessions 1/2 hr. before each Mass & 4pm Sat.
Father Paul Ward 17
Imlay City
Church of Christ
670 N. Van Dyke
Imlay City, MI 48444
Sunday Service
Bible Study (all ages) 10:00am
Morning Worship 11:00am
1st Sunday of the
Month Evening Service 2:30pm
Wednesday Bible Classes (all ages) 7:00pm
810-724-3306
COME WORSHIP WITH US!
John Barker, Minister 17
St. Cornelius
Catholic Church
3834 N. Mill Street, P.O. Box 208
Dryden MI 48428
www.fmsaints.com
Weekday Masses:
Wed. & Thurs. 8:30 a.m.
Weekend Masses: Weekday Mass: Friday - 8:30 p.m.
Saturday - 4:30 p.m.
Sunday - 8:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m. Weekend Masses: Sunday - 11:00 a.m.
Rev. Mike Gawlowski, Pastor 17 Rev. Mike Gawlowski, Pastor 17
90-minute playgroups, chil- at Sero’s, 925 Gratiot in Euchre at the Almont Lions
dren will participate in story- Marysville. For more info, call Club, second Saturday of
time, developmentally appro- Julie at 810-388-0868. every month through May.
priate games and crafts, learn Doors open at 6:30 p.m., games
new skills, and enjoy a snack Grief Share, a 7/14 series for begin at 7 p.m. Entry fee pro-
and social time with other chil- those that have lost loved ones vides player with 10 games of
dren. Parents will have the support group will begin Sept. Euchre with a light meal at the
chance to talk to other adults 7 at the Imlay City Senior break. Almont Lions Club, 222
Center located in the Lamb-
with same-age children.
Register now for the next ses- Steele building on Third
Street. Pre-register by calling
Water Street, Almont. For
more info, call 810-798-3333.
sion! Numerous locations and All funds generated from
dates available. For more info Tracy at 810-724-6030 or Euchre nights benefit local
Ginger Miller at 810-724-5772.
and to sign up call the Family charities.
Literacy Center at 810-664- For those that have experi-
2737. enced the death of a loved one, Craft Shows/Bazaars
a support group is available Rummage Sales
Support Groups facilitated by a trained United
Woman’s Life Chapter 855
Hospice
bereavement
Service (UHS)
volunteer.
Rummage Sale Mania. St.
Cornelius Catholic Church,
Marlette Regional Hospital, 3834 N. Mill St., Dryden. Thur.,
will meet June 5, 2018 in
Richmond at the Lois Wagner
2770 Main Street in Marlette,
hosts this support group the
Fri., May 17, 18– 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sat., May 19, 9 a.m.-noon.
Memorial Library at 6:30 pm. 1st Tuesday of each month in Special pricing Saturday only.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
the Administration Conference
Medical Care
Room. For time and more
One on one grief counselling.
Romeo Washington Parks and info, call 800-635-7490 or visit
www.marletteregionalhospital.
Rec. Both Romeo and Lapeer County Health
Washington Activity Centers org. Department, 1800 Imlay City
will offer this service once a TOPS 620 Lapeer weight- loss Rd., Lapeer - Regular
month, by appointment only. Immunization Clinic Hours:
group meets Tuesday nights at
Call 586-752-6543 to schedule the Hunter’s Creek Mobile (held in 2nd floor clinic area)
appointment. Walk-In, Mondays 1-3 p.m.;
Home Park Club House, 725
DeMille Rd. in Lapeer. Weigh- By Appointment Only,
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Wednesdays 8:30 a.m.-11:30
meetings are held every in from 6-6:30 p.m., meeting
a.m. and 4-6 p.m., Thursdays
Monday night at 8 p.m. at St. from 6:30-7:30 p.m. For more 1-3:45 p.m. For additional
info call 810-664-7579.
Paul’s Lutheran Church in info, to check if we accept your
Imlay City.
TOPS 888 (Take Off Pounds insurance, or to schedule an
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Sensibly) meets Wednesdays at appointment please call 810-
and Al-Anon meetings are held the 25 Pine Ridge Dr. in 667-0448.
every Wednesday night at 8 Lapeer. Weigh-in at 8:30 a.m.,
Free hearing and vision screens
p.m. at the Capac United 9:30 a.m. meeting. Call Linda for children of preschool age
Methodist Church, Capac, MI. at 810-245-3955 or Phyllis 810-
are available at the Lapeer
395-7035 for more info. County Health Department.
Lapeer Area Citizens Against
Domestic Assault meets 1-3 To schedule an appointment
p.m. every Wednesday in the
Lapeer Court House for per-
Fundraisers please call 810-667-0448 or
810-245-5549.
sonal protection order clinic. Capac Pharmacy is teaming
Tamale sale now through May
For info 810-246-0632. 17. Benefitting Imlay City with Support Million Hearts
Christian School.Made by by offering in-pharmacy blood
10A Friday AFG Family pressure screenings, 136 North
Groups meeting. Imlay City Jalisco Bakery of Imlay City..
Pick up at the school Mon., Main St. in Capac, Tuesdays, 9
FOC Lutheran Church, 7191 a.m.-6 p.m. Everyone is invited
Imlay City Rd, Imlay City. May 21 from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Call (810) 724-5695 for price to come and have their blood
Contact Ginger Miller at 810- pressure read for free.
724-5772 for more informa- and to place orders.
Events
tion.
Woman’s Life Chapter 855 is
FOR WIDOWED MEN & collecting bottles and cans all
WOMEN: Lunch-Cards- year long. With your help we Zumba Gold. Take salsa, cha
Friendship. Join us every 3rd
Tuesday of each month from
can make a difference in some-
one’s life at a time when they
cha and other Latin dance
steps. Put in a low impact rou-
11:45 a.m.-4 p.m. at Cavis need the most help. Please tine and you have Zumba
Pioneer Restaurant, 5600 consider being part of the big- Gold. Bring water and a face
Lapeer Rd. in Kimball Twp. ger picture. Donate your bot- towel. (9341) Mon., Apr. 2-
48074. No RSVP necessary. tles and cans today. For a May 21, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
For more info call Joanne K. at representative of our group (9399) Wed., Mar. 28-May 23,
810-324-2304. This activity is call 810-392-5136. 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Washington
sponsored by Widowed Parks and Rec Center.
Friends, a peer support group The Imlay City Christian
School has discount cards Washington Parks and Rec
www.widowedfriends.org. Center. Minor alterations
available for sale. Proceeds
benefit the school’s athletic, Mon., June 4. Janet Krula, one
Widowed Friends invites all
widowed to join us for break- music and PE programs. For of our quilters, has volun-
teered to do minor alterations
fast and friendship in a safe more information call Imlay
setting every 2nd and 4th City Christian School, Mon.- like hemming, taking-in and
Monday of the month at 9 a.m. Fri. 8-4, 810-724-5695. letting out, zipper replace-
ments etc. By appointment
only, from 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
No charge.
WILLOW RUN Theater/
Museum. Ages 15 and up. June
16 bus trip includes transpor-
tation, admission to Yankee
Air Museum, guided tour, and
theater tickets to Willow Run
Blessed Hope
18
play. Leave from Washington
Baptist Church Parks and Rec Activity Center,
57900 Van Dyke at 8:30 a.m.,
1635 Berville Road, Allenton, MI return approx. 6 p.m. Call 586-
4411 Newark Road
859 N. Van Dyke Road Pastor Gayle Hortop 786-0131 for info and to regis-
Imlay City, Michigan 48444 Phone: (586) 784-5854
Attica, MI 48412 ter by May 24.
810-724-2702 Sunday School - 10:00 am
Sunday 2:30 pm
Sunday Morning - 11:00 am
www.newlifechristian.net
Tuesday 7:00 pm
Friday Youth 7:00 pm
Sunday Evening - 6:30 pm
Wednesday Evening - 6:30 pm
Other
Pastor Tim Martin Soul winning is not our
Sunday 10 a.m. Service 17 firstapostolichome.com Free tutor training for people
17 preference, but it’s our priority.
who would like to help others
Imlay City Almont Light of Christ
17
in our community improve
C.R.C.
Community
First Baptist Church English skills. Volunteer basis.
395 N. Cedar (M-53) Please call for orientation
www.imlaycitycrc.org
Worship 10:00 a.m.
Wayne Boyd, Pastor Church before training at 810-664-
2737.
881 Van Dyke - 810-798-8888
Sunday School 11:15 a.m. Sunday Bible Classes: 9:45 am 2720 Winslow Road
Youth Ministry Worship Services Imlay City, MI 48444 Volunteer for the Habitat for
MOPS Program 10:30 am & 6:00 pm Humanity of Lapeer County at
Bible Study Wednesday 7:00 pm 1 Mile South of I-69 Overpass the office. Interested parties
fbc@airadvantage.net
Bible Studies
Live Webcasting Sunday all worship services Sunday Worship 10:30 am can call 810-664-7111 and
810-724-4315 over Sermonaudio.com/fbcalmont speak to Carolyn, Cheryl or
Phone: 810-724-6999
Come Grow With Us! 17 Proclaiming the Sovereign Grace of God 17 Pete at 810-660-7823.
GATEWAY ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN CHURCH
ASSEMBLY
(ELCA) 109 E. Kempf Court • Capac, MI
(810) 395-7557
Club News
2796 S. Van Dyke Road - Imlay City  Veterans of Foreign Wars
Morning Worship - 8:45 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Monday - Friday: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm (VFW) of Imlay City, Post
Evening Service - 5:00 p.m. 
2492, 598 N. Almont Ave.
(Fairgrounds Rd.) Overseas
Wednesday Family Night - 6:45 p.m. Sunday 10:00 a.m.
Supervised child care during all services Veterans Meetings 2nd
Sunday School Thursday, every other month,
Phone: 810-724-8110 9:00 a.m. September thru May 7 p.m.; Post Meetings 1st
Pastor Jeffrey S. Krist 17 Staffed Nursery During Worship 17 Thursday every month, 7
p.m.; Auxiliary Meetings 1st
Christ Evangelical First Congregational Church Saturday of every month, 10
Lutheran Church United Church of Christ a.m.
1970 S. Almont Ave., Imlay City 275 Bancroft - Imlay City 201 E. St. Clair, Almont, MI Almont/Dryden Masons meets
at corner of Newark Rd.
(Corner of 5th Street) 810-798-8855 7 p.m. every 2nd Thursday of
810-724-7855 Sunday Worship Service the month at Masonic Center
Sunday School 9:00 a.m. 810-724-6207 at 10:15 a.m.
in Almont.
Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m.
Thursday Worship 7:00 p.m.
Sunday School & Morning Adult Group 9:30 a.m. Nursery available and Jr. Church
for ages 3 thru 5th grade
Worship Service 10:30 a.m. The Imlay City American
Pastor Rev. Dr. Renee C. Jackson
Jr./Sr. High Youth Group ~ Sunday’s 6-8pm Legion Post 135 meets the
Kidz 4 Christ ~ Wednesday’s 6-7:30pm
Ralph O. Stuebs
Cell-(567) 674-0438 “No matter who you are or where you are Pre-School - 5th grade 2nd and last Wednesdays of
Come to the WELS 17
on life’s journey, you are welcome here!”
17 Pastor William King 17
the month at 7:30 p.m. The
post is located at 212 E. Third
St. Nicholas St. John The Holy Redeemer Street. Contact them at 724-
Catholic Church Evangelist 1450 or americanlegion-
Catholic Church Lutheran Church post135@frontier.com.
4331 Capac Road 872 Capac Rd. 4538 Dryden Rd. • Dryden, MI
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Saturday - 6:00 p.m.
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Rural Lifestyles

Sharing the road with farm equipment

TRI-CITY AREA —
With a late start for farmers,
planting season is just
beginning in much of
Michigan. That means trac-
tors and other large farm
equipment will be out on
the road, both day and
night. Every year we hear
of accidents occurring
between motorist and farm
an hour,” he said.
While tractor rollovers
remain the leading cause of
farm fatalities, roadway
collisions surpassed grain
bin accidents as the second-
leading cause of farm-relat-
ed death. According to the
Michigan Office of
Highway Safety Planning
there were 223 road acci-
ard.
In Michigan, SMV
emblems are required on
any implement of husband-
ry, farm tractor, modified
agriculture vehicle, or spe-
cial mobile equipment.
Farm tractors and imple-
ments of husbandry manu-
factured after Jan. 1, 2007,
are required to meet the
researcher in agriculture
safety and health at the
University of Illinois, said
farmers should be mindful
as they transport equipment
on public roadways.
“I recommend provid-
ing the traveling public with
many signs to warn them
you’re moving more slowly
than they are,” said Petrea.

equipment, and with
patience and knowledge,
these accidents can be pre-
vented.
“The big message is for
people to be aware - both
the farmer and the rural
motorist,” said Craig
Anderson, Manager of the
Agricultural Labor and
Safety Services program at
Michigan Farm Bureau.
“When motorists see
farm equipment on the road,
they need to slow down
immediately since that farm
equipment may be traveling
at speeds less than 20 miles
dents involving farm vehi-
cles in 2017.
“The worst accidents
seem to involve farm trac-
tors,” said Henry County,
Illinois, Sheriff Gib Cady,
pointing to the need for a
continuous educational pro-
gram to avoid those acci-
dents.
Michigan Farm Bureau
and Farm Bureaus across
the country have led efforts
to assure the red-and-orange
Slow Moving Vehicle signs,
or SMVs, are properly used
to identify vehicles on the
road that may present a haz-
ASAE standards for slow
moving vehicle emblems.
An SMV is also required on
every vehicle that has a
maximum speed potential
of 25 miles an hour operat-
ed on public highways.
The use of the SMV
emblem is limited to the
vehicles described above,
and the use on any other
vehicle or stationary object
on the highway is prohibit-
ed under Michigan law.
Asking the non-farming
public to be aware is impor-
tant, just as it is for the
farmer. Chip Petrea,
“Newer equipment fea-
tures a wide variety of
warning systems, such as
flashing lights, extremity
markings and slow-moving
vehicle signs, so bringing
older equipment up to date
to meet modern standards
is essential.”
“Spending long hours
in the field does not mean
you should skip meals or
rest. Without an adequate
amount of sleep and proper
nutrition, you’ll be operat-
ing at a reduced level in the
fields. And watch out for
children. Large pieces of
MFB photo
Roadway collisions are now the second lead-
ing cause of farm-related death in the United
States.
equipment that make a lot Anderson.
of noise will attract a child’s “Farmers are anxious to
attention. Avoid carrying complete production in the
your children on your farm narrow time mother-nature
equipment. If that’s not allows and stay out longer
possible, make sure your hours. They’re likely to be
child is secured,” said moving equipment down
Petrea. the road at night,” he said.
Farmers may be out “Share the road and
later at night because of the treat those equipment oper-
spring planting, fertilizing ators as you would want to
and spraying needs, warns be treated.”

Staying safe during tick season

TRI-CITY AREA —
The Michigan Department
of Health and Human
Services (MDHHS) is
encouraging Michigan resi-
dents to protect themselves
from ticks as the warm
weather approaches. Tick-
burgdorferi and is transmit-
ted by the blacklegged/deer
tick.
The blacklegged tick is
well-established in
Michigan’s western Upper
and Lower Peninsulas.
However, it is expanding
Michigan’s 83 counties.
Information about Lyme
disease risk by county is
available at Michigan.gov/
lyme.
“With the expansion of
blacklegged ticks into new
areas in Michigan, the best
with your medical provid-
er.”
The U.S. Centers for
Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) reported
last week that diseases
spread by mosquitoes, ticks
and fleas tripled in the U.S.

borne diseases, particularly
Lyme disease, are expand-
ing across the state.
Although ticks can
spread multiple illnesses,
Lyme disease is the most
commonly reported tick-
borne disease in Michigan.
Lyme disease is caused by
the bacterium Borrelia
Attica farms verified
into new areas across the
Lower Peninsula. In 2017,
there were more than 300
human cases of Lyme dis-
ease reported, and approxi-
mately two out of three
cases reported exposure in
Michigan. Lyme disease
infected ticks have current-
ly been identified in 34 of
way to protect against Lyme
disease is to prevent tick
bites,” said Dr. Eden Wells,
MDHHS chief medical
executive.
“If you find a tick
attached to your body,
promptly remove it.
Monitor your health, and if
you experience fever, rash,
muscle or joint aches or
other symptoms, consult
from 2004 to 2016. The
report also concludes that
Lyme disease is an increas-
ing concern for Michigan.
To read the full report, visit
the CDC website.
People can protect
themselves against Lyme
disease and other tick-borne
diseases by following these
tips:
•Avoid tick-infested
Michigan.gov photo
Ticks or electronic photos of ticks can be sub-
mitted to state officials for identification.
areas. zers.
Walk in the center of To remove a tick, grasp
trails to avoid contact with the tick firmly and as close-
overgrown grass, brush and ly to the skin as possible.
leaf litter at trail edges. With a steady motion, pull
Protect your pets too!
Dogs and cats can come
the tick’s body away from
the skin. Cleanse the area

in MAEAP program Weather

into contact with ticks out- with an antiseptic.
For the week of doors and bring them into •Bathe or shower.

ATTICA TWP. — The almanac To become MAEAP May 8-14

Michigan Department of
Agriculture and Rural
Development’s (MDARD)
Michigan Agriculture
Environmental Assurance
Program (MAEAP) is rec-
ognizing 74 farms for
implementing appropriate
pollution prevention prac-
tices. The program assists
farmers to comply with
state and federal environ-
mental regulations and with
Right to Farm practices.
Technical assistance was
provided by local
Conservation Districts.
Among those verified
in March were Attica’s
Lapeer County Education
& Technology Center in
Livestock System and
Penzien Farm, also of
Attica in the Cropping
and Farmstead systems.
verified, farmers must com-
plete three comprehensive
steps which include attend-
ing an educational seminar,
conducting a thorough on-
farm risk assessment, and
developing and implement-
ing an action plan address-
ing potential environmental
risks. MDARD conducts an
on-farm inspection to verify
program requirements relat-
ed to applicable state and
federal environmental regu-
lations, Michigan Right to
Farm guidelines, and adher-
ence to an action plan.
When completed, the pro-
ducer receives a certificate
of environmental assurance.
To remain a MAEAP veri-
fied farm, inspections must
be conducted every five
years and action steps must
be followed.
the home, so using tick pre-
vention products on pets is
Lapeer station Emmett station also recommended.
•Use insect repellent.
Minimum temp. Minimum temp. Apply repellent con-
taining DEET (20-30 per-
36.4 on Friday, 11th 34.3 on Friday, 11th cent) or Picaridin on
Maximum temp. Maximum temp. exposed skin.
Treat clothes (especial-
79.8 on Tuesday, 8th 77 on Wednesday, 9th ly pants, socks and shoes)
Rainfall Rainfall with permethrin, which
kills ticks on contact or buy
1.53 inches .68 inches clothes that are pre-treated.
Growing Degree Days Growing Degree Days Do not use permethrin
directly on skin.
for corn development: for corn development: Always follow the man-
Current: 224 Current: 233 ufacturer’s instructions
when applying repellents.
Forecast: 307 Forecast: 345 •Perform daily tick
checks.
Growing degree days are accumulated from Always check for ticks
on yourself and your ani-
March 1 and forecast through May 21. mals after being outdoors,
even in your own yard.
Weather data courtesy of Enviro-weather, Inspect all body surfac-
www.enviroweather.msu.edu. es carefully, and remove
attached ticks with twee-
Bathe or shower as soon
as possible after coming
indoors (preferably within
two hours) to wash off and
more easily find ticks that
are crawling on you.
Washing clothing in hot
water and drying on high
heat will kill ticks in cloth-
ing.
Michigan citizens can
submit ticks to MDHHS for
identification and possible
Lyme disease testing, free
of charge. Or residents can
send electronic photos of
ticks to the MDHHS for
identification to MDHHS-
Bugs@michigan.gov. For
more information on how to
submit your tick and/or
photos, visit Michigan.gov/
lyme.
For more information
about Lyme disease, visit
Cdc.gov/lyme or Michigan.
gov/lyme.

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Clocks Program. State Rep.
Triston Cole, last year’s
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Lansing.”
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5-23-18

activity and reports from •Multiple Traffic Stops in Attica Twp. •00:51 A 24-year-old
area police departments: throughout the day May 10 male from Dryden was
HEATING & COOLING SPECIALISTS May 10 •property damage acci- stopped on Bishop Rd. near
Plumbing In Imlay City:
• Service & Install, Financing • Licensed & Insured
Yale Location • 810-387-4452
•06:20 Private Property dent on N. Van Dyke in Hollow Corners Rd. for
Police and emergency Damage Accident (1900 Goodland Twp. having window tint. The
Classifieds Work! responders responded to
dispatch calls for these
block S. Cedar St.)
•06:51 Welfare Check
•animal cruelty in the
4400 block of Peppermill
male was arrested for a
FUERST CALL 724-2615 incidents, in addition to
traffic stops:
(500 block S. Cedar St.)
•08:28-08:49 Monitor
Rd. in Attica Twp.
•civil matter in the
misdemeanor warrant out
of the Eastern Michigan
University Police
Plumbing Outdoor May 8
•08:18 Citizen Assist
Traffic
Elementary)
(Weston 5000 block of Peppermill
Rd. in Attica Twp.
Department. The original
Servicing all of Lapeer County Equipment (200 block School House •12:11 Vehicle in •noise complaint in the
charge was possession of
marijuana. A meet was
and Surrounding Areas Dr.) Roadway (Handley St./W. 7800 block of McLean Rd. arranged with the Eastern
Providing all of your •10:00 Suspicious Fourth St.) in Imlay Twp. Michigan University Police
Person (1000 block Norlin •20:08 Welfare Check •warrants in the 600 Department. Officer
plumbing needs
*Service *Repairs *Installation
Dr.) (100 block Midway St.) block of N. Blacks Corners Kosinski made the arrest.
•14:42 Indecent •21:37 Welfare Check Rd. in Imlay City May 9
Full Plumbing Service, Sump Pumps, SUPPLY & EQUIPMENT
Water Heaters, Snake Drain Lines, Exposure (200 block N. (300 block W. Fifth St.) May 12 •19:49 hours A 35-year-
Leak Repair, Toilet and Faucet Almont Ave.) •Multiple Traffic Stops •abandoned auto in the old man from Silverwood
Repair and Installation, Tub and •15:11 Malicious throughout the day 2000 block of S. Summers was stopped on Van Dyke
Shower Valves Destruction of Property Rd. in Attica Twp. Rd. near Research Dr. for
810-724-6861 (600 block Cambridge In Lapeer May 13 crossing over the center
Free Estimates • Licensed and Insured
Ln.) County: •welfare check in the line into oncoming traffic.
Family Owned Since 1976 9-19-18 •15:41 Private Property Complaints handled by 3500 block of Hunters The male was arrested for
Damage Accident (1000 the Lapeer County Creek Rd. in Attica Twp. operating while intoxicat-
block Norlin Dr.) Sheriff’s Department, in •found property in the ed. Officer Ryan made the
•16:15 Welfare Check addition to traffic stops: 4700 block of Newark Rd. arrest.
Roofing (S. Van Dyke Rd./
Tubspring Rd.)
May 8
•property damage acci-
in Attica Twp.
•property damage acci-
May 11
•23:59 hours A 36-year-
•18:58 Missing Person dent on Lake Pleasant Rd. dent on Bowers Rd. in old Warren man was
COMMERCIAL - Found (1800 block S. in Attica Twp. Attica Twp. stopped on Van Dyke Rd.
& RESIDENTIAL Cedar St.) •assist other law •larceny in the 5800 near Amherst Ln. for cross-
•20:13 Private Property enforcement agency in the block of Belle River Rd. in ing over the fog line several
&
Licensed
& Insured NOW TAKING SCRAP METAL Damage Accident (1000 1200 block of N. Lake Attica Twp. times as well as driving on
Located Between Imlay City block Norlin Dr.) George Rd. in Attica Twp. •road hazard in the the shoulder of the road.
ROOFING and Almont on M-53
•20:47 Juvenile
Complaint (2000 block S.
•assault and battery in
the 3300 block of Davis
1500 block of N. Van Dyke
in Goodland Twp.
The male was arrested for
Tear Offs • Recovers two outstanding warrants
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•Multiple Traffic Stops •personal injury acci- •animals at large in the Sheriff’s Department. The
Metal Shingles throughout the day dent on Miller Rd. in 2400 block of Spaulding first warrant was for a plate
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BLAINE • CAPAC 9-19-18 Servi Fax 810-798-3738 Financing •00:32 Suicidal May 9 •welfare check in the was for a moving traffic
Welfare Check (500 block •civil matter in the 600 block of N. Van Dyke

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violation. A meet was
S. Cedar St.) 2300 block of S. Lake in Imlay Twp. arranged with the Macomb
•01:53 Motorist Assist George Rd. in Attica Twp. •missing persons in the County Sheriff ’s
(W. Imlay City Rd./N. •welfare check on West 3700 block of Rock Valley Department. Officer
Blacks Corners Rd.) Rd. in Attica Twp. Rd. in Dryden Twp. Kosinski made the arrest.

CAPAC
PHARMACY
B E E R • W I N E • L O T TO
Legal Announcements
Store Hours: Monday thru Saturday 9:00 am to 9:00 pm; VILLAGE OF above listed address until the day of
its consideration by the Planning
sented.
Motion Carried Unanimously
lower than the Walker barn. They had
to make the grade lower than the
Sunday 12 Noon to 5:00 pm ALMONT Commission. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Walker barn due to making the
Pharmacy Hours: Monday thru Friday 9:00 am to 6:00 pm; NOTICE Kimberly J. Keesler, Motion by Davis, seconded by entrance of the new barn ADA com-
Saturday 9:00 am to 2:00 pm; Closed Sunday VILLAGE PLANNING Clerk/Treasurer Bargen to approve the Regular pliant, otherwise the entrance would

136 N. MAIN ST. 810-395-2336

COMMISSION OF 20-1 Meeting Minutes of April 24, 2018. have been at too steep of an incline.
ALMONT Motion Carried Unanimously The Commission inquired as to what
817 NORTH MAIN STREET 6. CITIZENS FROM THE the barn was going to be used for. Mr.
ALMONT, MICHIGAN 48003 FLOOR: None Kempf stated the barn would be used
(810) 798-8528 CITY OF 7. OLD BUSINESS: None like the current one is used, for stor-
IMLAY CITY

BUSINESS DIRECTORY RATES

FAX (810) 798-3397 8. NEW BUSINESS age in the winter and as the FAA barn
Please be notified that the A. Site Plan Review - Lapeer for the fair. Mr. Kempf stated there
Village Planning Commission of
IMLAY CITY PLANNING County Ag. Society (Eastern will be four egress doors, meeting the
Almont will hold a public hearing on COMMISSION Michigan Fairgrounds), 195 75’ exit requirement along with 14 x
Thursday, June 7, 2018 at 7:30 p.m., SPECIAL MEETING Midway Parcel ID # I19-84-400- 14 roll up doors on each end and 2’
or as soon as possible thereafter as the MINUTES 000-00 below the roof line there will be a
matter may be heard, in the Almont TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2018 City Manager Tom Youatt want- clear polycarbonate, meaning there
3 MONTHS 6 MONTHS Municipal Building located at 817 N.
Main St., Almont, Michigan 48003 in
7:00 P.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER
ed it noted that the City Planner at
Spicer Group Lori Ettema reviewed
will not be any windows.
Motion by Bargen, seconded by
$7.00 PER WEEK $6.50 PER WEEK order to consider “Class A” noncon-
forming designation of certain resi-
Chairman Germayne called the
Regular meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
the plans and sent an email with her
recommendation and any concerns
Sadler to approve the Site Plan
Review - Lapeer County Ag. Society
dential property in the Central 2. PLEDGE OF she has. Mayor Bargen stated the (Eastern Michigan Fairgrounds), 195
1 YEAR Business (C-1) zoning district that
provides expanded rights to modify or
ALLEGIANCE
Chairman Germayne led the Pledge of
only concerns Lori Ettema from
Spicer Group had were in regards to
Midway Parcel ID # I19-84-400-000-
00 for 50’ x 172’ barn, as presented.
$6.00 PER WEEK replace the nonconforming use or
structure.
Allegiance
3. ROLL CALL
the size of the existing slab and if they
were going to add to the existing slab
ROLL CALL VOTE
AYES: Bargen, Davis, Sadler,

PUBLISHED EVERY WEEK,

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Present: Chairman Tom and what the elevation would be due Germayne
01 51 600 000 00 VILLAGE OF Germayne Commissioner to concerns about drainage and water NAYS: None
ALMONT NORTHERN DIV OF Ted Sadler ponding inside the building. Fair Absent: Lengemann and

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NEWBURGH E 1/2 OF LOT 1 BLK Vice Chairman Stu Davis - Manager Ian Kempf explained that Romine
1. (arrived 7:06 pm) the location they are proposing to MOTION CARRIED
Parcel #041-501-001-50 (115 E. Mayor Walt Bargen build the new barn is where an old UNANIMOUSLY
St. Clair) Absent: Commissioner Mike barn was. As to the concerns of Lori 9. ADJOURNMENT

Call the Tri-City Times between the hours of NOTICE: People with disabili-
ties needing accommodations for
Romine and Commissioner John
Lengemann
Ettema, they will be milling up the
asphalt pad that is there and will be
using the milled asphalt as the base
Motion by Bargen, seconded by
Sadler, to adjourn the meeting at 7:10
p.m.
effective participation in the meeting Also Present: City Manager Tom
8 am and 5 pm, Monday thru Friday at should contact the Village Clerk/
Treasurer at (810) 798-8528 at least
Youatt; Deputy Clerk Anne McAvoy;
Eastern Michigan Fair, Fair Manager
for a new concrete slab. The new slab
will be the size of the proposed barn.
MOTION
UNANIMOUSLY
CARRIED

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the meeting. An attempt will be made
Ian Kempf; and three members of the
Eastern Michigan Fair board.
The new barn will be 2” lower than
the Walker barn, which is next to the


Respectfully Submitted by:
Anne McAvoy, Deputy

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Written comments regarding this
4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Motion by Bargen, seconded by
proposed site. The elevation slopes
down to the Bigelow Drain. It will be

Approved
Clerk/Utility Billing Clerk

matter can also be received at the Davis to approve the Agenda as pre- higher than the existing grade but 20-1

Sports
Almont retains title
Almont’s Hannah Schuchard looks to send a pass down the field in a BWAC clash
Monday versus Richmond.
Capac sweeps foe Cros-Lex
Chiefs knock off long time nemesis Pioneers in doubleheader
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
CAPAC — Capac swept visiting
Cros-Lex, prevailing via respective
scores of 13-3 (five innings) and 10-8
(eight innings), in a Blue Water Area
Conference doubleheader it hosted on
Tuesday, May 8.
Madison Wheeler (three singles)
led Capac’s offensive attack. She
Almont’s Gillian Nichols looks to tag out Dryden’s Laura Ellis on a play
at second base in Monday’s doubleheader.
Imlay City splits duals
with Armada, Cros-Lex
Spartans defeat Tigers, fall to Pioneers
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
IMLAY CITY — The Imlay
City boys’ track team halved a
pair of Blue Water Area
Conference dual encounters
Tuesday, May 8 in Armada.
Pitted against the hosts, Imlay
City claimed a 75-62 win.
Reid Bannister, pole vault,
11 feet 6 inches; Ryan Johnson,
shot put (43 feet 3 inches) and
was backed by Aubree Smith (a
single and a triple), Izabelle Amador
(a single and a double), Ellie Parski
and Natalie Maday (two singles
each) plus Alexys Anderson, Ally
Dean and Shelby Husovsky (a single
apiece).
Anderson was the winning Capac
pitcher. She allowed three hits, struck
out six and walked one.
Smith (three singles and a triple)
discus (148 feet 3 inches); Vitor
Bandeira, 110 (17.42 seconds)
and 300 (44.04 seconds); and
Riley Bertram, 200-meter dash,
24.42 seconds; led Imlay City
with individual firsts.
The Imlay City 400 (Brandon
Goolsby, James Roulo, Bannister
and Bertram), 1600 (Jacob
Swartz, Zak Kustowski, Breydon
Andrez and Bertram) and 3200
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Raiders finish
in top spot
despite 2-1
tourney loss
Photo by Kevin Kissan
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
ALMONT — The Imlay City’s Ricky Guerrero (L)
Almont girls’ soccer team and Dryden’s Jared Czape (R)
lost a narrow 2-1 Blue await the umpire’s call.
Cards take two
Water Area Conference
Tournament championship
verdict to Richmond in a
contest that went to penalty
from Spartans
kicks to determine a victor
Photo by Kevin Kissane
Monday afternoon.
Alayna Panduren sup-
plied the lone Almont goal
that day.
Aliyah Cremeans went
the distance in net for By Kevin Kissane
Almont that day. Cremeans Tri-City Times Sports Editor
finished with nine saves.
DRYDEN — Dryden swept visit-
ing Imlay City, 4-0 and 8-5, in a non-
league varsity baseball doubleheader
Monday afternoon.
In the opener, Jared Czape led
Dryden with a two-hit performance.
Ethan Rozanski, John DelCampo,
Brady Czape and Jack Kaplan added a
single each for the Cardinals.
put up Capac’s top plate credentials. Jared Czape, Hunter Gall,
Anderson (a single and a triple), DelCampo and Rozanski shared the
Myranda Hammer and Amador (a pitching responsibilities for the win-
single and a double each), Wheeler ning Dryden side. They allowed three
(two singles), Husovsky (a double) total hits, struck out nine and walked
plus Dean and Parski (a single three.
apiece) also reached the hitting Andrew Nadrowski, Dawson
column. Klein and Logan Wilson (one apiece)
Anderson was Capac’s pitcher of provided Imlay City’s base hits.
record. She gave up 11 hits, struck In the second game, Dryden fin-
out six and walked none. ished with 12 hits. Brady Czape,
Cards page 20
Raiders get
wins against
Cardinals
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
TRI-CITY AREA — Almont bested
Photo by Kevin Kissane
host Dryden, 18-1 and 17-2, in a non-
league varsity softball twinbill Monday
afternoon.
Jaclyn Hellebuyck (two singles and a
two-run homer), Gillian Nichols (a single
and a double), Tyler Kautz and Rachael Almont’s Alexa Hanaford
Schapman (two singles each) led returns a shot during a BWAC
Almont’s offensive attack during game matchup recently.
one. They were backed by Hannah
Landerschier, Hannah Feys and Sydney
Almont finishes
Photo by Kevin Kissane
Marrone (a single apiece).
Mackenzie Cleland was the winning
second in BWAC
Almont pitcher.
Paige Abromaitis (two) along with
Amanda Lemke, Alex Perdue, Hunter
Hofmann and Riley Knox (one each) fur-
Raiders page 20 By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
TRI-CITY AREA — The Almont
and Imlay City girls’ tennis teams
took third and sixth, respectively, last
Saturday at the Blue Water Area
Conference Tournament.
Almont and Imlay City is where
the matches were contested.
When the final scores were added
up, Cros-Lex’s 50-point total paced
the field assembled. Armada (44
points), Almont (38), Yale (36),
Richmond (27), Imlay City (19) and
Algonac (seven) held down spots two
through seven.
Alexis Hanaford headlined for
Almont that day. Hanaford reached
the title match at fourth singles where
she earned a 6-4, 6-3 win against
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Cros-Lex’s Ashlyn McNeill.
Maria Bussone and Paige Hunger
provided Almont with seconds.
Bussone advanced to the top flight
championship clash where she
dropped a 2-6, 2-6 verdict to Cros-
Imlay City’s Breydon Andrez looks to fend off the
challenge of an Armada foe in last week’s meet. Almont page 20
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Baseball Golf

Dryden goes 1-1 in doubleheader By Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor
DRYDEN — The Dryden var-
sity baseball team split a non-
league doubleheader with visiting
Byron on Tuesday, May 8.
In the opener, Dryden obtained
a 9-0 win against Byron.
Brady Czape led the Dryden
offensive attack with three hits,
while Andrew Hawley, John
DelCampo and Jared Czape sup-
plied two each.
Hunter Gall was Dryden’s
pitcher of record. He allowed one
hit and struck out 11 over his six-
inning stint.
Tyler Perria pitched the
final inning for Dryden. He
retired one on strikes during that
stretch.

Photo by Kevin Kissane

In the nightcap, Dryden
dropped a 9-7 verdict to Byron.
Jared Czape (three hits) put up
Photo by Kevin Kissane

Dryden’s best plate creden-

tials.  Jack Kaplan, Joshua
Schornak, Cory Heike, DelCampo Almont’s Joe Sorrentino escapes the sand at
and Gall (one hit each) supported the Brown City Invite last week.
his performance.
Dryden’s Brendan Biggs pops up a pitch during a game at home.
His team split a doubleheader with Byron last week.
With the outcomes, Dryden
now stands at 11-3 overall. Raiders are fifth at
Brown City Invite
Spartans By Kevin Kissane ‘B’ (383), Cass City (397),

fall twice to
Tri-City Times Sports Editor Cros-Lex (443), Capac
(453) and Mayville (511)
TRI-CITY AREA — Imlay City also par-

Blue Devils
The Almont boys’ golf ticipated but did not field
team registered a fifth- a complete lineup.
place finish last Jacob Rayl led Almont
Wednesday at the Brown with an 82. The Raiders
By Kevin Kissane City Invitational. also counted 82s from
Tri-City Times Sports Editor Holly Meadows Golf Jack DeMara and Jake
IMLAY CITY — Course, in Capac, is Wendorf as well as
Imlay City incurred a pair where the action unfold- Thomas Manko’s 93.
of setbacks to visiting Blue ed. Conner Robinson
Water Area Conference Yale edged Marine paced Capac with a 99.
varsity baseball counter- City ‘A’, 320-321, for He was backed by Colin
part Richmond on Tuesday, team honors that day. Anderson (101), Kayden
May 8. They were followed by Braun (116) and Conner
In the opener, Sandusky (338), Bad Axe Parker (137).
Richmond earned a 17-0 (347), Almont and Laker Garrett Roberts (93)
win against Imlay City. (349 each), Richmond and Andy Hintz (118) rep-
Game two saw (365), Brown City (376), resented Imlay City that
Richmond prevail 11-0 Vassar (380), Marine City day.
over Imlay City.
Andrew Nadrowski led
Almont wins BWAC
Photo by Kevin Kissane

Imlay City with a two for

four plate performance.
He was backed by Brandon
Rugenstein (one for two),
Jacob Edson (one for three)
Jamboree with 172
and Ricky Guerrero (one Imlay City’s Andrew Nadrowski delivers a pitch to home plate in a contest By Kevin Kissane Imlay City and Capac
for four). this past week. Tri-City Times Sports Editor also competed but did not
field complete lineups.

Athlete of the Week Capac loses twinbill

TRI-CITY AREA — Jack DeMara and Jake
Jacob Rayl shot a 40 and Wendorf rounded out
Joe Sorrentino posted a 43, Almont’s top-four that day.
helping the Almont boys’ They fired a 44 and a 45,

Almont sophomore
softball standout Laken
Campbell went 16 for 25
versus Cros-Lex
golf team to a first-place respectively.
showing at a Blue Water Garrett Roberts led
Area Conference Jamboree Imlay City with a 39. Andy
hosted by Lakeview Hintz (55) and Zac
By Kevin Kissane was held hitless. Hills Golf Course in Hellebuyck (67) also
Tri-City Times Sports Editor Game two saw Capac Lexington. played for the Spartans.
generate seven hits. Jimmy Almont’s winning out- Colin Anderson paced
CAPAC — Capac fell Schroeder (two singles), put was 172. They were Capac with 50. Conner
10-0 and 10-6, respective- Andrew Sams and Thomas followed by Yale (177), Parker (57) and Conner
ly, to host Cros-Lex in a Tyson (a double each) Richmond (197), Armada Robinson (58) rounded out
Blue Water Area plus Michael Foster, (198), Algonac (203) and the Chiefs’ three-golfer
Conference varsity base- Brandon Muzljakovich and Cros-Lex (217). contingent.
ball doubleheader on Brad Schaefer (a single
Tuesday, May 8. apiece) made that output
Dryden sophomore In the opener, Capac possible.
soccer standout Jackie
Perry netted three goals

Almont drops two

at the plate this past at the Capac
week. Tournament last
For her effort, Saturday.
Campbell shares our For her effort, Perry

contests to Yale
Girls’ Athlete of the shares our Girls’ Athlete
Week honor. of the Week honor.

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ALMONT — Almont each) along with Mitch
dropped 7-1 and 8-7 deci- Proper (a double) also
sions, respectively, to visit- reached the hitting column.
ing Yale in a Blue Water In the nightcap, Almont
Area Conference double- managed six hits. Adam
header it hosted on Tuesday, Campbell (a single and a
May 8. double), Zack Filinger and
In the opener, Almont Wilson (a double apiece)
finished with nine hits. plus Depauw and Proper (a
Griffin DePauw and single each) made that out-
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Softball
Dryden wins twice
versus Genesee
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
DRYDEN — Dryden
claimed a pair of wins at
the expense of Genesee in
a non-league varsity soft-
ball doubleheader it hosted
last Thursday.
In the opener, Dryden
picked up a 22-7 victory
over Genesee.
Natalie Embree,
Courtney Heike, Alea
Perdue, Paige Abromaitis
and Hunter Hofmann led
Dryden with a hit apiece.
Riley Knox was
Cleland throws no-hitter for Almont
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
ALMONT — Almont
swept host Cardinal
Mooney in a non-league
varsity softball twinbill
last Thursday.
In the opener, Almont
picked up a 19-1 victory
over Cardinal Mooney.
Almont absorbs league road setbacks
ALMONT — The
Almont varsity softball
team dropped both ends of
a Blue Water Area
Conference doubleheader
with host Yale on Tuesday,
May 8.
Almont drops pair versus Marlette
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
ALMONT — The
Almont varsity softball
team fell by 20-8 and
9-8 scoreboard counts,
respectively, to visiting
Marlette in a non-league
Spartans go 0-3 at Alpena Tourney
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
IMLAY CITY — The
Imlay City varsity softball
team went 0-3 at the Alpena
Tournament last Saturday.
Imlay City began their
three-game tournament
Imlay drops road encounters
IMLAY CITY — The
Imlay City varsity softball
team lost 8-0 and 14-5 to
host Richmond in a Blue
Water Area Conference
varsity softball double-
header on Tuesday, May 8.
In the opener, Imlay
City generated five hits.
Alison Harper (a pair of
singles) along with Leah
Dawson, Haley Medrano
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By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
ALMONT — which are nominated by
Almont’s Jordan Bourdeau
received the Team First
Award from the Basketball
Coaches Association of
Michigan recently.
The Team First Award
Capac seeking a wrestling coach
CAPAC — Capac
High School is seeking a
varsity wrestling coach for
the upcoming 2018-19 sea-
son.
Previous varsity head
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Dryden’s pitcher of record.
In the nightcap, Dryden
registered a 22-0 triumph
against Genesee.
Alea Perdue (three sin-
gles), Heike (a single and a
double), Abromaitis and
Knox (two singles each),
Embree (a double),
Amanda Lemke, Miya
Wolff, Laura Ellis and
Hofmann (a single apiece)
furnished Dryden’s base
hits.
Lemke was the win-
ning Dryden pitcher. She
struck out five batters over
her three-inning stint.
Sydney Marrone (a
pair of doubles), Jaclyn
Hellebuyck (a single and a
two-run homer), Hannah
Landerschier (a single and
a double) and Laken
Campbell (two singles) led
Almont with multiple-hit
performances. Rachael
Schapman (a single) also
reached the hitting column.
In the opener, Yale
claimed a 13-3 win at
Almont’s expense.
Laken Campbell (a sin-
gle and a triple) led Almont
at the plate. The Raiders
also received a single each
doubleheader on Monday,
May 7.
Laken Campbell
(three singles and a
double), Jaclyn
Hellebuyck (two singles
and a double), Tyler
Kautz (a single and a
triple), Gillian Nichols
stint with a 10-2 loss to
Alpena.
Abigail Thibodeau (two
singles) led Imlay City’s
offensive attack. Leah
Dawson, Haley Medrano
and Emma Sellers (a single
each) also reached the hit-
ting column.
and Skylar Stone (a single
each) made that output pos-
sible.
Isabella Barker (three
singles), Harper (a single
and a double) and Abigail
Thibodeau (two singles)
paced Imlay City during
game two. They were
backed by Emily Orlowski,
Kendall Whitsett and
Medrano (a single apiece).
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Dryden’s Riley Knox looks to tag out a Genesee
foe on a play at the plate in last week’s action.
Mackenzie Cleland
was the winning Almont
pitcher. She threw a no-
hitter over three innings,
struck out three and walked
none.
In the nightcap,
Almont registered a 24-5
triumph against Cardinal
Mooney.
Marrone (two triples),
from Gillian Nichols,
Sydney Marrone and Jaclyn
Hellebuyck.
In the nightcap, Yale
pulled out a 13-10 victory
over Almont.
Campbell (four sin-
and Rachael Schapman
(two singles each) plus
Sydney Marrone (a
single) furnished Almont’s
hits during the first
game.
The second contest
saw Kautz (a single and
two doubles) and Marrone
Imlay City challenged
Garden City next.
When the final scores
were added up, Garden
City pulled out a 7-6 victo-
ry.
Emily Orlowski paced
Imlay City with a pair of
home runs. She was
backed by Alison Harper
(two singles), Kendall
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Capac rolls past
Memphis twice
By Kevin Kissane gles each) and Alyssa
Tri-City Times Sports Editor Orlando (one single).
Anderson got the win
CAPAC — The Capac in relief of Orlando. She
varsity softball team out- gave up two hits, struck out
scored host Memphis by a 10 and walked one.
combined 30-6 count in a In the nightcap, Capac
non-league varsity softball picked up a 13-2 victory
twinbill last Wednesday. over Memphis.
In the opener, Capac Amador (a single and
registered a 17-4 triumph two doubles), Smith (two
Photo by Kevin Kissane
against Memphis. singles and a triple) and
Alexys Anderson (a Parski (three singles)
double and two triples), notched Capac’s top plate
Ally Dean (two singles and credentials. They were
a triple) and Ellie Parski backed by Husovsky, Dean
(two singles and a double) and Anderson (two singles
led Capac’s offensive apiece) plus Myranda
attack. The Chiefs also Hammer and Wheeler (a
received hits courtesy of single apiece).
Aubree Smith, Izabelle Anderson was the win-
Amador, Shelby Husovsky, ning Capac pitcher. She
Fay Abdelnour and allowed four hits, struck
Hellebuyck (two doubles),
Madison Wheeler (two sin- out eight and walked none.
Tyler Kautz and Hannah
Feys (two singles each)
plus Brooke Ankley (a sin-
gle) accounted for
Almont’s hits.
Campbell was
Almont’s pitcher of record.
She gave up seven hits,
retired four on strikes and
walked two along the way.
gles), Hellebuyck (three
singles), Nichols (a double
and a triple), Marrone (two
doubles) plus Tyler Kautz
and Paige Walton (a single
Photo by Kevin Kissane
and a double each) provid-
ed Almont’s hits.
Almont’s Mackenzie Cleland delivers a pitch to
home plate in a game this spring.
(three singles) prove
Almont’s toughest outs.
They were backed by
Campbell (a single and a
double) plus Brooke
Imlay City slips by Lutheran North
Ankley, Rachel Phillips, IMLAY CITY — (three singles each), Leah
Hannah Feys, Hellebuyck, Imlay City edged visiting Dawson, Alison Harper,
and Nichols (a single Lutheran North, 11-10, in a Isabella Barker, Emily
apiece). non-league varsity softball Orlowski, Kendall Whitsett
game last Wednesday. and Skylar Stone (two sin-
Haley Medrano (three
singles and a double) led
Imlay City’s offensive
gles apiece).
Barker and Harper
shared the pitching respon-
Samantha Brown and attack. She was given sibilities for the winning
Thibodeau (a single apiece). assistance in the hitting Imlay City side. They
Imlay City then department by Abigail allowed 10 total hits, struck
wrapped up their tourna- Thibodeau and Alexis Diaz out 10 and issued six walks.
ment run with a 12-2 set-
back to Clarkston, Division
1’s top-rated team. Dryden falls to non-league foe
Brown (two singles) DRYDEN — Dryden Alea Perdue and Miya
led Imlay  City’s offensive dropped 19-0 and 10-2 out- Wolff (two hits and one
attack. The Spartans also comes, respectively, to vis- RBI each) led Dryden’s
received a double each iting Byron in a non-league offensive attack that day.
courtesy of Isabella Barker, varsity softball double- They were backed by
Dawson and Orlowski. header on Tuesday, May 8. Madison Perdue (one hit).
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Boys’ Track
Imlay City
takes fifth
at Davison
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
IMLAY CITY — The
Imlay City boys’ track
team amassed 126 points
en route to a fifth among
Medium Division entries
last Friday at the Davison
Twilight Classic.
St. Johns (189 points)
was the division champ.
Ryan Johnson, discus,
136 feet 4 inches; led Imlay
City with a first.
Riley Bertram, 200
dash, 24.39 seconds; and
Breydon Andrez, 400-
meter dash, 54.66 seconds;
gave Imlay City individual
event seconds.
The Imlay City 800
relay of Cooper Armstrong,
Reid Bannister, Bertram
and Andrez furnished a
second as well. They
stopped the watch at
1:39.35.
Johnson, shot put, 42
feet 3 inches; collected an
individual event third for
Imlay City.
The Imlay City 400
(Alex Dimmick, James
Ruolo, Bannister and
Bertram) and 1600-meter
(David Krahn, Bertram,
Dimmick and Andrez)
relays wound up third as
well. They were timed in
47.83 seconds and 3:49.6,
respectively.
Andrez, 200 dash, 24.7
seconds; obtained a fourth
for Imlay City.
Vitor Bandeira, 110-
meter hurdles, 18.07 sec-
onds; had the lone Imlay
City fifth.
Ruolo, 110 hurdles,
19.11 seconds; added an
eighth to Imlay City’s
cause.
Chiefs compete at
Marysville Invite
CAPAC — The Capac
boys’ track team obtained
a 14th-place finish last
Friday at the Marysville
Invitational.
St. Clair (93 points)
took team honors that day.
They were followed by
Yale (84 points),
Marysville (83), Armada
(62.5), Port Huron
Northern (61), Cros-Lex
(52.5), Marine City (50),
North Branch and Anchor
Bay (37 each), Clintondale
(30), Algonac (28), Port
Huron High (18), Memphis
(17) and Capac (nine).
A 1600 relay lineup
paced Capac. Their time
of 3:40 proved fifth swift-
est.
Hank Barker, 300-
meter hurdles, 45.3 sec-
onds; gave Capac a sixth.
A 400 relay lineup
contributed an outright
seventh to Capac’s cause.
Barker, pole vault, 9
feet; rounded out the list of
Capac placewinners with a
five-way tie for a seventh.
Raiders:
from page 17
nished Dryden’s hits.
Game two saw
Almont accumulate 13
hits. Nichols (three sin-
gles), Paige Walton,
Laken Campbell,
Rachel Phillips and
Schapman (two singles
apiece) plus Kautz and
Marrone (a single each)
made that output possi-
ble.
Campbell was
Almont’s pitcher of
record.
Lemke and
Abromaitis (two apiece)
along with Courtney
Heike and Natalie
Embree (one each)
supplied Dryden’s hits.
Imlay City’s Vitor Bandeira clears a flight of hurdles in a meet versus
Cros-Lex and Armada this past week.
Splits: Top the Tigers, fall to Pioneers
from page 17
(Cole Broecker, Andrez,
Kustowski and Swartz)
notched top finishes as
well. They registered
respective clockings of
47.69 seconds, 3:42.2 and
8:33.4 en route.
Almont sixth at Invite, Dryden eighth
ALMONT — The
Almont boys’ track team
managed 86 points and
Dryden accumulated 76
en route to respective
showings of sixth and
eighth among Small
Division entries last Friday
at the Davison Twilight
Classic.
Caro (299 points) was
the division champion that
day.
Michael McEwan, dis-
cus, 133 feet 11 inches; led
Almont with a first.
McEwan, shot put, 41
feet 5 inches; gave Almont
an outright third.
Seth Helfer, long jump,
18 feet 1 inch; provided
Almont with a two-way tie
for a third.
Robbie Battani, 110
-meter hurdles, 19.04 sec-
onds; contributed an indi-
vidual event fifth for
Almont.
The Almont 3200 relay
Almont is outscored by Algonac
ALMONT — The
Almont boys’ track team
fell by an 85-52 count to
host Algonac in a Blue
Water Area Conference
clash on Tuesday, May 8.
Michael McEwan,
shot put (43 feet 10 1/2
inches) and discus (139
feet 7 inches); and Robbie
Battani, pole vault, 12
feet; led Almont with
individual event firsts.
The Almont 3200
relay of Don White, Trent
Ligon, Ben Roland and
Capac track drops BWAC dual meet with Yale, Richmond
CAPAC — The Capac
boys’ track team fell 130-7
to host Yale and 94-39 to
Richmond in Blue Water
Area Conference action on
Tuesday, May 8.
Hank Barker, 110-
Imlay City’s Ethan Rozanski fires a strike to home
plate in Monday’s matchup with Imlay City.
Tennis
Imlay
City’s
Summer
Stoldt
returns
a shot
during a
match this
spring.
Photo by Kevin Kissane
Photo by Kevin Kissane
Imlay City nets win
By Kevin Kissane flight win; and Joelle Jones
Tri-City Times Sports Editor notched a 6-3, 6-1 victory
at fourth singles.
IMLAY   CITY — As far as doubles play
Imlay City netted an 8-0 was concerned, Agnes
win against visiting
Algonac in a Blue Water
Krahn and Kendall Sommer
won the top flight via
Squaring off versus with individual event Area Conference girls’ ten- default; Mackenzie Love
Cros-Lex, Imlay City firsts.
nis encounter last and Amayia Shimons
dropped a 74-63 verdict. The Imlay City 400 Wednesday. claimed a 6-0, 6-1 victory
Bannister (pole vault (Goolsby, Roulo,
In individual action, at second doubles; Megan
and long jump), Johnson Bannister and Bertram) Summer Stoldt picked up a Tietz and Sofia Villeda
(shot put and discus), and 3200-meter (Broecker,
6-1, 6-1 top flight victory; generated a 6-2, 6-3 third
Bandeira (110-meter hur- Andrez, Kustowski and Sarah Evans obtained a flight triumph; and Jessica
dles) and Swartz (800 Swartz) relays also regis-
6-1, 6-2 triumph at second DeLaCruz and Emma
run) paced Imlay City tered top finishes. singles; Mackenzie Allen Waatti provided a 6-4, 6-3
registered a 6-0, 6-3 third win at fourth doubles.
of Trent Ligon, Ian
Swanger, Tom Shiner and
55.63 seconds; paced
Dryden with a second.
Spartans drop match to Pioneers
Ben Roland took fifth as Nathan Schenkel, high IMLAY CITY — As far as doubles play
well. They were timed in jump, 5 feet 4 inches; gave Imlay City dropped an 8-0 was concerned, Agnes
11:10.88. Dryden a two-way tie for a verdict to host Cros-Lex Krahn and Kendall
Helfer, 100-meter dash, third. in a Blue Water Area Sommer fell by a 0-6, 0-6
12.6 seconds; secured an Ronny Hudson, 800- Conference girls’ tennis top flight count to Bryce
individual event sixth for meter run, 2:15.53; and encounter on Tuesday, Karl and Ashlyn Weiss;
Almont. Brenden Knuth, 3200 run, May 8. Mackenzie Love and
The 1600 relay of 10:53.44; picked up In individual action, Amayia Shimmons
Nathan Kerby, Kaleb Odett, Dryden’s fourths. Summer Stoldt fell by a dropped a 2-6, 5-7 verdict
Gerard Knittel and Lucas Peyerk, 200-meter 3-6, 2-6 top flight count to Maria Fagan and Kiera
Webster wound up sixth as dash, 25.28 seconds; and to Ana Sanchez de la McNeill at second dou-
well. They stopped the Hudson, 1600 run, 4:55.49; Rosa; Julie Bungaard bles; Megan Tietz and
watch at 4:08.3. furnished outright fifths for dropped a 0-6, 0-6 verdict Sofia Villeda fell by a 1-6,
Martin Saavedra, shot Dryden. to Kendall Hogan at sec- 0-6 third flight count to
put, 37 feet 10 inches; sup- Cody Hultquist, long ond singles; Mackenzie Courtney Brooks and
plied Almont with an indi- jump, 17 feet; gave Dryden Allen fell by a 1-6, 2-6 Ariel Stephan; plus
vidual event eighth. a two-way tie for a fifth. third flight count to Jessica DeLaCruz and
The Almont 400 Blake Porter, 100-meter Rachel Crawford; and Emma Waatti dropped a
(Nathan Engel, Jacob dash, 12.61 seconds; pro- Joelle Jones dropped a 1-6, 3-6 verdict to Lexie
Castillo, Kerby and Helfer)
and 800-meter (Jackson
vided Dryden with an indi-
vidual event seventh.
2-6, 0-6 verdict to Ashlyn
McNeill at fourth singles.
Beardslee and Anna
Lootens at fourth doubles.
Malcolm, Knittel, Odett
and Kerby) relays placed
eighth as well. They were
The Dryden 800 relay
of Mitchell Gill, Cameron
Bores, Jacob Livingston Almont, Yale play to a 4-4 outcome
timed in 52.06 seconds and and Jacob Vallad placed
1:48.36, respectively. seventh as well. They were ALMONT — Almont was concerned, Maddie
Sam Peyerk, 400 dash, timed in 1:47.03. tied host Yale, 4-4, in a Robbins and Rachelle
Blue Water Area Baker dropped a 6-4, 3-6,
Conference girls’ tennis
contest last Wednesday.
In individual action,
2-6 top flight verdict to
Colleen Kinney and Sam
Chauvin; Ashley Jellison
Ian Swanger also pre- feet 3 inches; Battani, Maria Bussone netted a and Chloe Hunger fell 3-6,
vailed. They were timed long jump, 18 feet 1 inch;
6-1, 6-1 top flight win 3-6 to Brooke Edgerton
in 10:39.94. Michael Rinke, pole vault against McKenna and Kayla Halleck at sec-
Seth Helfer, long jump (10 feet) and 110 hurdles, Ferguson; Nadia Manko ond doubles; Rachel
(18 feet 11 inches) plus (20.14 seconds); Malcolm, obtained a 6-2, 6-2 victory Tietschert and Victoria
100 (11.48 seconds) and shot put, 34 feet 4 inches; over Maria Fernanda; Paige Salazar dropped a 6-3,
200-meter (24.98 sec- Martin Wigley, discus, 97 Hunger collected a 6-3, 6-2 default verdict to Halie
onds) dashes; Jackson feet 1 1/2 inches; Nathan third flight triumph against Sizemore and Jillian
Malcolm, discus, 106 feet Kerby, 200-meter dash, Kristine Silverthorn; and Korolden at third doubles;
5 1/2 inches; Battani, 300 26.02 seconds; Rinke, 300 Alexa Hanaford furnished plus Isabella Albers and
hurdles, 47.71 seconds; hurdles, 51.45 seconds; a 6-1, 6-1 win against Lydia Schlanderer fell 1-6,
and Gerard Knittel, 400- White, 800 run, 2:40; plus Jessica Fowler at fourth 0-6 to fourth doubles coun-
meter dash, 59.0 seconds; Tom Shiner, 1600 (6:23) singles. terparts Missy Dunsmore
furnished Almont’s sec- and 3200-meter (14:54) As far as doubles play and Josie Kuhlman.
onds. runs; added thirds to
Helfer, high jump, 5 Almont’s cause.
Almont gives Richmond BWAC loss
ALMONT — Almont
downed visiting Richmond,
was concerned, Maddie
Robbins and Rachelle
meter hurdles, 17.11 sec- individual firsts against 6-2, in a Blue Water Area Baker fell by a 6-3, 1-6,
onds; had the lone Capac Richmond. Conference girls’ tennis 2-6 top flight count to
first versus Yale. The Capac 1600 relay meeting on Monday, Megan Reece and Kenzie
Barker, pole vault, 10 of Robert Grant, Daniel May 7. McCloskey; Chloe Hunger
feet 6 inches; and Charlie Griffith, Barker and Aldrich In individual action, and Ashley Jellison sup-
Aldrich, 1600-meter run, also prevailed. They were Maria Bussone garnered a plied a 6-1, 6-2 triumph
5:22.89; supplied Capac’s timed in 3:51.22. 6-1, 6-1 top flight win against Keara Bruyneel
against Willow Howington; and Megan Showers at sec-
Nadia Manko posted a 6-1, ond doubles; Rachel
Cards: 6-1 victory over Ashley
Przybyl at second singles;
Tietschert and Victoria
Salazar registered a 6-2,
from page 17 Paige Hunger secured a 6-0 third flight win over
6-2, 6-3 third flight triumph Anna Mae Haden and
against Bree Sharpe; and Taryn Seja; plus Isabella
DelCampo, Rozanski
Alexa Hanaford notched a Albers and Lydia
and Gall led the way
6-1, 6-0 fourth flight win Schlanderer dropped a 3-6,
with two hits each, while
over Juliana Cieglo. 6-4, 1-6 verdict at fourth
Jared Czape, Brendan
As far as doubles play doubles.
Biggs, Andrew Hawley
and Kaplan added one
apiece to the Cardinals’
cause. Almont: Raiders second
Dalton Raymond and from page 17 DeLaCruz and Julie
Tyler Perria shared the Bungaard (fourth doubles)
pitching chores for Lex’s Ana Sanchez and paced Imlay City that day,
Hunger gained admittance taking fourth in their
Dryden. They gave up
three total hits, retired to the title tilt at third sin- respective flights.
Photo by Kevin Kissane
gles where she fell 6-7, Final BWAC
one on strikes and issued
four walks along the 6-2, 5-7 to Armada’s Standings (takes tourna-
Jessica Scopas. ment and regular season
way. Nadia Manko (second matches into account)- 1)
Ross Edson and singles) added a third to Cros-Lex; 2) Almont and
Ricky Guerrero (one Almont’s cause. Armada; 4) Yale; 5)
each) supplied Imlay Summer Stoldt (first Richmond; 6) Imlay City;
City’s hits. singles) plus Jessica and 7) Algonac.

Soccer
Spartans first, Cards second at Capac Tourney
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
TRI-CITY AREA —
The Imlay City, Dryden
and Capac soccer teams
claimed respective finishes
of first, second and fourth
last Saturday at the Capac
Tournament.
Imlay City kicked off
their title-producing run
with a 2-0 win against
USA. That was followed
by a 1-0 victory over
Dryden and a 2-0 triumph
against Capac.
Those outcomes landed
Imlay City a spot in the
championship match where
Dryden provided their
opposition.
When the final scores
were added up, Imlay City
had prevailed via a 4-2
count.
Kaylee Kaminski led
Dryden’s Jordan Peters (L) and Imlay City’s
Starr Howland (R) chase the ball in the title tilt.
Almont wins BWAC title
The Almont girls’ soccer team closed out yet another outstanding sea-
son as BWAC champions recently. It marked the third straight year that
the Raiders have earned that distinction.
Almont moves on to the title match
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
ALMONT — The
Almont girls’ soccer team
saw to it that they would
play for the Blue Water
Area Conference
Tournament title, accom-
Imlay City turns back Capac, 4-0
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
TRI-CITY AREA —
The Imlay City girls’ soccer
team downed visiting Capac,
4-0, in a Blue Water Area
Conference Tournament
clash for fifth place Monday
Capac upends Cros-Lex soccer, 3-1
CAPAC — The Capac
girls’ soccer team posted a
3-1 win against visiting
Cros-Lex in a Blue Water
Area Conference Tournament
meeting last Wednesday.
Dryden breezes past Brown City, 8-0
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
DRYDEN — Dryden
handed host Brown City an
8-0 setback in a girls’ soc-
cer game last Thursday.
In Thursday’s game,
Dryden used a 4-0 first half
advantage and a 4-0 second
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Imlay City with two goals Imlay City.
that day. Starr Howland, When the contest drew
Kaylee Rucker, Claire to a close, Imlay City had
Thibodeau, Giselle secured a 4-2 victory over
Tamayo, Katlyn Judd, Dryden.
Cecilia Michel and Kayla Kaylin Norman collect-
Louwsma (a goal each) ed five goals and Jackie
supported her performance. Perry supplied three to lead
Andrea Salcedo (three), Dryden that day. Jordan
Kaminski (two) and Judd Peters had the other
(one) furnished Imlay Cardinal goal.
City’s assists. Ally Sobek and Norman
Paris Houghten and Gia (two apiece) plus Alexis
Hart shared the goalkeep- Schuhrke and Peters (one
ing chores for Imlay City each) contributed Dryden’s
that day. They were cred- assists.
Photo by Kevin Kissane
ited with eight and two Josie Carpenter han-
saves, respectively. dled the goalkeeping
Dryden began their responsibilities for Dryden
tournament with a 1-0 loss that day. Carpenter man-
to Imlay City. That was aged 30 total saves.
followed by a 2-0 win Capac also tested their The Imlay City girls’ soccer team poses for a photo after taking first place
against USA and a 5-1 vic- soccer skills, going 1-2-1. at the Capac Tournament on Saturday.
tory over Durand. They started things off
Imlay City soccer blanks Yale, 4-0
Those lineups gained with a 4-0 win against
Dryden a championship Landmark Academy. That
game appearance versus was followed by a 2-1 loss
to Durand; a 2-0 setback to
Imlay City and a 0-0 out- By Kevin Kissane matchup it hosted last (assisted by Rucker) con-
come versus Durand. Tri-City Times Sports Editor Wednesday. tributed Imlay City’s goals.
Kristina Capistrant Kaylee Rucker (unas- Paris Houghten drew
IMLAY CITY — The sisted), Amanda Bigger the goalkeeping assignment
(two) along with Tiffany Imlay City girls’ soccer
White, Jordyn Robinson (unassisted), Claire for Imlay City that day.
team handed Yale a 4-0 set- Thibodeau (set up by Houghten finished with
and Samantha King (one back in a Blue Water Area
each) accounted for Capac’s Rucker) and Starr Howland two saves.
Conference Tournament
goals.
Dryden, Memphis notch a goal each
King (three) and Anna
Dalessandro (one) contrib-
Photo by Kevin Kissane
uted Capac’s assists.
Kristen Payne and
Haydn Hurley shared the By Kevin Kissane Kaylin Norman Dryden that day, according
goalkeeping chores for Tri-City Times Sports Editor accounted for the lone to coach John Burke.
Capac that day. They man- Dryden goal. Josie Carpenter
DRYDEN — Dryden The defense of Ally excelled as well, holding
aged 42 and four saves, tied Memphis, 1-1, in a
respectively. Sobek, Jordan Peters, down Dryden’s goalkeep-
girls’ soccer encounter it Maria Ryan and Alyssa ing responsibilities. She
hosted on Tuesday, May 8. Daoud all played well for wound up with 14 saves.
Girls’ Track
Imlay races
to seventh
in Davison
Photo by Kevin Kissane
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
Photo by Kevin Kissane
IMLAY CITY — The
Imlay City girls’ track team
generated 113 points, pav-
ing the way to a seventh
among Medium Division
entries last Friday at the
Davison Twilight Classic. Imlay City’s Sophia Rosillo competes in the
Linden (234 points) discus during last week’s meet.
took division honors.
Cameron Vaubel, high
jump, 4 feet 9 inches; led
Imlay City with a second.
Imlay City girls go 1-1
plishing the feat with a 3-1 Cafek (assisted by Sophia Rosillo, shot By Kevin Kissane LeFevere, Robin LeFevere,
victory over visiting Panduren) and Caroline put (29 feet 8 1/2 inches) Tri-City Times Sports Editor Forsyth and Winget), 1600
Armada in a semifinal Tormala (unassisted) fur- and discus (87 feet 6 inch- Sarah Hubbard, Erika
meeting last Wednesday. nished Almont’s goals. es) provided Imlay City IMLAY CITY — VanDerPloeg, Winget and
In Wednesday’s meet- Aliyah Cremeans han- with individual event Imlay City went 1-1 in a Denver) and 3200-meter
ing, Almont overcame a 1-0 dled the goalkeeping thirds. pair of Armada High (Sarah Hubbard, Sydney
halftime deficit to prevail. responsibilities for Almont. The Imlay City 1600- School-based Blue Water Kapushinski, VanDerPloeg
Alayna Panduren (set She wound up with six meter relay of McKinzie Area girls’ track matchups and Denver) relays also
up by Brandi Kautz), Madi saves. Winget, Carlee Forsyth, on Tuesday, May 8. prevailed. They registered
Erika VanDerPloeg and Pitted against the hosts, respective times of 53.6
Jessica Denver wound up Imlay City earned a 95-41 seconds, 1:52.71, 4:29.71
third as well. They were win. and 10:37.3 en route.
timed in 4:41.8. Cameron Vaubel, high Imlay City also chal-
Jessika Griewahn, shot jump, 5 feet 2 inches; lenged Cros-Lex, dropping
afternoon. had Imlay City’s goals. put, 29 feet 7 inches; gave Sophia Rosillo, shot put, 30 a 77-60 verdict.
Kaylee Kaminski led Paris Houghten and Gia Imlay City a fourth. feet 1 inch; Samantha Vaubel (high jump),
Imlay City with a pair of Hart shared the goalkeeping Winget, 400 dash, Kouri, discus, 79 feet 8 Jillian LeFevere (100
goals. The Spartans also chores for Imlay City. They 1:08.64; along with Jessica inches; Jillian LeFevere, dash), Robin LeFevere
received a goal each from managed two saves each. Denver, 800 (2:32.7) and 100 dash, 14.37 seconds; (long jump and 200-meter
Claire Thibodeau and Katlyn Kristen Payne went the 1600-meter (5:38.83) runs; Robin LeFevere, long jump dash) generated Imlay
Judd. distance in net for Capac. provided Imlay City’s (15 feet 9 inches) and 200- City’s individual event
Kaylee Rucker and She was credited with 25 fifths. meter dash (27.59 sec- firsts.
Andrea Salcedo (one apiece) saves. Forsyth, 300 hurdles, onds); Jessica Denver, 800 The Imlay City 400 and
58.78 seconds; contributed run, 2:34.65; collected 800 relays of Jillian
an individual sixth for Imlay City’s individual LeFevere, Robin LeFevere,
Imlay City. event firsts against Armada. Winget and Forsyth as well
The Imlay City 800- The Imlay City 400 as the 1600-meter relay of
Kristina Capistrant led Gaedeke and Allison meter relay team of Winget, (Jillian LeFevere, Hubbard, VanDerPloeg,
Capac with a two-goal per- Yeaskevich accounted for Forsyth, VanDerPloeg and McKinzie Winget, Carlee Winget and Denver also
formance. Lizzy Parisot Capac’s assists. Denver took sixth as well. Forsyth and Robin prevailed.
supplied the remaining Chief Kristen Payne got the They were timed in LeFevere), 800 (Jillian
2:01.11.
goal.
Ana Cardenas, Camden
win in net for Capac. She
was credited with 23 saves. Vaubel, long jump, 12
feet 4 1/2 inches; and
Herrera places at Marysville Invite
VanDerPloeg, 400 dash, By Kevin Kissane Cros-Lex (50), St. Clair
1:11.48; picked up Imlay
City’s sevenths.
Rebecca Sich, long
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
CAPAC — The Capac
(43), Clintondale (42),
Anchor Bay (41), Armada
(40), Marine City (25.5),
half edge to prevail. Sobek and Ashley Niehaus jump (9 feet 11 inches) and girls’ track team registered Port Huron High (14),
Kaylin Norman (three) registered Dryden’s 100-meter hurdles (19.85 a 14th-place showing last Marine City Cardinal
plus Jackie Perry and assists. seconds); Samantha Kouri, Friday at the Marysville Mooney (four) and Capac
Alexis Schuhrke (two each) Josie Carpenter notched discus, 73 feet 6 inches; Invitational. (two).
led Dryden with multiple- the win in net for Dryden. and Isabella Aune, 3200- Port Huron Northern Sara Herrera notched
goal efforts. Ally Sobek Carpenter finished with meter run, 14:34.36; added (142 points) paced the the lone Capac placewin-
supplied the remaining three saves. eighths to Imlay City’s field assembled. They ning performance. Her
Cardinal goal. With the outcome, cause. were followed by Yale (93 800-meter run clocking of
Jordan Peters, Claire Dryden goes to 3-0-2 in points), Marysville (82), 2:40.5 paid off with a sev-
Sobek, Cassie Leach, Ally division play. More Girls’ Track page 24 North Branch (56.5), enth.
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Obituaries
Alice M. Funk, 71, of
Emmett, passed away sur-
rounded by her loving fam-
ily Thursday, May 10,
2018 at McLaren Port
Huron Hospital. She was
born May 8, 1947 in
Almont, the daughter of
Howard and Barbara
(Rider) Bechtel. She gradu-
ated with the class of 1965
from Almont High School
then went on to attend
Eastern Michigan College
of Commerce to become a
secretary. She married her
husband of over 50 years,
David Funk, in 1967 at the
First Congregational
Church in Almont. She had
worked as a secretary for
Clawson Ford, River
District Hospital and the
City of Algonac.
Among her many
achievements, Alice was a
Girl Scout Leader, softball
coach for her daughters,
PTO officer at the elemen-
Elaine G. Nimmoth,
age 98, recently of Troy,
formerly of Imlay City,
Michigan, died Sunday,
April 29, 2018 at Sunrise
of Troy in Troy, MI.
Elaine G. Dumont was
born November 25, 1919
in Detroit, MI. She was the
daughter of the late Amil
Emmet and the late Emma
(Welsh) Dumont. She grew
up in Detroit, MI. Elaine
was a 1938 graduate of
Pontiac High School. She
also lived in Prudenville,
MI. She married Charles
John Nimmoth on
Betty Jean Walker, 82
(just shy of her 83rd birth-
day), of Findlay, Ohio and
formerly of Lapeer and
Almont, died Thursday,
May 10, 2018.
Betty was born May
13, 1935 in Romeo,
Michigan to John and
Louise (Hartway) Meggitt.
She graduated from
Almont High School, class
of 1953. Betty married
Herbert Walker on
December 13, 1954 in
North Branch. Betty and
Herbert went on to raise
five children and dote on
many grandchildren and
great-grandchildren. She
worked for K-Mart in
Emily Jane Young
passed away suddenly on
April 21, 2018, after a long
struggle with health issues,
and is at last at peace with
her Lord and Savior, Jesus
Christ.
Born April 8, 1946, in
Brown City Michigan, to
John Albert and Winnifred
Jane (Owens) Young, she
attended public school in
Imlay City, Michigan,
graduating from Imlay
City High School in 1964.
After high school, Emily
attended Olivet College,
receiving a B.A. degree
with dual majors in
History and Physical
Education in 1968. While
there, she was a member
of Alpha Lamdba Epsilon
Sorority.
After college gradua-
tion, she first taught
Physical Education at
Ithaca High School in
Ithaca, Michigan. In 1970,
she returned to Olivet,
teaching Physical
Education at Olivet
College and serving as a
coach for field hockey,
basketball, and archery.
In 1973, Emily moved to
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~ Alice M. Funk, 71 ~
tary school, coach for the
Bulldog Mascots, a mem-
ber of the First
Congregational Church
where she was the head of
the Hospitality Committee
and also sat on the
Women’s Ministries Board,
and a member of the
Daughter’s of the American
Revolution. She was very
proud of receiving the
~ Elaine G. Nimmoth, 98 ~
September 1, 1945 in
Bromerton, Washington.
They lived in the Imlay
City area for 20-plus years
at Casa Maria. She was
preceded in death by her
husband, Charles John
Nimmoth in December
1989.
She was mostly a
homemaker. As a young
woman, Elaine worked for
Sanders Dairy and Candy
Makers in Detroit, MI.
While her husband served
in the United States Navy
during World War II,
Elaine worked for the
~ Betty Jean Walker, 82 ~
Lapeer for eighteen years,
retiring in 1995. While
Betty lived in Lapeer she
attended Maple Grove
Church - more recently she
attended the Vanlue
Community Church in
Vanlue, Ohio. Betty was a
loving homemaker - caring
for her family was every-
thing to Betty.
Betty is survived by
her children, Deborah
(Dave) Smith of Troy,
Ohio, Annette (Russ)
Elchert of New Riegel,
Ohio, Roger (Sandy)
Walker of Lapeer, Harold
Walker of Imlay City and
William Walker of Almont.
Betty is also survived by
~ Emily Jane Young, 72 ~
Reno, Nevada, working for
several private sector com-
panies and the National
Judicial College. Enrolling
at the University of
Nevada, Reno, she
received a Master’s Degree
in Physical Education in
1979. She was hired by
Washoe County School
District, teaching swim-
ming in the elementary
schools and coaching high
school springboard diving,
including training several
state champions. She
taught young elementary,
At Risk, and English
Second Language students
Thumb Friend of Youth
Award and her many Blue
Ribbons she won at the
Eastern Michigan Fair for
her famous chocolate chip
cookies.
Alice loved nature
including nature drives,
deer runs and watching
birds. She collected ele-
phants as a hobby and
loved each and every one
of her over 2000 elephants.
She is survived by her
husband, David; two
daughters, Jennifer (Jim)
Leishman of Marysville
and Laura Funk of
Emmett; grandchildren
Emma and Derek
Leishman; sisters, Vernece
Bigger of Imlay City,
Audrey Rife of Spring, TX,
Victoria (Brian)
Richardson of Almont,
Gloria Lafreniere and Janet
(Mike) DiFiazio of
Milford, brother-in-law and
sister-in-law Charles and
Navy in Detroit.
Elaine enjoyed spend-
ing time at her summer
home in Houghton Lake,
MI.
She was a member of
the VFW in Roscommon,
MI and a member of
Sacred Heart Catholic
Church in Imlay City.
Elaine is survived by
her four brothers, Joe
(Jackie) Dumont of
Cadillac, MI, John
(Patricia) Dumont of
Ossineke, MI, Jim
(Carolyn) Dumont of Troy,
MI, and Martin (Sonda)
numerous grandchildren
and great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Walker was preceded
in death by her husband,
throughout the district until
2002. At that time, health
issues necessitated she
retire as a full time teacher.
Emily was a lifelong
teacher, a dedicated sup-
porter of women’s athletics
(lately women’s basketball
at the University of
Nevada), and a lover of
music. She attended as
many UNR games as her
health would allow, and
knew the players personal-
ly. She will be sorely
missed by the team. She
played trombone in high
school and college, singing
in choirs, and assisting
with student show produc-
tions.
Emily was devoted in
her belief in Jesus Christ,
was a member of Grace
Church in Reno for many
years, and lately attended
Sierra Bible Church.
Emily was a dedicated
coordinator for the Dave
Ramsey Financial Peace
University, and shepherded
many people through
classes in developing
sound financial principles.
She was preceded in
death by her parents.
Beverly Funk; two aunts;
many nieces and nephews
and great-nieces and neph-
ews.
She was preceded in
death by her parents, her
in-laws Louis and Mabel
Funk, sister Randa
Widdows, brothers-in-law
Bill Widdows and Bob
Litaker, sister-in-law
Phyllis Litaker, nephew
Mike Litaker and niece
Julie Widdows.
In lieu of flowers,
memorials may be made to
the Hospitality Committee
at the First Congregational
Church.
Funeral Service was
held Tuesday, May 15 at
the First Congregational
Church in Almont.
Arrangements were
entrusted to Muir Brothers
Funeral Home in Almont.
To sign the online
guestbook please visit
www.MuirBrothers.com.
Dumont of Freeland, MI;
and her two sisters,
Mary Bruce and Janice
Marion.
She was preceded in
death by her husband,
Charles Nimmoth; brother,
Frank (Betty) Dumont; and
her two brothers-in-law,
Roger Bruce and Jean
Marion.
A memorial service is
being held in the chapel at
10:30 a.m., Saturday, May
19, 2018 at Cadillac
Memorial Gardens East,
38425 Garfield Rd.,
Clinton Twp., MI.
Herbert Walker, in 2005;
her grandson, Richard
Walker; and her parents.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Vanlue
Community Church, 101
Main Street, Vanlue, Ohio
45890.
Visitation will be from
4-8 p.m. Monday, May 14,
2018 at Muir Brothers
Funeral Home, Lapeer.
Betty will be laid to rest
beside her husband at
Great Lakes National
Cemetery, Holly,
Michigan.
Please visit www.muir-
brotherslapeer.com to
leave a note or condolence
to Betty's family.
She is survived by her
brother, John W. (Karilyn)
Young of Battle Creek,
MI; and nephews, John C.
Young of Wilmington, NC,
Nicholas D. (Amanda)
Young of Marshall, MI;
and Kendall J., Adam J.,
and Hannah R. Young, all
of Battle Creek. She is also
survived by many cousins
and other relatives. Sadly,
she was not aware of the
addition of a great-nephew
by adoption, Brayden
(Nicholas and Amanda).
A memorial service
will be held at Sierra Bible
Church, 3195 Everett
Drive, in Reno, NV, at
1:30 p.m. on May 20,
2018. All who loved
Emily are welcome to
attend and bring their
stories of Emily to
share. In lieu of gifts
and flowers, donations
may be made in the name
of Emily Young to the
University of Nevada
Women’s Athletic Program
Scholarship Fund.
At a future date, she
will be returned and
interned with her parents
in Lewiston, Michigan.
~ James Siarkowski, 60 ~
James “Jim - Jimmy
Cheese” Siarkowski, age
60, of Almont, formerly of
Dryden, MI, passed away
surrounded by his loving
family, Friday, May 11,
2018 at his son’s home in
Almont. Jim fought a long
and hard battle against
cancer.
James William
Siarkowski was born
August 5, 1957 in Warren,
MI. He was the son of the
late Theodore and the late
Genevieve Florence
(Berlinger) Siarkowski.
He grew up in the Utica/
Shelby Twp., MI area. He
lived in Washington Twp.,
MI for a period of time
before moving his family
to the Dryden and
Metamora areas, MI where
he lived 30-plus years.
Two years ago Jim bought
a home in Lake Placid, FL
where he would spend his
winters. He was
employed as a supervisor
for Posen Construction in
Utica, MI for 30-plus years
doing road construction
and building bridges
before he retired. He went
on to work at his son’s
company, SirCo Scape in
Almont, MI, digging
ponds, building waterfalls,
landscaping, and land
development. Jim was an
extremely hard working
person, always busy build-
ing or making something.
He loved to work with his
excavator and could take a
piece of property and
make it into a masterpiece.
Jim could make a room, a
piece of old furniture, or
just about anything, beau-
tiful. He loved his children
and his grandsons. Jimmy
had a fun sense of humor
and could make you smile.
~ Sharon Madsen, 78 ~
Sharon Madsen, age
78, of Lapeer, Michigan,
died Friday, May 4, 2018
at McLaren Lapeer Region
Hospital.
Sharon Lee Kearney
was born September 6,
1939 in Lapeer, MI. She
was the daughter of the
late Clem James and the
late Myrtle Effie
(Carpenter) Kearney. She
grew up in Lapeer. Sharon
married Harry J. Madsen.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, Harry J.
Madsen, in 1993.
She was employed by
Oakdale Regional Center
for Disabilities as a patient
attendant for 30 years
before retiring.
Sharon loved to read
and watch western movies.
She was a big poker fan
and loved to play poker
with her sisters and the
boys.
She is survived by
three sons, Kurt Owen of
~ Dolly Mae Kreiner, 73 ~
Dolly Mae Kreiner, age
73, of Attica, Michigan,
died Sunday, May 6, 2018
at her home.
Dolly Mae Sievert was
born June 28, 1944 at
Michigan Selfridge Air
National Guard Base in
Harrison Twp., MI. She was
raised by her grandparents
Carl and Anna Sievert in
Mt. Clemens, MI. Dolly
was a graduate of Mt.
Clemens High School. She
lived in the Attica area
since 1972. She married
Richard Adam Kreiner on
December 21, 1989 in
Lapeer, MI.
She worked alongside
More OBITS page 24
He loved Florida and
going to the beach. Jim
will be missed dearly by
all those that knew him.
He is survived by wife
of 34 years and mother of
his children, Pamela
Morgan of Lake Orion,
MI; one daughter, Genna
Siarkowski of Lake Orion,
MI; his two sons, Ryan
Siarkowski of Almont, MI
and Ross Siarkowski of
Almont, MI; four brothers,
Benny (Janice) Reiss of
Almont, MI, Theodore
Siarkowski, Ed (Lynn)
Siarkowski of Lapeer, MI
and Joseph (Linda)
Siarkowski of Almont, MI;
his beautiful grandsons,
Kashis and Jexis
Siarkowski; his nieces and
nephews; and especially
his beloved companion,
Roscoe.
Jim was preceded in
death by his parents,
Theodore and Genevieve
Siarkowski.
Jimmy’s wish was to
be cremated. A family
memorial is being planned
for a later date.
Arrangements were
made by Muir Brothers
Funeral Home, 225 N.
Main Street, Imlay City,
MI. Please be sure to sign
our online register at muir-
brothersfh.com
Imlay City, MI, Keith
Owen of Lapeer, MI and
Kevin Owen of Lapeer,
MI; her stepson, Clay
Madsen; two stepdaugh-
ters, Patty Taylor and
Hope Murphy; and her
three sisters, Rose (Joe)
McCory of Lapeer, MI,
Mary Hauxwell of Attica,
MI and Eileen Hale of
Marlette, MI.
Sharon was preceded
in death by her husband,
Harry J. Madsen; stepson,
Rod Madsen; and her
brother, William
Kearney.
A memorial is taking
place Saturday, May 19,
2018 at 1 p.m. at Lapeer
Masonic Lodge, 1685 N.
Saginaw St., Lapeer, MI.
Funeral arrangements
were made by Muir
Brothers Funeral Home,
225 N. Main Street, Imlay
City, MI. Please be sure to
sign our online register at
muirbrothersfh.com
her husband performing
carpentry work for years.
She had worked for the 4-H
mushroom cannery in Imlay
City for several years.
Dolly liked to go to
bingo and the casinos. She
and her husband, Rick,
enjoyed traveling in the
Upper Peninsula of
Michigan.
She is survived by her
husband, Richard Kreiner;
two sons, Steven (Tina
Thomas) Braekevelt of
Capac, MI and Ken (Jackie
Wade) Braekevelt of
Detroit, MI; three grand-
Kreiner page 24
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Obituaries
Kreiner: from page 22
children, Tyler, Kenny and
Dillan; her parents-in-law,
Richard and Leota Kreiner
of Lapeer, MI; sisters and
brothers-in-law, Pam (Don)
Sawgle, Peggy (Kenny)
Walker, Dave Kopko,
Patricia Kreiner and Don
Kribs.
Dolly was preceded in
death by her parents; her
grandparents, Carl and Anna
Sievert; and her sister-in-
law, Phyllis Kopko.
A memorial is not
planned at this time.
Funeral arrangements
were made by Muir
Brothers Funeral Home, 225
N. Main Street, Imlay City,
MI.
Please be sure to sign
our online register at muir-
brothersfh.com

~ Donald Lee Deitch, 70 ~

Donald Lee Deitch, closed, they moved in Taylor Deitch, Lauryn
age 70, of Attica, Michigan 1973 to Imlay City. He Deitch, Maisie Deitch,

died Friday, December 29,
2017 at McLaren Lapeer
Region Hospital. Don was
born May 6, 1947 in Des
Moines, Iowa. He was the
son of the late Edwin Don
“Bob” and the late Carol
Loraine (Keeney) Deitch.
Don grew up in Adel, Iowa
(30-plus miles from Des
Moines). Don was a gradu-
ate of the Adel High
School, Class of 1966.
Don served in the United
States Air Force during the
Vietnam War from 1966 -
1970 at Otis Air Force
Base, Massachusetts. He
worked on the Structural
Bertha Irene Chaput on
July 5, 1969 in Moosup,
Connecticut. After military
service, they moved back
to Des Moines where he
worked at the Ford -
worked at the Ford Tractor
Plant in Romeo; which
became the Ford Engine
Plant in Romeo. When
Don retired, he was con-
nected to the Engine
Repair and Dyno-Lab as a
Technician.
Don is survived by his
wife, Bertha “Bert” Deitch
of Imlay City; four sons,
Steven Deitch of Caro, MI,
Michael (Brooke) Deitch
of Brown City, MI, Dennis
(Elly) Deitch of Imlay
City, MI and Terry
(Kimberli) Deitch of
Coldwater, MI. Also sur-
viving are a sister, Tammy
Keegan Sager, Kole Sager,
Ashlee Brown, Matt
(Nicole) Brown, Justin
(Savannah) Brown, and
Lee Brown.
Don was preceded in
death by his parents, Bob
and Carol Deitch; and a
sister, Marilyn Deitch.
Interment of Ashes and
Veteran Services is taking
place Wednesday, May 23,
2018 at 1 p.m., at Great
Lakes National Cemetery,
4200 Belford Rd., Holly,
MI. Please be sure to sign
our online register book at
muirbrothersfh.com
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By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
TRI-CITY AREA —
The Dryden girls’ track
team generated a 108-point
total and Almont wound up
with 96 en route to respec-
tive finishes of fourth and
fifth among Small Division
entries last Friday at the
Davison Twilight Classic.
Remus Chippewa Hills
(428 points) earned the dis-
tinction of division champi-
ons at meet’s end.
Rachel Vallad, shot put,
31 feet 2 1 /2 inches; led
Dryden with a second.
Hannah Weiss, 100-
meter hurdles, 18.78 sec-
onds; provided Dryden
with an individual event
third.
The Dryden 400 and
800 relays of Erin Paton,
Natalie Poirier, Erin
Boetcher and Jodie Adams
placed third as well. They
were timed in 56.17 sec-
onds and 1:59.25, respec-
tively.
Boetcher, long jump,
14 feet 7 3/4 inches; and
Caitlyn Hill, 100-meter
dash, 14.0 seconds; Teagan
Norman, 1600 run, 6:04.8;
and Alissa Hurd, 3200-
meter run, 13:51.91; col-
lected Dryden’s fourths.
Ellla Kage, 1600 run,
6:14; had a sixth for
Dryden.
Vallad, discus, 76 feet;
and Hannah Peyerk, 800-
meter run, 2:53.3; contrib-
uted Dryden’s sevenths.
Dryden also received
an eighth from Courtney
Heike, discus, 69 feet 8
inches.
Autumn Kwierant, pole
vault, 7 feet; paced Almont
with a second.
The 3200 relay of Sarah
Brown, Brianna Burchi,
Katrina Kline and Kayla
Pia wound up third. They
were timed in 13:04.
Meredith Rinke, 400-
meter dash, 1:08.11; gave
Almont an outright fourth.
Claire Taylor and
Kwierant, high jump, 4 feet
4 inches; were a part of a
five-way tie for a fourth in
their event.
Brandi Brady, 300 hur-
dles, 1:04.07; Kline, 800-
meter run, 2:53.1; and
Heather Fitchett, 3200 run,
14:21.81; contributed
Almont’s sixths.
Kwierant, 100-meter
hurdles, 19.95 seconds; and
Pia, 3200-meter run,
14:38.46; furnished
Almont’s individual event
sevenths.
The Almont 400 relay
of Brown, Taylor, Kwierant
and Brady took seventh as
well. They stopped the
watch at 59.7 seconds.
Hailey McKinney, 100-
meter hurdles, 20.02 sec-
onds; Brown, 300 hurdles,
1:05.43; and Kline, 1600-
meter run, 6:22; added
eighths to Almont’s cause.

Almont drops dual to Algonac

By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
ALMONT — Almont
dropped a 73-64 verdict to
host Algonac in a Blue
Water Area Conference
girls’ track battle on
Tuesday, May 8.
Autumn Kwierant, pole
vault, 8 feet 6 inches;
Ashley Santo, shot put (29
feet) and discus (89 feet 11
inches); Meredith Rinke,
400 dash, 1:05.16; Katrina
Kline, 800 (2:50.7) and
1600-meter (6:25) runs;
and Kayla Pia, 3200 run,
15:02.5; led Almont with
firsts.
Claire Taylor, high
jump (4 feet 6 inches) plus
long jump (13 feet 5 inch-
es) and 100-meter hurdles
(19.74 seconds); Jamie
McKelvey, shot put, 20 feet
11 inches; Rinke, 100
(13.92 seconds) and 200
dash (29.23 seconds) dash-
es; and Brandi Brady,
58.18 seconds; provided
Almont’ s seconds.
Sofija Matovska, 800-
meter run, 3:06.77; Pia,
1600 run, 6:50.53; and
Heather Fitchett, 15:55.82;
rounded out the list of
Almont placewinners with
thirds.

Capac girls drop BWAC encounters

By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
CAPAC — The Capac
girls’ track team dropped a
117-11 verdict to host Yale
and was handed a 103-32
setback by Richmond in
Blue Water Area
Conference action on
Tuesday, May 8.
Sara Herrera, 3200 run,
13:13.8; had the lone Capac
first versus Yale.
Scout Senyk, high
jump, 4 feet 2 inch; gave
Capac a second.
Sierra Withey, 400-
meter dash, 1:16.91; as
well as Lilly Rodriguez,
800 (2:46.69) and 1600
(6:07.95) runs; added
Capac’s thirds.
Emily Nestle (shot put)
and Rodriguez (800-meter
run) collected Capac’s firsts
against Richmond.
Jamy Tacklett (shot put
and discus), Withey (400
dash), Senyk (800-meter
run), Rodriguez (1600 run)
and Herrera (3200-meter
run) furnished Capac’s sec-
onds.
Capac also received
thirds from Senyk (high
jump), Gabby Lulis (shot
put), Nestle (discus) and
Withey (200 dash).

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