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Wednesday, January 27, 2016

142nd Volume - Issue No. 4

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Community shocked

Former superintendent charged with robberies in Yale, Dryden

By Maria Brown

Tri-City Times Assistant Editor

Photo by Tom Wearing

TRI-CITY AREA Shock.

Thats the sentiment in the community
since news broke on Monday that former Dryden Schools Superintendent
Tom Goulette is accused of robbing
two banks earlier this month.
Members of the Dryden Schools
community and those who know the
51-year-old Armada Township resident through his new venture as a personal trainer expressed their disbelief
on social media that the longtime educator allegedly committed these serious crimes.
Dryden Police Chief Larry Pack
said he was floored to learn the suspects identity after Goulettes arrest on
Thursday night.
I was really surprised. I was
shocked that he could do something
like this, Pack said.
Before Goulette left the district in
July of 2013, Pack said the two talked
in length about Goulettes participation
in races and marathons and his plans to
start his own business.

When Goulette stepped down
from his post as Dryden Superintendent
he had 24 years in public education
under his belt. Prior to coming to
Dryden, Goulette was a principal at
Lapeer West High School and
Armada Middle School; assistant
principal in the Bronson, Michigan
district and taught for nine years in
three districts in southwest Michigan,
in addition to being a coach. Goulette
and his daughter launched their
Just Right Fitness Solutions, L.L.C.

Residents in Almont and Imlay City remain

hooked up to the Great Lakes Water Authority,
formerly Detroit Water & Sewerage Dept.

Whats
on tap?
By Tom Wearing

Tri-City Times Staff Writer

TRI-CITYAREA The ongoing Flint water

debacle has a lot of people wondering just exactly what
that wet stuff is flowing through their faucets.
In Imlay City and Almont, municipal leaders want
to assure residents that the water running through their
taps is safe for drinking, cooking and bathing.
While the City of Flint is expected to eventually get
its drinking water from the new Karegnondi Water
Authority (KWA) pipeline, both Imlay City and Almont
opted to stay with Detroit Water & Sewerage (DWSD)
as their water source.
As a result, Imlay City Manager Tom Youatt and
Almont Village Manager Sarah Moyer-Cale share confidence that residents in their respective communities
are drinking water that is safe for human consumption.
The Village of Almont was the first of the two local
municipalities to enter into new long-term contracts
with Detroit Water.
In March 2014, the Almont Village Council inked a
30-year pact with DWSD to provide water, effective
July 1, 2015.
To meet the conditions of the new contract and current Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
(MDEQ) standards, the village was required to make
infrastructure upgrades, to include construction of a
new $650,000 water pumping station on Almont Rd.
That project was completed last June.
Prior to the deal with DWSD being struck, former
Almont Manager Oliver Turner described the old pump
station at Glover and Almont roads as having deteriorated significantly and needing frequent and costly
repairs.
At the time, Turner estimated the village could realize as much as a 20% reduction in water purchase costs
and a potential annual savings of $50,000-$60,000.
When comparing those potential savings with the
anticipated cost of having to treat KWAs raw water,
essentially eliminated that option from consideration
for village officials.
We would have had to borrow more money than is
allowable under state law, Turner said at the time.
Given the anticipated savings, recent infrastructure
upgrades and reassurances of continued quality water
from Detroit Water, Moyer-Cale believes Almonts
water is and will remain safe.
Im very confident that our drinking water is safe,
saidMoyer-Cale. Well continue to improve infrastructure (as funding allows) to be compliant with all
MDEQ criteria.
On tap page 14-A

out of their Pratt Road home that year.

Pack and Goulette were community colleagues for many years but, on
Friday, they sat on opposites sides of
the law. Thats when Pack and Lapeer
County Det./Sgt. Jason Parks interviewed Goulette at the St. Clair County
Intervention Center where hes currently being held on a $1 million bond.

Shocked page 14-A

Candidates to square off

82nd District State House hopefuls take center state Feb. 2 in Mayfield Twp.
By Catherine Minolli
Tri-City Times Editor

MAYFIELD TWP.
Candidates hoping to fill the
82nd District State House
seat thats been vacant since
last September will square off
at a forum slated for February
2 at the Mayfield Township
Hall, 1900 N. Saginaw Street.
Hosted by the Lapeer
County Tea Party, the forum
kicks off at 7 p.m. All are
welcome to attend.
Democrat
Margaret
Guerrero DeLuca of Imlay
City, Republican Gary Howell

of
North
Branch and
Libertarian
Tracy Spilker
will be center
stage in the
town
hall
style forum,
which will be
Margaret moderated by
Guerrero L a p e e r
DeLuca
C o u n t y
Circuit Court
Judge Nick Holowka.
Each candidate will have
an opportunity to respond to
questions submitted by members of the audience.

Responses will be timed, with

each candidate having equal
opportunity to state their positions.
Lapeer County Tea Party
Director Tim Lintz says the
forum is aimed at giving residents an opportunity to ask
questions
regarding the
issues they
feel strongly
about so they
can be better
informed at
voting time.
Our goal
Gary Howell is to encour-

age everyone to gather as

much information as they
can, to make informed decisions before they go to the
polls, he says. This is also
an opportunity for the candidates to tell people their plans
on how they will serve the
citizens of Lapeer County, if
elected.
Voters will head to the
Forum page 14-A

WinterFest at SevenPonds

Popular family event is Sat., Jan 30 at nature center on Crawford Rd.

By Catherine Minolli
Tri-City Times Editor

DRYDEN Break out

your winter gear and bundle
up the family for some outdoor fun at Seven Ponds
annual WinterFest planned
for this Saturday, Jan. 30 from
10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the nature
center on Crawford Road.
Throughout the day, participants young and old may
enjoy a number of activities
designed to bring families
out-of-doors this winter season.
Those interested in taking
a spin around on the ice
should bring their skates and Youngsters and adults listen in as Sacagawea
enjoy gliding along Tree Top tells story of journeys with the Lewis and Clark
Pond, which will be cleared Expedition inside nature center last year.

File photo

Local officials considered Karegnondi

but chose to remain with Detroit Water

Tom Goulette in
2013 when he
stepped down
from the superintendents post
in the Dryden
School District,
and pictured in a
recent mug shot.

During that interview police concluded

there was enough evidence to bring
additional charges in the Dryden heist.
On Sunday, Goulette was arraigned
in St. Clair Countys 72nd District
Court on one count of armed robbery
for the January 7 armed bank robbery
near Yale and on Tuesday warrants for
his arrest were signed in Lapeer County
where hes being charged with one
count each of robbery and armed robbery related to the January 8 heist at
the Oxford Bank in Dryden.
St. Clair County Sheriff investigators say Goulette walked into TriCounty Bank on North Brockway Road
on January 7 where he brandished a
gun and demanded money.
Detective Steve Rickert revealed
that the firearm used in the robbery
was apparently inoperable at the time.
Rickert declined to disclose what might
have led the suspect to commit the
crime. Goulette, he confirmed, has no
prior criminal record.
Police circulated surveillance footage of the truck used as a getaway
vehicle which ultimately led them to
pinpoint Goulette as a suspect. Rickert
said the age and color of the Chevrolet
caught the attention of one tipster.
There arent a whole lot of those
trucks anymore, Rickert said.
Surveillance images from inside
the bank were also at their disposal but
Rickert said since the robber wore a ski
mask during the incident, investigators
felt it was pointless to release those to
the media.

Seeing red

Road work ahead

Almont High School seniors

host Red Out for heart health,
...see page 3-A

Imlay City officials identify

Almont Ave. for repair work,

...see page 13-A

for ice skating. Also on Tree

Top Pond, visitors can enjoy
old-fashioned ice cutting
demonstrations with authentic tools.
Hot dogs and chips will
be served near the nature center building, and a campfire
will be available for participants to warm up or roast
marshmallows and enjoy hot
chocolate.
Snowshoeing with the
centers snowshoes will interest one and all as well, says
Seven Ponds Naturalist Lois
Rheaume.
Many inside activities
are also planned to help folks
warm up, Rheaume says.
WinterFest page 14-A

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By Maria Brown

Tri-City Times Assistant Editor

TRI-CITY AREA
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will be spared from further
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that charges have been leveled after an extensive corruption investigation.
According to media out-

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Tri-City Times Staff Writer

ALMONT As members of Almont High Schools

National Honor Society,
Lizzie Rinke, 18, and Heidi
Theisen, 17, take their responsibility for serving fellow students and the community very
much to heart.
For the past two years, the

high school seniors have

helped organize the high
schools Red Out Day, an
annual event to increase
awareness of heart disease
and stroke; most particularly
as they impact women.
In conjunction with 2016
Wear Red Day scheduled
Friday, Feb. 5, Lizzie and
Heidi are rallying their classmates and entire Almont com-

Association.
As a matter of note, last
years Wear Red Day fundraiser at the high school raised
more than $1,200 for heart
research and public awareness campaigns.
Were hoping to match
or even surpass that amount
this year, said Lizzie. This
event is a good way to bring
attention to heart disease, and
its going to be a lot of fun. The girls will be selling Red-Out t-shirts and
In addition to asking all bracelets at both basketball games Friday, Feb. 5,
attendees to wear red, Lizzie with all proceeds going to the Heart Association.
and Heidi will be selling Red
Out Day t-shirts for $10 and
bracelets, which cost $5.
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American Heart Association.
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This is a good and fun
Friday, February 12, 2016 from 6pm to 9pm
way to raise awareness and
money for a good cause, said
Join an interactive silent
Lizzie.
journey set up in St. Cornelius
For those who would like
Church. Visit individual
to make a donation but are
stations
contemplating and
unable to attend the basketmeditating
on the events of
ball games on Friday, Feb. 5,
Jesus
final
days and
checks may be mailed to or
His
resurrection.
dropped off at Almont High
School.
It will be a time to shut out the noise and distractions
The checks should be
of everyday life and to quiet our souls and listen to the
made out to the American
Spirit of God. What a perfect way to begin our Lenten
Heart Association, while speJourney! All are welcome, please take note the journey
cifically noting Almont High
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For questions or more
[email protected] for more info.
information, call the Almont
High School office at 810St. Cornelius Catholic Church 3834 N. Mill Street in Dryden
798-8595.

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munity to attend both the girls

and boys varsity basketball
games versus Algonac on that
evening.
The girls game begins at 6
p.m., to be followed by the
boys game at 7:30 p.m.
We think its important
to remind everyone about the
importance of taking care of
your hearts, said Lizzie. We
are asking everyone to wear
red and come out in support
of this fundraiser to benefit
the
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Substance use counselor to

visit senior center monthly
By Catherine Minolli
Tri-City Times Editor

IMLAY CITY A new

service will be available for
seniors in the community
who may struggle with a substance use disorder.
The Alcohol Information
and Counseling Center, a
division of the Lapeer County
Health Department, is providing therapist Ryan Smith for
monthly counseling at the
Imlay City Senior Center.
Smith is a master level
social worker and certified
alcohol and drug counselor.

He will be available for questions and concerns from visitors at the center, along with
presenting workshops and
other informational material
during his visits.
Topics Ryan may cover
include proper disposal of
unwanted or expired medications, how addiction affects
the family, signs and symptoms of alcohol and/or drug
abuse, and how seniors play a
part in the community regarding addiction.
Ryan is authorized to
make direct referrals to pro-

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Agribusiness forum Jan. 29 in Marlette

Tri-City Times Staff Writer

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Prosecutor credits border officers

for thwarting registered sex offender

Imlay City man now facing 26 counts of CSC

By Maria Brown

Tri-City Times Assistant Editor

LAPEER COUNTY
Prosecutor Tim Turkelson
credits officers at the Blue
Water Bridge for being alert
when they encountered Roger
Reid, an Imlay City man, last
month. If they hadnt been
vigilant, a 15-year-old girl
Reid allegedly lured from her
Detroit home could still be
living with the convicted sex
offender.
Homeland Security officers did a great job,
Turkelson said of the federal
agents who stopped Reids
vehicle at the bridge when he
accidentally attempted to
cross into Canada.
Turkelson said Reid, 49,
got turned around as he
tried to return home after visiting a Port Huron-area
Walmart store on December
13. The minor was with Reid
and officers asked to see both

of their IDs
during the
stop. When
she couldnt
produce
a
drivers
license
or
anything similar, claimed
Roger
to be clearly
Reid
older
than
she was and
Reids name appeared on the
states sex offender registry,
officers separated the two for
questioning.
Thats where the investigation took off, Turkelson
said.
The victim in this case is
clearly a runaway and troubled but he (Reid) took advantage of that.
Investigators say the two
met via social media, formed
a relationship and when she
chose to leave her home, Reid
offered to pick her up. The
girl was reported missing by

her mother.
The teen had been living
with Reid for several months
when they made that fateful
trip to Port Huron. Turkelson
said the girl apparently met at
least one of Reids family
members during her stay in
Imlay City but, for some reason, that encounter didnt
raise any concerns for the
adult in question even though
hes a registered sex offender.
Its alleged that Reid
provided the teen with
marijuana in exchange for
sex.
Reid has since been
charged with 26 counts of
criminal sexual conduct,
among several other counts.
Hes been bound over to stand
trial in Circuit Court.
Turkelson said investigators are looking to learn more
about Reids prior conviction
on second degree criminal
sexual conduct charges that
date back to 2002.

The victim in this case was clearly a runaway and

troubled, but he (Reid) took advantage of that
--Lapeer County Prosecutor Tim Turkelson

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Refunding of school bonds reaps savings

By Tom Wearing

Tri-City Times Staff Writer

ALMONT School
officials report that the district will realize a savings of
$912,395 in interest costs by
refunding outstanding bonds
issued in 2006.
According to language
included in a press release,
the Almont School Board
was able to sell its 2016
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refunding bonds and to pay
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The $912,395 savings
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years.
Before selling the 2016
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credit quality rating.
The press release referred
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good income levels, strong
per-capita market value and
good available general fund

reserves.
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interest rates that met the
goals of the district, said
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managing director. It resulted in a nice savings that will
be passed on to the district
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Area women inspired

by fellow marathoner
Local contingent joins 20,000 other
runners at 2016 Disney Marathon
By Tom Wearing

Tri-City Times Staff Writer

ALMONT Longdistance running has become

a way of life for local friends
and fitness buffs, Sue Mott
and Denise Garner of Almont
and Carolyn Plunkett of
Dryden.
In recent years, the 50ish women have competed
in numerous 5-K fundraisers
and competitions of varied
distances in Charlevoix,
Chicago, Las Vegas and
Mackinac Island.
Many of those events
were held in support of local

causes and organizations,

including: the Leukemia &
Lymphoma Society, Homes
for our Troops, American
Foundation for Suicide
Prevention, Alexs Lemonade
Stand Foundation, ASPCA
and others.
Mott said such events
provide ample motivation and
opportunity for maintaining
their running regimen.
She pointed out that the
women share a passion for
running, which often involves
helping others.
We really enjoy running
together, Mott noted. We all
run at about the same pace

and like chatting about a lot

of the same things.
We meet every Saturday
and Sunday morning and run
anywhere from five to 16
miles. Our main routes are
around Almont.
We like each others
company and look forward to
our runs, she continued.
And we help keep one another motivated.
The trio recently took on
a high-profile running challenge, when they participated
in the 2016 Disney Marathon
in Orlando, Florida on January
6-10.
It was the fourth time
Mott had competed in the
event, and the second and
first times for Garner and
Plunkett, respectively.

Photo by Tom Wearing

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Photo by Tom Wearing

The local trio of Mott, Garner and Plunkett have made short- and long-distance
running part of their daily and weekly routines. They often run to help others.
his name is Cedric King, a
U.S. Army retired master sergeant, who is a decorated hero
and a double amputee as a
result of injuries sustained in
combat in Afghanistan.
He was able to complete
the 26.2-mile race despite his
disability, she continued. It
really made us realize that if it
was hard for us to run a marathon with our good legs
what must it be like for him?
He was quite an inspiration to us.
So whats next on the
agenda for the local runners?
They may compete in an
upcoming 10-miler in Port
Huron, if its not too cold,
Mott said.
Weve already signed up
for the Detroit Free Press
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October, she said. The Crim
race in August is another
favorite. But other than that,
we dont have anything
scheduled yet.
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She noted there are always
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Mott alluded to a fellow
competitor at the Disney
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Almont council opts

to switch attorneys
Resolution issued to repeal PA 269 signed by Gov. Snyder
ALMONT

The
Almont Village Council last
Tuesday, Jan. 19, agreed to
hire new legal representation.
Village Manager Sarah
Moyer-Cale said the council
voted to hire Michael Gildner,
who has offices in Flint and
Lapeer, to serve as the new
village attorney.
Gildner will succeed
Brian Garner, a partner at
Lapeer-based
Taylor,
Butterfield,
Howell,
Churchill, Jarvis & Garner.
The council felt Mr.
Gildner will be a better fit for
the Almont community and
better able to meet our needs,
Moyer-Cale said. Ive
already had the opportunity to
work with him (Gildner) and
hes doing a very good job.
Moyer-Cale said Gildner
will be paid at the rate of
$125 per hour, which is consistent with the fees charged

According to the resolution language approved by

the Almont Village Council,
the law places an immediate
gag order on entities with ballot questions on the March 8,
2016 ballot, and every election thereafter.
Because the new law
bans only communication on
local ballot issues, it creates
inconsistent treatment of
statewide ballot questions
versus local initiatives.
The council noted that the
new language brings into
question the laws constitutionality and legality, including a possible ban on freedom
of speech.
In other business:
The council agreed to
pay Moyer-Cales costs to
attend Februarys week-long
Zoning Administrator program sponsored by the
MSUExtension Service. The
$800 cost will be reimbursed
by the villages insurance carrier.

Photo by Mark Sosnowski

by other local municipal

attorneys.
The council also voted to
switch labor attorneys, agreeing to hire Howard L.
Shiffman of Birmingham.
Shiffman, who replaces
Tim Ferrand, also provides
legal representation for the
County of Lapeer, including
the Lapeer County Road
Commission.
Repeal Public Act 269
In another matter, the
council passed a resolution
calling for the immediate
repeal of new language related to Public Act 269, which
was recently signed into law
by Gov. Rick Snyder.
The new law prohibits
any public body, or persons
acting for the public body,
from using public funds or
resources for the purpose of
communicating any information to the electorate regarding a ballot question to appear
on the ballot within 60 days
of an election.

By Tom Wearing

Tri-City Times Staff Writer

Royal Raiders
This years Almont High School Snowcoming Court features (front) Katie
Smith, Elizabeth Rinke and Abigail Johnson; (back) Jacob Wedemeyer,
Nick Terry and Tom Lulgjuraj. The Raiders hoopsters will take on the visiting Armada Tigers on Friday, Jan. 29, starting at 7:30 p.m. The high
schools 2016 Snowcoming Dance takes place on Saturday, Jan. 30.

Council is now requiring builders to

acquire $2,000 performance bond

tion deposit for new residential construction.

The bond and deposit will
be required prior to the issuance of a building permit and
be subject to inspection by the
Almont DPW.
Village Manager Sarah
Moyer-Cale alluded to recent
damage caused to villageowned utilities at the site of
the Drakeshire Farms subdivision off Kidder Road.
She cited damage to vil-

By Tom Wearing

Tri-City Times Staff Writer

ALMONT The village

has established a new fee
schedule to compensate for
damages caused by work
crews during the construction
of new housing.
Specifically, the village
will now require contractors to
obtain a right-of-way permit
to include a $2,000 performance bond and $100 inspec-

lage-owned curb-stops, manholes and driveways as the

councils motivation for establishing the new fee schedule.
We didnt have good
safeguards in place to recoup
costs associated with damage
to village property during construction, said Moyer-Cale.
If they break something and
dont fix it, the performance
bond money can be applied to
the repair costs.
She noted that when
Almont DPW workers are
required to make repairs to
damaged property, the perfor-

mance bond will include the

cost of labor, fringe benefits,
materials and equipment used,
along with an additional 20%
service fee.
The official fee schedule
will also include a $50 inspection fee and $25 reinspection
fee. The new fee schedule
takes effect Feb. 1, 2016.
This is a matter of cost
savings and efficiency and to
ensure that repairs are made
and that our utilities remain in
good working order, said
Moyer-Cale.
She added that construction at Drakeshire Farms has
slowed in recent weeks,
although the site appeared to
be active during the month of
December; the likely result of
unseasonably warm temperatures.
Construction has been
brisk at Drakeshire Farms in
the past two years, where 112
home construction sites were
originally available.
Many of those sites are
now occupied, with construction ongoing on numerous
other sites.

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Village to adjust fees for damage

New construction has been ongoing at the

Drakeshire Farms subdivision, located off of
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District to switch from

diesel to gas for buses

Board approves a new leasing

arrangement with Holland Bus
By Tom Wearing

Tri-City Times Staff Writer

ALMONT Almont
School Board members
want to take advantage of
the currently low gasoline
prices.
On Monday, Jan. 25, they
voted to transition from diesel
to gasoline to power its fleet
of school buses.
Schools Supt. Joe Candela
pointed out that the district

has entered into a new

$173,000 per-year lease
agreement with Holland Bus
Company.
Under the terms of the
lease, Holland Bus will provide the district with 16 new
gasoline-powered
buses,
including one outfitted with a
lift to accommodate students
with physical disabilities.
Candela said leasing the
buses is the most affordable
option for transporting stu-

dents, while maintaining the

highest possible safety standards for drivers and bus riders.
Those buses would cost
us about $85,000 apiece to
purchase them outright, said
Candela. Thats a huge cost.
Leasing is the best way to
go.
In another matter, the
school board agreed to
appoint fellow board member
John Miles as the districts
new drama club teacher.
Miles will succeed longtime drama teacher, Lynda
Pinsoneault, who recently

announced her retirement.

John (Miles) has a lot of
experience in this area and we
think hell do a very good job
for us, said Candela.
In other business:
School board members
agreed to accept the enrollment of four new students
through the Schools of Choice
program.
The board scheduled its
annual superintendent evaluation session for Monday,
Feb. 22, in advance of board
workshops expected to take
place in late February and
early March.

Wallet missing for three days

found with contents fully intact

IMLAY CITY Sue

Sam was having one of those
daysexcept she didnt know
it until a few days later.
The longtime Goodland
Twp. resident and acclaimed
nature photographer was
rushing around doing errands,
one of which included a stop
at the Kroger store.
It was Saturday, Jan. 9th
and she and her husband, Joe
were making the rounds.
After picking up groceries, Sue and Joe stopped to
visit a friend. That was it for
their weekend travels. Once
they returned back home, Sue
stayed put because she had
nothing on the agenda until
the following Tuesday.
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were the guests of Senator Mike Green
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Wednesday, January 22, for Governor Rick
Snyders State of the State address. Howell, a
longtime area municipal attorney, lives and
farms in North Branch.

By Maria Brown

Tri-City Times Assistant Editor

Photo by Joe Sam

Tri-City Times Editor

set in.
I had no reason to go into
my purse until Tuesday. Then
I realized my wallet was missing, Sue says. Thought I
might have left it in the car.
Nope. Jacket? Nope. Jeans?
Nope.
The little bit of panic
begins to grow when Joe
checks his coat for the wallet
and comes up empty.
More panic as the Sams
scour the house to no avail.
I called my friend to see
if Ihad left it there, Sue
says. Nope.
Sue began to mentally
retrace her steps since the last
time she remembered using
her wallet. It was that Saturday
at the Kroger storean entire
three days ago.
Without much hope of
retrieving the wallet, Sue

A capitol experience

Final claim against

Lapeer Grain okayed

Honest gesture
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Goodland Twp. resident Sue Sam with wallet

turned in at Kroger store by honest stranger.
called the store. She was
amazed when she learned
they had her wallet.
I was so relieved that my
wallet was there, she says.
We drove into town to pick it
up and I am pleased to report
everything was in the wallet;
money, credit card, drivers
license, insurance cards, all
of it!
Sue was thrilled that she
didnt have to go through the
trying ordeal of replacing her

ID and cancelling credit cards

and whatnot. She was also
bolstered by the kind and
honest gesture of whomever
it was that found her wallet
and turned it in, contents
untouched.
With so much negative
in the news, I felt that whoever turned my wallet into
Kroger lost and found, completely intact, deserved
acknowledgment and a big
thank you, she says.

TRI-CITY AREA
One final claim from a former
Lapeer Grain customer was
submitted to the Farm
Produce Insurance Authority
(FPIA) just before the one
year deadline.
Jennifer Holton, Michigan
Department of Agriculture
and Rural Development
spokesperson, said November
18 was the last day of eligibility to file claims under the
FPIA. One producer sought
funds for $55,029 in produce
never paid by the former
Lapeer County-based elevator.
Holton said the FPIA
board approved the claim at a
meeting in December, bringing the total claim amount to
$3,570,458 million as submitted by 112 producers.
State officials confirmed
Lapeer Grain found them-

selves in financial trouble in

the fall of 2014 when their
lender suspended the companys line of credit and the
company was forced to fold.
All but the Imlay City facilities have since been sold and
Holton said she has no new
information on the status of a
purchase agreement that was
pending late last year.
In March 2015, the FPIA
approved nearly $3.9 million
in claims. Within one months
time, the fund had paid out
$3.3 million. Producers also
had the option of pursuing
independent legal action
against the company.
Since October, the FPIA
has been collecting twotenths of one percent from all
grain sold in an effort to build
up its fund. Due to the Lapeer
Grain bankruptcy, the authoritys fund balance dropped
below the $3 million mark,
making it necessary to reinstate the assessment.

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Our Opinion
Local issues have
greatest impact on daily life

eteran staff writer Tom Wearings story on

Imlay Citys ongoing improvements to
their water control system was a real page
turner, right? Well, maybe not, but in light of
the municipal water crisis in Flint which has
crossed over into the global arena Toms
story about the rather mundane issue of water
control systems offers an outstanding illustration that the things with the greatest potential
to impact our daily lives happen on a local
level.
As a next-door neighbor to Flint, we have
been able to watch the crisis unfold over the
past two years. It was widely reported when
the city made the switch from the Detroit
Water system to the Flint River in April of
2014, and local newspapers and radio stations
continued to cover issues as they arose almost
immediately. In other words, the crisis did not
happen in a vacuum, and because of a continued lack of competency and concern on behalf
of state officials, what began as a local concern
has morphed into a subject of national interest.
What happens on a local level during the
course of conducting municipal business
whether routine or unexpectedmay not make
for the most compelling reading, but it is business that has the potentially greatest impact on
day-to-day life in our communities. Whether
its improvements to the infrastructure or tax
abatements for new or existing businesses,
these are the items that are decided by our
local elected and appointed officials; items
which are paid for by our tax dollars, and
therefore of public concern.
We are fortunate to live inand report
oncommunities that are proactive when it
comes to quality of life issues such as clean,
affordable water and safe, reliable infrastructure. Whether its a street millage to fix the
deteriorating roads or infrastructure projects to
replace aging water and sewer lines, the steps
that local municipalities are taking to ensure
the public health are reported here in each
issue.
As always, you can continue to count on
Tri-City Times for continued coverage of area
municipal meetings, and decisions and events
that affect every day life in the community.
They may not always be the most riveting stories, but history proves that its always those
stories that have the greatest potential to
impact the quality of life in the communities
we serve.

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From Our Readers

Anti-strike law unfair for teachers

I just read an article that
explained how a judge has
ordered Walmart to reinstate
16 employees who were fired
after protesting over working
conditions. The judge said
that it ...was wrong to discipline employees who were
absent from work because of
the demonstrations. I am
confused about why it is lawful for one group of people to
strike in this country, but in
Michigan we have a law that
states that one particular

group of people, teachers,

cannot strike without imposing huge fines. How can this
be constitutional?
In addition, I am confused
about why Senator Phil
Pavlov (R-St. Clair) is ignoring the reasons the Detroit
Public School (DPS) teachers
have had recent sick-outs and
instead he has introduced
even more anti-strike bills.
Has he not taken the time to
visit these Detroit classrooms
to see what conditions the

ver the past couple of

months Ive been enjoying an email exchange with a
new friend. A former Dryden
resident who moved to Texas
years ago, Jim Toles still
reads his hometown newspaper online.
Jim is
one of
those forwardthinking
individuals. In his
early 80s,
he is technological
ly adept
and com
puter literate. My
dad was the same way. The
minute he knew the technology was therein his world
it started with CAD
(Computer Aided Design)
he took classes to learn about
it and upgraded the equipment at his machine shop to
keep up with the times.
Doing so earned him
lucrative contracts for his
state-of-the-art precision
manufacturing. The kind that
is defined in fractions of
fractions. The kind of precision that is required in the
aerospace industry. The kind
of perfection that was sought
out by NASA for an Apollo
space mission, for which my
dads companyWorld
Manufacturingmade a precision part.
Later, well after his
retirement in the late 1980s,
Dad took on the desktop,
emailing information and
articles he thought wed ben-

efit from, and even creating

personalized greeting cards
for us.
Jim first emailed me after
one of my columns about the
Todd Courser debacle. Still
in touch with Michigan politics, Jim was just as disgusted as I with Coursers narcissistic machinations and lack
of personal responsibility,
and he appreciated my take
(however personal on my
part) on the debacle.
Over the course of a few
email conversations, Jim
began to share some fun and
interesting stories with me
from back in the day in
Dryden. They are so compelling, and humorous at times,
that Id like to share them
here. Some of the names are
still recognizable, as their are
iconic in the Dryden area. All
of the stories are those that
could only come from the
kind of small town living we
continue to enjoy.
I hope youll appreciate
Jims stories as much as I do.
Im going to start with my
favorite of them all:
This story is very close
to my heart, Jim begins.
Heres the rest:
When I was a senior in
high school, my grandpa
gave me his car. It was a
1937 Pontiac, 12 years old
but only had 31,.000 miles,
on it. He was retired from
Pontiac Motor Co., and had
ordered the car and watched
it being built. He loved the
car, but said he was getting
to old to drive. One problem
for me: No radio. So I got an
old radio from my dad and
put it in the car. I used to

children are exposed to daily?

Has he not talked with DPS
teachers to hear that many of
these students require extra
help and large class sizes do
not allow for this to happen?
After the poor decision
making in Flint recently, one
would think that our Michigan
legislators would have learned
to listen when people are
speaking up. Instead of working on toughening anti-strike
laws against one group of
people (teachers). I am hop-

ing the other legislators, especially the ones on the

Education Committees, are
going to look into what is
being said and work on solving the very real problems at
Detroit Public Schools. The
problems are not the teachers
who are speaking up, just like
the problems in Flint were not
the people who spoke up.
Smart people learn from their
mistakes.
Katherine A. Goeschel
Avoca

Bad things happen when good people do nothing

It is said that there was a

church in Nazi Germany in
the 1940s. It was situated
along a railroad track. Every
Sunday, during services, a
train would pass by hauling
Jews in cattle cars to their
final solution. The screams
and cries of those individuals
would fill the sanctuary of
that church. The people came

to realize that if they began

to sing, the noise from these
cars could be drowned
out. When that was not adequate they began to sing
louder until the cries could
no
longer
be
heard.
Repeatedly, every Sunday,
the worshippers would
begin their singing knowing
the time this train would

pass by.
Are we also, with full
knowledge that our tax dollars go to fund the experimentation on and extermination
of unborn babies, just as culpable as the men and women
who passed the recent hideous funding bill? Do we not
share in the guilt as if we held
the instruments ourselves that

are used to silence the

unborns life? Maybe if we
just sang a little louder we
could deafen the helpless
cries that ascend to the throne
of Almighty God. Bad things
happen when good people do
nothing.
Respectfully submitted,
Ron Hendrix
Imlay Twp.

Generous support for Millsap Memorial Garden

A generous anonymous
supporter of the April Millsap
Memorial Garden in Armada
has agreed to match donations up to $2,000. They have
also agreed to extend this
offer during the month of
January.
Please keep Aprils family and friends in your thoughts
during her birthday month,
and as the trial begins
We are a 501(c)3, non-profit
organization, so your donation is tax deductible.
Donate online at aprilmillsapmemorialgarden.weebly.com/store/c1/Featured_
Products.html,
through
GoFundMe at www.gofundme.com/aprilmillsapgarden
or by mail, payable to: April
Millsap Memorial Garden,
1523 Northampton Rd,
Kalamazoo, MI 49006.
These funds will be put
towards installing a watering
well at the garden, along with
ongoing maintenance.
Thank you for your support, and a huge thank you to

our anonymous benefactor!

Sincerely,
Committee for
April Millsap Memorial
Garden
Armada
Editors note: Fourteenyear-old April Millsap of

pick up my girlfriend, Mabel

Young, go out in the boonies
and park and smooch.
Another problem: The radio
would run the battery down
so we had to park on a hill
so we could coast down to
start the car.
Well 67 years and a lot of
miles later we are still
smooching, but we dont have
to park on a hill anymore...
Gotta love it. Jim was
(and still is) a lucky guy...as
the next story illustrates.
Cat, this is a story of the
law in Dryden in 1949.
Dryden had one lawman,
the City Marshal Bill
Pickelman. He didnt own a
car and couldnt drive. The
Sheriff Department had no
patrol then. For police in
town you had to call the
State Police in Romeo. It
would take them about 20
minutes to get there. I was a
senior in high school and
had a car, as did a few other
kids. We would hang out in
the Shell gas station. After 10
p.m., the town was pretty
quiet at that time. On the
main 4 corners there was a
flag pole where the stop light
is now. We would get about 3
cars and chase each other
around the flag pole and see
how fast we could go before
someone spun out. Then we
would race up an down Main
street and drive up and down
the sidewalks until someone
called the State Police. One
of the high school girls
worked the telephone office
in evening. She would come
out on the porch of the telephone office and flag one of

Armada was found dead in

2014 in the woods near the
popular Macomb Orchard
Trail where she was walking
with her dog. The suspect in
her murder, James VanCallis,
is currently on trial in
Macomb County. VanCallis,

34, of St. Clair County is

being tried on charges of
first-degree premeditated
murder, felony murder, kidnapping and assault with
intent to commit sexual penetration in Aprils July 24,
2014 death.

New theatre education program

The Center for the Arts of
Greater Lapeer, Inc. is proud
to be a recipient of a National
Endowment for the Arts
Grant for the creation of a
new Theater Education program.
The Theater Education
program will host classes and
workshops, taught by theater
professionals. The classes are
aimed at school age children
and the workshops are for
high school students and
adults. The workshops and
classes are for anyone that
has an interest in theater and
a desire to learn more, no previous theater experience is

Unique stories exemplify small town living

www.tricitytimes-online.com

us down and tell us someone

called the police. We would
all clear out of town and
when the police got there all
was quiet.
That ones hard to top,
but here is another of my
(and Jims) favorites:
Here is a story for you.
In the fall of 1945, I
started in a very small and
poor Dryden High School. I
went out for football. We had
11 players and no coachwe
could not afford one. A fellow who had graduated a
couple of years before,
Nelson Mulholland, acted as
our coach. Our quarterback
Dick Matthews weighed 98
pounds. In mid-season, we
played Memphis. Don Muir
broke his ankle. We had to
quit and go home because we
had no one to replace him.
We talked Larry Trott into
joining the team to finish the
season. We didnt win a
game; we didn't make a
touchdown all season, but we
had a lot of fun. The next
year Dryden consolidated
with Metamora an we had
22 players. Thank you for
listening to me I like reminiscing about growing up
in Dryden. My spelling may
not be all that, as its been a
long time since I went to
school!
Not only is your spelling
all that, Jim, so are your stories. I am grateful for the
opportunity to share them.
Keep em coming,
please. Stories are what
were all about. Id love to
hear from you, too.
Email Catherine at
[email protected].

necessary.
The first workshop is
Hair and Make-Up Design
for the Stage, taught by the
Hair and Make-Up Designer
for Milwaukee Repertory
Theater, Lara Dalbey. Lara
has over twenty-five years of
experience working in the
professional theater. She has
designed wigs and make-up
for theater, opera and histori-

cal museums. The workshop

is split into two parts, the first
session for Stage Make-Up
will be held on February 3,
and the second session for
Hair and Wigs is on February
4. Both sessions run two
hours starting at 6 p.m.
Snacks and beverages provided. Cost of each workshop
Center page 11-A

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ICCS bowling success

Imlay City Christian
School would like to thank
Hideaway Lanes for their
wonderful hospitality in
allowing us to have our bowling/chili fundraiser at their
bowling alley on January
23rd. We had a wonderful
turnout of bowlers and everyone had such a great time.
Wed like to give a special thanks to the many area
businesses for their generous
support by sponsoring lanes
for the day. We appreciate
your support and thank you
again: Helena, Atkins,
Kampman & Smith Attorneys

&
Counselors,
United
Automotive, Hunters Creek
Club, Hoeksema family,
Pirrone Produce, Greenstone
Farm Credit, Knust Feed
Center, Michigan CAT,
Willow Row Farms, LLC,
Schoenherr Produce, Toyo
Seat USA Corp., Insurance
Services LMC.
The event was a success
and wed like to say thank
you to all who supported and
continue to support ICCS.
Blessings,
Imlay City Christian
School
Imlay City

Blood donor emergency

The American Red Cross
has an emergency need for
blood and platelet donors.
Severe winter weather since
Jan. 1 has forced the cancellation of more than 300 blood
drives across 20 states, resulting in more than 9,500 donations uncollected, further
depleting an already low winter supply. Blood donation
appointments can be quickly
and easily scheduled by using
the Red Cross Blood Donor
App, visiting redcrossblood.

org or calling 1-800-RED

CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
Blood products are being
delivered to hospitals as
quickly as donations are coming in. Eligible donors are
urged to make an appointment to give blood or platelets now and help ensure
blood products are available
for patients locally, and across
the country, including areas
severely impacted by winter
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Farm fresh to your door:

a local dairy delivers
All the Liblong day...

Photo provided

stays around the more likely

it is to be contaminated and
thus, harmful to people.
The process of pasteurization solved that problem.
Pasteurization is used to
kill harmful microorganisms
by heating the milk for a
short time and then immediately cooling it. That eliminates 99.999% of bacteria in
milk, rendering it safe to
drink for up to three weeks if
continually refrigerated.
Today, most people have
to hop in the car and drive to
a store to pick up a carton of
milk. Its often on my honeydo list. But time was when
the milk came to you, delivered by a friendly milk
man. So it was in Almont
and the surrounding area in
the early 1940s to the mid
60s.
In 1940, after managing
a dairy farm, George Ebeling
established Ebeling Dairy in
Almont. George built a
building at 117 School
Street, where the American
Legion is today. The only
competition at the time was a
small dairy in Imlay City.
George installed pasteurization equipment and later a
homogenizing process so his
dairy had the freshest milk
possible.
George himself worked
in the dairy running the milk
through the processing and
inserting the precious liquid
into sterile glass bottles
sealed with an airtight paper
cap with the companys
name printed on it.
Meanwhile, he hired
some good men to help with
the operation. Over the years,
Lewis Ward, Jr., Homer
Bassett, Charlie Hahn, Walt
Striber and Howard Boomer
joined the team as well as
Jerry Ebeling in the summer.
Kathleen Ebeling, Georges
wife, kept the books and son,
Dwight, worked nights and
weekends while going to
school.
Some of the men would
drive trucks to local area
farms and collected the raw
milk in large steel containers
which they took back to the

Ebelings Almont Dairy Bar at 117 School Street.

Every fresh bottle of milk

was sealed with this cap.

Ebelings men picked up

milk from local farmers
in these cans.

Photo provided

Authors note: What

prompted this column was
reconnecting, through a
mutual friend, with Dwight
Ebeling, Almont High School
Class of 54 and MSU 58.
Dwight
brought
eight-yearold me a
pennant
from the
1956 Rose
Bowl, won
by
Rick Liblong Michigan
State. That
was the
catalyst I needed to become
a life-long Spartan. Dwight
and his bride, Judy, whom he
met on the Rose Bowl trip,
both still bleed green and
live in Massachusetts.
The cow is of the bovine
ilk; one end is moo, the other
milk. --Ogden Nash
ow many times did you
hear your mom say,
Drink your milk. Its good
for you? And how often did
you dunk an Oreo or other
cookie in a glass of milk?
We learned to do that with
graham crackers in kindergarten! Its still one of lifes
pleasures.
Milk, of course, has been
used as sustenance by
humans since a few thousand
years BC. When the United
States was mostly a rural
country, nearly every family
had at least one cow to provide milk. My grandparents
kept one during the
Depression. But as the country became more urbanized
and people moved to communities it became harder to
keep a cow. They require
space, lots of food and make,
well, pies as well as milk.
So cows were herded into
dairy farms where they could
produce milk on a large
scale. But that revealed
another problem. How to get
the milk to the consumer
while it was safe to drink?
Going directly from cow to
consumer was easy. But from
cow to farmer to market to
consumer was more complicated. The longer raw milk

Sundogs and
bright spots

George Ebeling giving Girl Scouts a tour of the

dairy.
dairy on School Street for
processing. Other men then
loaded the finished product
onto delivery trucks and proceeded on their daily routes.
Howard Boomer told me
recently that nothing could
stop the mailmanor the
milk man from the swift
completion of their appointed rounds. It didnt matter
how much snow, rain or heat,
we delivered the milk!
Howard said.
The deliveries were made
around Almont, Dryden and
Imlay City as well as other
locations.
I had the big town
route, places like Allenton,
Lesterville and Berville,
Howard joked. Ebelings also
provided milk to the local
IGA store and Terrys Market
in Almont.
Eventually, in addition to
milk, the dairy added eggs,
butter, ice cream and other
dairy products to the home
delivery mix. And for a
while George had a Dairy
Bar at the School Street location. Almonters could enjoy
fresh ice cream, etc. at the
counter.
As time passed, more
and more milk was put into
less expensive paper containers which required all new
equipment. People also had
more cars after the war making it easier to go to the grocery store and get milk with
the rest of the groceries.
In 1954, after a nudge
from Kathleen, who wasnt
thrilled with George working
so many hours seven days a
week, he sold the dairy to
Twin Pines. The new owners
did not keep the building but
Howard Boomer stayed on
with Twin Pines, buying his

Ebelings and Twin Pines

deliveries looked like
this.
own delivery trucks.
They (the trucks) only
lasted a few years with the
way we had to drive them on
every kind of road imaginable, he said. He also told
me that he still kept the big
town route. In time he also
provided small containers of
milk to the community
schools which we kids
bought two for a nickel.
I can remember Howard
bounding off the truck and
walking double time to
deliver milk to our next door
neighbors, the Kaisers.
I was in the infantry
during the war, Howard
explained. I was used to
walking quickly every day.
This is what built
America, people starting
small businesses, employing
others and serving the community. Hats off to George
Ebeling and those who
worked with him.
I have a nice, cold glass
of milk. Please pass the
cookies.
Email Rick at
[email protected].

Local libraries can help fight winter blahs

lthough we in Lapeer
County, and arent digging out from an epic snowstorm the way some of our
fellow countryfolk are, we
still have to contend with the
winter blahs. Not many snow
shovels, but also not much
sun.
If youre right there with
the majority of us, look no
further than your local
library for some camaraderie
and/or brain stimulation.
I forgot to sign up for it,
but I saw Goodland Library,
for instance, had a free
event for those interested
in tracing their ancestry,
giving some secrets for
beginning without spending
an arm and a leg.
The Marguerite deAngeli
on the corner of M-21 and
M-24 has a wide range of
services available to its
patrons, including one-onone (by appointment) help
with those new devices you

may have received as gifts

but dont know how to use.
The library with which
Im most
familiar is
the Ruth
Hughes
Library on
Almont
Avenue in
Imlay
City. Im
fairly sure
staff
their
would
help with

that tooI
know one
of them helped me with
some computer issues I had
while I was there.
This wonderful facility
with which our small town
has been blessed has a several-day upcoming eventa
silent auction. I have it on
my calendar and wanted to
share the good news with the
rest of you. I dont know

about you, but Ive kind of

come to take their gracious
hospitality for granted. If it
hadnt been for a local benefactor, though, we would not
have such a wonderful hub
of access to the outside
world. The building was, for
the most part, gifted to the
community, if my sources are
accurate (AND if my memory serves me correctly.) But
there are ongoing operating
expenses. And thats where
we come in. Every year loyal
supporters donate items and
services to a silent auction.
(Its my understanding that
more are needed and can still
be brought in.)
This year the auction
itself will begin a week from
today and run for a week.
The times and dates are as
follows:
Wed., Feb. 3, 10 a.m.-8
p.m.; Thurs., Feb. 4, 10 a.m.8 p.m.; Fri., Feb. 5, 10
a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat., Feb. 6, 10

a.m.-5 p.m.; Mon., Feb. 8, 10

a.m.-8 p.m.; Tues., Feb. 9, 10
a.m.-5 p.m.); Wed., Feb. 10,
10 a.m.-8 p.m.
For any other details or
to find out about other
upcoming events including
the cool Just For Fun Event
on February 19, go to ruthhughes.org.
Come on outget a bidding number and peruse the
stuff. Things Ive found in
the past were: offers by wonderful cooks and bakers to
make you some goodies for a
special occasion; books and
CDs; coupons from hair
salons; jewelry suitable for
gifts or maybe just to pamper
yourself. And at the same
time you can view the murals
on the walls and all the cool
things that have been added
to our library. Or sink into a
comfortable couch or chair
and just read awhile.
Email Willene at
[email protected].

drove east Saturday morning, saw a patch of rainbow within the clouds and
sunrise. A golden ring encircled the colors and blinding
light. Within seconds, this
atmospheric phenomenon
evaporated. Ah, to be in the
right place at the right time
is a marvelous gift.
Later, I was introduced
to members of my new writing group. Tom asked us,
Did you see the sundog this
morning?
Our fellow novelists said
no with a question on their
brows. So, thats what I saw
and didn't know it. Do you
mean the bright rainbow? I
asked.
Yes, thats what he meant
and offered an explanation
about dog-ears, which
explained the formation of
two symmetrical rainbows to
the left and right of the sun.
I hadnt glimpsed the rainbow on the right and missed
the complete sundog. No
matter. Theres livescience.
com. The scientific name is
parhelion (plural: parhelia)
from the Greek parlion,
meaning beside the sun.
The Greek philosopher
Aristotle mentioned two
mock suns long before legend said the two rainbows
were named sundogs because
they follow the sun like a
dog follows its master. Dear
Reader, dont you love connections between science and
our beloved canines?
Technically, sundogs are
bright spots in the sky
caused by the refraction of
sunlight off tiny ice crystals
in the atmosphere. Authors
like Stephen King wrote
about the phenomenon in his
short story Sun Dog, and
Shakespeare mentioned
three suns in King Henry
VI, Part 3.
Im fond of bright spots,
be they scientific or artistic,
or particularly human, like
fellow-novelist Tom. If he
hadnt asked about sundogs,
I may never have known
what I saw in the sky
Saturday morning.

Think about it. Much of

what we learn comes by
these random, unexpected
encounters that enlighten
our mind and soul. They
lift us to the heavens;
secure us to earth and
each other.
Such is the case with a
painting I saw in the
Milwaukee Art Museum the
day after Christmas. Our
family gathered within what
resembles
the ribs of
the Great
White
Whale
beached
on the
shore of
Lake
Michigan.
We

followed a
docent for
a guided
tour she
concluded in a gallery where
a large painting of an old
woodsman and a little girl
drew me to her luminous
blue smock. As most excellent art, it has an ambiance
of story, one blended with
the suggestion of the
Impressionists and the precise technique of an
Academician.
This is one of the museums most prized paintings,
the docent said. The old
man was a family friend of
the artist, Jules BastienLepage.
Bent with a load of kindling on his back, the old
man looked into my eyes
with his mouth parted,
unspoken relief on his lips,
for he has found his granddaughter who strayed into
the woods picking wildflowers.
I know his story for I
was the wandering child.
Now I am the grandparent. I
gather and carry the cares of
my children and grandchild.
This I will do through the
passage of time, buoyed by
sundogs and bright spots.
Email Iris at
[email protected].

Honest Living . . .

Memories from
a five-year diary
A

s I sit in my favorite
easy chair gazing at the
snowstorm raging outside, I
am wondering what it was
like on January 12, 1879.
That was the day my father,
Samuel Park, was born in the
farmhouse of my grandfather, Mansfield and grandmother,
Lucy
Park.
After
Sam, as
he was
always
called,
came
Leroy and
Mae. Mae

married
Bill

Thorman
and the
farm where my dad was born
is now a Centennial Farm.
For Christmas 1931 I
received a five-year diary
and immediately started
writing the facts of my life
on January 1, 1932. On that
evening, I was invited to Joy
Houghs (later Wilson)
grandmother Wells home to
a party. My diary reveals that
Joys mother looked out the
window and saw the electric
wires were burning.
On a Sunday in 1933 (a
Leap Year), Louis Evely
from Detroit had been staying at our neighbors, the
Messer familys home. They
went away, so he came home
with us after church and we
played games in the afternoon.

On Monday, Jan. 1,
1934, it was a snowy and
rainy day. Mama washed.
My diary reports kept my
New Years Resolution last
year...never did a boy kiss
me for two years. My, my,
what a good girl...
Tuesday, January 1,
1935, I didnt make any resolutions because I wouldnt
keep them anyway.
BLIZZARD.
Wednesday, 1936, New
Years Day. Floyd (brother),
Bessie, and Doss came over.
Doss stayed all night. At
night, neighborhood kids all
went skiing at Sand Hill...
then to Shim Houghs
afterwards.
Whoops! I missed a
Wednesday of 1935. On that
evening my father took the
neighborhood kids to school
with the horses Maude and
Star and the bob sleigh...
Snow banks! Also that day...
Did Red ever look swell!
New sweater, pants and
spats. What are spats you
ask? Websters Seventh New
Collegiate Dictionary that I
got for Christmas in 1971
from Carol and family says a
spat is a cloth or leather
gaiter covering the instep
and ankle.
Back to Thursday,
January 2, 1936... Went to a
Taffy Pull at Marge Curreys.
Very icy out.
We were a graduating
class of 24, 17 girls and 7
boys...and I got one of the
boys...Hip, hip, hooray!
Country Cousin

Page 10-A-TRI-CITY TIMES-JANUARY 27, 2016

Officials identify projects for future improvement

St. Clair County has 19 issues on list for upgrades
By Maria Brown

Tri-City Times Assistant Editor

ST. CLAIR COUNTY

County officials have created a framework for the
major projects they hope to
tackle in the next four years
with the release of their
Capital
Improvement
Program report for 20162020.
The report was presented
to county commissioners at
their December 10 meeting.

Those proposed projects

getting the highest rank
among a list of 19 are various
projects at the countys airport on runways and taxiways, which will allow them
to remain compliant with
FAA regulations. Funds have
been designated for the design
and rehabilitation work. In
all, an estimated $4.68 million will be spent over the
next five years on that project.
A sizeable project slated

for this calendar year is the

expansion of the Day
Treatment Night Watch building. Spending $2.4 million to
create more space would
allow for more youth on probation to be served, thus saving money thats now being
spent to send them to out-ofcounty residential facilities.
Its been recommended that
the county seek bonds to
finance the project.
Other building-related
projects on the list include the

purchase or construction of a
new drain office/maintenance
facility and the creation of a
pavilion in downtown Port
Huron.
Currently the drain office
shares space with the road
commission and separating
the two offices would improve
functionality for both entities,
the report says. The county
has allocated $550,000 for
that project.
The creation of the Grand
River Pavilion at the former
Art Van facility in Port Huron
appears on the project list but

the countys finance director

has recommended the project
be financed with grant
funds and community partnerships.
A partial demolition of
the building will transform
the space into a facility for the
community. The site will also
include recreational green
space. Planners note that the
Blue Water Area Chamber of
Commerce has approved
using up to $250,000 in
Michigan Department of
Transportation mitigation
funds towards economic

development on this project.

Other items on the capital
improvements list are:
security camera replacement and purchase of new
management software for the
jail.
various parks and recreation projects including
expansion and development
of current properties.
countywide replacement
of the current phone system.
enhancements to the new
Blue Water Convention
Center, funded in part by corporate sponsorships.

Dryden district seeks millage Obituaries

Voters to decide sinking fund proposal at polls in March
By Maria Brown

Tri-City Times Assistant Editor

DRYDEN In March,
the school district will make
their second attempt in 10
months to secure a sinking
fund measure.
When it last appeared on
the ballot in May 2015, the
request failed by a narrow 71
vote margin, 697 to 626.
This time voters will be
asked to approve three year,
.75 mills proposal. The millage would generate about
$133,000
annually
or
$399,000 in its entirety.
The money would be
used to make major repairs to
roofs, sidewalks, parking
lots, driveways and bleachers; replace a fire suppression
system; and install energy
efficient lighting, a playground fence and an automated communications system. District leaders have
outlined their plans in a
Frequently Asked Questions
document.
Over the past nine years,
severe cuts in state funding
for public schools have
delayed necessary repairs to
buildings as the school district has worked hard to protect the learning that takes
place in the classroom. A
sinking fund will help keep
general fund dollars in the
classroom. Without the millage, any major facility repairs
will be paid for with operating funds that would otherwise go to support educa-

tional programs for students,

officials said in a statement.
They note that a sinking
fund will allow them to make
major repairs without having
to pay interest or borrow
money if seeking a bond.
Dryden Schools did secure a
$2.4 million bond in 2008 for
technology and bus purchases, renovation and expansion
of both the elementary and
high schools and the creation
of additional parking space at
the elementary school.
Sinking fund monies cannot
be used for technology and
bus purchases or staff salaries.
In other district news:
Teachers and administrators agreed to concessions in
December in an effort to help
the school district maintain a
five percent-plus fund balance.
The terms of the agreement are dependent on the
districts student count in the
May 2016 State Aid Report.
If the blended student count
ranges from 558 to 561,
teachers will see a deduction
in their pay, up to one percent. If the district records
more than 561 students,
teachers will be spared from
taking the concessions.
Although that report is a
few months away, the district
has already begun to take the
off-schedule deductions from
employee paychecks and will
refund any money in June if
necessary.

Community Calendar

Wednesday, January 27th

Lapeer Area Citizens Against

Domestic Assault meets 1:00 p.m. to
3:00 p.m. in the Lapeer Court House for
personal protection order clinic.
For info 810-246-0632.

Friday, January 29th

Imlay City Senior Center Texas Hold

Em 12:30 p.m. For info 810-724-6030.
Al-Anon Meeting 10:00 a.m. at Family
of Christ Lutheran Church, Imlay City.

Monday, February 1st

Almont/Dryden Lioness Branch Club

meets 7:00 p.m. at the Lions Hall, 222
Water Street in Almont.

Tuesday, February 2nd

Imlay City Senior Center Euchre

Tournament 1:00 p.m. For information
call 810-724-6030.
Community Soup Kitchen is open
4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Zion United
Methodist Church.
Alcoholics for Christ meets 7:00 p.m.
at Full Potential Ministry, 170 Weston
Street, Imlay City.

Wednesday, February 3rd

Lapeer Area Citizens Against

Domestic Assault meets 1:00 p.m. to
3:00 p.m. in the Lapeer Court House for

Wednesday, February 3rd (cont...)

personal protection order clinic. For info
810-246-0632.
Dryden Historical Society meets 1:00
p.m. at Dryden Township Hall.

Thursday, February 4th

Imlay City VFW Post 2492 will meet

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

Friday, February 5th

Imlay City Senior Center Texas Hold

Em 12:30 p.m. For info 810-724-6030.
Al-Anon Meeting 10:00 a.m. at Family
of Christ Lutheran Church, Imlay City.

~ Deborah Debbie Ann Weston, 55 ~

Deborah Debbie Ann

Weston, 55, of Avoca passed
away peacefully at home
surrounded by her loving
family after a courageous
battle with cancer.
She was born November
4, 1960 in Mt. Clemens to
Richard and Dorothy Heldt.
She married Dennis
Denny C. Weston on June
18, 1988 in Port Huron.
Debbie was a graduate of
Armada High School,
Macomb Community
College and Eastern
Michigan University. She
worked as a teacher for
Capac Community Schools
until her retirement in 2012.

Tuesday, February 9th

Imlay City Senior Center Euchre

Tournament 1:00 p.m. For information
call 810-724-6030.
Community Soup Kitchen is open
4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Zion United
Methodist Church.
Alcoholics for Christ meets 7:00 p.m.
at Full Potential Ministry, 170 Weston
Street, Imlay City.

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Family Funeral Home-South,

1230 7th Street, Port Huron
with visitation starting at
10:00 a.m. Reverend Aaron
Duve of Holy Redeemer
Lutheran Church will officiate.
Burial will be in Meade
Cemetery, Macomb.
Pallbearers will be Curt
and Michael Dean, Tom and
Earl Heldt and Scott and
Rod Weston.
Memorials may be made
to Macomb Humane Society.
Funeral arrangements
made by Smith Family
Funeral Home-South www.
smithfamilyfuneralhome.
com

~ Marianne Grant, 88 ~
Marianne Grant, age 88,
of Lapeer, passed away
Saturday, January 23, 2016
at Lapeer County Medical
Care Facility.
Marianne Beers was
born on June 12, 1927 in
Manitowoc, Wisconsin. She
was the daughter of Joseph
and Mary Beers. Marianne
grew up in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin. She is a graduate
of Riverside High School in
Milwaukee. Marianne
earned her Bachelors Degree
in Social Work from the
University of Wisconsin-

Madison.
She married Robert
Verne Grant on March 10,
1949 in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin. Marianne was
a Social Worker from
1949-1952 with the
Milwaukee Department
of Social Services. She
was the unofficial
Assistant Social Worker
at Suncrest.
Marianne belonged to
the Lapeer Horticulture
Group and the Bridge Club.
She helped organize the
Army 99th Division

Reunions. Marianne enjoyed

bingo, trunk sales, and
attended all the church services at Suncrest.
She is survived by her
son: Stuart (Pam) Grant of
Lapeer and Clermont,
Florida. Daughter: Stephanie
(John) Mueller of
Brookfield, Wisconsin.
Grandchildren: Kelly Grant
of Brookfield, Wisconsin,
Joel (Autumn) Mueller of
Milwaukee, and Aaron
(Amanda) Grant of Lapeer.
Great-grandchildren: Elliott
Grant and Adeline Grant.

Nieces and nephews: Kathy

Johnson, David Johnson,
and Tommy Thompson.
Marianne is preceded in
death by her husband:
Robert Verne Grant, daughter-in-law: Linda Muir
Grant, siblings: Eva
Johnson, Joe Beers, Emil
Beers and Josephine
Taylor.
Funeral arrangements
made by Muir Brothers
Funeral Home, Imlay City.
Please be sure to sign
our online register book at
muirbrothersfh.com

~ Joann Bartlett-Loftis, 61 ~
Joann Bartlett-Loftis,
age 61, of Imlay City,
Michigan, passed away after
an extended illness Monday,
January 18, 2016 at William
Beaumont Hospital Troy
Campus. Joann Rachael
Essenburg was born January
24, 1954 in Michigan. She
was the daughter of August
and Arlene Essenburg. Joann
grew up in Romeo,
Michigan. She was a graduate of Romeo High School,
Class of 1972. Joann was a
graduate with an Associates
Degree in Accounting from
Macomb County

Saturday, February 6th

Imlay City VFW Auxiliary 2492 will

meet 2:00 p.m. at the Post Hall (behind
Tri-City Times)

Debbie was a member of

Holy Redeemer Lutheran
Church, Port Huron and
enjoyed reading, shopping,

family vacations and just

being with her family.
She is survived by her
husband, Denny; two children, Whitney and Wyatt
Weston; her parents, Richard
and Dorothy Heldt; a brother William Heldt; and family
pet, Snowflake Weston.
She is preceded in death
by an infant sister, Ellen
Heldt; and Puff and PeeWee
Weston (family animals)
Visiting hours will be
2-4 & 6-8 p.m. Thursday,
January 28 in Smith Family
Funeral Home-South.
Funeral services will be
held at 11:00 a.m. Friday,
January 29, 2016 in Smith

Community College. She

was married to Terry Edward
Loftis on May 15, 1995 in
Almont, Michigan. She had
been employed by several
attorneys in Lapeer County
as a legal secretary and
had worked as a tax
preparation counselor for
H&R Block.
She was recently the
Past-President of Imlay City
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Auxiliary #4082; and she
was an Eagle Rider. Joann
enjoyed sewing, knitting,
quilting and gardening.
Surviving are: her hus-

band: Terry Loftis of Imlay

City; children: Matthew
(Jessica) Bartlett of Lapeer,
Beverly (Lance Wilson)
Bartlett of Roseville,
Michigan, Rebecca Storne of
Houghton Lake, Michigan,
Andrew (Tara) Loftis of
Imlay City, Mark (Jamie)
Loftis of Marine City; her
mother: Arlene Essenburg of
Armada, Michigan: her
grandchildren: Devon,
Falyn, Kolyn, Conner, Anna,
Andrew, Jr., Makayla,
Adalyn, Nicholas; a brother:
Jeff (Elizabeth) Essenburg;
and a sister: Krisann

(Donald) Lecluyse of
Armada. Joann was preceded in death by her daughter:
Bethany Bartlett in 2013.
Memorial service was
held Sunday, January 24,
2016 at the Imlay City
Eagles Hall, Imlay City.
Those planning an
expression of sympathy may
wish to consider memorials
to the Loftis family.
Funeral arrangements
were made by Muir Brothers
Funeral Home of Imlay City.
Please be sure to sign
our online register book at
muirbrothersfh.com

~ Jeanette Mary Strunk, 73 ~

Jeanette Mary Strunk, 73, of
Mussey Township, died
peacefully Wednesday,
January 20, 2016, at
McLaren Port Huron
Hospital.
She is the daughter of
the late Stanley and Phyllis
(Sellers) Wioncek, born in
Detroit February 25, 1942.
On December 8, 1962,
she and Arel Dee Strunk
were married in Warren.
They moved from
Warren to the Capac area in
1978. Jeanette was employed
at the Capac State Bank for
about 23 years as a teller and
teller trainer. She retired in
2003 and they moved to
Traverse City. They returned
to Mussey Township in
2012 for her health and less
snow.
Jeannette was a parishio-

ner of St. Nicholas Catholic

Church, Capac.
Surviving is her husband
Arel Dee of 53 years and a
daughter and son-in-law,
Denise and Lewis King of
Kingsley and two sons and a
daughter-in-law, David of
Capac and Dwayne and
Shari of Washington
Township; granddaughters,
Alicia and Stephanie and
grandson Dylan; her brother
James Wioncek of Florida
and several nieces, including
Michele Dunaj, and nephews
and friends. A sister-in-law,
Betty Wioncek, precedes her
death.
Rite of Christian Burial
was 11:00 a.m. Monday,
January 25 at St. Nicholas
Catholic Church, Capac. Fr.
Doc Ortman, associate pastor, officiated. Rosary devo-

tion/scripture service was

held Friday evening at Kaatz
Funeral Directors of Capac.
Memorials are suggested
to St. Judes Childrens
Research Hospital.

Funeral arrangements
were made by Kaatz Funeral
Directors of Capac.
For information and
Guest Book visit kaatzfunerals.com

In Memory Of

SHELLY MORIN
September 11, 1969 to January 31, 2013

It broke our hearts to lose you,

but you did not go alone.
A part of us went with you
the day God took you home.

WE
MISS YOU!

Love Mom, Dad,

Jade (Denver), Logan and Ryder

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Editors note: The following guest column was

submitted by Ron Usakowski,
president of the St. Clair
County 4-H and Youth Fair
Board.
he St. Clair County 4-H
and Youth fair has been
entertaining visitors for more
than 75 years. Each year
hundreds of volunteers work
thousands of hours to make
the fair possible. Over
100,000 attend the event for
the carnival, figure 8 races
and animals.
For the second consecutive year, fair volunteers
have received prestigious
honors by the Michigan
Association of Fairs and
Expositions (MAFE). This
year two fair volunteers were
honored at the MAFE
Convention held last week in
Grand Rapids.
Donna Wojtysiak
received the Heritage Award
and Alan Thueme received
the District 2 volunteer of the
year.
The Heritage Award honors fair volunteers that have
contributed to a fair for many
years and without whose
efforts it would be difficult to
conduct a fair. Donna
Wojtysiak symbolizes what
this award is about. Donna
began her 4-H career as a
youth exhibiting at the fair. It

was in 1964 that Donna was

selected as the Fair Queen.
She continued in 4-H as a
leader. She and her husband
Ed met at the Fair.
Today, Donna takes care
of all of the activities in the
entertainment tent, including,
candy scrambles, diaper derbies, and nightly entertainment. She is still an active
woodworker and her woodworking can be seen in the
benches around Goodells
Park during the fair, incredible artwork auctioned at the
annual Leaders Council
Auction and even in the life
size checker and chess
boards at the entertainment
tent.
Donna is the superintendent of the Dairy project at
the fair. She is also has an
active role in events such as
Project Red. She is a vital
part of the fair and the agricultural community.
Although, Donna is not
an aficionado of technology,
she is often seen on
Facebook with her
entertaining sebastopol
geese, which she walks
on a leash.
Alan Thueme has been
an active volunteer for the
fair for many years, but took
on an incredible project in
2015. The show arena was in
great need of electrical

improvements. Livestock
shows in the show arena suffered from constant breaker
trips and other electrical
issues. Alan worked with St.
Clair County Parks and DTE
to facilitate the improvements.
The fair received a
$20,000 capital improvement
grant from the Michigan
Department of Agriculture to
pay for a portion of the project. But total project costs
were likely to make the
improvement a mutli-year
project. Alan sought donations of project materials
from local contractors and
received thousands of dollars
in donated product. He then
volunteered his time to fulfill
the needed labor. As a result
a multi-year project was
completed in time for the
2015 fair.
MAFE estimates that that
over 400,000 volunteer hours
contribute to the Michigan
fair and festival industry
annually.
Our board is excited
about these honors. It is a
testament to the great work
of all of our volunteers.
Without volunteers we could
not conduct such a great
event.
The 2016 St. Clair
County 4-H and Youth Fair
is scheduled for July 18-23.

Center:

telling, characterization, and

theater games. The instructor
is Neil Powell. Neil is a
recent graduate of Bowling
Green University, he has
worked with the Toledo
Repertory Theater, and Climb
Theater in the Twin Cities.
Future
workshops
include: Introduction to Stage
Combat on March 19, at 1
p.m. taught by Eric Eilersen.
Eric is a Recognized SAFD
Actor/Combatant
with
Recommended Pass by
SAFD in Quarterstaff, Rapier,
Dagger,
Unarmed
and
Broadsword.
Scene Design for the
Small Stage, on April 9 at
1 p.m. taught by Jill Lyons.
Jill has over twenty years

of experience designing
scenery professionally for
a variety of theaters
including
Milwaukee
Repertory
Theater,
Renaissance Theaterworks
and Boulevard Ensemble
Theater.
Playwriting Workshop,
on May 14 at 1 p.m. taught
by Joseph Zettelmaier. Joseph
is a Michigan-based playwright, four-time nominee
for the Steinberg/American
Theatre Critics Association
Award for best new play.
All workshops are $15.
To register for a class, please
call 810-664-4824.
Center for the Arts
of Greater Lapeer
Lapeer

from page 8-A

is $15.
The first session of
Theater Classes for children
ages 6-18 begins on Saturday,
February 13. Classes will
take place every other
Saturday through April 16.
There will be a Showcase for
family and friends on Sunday,
April 17 at The PIX Theatre.
Classes for ages 6-12 will be
from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Classes
for ages 13-18 will run from
2-4 p.m. The price for all six
classes and the showcase is
$60 per student. Class work
will include; improv, story-

Photo provided

Outstanding volunteers recognized

Outgoing Lapeer County Road Commission Chairman Gary Howell congratulates Mike Hemmingsen on his election to the Chair.

Road commission
elects new officers

LAPEER The Lapeer

County Road Commission
has elected new officers for
2016.
Mike Hemmingsen is the
new chairman, replacing
Gary Howell who has served
as chairman for the past three
years. Howell, who is the
Republican nominee for State
Representative, declined to

from page 8-A

weather.
Because of generous
donors, the Red Cross is able
to provide blood products to
patients like 2-year-old
Charlie Stephens. Charlie
has received both blood and
platelets during treatment for
acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Her mother, Michelle
Stephens, donates blood regularly. She does so to help
supply blood for someone
else, because others have
provided for her family.
The Red Cross must collect approximately 14,000
blood and platelet donations
every day for the patients at

about 2,600 hospitals and

transfusion centers nationwide. Blood and platelets are
needed to respond to patient
emergencies,
including
accident and burn victims,
heart surgery and organ
transplant patients, and those
receiving treatment for leukemia, cancer or sickle cell
disease.
To donate blood, a blood
donor card or driver's license
or two other forms of identification are required at
check-in. Individuals who
are 17 years of age (16 with
parental consent in some
states), weigh at least 110
pounds and are in generally
good health may be eligible
to donate blood. High school
students and other donors 18

years of age and younger

also have to meet certain
height and weight requirements.
Blood donors can now
save time at their next donation by using RapidPass to
complete their pre-donation
reading and health history
questionnaire online, on the
day of their donation, from a
home or work computer prior
to arriving at the blood drive.
To get started and learn more,
go to redcrossblood.org/
RapidPass and follow the
instructions on the site.
Sincerely,
Todd Kulman
External Communications
Manager
American Red Cross
Lansing

He has been a Lapeer County

resident for 30 years and currently resides in Mayfield
Township with his wife
Jaynee.
Road Commissioner Dale
Duckert of Imlay Township
was re-elected as commission
vice-chairman. Duckert is
currently serving his third
term on the Road Commission.

Scholarship available for

Lapeer County students
By Catherine Minolli
Tri-City Times Editor

Red Cross:

seek re-election as chairman

in order to devote time to his
State Representative campaign.
Mike Hemmingsen is
beginning his fourth year as a
Road
Commissioner.
Hemmingsen retired in 2011
from a 36-year career as an
engineer with the Michigan
Department of Transportation.

LAPEER COUNTY
The
Lapeer
County
Republican Party is again
offering a scholarship to graduating seniors of the Class of
2016.
Any Lapeer County member of the Class of 2016 is
eligible to compete for the
$1,000 one-time scholarship.
Application data and an essay
are required for consideration.
This years essay topic is
How would you work with
the local educational entities
to establish how students
would learn all levels of government work, to increase
transparency and make all
students educated voters?
The application deadline
is February 26, 2016.

For details, an application

packet and questions, contact
2016 Scholarship Committee
Chair Robert Doty at 231690-1291.
We are proud to continue
our annual support of local
students who are the future of

our community, says Lapeer

County Republican Party
spokesman Harry Akers.
This is, and can only be,
accomplished each year with
the support of the many generous
Lapeer
County
Republicans.

Free hunting, property

management seminar
CAPAC A free hunting and property management
seminar will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Sat., Feb. 20 at the
Just Land Sales office located at 127 N. Main Street
downtown. Guest speakers include firearm specialist
Randy Schultz of Schultz Firearms, wetland specialist
David Dortman of Dortman Environmental, blood tracking expert Jerry Allen of Bloodglow and qualified forest
specialist Anne Collins of the Tuscola Conservation
Group. Space is limited, reservations are requested. To
reserve a spot call 586-419-6716 or email [email protected].

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Town Talk
Editors note: Due to space
constraints announcements
will be posted one week in
advance of the event. Notices
must be received in writing by
noon Monday prior to the
publication date.

Free meals for people in

need are offered at the North
Branch Senior Center on
Monday and Thursday evenings from 5:30-7 p.m. Call
810-441-0322 for more information.

For Senior Citizens

Museums

will be served the 4th

Tuesday of every month.
Call 395-4518 for details.
Pickleball at the Imlay City
Senior Center is no longer a
drop in class. If you are
interested in participating,
please call the center at 810724-6030. Stay fit & active
with this fun racquet sport
Dinner and an evening of that is simple, free and easy
card playing with friends, to play.
50/50 raffle and prizes of
high and low for each table
every third Monday at the
Washington Senior Center
from 4-8 p.m. Call the center St. Pauls Lutheran Church
for further details 586-752- Food for Families kitchen
6543. The center is located at is open to the public for free,
57880 Van Dyke, Washington hot meals every Monday
Township, MI 48094.
and Wednesday from 4-5:30
Swing Dance Lessons are p.m.
being offered at the Port This Heart Loves Food
Huron Senior Center, 600 Pantry is open the first
Grand Avenue in Port Saturday of each month
Huron, every Tuesday from from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at
7:30-9 p.m. and the first and Gateway Assembly Church,
third Thursday of the month 2796 S. Van Dyke Rd., Imlay
from 7:30-9 p.m. with City.
instructors Lyle Malaski & Dryden Area Food For
Kristina Morton. Call 810- Families free dinner is
984-5061 for more informa- served on the second Tuesday
tion.
of each month from 4:30Council
on
Aging 6:00 p.m. at St. Cornelius
Membership is open to indi- Church, 3834 Mill Street
viduals 18 and older. The (north of the light in
Capac Senior Center is open Dryden). No proof of income
8:30-4:30 weekdays. We is required. Come and enjoy
offer a variety of activities a home cooked meal with us.
such as fitness and craft The Attica United Methodist
classes, a book review group, Church will be holding a
cards and bus trips! Yoga, free community meal on the
Zumba Gold, Stability Ball, second and fourth Tuesday
Chair Exercise, and a of each month from 4:30Walking Club meet Monday- 6:30 p.m. For more informaFriday. Enjoy cards? We tion please call 810-724-0690
offer Euchre every Monday or visit www.atticaumc.org
at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. The following card games are The Attica Food Bank at the
played every week beginning Attica United Methodist
at 1 p.m.: Texas Cards Church, 27 Elk Lake Rd., is
Tuesday, Lucky Cards open from 2-4 p.m. the secThursday and Pinochle ond and fourth Monday of
Friday. Call Lori at 395- each month. Proof of resi7889 for more information. dency and need required.
Almont and Dryden area The Capac Community
senior citizens meet the sec- Food Pantry, 114 S. Main
ond Tuesday of the month at Street, is open each
12 p.m. at the Almont Lions Wednesday from 1-3 p.m.
Hall, 222 Water St., for a Please call LOVE, INC. at
potluck and program. Call 810-245-2414 in advance to
798-8210 for more informa- ensure your food voucher
will be received before you
tion.
stop in to shop. Any quesAdults 55 and over are invit- tions, please call Sherrie
ed to the Berlin Twp. Senior Cramton at 810-395-1905.
Center to play cards from
noon-3 p.m. the first The Capac Kitchen serves
Wednesday of every month. free meals every Tuesday
Bring a sack lunch, coffee from 4:30-6 p.m. at Zion
provided. Potluck luncheons United Methodist Church.

Free Meals, Food

The Capac Historical Society

is now open to visitors daily
from 1-3 p.m. and 1-4 p.m.
on Sundays. Call 810-3952859 for more information.
The Imlay City Historical
Museum is closed for the
months of January, February
and March. Volunteers are
busy developing new displays, cleaning and preparing for an April opening.
Workers are usually at the
museum on Wednesday
mornings if questions or
requests.

Youth Events
Ready, Set, Go! Workshop.
This is a FREE workshop
for 3-5 year olds & parents/
caregivers! Enjoy fun projects that will develop your
childs skills and prepare
them for school! Children
also enjoy a snack, story
time, and a free book! Call
the Family Literacy Center
today to reserve your seat at
810-664-2737 and for more
information on dates and
times.
The Family Literacy Center
offers free playgroups, usually running for six weeks.
For children six years old
and their parent/caregiver.
Many locations and times.
Call the Center for more
information, 810-664-2737.
Attica Methodist has a free
Christian Play Group on
Mondays from 10-11:30 a.m.
on school days, featuring
preschool Bible stories, a
snack, interactive songs,
crafts, and games. Parents
are required to be with their
children during the group.
Space is limited. For details/
reservations call Pam
Holihan at 810-724-6941.

/FRIENDSHIP.
Third
Tuesday of Every Month.
Come and meet with other
widowed people for lunch,
cards, games and meet new
friends. Join us every 3rd
Tuesday of each month from
11:45 a.m.-4:00 p.m. at Cavis
Pioneer Restaurant, 5600
Lapeer Rd. in Kimball Twp.
48074 (located approx. 15
Miles S.W. of Port Huron.
No RSVP necessary. For
more information call
Joanne K. at 810-324-2304.
This activity is sponsored by
Widwoed Friends, a peer
support group www.widowedfriends.org.
Lapeer County Families
Against Narcotics group
meets the second Tuesday of
the month at Faith Christian
Fellowship, 69 W. Nepessing
St. in Lapeer. Call 810-6670119 for more information
or email faithchrist09@aol.
com.
TOPS 620 Lapeer weightloss group meets Tuesday
nights at the Hunters Creek
Mobile Home Park Club
House, 725 DeMille Rd. in
Lapeer. Weigh-in from
6-6:30 p.m., meeting from
6:30-7:30 p.m. For more
information, call 810-6647579.
For those that have experienced the death of a loved
one, a support group is available facilitated by a trained
United Hospice Service
(UHS) bereavement volunteer. Marlette Regional
Hospital, located at 2770
Main Street in Marlette,
hosts this support group the
first Friday of each month at
10 a.m. in the Administration
Conference Room. For more
information, call 800-6357490 or visit www.marletteregionalhospital.org

Fundraisers

Mom to Mom Sale, Sunday,

May 22, 2016. 10 a.m.-4
p.m., American Legion Hall,
1701 W. Genesee St., Lapeer,
MI 48446. Email to
RESERVE A TABLE.
Benefits ALS of Michigan
and American Cancer
Society Email: [email protected]
Individuals are able to shop
FOR WIDOWED MEN & gently used baby/childrens
WOMEN. LUNCH/CARDS clothing, toys, baby gear,

Support Groups

baby/toddler furniture, and

maternity clothing all at
garage sale-style prices.
Womans Life Chapter 855
Presents.Chili Cook-Off
Compete for bragging rights
for the Best Chili in Town!
Bring your best chili in a
crock pot or electric roaster.
No entrance fee! To PreRegister, please call 810-3925136 or email [email protected]. Deadline
to register was Monday,
January 25, 2016. PRIZES
WILL BE AWARDED!
Proceeds will benefit the
Memphis Schools Back Pack
Program. (At risk children
receive backpacks of nutritious foods to supplement
meals.) Saturday, January
30, 2016 Tasting from 5
p.m.7 p.m. Attendees are
the Judges! (Admission fee
includes tasting of all chili!)
COME OUT, BRING THE
FAMILY AND HAVE SOME
FUN!
Womans
Life
Insurance Society
will
match the first $500 raised!
Imlay City Christian School
is selling raffle tickets for a
Build Your Own Bundle
from the Almonts Country
SmokeHouse. 2 prizes will
be awarded on April 11th.
1st prize is a $300 gift certificate and 2nd prize is a
$200 gift certificate, both to
the SmokeHouse. For more
details or to purchase tickets, call the school at 810724-5695.
The Imlay City Christian
School is holding a fundraiser for TAFFY (Tuition
Assistance Fundraising For
Youth). Come join us for
euchre the second Saturday
of each month at 7 p.m. at
the Imlay City Christian
School, 7197 E. Imlay City
Rd. in Imlay City. For more
information on everything
going on at the school, call
810-724-5695.

Other
The Lapeer Art Association
exhibit Lets Celebrate
will continue in Gallery 194,
Lapeer, thru Feb. 6. Hours
are noon-6 p.m., Tuesday
thru Saturday. 810-6673632, http://www.lapeerart.
org/.

AREA UNITED
METHODIST
CHURCHES
Attica
U.M.C.

27 Elk Lake Road, Attica, MI

(810) 724-0690

Sunday Worship: 10 a.m

Attica Food Bank: Serving those
in need in Attica Twp, 2-4 pm,
2nd and 4th Monday
Rev. Ron Rouse
www.atticaumc.org
15

Capac Zion
U.M.C.
14952 Imlay City Rd., Capac

St. Pauls
Lutheran Church

Capac First
U.M.C.

Church School - 10:00 am - All Ages

Worship Service - 10:30 am
Sunday School: 9:15 am
Junior Church During Worship Service
Several Bible Studies During the Week
Office Hours:
Tuesday-Thursday 8:30 am - 12:00 noon
Nursery Provided
15

Imlay City
U.M.C.

Corner of 4th St. & Almont Ave.

(Across from the Library)
www.imlayumc.org
9:15 a.m. Sunday School
10:30 a.m. Worship
Nursery Available
Jr. Church for K-5th grade
Rev. Marcel Allen Lamb
15

810-724-1200
Worship 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
15

810-796-2371

Sunday Worship Services - 10:00 a.m.

www.stjohnsdryden.org
[email protected]

15

810-796-3341

Weekday Masses

810-724-1135

15

586.336.4673

Sunday Masses

Sat. 5 pm
Sun. 8 am, 10 am
12 pm - Spanish
Reconciliation 1/2 hr. before each Mass &4pm Sat.
15

Father Paul Ward

15

Imlay City
Church of Christ

670 N. Van Dyke

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

810-395-2409

810-724-3306

15

C O M E W O R S H I P W I T H U S ! 15

Almont
First Baptist Church

859 N. Van Dyke Road

Imlay City, Michigan 48444
Sunday 2:30 pm
Tuesday 7:00 pm
Friday Youth 7:00 pm
15

881 Van Dyke - 810-798-8888

Sunday Bible Classes: 9:45 am
Worship Services
10:30 am & 6:00 pm
Bible Study Wednesday 7:00 pm
[email protected]
Live Webcasting Sunday worship services
over Sermonaudio.com/fbcalmont 15
Proclaiming the Sovereign Grace of God

"Experience Revival"
Pastor James Brandt
www.jamesbrandt.org
www.revivalchristian.tv
www.facebook.com/revivalpreacher
15
248-622-4759

Sunday Mornings
10:30 am

COME & MAKE A

DIFFERENCE WITH US! 15

810-417-0265 cbcimlay.org
Sunday School 9:30 am
Morning Service 10:45 am
Evening Service 6:00 pm
Wednesday Service 7:00 pm

15

Light of Christ
Community
Church

7191 Imlay City Road

Imlay City
Educational Hour - 9:15 am
Worship Time - 10:30 am

1 Mile South of I-69 Overpass

Phone 810-724-2620

GATEWAY
ASSEMBLY

15

Phone: 810-724-6999

15

ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN CHURCH

(ELCA) 109 E. Kempf Court Capac, MI

(810) 395-7557

Phone: 810-724-8110
Pastor Jeffrey S. Krist

2720 Winslow Road

Imlay City, MI 48444

Sunday Worship 10:30 am

Wednesday Prayer & Praise 7:30 pm

Supervised child care during all services

Adult & Children's Sunday School 9:00 a.m.

Children's Church during service.

PASTOR KEN RENARD

6835 Weyer Road Imlay City, MI48444

Family of
Christ
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod

2796 S. Van Dyke Road - Imlay City

Morning Worship - 8:55 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
Evening Service - 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday Family Night - 6:45 p.m.

74903 McKay Rd., Romeo

M-T-Thurs-Fri 8 am Wed. 10 am
First Sat. 8 am

905 Holmes Rd. - Allenton, MI

Corner of Almont Road

firstapostolichome.com

Come Grow With Us!

700 Maple Vista, Imlay City

West Berlin
U.M.C.

Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.

Rev. Curtis Clarke

Imlay City
C.R.C.

810-724-4315

15

Sacred Heart
Catholic Church

Pastor Patricia Hoppenworth

Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.
EVERYONE WELCOME!

email: [email protected]
www.newlifechristian.net
Pastors Tim & Terri Martin
Sunday Worship Service 10 a.m.
(ISOM) Bible School Tues. Nights 6 p.m.
Wednesday Family Night 7 p.m.
Embracing every generation, serving God,
reaching others, fulfilling destiny. 15

395 N. Cedar (M-53)

www.imlaycitycrc.org
Worship 10:00 a.m.
Sunday School 11:15 a.m.
Youth Ministry
MOPS Program
Community Mens & Womens
Bible Studies

Dryden
U.M.C.

St. Johns
Episcopal Church
The Rev. Susan Rich

Pastor Alan Casillas

206 W. Mill, Capac, MI

Senior Pastor:Rev. Lisa Clark
Worship Service 9:00 a.m.
Jr. Church 9:30 a.m.
Office Hours: TuesdayThursday 8:30 a.m. - 12 noon
Everyone Welcome
810-395-2112
15

15

4074 South Mill Street

Dryden, MI 48428

810-724-2702

200 North Cedar (M-53)

Imlay City, MI

810-724-1747

Pastor: Laurie Koivula

Sunday School - 9:00 a.m.
Worship - 10:00 a.m.

Attica, I-69 West of Lake Pleasant Exit on Newark

(ELCA)

2008 N. Van Dyke Rd.

Imlay City, MI 48444

5394 Main Street - Dryden

Church 810-395-2112

Senior Pastor:Rev. Lisa Clark

810-724-0687

West Goodland
U.M.C.

15

Monday - Friday: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Sunday 10:00 a.m.

Sunday School
9:00 a.m. September thru May
Staffed Nursery During Worship 15

Christ Evangelical First Congregational Church

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

275 Bancroft - Imlay City

(Corner of 5th Street)

810-724-7855

810-724-6207

Sunday School 9:00 a.m.

Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m.
Thursday Worship 7:00 p.m.

Pastor

Ralph O. Stuebs
Cell-(567) 674-0438

Come to the WELS

St. Nicholas
Catholic Church
4331 Capac Road
Capac, MI 48014

810-395-7572

www.stnicholascapac.com

15

February is American Heart

Month and in honor of this:
Richmond Lenox EMS will
be educating the public with
Hands Only CPR instructions at the next Riley
Township
Community
Coffee Chat at 10:00 a.m. on
Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at
the Riley Twp. Meeting Hall
13016 Belle River Rd., in
Riley Twp. 810-392-2326.
This class is free to the public! A discussion time and
snack will be provided.
Zumba Gold - What are you
doing for you today?? Why
not give Zumba Gold a try.
Classes are every Wednesday
at the Imlay City Senior
Center at 12:30. The class is
45 minutes of fun! Classes
are taught by certified
instructor Vicki Mueller. No
need to make reservations.
Wear comfortable clothing
and be prepared to feel better.
Euchre Nights at Avoca
Community Hall, 5396
Kilgore Road in Avoca are
held on the third Saturday
of the month until May. A
light meal is included. Cash
prizes and door prizes will
be given, and a grand prize
to the player with highest
monthly scores at the end of
the season. Registration
begins at 6:30 p.m. and play
begins at 7 p.m.
The Flea Market held each
Sunday at the Lapeer Center
Building, 425 County Center
Rd. in Lapeer, will be open
from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Up to 50
booths inside and outside
sell a huge variety of items.
This long running event is
sponsored by the Lapeer
Center Building, and there is
no admission charge. For
info on space rentals, contact
Logan at 810-347-7915. For
general information on the
Flea Market or food service
by Peacock Alley Catering
call 810-664-2109 or email
[email protected].
Free tutor training for people who would like to help
others in our community
improve English skills.
Volunteer basis. Please call
for orientation before training at 810-664-2737.
Free hearing and vision
screens for children of preschool age are available at
the Lapeer County Health
Department. To schedule an
appointment for these free
services please call 810-6670448 or 810-245-5549.
Widowed Friends invites all
widowed to join us for breakfast and friendship in a safe
setting every 2nd and 4th
Monday of the month at 9
a.m. at Seros, 925 Gratiot in
Marysville. For more information about our group, call
Julie at 810-388-0868.
Volunteer for the Habitat for
Humanity of Lapeer County
at the office. Interested parties can call 810-664-7111
and speak to Carolyn,
Cheryl or Pete at 810-6607823.
Capac Pharmacy is teaming
with Support Million Hearts
by offering in-pharmacy
blood pressure screenings,
136 North Main St. in Capac,
Tuesdays, 9 a.m.- 6 p.m.
Everyone is invited to come
to Capac Pharmacy and
have their blood pressure
read for free.

Sunday School &Morning Adult Group 9:30 a.m.

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

Holy Redeemer
Lutheran Church
4538 Dryden Rd. Dryden, MI

810-796-3951
www.lutheransonline.com/holyred

8:00 am - BIBLE CLASS

Weekday Masses:
9:30 am - WORSHIP
Wednesday & Friday 8:30 a.m. 11:00 am - SUNDAY SCHOOL & BIBLE CLASS
Weekend Masses:
ALL WELCOME!!!
Sunday - 11:00 a.m.
Pastor Steven Helms
Rev. Mike Gawlowski, Pastor 15
Christian Preschool Available
15

201 E. St. Clair, Almont, MI

810-798-8855
Sr. Pastor: Keith Langley

Sunday Worship Service at 10:15 a.m.

Nursery available and Jr. Church
for ages 3 thru 5th grade
Jr./Sr. High Youth Group ~ Sundays 6-8pm
Kidz 4 Christ ~ Wednesdays 6-7:30pm
Pre-School - 5th grade
15

St. John The

Evangelist
Catholic Church
872 Capac Rd.
Allenton, MI 48002

810-395-7074

www.stjohnsallenton.com

Weekday Masses:
Thursday & Friday 8:30 a.m.
Weekend Masses:
Saturday - 6:00 p.m.
Sunday - 9:00 a.m.
Rev. Mike Gawlowski, Pastor 15

Club News
The Imlay City American
Legion Post 135 meets the
second and last Wednesdays
of the month at 7:30 p.m.
The post is located at 212 E.
Third Street. Contact them
at 724-1450 or [email protected].
The Evening Star Quilt
Guild meets the last
Wednesday of each month at
the Davison Senior Center,
10135 Lapeer Rd. in Davison.
Meetings start at 6:30 p.m.
and doors open at 6:00 p.m.
For more information, call
Lisa, 810-358-7294.
TOPS 888 (Take Off Pounds
Sensibly) meets Wednesdays
at the 25 Pine Ridge Dr. in
Lapeer. Weigh-in at 8:30
a.m., 9:30 a.m. meeting. Call
Linda at 810-245-3955 or
Phyllis 810-395-7035 for
more information.

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Section of Almont Ave.

eyed for improvement
By Tom Wearing

Tri-City Times Staff Writer

IMLAYCITY City
officials have identified a section of Almont Avenue as the
first street to be repaired
using voter-approved street
improvement funding.
Last Nov. 3, Imlay City
residents voted 262-198 in
support of a 2.5-mill levy to
pay for street and sidewalk
upgrades over the next five
years.
The millage is expected
to raise about $266,000 annually or about $1.3 million
over the full term of the levy.
Based on the results of a
2015 needs study conduct-

ed by Rowe Professional
Services, eleven city streets
were prioritized as needing
improvement.
Those streets, none of
which will require infrastructure upgrades, include:
Almont Avenue, Calkins,
Pine, Dirgo, Hunt, East
Second, Cheney, Melanie,
Marilyn, Shirley and Maple
Vista streets.
City Manager Tom Youatt
said an appointed City Streets
Committee recommended
that the portion of Almont
Avenue from Fourth Street to
M-21 (Capac Road) should
be the first resurfaced when
millage money becomes
available later this year.

That section of Almont

Avenue gets a lot of use and
is in very poor condition,
said Youatt. The committee
felt it should get most immediate attention.
Youatt noted that the city
will continue to seek out
grant funding to help pay for
the Almont Avenue project
and other future street
upgrades.
He said the city could
also consider a 5-year capital
improvement bond to help
pay for street projects.
On Tuesday, Jan. 19, city
commissioners voted unanimously to move forward with
the Almont Avenue street
improvement project.

Photo by Tom Wearing

Streets committee sets priority for use of millage funds

This section of Almont Avenue from Fourth Street north to old M-21 will be
subject to repairs once money from the recently-approved streets and sidewalks millage becomes available later this year.

Boost skills with Your Local Agent

- for photography club Auto
or
Home

Stayin in the lines

Photo buffs welcome at Seven Ponds club

By Catherine Minolli

Photo by Tom Wearing

Tri-City Times Editor

Heather Hart and Tara Antonelli of Tri-County

Bank honor Weston Elementary students
Haylynn Kemp, 5, and Quinten Towell, 6, the winners in the Imlay branchs holiday coloring contest. Below is the 2nd-grade winner, Geno
Roszczewski. The winners classes were treated
to a pizza party.

DRYDEN If youd
like to boost your photography skills or just spend time
with other photo buffs, consider a visit to the Seven
Ponds
Nature
Center
Photography Club.
The active club meets the
first and third Friday of each
month at 7 p.m. at the nature
center. Members range from
seasoned professional photographers to beginners interested in improving their skills.
Lesson plans include:
Fri., Feb. 5: Balance,
framing, and framing in camera, taught by Rev. Kelly
Todd.
Fri., March 4: Intuitive
landscapes, horizontal line,
and selective focusing taught
by Dale Vronch.

Fri., April 1: Patterns and

repetition taught by LeAnn
McLane
Goetz
and
Perspective & HDR taught by
Stu Davis.
Fri., May 6: Panning,
taught by Alice Meronek, and
visual flow & Macro/close-up
taught by Dan Hayes.
Fri., June 3: Sunset, sunrise, silhouette, after dark/
night shots and slow shutter
speed, taught by Rev. Kelly
Todd.
On every third Friday of
each month, the club members will evaluate images
with regard to each lesson.
For more information
visit spnc.photoclubservices.
com or call Seven Ponds
Nature Center at 810-7963200.
SevenPonds
Nature
Center is located at 3854
Crawford Rd. in Dryden.

Photo by Tom Wearing

Adult coloring night

GOODLAND TWP. The Goodland Township
Library will host an adult coloring night on Mon., Feb. 8
from 6-7 p.m. Pictures to color, some coloring supplies,
friendship, and camaraderie will be supplied. There is no
charge to attend, and beverages and snacks are included.
Participants can bring their own coloring pages and utensils as well. Pictures provided will range from easy to
difficult. Space is limited to 20 participants. Call 810721-2110 to reserve a spot or register at www.goodlandtownshiplibrary.org. The library is aiming to make this a
monthly, adults only event. For more information, contact
library director Catherine Yezak at goodlandtwplibrary@
gmail.com or 810-721-2110. The library is located at
2370 N. Van Dyke, north of Imlay City.

Taking orders
for UP pasties
IMLAY CITY
Imlay City Christian
School is taking orders
for the popular Lawrys
UP
Pasties
from
Marquette, Michigan.
Pasties are filled with
beef, onion, rutabaga,
potato and carrot. The
cost is $6 each, $32 for a
half dozen and $60 for a
dozen. Deadline for
ordering is February 10.
Delivery date is February
22, at the Imlay City
Christian School. Call or
email the school to place
an order at 810-7245695 or [email protected].

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Moyer-Cale suggested
interested residents go online
to access the villages most
recent Water Quality Report
from 2014.
Imlay negotiates a deal
Imlay City took a little
while longer than Almont to
sign on with DWSD (now
called the Great Lakes Water
Authority).
However, Manager Tom
Youatt believes the 30-year
deal recently struck with the
newly-named GLWA was
well worth the wait.
Signed in mid-December,
Youatt referred to the new
contract as an historic
agreement that will help
stabilize water rates and benefit residents for years to
come.
The much-negotiated
pact will officially take
effect on June 30, 2016, and
runs through June 30, 2046.
Youatt said the
ImlayCity Commission had
considered KWA as an alternative, but after considerable
negotiations decided to stay
with the tried-and-true supplier.
He noted earlier in the
process that the costs of
building and staffing a local
water treatment plant would
have been unaffordable.
The city has had a long
history with DWSD and its
been a safe and reliable
source for water, said
Youatt. Our goal has always
been to provide Imlay City
residents with the finest
quality water at the most
affordable rates. We feel the
city has done its due diligence in accomplishing that
goal.
With regard to meeting
conditions of the new contract, the city is required to
make internal upgrades to
the existing water system.
They include a chlorination feed system, new metering and new flow reduction
valves to better regulate
water to the citys two water
towers. Those mandatory
upgrades are expected to cost
about $185,000.
The quality of water is
of utmost importance to our

The city has a long

history with DWSD
and its been a safe,
reliable source
for water.
--Tom Youatt
Imlay City Manager
city commission, said
Youatt. I think were doing
a good job of maintaining
and upgrading our water distribution system, and well
continue to do that.
Historical reference
In early June of 2014,
representatives from the
Karegnondi Water Authority
hosted a meeting at the
Imlay City Hall, during
which they sought KWA support and buy-in from local
municipalities and townships.
In attendance at that
meeting were KWA CEO/
Genesee County Drain
CommissionerJeff Wright
and other proponents of the
fledgling water authority,
along with officials from
Imlay City, Almont, Imlay,
Goodland and Almont townships.
The KWA water line had
been on the drawing board
for years, but it was not until
City of Flint Emergency
Manager Ed Kurtz teamed
up with Wright and Genesee
County officials that the
project gained significant
momentum.
Kurtz had already submitted a request to purchase
18 million gallons of water
per day from the
Karegnondi; while Wright
and the Genesee County
Drain Board requested to
purchase 42 million gallons

per day from the new water

authority.
Possibly sensing a mutiny was imminent, Detroit
Water & Sewerage presented
a new 30-year contract proposal to the City of Flint and
Genesee County.
New DWSDDirector
Sue McCormick said the
proposal would have saved
the City of Flint more than
$900 million over the terms
of the contract.
When that proposal was
rejected, McCormick issued
a notice of termination to the
City of Flint to end water
delivery to the municipality
in April of 2014.
Though ground had yet
to be broken on the new
water line at its Port Huron
intake point at the time of
the meeting in Imlay City,
Wright hailed the KWA as a
less-costly alternative to
Detroit Water & Sewerage
whose rates climbed with
regularity.
Wright estimated the cost
of constructing a 64-mile,
72-inch diameter pipeline to
deliver raw water from the
waters of Port Huron to Flint
and Genesee County at about
$274 million. He believed
the pipeline could be completed by January 2016,
using local contractors and
engineering services.
Wright, along with John
F. OBrien, Genesees
Director of Water &Waste
Services, spoke with a sense
of urgency to those in attendance at the Imlay City
meeting.
They alluded to the
potential financial advantages of signing on with the
KWA early, rather than waiting and getting stuck with
higher costs at a later time.
Wright estimated the cost
of purchasing one unit (1
million gallons) of raw,
untreated water at about
$355,000.
If you sign the contract,
you will establish your water
delivery fixed-cost point,
OBrien said.
Among those in favor of
signing with KWA was
Lapeer County Drain
Commissioner Joe Suma,
who liked the idea of having
a nearby and possibly less
costly option to DWSD.
He also envisioned a
potential boon to the local
economy, particularly during
the projected two-year construction period.
My worry, is that if we
dont jump on this right
away, is it going to cost
more to tap in later? Suma
asked.
While there appeared to
be some benefits to signing
on with the KWA, officials
from Imlay City, Almont and
Almont Township expressed
caution about moving too
quickly.
Former Imlay City
Manager Wayne ONeal
expressed reservations about
the associated costs of treating the KWAs raw water.
Raw water wont do our
residents any good, ONeal
said. We have to have treated water, and we dont have
the economy to support the
construction of a treatment
plant.
There are new people at
DWSD (McCormick and
others) who are trying to
reduce unnecessary personnel and cut costs. Id like to
see what they can do.
Former Almont Village
Manager Oliver Turner was
equally cautious about signing on with KWA.
Almont is unique in that
we are on a different water
supply line than Imlay City
and the City of Lapeer, said
Turner. The village would
need to invest a very substantial amount of funds if it
were to join KWA.
Also registering concerns
over costs was Almont
Township Supervisor Paul
Bowman.
As far as I know, the
cost of constructing a treatment plant has not even been
investigated, said Bowman.
We need to sit down and
see if it makes sense for us.

Grabill staff in Chicago for opening

Almont-based company helps

unveil state-of-the-art facility
By Tom Wearing

Tri-City Times Staff Writer

ALMONT The very

latest in luxury windows and
doors was recently unveiled
in Chicago.
And representatives from
Almonts Grabill Windows &
Doors were there to be part of
the excitement.
Grabill owners Teresa and
Greg Grabill and several staff
members traveled to the
Windy City to mark the opening of a state-of-the-art
LuxeHome showroom at
Chicagos Merchandise Mart.
In addition to the Grabills,
management team members
making the trip included: Dan
Conley, Tony Benthem,
Tammy Pepper, Ray Bisbee,
Stacey Muether, Amy Keller,
Sol Cunningham and Todd
Collins.

The new 7,000-squarefoot permanent showroom is

the home to Pella Crafted
Luxury and represents a convergence of the Pella
Corporation and Almontbased Grabill Windows &
Doors.
Tammy Pepper, Grabills
Finance
and Accounts
Manager, describes the Pella
Crafted Luxury showroom as
undeniably, a go-to destination for reimagining luxury
windows and doors.
Pepper notes that for the
past 30 years, Grabills team
of in-house architects and
product experts have turned
visions into architectural masterpieces.
She said Grabill luxury
products can be found in
some of the most exclusive
homes from coast to coast.

The Pella showroom is a

one-stop shop to see these
speciality products first hand
and become inspired by the
endless array of available
options, says Pepper.
You can also get a
glimpse of Grabills highly
regarded Detroit Steel windows and doors, she says.
This is exciting news for
Pella and for all of us at
Grabill Windows & Doors.
Pepper says the Almont
business currently boasts 42
employees, who are widely
known in the industry for
high quality product and service.
This is a true Michigan
success story, says Pepper.
Grabill is a hidden gem
tucked away on Research
Drive in Almont.
This was a one time
garage-based business that
has grown into one of the
leaders in the luxury window
and door market.

The best news is that we

are continuing to grow our
operations and are hiring for a
variety of departments,
including both skilled and
entry level woodworkers,
welders, finishers and parttime office staff.
Pepper adds that Grabill
employees receive competitive wages and an excellent
package that includes premium health insurance and
immediate holiday pay eligibility.
Grabill became part of the
Pella Corporation in May
2015, joining 6,500 Pella
team members across the
United States.
Grabill Windows & Doors
is located at 7463 Research
Drive in Almonts Industrial
Park.
For questions or more
information about the Pella
Corporation and Grabill
Windows & Doors product
line, call 810-798-2809.

File photo

from page 1-A

Photo provided

On tap: A look back at

area water supply history

Representatives
from Almont-based
Grabill Windows &
Doors were among
those present to cut
the ribbon on Pellas
new 7,000-squarefoot LuxeHome
showroom located
inside the
Merchandise Mart in
Chicago.

Visitors watch old-fashioned ice cutting demonstration on Tree Top Pond at last years WinterFest at
Seven Ponds Nature Center.

WinterFest: Family fun coming to Seven Ponds

from page 1-A

Among those planned are

crafts for kids, and animal
tracks printing. Participants
are asked to bring their own
t-shirt or sweatshirt to print
the tracks on.
A slide presentation on
the history of ice cutting and

a winter animal program are

also planned indoors.
What a perfect way to
enjoy a winter day with your
family or childrens group,
Rheaume says.
Groups must register by
Jan. 28 by calling 810-7963200.

Seven Ponds WinterFest

will run regardless of

snow and ice conditions,
with alternative activities
planned.
The cost is $3; Seven
Ponds members admitted
free.
Seven Ponds Nature
Center is located at 3854
Crawford Rd. between

Calkins Rd. and Lake George

Rd., and is one mile south
of Dryden Rd., about 3
miles west of the town
of
Dryden. Dryden Rd.
can be reached from M-24
or M-53, watch for signs.
For more information
call 810-796-3200 or visit
www.sevenponds.org.

Forum: Candidates to square off on February 2nd

from page 1-A
polls for the special general
election in March.
The 82nd District State
House seat was vacated in
September of 2015 with the
resignation of Todd Courser
in the wake of a sex scandal
and bizarre attempt to cover
it up. Courser, who took
office in January of last year,
admitted to an extra-marital
affair with former 80th
District representative Cindy

Gamrat.
When Gamrats husband
demanded, via anonymous
text messages, that Courser
resign or else he would
expose the affair, Courser
concocted a now infamous
false flag email, where he
accused himself of having
sex with a male prostitute
behind a prominent Lansing
night club. The email was
widely disseminated to many
in the Republican rank and
file and to news outlets in

Lansing and Detroit.

The story broke in the
Detroit News on August 7,
2015 when one of Courser
and Gamrats former aides
brought a audio tape of
Courser hatching out the
email plot to Detroit News
Lansing Bureau reporter,
Chad Livengood.
In September, following
an investigation by the State
House Business Office, hearings on Courser and Gamrats
fitness for office were con-

ducted.
Courser resigned in the
early morning hours of
September 11, 2015, on
the heels of Gamrats expulsion.

The November, 2015
primary to fill Coursers
seat cost Lapeer County
taxpayers about $120,000.
Editors note: Libertarian
candidate Tracy Spilker did
not respond to requests for
information and a photo by
press time.

Shocked: Former Dryden super charged in robberies

from page 1-A
Help from the public broke
this case open, Rickert
acknowledged.
The tip on the vehicle
gave us somewhere to
look. We had nothing prior to
that.
Drydens Pack concedes
that he would still be on the
hunt for Drydens robber was
it not for the break in the Yale
case.
If it wasnt for the good

work by St. Clair County

detectives, we wouldnt have
a case. It appears he used two
different vehicles, Pack
said.
The whole thing took a
minute and five seconds (at
the Oxford Bank in Dryden)
so we didnt have a lot of
information to go on.
According to bank
employees in Dryden, a lone
male walked through the
Main Street banks front
doors wearing a black ski

mask and verbally demanded

money from bank tellers.
He did not display a weapon
but implied he hand one,
keeping one hand in his
coat pocket. There were
no customers in the bank
at the time and no
employees were hurt in the
incident.
He then fled the scene in
a light-colored car.
In both robberies, the
suspect wore a ski mask and
blue pea coat. Rickert said

that based on witness descriptions, investigators believed

the Yale and Dryden robberies were related.
Pack also declined to
comment on what might have
motivated Goulette.
As of Tuesday, it was yet
to be determined how the
separate prosecutions in the
neighboring counties would
proceed.
Goulette is due to appear
in St. Clair County District
Court on February 2.

Page 15-A-TRI-CITY TIMES-JANUARY 27, 2016

Goodland library to host financial planner

Ron Gray of Edward Jones to

discuss planning for retirement
By Catherine Minolli
Tri-City Times Editor

GOODLAND TWP.
Have you thought about your
retirement? Now may be a
good time to do so as the
Goodland Twp. Library wel-

comes financial advisor Ron

Gray on Sat., Feb. 6 from 11
a.m.-noon.
Gray operates Edward
Jones in Imlay City. He will
discuss strategies necessary
to plan for and survive retire-

ment in todays economy,

along with how to deal with
health care expenses and how
to prepare for the unexpected.
The seminar is free and
open to the public and refreshments will be provided.
Registration is required
in order to provide the appropriate number of handouts.
Register by calling 810-721-

2110 or online at goodlandtownshiplibrary.org.

For more information,
contact library director
Catherine Yezak at [email protected]
or by calling 810-721-2110.
The Goodland Twp.
library is located at 2370 N.
Van Dyke, north of Imlay
City.

Literacy volunteers sought

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p.m. at the Family Literacy Center, 311 Higgins Street
in Lapeer. The two day training is for volunteers to
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Rural Lifestyles

Hohenheim, headed up by
Friedrich Longin, set out to
compare the ancient grains
spelt, emmer (also called
farro) and einkorn with the
more common bread and
durum wheat varieties, examining everything from plant
height and
yield to
the protein
amounts
and quality.
They
discovered
that
despite
small
amounts

of fertilizBrown
er, emmer
and einkorn
plants grew extremely tall,
causing the stems to bend or
break which impacts quality.
Not surprisingly, the ancient
grains yielded less than modern varieties and their protein
quality was also subpar but
that fact can be overcome in
baking by using low temperature dough preparation, the
scientists noted.
Longin says their work
has delivered deep insights
into the agronomic and quality performance of spelt,
emmer, and einkorn which

will help further efforts to

expand production. They
believe the use of these crops
will be welcomed by both
growers and consumers.
Giving farmers new options
for their crop rotations benefits the soil and helps fend
off crop disease. Consumers
and food makers appreciate
the fuller aroma profile
these grains offer in both
baked good and beer production.
Emmer or farro is a
member of the wheat
family that grows wild
and can be cultivated. It
has a nutty flavor and
chewy texture that
makes it a versatile
ingredient for soups,
stews, salads and side
dishes.
Spelt is another
ancient grain that hails
from the wheat family.
Bulgur consists of
durum wheat kernels
that have been boiled,
dried and cracked.
One thing to note
about nearly all of these
ancient grains, should
you choose to try them
out in the kitchen, is
that they require a fair
amount of time to properly cook.
Heres one recipe to

try (see card), courtesy of the

Michigan Wheat Growers
Great Michigan Wheat
Recipe contest. In 2015,
members of the Michigan
Restaurant Association were
invited to submit innovative
ideas for preparing wheat,
including farro.
For more recipe entries
from the contest visit www.
miwheat.org/consumer-info/
recipes/.

TRI-CITY AREA
Deciding to purchase and
wear a helmet while riding
horses is one of the best decisions you can make. There is
no statistical correlation
between skill level and risk of
injury, meaning accidents can
happen to anyone. It may be
confusing sorting through the
shelves at a tack store trying

to decide which helmet is best

for you. Here are several tips
that will make this purchase
much easier.
1. Buy new. Its best to
buy new. A helmet that has
been through a fall may not
always show signs of damage. Purchasing a brand new
helmet from a reputable tack
shop is the only way to ensure

your new helmet hasnt been

through any type of fall that
could compromise its integrity and ability to protect your
noggin!
2. Make sure its certified. Youll want to double
check with your barn, riding
club or show association, but
if they have helmet requirements or guidelines, it is most

likely they require the helmet

to be American Society for
Testing
and
Materials
(ASTM) or Safety Equipment
Institute (SEI) certified. The
American Society for Testing
and Materials sets the standards by which equestrian
helmets are tested, along with
many other types of safety
equipment. The Safety
Equipment Institute is an
independent laboratory that
tests helmets to be sure they
meet the ASTM standards.
The SEI label will be easily
found in any certified helmet.
Check the manufacturing date
(also printed on the helmet
label) to be sure youre buying a helmet made during the
past year. This will ensure its
made with the most up-todate
safety
standards.
Although there is nothing
wrong with the older version,
when buying a new helmet,
purchase one that conforms to
the newest version. It is suggested your helmets be
replaced every six years or so,
and of course, a growing child
may need their helmets
replaced more often to ensure
optimal fit.
3. Make sure its properly fitted. Since youre
shopping for your helmet at a
reputable tack shop (like we
talked about in tip number
one), the employees should
be able to help you with fit. In
addition, each manufacturer
will offer information about
fit and their sizing system. If
you already own a well-fitted
cowboy hat, the sizes will

Garden Variety...

Professor Friedrich Longin stands in a field of

emmer (or farro) thats exhibiting the grains tendency to grow taller than desired in modern crop
systems.

Image provided

onsidering the selection of fresh produce

is rather limited this
time of year, the bleak winter
months are an ideal time to
rediscover the wholesome
ingredients found in our pantries, something thats
becoming much easier to do
with the renewed interest in
ancient grains.
Stroll down the rice aisle
and next to your basic white
and brown varieties, theres a
wide selection of grains with
some pretty funky names.
Quinoa was the first to gain
popularity and now the
blogosphere is jam packed
with recipes incorporating
everything from bulgur to
spelt.
Across the board these
grains-in their whole grain
states-offer a lot in a small
package-fiber, vitamins and
minerals and several have
impressive amounts of protein.
Research is being done to
determine how these ancient
grains can be a profitable
crop on modern farms and
serve as a high-quality ingredient in modern food production.
According to the Crop
Science Society of America,
a group of scientists at
Germanys University of

Photo by University of Hohenheim

Ancient grains get new

attention in field, kitchen

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likely be similar.
One thing to keep
in mind, especially
ladies, is to be sure
your hair is styled
the same way it
would be when you
ride or show.
Folding a large
ponytail into your
helmet can certainly affect fit. Each
brand may fit
slightly different,
so its crucial to try
on your helmet
before purchasing.
The helmet should
be
comfortable
when worn with no Most clubs and associations
pinching or red require rider to wear a certified
marks from being helmet.
too tight. The harness should be
Michigan 4-H Horse and
tightened enough that it is in Pony Project Rulebook even
contact with both jawbones at states, There will be no disall times when it is fastened. crimination against protective
A helmet or harness that is too headgear, even if the style
loose will not offer the appro- does not match the style of
priate protection should an riding. For more informainjury occur.
tion, check out eXHorsess
4. Dont spend a for- YouTube playlist, Every
tune. The old saying, You Time, Every Ride - Helmet
get what you pay for, no Safety Videos.
longer applies to helmets. This article, by Taylor
Some of the safest models are Fabus, was published by
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ber two, it as just as safe!
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New clinic for underserved opens in LCCMH facilities

By Nicholas Pugliese

Tri-City Times Contributing Writer

TRI-CITY AREA A
new primary care health clinic that will serve area residents regardless of their ability to pay opened up inside
the
Lapeer
County
CommunityMental Health
facilities in Lapeer on
Tuesday.
The new clinic, run by
Hamilton Community Health
Network, aims to provide various medical services to the
community, with a focus on
family services, wellness
screenings, and acute care
services. The facility contains
six exam rooms equipped
with the technology and staff
to accommodate most nonemergency medical situa-

We worked at
it, we didnt
give up, and
we continued
to do the things
we needed
to do to be
successful, and
Im happy to
say that we
were able to
get it done,
says Pierce.

tions.
The facility is a result of
more than four years of planning and effort on the part of
Hamilton, led by CEO
Clarence Pierce.
We worked at it, we
didnt give up, and we continued to do the things we needed to do to be successful, and
Im happy to say that we were
able to get it done, says
Pierce.
The facility currently
spans more than 3,000 square
feet of space with room to
grow, and Hamilton intends
to expand the facilitys operations as the demand for their
services grows. The layout of
the clinic is designed for two
health care providers, and in
the coming months, filling
that staffing is a primary
goal.
Dr. Robert Sprague, CEO
of the Lapeer County
Community Mental Health
management team, is also
excited for the positive impact
of the new facility.
This is a great day for Lapeer
County, Sprague says.
Weve been working on this
for what seems like forever,
its been over four years, getting this up and going.
Hamilton Community
Health Network operates clinics in the Flint area, and they
realized many of their patients
were making the journey from
the Lapeer area for their services.
We see quite a few
patients from this area, and

Photo by Nicholas Pugliese

Hamilton to incorporate whole

body approach of care regardless
of area patients ability to pay

Officials gather for ribbon cutting at Hamilton Community Health Network clinic opening inside Lapeer
County Community Mental Health facilities.
we knew there was a need,
Pierce says. It was always
better to establish something
right here in the community
and thats where we focused,
and thats where we were able
to get things done.
Sprague expressed similar
notions regarding the volume
of people traveling for medical services.
There were over a thousand people that had been
driving from Lapeer County,
primarily to the Burton office
that Hamilton has, Sprague
says, and where that becomes
important is low income, the
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The new clinic will be
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Health facility to provide a
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Usually, issues with the
body and issues with the mind
are treated separately, but
what this allows us to do is
tackle these issues together,
says Pierce.
Sprague agrees, saying,
Theres been a long tradition
of separating the head from
the body, in terms of mental
health and primary medical
care, and our vision here is to
develop a fully integrated system of health care.

Hamilton officials hope

the ability to integrate mental
health treatment with diagnoses will make a significant
positive impact on those with
mental health issues.
Its been shown across
the country that folks (with
significant mental health
issues) tend to die about 25
years younger than the general population, and the primary reason for that is lack of
access to primary medical
care, Pierce says. (This
facility) will go a long way
toward helping that throughout the county.
In addition to primary
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expand the new facilitys services into dental in the future.

Pierce acknowledges the need
for low-income dental services and says that Hamilton is
currently working on ways it
can provide for low-income
families. Currently the facility is not equipped to provide
dental services, but as the
clinic grows, dental services
will come.
The facility is now open
and is accepting most insurances, including Medicare
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Shake off the winter

blues at Blues Fest

audiences all over the world.

Their 2015 highly successful
On The Move tour wowed
audiences in Australia,
Germany,
France
and
throughout the US.
Saturdays feature performance begins at 2:30 p.m.
with Detroits own Reverend
Robert Jones and Matt
Watroba bringing their powerful message of love, friendship, tolerance; where we
have been, where we are, and
hopefully where we can go,
Lyons says.
It is a walk through the
roots and history of American
music that not only educates,
but entertains, Lyons says.
Matt and Robert together
form a synergy that is hard to
describe.
Saturday night, February
6, singer, guitarist and songwriter Jimmy Burns and the

Popular Detroit-based blues musicians Matt

Watroba and Rev. Robert Jones will perform at
2:30 on Sat., Feb. 6 at the PIX.
Jimmy Burns Band will take
the stage. Lyons says Jimmy
is a contemporary bluesman
who combines his Delta roots
with R&B and soul to come
up with a sound uniquely his
own.
Jimmy Burns is a hardedged, soulful mainstay on
todays Chicago blues scene
and it is this very authenticity
that has made him a hit with
audiences far and wide,
Lyons says. The fact that
Burns is such a Chicago stal-

wart, however, means he

rarely tours so it will be a
special treat when he plays
The PIX.
Advance adult tickets are
$20, advance student and
senior tickets are $18, or see
all 3 shows for $50. Tickets
are available at The PIX Box
Office, located inside Gallery
194,
Tuesday
through
Saturday from 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Order tickets online at www.
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LAPEER The second

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kicks off on Friday, February
5 at 7:30 p.m. at the historic
PIX Theatre downtown. The
Festival continues through
Saturday, February 6.
On Friday, Eric Noden
and Joe Filisko will take center stage. Their musical styles
are best described by a quote
from Mickey Raphael, harmonica player for Willie
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Eric and Joe are possessed by the spirits of Howlin
Wolf, Sonny Terry, Robert
Johnson, Johnny Woods,
Sonny Boy Williamson,
Gwen Foster and transported
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Raphael said.
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Saturday evening.

Find financial peace

Dave Ramseys popular program
on tap at Christian Reformed Church
By Catherine Minolli
Tri-City Times Editor

IMLAY CITY Area

residents are welcome to
attend Financial Peace
University (FPU) at the
Christian Reformed Church
beginning at 6 p.m. on
February 2.
More than 2.5 million
families have changed their
financial future through the
program, created by Dave
Ramsey.
The nine-week course
provides families and individuals with practical tools to
gain control of their finances
and set themselves up for
long-term financial success,
says Jamie Ellis of FPU in a
press release.
Sessions are held once a
week. Ramsey teaches the
course by DVD, which is followed by a small-group discussion.
Participants will learn
about budgeting, relationships and money, getting out
of debt, saving for emergencies and investing.
Through common-sense
principles and small-group
accountability, FPU gives
people the tools they need to
change their behavior and
succeed financially, Ellis
says. On average families
who complete FPU pay off
$5,300 (of debt) and save
$2,700 in the first 90 days.
Following the class nearly 94
percent of those families bud-

get regularly.
FPU will not only transform the way you handle
money, but also your marriage and other areas of your
life, says Ramsey. This
isnt a boring financial class.
We make learning about
money fun and easy to understand so people in every situation can benefit from the
information.
Ramsey knows first-hand
the pain that financial stress
can cause. After creating a net
worth of more than a million
dollars by age 26, he quickly
lost it all. Since then Ramsey
has helped families and individuals across the country
learn how to get control
of their finances and avoid
debt so they dont have to
experience the same pain he
did.
After purchasing a membership each participant
receives a workbook, Dave
Ramseys Complete Guide to
Money, an envelope system
and an audio CD library.
Participants will also have
access to budgeting forms
and MP3s of all the lessons.
For more information or to
purchase a membership, go to
www.daveramsey.com.
The Imlay City Christian
Reformed Church is located
at 395 N. Cedar Street (M-53),
next to the Silver Grill.
To register for FPU or for
more information, call
Jennifer Schoenherr at 810656-3446.

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Sports

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Imlay City downs

Almont, 61-47

Spartans hold off upset-minded league rival

TRI-CITY AREA
Imlay City downed host
Almont, 61-47, in a Blue
Water Area Conference varsity boys basketball battle on
Tuesday, January 19.
With the outcome, Imlay
City moves to 8-2 and 3-1.
Almont slips to 3-5 and 1-3.

In Tuesdays battle, Imlay

City grabbed an 11-8 edge
after one quarter was done.
The middle two quarters
saw Imlay City generate 30
total points and Almont manage 24. That staked Imlay
City to a 41-32 cushion at the
time.
Imlay City then outscored
Almont 20-15 during the last
eight minutes of action, assur-

ing themselves of a 61-47

win when the clock zeroed
out for the last time.
Griffin Schirmer (18,
including a pair of trifectas),
Seth Reiff (12) and Curtis
Homer (11, featuring three
treys) led Imlay City with
double digit point totals. They
were given assistance in the
Imlay City page 4-B

Photo by Kevin Kissane

Dryden sneaks by
North Huron, 63-56

Dante Dudek, of Almont, drives to the hoop as Imlay Citys Jose Castro
defends during their BWAC confrontation last week.

By Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

Imlay City edged

by Armada, 37-36
By Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

Photo by Kevin Kissane

DRYDEN The Dryden

varsity boys basketball team
saw to it that their fans would
not go home disappointed
with the outcome, registering
a 63-56 Snowcoming triumph
against visiting North Central
Thumb League rival North
Huron last Friday night.
With the decision, Dryden
improves to 7-2 and 4-1.
In Fridays clash, Dryden
jumped out to a 17-6 advantage after one quarter was
done.
Quarter number two saw
Dryden net 15 points
and North Huron manage 10,
widening the gap to 32-16 at
the halftime break.
When the action resumed,
North Huron fought back
with a 15-13 third quarter
edge. That helped them trim
their deficit to 45-31 with 24
minutes gone.
Quarter number four
would see North Huron amass
19 points and Dryden hit for

Justin Knox, of Dryden, looks over his offensive

options during Fridays game with North Huron.
five, making it a 50-50 ballgame at the end of regulation
play.
Dryden then outscored
North Huron 13-6 over the
next four-minute stretch, celebrating a 63-56 win at nights
end.
For Dryden, Max Kage
proved the toughest player to

stop. He finished with a

22-point performance.
Sean Riley (11 points)
and John DelCampo (10)
gave Dryden double figure
outputs as well. They were
backed by Justin Knox (nine
points, featuring a trey), Evan
Dryden page 4-B

IMLAY CITY Imlay City fell one

point shy when the final scores were added
up, dropping a 37-36 road verdict to Armada
in a Blue Water Area Conference varsity girls
basketball encounter last Friday night.
With the decision, Imlay City now stands
at 6-5 and 4-1.
In Fridays encounter, Armada charged
out to a 14-4 advantage after one quarter was
done.
The middle two quarters saw Imlay City
bounce back with a 20-11 edge. That whittled
their deficit to just 25-24 with 24 minutes
elapsed.
Imlay City and Armada then hit for 12
points each during the last eight minutes of
action, leaving the latter with a 37-36 victory Imlay City guard Cameron Katkic
brings the ball up the floor during a
Edged page 4-B BWAC clash.

Photo by Kevin Kissane

By Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

By Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

Photo by Randy Jorgensen

TRI-CITY AREA
Imlay City downed Capac,
56-24, in a Blue Water Area
Conference wrestling confrontation last Wednesday.
Algonac is where the
action unfolded.
Eric Pawlaczyk, Wesley
Hampton, Hunter Mullins,
Brandyn Louwsma, Austin
Plouse and Jaykob Shaw led
Imlay City with triumphs by
pin. Pawlaczyk took 33 seconds to upend Dylan Wojie at
103 pounds; Hampton needed

54 seconds to turn back 112pound foe Justin Lee; Mullins

required 1:00 to defeat Jose
Navarro at 135 pounds;
Louwsma took 48 seconds to
stop 171-pound counterpart
Danny Navarro; Plouse needed 3:28 to down Aaron
Podgorski at 215 pounds; and
Shaw required 1:31 to beat
285-pound rival Gerrardo
Navarro.
Noah Scillian (119) and
Julian Dervishi (145) provided Imlay City with wins by
void.
Zac Hellebuyck and Pat
Pauli added victories by

Imlay Citys Zac Hellebuyck (L) works for a fall

versus Capacs Thomas Wheeler in 135-pound
action last week.

major decision to Imlay Citys

cause. The former notched a
12-4 triumph over Thomas
Wheeler at 130 pounds and
the latter generated an 8-0
win against 189-pound adversary Josh Skarsvog.
Anthony Trudo, Ian
Detroyer, Paul Livermore and
Jason Tyson paced Capac
with victories via the pinfall
route. Trudo needed 40 seconds to turn back Kyle Kulin
at 125 pounds; Detroyer
required 42 seconds to down
140-pound foe Steven Kline;
Livermore took 2:21 to conquer Garrett Shevnock at 152
pounds; and Tyson took 40
seconds to beat 160-pound
counterpart Blake Porter.
Earlier that night, Imlay
City registered a 48-24 triumph against Algonac.
A group consisting of
Scillian, Mullins, Louwsma,
Plouse and Shaw led Imlay
City with wins by pin. Scillian
stopped Brendan Budzeak at
125 pounds (fall time not
available); Mullins required
3:30 to upend 135-pound foe
Jacob Bottle; Louwsma took
1:19 to beat Zach Randall at
171 pounds; Plouse needed
12 seconds to down 215pound counterpart Nathan
Arbuckle; and Shaw required
3:20 to turn back Mike

Nykariak at 285 pounds.

Pawlaczyk (103) and
Keegan Houghten (112) gave
Imlay City victories by void.
Hampton and Pauli were
the other Imlay City grapplers
who prevailed. The former
registered a 9-2 triumph
against 119-pound adversary
Drake Hiltunen and the latter
claimed a 3-1 win over Robert
Jewell at 189 pounds.
In the nights other dual,
Capac dropped a 49-24 verdict to Cros-Lex.
Wojie and Wheeler paced
Capac with victories by pinfall. The former needed 4:23
to down Andrew Smith at 112
pounds and the latter required
2:58 to beat 130-pound rival
Gio Zuniga.
Livermore contributed a
triumph by technical fall to
Capacs cause, thanks to an
18-2 outcome versus Rory
Loeding at 152 pounds.
Trudo gave Capac a win
by major decision. He earned
a 16-7 victory over 125pound foe Garrett Gelinski.
Lee was the other Capac
grappler who triumphed. He
outscored Tim Eagle, 14-12,
at 103 pounds.
With the results, Imlay
City goes to 11-4 and 4-2. Imlay City 215-pounder Austin Plouse looks to
Capac now stands at 17-12 escape the hold of Capacs Aaron Podgorski in a
and 3-2.
BWAC clash last Wednesday.

Photo by Randy Jorgensen

Imlay City defeats Capac, Algonac

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Sports In Brief

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The following youth

sports, junior high, ninth
grade and junior varsity
recaps are provided to us by
area coaches. If your teams
results do not appear here
remind your coach to pass
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calling 810-724-2615, or
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Capac Junior Varsity
Wrestling
Algonac Tournament
January 23
Tournament recapCapac claimed four placewinning performances last
Saturday at the Algonac
Tournament.
Jose Navarro (135) led
Capac with a first.
Capac also received
thirds courtesy of Josh
The Imlay City Competitive Cheer team took first in their division of the
Skarsvog (189), Jeremiah
Howell Invite last Saturday. They are front row (L to R) Cameron Jeffries,
Mardlin (215) and Antonio
Gina Abbott and Hollie Rager; and back Katie Ferguson, Samantha
Moreno (285).
Giovannangeli, Serena Bara, Janet Felbarth, Makenna Schocke, Kaitlin
Imlay City Ninth Grade
Pudvay and coach Jenna Flanagan.
Girls Basketball
Imlay City vs. Armada
January 21
Armada-25 Imlay City-23
Game recap- Armada
edged Imlay City, 25-23, in
a Blue Water Area
Girls Basketball
Conference ninth grade girls
Thursday, January 28
basketball matchup last
Caseville at Dryden,
Thursday.
7:30 p.m.
Kendall Whitsett led
Friday, January 29
Imlay City with 10 points.
Armada at Almont, 6 p.m.
The remaining Spartan points
Capac at Algonac, 6 p.m.
went to Emma Waatti and
Imlay City at Richmond,
Robin LeFevere (six each),
6 p.m.
Rebecca Sich (two) and Leah
Tuesday, February 2
Knezevich (one).
Imlay City at Capac,
Almont Junior Varsity
7 p.m.
Boys Basketball
Almont vs. Cros-Lex
Boys Basketball
January 21
Friday,
January 29
Almont-43 Cros-Lex-37
Sophomore John
Dryden senior Taylor
Peck at Dryden, 7:30 p.m.
Game recap- Almont
DelCampo netted 20 points
Wakerley collected 20
Armada
at Almont, 7:30 p.m. made Cros-Lex absorb a
and grabbed 17 rebounds
points in her basketball
Capac at Algonac, 7:30 p.m. 43-37 loss in a junior varsity
in his basketball teams
teams win over
Imlay City at Richmond,
52-39 win against
Caseville last
boys basketball clash last
7:30 p.m
Casevilles varsity last
Wednesday.
Thursday.
Tuesday, February 2
Wednesday.
For her effort,
Rafael Farias and Jared
C-PS at Dryden, 7:30 p.m.
For his effort,
Wakerley earns our
Litchfield led Almont with
Almont at Yale, 7:30 p.m.
DelCampo claims our
Girls Athlete of the
11 points apiece. They were
Boys Athlete of the Week
Capac at Imlay City,
Week honor.
backed by Kevin Heim (six
honor.
7:30 p.m.
points), Clay Schapman and
Zach Filinger (five each),
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Wrestling
Garrett Ruhala (three) and
Wednesday,
January
27
Austin Miller (two).
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Game recap- Imlay City
fell 39-15 to Carman
Ainsworth in a non-league
ninth grade girls basketball
clash on Tuesday, January
19.
Kendall Whitsett, Nina
Reitzel and Agnes Krahn led
Imlay City with four points
apiece. Emma Waatti (two)
and Trinity Cislo (one) were
the other Spartans who connected.
Imlay City Ninth grade
Boys Basketball
Imlay City vs. Almont
January 19
Almont-46 Imlay City-39
Game recap- Imlay City
fell 46-39 to Almont in a
Blue Water Area Conference
ninth grade basketball battle
on Tuesday, January 19.
Hunter Abram paced
Imlay City with 16 points.
He was backed by Lonnie
Wolford (10 points), Wei Lin
(five), Ty Evans (four) plus
Dillan Sarka and Zack
Mostek (two apiece).
Imlay City Ninth Grade
Boys Basketball
Imlay City vs. Goodrich
January 18
Imlay City-44 Goodrich-31
Game recap- Imlay City
topped Goodrich, 44-31, in a
non-league ninth grade boys
basketball game on Monday,
January 18.
Logan Wilson (13),
Hunter Abram (11) and
Lonnie Wolford (10) led
Imlay City with double digit
point totals.
Capac Junior Varsity
Wrestling
Durand Tournament
January 15
Tournament recapCapac brought home four
placewinning performances
from the Durand Tournament
on Friday, January 15.
Jose Navarro (135),
Jeremiah Mardlin (215) and
Miguel Aguinaga (285) led
Capac with seconds that day.
Capac also received a
third from Omar Canelo
(171).
Dryden Junior Varsity
Girls Basketball
Dryden vs. Mayville
January 15
Dryden-27 Mayville-14
Game recap- Dryden
defeated Mayville, 27-14, in
a North Central Thumb
League junior varsity girls
basketball clash on Friday,
January 15.
Jordan Peters (16) and
Paige Abromaitis (seven)
proved Drydens toughest
players to contain. The
Cardinals also had Tori St.
Clair and Haley Powell (two
points each) connect.
Laura Ellis added 10
rebounds to Drydens
cause.

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Dryden Junior Varsity
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Dryden vs. Caseville
January 20
Dryden-27 Caseville-26
Game recap- Dryden
edged Caseville, 27-26, in a
North Central Thumb League
junior varsity girls basketball matchup last Wednesday.
Jordan Peters led Dryden
with 21 points. Natalie
Poirier, Josie Carpenter and
Paige Abromaitis added two
points apiece for the
Cardinals.
Dryden Eighth Grade
Boys Basketball
Dryden vs. Kingston
January 20
Kingston-43 Dryden-20
Game recap- Kingston
bested Dryden, 43-20, in a
North Central Thumb League
eighth grade boys basketball
clash last Wednesday.
Ronnie Hudson paced
Dryden with seven points.
Mitchel Gill and Jacob
Vallad (four points apiece),
Dalton Raymond (three) and
Angel Juncaj (two) accounted for the remaining Cardinal
points.
Almont Junior Varsity
Boys Basketball
Almont vs. Imlay City
January 19
Almont-58 Imlay City-46
Game recap- Almont
beat visiting Imlay City,
58-46, in a Blue Water Area
Conference junior varsity
boys basketball confrontation on Tuesday, January 19.
Rafael Farias (12), Zach
Fillinger (11), Clay
Schapman (10), Jordan
Bourdeau and Kevin Heim
(seven each), Austin Miller
and Garrett Ruhala (four
apiece), Mitch Proper (two)
and Cade Tank (one) furnished Almonts points.
Damian Vaubel paced
Imlay City with 14 points.
He was backed by Andrew
Nadrowski (13 points), Jacob
Gleasure (10), Trevor Petri
(four), Reid Bannister (three)
and Davyn Wilson (two).
Dryden Junior Varsity
Girls Basketball
Dryden vs. North Huron
January 19
North Huron-32 Dryden-15
Game recap- North
Huron turned back Dryden,
32-15, in a North Central
Thumb League junior varsity
girls basketball encounter on
Tuesday, January 19.
For Dryden, Josie
Carpenter led the way with
eight points. She was backed
by Jordan Peters (seven
points) and Mackenzey
Webster (two).
Imlay City Ninth Grade
Girls Basketball
Imlay City vs. Carman
Ainsworth
January 19

Schirmer (IC)
Reiff (IC)
DelCampo (D)
Kage (D)
Burgess (C)
Knox (D)
Aguinaga (C)
Nadrowski (IC)
Sams (C)
Homer (IC)
B. Boers (C)

G P
7 113
10 147
9 129
9 104
9 96
9 78
9 77
10 82
9 71
10 68
9 61

Avg.
15.9
14.7
14.3
11.6
10.7
8.7
8.6
8.2
7.9
6.8
6.8

Capac 2-3 5-6

Almont 1-4 3-6
North Central Thumb League
Team
League
Overall
Dryden 4-1 7-2

GIRLS
BASKETBALL
STATLEADERS
SCORING

Combs (IC)
Jamison (C)
Huss (C)
Schefka (IC)

G P
10 232
10 92
10 74
10 64

Avg.
23.2
9.2
7.4
6.4

REBOUNDING

DelCampo (D)
Nadrowski (IC)
Burgess (C)
H. Galbraith (IC)

STEALS

DelCampo (D)
Sams (C)
Burgess (C)
Knuth (D)

ASSISTS

Reiff (IC)
Sams (C)
Castro (IC)
DelCampo (D)
Aguinaga (C)

G R Avg.
9 93 10.3
10 96 9.6
9 87 9.6
10 66 6.6

REBOUNDING

Combs (IC)
Schefka (IC)
Huss (C)

STEALS
G S Avg.
9 28 3.1
9 26 2.9
9 22 2.4
6 13 2.2
G
10
9
10
9
9

A Avg.
49 4.9
27 3.0
28 2.8
21 2.3
17 2.0

BOYS
BASKETBALL
TEAM STANDINGS
Blue Water Area Conference
Team
League
Overall
Imlay City
4-1
9-2

Combs (IC)
C. Katkic (IC)
Huss (C)

ASSISTS

G R Avg.
10 127 12.7
10 85 8.5
10 76 7.6
G S Avg.
10 37 3.7
10 31 3.1
10 24 2.4

C. Katkic (IC)
Combs (IC)

G A Avg.
10 25 2.5
10 23 2.3

Huss (C)

10 21 2.1

GIRLS
BASKETBALL
TEAM STANDINGS
Blue Water Area Conference
Team
League
Overall
Imlay City
4-1
6-5
Capac 1-4 3-7

Almont 0-4 3-6

North Central Thumb League
Team
League
Overall
Dryden 2-5 2-8

WRESTLING
LEADERS
MOST WINS
Livermore (C)
Trudo (C)
Detroyer (C)
J. Battani (A)
Hampton (IC)
Shaw (IC)
Smith (C)
Wojie (C)
Mullins (IC)
Pauli (IC)
Burchi (A)
Glenn (A)
Scillian (IC)
Tyson (C)
Pawlaczyk (IC)
Lee (C)
DeMara (A)
Plouse (IC)
Spies (A)
Hunter (A)
Barr (A)
D. Navarro (A)
Wheeler (C)
Webster (C)
Kulin (IC)
B. Louwsma (IC)
R. Battani (A)
Podgorski (C)
Skarsvog (C)
Hellebuyck (IC)
D. Kruse (A)
Morandi (IC)
Bartlett (A)
C. Kruse (A)
Shevnock (IC)
Fritz (C)
G. Navarro (C)
J. Louwsma (IC)
Dervishi (IC)

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Porter (IC)
Querciagrossa (A)
Jordon Phelps (A)
Cody (A)
Kline (IC)
Felder (IC)
Canelo (C)
Josh Phelps (A)
V. Rojas (C)
Houghten (IC)
Inwood (IC)
Pagano (A)
Arms (A)
Mardlin (C)

MOST PINS

Trudo (C)
Livermore (C)
Shaw (IC)
Hampton (IC)
Smith (C)
J. Battani (A)
Mullins (IC)
Wojie (C)
Glenn (A)
Detroyer (C)
D. Navarro (C)
Pawlaczyk (IC)
Pauli (IC)
Scillian (IC)
Webster (C)
Wheeler (C)
Tyson (C)
Kulin (IC)
Barr (A)
Plouse (IC)
R. Battani (A)
Spies (A)
Hunter (A)
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Podgorski (C)
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Bartlett (A)
Querciagrossa (A)
Cody (A)
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Wojie (C)
J. Battani (A)
Trudo (C)
Hunter (A)
Trudo (C)
Detroyer (C)
Webster (C)
Bartlett (A)
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Smith (C)
Podgorski (C)
Tyson (C)
Smith (C)
Glenn (A)
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Tyson (C)
G. Navarro (C)
Wheeler (C)
Livermore (C)
Fritz (C)
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Capac 3-3 21-13
Almont 1-5 11-14

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Boys Basketball

Cros-Lex turns back Almont, 49-41

By Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

ALMONT Almont
dropped a 49-41 verdict to
visiting Cros-Lex in a Blue
Water Area Conference varsity boys basketball meeting
last Friday.
With the result, Almont

slips to 3-6 and 1-4.

In Fridays meeting,
Almont grabbed an 11-9 edge
after one quarter was complete.
The next eight-minute
stretch saw Cros-Lex manage
13 points and Almont generate six. That left Cros-Lex
holding a 22-17 advantage at
the halftime break.

When play resumed,

Cros-Lex struck with a 17-12
third quarter edge to go ahead
39-29 with 24 minutes gone.
Almont then outscored
Cros-Lex 12-10 the rest of the
way, only to drop a 49-41
verdict at nights end.
Drew Revoldt (15 points,
including one field goal of

three-point variety) and Dante

Dudek (11) led Almont with
double figure outputs. They
were given assistance in the
scoring department by Zach
Revoldt (six points, featuring
a trey), Chase Kapron (three)
plus Eric Conn, Tom Lulgjuraj
and Zach Wichman (two
apiece).

By Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

IMLAY CITY Imlay

City made host Armada
absorb a 64-43 loss in a Blue
Water Area Conference varsity boys basketball contest
last Friday night.
With the result, Imlay
City moves to 9-2 and 4-1.

Armada drops to 4-5 and 1-4.

In Fridays contest, Imlay
City jumped out to a 17-2
lead after one quarter was
over.
The next eight-minute
stretch, though, would belong
to Armada. Thanks to a 17-10
edge there, the Tigers closed
the gap to 27-19 at the halftime break.

When the action resumed,

the momentum shifted back
to Imlay Citys side. Aided by
a 16-14 third quarter advantage, the Spartans went ahead
43-33 with 24 minutes gone.
Imlay City then outscored
Armada 21-10 over the final
eight minutes of action, assuring themselves of a 64-43 win
at nights end.

Griffin Schirmer paced

Imlay City with 14 points.
Hunter Galbraith (13) and
Seth Reiff (10) hit for double
digit point totals as well. The
Spartans also had Mike
Nadrowski (eight points),
David Hart (seven), Jose
Castro (six), Noah Galbraith
(four) and Mitch Allen (two)
reach the scoring column.

Dryden claims road

win over Caseville
DRYDEN The Dryden
varsity boys basketball team
raised their mark to 6-2 overall, including a 3-1 North
Central Thumb League showing thus far, with a 52-39 road
triumph against Caseville last
Wednesday night.
In Wednesdays clash,
Dryden and Caseville completed the initial quarter with
seven points apiece.
Quarter number two
would see Dryden outscore
Caseville by a 14-5 count.
That left them holding a 21-12
cushion at the halftime break.

When play resumed,

Dryden picked up where it
left off. Aided by a 17-13
third quarter edge, the
Cardinals widened the gap to
38-25 with 24 minutes gone.
Dryden and Caseville
then hit for 14 points apiece
the rest of the way, leaving
the former with a 52-29 victory to celebrate when the
final second ticked off the
clock.
John DelCampo led
Dryden with 20 points. He
was backed by Ethan Hyatt
(nine points), Eric Johnson
and Bailey Knuth (six each),
Justin Knox (four), Evan

By Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

Sean Riley, of Dryden, concentrates on his free

throw attempt during a game this past week.
Pocius, Mike Kirts and Max
Kage (two apiece) along with
Trey Raab (one).

Capac falls 60-49 on road versus Yale

By Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

CAPAC Capac wound

up on the losing end of a
73-46 outcome to host
Richmond in a Blue Water
Area Conference varsity
boys basketball meeting last
Friday night.
With the decision, Capac
slips to 5-6 overall and 2-3 as
far as BWAC encounters are
concerned.
In Fridays meeting,
Richmond grabbed a 16-10
edge after one quarter was
done and widened the gap to

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35-23 at the halftime break.

When play resumed,
Richmond continued to pull
away. Aided by a 22-13 third
quarter edge, the hosts
increased their cushion to
57-36 with 24 minutes gone.
Richmond then outscored
Capac 16-10 the rest of the
way, closing out a 73-46 win.
Noah Burgess collected
17 points and Louis Aguinaga
supplied 12 to lead Capac.
The remaining Chief points
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CAPAC Capac wound

up on the losing end of a
60-49 road verdict to Yale in
a Blue Water Area Conference
varsity boys basketball game
on Tuesday, January 19.
With the outcome, Capac
now stands at 5-5 overall and
2-2 as far as BWAC clashes
are concerned.
In Tuesdays game, Yale
took a 12-8 advantage after
one quarter was done and
widened the gap to 26-17 at
the halftime break.
When play resumed,
Capac bounced back with a
14-11 third quarter edge.
That trimmed their deficit to
37-31 at the time.
Yale then outscored
Capac 23-18 the rest of the
way, closing out a 60-49 victory.
Brent Boers (14) and
Noah Burgess (10) led Capac
with double digit point totals.
They were backed by Jared
Roosen and Andrew Sams
(seven points each), Louis
Aguinaga (six) and Trevor
Boers (five).

Zach Revoldt, of Almont, brings the ball up the

floor during a game this past week.

Capac falls to BWAC

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Wrestling

ALMONT

The
Almont wrestling team went
0-2 in a pair of Blue Water
Area Conference dual matchups last Wednesday.
Yale is where the action
unfolded.
Almont started things off
with a 41-36 loss to Armada.
A group consisting of
Jack DeMara, Jacob Battani,
Kyle Barr and Boyd Glenn
led Almont with wins by pin.
DeMara needed 3:01 to conquer Justin Madill at 103
pounds; Battani took 15 seconds to down 140-pound foe
Jon Mabbitt; Barr required
3:46 to beat Brennan

Steinhauer at 152 pounds; upend 152-pound counterpart Dillon Kruse (285) contributand Glenn needed 1:19 to Danny Sage.
ed a victory by void to
Almonts cause.
Jacob Burchi and Hunter
Spies were the other Almont
grapplers who prevailed.
Burchi garnered a 2-0 win
over Brandon Goike at 119
pounds and Spies picked up a
4-0 victory against 215-pound
adversary Colin Prinz.
Almont also squared off
versus
Richmond
that
evening. Their confrontation Mitch Allen, of imlay City, defends against Almonts
drew to a close with Drew Revoldt in BWAC play last week.
Richmond registering a 76-3
triumph.
Barr was the Almont
grappler who emerged victorious. He notched a 4-0 win
Almont 103-pounder Jack DeMara works for mat
position during a match versus Armada last
against David Kaltz at 152
Wednesday.
pounds.
from page 1-B
Photo by Kevin Kissane

By Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

Imlay City: Spartans

claim win over Almont

Imlay City ranks third at Flint Beecher

By Kevin Kissane

IMLAY CITY The

Imlay City wrestling team
pulled up third out of 19
entries last Saturday at the
Flint Beecher Invitational.
Imlay City accumulated
135 points en route to that
showing.
Eric Pawlaczyk and
Jaykob Shaw led Imlay City
with firsts that day. Pawlaczyk
reached the 103-pound title
match where he pinned Flint
Beechers Pierson Miracle
with 1:10 gone and Shaw
handed Flint Northwesterns
Tyrone Robinson a 5-0 setback in their championship Imlay City 215-pounder Jaykob Shaw, shown in a
clash at 215 pounds.
recent match, won his weight class at Beecher.

Photo by Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

scoring department by Noah

Galbraith (six points), Mitch
Allen and Jose Castro (four
each), David Hart (three),
Travis Gould (two) and Mike
Noah Scillian, Hunter Mullins Nadrowski (one).
and Pat Pauli provided Imlay Dante Dudek (15) and
City with seconds. Scillian Drew Revoldt (12) supplied
advanced to the 119-pound
title match where dropped an
11-7 verdict to Flint Powers
counterpart Eric Spidle;
Mullins made it to the championship clash at 130 pounds
where he lost via a disqualification; and Pauli made it to
the 189-pound title match
where he fell by a 10-2 count
to Clios Kane Williams.
Imlay City also received a
third courtesy of Wesley
Hampton. He accomplished
the feat with a 6-2 victory
over Sanduskys Austin
Western in his final bout at
112 pounds.

the highest Almont point outputs.

The
remaining
Raider points went to Zach
Revoldt
(nine),
Chase
Kapron (four), Nick Terry
(three) plus Nathan Miller
and Tom Lulgjuraj (two
apiece).

CAPAC The Capac

wrestling team wound up
with a 4-1 mark, paving the
way to a third-place showing
last Saturday at the Mt.
Morris Tournament.
Capac opened their fivematch stint with a 51-29 triumph
against
Carmen
Ainsworth. That was followed by a 62-12 win over
Marlette; a 42-28 victory
against North Branch; a
54-24 loss to New Lothrop;

Dryden players celebrate their overtime win

against North Huron last Friday at home.

Dryden: Cardinals work

overtime for a victory
Photo by Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

and a 42-39 triumph over Mt.

Morris.
Ian Detroyer headlined
for Capac that day. Detroyer
went 5-0 at 140 pounds.
Dylan Wojie (103),
Anthony Trudo (125), Paul
Livermore (152), Jason Tyson
(160) and Dan Navarro (189)
provided Capac with 4-1
records.
Justin Lee (112) and
Carter Smith (145) added 3-2
showings to Capacs cause.
With Saturdays results,
Capac now stands at 21-13 Capac 125-pounder Anthony Trudo (top) went 4-1
overall.
at the Mt. Morris Tournament last Saturday.

Photo by Kevin Kissane

Capac third at Mt.

Morris Tournament
By Kevin Kissane

Photo by Kevin Kissane

Almont drops BWAC wrestling duals

from page 1-B

Pocius (five), Bailey Knuth
(four) and Trey Raab (two).
Knox and Riley (seven
each) registered the top

Dryden rebounding totals.

DelCampo
added
six
rebounds to the Cardinals
cause.

Almont takes 10th at Lincoln Park

ALMONT
The
Almont wrestling team registered a 10th-place finish last
Saturday at the Orange and
Blue Classic hosted by
Lincoln Park High School.
When the final scores
were posted, Chelsea set the

pace with 183.5 points. They

were followed by Monroe
Jefferson (175 points),
Franklin (141.5), Roosevelt
(139.5), Lincoln Park (115.5),
Riverview (100.5), Bedford
(92), Redford Union (90),
Ferndale (81.5), Almont (79),
Hamtramck (71), Dearborn
(61), Grosse Ile (58), Royal
Oak (48), Ypsilanti (47),

Airport (38.5), Allen Park

(37.5), Summit (34), New
Boston Huron (33), Divine
Child (32.5) and Lutheran
Northwest (12).
Kyle Barr notched the top
Almont finish that day. He
claimed a second at 152
pounds.
Boyd Glenn (171) provided Almont with a third.

Jacob Burchi registered

the next best Almont showing. Burchi wound up fifth at
119 pounds.
Hunter Spies (215) contributed a sixth to Almonts
cause.
Aiden Powell was the
other Almont grappler who
placed. He ranked seventh at
189 pounds.

Bowling
Monday Night Trio
1st Place: AC/DC Electric
Mens High Game
Mike Edgerton, 276
Mens High Series
Nic Lowe, 675
Team High Series
Monkeys, 1855
Tuesday Mens Charter
1st Place: Allenton Collision
Mens High Game
Kevin Renne, 268
Mens High Series
Kevin Renne, 746
Team High Series
SHL Contracting, 2878
Hollys Angels
1st Place: Tri-County Bank
Mens High Game
Terri Ritter, 563
Mens High Series
Grace Scholke, 214
Team High Series
Country Girls, 2288
Thursday Night League

Dryden fans cheer on their team to a victory during Snowcoming action versus North Huron.

1st Place: Champions Sports Bar

Mens High Game
Mitch Beemer, 256
Mens High Series
Nick Cox, 639
Womens High Game
Sue Ward, 210
Womens High Series
Sue Ward, 518
Team High Series
Misfits, 2027

Edged: Spartans drop

close one versus Armada

Friday Night Mixed

1st Place: Future-In-Laws
Mens High Game
Duane Jurn, 234
Mens High Series
Mike Edgerton, 657
Womens High Game Marge Apostolos, 213
Womens High Series Marge Apostolos, 529
Team High Series
Future In-Laws, 1978
Guys & Dolls
1st Place: Hollenbeck/Klug
Mens High Game
Shayne Malecki, 261
Mens High Series
Shayne Malecki, 664
Womens High Game
Kris Pardon, 178
Womens High Series
Kris Pardon, 482
Team High Series Pardon/Bade Lamgate, 2054

from page 1-B

Photo by Kevin Kissane

Holly Meadows

Photo by Kevin Kissane

By Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

Almont 119-pounder Jacob Burchi, shown in a

match last week, took fifth in his weight class at
the Lincoln Park Tournament.

to celebrate when the clock

zeroed out for the last time.
Ashton Combs (17 points,
including a trifecta) and
Abby Schefka (10) led Imlay
City with double figure
outputs. The remaining
Spartan points went to
Cameron Katkic (five)
along with Ella Merlo
and Kendall Sommer (two

each).
Combs (16) and Schefka
(14) put up Imlay Citys top
rebounding outputs.
Schefka (five), Katkic
(four) and Combs (three)
notched Imlay Citys highest
steal totals.
Imlay City also received
four blocked shots from
Combs.

Page 5-B-TRI-CITY TIMES-JANUARY 27, 2016

Girls Basketball

Dryden turns back

Caseville, 53-28
Tri-City Times Sports Editor

DRYDEN Taylor
Wakerley netted 20 points to
lead visiting Dryden past
Caseville, 53-28, in a North
Central Thumb League varsity girls basketball encounter
last Wednesday.
In Wednesdays encounter, Dryden opened up a 14-7
advantage after one quarter
was done and took a 23-16
advantage at the halftime
break.
When the action resumed,
Dryden struck with a 14-8
third quarter edge. That left

them holding a 37-24 cushion

with 24 minutes gone.
Dryden then outscored
Caseville 16-4 the rest of the
way, finishing off a 53-28
win.
McKenna Rudd proved
Drydens second highest
scorer that evening, tossing in
eight points. The Cardinals
also had Katie Schenkel and
Mia Sliman (seven points
apiece), Ally Sobek (six),
Kelli Schenkel (four) and
Rachel Vallad (one) connect.
Dryden also received 11
rebounds from Rudd and
five assists courtesy of
Wakerley.

By Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

Photo by Kevin Kissane

By Kevin Kissane

Algonac slips past

rival Capac, 28-27

Taylor Wakerley, of Dryden, brings the ball up the

floor during a recent contest.

CAPAC Capac fell

one point short when the
final scores were added
up, dropping a 28-27 outcome to visiting Algonac in
a Blue Water Area Conference
varsity girls basketball
meeting on Tuesday, January
19.
In Tuesdays meeting,
Capac bolted out to a 12-8
advantage after one quarter
had ended.
The next two quarters
would see Algonac net 11

total points, while holding

Capac to nine. That made it
21-19, Capac, with 24 minutes gone.
Algonac then put together
a 9-6 fourth quarter rally,
enabling them to pull out a
28-27 victory.
For
Capac,
Megan
Jamison led the way with
nine points. She was backed
by Dyman Huss (five points),
Kristen Payne and Meredith
Moore (four each), Alexys
Anderson
and
Emma
Shellenbarger (two apiece)
along with Kelsey Payne
(one).

Dryden falls to
NCTL rival Peck

Photo by Kevin Kissane

McKenna Rudd, of Dryden, battles a Peck foe for a

loose ball in Mondays NCTL basketball game.

DRYDEN A 18-7 disadvantage during the oddnumber quarters proved to

big of an obstacle to overcome as Dryden dropped a
30-19 verdict to visting Peck
in a North Central Thumb
League varsity girls basketball clash Monday night.
In Mondays clash, Peck
took a 5-1 edge after one
quarter was done.
Quarter number two
would see Dryden bounce

back with a 6-4 advantage.

That closed their gap to 9-7 at
the halftime break.
When play resumed, Peck
struck with a 13-6 edge to go
ahead 22-13 with 24 minutes
gone.
Peck then outscored
Dryden 8-6 the rest of the
way, closing out a 30-19 win.
Taylor Wakerley led
Dryden with an 11-point performance. She was backed by
McKenna Rudd (four points)
along with Rachel Vallad
and Katie Schenkel (two
each).

Brown City gives Almont 40-32 loss

By Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

ALMONT Almont
returned from Brown City
with a 40-32 loss in a nonleague varsity girls basketball encounter on Tuesday,
January 19.
With the decision, Almont
slips to 3-6 this season.
In Tuesdays encounter,
Almont and Brown City finished the initial quarter with
nine points apiece.
The next eight-minute

stretch saw Brown City accumulate 13 points and Almont

generate eight. That staked
the former to a 22-17 cushion
at the halftime break.
When the action resumed,
Almont bounced back with
a 10-8 third quarter edge
to close the gap to 30-27 with
24 minutes into the record
books.
Brown City then outscored Almont 10-5 the
rest of the way, putting the
finishing touches on a 40-32
win.

For Almont, Abbey

Johnsons 12-point performance proved tops. Johnson
drained one triple along the
way.
Almont had seven other
players reach the scoring column. Their ranks consisted of
Kirsten Schapman (four
points, featuring a trey),
Meredith Rinke and Lizzie
Rinke (four each), Rebecca
Measel (a triple), Tyler Kautz
and Megan Swank (two
apiece) plus Paige Walton
(one each).

Photo by Kevin Kissane

By Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

Dyman Huss, of Capac, pushes the ball up the

floor during a recent court confrontation.

Richmond gives
Capac league loss
By Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

Rebecca Measel, of
Almont, looks for an
open teammate in BWAC
action.

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Capac
returned from Richmond
with a 29-25 loss in a Blue
Water Area Conference varsity girls basketball contest
last Friday.
With the outcome, Capac
now stands at 3-7 overall and
1-4 when they go up against
league rivals.
In Fridays contest, Capac
spotted Richmond an 11-4
advantage after one quarter
and a 19-8 lead at the halftime break.
When play resumed,

Capac bounced back with a

10-2 third quarter edge. That
helped them trim their deficit
to 21-18 with 24 minutes
gone.
Richmond then outscored
Capac 8-7 the rest of the way,
closing out a 29-25 win.
Ally Swantek paced
Richmond with a 16-point
performance.
Dyman Huss (10) and
Megan Jamison (nine,
featuring a trey) supplied
Capacs highest point totals.
They were backed by
Meredith Moore (four points)
and Emma Shellenbarger
(two).

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be voted on:

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in Mayville Community Schools, Tuscola and Lapeer Counties, Michigan,
be increased by
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KINGSTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL

REMINDER:

I. BONDING PROPOSAL
Shall Kingston Community School, Tuscola and Lapeer Counties, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Six Million Ten Thousand Dollars
($6,010,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor, for
the purpose of:
partially remodeling, equipping and re-equipping, and furnishing and
refurnishing school buildings; acquiring, installing, and equipping school
buildings for instructional technology; acquiring and equipping school
buses; erecting, furnishing and equipping an outdoor concession/restroom
facility; remodeling, developing, equipping and improving playgrounds,
athletic structures, athletic facilities and sites?
The following is for informational purposes only:
The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2016
is 3.10 mills ($3.10 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). The maximum
number of years the bonds may be outstanding, exclusive of any refunding, is
twenty (20) years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated
to be required to retire this bond debt is 4.70 mills ($4.70 on each $1,000 of
taxable valuation).
(Pursuant to State law, expenditure of bond proceeds must be audited, and
the proceeds cannot be used for repair or maintenance costs, teacher, administrator or employee salaries, or other operating expenses.)
II. OPERATING MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSAL
This proposal will allow the school district to continue to levy the statu
tory rate of 18 mills on all property, except principal residence and other
property exempted by law, required for the school district to receive its
revenue per pupil foundation allowance.
Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against
all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law,
in Kingston Community School, Tuscola and Lapeer Counties, Michigan,
be increased by 18 mills ($18.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a
period of 10 years, 2016 to 2025, inclusive, to provide funds for operating
purposes; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the
millage is approved and levied in 2016 is approximately $349,804 (this is a
renewal of millage which expired with the 2015 tax levy)?

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REGULAR MEETING
JANUARY 13, 2016

Supervisor Lauwers called the
meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Mike
Lauwers (Supervisor), Sheila McDonald
(Clerk), Bruce Downey (Trustee) and
Monica Standel (Trustee) were present.
Marsha Libkie (Treasurer) was absent.
Four guests were present. Motions were
passed to: approve the December 9th

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NORTH BRANCH TOWNSHIP

FIRE PROTECTION PROPOSITION
Shall the expired previous voted increases in the tax limitations imposed
under Article IX, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution in North Branch
Township of 1.5 mills ($1.50 per $1,000 of taxable value), reduced to 1.5
mills ($1.50 per $1,000 of taxable value) by the required millage rollbacks,
be renewed at and increased up to the original voted mills ($1.50 per $1,000
taxable value) and levied for four years, 2016 through 2019 inclusive, for fire
protection, raising an estimated $141,086.12 in the first year the millage is
levied?

LAKEVILLE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

OPERATING MILLAGE RENEWAL
PROPOSITION EXEMPTING PRINCIPAL
RESIDENCE AND OTHER HOMESTEAD
PROPERTY
This millage will (1) allow the school district to continue to levy not more
than the statutory rate of 18.0000 mills on all property except homestead
property as required for the school district to continue to receive its full per
pupil foundation allowance and (2) provide an additional 2.0000 mills in the
event of future Headlee rollbacks to continue to allow the school district to
receive the full foundation allowance permitted by the state.
Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against
all taxable property, except principal residence and other homestead prop
erty as defined by law, in LakeVille Community Schools, Counties
of Genesee and Lapeer, State of Michigan, be increased to 20.0000 mills
($20.00 on each $1,000 of taxable value) for ten (10) years, calendar
years 2017 to 2026, inclusive? It is estimated that the revenue the school
district will collect if the millage is approved and 18.0000 mills are levied
in the 2017 calendar year will be approximately $1,008,602 from the
local taxes authorized in this proposal. Revenues will be disbursed to
LakeVille Community Schools for the purpose of providing funds for the
operating expenses of the District.

GOODRICH AREA SCHOOLS

OPERATING MILLAGE RENEWAL
PROPOSAL

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Shall the currently authorized millage rate limitation on the amount of

taxes which may be assessed against all property, except principal residence
and other property exempted by law, in Goodrich Area Schools, Genesee,
Oakland and Lapeer Counties, Michigan, be renewed by 20.3698 mills
($20.3698 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 6 years, 2017
to 2022, inclusive, to provide funds for operating purposes; the estimate of
the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and 18
mills are levied in 2017 is approximately $1,107,788 (this is a renewal of
millage that will expire with the 2016 tax levy)?

DRYDEN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

MILLAGE PROPOSAL, BUILDING AND
SITE SINKING FUND TAX LEVY
Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against
all property in Dryden Community Schools, Lapeer County, Michigan, be
increased by and the board of education be authorized to levy not to exceed
.75 mill ($0.75 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 3 years,
2016, 2017 and 2018, to create a sinking fund for the purchase of real estate
for sites for, and the construction or repair of, school buildings and all other
purposes authorized by law; the estimate of the revenue the school district
will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2016 is approximately
$133,000?

GREATER LAPEER TRANSPORTATION

AUTHORITY RENEWAL
MILLAGE PROPOSAL
This proposal renews the Operating fund millage that was approved by
the electors in 2010 and expires with the 2015 tax levy.
Shall the public transportation authority, Greater Lapeer Transportation
Authority (GLTA), for continued service as provided by Public Act 196
of 1986, as amended, for the purpose of supplementing the local funding
needed for all aspects of operating a public transportation system, levy a tax
of mill (that being twenty-five cents per thousand dollars of taxable valuation) on real and personal property located within the City of Lapeer and
the Townships of Deerfield, Elba, Lapeer, Mayfield and Oregon for the years
2016 through 2020 inclusive, which is a period of five years?

DEERFIELD TOWNSHIP
MOSQUITO ABATEMENT PROPOSITION
Shall the Township of Deerfield raise money by special assessment
for the purpose of Mosquito Abatement for the two fiscal years beginning
2016-2017 (collection will begin in 2015-2016) with the following maximum
assessments:
Fifty-five and 00/100 ($55.00) dollars per year for each dwelling unit,
commercial building, and industrial building but not include barns, garages,
or sheds:
One and 00/100 ($1.00) dollars per year for each parcel of property that is
vacant or contains no buildings other than barns, garages, or sheds,
And shall the Township levy such an assessment for said purpose, thereby
raising in the first year an estimated $131,803.00

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election, in writing or by telephone. Instructions are also available in audio
and Braille upon request.

REMINDER:
The last day for receiving registrations for the March 8, 2016 Presidential
Primary and Special General Election will be Monday, February 8, 2016.
Persons registering after that date will not be eligible to vote at said election.
Qualified persons may register at any Secretary of State branch office, at their
county, city or township clerks office, or by mail (must be postmarked on or
before February 8, 2016).
Questions regarding the March 8, 2016 Presidential Primary and Special
General Election may be directed to your city or township clerks office or to
the Lapeer County Clerks Office at 810-245-4863.
THERESA M. SPENCER
LAPEER COUNTY CLERK
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dence and other property exempted by law, required for the school district
to receive its revenue per pupil foundation allowance. The remaining
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Mayor Bargen called the meeting
to order at 7:01 p.m. Commissioners
present were Bargen, Rankin, Kempf,
Planck, Ramirez, Romine and Tanis. No
Commissioners were absent. Also present were City Manager Tom Youatt;
Former City Commissioner Greg
Dennis; Former Police Chief John
Stano; Firefighter Captain Scott Stone;
Doug Skylis of ROWE Professional
Services Company; Metamora Chamber
of Commerce President Wes Wickham;
five members of the community and two
members of the media. The Commission
approved the agenda with the following
addition: 8.E. Proclamation of Support
for
Metamora Township. The
Commission approved the Consent

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REGULAR COMMISSION
MEETING
JANUARY 19, 2016
SYNOPSIS

Agenda Items as presented, including

Regular Meeting minutes of January 5,
2016, DDA Meeting minutes of January
11, 2016, and Payment of Bills including Payroll of $167,653.66 and Accounts
Payable and Trust & Agency of
$294,824.51. The Commission accepted
the recommendation of the Street
Committee and authorized the North
Almont Avenue Project between Fourth
Street and M-21, as presented; authorized City Manager Tom Youatt to move
forward with options for financing of
the North Almont Avenue Project
between Fourth Street and M-21;
appointed Commissioner Planck and
Mayor Bargen to the Election
Commission for the March 8, 2016 election; and approved a proclamation of
support for Metamora Township regarding the four month moratorium they
have imposed on mining activities. The
meeting was adjourned at 7:22 p.m.
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VILLAGE OF
DRYDEN

SPECIAL MEETING
BUDGET WORKSHOP
JANUARY 12, 2016
SYNOPSIS

President, Betcher called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M.
Council
Members
Present:

President, Betcher called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M.
Council
Members
Present:
Betcher,
Franz,
Nash,
Quail,
Roszczewski.

The Council Approved the Agenda;
Discussion was held regarding the
Water/Sewer Billing Cycle Change. The
meeting was adjourned at 6:46 P.M.
Complete copies of the minutes are
available in the clerk's office during
regular business hours or at www.villageofdryden.com
Holly A. Shroyer
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Estate of Amy Marie Peters,
Deceased. Date of birth: 5-18-1972.

To all creditors:

Notice to creditors: The decedent,
Amy Marie Peters died February 13,
2015.

Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate will
be forever barred unless presented to
Wayne Haney, personal representative,
or to both the probate court at 255 Clay
St., Lapeer and personal representative
within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice.
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ALMONT TOWNSHIP
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PLANNING COMMISSION

The Almont Township Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing

at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 10th, 2016 at the Almont Township
Hall at 819 N Main Street, Almont. At the public hearing the Planning Commission shall consider the following items

Amendments to Article 2 General Provisions that:
Modifies the restrictions on accessory buildings in Section 2.02

Amendments to Article 4 Site Plan Review Requirements and Procedures that:
Revise and simplify the standards for approval of a site plan
Clarify the process for submission of a site plan
Revise the information required to be included on a site plan
Modify the standards for submission and approval of a Development Impact Statement
Modify the requirements for a Traffic Impact Statement to include a reference to MDOT access management standards

Amendments to Article 5 Special Land Use Procedures that:
Revise and simplify the standards for approval of a special land use
Clarify the process for submission of a special land use
Modify the requirements for establishing conditions to approval of a special land use
Add provisions for the process and standards for revocation of a special
land use
Add provisions for the process and standards for amendment of a previously approved special land use
Add provisions for notification to the township of changes on ownership
of a use approved as a special land use

Amendments to Article 19 Zoning Board of Appeals that:
Clarify the membership requirements of the Zoning Board of Appeals
(ZBA) including authorization of alternate members
Clarify the procedures for the hearing of requests by the ZBA
Revise the standards for approval of variances
Remove the ZBAs authority to approve a range of temporary uses and
give that authority to the Planning Commission
Extend the period an applicant has to act on an approved variance from 6
to 12 months

Amendments to Article 20 Administration and Enforcement that:
Clarify that the zoning ordinance is enforced by the Zoning Administrator and not the Building Inspector
Clarify the powers of the Planning Commission
Clarify and revise the process and standards of approval of zoning
amendments, including consideration of conditional rezoning requests
These amendments were initiated by the Township Planning Commission.
The public is invited to attend the public hearing to provide comments.
Copies of the request are available for inspection at the Township hall during
regular office hours 8 am to 1 pm Monday thru Fridays. Anyone unable to attend the meeting may send written comments to Almont Township Planning
Commission, 819 N Main Street, Almont MI 48003
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724-EYES

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Murphys Excavating
LLC and building

HW-4-2

SEEKING

experienced short
order cook and
pizza maker for
Louies Family
Restaurant.
560 North Main in
Capac. Appy within.

HW-3-4

President Schneider called the

Regular Meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
Councilmembers present were Dyke,
Lauer, Love, Peltier, Steffler, Tobias and
Schneider. Staff present were Manager
Moyer-Cale, Clerk/Treasurer Keesler
and Police Chief Nael.

The Council approved the agenda;
approved the consent agenda; authorized
Village Manger to put the facade renovation project for 118/122 S. Main St. out
for bid; approved expenses for Manager
Moyer-Cale to attend the MLGMA
Winter Institute; reversed administration
fee on a utility billing account & a
motion was defeated to permit two potbellied pigs per residence.

Discussion was held on definition
of a driveway; a garage sale ordinance,
Park Pavilion and qualifications for
labor attorney.

The meeting adjourned at 8:57 p.m.
Kimberly J. Keesler
Clerk/Treasurer
Steve Schneider
President

A complete copy of the minutes is
available in the Clerk's office during
regular business hours or at www.
almontvillage.org
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SPECIAL MEETING
WATER/SEWER CYCLE
JANUARY 18, 2016
SYNOPSIS

Autos

MOLDING MACHINE
OPERATOR
Afternoon Shift,
Starting Rate $10/hr, Production
and Annual Bonuses,
Medical Benefits,
Drug Screen/Physical Required.
Apply at:

Armada
Rubber Mfg. Co.

24586 Armada Ridge Rd, Armada

EOE

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JOB FAIR

NOW HIRING FOR KEIHIN MICHIGAN

MANUFACTURING AT THE KMM PLANT
14898 KOEHN RD CAPAC, MI 48014
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 3RD
FROM 9:00AM TO 12:30PM

ASSEMBLY WORKERS NEEDED

EXCELLENT FULL TIME OPPORTUNITIES!!
HIRING FOR 1ST AND 2ND SHIFT

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ALMONT VILLAGE
COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
JANUARY 5, 2016
SYNOPSIS

VILLAGE OF
DRYDEN

810-724-2615

CANT MAKE IT TO THE JOB FAIR CALL 810 385-1424 TO APPLY

KELLY SERVICES
JOB FAIR at MIWORKS
THURSDAY FEB. 4, 2016
10AM TO 12PM

MANUFACTURING JOBS
550 Lake Dr. in Lapeer
810-667-3077

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VILLAGE OF
ALMONT

Betcher,
Jones,
Nash,
Quail,
Roszczewski.

The Council Approved the Agenda;
Discussion was held regarding the Draft
of 2015-2016 Profit and Loss Budget
Overview for each fund. The meeting
was adjourned at 7:44 P.M.

Complete copies of the minutes are
available in the clerk's office during
regular business hours or at www.villageofdryden.com
Holly A. Shroyer
Village Clerk/Deputy Treasurer
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Online! Buy, Sell or Trade at
www.tricitytimes-online.com

Employment Opportunities
The Lapeer County Intermediate School District is
accepting applications for the following positions:

Instructional Aide
Early Literacy Coach

The job postings and online applications are

available at http://www.lcisd.k12.mi.us/cms/One.asp
x?portalId=78736&pageId=179783. All applications
must be submitted online. If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer English at either
(810) 245-3965 or [email protected].

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NOTICE
VILLAGE OF CAPAC
ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
The Village of Capac will be accepting applications for a part-time DPW
employee.
REQUIREMENTS
The employee must be able to operate all small equipment necessary for the
Village of Capac. Be able to repair and maintain the development of streets, water, sewer, parks and other related operations of the Village of Capac. Must have
up to date CDL License and medical card.
Application and resume deadline 4:00 p.m. January 29, 2016, to Village of Capac, Attn: Public Works, PO Box 218, 131 N. Main St., Capac MI 48014. For
questions contact DPW Supervisor Greg Smith at (810) 395-4355.
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MACHINE BUILDERS

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Store Hours: Monday thru Saturday 9:00 am to 9:00 pm;

and Sunday 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm
Pharmacy Hours: Monday thru Friday 9:00 am to 6:00 pm;
Saturday 9:00 am - 2 pm; Closed Sunday
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810-395-2336

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minutes as presented, pay the January

bills, approve the Lynn Township Fire
Protection agreement for a period of 2
years, approve the Emmett Township
Fire Protection agreement for a period of
2 years, accept the Treasurers report as
presented, appoint Dave Zalog as the
Township Zoning Enforcer for a term
ending 3/31/16, approve the purchase of
a digital recorder and SD cards not to
exceed $100, adjourn the meeting at 8:09
p.m.
Sheila McDonald,
Clerk
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continued from 6-B

Classif ieds

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Legal
Announcements

Page 7-B-TRI-CITY TIMES-JANUARY 27, 2016

Page 8-B-TRI-CITY TIMES-JANUARY 27, 2016

Girls Basketball

Almont falls to BWAC power Cros-Lex

By Kevin Kissane

slips to 3-6 this season and

0-4 when they square off versus BWAC rivals.
In Fridays game, CrosLex took a 17-4 lead after one
quarter was complete.
The next eight-minute
stretch saw Almont collect
eight points and Cros-Lex

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

ALMONT Almont fell

52-22 to visiting Cros-Lex in
a Blue Water Area Conference
varsity girls basketball game
last Friday night.
With the verdict, Almont

amass seven. That left CrosLex up by a 24-12 count at

the halftime break.
When the action resumed,
Cros-Lex bounced back with
a 17-4 third quarter edge to
go ahead 41-16 with 24 minutes gone.
Cros-Lex then outscored

Almont 11-6 the rest of the

way, finishing off a 52-22
win.
Lizzie Rinke led Almont
with a 10-point performance.
The Raiders also had Meredith
Rinke (eight points) plus
Rebecca Measel and Megan
Swank (two each) connect.

By Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

IMLAY CITY Imlay

City dropped a 53-50 road
verdict to Kingston in a nonleague varsity girls basketball clash on Tuesday, January
19.
With the outcome, Imlay

City now stands at 6-4 overall.

In Tuesdays clash, Imlay
City spotted Kingston an
18-12 advantage after one
quarter was done.
Quarter number two saw
Imlay City manage 11 points
as did Kingston. That left the
latter holding a 29-23 lead at

the halftime break.

When the action resumed,
Kingston widened the gap
some. Thanks to a 15-14 third
quarter edge, the Cardinals
went up 44-37 with 24 minutes elapsed.
Imlay City then outscored
Kingston 13-9 the rest of the
way, only to fall 53-50 at

nights end.
Ashton Combs paced
Imlay City with 22 points.
The remaining Spartan points
went to Cassie Malhado (12),
Ericka Lathrop and Cameron
Katkic (four each), Ella Merlo
and Abby Schefka (three Lizzie Rinke, of Almont, limits the offensive options
apiece) along with Kendall of a Cros-Lex foe during their BWAC meeting last
Sommer (two).
week.

North Huron gives New Year,

Dryden 35-23 loss New Wheels

Photo by Kevin Kissane

Imlay City drops 53-50 thriller on road

Bob Riehl

General Manager

Chris Byrnes

New Car Manager

By Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

DRYDEN The Dryden

varsity girls basketball team
incurred a 35-23 setback to
visiting North Huron in a
non-league matchup on
Tuesday, January 19.
With the decision, Dryden
slips to 1-7 and 1-3.
McKenna Rudd proved
Drydens toughest player to
stop. Rudd finished with 11

points.
Dryden had three other
players contribute points to
their cause. Taylor Wakerley
(eight points) plus Rachel
Vallad and Kelli Schenkel
(two apiece) formed that
group.

Rudd (12) and Mia
Sliman (nine) supplied the
top Dryden rebounding outputs.
Dryden also received four
steals from Rudd.

Legal
Announcements
continued from 7-B

Tim Wilcox

Commercial Truck
Manager

Lionel Guerra

Commercial Vehicle
Sales

Stk# L-15B030

2015 Dodge Charger SE RWD

EMPLOYEE SALE PRICE $19,852
FRIENDS & FAMILY $20,870

MSRP $45,465 Stk# L-16D151

28,636

VILLAGE OF ALMONT
NOTICE ZONING BOARD OF
APPEALS HEARING

MSRP $34,990 Stk# L-15W247

Dave Wilson
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Rob Piccirilli
Sales

Scott Feehan
Sales

Shannon Lane

FRIENDS & FAMILY START-UPS DUE $28986/MO. $1,999 DOWN $20229/MO.

Sales

EMPLOYEE LEASE START-UPS DUE $23706/MO. $1,999 DOWN $14750/MO.

Sale Price
$
23,964

2016 Chrysler Town

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MSRP $33,965 Stk# L-16M042

John Barton
Sales

Brad Curtis
Sales

FRIENDS & FAMILY START-UPS DUE $23937/MO. $1,999 DOWN $15579/MO.

EMPLOYEE LEASE START-UPS DUE $18958/MO. $1,999 DOWN $10601/MO.

Please be notified that the Village of Almont Zoning Board of Appeals will
hold a hearing on Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in the Almont Municipal Building located at 817 N. Main St., Almont Michigan 48003 in order to
consider a request for a non-use variance submitted by Mr. Michael Lipiec for
property detailed in the legal description below.
The variance, if approved, would allow relief from Section 3.18.3 of the
Almont Village Zoning Ordinance to allow a privacy fence to be greater than 6
feet in height.
Applicant: Mr. Michael Lipiec

5094 Kidder Rd.

Almont, MI 48003
Property Owner

Huge
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Bonus
Savings!

Sale Price
$
29,931

2015 Jeep Grand

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Special nominations for Vice President is required. Due to health reasons.

Also we are looking for a Trustee. If you would like to be an officer now is the
time. Please come to the club and sign up. Special Election will be on 2/4/16
from 1p.m. till 7p.m. Dues for this year are $30.00 and remember WE ARE
PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE.
For more information contact Betty at (810) 385-2357
3-3

Sales

FCA UAW EMPLOYEES SAVE UP TO $1000 ADDITIONAL. CALL FOR DETAILS.

2016 Ram 1500
Sale Price
SLT Crew Cab 4x4
/MO.
EMPLOYEE LEASE START-UPS DUE $$136
410303/MO.

IMLAY CITY EAGLES

AUXILIARY MEMBERS

Bob Lesko

MSRP $28,990

1811818/MO.
/MO.
FRIENDS & FAMILY START-UPS DUE $86

NOTICE

Tom Patten

Used Sales Manager

Sale Price
$
17,586

2016 Jeep
Patriot Latitude 4x4
MSRP $27,435 Stk# L-16Y012

Ty Schmidt
Sales

Bill Hilliard
Sales

FRIENDS & FAMILY START-UPS DUE 179 /MO. 1,999 DOWN 99 /MO.
$

53

27

EMPLOYEE LEASE START-UPS DUE $14212/MO. $1,999 DOWN $6115/MO.

2016 Dodge
Journey R/T AWD

Mr. Michael Lipiec

5094 Kidder Rd.
Almont, MI 48003

MSRP $34,290 Stk# L-162009

Property Description: T6N R12E SEC 27 VILLAGE OF ALMONT VICTORIAN WOODS SUB LOT 18.
Commonly known as 5094 Kidder Rd. (Parcel ID #041-660-018-00)
Kimberly J. Keesler

Village Clerk/Treasurer
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Sale Price
$
21,944

Mark Moody
Sales

Keith Semaan
Sales

FRIENDS & FAMILY START-UPS DUE $15585/MO. $1,999 DOWN $7217/MO.

EMPLOYEE LEASE START-UPS DUE $12676/MO. $1,999 DOWN $4309/MO.

2016 Jeep
Cherokee Latitude 4x4
MSRP $31,255 Stk# L-16K075

Sale Price
$
27,154

Meredith Dubbs
Sales

Deb Ruth

Business Manager

FRIENDS & FAMILY START-UPS DUE $19944/MO. $1,999 DOWN $12211/MO.

EMPLOYEE LEASE START-UPS DUE $15998/MO. $1,999 DOWN $7633/MO.
Pictures may not reflect actual vehicle. Chrysler Employee and Friends/Family public prices stated. Sale Price includes all available factory incentives, does NOT include special offers (TDM) from the factory that are available to a select group of qualified people and does NOT include military rebate. Sale and lease payments include
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