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The pie company already utilizes
10,000 pounds of rhubarb grown
by Armadas Don Vanhoutte and
looks to incorporate more local
produce, eggs, herbs and meats
in their products.
Fake news fight
Imlay City High School senior makes
documentary to shine light on problem
By Catherine Minolli
Tri-City Times Editor
TRI-CITY AREA
It used to be called propa-
ganda or a hoax, or even
more simply put: a lie.
Today, its commonly
known as fake news or deliberate intention of
To the rescue
Almont police officers
honored for efforts,
...see pages 6-A
Ready to run
Kevin Daley to seek state
senate seat in 2018,
...see page 5-A
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A fruity endeavor
Famous Achatz pie company seeks local sources for popular creations
By Maria Brown Armada, now boasts five retail
Tri-City Times Assistant Editor locations in the Metro Detroit
TRI-CITY AREA area where they sell more than
Their baked goods already 80 varieties of sweet and
contain Michigan grown prod- savory pies and baked goods.
ucts but Achatz Handmade Pie When we first started the
Company want to source business 24 years ago, making
those ingredients from their pies in our kitchen,
backyard here in southeast most everything we used from
Michigan. local farms, Wendy Achatz
Last year the company said.
sent letters to Michigan farm- Ninety percent of the
fruit we used came from with-
Photo provided
ers proclaiming they wanted
to utilize more locally grown in a 10 mile radius.
But as the business grew
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fruits, berries, vegetables,
eggs and herbs in their well- along with demand for their
known pies, cookies, jams and products, Achatz said the
jellies. company was forced to source
The company, founded Achatzs Michigan Four Berry is one of 80 varieties of fruit from outside of the area
more than 20 years ago by sweet and savory pies that the company currently
Dave and Wendy Achatz of sells. Fruity page 16-A
alternative facts.
Though the reference
has changed, the effect is
just as chilling as it was in
Photo provided
the days before social
media and the internet.
Fictitious stories crafted
out of thin air with the
Almont High School students gather to pose for thank you photo to acknowledge generous sup-
deceiving readers, often port from Venture Global Engineering Foundation.
Venture into area schools
for a money-grab as
clickbait.
The
more out-
rageous,
the better
the chances
of fake
Venture Global Engineering Foundation raises funds for districts
news being By Tom Wearing opportunities for local stu- announced that the 2017 to distribute funds
shared Tri-City Times Staff Writer dents. Golf Fundraiser will take throughout the area.
online, The company works in place Saturday, July 22 at Were very excited
thus IMLAYCITY collaboration with Wyndgate Country Club, about this program, said
increasing Representatives from the Michigans Project Lead starting with breakfast at Muir-Murphy, and were
its dissemi- Cole Lietz Venture Global The Way program. 7:30 a.m. always looking for new
nation as it Engineering Foundation of Among the beneficia- Christina Muir- recipients.
goes viral. Imlay City sought and ries of last years fundrais- Murphy said she antici- Given the past support
During the last presi- received unanimous er was Almont Community pates another banner year, for the annual golf fund-
dential election, fake news approval on Tuesday, Feb. Schools, which was with more than 300 golfers raiser, John Murphy antici-
became a means to sway 7, to sell raffle tickets for awarded $35,000 for expected to take part in the pates continued growth for
results, and prompted their annual golf fundrais- STEM(Science/ upcoming event at the event, which began in
countless arguments er. Technology/Engineering/ Wyndgate. 2014.
between those on the right Venture Global Math) programming. Our goal for 2017 is We sell out two golf
and left. It also ruined Engineering President The districts most to raise and donate courses, Murphy noted.
many relationships among John Murphy and recent financial windfall $400,000, said Muir- Ipay all the costs, and
Spokesperson Christina from Venture Global Murphy. At this time everything we raise goes
family and friends.
As a member of the Muir-Murphy informed brings to $63,000 the total were reaching out to our back to the kids, schools
generation who is most at city commissioners that amount the business has local schools and non- and communies.
risk of being infected by last summers fundraiser at donated to Almont Schools profits to encourage them For more information
fake news, Cole Lietz Wyndgate Country Club in since the projects incep- to apply for funding. about Venture Global
decided to take a deep Rochester Hills raised tion. Though every Engineering, the golf fun-
$225,000 to benefit local Next event is July 22 request cannot be honored, draiser or to make a dona-
Fake News page 16-A schools and educational The Murphys the company does its best tion, call 586-739-9542.
Main Street slated for upgrade in Capac
Work within village limits
slated to begin next April
By Maria Brown the majority of that
Tri-City Times Assistant Editor $305,200being paid for
CAPAC The first
with Rural Task Force
funds from the Michigan
shovels wont slice into Department of
the ground until sometime
next April but the village
Transportation. Capac
will be responsible for the
is taking some of the first
steps needed to rehabili-
remaining $76,300.
The project will
tate Main Street. encompass those portions
At their February 6 of Main Street in the vil-
meeting, the council lage limits, immediately
voted to approve a lump north and south of the
sum proposal for design downtown district. The
engineering services from southern portion of the
Photo by Maria Brown
Spicer Group in the work will start at the
amount of $28,500 for the southern village limits up
project. to Railroad Street. On the
Spicer Engineers esti- northern end, work will
mate the project, sec- be down from Aldrich
tioned into two segments, The village has plans to repair Main Street, both north and south of
will cost $381,500 with Upgrade page 16-A downtown, in a project slated to begin in April 2018.
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Lapeer on Saturday
Hundreds expected to join in fundraiser to help area families
By Tom Wearing
Tri-City Times Staff Writer
LAPEERCOUNTY
Despite an economic
rebound during the past
eight years, many local res-
idents still struggle to make
ends meet.
For local individuals
and families having diffi-
culty paying winter heating
and utility bills; the Human
Development Commission
(HDC), local businesses
and volunteers are stepping
in to help.
This Saturday, Feb. 18,
HDC sponsors its 2017
Blueberry Auction date moved to March 25th
Items sought for Blueberry Festival fundraiser
By Tom Wearing
Tri-City Times Staff Writer
IMLAYCITY The
date of the 2017 Blueberry
Festival Auction has been
moved to Sat., March 25th
at the Castle Creek Golf
Course.
New Imlay City Area
Chamber of Commerce
Director Wendy
Muehleisen says the
Auction will begin at 6
Middle school Quiz Bowl team is creating a buzz
Almont team learns by hosting league tournament
By Tom Wearing
Tri-City Times Staff Writer
ALMONT
Knowing the right answers
to difficult questions can
be helpful in life.
And particularly bene-
ficial to those who are in
positions that require that
they have the answers.
While students in
grades 5-8 are typically
spared of the stress of hav-
ing to know all the answers;
some youngsters thrive on
the challenge.
At Almont Middle
School, 16 students in
grades 5-8 are members of
the schools Quiz Bowl
Team.
Middle School
Teacher/Quiz Bowl Coach
Sandy Crittenden said
2017 is the fourth year
Almont Middle Schoolers
have competed in the
Thumb-Area Quiz Bowl
League.
Along with Almont,
other participating schools
incude: Sandusky,
Quiz Bowl team members are: (bottom) Lila Burkitt, Jenna Highberger,
Kaden Trumpour, Liam Webster and Lily Sullivan; (middle) Madelyn
Gucciardi, Ella Travis, Troy Pape and Cody Koval; (top) Bryce Munson,
Morgan Miodowski, Lucas Webster, Devin Jones and Kaylin Travis.
Walk for Warmth, start-
ing at 9 a.m. at the Historic
Lapeer County Courthouse
in downtown Lapeer.
Sandy Klein, local
HDC Coordinator,
explained that Walk for
Warmth is a statewide event
sponsored by Community
Action Agencies.
The purpose is to raise
funds for those in desperate
need of assistance to pay
their heat and utility emer-
gencies, said Klein.
She noted that a large
percentage of those unable
to pay their utility bills are
on fixed incomes or are
p.m., with a preview of
available items at 5:30
p.m.
Food and beverages
will be available for pur-
chase.
Brian Rowley of
Rowley Auction Services
will return as the events
auctioneer, keeping things
lively throughout.
Muehleisen notes that
a 2017 Blueberry Auction
Committee has been
Marlette, Carsonville/Port
Sanilac,Brown City and
Peck.
Crittenden explained
that teams are broken down
into specific grade levels
(5-6) and (7-8) for compe-
titions.
She notes that Almont
Middle School has enough
participants to have fielded
two teams in grades 5-6.
Crittenden said team
members must be commit-
ted and hard-working to be
successful.
We practice once a
week, she said. We have
tournaments once a month,
with each school taking a
turn to host tournaments.
The goal is to be the
first person to respond to a
wide range of questions by
pressing a buzzer, thus
scoring points for their
team.
First time to host
Last Tuesday, Feb. 9, it
was Almonts turn to host a
tournament, which
Crittenden described as
the largest of the season
ineligible for other avail-
able assistance.
Klein pointed out that
most families spend only
about 7% of their income
on winter heating costs.
On the other hand, a
typical Walk For Warmth
recipient spends more than
30% of their income on
home heating costs.
More than 62 percent
of people who seek HDC
assistance with fuel pay-
ments receive no public
assistance, and about 56
percent are employed or
have become recently
unemployed.
formed, to include: volun-
teers Melanie Lindquist,
Julie Salsido, Dennis
Collison, Tiana Vaubel and
Brandy Schwab.
Festival benefits
Money raised from the
annual Blueberry Auction
is vital to the success of
this summers Blueberry
Festival, which takes place
July 21-22 in downtown
Imlay City.
The event features live
Quiz Bowlers in grades 5-8 must participate in
weekly preparation in advance of competi-
tions in the Thumb Area Quiz Bowl League.
so far.
Crittenden believes her
Almont team members
have been reinvigorated
from having the opportu-
nity to host the event, and
focusing on future compe-
titions.
The schools next tour-
nament will take place on
Tuesday, March 21 in
Photo provided
Lapeer County residents turn out to help their friends and neighbors
during prior Walk for Warmth in Lapeer. This years event is Sat., Feb. 18.
Recipients of funding
generally reside in a two-
or three-person household.
About 18 percent are
disabled; 60 percent have
music, dance teams, many
childrens games and con-
tests, food concessions,
fireworks display, a perfor-
mance by Little Miss
Blueberry contestants, and
the traditional Blueberry
Festival Parade on
Saturday, July 22.
Drop off auction items
The success of the
Blueberry Auction is con-
tingent on the communitys
support in the form of
Photo provided
Sandusky.
Almont Middle School
Quiz Bowl Team members
include: Lily Burkitt,
Kaden Trumpour, Logan
Laney, Brandon Phillips,
Jenna Highberger, Troy
Pape, Cody Koval, Lily
Sullivan, Madelyn
Gucciardi, Ella Travis,
Liam Webster, Kaylin
Travis, Devin Jones,
Morgan Miodowski, Bryce
Munson and Lucas
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children in the household; Walk, but would still like
and nearly all live in pov- to make a donation, can
erty. call Sandy Klein at the
Residents unable to HDC office at 810-664-
participate in Saturdays 7133.
financial donations and
items to be auctioned off.
Muehleisen says items
office at 810-724-1361, or
e-mail to: executivedirec-
tor@imlaycitymich.com.
may be dropped off at the Meet the Director
Chamber of Commerce Anyone wishing to
office at the Imlay City meet the new Chamber
Hall from 9 a.m.-noon on Director, Wendy
Mondays through Muehleisen, is invited to
Thursdays. attend a Meet the Director
Those interested in Open House on Thurs.,
donating auction items, or Feb. 23 from 4-6 p.m. at
making donations in sup- the Imlay City Hall, 150 N.
port of the Blueberry Main St.
Festival via cash or check Attendees will enjoy
may call Muehleisen at the refreshments provided by
Chamber of Commerce The Spicer Group.
A couple students
expressed their enthusiam
for the opportunity to par-
young team members;
while offering a few added
benefits of participation in
ticipate in Quiz Bowl. Quiz Bowl.
I like Quiz Bowl I think Quiz Bowl has
because its a challenge, some great academic and
said Lily Sullivan. social benefits for the
To me, Jenna kids, said Crittenden. It
Highberger said, Quiz reinforces knowledge and
Bowl is a sport for the quick recall, while inspir-
brain. ing learning about new
Crittenden agreed with things and encouraging
the assessment of both socialization.
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Daley enters Small apartment fire

forces an evacuation
Senate race By Tom Wearing
Tri-City Times Staff Writer
after which the senior resi-
dents were allowed back
into their apartments.
Former 82nd District State Rep. IMLAYCITY
Imlay City firefighters
In addition to the Imlay
City Police and Fire
seeks 31st District Senate seat responded to a fire call at
the Parkview Senior
departments, the Attica
Township and Almont
2014 when Apartments on Sat., Feb. Township fire depart-
By Catherine Minolli 11, which required the ments, and Lapeer County
he was

Tri-City Times Editor
TRI-CITY AREA
Former 82nd District State
House Representative
Kevin Daley is making a
bid for the 31st District
Senate seat.
The move, according to
a press release, is to con-
tinue Daleys long-stand-
ing progress of conserva-
tive change.
I am proud of my solid
conservative record
throughout my time in pub-
lic service from the local to
the state level, Daley says
in the press release. It is
with the support of my
family and the good people
of Bay, Lapeer, and Tuscola
communities that I would
like to continue my service
as State Senator to the
31st.
In 2009 Daley was
elected to the 82nd District
seat, a post he held until
term-limit-
ed from
running
again.
During
his years
in office, Kevin Daley
D a l e y
offered a
common-sense approach to
legislation and positive
change within state govern-
ment, the press release
says. He also claimed a
perfect voting and atten-
dance record throughout
his entire six years in
office.
As the only farmer in
the House at the time of his
election, Daley served two
terms as Chairman of the
House Agriculture
Committee advocating for
the farmers in the area and
across the state.
In the fight against
government over-regula-
Kevin Daley and his wife Debbie outside of
their 400-acre Arcadia Township Farm.
tion, Daley also staunchly
advocated for the rights of
family farms, the press
release says.
Daleys voting record
also reflects his pro-life and
pro-Second Amendment
positions.
Born and raised in
Arcadia Township where
he continues a long-stand-
ing family tradition as a
fifth generation farmer,
Daley is a lifelong member
of Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church in Lapeer,
where he has been involved
as board member and chair
of the parish council. He is
also a member of the
Knights of Columbus.
Daley is involved with
Photo provided
the Lapeer County Farm
Bureau, Michigan Corn
Growers Association,
Michigan Milk Producers
Association, the Kiwanis
Sunrise Lapeer, and Lapeer/
Tuscola Habitat for
Humanity.
Over the course of 24
years, Daley was elected to
the Arcadia Township
Board where he served as
treasurer and township
supervisor.
He and his wife Debbie
have been married for 39
years. The couple raised
three children and are
grandparents to five.
For more, visit www.
facebook.com/Kevin-
Daley-for-State-Senate.
evacuation of the building.
Fire Chief Rick Horton
said Imlay City police
were the first at the scene
just before 11 p.m.
Horton said police,
who evacuated residents,
found no fire but noted
heavy smoke on the build-
ings third floor.
Fire crews, upon arriv-
al, discovered that the
source of the smoke was a
small stove-top fire involv-
ing plastic.
Horton said firefight-
ers ventilated the building,
Small cell towers may
be on Capacs horizon
By Maria Brown
Tri-City Times Assistant Editor
CAPAC Mobile
dataeveryone wants
more of it and with faster
EMS responded to the
scene.
Horton noted that one
apartment resident sus-
tained minor injuries when
shutting the stove off and
was treated at the scene.
The Parkview Senior
Apartments, often referred
to as the Bancroft Street
Apartments, are located at
421 Bancroft Street.
The building once
served as Imlay Citys high
school, before being con-
verted into apartment
dwellings.
ilar company, Extenet
Systems, approached the
village with a similar prop-
osition.
At that time, the com-
pany said they could use

Nash remains at helm of Dryden School Board speeds.

By Maria Brown
Tri-City Times Assistant Editor
DRYDEN Richard
Nash will remain at the
helm of Drydens school
board.
At their organizational
meeting last month, the
board voted unanimously
to keep Nash in their top
spot.
Serving as vice presi-
dent is Lori Angel. Susan
Polakowski holds the title
of secretary and Kelly
Fuerst, one the boards
newest members, is the
boards treasurer.
Holding the trustee title
is Stacey Abromaitis,
Kathryn Giles and Richard
Kage.
In other school board
matters:
the districts new
maintenance supervisor,
Dan Campbell, was intro-
duced to the board. The
position is shared with
Imlay City Schools.
Campbell said he plans
to split his work week
evenly between the two
districts, spending one day
each at the elementary and
high schools and allowing
for one half day where
needed.
Superintendent and
High School Principal
Mary Finnigan reported
that Dryden is working to
add additional college part-
n e r s M a c o m b
Community College and
the University of Michigan-
Flintto their Early
College Academy.
Finnigan reported that
work is already underway
on the 2017-18 schedule
which will include 16 on-
site college classes.
She reported that last
year, Dryden students took
185 college courses
through the program with a
completion rate of 98 per-
cent.
Two companies who
work with major mobile
carriers to improve data
transport are looking to
install small cell towers in
the village limits.
At their February 6
meeting, the council heard
from Ellen Tencer of
Mobilitie Intelligent
Infrastructure, a company
that seeks to install a tower
on behalf of Sprint.
Tencer said their sys-
tems help wireless compa-
nies manage and transport
data.
Last year, another sim-
some existing utility poles
to mount their equipment.
Mobilitie has proposed
installing a 90 to 120 foot
tower in the right-of-way
between the bus garage
and elementary school.
Tencer said the tower
includes a three foot by
three foot base with all of
the equipment mounted 12
feet from the ground.
Tencer said Mobilitie
was seeking feedback from
village officials about that
proposed location.
The matter was
referred to the DPW
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Lifesavers
Almont police officers credited with
rescuing teen injured in ATV mishap
By Tom Wearing struck a reinforced mail
Tri-City Times Staff Writer box while riding his ATV.
When the officers
ALMONT Almont arrived at the scene, they
Police Officers Ryan found the injured teen lying
Wilson and Michael Ryan in a ditch. Upon initiating
were presented Life emergency first aid, said
Saving Citations last Martin, the officers noticed

Tuesday for their emergen-
Photo by Tom Wearing
cy assistance to a 15-year-
old boy seriously injured in
an ATV accident on July 7,
2016.
The victim, Justin
Gabryel, along with his
Color me happy mother, were in attendance
at the Feb. 7 Almont Village
Tara Antonelli of Tri-County Bank poses Council meeting, as were
with the winners of this years coloring con- the two officers.
test. They include Almont Orchard Primary Acting Almont Police
School students, (L-R) Emma Campbell, 3rd Chief Andy Martin report-
grade; Emma Kosinski, 2nd grade; and ed that Officers Wilson and
Vanessa Steinhaus, 1st grade. Antonelli said Ryan were on duty, when
each of the winners classrooms were treat- they responded to the per-
ed to pizza and treats. She added that the sonal injury accident on
contest represents Tri-County Banks desire Hough Road.
and philosopy to reach out to the commu- Martin said the young
nity and acknowledge talented youth. victim sustained serious
facial injuries when he
Photo provided
that the youth was chock-
ing on his tongue.
The officers were able
to remove the tongue from
the back of the patients Justin Gabryel (center) is joined by Almont
throat, and the subject Police Officers Michael Ryan and Ryan Wilson
began to breathe, said at Tuesdays Almont Village Council meeting.
Martin. They continued to
administer first aid until
had the officers not acted Im very proud of how
quickly to remove the these officers performed ,
EMS and Almont First tongue from the patients said Martin, and how pro-
Responders arrived. throat, he would have fessionally they represent-
Following the accident, choked to death prior to ed our department.
Almont First Responder EMS arrival, said Martin. They did exactly what
Bob Parsell contacted Chief He added that it was we are supposed to do as
Martin, noting that Officers Parsell who nominated the police officers, he added.
Wilson and Ryan had two officers for the Life Thats to serve our resi-
performed their duties Saving Citations. dents.
above and beyond, and
with the utmost profession-
alism.
Mr. Parsell stated that

Tax filing season is now underway

TRI-CITY AREA
Michigans individual
income tax filing season
officially began January 23,
according to the Michigan
The easiest and quick- e-filed and had their refunds very seriously. To combat
est way for Michigan tax- directly deposited into their tax-related identify theft,
payers to get their refund is bank accounts. an identify confirmation
to file electronically, After Feb. 1, limited process has been imple-
Michigan Treasurer Nick quantities of printed tax mented.

Department of Treasury.
That means
Michiganders can now start
filing their 2016 tax year
state individual income tax
returns online or through
the U.S. Mail. All individu-
al income tax returns must
be e-filed or postmarked by
Khouri said.
This helps ensure tax
returns are accurate and
improves tax refund turn-
around times.
Choosing electronic fil-
ing and direct deposit is
convenient, safe and secure.
Last year, more than 4 mil-
forms will be available at
public libraries, U.S. Post
Offices in northern
Michigan, Department of
Health and Human Services
county offices and Treasury
Field Offices. Individuals
who would like 2016 tax
forms mailed to them
If a taxpayer receives a
letter from the state trea-
sury department asking for
identify confirmation,
please follow the instruc-
tions outlined in the letter.
More information about
fraud prevention efforts is
available at www.michi-
Photo provided
State Rep. Gary Howell describes how the
Legislature works to students from Lapeer
County. Teachers who wish to arrange for
class visits may contact Howells office at 517-
373-1800.

Tuesday, April 18, 2017.
lion Michigan taxpayers should call 517-636-4486.
For the benefit and con-
venience of taxpayers, both
the beginning and end of
the individual income tax
filing season are the same
as the Internal Revenue
Service (IRS).
Track Your Refund
Through Treasurys
Wheres my Refund?
system, taxpayers can track
the status of their state tax
return.
Individuals who e-file
can see their refund status
14 days from the date con-
firmation was received that
their state return was
accepted. Paper returns fil-
ers may see their status
between 6 and 8 weeks
after postmarking.
Fraud Prevention
The Michigan
Department of Treasury
takes protecting taxpayer
information and refunds
gan.gov/incometax or by
calling 517-636-4486.
During the 2015 tax
year, more than 22,100
returns were stopped that
prevented more than $11.7
million in potentially fraud-
ulent refunds being issued
by the state of Michigan.
Free Tax Help
Seniors and individuals
with functional needs may
qualify for free tax prepara-
tion help from IRS-trained
volunteers or Tax
Counseling for the Elderly
preparers. For information
about free tax help, go to
www.michiganfreetaxhelp.
org or dial 2-1-1.
To learn more about
Michigans individual
income tax or to download
forms, go to www.michi-
gan.gov/incometax. For
more information about
e-filing, go to www.mifast-
file.org.
Howell at helm of
Natural Resources
Committee
TRI-CITY AREA sports enthusiasts, hunters,
State Rep. Gary Howell
was named chair of the
House Natural Resources
Committee, an influential
position that will enable
him to reassess unneces-
sary burdensome rules
passed down by various
departments affecting natu-
ral resources, as well to
oversee and implement
policy helping
Michiganders to enjoy the
outdoor wonders of our
state.
Howell, of North
Branch, also will serve as a
member of the House
Agriculture; Transportation
boaters and families across
the state, Howell said.
We also must take every
step possible to preserve
the natural beauty that we
have enjoyed for decades
so our grandchildren and
their grandchildren can
experience the splendor
that is Michigans out-
doors.
Howell also will serve
on the House Agriculture
Committee, which he said
is a vital aspect of
Michigans and Lapeer
Countys economy.
Agriculture is the sec-
ond biggest driver of

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Drivers needed to
transport veterans
Volunteers invited to Feb. 17th
meeting/pizza lunch in Lapeer
By Tom Wearing
Tri-City Times Staff Writer
LAPEERCOUNTY
The Lapeer County
Department of Veterans
Affairs is in need of more
volunteer drivers to trans-
port veterans to VA medical
appointments in Detroit,
Saginaw, Ann Arbor, Flint
and Yale.
VADirector Edward
Ronders welcomes all pro-
spective drivers to a meet-
A representative from
the Retired and Senior
Volunteer Program will be
available to explain the
program and its benefits for
volunteer drivers.
Prospective volunteers
are asked to register in
advance by calling 810-
667-0256, or please email
to: jokreiner@lapeercoun-
ty.org.
We strive to accom-
modate volunteers sched-
ules while meeting the

Photo by Bob Parsell

ing/pizza lunch on Friday,
Feb. 17 at 11 a.m. at the VA
Affairs office at 287 W.
Nepessing St. in downtown
Lapeer.
Hunter Murphy, in full gear, poses with members of Almont Brownie Troop #71511 during a tour
of the fire hall and firefighting equipment.
Grief Support Group
needs of the veteran, said
Ronders. This is truly a
worthwhile program and an
opportunity to give back to
our local veterans.

Almont firefighters IMLAY CITY A Grief Support Group series is

underway at the Imlay City Senior Center. The series
runs every Tuesday from noon-2 p.m. through March
21. The series is hosted by the Family of Christ

host Brownie troop

Lutheran Church. All are welcome to attend. The
Imlay City Senior Center is located at 395 E. Third
St., Imlay City, MI 48444. For more information con-
tact Tracy Ruhlman at the senior center at 810-724-
6030 or Ginger Miller at 810-724-5772.

Youths take tour of fire hall, learn about first aid
By Tom Wearing
Tri-City Times Staff Writer
ALMONT TWP.
Thirteen Almont Brownie
Scouts got a chance to tour
the Almont Twp. Fire Hall
last Thursday, Feb. 2.
The girls, comprised of
mostly 7-year-old second
graders, are members of
Brownie Troop #71511 of
Almont.
Hosting the girls and
Brownie Scout Leader
Lauren Reinas, were fire-
fighters Hunter Murphy
and Andrew Ruthenberg,
along with fire department
Medical First Responder
Bob Parsell.
Murphy, a 2013 Almont
High School graduate,
helped guide the girls
45-minute tour of the facil-
ity, which included a
chance to climb aboard or
sit behind the wheel of a
fire truck. emergency first-aid item
Parsell then showed
them the inside of an ambu-
lance, after which they
learned some basic first-aid
information.
Murphy said Reinas
made the arrangements
with the fire department to
provide the girls with the
opportunity to earn their
Brownie first-aid badges.
We showed them our
jump bags, which are being at the fire hall and
essentially the large bags
we take into a house fire,
said Murphy. The bags
contain pretty much any
we might need at a fire
scene.
The girls are making
their own first-aid bags,
he noted, so we were able
to show them what we have
in our bags.
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Letters from our readers...

Are lawmakers on track for our state to be next Ohio?
The article on the front
page of the Tri-City Times
a couple of weeks ago (Jan.
25, 2017) explaining the
inevitability of a brine
disposal well to be located
in Capac was unsettling to
say the least. Why did the
township allow the rezon-
ing of agricultural property
to commercial hazardous
waste disposal site? It
sounds like the Governor
and his henchmen are just
willing to roll over for
Clear River Energy.
The article said Clear
River Petroleum is very
experienced at obtaining
well permits; they have two
well permits approved and
a third well on its way in
Michigan. Reading the arti-
cle, I get the feeling our
people in Lansing feel these
oil people are just smarter
than they are.
Pennsylvania and, I
believe, Virginia moved to
strengthen its fracking
waste rules. Drillers found
it cheaper and easier to dis-
pose of their hazardous
waste in Ohio. Across the The average class II property damage due to the
region, fracking waste has waste injection well (for wells. Do you think the
increased a staggering 540 fracking waste) is 4,000 company from Oklahoma
percent since 2004, with feet deep, why is our is building a truck stop at
more being produced every Governor and his hench- I-69 and Capac Road
year. Will our lawmakers men settling for a 2,600 because the existing one
let us become the next foot well? How much will will not be able to handle
Ohio? Have we specified the state receive for each all the tanker truck traffic
only Michigan fracking barrel pumped into our when that well opens? If
waste be disposed of in wells? These dollars would
Michigan? fund recovery of any future Letters page 9-A

Presidents defense of Russia as an ally is very troubling

This letter starts with a
question: Which country is
our ally in fighting ISIS,
Iraq or Russia?
The answer is Iraq, and
it isnt even close.
Our Intelligence com-
munity informed policy
makers long ago that the
best way to fight ISIS was
to engage Muslims, who
also fear and hate ISIS, in
the fight against them.
Currently, our soldiers are
working side-by-side with
Iraqi soldiers, and who
recently retook part of
Mosul in Northern Iraq.
Now that Mosul is not
under ISISs control, the
people are getting back to
life without terror reigning
over them. The vast major-
ity of Muslims consider
ISIS to be terrorists just
like we do.
This is why the ban on
Muslims is ill conceived,
and even dangerous.
Think about the lives of
our soldiers, fighting side-
by-side with Iraqis. Trumps
ban on all Muslims has sent
a message of distrust and
hate to these people. It is
now left to our soldiers to
try and rebuild trust with
the Iraqis.
Here is the reality about
Russia and ISIS.
ISIS has not attacked
Russia. ISISs war is an
East verses West war-
against modern democra-
cies with basically Christian
orientations. Google Very doubtful.
attacks by ISIS on Russia The fact that Trump businesses themselves have
and you will see one absurd defends Russia and insists
reference to men attacking they will be our ally is very
police with axes and knives. troubling, especially since
Also, Russian bomb- no one seems to be investi-
ings in Aleppo, Syria were gating Russias hacking of
not aimed at ISIS, but at our presidential election in
rebels fighting to overthrow order to aid Trump's victo-
Syrias dictatorial govern- ry.
ment, a government Russia Trumps top Security
wants to keep in place. Advisor Mike Flynn;
Trump keeps saying Secretary of State Rex
that Russia will help us Tillerson; and past cam-
defeat ISIS. paign manager Paul
Manafort; and Trumps
huge economic ties to
Russia.
It appears many eco-
nomic gains are upcoming
for Trump and his friends.
But at what price to
American security?
And when does
Trumps behavior become
treasonous?
Carolyn Medland
Formerly of
Lapeer County

Our Opinion Make a difference with therapy dogs

Have you ever thought
about making a difference
Actions of Almont in your community? Do
you have a dog with a good
officers commendable temperament, well behaved
to people in hospitals, ing course includes class- if now is the time to offer
nursing homes, schools, room instructions followed comfort to someone griev-
grief camps, and other
sometimes difficult situa-
up with field trips. Dogs
will be tested for the
ing, then now is the time to
come make a difference.
tions. Dogs must be well Canine Good Citizen For more information

A
and loves human contact?
t a time when its not exactly a pop- If you answered yes to the
ular professionand perhaps even above questions, Mid
more dangerous than ever local Michigan Therapy Dogs
police officers continue to demonstrate the Inc. may be able to help
you and your canine best
vast and varied range of duties, responsibili- buddy make the difference.
ties and expectations required by the job. A therapy dog is a family
They also inspire awe and earn major props pet that is trained to pro-
by going above and beyond to protect and vide affection and comfort
socialized, enjoy human Certification. Class size is call Kathie Whitehouse,
contact and be content limited and fills up quick- president, at 248-909-9522
being petted and handled ly. Pre-registration is or Terri Martin, lead train-
by different people. The required. Classes start er at 248-521-2930 or visit
dogs primary job is to March 7 at 7 p.m. Please our website at www.mid-
bring joy and comfort to no walk-ins. michigantherapydogs.com
unfamiliar people by mak- If now is the time to for an application.
ing physical contact with brighten an elderly per- Sincerely,
them. sons day, or if now is the Terry Martin
The twelve week train- time to help a child read, or Attica

serveand save. Lives, that is.
The heroic actions of Almont Police
Officers Ryan Wilson and Michael Ryan
Rotten apple spoils barrel for reader
in July of 2016 meant the difference One rotten apple spoils not professional in any family garbage. of her phrases from her rant
between life and death for one 15-year-old a barrel, an old saw stretch. I am not a public Community respect is altered slightly to describe
involved in an ATV accident on Hough describing that our impres- figure to use her position of valuable for one in the posi- the essence of the march":
sions are influenced by the power to say anything she tion of Ms. Minolli. Use This is what democrazy
Road. The young man was severely injured worst action in any event. wants about an ordinary your own judgment. She is.
when he struck a reinforced mailbox. He Perception becomes the citizen. So thin-skinned are does not have my respect. I remain,
was ejected from the vehicle and landed in a truth in a news story. liberals that any negative In closing I will use one David Naeyaert
Catherine Minollis comments are not tolerated,

ditch, unable to breathe.
Observations in Ink col-
The officers acted quickly to clear his umn of February 1, 2017
airways, and continued to administer attacked me personally
first aid until EMS and Almont First regarding my criticizing the
Responders arrived. Without their lifesaving Womens March in
January. Print and TV
actions, the story would have had a much
media covered the event so
different ending for the young man and his anyone could draw their
Only in Christ is peace
and they strike out like a
robot with no control.
The despicable assault
on the family pushing As Catherine Minolli likeness of God.
homosexual marriage by quoted 1 Corinthians 13 in It is not love to accept
Barack Obama speaks for her February 8, 2017 Love as licit a deadly sin that
is Love in Imlay City story, may threaten the external
itself on his moral depravi-
ty. He did what he could by it should also be noted that wellbeing of a soul.

family. own opinions about the
We admire and respect all of our area march. I made no personal
police officers, who continue to define attack on Ms. Minolli. She
has her opinion and I have
the term community policing. A big mine. Ms. Minollis attack
salute to Officers Wilson and Ryan for their was certainly not in the
outstanding actions in a very tense and try- character of a newspaper
ing situation. editor with the history of
his pen and phone to the verse continues, saying I have also sinned. But
destroy the family, and Love does not delight in I do not ask you to accept
moral fiber of this nation. evil, but rejoices in the my sin as good, or to cele-
But again with liberals any- truth. brate or defend it. Only in
thing they do is alright We do need to respect Christ is our peace.
because it is good for us. the dignity of each person, Susan Sterner
Only they know that. The created in the image and Dryden
election showed that people

Grateful for donation

the Tri City Times and were tired of liberal anti-

A frontier is a time, a way of life The Loving Hands

Free Clinic sincerely wish-
es to thank the Imlay City
the Clinic has continued to
provide free primary medi-
cal care to low-income

A frontier is never a
place; it is a time
and a way of life. --Hal
Borland
Thats one of several
quotes that are pinned to
the spongy wall-board-
type-thing that sits above
my desk. Its first in the
lineup, and I have to say
its among my favorite
reminders about the facts
always changing, and we Lions Club and all their Lapeer County adults who
were gifted with the great members for their gener- are uninsured, and also to
experience of being along ous recent donation to the those low-income patients
for the ride. Clinic. who may have insurance,
One ride Ill always The donation will help but have high deductibles.
remember in particular. It us to purchase basic medi- Contact the Loving Hands
was the year of his 74th cations and supplies that Clinic with any questions
birthdaythe 70th for my will be given to our at (810) 667-8933.
mom. patients. The Imlay City Sincerely,
Rod and I decided it Lions Club donation is Cathy Johnson
would be a great year for a greatly appreciated and Director
motorcyle trip up into the much needed. Loving Hands Clinic
Photo by Catherine Minolli

of life. An instant attitude
adjustment every time I
glance up at the board.
Im one of the fortu-
nate ones. I grew up in a
home
where
new
frontiers
were
explored
Observations in ink... on a
daily
Catherine Minolli basis.
Whether
it was a family picnic night
in front of the fireplace
where my dad fashioned a
pull-out grill grate for
some sizzling ham steaks,
or the sizzling sounds of
Latin guitar or island
drums reverberated
through the speaker system
he wired in every single
room of the house.
Dads frontier was
Bruce Peninsula. Wed
already been to
Tobermorey by car, and
found the drive easy, com-
fortable and familiar. Zip
along I-69 and across the
Blue Water Bridge, and the
rest of the route is a series
of two lane country roads,
much like the ones I travel
to work every day. Speed
limits 50 or more, light
traffic with plenty of pass-
ing opportunities should it
be necessary.
I had my beloved
Harley Davidson Sportster
then. Rod his trusty vin-
tage Honda. We chose the
4th of July weekend. We
both had a little extra time
off of work, and since
Canada doesnt celebrate
the U.S. Independence
Day, we knew there
wouldnt be big crowds to
deal with.
For the last 13 years, Lapeer
Support appreciated
The Lapeer County Lapeer County Education
Education and Technology and Technology Center by
At home toasting the successful and safe con- Center is pleased to Agriscience students, FFA
clusion of another grand adventurea motor- announce it has received a members and students with
cycle trip into the Bruce Peninsula. $6,965 grant from the special needs from the
Lapeer County Community Lapeer County Intermediate
We made reservations ry deluxe Harley that he Foundation to support School District.
at a little hotel right on the Project Raising HOPE. In the past year, Project
Georgian Bay, and were
bought as a retirement
present to himself some The Lapeer County Raising HOPE has provid-
ready to roll when the date ten years earlier. My mom Community Foundation ed 5,193 pounds of meat
drew near. was quite comfortable on manages over 63 funds to and over 20,000 meals to
I mentioned the great the back, so it wasnt provide grants for a wide Lapeer County! This grant
adventure to my folks, uncommon to see them out range of charitable purpos- will help the program con-
thinking maybe theyd try and about on the bike on es. Since 1996, over $3.1 tinue to succeed in provid-
to talk me out of such a weekends. million has been given to ing to the community and
long motorcycle trip out of Never would Ihave enhance the quality of life educating students.
fear and worry for my dreamed that Id be taking in Lapeer County. Sincerely,
safety. an over-the-border, day Project Raising HOPE Jennifer English
Instead, in true Minolli long motorcycle ride up provides locally grown Administrative Assistant
fashion, they asked if they into the Bruce Peninsula quality meat to community Lapeer County
could join us. with my 70-something- members in need through Intermediate School
My dad had his 1992 the Stone Soup Food Bank. District
Road Kinga super luxu- Frontier page 9-A Animals are raised at the Lapeer
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Where have you gone Millard Fillmore?

E very school kid knows
that George Washington
was the Father of our
Taylors Cabinet and insert-
ed his own people. In
Congress the Compromise

Photo by Iris Lee Underwood

Country. of 1850 was enacted and

First in war, first in

peace and first in the
hearts of his countrymen,
signed into law by
President Fillmore.
The Compromise of
it is said. The peoples rep- 1850 was a package of five
resentatives in the govern- separate bills which
ment loved Washington so defused a four-year politi- Becky, Kelly and Ruth stringing cranberries at
much that they created a cal confrontation between the kitchen table.

The photo thief

federal holiday to honor Slave and Free states
our first President. It was regarding the status of ter-
celebrated on his birthday, ritories acquired during the

Photo provided
February 22. Mexican-American War. It
We used to celebrate consisted of laws admitting
Lincolns birthday in California as a free state,
February, too (Feb. 12), but
not as a federal holiday.
In 1971 Congress
The Senate debates the Compromise of 1850
before Vice President Millard Fillmore. As
President, he signed it into law.
creating Utah and New
Mexico territories with the
question of slavery in each
A fter Sundays brunch
of quiche and salad,
my youngest daughter
firstborn.
After I hugged our daugh-
ter and son-in-law good-
moved the Washingtons to be determined by popu- slipped away from our bye, I returned the pictures
Birthday holiday to the President. He will probably lar votes, settling a Texas- tables conversation. She to the drawer. I recalled
third Monday in February. tweet something to catch New Mexico boundary dis- and her father have never the winter at the onset of
They wanted another three- our attention. But what pute in Texass favor, end- abided by the customary, my empty nest when I
day weekend, as if they about the others? ing the slave trade in Excuse me, please. No sorted my prints. The
didnt have enough time off What about good ol Washington, D.C., and method of appeal on my chronological order of our
already. Ironically, it never Millard Fillmore, for exam- making it easier for south- part has reversed this family history covered
falls on Washingtons actu- ple? For years Millard has erners to recover fugitive paternal trait. every square inch of the
al birthday anymore. suffered the indignity of slaves. I glanced to my hus- dining room table.
By the 1980s the term being remembered as one President Fillmore was band and son-in-law. Then I filled the empty
Presidents Day began to of the most obscure and opposed to slavery but felt Excuse me, I said, and albums my father-in-law
be used though officially worst Presidents ever, if he it was a state, not a federal followed my third-born had gifted us for
its still Georges birthday. was remembered at all. matter. He enforced the into the living room. Christmases throughout the
It was thought that we Well then, does Mr. Fugitive Slave Act sending As I thought. There sat my years. Milton Underwood
should Fillmore really deserve this escaped slaves back to their photo thief on the floor kept
remember All the Liblong day..
reputation? Its a safe bet owners. Some say his before the low credenza at remarkable Honest Living . . .
and cele- that they will not have to actions postponed the Civil the end of the sofa. She care of
brate the make room for him on Mt. War by a decade. In todays shuffled through snapshots what mat-
nations Rushmore. Maybe it was language we would say he like a card shark. Then she tered to
other 43 because he was the nations kicked the can down the opened another drawer. him, and I
men who 13th President and that was road again. Ive appreciated photogra- aimed to
held the not a lucky number for He was not re-nominat- phy from the day my follow his
office. Yes, him. Millard Fillmore statue ed for another term but ran Uncle Tab and Aunt Alma example.
I know Rick He was born into pov- in his hometown of again four years later with Leigh gifted me my first Then
Trump is Liblong erty in 1800 and had little Buffalo, New York. the American Party. He lost camera for high school Becky left
said to be formal education but badly carrying only graduation. I treasure the before I
the 45th became an attorney (Insert was not Taylors choice, Maryland. moments Ive captured of finished the
President but thats because lawyer jokes here) in the convention nominated According to my abundant life as I do project. I stored the
Grover Cleveland is count- Buffalo, New York. He was Fillmore as Vice President Wikipedia, one biographer my fathers home movies remaining photos in the
ed twice as 22nd and elected to the State on the fourth ballot. In the said, No President of the and the old black and credenza where many oth-
24th. Benjamin Harrison Assembly and then to the fall, with Fillmore helping United States ... has suf- whites Ive inherited from ers have since gathered.
interrupted Grovers two U.S. House of carry New York, the ticket fered as much ridicule as my mother and in-laws This week I attended
terms. Representatives in 1832 as was elected. Millard Fillmore. He an endless source of stories the Organizing Your
It also made a good a member of the Whig As Vice President and ascribed much of the abuse in my beloveds absence. Family Photos workshop
excuse for car dealerships Party. He served six years President of the Senate, to a tendency to denigrate Dont take any, I hosted by the Addison
and others to have great in the House and was the Fillmore presided over the Presidents who served said. Township Library. Women
Presidents Day sales. Chairman of the Ways and some of the most momen- in the years just prior to the She didnt meet my carried in bins and boxes.
Next Monday, February Means Committee. He tous and passionate debates Civil War as lacking in eye. Im looking for pic- We shared the same frus-
20, you can probably get a chose not to run again and in American history as the leadership. For example, tures of Becky. tration of getting started
new car cheaper and we was elected Comptroller of Senate debated whether to later President Harry Of course. Shed asked with this tedious quest.
will have no mail service, New York. In 1846 he was allow slavery in the new Truman, a self-proclaimed me for pictures of her late The empty albums I inher-
most banks will be closed, one of the founders of the territories in what became historian, characterized sister a while ago. Ive ited from my father-in-law
the stock market will be University of Buffalo. known as The Fillmore as a weak, trivial attempted to gather some, last spring answered one
closed, etc. so we can In 1850, the Whigs Compromise of 1850. thumb-twaddler who would but I cannot let them go. need.
pause to remember our nominated General Zachary On July 9, 1850 do nothing to offend any- My youngest will have to Begin chronological-
Chief Executives, all of Taylor for President. He President Taylor died sud- one. Another biographer wait until I kick the buck- ly, the presenter said.
them. had made a name for him- denly and Fillmore became commented, On the cen- et. Pitch duplicates, nega-
Im confident we will self in the Mexican- President. He accepted the tral issues of the age his Dont take them. tives, blurry photos, people
all remember the current American War. Though he resignations of all of vision was myopic and his I wont. you dont know.
legacy is worse ... in the She held up her cell The irony is, one
end, Fillmore was always phone and snapped pic- mother said, my kids will
on the wrong side of the tures of pictures. One was probably trash them once
great moral and political of my three girls, all Im gone.
issues. smiles, stringing cranber- Dear Reader, my
Fillmore died on March ries for the Christmas youngest may not practice
8, 1874. tree. the best table manners, but
As the late radio show It is Gods amazing Im confident shell cher-
host, Paul Harvey would grace that kept me on my ish the evidence of her
say, And now you know feet in that gust of empa- abundant life after Ive left
the rest of the story. So thy for my living children for Glory.
and the flood of grief for Then her older sister
even if he isnt destined for
my lost. Its not a matter of will deal with the familys
Mt. Rushmore lets remem-
Photo provided

immaturity, but self-preser- photo thief.

ber Millard Fillmore at vation that I hold onto Email Iris at
least on Presidents Day. what I have left of my irisleeu@sbcglobal.net.
Email Rick at
President Fillmores house in East Aurora, New York. rick.liblong@cox.net.

Frontier: A way of life After an amazing, this life. No matter...he

from page 8-A
year-old parents; though I
shouldnt have been sur-
prised. I was delighted at
the prospect.
We left early in the
morning from the humble
Cochrane Road abode. It
was chilly for a 4th of July
weekendfull leather gear
and gloves were required.
Letters: From our readers
from page 8-A
these wells do fail, it will be
two or three generations
from now. They will affect
grandchildren we will never
know.
Is the well in Capac an
inevitability? I thought
inevitable things are earth-
quakes, volcanic eruptions
or a hurricane making land-
fall. Not a waste disposal
company wanting to make
fat profits. Although, there
are manmade inevitabilities
such as elections, when
voters can show their appre-
ciation for the efforts or
lack of efforts our lawmak-
Rod and I bungeed our
bags to the backs of our
bikesthe folks traveled Berlin Twp. Once home
light with everything they
needed in my dads saddle
bags.
We headed out on I-69,
crossed the mighty Blue
Water Bridge and stopped
on the other side. We were
exhilarated.
ers have demonstrated in
safeguarding our environ-
ment and the largest body
of fresh water on the plan-
et.
There has been a lot of
discussion pertaining to
clean, fresh water shortages
in the future. The August
issue of the National
Geographic magazine had
an enlightening article
about the draining of the
Ogallala Aquifer. It over-
lays seven states from
Nebraska to Texas. The
deepest pool lays under
Nebraska with the aquifer
growing shallower as it
goes south. Wells in the
relaxing weekend in
Tobermorey, we packed up
and hit the road back to
February 21, 2011.
safely, we did what we
often did during such
times: opened a bottle of
champagne and toasted to
yet another grand adven-
ture. I didnt know then
that my dad would have
less than a decade left in
south end are going dry on
farms and in towns and
homes today. The Ogallala
loses on average 8.3 mil-
lion acre feet of water annu-
ally due to unregulated
pumping that is not sustain-
able. I read years ago that it
takes 100 years to replenish
one foot of water in that
aquifer. The aquifer is
declining at twice the rate it
did a decade ago.
Aquifers are not our
only water problem. The
level of Lake Meade has
dropped 100 hundred feet,
affecting the operation of
electrical generating tur-
bines at Hoover Dam.
Saudi Arabia provides the
most spectacular example
of overdrawing a resource.
grabbed every single min-
ute of what he was given
before passing away on
He always demonstrat-
ed that a frontier is never
a place; it is a time and a
way of life, and for that I
am so very grateful.
Email Catherine at
cminolli@pageone-inc.
com. Last week, for
The huge Arabian aquifer
was tapped by drilling
2,000 foot deep wells in
1980. The dunes turned
green with grain turning the
nation into a major export-
er. Today the aquifer is all
but dry. The Saudis are now
raising alfalfa in California
and Arizona. Other aquifers
being rapidly depleted cited
in the article are in Africa
and India.
They say it will be more
difficult in the future to
meet the needs of a grow-
ing world population with
clean fresh water than
meeting the needs of oil
and gas. Thanks for taking
your time to read this.
Tom Janicki
Almont Twp.
Tune in to
ICHS games
W e have some wonder-
ful schools in our
area; and when Im asked,
I like to promote them and
the life they bring to our
community.
instance, Greg Bullen,
Sports Director at Lapeer
AM radio station WMPC,
sent me an email asking if
Id help spread the word
that he and Bill Hetchler
will be at Imlay City
High School again on
2/17 and 2/24 to broadcast
both the girls and boys
varsity games. This
week, Fridays game is
also Community Night,
which means no one
pays. How cool is THAT?
The girls tip at 6 oclock,
while the boys game is
scheduled to begin at
7:30. On the following
Friday night, February 24,
Imlay City hosts Armada
for both varsity games;
and WMPC will be
announcing again.
Both nights Dave
Sommerville will be
back at the radio station.
Folks who cannot attend
because theyre out of
our broadcast area (like
maybe grandparents in
Florida?)
are invited
to listen to
live stream-
ing at www.
wmpc.org.
Another
area school
event to put
on your cal-
endar is the
Imlay City
Christian
School Benefit Auction to
be held at Castle Creek
Golf Club and Banquet
Center in Lum on Saturday
evening, April 29. Items
for both live and silent
auctions are very welcome.
Contact the school secre-
tary (preferably mornings)
at 724-5695. More details
to follow.
Email Willene at
willenetanis@aol.com.
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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.
For Senior Citizens
Indoor Sr. Pickelball - Capac
Elementary School
Cafeteria, 4 p.m. Tues., &
Thurs. from Feb. 7 to May
23 (cancelled if school
closed).
Gentle Yoga Tuesdays from
9-10 a.m. at First
Congregational Church in
Almont. Practice led by
Dina Miramonti, RYT.
Imlay City Senior Center
Texas Hold Em 12:30
p.m. For info 810-724-6030.
Council on Aging
Membership is open to indi-
viduals 18 and older. The
Capac Senior Center is open
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. week-
days. We offer a variety of
activities such as fitness and
craft classes, a book review
group, cards and bus trips.
Call Lori at 395-7889 for
more info.
Almont and Dryden area
senior citizens meet the 2nd
Tuesday of the month at 12
p.m. at the Almont Lions
Hall, 222 Water St., for a
potluck and program. Call
798-8210 for more info.
Adults 55 and over are invit-
ed to Berlin Twp. Senior
Center to play cards from
noon-3 p.m. the 2nd
Wednesday of every month.
Bring a sack lunch, bever-
ages provided. Senior stretch
exercise on Tuesdays 10-11
a.m. Potluck luncheons will
be served the 4th Tuesday of
every month at noon. Call
810-395-4518 for details.
Ryan Smith, a certified alco-
hol and drug counselor will
be available at the Imlay
AFFORDABLE INDEPENDENT LIVING APARTMENTS WITH:
3 Nutritious Meals Daily
Compimentary Satellite TV
Life-enriching Activities
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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
Dryden
U.M.C.
5394 Main Street - Dryden
810-796-3341
Pastor Patricia Hoppenworth
Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.
EVERYONE WELCOME!
West Berlin
U.M.C.
905 Holmes Rd. - Allenton, MI
Corner of Almont Road
810-395-2409
Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.
Rev. Curtis Clarke
Goodland
Community
Church
2008 N. Van Dyke
Box 82
Imlay City, MI 48444
810.724.1747
Worship Service: 10:00 am
Pastor Chad Hampton
City Seniors Center on the
4th Thursday of every
month from 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Free Meals, Food
St. Pauls Lutheran Church
Food for Families kitchen
is open to the public for free,
hot meals every Monday
and Wednesday from 4-5:30
p.m.
This Heart Loves Food
Pantry is open the 1st
Saturday of each month
from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at
Gateway Assembly Church,
2796 S. Van Dyke Rd., Imlay
City.
The Attica United Methodist
Church will be holding a
free community meal on the
2nd and 4th Tuesday of each
month from 4:30-6:30 p.m.
For more info please call
810-724-0690 or visit www.
atticaumc.org.
The Attica Food Bank at the
Attica United Methodist
Church, 27 Elk Lake Rd., is
open from 2-4 p.m. the 2nd
and 4th Monday of each
month. Proof of residency
and need required.
The Capac Community
Food Pantry, 114 S. Main
Street, is open each
Wednesday from 1-3 p.m.
Please call LOVE, INC. at
810-245-2414 in advance to
ensure your food voucher
will be received before you
stop in to shop. Any ques-
tions, please call Sherrie
Cramton at 810-395-1905.
The Capac Kitchen serves
free meals every Tuesday
from 4:30-6 p.m. at Zion
United Methodist Church.
Free meals for people in
need are offered at the North
Branch Senior Center on
Monday and Thursday eve-
nings from 5:30-7 p.m. Call
810-441-0322 for more info.
Orchards Cupboard Food
Light Housekeeping
Health Services
Available
Capac
U.M.C.
14952 Imlay City Rd., Capac
Church 810-395-2112
Sunday School - 9:15 am - All Ages
Sunday Service: 10:30 am
Junior Church and Nursery Available
Bible Studies Every
Monday and Tuesday Evenings
Tuesday Morning
Come as you are - everyone is welcome!
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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
Youth Group 6th-12th grade
5pm-6:30pm Sundays
Rev. Dr. Marcel Allen Lamb
15 810-724-0687 15
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Family of
Christ
Lutheran Church -
Missouri Synod
7191 Imlay City Road
Imlay City
Bible Study - 9:15 am
Worship Time - 10:30 am
Childrens Church - 10:30 am
Phone 810-724-2620
lutheranfamilyofchrist.org
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Pantry is open the 3rd
Saturday of every month 9
a.m.-noon. Food distributed
at 74903 McKay Rd., Bruce
Twp., 586-336-4673. www.
orchardsonline.org.
Museums
The Dryden Historical
Society meets at 7 p.m. the
first Wednesday of the
month and the museum
opens every Monday from
5:30-7 p.m.
The Capac Historical
Society is open to visitors
daily from 1-3 p.m. and 1-4
p.m. on Sundays. Call 810-
395-2859 for more info.
The Imlay City Historical
Museum will be closed to the
public until April 1, 2017.
During that time volunteers
will be establishing new
exhibits, continuing research
projects, and planning spe-
cial events. Volunteers are at
the museum most
Wednesday mornings. For
questions contact Marilyn
Swihart 724-1904.
The Imlay City Historical
Museum needs your support
- Becoming a volunteer is a
great way to support the
community. The Imlay City
Historical Museum shares
its collections and history
with the public through the
generosity of those who give
their time to this effort.
Whether you like to give
tours, weed in the garden,
help with collection care, or
do office work the museum
needs you. If your interests
are in history you are with
the right crowd.
The Almont Community
Historical Society Museum
is open Saturdays from 1-4
p.m. Please stop by and
learn about your communi-
ty. Society meetings are held
at the museum on the second
Monday of the month at 7
p.m. For more info call 810-
796-3355.
Youth Events
2017 Imlay City Boys
Baseball Registration is
underway. Summer recre-
ation baseball is open for
children ages ages 5-14
(before April 30th)
Registration forms can be
downloaded from the league
website at www.icboysbase-
ball.com. There will be an
St. Pauls
Lutheran Church
(ELCA)
200 North Cedar (M-53)
Imlay City, MI
810-724-1200
email: nlcc@newlifechristian.net
Worship 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Pastor Alan Casillas
15
Community Mens & Womens
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Sacred Heart
Catholic Church
700 Maple Vista, Imlay City
810-724-1135
Weekday Masses
Mon-Tues-Thurs-Fri 8 am Wed. 10 am
First Sat. 8 am
Weekend Masses
Sat. Vigil Mass 5 pm
Sun. 9 am - English
11 am - Spanish
Confessions 1/2 hr. before each Mass &4pm Sat.
Father Paul Ward DIFFERENCE WITH US! 15
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Imlay City
Church of Christ
670 N. Van Dyke
Imlay City, MI 48444
Sunday Service
Bible Study (all ages) 10:00am
Morning Worship 11:00am
1st Sunday of the
Month Evening Service 2:30pm
Wednesday Bible Classes (all ages) 7:00pm
810-724-3306
COME WORSHIP WITH US!
John Barker, Minister 15
St. Cornelius
Catholic Church
3834 N. Mill Street
P.O. Box 208
Dryden MI 48428
Weekday Masses:
Wed. & Thurs. 8:30 a.m.
Weekend Masses:
Saturday - 4:30 p.m.
Sunday - 8:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m.
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In-Person registration/par- Contact: Tracy Ruhlman at need, throughout the year of
ent meeting March 9th at Senior Center, 810-724- 2017. Call for the nearest
6:30 p.m in the Borland 6030, Ginger Miller, 810- drop off location. For large
Elementary School cafete- 724-5772. donations a pickup service is
ria. Like our Facebook page available. 810-392-5136.
at IC Boys Baseball_Official
Lapeer Area Citizens
Against Domestic Assault The Imlay City Christian
for additional updates.
meets 1-3 p.m. every School is holding a fund-
Registration deadline is
Wednesday in the Lapeer raiser for TAFFY (Tuition
March 17, 2017, with a late Court House for personal Assistance Fundraising For
fee being implemented this
protection order clinic. For Youth). Come join us for
year. If you have questions,
info 810-246-0632. euchre the 2nd Saturday of
please email icbb@live.com
each month at 7 p.m. at the
or call 810-656-6387. Imlay Lapeer County Families
Imlay City Christian School,
City Boys Baseball Board of Against Narcotics group
7197 E. Imlay City Rd. in
Directors meets the 2nd Tuesday of the
Imlay City. For more info,
month at Faith Christian
Ready, Set, Go! Workshop. call 810-724-5695.
Fellowship, 69 W. Nepessing
This is a FREE workshop
Medical Care
St. in Lapeer. Call 810-667-
for 3-5 year olds & parents/
0119 for more info or email
caregivers! Enjoy fun proj-
faithchrist09@aol.com.
ects that will develop your
childs skills and prepare TOPS 620 Lapeer weight- Lapeer County Health
them for school! Children loss group meets Tuesday Department, 1800 Imlay
also enjoy a snack, story nights at the Hunters Creek City Rd., Lapeer - Regular
time, and a free book! Call Mobile Home Park Club Immunization Clinic Hours:
the Family Literacy Center House, 725 DeMille Rd. in (held in 2nd floor clinic area)
today to reserve your seat at Lapeer. Weigh-in from Mondays 1-3:30 p.m. Walk-
810-664-2737 and for more 6-6:30 p.m., meeting from In, Wednesdays 8:30 a.m.-
info on dates and times. 6:30-7:30 p.m. For more info 11:30 p.m. By Appointment
call 810-664-7579. Only, Thursdays 1-3:45 p.m.
Play groups available. Free
By Appointment Only.
6 week sessions. At these TOPS 888 (Take Off Pounds
Additional Immunization
FREE 90-minute play- Sensibly) meets Wednesdays
Clinics Offered: By
groups, children will partici- at the 25 Pine Ridge Dr. in
Appointment Only (held in
pate in storytime, develop- Lapeer. Weigh-in at 8:30
2nd floor clinic area). Walk-
mentally appropriate games a.m., 9:30 a.m. meeting. Call
In (held in lower level). For
and crafts, learn new skills, Linda at 810-245-3955 or
additional info, to check if
and enjoy a snack and social Phyllis 810-395-7035 for
we accept your insurance, or
time with other children. more info.
to schedule an appointment
Parents will have the chance For those that have experi-
please call 810-667-0448.
to talk to other adults with enced the death of a loved
same-age children. Register Free hearing and vision
one, a support group is
now for the next session! screens for children of pre-
available facilitated by a
Numerous locations and school age are available at
trained United Hospice
dates available. For more the Lapeer County Health
Service (UHS) bereavement
info and to sign up call the Department. To schedule an
volunteer. Marlette Regional
Family Literacy Center at appointment please call 810-
Hospital, 2770 Main Street
810-664-2737. 667-0448 or 810-245-5549.
in Marlette, hosts this sup-
Support Groups
port group the 1st Friday of Capac Pharmacy is teaming
each month at 10 a.m. in the with Support Million Hearts
Administration Conference by offering in-pharmacy
Womans Life Chapter 855 Room. For more info, call blood pressure screenings,
will meet March 7, 2017 in 800-635-7490 or visit www. 136 North Main St. in Capac,
Richmond at the Lois marletteregionalhospital. Tuesdays, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Wagner Memorial Library org. Everyone is invited to come
at 6:30 pm. Everyone is wel- and have their blood pres-
come to attend. Fundraisers sure read for free.
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
meetings are held every
Monday night at 8 p.m. at
Ace of Hearts Progressive
Raffle. Weekly drawing held Events
St. Pauls Lutheran Church at Dryden Bar & Grill
Imlay City Christian
in Imlay City. Wednesdays at 7 p.m., Sept. Schools Annual Soup on a
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
and Al-Anon meetings are
28, 2016-March 1, 2017.
Need not be present to win.
Mission. March 4, 2017,
4:30-7:00 p.m. Hosted at the
Must draw Ace of Hearts to Christian Reformed Church,
held every Wednesday night win jackpot. 50% of pro- 395 N. Cedar St., Imlay City.
at 8 p.m. at the Capac United ceeds to winner and 50% to Homemade soups, salad,
Methodist Church, Capac, Dryden Community Schools. bread and desserts. We are
MI.
House Rules available at also raffling off handmade
Grief Support Group - 7 Dryden Bar & Grill. License pottery bowls sculpted by
week series beginning Feb. 7 #C27715 the Imlay City Christian
through March 21 (every School Students.
Womans Life Chapter 855
Tues. from noon-2 p.m.) at Celebrity Autograph
will continue its Bottle &
the Imlay City Senior Auction - In preparing for
Can Drive, to help those in
Center, 395 E. Third St. its Friday, March 31st annu-
al Celebrity Autographed
Items Auction, the Lapeer
County 4-H Youth Program
is seeking donations from
the public of autographs of
famous people. Autographs
can be of all types of well
known persons on any type
of item (authors on books,
sports stars on balls, movie
stars on photos, etc.) With
questions or to make a dona-
tion, call the Lapeer County
4411 Newark Road
859 N. Van Dyke Road MSU Extension office at
Attica, MI 48412 Imlay City, Michigan 48444 PASTOR KEN RENARD 810-667-0341 or email msue.
6835 Weyer Road Imlay City, MI48444
810-724-2702 Sunday 2:30 pm lapeer@county.msu.edu.
810-417-0265 cbcimlay.org
Tuesday 7:00 pm Those interested in attend-
Sunday School 9:30 am
www.newlifechristian.net
Friday Youth 7:00 pm Morning Service 10:45 am
ing this autographs auction
Pastor Tim Martin Evening Service 6:00 pm can also contact 4-H to be
Sunday 10 a.m. Service 15 firstapostolichome.com 15
Wednesday Service 7:00 pm 15 put on a mailing list for
event details.
Imlay City Almont Light of Christ
C.R.C. First Baptist Church Community Other
395 N. Cedar (M-53)
www.imlaycitycrc.org
Worship 10:00 a.m.
Wayne Boyd, Pastor
881 Van Dyke - 810-798-8888
Church Womans Life Chapter 855
will continue its Bottle &
Sunday School 11:15 a.m. Sunday Bible Classes: 9:45 am 2720 Winslow Road Can Drive, to help those in
Youth Ministry Worship Services
10:30 am & 6:00 pm
Imlay City, MI 48444 need, throughout the year of
MOPS Program
Bible Study Wednesday 7:00 pm 1 Mile South of I-69 Overpass 2017. Call for the nearest
fbc@airadvantage.net drop off location. For large
Bible Studies Live Webcasting Sunday all worship services Sunday Worship 10:30 am
810-724-4315 over Sermonaudio.com/fbcalmont 15 donations a pickup service is
Come Grow With Us! 15
Proclaiming the Sovereign Grace of God Phone: 810-724-6999 15
available. 810-392-5136.
GATEWAY ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN CHURCH Volunteer for the Habitat for
Humanity of Lapeer County
ASSEMBLY
(ELCA) 109 E. Kempf Court Capac, MI
(810) 395-7557 at the office. Interested par-
ties can call 810-664-7111
2796 S. Van Dyke Road - Imlay City and speak to Carolyn,
74903 McKay Rd., Romeo Monday - Friday: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm Cheryl or Pete at 810-660-
586.336.4673
Morning Worship - 8:55 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
Evening Service - 5:00 p.m. 7823.
Sunday Mornings
Wednesday Family Night - 6:45 p.m. Sunday 10:00 a.m.
Club News
10:30 am
Adult & Children's Sunday School 9:00 a.m. Supervised child care during all services
Children's Church during service. Sunday School
COME & MAKE A Phone: 810-724-8110 9:00 a.m. September thru May
Pastor Jeffrey S. Krist Staffed Nursery During Worship 15
15
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Christ Evangelical First Congregational Church (VFW) of Imlay City, Post
2492, 598 N. Almont Ave.
Lutheran Church United Church of Christ
1970 S. Almont Ave., Imlay City 275 Bancroft - Imlay City
(Fairgrounds Rd.) Overseas
201 E. St. Clair, Almont, MI Veterans Meetings 2nd
at corner of Newark Rd.
(Corner of 5th Street) 810-798-8855 Thursday, every other
810-724-7855
Sunday School 9:00 a.m. 810-724-6207 Sr. Pastor: Keith Langley month, 7 p.m.; Post Meetings
1st Thursday every month, 7
Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m.
Thursday Worship 7:00 p.m.
Sunday School &Morning Adult Group 9:30 a.m.
Sunday Worship Service at 10:15 a.m.
Nursery available and Jr. Church p.m.; Auxiliary Meetings 1st
Worship Service 10:30 a.m.
Pastor Rev. Dr. Renee C. Jackson
for ages 3 thru 5th grade Saturday of every month, 10
Jr./Sr. High Youth Group ~ Sundays 6-8pm a.m.
Ralph O. Stuebs
Cell-(567) 674-0438 No matter who you are or where you are Kidz 4 Christ ~ Wednesdays 6-7:30pm
Come to the WELS 15
on lifes journey, you are welcome here!15 Pre-School - 5th grade Almont/Dryden Masons
15
St. Nicholas St. John The Holy Redeemer meets 7 p.m. every 2nd
Thursday of the month at
Catholic Church Evangelist Lutheran Church Masonic Center in Almont.
Catholic Church
4331 Capac Road
Capac, MI 48014
872 Capac Rd. 4538 Dryden Rd. Dryden, MI The Imlay City American
810-395-7572
Allenton, MI 48002
810-796-3951 Legion Post 135 meets the
810-395-7074 www.lutheransonline.com/holyred 2nd and last Wednesdays of
www.stnicholascapac.com www.stjohnsallenton.com
Weekday Masses: Weekday Masses: 8:00 am - BIBLE CLASS the month at 7:30 p.m. The
9:30 am - WORSHIP
Wed. & Fri. 8:30 a.m. Thurs. & Fri. 8:30 a.m. 11:00 am - SUNDAY SCHOOL & BIBLE CLASS post is located at 212 E.
Weekend Masses: Third Street. Contact them
Weekend Masses: ALL WELCOME!!!
Sunday - 11:00 a.m. Saturday - 6:00 p.m.
Pastor Steven Helms at 724-1450 or americanle-
Sunday - 9:00 a.m.
Rev. Mike Gawlowski, Pastor 15 Christian Preschool Available gionpost135@frontier.com.
Rev. Mike Gawlowski, Pastor 15 15
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Obituaries
~ Michael Martiny, 39 ~
Michael Martiny, age
39, of Utica/Shelby
Township, MI, died
Monday, February 6, 2017
at his home.
Michael Ross Martiny
was born August 22, 1977
in Mt. Clemens, MI. He is
the son of Russell Lee and
Sharon Ann (Heckman)
Martiny. Michael is a 1996
graduate of Imlay City
High School. He went on
to receive his associates
from Macomb Community
College as a certified sur-
gical technologist.
He was employed by
Straith Memorial Hospital
as a surgical technologist
for the past few years.
Michael is survived by
his parents, Russ and
Sharon Martiny; uncles
and aunts: Dick (Denise)
Martiny of Imlay City, MI,
Dennis (Patsy) Heckman
of Ray Center, MI,
Kenneth Heckman of
Gladwin, MI, Roxanne
(Don) McCoy of
Washington, MI.
He was preceded in
death by his uncle, Gary
Heckman.
A memorial service
will be held 12:00 p.m.,
Saturday, February 18,
~ Calvin Waters, 92 ~
Calvin Waters, age 92,
of Almont, Michigan died
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
after an extended illness at
McLaren Lapeer Region in
Lapeer, Michigan.
Calvin Coolidge
Waters was born February
10, 1924 in Nantahala,
North Carolina. He is the
son of the late Samuel and
the late Esther (Cope)
Waters. He grew up and
attended high school in
Nantahala, North Carolina.
Calvin served in the
United States Army during
World War II from 1946
until 1947 during the occu-
pation of Germany after
World War II.
He married Edna Ruth
Cross on April 24, 1949 in
Clayton, Georgia. They
lived in Sterling Heights,
Michigan until moving to
Almont in 1977. Ruth died
on February 4, 2013.
Calvin was employed by
the Ford Motor Company -
Sterling Axle Plant as a hi-
low driver for 27 years. He
retired in 1986. Calvin
loved to read his Bible and
was active in many First
Baptist Church of Almont
activities. Calvin also
loved to work in his gar-
den.
Calvin is survived by;
one daughter: Tammy
(Todd) Barthel of Mason,
NH; three sons: Scott
2017 at Imlay City
Christian Reformed
Church.
The family will be
available for visitation
10-12 p.m., Saturday,
February 18 at Imlay City
Christian Reformed
Church.
Those wishing to make
a memorial contribution
may direct them to Light
of Christ Community
Church.
Funeral arrangements
were made by Muir
Brothers Funeral Home,
225 N. Main Street, Imlay
City, MI. Please be sure to
sign our online register
muirbrothersfh.com.
(Karen) Waters of
Marietta, GA, Sheldon
Waters of Greenville, SC,
Kelly (Shawn) Waters of
Harrison Twp., MI; two
sisters: Arlesa (Dave)
Taughinbaugh of Fort
Gratiot, MI and Arlene
(Herman) May of Marlette,
MI and one brother: S.J.
(Leona) Waters of
Nantahala, NC. Also sur-
viving are eight grandchil-
dren: April, Angela, Adam,
Megan, Amanda, Alex,
Nicholas, and Joshua; and
12 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in
death by his wife, Edna
Waters; two brothers:
Lawton Waters and
Dwight Waters and his sis-
ter, Fay Waters.
A funeral service was
held Saturday, February
11, 2017 at Muir Brothers
Funeral Home of Imlay
City, 225 N. Main Street,
Imlay City, MI. Pastor S.J.
Waters officiated.
Interment was in White
Chapel Cemetery, Troy.
Those wishing to make
memorial contributions
may direct them to the
American Kidney
Foundation.
Funeral arrangements
were made by Muir
Brothers Funeral Home of
Imlay City. Please be sure
to sign our online register
at muirbrothersfh.com.
Jane Ellen Castle, 72
of Oscoda, formerly of
Capac, passed away in her
home on Wednesday,
January 25, 2017. She was
born in Port Huron on
November 22, 1944, the
daughter of the late
Norman and Elinor Stern
of Emmett.
Jane spent her child-
hood growing up on her
parents farm in Columbus
Twp. She later decided to
go to beauty school and
become a licensed cosme-
tologist. After several
years of working in a salon
for others she then decided
to purchase her own salon.
~ Raymond Ray Martin, 89 ~
Raymond Ray on July 28, 1950 in
Martin, age 89, of Dryden,
Michigan died Tuesday,
February 7, 2017 after an
extended illness at
McLaren Lapeer Region
Hospital in Lapeer,
Michigan.
Raymond George
Martin was born March
16, 1927 in Gibsonburg,
Ohio. He is the son of the
late George Joseph and
Lela (Myers) Martin. He
grew up in Gibsonburg
and was a graduate of
Gibsonburg High School.
Ray served in the
United States Navy during
World War II from 1945
until 1947. Ray attended
Capitol University in
Columbus, Ohio. He
married Betty Jane Green
~ D. James Morrice, PH.D - 75 ~
D. James Morrice,
Ph.D and a graduate of
Imlay City High School,
died on Feb. 4, 2017 in
Rochester, New York. He
was born in 1942 to
James and Vera Morrice
in Imlay City. He attend-
ed Imlay City schools
and graduated from
Kalamazoo College. He
earned a Ph.D in psychol-
ogy from Indiana
University. Jim had a pri-
vate practice in psycho-
~ Richard Lewis Putnam, 90 ~
Richard Lewis Putnam,
age 90, of Marlette, passed
away Sunday, February 12,
2017 in Marlette Regional
Hospital.
Richard was born
December 18, 1926 in
Ellington Township, MI to
the late Harold and Thelma
(Hudson) Putnam and
stepmother, Ailene
Putnam. He served in the
United States Army from
March of 1945 to
December of 1946 during
WWII. Richard married
~ Jane Ellen Castle, 72 ~
Jane will be remem-
bered by most as the
owner and operator of The
New Image Hair Salon in
Capac. She built many
friendships as a hair dress-
er with her clients. She
married her husband, Larry
in 1992. Upon retirement,
Jane and Larry moved to
Oscoda were they enjoyed
exploring the Up North
area, fishing, finding
unique places to dine, and
an occasional visit to one
of many casinos in
Northern Michigan.
Jane was preceded in
death by her Father,
Norman Stern; her Mother,
playing golf and spending
Gibsonburg, Ohio. Ray
and Betty have lived in the
Almont and Dryden areas
since 1968. Ray was
employed by Detroit Tank
Arsenal in Warren, MI
before retiring in 1982.
Before working at
TACOM, Ray worked at
the White Sands Missile
Test Range in New
Mexico and at Camp Perry
in Port Clinton, Ohio.
He was a member of
the American Legion in
Gibsonburg, Ohio and St.
Paul Lutheran Church in
Imlay City, Michigan. In
college, Ray was a charter
fishing boat captain on
Lake Erie out of
Marblehead, Ohio. He
loved fishing and boating,
therapy and served in
public mental health clin-
ics for more than 32
years in Rochester, New
York. He died of compli-
cations of Parkinson's
disease.
He is survived by his
wife, Cate Burke; his
daughter, Amanda
MacBride of Corpus
Christie, TX; his sister,
Mary Bogin of Geneva,
NY; and two grandchil-
dren, Katie and Emma
Elinor Stern; and brother
Jon Stern.
She is survived by her
husband, Larry Castle; her
daughters, Terri (Mark)
Klug and Nicole (Sean)
Kriesch; granddaughter,
Karly Klug; three grand-
sons, Kyle Klug and Lukas
and Joshua Kriesch; sister,
Margo (Mauri) Cahill;
three step daughters,
Debbie (John) Finn, Lorrie
(Dave) Laya, and Connie
(Mike) Frantz, along with
their children.
A memorial service is
planned for Sunday, March
12, 2017 from 1 to 3 p.m.
A short service will be
Julie Ann Martin.
time with his family and
friends.
Ray is survived by:
his wife: Betty Jane
Martin of Dryden; two
daughters: Deborah
(Clyde) Caron of Dryden
and Denise Marzetti of
Imlay City; one son: Bruce
(Kay) Martin of Leonard;
a daughter-in-law:
Kathleen Martin of Port
St. Lucie, FL; one sister:
Evelyn (Nolan) Gross of
Clyde, OH; by 10 grand-
children; 12 great-grand-
children.
Ray was preceded in
death by: his sister: Anna
Daye; his granddaughter:
Danielle Mae Caron; his
son: Douglas George
Martin; and his daughter:
MacBride.
Jim loved endurance
sports. After playing high
school and college foot-
ball, Jim competed in 100
mile- cross country ski
races, marathons, triath-
lons, and enduro motor-
cycle races. He traveled
to Quebec and Finland to
cross country ski.
Jim was a dog lover
and studied dog and wolf
behavior. He excelled at
training dogs. He entered
(Donna) Putnam and
Kevin (Brenda) Putnam;
ten grandchildren; twenty
great-grandchildren; two
great-great grandchildren;
two sisters, Doris Jean
Michalik and Norma
(Richard) Krause; four
brothers, Bob Putnam,
Eugene Putnam, Larry
Putnam and Jim Putnam;
and several cousins includ-
ing Betty Jakubos.
He was preceded in
death by a brother Jerry
Putnam.
held at 1 p.m. with a lun-
cheon immediately follow-
ing at the Capac Historical
Society Museum.
A memorial service
will be held 11 am, Friday,
February 17, 2017 at St.
Pauls Lutheran Church,
200 N. Cedar Street, Imlay
City, MI.
The family will be
available for visitation
10-11 am, February 17, at
St. Pauls Lutheran
Church.
Those wishing to make
memorial contributions,
may direct them to: St.
Pauls Lutheran Church.
Funeral arrangements
made by Muir Brothers
Funeral Home of Imlay
City, 225 N. Main Street,
Imlay City, MI. Please be
sure to sign our on-line
register muirbrothersfh.
com
his dogs into obedience
and agility contests and
owned many different
breeds over his lifetime
from bull mastiffs to pit
bulls to rat terriers.
He and his wife Cate
often visited his parents
in Imlay City for holidays
and the Imlay City
Blueberry Festival.
There will a memorial
service in the late spring
at Mount Hope Cemetery
in Rochester.
A dinner will follow at the
Marlette VFW Hall at 4:30
PM.
The family will receive
visitors Saturday, February
18, 2017 from 6-9 p.m.
and Sunday, February 19,
2017 from 1 p.m. until
time of service at Marsh
Funeral Chapel, Marlette,
MI.
Memorial
Contributions may be
made to United Hospice of
Marlette, MI.
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City is moving ahead with
computer maps for water
By Tom Wearing
Tri-City Times Staff Writer
IMLAYCITY
City commissioners voted
unanimously (6-0)
Tuesday, Feb. 7 to add
Imlay Citys drinking water
system to the citys new
GIS computer mapping
software.
City Manager Tom
Youatt noted that by mov-
ing forward with the proj-
ect now, the city will meet
MDEQs mandate that all
municipalities establish
potable water assessment
plans by Jan. 1, 2018.
Youatt said the cost of
the project will be about
$91,500; including $72,000
to the Spicer Group for
mapping, and $19,500 for a
water rate study.
DPWSupt. Ed Priehs
said the new mapping sys-
tem will replace dated
applications, such as rely-
ing on old blueprints to
determine the locations and
depths of underground
pipes.
The intent of the proj-
ect, said Priehs, is to bring
the citys water system up
to the same standard as the
citys $800,000 mapping
system, which applies spe-
cifically to wastewater and
stormwater.
Nearly the entire cost
for the nearly-complete
project will be paid for
with funds from a SAW
(Stormwater, Asset
Management and
Wastewater)Grant from
the State of Michigan.
Youatt anticipates that
doing the new GIS map-
ping for potable water now,
will result in a nearly
$100,000 cost savings.
Were trying to do all
we can in conjunction with city will purchase 88 sin-
the SAW grant project,
said Youatt. It would cost
about $200,000 to do this
project on its own. commercial locations.
Youatt said he just
reviewed new rates from
Great Lakes Water
Authority (GLWA) and
predicts the city will real-
ize additional cost savings
by proceeding with the
new project.
New water meters
In another water-relat-
ed matter, commissioners
approved 6-0 the purchase
113 new radio read water citywide.
meters for installation
within the city.
Youatt said the $14,940
purchase price for the
Smartpoint meters was
included in the citys cur-
rent budget.
Priehs noted that the
gle-port meters and 25
dual-point meters, which
are frequently required for
Photo by Mike Mercier
The meters were pur-
chased from the Etna
Supply of Grand Rapids.
Priehs added that Etna
is the primary Michigan
supplier for the new meters.
Thus, the city could not
participate in a competitive
Generous support
bidding process. Imlay City VFW Post 2492 Commander Tom
He said the city has Davis (right) presents $500 check to Glenn
already installed 250 Ream of Lapeer County VVA Chapter 287 in
meters at various locations support of The Moving Walls visit to Almont
on July 6-10. The Moving Wall Committee is
Our goal is to cover in need of volunteers to help during the
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Register for summer baseball
IMLAY CITY Imlay City Boys Baseball
summer recreation baseball is open for children ages
they unfold. ages 5-14 (before April 30th). Registration forms can
RSVP information be downloaded from the league website at www.
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ed on the save-the-date tration/parent meeting on March 9 at 6:30 p.m in the
card. Borland Elementary School cafeteria. Registration
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much less formal than implemented this year. For questions or more infor-
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Send us your announcements
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Teen drivers learn It Can Wait

Program warns of distracted driving dangers
By Maria Brown
Tri-City Times Assistant Editor
IMLAY CITY
Researchers say that 70
percent of drivers use their
smartphone while driving,
doing everything from tex-
ting and checking email to
snapping selfies and mak-
ing social media posts.
Although this is an
increasingly common prac-
tice, its not a safe one.
That was the message
delivered to Imlay City
chance to see firsthand how
dangerous it can be to take
their eyes off the road for
any task, like glancing at
their phone.
Students viewed a
video featuring the story of
a star athlete whose dreams
of playing football at the
collegiate level were
dashed when a distracted
driving accident left him
paralyzed.
They then had the
chance to strap on virtual
reality gear and experience
the wheel, everything can
change in the blink of an
eye. A post, a selfie, a text,
a scroll, an emailone
look is all it takes. This
simulation shows the con-
sequences of glancing at a
phone while driving,
AT&T said in a release.
Since the It Can Wait
campaign was launched in
2010, the program has
sought to grow awareness
of the dangers of smart-
phone distracted driving
and inspired more than 14

Photo by Maria Brown

High School students
Tuesday through AT&Ts It
Can Wait campaign.
The company, in part-
nership with the Michigan
State Police, brought a vir-
tual reality simulator to the
school, giving students the
the consequences of dis-
tracted driving.
After that experience,
the teens were asked to sign
a pledge, vowing to not use
their phones behind the
wheel.
When youre behind
million drivers to not drive
distracted. The campaign
has also collaborated with
AT&T data scientists on
research that shows how
anti-texting laws impact the Carly Livingston tries out the virtual reality simulator while Tyler
rate of texting while driv- Robberstad takes a pledge against distracted driving with help from It
ing. Can Waits Richard McGee and Emily Rader on Tuesday.

Expect more potholes, drivers asked to report them

TRI-CITY AREA
Unseasonably warm tem-
peratures provide a nice
break from Michigans
long winter. But they also
offer another break thats
not so nice. With each sus-
tained warm up, the roads
that have been frozen begin
to thaw from the surface
downward, and the melt-
ing snow and ice saturate
the ground. The roadbed,
softened by trapped mois-
ture beneath the pavement,
is more susceptible to dam-
age during every signifi-
cant thaw. A sustained
thaw typically happens
only once a year in the
spring but not this year.
Continuous temperatures
above and below freezing
have created several
freeze/thaw cycles, which
also create potholes.
Its normal to get a
few days throughout the
winter that are warmer
than usual, but this year
has been unusually spo-
radic, said State
Transportation Director
Kirk T. Steudle.
Extreme temperature
fluctuations create many
issues for road mainte- The quicker we know If you spot a pothole
nance. about where potholes are on an I-, US- or M-route,
Potholes are most forming, the sooner we can you can report it to the
prevalent during freeze/ get them patched, added MDOT Pothole Hotline at
thaw cycles, when water Michigan Department of 888-296-4546, by going
penetrates the pavement Transportation (MDOT) online to MDOTs Report
surface and refreezes, Engineer of Operations a Pothole website at
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breaking it and starting a through until warmer tem- Service Center (TSC) or
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Honor Roll
IMLAY CITY MIDDLE
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Imlay City Middle
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2017 school year.
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Brown, Julia Marie
Clark, Kayleigh Anne
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Lietz films outside of Tri-City Times office as part of a documentary hes
making in the Digital and Media Arts course offered at the Lapeer County
Ed Tech Center.
Fake News: Imlay City
senior sheds light on it
from page 1-A
look at the virus. A senior
at Imlay City High School,
Lietz is also in his second
year of the two-year
Digital and Media Arts
program offered at the
Lapeer County Ed Tech
Center. Hes making a doc-
umentary about fake news
and its impact on young
people and society as a
whole.
Lietz says he chose the
topic because it has made
its way to the forefront of
national and global discus-
sion. And it bothers him
personally, too.
I was thinking that
fake news is the big thing
right now. Its happening
right now and we need to
find a way to stop it, he
says.
For the documentary,
Lietz is interviewing his
contemporaries in high
Some dont really know if
what theyre reading is real or
fake, so when I ask them theyll
be like, yeah, just check the
sources, but I dont really think
they know what those
sources are. They think if
its online, its real.
school, as well as teachers
and journalists. Hes inter-
ested in input regarding
tools that could be passed
along to help people spot
fake news and put a halt to
its spreading.
I have asked a couple
of students if they under-
stand fake news and how
to discern if it is real or
fake, and how they feel
about it, Lietz says.
Some dont really know if
Fruity: Company seeks local sources
from page 1-A
to meet their volume
needs.
Currently, the company
purchases a half million
pounds of sliced apples
and cherries annually from
farms in West Michigan. In
the Achatzs minds thats
not an ideal situation for
financial and ideological
reasons.
We want to go back to
our roots and work one on
one with local farmers, not
brokers and suppliers, she
said.
We want to encourage
more people to get into
farming.
Part of the companys
strategic plan for 2017 is to
become more lean, she
notes, and cutting out the
shipping costs to haul that
fruit across the state is one
way to accomplish that.
Besides being local,
Upgrade: Work slated to start 2018
from page 1-A
Street to the village limits
at Park Street.
In all .64 miles of road
will be resurfaced, side-
walk ramps will be
replaced at intersections
for compliance purposes
and permanent signage
will be upgraded.
Spicer anticipates the
project can go out to bid
in December 2017 with
what theyre reading is real
or fake, so when I ask
them theyll be like, yeah,
just check the sources, but
I dont really think they
know what those sources
are. They think if its
online, its real.
Lietz, like most of his
contemporaries, says he
gets most of his news from
online sources. Hes asked
teachers and journalists for
tips when it comes to spot-
ting fake news, and has
even sought their opinions
on whether or not the sub-
ject should be part of the
curriculum in schools.
We need a way to
stop fake news, to teach
kids in school how to
determine fake news from
real news, he says. That for the help hes gotten
would put a stop to all
this.
Lietz has a couple of
weeks left to complete the
documentary, which he
views and put together the
undergrad requirements at
plans to enter into a con-
test.
In the Digital and
Media Arts course, Lietz
has learned how to operate
all kinds of professional,
field-related equipment.
For the documentary, he
chose a Cannon video
camera and the tripod and
microphones that go along
with it. Hes using comput-
er skills and programs hes
learned in the class to edit
the company is looking for
growers who abide by
standards they deem sus-
tainable.
We want to work with
farms that go beyond
organic, those that practice
permaculturefarming
thats not hurting the
earth, Achatz said. Analysis Critical Control
She said they believe
monoculture crops, includ-
ing wheat, is not a real
healthy situation for the
soil.
As the popularity of
their savory pot pies
grows, the company is also
seeking alternative sources
for chicken and beef.
We use a ton of chick-
en and would love to have
a source for chickens
where the animals are pas-
tured and can be in the
sunlight and stretch,
Achatz said.
We also want to move
towards grass fed beef. We
construction to follow in
April 2018.
Additionally, the vil-
lage will apply for a grant
through SEMCOG
(Southeast Michigan
Council of Governments)
with hopes that money
could be used to install a
left-turn lane on Main
Street at Kempf Ct. as
part of the 2018 project.
If awarded, the village
Raiders crowned
Almonts Elizabeth Kerby
and Cade Tank were
crowned Snowcoming
king and queen on Friday
during the Raiders
matchup against Imlay
City. Almont notched a
Photo by Catherine Minolli
win in both the boys and
girls contests.
The senior court (pictured
below) included (l-r)
Elizabeth Kerby, Marlee
Kinner, Kara Feys, Alexis
Soave, Cade Tank, Zach
Revoldt, Jared Litchfield
and Brandon Herman.
Photos by Kevin Kissane and Tom Wearing
Cole Lietz reviews
interview questions for
his documentary about
fake news.
and fine tune his work.
Lietz says hes learning
a lot by making the docu-
mentary, and hes grateful
from teachers at the Ed
Tech Centerespecially
course instructor Jennifer
Holladay.
It is a great class and
Im gaining a lot of knowl-
Dispatch log...
edge, he says.
Lietz is also involved
Editors note: The fol- In St. Clair Sutton Rd. in Attica Twp.
lowing is a compilation of County: property damage acci-
at the news station at the activity and reports from Police and emergency dent on Rochester Rd. in
Ed Tech Center, which Dryden Twp.
broadcasts campus-wide
area police departments: responders responded to alarms in the 3800
once or twice a week.
In Imlay City:
dispatch calls for:
February 10, 2017
block of N. Van Dyke in
I go out and do inter- Almont Twp.
February 8, 2017 assist fire department assault in the 2000
main packages, he says. 08:52 Civil Dispute (100 in the 740 block of Capac block of Almont Ave. in
block E. Capac Rd.)
After graduating, Lietz Rd. in Berlin Twp. Imlay City
hopes to take care of 12:11 Private Property citizen assist in the 350 alarms in the 8000
Damage Accident (6700 block of W. Kempf Ct. in block of Kohler Rd. in
Macomb Community block Newark Rd.) Capac Goodland Twp.
College before moving 18:30 Family Trouble (1800 February 11, 2017 assault in the 3300
onto the journalism pro- block Hickory Ln.) fraud in the 13000 block of Sickles Dr. in
gram at Central Michigan 23:41 Alarm (100 block block of Imlay City Rd. in Attica Twp.
University. Weston St.) February 8, 2017
Mussey Twp. sick care for medical in
A natural behind the Multiple traffic stops traffic offense at Frantz
camera, and an adept inter- the 1600 block of N. Blacks
throughout the day. and Main Streets in Capac Corners Rd. in Goodland
viewer, Lietz isnt sure February 9, 2017 February 12, 2017 Twp.
which end of the lens hed 01:41 Suspicious Vehicle property damage acci-
February 10, 2017
rather be on at this point. (E. Third St./N. Cedar St.) dent at Dryden and Capac fire investigation in the
The son of Heather 16:02 Family Trouble (300 roads in Berlin Twp. 4600 block of Attica Rd. in
Lietz and Steven Lietz,
when hes not in school
block N. Cedar St.) vehicle in the ditch at Attica Twp.
16:47 Peace Officer (2000 I-69 and Capac Rd. in parking complaint on
youll find him at Tim Regional Way in Imlay
block S. Almont Ave.) Mussey Twp.
Hortons in Imlay City,
18:46 Peace Officer (500 property damage acci- Twp.
where he works part time. February 11, 2017
block W. Borland Rd.) dent at I-69 and Capac Rd. property damage acci-
18:58 Peace Officer (200 in Mussey Twp.
dent on Belle River Rd. in
block Palmer St.) personal injury acci- Attica Twp.
19:45 Civil Dispute (200 dent at Hough and Berville property damage acci-
dont want to be purchas- block Palmer St.) Multiple roads in Berlin Twp. dent on N. Van Dyke in
traffic stops throughout the
ing from the big feedlots... February 13, 2017 Goodland Twp.
we dont want to support day. animal complaint in larceny in the 8100
that kind of stuff anymore. February 10, 2017 the 400 block of N. Lester block of Church Rd. in
We feel we can make an 13:01 Medical Assist (6900 St. in Capac Imlay Twp.
impact through our pur- block Newark Rd.) citizen assist in the property damage acci-
chasing. 15:40 Welfare Check (E. 14000 block of Koehn Rd. dent on Newark Rd. in
Additionally, suppliers Capac Rd./N. Almont Ave.) in Capac Attica Twp.
must also have a Hazard 16:03 Motorist Assist (Van citizen assist in the 100 animals at large in the
1900 block of Mitchell
Dyke Rd./I-69) block of E. Mill St. in Capac Lake Rd. in Attica Twp.
Point plan in place if they 16:35 Citizen Assist (200 harassment call in the
seek to sell product to February 12, 2017
block E. Third St.) 540 block of N. Glassford alarms in the 8000
Achatz. 18:41 Welfare Check (E. St. in Capac block of Kohler Rd. in
As a level 2 Safe Capac Rd./N. Almont Ave.) Goodland Twp.
Quality Food certified 19:24 Welfare Check (500 In Lapeer County: suspicious circum-
bake house, the company block Main St.) Multiple Complaints handled by stances in the 5200 block of
wants all ingredients to
traffic stops throughout the the Lapeer County Sheriffs Imlay City Rd. in Attica
be inspected and traceable Twp.
day Department
in case of a product February 13, 2017
recall. February 11, 2017 February 7, 2017
03:51-04:31 Parking alarms in the 3200 vehicle off the road on
Achatz said that their Newark Rd. in Imlay Twp.
staff is able to help grow- Enforcement (City Wide) block of Slattery Rd. in
property damage acci-
ers with the HACCP pro- 11:07 Delinquent Minor Attica Twp. dent on Bowers Rd. in
cess if needed. (1800 block Hickory Ln.) property damage acci- Attica Twp.
For more information, 16:56 Breaking & Entering dent on Belle River Rd. in be on the lookout in the
contact Joann Austin at (100 block W. Sixth St.) Attica Twp. 2700 block of Saddle Ln. in
jaustin@achatzpies.com or 22:50 Assist ICFD (400 suspicious circum- Attica Twp.
call company headquarters block Bancroft St.) stances on N. Cedar St. in property damage acci-
at (586) 749-2882. 23:51 Animal Problem (W. Imlay City dent on Bowers Rd. in
Sixth St./Handley St.) welfare check on Attica Twp.
23:52 Malicious Destruction
of Property (500 block S.
would be able to install
crosswalks and additional
Cedar St.)
February 12, 2017
03:20-03:50 Parking
Help family affected by fire
signage. Enforcement (City Wide)
In other council busi- IMLAY CITY A GoFundMe account has been
12:18 Citizen Assist (200 set up to assist the Imlay City family impacted by a
ness: block W. Sixth St.)
members approved a house fire earlier this month.
20:28 Assist with Personal Monetary donations are being taken on behalf of
motion to hire a tempo-
rary part-time clerk/book- Injury Accident (W. Imlay the Rojas familyClaribel, Carlos and Jaylawho
keeper City Rd./Bosker Ln.) lost most of their possessions in a February 6 house
the council approved 21:56 Parking Enforcement fire. No one was hurt in the incident.
an employment agreement (1800 block Hickory Ln.) For more information or to make a donation, visit
with DPW Supervisor 23:00 Alarm (100 block www.gofundme.com/rojas-house-fire-relief-fund.
Greg Smith. Weston St.)
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Rural Lifestyles

All in the farm family

Eschenburgs continue winning ways in yield contest
By Maria Brown
Tri-City Times Assistant Editor
TRI-CITY AREA
Growing good corn and
earning recognition for it
has become a family tradi-
tion for the Eschenburgs.
Byron Eschenburg of
According to Carl
Welch of Star of the West
Milling Company, Byrons
grandfather, Fred
Eschenburg, was the top
yielding producer in the
1957 Almont Agricultural
Extension Association con-
test. He came in first place
While those familial
traditions still abound,
theres noticeable differ-
ence between yields then
and now. Changes in corn
genetics and cultivation
have obviously improved
in the last 60 years, result-
ing in yields that have more

Photo by Carl Welch

Almonts Eschenburg
Farms earned a first place
showing at the recent 2016
Asgrow/DeKalb Yield
Chasers Banquet.
Byrons entry came out
on top in the non-irrigated
95 day and below category
with an average of 256.1
bushels per acre. Byron
lends a hand to his dad,
Randy and uncle, Don.
with 124 bushels per acre
that year.
Welch notes that other
winners in that 1957 con-
test feature names known
in local farming circles too,
including William Ross,
Phil Sloan, Pete Spencer
and the Stoldt brothers.
Their results came in
around 100 bushels per
acre each, he added.
than doubled.
Welch, sales manager
at Star of the West Milling
Companys Emmett loca-
tion, noted that Eschenburgs TV presenter Tyne Morgan with local Yield Chaser winners Byron
were one of four customers Eschenburg, Jeff Parr, Alvin Ferguson and Jesse Zimba.
to place in the National
Corn Grower Contest.
Others included non-till 96-100 day catego- the non-irrigated 101-103 Morgan of RFD-TVs US
Allentons Alvin and Jay ry with 244.98 bushels; day category with 263.48 Farm Report made the
Ferguson who took second Brown Citys Jeff and Jay bushels and Jesse and Matt award presentations.
place in the non-irrigated, Parr took second place in Zimba of Deford took third Other local participants
place in same category with in the contest were Dale

Infrastructure key to states ag future

TRI-CITY AREA
Increasingly more difficult
to achieve in todays politi-
cal climate are long-term
strategies designed for the
greater good-both for citi-
zens and for multiple,
diverse industries.
However, when Governor
Snyder released the 21st
Century Infrastructure
Commission report last
month, it was quite clear
community on the
Infrastructure Commission
said, This report is the first
of its kind in the nation-a
blueprint to guide our state
toward best-in-class infra-
structure for the next 30 to
50 years. In it we addressed
things farmers and rural
communities really need,
like improved road funding
and expanded broadband
capabilities.
taxes and vehicle registra-
tion fees.
There is little argument
that Michigan is a major
player in American agricul-
ture; however, Michigans
food and agriculture busi-
nesses-as well as the states
political leaders-recognize
that there are tremendous
financial opportunities in
food processing, also
known as value added.
262.29 bushels. Zehr, Nic Zehr, Don
The awards were hand- Koning, Ron Parks, Gerry
ed out earlier this month at Opificius, Matt Opificius,
industry for planting, har- the Amway Grand Hotel in Rich Schapman and Randy
vesting, and any other Grand Rapids. Tyne Eschenburg.
aspect of day-to-day opera-
tionsin terms of their
decision-making abilities.
To help get broadband
internet access to
Michigans rural communi-
ties, the commission is pro-
posing a number of solu-
tions, including subsidies
to entice investors to pro-
vide affordable mobile and

that Michigans ambitions
were exceptional. And
when the coordinated, com-
prehensive plan to rebuild
Michigans infrastructure
comes to fruition, the state
will secure its position as
one of the nations best
states in which to live and
In a recent podcast,
Clover Adams and
MDARD Environmental
Stewardship Division
Director Jim Johnson dis-
cuss the report and what the
endeavor could mean for
Michigans booming food
and agriculture industry.
To take advantage of these
opportunities, however,
Michigan must first address
capacity and environmental
issues through infrastruc-
ture improvement, particu-
larly regarding water and
drains.
Drain maintenance
HAY AUCTION
fixed broadband access;
creating a financing pro-
gram to remove installation
cost barriers for customers
who want to pay for one-
time costs to connect broad-
February 21, 2017
band to their homes or
buildings; and establishing 1:00 pm
a grant or loan program to

do business, particularly
for those in the food and
agriculture industry.
Clover Adams dis-
cussed the heyday of
American infrastructure by
is extremely important
within Michigan, said
Johnson.
WashingtonShop.
Family Medicine
assist local governments Also, the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of every month.
and private broadband pro-
Donate.
viders to support the shar-Volunteer.

Washington Family Medicine

The report includes
more than 100 recommen-
dations to address the
states infrastructure chal-
lenges, under the main cat-
egories of energy, transpor-
tation, water, and commu-
nications. Among the
numerous areas of focus-
and of particular interest to
the states food and agricul-
ture industry-are roads;
water and drains; and
access to high speed inter-
net.
In an official statement,
Michigan Department of
Agriculture and Rural
Development Director
Jamie Clover Adams said, explains, As a peninsular
These recommenda-
tions are the first step in
putting a better foundation
in place to keep Michigans
rural communities and food
and agriculture growing.
Through targeted infra-
structure investment, we
set the stage for new food
and agriculture value-add-
ed opportunities and addi-
tional jobs in rural
Michigan.
Clover Adams was one
of a select number of peo-
ple chosen to represent the
states agriculture commu-
nity on the Infrastructure
Commission since its
saying, We were the envy
of the world in the 50s and
60s and 70s because of
our river transportation and
our railroads and our roads,
and now were not any-
more. And why is that? Its
because we havent put the
dollars into that infrastruc-
ture to keep it up. And other
countries have leapfrogged
ahead of us.
Being a peninsular state
surrounded by clean, plen-
tiful water is clearly an
asset, particularly for food
growers and producers, but
it does present some logis-
tical challenges. As Johnson
state, we really have one
way in and out of the state
of Michigan. So, obviously,
quality roads for the move-
ment of farm-related mate-
rials are extremely impor-
tant.
To address roads and
bridges, the commission is
looking to invest an addi-
tional $1.6 billion in state
highway and bridge infra-
structure annually, which
would be expected to create
or sustain 18,000 jobs,
increase the gross state
product by $1.5 billion
annually, increase real per-
sonal income by $1.1
Much of Michigan is ing and joint use of existing
very wet-wet in the spring, assets.
1633 N. Lapeer Road Lapeer
wet in the fall. That makes
it difficult to get onto fields
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crops off fields at the other
end of the season. And so,
being able to handle storm
water within the agricul-
tural context is extremely
important.
Washington Family Medicine
We need good water
and good sewer for these
processing activities,
added Clover Adams.
Processing food takes
a lot of water and creates a
lot of waste water. Many of
our rural communities
werent built for this kind
of volume, and so we need
those kinds of infrastruc-
tures in our rural places so
we can process those prod-
ucts and add value in our
rural places.
Dr. David Calton, M.D.
To address wastewater University of Michigan
Dr.Medical
DavidSchool Graduate
and drains, the commission
is proposing a number of Calton, M.D. Juli Grover
recommendations, many of
which focus on coordinat- University of Michigan Nurse Practitioner
ing efforts between state Dr. Medical
DavidSchool
Calton, M.D.
Graduate
Juli Grover
and local agencies, as well
Did you know you
University have a
of Michigan
as updating the Michigan
Medical School Graduate Nurse Practitioner
Drain Code to (1) remove
Juli Grover
inconsistencies and imple-
ment performance-based
mechanisms, (2) help juris-
Beaumont Doctor
Did you know you have a Nurse Practitioner
dictions collaborate to

Beaumont Doctor
inception in April 2016. billion annually, and manage storm water on a Did you know you have a in your neighborhood?
Michigan Farm Bureau decrease economic loss watershed basis, and (3)
Board of Directors member
Ben LaCross, who also rep-
due to fatalities. This
would be paid for through
allow for performance-
based (rather than prescrip-
Beaumont Doctor
resented the agriculture new revenue from state gas tive) incentives to encour- in your neighborhood?
age property owners to Warm, incaring
your neighborhood?
staff.
Farm Safety Day in Attica
achieve water quality out-
comes.
In addition to roads,
Complete family care for all ages.
water, and drain systems, Warm,ofcaring
Full range
Warm, caring staff.
services offered.
staff.
ATTICA TWP. Mark your calendars for the another critical piece of
February 23 farm safety event at the Lapeer County infrastructure-which is Complete
Appointments
Complete family
as early
family care
ascare for
6amfor
& asalllate
all ages.
as 5:30pm.
ages.
Ed Tech Center. often underestimated by
Basic Strategies for Farm-Related Emergencies those in urban areas-is Full
Full
Open range
range of
of services
peroffered.
services
2 Saturdays offered.
month.
access to high speed inter-
will be presented by Emergency Services Rescue
net throughout the state and
Appointments
Open
Appointments as
as early
WeMonday -as
earlymost
accept as 6am
Friday
6am &
& as
at as late
6:30 as
as 5:30pm.
a.m.
late
insurances. 5:30pm.
Training (ESRT), Inc. as part of a day-long event that
will offer training and seminars for youth, farm fami- the role it plays in modern Open 2 Saturdays per month.
lies and first responders. agriculture and food busi- Open 2 Saturdays per month.
Instructors will work with Ed Tech students dur- nesses. We accept most insurances.
ing the school day and, starting at 3 p.m., the program Theres a lot of high We accept
Also affiliated most
with insurances.
Crittenton Hospital!
will open its doors to the public. Topics covered will tech farming today that
include grain entrapment, handling livestock, machin- actually requires broad- Also affiliated with Crittenton Hospital!
ery entanglements and more.
A free Appreciation Dinner, hosted by the Lapeer
band, said Johnson.
And this high tech Accepting
Also affiliated withNew PatientsHospital!
Crittenton
CALL TODAY
Accepting
FORNew
AN Patients
farming, or site-specific
County FFA Alumni, begins at 5:30 p.m.
The Ed Tech Center is located at 690 N. Lake farming, requires people to APPOINTMENT
Pleasant Rd. have a lot of very specific
information where theyre
CALL TODAY
Accepting
FORNew Patients
AN APPOINTMENT
The program is not limited to residents of Lapeer
County. Registration is not required, but those plan-
ning to attend the free dinner are asked to RSVP if
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globe. Having access to 6715067150
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possible by contacting Tammy Hyatt by Feb. 19 at
thyatt@lapeerisd.org or 810-667-6132.
broadband actually allows
for a tremendous amount of (586)
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efficiencies within the ag 67150 Van Dyke, Suite 200
(586) 336-7321
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 Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Sports www.tricitytimes-online.com
B

Ten area
grapplers
move on to
regionals
One more stop
before Palace
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
TRI-CITY AREA The
Imlay City wrestling team
advanced five competitors,
Capac three and Almont two on
to this Saturdays Division 3
regional hosted by Richmond
High School.
They earned the right to

Photo by Kevin Kissane

compete there with top-four
weight class placings last
Saturday at a district in
Montrose.
Luke Stephens, Hunter
Almonts Ethan Hall brings the ball up the floor as imlay Citys David Hart defends in Fridays BWAC clash. Mullins and Jaykob Shaw led

Raiders stay in title hunt

Imlay City with seconds.
Stephens advanced to the title
encounter at 125 pounds where
dropped a 6-4 verdict to

Regionals page 4-B

Almont stops Imlay, 46-34, remain tied with Richmond
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
TRI-CITY AREA
Almont came out on top of a
46-34 verdict over visiting
Imlay City in a Blue Water
Area Conference varsity boys
basketball battle last Friday
night.
With the outcome, Almont
moves to 11-3 and 8-1. Imlay
City falls to 7-7 and 6-3.
In Fridays battle, Imlay
City took a 6-4 edge after one
quarter was over with.
Almont then bounced back
with a 14-8 second quarter
advantage, good for an 18-14
edge at the halftime break.
When the action resumed,
Almont padded its cushion
some. Thanks to a 10-6 third
quarter advantage, the Raiders
went up 28-20 with 24 min-
utes gone.
It appeared Almont was
well on the way to posting an
important BWAC victory. Or
so they must have thought
anyway.
Imlay City made sure the
outcome would remain in
doubt a bit longer, starting the
fourth quarter with an 8-2 run
encompassing a 2:04 span.
That trimmed their deficit to
30-28 with 5:56 remaining.
To their credit, Almont did
not panic. Instead, the Raiders
responded to the challenge
presented them with an 11-2
run over the next 3:27. It
enabled the Raiders to
increase their cushion to
41-30 with 2:29 showing on
Photo by Kevin Kissane
Raiders page 4-B

Dryden gets another road win, 50-33 Capac 130-pounder

Anthony Trudo won his
Cardinals improves to 13-2 on season and 9-1 in NCTL weight class at districts.

By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
DRYDEN Dryden registered a
Raiders
50-33 road triumph against Mayville in a
Blue Water Area Conference varsity boys fend off
Spartans
basketball matchup last Friday night.
With the result, Dryden raises its
mark to 13-2 overall and 9-1 as far as
North Central Thumb League contests are By Kevin Kissane
concerned.
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
In Fridays matchup, Dryden jumped
out to an 11-2 advantage after one quarter ALMONT Almont turned
was over with. back visiting Imlay City, 41-29,
Quarter two saw Mayville bounce in a Blue Water Area Conference
back with a 15-9 edge to close the gap to varsity girls basketball confron-
20-17 at the halftime break. tation last Friday night.
When the action resumed, the With the decision, Almont
momentum shifted back to Drydens side. moves to 8-8 and 5-6. Imlay
Bolstered by a 13-7 third quarter advan- City drops to 6-10 and 5-6.
tage, the Cardinals went up 33-24 with 24 In Fridays confrontation,
minutes gone. Imlay City forged an 11-7 advan-
Dryden then outscored Mayville 17-9 tage after one quarter was done.
the rest of the way, closing out a 50-33 The next eight-minute stretch
triumph. would belong to Almont. It was
Max Kage (15 points, featuring a pair there they netted 10 points and
of treys) and Justin Knox (14, with three Imlay City generated three, leav-
triples) proved Drydens toughest players ing the former with a 17-14 half-
to stop. They were backed by Jared time lead to protect.
Photo by Kevin Kissane

Czape (nine points) along with Sean
Riley, Evan Pocius and Trey Raab (four
each).
Knox and Riley (six apiece) added
Drydens top rebounding totals.
Dryden also received four assists
courtesy of Czape.
When play resumed, Almont
picked up where it left off.
Aided by a 16-5 third quarter
advantage, the Raiders widened
Drydens Jared Czape brings the ball up the floor in a game earlier this Fend off page 4-B
season.

Capac outlasts Cass City, 66-57

Chiefs need double overtimes to secure road victory
By Kevin Kissane Quarter two saw Cass City generate five points as did Cass City, pushing the
Tri-City Times Sports Editor eight points and Capac hit for six, making scoreboard count to 53-53 at the time.
it a 16-16 contest at the halftime break. Capac then outscored Cass City 13-4
CAPAC Capac outlasted host Cass When the action resumed, Capac during overtime number two, claiming a
Photo by Kevin Kissane

City, 66-57, in a non-conference varsity
boys basketball game that took two over-
times to determine a victor last Wednesday
night.
With the result, Capac improves to 5-9
overall.
In Wednesdays game, Capac took a
10-8 edge after one quarter was complete.
struck with a 10-9 third quarter edge. That
left Capac up by a narrow 26-25 count
with 24 minutes gone.
Cass City then amassed 23 points and
Capac produced 22 during quarter four,
making it 48-48 at the completion of regu-
lation play.
The initial overtime saw Capac hit for
66-57 win at their expense.
Andrew Sams paced Capac with 24
points, including two field goals of the
three-point variety. Jimmy Schroeder (17
points, featuring a trey), Jordan Hellmuth
(10, with a triple) and Trevor Boers (10)
hit for double figures as well. Jacob Parski Almonts Meredith Rinke
added five points to the Chiefs cause. drives to the hoop as Imlay
Citys Haley Medrano
defends in BWAC play.
Page 2-B-TRI-CITY TIMES-FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Stats and Standings Sports In Brief

BOYS
BASKETBALL
STATLEADERS
SCORING
G P Avg.
Schirmer (IC) 13 182 14.0
Kage (D) 15 199 13.3
T. Boers (C) 13 166 12.8
Sams (C) 11 140 12.7
Galbraith (IC) 11 129 11.7
DelCampo (D) 14 157 11.2
Z. Revoldt (A) 14 123 8.8
Schroeder (C) 13 108 8.3
D. Revoldt (A) 14 106 7.6
Kapron (A) 14 104 7.4
Hall (A) 14 97 6.9
Knox (D) 14 101 6.7
REBOUNDING
G R Avg.
DelCampo (D) 14 118 8.4
Schirmer (IC) 13 103 7.9
T. Boers (C) 13 97 7.5 Schefka (IC) 16 190 11.9
STEALS
G S Avg.
Sams (C) 11 27 2.5
Czape (D) 15 35 2.3
Hall (A) 13 29 2.2
DelCampo (D) 14 30 2.1
Kage (D) 15 30 2.0
Hall (A) 14 28 2.0
ASSISTS
G A Avg.
Sams (C) 11 40 3.6
Castro (IC) 13 47 3.6
Z. Revoldt (A) 14 41 2.9
Lesniak (IC) 13 26 2.0
BOYS
BASKETBALL
TEAM
STANDINGS
Blue Water Area Conference
Team League Overall
Almont 8-1 11-3
Imlay City 6-3 7-7
Capac 2-7 5-10
North Central Thumb League
Team League Overall
Dryden 9-1 13-2
GIRLS
BASKETBALL
STATLEADERS
SCORING
G P Avg.
Rinke (A) 16 187 11.7
Sommer (IC) 16 126 7.9 Stephens (IC) 14
Zimmerman (A) 16 90 5.6
REBOUNDING
G R Avg.
Rinke (A) 16 192 12.0
Schefka (IC) 16 112 7.0
Walton (A) 16 65 5.4
STEALS
G S Avg.
Rinke (A) 16 62 3.9
Measel (A) 16 52 3.5
Zimmerman (A) 16 42 2.6
Kerby (A) 16 37 2.3
Blue Water Area Conference Hernandez (IC)
Scott (C)
4
3
Querciagrossa (A)
Mardlin (C)
3
3
The following youth sports, 56-44 to Sandusky in a non-
Team League Overall junior high, ninth grade and league eighth grade boys bas-
Almont 5-6 8-8 Phelps (A) 3 B. Lee (C) 2
junior varsity recaps are pro- ketball encounter on Monday,
Pagano (A) 3 Rickman (C) 2
Imlay City 5-6
Capac 1-10 3-14
6-10
Klass (IC) 3 Phelps (A) 2 vided to us by area coaches. If February 6.
Torres (IC) 3 Moreno (C) 1 your teams results do not Jack Kaplin paced Dryden
North Central Thumb League Martini (A) 2 Martini (A) 1 appear here remind your coach with 29 points. The Cardinals
Dervishi (IC) 2 McCabe (IC) 1 to pass along the information also received points courtesy
Team League Overall Moreno (C) 2 Moore (IC) 1
Dryden 3-8 4-11 Camaj (A) 2 Fritz (C) 1 by calling 810-724-2615, or of Nathan Schenkel (six
Rager (IC) 1 Scott (C) 1 e-mailing it to kkissane@ points), Harry Atkinson (three)
McCabe (IC) 1 pageone-inc.com or send it to along with Jake Bingham,
WRESTLING Adamczyk (IC) Quick Pins
1 us via fax at 810-724-8552. Joshua Schornak and Tyler
D. Morse (IC) 1
Dempz (A) 8 secs. Woolner (two each).
LEADERS Barragan (IC) 1
Trudo (C) 16 secs.
Almont Ninth Grade Dryden Seventh Grade Boys
Pope (IC) Harper 1 (IC) 16 secs.
MOST WINS Jackson (IC) 1
Burchi (A) 17 secs. Boys Basketball Basketball
Stephens (IC) 38 Battani (A) 18 secs. Almont vs. Imlay City Dryden vs. Sandusky
Harper (IC) 38 MOST PINS Wojie (C) 18 secs. February 9 February 6
Mullins (IC) 38
Trudo (C) 37
Trudo (C)
Hampton (IC)
27
23
G. Navarro (C)
Shaw (IC)
19 secs.
19 secs.
Almont-53 Imlay City-28 Sandusky-27 Dryden-22
Game recap - Almont Game recap- Sandusky
Hampton (IC)
DeMara (A)
36
36
DeMara (A)
Shaw (IC)
21
19
Dempz (A)
D. Navarro (C)
20 secs.
20 secs. downed Imlay City, 53-28, in a bested Dryden, 27-22, in a
Shaw (IC) 34 Dempz (A) 19 Trudo (C) 20 secs. Blue Water Area Conference non-league seventh grade
Pawlaczyk (IC) 30 Harper (IC) 17 M. Wheeler (C) 21 secs. ninth grade boys basketball boys basketball clash on
Spies (A) 29 T. Wheeler (C) 17 Dempz (A) 21 secs. game last Thursday. Monday, February 6.
Burchi (A) 28 Spies (A) 15 Trudo (C) 22 secs.
T. Wheeler (C) 26
Jack Paupert paced For Dryden, Connor
Trudo (C) 22 secs.
Wojie (C) 26 Burchi (A) 14 G. Navarro (C) 22 secs. Almont with 12 points. He Nascivera led the way with
Dempz (A) 26 Pawlaczyk (IC) 13 Battani (A) 23 secs. was backed by Colby nine points. He was backed by
G. Navarro (C) 25 G. Navarro (C) 13 Trudo (C) 24 secs. Schapman (nine points), Blake Logan Rozanski (seven
Canelo (C) 20 Stephens (IC) 13 DeMara (A) 24 secs. Kapron (eight), Jacob Korte points), Jacob Seitz (four) and
M. Wheeler (C) 18 Wojie (C) 12 Dempz (A) 25 secs.
D. Navarro (C) 18
and Seth Helfer (six points Connor Nascivera (two).
Battani (A) 11 Wojie (C) 25 secs.
Kulin (IC) 18 Mullins (IC) 10 Querciagrossa (A) 25 secs.
each), Ryan Price (five), Caleb Dryden Junior Varsity Girls
Tyson (C) 18 D. Navarro (C) 10 Kulin (IC) 25 secs. Weigand (three) plus Darren Basketball
Hellebuyck (IC) 18 J. Lee (C) 10 J. Lee (C) 26 secs. Herman and Nathan Kerby Dryden vs. Caseville
King (IC) 18 Canelo (C) 9 J. Lee (C) 27 secs. (two points apiece). February 6
J. Lee (C) 17 Arms (A) 8 Arms (A) 28 secs.
Almont Ninth Grade Boys Dryden-36 Caseville-11
Battani (A) 16 M. Wheeler (C) 8 Arms (A) 28 secs.
C. Kruse (A) 12 Tyson (C) 8 Spies (A) 29 secs.
Basketball Game recap- Dryden beat
Rojas (IC) 12 Hellebuyck (IC) 7 Tyson (C) 30 secs. Almont vs. Lutheran North Caseville, 36-11, in a North
Ferrante (A) 9 King (IC) 6 Dempz (A) 30 secs. February 7 Central Thumb League junior
Arms (A) 8 C. Kruse (A) 6 Almont-39 Lutheran North- varsity girls basketball contest

Even small
J. Morse (IC) 8
Querciagrossa (A) 8
Kulin (IC)
D. Kruse (A)
5
5 Wrestling
32
Game recap- Almont
on Monday, February 6.
Kylie DeVlaminck and
ASSISTS Fritz (C)
D. Kruse (A)
7
7
Rinke (A)
J. Morse (IC)
5
5
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G A Avg.
Zimmerman (A) 16 16 1.0 Rinke (A) 7 Rojas (IC) 5 Standings 39-32, in a non-league ninth 11 points apiece. Laura Ellis
Kerby (A) 16 16 1.0 Moore (IC) 7 Ferrante (A) 5 grade boys basketball contest (three points), Kylie
Powell (A) 7 Powell (A) 5 Team League Overall on Tuesday, February 7. Kuligowski (two) and Emerson

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Hausmann (A) 7 Torres (IC) 4 Imlay City 5-2 18-14
BASKETBALL Rickman (C) 6
Blake Kapron paced Waite (one) also reached the
Hausmann (A) 4 Capac 1-6 15-23
Almont with 13 points. Colby scoring column.
TEAM B. Lee (C)
Mardlin (C)
6
5
Hernandez (IC) 3 Almont 1-6 6-22
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Girls Basketball

Imlay City slips past Capac, 36-35

By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
TRI-CITY AREA
Imlay City slipped past vis-
iting Capac, 36-35, in a
Blue Water Area
Conference varsity girls
basketball battle on
Tuesday, February 7.
With the outcome,
Imlay City moves to 6-9
and 5-5. Capac drops to
3-13 and 1-9.
In Tuesdays battle,
Capac took a 10-6 edge
after one quarter was
done.
Quarter two would see
Capac add 14 points to
their total and Imlay City
manage three. It staked
deficit to 33-22 with 24
minutes gone.
Imlay City then put
together a 14-2 fourth quar-
ter rally, pulling out a 36-35
victory.
Abby Schefka led
Imlay City 10 points. The
Spartans also had Melissa
Rahn (seven points, featur-
ing a pair of treys), Alison
Harper (seven), Kendall
Sommer (six), Claire
Thibodeau and Haley
Medrano (two each) plus
Madalinn Thibodeau and
Kayla Louwsma (one
apiece).
Kristen Payne (10)
posted Capacs highest
point total. She was backed
by Alexys Anderson (eight

Photo by Kevin Kissane

Capac to a 24-9 advantage
at the halftime break.
When play resumed,
Imlay City bounced back
with a 13-9 third quarter
edge. That trimmed their
points, with a triple),
Shelby Husovsky (six,
including a trifecta),
Delaney Verschure (five),
Aubree Smith (a trey) and
Kelsey Payne (three). Imlay Citys Kayla Louwsma (L) defends against Capacs Delaney Verschure (R) in BWAC play.

Almont drops road game to Cros-Lex

By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
ALMONT Almont
returned from Cros-Lex
with a 47-25 setback in a
Blue Water Area
Conference varsity girls
basketball confrontation on
Tuesday, February 7.
With the decision,
Almont slips to 7-8 and
4-6.
Photo by Kevin Kissane
time break.
When play resumed,
Cros-Lex continued to pull
away. Aided by a 16-8 third
quarter edge, the Pioneers
forged a 35-17 cushion
with 24 minutes elapsed.
Cros-Lex then out-
scored Almont 12-8 the rest
of the way, good enough
for a 47-25 victory when
the clock zeroed out for the
last time.

In Tuesdays confronta- Grace Zimmerman led

tion, Cros-Lex bolted out to
a 12-3 advantage after one
quarter was over with.
The next eight-minute
stretch saw Cros-Lex net
Drew Katkic, of Imlay City, looks over her seven points and Almont
offensive options in a game at home. manage six, leaving the
former up 19-9 at the half-
Almont with a 15-point
performance. She drained
one trifecta en route. The
Raiders also had Meredith
Rinke and Rebecca Measel
(four points each) along
with Jennifer Curtis (two)
reach the scoring column.

Imlay City wins

Photo by Kevin Kissane

easily on road
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
IMLAY CITY
Imlay City turned back
40-16 cushion with 24
minutes gone. Rachel Phillips, of Almont, looks to convert a
Imlay City then out- basket in BWAC action last week.
scored Ferndale University
18-6 from that point on,

Athlete of the Week

host Ferndale University, good enough for a 58-22
58-22, in a non-league var- win at nights end.
Photo by Kevin Kissane

sity girls basketball Abby Schefka (20) and

encounter Monday night.
With the result, Imlay
City improves to 7-10
overall.
In Mondays encoun-
ter, Imlay City bolted out
to an 11-4 advantage after
one quarter was over with.
The middle two quar-
ters saw Imlay City net 29
total points and Ferndale
University manage 12.
That staked Imlay City to a
Capac drops game to league rival
CAPAC Capac
dropped a 36-20 verdict to
visiting Armada in a Blue
Water Area Conference
varsity girls basketball
game last Friday night.
With the decision,
Capac slips to 3-14 and
1-10.
In Fridays game,
Capac spotted Armada an
8-6 edge after one quarter
was over with.
The next eight-minute
stretch saw Armada hit for
eight points and Capac net
four. That left Armada
with a 16-10 halftime lead
to protect.
Kendall Sommer (14) led
Imlay City with double
digit point totals. The
Spartans also received
points courtesy of Kaylee Drydens Jordan Peters (R) seeks out an open
Rucker (six), Kayla teammate in Mondays game versus Peck.
Louwsma (five), Emma
Waatti and Alison Harper
(four each), Claire
Thibodeau and Mallory
Wetzel (two apiece) along
Dryden falls to Peck,
with Madalinn Thibodeau
(one). 42-38, in NCTL clash
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
Dryden manage 13, mak-
ing it 21-21 at the halftime
break.
Imlay City junior
Hunter Mullins won the
Capac senior
112-pounder Dylan
When the action DRYDEN Dryden When play resumed, 135-pound weight class Wojie took second at a
resumed, Armada padded fell four points short when Peck struck with a 10-2 recently at the BWAC Division 3 district last
its cushion some. Thanks the final scores were added Tournament. Saturday.
third quarter edge. That For his effort, For his effort, Wojie
to a 10-4 third quarter edge, up, dropping a 42-38 ver- staked them to a 31-23 lead Mullins shares our Boys shares our Boys Athlete
the Tigers widened the gap dict to visiting Peck in a at the time. Athlete of the Week of the Week honor.
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gone. League varsity girls bas- together a 15-11 fourth
Armada then outscored ketball meeting Monday quarter rally, only to drop a
Capac 10-6 the rest of the night. 42-38 verdict.
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Wrestling

Imlay City places second in district

Pioneers now owned a pin. Torres took 2:59 to at 215 pounds; and Jamie
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor 35-21 lead. defeat Spencer Sullivan at Morse needed 2:41 to turn
Cros-Lex then sent out 119 pounds; Stephens back 285-pound rival
TRI-CITY AREA Central Michigan needed 2:56 to stop 125- Dillon Kruse.
The Imlay City wrestling University signee Collin pound foe Jacob Burchi; Kulin (140) and Morse
team fell one win short of a Lieber next against Imlay Hampton required 3:44 to (152) gave Imlay City vic-
top placing they had hoped City standout Jaykob Shaw. down Colby Querciagrossa tories by void.
to attain, dropping a 51-27 Their bout drew to a close at 130 pounds; Mullins King added a triumph
verdict to Cros-Lex in a with Lieber securing a 21-7 took 2:52 to beat 135- by decision to Imlay Citys
Division 3 district champi- victory. That staked the pound counterpart Nick cause, accomplishing the
onship confrontation last Pioneers to a 39-21 lead at Ferrante; Rojas needed feat with a 4-2 outcome
Thursday night. the time. 1:33 to defeat Michael versus Gavin Dempz at 112
Capac High School is Imlay City then earned Rinke at 145 pounds; Shaw pounds.
where the action unfolded. six team points, that com- required 4:35 to down 189- Jack DeMara (103) and
ing when 215-pounder Joe pound adversary Jacob Austin Battani (171) paced
Photo by Kevin Kissane

With the outcome,

Imlay City watches an Harper pinned Daniel
18-14 dual season reach an Jordan with 1:50 gone. His
endpoint. effort closed the gap to
Thursdays champion- 39-27.
ship confrontation got However, that would
Imlay Citys Abby Schefka is pressured by underway with the 112- prove as close as Imlay
Almonts Elizabeth Kerby in last Fridays BWAC pound weight class. It was City got. Cros-Lexs Blake
basketball game. there Imlay Citys Kody Falter pinned Imlay City
King prevailed via a void, heavyweight Jamie Morse
Fend Off: Almont prevails giving his team a 6-0 edge.
The next two battles
with 1:36 elapsed and his
teammate Jack Scheland
from page 1-B featuring a trey) along with would end with Cros-Lex stopped Olivia Moore with
Ashley Gibbs, Tyler Kautz, grapplers emerging victori- 2:39 gone at 103 pounds,
the gap to 33-19 with 24 Rachel Phillips and ous. Connor Woodruff closing out a 51-27 win for
minutes gone. Elizabeth Kerby (two pinned 119-pounder Austin the Pioneers.
Imlay City then apiece) reach the scoring Torres and Christopher Imlay City earned their
bounced back with a 10-8 column. Lilly notched a triumph by spot in the title tilt with a
third quarter edge, only to Melissa Rahn (nine void at 125 pounds, leaving 63-18 triumph against

Photo by Kevin Kissane

fall 41-29 when the final points, with three triples) the Pioneers up by a 12-6 Almont.
scores were added up. topped Imlay Citys scor- count. With the result, Almont
Meredith Rinke led ing attack. She was The 130-pound weight finishes at 6-22.
Almont with 15 points. backed by Haley Medrano class would see Imlay There a group consist-
The Raiders also had Paige (six points), Kayla Citys Wesley Hampton ing of Torres, Luke
Walton (seven points), Louwsma (five), Madalinn stop Cros-Lexs Andrew Stephens, Hampton, Imlay Citys Wesley Hampton looks to fend off
Rebecca Measel (six), Thibodeau (three) and Smith with 23 seconds Mullins, Rojas, Shaw, Cros-Lexs Andrew Smith in district action.
Grace Zimmerman (five, Kendall Sommer (two). gone. That evened the team
score at 12 points per side.
Imlay City 135-pound- Almont with triumphs by
er Hunter Mullins then pin. The former pinned
pinned Cros-Lex counter- Moore with 57 seconds
part Noah Mills with 1:34 gone and the latter pinned
gone, putting his team up Chad Klass with 32 sec-
18-12 with five matches onds gone.
into the record books. Colton Kruse (160)
The 140-pound bout tacked on win by void to
would favor Imlay City as Almonts cause.
well. It was there Kyle In the nights other
Kulin made Garrett dual, Cros-Lex secured
Gelinski absorb an 8-7 loss. their place in the champi-
That pushed the Spartans onship confrontation with a
lead to 21-12 at the time. 51-24 win against Capac.
The next four out- Justin Lee and Gerardo
comes, though, would all Navarro led Capac with
end with Cros-Lex wins. wins by pin. Lee needed
Photo by Kevin Kissane

Photo by Kevin Kissane

Joe Hayden pinned 3:33 to conquer Scheland at

Almonts Zach Revoldt drives to the hoop as
Imlay Citys Jose Bartolomei Castro defends in
Fridays contest.
Raiders: Stay in hunt
from page 1-B
the fourth quarter clock.
Almont then outscored
Imlay City 5-4 over the
next two minutes-plus,
leaving the floor with a
46-34 victory to their credit.
Chase Kapron led
Almont with a 10-point
performance. The Raiders
also had Ethan Hall (nine
145-pounder Adriel Rojas 103 pounds and Navarro
with 1:57 gone; Paul required 3:00 to turn back
Scarmuzzino handed Zac 285-pound foe Falter.
Hellebuyck a 26-11 setback Dylan Wojie (112) and
at 152 pounds; 160-pound- Anthony Trudo (135)
Imlay City 189-pounder Jaykob Shaw (L) and tacked on wins by void to
er Keagan Silverthorn pre-
Almonts Jacob Hausmann (R) square off in Capacs cause.
vailed by void; and Xavier
Thursdays districts. With the outcome,
Herman stopped Chad
Klass with 26 seconds
elapsed at 171 pounds, The
Harper and Jamie Morse
led Imlay City with wins by
Hausmann; Harper took
3:31 to defeat Hunter Spies
Capac concludes a 15-23
campaign.
Eric Conn (five apiece)
along with Clay Schapman
(two) reach the scoring
column.
Noah Galbraith (11)
and David Hart (10, featur-
ing a pair of treys) fur-
nished the top Imlay City
point outputs. They were
backed by Griffin Schirmer
(six points), Jordan
Lesniak (four), Bruce
Photo by Kevin Kissane

points), Zach Revoldt Bollini (two) and Jose

(eight), Austin Watt Bartolomei Castro (one
(seven), Drew Revoldt and each).
Photo by Kevin Kissane

Capac 215-pounder Jeremiah Mardlin battles a

Cros-Lex foe in district action.

Capac 285-pounder Gerardo Navarro looks to

gain command in his match with Cros-Lex.

Regionals: Ten move on

from page 1-B Capac with a first that day.
Trudo reached the 130-
Montroses Reese Wallis; pound championship bout
Photo by Kevin Kissane

Mullins gained admittance where he picked up a 15-0

to the 135-pound champi-
onship bout where he fell
4-2 to Birch Runs Mason
Breece; and Shaw reached
the title encounter at 285
pounds where he dropped a
3-2 outcome to Montroses
Griffin Barnette.
Kody King provided
Imlay City with a third.
King advanced to the 112-
pound consolation final
where he pinned
Lakevilles Jewell Colley
with 3:39 gone.
Joe Harper added a
fourth to Imlay Citys
Photo by Kevin Kissane
victory over Mount Morris
foe Scotty Amaya.
Dylan Wojie gave
Capac a second. Wojie
advanced to the title
encounter at 112 pounds Hunter Mullins, of Imlay City, works for a fall in
where he fell by a 15-8 his bout in district action.
count to Birch Run coun-
terpart Kyle Parlberg.
Thomas Tyson tacked
on a fourth to Capacs
cause. Tyson gained
admittance to the 171-
pound consolation final
where he was pinned by
Cros-Lexs Xavier Herman
with 43 seconds gone.
Photo by Kevin Kissane

cause. Harper gained Jack DeMara and

admittance to the consola-
tion final at 215 pounds
where he dropped a 13-5
verdict to Mount Morris
Imlay Citys Bruce Bollini looks over his offen- adversary John Doughty.
sive options in a game versus Almont. Anthony Trudo paced
Gavin Dempz notched
Almonts placewinning
performances. They met
in the third-place match at
103 pounds, with DeMara Imlay Citys Kody King (L) and Almonts Gavin
posting a 1-0 win. Dempz (R) square off in a dual district bout.
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Boys Basketball

Capac drops
game to BWAC
foe Armada When the action
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor resumed, Armada bounced
back with a 19-3 third
CAPAC Capac fell quarter advantage to go
by a 70-55 count to visiting ahead 47-41 with 24 min-
Armada in a Blue Water utes elapsed.
Area Conference varsity Armada then outscored
boys basketball meeting Capac 23-14 from that
last Friday night. point on, assuring them-
With the verdict, Capac selves of a 70-55 win at
now stands at 5-10 this sea- nights end.
son and 2-7 when they go Andrew Sams (16,
up against BWAC rivals. including a trifecta) and
In Fridays meeting, Trevor Boers (10, featuring

Photo by Kevin Kissane

Capac bolted out to a 23-19
advantage after one quarter
had ended.
Quarter two would see
Capac add 15 points to
their total, while holding
Armada to nine. That left
them up 38-28 at the half-
time break.
a trey) led Capac with dou-
ble digit point totals. They
were backed by Brent
Boers (nine, with a pair of
triples), Jordan Hellmuth
(nine, including a trifecta), Capacs Andrew Sams advances the ball up the court during his teams non-league clash versus
Jacob Parski (six, featuring Memphis at St. Clair County Community College earlier this season.
a trey) and Jacob Witt
(five).

Dryden defeats Bob Riehl

General Manager
Chris Byrnes
New Car Manager

Webberville, 50-46
By Kevin Kissane resumed, Webberville wid- Tim Wilcox Jeff Riehl
Tri-City Times Sports Editor ened the gap some. Thanks Commercial Truck
Manager
Managing
Executive
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Legal Announcements
CITY OF
IMLAY CITY
REGULAR COMMISSION
MEETING
FEBRUARY 7, 2017
SYNOPSIS
Mayor Bargen called the meet-
ing to order at 7:00 p.m.
Commissioners present were Bargen,
Rankin, Planck, Kempf, Ramirez, and
Tanis. Commissioner Romine was
absent. Also present were City
Manager Tom Youatt; DPW
Superintendent Ed Priehs; City
Attorney Brian Garner; Fire Captain
Scott Stone; John and Christina
Murphy of Venture Global
Engineering Foundation; Doug Skylis
of ROWE Professional Services
Company; John Olson of Spicer
Group; four members of the commu-
nity; and two members of the media.
The Commission approved the agen-
da with the following additions: 8.L.
Water Asset Plan Proposal and 8.M.
Pay Request #3 for Meter Pit Project.
The Commission approved the
Consent Agenda Items as presented,
including Regular Meeting minutes of
January 17, 2017; and Payment of
Bills including Payroll of $136,503.26
and Accounts Payable and Trust &
Agency of $281,984.12. The
Commission set the time of the March
Board of Review Organizational
Meeting on March 14, 2017 at 8:30
a.m.; the Public Appeal Meeting on
March 20, 2017 from 2:00 p.m. to
5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.;
and the Public Appeal Meeting on
March 21, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. to
12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.;
approved Resolution 2017-2 recog-
nizing Venture Global Engineering
Foundation as a nonprofit organiza-
tion operating in the community for
the purpose of obtaining charitable
gaming licenses; approved Resolution
2017-3 Budget Amendment No. 3 for
FY2016/17, as presented; approved
Resolution 2017-4 to establish the
2017 Special Assessment Roll of
2016 unpaid charges; approved
Resolution 2017-5 to designate City
of Imlay City depositories for public
funds, as presented; approved the
Third Amended Interlocal Agreement
between the City of Imlay City and
the Lapeer County Emergency
Medical Service Authority; approved
the purchase of 113 Smartpoint Radio
Reads from Etna Supply in the
amount of $14,940.00; accepted the
resignation of WWTP Operator
Wayne Grover, retroactive to January
16, 2017, with regrets; approved the
annual I.T. RIGHT service contract
renewal for technology services for
the period March 1, 2017 through
February 28, 2018 at a cost of
$4,500.00; voted to allow
Commissioner Ramirez to abstain
from the vote on awarding of the
flooring bid; approved the bid from
Rick Guerrero Flooring for
Commission Room Flooring in the
amount of $3,128.60, as recommend-
ed; ratified the approval of the pur-
chase of parts and labor to replace the
booster pump at the Vlasic water
tower from Peerless Midwest, Inc. at
a cost of $10,984.62; approved the
proposal from Spicer Group for
development of a Water System Asset
Management Plan at an estimated cost
of $72,000.00; approved the proposal
from Stantec for development of a
Water Revenue Sufficiency Analysis/
Water AMP Implementation at a fixed
cost of $19,500.00; and approved
Payment No. 3 to Boddy Construction
Co. Inc. for the Meter Pit Project in
the amount of $40,361.58, as pre-
sented. The meeting was adjourned at
7:49 p.m. Submitted by Nicole F.
Frost, City Clerk. Complete copies of
the minutes are available in the
Clerks office during normal business
hours or at www.imlaycity.org.
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MUSSEY
TOWNSHIP
ORDINANCE #38
AN ORDINANCE
ENACTING A CODE OF
ORDINANCES FOR THE
MUSSEY TO W N S H I P,
MICHIGAN, REVISING,
AMENDING, RESTATING,
CODIFYING AND COMPLILING
CERTAIN EXISTING GENERAL
ORDINANCES OF THE
POLITICAL SUBDIVISION
DEALING WITH SUBJECTS
EMBRACED INSUCH CODE OF
ORDINANCES, AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHERAS, the present general
and permanent ordinances of the
political subdivision are inadequately
arranged and classified and are insuf-
ficient in form and substance for the
complete preservation of the public
peace, health, safety and general wel-
fare of the municipality and for the
proper conduct of its affairs; and
WHERAS, the Acts of the
Legislature of the State of Michigan
empower and authorize the political
subdivision to revise, amend, restate,
codify and compile any existing ordi-
nances and all new ordinances not
heretofore adopted or published and
to incorporate such ordinances into
one ordinance in book form; and
WHERAS, the Legislative
Authority of the Political Subdivision
has authorized a general compilation,
revision and codification of the ordi-
nances of the political Subdivision of
a general and permanent nature and
publication of such ordinance in book
form; and
WHERAS, it is necessary to
provide for the usual daily operation
of the municipality and for the imme-
diate preservation of the public peace,
health, safety and general welfare of
the municipality that this ordinance
take effect at an early date.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
ORDAINED BY THE LEGISLATIVE
AUTHORITY OF THE POLITACAL
SUBDIVISION OF MUSSEY
TOWNSHIP:
Section 1. The general ordinanc-
es of the Political Subdivision as
revised, amended, restated, codified,
and complied in book form are hereby
adopted as and shall constitute the
Code of Ordinances of the Mussey
Township,
Michigan.
Section 2. Such Code of
Ordinances as adopted in Section 1
shall consist of the following Titles:
Section 3. All prior ordinances
pertaining to the subjects treated in
such Code of Ordinances shall be
deemed repealed from and after the
effective date of this ordinance except
as they are included and preordained
in whole or in
part in such Code; provided, such
repeal shall not affect any offense
committed or penalty incurred or any
right established prior to the effective
date of this ordinance, nor shall such
repeal affect the provisions of ordi-
nances levying taxes, appropriating
money, annexing or detaching territo-
ry, establishing franchises, or granting
special rights to certain persons,
authorizing public improvements,
authorizing the issuance of bonds or
borrowing of money, authorizing the
purchase or sale of real or personal
property, granting or accepting ease-
ments, plat or dedication of land to
public use, vacating or setting the
boundaries of streets or other public
places; nor shall such repeal affect
any other ordinance of a temporary or
special nature or pertaining to sub-
jects not contained in or covered by
the Code.
Section 4. Such Code shall be
deemed published as of the day of its
adoption and approval by the
Legislative Authority and the Clerk of
the Political Subdivision is hereby
authorized and ordered to file a copy
of such Code of Ordinances in the
Office of the Clerk.
Section 5. Such Code shall be in
full force and effect as provided in
Section 6, and such Code shall be
presumptive evidence in all courts
2. Date of Publication: February
15, 2017
3. Date Ordinance shall take
effect: February 23, 2017
Certification:
I, Sheila McDonald, Clerk of the
Township of Mussey, do hereby cer-
tify that Ordinance #38 was adopted
by the Township Board at a regular
meeting of the Township Board held
at the Township Fire Hall on the 8th
day of February, 2017.
Vote on this Ordinance, 5 mem-
bers being present, was as follows:
AYES: Standel, Libkie,
McDonald & Downey
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Lauwers
I further certify that said
Ordinance #38 adopted by the
Township Board on the 8th day of
February, 2017 was published once in
the Tri-City Times, a paper published
and circulated in the Township of
Mussey, County of St. Clair, on the
15th day of February, 2017 this being
the first and final day of publication of
this ordinance.
Sheila McDonald, Clerk
Township of Mussey
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MUSSEY
TOWNSHIP
REGULAR MEETING
SYNOPSIS
FEBRUARY 8, 2017
Clerk McDonald called the
meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Sheila
McDonald (Clerk), Marsha Libkie
(Treasurer), Bruce Downey (Trustee)
and Monica Standel (Trustee) were

ATTICA TOWNSHIP
and places of the ordinance and all present. Mike Lauwers (Supervisor)

BOARD OF REVIEW
TOWNSHIP OF provisions, sections, penalties and
regulations therein contained and of
was absent. One guest was present.
Motions approved to: have

BERLIN
the date of passage, and that the same Bruce Downey chair the meeting,
is properly signed, attested, recorded accept the January 11th meeting min-
The Board of Review will meet at the Attica Township Hall (4350 Pep- and approved and that any public utes as presented, approve Ordinance
permill Rd. Attica, MI) on: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING hearings and notices
thereof as required by law have been
#38 for Codification of the current
zoning ordinance in Mussey
Monday, March 13, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. to Noon & 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
and Special Land Use Request given. Township, make the following budget
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. to Noon & 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Section 6. This ordinance is amendments: General Fund from
Notice is hereby given that there will be a Public Hearing at the meet-
declared to be an emergency measure Contingency to: Elections Salary
Organizational meeting, March 7, 2017 10:00 a.m. ing of the Berlin Township Planning Commission on March 2, 2017. The
necessary for the immediate preserva- $905.63, Elections Supplies $1401.18,
meeting will be held at the Berlin Township Senior Center located at 740
Protest letter prior to March 13, 2017 tion of the peace, health, safety and MTA Meetings $715.48, Roads
Capac Road, Allenton, Michigan, 48002 beginning at 7:00 p.m.
TENTATIVE RATIOS & ESTIMATED MULTIPLIERS general welfare of the people of this $29,129.12 and Parks & Recreation
The purpose of the Public Hearing is to consider comments, verbal or
municipality, and shall take effect at $34,045.88 (coming from Parks &
CLASS RATIO MULTIPLIER written, relating to a special land use request to allow for a hunt preserve.
the earliest date provided by law. Rec Savings). Fire Department from
Agricultural 49.66 1.00000 The property was once used for this purpose. While the property is ad-
PASSED AND ADOPTED by Contingency to: Fire Inspector $1050,
Commercial 49.28 1.00000 dressed to Terry Road and located the intersection of Terry and Cochrane
the Mussey Township Board of the Supplies $39.02, Utilities $6500,
Industrial 49.73 1.00000 Roads, the preserve will be accessed from Hollow Corners Road.
Political Subdivision on this 8th day Repairs $1246.74, and New
Residential 49.81 1.00000 Applicant: Rockne Lesner, Almont, MI 48003 of February, 2017. Equipment $3219.91, pay the
Personal 50.00 1.00000 Parcel I.D. Numbers: 74-09-006-4001-000 & 74-09-006-4002-000 EFFECTIVE DATE: Public February bills, accept the Michigan
7-2 Address: Terry Road Vacant (Acreage Parcel) Hearing having been held heron, the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System
provisions of this Ordinance shall Agreement as represented, accept the
Copies of the application and any related documents are available for
take effect upon the expiration of treasurers report as presented,
inspection at the Berlin Township Offices during regular business hours
seven days after publication, pursuant adjourn the meeting at 7:57 p.m.
and will be available at the time and place of the public hearing. All inter-
to the provision of Section 11, Act 184

ATTICA TOWNSHIP
ested citizens will be given an opportunity to comment on this application. A complete copy of the minutes
of the Public Acts of 1943, as amend- can be obtained at the Mussey
Written comments may be submitted up to the meeting time.
ed. Township Hall during regular busi-
Karen Klos,
NOTICE OF ADOPTION Berlin Township Clerk
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ADOPTION: Made and passed
by the Township Board of Trustees of
ness hours or viewed at www.mussey-
township.org.
REZONING the Township of Mussey, St. Clair
County, Michigan, on this 8th day of
Sheila McDonald, Clerk
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ATTICA TOWNSHIP BOARD February, 2017 A.D.
1. Date of Adoption by Township
Notice is hereby given that the Attica Township Board adopted a re-
zoning of two parcels to the Attica Township Official Zoning Map at their
regular meeting held on Thursday, February 9, 2017. The rezoning from
BERLIN TOWNSHIP Board: February 08, 2017 SEE MORE LEGALS NEXT PAGE

BOARD OF REVIEW
R-1 One Family Residential to B-2 General Business on the following
described properties: NOTICE FOR MARCH, 2017 VILLAGE OF
Property Address Parcel Identification Number
THE BERLIN TOWNSHIP BOARD OF REVIEW WILL MEET ON
THE FOLLOWING DATES AND AT FOLLOWING LOCATION: BER- CAPAC
440 N Lake Pleasant Rd
440 N Lake Pleasant Rd
003-010-006-40
003-010-006-09
LIN TOWNSHIP SENIOR CENTER LOCATED AT 740 CAPAC RD.,
ALLENTON, MI. PUBLIC NOTICE
TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 2017 ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING 5:00 PM The Village of Capac, located at 131 N. Main St, Capac MI 48014,
A complete copy of the rezoning of the two subject parcels may be MONDAY, MARCH 13, 2017 APPEAL HEARING FROM 9:00 AM TO 3:00 PM being an Equal Opportunity Employer, will be accepting applications for
examined at the Attica Township Hall, Mondays through Fridays, except WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 2017 APPEAL HEARING FROM 3:00 PM TO 9:00 PM a temporary part-time position of Bookkeeper/office clerk until Friday,
holidays, from 9 a.m. until 12 noon. The complete Attica Township Zon- March, 3, 2017. It is preferred that applicants have previous experience in
PROTESTS BY MAIL MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN governmental financing and accounting, BSA accounting program, Word,
ing Ordinance may also be viewed or downloaded at the Township web-
MONDAY, MARCH 6, 2017 and Excel. The Village of Capac reserves the right to accept or reject any
site www.atticatownship.org.
The tentative ratios and estimated multipliers necessary to compute indi- or all applications.
The effective date of this Official Zoning Map Amendment will be
vidual State equalized values are as follows: This Institution is an Equal Opportunity Provider
February 22, 2017, 7 days after publication of this notice.
Nancy Herpolsheimer Crystal Potter
Ratios Multiplier Capac Village Clerk
Attica Township Clerk
Agricultural 49.98 1.00000 7-2
7-1
Commercial 48.96 1.02124
Industrial 47.90 1.04384
Residential 45.97 1.08767

EMMETT TOWNSHIP
NOTICE
EMMETT TOWNSHIP BOARD OF REVIEW
11100 DUNNIGAN ROAD (M-21)
EMMETT, MI 28022
BOARD OF REVIEW MEETING SCHEDULES
ALL BOARD OF REVIEW MEETINGS TO BE HELD AT THE
TOWNSHIP HALL AS FOLLOWS:
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, MARCH
07, 2017 at 1:00 P.M. (BOR) under MCL 211.29 1st TUESDAY AFTER
THE FIRST MONDAY IN MARCH
(THE APPEAL HEARING DATES) are set for the SECOND MON-
DAY IN MARCH per MCL 211.30.
MARCH 13, 2017 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. and 6:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M.
MARCH 14, 2017 9:00 A.M. to NOON and 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M.
The Board of Review will hold as many meetings as deemed necessary to
hear questions, protests, and to equal the 2017 assessments. All residents
may appeal by mail with a deadline before 4:00 P.M. on March 14th. The
Board of Review entertains appeals made by First Class Mail or by Fax
(Fax 810-384-6138)
no later than 12:00 P.M. on March 14, 2017. We want to be sure all appeals
get heard.
For APPOINTMENTS: Please call, mail or fax for your appointment no
later than Noon on March 14, 2017.
Phone Calls: 810 384-8070 Ext. #22 or Fax to 810 384-6138
Wednesday 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. or Friday 9:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M
The assessor will forward the L-4035 Form to be completely filled out by
you. Make sure you complete line #1 (estimated true cash value) and line
#4 ( reason for the appeal) then return to the ASSESSOR, he will then set
up your appointment for your appeal per your request.
POVERTY & the 100% DISABILITY VETERANS (needs to be done
before the Board of Review will hear your appeal.
CLASS RATIO MULTIPLIERS
Agricutural 49.92% 1.0016 street, highway, sidewalk or building or use of consumer fireworks be-
Commerical 43.52% 1.1488
Industrial 42.40% 1.1792
Residential 48.56% 1.0296
Commercial Personal 50.00% 1.0000
Industrial Personal 50.00% 1.0000
Utility Personal 50.00% 1.0000
American with Disabilities (ADA) Notice: The Township will provide
the necessary transportation reasonable service to the individual with dis-
abilities for the Board of Review Meeting if contacted within (7) days prior
to the Meeting by calling the Township 810-384-8070 Ext. #22
Michael Butler,
Secretary to the Emmett Township Board of Review.
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Personal 50.00 1.00000
William Winn,
Secretary, Board of Review
NOTE: THE TOWNSHIP COMPLIES WITH THE AMERICAN WITH
DISABILITY ACT AND IF AUXILIARY AIDS OR SERVICES ARE
REQUIRED AT THE MEETING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES,
PLEASE CONTACT THE TOWNSHIP OFFICES AT (810) 395-4518 AT
LEAST THREE (3) DAYS PRIOR TO THE MEETING NIGHTS.
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BERLIN TOWNSHIP
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE
ADOPTED BY THE BERLIN
TOWNSHIP BOARD OF
TRUSTEES DISORDELRY
CONDUCT AND DISTURBING
THE PEACE ORDINANCE
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE at its regularly scheduled meeting of Janu-
ary 9, 2017, the Township Board of Trustees of Berlin Township adopted
Ordinance No. 42, Disorderly Conduct and Disturbing the Peace Ordi-
nance. A summary of the Ordinance is as follows:
Disorderly Conduct and Disturbing the Peace Ordinance
The Ordinance prohibits individuals conducting themselves in a dis-
orderly manner within Berlin Township which includes, but is not limited
to: excessive and unnecessary noise disturbing the comfort and quiet of
residents or neighborhood; indecent or obscene conduct in a public place;
disturbing the peace by the unreasonable creation of dust, smoke, fly ash
or noxious odors; fighting in a public place; free reveling or racing of an
engine without a muffler in good working order; creation of loud noises
or use of loudspeaker, sound amplifier or other electrical or mechanical
device between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.; public intoxication
or drunkenness; public urination or defecation; trespassing or unlawfully
remaining upon the property of another; loitering/obstructing any public
tween the hours of midnight and 8:00 a.m.
The Ordinance identifies a number of limited exceptions to the above
including agricultural activity in compliance with GAAMPS, emergency
vehicles and road construction projects. Any violation of the Ordinance is
a misdemeanor, with a penalty of up to 90 days in jail and/or $500 fine.
The Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after this publication.
A true copy of the Ordinance is on file at the office of the Township Clerk
located at Berlin Township Offices, 740 Capac Road, Allenton, MI 48002
and is available for public inspection or purchase during regular business
hours.
Karen A. Klos,
Berlin Township Clerk
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VILLAGE OF ALMONT
DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY NOTICE
The Almont Downtown Development Authority is seeking interested can-
didates to fill two vacancies on the DDA Board of Directors. These posi-
tions are four year terms. The DDA meets on the 4th Wednesday of every
month at 7 p.m. The DDA is responsible for overseeing projects, activities
and economic revitalization efforts in the downtown district. All candidates
should submit a letter of interest to Kim Schall, Director, Almont DDA, 817
N. Main Street, Almont, MI 48003 by February 20, 2017.
For questions and more information regarding these positions, please call
(810) 798-8125 or visit www.almontdda.com
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CITY OF
IMLAY CITY
2017 MARCH BOARD OF REVIEW
The March Board of Review will meet on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at
8:30 a.m. for its Organizational Meeting at City Hall, located at 150 N. Main
St., Imlay City, MI 48444.
The March Board of Review will hold hearings pertaining to assess-
ments on:
Monday, March 20, 2017 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 21, 2017 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
The tentative ratios and estimated multipliers necessary to compute in-
dividual state equalized values are as follows:
CLASS RATIO MULTIPLIER
AGRICULTURAL 49.93% 1.00000
COMMERCIAL 48.37% 1.03370
INDUSTRIAL 45.55% 1.09769
RESIDENTIAL 46.75% 1.06952
PERSONAL PROPERTY 50.00% 1.00000
For those residents and non-residents that are unavailable for personal
appearance to the review board, written appeals will be accepted. Written
appeals should be mailed to: March Board of Review, 150 N. Main St., Im-
lay City, MI 48444, and must be received by the Board of Review at City
Hall by 12:00 p.m. on March 21, 2017.
Americans with Disabilities Act: Individuals with disabilities requiring
auxiliary aids or services should contact the City Clerk by writing: City of
Imlay City, 150 N. Main Street, Imlay City, Michigan 48444 or by calling
(810) 724-2135. These meetings are open to all members of the public
under Michigans Open Meetings Act.
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Announcements
continued from 6-B
STATE OF
MICHIGAN
IN THE CIRCUIT
COURT FOR THE
COUNTY OF
LAPEER
Riccardo Bongiorno and
Ann Bongiorno, Plaintiffs
File No. l7-050502 CH
Ronald Dodd, Defendant
There is no other pending or
resolved civil action arising out of the
transaction or occurrence alleged in
the complaint.
John L. Lengemann P 16553
Morrice, Lengemann & Miller P.C.
Attorney for Plaintiffs
202 East Third Street
Imlay City, MI 48444
810-724-2565
ORDER TO ANSWER
COMPLAINT FOR
FORECLOSURE OF LAND
CONTRACT
At a session of court held
in the Courthouse for the
40th Judicial Circuit
PRESENT: THE HONORABLE
NICK O. HOLOWKA,
CIRCUIT JUDGE
This matter having been brought
before the court on a motion of the
Plaintiff and it appearing to the court
that Defendant must be served by
alternate service as provided by stat-
ute and court rule;
IT IS ORDERED that the
Defendant, Ronald Dodd, shall file
with this Court an answer to the
Complaint for Foreclosure of Land
Contract or take such other action as
may be permitted by law within 28
days after the last date of publication
of this Order to Answer. Failure to so
do will result in a judgment by default
being entered against the Defendant.
The land in issue in this action is
described as: A PARCEL OF LAND
IN AND BEING PART OF THE
SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE
SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 31,
T8N, R12E,
TOWNSHIP, LAPEER COUNTY,
GOODLAND
MICHIGAN, PARTICULARLY
DESCRIBED AS: BEGINNING AT A
POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF
SAID SECTION 31, DISTANT N 0
DEG 21 00 E 508.85 FT FROM ITS
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Order signed: January 27, 2017
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VILLAGE OF
ALMONT
ALMONT VILLAGE
COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
JANUARY 17, 2017
SYNOPSIS
President Schneider called the
Regular Meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
Councilmembers present were Dyke,
Ligon, Love, Peltier, Steven C.
Schneider, Steffler & Steve R.
Schneider. Staff present were Manager
Connors, Clerk/Treasurer Keesler &
Interim Police Chief Martin.
The Council approved the agen-
da; approved the consent agenda; rati-
fied President Schneiders appoint-
ments on the Construction Board of
Appeals; ratified President
Schneiders appointment to the
Zoning Board of Appeals; appointed
Michael Connors as authorized signor
on accounts; designated Village
Manager as representative to the I-69
International Trade Corridor and DDA
Director as alternate; adopted
Resolution #17-01-01 designating
Street Administrator; appointed
Manager Connors as Zoning
Administrator & approved expenses
related to Certification program.
Discussion was held on Music in
the Park and snow and ice removal.
The meeting adjourned at 8:07
p.m.
Kimberly J. Keesler
Clerk/Treasurer
Steve Schneider
President
A complete copy of the minutes
is available in the Clerks office dur-
ing regular business hours or at www.
almontvillage.org.
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Almont, Imlay
Dance Teams
excel at event
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
ALMONT The
Almont and Imlay City
Dance Teams took first and
second place, respectively,
in Varsity Pompon Division
1 action at the Spirit Shine
Celebration on Saturday,
February 4.
Brandon High School
is where the competition
was contested.
Almonts winning total
that day was 248 points.
Imlay City (230 points) and
Emma Auger, Marissa
Eckert, Alice Erman, Laken
Hoody, Riley Trombley,
Rachel Tylenda and Grace
Merlo represented Imlay
City.
The Almont Dance
Team also ranked third in
the Jazz Senior Division,
placing behind champion
Waterford Mott and runn-
erup Clarkston.
Individually, Almont
swept the top-three spots in
the Top Performer Senior
Division 1. Madison Miles
was first, followed by Pia

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Redford Union (225.5) and Madrazo.
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respectively. the Top Performer Senior
Mariah Smith, Madison Division 1 category. Lee Mariah Smith, Hannah Miles, Kendra Madrazo, Madison Miles, Lauren Pia and Maddie Lee helped
Miles, Hannah Miles, earned a first; Hannah Almonts Dance Team bring home several strong showings at the Spirit Shine Celebration at
Maddie Lee, Loren Pia and Miles was third; and Smith Brandon High School recently.
Kendra Madrazo made claimed a sixth.
Almonts top finish possible. The Almont Dance other honor that day. garnered first in the
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