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145th Volume - Issue No. 12 www.tricitytimes-online.com

Almont
residents will
not pay for
Comic relief
water leak
Manager expects insurance
Almont student’s will cover majority of costs

Photo by Tom Wearing

creation a hit at school,
...see page 7 By Tom Wearing
twearing@pageone-inc.com
ALMONT — Village residents
Imlay City Fire Capt. Scott Stone accepts check Monday evening from Sharon and Bob will not incur additional water costs
Muir in support of the Imlay City Firemen’s Association’s free smoke alarm program. related to the recent underground
They are joined by Fire Chief Rick Horton and Fire Officers Steve Bildzok and Matt water leak that affected about 25
Makedonsky. homes and businesses in the vicinity
of Bristol, Spring and Water streets.

Life-saving boost
Muir family donates $2,000 to smoke alarm program
Battle of books By Tom Wearing
Reading month in twearing@pageone-inc.com
full swing in Dryden,
IMLAY CITY — When
...see page 14 residents Sharon and Bob Muir
read about the Imlay City
Firemen’s Association plans to
provide free smoke detectors to
families that need them, they
knew they wanted to help.
On Monday, March 18, the
owners of Muir Brothers
Funeral Home of Imlay City
presented a $2,000 check to the
Firemen’s Association to expe-
dite the process.
A little more than a week
ago, Imlay City Fire Capt. Scott
Stone announced a campaign
by the Firemen’s Association to
raise funds sufficient to pur-
chase and install new smoke
alarms in every residence at
Maple Grove.
He said the installations at
Maple Grove would represent
the first step to ensure that
every home in Imlay City is
At least not directly.
Village Manager Mike Connors
said he has contacted the village’s
insurance carrier, the Michigan
Township Participating Plan,
regarding a claim on behalf of the
village.
“I’ve also reached out to the
equipped with functioning
Great Lakes Water Authority to see
if there might be some relief they
can offer,” said Connors.
smoke alarms.
Like so many others in the Prior to the leak, village resi-
community, the Muirs said they dences and businesses had been
were saddened by the events of using about 180,000 gallons of
February 26, when four young water per day.
children lost their lives in an During the time of the leak,
early morning fire at Maple daily water usage increased by
Grove Estates mobile home about 100,000 gallons to an average
community. daily use of around 280,000 gallons.
“When a tragedy like this Village Clerk/Treasurer Kim
hits in a small town like ours, it Keesler said DPW staff noticed a
spike in water usage in early
Life-saving page 12 January, triggering an “all hands on
deck” effort to locate the source of
the leak.

Curiosity &
After weeks of trying, on March
11, DPW workers were able to iso-
late the exact location of the leak
through the use of inspection cam-

Hooked on books eras and a “sounding device,” pro-

innovation
vided by Michigan Pipe Inspection.
Imlay City families What they discovered was a
enjoy Reading Night, break in a one-inch underground
service line near the corner of Water
...see page 22 and Bristol streets, where water had
Maple Vista resident’s ‘Pet been draining into the sanitary
sewer.
Express’ a patented invention “They attached a sounding
device to the fire hydrant near that
By Tom Wearing corner and they could hear the
twearing@pageone-inc.com water rushing through,” said
Keesler. “Because the leak was
IMLAY CITY — The Maple Vista
underground, there was no “bub-
independent living facility in Imlay City
bling” or other evidence of the leak
has been home to many successful and
at the surface.
notable individuals over the years.
After shutting off the water and
But to the knowledge of current staff,
making repairs to the broken service
none of them has held a patent on a prod-
line and a section of sanitary sewer,
uct approved by the U.S. Patent Office.
DPW staff flushed the hydrant and
That honor belongs solely to Rodney
submitted post-leak water samples
“Rod” Charbeneau, who took up residence
All-Area
Photo provided

to the Michigan Dept. of

at Maple Vista in early February.
Environmental Quality (DEQ) to
Charbeneau, now 87, recalled it was in
assess the water quality.
Times names February 1988, that he received patent-
A boil-water alert was put into
All-Area Girls Squad, pending status on his “Five Star Pet Imlay City resident Rod Charbeneau with offi- effect for residences in the affected
...see page 17 cial patent he received for his pet carrier area until Friday, when the alert was
Invention page 12 invention. lifted by MDEQ.
Keesler said the total number of
gallons lost and associated costs
TRI-CITY
Barrel full of greetings
will not be known until Great Lakes
Water Authority issues its next
TIMES monthly bill.
“We did notice that our January
ONLINE Birthday card challenge for Alice By Catherine Minolli
water bill was about $4,000 more
than is typical,” said Keesler, who
added that the village is bracing for
tricitytimes-online.com Nettnay exceeds expectations
cminolli@pageone-inc.com
a similarly higher February bill.
CAPAC AREA— The mail carrier was The village will also have to
pretty busy last week at the Foley Road absorb the cost of overtime hours
home of Alice Nettnay. for DPW employees and for consul-
As her birthday approached on March
FACEBOOK 14, handfuls of cards were stuffed into her
mailbox on an almost daily basis.
tants and outsourced services
required to locate the leak and fix
the problem.
That was no coincidence. There was an It is expected those added costs
facebook.com effort underway to see to it that Alice will have to come out of the vil-
receive 90 cards in celebration of her 90th
/Tricitytimes/ year on the planet. Turns out, the plan was
lage’s coffers.
Connors acknowledged the
underestimated. By last Thursday—the shared participation of Rowe
anniversary of Alice’s birth on March 14, Professional Services, Great Lakes
1929—she had received 116 greetings from Water Authority, Michigan Dept. of
The Tri-City Times
friends, family and even strangers. Environmental Quality, Aqua-line
is printed on
recycled paper
The beloved lifelong resident says she Leak Detection, Michigan Rural
Photo by Lynn Shlom

was thrilled to be remembered by so many, Water Association and Michigan

adding that it was fun to go to the mailbox Pipe Inspection.
each day. In particular, he complimented
“I just thought it was so nice to get all the efforts of Almont DPW staff,
these cards from all of these people, some who worked extra shifts and over
Alice Nettnay celebrates her 90th birthday with people that I don’t even know,” she says. weekends to track down the source
116 cards she received to commemorate the “It’s been fun, too, and I’m just so thankful of the leak.
milestone occasion. Greetings page 12
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By Tom Wearing limited tax bonds to finance row funds at a lower rate,” taxes to meet its financial
A Quote! twearing@pageone-inc.com the project, which is expect- said Youatt. “This was defi- obligation.
ed to be completed in nitely the best way for us to Millage approval

or
IMLAY CITY — The December of 2019. go with a large project like Last August, city resi-
old DNR building has been City Manager Tom this.” dents approved a 2.04-mill
razed, the land cleared and Youatt said the bond issu- A general obligation tax increase for 20 years to

Home
the construction of a new ance and sales are being (GO) bond is a commonly pay for the new fire hall,
fire hall on East Borland handled by financial con- utilized bond that is secured which takes effect this year.
Road is slated to begin in sultant, H.J. Umbaugh & by a state or local govern- With the millage
mid-April. Associates, and the city’s ment’s pledge to use legally increase, property owners

Insurance
The construction con- bond attorney, Miller & available resources (includ- whose homes are valued at
tract was recently awarded Canfield. ing tax revenues) to repay $100,000 (taxable value of
to Superior Contracting, Youatt noted that Imlay bond holders. $50,000) can expect to be
whose bid of $2,742,400 City benefits from its Government obligation assessed an additional $102
was one of three submitted A-plus bond rating from bonds provide municipali- per year.
GASS-BECKER INSURANCE to the Imlay
Commission for consider-
City Standard & Poors, which
adds further credibility to
ties a tool to raise funds for
major projects.
Once constructed and
occupied, the new hall will
ALMONT CAPAC METAMORA ation. the city’s ability to repay its The default risk on replace the fire department’s
On March 26, the city debt. GO bonds tends to be low existing hall on Third Street
798-3946 395-4366 678-3655 will issue the sale of $3 mil- “Having a strong S&P because the municipality downtown, which was con-
lion in general obligation rating also allows us to bor- has the option of raising structed in 1967.
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(810) 724-2615 Crash claims life of Emmett man
ST. CLAIR COUNTY Clair County Sheriff’s they were able to exit the struck an end guardrail at
— A March 13 traffic acci- Department, deputies were vehicle. Police identified the corner of Bryce Road.
dent resulted in the death dispatched to Dunnigan the passengers as a The car continued through
of Austin Wegner, a and Bryce roads around 28-year-old Emmett man the ditch and struck sever-
28-year-old Emmett man. 2:30 a.m. for a single vehi- and a 27-year-old Capac al trees before stopping,” a
According to the St. cle accident. man. Both were transport- press release from the
Upon arrival, police ed from the scene by Tri- sheriff’s department stat-
CASH PAID found a 2009 Cadillac
CTS fully engulfed in
Hospital EMS to Lake
Huron Medical Center in
ed.
Speed and alcohol are
flames. The driver was Port Huron. believed to be factors in
for Old Gold ejected from the vehicle “Deputies determined the crash, which remains
and declared dead at the that the vehicle had been under investigation.
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eastbound on Dunnigan
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vehicle were injured but speed, lost control and the scene of the crash.
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By Maria Brown
mbrown@pageone-inc.com
C A PA C — and Nicole Fisher created a
Everything’s better with a
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learning.
At Capac Elementary
School, several classrooms
team up to have students of
Third graders and kindergarteners learn
together through literacy at Capac Elementary
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different ages interact and type activities, Baur
tackle projects together. reports, like paper chain
Teachers Amy Baur and gumdrop structures
challenges, QR (quick
special Tech Buddy pro- response) code literacy
gram that matches Baur’s activities, Lego building
kindergarteners with task cards and Kahoot quiz-
Fisher’s fourth graders. The zes.
two classes spend time “The Tech Buddies
together doing fun STEAM- assist the kinders in learn-
ing how to log in to web
based game sites such as
Freckle and Study Island.
It has been a great experi-
ence for both grades,” Baur
said.
“The 4th graders grow
through being the ‘experts.’
Photo provided
The kinders love the idea of
having that older buddy.”
The Tech Buddy pro-
gram has taken their part- Capac kindergarteners and fourth graders tackle STEAM-based activi-
nership one step further ties, like gumdrop structures, together as part of the Tech Buddies initia-
with a community service tive created by teachers Amy Baur and Nicole Fisher.
project. Baur said the stu-
dents worked together to
create ‘thankful owls’ and
distributed snacks to sup-
port staff to show their
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Literacy is the focus of
the school’s newest buddy
program between Janet
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Saturday, April 6, 2019
and Dawn Langmesser’s
kindergarteners.
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Middle schoolers spell way to top

Almont champs to move on to countywide competition
ALMONT — On
Wednesday, February 27,
the Almont Middle School
held its annual schoolwide
spelling bee to determine
its representatives for the
2019 Lapeer County
Spelling Bee.
With 34 spellers on
hand, Almont crowned two
champions and four total
representatives. A champi-
Brown. His championship
clinching word was ‘velve-
teen.’ The 5th/6th grade
runner-up was 5th grader
Adam Saintonge.
For the 7th-8th grade,
the champion was 8th
grader Avis Schapman.
Her winning word was
‘juniper.’ Finishing second
was 7th grader Johnny
Hall.
Burkitt.
The four representa-
tives attended the Lapeer
County Spelling Bee on
Monday, March 18 at the
Lapeer County Education
and Technology Center in
Attica. The winner of the
Lapeer County-Wide Bee
earned a trip to Washington
D.C. for the 2019 Scripps
National Spelling Bee to

Photo by Erik Johnson

on was determined for 5th
grade and 6th grades com-
bined and a second cham-
pion for the 7th and 8th
grades combined.
Winning the 5th/6th
grade portion of the bee
was 6th grader Tyler
All four representa-
tived Almont at the county-
wide bee. Finishing in 3rd
place and an alternate for
the 5th-6th grade was 5th
grader Veronica Luzinski
and for the 7th-8th grade
was 7th grader Lilyanna
be held in May.
Editor’s note: A special
Thank You to Almont
Middle School teacher and
coach Erik Johnson for
providing the information Almont Middle School Spelling Bee participants Veronica Luzinski,
and photo for this article. Adam Saintonge, Tyler Brown, Johnny Hall, and Avis Schapman.

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includes lunch.
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ALMONT — The Almont Community Historical Society is hosting
an ‘Open House’ on Friday, March 29 from 5-9 p.m. and on Saturday, March 30
from noon - 6 p.m. All are welcome to stop in and view historic photos that were
recently developed and which date back to around 1900. Visitors are welcome to
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Imlay district
amends calendar
Snow days prompt addition
of time to school day
By Maria Brown
mbrown@pageone-inc.com
IMLAY CITY —
School board members
spent a portion of their
meeting on Monday
reviewing calendars and
approving changes that
affect both the current and
coming school year.
To start, members gave
the okay to an amended
calendar for the current
2018-19 school year to
compensate for extra snow
days. Supt. Dr. Stu
Cameron said it was nec-
essary to add three days to
the school year, meaning
the last day of classes for
students is now Tuesday,
June 18. Additionally, 16.5
minutes will be added onto
the school day beginning
April 15. Cameron said he
felt it was prudent to use a
combination of extra days
and minutes to keep the
Spring
Is Here
school year from going
even further into June.
The state requires a
minimum of 180 days and
1,098 hours of instruction-
al time. All districts are
granted six weather-relat-
ed closures and this year,
Imlay City was successful
in earning another three
day waiver from the state.
To date, the district has
logged 14 cancelled school
days due to inclement
weather, plus the loss of
1.5 hours due to a power
outage that occurred earli-
er this month.
Cameron said he
believes the extra 16.5
minutes per day will be
“meaningful time for
instruction.” He said the
district plans to formally
notify parents of the
change, including a new
dismissal schedule, this
week.
He cautioned that any
School board members and district staff listen as Supt. Dr. Stu Cameron makes a point during
Monday’s board meeting. Members okayed adding days and minutes to the 2018-19 calendar to
compensate for extra snow days.
future weather-related can-
cellations yet this spring
will automatically result in
adding days to the June
schedule.
In an effort to mini-
mize the impact of extra
snow days going forward,
district leaders opted to
reorganize the district cal-
endar for the 2019-2020
school year.
Board members
approved a proposal that
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Photo by Maria Brown
makes August 19, 2019 the ways, mirrors what the the retirement resignation
first day of classes with a Michigan school calendar of teacher Lori Dick, effec-
tentative end date of June resembled some 30 years tive June 30, 2019.
4, 2020. ago. President Sharon Muir
Cameron said the new In other meeting mat- noted that Dick has logged
calendar was also crafted ters: a 22 year career in Imlay
to offer more “quality •the board granted per- City.
instructional blocks of mission to Carm Ross of •members gave their
time and offer a more rea- the Imlay City Girls approval for two student
sonable end date.” He Softball League to start a teams to attend the April
noted that the new sched- fundraising campaign for 16 Michigan Department
ule only adds four days to the future construction of of Transportation bridge
the traditional school year dugouts. building competition in
start time and, in many •the district accepted Grand Rapids.
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Imlay City artist earns award in Mitchell’s contest

High schooler Agnes Krahn recognized by Congressman
LAPEER — On ners of the 2019 Agnes Krahn for her work
Saturday, March 9 Congressional Art “Untitled” which took sec-
Congressman Paul Competition for ond place.
Mitchell (MI-10) held a Michigan's 10th Logan Hoyt of
Congressional Art Congressional District. Croswell-Lexington High
Competition reception, Among them was Imlay School came in first and
and announced the win- City High School senior Rachel Patterson of Dakota
High School earned third
place.
This year’s competi-
tion received more than
145 entries from students
across the district.
The winning artwork
will be displayed for one
year in the U.S. Capitol.
The exhibit in Washington

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will include the winning
artwork from all participat-
ing districts from around
the country. The winning
artwork is also featured on Congressman Paul Mitchell presents a certificate to Imlay City’s Agnes
House.gov’s Congressional Krahn last Saturday at Gallery 194. Krahn took second place in the 10th
Art Competition page. District Congressional Art Competition.
Each spring, the

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Students submit entries
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Student artist’s comic strip is drawing praise

By Tom Wearing
twearing@pageone-inc.com
ALMONT — These
days, many of us could use
a little comic relief.
Young artist, Danielle
White, has been providing
just that for her classmates
at Almont High School.
For the past two years,
the talented 11th-grader
has been creating a month-
ly comic strip which she
sends out to students and
staff via email.
Danielle’s art teacher
Lisa Wright explained that
the comics tend to focus on
the everyday life of a typi-
cal high school teenager
and address themes such as
"I believe Danielle has a very
bright future ahead of her
in the art world."
--Lisa Wright, art teacher
Wright opined.
To support her predic-
tion, Wright pointed out
that just last week, her
“Snowday” comic was
selected by the Michigan
Art Association to be
among those displayed
during the upcoming year
at the Michigan Department
of Education in Lansing.
“In addition,” said
Were that not enough,
Wright said Danielle’s
work will be shown at the
Michigan Youth Art
Festival to take place in
May at Western Michigan
University in Kalamazoo.
“Then later it will be
included in the Governor’s
Traveling Art Show, which
travels around to numerous
high schools and venues,”
town Lapeer, as part of a
Region 10 show, which
includes locations in
Lapeer and Genesee coun-
ties.
Danielle was not the
only Almont High School
artist to be acknowledged
recently by the Michigan
Art Association.
Wright noted that
Almont senior Zack Cline
also earned Top 100 hon-
ors for his metal sculpture
of a pig.

homework, school lunch
and dances.
“I believe Danielle has
a very bright future ahead
of her in the art world,”
Wright, “Danielle’s marker
piece entitled, “Creative
Outlet,” was honored
among the Top 18 pieces in
the state.”
Photo provided
Wright said.
Wright hopes the
Governor’s Show will
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at Gallery 194 in down- metal pig sculpture. comic strip she created.

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Our Opinion Letters from our readers...

Generosity sparks Amazed and grateful for support
healing, hope On behalf of the Ladies Hair; TSC; Swain family; City Florist; Dr. Nichol’s & Dental Office; Midstate

O
of Maple Grove Park and
nce again, the Tri-City area com- the Imlay City Eagles FOE
munity has demonstrated its gen- #4082 we would like to
thank all the businesses,
erosity and compassion for one of friends and neighbors of
its own. Imlay City and the sur-
The devastating fire that claimed the rounding area that helped in
lives of four children in the Whitney- putting on a very successful
Kelley family, and severely injured both Benefit for Krystal
Whitney/Keith Kelley and
parents and another young child rocked family. Liz Soto Rosillo, a
the community to the core. As always, in friend and neighbor of the
times of tragedy, area residents came family came to the Eagles
together to help. A variety of local busi- and requested help to put on
this benefit. We are truly
nesses hosted fundraisers in the immedi- amazed and grateful to the
ate aftermath, including the Kroger store, community for their sup-
and Great Clips located in the Kroger port to put this benefit on in
Plaza. A bank account was set up at just over one week.
Lakestone, and a GoFundMe page was The total raised was
over $18,000 and has been
created as well. Donations large and deposited in the Trust at
small—including a $10,000 donation Lakestone Bank with more
from the Venture Global Engineering still coming in. Our hearts
Foundation—began pouring in. Local go out to the family, we
funeral director Christina Muir-Murphy hope that the money from
this benefit will go a long
teamed up with her partners at Muir way in helping this family
Brothers Funeral Home in Almont to establish a new home and
cover the funeral costs of the four who begin on healing and stabil-
passed away. ity in their lives.
Thank you to the follow-
Last weekend, the Imlay City Eagles ing: Capac Quilters Guild;
hosted a fundraiser dinner that drew peo- The Kris Blackmer Family;
ple from all around the area. The house Mimi’s Day Care; Shear
was packed, and wallets and purses were
opened wide. When all was said and
done, some $18,000 was raised to help
the family as they continue to recover More may be eligible for tax credit
from both their loss and their wounds. Working families and
Organizers say they were overwhelmed individuals with low to
by the outpouring of support for the fam- moderate income who
ily, and pleased with the turnout and receive a federal Earned
funds raised to help. Income Tax Credit (EITC)
can receive a 6 percent
We’re not surprised. As always in a matching tax credit from
time of need, the Tri-City area communi- the state of Michigan,
ty comes together to support each other according to the Michigan
and do what they can to help. We’re Department of Treasury.
grateful to be part of such a generous, To qualify, individuals
must meet certain require-
compassionate community. Our towns ments and file a federal
may be small, but our hearts are huge. income tax return, even if
We join in with our neighbors to send no tax is owed or there is no
best wishes for healing and hope to the requirement to file a return.
Whitney-Kelley family.
Imlay City Hardware; Ray
C’s Harley Davidson;
Hunter’s Creek Hunt Club;
Berville Lioness Club;
Evie’s Hair Salon; Coca-
Cola Distributors; Sunsation
Tanning; Tracy Bennett; Dr.
Noffert’s Dental Office;
Mandy J’s and Bucilli’s of
Almont; Don Evan’s Auto
Repair; Mortimer Lumber;
Willow Spring Golf Course-
Vassar; Paragon
Technologies; Dietrich’s
Body Shop; Hungry
Howies; Dairy Queen;
Cedar St. Laundry custom-
ers; Connie’s Hair Salon;
Heather’s Custom Nails;
Imlay City Ford; Andrea
Taylor; Pizza Machine;
Cedar Lanes; Botana’s El
Paiza; Vinckiers-Almont;
Bedrock Kitchen & Bath-
Port Huron; Fabiano
Brothers; Auto Zone -Imlay
City; Dodge & Son-Napa
Auto; Indigo Lavender
Farms; Shepherd family;
Tom Louk; Lapeer County
Vision Center; L & L
Products-Romeo; Smitten
in the Mitten; Thomas fam-
ily; Tiana’s Dollar N Deals;
Kathleen Penman; Imlay
If a federal EITC is grant-
ed, the state of Michigan
will provide a 6 percent
supplemental EITC when
the taxpayer files his or her
state income tax return.
Eligible Michiganders
should file a state tax return
to redeem this important
tax credit. This puts extra
income in the pockets of
individuals and families in
most need.
The amount of the fed-
eral EITC depends on
income, filing status and
Fisher Dental Office;
Abigail Rodriquez; Tilted
Axis-Lapeer; Grondin’s-
Imlay City; Fahnestock
family; GloAnn; Glenn
Clemmence family; Asaro
family; Len’s Party Store;
Anytime Fitness; Medler
Electric; JoAnn Rowe;
Lola’s Design Studio;
Brian Simms family; Ace’s
Boutique; Gem & Diamond;
Dietech Tool & Mfg.; the
Duckerts; Lynn Nolin &
Cathy King; Ryan Day;
Robert Byrd; Werner’s
Hallmark; Emmie Die &
Engineering family; Romeo
River Community Church;
Lapeer City Seniors;
Eastern Michigan State
Fair; LJ Nail Design;
Nacho’s Restaurant; Salon
101; Milnes Chevrolet;
Michelle & Company
Jewelers; Hideaway Lanes;
Frankenmuth Credit Union;
American Industrial Co.;
Outward Appearance
Studio; Yale Hotel; Meijer
Store; Grondin’s-Lapeer;
Kroger; Kelly’s Pet Salon;
Starbuck’s; EG Nick’s and
Applebees-Lapeer; Lucky’s
Steak House; Dr. Young’s
number of qualifying chil-
dren claimed as dependents
on the taxpayer’s federal
income tax return. The
EITC reduces the amount
of tax owed and may pro-
vide a refund.
During the 2017 tax
year, almost 748,600 claim-
ants received the Michigan
EITC, totaling more than
$112 million with an aver-
age credit amount of $150.
The state Treasury
Department estimates there
are thousands of eligible
Bolt & Company; MSC
Direct; Game Age-Brown
City; Sandy Lowell; Jets
Pizza; Cheer’s Lapeer;
Output Music.
I am sure there were
many more businesses and
individuals that donated
and as hard as we tried to
keep good records, some-
one always slips between
the cracks and for that we
apologize. But a HUGE
thank you to all the donors
and to the over 500 people
that came through the doors
Sunday to help make this
benefit a success. To Liz
Soto Rosillo, and her group
of friends and neighbors in
the kitchen, we thank you
for a fabulous job preparing
the food. The Imlay City
Eagles can never thank
everyone that helped
enough, and we are proud
to live in a city where
everyone can show this
kind of love and support for
a local family in need.
Thank you,
—Members of Imlay City
FOE # 4082 Aerie and
Auxiliary
Imlay City
Michiganders who are eli-
gible for both the federal
and state EITCs and do not
claim them each year.
To learn more about the
EITC, go to www.irs.gov/
eitc. More information
about state of Michigan
income taxes can be found
at www.michigan.gov/
incometax.
—Glenn White
Deputy State Treasurer
Michigan Dept. of
Treasury
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I often fish around for
inspiring and/or uplifting
poetry to share in my yoga
classes. Particularly the
Basic and Yin classes,
where we spend the first
few minutes in seated
meditation.
It’s part of the process
of unplugging from every-
thing in the outside
world—the busy-ness,
to-do lists, worries,
regrets, etc.—and plugging
into the present moment,
the here and now, and
what it feels like to be in
our bodies.
The foregoing, in fact,
is the intro I use in those
classes. It helps set the
tone for taking time to
simply breathe, and then
to link that breath with
mindful movements.
And so I think of Ella
Wheeler Wilcox. Born in
1850, Ella grew up in rural
Wisconsin. A dreamer and
true believer, she began
writing poetry at an early
age. Later, she is known as
a “popular poet,” not a lit-
erary one. Some scoff at
her simplicity of form, her
naive world view and her
forward thinking ideas on
spirituality. I can so relate.
She died in 1919 at the
age of 69.
Her autobiography
‘The Worlds and I’ con-
cludes with this: “From
this mighty storehouse (of
God, and the hierarchies of
Spiritual Beings ) we may
gather wisdom and knowl-
edge, and receive light and
power, as we pass through
this preparatory room of
earth, which is only one of
the innu-
merable
mansions
in our
Father’s
house.
Think on
these
things.” Is all the sad world
Observations in ink...
How any-
one can Catherine Minolli
have a
problem with that I don’t
understand, except to say it
was a different time and
thoughts like these were
considered lunacy.
But Ella was not crazy,
not in the least. Many of
you already know her—
she’s the one who said
“Laugh and the world
laughs with you, Weep,
and you weep alone;
The good old earth must
borrow its mirth, But has
trouble enough of its own.”
The oft repeated open-
ing lines are from Ella’s
poem ‘Solitude,’ which
was first published in the
New York Sun in February
of 1883. She received five
bucks for the piece.
Beautiful Ella also says
“Love lights more fires
than hate extinguishes,”
something that resonates
through the ages with all
truly spiritual beings.
And then there’s this,
this beautiful poem that
sits with me always, that I
share whenever possible,
including right here.:
The Voice of the Voiceless
By Ella Wheeler Wilcox
So many gods, so many
creeds, Many commentators have
So many paths that
wind and wind,
While just the art of
being kind
needs.
*****
I am the voice of the
voiceless:
Through me, the dumb
shall speak;
Till the deaf world’s ear
be made to hear
The cry of the wordless
weak.
*****
From street, from cage
and from kennel,
From jungle, and stall,
the wail
Of my tortured kin pro-
claims the sin
Of the mighty against
the frail
*****
For love is the true reli-
gion,
And love is the law sub-
lime;
And all is wrought,
where love is not
Will die at the touch of
time.
*****
Oh shame on the moth-
ers of mortals
Who have not stopped
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
1850-1919
to teach
Of the sorrow that lies
in dear, dumb eyes,
The sorrow that has no
speech.
*****
The same Power formed
the sparrow
That fashioned man-the
King;
The God of the whole
gave a living soul
To furred and to feath-
ered thing.
*****
And I am my brother’s
keeper,
And I will fight his
fight;
And speak the word for
beast and bird
Till the world shall set
things right.
Here’s to kindness and
to the furry and fowl and
beasts, and to brother’s
keepers everywhere...
Email Catherine at
cminolli@pageone-inc.com.
We now see a very
vocal, assertive and aggres-
sive number of far left lib-
erals who are either
Socialists or anarchists
who have sucked all the air
out of the room and are in
the national media daily.
claimed they are too far to
the left but one should not
be so dismissive. When
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
unveiled her “Green New
Deal” look how many
announced Democratic
candidates for president
jumped on board. When
asked by an interviewer if
he was a “capitalist” for-
mer Colorado governor,
businessman and now can-
didate could not answer the
question. How hard would
it have been to say “yes”
but yet he couldn’t bring
himself to do it for fear of
alienating the unholy Gang
of 3 of Alexandria Ocasio-
Cortez, Rashida Tlaib and
Ilhan Omar and their far
left supporters.
So far no announced
Democratic candidate for
president has distanced
themselves from Gang of 3
but instead have done all
that they can to snuggle up
next to them. The
Democratic Party in the
House of Representatives
could not pass a resolution
condemning the anti-semit-
ic views of Ilhan Omar but
instead had to water it
down to condemn preju-
Those who love democracy
and our form of govern-
ment must resist this move-
ment. This includes per-
sons of all political persua-
sion. Otherwise we may
wake up one day and find
we are Venezuela.
If you want a scary
scenario just look at what
these radicals propose:
•No fossil fuel power
within 12 years. Without
fossil fuel tractors don’t
run. Farms don’t produce
and people will starve.
How would crops be
grown and transported to
cities? Not by electrically
run trucks. There aren’t
now such things and won’t
be in 12 years. Within a
year it is likely over 50%
of the population of the
U.S. would die of starva-
tion.
•Guaranteed family
sustaining income...
whether you work or
choose not to. Sounds great
doesn’t it? Choose not to
work and get paid. And
where does the money
come from? Those who are
dumb enough to work.
•Universal free health
care. If you think health
care is expensive now just
wait until it’s free.
•Free college educa-
tion. See above.
•Wealth tax.
Government decides to tax
a percentage of your net
Gang of 3 page 9

Observations from the scooter seat
I
t is evening. There
is that restlessness
that comes from
being in my hot,
confined apartment
for too long. I figure
that the night is ripe for
exploring.
So I go downstairs and
mount my trusty red scoot-
er, then putter off. It’s a
good night for what I’ve
decidedly dubbed a
Moonlight Mystery
Adventure. What goes on
in the darkness beyond?
I turn onto the main
street. The red brake lights
of passing motorbikes
reflect in a dull rosy sheen
off the black asphalt. It’s a
smooth ride past the lit
shops in the city of
Danang.
The air brushing my
skin is nice. Cruising
around an Asian city on a
scooter at night is quite
different than attempting
as much in the countryside
where you are, dear read-
ers. I’ve felt the sweet
Origin of Shepherd’s pie
M y devotion to good
food comes from my
mother’s kitchen. Not fla-
vor, nor nutrition alone, nor
the refuge of our family
table, more so her stable
and flexible practice influ-
ences what I choose to
cook.
Mom
held the
humble
and
unvar-
nished
wood
handle of
her Honest Living...
favorite
knife as Iris Lee Underwood
if it was
the most
important tool in the world.
Out of the blue, she’d open
her knife drawer, remove a
round gadget, and slide the
blade through it. With cau-
tion, she’d touch her thumb
to the razor-sharp edge.
“Don’t ever touch this,”
she’d say.
My eyes widened in
awe of her skill and cour-
age.
Mom used this knife
for everything she sliced.
She cut up a whole chicken
for dinner one day and
carve a pork roast the next.
Swift and exact, she
chopped onions, celery, and
A whole ‘nother’ story
H as anyone else won-
dered with me when
“nother” became a word?
Not that I don’t use my
share of slanguage, I guess,
but I’ve been surprised at
the frequency with which
TV personalities say things
like: “That’s a whole noth-
er story,” or “Over here we
see a whole nother storm
system forming.” usage has
Technically, they’re
splitting up the word
“another” and tucking
another word inside it. (Or,
should I say: a whole noth-
er word inside it?)
Perhaps it’s what we
What do you think?
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call 810-724-2615.
"Darkness, however,
lends that slight cover
that makes me some-
what more invisible
among all the other
motorbikes slipping
From the Other Side...
through the night." Andrew Wernette
summer air during evening
escapades beyond my
hometown of Almont, but
out here it just feels so…
vibrant and alive. The trop-
ical heat mixes with the
city lights and the other
motorbikes moving
beneath the streetlamps.
Children kick balls in the
back alleys. Men and
women drink around kara-
oke machines. The traffic
keeps moving, moving…
And what am I? I’m
just a traveler of sorts, a
man who floats between
worlds, between East and
hardboiled eggs for her
famous potato salad. That
meant she’d soon be pack-
ing the car for a picnic.
But when it came to peel-
ing potatoes, Mom picked
up a paring knife, as she
did for peeling and coring
pie apples. That meant to
expect company for dinner.
Mom went through dozens
of those stubby knives
while she sharpened a
smooth curve in the middle
of her beloved blade.
A meat and potatoes
Irishman, Dad wouldn’t eat
casseroles, stews, or soups.
He preferred his beef,
spuds, and carrots on a
plate. With these culinary
limitations, my sisters and I
never tasted a tuna noodle
or chicken and rice casse-
role while growing up.
But Dad couldn’t smother
our mother’s epicurean
spirit. On his bowling
night, she simmered a pot
of spaghetti sauce or baked
a pan of lasagna.
A woman who couldn’t
resist a new recipe, Mom
took to Chop Suey when
the dish appeared on the
cuisine scene in the mid-
sixties. My older sister’s
high-school boyfriends
(self-proclaimed “bums”)
got wind of Mom’s latest
homemade experiment and
used to call a colloquial-
ism, but I always figured
that meant
a word or
term
which had
a regional
or societal
flair to it.
Maybe
common
Perspectives...
put it in
the Urban Willene Tanis
Dictionary,
which by
definition includes
“words,” making language
up as we go, based on
Gang of 3: Equals frightening future
from page 8
worth each year in addition
to the 70%-90% income
tax. Certain to motivate
achievers to work hard,
save more and remain in
the United States.
•Retrofit ALL buildings
in the U.S. to meet maxi-
mal energy efficiency,
water efficiency, safety,
affordability, comfort, and
durability, including
through electrification; the
standards to be set by the
West, between light and
dark. If you look hard
enough, you just might
spot me passing through.
Zoom! Past clusters of
extinct machinery and
piles of rusted steel. This is
the industrial part of
Danang, an area I’ve never
traveled to before. I’m
jockeying amid the cars
and heavier traffic on this
road. I turn left to cross the
railroad tracks and then
enter a neighborhood
where trees line the street.
As I keep driving, the peo-
ple and buildings begin to
Homemade Shepherd’s Pie topped with but-
tery mashed potatoes.
dropped in on Friday nights
in hopes of a meal.
Fifty-three years later,
long after my parents’
divorce and the demise and
subsequent rise of Mom’s
family table, I decide to
celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
with Shepherd’s Pie.
A casserole.
My husband peels pota-
toes because he will eat the
lion’s share. I chop onion
and garlic with my Chicago
Cutlery and sauté the sea-
soning in ground beef (you
may prefer lamb). In go
salt, pepper, tomato paste,
Worcestershire sauce, white
wine, ground thyme and
rosemary. Peas. Corn.
Chopped carrots.
I taste. The wine and
spices make all the differ-
ence.
common usage.
Probably it fits in with
something else which used
to send up a red flag in my
grammarian mind but
which I have come to
believe must now be con-
sidered proper usage. I was
taught to say, for instance,
that a boy might have a
permission slip in his back-
pack while his sister would
have one in her backpack.
But if you said, “The child
had a permission slip” you
would say “in his back-
pack” because the rule was
that when the gender was
not indicated, the word he
government. That will cer-
tainly cost a pretty penny
or two.
This is just a small
sample of the changes the
Gang of 3 and their sup-
porters would impose on
the country. They would be
the ruling elite who believe
they are part of the “regular
folks” but yet above them
in a substantial way. They
are convinced they have
the answers that the “regu-
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thin out. Past the military the gutters on the sides of ing about with their par-
base with its cheery-faced
propaganda plastered on
the street. In fact, the far-
ther from the center you
ents.
In the daylight, despite
the front wall. get, the more dust you my helmet covering every-
Out here on the fringes find. thing except my eyes, chil-
of the city, many new For all the dust, the debris, dren still gape and older
houses and apartment com-
plexes are rising up. The
the ecological upheaval
and the implanting of grids
people still smile when
they spot the lanky for-
night makes these freshly- and order and ever- eigner driving past them.
made blocks in their vari-
ous stages of development
expanding modernity,
development does have its
Darkness, however, lends
that slight cover that
feel all the stranger: my own addictive atmosphere. makes me somewhat more
wheels navigate between It can be felt by the beach, invisible among all the
paved and crumbling where property prices are other motorbikes slipping
streets as I stare at new booming and hotels are through the night.
residences surrounded by going up left and right. I find myself on one
empty plots. Things are happening, lonely paved street that’s
The older, poorer houses cooking. bathed in intermittent
and shacks of this area also Something is being born. islands of light as it makes
lend to the offbeat environ- It’s an energy perhaps its way out to an isolated
ment. Two children shoot identical to certain periods patch of housing. I’m
at each other with toy guns of growth in American his- again surrounded by fields,
as I drive slowly across a tory. There’s an optimistic as well as the looming sil-
particularly bad stretch of sense of “What will hap- houettes of mountains that
street that’s practically pen next?” mark the true boundary of
dust. Of course, this all goes the city. I have no idea
It’s funny, dust. It’s silent at night. I drive by where I am. A large rusty
scant to be found in the many a dark, half-finished trailer sits off to the side.
center of the city, but ven- building that sleeps until Construction supplies lie
ture into the developing its crew resumes work the piled next to fresh houses
outskirts and it begins next morning. Dynamism with the lights on inside. A
building up, collecting in in stasis. fire burns out behind one
Further and further I of them. Someone has
ride. I take a random turn made a little arch with
and then, suddenly, I’ve Christmas lights over the
passed into a patch of dirt street to celebrate the
quiet fields and country- new year that has now
style homes, the rustic long passed.
edge of this city. My head-
light illuminates a few
round, ghostly white
A husband and wife sit
in lawn chairs in front of
their house, looking out at
tombs that bump up the dark field. As I drive
against the narrow path. slowly by them, they real-
Rural Vietnamese tradition ize what I am and give a
Photo by Iris Lee Underwood
dictates that you are buried polite wave. And I politely
within the land that sus- wave back before I round
tains you. I trundle on the corner and continue on
through this otherworld. to whatever else the night
I go by a little streetside will unveil for me.
fair with its simplistic Email Andrew at
rides and the children mill- at.wernette@gmail.com.
With my favorite wood
Academic All-Star
spatula, I spread the meat
mixture in a deep oven-
proof dish. The aroma Brady Czape
makes my salivary glands
weep. My mother’s would
Senior ~ Dryden High School
too. • Brady is the son of Bryan and
Then I dollop on Mel’s Lynn Czape.
mashed potatoes—thick, • He has a 3.96 GPA.
creamy, buttery russets • Brady’s hobbies include play-
blended with an egg. I drop ing baseball and basketball at
pads of butter on top. the high school, going to the
How could Dad refuse this? lake, and being with friends.
I slide the Shepherd’s • His favorite author is Rick
Pie into the oven where it Riordan, known for his Percy Jackson and the
bakes while I wash and dry Olympian book series.
dishes and knives. • Brady would like to see more money for schools,
“Don’t ever touch this,” for updated books, new art supplies, and higher pay
I hear Mom’s voice. for teachers.
Dear Reader, how I • If possible, he would travel through time. He would
wanted to! That meant visit the past to resolve unsolved mysteries, and to
someday I’d love to cook the future to witness the development of mankind.
like my mother. • Brady most admires his father, Bryan, who he says
Email Iris at “sacrifices everything so I can achieve my goals.”
irisleeu@sbcglobal.net. • He views technology as his generation’s biggest
challenge. “While its benefits are crucial, there are
drawbacks. My generation fails to complete tasks
and technology increases procrastination.”
• While his career goal is undecided, Brady would
like to study pre-law at Michigan State University.
• In addition to baseball and basketball, Brady has
or his covered it all. I
understand that in our pres-
ent culture that would
participated in NHS, Link crew, Health Club and
served on the Four County Community Foundation’s
Youth Advisory Committee.
upset a good share of our
population, but I have yet
to reconcile my thinking to
what has become common
usage: “The child (singu-
Academic All-Star
lar) has a permission slip
in their (plural) backpack
(singular). I just can’t Brandon Lemke
do it. (or at least I almost Senior ~ Dryden High School
can’t do it.) I will change
the sentence structure to • Brandon is the son of Gerald
avoid writing it that way. I and Cathy Lemke.
might even write a whole • He has a 3.8 GPA.
nother story. • While he enjoys sports and
Email Willene at playing soccer, Brandon’s
willenetanis@aol.com. favorite hobby is music. Having
played drums for 10 years and
fledgling guitarist, he is a mem-
ber of the Third Degree Burns’ youth band.
• If he could change his school environment, it would
be that no student be considered an outcast and that
cliques cease to exist.
• Brandon most admires Rush’s drummer, Neil Peart.
lar folks” want and the “He has always been the ‘bar’ to achieve when it
comes to drumming. I want to be able to pass that
solutions to the fundamen-
tal problems of the country. bar and set a new one.”
In the opinion of these elit- • Brandon fear’s his generation’s reliance on and
ists both could only be obsession with technology. “If we keep making
delivered by the strong and machines that do the work for us, we may become
unwavering hand of gov- content in our laziness; like the people in Wall-e.”
• His career goal is to attend a college or university
ernment; guided, of course,
by themselves. and major in computer science.
The folks need to be • Brandon’s activities at Dryden High School have
diligent, active, informed included: soccer, baseball, National Honor Society
and participatory if they and competing in the schools’s Mr. Dryden pageant.
wish to keep their He has also submitted his art work to the
Congressional Art show for the past two years.
Republic.
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Town Talk
Editor’s note: Due to space con-
straints announcements will be
posted one week in advance of
the event. Notices must be
received in writing by noon
Monday prior to the publication
date.
For Senior Citizens
Gentle Yoga Tuesdays from
9-10 a.m. at First Congregational
Church in Almont. Practice led
by Dina Miramonti, RYT.
Imlay City Senior Center
“Texas Hold ‘Em” 12:30 p.m.
For info 810-724-6030.
Council on Aging Membership
is open to individuals 18 and
older. The Capac Senior Center
is open 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
weekdays. We offer a variety of
activities such as fitness and
craft classes, a book review
group, cards and bus trips. For
info, call Lori at 395-7889.
Almont and Dryden area senior
citizens meet the 2nd Tuesday
of the month at 12 p.m. at the
Almont Lions Hall, 222 Water
St., for a potluck and program.
Call 798-8210 for more info.
Adults 55 and over are invited
to Berlin Twp. Senior Center to
play cards from noon-3 p.m.
every other Thursday. Bring a
sack lunch, beverages provided.
Senior chair exercise on
Tuesdays 10-11 a.m. Potluck
luncheons will be served the 4th
Tuesday of every month at
noon. For info, call 810-395-
4518.
Dinner and card playing, 50/50
raffle and prizes of high and
low for each table every 3rd
Monday at the Washington
Senior Center, 57880 Van Dyke,
Washington Twp., MI 48094,
from 4-8 p.m. For info, call 586-
752-6543.
Swing Dance Lessons at the
Port Huron Senior Center, 600
Grand Avenue, Port Huron,
every Tues. from 7:30-9 p.m.
and the 1st and 3rd Thurs. of
the month from 7:30-9 p.m.
with instructors Lyle Malaski &
Kristina Morton. For info, call
810-984-5061.
Free Meals, Food
First Congregational Church,
United Church of Christ, of
Imlay City operates a Food
Pantry every Thursday from 2
p.m. to 4 p.m. The pantry is
open to people needing food
assistance who live in the Imlay
City School District. Located at
275 Bancroft in Imlay City. For
more information, contact the
church office at (810) 724-6207
or on Facebook at @
FirstCongregational UCC.
ImlayCity.
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
‘Food for Families’ kitchen is
open to the public for free, hot
meals every Monday and
Wednesday from 4-5:30 p.m.
This Heart Loves Food Pantry
is open the 1st Saturday of each
month from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at
Gateway Assembly Church,
2796 S. Van Dyke Rd., Imlay
City.
The Attica United Methodist
Church will be holding a free
community meal on the 2nd
and 4th Tuesday of each month
from 4:00-6:00 p.m. For more
info please call 810-724-0690 or
visit www.atticaumc.org.
The Attica Food Bank at the
Attica United Methodist
Church, 27 Elk Lake Rd., is
open from 2-4 p.m. the second
and fourth Monday of the
month. Proof of residency and
need required.
The Capac Community Food
Pantry, 112 S. Main Street, is
open each Wednesday from 1-3
p.m. Please call LOVE, INC. at
810-245-2414 in advance to
ensure your food voucher will
be received before you stop in to
shop. Any questions, please call
Joyce Kaufman at 810-395-
7532.
The Capac Kitchen serves free
meals every Tuesday from 4:30-
6 p.m. at Zion United Methodist
Church.
April 1, 2019,
Free meals for people in need
are offered at the North Branch
Senior Center on Monday and
Thursday evenings from 5:30-7
p.m. Call 810-441-0322 for
more info.
Orchards’ Cupboard Food
Pantry is open the 3rd Saturday
of every month 9 a.m.-noon.
Food distributed at 74903
McKay Rd., Bruce Twp., 586-
336-4673. www.orchardsonline.
org.
Museums
The Almont Community
Historical Society Museum is
open Saturdays from 1-4 p.m.
Please stop by and learn about
your community. Society meet-
ings are held at the museum on
the second Monday of the
month at 7 p.m. For more info
call 810-796-3355.
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 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.
Meet the Heroes. The Imlay
City Historical Museum will
open its 2019 season on
Saturday, April 6 from 1-5 p.m
with an open house. The muse-
um will host active and retired
firefighters of the Imlay City
Fire Department with a “Meet
the Heroes” reception. The
newest exhibit, the History of
the Imlay City Fire Department,
will be unveiled at that time.
The public is invited to join
museum volunteers as they
honor local firefighters. Light
refreshments will be served.
Youth Events
Ready, Set, Go! Workshop. This
is a FREE workshop for 3-5
year olds & parents/caregivers!
Enjoy fun projects that will
develop your child’s skills and
prepare them for school!
Children also enjoy a snack,
story time, and a free book!
Call the Family Literacy Center
today to reserve your seat at
810-664-2737 and for more info
on dates and times.
Play groups available. Free 6
week sessions. At these FREE
90-minute playgroups, children
will participate in storytime,
developmentally appropriate
games and crafts, learn new
skills, and enjoy a snack and
social time with other children. widowed to join us for break- Birkenhauer 810-441-5177 Or
Parents will have the chance to fast and friendship in a safe nancybirkenhauer@gmail.com
talk to other adults with same- setting every 2nd and 4th
Medical Care
age children. Register now for Monday of the month at 9 a.m.
the next session! Numerous
locations and dates available.
at Sero’s, 925 Gratiot in
Marysville. For more info, call Lapeer County Health
For more info and to sign up Julie at 810-388-0868. Department, 1800 Imlay City
call the Family Literacy Center
For those that have experienced Rd., Lapeer - Regular
at 810-664-2737.
the death of a loved one, a sup-
port group is available facili-
Immunization Clinic Hours:
(held in 2nd floor clinic area)
Support Groups tated by a trained United
Hospice Service (UHS) bereave-
Walk-In, Mondays 1-3 p.m.; By
Appointment Only, Wednesdays
ment volunteer. Marlette 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 4-6
Woman’s life Chapter 855 will p.m., Thursdays 1-3:45 p.m.
meet at the Lois Wagner Regional Hospital, 2770 Main
Street in Marlette, hosts this Hepatitis vaccine is now avail-
Memorial Library in Richmond
at 6:30 p.m. on April 2, 2019. support group the 1st Tuesday
of each month in the
able. For additional info, to
check if we accept your insur-
Everyone is welcome to attend.
Administration Conference ance, or to schedule an appoint-
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Room. For time and more info, ment please call 810-667-0448.
meetings are held every call 800-635-7490 or visit www.
Free hearing and vision screens
Saturday at 10 a.m. at West marletteregionalhospital.org. for children of preschool age
Berlin United Methodist
TOPS 620 Lapeer weight- loss are available at the Lapeer
Church, Allenton. County Health Department. To
group meets Tuesday nights at
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) the Hunter’s Creek Mobile schedule an appointment please
call 810-667-0448 or 810-245-
meetings are held every Monday Home Park Club House, 725
night at 8 p.m. at St. Paul’s DeMille Rd. in Lapeer. Weigh- 5549.
Lutheran Church in Imlay City. in from 6-6:30 p.m., meeting Capac Pharmacy is teaming
from 6:30-7:30 p.m. For more with Support Million Hearts by
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) info call 810-667-0999.
and Al-Anon meetings are held offering in-pharmacy blood
pressure screenings, 136 North
every Wednesday night at 8
p.m. at the Capac United
Methodist Church, Capac, MI.
Fundraisers Main St. in Capac, Tuesdays, 9
a.m.-6 p.m. Everyone is invited
to come and have their blood
Woman’s Life Chapter 855
Grief share. Tuesdays at 1 p.m., pressure read for free.
Imlay City Sr. Center, Lamb hosts bowling benefit for Marty
Wallace, Sun., Mar. 31. Check
Steele building on Third St.
New series starts Aug. 6. For
info or to register call Tracy at
in at 11 a.m. at Strikers
Entertainment Center, 30971 Events
810-724-6030 or Ginger at 810- Armada Ridge Rd., Richmond.
Price includes two bowling Lunch & Learn: Hospice 101.
724-5772. Tues., Mar. 26, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30
games, shoes, pizza and pop.
Lapeer Area Citizens Against Call or text 586-531-6851 or p.m. Washington Parks and
Rec, 57880 Van Dyke,
Domestic Assault meets 1-3 586-531-6850 for info. Woman’s
p.m. every Wednesday in the Life Insurance Society will Washington. A registered nurse
from Sourthern Care will dis-
Lapeer Court House for per- match the first $500 raised.
sonal protection order clinic. cuss basics you need to know
Woman’s Life Chapter 855’s about hospice and some medi-
For info 810-246-0632.
Bottle & Can Drive continues cal questions. Lunch will be
10A Friday AFG Family Groups all year round. Funds support served. No charge. Call 586-
meeting. Imlay City FOC those in need as we continue to 752-6543 for info.
Lutheran Church, 7191 Imlay fight hunger and homelessness
Spring is in the Air Luncheon.
City Rd, Imlay City. Contact in our community. Call 810-
392-5136 for a drop off point, or Thur., Apr. 11, 11:30 a.m. -1:30
Ginger Miller at 810-724-5772
for more information. pick up service for a large dona- p.m. Romeo Parks and Rec
tion. Make a difference today Center, 361 Morton St., Romeo.
Romeo Washington Parks and
Rec. One on one grief counsel-
by donating! Lunch, music, dancing and
entertainment. Doors open at
The Imlay City Christian 10:30, lunch served at 11:30.
ing provided at both Romeo
and Washington Centers. By School has discount cards avail- Fee charged. Call 810-752-6543
appointment only, please call to able for sale. Proceeds benefit for info.
set up your appointment today the school’s athletic, music and
Consumers Education - Identity
586-752-6543. Free of charge. PE programs. For more infor-
mation call Imlay City Christian Theft. Wed., Apr. 17, 10:45 -
FOR WIDOWED MEN & noon. Romeo Parks and Rec
School, Mon.-Fri. 8-4, 810-724-
WOMEN: Lunch-Cards- 5695. Center, 361 Morton St., Romeo.
Friendship. Join us every 3rd Program educates on how to
Tuesday of each month from reduce the risk of identity theft
11:45 a.m.-4 p.m. at Cavis Craft Shows/Bazaars and what to do if you become a
Pioneer Restaurant, 5600 victim. No charge. for info call
Lapeer Rd. in Kimball Twp. Rummage Sales 810-752-6543.
48074. No RSVP necessary. For
more info call Joanne K. at 810- Crafters/Vendors Wanted!!! Zumba Gold. Combines dance
324-2304. This activity is spon- 2019 Spring Sale North Branch steps with a low impact routine.
sored by Widowed Friends, a Masonic Center Friday, May 3 Bring water and a face towel.
peer support group www.wid- at 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Saturday, Every Monday and Wednesday
owedfriends.org. May 4 at 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Address: 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Washington
4058 Huron Street, Downtown Parks and Rec Center, 57880
Widowed Friends invites all North Branch Contact Nancy Van Dyke, Washington Twp.
Fee charged. Call 586-752-6543
for info.

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Sculpt, Flex and Stretch.
Beneficial weight training.
Every Monday, Wednesday and
Friday. Washington Parks and
Rec Center , 57880 Van Dyke,
Washington Twp. Call 586-752-
6543 for times and prices.

AREA UNITED
St. Paul’s Blessed Hope
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Lutheran Church
(ELCA)
Baptist Church Other

METHODIST
1635 Berville Road, Allenton, MI
200 North Cedar (M-53) 4411 Newark Road
859 N. Van Dyke Road Pastor Gayle Hortop Imlay City Christian School
Imlay City, Michigan 48444 Phone: (586) 784-5854
Imlay City, MI Attica, MI 48412 invites you to stop in for a visit.
810-724-2702 Sunday School - 10:00 am Experience the safe, confident
810-724-1200 Sunday 2:30 pm

CHURCHES
Sunday Morning - 11:00 am education you are wanting for
email: nlcc@newlifechristian.net Tuesday 7:00 pm Sunday Evening - 6:30 pm
Worship 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. your family! Wednesdays in
www.newlifechristian.net Wednesday Evening - 6:30 pm
Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Friday Youth 7:00 pm April, 9-10 a.m. Please RSVP to
Pastor Tim Martin Soul winning is not our
Pastor Alan Casillas Sunday 10 a.m. Service 18 firstapostolichome.com 18 preference, but it’s our priority. office@iccschool.net.
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Attica U.M.C. Capac Imlay City Almont

27 Elk Lake Road, Attica, MI
(810) 724-0690
Sunday Worship: 10 a.m
Attica Food Bank:
Serving those in 48412,
2-4 pm, 2nd & 4th Monday
of the month.
Community Dinner:
2nd & 4th Tuesday, 4-6 pm
Pastor Ron Rouse
www.atticaumc.org
Dryden
U.M.C.
5394 Main Street - Dryden
810-796-3341
Pastor Patricia Hoppenworth
Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.
EVERYONE WELCOME!
West Berlin
U.M.C.
905 Holmes Rd. - Allenton, MI
Corner of Almont Road
810-395-2409
Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.
Rev. Curtis Clarke
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
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Come as you are - everyone is welcome!
Imlay City
U.M.C.
Corner of 4th St. & Almont Ave.
(Across from the Library)
www.imlayumc.org
Like Us On
10:30 a.m. Worship
Nursery Available
Jr. Church for K-5th grade
Youth Group 6th-12th grade
5pm-6:30pm Sundays
Saturdays 3 pm St. Nicholas • 5:30 pm Sacred Heart
Rev. Dr. Marcel Allen Lamb
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9:30 am 11:00 am
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Sacred Heart - Imlay City
St. Nicholas - Capac
Pastor: Rev. Noel Cornelio
Saturday Mass
4:00 pm - St. Nicholas • 6:00 pm - Sacred Heart
Sunday Masses
9:00 am - Sacred Heart • 11:00 am - St. Nicholas
6:00 pm (Spanish) - Scared Heart
Weekdays
Tuesday at St. Nicholas at 8:30 am
Wednesday at Sacred Heart at 10 am
First Thursdays at St. Nicholas at 7 pm
First Fridays at Sacred Heart at 7 pm
First Saturdays at Sacred Heart at 8 am
Confessions
First Saturdays at 7:30 am at Sacred Heart
Sundays at 5:30 pm before the Spanish Mass 18
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 Contemporary Service - Wednesdays 7:00 pm
810-724-3306
COME WORSHIP WITH US!
John Barker, Minister
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St. Cornelius
Catholic Church
3834 N. Mill Street, P.O. Box 208
Dryden MI 48428
www.fmsaints.com
NEW MASS SCHEDULE BEGINNING 810-395-7074
JUNE 30TH and JULY 1ST www.fmsaints.com
Weekday Mass: NEW MASS SCHEDULE BEGINNING
Tuesday & Wednesday 8:00 a.m. JUNE 30TH and JULY 1ST
Weekend Masses: Weekday Mass: Thursday 8:00 a.m.
Saturday 4:00 p.m. Weekend Masses:
Sunday 8:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Saturday 5:30 p.m.; Sunday 9:00 a.m.
Rev. Mike Gawlowski, Pastor 18
18 Free tutor training for people
who would like to help others in
C.R.C. First Baptist Church our community improve
395 N. Cedar (M-53) English skills. Volunteer basis.
www.imlaycitycrc.org Wayne Boyd, Pastor Please call for orientation
Worship 10:00 a.m. 881 Van Dyke - 810-798-8888 before training at 810-664-2737.
Sunday School 11:15 a.m. Sunday Bible Classes: 9:45 am
Youth Ministry Worship Services Volunteer for the Habitat for
MOPS Program 10:30 am & 6:00 pm
Bible Study Wednesday 7:00 pm Humanity of Lapeer County at
Community Men’s & Women’s
the office. Interested parties can
Bible Studies fbc@airadvantage.net
810-724-4315
Live Webcasting Sunday all worship services call 810-664-7111 and speak to
over Sermonaudio.com/fbcalmont
Come Grow With Us! 18 Proclaiming the Sovereign Grace of God Carolyn, Cheryl or Pete at 810-
660-7823.
Goodland GATEWAY ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN CHURCH
Club News
(ELCA) 109 E. Kempf Court • Capac, MI
Community ASSEMBLY (810) 395-7557
Church 2796 S. Van Dyke Road - Imlay City 
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Morning Worship - 9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Monday - Friday: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm (VFW) of Imlay City, Post 2492,
2008 N. Van Dyke Evening Service - 5:00 p.m.  598 N. Almont Ave. (Fairgrounds
Imlay City, MI 48444 Wednesday Family Night - 6:30 p.m. Sunday 10:00 a.m. Rd.) Overseas Veterans
Supervised child care during all services Meetings 2nd Thursday, every
810.724.1747 Sunday School other month, 7 p.m.; Post
Phone: 810-724-8110 9:00 a.m. September thru May
Worship Service: 10:00 am18
Pastor Jeffrey S. Krist Meetings 1st Thursday every
18 Staffed Nursery During Worship 18 month, 7 p.m.; Auxiliary
Family of First Congregational Church Meetings 1st Saturday of every
month, 10 a.m.
Christ United Church of Christ
Lutheran Church - 201 E. St. Clair, Almont, MI
Almont/Dryden Masons meets
275 Bancroft - Imlay City 7 p.m. every 2nd Thursday of
Missouri Synod 810-798-8855
the month at Masonic Center in
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday Worship Service
7191 Imlay City Road, Imlay City
at 10:15 a.m. Almont.
Bible Study - 9:00 am 810-724-6207
Worship Time - 10:30 am fccic@5thandbancroft.com Nursery available and Jr. Church
for ages 3 thru 5th grade The Imlay City American
Children’s Church - 10:30 am Facebook: @FirstCongregationalUCC.ImlayCity
www.fccuccimlay.org Jr./Sr. High Youth Group ~ Sunday’s 6-8pm Legion Post 135 meets the 2nd
SALT Program ~ Tues. & Thurs. 4-5:30pm and last Wednesdays of the
Phone 810-724-2620 “No matter who you are or where you are Pre-School - 5th grade month at 7:00 p.m. The post is
lutheranfamilyofchrist.org on life’s journey, you are welcome here!” Pastor William King
18 18 18 located at 212 E. Third Street.
St. John The Holy Redeemer Light of Christ Contact them at 810-724-1450
or americanlegionpost135@
Evangelist Lutheran Church
Catholic Church 4538 Dryden Rd. • Dryden, MI
Community frontier.com.
872 Capac Rd.
Allenton, MI 48002 810-796-3951 Church The Evening Star Quilt Guild
meets the last Wednesday of
www.lutheransonline.com/holyred 2720 Winslow Road each month at the Davison
8:00 am - BIBLE CLASS
9:30 am - WORSHIP Imlay City, MI 48444 Senior Center, 10135 Lapeer
11:00 am - SUNDAY SCHOOL & 1 Mile South of I-69 Overpass Rd. in Davison. Meetings start
BIBLE CLASS
ALL WELCOME!!! at 6:30 p.m. and doors open at 6
Sunday Worship 10:30 am
Pastor Steven Helms p.m. For more info call Lisa,
Rev. Mike Gawlowski, Pastor 18
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City eyes DNR grant to
help pay for splash pad
Downtown business owner Mike Romine resigns post
By Tom Wearing
twearing@pageone-inc.com
IMLAY CITY — City
commissioners are pro-
ceeding with plans to con-
struct a “splash pad” next
to the Alvin Norlin Pool.
City Manager Tom
Youatt said the city is
applying for a $150,000
“Recreation Passport
Grant” from the Michigan
Department of Natural
Resources (DNR) to help
pay for the estimated
$356,000 project.
Under the terms of the
grant proposal, the City of
Imlay City would commit
$214,000 (58% of the proj-
ect’s cost) in matching
funds toward the project
during the 2019-20 fiscal
year.
Youatt noted that the
splash pad project is includ-
ed in the city’s current five-
year Community
Recreation Plan prioritized
by both the Parks and
Recreation Commission
and City Commission.
Language in the grant
Chamber Auction returns April 6th
By Tom Wearing
twearing@pageone-inc.com
IMLAY CITY — If
you enjoy the lively atmo-
sphere of a live auction,
mark Saturday, April 6 at 5
p.m. on your calendar.
That is the date and
time for the start of the
annual Imlay City Area
Chamber of Commerce
“Auction” at Castle Creek
Golf Club in Lum.
Money raised from the
2019 Auction will go
toward entertainment and
activity costs at the
2nd Annual Busker Fest,
returning to downtown
Imlay City on June
14-15.
Jack and the Beanstalk Musical on tap at PIX
LAPEER — Pack up
the family and head out to
the PIX on Saturday, March
23 when ‘Jack and the
Beanstalk Musical’ takes
center stage at 2:30 p.m.
There is no charge to attend.
When Jack sells the
family cow to a mysterious
man for a handful of beans,
he has no idea what kind of
adventure awaits him!
When the beans take root
and a magical stalk grows
to the sky, Jack will dis-
cover a land of giants, a
golden hen and an impor-
tant lesson about treating
other people with kindness.
This one act opera, told
through music from operet-
tas of Sir Arthur Sullivan, is
a must-see for children of
all ages.
Michigan Opera
Theatre’s new production
sets the story in the ancient
West African Mali Empire,
a new twist on an old favor-
ite. The setting may be dif-
ferent, but it is the same
magical beans and larger-
than-life characters you
remember from the fairy
tale. Of course, the story
also imparts a musical mes-
sage about the value of
treating others as you
would like to be treated.
Although the word “opera”
Skywarn Class at
PIX on March 28
By Maria Brown
mbrown@pageone-inc.com
LAPEER — Make
plans to attend the annual
Skywarn Class on
Thursday, March 28, at the
PIX Theatre at 7 p.m.
Citizens can learn how
to accurately observe
weather events like torna-
does, hail, wind and vari-
ous cloud features from
instructors from the
National Weather Service’s
White Lake Office. The
event is hosted by the
application states that con-
struction of a new splash
pad would create “the most
impressive water park in
Lapeer County and attract
users from Imlay City,
Lapeer County and the
Thumb Region.
Youatt said the total
budget for the city’s Parks
& Recreation Fund is
$147,000.
“This is a much-needed
project the city cannot
afford to complete without
the assistance of grant
funding,” said Youatt. “The
city will provide the
required grant matching
funds from fund balance
from the city’s general
fund.”
The total scope of the
splash pad project would
include landscaping, recy-
cling bins, picnic tables, a
5-to-6-foot-wide access
pathway, fencing, utilities,
shade and site removal and
restoration.
Engineering fees for
the project are estimated
at about $28,000, and are
not to exceed 15% of the
Shannon Hamel,
Chamber of Commerce
Executive Director, says
enthusiasm is growing
among event organizers
and supporters.
“I’m getting super
excited about this year’s
auction,” says Hamel. “It’s
getting warmer outside, so
we’re hoping a lot of peo-
ple are anxious to get out of
the houses and spend some
fun time with their friends,
neighbors and business
associates.
“We have many items
to be auctioned off,” she
says. “Nobody is going to
want to miss out on the
chance to bid on them.”
As always, Rowley
may be intimidating for
some, this performance is
opera pared down and tai-
lored just for kids. With
costumes, a colorful, whim-
sical set and great singing,
the production exposes
viewers to a real opera
atmosphere, but can be
understood by even the
youngest audiences. A
study published by
researchers in the
University of Arkansas
Department of Education
Reform showed that chil-
dren who experience live
theater have increased liter-
ary knowledge, tolerance,
and more empathy toward
others. The kids won’t
know that, though, they
will just remember they
had a fun at a great show!
There is no charge for
admittance to the family
fun series shows, thanks to
the generosity of PIX spon-
sors. It is recommended to
call or stop by to reserve
your tickets in advance. To
reserve tickets, visit the
PIX Box Office located
inside Gallery 194 Tuesdays
through Saturdays from 11
a.m.- 6 p.m. Tickets may
also be reserved over the
phone at 810-664-4824 or
online at www.centerforth-
eartslapeer.org.
Lapeer County Office of
Emergency Management,
the Lapeer County Amateur
Radio Association and
Lapeer County CERT
Team.
The 2019 Skywarn
Class is free and open to
the public. Registration is
not required. For more
information, contact Mary
Piorunek at mpiorunek@
lapeercounty.org.
The PIX Theatre is
located in downtown
Lapeer at 172 W. Nepessing
Street.
subtotal.
The project’s expected
life is expected to be at
least 20 years if the struc-
ture is not enclosed, and
twice that number if
enclosed.
Romine steps down
In a March 15 letter to
Youatt and Imlay City
Mayor Joi Kempf, Mike
Romine announced that he
is resigning his seat on the
Imlay City Commission.
The owner of Hiram’s
Tavern (formerly Mulefoot
Gastropub) in downtown
Imlay City, Romine
informed the commission
that he will be taking up
new residence in Lake
Orion.
“Imlay City has always
held an important place in
my heart,” Romine said in
the letter. “I look forward
to promoting the commu-
nity from a new position
moving forward.”
Romine was elected to
the Imlay City Commission
on Nov. 3, 2015. His term
in office would have
expired in November 2020.
Auction Services of Attica
will be present to keep the
bidding process lively and
energetic during the “live
auction.”
For more information
about the 2019 Chamber
Auction, call the Chamber
of Commerce office at 810-
724-1361, or contact
Shannon Hamel directly at
810-542-3256.
Auction items may be
dropped off during busi-
ness hours at the newly-
located Chamber of
Commerce office inside the
Imlay City Police
Department.
Castle Creek Golf Club
is located at 5191 Lum
Road in Attica.
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Connecting with kids
Michigan State Police Trooper Chad Conquergood fields questions
from Capac Elementary students on March 13 when he visited the
school as a guest reader. The school and post have recently part-
nered up for the Blue Plate Lunch Program that brings troopers into
the school during the lunch hour where they can interact with kids in
the cafeteria.
Deadline for student art extends to Friday
Imlay City DDA is seeking art to appear on downtown banners
By Tom Wearing
twearing@pageone-inc.com
I M L AY   C I T Y   —
There are just three days
left for Imlay City students
to provide artistic “home-
town” images to appear on
lamppost banners in the
city’s downtown district.
The Imlay City DDA
has extended its deadline
for student art to be dropped
off at the Imlay City Hall
until this Friday, March 22,
at 4:30 p.m.
Through a collabora-
tion with Imlay City
Schools, the DDA is seek-
ing a minimum of 33 verti-
cal “portrait-style” images
to adorn downtown lamp-
posts during the upcoming
season.
All art work must be
done with markers or col-
ored pencils and be submit-
ted on 8” by 11” sheets of
3-6pm
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Photo by Maria Brown
white paper. artwork will be transferred
Youngsters are asked to to banners which will hang
follow the theme for the in the downtown district for
student art project, which is
“Making Memories in
Imlay City.”
up to five months.
The first round of 33
student-inspired banners
The project is open to will be installed in May in
all Imlay City students of conjunction with the arrival
all ages, including those at of spring.
the Imlay City Christian For further informa-
School or who are home- tion, call the DDA office at
schooled. the Imlay City Hall at 810-
The selected student 724-2135.
Stuffed animal sleepover
IMLAY CITY — What might some silly stuffed
animals do when left alone in the library? Find out later
this month when the Ruth Hughes Memorial District
Library hosts a Stuffed Animal Sleepover March 28-29.
Youngsters can drop off their special friends on
March 28 from 5:30-7 p.m. Each animal will get their
own name tag and then attendees can listen to a bedtime
story before it’s time for lights out.
Animals can be picked up the following morning at
11 a.m. where their owners can enjoy a light breakfast
and check out photos to see what their friends did dur-
ing the night.
For more information, contact the library at 810-
724-8043.
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Almont Twp. board
mulls increase in
pay for building dept.
By Maria Brown
mbrown@pageone-inc.com
ALMONT TWP. —
Could a pay raise be in the
books for the township’s
building inspectors?
Board members dis-
cussed the matter at their
March 11 meeting and
opted to perform additional
research before possibly
making a decision at their
April 8 meeting.
Supervisor Paul
Bowman proposed that the
township raise the percent-
age of fees that go to
inspectors from 75 to 80
percent. Bowman said
those rates have been in
effect since 2006.
Bowman said the move
would also slow down the
growth of the building
department’s fund balance
which currently stands at
$30,000.
Trustee Kim Streeter
said she wanted to take the
time to compare Almont’s
building department to oth-
ers in the area in terms of
City okays paid time
off to part-time staff
By Tom Wearing
twearing@pageone-inc.com
IMLAY CITY —
Imlay City Commissioners
last Tuesday, March 5,
approved an amendment to
the city’s personnel policy
as it applies to paid time off
for part-time employees.
In accordance with the
Paid Medical Leave Act, all
part-time city employees
who work on average 25-32
hours per week, will be
provided a bank of 40 hours
of paid medical leave per
year, beginning on April 1
of each year.
Paid medical leave may
be used under the follow-
ing circumstances:
•The employee’s own
mental or physical illness,
injury, or health condition;
•The mental or physical
illness, injury or health
condition of the employ-
ee’s child, parent, sibling,
grandparent, grandchild or
legal spouse;
•Medical care, counsel-
ing, relocation, legal ser-
vices, or required court
appearances for the
aforementioned individu-
als;
Life-saving: Muir family
contributes to cause Greetings: 90 for 90th
from page 1
brings out the best in all of
us,” said Bob Muir. “So
when we saw what the
fire association was
doing, we wanted to
offer our support for the
cause.”
Sharon Muir, who
serves as president of the
Imlay City School Board,
noted the good will and
kindness shown by the
entire community in the
devastating fire’s after-
math.
“Statistics show that
the most vulnerable in a
fire tend to be children, the
elderly and the disabled,”
she said. “That’s why it is
so important that every
home be equipped with
smoke detectors.
“There is a command-
ment that says to love thy
neighbors as thyself,” she
continued. “The people in
our community and others
both inspection fee and
inspector compensation.
“I want to make sure
we’re treating everyone
fairly,” Streeter said.
In other meeting mat-
ters:
•the board discussed
corner lot setback require-
ments being considered by
the planning commission.
Members also gave their
opinions about regulating
shipping containers and
truck trailers as permanent
structures or accessory
buildings. Kim Streeter, the
board’s representative on
the planning commission,
said the commission was
seeking direction on both
matters.
•per their 2019 road
maintenance season agree-
ment with the Lapeer
County Road Commission,
members approved two
roadside mowings at a cost
of $5,700 each; up to three
brine applications at a cost
of $14,962; $5,000 for
ditching and $5,000 for
tree removal
•The closure of the
employee’s place of work
or the employee’s child’s
day care or school due to a
public emergency.
Under the terms of the
policy amendment, newly
hired eligible part-time
employees will be credited
with a prorated portion of
the 40 hours leave entitle-
ment upon hire, based on
the number of months
remaining in the calender
leave period.
However, they are not
entitled to use paid medical
leave during their first 90
days of employment.
The 40-hour bank must
be used by the employee
within the one-year time
frame of each year (April
1-March 31) or lose any
remaining unused time.
City Manager Tom
Youatt said passage of the
amendment will be of par-
ticular benefit to part-time
office staff.
“I think this is a good
gesture on the part of the
city,” Commissioner Al
Ramirez opined. “It shows
our appreciation to the
office staff for all the work
they do.”
are demonstrating that
spirit of helping others.”
Along with Fire Chief
Rick Horton and Fire
Officers Lt. Steve Bildzok,
II and Asst. Chief Matt
Makedonsky, Capt. Stone
accepted the check and
thanked the Muirs for their
generosity.
“This is a huge boost
to our program,” said
Stone. “To receive this
kind of support is over-
whelming. We want to
thank the Muirs and all the
others who have donated
for their support and gener-
osity.”
Other residents wishing
to support the free smoke
detector program may drop
off donations at the Imlay
City Offices.
Stone said all checks
should be made out to the
Imlay City Firemen’s
Association.
Winging into Spring
A flock of swans find respite in a muck field on M-53 and Weyer Road as water pools atop the
soil create a lake-like effect. The birds flew in for a landing on Monday evening, and caught
the eyes of motorists as they passed by.
Invention: Imlay man’s
pet carrier patented
from page 1
Express;” a product he
designed to accommodate
easy transport of an ani-
mal.
Inspired by his own
dog, a Yorkie named
“Porsha,” Charbeneau
describes his invention as
Inventor’s Five Star
Pet Express doubles
as a hand-held pet car-
rier or portable cart.
simply “a cage, wheels and
a handle.”
When the cage is used
alone, he says, a single ani-
mal can be transported in
the traditional manner.
When modified, the
device can easily be trans-
formed into a wheeled cart
to take the animal out in
public—sans leash.
The U.S. Patent Office
apparently saw the value in
Charbeneau’s product, and
on Jan. 10, 1989, elevated
his original creation to full
patent status.
From the beginning
Born in 1932 in Mount
Clemens, Michigan,
Charbeneau’s childhood
was uniquely imbued with
creativity, independent
thought and an entrepre-
neurial spirit.
“I was one of those
crazy kids,” Charbeneau
admits. “I probably started
building things when I was
about 12 or 13 years old.
“I used to have a cou-
from page 1
for all of this.”
Sending well wishes to
Alice is easy for those who
know her—and there are
many who do. For 43 years,
Alice was a familiar face at
Van Poppelen’s Drug Store
in downtown Capac. She
worked there during the
summer when she was still
in high school.
She didn’t work again
until after she got married
and had a child. To earn
extra money, she was sell-
ing boxed Christmas cards
and thought Van Poppelen’s
Drug Store might be inter-
ested. She walked into the
store and asked Mr. Van
Poppelen if he’d like to
purchase any cards. His
response was direct—and
surprising.
“He said ‘why would I
buy your cards when I have
a shelf full of them,’ and
then he said ‘but I’ll give
ple goats that I’d milk and
sell the milk to people,” he
says. “I decided to turn my
wagon into a cart that the
goats could pull me around
in. I guess I was the only
kid in town that had his
own pony.”
Charbeneau attended
St. Mary’s Catholic School
in Mount Clemens, but he
withdrew in the 11th grade
to do carpentry work with
his older brother.
Restless and industri-
ous by nature, he quickly
transitioned from carpentry
to leasing his own gas sta-
tion in Mount Clemens.
“I was probably around
20 or 21 years old at the
time,” he recalls. “I was
always independent and I
liked to do things on my
own.”
He would eventually
marry his former wife,
Diane, and they had six
children—three boys and
three girls.
After moving the fami-
ly to Imlay City in the
mid-1960s, Charbeneau
hauled milk locally for
Michigan Milk Producers
and Twin Pines Dairy.
For a time, he operated
a dairy farm equipment
shop near the northeast
corner of M-53 and M-21,
on property owned by Joe
Shull.
And in 1988, while
employed as a driver for
the Durable Fence
Company, Charbeneau and
family moved to Grand
Prairie, Texas.
It was there he met a
fellow inventor who had
patented numerous prod-
ucts in the past.
“I was lucky to run
into him,” he recalls. “He
put me on to his patent
attorney, who was an ex-
employee at the U.S.
Patent Office.”
That meeting would
eventually lead to
Charbeneau’s applying for
and receiving a patent on
you a job,’” Alice recalls.
From there, Alice found
her calling. She says she
looked forward to going
into work each day to help
out in the pharmacy, dust
shelves and help customers.
“I loved every single
minute of it, and I still miss
all of the customers daily,”
she says. “I was always
happy to go to work every
day. Some days I’d even go
out in the street and sweep
the gutter.”
She ended up retiring at
the age of 62, though she
and her husband Don didn’t
slow down much. Together
the couple raised five chil-
dren, and ended up having
nine grandchildren and 16
great-grandkids. They also
enjoyed carving and paint-
ing ducks, and made enough
to give away to their family
members. Don passed away
on October 6, 2017.
In this classic photograph from yesteryear,
Rod Charbeneau takes ‘Porsha’ for a ride in
his Five Star Pet Express.
his Five Star Pet Express.
“I took it to a trade
show in Florida and they
paid me $250 for two of
them. I had over 250 of
them made in 1994 and
1995.”
Creativity a family trait
Rod points out that he
is not the only Charbeneau
with a proclivity for cre-
ativity and invention.
He alludes to his
younger brother, Hank, and
his uncle, Clarence, as hav-
ing ventured into the cre-
ative realm during their
respective careers.
“Hank was an engineer
and he was in charge of the
engine cell department at
the old tank plant,” he
remembers. “They had to
send him overseas to check
out and fix problems they
were having with the tanks
over there.
“It was my Uncle
Clarence who came up
with the gold leaf lettering
process,” Rod says. “He
had the idea to make the
gold leaf powder stick to
the material with shellac,
and swirling it with a brush
to make it look beautiful,”
he said. “I think he
designed it and had the
patent on it. Then others
picked up on it.”
Though he says he can-
not prove it, Charbeneau
believes he may have
played a role in the U.S.
Army installing ‘safety
lights’ in their Sherman
tanks.
Alice Nettnay with dozens of birthday greet-
ings and a couple of the hand-carved ducks
she and husband Don made.
Alice says she’s grate-
ful for her children—Lynn
Shlom, who lives in
California; Lori Potter and
her husband Dennis of
Capac; Nancy Badder and
her husband Doug of Imlay
City; Karren Harris and
husband Scott from Port
Huron; and Jim and Tanya
Nettnay from St. Clair.
“I love all the kids so
much,” she says.
She’s also grateful for
her long and happy life,
adding that her only wish is
Photo by Randy Jorgensen
Photo provided
“I went with a girl
whose dad was a big wheel
at the Chrysler Tank
Plant,” Charbeneau recalls.
“He told me that the tanks
over in Korea kept banging
into one another.
“I told him what they
needed was not just the
(red) stop lights at the rear
of the tank, but amber
lights for caution and green
lights to show when the
tanks were accelerating.”
Though new ideas
don’t come to him as fre-
quently as in the past,
Charbeneau still likes to
contemplate and imagine
the possibilities.
Sometimes he even
conjures up an idea for yet
another new invention;
including one he hesitates
to reveal at present.
“Right now, I have a
system in the works that I
think most police depart-
ments would love to have,”
he says. “But I would need
someone with some credi-
bility to present the idea.”
Until then, Charbeneau
continues to acclimate
himself to his new sur-
roundings and neighbors at
Maple Vista.
He also continues to
work part-time for his
youngest son, Doug
Charbeneau, at Southern
Truck Equipment.
His job duties include
running errands, doing odd
jobs, cleaning up around
the office and picking up
and delivering parts.
Photo by Lynn Shlom
for better health.
“I have rheumatoid
arthritis and other little ail-
ments but I try to stay very
active,” she says. “I still
live in my home and enjoy
it very much, and I have a
lot of company, which is
very nice.”
Alice says keeping a
good attitude is key.
“My advice for a long
happy life is to do a lot of
smiling and do a lot of lov-
ing, and enjoy life,” she
says.
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Rotarians read in Imlay City

Club members participate in Reading Month festivities
By Maria Brown
mbrown@pageone-inc.com
IMLAY CITY —
Members of Imlay City’s
Rotary Club descended on
Weston Elementary School
last week to both read and
donate books.
On Wednesday, March
13, Rotarians Jonathon
Brewer, Ken Hummel,
Chad Stoldt, Ray
Champion, Doug
Halabicky, Bill Lengemann
and guest Janice Champion
came to the school where
they served as guest readers
in every classroom—pre-
school through second
grade—and distributed
more than 550 new books
to students.
“Not only did students
get to enjoy exciting stories
from guest readers, every
Weston student also went
home with a brand new
book, thanks to the Imlay
City Rotary Club,” said Dr.
Dina Tallis, Director of
Elementary Education
and Student Support
Services.
“We cannot thank the
Rotarians enough for their
generous donation and for
sharing the love of reading
with our students.”

Photo provided
As part of their visit, Rotary members distributed more than 550 new
books to elementary students. Participating in the 2019 event were (l-r)
Jonathon Brewer, Ken Hummel, Chad Stoldt, Janice Champion, Ray
Champion, Doug Halabicky and Bill Lengemann.

Quilt show returns in April

CAPAC — Plans are underway for the 11th Annual Capac Quilt Show, April
11-13 at St. John’s Lutheran Church Parish Hall.
Quilters who would like to display their creations are asked to drop them off
at the church hall April 3-6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily. The church is located at
109 E. Kempf Ct.
For more information, contact Linda Sue at 810-824-6159 or Patti at 810-310-
2114.

Meet the Heroes

Photo provided

IMLAY CITY — The Imlay City Historical Museum will open its 2019 sea-
son on Saturday, April 6 from 1 to 5 p.m. with an open house.
Rotary Club member Doug Halabicky reads to students in Armanda The museum will host active and retired firefighters of the Imlay City Fire
Isaacson’s second grade classroom. Department with a “Meet the Heroes” reception. The newest exhibit, the History
of the Imlay City Fire Department, will be unveiled at that time. The public is
invited to join museum volunteers as they honor local firefighters. Light refresh-

Hot off the press! ments will be served. The museum is located at 77 Main Street downtown.

IMLAY CITY — Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Mark your calendars for
Thursday, March 21 for some family fun at the Ruth Hughes Library. From 6-8
p.m. staffers from the Tri-City Times — ‘your hometown newspaper’ — will visit
the library with special bound editions of newspapers dating back to the 1980s and
beyond. Visitors can flip through the pages and learn about all the businesses that
were around ‘back in the day,’ see stories featuring friends and relatives, and/or
just learn a bit about local history. Hands-on crafts will be offered for the kids; and
appetizers and light refreshments will be served. For more information call
Catherine at the Times at 810-724-2615 or call the library at 810-724-8043.
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Mosaic art class offered
LAPEER — The Lapeer District Library’s Marguerite deAngeli Branch (921
W. Nepessing St.) will host Painterly Pottery for a mosaic art class on Saturday,
March 30 at 1 p.m.
Participants can choose from dozens of colorful tiles to arrange and design on
a one-of-a-kind hanging wall plaque. This mosaic masterpiece is open to adults and
teens, ages 13 and up.
This event is free but registration is required. Please call the deAngeli Branch
Library at 810-664-6971 to register or for additional details about the event. To
learn more about LDL, register online or see upcoming programs, visit our website
at www.library.lapeer.org.

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Page 14-TRI-CITY TIMES-MARCH 20, 2019
Dryden celebrates reading month
Elementary school hosts themed events, summer book drive
By Maria Brown
mbrown@pageone-inc.com
DRYDEN — Sports
and books are a winning
combo this month at
Dryden Elementary School
where students and staff are
Principal Karen Roys is celebrating Reading
Month by sharing some of her favorite books
on her office door.
celebrating March is
Reading Month with an
athletics theme.
Everyone’s taking part
in a March-Madness brack-
et type of competition,
Battle of the Books; special
dress up days include the
chance to wear sports team
gear and students who meet
their reading goals can earn
a special prize—a ticket to
a baseball game at Jimmy
Legal Announcements
ALMONT
TOWNSHIP
ALMONT TOWNSHIP
BOARD
REGULAR MEETING
SYNOPSIS
MARCH 11, 2019
Meeting called to order by
Supervisor at 7:00 p.m. at 819 N.
Main St., Almont, MI. Members
present were Supervisor Bowman,
Clerk Hoffner, Treasurer Kudsin, and
Trustees Streeter, Groesbeck, Stroup,
and Hoffa. The following actions
were taken: 1) approved agenda as
amended, 2) adopted the principles of
governance, 3) approved road proj-
ects, 4) approved ditching and tree
removal projects, 5) approved hiring
of probationary firefighter, 6)
approved purchase of fire gear, 7)
approved purchase of computers for
fire department, 8) approved munici-
pal building agreement with village.
Meeting adjourned at 7:55 p.m. A
complete copy of minutes may be
viewed at almonttownship.org
Paul Bowman-Supervisor
Carol Hoffner-Clerk
12-1
BERLIN
TOWNSHIP
BOARD MEETING
SYNOPSIS
MARCH 11, 2019
Meeting called to order at 7:30
p.m. by Supervisor Winn. Pledge of
Allegiance recited. Members present:
Parks, Klos, Winn, Christian &
Wittstock. February minutes
approved. Treasurer’s report
approved. Fire report given by
Assistant Chief Williams: responded
to 14 runs last month. Senior report:
regular activities of cards, potluck and
exercise. Discussed: Fire Department
budget will be amended, Easter Egg
Hunt will be 4/14 at 2 p.m. sharp (sup-
BERLIN TOWNSHIP
2019 – 2020 BUDGET
HEARING NOTICE
BERLIN TOWNSHIP WILL HOLD THEIR BUDGET HEAR-
ING PRIOR TO THE REGULAR TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING
ON MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2019 AT 7:00 P.M. THE SUBJECT OF THIS
HEARING WILL BE THE TOWNSHIP BUDGET FOR THE NEXT FIS-
CAL YEAR.
ALL RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND.
THE PROPERTY TAX MILLAGE RATE PROPOSED TO BE LEV-
IED TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSED BUDGET WILL BE A SUBJECT
OF THIS HEARING.
WILLIAM WINN, SUPERVISOR
CALL 810-724-2615 to publish your legal announcement or email: tct@pageone-inc.com
John’s Field in Utica.
On Thursday, the
school took part in a read-
ing month tradition that
happens every year, Read-
A-Round Day. For one hour
that morning, students vis-
ited four different class-
Photo by Maria Brown
rooms where the classroom
teacher read a book or two
and, if time allowed, led an
activity.
“Our Read-A-Round
activity builds excitement
around reading and it’s fun
for both the teachers and
students,” said Principal
Karen Roys.
“It’s a nice change of
pace from a regular day of
teaching and learning and
ply monies approved), Road
Commission issues update, planner
contract approved, mitigation plan
adopted, Annual budget hearing will
be 4/11 at 7 p.m. and approval given
to pay additional bills. Audience:
further commentary about issues
already discussed. Motion to pay the
bills made and accepted. Motion to
adjourn 8:10 p.m. A complete copy of
the minutes is available at the town-
ship hall during business hours.
Karen A. Klos, Clerk
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CAPAC
COMMUNITY
SCHOOLS
ADVERTISEMENT
FOR BIDS
Capac Community Schools
will receive sealed proposals for con-
struction trade work from qualified
Bidders for Elementary Fire Alarm
Project at the Capac Administration
Office — 541 N. Glassford Street,
Capac, MI 48014.
Proposals may be mailed or
delivered in person to Capac
Community Schools
Administration Building, 541 N.
Glassford Street, Capac, MI 48014
Proposals are due prior to 2:00 p.m.
(local time) on Tuesday, April 2,
2019.
Proposals will be publicly
opened and read aloud at 2:05 p.m. in
the High School Cafeteria — 541 N.
Glassford Street Capac, MI 48014.
All proposals received prior to the due
date and time will be evaluated after
the bid opening. All proposals
received after 2:00 p.m. of the due
date will neither be considered nor
accepted and will be returned to the
Bidder unopened.
All proposals shall be submitted
on the proposal forms provided in the
Construction Project Manual section
00305, completely filled in, and exe-
11-2
that creates a lot positive
energy throughout the day.
We always say we should
do this more often.”
Second graders Izabela
Pickens, Henry Ortega and
their classmates visited
Kyrie Howell’s fifth grade
classroom where Howell
read “The Stinky Cheese
Man and Other Fairly
Stupid Tales” and then they
had a chance to draw their
own unique fairy tale scene.
Izabela created a stinky owl
and Henry sketched out his
idea for a lollipop man.
Roys said there’s not
time for every class to stop
in every other classroom
that day but they make sure
that students at least get to
check out next year’s class-
rooms and teachers.
“This exposes the kids
to what they can expect in
the new school year. They
can see what the classrooms
look like,” Roys said.
“For some students, it’s
a matter of curiosity. For
others, it hopefully eases
their trepidation.”
Reading Month activi-
ties kicked off on Feb. 27
with a special assembly
and Dryden Elementary
will wrap up their celebra-
tions tomorrow, March 21,
with closing ceremonies
and classroom reading par-
ties.
Tonight the school will
host a Family Literacy
Night from 5-7 p.m. The
night includes free food,
reading and writing activi-
ties, an appearance by sto-
rybook characters and a
4-H animal display.
At their kick off assem-
bly, the school also
launched their 3rd annual
Summer Book Drive.
Classrooms are competing
to collect the most gently
cuted (copies of the bid forms are
acceptable). Facsimile, electronic
mail or telephone proposals will not
be accepted.
Pre-Bid Site Visit will be held
at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, March 21,
2019 starting at Capac Elementary
School 351 W. Kempf Court, Capac,
MI.
The Owner will award
contract(s) on or about the 15th of
April 2019.
Bidding Documents will be
available to all bidders beginning
Thursday, March 14, 2019 after
9:00 a.m. They will be available by
accessing the R & E Development
Group website below by clicking on
the Plan Room link:
http://www.redevgrp.com/
Password: redevgrp
All questions regarding the bid-
ding procedures, design, and drawing/
specification intent are to be directed
in writing to the Construction
Manager, R & E Development Group,
LLC by email to attention Robert
Proper,
E-mail: rproper@redevgrp.com
Proposals may not be withdrawn
for a period of thirty (30) days after
— State of Michigan Department of
the due date. Successful Bidders will
be required to furnish both a Labor
and Material Payment Bond, and a
Performance Bond, each in the
amount of one hundred percent
(100%) of its contract amount as stat-
ed in the Construction Project Manual
section 00600.
Items to Accompany All Proposals:
A Bid Security in the amount of
five percent (5%) of Base Bid shall
accompany ALL proposals or pro-
posal combinations; refer to the
Construction Project Manual section
00410 for more information.
A sworn and notarized statement
disclosing any familial relationship
that exists between the owner(s) of, or
any employee of, the Bidder and any
member of the Board of Education or
the Superintendent shall accompany
ALL proposals. The owner will not
accept a proposal that does not include
a sworn and notarized familial rela-
tionship disclosure statement. Please
see the Construction Project Manual
section 00307 for the form to use with
your proposal.
A sworn and notarized Affidavit
of Compliance for the Iran Economic
Sanctions Act certifying the contrac-
tor does and will comply with Public
Act 517 of 2012 shall accompany
ALL proposals. The owner will not
accept a proposal that does not include
a sworn and notarized Affidavit of
Compliance for the Iran Economic
Sanctions Act. Please see the
Construction Project Manual section
00307 for the form to use with your
proposal.
used or new books which
will be distributed to stu-
dents at the end of the
school year. The winning
class will receive a special
prize.
“Last year we collected
3,118 books and our goal
this year is to beat that
number,” Roys said.
“We were able to give
six books to every student
last year.”
Roys said the school
will still be accepting dona-
tions through the spring
and cash donations are
welcome too.
For more information
or to make a donation, con-
tact the school at 810-796-
2201.
Fourth grade teacher Beth Highley reads “Pig the Stinker” to first grad-
ers visiting her classroom during Thursday’s annual Read-A-Round Day
at Dryden Elementary School.
The Owner reserves the right to
accept or reject any or all proposals,
to accept a proposal other than the
lowest proposal, and to waive infor-
malities, irregularities, and/or errors
in any proposal, which it determines
to be in its own best interest.
*THIS IS A NON-PREVAILING
WAGE PROJECT*
Separate Proposals will be received
for the following Bid Categories:
• Electrical
12-1
CAPAC
COMMUNITY
SCHOOLS
LEGAL NOTICE
ATTENTION: FOOD
SERVICE MANAGEMENT
COMPANIES
Capac Community Schools is
requesting proposals for school food
service management services. The
Food Service Management Company
will provide management services
according to United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
regulations and guidelines as well as
Education policies and guidelines.
Food Service Management
Companies and/or their representa-
tives may submit proposals to:
Capac Community Schools
541 N. Glassford St., PO Box 610
Capac, MI 48414
The Capac Community Schools’
Board of Education reserves the right
to accept or reject any and/or all pro-
posals or to accept the proposal that
it finds, in its sole discretion, to be in
the best interest of the school district.
A copy of the RFP will be avail-
able by email at jdaws@capacschools.
us by April 2, 2019. A mandatory pre-
bid meeting is scheduled for April 8,
2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Capac
Community Schools Administration
Building 541 N. Glassford Street,
Capac, MI 48414.
All proposals must be submitted
no later than 3:00 p.m. on April 29,
2019. All proposals should be deliv-
ered in a sealed envelope and
addressed to the Capac Community
Schools District and be clearly
marked: Food Service Management
Proposal.
12-1
CITY OF
IMLAY CITY
CITY COMMISSIONER
VACANCY
The City of Imlay City is seek-
ing to fill a vacant City Commissioner
position with the City. Eligible candi-
dates must have been a resident of the
City for at least one (1) year and not
Second graders Izabela Pickens and Henry
Ortega show off the fairy tale characters they
drew as part of an activity in Kyrie Howell’s
fifth grade classroom after Howell read “The
Stinky Cheese Man.”
be in default of any taxes or bills to
the City. This position is to fill the
remainder of a term that will expire in
November 2020. Interested appli-
cants shall complete and submit a
Board and Commission form, provide
a cover letter, and submit a resume to
Tom Youatt, City Manager, 150 N.
Main Street, Imlay City, Michigan
48444 by no later than 4:30 p.m. on
Friday, March 29, 2019. The City of
Imlay City is an equal opportunity
employer.
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IMLAY
TOWNSHIP
The Imlay Township Planning
Commission (PC) shall hold the pre-
viously cancelled public hearing that
has been rescheduled at 7:30 p.m. on
Tuesday April 9, 2019 at the Township
Hall at 682 North Fairgrounds. The
public hearing is to consider a text
amendment to the Township Zoning
Ordinance:
A text amendment to the RE
Rural Estate Residential District to
remove agricultural uses as permitted
or special land uses and add private
recreation areas as a special land use.
The private keeping of animals would
still be permitted. The minimum lot
area and minimum lot widths for hav-
ing animals were clearly defined.
Requested by: Planning
Commission
The public hearing is to also
consider adopting a new Subdivision
Control Ordinance:
Changes from the existing sub-
division control ordinance include
additional definitions discussed in the
ordinance, changing terminology
from “applicant” to “proprietor”;
modify the procedure to review plat
subdivisions to be more clear and
updated (tentative preliminary plat
approval, final preliminary plat
approval, and then final plat approv-
al); update design standards for street
layout to match current practices; pro-
hibit private fencing in easements and
spite strips; modify flood hazard to
match current MDEQ and federal
requirements; clarify suggested utili-
ties; clarify septic and wells on indi-
vidual properties would be allowed;
add variance process; add a lot split-
ting process; and modify violations to
be municipal civil infractions.
This meeting is open to the pub-
lic. Anyone wishing to comment on
the variance request but is unable to
attend the meeting may send their
comments to - Imlay Township
Zoning Board of Appeals, 682 North
Fairgrounds Road, Imlay City, MI
48444. A copy of the request is avail-
able at the Imlay Township Hall
between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday.
Photo by Maria Brown
Photo by Maria Brown
12-1
STATE OF
MICHIGAN
PROBATE COURT
COUNTY OF
LAPEER
Estate of Lois Emma Jean
Ridings, Deceased. Date of birth:
February 7, 1934. File No.:
19-039235-DE
To all creditors:
Notice to creditors: The dece-
dent, Lois Emma Jean Ridings died
February 18, 2019.
Creditors of the decedent are
notified that all claims against the
estate will be forever barred unless
presented to Lois Sue Papke, personal
representative, or to both the probate
court at 255 Clay Street, Lapeer, MI
48446 and the personal representative
within 4 months after the date of pub-
lication of this notice.
Morrice, Lengemann & Miller P.C.
John L. Lengemann
P16553
202 E. 3rd Street
Imlay City, Michigan 48444
810-724-2565
Lois Sue Papke
6180 Cyclone Road
Otter Lake, Michigan 48464
12-1
VILLAGE OF
CAPAC
NOTICE
CAPAC VILLAGE
RESIDENTS
PLEASE BE ADVISED that the
Village of Capac will hold an annual
Zoning Board of Appeals meeting on
April 24, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. at the
Capac Village offices 131 N Main
Street Capac, Michigan. Any indi-
vidual may petition the Zoning Board
of Appeals for a hearing at a reduced
fee of $150.00. Applications, support-
ing documentation, and the fee must
be on file at the Village of Capac
Office, 131 N. Main Street, Capac,
Michigan on or before April 1, 2019.
Additional information may be
obtained by calling (810) 395-4355.
The Village of Capac will pro-
vide necessary reasonable auxiliary
aids and services, such as signers for
the hearing impaired and audio tapes
of printed materials being considered
at the meeting, to individuals with dis-
abilities at the hearing upon five (5)
days notice to the Village of Capac, by
writing, or calling the Village Clerk’s
office at 131 N. Main Street, Capac,
Michigan, 48014. Telephone 810-
395-4355.
Lisa Lulis, Capac Village Clerk
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Dispatch briefs
Editor’s note: The fol-
lowing is a compilation of
activity and reports from
area police departments:
In Imlay City
March 12
•02:30-06:00 Parking
Enforcement (City Wide)
•08:39 Property
Damage Accident (E.
Fourth St./Main St.)
•09:42 Stolen Vehicle
(1900 block Shagbark Ln.)
•12:23 Delinquent
Minors (1000 block Norlin
Dr.)
•22:25 Alarm (600
block N. Cedar St.)
•23:18 Suspicious
Vehicle (300 block E.
Capac Rd.)
•23:35 Suspicious
Person (1800 block S.
Cedar St.)
•Multiple Traffic Stops
throughout the day
March 13
•00:45 Suspicious
Person (400 block W.
Second St.)
•02:30-06:00 Parking
Enforcement (City Wide)
•07:21-08:00 Monitor
Traffic (Middle School)
•11:36 Minor in
Possession of Narcotics
(1000 block Norlin Dr.)
•11:52 Private Property
Damage Accident (6700
block Newark Rd.)
•13:03 Medical Assist -
DOS (700 block Mary Ann
Dr.)
•Multiple Traffic Stops
throughout the day
March 14
•02:30-06:00 Parking
Enforcement (City Wide)
•04:22 Assist ICFD
with Dumpster Fire (6600
block Newark Rd.)
•06:49 Medical Assist
(1900 block Hickory Ln.)
•07:22-07:58 Monitor
Traffic (Middle School)
•09:08 Welfare Check
(100 block W. Fifth St.)
•10:41 Debit Card
Fraud (600 block
Cambridge Ln.)
•Multiple Traffic Stops
throughout the day
March 15
•00:52 Customer
Trouble (6600 block
Newark Rd.)
•02:30-06:00 Parking
Enforcement (City Wide)
•07:23-07:35 School
Traffic (Middle School)
•13:36 Alarm (1800
block S. Cedar St.)
•14:00-14:31 School
Traffic (High School)
•18:32 Assault (300
block W. Capac Rd.)
•18:48 Medical Assist
(300 block Industrial
Pkwy.)
•22:21 Hit and Run
(1800 block S. Cedar St.)
•23:07 Personal Injury
Accident (N. Van Dyke
Rd./Seabury Rd.)
•Multiple traffic stops
were made throughout the
day.
March 16
•02:30-06:00 Parking
Enforcement (City Wide)
•05:48 Alarm (2000
block S. Cedar St.)
•08:25 Animal Problem
(600 block S. Cedar St.)
•17:10 Welfare Check
(600 block Maple Vista)
•19:52 Domestic (100
block E. Third St.)
•22:50 Unsecured
Premises (300 block W.
Fourth St.)
•Multiple traffic stops
were made throughout the
day.
March 17
•02:30-06:00 Parking
Enforcement (City Wide)
•02:49 Domestic (EB
I-69/S. Van Dyke Rd.)
•08:42 Assist Michigan
State Police (WB I-69/
Graham Rd.)
•08:56 Private Property
Damage Accident (Newark
Rd./S. Cedar St.)
•15:43 Shoplifting (600
block N. Cedar St.)
•16:57 Suicidal Person
(600 block N. Blacks
Corners Rd.)
•Multiple traffic stops
were made throughout the
day.
In Lapeer County:
Complaints handled by
the Lapeer County Sheriff’s
Department, in addition to
traffic stops:
March 12
•family trouble in the
300 block of Brown City
Rd. in Imlay Twp.
•animal complaint in
the 4000 block of Hosner
Rd. in Dryden Twp.
•family trouble in the
500 block of Rowley Dr. in
Attica Twp.
•property damage traf-
fic crash at Bowers and
Lake George roads in Attica
Twp.
March 13
•larceny in the in the
2000 block of Atwell Rd. in
Attica Twp.
•property damage traf-
fic crash at N. Van Dyke
and Seabury roads in Imlay
Twp.
•alarms in the 2000
block of Winslow Rd. in
Attica Twp.
•property damage traf-
fic crash at Newark and
Lake George roads in Attica
Twp.
•stalking in the 2000
block of Harrington Rd. in
Attica Twp.
March 14
•alarms in the 2000
block of S. Van Dyke Rd. in
Imlay Twp.
•property damage traf-
fic crash at Imlay City and
Youngs roads in Attica Twp.
•juvenile complaint in
the 2000 block of Bristol
Rd. in Imlay Twp.
•damage to property in
the 5000 block of Curtis
Rd. in Attica Twp.
•neighborhood trouble
in the 3000 block of Adams
Dr. in Arcadia Twp.
•operating under the
influence of alcohol at Lake
Pleasant and Attica roads in
Attica Twp.
•assist other law
enforcement in the 4000
block of Rayco Dr. in
Dryden Twp.
•assist motorist at Lake
Pleasant and Kings Mill
Rd. in Arcadia Twp.
•property damage traf-
fic crash at Lake Pleasant
and Lum roads Attica Twp.
March 15
•road hazard at Lyons
and N. Van Dyke roads in
Goodland Twp.
•suspicious circum-
stances in the 600 block of
Sunset Dr. in Attica Twp.
•property damage traf-
fic crash at Imlay City and
Youngs roads in Attica Twp.
•alarms in the 300 block
of N. Lake George Rd. in
Attica Twp.
•peace officer duties in
the 4000 block of Lum Rd.
in Arcadia Twp.
•animal complaint on
Lone Oak Dr. in Attica
Twp.
•assist motorist on east-
bound I-69 and Winslow
Rd. in Attica Twp.
•animal complaint in
the 100 block of N. Lake
Pleasant Rd. in Attica Twp.
•personal injury acci-
dent at N. Van Dyke and
Seabury roads in Imlay
Twp.
March 16
•suspicious circum-
stances at Oakview Dr. and
Sutton Rd. in Attica Twp.
•sick care for medical in
the 5000 block of Lum Rd.
in Arcadia Twp.
•peace officer duties in
the 2000 block of Winslow
Rd. in Attica Twp.
•property damage traf-
fic crash at Bowers and
Lake George roads in Attica
Twp.
•suspicious circum-
stances in the 6000 block of
Clear Lake Rd. in Goodland
Twp.
March 17
•property damage traf-
fic crash at Brown City and
Abbott roads in Goodland
Twp.
•sick care for medical in
the 5000 block of Crawford
Rd. in Dryden Twp.
•assault and battery at
eastbound I-69 and S. Van
Dyke Rd. in Imlay Twp.
•sick care for medical in
the 1000 block of S. Cedar
St. in Imlay City
•assist other law
enforcement at westbound
I-69 and Graham Rd. in
Imlay Twp.
•suspicious circum-
stances in the 5000 block of
Dryden Rd. in Dryden Twp.
•explosives use at
Pennell and Weyer roads in
Imlay Twp.
•animal complaint in
the 3000 block of Lake
Pleasant Rd. in Arcadia
Twp.
•lost property in the 200
block of Weston St. in
Imlay City
Obituaries
Roberto Aguinaga, 81,
of Capac, died Sunday,
March 17, 2019.
He was born in Jamay,
Jalisco, Mexico on August
3, 1937, the son of the late
Bibiano and Aurora
(Magallon) Aguinaga.
Roberto’s marriage of
58 years to Rosa Rodriguez
was October 8, 1960, at
Sacred Heart Catholic
Church in Imlay City.
Roberto worked 31
years for General Motors
at the Fisher Body Plant in
Pontiac and the Lake
Orion Assembly.
He was an active mem-
ber of United Auto
Workers Local #5960 and
David A. Nedrow, 69,
of Almont, passed away
Monday, March 4, 2019 at
his home. He was born
May 10, 1949 in Detroit,
the son of Clarence and
Alice (Sabo) Nedrow. He
attended Rochester High
School, served with the
US Army and had worked
for the City of Rochester
Hills. Dave married
Sandra Barnett on
October 10, 1998 in
Waterford.
He is survived by his
wife, Sandra; his children,
Mike Secord, age 60,
of Attica, MI died sudden-
ly Monday, March 11,
2019. Michael Joseph
Secord was born
December 25, 1958 in
Lapeer, MI. He was the
son of the late Donald
and the late Dorothy
(Ashley) Secord. Mike
grew up and lived in
Attica and Lum, MI his
entire life except for five
years when he lived in
Skidway Lake, MI. He
attended Imlay City High
Sharon Schriber, age
79, of Lum, MI died
Friday, March 15, 2019 at
Lapeer County Medical
Care Facility (Suncrest) in
Lapeer, MI. Sharon Gail
Pool was born May 7,
1939 in Pontiac, MI. She
was the daughter of the
late Earl Lawrence and the
late Majorie Ellen (Hyatt)
Pool. Sharon grew up in
Urbana, OH while she was
young before moving back
to Pontiac, MI. She attend-
ed high school in Pontiac,
MI. Sharon moved to the
Imlay City area around
1968. She married Robert
E. Lee Schriber on August
23, 1978 in Onaway, MI.
She was employed as a
secretary by Imlay City
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~ Roberto Aguinaga, 81 ~
St. Nicholas Catholic
Church. He loved the out-
doors, mowing the lawn,
and most of all, family
activities.
Surviving in addition
to his wife Rosa are three
daughters, Rosemary
(Joaquin) Santos, Yolanda
(Joe) Cutino and Alicia
Aguinaga; three sons,
Steve (Jessie) Aguinaga,
Oscar Aguinaga and Jose
(Wendi) Aguinaga; 20
grandchildren; 16 1/2
great-grandchildren; two
sisters, Janie and Rosario;
as well as many nieces and
nephews and friends.
He is preceded in death
by two sons, Rego and
~ David A. Nedrow, 69 ~
~ Mike Secord, 60 ~
School.
He was employed as a
welder, fabricator, and fit-
ter by Knight Industries (a
Tier One Industry) in Lake
Orion, MI for 29 years,
fabricating hydraulic
tables.
Mike is survived by
one daughter, Ashley
Michelle (Jessie Post)
Secord of Sandusky, MI;
two sisters, Linda (Gerald
“Jake”) Mack of Lapeer,
MI and Sally Kuhn of
Lum, MI; one brother,
~ Sharon Schriber, 79 ~
Fish Farm for 25 years.
Sharon’s early work histo-
ry included working at the
4H Cannery, working as a
probation officer, working
as a clerk at Grant’s
Department Store in
Lapeer, MI, and Lapeer
Schools for a brief periods
of time.
Sharon was a member
of the North Goodland
Baptist Church.
She is survived by her
husband, Robert Schriber;
four daughters, Cathy
Shortsle of Mason, MI,
Colleen (George) Crawford
of Rathdrum, ID, Lawana
(Barry) Craig of Somerset,
KY and Cindy (Danny)
Corneillie of Livingston,
TX; one son, Chris Griffin
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Arthur Aguinaga; and two
sisters, Rosario and
Imelda.
The family honors the
memory of Roberto and
Dawn (Keith) Hill of Birch
Run, Kelly (Joe) Duncan
of Boon, MI, Tracy
(Mitchell) Smith of Almont
and Jason Mata of Almont;
grandchildren, Brandon
(Alexa) Trowbridge,
Kaitlyn Trowbridge, Travis
MacKay, Sierra MacKay,
Kathleen (Jeffery) Thomas,
Danielle Corbin, Ella
Corbin, Becky Duncan,
Ryan Duncan, Molly
Smith, Joel Smith, Sophie
Kirby, Kyle Hill and Kevin
Hill; Great-grandchildren,
Kaylah Duncan, Zane
James (Shirley) Secord of
Brown City, MI; his seven
grandchildren, Camdon
Sanders, Sophia Sanders,
Waylon Ward, James
Joseph Logan, Gage
Michael Secord, Jordan
Post and Abigail Amanda
Sue Post; and his nieces
and nephews.
He was preceded in
death by his parents,
Donald and Dorothy
Secord; his daughter,
Amanda Secord; his sister,
Sandra Schwerin; and his
of Deford, MI; her stepson,
Robert (Joy) Schriber of
Lapeer, MI; stepdaughter,
Karen Sue (Brian) Avenall
of Mt. Morris, MI; brother,
Eugene Pool; 22 grandchil-
dren; and her 7 great-
grandchildren.
Sharon was preceded
in death by her parents,
Earl and Majorie Pool; and
her brother, David Pool.
Cremation has taken
place. A memorial service
will be held at 11 a.m.
Thursday, March 21, 2019
at the North Goodland
Baptist Church of Imlay
City. The family will be
available for visiting from
10 a.m. until 11 a.m. at the
North Goodland Baptist
Church.
invites you to visit and
share memories
Wednesday, March 20,
from 2-8 p.m. at Kaatz
Funeral Directors, Capac,
with rosary devotion/scrip-
ture services at 6 p.m. Rite
of Christian Burial will be
11 a.m. Thursday, March
21, at St. Nicholas
Catholic Church, with 10
a.m. visiting. Fr. Doc.
Ortman will officiate.
Interment will follow in
Capac Cemetery.
Memorials are suggest-
ed to “Wishes of the
Family.”
For information and
Guest Book kaatzfunerals.
com
Duncan, Lily Trowbridge,
Zander MacKay, Justice
Parsell and Teddy Perez.
He was preceded in death
by his parents and three
siblings, James Nedrow,
Diana Hager and Joe
Nedrow.
Services and inurnment
are being planned for 11
a.m. on May 10, 2019 at
Great Lakes National
Cemetery in Holly.
Arrangements were
entrusted to Muir
Brothers Funeral Home
in Almont.
brother, Doug Secord.
The funeral service
was held at 11 a.m.,
Monday, March 18, 2019
at Muir Brothers Funeral
Home of Imlay City, 225
N. Main Street, Imlay City,
MI.
Arrangements were
made by Muir Brothers
Funeral Home of Imlay
City. Please be sure to sign
our online register at muir-
brothersfh.com to share
condolences and memo-
ries.
Funeral arrangements
were made by Muir
Brothers Funeral Home,
225 N. Main Street, Imlay
City, MI. Please be sure to
sign our online register to
share condolences and
memories.
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Sports
All-Area girls’ squad named
Team offers blend of experience and youth for 2018-19
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
TRI-CITY AREA —
From start to finish, these
athletes excelled with their
court play.
Here is a look at who
earned a spot on the 2018-
19 edition of The Tri-City
Times All-Area girls’ bas-
ketball team and the num-
bers they generated along
the way:
Hannah Peyerk,
Dryden.
Peyerk netted 256
points over 20 regular sea-
son games, an average of
12.8 per contest, during the
2018-19 campaign.
That placed her first on
the Dryden squad and
among Tri-City Times All-
Area first team honorees.
The 5-7 junior guard
also grabbed 63 rebounds,
handed off 55 assists and
registered 41 steals.
It was her third year on
Dryden’s varsity.
Peyerk concluded the
2018-19 campaign as an
All-North Central Thumb
League Stars Division first
team choice.
Mary Lengemann,
Imlay City.
Lengemann netted 276
points in 23 contests, an
average of 12.0 points per
game, this winter.
That ranked her first
on the Imlay City squad
and second among those
who attained Tri-City
Times All-Area first team
status.
The 5-10 freshman
guard also pulled down
117 rebounds, collected
46 steals and handed off
Almont graduate plays for Northwood
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
ALMONT — The
Northwood University
women’s golf team, which
counts Almont’s Tyler
Kautz among their ranks,
opened their spring season
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All-Blue Water Area
Conference first team pick.
Shelby Husovsky,
Capac.
Husovsky produced
151 points over 17 games,
an average of 8.8 per
contest, during the 2018-
19 campaign.
That placed her first on
the Capac squad and
fourth among Tri-City
Times All-Area first team
honorees.
It was her fourth year
on Capac’s varsity.
Husovsky ended the
Photo by Kevin Kissane
2018-19 campaign as an
All-Greater Thumb
Photo procided
Conference East honorable
mention selection.
Aubree Smith, Capac.
Smith managed 168 Imlay City’s Eric Pawlaczyk (R) took fourth for
Dryden’s Hannah Peyerk led all Tri-City players Mott at the NCWA Nationals last week.
with an average of 12.8 points per contest. All-Area page 20
38 assists.
Lengemann ended her
Pawlaczyk earns
initial season at the varsity
level as an All-Blue Water
Area Conference first team
podium spot at
NCWA Nationals
choice.
Kayla Louwsma,
Imlay City.
Louwsma collected
196 points in 22 contests,
an average of 8.9 per
Imlay City grad becomes
game, this winter. All-American for Mott CC
That placed her second
on the Imlay City squad By Kevin Kissane disappointed, bringing
and third among those who Tri-City Times Sports Editor home a fourth-place finish
attained Tri-City Times at 125 pounds.
All-Area first team status. IMLAY CITY — He began his success-
The 5-9 senior guard Mott Community College ful run at nationals with a
also pulled down 110 freshman Eric Pawlaczyk, win by pin against a
Photo by Kevin Kissane
rebounds, registered 96 an Imlay City High School Richland College foe,
steals and handed off 40 graduate, claimed a place- requiring 1:38 to accom-
assists. winning performance at plish the feat.
It was her third year on the NCWA National Pawlaczyk then went
Imlay City’s varsity. Championship this past to 2-0, picking up a 5-2
Louwsma finished the Imlay City’s Mary Lengemann brings the ball week. victory over the Apprentice
2018-19 campaign as an up the floor in a non-league clash this winter. Allen, Texas is where School’s Raekwon
the tournament was con- Jackson.
tested. He followed that up
Dryden’s Pawlaczyk saw to it
Ella Kage that he would not leave Nationals page 20
(center)
battles an
Owen-Gage
foe for the
ball during
DeMara to play for
a matchup
this past
winter.
SC4 college squad
Almont golf standout takes
skills to community college
By Kevin Kissane Area Conference
Tri-City Times Sports Editor Tournament hosted by
Photo by Kevin Kissane
Solitude Golf Links in
ALMONT —Jack Wadhams; posted an 82
DeMara, a 2018 graduate during a Division 3 region-
of Almont High School, is al contest-
listed on the roster of the ed at Hantz
St. Clair County Golf
Community College men’s Course in
golf team this spring.
He is coming off a
solid season which saw
Tecumseh;
managed
an 87 at
with a third- served as the tournament ment total of 177. him average 43.3 per nine- the Holly
place finish venue. Youngstown State (606) hole round. That left Meadows
March 11-12 Kautz, a freshman, paced the field assembled. DeMara third on the Golf DeMara
at the Butler started things off with an They were followed by Almont squad and out of Course-
Invitational. 18-hole round of 84 on Radford (617), Northwood those who attained Tri- based Brown City
Blue Sky Monday, March 11. (626), Illinois-Springfield City Times All-Area first Invitational; plus contrib-
Golf Club, in The following day (630), Butler and Evansville team status. uted an 88 at the
Jacksonville, Kautz chipped in a 93, (633), Western Illinois He shot 18-hole scores
Florida Kautz leaving her with a tourna- (638) and Eckerd (642). of 81 at the Blue Water DeMara page 20
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Sports In Brief
LeFevere
is finalist
for award
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
IMLAY CITY —
Imlay City’s Robin
LeFevere was a finalist for
the Michigan High School
Athletic Association
Scholar Athlete Award
announced this past week.
Applicants for the
Scholar-Athlete Awards
must meet
the follow-
ing crite-
ria: A min-
imum 3.5
grade point
average on
a 4.0 scale
and must
have previ-
LeFevere
ously won a varsity letter
in an MHSAA-sponsored
postseason sport.
Applicants were also
asked to show involve-
ment in other school and
community activities, sub-
mit two letters of recom-
mendation and a 500-word
essay on the importance of
sportsmanship in educa-
tional athletics. The appli-
cations were reviewed by
a committee of 70 educa-
tors from across the state.
The winner was
announced at the halftime
of the Division 3 boys’
basketball state final game
between Iron Mountain
and Pewamo Westphalia
last Saturday.
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Athlete of the Week
Capac sophomore
wrestler Max
Frangedakis won the 103- and 4.5 assists per con-
pound weight class at the
GTC Tournament recent- basketball team this
ly.
For his effort,
Frangedakis claims our
Boys’ Athlete of the
Week honor.
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Second-place
event finish
The Imlay City seventh
grade vollleyball team
took second at the
BWAC Tourney. They
are front (L to R) Zoey
Patrick, Fernanda Del
Toro, Andrea Krahn,
Gabby Douglas,
Mryanda Kinzer, Gabby
Cremeans and manag-
er Audrey Keesler; and
back Bianca Wood,
Karter Wetzel, Lily
Makedonsky, Addison
Rottman, Lexa Forti,
Hannah Sapp,
Mercedes Now, Aaliyah
Guerrero, Dakota Deel,
Summer Hoblett and
coach Dan Purvis.
Third-place
event finish
The Imlay City eighth
grade volleyball team
took third at the BWAC
Tourney. They are
front manager Lyla
Russell; second row (L
to R) Monique Hoblett,
Sydney Livingston,
Kennedy Mitchell,
Jenna Denver, Julia
Grayvold; Amanda
Barth and Brooklyn
Ross; and back coach
Erin Wetzel, Katie
Rodriguez, Liliana
Rosillo, Alyssa Evans,
Drew Wetzel, Hope
Schriber, Natalie Stone,
Lily Lengemann and
manager Christina
Diaz. Emma Kent is
not pictured.
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
IMLAY CITY —
Imlay City wrestling
earned five placewinning
performances from the
MMWA State Finals which
were contested recently.
Dort Federal Credit
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Sophomore Ella
Kage averaged 4.7 steals
test for Dryden’s varsity
winter.
For her effort, Kage
earns our Girls’ Athlete
of the Week honor.
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unfolded on Sunday, March
10.
Dominic D’Ambrosio
and Cristian Rojas head-
lined, bringing home first-
place finishes.
Tristan Detwiler sup-
plied the next best Imlay
City showing, claiming a
second.
Jeffro Helzer and Cierra
Helzer rounded out the list
of those grapplers who
locked up podium finishes
that day. They contributed a
third and a fourth, respec-
tively.
Imlay City’s Anthony
D’Ambrosio and Dominic
D’Ambrosio are now head-
ed to Danville, Illinois
April 5-7 as part of the
MMWA USA Wrestling
National Team.
Bowling Scores
Holly Meadows
(March 13th Results)
Monday Night Trio
1st Place: Free Agents
Men’s High Game Stan Sempf, 289
Men’s High Series Stan Sempf, 756
Team High Series Jocco Contracting, 2029
Friday Night Mixed
1st Place: Crazy Ones
Men’s High Game Bob Vineyard, 242
Men’s High Series Jym Peck, 641
Women’s High Game Cathy Strunk, 209
Women’s High Series Donna Beemer, 570
Team High Series Bi-Polar Powers, 2169
Tuesday Mens’ Charter League
1st Place: Solid Barn Construction
Men’s High Game Joe Reusser, 278
Men’s High Series Joe Reusser, 729
Team High Series Aristo-Cast, 3037
Girls’ Basketball Stats
GIRLS’
BASKETBALL
STAT LEADERS
SCORING
G P Avg.
Peyerk (D) 20 256 12.8
M. Lengemann (IC) 23 276 12.0
Louwsma (IC) 22 196 8.9
Husovsky (C) 17 151 8.8
Smith (C)
Johnson (A)
20
21
168
167
8.4
8.0
Photo provided
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Imlay City wrestling had a big day at the MMWA State Finals which were
contested recently. They are front (L to R) Sam Prescott and Cierra Helzer;
second row Connor Wildie, Rocco D’Ambrosio, Julian Rojas and Anthony
D’Ambrosio; third row Tristin Detwiler, Christopher Galiana, Jeffro Helzer,
Tannner Land, Dominic D’Ambrosio and Cristian Rojas; and back coach
Mark Wildie, coach Tony D’Ambrosio, Israel Santaella, coach Jeff Campbell,
coach Roger Bontrager, coach Jeff Land and coach Mark Detwiler.
Thursday Night Mixed
1st Place: Bone Crush
Holly Meadows Thursday Night Mixed
1st Place: Chapions Sports Bar/Predators
(March 20th Results)
Men’s High Game Eric Bollart, 254 Men’s High Game Matt Wright, 236
Men’s High Series Nick Cox, 671 Men’s High Series Nick Cox, 657
Monday Night Trio
Women’s High Game Kelly Pardon, 211 Women’s High Game Stephanie Schaefer, 210
1st Place: Free Agents
Women’s High Series Kelly Pardon, 576 Women’s High Series Stephanie Schaefer, 517
Men’s High Game Chad Wolak, 259
Team High Series Champions Team High Series Champions
Men’s High Series Chad Wolak, 698
Sports Bar, 2346 Team High Series Jocco Contracting, 1876 Sports Bar, 2121
Holly’s Angels Friday Night Mixed Holly’s Angels
1st Place: Lucky Strikes 1st Place: Bad Week 1st Place: Ritters Critters
Women’s High Game Kolista Mayhew, 225 Men’s High Game Duane Jurn, 247 Women’s High Game Jennifer Zibby, 241
Women’s High Series Terri Ritter, 570 Men’s High Series Mike Edgerton, 711 Women’s High Series Lori Wilkalis, 566
Team High Series Nickles & Dimes, 2296 Team High Series Nickles & Dimes, 2218
Women’s High Game Cristy Stephens, 223
Women’s High Series Cristy Stephens, 621
Beginners Luck Team High Series Future-In-Laws, 2281 Guys N Dolls
1st Place: Off Constantly 1st Place: Shamrock Kennels
Men’s High Game Bart Gabbard, 244 Men’s High Game Kevin Kavanagh, 258
Tuesday Mens’ Charter League
Men’s High Series Chris Reusser, 692 1st Place: Solid Barn Construction Men’s High Series Kevin Kavanagh, 633
Women’s High Game Bobbie Jo Long, 186 Women’s High Game Kolista Mayhew, 197
Men’s High Game Ross McIvor, JR, 286
Women’s High Series Bobbie Jo Long, 517 Men’s High Series Ross McIvor, JR, 718 Women’s High Series Kolista Mayhew, 522
Team High Series H.L.C., 2033 Team High Series Pueblo Viejo, 3214 Team High Series Hollenbeck/Jurn, 2131
Mullin (C)
Kautz (A)
Peters (D)
Hopkins (C)
15 110
21 142
20 135
15 100
7.3
6.8
6.8
6.6
STEALS
Kage (D)
G S Avg.
20 94 4.7
Louwsma (IC) 18 80 4.4
Kautz (A) 21 62 3.0
GIRLS’
BASKETBALL
TEAM
North Central Thumb League
Team League Overall
Dryden 10-4 16-5
Maday (C) 18 107 5.9 Johnson (A) 21 60 2.9 STANDINGS
Revoldt (A) 21 52 2.5
REBOUNDING
Peyerk (D) 20 41 2.1 Blue Water Area Conference
M. Lengemann (IC) 23 46 2.0
Team League Overall
G R Avg.
ASSISTS Imlay City 11-3 15-8
Maday (C) 18 108 6.0
G A Avg. Almont 1-13 5-16
Kautz (A) 21 123 5.9
Kage (D) 20 90 4.5
Sobek (D)
Rossen (IC)
20 115 5.8
19 107 5.6
Peyerk (D)
Peters (D)
20 56 2.8
20 42 2.1
Greater Thumb Conference
Capac 4-8 5-15

Baseball News
Capac grad to play at Cornerstone
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
CAPAC — Michael
Foster, a 2018 graduate of
Capac High School, is con-
tinuing his baseball playing
days at Cornerstone
Softball News
Harper gets win for
Walsh University
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
IMLAY CITY —
Alison Harper, a 2018
graduate of
Imlay City
H i g h
School,
helped the
W a l s h
University
softball
team regis- Harper
ter a 5-2
triumph against Northern
State on Sunday, March 3.
The contest was part of
Basketball News
Attica’s Rick Lee officiates a Division 3 state
semifinal game Thursday in East Lansing.
Lee works Div. 3
hoops semifinal
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
ATTICA — Rick Lee,
of Attica, was a part of a
three-man officiating crew
that worked the Detroit
Edison against Iron
Mountain Division 3 boys’
basketball state semifinal
matchup last Thursday.
The Breslin Center, on
the campus of Michigan
State University in East
Lansing, is where the game
was contested.
In the matchup, Detroit
Edison took a 14-7 advan-
tage after one quarter was
over with.
Quarter two saw Iron
Mountain net 12 points and
All-GTC boys’ basketball
team named 2018-19
TRI-CITY AREA —
The following players
landed a spot on the
All-Greater Thumb
Conference East boys’
basketball team which was
named recently:
First team- Mason
Jahn, Harbor Beach; Parker
John, Harbor Beach; Trevor
Boers, Capac; Jordan
Hellmuth, Capac; Tyler
Nelson, Sandusky; Andrew
Geiger, Brown City; Sean
Quade, Marlette; and Alex
Heussner.
Second team- Evan
Smaglinski, Harbor Beach;
Zach Franzel, Sandusky;
Trenton Lee, Sandusky;
Casey Sweeney, Ubly;
Austin Peruski, Ubly; and
Trevor Nim, Memphis.
Honorable mention-
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University. senior cam- stole seven bases and con-
Foster will play most of p a i g n tributed five RBI to Capac’s
his games with the school’s which saw cause.
junior varsity during his ini- him post a Foster concluded his
tial season, with occasional .278 aver- third season on Capac’s
varsity opportunities sprin- age, thanks squad as an All-District
kled in from time to time. to 14 sin- pick and All-Blue Water
He is coming off a gles, 10 Area Conference selection.
doubles, Foster With his help, Capac
and two
triples among 79 at bats.
won a district title and was
a regional runner-up.
Photo by Kevin Kissane
His level of plate proficien- Cornerstone’s next var-
cy was second best on the
Capac ball club and 10th
out of those who attained
sity clash is set for this
Friday when it entertains
Wolverine Hoosier Athletic
Tri-City Times All-Area
first team status.
He also scored 16 runs,
Conference rival Madonna
in Grand Rapids. The dou-
bleheader begins at 1 p.m.
Capac’s Michael Foster looks to throw out an
opposing baserunner in a game last year.
the Spring Games which
Pocius off to a quick start for Delta College
unfolded at the Osceola
Complex in Kissimmee,
Florida.
In the game, Walsh
University used a one-run By Kevin Kissane baseball team this spring. to Delta College’s cause.
second inning; a two-run Tri-City Times Sports Editor He is currently hitting He lines up defensively
fifth; and a two-run sixth to at a .333 clip, thanks to four for Delta College as a sec-
emerge victorious. DRYDEN — Evan singles and a double among ond baseman. Evan
Northern State coun- Pocius, a graduate of 15 at bats. Delta College is off to a Pocius
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innings. two with the Delta College bases, one run and one walk eight of those contests.
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Capac’s Shelby Husovsky (L) was an All-GTC
East honorable mention pick this winter.
Capac lands three
choices on team
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
CAPAC — The fol-
lowing players secured a
spot on the All-Greater
Thumb Conference East
girls’ basketball squad
which was chosen recently:
First team- Kendal
Muxlow, Brown City;
Carleigh Randolph, Brown
City; Jessica Weber, Harbor
Beach; Megan Pawlowski,
Harbor Beach; Gabby
Gough, Sandusky; Marisa
Schiller, Sandusky; and
Katelyn Sweeney, Ubly.
Second team- Alexis
Wiltse, Brown City; Claire
Woodke, Harbor Beach;
Abby Bolsby, Sandusky;
Imlay City’s
Kayla
Louwsma
(L) earned a
spot on the
All-Blue
Water Area
Conference
first team
this winter.
DeMara:
from page 17
Frankenmuth Tournament.
DeMara added a 183
total, consisting of an
opening round 93 and a
closing round 90, at the
Division 3 state finals.
Michigan State
University’s Forest Akers
West Golf Course, in East
Lansing, served as the
tournament venue.
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Peyerk Lengemann Louwsma Husovsky Smith Peters Kage
All-Area: Almont; Jona Mullin,
Capac; and Ally Sobek,
from page 17 Dryden.
Photo by Kevin Kissane
Honorable mention-
points over 20 games, an Emma Waatti, Imlay City;
average of 8.4 per contest, Natalie Maday, Capac;
during the 2018-19 cam- Natalie Poirier, Dryden;
paign. and Kelli Schenkel,
That placed her second Dryden.
on the Capac squad and Coach of the Year-
fifth among Tri-City Times Dryden Coach Mark
All-Area first team honor-
ees.
It was her third year on
Newell, who directed his
team to a 16-5 overall
mark and a
Capac’s varsity.
Smith concluded the
2018-19 campaign as an
10-4 show-
ing in
NCTL
Photo by Kevin Kissane
Josie Gusa, Ubly; Aubree All-Greater Thumb Stars
Smith, Capac; and Liz Conference East honorable Division
Rohling, Marlette. mention choice. clashes,
Honorable mention- Jordan Peters, claims Tri-
Haylie Essenmacher, Dryden. City Times Newell
Harbor Beach; Olivia Peters accumulated 135 All-Area
points in 20 regular season Capac’s Aubree Smith landed a spot on the Tri- Coach of
Jacobson, Sandusky; Haili
contests, an average of 6.8 City Times All-Area first team lineup this win- the Year
Gusa, Ubly; Ellie Peruski,
per game, this winter. ter. accolades.
Ubly; Shelby Husovsky,
Capac; Jona Mullin, Capac; That placed her second 20 regular season contests, It was her second year He
Jordyn Boyne, Marlette; on the Dryden squad and an average of 4.8 per on Dryden’s varsity. shares that
Ashlyn Perales, Marlette; sixth among those who game, this winter. She ended the season honor with
Robyn Heffner, Memphis; attained Tri-City Times That placed her fifth on as an All-North Central Imlay City
Taylor Carrow, Memphis; All-Area first team status. the Dryden squad and sev- Thumb League Stars Coach Lauwers
and Sarah Woodall, Brown The 5-5 senior forward enth among those who Division second team Heather
City. also provided Dryden with attained Tri-City Times selection. Lauwers.
Final standings- 1) 48 rebounds, 42 assists and All-Area first team status. Second team- Kayla She directed the Spartans
Brown City, Sandusky and 27 steals. The 5-3 sophomore Rossen, Imlay City; Brandi to second at a Division 2
Harbor Beach, 10-2 each; It was her third year on guard also registered 94 Kautz, Almont; Grace district, second in the Blue
4) Ubly, 5-7; 5) Capac, 4-8; Dryden’s varsity. steals, handed off 90 Johnson, Almont; Water Area Conference
6) Marlette, 3-9; and 7) Ella Kage, Dryden. assists and pulled down 76 McKennah Hopkins, with an 11-3 record and a
Memphis, 0-12. Kage had 96 points in rebounds. Capac; Hannah Revoldt, 15-8 overall mark.
All-BWAC team chosen
TRI-CITY AREA — Autumn Deshetsky, North
The following players netted Branch; Erin Wadley, North
an appearance on the All- Branch; Haley Matthews,
Blue Water Area Conference Cros-Lex; Kari Baker, Cros-
girls’ basketball lineup Lex; Kayla Rossen, Cros-
which was announced Lex; Emma Waatti, Imlay
recently: City; Jenna Schroeder,
First team- Sydney Richmond; Shannon
Soper, Cros-Lex; Reese Gaffney, Richmond; Emily
Ruhlman, North Branch; Gill, Yale; and Alissa
Kayla Louwsma, Imlay City; McIntyre, Yale.
Gabbie Childers, Cros-Lex; All-BWAC Defensive
Madelynne Sutton, Armada; Team- Sydney Soper, Cros-
Emily Nugent, Algonac; Lex; Karsyn Fistler, Armada;
Caitlin Rawlins, Armada; Abigail Thiboudea, Imlay
Anna Gerardy, Yale; Devyn City; Hannah Revoldt,
Gordon, Cros-Lex; and Mary Almont; and Ashley Teltow,
Lengemann, Imlay City. Richmond.
Honorable mention- Final standings- 1)
Tabitha Balduck, Algonac; Cros-Lex, 14-0; 2) Imlay
Photo by Kevin Kissande
Ella Duvernay, Algonac; City and Armada, 11-3 each;
Brandi Kautz, Almont; 4) Richmond, 7-7; 5) Yale,
Grace Johnson, Almont; 6-8; 6) North Branch, 4-10;
Harper Nebergall, Armada; 7) Algonac, 2-12; and 8)
Nicole Beechie, Armada; Almont, 1-13.
Almont’s
Jack
DeMara
watches his
tee shot
split the
fairway at
the Division
3 state
finals.
DeMara now
golfs at St.
Clair County
Community
College.
Photo by Kevin Kissane
Photo provided
DeMara closed out his
fourth season on Almont’s
squad as an All-Blue Water
Area Conference first team Imlay City graduate Eric Pawlaczyk (third from left) stands on the podium at the NCWA Nationals.
selection and Tri-City
Times All-Area first team
choice.
SC4 is set to compete
Nationals:
from page 17
Monday, April 8 at the
Ancilla College with a 7-5 quarterfinal triumph against
Invitational. Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Keith
Swan Lake Resort Skaggs.
hosts the tournament which Pawlaczyk then incurred a 9-2 semifinal set-
is slated to get underway at back to Grays Harbor College’s David Campbell,
10 a.m the number two seed.
Next up was a consolation semifinal clash ver-
sus Fresno State University’s Mathew Gamble.
That battle drew to a close with Pawlaczyk up 2-1.
He then met Grand Valley State University’s
Kameron Kempker for third place honors.
When that contest ended, Kempker prevailed
Photo provided
via a 3-1 count in sudden victory.
For his performance, Pawlaczyk earned All-
American accolades.
With his help, Mott Community College Imlay City’s Eric Pawlaczyk looks to turn a foe to his
placed fourth overall. back at the NCWA National Championships last week.

Rural Lifestyles
Last year, 18 people from Michigan were sickened by Salmonella after
having contact with live poultry in backyard flocks.
Hatch a plan to prevent
illness when raising birds
TRI-CITY AREA —
A sure sign of spring is the
arrival of chicks and duck-
lings in local feed and agri-
culture supply stores.
Health experts at the
Michigan Department of
Health and Human Services
(MDHHS) want people to
know about the potential
for baby poultry to carry
Salmonella bacteria which
can make people sick. If
proper precautions are not
taken, even handling baby
birds displayed in stores
can cause a Salmonella
infection.
“Raising birds for eggs
and meat can be fun and
educational, but all poultry,
even those that appear
healthy and clean, have the
potential to carry the
Salmonella bacteria,” said
MDHHS Public Health
Veterinarian Dr. Mary
Grace Stobierski.
“Washing your hands
thoroughly before and after
handling chicks and other
poultry protects both you
and your family from the
risk of Salmonella, and also
helps keep the birds
healthy.”
Salmonella usually
does not make the birds
sick but can cause illness in
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people. Salmonella can
cause diarrhea, vomiting,
fever and/or abdominal
cramps lasting four to
seven days or more. Certain
groups have a greater
chance of illness from han-
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tact with areas where the
birds live. Children young-
er than 5 years old, older
adults or people with weak
immune systems should
not handle or touch live
poultry because they are
more likely to become
severely ill.
In 2018, 334 people
from 47 states were sick-
ened by Salmonella after
having contact with live
poultry in backyard flocks,
including 18 people from
Michigan. Of the 334 ill-
nesses, 21 percent were
children younger than 5
years.
Follow these simple
steps to help protect your
family and others:
•Wash your hands thor-
oughly with soap and water
after touching birds or any-
thing in their environment.
Adults should supervise
hand washing for young
children.
•Use hand sanitizer
after touching birds or their
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environment until you can
wash your hands thorough-
ly with soap and water.
•Do not kiss or snuggle
birds, touch your mouth or
eat or drink around live
poultry.
•Don’t let children
younger than 5 years, adults
older than 65 or people
with weakened immune
systems from conditions
such as cancer treatment,
HIV/AIDS or organ trans-
plants, handle or touch
chicks, ducklings or other
live poultry.
•Do not keep live poul-
try inside the house where
people live, eat or sleep.
•Keep live poultry
away from areas where
food or drink is prepared,
served or stored, such as
kitchens or outdoor patios.
•Frequently clean all
equipment such as cages,
feed, water containers and
other materials associated
with raising or caring for
poultry. Always clean
equipment outdoors.
•Set aside a pair of
shoes to wear while caring
for poultry and keep those
shoes outside the home.
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TRI-CITY AREA—
Add some greenery to your
yard or property and, at the
same time, support local
land conservation efforts.
Orders are currently being
taken by both the Lapeer
Conservation District and
Blue Water Conservation
District for their respective
2019 Spring Tree Sales.
Orders are due April 1
for Lapeer County’s sale.
Visit their online store at
lapeercd.org to see the
product offering, place an
order or download, print an
order form or request a cat-
alog.
Currently the Lapeer
District is selling five types
of conifer seedlings, four
types of conifer transplants,
six types of deciduous
trees, native wildflower
seed packets and much
more. Their fruit tree selec-
tion includes one nectarine
and cherry each and four
apple varieties (Honeycrisp,
Royal Empire, Ambrosia
and Cortland). Looking for
a certain collection of
plants? Then check out
their tree and shrub variety
packs-native nut, native
wild berry, native pollina-
tor and native wetland.
Various forestry prod-
ucts can also be purchased,
like tree mats and per-
matags.
Orders will be available
for pickup April 25-27 from
Mutch’s Hidden Pines
Farm in Lapeer.
For more information,
call the Conservation
District at (810) 664-0895
ext. 5.
Now, through April 4,
local residents can pur-
chase trees, shrubs, fruit
and vegetable plants and
much more from the Blue
Water Conservation
District, which includes St.
Clair, Sanilac and Macomb
counties.
Tree offerings include
conifers (pine, spruce, fir,
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cedar and more) in various
sizes, ranging from seed-
lings to extra large, plus
popular deciduous trees
including oaks and maples.
The flowering tree and
shrub list includes forsyth-
ia, lilac, elderberry and
trumpet vine, to name a
few. Buyers can also order
a packet of plants (large or
small) designed to attract
birds and butterflies.
Among the fruit offer-
ings are apple, pear, cherry,
peach and plum trees; Crimson King Maple is
strawberry and rhubarb one of several orna-
plants; grape vines and mental trees for sale
raspberry and blackberry through the Blue Water
bushes. The order form also Conservation District
offers asparagus and horse- tree sale.
radish.
This sale features a lim- County Park in St. Clair
ited number of popular County (April 19-20) or the
specimen-type trees too Armada Fairgrounds in
including Kousa dogwood, Macomb County (April
Crimson King Maple and 22-24) but those dates are
Dawn Redwood. considered tentative.
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flower seeds, tree protec- full descriptions and pic-
tors, repellents and fertiliz- tures and order forms can
er. The district accepts be found online at www.
cash, check, money order bluewatercd.org. For more
or credit card. information, call the Blue
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Readers are leaders New treasurer on

in Imlay City job in Mussey Twp.
Imlay City Schools hosted a
Community Reading Night on Friday, Terry Geliske appointed by board
March 15 at Borland Elementary By Maria Brown who tendered her resigna- At that general election, all
where families had the chance to hear mbrown@pageone-inc.com tion at the board’s February of the Mussey Township
from guest readers, win fun prizes and meeting. board seats will appear on
MUSSEY TWP. — A “Terry is very well- the ballot.
take part in literacy activities. new face has joined the qualified,” Lauwers said, Libkie was appointed
township board. noting he’s a West Point to the treasurer’s post in
Supervisor Mike graduate with a background June 2013 and successfully
Amber Hill, a first grad- Lauwers said the board in finance. sought a full, four-year
er, was a lucky raffle named Terry Geliske as Geliske will fill the term in 2016, along with
drawing winner, taking their new treasurer. He remainder of Libkie’s term her fellow incumbent board
home books and a sea- replaces Marsha Libkie through November 2020. members.
son pass to the Alvin
Norlin pool.

‘Bradley Bingo’ on tap

CAPAC — A ‘Bradley Bingo’ event at St. John’s Lutheran Church is
planned for Thursday, May 2 at 6 p.m. The event is being hosted by the
Conrad Community Center. Participants have a chance to win an authentic
Vera Bradley bag or accessory for a prize. Prizes cannot be substituted, two
prizes per round. Cost is $20 for tickets purchased by April 18; $25 at the
door. Volunteer to host a table of 8, hostess ticket is just $15. Tickets include
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10 rounds of Bingo and Grand Finale Bingo; door prize and complimentary
coffee, tea, and water. BOY snacks or soda. Additional Bingo cards and dab-
bers available for a donation. Call Lori at 810-395-7889 to order tickets and
for more information.
Special guest Alan St.
Jean held a book sign- First grader Lydia Nerkowski shows off the
ing and spoke to stu- Wonky Donkey bookmark she created at
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