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LAPEER

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Wednesday, January 13, 2016

142nd Volume - Issue No. 2

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Photo by Tom Wearing

Tips sought
in Dryden
bank robbery

Michigan Dept. of Transportation representatives Linda Burchell and Larry Doyle discuss possible
timelines for implementation of projects along the M-53 Corridor during Monday mornings meeting
at Goodland Township Hall.

M-53 upgrade plan

a long-haul project

Imlay manager vows to stay on track to ensure public safety

GOODLANDTWP. Time,
money and patience.
It appears it will take ample
amounts of all three before local residents will notice any significant physical upgrades along the M-53 corridor
in Lapeer County.
That was the assessment of MDOT
officials at Mondays (Jan. 11) M-53
Corridor Committee meeting at the
Goodland Township Hall.
In attendance at the semi-annual
meeting were: MDOTofficials Larry
Doyle and Linda Burchell; Sanilac
and Huron County Economic

Development Corp. Director Carl

Osentoski; Lapeer Development
Corp. Director Patricia Lucas; Rick
Pearson of the Lapeer County Road
Commission; and Lapeer County
Drain Commissioner Joe Suma.
Among those representing the TriCity area were: Imlay City Manager
Tom Youatt; Almont Village Manager
Sarah Moyer-Cale; Almont Twp.
Supervisor Paul Bowman; Imlay Twp.
Supervisor Steve Hoeksema and
Goodland Twp. Supervisor Ron
Cischke.
According to Doyle, the soonest a
local project might be implemented
would be the installation of a traffic
signal at the intersection of M-53 and

By Maria Brown

Tri-City Times Assistant Editor

DRYDEN Police are asking the publics help in

identifying the man who robbed the Oxford Bank on
Friday, just after noon.
According to a press release from Lapeer County
Central Dispatch, the lone male walked through the Main
Street banks front doors wearing a black ski mask and
demanded money from bank tellers. He did not display a
weapon but kept one hand in his coat pocket. There were
no customers in the bank at the time and no employees
were hurt in the incident.
After receiving an undisclosed amount of money the
man left, again through the front doors. He was observed
running south across Main Street to a parking lot where
his light-colored vehiclepossibly a 2005 or newer
Chevrolet Impala or Buickwas parked. Once inside his
Robbery page 17-A

M-90 in Burnside Township, replacing the existing blinking light.

The project is expected to be
about a year away, subject to the
availability of funding.
A speed-related crash pattern has
been identified at that location, Doyle
said. But were still looking for the
money to pay for that. That project is
at least a year away.
Burchell said another project listed on MDOTs agenda, is a safety
project at the intersection of M-53
and Dryden Road, but which is not
slated until 2021.
Though she did not have specific

Photo provided

By Tom Wearing

Tri-City Times Staff Writer

Ski-mask wearing suspect makes

off with undisclosed sum of cash

Upgrade page 14-A

Surveillance footage of the robber leaving the

Oxford Bank branch on Friday.

Historical
marker

April Grondin,
flanked by
sons Kyle
and Kenneth,
enjoys happier times.

Imlay Citys hub of past is

commemorated for future
By Catherine Minolli

Family rallies to free K.C.

Photo provided

Tri-City Times Editor

IMLAY TWP. A new commemorative marker at

the northwest corner of Blacks Corners and Weyer roads
now graces the site of the first major settlement and post
office in the Imlay area.
The marker was unveiled last Wednesday, January 6
in a ceremony attended by representatives of Imlay Twp.
and the Imlay City Historical Commission.
The marker offers the following historic information
regarding the site: The first community of any size in
the area in 1862 was located at the intersection of Blacks
Marker page 14-A

Grondins, supporters say murder conviction is in error

2015, after a three week trial the jury
issued a guilty verdict against K.C.
He is currently lodged in an observa LAPEER COUNTY The holi- tion cell in the Lapeer County Jail.
day season was a tough one for April Hell be back in court on January 26th
for sentencing in Judge Nick
Grondin. Just a few months earlier
she believed with all her heart that her Holowkas courtroom.
Apriland the entire Grondin
son, Kenneth K.C. Grondin III
familycontends that K.C. was tarwould be exonerated in the 2011
geted as a suspect from the get-go,
shooting death of his girlfriend
and that investigators had tunnel
Andrea Eilber.
She thought wrong. In October of vision from the start.
Tri-City Times Editor

It is alarming because there is no

evidence, no DNA, no fingerprints, no
motive, and no stolen items, she
says.
K.C. loved Andrea. We loved
Andrea. She was his first girlfriend
and she was like a daughter to me,
April says. K.C. didnt kill her.
To prove their belief, the Grondin
family has hired their own private

Photo provided

By Catherine Minolli

Rallies page 14-A

In the running?

Intrigue, mystery

Imlay City area officials await

good news on ABC contest,
...see page 7-B

Imlay City drama students

to perform play this Friday,

...see page 6-A

Imlay Twp.
Supervisor
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Hoeksema
and Carla
Jepsen,
board president of the
Imlay City
Historical
Museum with
new historical marker.

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There were no injuries
during the holdup and the
suspect left with an undetermined amount of cash.
Sheriffs deputies, mem-

bers of the Yale Police

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searching for the suspect.
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On Friday, Jan. 8, an
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According to St. Clair
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Sheriff
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the bank and headed
eastbound on Oatman Road
in an older model Chevrolet
pickup.
The suspect is described
as a white male, late 50s to
early 60s in age. He is
approximately 6-feet tall, and
weighs about 180 pounds.

Tri-City Times Assistant

LAPEER The criminal case against an Imlay City

man continues to grow. Last
week, more than a dozen new
charges were leveled against
49-year-old Roger Reid,
bringing the tally to 26.
Reid faces several counts
of sexually abusive activity,
criminal sexual conduct-third
degree, controlled substance

delivered to a
minor,
accosting a
child
for
immoral purposes
and
harboring a
runaway. He
is considered
Roger
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habitual
Reid
offender.
Reid was
bound over to circuit court on
those new charges and is due

Dispatch log . . .

to be arraigned in front of
Judge Nick Holowka on
January 25.
The registered sex offender was stopped by police at
the Blue Water Bridge in Port
Huron when he crossed into
Canada by accident on
December 13. With him was a
15-year-old girl from Detroit.
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection officials stopped
Reid and contacted Michigan
State Police.

The girl has since been

returned to her family. Its
believed she was living with
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Fire destroys older home last week

By Tom Wearing

Tri-City Times Staff Writer

ALMONT TWP. It
took firefighters more than
eight hours to extinguish a
house fire in the 6200 block
of Hollow Corners Road on
Tuesday, Jan. 5.
In the end, fire consumed
most of the 100-year-old
structure and resulted in the
loss of one of the homeowners three dogs, reportedly a
red bone hound. There were
no other injuries.
Almont Fire Chief Don
Smith said firefighters
responded to the scene shortly before 2 p.m. and were
assisted by personnel from
the Attica, Dryden and Imlay
City departments.
It was a real tough fire to
fight, said Smith. One of
the toughest Ive been on. It
was a real bugger.
Smith alluded to the old

homes balloon-style construction and the existence of

multiple roofs as specific
challenges for firefighters.
The studs run up all the
way from the basement to the
roof with that type of construction, said Smith. Once
the fire got into all those cavities and spaces, it became
very difficult.

We pretty much had
to dismantle much of the
structure in order to fight the
fire, he said. It was a total
loss.
Smith said the fire was
initially reported to have
started in the homes basement.
It looks like the fire
started in the wood stove in
the basement, he said.
Smith said firefighters
remained on the scene until
about 11 p.m. and did
not leave the fire hall until Homeowners watch smoke billowing from house as firefighters prepare to battle the blaze on Hollow
Corners Road last Tuesday, Jan. 5.
1:05 a.m.

Photo by Tom Wearing

One of homeowners three

dogs perishes in blaze

Falling tree claims life of 27-year-old

By Tom Wearing

Photo courtesy MSP Lapeer

Tri-City Times Staff Writer

Vehicle struck by tree rests in ditch alongside Wilder Road.

LAPEERTWP. A Mayfield
Township man died suddenly
Sunday afternoon, Jan. 10, when a
falling tree struck the windshield
of the vehicle he was driving.
Lapeer Michigan State Police
Sgt. Lynne Walker reported that
Rory MacDonald, 27, was
northbound on Wilder Road,
between Imlay City and Peppermill
roads shortly after 1 p.m., when
the accident occurred.
Its a tragic incident, said
Sgt. Walker. He just happened to
be driving down the road when the
tree fell.

Had the tree fallen a second

earlier or later, things might have
been different.
Walker added that MacDonald
was not at fault and had not
struck the tree prior to its falling.
She noted that damage to
the vehicle was primarily limited
to the cars windshield.
There was no damage to
the hood or any other parts of the
car, said Walker. Just the
windshield.
Although the roadway was
reported to have been snowed over
and icy in spots, Walker said the
elements did not appear to have
been a factor.
She pointed out that the

tree had been uprooted before

falling directly onto the windshield
of MacDonalds silver four-door
Ford sedan.
Walker said the vehicle veered
off to the side of the road
after being struck, landing in a
wooded area.
There were no passengers in
MacDonalds vehicle at the time
of the accident.
In addition to Michigan State
Police Lapeer Post, Lapeer
County Sheriffs deputies, Lapeer
City firefighters and Medstar
Ambulance service responded to
the accident.
Walker said the crash remains
under investigation.

Removal of dead trees

ongoing for road crews
By Tom Wearing

Tri-City Times Staff Writer

LAPEERCOUNTY
Lapeer
County
Road
Commission Director Rick
Pearson said the dead ash
tree that fell on a vehicle
and killed its driver on
Wilder Road on Sunday, Jan.
10, was one of thousands of
such trees that line the
perimeter
of
county
roadways.
Pearson said county road
crews work hard and as
expeditiously as possible to
remove dead trees standing
along the sides of Lapeer
Countys roads.
He noted, however, that
the uprooted tree that fell on
27-year-old
Rory
MacDonalds car shortly after

1 p.m. on Sunday, was not

within the road commissions
jurisdiction.
This incident was an
absolute tragedy, Pearson
said. In the time Ive been
here, Id never seen anything
like this happen. Its
horrible.
Pearson said the county
has a $380,000 budget and
protocol for tree removal,
however available funding
does not provide for the
removal of all dead or dying
trees alongside county roads.
Nor could it, given the
extent of damage caused to
ash trees in recent years by
the destructive emerald ash
borer.
These dead trees exist
everywhere in the county,
said Pearson. They are a

real issue and weve been

doing what we can to address
the problem.
We have 1,500 miles of
roads to take care of, Pearson
noted. Its actually 3,000
miles if you consider both
sides of the road.
He further explained that
the road commissions
responsibility extends to
33 feet from the center line
of a roadway.
In this case, Pearson said
the tree that fell onto
MacDonalds vehicle was out
of the countys jurisdiction.
This was a tragic
accident, said Pearson.
Its hard to fathom the
timing and circumstances of
that tree falling as it did
right onto the drivers
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Merit award winner, organization of year announced

By Tom Wearing

Tri-City Times Staff Writer

IMLAYCITY Imlay
Citys 2015 Citizen of the
Year will not be named until
the night of the annual
Chamber of Commerce
Dinner-Dance on Saturday,
Jan. 16.
While that name will
remain a guarded secret until
then, the Chamber of
Commerce
Board
has
announced the recipients of
the 2015 Merit Award and
Organization of the Year
Award.
Chamber Director Ann
Hintz identified this years
Merit Award recipient as
Pastor Rodney SandersonSmith, with the Organization
of the Year Award going to the
Heritage Church of Imlay
City.
Sanderson-Smith and representatives from Heritage
Church are scheduled to be in
attendance to accept their
awards at the Jan. 16 event.
Born in South Africa in

1967, Rodney SandersonSmith and his family arrived

in Lapeer County in 1998.
Sanderson-Smith served
as the Associate Pastor at
Imlay Citys United Methodist
Church until the spring of
2002, when he joined the staff
of
Lapeer
Community
Church.
He had previously served
as LCCs Associate Pastor,
before assuming his current
duties as Executive Pastor.
He and his wife, Cheryl,
have two daughters, Tamryn
and Caylin, who attend
Chatfield School in Lapeer.
Founded in late 2000,
Heritage Churchs Imlay City
campus opened in the former
Imlay City Cinema III theater
building in September of
2013.
Since then, church members have been active in the
Imlay City community, supporting the annual Blueberry
Festival, Eastern Michigan
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Outdoor Weekend and by
hosting numerous communi-

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Retired Imlay City Fire Chief Kip Reaves is

surprised to learn he earned the 2014 Citizen of
the Year Award as last years Chamber event.
ty-related events at the church.
Heritage Church has also
been a participant in Imlay
Citys ongoing efforts to
achieve Americas Best
Community status.
Saturdays dinner-dance

will run from 6 p.m.-midnight

at Imlay City Knights of
Columbus Hall on North Van
Dyke Road.
This years theme is
Black and White, with
semi-formal attire encouraged.
Please note that seating is
limited to 200 people, and
tickets will not be sold at the
door this year.
Any remaining tickets
will be available on a firstcome first-served basis, by
calling Ann Hintz at the Imlay
City Area Chamber of
Commerce office at 810-7241361.
The cost of admission
includes dinner, dessert, beer
and wine, and live music
from the Joy Ride Band.

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2014 crime stats dip in Lapeer County

Drug-related deaths also decrease according to sheriffs report
By Maria Brown

LAPEER COUNTY
Crime continues to be on
the decline, according to
Sheriff Ron Kalanquin.
In his 2014 annual report,
presented to commissioners
last month,
Kalanquin
notes that the
number of
countywide
total offenses
continues to
drop, falling
from 5,147
in 2013 to Sheriff Ron
4,941
in Kalanquin
2014.
Your Lapeer County
Sheriff s
Department
continues to strive for
innovative and creative
programs
to
enhance
revenues, combat crime
and reduce the victimization
of
children
and
the
elderly who are less able
to fend off the criminal
element, Kalanquin wrote in
his letter to the board.

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2014. Michigan State Police

also saw their call numbers
increase from 6,014 in
2013 to 7,926 one year later.
On Lapeer County roads,
12 people were killed in
traffic accidents, a slight
decrease from 2013. The
majority of those deaths
sixwere
deemed
alcohol-related while another
three
were
considered
drug-related.
The highway safety
report also indicates property
damage
and
car/deer
crashes have declined.
The list of high crash
intersections
remains
largely unchanged with
Imlay Citys M-53 and
Newark Road intersection
remaining near the top of
the list with 20 accidents in
2014. The next crossroads
Although crime stats declined, to the north, Borland and
some
p o l i c e M-53, registered 15 crashes,
agencies appeared to be registering sixth on the
much busier in 2014, fielding ranking.
a significant increase in In addition to fewer
response calls for service drug-related deaths, Lapeer
through Central Dispatch. County saw a slight
In 2013, sheriffs deputies
responded to 25,424 calls
but that figured jumped
significantly to 37,058 in

Without
dedicated
employees and the proper
tools, we together could
not achieve the goals at
outlined within this report.
Another highlight of
the report shows that
drug-related deaths dropped
by half in 2014. A total of
seven
fatal
drug
overdoses were recorded,
compared to 14 in 2013.

The Sheriffs Department

continues to handle the
bulk of offenses reported
more than one third in 2014.
Of those crimes listed on
the
Michigan
Incident
Crime Reporting list for
Lapeer County, larceny came
out on top with 275 reports,
followed by retail fraudtheft (202) and burglaryforced entry (133).

Twenty apply for chiefs job

Imlay City Manager reviewing resumes
By Tom Wearing

Tri-City Times Staff Writer

IMLAYCITY The
deadline has passed to apply
for the position of Imlay
City police chief.
City Manager Tom Youatt
said 20 applications were
submitted from individuals
interested in filling the
full-time position left vacant
by the recent retirement of
John Stano.

Youatt, whose job it

will be to select Stanos successor, said he has been going
through the candidates
resumes in an effort to narrow
the list down to a handful
of finalists.
There are some very
good candidates among
those who have applied
for the position, said
Youatt. We want to select an
individual that is a good
fit for our department and

our community. Im confident

that well be able to
accomplish that.
Once a list of finalists
is determined, Youatt said
he will schedule interviews
between those individuals
and a selection committee to
include himself, Lapeer
County Prosecutor Tim
Turkelson; former City
Manager Dennis Collison;
and current Almont Police
Chief Pat Nael.
To fill the void on a
temporary basis, Youatt

recently appointed Imlay

City Police Sgt. Tim Wolford
to the position of Interim
Chief.
Youatt noted that neither
Wolford nor any other current
Imlay City police officer had
applied for the vacant chiefs
post.
While there is no urgency
to finding a new chief, Youatt
said he intends to move expeditiously to fill the vacancy.
Id like to be able to fill
that position as soon as
possible, he said.

decline in the number of

suicides in 2014.
Fewer men and women
were lodged at the Lapeer
County Jail as well,
nearly 200 fewer than the
previous year but, at the same
time, jail reimbursement
revenues increase by more
than $51,000.
Kalanquin, in his report,
noted the continued success
of community outreach
programs such as Safetyville.
The instructional program
teaches
first
graders
basic safety principles
under the direction of
Deputy Stacy Stimson.
This year, new bikes were
given to a boy and girl in
each class who came out on
top in a poster contest,
sponsored in cooperation
with Walmart.
The release of these
annual reports is delayed
by a year due to the time
it takes for processing
crime
data
by
both
the Michigan State Police
and FBI.

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Mystery, intrigue on stage

IMLAY CITY Looking
to get your blood pumping
with the help of some mystery
and intrigue? Then plan on
attending this Friday nights
performance of Ax of Murder,
as presented by Imlay City
High School drama students.
Drama teacher Stacey
Abromaitis said attendees can
expect something different
from this play.
The students wanted to
do a mystery, something
dark,she said, and Ax of
Murder promises to deliver.
The plot centers around
what appears to be a haunted
play, haunted by the spirit of
its recently deceased author.
Despite those clues, a group of
actors start reading the play
and discover it mirrors their
theater and even specific
actors. Things take a mysterious turn when a murder takes

place onstage and the only real

suspect is a ghost.
There are some parts of
this play that will really make
people think. It will be a real
treat, she said, noting audience participation is also on
tap.
Abromaitis stresses that
there are no gory scenes or
anything inappropriate for
young children.
The kids have been working hard. Its going to be a
good show, she added.
The performance begins at
7 p.m. in the schools auditorium.
Ax of Murder was written
by Pat Cook and produced by
special arrangement with
Pioneer Drama Service.
Admission is $2 for students K-12, $5 for adults and
free for senior citizens and
children under 5.
The crew includes
Student Director: Avery
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Stage Crew: Damari Aguilar,
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Crash claims two lives

By Tom Wearing

Tri-City Times Staff Writer

DEERFIELDTWP.
Two people were killed
Monday, Jan. 11, in a twovehicle
accident
on
Columbiaville Road, west of
N. Lapeer Rd.
Lapeer County Sheriffs
Det/Sgt. Jason Parks said
deputies responded at around
6:50 p.m. and found James
Hinman and his wife, Peggy
Hinman, dead at the scene.
Parks said James Hinman
was driving a 2006 Buick
Lucerne westbound on

Columbiaville Road, when

he lost control and crossed
into the eastbound lane, into
the path of a 2004 Subaru
driven by a 29-year-old
Columbiaville man.
The Columbiaville man
was transported to McLarenLapeer Region Hospital with
non-life threatening injuries.
The Sheriffs Dept. was
assisted at the scene by
Deerfield Township Fire and
Rescue.
Parks reported that the
roadway was closed for more
than two hours for rescue and
investigative purposes.
A preliminary investigation indicates that neither
alcohol nor excessive speeds
were factors in the crash,
though weather and roadway
conditions may have been a
factor.
The crash remains under
investigation by the Lapeer
County Sheriffs Office.
Anyone with information
should contact Det/Sgt. Jason
Parks at 810-245-1381.

Audience members will be asked to participate in

the performance that centers on a haunted play.

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Bid deadline extended on old school, property

Bids being
accepted
through
January 15th
By Tom Wearing

ALMONT
The
Almont Board of Education
has extended the time for
interested parties to bid on the
former Almont Elementary
School
building
and
surrounding property.
Schools Supt. Joe Candela
said an additional
bid
was presented to school board
members at Tuesdays (Jan.
5) organizational meeting. It
was the third bid thats
been received so far.
Given the increased level
of interest in the building
and property, Candela said
the board opted to extend
the bidding period until
Friday, Jan. 15. The extension
applies to all bidders
The two initial bidders
were Almont resident George
Tencza and Almont Twp.
business owner, Jim Novak.
Candela said the newest
bidder is Rene Bockart,
the owner of Boulder
Custom Homes.
The board didnt want to
start a bidding war at
the meeting, said Candela.
The new deadline will
allow bidders time to increase
or revise their bids should
they choose.
Candela said the school
board will meet again on
Tuesday, Jan. 19, at which

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Bids will continue to be accepted through January 15th for the sale of the historic Almont Elementary school and surrounding property.
time he believes the board
will officially accept an
offer for the building and
property.
Built in 1928, the original
structure at 401 Church
Street once served all students
in grades K-12.
The existing 7,600-squarefoot building sits on 14.85
acres.
A 12.82-acre portion of
the original 28-acre grounds
was recently sold by the

school district to Almont

Township at a cost of $49,680.
That parcel will continue
to be used as baseball
fields and parking for
Almonts
youth
sports
programs.
Reuse plan scuttled
More than a year ago the
school district had proposed a
possible building swap with
the Almont Village and
Township governments.
Under the terms of the

proposed building exchange,

both governmental entities,
along with the Almont Police
Department and building
department, would have
moved into the old school.
To complete the arrangement, Almont Schools would
have moved its administration
offices into the current village/township offices on
Howland Road.
That proposal garnered
enough community support to

warrant the hiring of a Mount

Clemens firm to conduct a
feasibility study at a cost of
$14,400.
Over a period of several
months, community meetings
were held in the old schools
gymnasium, during which
residents provided input
regarding various plans for
reuse of the building and
grounds.
It was determined that it
would cost Almont Village

and Township residents about

$7.7 million over 20 years to
renovate and maintain the
building and property for its
desired use.
At that point, the school
district decided to scrap the
building exchange proposal in
favor of selling the building
and property outright.
The first part of that plan
was completed with the sale
of the 12.82-acre parcel to the
township.

Imlay hopes to be
Americas Best

City officials expect to hear today

if still in the running in national contest
By Tom Wearing

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Tri-City Times Staff Writer

Stone Soup Food Pantry volunteers load turkeys into carts for distribution at Thanksgiving time.

Volunteers help pantry grow

Stone Soup founder grateful for community support

By Nicholas Pugliese

Tri-City Times Contributing Writer

TRI-CITY AREA
Food pantries around the area
have reported decreasing
numbers of people in need of
food assistance in recent
times, but the need will
always be present.
In its fourth year of existence, Stone Soup food pantry
has seen expansion and
growth each year through the
guidance of its founder Steve
MacLeod and the dedication
of a handful of volunteers.
MacLeod says the hard
work of the people involved
in Stone Soup has fostered
that growth, which allows the
pantry to provide food assistance for more and more people in the area. While the
group was founded by
MacLeod and his wife, he
attributes Stone Soups success to the volunteers that
contribute every day.
The volunteers are the
salt of the earth, here,
MacLeod says, theyre fantastic individualswere
nothing without them. Its our

volunteers, number one, and

our donors, working together.
While the need for aid has
trended downward over the
past year, there is still a significant portion of people in
L a p e e r
County that
rely on the
assistance
Stone Soup
and its associated pantries provide.
T h e
numbers are
Steve
starting to go MacLeod
down, and
thats a good thing, Macleod
says, but itll fluctuate that
way for maybe six months,
and that number will go up.
The fluctuation, MacLeod
notes, can be caused by several factors, but the fact
remains that while people
need assistance, Stone Soup
will be there to provide it.
People know were
not
going
anywhere,
MacLeod says.
Stone Soup uses its truck
and facility to not only pro-

vide for people in need around

Lapeer, but to share its stores
with over 27 other pantries
and churches in the area to
ensure that anyone who needs
food assistance can access it.
In 2013, the outgoing to
pantries and churches was
273,000 pounds of food,
MacLeod says. Last year it
was 770,000 pounds.
While the number of
donated food consumed in
Lapeer may be falling,
MacLeod says the amount of
food Stone Soup donates to
other area pantries has been
rising steadily for years.
All food that goes through
Stone Soup is donated by area
businesses and citizens.
MacLeod says this makes
Stone Soup completely independent.
The donors in Lapeer
County alone, they should be
applauded, its wonderful,
MacLeod says. Everyone is
coming together in the community, and its out in the
community now. Were over
1.5 million pounds of food
each year, and were not part
of another food bank. Were

doing this independently.

If people are interested in
donating their time to Stone
Soup, MacLeod says theyre
always happy to take more
volunteers.
Wherever people want
to fit in, we love volunteers
coming in, Macleod says. If
you want to put an hour in,
put an hour in. If youre a
truck driver, if you do data
input, or fundraising, anything.
The amount of aid Stone
Soup is able to provide is
directly related to the volunteer help they receive from
members of the community,
MacLeod adds.
Tax-deductible donations
of money can be made
through the Stone Soup website at http://www.stonesoupfoodpantry.org/ or in person
at their location on 475 S.
Court Street in Lapeer.
MacLeod is thankful for
donations of any kind, whether it is money, food, or time.
Weve been blessed in
our growth, and we all feel
here, that were doing it
right, he says.

IMLAYCITY

Officials in Imlay City and

Imlay and Attica townships
have been keeping their
hopes high and fingers
crossed in recent days.
And for a good reason.
The team of municipalities is expecting to hear
today (Wed., Jan. 13) whether
or not they have advanced to
the next round of the
2015
Americas
Best
Communities contest.
Should the group advance
to the contests semi-finals,
Imlay City, Imlay Township
and Attica Township would
be awarded a second grant
from ABC; this time totaling
$100,000.
Reaching the semi-finals
would also make the local
group eligible for one of
ABCs grand prizes of $1
million, $2 million and $3
million apiece.
Last year, the local group
was the beneficiary of a
$50,000 grant from Americas
Best Communities as one of
50 U.S. communities identified as quarterfinalists in the

competition.
As a result of having
received the initial grant, the
local government entities
were tasked with creating a
comprehensive Community
Revitalization Plan, which
was completed and submitted
to ABC judges by the Nov.
6, 2015 deadline.
Should Imlay City and its
partners be fortunate enough
to win any of the grand
prizes, it would provide
significant financial impetus
to move forward with projects to boost the local economy.
Those communities chosen for the next round of
competition will travel to
North Carolina in April to
present their revitalization
plans to a panel of judges.
Eight will be selected to move
on in the contest.
The Americas Best
Communities contest is sponsored
by
Frontier
Communications,
DISHNetwork, The Weather
Channel and CoBank.
Results will be posted
online at www.tricitytimesonline.com as soon as they
are available on Jan. 13th.

Imlay area officials will learn today (Wed., Jan. 13)

if they will continue in the ABC contest.

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Letters to the Editor

Cranberry Christmas Celebration thanks

2015 marked an epic year
as we celebrated the coming
together of old traditions with
new ones marked by the
Cranberry
Christmas
Celebration in Capac, on
December 5.
Who knew that cranberry
bogs were a significant source
of income north of town over
100 years ago! The cranberry
continues to bring revenue to
the area, as Perrone Produce
of Capac is a major distributor of Michigan-grown cran-

berries. The cranberry has

come to the foreground as our
fruitful mascot as we celebrated with friends and families around town between the
Cranberry Christmas Craft
Show, Winter Farmers
Market, visits with Santa &
Mrs. Claus, horse-drawn
wagon rides, Streetside
Smores Roast, Winter Parade
and Christmas Tree Lighting
in the town square.
As we move into 2016
and look back at last year

Our Opinion

Put the freeze

on winter fires

l Nino has given us the gift of remarkably milder winter weather this year,
which has been a welcome change from
recent winters past. Most of us have enjoyed
lower heating bills and easier navigation of
area roads this season.
However, with the first cold snap a couple
of weeks ago, weve been given tough
reminders that the threat of winter home and
barn fires is real.
Fire safety experts remind us that heating
is the second leading cause of home fires,
with cooking taking the top spot. According
to recent statistics from the U.S. Fire
Administration, 84 percent of home heating
fires are fires confined to chimneys, flues or
fuel burners. 29 percent of nonconfined home
heating fires occur because the heat source is
too close to things that can burn. Space heaters cause one-third of home heating fires and
4 out of 5 home heating fire deaths.
Here are some safety tips to help prevent
the tragedy and heartbreak of a winter home
or barn fire:
Keep anything that can burn at least 3 feet
from all heat sources including fireplaces,
wood stoves, radiators, heat lamps, space
heaters or candles.
Never use an oven to heat your home.
Turn space heaters off when leaving the
room or going to bed.
Maintain heating equipment and chimneys by having them cleaned and inspected
annually by a qualified professional.
Home fires occur in the winter more than
any other time of year. Remember to put safety first by installing and maintaining smoke
detectors; and by regularly maintaining your
furnace, chimney and other heating equipment.
Be sure to discuss fire safety with your
family, and have a plan should a fire occur.
Be safe this winter!

with fond memories, the

Capac Chamber of Commerce
would like to take a moment
to give thanks to the entire
communityindividuals and
groups alikefor their support and valiant effort making
details come together for a
day full of fun.
We would like to thank
our Premier Sponsors who
helped make this happen.
While Capacs Downtown
Development Authority runs
silently under the radar, their
generous contribution to light
the town square does not go
unnoticed. Thank you to
Steven J. Beatty II, Capac
High Alumni and Certified
Financial
Planner
for
Ameriprise
Financial
(Dryden/Port Huron). Steven
graciously supplied all of the

lights on the enormous

40-year-old Christmas Tree.
We thank Mr.Rs Kitchen
& Dessert Shop for also contributing to the lighting
scheme and working diligently to light and maintain each
tree in the downtown Winter
Wonderland.

CSB, our local bank in
town, did a fabulous job hosting the Streetside Smores
Roasta first this year and a
success to be repeated annually.
Hundreds of children
received free pictures with
Santa, thanks to Photography
by Sara (Lexington, MI) and
McConnell State Farm
Insurance (Capac).
The Council on Aging has
much to celebrate this year
with the opening of the new

Conrad Community Center,

in addition to hosting a very
successful Winter Farmers
Market, Memorial Tree
Lighting and Cranberry
Cook-Off Contest. The
Historical Society, once
again, hosted an astounding
Cranberry Christmas Craft
Show, which started as the
hallmark event of Christmas
in Capac many years ago.
Thank you to businesses
who contributed money to
back-end costsOneWay
Construction,
Grubb
Chiropractic, Gass-Becker
Insurance, Capac Hardware,
all of Capac.
We are grateful to our DJ
and Parade MC, John Fisher
of High Fidelity Sounds, (Port
Huron)
and DJ, Scott
Glombowski, (Capac) who
donated their time and graced
us with the beautiful musical
styling that made downtown
feel more like Christmas.
This year Santa & Mrs.
Claus made their appearance
greatly appreciated.
at the Capac Public Library to
We will honor Nancy by celebrate with all the children
helping a good number of of the village. Thank you to
families in our area.
The Friends of Library for
Bless you, hosting pictures with Santa.
The Capac Community Chief
Financial
&
Food Pantry Accounting, LLC (Capac)
Capac built a stage for the town

Memorial donations
greatly appreciated
The Capac Community
Food Pantry would like to
thank the Bob Friedsberg
family and everyone who
donated to us in memory of
their
beloved
Nancy
Friedsberg. Your kindness
during this difficult time is

square, without which we

would not have been able to
see and hear Santa. Thank
you for use of the bucket
truck from JL Tree Services
and donation of time from
Greg Smith, DPW director
which made decorating the
tree from top to bottom possible.
Our appreciation goes to
Mussey Township for providing the portable heaters found
along Main St. to keep us
warm during the parade and
tree lighting.
And finally, our thanks to
the Village of Capac and
Mr.Rs who kept the tree and
grounds lit so brightly this
chilly month of December.
Looking forward to a
healthy and prosperous
2016
until
the
next
Cranberry Christmas in Capac
on the First Weekend in
December.
If youre interested to find
out more about what's happening in the village of Capac,
take a beautiful country drive
into town or visit:
w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m /
CapacChamberofCommerce
Sincerely,
The Capac Area
Chamber of Commerce
Capac

Tips to beat winter blues

Editors note: The following guest column was submitted by Robert Sheehan,
director of the board of the
Michigan Association for
Community Mental Health.
ith the holidays behind
us and the winter doldrums setting in, its a trying
time for the mental health
and wellness of many here in
Michigan. While many people welcomed home far-away
relatives and celebrated the
season with friends and family, it can be hard to adjust
when loved ones are no longer near.
The weather in our state
doesnt make the adjustment
any easier. While its a milder winter than years past, the
seemingly perpetual gray
skies have a lasting effect on
our outlook and well-being.
Unfortunately, there is no silver bullet for making the
winter months more cheerful,
but there are some simple
steps people can take to
make the days a little brighter.
If you experience
Seasonal Affective
Disorderan estimated 10

million Americans doyou

may want to consider purchasing a light box or visor,
which supplies your body
with the sunlight it is missing
during winter months.
Visit with friends and
family. Just because the holidays are over, it doesn't mean
that the get-togethers have to
be. Spending time with loved
ones can have tremendous
benefits on one's mental
health.
Eat a healthy diet. While
it may be tempting to avoid

trips to the grocery store, its

worthwhile to opt for nutritious and fresh foods. In particular, the American
Psychiatric Association says
that omega-3 fatty acids,
often found in fish, could be
a complimentary treatment
for depression.
Spend time outdoors.
Physical activity and fresh
air are powerful boosters of
mental health and wellness.
With appropriate winter layers, you can enjoy the ski
slopes, skating rinks, or even

a walk around the block.

If your feelings of sadness and grief are too much
to bear, or if youre not sure
if what youre experiencing
is healthy, talk to someone
about it. There is no shame
in seeking professional help
to learn strategies for
improving your mental
health.
Every county in the state
is serviced by a Community
Mental Health Service
Program, which offers an
array of behavioral health,
developmental and intellectual disability services to consumers. With evidence-based
treatments and patient-centered care, Michigans mental
health system is there for
you in good times and in
bad.
In winter, spring, summer
and fall, prioritize your mental health and wellness, and
take action to improve it
when youre not feeling like
yourself.
For more information on
this and other mental health
subjects, call the Lapeer
County Mental Health offices
at 810-667-0500.

First loves and serenades with flamboyant artist

I

ts 1979 and Im sitting in

the front passenger seat of
my sisters totally stylin
1978 Oldsmobile Cutlass
Supreme. The streetlights
illuminating Newburg Road
make streams of shiny
streaks along the glossy
black exterior of the car as
we settle into the cushy cloth
seats, and crack the windows
to blow cigarette smoke in
streams out into the evening
air.
The vehicle is my sisters
true love, and we all know it.
My dad, who was the one to
spot the great deal in the
classified ads or wherever he
found these things, loaned
her some of the money that
went toward the purchase
because he knew it was just
right for her. Im semi-jealous when he gets those
sticky, monogram-type gold
and black initial things that
were all the rage back then
and posts DMM Dawn
Marie Minollion her drivers side door. Its first class
all the way, and were loving
it.
Were also loving the stereo system, which Dawn
cranks to the top as we glide

the
down
road. Shes

to that magical sort of troubadour thing.

got a cas David Bowie, with all of
sette tape
his alluring androgyny and
of The Rise coiffed hair is a bit of a
and Fall of stretch for me back then. But
Ziggy
its a stretch that feels good
Stardust
in the same way that a hard
and the
truth pierces the heart and
Spiders
rips the feelings right out of
from Mars it for all to see. Hes like a

poised for sleek, exotic animal...brave

listening.
and flamboyant enough to
Though its push the envelope with blue
the fifth album David Bowie shadowed eyes, vulnerable
made, its probably the one
enough to reveal his artistry
that made him a main
and passion with alluring,
stream star, though he was
sensual honesty.
anything but.
I am mesmerized by the
At the time Im still a bit emotion of it all, and riding
of a prairie girl. Running
the freight train of Bowies
around in flowered cotton
intuitive declarations as
frocks or ankle length patch- Rock n Roll Suicide blasts
work skirts. Hair to the
through the speakers of that
waist, parted in the middle.
gorgeous Cutlass Supreme.
No makeup, no plastic-y
Our voices rise in unison at
adornments or girly bling for the climax of the song, which
this avowed flower child.
is filled with the exact
The folk music of James amount of angst and romance
Taylor or Crosby, Stills &
thats been defining our bareNash and Van Morrison are
ly-twenty-something lives at
most likely to be playing on the moment.
my stereo, sprinkled in with Oh no love! you're not
a little Jethro Tull and Styx
alone!
for my past lives sakeor
You're watching yourself
whatever it is that attracts me but you're too unfair

You got your head all

tangled up but if I could only
make you care
Oh no love! Youre not
alone,
No matter what or who
youve been
No matter when or where
youve seen
All the knives seem to
lacerate your brain;
Ive had my share, Ill
help you with the pain...
Youre not alone!
Just turn on with me and
you're not alone
Lets turn on with me and
youre not alone (wonderful)
Lets turn on and be not
alone (wonderful)
Gimme your hands cause
youre wonderful (wonderful)
Gimme your hands cause
youre wonderful (wonderful)
Oh gimme your hands...
My sister takes her right
hand off the steering wheel
and presses the rewind button on the tape player. She
backs it up to Five Years
and our singing begins again.
Ifeel like Ive been given a
gift, because I have. David
Bowie is a rock star and a
dream, and if he were anywhere near that Olds Cutlass

were tooling around in,

well, who knows what sort
of fantasies would
have ensued. He
was an artist with
an uncanny ability to blend
music, relationships,
social
issues,
fashion
and creative
passions
into
the

David
Bowies
Ziggy
Stardust album
was the soundtrack
of life back in the day.
big, bold persona that made
him an icon.
It would be a few years
before I embrace it fully,
donning mens clothing and
going for the androgyny

ideal I continue to find

intriguing to this day. David
Bowie blazed the way. And
for a while he provided the
soundtrack of my life
as I searched for
meaning
and

some
artistry
of my
own.
My
sister and I
look back
on those
Bowie-Cutlass
years through
the bittersweet
lens of aging
eyes. We mourn
the loss of David
Bowiethe one-andonly daring trail-blazer who, in those
moments cruising down
Newburg Road, windows down, hair blowing in
the breeze, was the spokesman for all we had inside of
us.
Email Catherine at
[email protected].

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Memories of Christmases past

Better hurry back before

Santa arrives or he wont
leave you any gifts! Back I
scurried and sure enough...
Santa came right to my little
bed in that little room off the
dining room. He uttered a
husky Ho! Ho! Ho! and
asked have you been a good
little girl?
Yes, yes, yes! I replied.
And what would you
like? he asked.
I want awfully bad that
big, beautiful doll in the drug
store window!
Santa answered, Ho!

What makes news come alive

M

ortality and a swan

song one-upping the
Monday morning replays of
the Golden Globe...Alberta
Clipper imminent...
Democrats still duking it out
in key states...Republicans
too, for that matter...vehicle
extraordinaire (open for discussion)
at the
Auto
Show...all
of these
are touted
in the
background as
big news
of the day

as I try to

think
what, in
my estimation, is worth space on
this page.
None of these top stories
offered to us as news this
morning are particularly relevant to my world at this
given moment. Not irrelevant, eitherjust not at the
forefront of my brain. OK.
So, the reality is that I am
not in a position to comment
on them, because I know
very little about any of the
stories. The nuts and bolts of
them. The back-stories. And
other thingsstories affecting me in much more personal waystake precedence.
But they, for the most part,
would have little relevance to

the rest of you. Who, for

instance, besides my family,
cares...that my mom will be
celebrating her 95th birthday
in a few days, or that my oldest child will turn 49 the day
before Mom turns 95? Or
that over the past weekend
my sisters grandson, who
graduated from high school
and turned 18 just this past
summer, landed his first gig
as driver of the Blue Thunder
vehicle in the Monster Jam
circuit. Now, THAT would
not be a big deal to me
either, because its certainly
not my thing any more than
news commentating is...
except that I know the backstory. As the story goes, his
grandma (or another relative,
Im not sureIve heard it
both ways), tried to ground
him for reality. His dream
since he was knee-high to a
grasshopper had been to
drive one of those things.
Someone had said to him,
Tyler, you should have a
Plan B for in case this
doesnt work out.
Grandma, I dont need a
Plan B. Its what I'm going to
do.
And with singleness of
mind and purpose, he set
about the business of connecting with the right people.
He just never let the word
unattainable or impossible live in his vocabulary.
Saturday, he had his first
event. Im not sure if it was

on the actual tour yet, or

some other freestyle event;
and of course the reviews I
saw on Facebook were from
a couple of wide-eyed little
cousins (whoregrettably
perhaps, are developing their
need for speed and all things
dare-devilish from their bigas-life role model), and his
proud aunt who said he got
decent air and, in her opinion, rocked it.
As I indicated, this is
definitely not my sport, nor
am I much of an advocate,
but I was there this summer
to see, up-close and personal,
the grit that went into this
dream come true. The pure
grit and determination, the
vision-casting, the singleness
of purpose. And that, I
admire.
Sometimes the real news
is not in the headlines.
Sometimes its in the back
stories. And, of course,
knowing the person involved
is like knowing the author.
Thats what makes the news
come alive.
Email Willene at
[email protected].

Photo provided

Louis Parsch, trustee of the Knights of Columbus

Council 4556, hands a $400 check to Rodney
Abasso, who is attending the Sacred Heart Major
Seminary in Detroit. For several years, the K of
C Council 4556 has offered funds for seminarians who have agreed to finish 1st and 2nd year
studies enrolled in theology and philosophy
classes. The K of C Council 4556 offers the
assistance as a way to assist area young men
and women in meeting their vocational goals.

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and cried Mama! when

turned over. I gave her to one
of my granddaughters, and
the last Iknew she still occupied a shelf in her windowed
keepsake special piece of
furniture. I think she still
wears the original blue
organdy dress and bonnet.

I loved my dollies and at

one time had a collection of
ten...and they all slept with
me, rotating them so they all
had a turn at sleeping beside
me. One was my oldest
brothers Teddy bear.
Happy 2016 everyone!
Country Cousin

All that glitters...

never wanted a crystal

chandelier. Glitzy isnt my
style. Im a natural girl; prefer a posy of herbs and wild
roses to diamonds. My backup embellishment for elegant
occasions is a strand of
pearls.
But every woman needs
some bling, you may say.
Perhaps Ive never fully
recovered from my big jewelry disaster. Dear Reader,
imagine my horror when I
accidently destroyed my
wedding band and engagement ring in a garbage disposal. Truly. Not three years
married. I couldnt cook
wearing them, so put the soldered gold set on the shelf
above the kitchen sink.
Although my husband
replaced the twisted remains
with a striking solitaire eighteen years ago, I rarely wear
it. A gardener can be a little
shy about her hands and fingernails. Besides, the ring is
safer out of sight and mind.
Then, four years ago,
along came the hankering to
raise hens, add diversity to
our household husbandry.
Mercy! What my friend
Carol finds on Pinterest. Of
all things, a chandie in the
Fancy Farm Girls chicken
coop!
What a playful idea.

Wouldnt my hens oblige

some bling when theyre on
the nest, a focal point to
relieve the
pain of
egg laying? So
Andy, our
belated
handyman,
hung a
chandie in
our new
henhouse

for our six

maiden
ISA
Browns.
Countless quiches later,
sparkling crystals on a petite
brass chandelier caught my
eye in a shop window and
tweaked my sense of style.
The price was right, so why
not to rooster up my empty
nest? The shopkeeper, bless
her heart, gave the name and
phone number of a handyman who led me to Don, a
master electrician.
If you want a larger
chandelier just like this one
for your dining room, he
said with screwdriver in
hand, I have one. Id rather
it go to a good home than
take up space in my barn.
He mustve seen the
gleam in my eyes. Im a
softy for vintage castaways,

Honest Living . . .

and took him and the chandelier seriously. One persons

junk is anothers treasure.
And two wall sconces to
match, he added.
I really liked this guy. It
helped that his kinfolk are
southerners. We talked beans
and cornbread.
After twenty-six years,
light now dances in glass
prisms in the air, on the
walls, windows and furniture
where we dine. Crystals dangle from wall sconces where
they dared not go before. My
husbands shaking his head,
wondering what happened to
his wife.
Not to worry. The other
morning, I beheld sunrise
upon fresh-fallen snow, millions of ice crystals glimmering on branches of maple
trees like arms of giant chandeliers. Yes, I mused, theres
no more beautiful glitter in
the entire world than in my
own backyard.
Flowers may be my bling
in blooming season, but in
winter, its diamonds in the
snow that takes my breath
away. And thanks to Don, on
these long, dark drizzly days,
our house is glad to light up
our life with rescued teardrop
gems from his barn.
Email Iris at
[email protected].

She was just about

everything to them

Editors note: In place of

the regular All the Liblong
day column, the following
guest column was submitted
by Bruce Kefgen of Algonac.
Kefgen was Rick Liblongs
college roommate and
remains one of his very closest friends. The column captures beautifully the impact
Tiger the cat had on the
Liblongs lifeand they on
hers. Tiger passed away on
New Years Eve 2015 after
sharing her house with them
for nearly 11 years.
any
of
us, when
we are
young,
have a pet.
And
whether
that pet is
a dog, a
Rick Liblong
cat, a bird
or a goldfish, they
become very important companions to us. And when they
eventually pass on, we are
sad for a whilemuch the
same as when a friend from
school moves to another
town. We miss them. But life
goes on and we make new
friends or find new companions. Sometimes, we just go
and get another pet. Our
youth and resiliency allows
us to do this.
But when you are older, a
pet becomes more than just a
companion. And if you dont
happen to have had any offspring of your own, that pet
becomes very much your
child in the most realistic
sense of the term. You care
for it and love it as though it
were human. And the pet
gives you unconditional love
in return.
Sadly, the life spans of
domestic animals are not as
long as those of humans.
And when your petyour
best buddyyour BABY

M
Generous Knights

Ho! Quite a few little girls

want that doll...but Ill do my
best. Merry Christmas!
A little girl by the name
of Alma Bowman got the
biggest doll, but Igot the
second biggest. My dolls
name was Daisy. She had
eyes that opened and closed

All the Liblong day...

passes away, the loss is like

no other you have ever felt.
We are all accustomed to
the probability that we will
someday have to bury our
own parents. Some of us will
also know the loss and sadness of saying goodbye to
our spouses. Still, there is
nothing in this world that can
adequately prepare us for the
loss of a child. And as we
advance in years that loss can
be more profound than any
we might have ever known
before.
My good friends, Rick
and Sue Liblong, lost their
baby, Tiger, on New Years
Eve. It was not entirely unexpected as she was getting on
in years and had been suffering with quite a few health
issues. But now that the time
has come, they are overwhelmed with grief, and I am
sad for them. Theirs was that
special bond that only older,
childless couples can know.
And their loss is something
no one else can come to fully
understand or appreciate.
Tiger, you see, was
something of an accidental
joy. She wasnt really their
cat to begin with. She was a
kitty who needed a home that
wandered into Ricks fathers
house in Almont and Ricks
dad, Nick, adopted her.
When Nick passed away,
Rick and Sue inherited Tiger.
And their life has never been,
nor will be, the same again.
Tiger became just about
everything to them. Rick
would play and snuggle with
her on a daily basis, and
Sues was the lap she would
seek out every evening.
Despite any formal training,
they both learned to speak
cat. And, though Tiger
couldnt speak any English, I
am absolutely certain she
understood everything they
said. They loved Tiger
unconditionally, and Tiger
gave them unconditional

Photo provided

know this is a bit tardy, but

man Drug
I was entertaining a flu bug
Store in
at Christmas time. I hope
Almont.
youll enjoy this look at
Ihopped
Christmases past anyway.
out of bed
Twas the night before
and patChristmas 1923. All was
pat-patted
quiet in our home. Not a
my way
creature was stirring, not
out to the
even a mouse. That is, except
dining
Mama who was whirring the
room

ol White treadle sewing

where
machine. Why, wondered this
Mama was
five-year-old little sister of
treadling
big brother Floyd, who was
the sewing
working out his apprenticemachine. When she spied me
ship as a pharmacist at bow- she issued me a warning,

Tiger speaking to Daddy in cat, which Rick and

Sue understood completely.

Photo provided

Tiger holds Mummys hand as they drift off into

dreamland together.
love, companionship and
purpose in return. They were
a family in every way imaginable.
One can say, I suppose,
that they could just go and
get another cat. But these are
mature adults, not children.
Their loss is more profoundtruly deeperthan
cold logic would ever comprehend. When your child
dies, you dont just say
Well, lets just go have
another. This kind of special
relationship is substantially
irreplaceable.
True, their life will go
on. But not as it once was.
In time, perhaps, their grief
will lessen.
Still, Tiger will always be
there in their hearts just as

The face of one of lifes

beautiful little grace
notes.
sure as any child could be.
And that is a beautiful thing.
Email Rick at
[email protected].

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Understanding Medicare program

IMLAY CITY If you are 65 or will be celebrating
your 65th birthday soon and want to know more about
Medicare, you can find out more at the Ruth Hughes
Memorial Library this Friday, Jan. 15. Kendra Griggs of
Bankers Life will offer one-on-one sessions to provide an
overview on Medicare and answer any questions visitors
may have. The sessions will run for a half-hour each. Call
the library at 810-724-8043 to schedule an appointment
for this Fridays program. The library is located at 211 N.
Almont Ave. in Imlay City.

Rehearsals set to begin

TRI-CITY AREA The Lapeer County Concert
Choir (LCCC) is back at it again. Rehearsals for the
spring concerts will begin on Monday, Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. at
Trinity United Methodist Church in Lapeer. This years
theme is With a Song in My Heart, and features selections by Richard Rogers. The spring concerts will be held
on Friday and Sunday, May 13 and 15. Maestro Garth
Starr continues as the choirs director, following two well
attended Christmas concerts. The choir has once again
been invited to participate in the Flint Festival of Choirs
in March. Anyone interested in joining is encouraged to
attend the Jan. 18 rehearsal, sign up, receive a packet of
music, and begin. A $20 music fee is required. People are
also welcome to come and try the music before they commit to the choir. For more information visit lapeercountyconcertchoir.com or call 810 644-8708.

Expenses mount in Courser debacle

State, local costs near $200,000

for investigation, special election
By Maria Brown

Tri-City Times Assistant Editor

TRI-CITY AREA
The states investigation of
former Representatives Todd
Courser and Cindy Gamrat is
nearing the $100,000 mark.
Tim Bowlin, CFO and
Director of the House
Business Office, in a letter to
Progress Michigan, stated
more than $77,000 has been
paid to the Dickinson Wright
law firm as of December 22.
Progress Michigan, an
advocacy group, had filed a
Freedom of Information
request with the House

regarding the investigation

but
the
House
of
Representatives is not subject
to FOIA requests, Bowlin
notes in his letter. Despite that
fact, Bowlin supplied the
above figure. He added that
billable hours for November
and December hadn't yet been
received by the House
Business Office.
The scope of additional
work by Dickinson Wright
has not been quantified or
estimated at this time, he
wrote.
Lonnie Scott, executive
director for Progress Michigan
notes that the attorneys' bill

already exceeds the annual

salary Courser and Gamrat
would have earned as state
representatives. Courser, who
represented Lapeer Countys
82nd House District, resigned
and Gamrat was expelled
after the two were accused of
using taxpayer funds to cover
up the extra-marital affair
they were engaged in.
It is troubling and
incredibly ironic that two
lawmakers were expelled
from the House for wasting
taxpayer resources, and yet,
Speaker (Kevin) Cotter has
already spent more than a
lawmakers salary on an outside firm as a result of his
bungled investigation, Scott
said, noting state reps earn
$71,685 per year.

Recently the House

Business Office announced
the same outside law firm
would handle the lawsuit filed
against Cotter and the
Michigan House by Courser
and Gamrats former aides,
Keith Allard and Ben Graham.
Locally, Lapeer County
spent more than $121,000 for
the November 2015 special
election needed to fill
Courser's seat in Lansing.
Currently, the 82nd District
remains without representation until the results of the
March 8, 2016 election are
known and either Democrat
Margaret Guerrero Deluca or
Republican Gary Howell
fill the remainder of Courser's
term through the end of
the year.

It is troubling and incredibly ironic that two lawmakers were expelled

from the House for wasting taxpayer resources, and yet, Speaker (Kevin)
Cotter has already spent more than a lawmakers salary on an
outside firm as a result of his bungled investigation,

Obituaries
~ Jean Case Dewey, 83 ~
Jean Case Dewey, age
83, of Attica, passed away
Monday, January 11, 2016 at
Lapeer County Medical Care
Facility (Suncrest) in Lapeer.
Jean Elizabeth Ludwig
was born on February 6,
1932. She was the daughter
of Robert and Helen
Ludwig. She grew up in
Detroit and Memphis,
Michigan. Jean attended
school in Memphis. She
has been in the Attica community since 1962.
She married Gerald W.
Dewey on February 25, 1978
in Port Huron, Michigan.
Jean traveled all over the
country including Arizona,
Texas, and Florida. She was
a homemaker. Jean cooked
at the Imlay City Elementary
School. She also was a
school bus driver for the
Imlay City Community
Schools. She enjoyed knitting and belonged to a knitting club in Harrietta,
Michigan. She also enjoyed
crocheting mittens and
scarves.
Jean is survived by her
daughter: Barbara (John)
ONeal of Imlay City. Sons:
Bill (Theresa) Case of Imlay
City, Jerry Case of
Mooresville, IN, David
(Debra) Case of Lapeer, and
Bryan (Kelly) Case of
Lapeer. Sisters: Phyllis
Pulley of Tennessee and
Pauline Dishinger of Florida.

She is preceded in death

by her husband: Gerald
Dewey and brother: Robert
Ludwig.
A funeral service will be
held 11:00 a.m. Friday,
January 15, 2016 at Muir
Brothers Funeral Home of
Imlay City. Pastor Michelle
Lamb pastor of Imlay City
United Methodist Church
will officiate. Burial will
follow at Imlay Township
Cemetery.
The family will be available for visiting from 4 - 8
p.m. Thursday, January 14,
2016 at Muir Brothers
Funeral Home of Imlay City.
And from 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Friday.
Funeral arrangements
made by Muir Brothers
Funeral Home of Imlay City.
Please be sure to sign our
on-line register book at
muirbrothersfh.com

Community Calendar

Wednesday, January 13th

Lapeer Area Citizens Against

Domestic Assault meets 1:00 p.m. to
3:00 p.m. in the Lapeer Court House for
personal protection order clinic. For info
810-246-0632.
Imlay Conversation Salon will meet
6:00 p.m. social hour optional, conversation 7:00 p.m. at Mulefoot Gastropub,
Imlay City.
Imlay City American Legion Post 135
will meet 7:30 p.m. at the Post 212 E.
3rd Street.

Thursday, January 14th

Overseas Veterans will meet 7:00p.m.

at VFW Post 2492 Imlay City (behind
the Tri-City Times)
Almont-Dryden Masons will meet
7:00 p.m. at Almont Masonic Center.

Friday, January 15th

Imlay City Senior Center Texas Hold

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

Monday, January 18th

Almont/Dryden Lioness Branch Club

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

Tuesday, January 19th

Imlay City Senior Center Euchre

Tournament 1:00 p.m. For information
call 810-724-6030.

Tuesday, January 19th (Cont.)

Community Soup Kitchen is open
4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Zion United
Methodist Church.
Alcoholics for Christ meets 7:00 p.m.
at Full Potential Ministry, 170 Weston
Street, Imlay City.

Wednesday, January 20th

Lapeer Area Citizens Against

Domestic Assault meets 1:00 p.m. to
3:00 p.m. in the Lapeer Court House for
personal protection order clinic. For info
810-246-0632.
Lapeer Amputee Support Team will
meet at 3:30 p.m. at Trinity United
Methodist Church, 1310 N. Main Street,
Lapeer.

Friday, January 22nd

Imlay City Senior Center Texas Hold

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

Tuesday, January 26th

Imlay City Senior Center Euchre

Tournament 1:00 p.m. For information
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Methodist Church.
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~ Richard Dick Boadway, 81 ~

Richard Dick
Boadway, age 81, of Imlay
City, Michigan passed away
after an extended illness
Friday, January 08, 2016 at
his home.
Richard Milton
Boadway was born
December 12, 1934 in
Berville, Michigan. He
was the son of Harley and
Thelma (Scribner) Boadway.
Dick grew up in Capac and
graduated from Capac High
School.
He served in the U. S.
Army after high school.
Dick was married to
Ramona Jean Hutchins on
January 22, 1957 in Capac,
Michigan. Dick lived most
of his life in the Imlay City
area. He and Ramona raised
their family in Imlay City.
He had been employed

as a School Bus Driver; he

farmed in the Capac area;
and worked at Dick
Hinterman Ford in Imlay
City. Dick retired from the
GM Tech Center after 30
years. He was a member of
the Imlay City American

Legion and was a longtime

member of their Veterans
Honor Guard serving at
Great Lakes National
Cemetery in Holly. Dick
was an avid bowler and
spent many hours at Cedar
Lanes Bowling Alleys in
Imlay City.
Surviving are his wife:
Ramona Boadway of Imlay
City; his son: Charles
"Charlie" Boadway of
Imlay City; his daughters:
Martha Brown of Crowley,
Texas, Donna (George)
Pittenturf, Sr. of Imlay City,
and Karen (Clinton) Morris
of Brown City; one brother:
Harvey Boadway of
Allenton.
Also surviving are
grandchildren: April Brown,
Jason Brown, Adam Brown,
Bianca Pittenturf, George

Pittenturf, Jr., Jeremy

Boadway, Dustin Boadway,
and Jesse Boadway; and by
eight great-grandchildren.
Dick is preceded in
death by two sisters: Irene
Bissett and Joanne Boadway.
Funeral service was held
2:00 pm Sunday, January 10,
2016 at the Muir Brothers
Funeral Home of Imlay City.
Pastor Jerry Schriber officiated. Burial took place 10:00
am Tuesday, January 12,
2016 at Great Lakes
National Cemetery, Holly.
A Saturday evening
Veterans Salute was held at
the funeral home.
Please be sure to sign
our online register book at
muirbrothersfh.com
Funeral arrangements
were made by Muir Brothers
Funeral Home of Imlay City.

~ Richard Dick Irish, 85 ~

Richard Dick Irish,
age 85, of Attica, passed
away Sunday, January 10,
2016 at home.
Richard Russell Irish
was born on January 9, 1931
in Flint, Michigan. He was
the son of Myron and
Gertrude Irish. Dick grew
up in Pontiac, Michigan. He
is a graduate of Imlay City
High School Class of 1949.
Dick spent most of his life in
Attica.
Dick married Mary Alice
Penzien on June 7, 1952 in
Attica, Michigan.
He was employed at the
GM Truck & Coach Plant in
Pontiac, retiring after 30
years. Dick also dairy
farmed until 1965. Dick
was a member of the Attica

F&AM. He was a goalie

for Dick Hinterman Ford
Hockey Team. He played in
Port Huron and in Flint.
Dick also belonged to the
Flint River Valley
Steelheader and the Fishing
Tournament Assn. He
enjoyed attending Michigan
State Football games as
often as he could.
Dick is survived by his
wife: Mary Alice Irish of
Attica. Daughters: Cathleen
Irish of Davison and Kay
(Robert) Hennes of Fifield,
WI. Grandchildren: Erin
(Sean) Hennes and Sarah
(Christopher) Kerber. His
dog: a Springer Spaniel
named Sadie. Brothers: Fred
(Joyce ) Irish of Lapeer and
Robert (Margaret Merwin)

Irish of Attica.
He is preceded in death
by his parents Myron and
Gertrude Irish.
A funeral service will be
held 1:00 p.m. Thursday,
January 14, 2016 at Muir
Brothers Funeral Home in
Imlay City. Burial will
follow at Attica Township
Cemetery.
The family will be
available for visiting from
2-4 & 6-8 p.m. Wednesday,
January 13, 2016 at the
Muir Brothers Funeral
Home in Imlay City.
Memorial contributions
may be made to MSU
College of Veterinary
Medicine, 784 Wilson Rd
Room G-100, East Lansing,
MI 48824.

Funeral arrangements made

by Muir Brothers Funeral
Home of Imlay City. Please
be sure to sign our online
register book at
muirbrothersfh.com

~ Donald Themm, Jr., 87 ~

Donald Themm Jr., age
87, of Almont, Michigan
passed away on Wednesday
January 6, 2016 at Bolton
Brooke Manor in Metamora.
Don was born on May 2,
1928 in Armada, MI.
He was the son of Daniel
and Charlene (Retzlaff)
Themm. Don grew up in
Armada on a dairy farm. He
moved to Almont his senior
year and graduated from
Almont High School in 1946
as Class President.
He was married to
Shirley Ann (Richards). The
couple recently celebrated
their 68th wedding anniversary on December 20th. He
held numerous farming jobs
throughout his life. He
worked for Jamesway, Butler
and owned his own
Agricultural Consulting
business, Don Themm
Enterprises, Inc. Don loved

farming, especially dairy

farming.
Don loved baseball,
football, hunting, fishing and
playing cards, especially
Euchre. He loved to travel
and camp. He was a big fan
of the Detroit Tigers and the
Michigan State Spartans. For
over 50 years he could be
seen on the sidelines of the
Almont football as a member of the Chain Gang, carrying the down box.
They have 5 children:
David (Shelly) Themm of
Imlay City, Peggy (Dennis)
Campbell of Tequesta,
Florida, Marcy (Gary) Kogut
of Clarksville, Tennessee,
Kim Morris (Steve Schuster)
of Almont and Terry
Themm, who precedes him
in death.
They have 7 grandchildren: Melody, Alisyn (Ryan),
Davis (Melissa), Dustin

(Tara), Jamie (Jason), Carly

and Brandon (Whitney).
They have 7 (almost 8)
great grandchildren, Jesse,
Jason, Jude, Keegan, Luke,
Cason, Nathan and Baby
Chamberlain.
Also surviving are his
two brothers, Fran (Tina)
Themm and Chuck Themm,
and his sister Nancy

(Richard) Randall. He is preceded in death by his brother

in law Harry Richards,
sisters in law Marge
Richards and Kay Themm.
He is also survived by several nieces, nephews and
friends.
A Funeral service was
held on Monday, January
11th at the First
Congregational Church of
Almont where Reverend
Keith Langley officiated.
Those planning an
expression of sympathy may
wish to consider memorial
contributions to the
American Heart Association
or the Almont High School
Football and Cheerleading
Programs.
He was laid to rest at
Fergusons Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements
handled by Muir Brothers
Funeral Home of Almont.

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Chamber gets
a surprise gift

Anonymous donor leaves $600 in card

By Tom Wearing

Tri-City Times Staff Writer

IMLAYCITY The
Imlay City Area Chamber of
Commerce marked the beginning of the new year with a
generous gift from an
anonymous donor.
Chamber Director Ann
Hintz said that while retrieving her mail at the Imlay
City office last Wednesday
morning, she found an
envelope containing a card
acknowledging her and the
chamber for a job well done.
And that wasnt all.
The card also contained
six crisp $100 bills to be used
for the Chambers 2015
Dinner-Dance, to take place
Saturday, Jan. 16 at the
Knights of Columbus Hall.
Hintz said the anonymous
donor suggested the money
be used for table decorations
at the dinner-dance.
However, because the
table decorations had already

been paid for, it was

determined the unexpected
windfall would be applied to
the cost of the band for this
years gala event.
Iwas absolutely flabbergasted to open that card and
find such a generous gift,
said Hintz. Its really a
blessing in disguise and it
will be put to good use.
It just shows that
there are a lot of very
generous, wonderful people
here in Imlay City, she said.

I
considered trying to find out
who the person was that
left the card, but thought it
best to allow the person
remain anonymous.
She noted that the card
had been placed in her
mailbox at the city hall and
was not delivered through the
U.S. mail.
I am very grateful to this
person, said Hintz, and I
want to offer my personal
thank you.

Burns retires from

post as treasurer
By Maria Brown

Tri-City Times Assistant Editor

IMLAY TWP. After

more than 20 years as a township official, Debra Burns
stepped down from her position as treasurer at years end.
I wish to thank all Imlay
Township residents for their
support over the past 23
years. I have enjoyed meeting
many of you, and it has been
a pleasure and an honor to
serve you as treasurer and as
a member of the township
board, Burn wrote in a
message sent with recent tax
bills.
Taking the reigns from
Burns is Melanie Priehs who
served as the townships deputy treasurer.
Moving to the treasurers
seat created another vacancy
on the township board since
Priehs also served as a trustee.
The board is making
plans to fill that trustee seat
with the matter appearing on
their meeting agenda tonight,
Jan. 13.
Supervisor
Steve
Hoeksema said they have 45

days to make an appointment.

Whoever is named to the seat
will fill the remainder of
Priehs seat through the
November election.
In other township news:
the board reappointed
Conni Brett to serve on the
Ruth Hughes Memorial
District Library Board.
board members approved
using a text messaging program, offered by Frontier
Communications, that will let
officials send notifications to
township residents and community members who register
through the township. The
townships cost is $7.99 per
month plus taxes and fees.
township officials continue their efforts to draft a
recreation plan. A public
hearing is slated for Feb. 17.
the township is in talks
to purchase a parcel of land
immediately north of the
township hall on Fairgrounds
Road.
Their first offer for
$140,000 for 15 acres was
refused. A second offer for
$307,000 for 42.5 acres has
yet to be accepted or rejected,
Hoeksema said.

Special agent guest of

Economic Club Jan. 28
By Tom Wearing

Tri-City Times Staff Writer

LAPEER COUNTY
FBISpecial Agent Anthony
Weber will be the guest
speaker at the next Economic
Club of Lapeer County
Luncheon on Thursday, Jan.
28 at the Lapeer Country
Club.
The upcoming luncheon
is being sponsored by
Independent Bank.
Agent Weber is a member
of the FBIs Cyber Task Force
and has more than 12 years of
service with the Agency.
For the past six years, he
has been assigned to matters
of computer intrusion at the
FBIField Office in Detroit.
Weber earned a bachelors degree in Computer
Science and worked for
eight years at a Tier 1
automotive supplier.
He has additionally
earned certification as an
FBIDigital
Evidence
Extraction Technician and

holds several SANSGlobal

Information
Assurance
certifications,
including:
security essentials, intrusion
analyst and forensic examiner.
The doors will open at the
Lapeer Country Club at 11:30
a.m., with Webers program
scheduled to begin at noon.
The guest fee is $20 per
person, with an RSVPdeadline set for Thursday, Jan. 21,
by calling 810-667-0080 or
faxing to: 810-667-3541.
Reservations may be
mailed to: LDC, 449
McCormick Drive, Lapeer,
MI 48446.
Sen. Gary Peters next up
Future guests of the
Economic Club of Lapeer
County will be U.S.
Senator Gary Peters on
Tuesday, March 29; and
Michigan Supreme Court
Justice Robert P. Young,
Jr. on Thursday, April 14.
The Lapeer Country Club
is located at 3786 Hunt
Road in the City of Lapeer.

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

provided. Potluck luncheons from 4:30-6 p.m. at Zion

will be served the 4th Tuesday United Methodist Church.
of every month. Call 395Free meals for people in need
4518 for details.
are offered at the North
Pickleball at the Imlay City Branch Senior Center on
Senior Center is no longer a Monday and Thursday evedrop in class. If you are inter- nings from 5:30-7 p.m. Call
ested in participating, please 810-441-0322 for more inforcall the center at 810-724- mation.
6030. Stay fit & active with
Dinner and an evening of this fun racquet sport that is
card playing with friends, simple, free and easy to play.
50/50 raffle and prizes of high
The Capac Historical Society
and low for each table every
is now open to visitors daily
third Monday at the
from 1-3 p.m. and 1-4 p.m. on
Washington Senior Center
from 4-8 p.m. Call the center St. Pauls Lutheran Church Sundays. Call 810-395-2859
for further details 586-752- Food for Families kitchen is for more information.
6543. The center is located at open to the public for free, The Imlay City Museum,
57880 Van Dyke, Washington hot meals every Monday and located in the historic depot
Wednesday from 4-5:30 p.m. on Main Street in Imlay City
Township, MI 48094.
Swing Dance Lessons are This Heart Loves Food is open on Saturday afterbeing offered at the Port Pantry is open the first noons from 1-4 p.m. Stop in,
Huron Senior Center, 600 Saturday of each month from visit with a docent, and learn
Grand Avenue in Port Huron, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Gateway whats happening at the
every Tuesday from 7:30-9 Assembly Church, 2796 S. museum.
p.m. and the first and third Van Dyke Rd., Imlay City.
Thursday of the month from
7:30-9 p.m. with instructors Dryden Area Food For
Lyle Malaski & Kristina Families free dinner is served Ready, Set, Go! Workshop.
Morton. Call 810-984-5061 on the second Tuesday of This is a FREE workshop for
each month from 4:30-6:00 3-5 year olds & parents/carefor more information.
p.m. at St. Cornelius Church, givers! Enjoy fun projects
Council
on
Aging 3834 Mill Street (north of the that will develop your childs
Membership is open to indi- light in Dryden). No proof of skills and prepare them for
viduals 18 and older. The income is required. Come school! Children also enjoy a
Capac Senior Center is open and enjoy a home cooked snack, story time, and a free
8:30-4:30 weekdays. We offer meal with us.
book! Call the Family
a variety of activities such as
Literacy Center today to
fitness and craft classes, a The Attica United Methodist reserve your seat at 810-664book review group, cards and Church will be holding a free 2737 and for more informabus trips! Yoga, Zumba Gold, community meal on the sec- tion on dates and times.
ond and fourth Tuesday of
Stability Ball, Chair Exercise,
each month from 4:30 to 6:30 The Family Literacy Center
and a Walking Club meet
p.m. For more information offers free playgroups, usualMonday-Friday.
Enjoy
please call 810-724-0690 ly running for six weeks. For
cards? We offer Euchre every
or visit www.atticaumc.org children six years old and
Monday at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m.
The following card games are The Attica Food Bank at the their parent/caregiver. Many
played every week beginning Attica United Methodist locations and times. Call the
at 1 p.m.: Texas Cards Church, 27 Elk Lake Rd., is Center for more information,
Tuesday, Lucky Cards open from 2-4 p.m. the sec- 810-664-2737.
Thursday and Pinochle ond and fourth Monday of Attica Methodist has a free
Friday. Call Lori at 395-7889 each month. Proof of resi- Christian Play Group on
for more information.
dency and need required.
Mondays from 10-11:30 a.m.
Almont and Dryden area The Capac Community Food on school days, featuring presenior citizens meet the sec- Pantry, 114 S. Main Street, is school Bible stories, a snack,
ond Tuesday of the month at open each Wednesday from interactive songs, crafts, and
12 p.m. at the Almont Lions 1-3 p.m. Please call LOVE, games. Parents are required
Hall, 222 Water St., for a pot- INC. at 810-245-2414 in to be with their children durluck and program. Call 798- advance to ensure your food ing the group. Space is limit8210 for more information.
voucher will be received ed. For details/reservations
before you stop in to shop. call Pam Holihan at 810-724Adults 55 and over are invit- Any questions, please call 6941.
ed to the Berlin Twp. Senior Sherrie Cramton at 810-395Center to play cards from 1905.
noon-3 p.m. the first
Wednesday of every month. The Capac Kitchen serves
Bring a sack lunch, coffee free meals every Tuesday FOR WIDOWED MEN &

For Senior Citizens

Museums

Free Meals, Food

Youth Events

Support Groups

WOMEN. LUNCH/CARDS /
FRIENDSHIP.
Third
Tuesday of Every Month.
Come and meet with other
widowed people for lunch,
cards, games and meet new
friends. Join us every 3rd
Tuesday of each month from
11:45 am - 4:00 pm at Cavis
Pioneer Restaurant, 5600
Lapeer Rd. in Kimball Twp.
48074 (located approx. 15
Miles S.W. of Port Huron.
No RSVP necessary. For
more information call Joanne
K. at 810-324-2304. This
activity is sponsored by
Widwoed Friends, a peer
support group www.widowedfriends.org.
Lapeer County Families
Against Narcotics group
meets the second Tuesday of
the month at Faith Christian
Fellowship, 69 W. Nepessing
St. in Lapeer. Call 810-6670119 for more information or
email [email protected].
TOPS 620 Lapeer weightloss group meets Tuesday
nights at the Hunters Creek
Mobile Home Park Club
House, 725 DeMille Rd. in
Lapeer. Weigh-in from 6-6:30
p.m., meeting from 6:30-7:30
p.m. For more information,
call 810-664-7579.
For those that have experienced the death of a loved
one, a support group is available facilitated by a trained
United Hospice Service
(UHS) bereavement volunteer. Marlette Regional
Hospital, located at 2770
Main Street in Marlette,
hosts this support group the
first Friday of each month at
10 a.m. in the Administration
Conference Room. For more
information, call 800-6357490 or visit www.marletteregionalhospital.org

Fundraisers
Womans Life Chapter 855
Presents.Chili Cook-Off
Compete for bragging rights
for the Best Chili in Town!
Bring your best chili in a
crock pot or electric roaster.
No entrance fee! To PreRegister, please call (810)
392-5136 or email [email protected]. Deadline
to register is Monday,

January 25, 2016. PRIZES

WILL BE AWARDED!
Proceeds will benefit the
Memphis Schools Back Pack
Program. (At risk children
receive backpacks of nutritious foods to supplement
meals.) Saturday, January
30, 2016 Tasting from 5pm
7pm. Attendees are the
Judges! (Admission fee
includes tasting of all chili!)
COME OUT, BRING THE
FAMILY AND HAVE SOME
FUN!
Womans
Life
Insurance Society will match
the first $500 raised!
Imlay City Christian School
is selling raffle tickets for a
Build Your Own Bundle
from the Almonts Country
SmokeHouse. 2 prizes will be
awarded on April 11th. 1st
prize is a $300 gift certificate
and 2nd prize is a $200 gift
certificate, both to the
SmokeHouse. For more
details or to purchase tickets,
call the school at 810-7245695.
9 pin no tap bowling fundraiser at the Almont
Hideaway Lanes. All proceeds benefit the education of
the students at the Imlay City
Christian School. The event
will be held on January 23rd
from 11 to 3. There will be a
euchre tournament and chili
cook-off as well. Contact the
school to find out how you
can join in on the fun. 810724-5695.
The Imlay City Christian
School is holding a fundraiser for TAFFY (Tuition
Assistance Fundraising For
Youth). Come join us for
euchre the second Saturday
of each month at 7 p.m. at the
Imlay City Christian School,
7197 E. Imlay City Rd. in
Imlay City. For more information on everything going
on at the school, call 810724-5695.

AREA UNITED
METHODIST
CHURCHES
Attica
U.M.C.

27 Elk Lake Road, Attica, MI

(810) 724-0690

Sunday Worship: 10 a.m

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

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

810-724-1747

Pastor: Laurie Koivula

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

Capac First
U.M.C.

Church School - 10:00 am - All Ages

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

Imlay City
U.M.C.

Corner of 4th St. & Almont Ave.

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

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

810-796-2371

Sunday Worship Services - 10:00 a.m.

www.stjohnsdryden.org
[email protected]

15

810-796-3341

Weekday Masses

810-724-1135

15

586.336.4673

Sunday Masses

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

Father Paul Ward

15

Imlay City
Church of Christ

670 N. Van Dyke

Imlay City, MI 48444
Sunday Service
Bible Study (all ages) 10:00am
Morning Worship 11:00am
1st Sunday of the
Month Evening Service 2:30pm
Wednesday Bible Classes (all ages) 7:00pm

810-395-2409

810-724-3306

15

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

Almont
First Baptist Church

859 N. Van Dyke Road

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

881 Van Dyke - 810-798-8888

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

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

Free hearing and vision

screens for children of preschool age are available at the
Lapeer
County
Health
Department. To schedule an
appointment for these free
services please call 810-6670448 or 810-245-5549.
Widowed Friends invites all
widowed to join us for breakfast and friendship in a safe
setting every 2nd and 4th
Monday of the month at 9
a.m. at Seros, 925 Gratiot in
Marysville. For more information about our group, call
Julie at 810-388-0868.

Sunday Mornings
10:30 am

COME & MAKE A

DIFFERENCE WITH US! 15

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

15

Light of Christ
Community
Church

7191 Imlay City Road

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

1 Mile South of I-69 Overpass

Phone 810-724-2620

GATEWAY
ASSEMBLY

15

Phone: 810-724-6999

15

ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN CHURCH

(ELCA) 109 E. Kempf Court Capac, MI

(810) 395-7557

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

2720 Winslow Road

Imlay City, MI 48444

Sunday Worship 10:30 am

Wednesday Prayer & Praise 7:30 pm

Supervised child care during all services

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

Children's Church during service.

PASTOR KEN RENARD

6835 Weyer Road Imlay City, MI48444

Family of
Christ
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod

2796 S. Van Dyke Road - Imlay City

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

74903 McKay Rd., Romeo

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

905 Holmes Rd. - Allenton, MI

Corner of Almont Road

firstapostolichome.com

Come Grow With Us!

700 Maple Vista, Imlay City

West Berlin
U.M.C.

Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.

Rev. Curtis Clarke

Imlay City
C.R.C.

810-724-4315

15

Sacred Heart
Catholic Church

Pastor Patricia Hoppenworth

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

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

395 N. Cedar (M-53)

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

Dryden
U.M.C.

St. Johns
Episcopal Church
The Rev. Susan Rich

Pastor Alan Casillas

206 W. Mill, Capac, MI

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

15

4074 South Mill Street

Dryden, MI 48428

810-724-2702

200 North Cedar (M-53)

Imlay City, MI

15

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

Sunday 10:00 a.m.

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

Christ Evangelical First Congregational Church

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

275 Bancroft - Imlay City

(Corner of 5th Street)

810-814-4056

810-724-6207

Sunday School 9:00 a.m.

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

Pastor

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

Come to the WELS

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

810-395-7572

www.stnicholascapac.com

15

The Flea Market held each

Sunday at the Lapeer Center
Building, 425 County Center
Rd. in Lapeer, will be open
from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Up to 50
booths inside and outside sell
a huge variety of items. This
long running event is sponsored by the Lapeer Center
Building, and there is no
admission charge. For info on
space rentals, contact Logan
at 810-347-7915. See www.
LapeerCenter.com<https://
lapcntynt2.lapeercounty.org/
owa/www.LapeerCenter.com
for building rental info. For
general information on the
Flea Market or food service
by Peacock Alley Catering
call 810-664-2109 or email
[email protected].

Other

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

(ELCA)

2008 N. Van Dyke Rd.

Imlay City, MI 48444

5394 Main Street - Dryden

Church 810-395-2112

Senior Pastor:Rev. Lisa Clark

810-724-0687

St. Pauls
Lutheran Church

Euchre Nights at Avoca

Community Hall, 5396
Kilgore Road in Avoca are
held on the third Saturday of
the month until May. A light
meal is included. Cash prizes
and door prizes will be given,
and a grand prize to the player with highest monthly
scores at the end of the season. Registration begins at
6:30 p.m. and play begins at 7
p.m.

Christian Music Club concert

series for the public is held the
last Friday of each month,
from 7-10 p.m. Three modern
Christian bands,
different
each month. Free admission,
free snacks. Socialize and listen to music in a friendly,
uplifting atmosphere. See
CMC: Christian Music Club
on Facebook or call Judy at
810-444-1497 for updates and
info. Our new location is at the
Lapeer Center Building, 425
The Lapeer Art Association County Center St. in Lapeer.
exhibit Lets Celebrate will Free tutor training for people
continue in Gallery 194, who would like to help others
Lapeer, thru Feb. 6. Hours in our community improve
are noon to 6pm, Tuesday English skills. Volunteer basis.
thru Saturday. 810-667-3632, Please call for orientation
before training at 810-664http://www.lapeerart.org/.
2737.

c
West Goodland
U.M.C.

Zumba Gold - What are you

doing for you today?? Why
not give Zumba Gold a try.
Classes are every Wednesday
at the Imlay City Senior
Center at 12:30. The class is
45 minutes of fun! Classes are
taught by certified instructor
Vicki Mueller. No need to
make reservations. Wear
comfortable clothing and be
prepared to feel better.

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

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

Holy Redeemer
Lutheran Church
4538 Dryden Rd. Dryden, MI

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

8:00 am - BIBLE CLASS

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

201 E. St. Clair, Almont, MI

810-798-8855
Sr. Pastor: Keith Langley

Sunday Worship Service at 10:15 a.m.

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

St. John The

Evangelist
Catholic Church
872 Capac Rd.
Allenton, MI 48002

810-395-7074

www.stjohnsallenton.com

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

Volunteer for the Habitat for

Humanity of Lapeer County
at the office. Interested parties
can call 810-664-7111 and
speak to Carolyn, Cheryl or
Pete at 810-660-7823.
Capac Pharmacy is teaming
with Support Million Hearts
by offering in-pharmacy blood
pressure screenings, 136 North
Main St. in Capac, Tuesdays,
9 a.m.- 6 p.m. Everyone is
invited to come to Capac
Pharmacy and have their
blood pressure read for free.

Club News
The Imlay City American
Legion Post 135 meets the
second and last Wednesdays
of the month at 7:30 p.m. The
post is located at 212 E. Third
Street. Contact them at 7241450 or [email protected].
The Evening Star Quilt Guild
meets the last Wednesday of
each month at the Davison
Senior Center, 10135 Lapeer
Rd. in Davison. Meetings
start at 6:30 p.m. and doors
open at 6:00 p.m. For more
information, call Lisa, 810358-7294.
TOPS 888 (Take Off Pounds
Sensibly) meets Wednesdays
at the 25 Pine Ridge Dr. in
Lapeer. Weigh-in at 8:30
a.m., 9:30 a.m. meeting. Call
Linda at 810-245-3955 or
Phyllis 810-395-7035 for
more information.

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Rural Lifestyles

TRI-CITY AREA
The cold winter might not be
the time you are thinking of
the warmth of fair season and
buyers at the auction, but it
should be. Winter is the perfect time of year to build your
network, expand your buyer
list and connect to your market. Michigan State University
Extension
4-H
Youth
Development suggests the
following five steps to follow
over the winter months to
accomplish this:
1. Create your market
recruitment list. Who might
be interested in buying your
animal? Who would enjoy
fresh meat raised by a 4-H
member? Who might support
4-H or youth programming?
Be creative and reach out to
new people. Introduce yourself at a local coffee shop, to

the owner of a business or a

neighbor you know but have
never shared your 4-H story.
2. Prepare your 4-H
story. Once you introduce
yourself, be ready to share
who you are, what 4-H is and
explain your 4-H project.
Share details on the opportunity to attend the fair and buy
your animal during the auction.
3. Provide a flyer or letter to the individual that
includes additional details on
you, your animal and the auction, and include your contact
information. Ask if you can
have the contact information
for the person you are talking
to so you can follow up.
4. Follow up. Send a
note, email or give a call to
thank them for talking with
you about your project. Make

sure you offer to answer questions if they have any. Follow

up in the spring with an
update letter on how your
animal project is going. In the
summer, mail a letter or visit
with the potential buyer again
to share the invite to the auction and any details needed so
they can attend the invite.
5. Be available for questions. If this is a first time
auction attendee, there might
be questions on how the auction works, how the meat is
obtained and how payments
are made.
The quietness of winter is
a great time to build your
buyer list and save yourself
the time and energy in spring
or summer. In addition, it
helps strengthen your relationship with potential buyers
and shows them your market

File photo

Its never too early to

prepare for fair season

Although theres still more than six months until the 2016 Eastern Michigan
State Fair, smart 4-Hers can start preparations for the livestock auction now.
animal project is a focus yearround, not just at auction
time.
This article, by Laurie
Rivetto, was published by
Michigan State University

Extension. For more information, visit http://www.msue.

msu.edu. To have a digest of
information delivered straight
to your email inbox, visit
http://bit.ly/MSUENews. To

contact an expert in your

area, visit http://expert.msue.
msu.edu,
or
call
888-MSUE4MI
(888-678-3464).

TRI-CITY AREA
Corn and soybean growers
should not scrimp on crop
inputs because of lower grain
prices and tightening profit
margins, a Purdue University
agricultural economist says.
Michael Gunderson, associate professor and associate
director for Purdues Center
for Food and Agricultural
Business, said cutting corners
on inputs can be more costly
for producers because of yield
reductions.
The current commodity
price climate might cause
crop producers to focus more
intensely than usual on managing costs of production,
Gunderson said.
Producers often budget
on cost per acre. While this is
an excellent start and certainly better than no budgeting at
all, focusing only on total

Weather
almanac
Lapeer station
Minimum temp.
-0.6 on Tuesday, 5th
Maximum temp.
44.4 on Saturday, 9th
Rainfall
.45 inches

costs per acre might

cause producers to overlook
important productivity tradeoffs.
While it would be easy
to lower total per-acre costs
by simply reducing the
amount of various inputs,
doing so could reduce yields.
Instead, Gunderson said
growers should consider
budgeting based on outputs or the production cost per
bushel of grain - for three
reasons:
Ease of evaluating decisions.
Per-unit fixed costs can
decline with output increases.
There is a tradeoff
between productivity and
cost.
The most straightforward reason for calculating
costs per bushel, rather than
per acre, is that the crop being

For the week of

January 5-11
Emmett station
Minimum temp.
-1.9 on Tuesday, 5th
Maximum temp.
46.8 on Saturday, 9th
Rainfall
.47 inches

Weather data courtesy of Enviro-weather,

www.enviroweather.msu.edu

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produced will be priced in

dollars per bushel, he said.
Having the costs and
benefits in the same units
makes comparison easy.
In addition, budgeting
based on outputs takes the
focus off cost per acre.
The result of budgeting
based on the costs per unit of
input, or dollars per acre, is
that spending additional
money on inputs always will
appear to raise costs,
Gunderson said.
This type of analysis
ignores the impact of inputs
on the productivity of the
operation. Some inputs
increase yields more than others.
A grower budgeting
based on cost per acre might Economists urge farmers to consider budgeting for the coming growing seaforego the more expensive son based on outputs.
input simply because it costs
more, while someone budgeting based on cost per unit of
output might note that spending additional money per acre
actually reduces total cost per
acre because that input yields
more bushels.
The drawback of this
method is the same as with
any: No budget can perfectly
predict the future. Instead,
Gunderson said, the key is to
use history and trends to make
predictions.
Gunderson recently wrote
an in-depth article about budgeting and pricing inputs,
complete with tables and
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you have to spend money to
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Its available on the
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Looking beyond cost per acre

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from page 1-A

investigators to look into the
crime. Theyre also offering
a $100,000 reward and have
created a website and
YouTube channel to raise
awareness about the case.

Kenneth K.C. Grondin

III
Theyre also in the process
of hiring attorneys to file an
appeal.
April says despite the
widely held perception that

the Grondin family is

wealthy, they are selling
everything they own in their
effort to bring justice in the
case.
A killer is still running
around loose while an innocent man sits in jail, April
says. Everyone thinks were
rich but I only make about
$40,000 a year. Ive sold my
house. Were selling everything we own to save an
innocent man.
April says people can
read about the case and
make up their own minds at
the website theyve created,
www.justice4kc.com.
The family has advertised the $100,000 reward on
six billboards around the
Flint area, and the team of
private investigators theyve
hired continues to look into
the case.
A letter writing campaign is underway, and the
family is in the process of
collecting signatures in a
petition drive on behalf of

Photo provided

Rallies: Grondin family

works to free K.C.

Members and supporters of the Grondin family hosts fish fry to raise funds for investigation, appeal in
conviction Kenneth C. Grondin III.
K.C.
Theyve started a nonprofit called Justice for
Kenneth Grondin and held
fundraisers for K.C.s
defense fund. Anything left
over at the end of the road
will be donated to the

Western Michigan
University Cooley Innocence
Project.
April says Andreas
death was a terrible blow,
made worse by her sons
conviction.
You are mourning over

someone and then it feels

like someone else died, but
he didnt, she says. Hes
locked in an 8 x 10 jail cell
and he shouldnt be. There is
no evidence, no motive...
there is nothing there.
For more information

about the Grondins efforts

on behalf of K.C., visit
www.justice4KC.com; www.
youtube.com, search for
The truth behind the trial of
Kenneth C. Grondin III or
https://www.facebook.com/
Justice4kc.

Marker: Imlays hub of

past commemorated
ness or organization to assist

with the task of clearing the

brush from the site and landscaping with perennials. Call
810-724-1111 for details.
More on the settlers of
that area and especially the
Black family will be included
in the April newsletter, which
is sent to all members of the
Imlay
City
Historical
Commission. Those interested in becoming a member are
encouraged to do so by submitting name and address
and the $20 annual family fee
to 77 Main Street, Imlay City.

Photo provided

Blast from the past

The history of Blacks

Corners is integral to the
development of the Imlay
City area. Swihart offers the
following chronicle of the
details:
Imlay Township had two
early communities, which
have long vanished. About
the time the Imlay City area
was first settled there was a
crossroads called Clarks
Corners, east of Imlay City in
Section 15, at the south end
of Brown City Road and the
present highway M-21.
However, the first community of any size was the
early Imlay Post Office, later
called Blacks Corners. From
1862 to 1865 a considerable
settlement was looming up at
what was called Blacks
Corners at the intersection of
Blacks Corners and Weyer
roads.
The political balance was
beginning to center around

Imlay City Historical Commission representatives Larry Flegal, Carl Deming, Carla Jepsen, John Mulder
and Marilyn Swihart celebrate the installation of an historical marker at Blacks Corners and Weyer
roads.
that august spot and, when in
1866 the new Harrington
Hotel was erected on the
southwest corner of Blacks
Corners Road and Weyer
Road, it seemed to be settled
that here was to be the hub
of the future. In addition to
the hotel there was a school,
a doctor, and two dozen
homes. Dr. J. D. Minard built
his office and drug store there
in 1866.
This location of the first
Imlay City post office died
the death of inactivity and
was almost totally extin-

Photo by Tom Wearing

from page 1-A

Corners and Weyer roads.
The early Imlay Post Office
(1866), later called Blacks
Corners had a school, a doctor, the Harrington Hotel, and
two dozen homes. The coming of the railroad to Imlay
City in 1870 brought about
its demise. The post office at
Blacks Corners was closed in
1897.
The marker dedication is
the culmination of several
years of efforts on behalf of
Richard Bahls of the Lapeer
County Historical Society,
says Marilyn Swihart of the
Imlay
City
Historical
Commission.
Bahls spearheaded a program that placed several
markers throughout Lapeer
County at historically significant sites, Swihart says.
Time and weather had
deteriorated the wooden
marker and the Imlay City
Historical
Commission
decided to replace it with one
that would withstand the elements much better, she says.
Swihart adds that the
Commission is grateful to
Rob Webb and The Print
Shoppe for the design and
manufacture of the sign; to
Imlay Township; to property
owners Beth and Charles
Langlois, and to Carl Deming
and Larry Flegal for installing the marker.
The
Historical
Commission is currently
seeking a volunteer, a busi-

Imlay City Manager Tom Youatt (foreground) speaks optimistically about

future upgrades along the M-53 corridor, knowing that Imlay City has lain the
groundwork for improvements once funding becomes available from MDOT.

Upgrade: M-53 project a long-haul plan

from page 1-A
details of the project, Burchell
said it most likely will
involve modernizing the
traffic signal at the site.
Other than those projects,
Burchell said there is nothing
new listed on MDOTs itinerary for 2016, specific to the
M-53 corridor.
Unless money becomes
available, she said, there
are no other projects sched-

uled along the corridor for

this year.
Road money from state
Regarding local road
projects, Lapeer County
Road Commission Director
Rick Pearson said he does
not expect the county to
begin receiving new road
money from the State of
Michigan until the next fiscal
year.
October 2017 is when
we hope to start seeing some

of that money become available,Pearson said.

He estimated that additional funds from the states
newly-approved roads budget will translate to about
$600,000 a year.
When it comes to the
cost of road projects that
really isnt that much extra
money coming to the county, Pearson said.
Youatt stays focused
While MDOTappears to

guished by a rival whose

existence had not been
dreamed of until the advent
of the Port Huron and Lake
Michigan Railroad. In 1869
when the railroad (later called
the Grand Trunk Railway and
currently Canadian National
Railway) was being built
westward it was originally
planned to go farther north
through Blacks Corners.
However, this would have
bypassed the lumber mills at
Attica.
Lumber to ship abroad
was badly needed then, and

there was plenty available at

Attica, which was then the
second largest village in the
county. By locals raising
$17,000 the railroad was
routed through Attica. At that
time Isaac N. Jenness had
two sawmills on Elk Lake
and brothers Anthony and
William Williams owned a
large two-story mill on Grass
Lake.
The
three-story
Harrington Hotel did well
for over 20 years. In April of
1890 the hotel building was
moved to Sandhill (south

Attica) to be used as a Patrons

of Industry hall.
Abel H. Smith was the
first postmaster at Blacks
Corners and was appointed
on December 24, 1866, but
the office was changed to
Imlay April 10, 1869.
The Imlay post office at
Blacks Corners was closed in
1897.
Editors note: As always,
a big thank you to Marilyn
Swihart of the Imlay City
Historical Commission for
bringing the past to life for
our readers.

be holding on tightly to its

currently-limited
purse
strings, several at the meeting
urged the agency to give
greater consideration to funding projects along the M-53
corridor.
Leading the charge was
Youatt, who noted the Imlay
City Commission recently
approved a plan for future
upgrades to M-53 within the
Imlay City limits.
Among the proposed
improvements is the installation of a traffic signal between
I-69 and old M-21 to calm
the traffic flow, while creating gaps that will allow
motorists to more easily and
safely enter and exit the businesses along the busy highway.
Youatt reminded attendees that Imlay City submitted
a traffic study request to
MDOTin October of 2014,
as a prerequisite for what he
hopes will be the installation
of a traffic signal.
Safety is our primary
concern, Youatt said. I
believe M-53 in Imlay City
has had the highest accident
rate in Lapeer County. We
want to make it safer.
There needs to be a
break in traffic along that
section of highway, he continued. If you are at an
access point along there, you

have to be looking in all

directions to safely enter the
roadway.
We understand these
improvements will not happen overnight, Youatt added.
It will take time and will
need to be accomplished in
phases. But we are going to
keep moving forward on
making these improvements.
Youatt acknowledged
Doyle, MDOT and other
stakeholders for their participation in a series of M-53
corridor meetings held in
Imlay City.
He also alluded to the
participation of more than
1,100 residents that responded to an online survey;
requesting their concerns,
suggestions and ideas pertaining to upgrades along the
corridor.
Youatt said it will take
that kind of continued partnership and cooperation to
implement the desired
improvements.
This is going to be an
ongoing effort for the city,
said Youatt. Were going to
keep meeting and moving
things forward.
Were not going to stop
now after having invested to
the degree we have in this
effort, he said. We plan to
maintain the momentum and

move toward the implementation of these projects.

Collaboration is critical, Youatt continued. I
believe its incumbent on all
of us to work together to
ensure the safety of our residents and all motorists traveling along this corridor.
New initiative in place
While there are no assurances MDOTwill prioritize
any specific plans when
funding becomes available,
Osentoski suggested local
entities take notice of
Michigans new Regional
Prosperity Initiative (RPI).
He said the RPI, established in 2014, focuses on
economic
development
through the creation of environments that are conducive
to growth and development.
That includes infrastructure, schools, roads, jobs and
all the ingredients that need
to be in place for economic
development to flourish,
said Osentoski. Thats the
environment were trying to
create.
Under the initiative, the
system of delivering state
services, including Regional
Prosperity Initiative grant
funding, has been revamped
to encourage a common economic vision in each of 10
established regions across the
State of Michigan.

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Announcements
Sullivan Jett
Campbell

Motion seeks electronic information shared amongst prosecutor, witnesses

Mike and Kim Campbell

of Almont are proud to
announce the birth of their
son Sullivan Jett Campbell
born on December 29, 2015,
at 8:12 a.m. Sully weighed 7
lbs. 4 ounces and was 19.5
inches long. He was welcomed by his siblings Gavin,
Melina, Steele, and Cross.
Proud grandparents are Steve
and Cathy Campbell of
Almont and Don and Joan
Dupree of Bruce Township.

By Catherine Minolli
Tri-City Times Editor

Free happiness
workshop on tap
IMLAY CITY Are
you feeling let down after the
holidays? Got cabin fever or
the winter blues?
Sanctuary at Maple
Vista is hosting a workshop
on behalf of the Lapeer
County Senior Coalition
for seniors featuring Melody
Munro-Wolfe, LMSW, of
Lapeer County Community
Mental Health.
Munro-Wolfe will discuss how to turn the blues
around based on a Hawaiian
philosophy for happiness
and managing stress at a
free workshop at Sanctuary at
Maple Vista at 1 p.m. today
(Wed., Jan. 13). Refreshments
will be provided. All are

Konschuhs attorneys allege conspiracy

welcome to attend.
With the feeling of aloha,
this promises to be a fun
way to experience a sort of
mini mental vacation to the
tropics to learn how some of
the happiest people in the
world maintain a positive
attitude, enjoy the best
physical health and why they
have less stress, says MunroWolfe in a press release.
January in Michigan can be
dark and gloomy, but your
mood doesnt have to be.
Sanctuary at Maple Vista
is located at 600 Maple Vista
Street, behind Sacred Heart
Catholic
Church.
Call
810-724-6300 for more
information.

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(810) 724-2615

Editors note: Due to a

production error, part of this
story, which appeared on the
front page of last weeks print
edition, was eliminated. We
deeply regret the error, and
are reprinting it in its entirety.
Since the story broke, the
hearing originally scheduled
for last Friday, January 8 has
been postponed until January
22.
GENESEE COUNTY
Attorneys for sidelined
Lapeer County Circuit Court
Judge Byron Konschuh
ay evidence presented at his
preliminary exam was fabricated and that a key witness
committed perjury.
Attorneys Mike Sharkey
and Tom Pabst last Wednesday
filed a motion in Genesee
County Circuit Court seeking
all electronic stored information relating to Lapeer
CountyProsecutor
Tim
Turkelson, Controller John
Biscoe, Assistant Prosecutor
Cailin Wilson and special
prosecuting attorney Deana
M. Finnegan. The motion will
be heard in Judge Geoffrey
Nethercuts courtroom on
Friday, January 8.
New evidence has surfaced showing that the evidence relied upon at the preliminary examination was
fabricated as a result of overwhelming bias of the key witnesses, perjury and forgery,
Sharkey says in a press
release.
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and is seeking discovery of all
communications that exist
between the key witnesses in
this matter.
In July of 2014, Konschuh
was charged with five counts
of embezzlement by a public
official over $50. The charges
stem from an December, 2013
investigation that was initiated by Turkelson when fees
from a bad check recovery
agency crossed his desk and
he could find no protocol for
handling it. Turkelson contacted the state attorney generals office, who assigned
Finnegan to the case. An
investigation by the state
police ensued.
Konschuh was hired into
the prosecutors office in
1998, and served Lapeer
County Prosecutor from 2000
to the spring of 2013, when
was appointed to the Lapeer
County Circuit Court bench
by Governor Rick Snyder.
Turkelson was appointed by
Circuit Judge Nick Holowka
to take Konschuhs spot. He
worked as Konschuhs chief
assistant prosecutor from
2002-2007.
In 2008, Konschuh
entered into a contract with
Missouri-based BounceBack,
which seeks to make good on
bad checks in lieu of costly
prosecution.
Along with BounceBack
fees, payments earned from
teaching law enforcement
classes were called into question. The grand total for both
is less than $1,800 over a five
year period.
Konschuhs attorneys
argue that the funds used by
Konschuh to buy coffee and
lunches for employees, law
enforcement and witnesses do

Tim
Turkelson

Byron
Konschuh

not meet the legal definition

of public funds and therefore
no
embezzlement
occurred. He has been on paid
administrative leave since
July of 2014.
In last weeks motion,
Konschuhs attorneys are
seeking emails, text, instant
and SMS messages, as well as
voice mail messages from
phones, computers and
other devices used by
Finnegan, Turkelson, Biscoe
and Wilson as they relate to
the case.
The reason, according to
defense attorneys, is to
explore the true backstory
in this case of conspiracy to
remove Judge Konschuh from
office, says the press release.
Sharkey and Pabst allege
that Turkelsons bias and
vested interest in the
outcome of the case undermine his credibility as a witness. They also assert that
Biscoe perjured himself at
Konschuhs 2014 preliminary
exam when he lied about any
other County Departments in
particular, the Lapeer County
Medical Care Facilitys
unauthorized expenditures
of monies expressly defined
by the Lapeer County
auditors as public money.
They go on to state that a
letter accepted into evidence
written by Cailin Wilson and

allegedly signed by Konschuh

is a forgery.
A copy of an unsigned
letter allegedly initiated by
Judge Konschuh was admitted into evidence...and relied
upon by the prosecution
and District Judge to show
Judge
Konschuhs
knowledge that the checks
received from teaching law
enforcement classes were
public money and not discretionary funds, Sharkey says
in the press release. A year
later, the prosecutions witness found a copy of the
letter now conveniently
bearing Judge Konschuhs
signature. An expert in handwriting and document examination has determined the signature on the letter to be a
forgery.
In the legal pleadings,
Konschuhs attorneys say
Turkelson hoped to win the
judges seat Konschuh was
appointed to, and when he did
not he conspired with others
to destroy Judge Konschuh
for their mutual political
gain. Sharkey and Pabst
assert that reliable witnesses
to be named have come
forward and will testify that
Turkelson was out to get
Konschuh from the time he
was chosen over Turkelson to
fill the circuit court judges
seat left vacant when Michael
Higgins resigned.
Special Prosecutor Deana
Finnegan says she hasnt had
adequate time to review the
motion, which will be heard
on Friday.
I was on vacation last
week and have just returned
to a busy schedule of court
hearings so it would be
premature for me to comment
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By Tom Wearing

Photo provided

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Metal and Soul Robotics Team member practices

infant CPR as part of first aid training program.

Robbery: Police seek tips

in Dryden bank holdup
from page 1-A
vehicle, the suspect apparently traveled through an
alley to Mill Street and proceeded southbound. A witness allegedly saw the suspect vehicle southbound on
Rochester Road.
The man is believed to be
in his late 40s or early 50s,
standing between 58-510
inches tall with a medium to
stocky build. He was wearing
a black ski mask, glasses, a
blue pea coat and dark colored blue jeans.
As of Tuesday afternoon,
there were no new developments in the case.
In St. Clair County, an
armed bank robber struck in
Brockway Township, just

outside the city of Yale on

Thursday morning. The suspect description was somewhat similar but in that
instance, the man was driving
a truck.
As part of the investigation, the Dryden Police
Department was assisted by
the
Almont
Police
Department, Lapeer County
Sheriffs Office, Michigan
State Police Lapeer Regional
Post and the Federal Bureau
of InvestigationFlint Field
Office.
Anyone with information
is asked to contact the Dryden
Township Police at 810-7962271 or the Lapeer County
Sheriffs Office Tip line at
810-245-1374.

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Learn about areas endangered mussels

By Maria Brown

Tri-City Times Assistant Editor

ST. CLAIR COUNTY

On Wednesday, January
27, at 6 p.m. Friends of the St.
Clair River invite the public
to their next presentation St.
Clair County Mussels: Most
Endangered Animals.
Dave Dortman, a local
freshwater mussel enthusiast
and naturalist, will discuss
mussel biology, life history,
identification, and their local
importance. Dozens of mussel species will be brought in
for handling and identification. Locally, the Belle River
supports Michigans most
diverse and endangered mussel population.
In North America, freshwater mussels are the most

imperiled group of animals

and of Michigans 45 native
mussel species, 19 are listed
as endangered or threatened.
This
presentation
will
raise awareness and passion
for our local native freshwater mussels, and promote
St. Clair Countys diverse
mussel population, the
Friends group said in a press
release.
The presentation will last
45 minutes and meets at the
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Clair
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Administration
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Avenue, Port Huron.
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By Tom Wearing

Tri-City Times Staff Writer

IMLAYCITY The
city wants to upgrade the section of old M-21 (East Capac
Road), east of M-53 to the
Imlay City limits.
City commissioners, on
Tuesday, Jan. 5, approved a
resolution to apply for a 2018
Rural Task Force grant to
cover the bulk of the cost for
such a project.
If approved, the federallyfunded RTF grant would pay
80
percentabout
$191,000of the projected
$238,700 cost for the road
rehabilitation project. The
citys 20-percent match would
be equivalent to $47,740.
As part of the project, the
city would be subject to paying about $52,000 in design
and construction engineering
fees to Rowe Professional
Services.
City Manager Tom Youatt

said the MDOT Rural Task

Force Program provides federal dollars to rural counties
with populations of fewer
than 400,000 residents.
Iknow 2018 sounds like
a long way off, said Youatt,
but it really is not that far
away.
This project would fit in
with our proposed M-53 corridor improvements, he continued. We want to make that
section of the road safer and
more appealing to motorists
coming into town from the
east.
According to specific
details provided by Rowe, the
road rehabilitation and resurfacing project would include
milling the existing pavement, joint repair, new overlay, shoulder work, guardrail
improvements, pavement
markings, signage and
Americans with Disabilities
Actramp upgrades, should
they be required.

Photo by Tom Wearing

Grant money eyed for M-21 project

Imlay City officials eyeing section of old M-21 for upgrades with Rural Task Force grant funds.

New K-9 officer

on job in SCC
By Maria Brown

Photo provided

Tri-City Times Assistant Editor

Faust, a two year-old German Shepherd, is the St. Clair County Sheriffs newest road
patrol member.

ST. CLAIR COUNTY With the

new year comes a new member for the
St. Clair County Sheriffs Road Patrol
Unit. Since January 1, the departments
newest canine officer, Faust, has been
on patrol with his handler, Deputy Mike
Pink.
The two year-old German Shepherd
was born in the Netherlands and raised
in Pennsylvania where he and Deputy
Pink trained together before Faust made
the trip to his new home in Michigan.
Sheriff Tim Donnellon said Faust
will be a Patrol K-9 with the department. Faust has been trained in narcot-

ics detection, tracking, building search,

area search and article search.
We are very excited to have Faust
join our team, Donnellon said.
He and Deputy Pink have done
exceptional work during training. Faust
will be used in areas ranging from getting drugs off our streets to locating
children who are lost.
Faust is following the footsteps of
Deputy Pinks first K-9 partner, Fist,
who retired at the end of 2015 after
more than eight years on the job.
Fist, who won numerous awards
during his time with the Sheriff's
Department, will continue to be part of
the Pink family household in his retirement.

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Sports

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Yale outlasts
rival Imlay,
53-45, in OT
By Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

Photo by Kevin Kissane

IMLAY CITY Imlay City dropped a 53-45

road verdict to Yale in a Blue Water Area
Conference varsity boys basketball confrontation
that took one overtime to determine a victor last
Friday night.
With the decision, Yale improves to 4-2 overall
and 1-0 as far as BWAC battles are concerned.
Imlay City slips to 5-2 this season, including a 1-1
league showing.
In Fridays confrontation, Imlay City jumped
out to a 14-8 advantage after one quarter was com-

Imlay City 119-pounder Noah Scillian (L) works for a fall Saturday at the Spartan Invite in Imlay City.

Imlay City dominates

Outlasts page 4-B

Spartans score 208 points to pace 15-team field

By Kevin Kissane

Spartans roll
past Blue Devils
easily, 72-53
By Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

IMLAY CITY Imlay City picked up a 72-53

victory over visiting Richmond in a Blue Water Area
Conference varsity boys basketball game on
Tuesday, January 5.
With the final, Imlay City goes to 5-1 and 1-0.
Richmond falls to 4-1 and 0-1.
In Tuesdays game, Imlay City opened up a 21-7
lead after one quarter was done.
Quarter two saw Imlay City generate 19 points
and Richmond produce 14, leaving the former with
a 40-21 cushion to protect.
When play resumed, Imlay City continued to
pull away. Thanks to a 17-12 third quarter edge, the
Spartans widened the gap to 57-33 with 24 minutes
gone.
Richmond then outscored Imlay City 20-15 the
rest of the way, only to fall by a 72-53 count when
the final second ticked off the clock.
Griffin Schirmer (14), Mike Nadrowski (13) and
Seth Reiff (12) led Imlay City with double digit
point totals. David Hart, Curtis Homer and Jose
Castro (eight points each), Noah Galbraith (four),
Mitch Allen (three) and Hunter Galbraith (two) also
reached the scoring column.
Nadrowski and Schirmer supplied the top Imlay
City rebound totals. They pulled down nine and six
missed shots, respectively.

Imlay City 125-pounder Kyle Kulin tightens his grip

on a mat foe at the Tri-City Times Spartan Invite.

Dominates page 2-B

Capac defeats BWAC foe Almont

Chiefs force
host Raiders to
absorb a 47-35
league setback
By Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

TRI-CITY AREA
Capac made host Almont
absorb a 47-35 loss in a Blue
Water Area Conference varsity boys basketball matchup
last Friday night.
With the verdict, Capac
improves to 3-4 and 1-1.
Almont drops to 3-2 and 1-1
In Fridays matchup,
Capac charged out to a 13-7
advantage after one quarter
was done.
The second quarter would
see Almont generate 12 points
Capac page 4-B

Photo by ?Kevin Kissane

Imlay Citys David Hart defends against a

Richmond foe in BWAC play last week.

IMLAY CITY The

Imlay City wrestling team
earned a first-place finish last
Saturday at the Tri-City Times
Spartan Invitational it hosted.
When the final scores
were announced, Imlay Citys
208-point total proved best.
Lapeers B team (163.5
points), Clawson (116), Byron
(97), Oxfords B team (96),
Livonia Clarenceville (85),
Onaway (80), Royal Oak (79),
Carrollton (78), Bentley (73),
Ovid-Elsie (63), Lutheran
North (57), Webberville (42),
Burton Bendle (37) and Flint
Powers (35) occupied places
two through 15.
Wesley Hampton, Noah
Scillian and Pat Pauli led
Imlay City with firsts that day.
Hampton claimed the distinction of 112-pound weight

Photo by Kevin Kissane

Photo by Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

class champion with a pin

2:00 into his bout versus
Lapeer B teams Kyle
Dalgleish; Scillian capped his
run at 119 pounds when he
pinned Livonia Clarencevilles
Dyland Bingham with 55 seconds gone; and Pauli took the
189-pound weight class title
with a triumph by forfeit versus Ovid-Elsies Zach Morris.
Julian Dervishi gave
Imlay City a second. Dervishi
reached the 145-pound title
clash where he was pinned by
Clawsons Luke Rusler with
2:32 gone.
Nic Morandi, Hunter
Mullins and Jaykob Shaw provided Imlay City with thirds
that day. Morandi ended his
run at 103 pounds when he
pinned Livonia Clarencevilles
Jacob Weiss with 4:28 elapsed;
Mullins prevailed by forfeit

Dante Dudek, of Almont, brings the ball up the floor during a BWAC battle
versus Capac last Friday night.

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Sports Schedule

Wrestling
Wednesday, January 13
Almont, Imlay City, Yale at
Cros-Lex, 5:30 p.m.
Capac, Armada at Richmond,
5:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 16
Almont Invitational,
9 a.m.
Capac at Notre Dame Prep
Tournament, 9 a.m.
Imlay City at Durand
Invitational, 9 a.m.
Competitive Cheer
Saturday, January 16
Almont, Dryden, Imlay City
at Capac Invite,
11 a.m.

Bowling Standings
Holly Meadows

Mens High Series

Donna Beemer, 559
Team High Series Carelton Equipment, 2349

Monday Night Trio

1st Place: Against All Odds
Mens High Game
Nick Lowe, 266
Mens High Series
Mike Wright, 695
Team High Series
Monkeys, 1847

Thursday Night League

1st Place: Incrediabowls
Mens High Game
Mitch Beemer, 242
Mens High Series
Justin VanBibber, 604
Womens High Game
Cheryl Hill, 186
Womens High Series
Kris Pardor, 511
Team High Series
Bore Crush, 1964

Tuesday Mens Charter

1st Place: TLN
Mens High Game
Mike Aguinaga, 268
Mens High Series
Irv Gill, 713
Team High Series
TLN, 3475
Hollys Angels
1st Place: Tri-County Bank
Mens High Game
Donna Beemer, 222

Friday Night Mixed

1st Place: Future-In-Laws
Mens High Game
Jim Loftis, 246
Mens High Series
Dennis Beemer, 610
Womens High Game Donna Beemer, 189
Womens High Series Donna Beemer, 524
Team High Series
Killer Bs, 2131

Photo by Kevin Kissane

Boys Basketball
Friday, January 15
Cros-Lex at Capac, 7:30 p.m.
Almont at Richmond,
7:30 p.m.
Imlay City at Algonac,
7:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 16
Mayville at Dryden,
7:30 p.m.

Monday, January 18
Dryden at Memphis,
7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, January 19
Capac at Yale, 7:30 p.m.
Imlay City at Almont,
7:30 p.m.

The Imlay City wrestling team poses for a photo after claiming a number one showing last Saturday at
the Tri-City Times Spartan Invite it hosted. The team scored 208 points on the way to first place.

Dominates: Spartans score 208 points on way to title

from page 1-B
against Carrolltons Jacob
Mejia in 130-pound action;
and Shaw wrapped up his run
at 215 pounds when he
pinned Byrons Orville
Nixon with 1:32 gone.
Kyle
Kulin,
Zac
Hellebuyck and Jamie Morse
furnished Imlay Citys
fourths. Kulin completed
125-pound action when he
was pinned by Lapeer B
teams Jase Bishop with 2:07
gone; Hellebuyck ended his
run at 135 pounds when
pinned by Oxford B teams
Caleb Tabert with 4:30 gone;
and Morse finished 285pound action with a 3-1 loss
to
Ovid-Elsies
BJ
Knickerbocker.
Brandyn
Louwsma

picked up the lone Imlay

City fifth, accomplishing the
feat when he pinned
Webbervilles Adam Barnett
with 3:56 gone.
Imlay Citys Keegan
Houghten, Paris Houghten
and Austin Plouse, competing unattached, also placed.
that day. Keegan Houghten
ended his run at 112 pounds
when he dropped a 9-1 verdict to Oxford B teams
Sam Murray; Paris Houghten
completed 119-pound action
when she was pinned with 59
seconds elapsed by Oxford
B teams Trevor Bonk; and
Austin Plouse wrapped up
his run at 215 pounds when
he was pinned by Lapeer B
teams Austin Smith with
3:54 elapsed.

Photo by Kevin Kissane

Girls Basketball
Friday, January 15
Imlay City at Algonac,
6 p.m.
Cros-Lex at Capac, 6 p.m.
Almont at Richmond, 6 p.m.
Mayville at Dryden,
7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, January 19
Algonac at Capac, 7 p.m.
Imlay City at Kingston,
7:30 p.m.
Almont at Brown City,
7:30 p.m.
Dryden at North Huron,
7:30 p.m.

Imlay City 189-pounder Pat Pauli is in command of

his match Saturday at the Spartan Invite.

Guys N Dolls
1st Place: Tolitsky Schmidt
Mens High Game
Paul Aguinaga, 251
Mens High Series
John Hollenbeck, 655
Womens High Game
Marci Upleger, 201
Womens High Series
Kris Pardon, 526
Team High Series Parden/Badalamente, 2009

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Imlay City Ninth Grade
Boys Basketball
Imlay City vs. Yale
January 8
Imlay City-57 Yale-56
Game recap- Imlay City
edged Yale, 57-56, in a Blue
Water Area Conference ninth
grade boys basketball game
last Friday.
Lonnie Wolford led
Imlay City with 21 points.
He was backed by Hunter
Abram (16 points), Logan
Wilson (12), Quinten Zinger
(five), Wey Lin (two) and Ty
Evans (one).
Imlay City Ninth Grade
Girls Basketball
Imlay City vs. St. Clair
January 8
St. Clair-30 Imlay City-26
Game recap- St. Clair
beat Imlay City, 30-26, in a
non-league ninth grade girls
basketball meeting last
Friday.
Kendall Whitsett paced
Imlay City with eight points.
She was backed by Robin
LeFevere and Agnes Krahn
(six points each) plus Emma
Waati, Rebecca Sich and
Kayla Whelan (two apiece).
Almont Junior Varsity
Boys Basketball

Almont vs. Capac

January 7
Almont-55 Capac-42
Game recap- Almont
defeated Capac, 55-42, in a
Blue Water Area Conference
junior varsity boys basketball matchup last Thursday.
Jordan Bourdeau paced
Almont with 15 points. He
was backed by Rafael Farias
(12 points), Austin Miller
(10), Zach Fillinger (eight),
Jared Litchfield (five), Austin
Wilson and Garrett Ruhala
(two each) plus Mitch Proper
(one).
Chris Schuman (11
points) led Capac. AJ Geoit
(10 points), Matt Marsack
(seven), Jacob Witt (six),
Jimmy Schroeder and Ben
Geliske (three each) plus
Zack Sikorski (one) supported their performance.
Imlay City Junior Varsity
Girls Basketball
Imlay City vs. Yale
January 7
Imlay City-44 Yale-19
Game recap- Imlay City
rolled to a 44-19 victory over
Yale in a Blue Water Area
Conference junior varsity
girls basketball contest last
Thursday.
For Imlay City, Mallory
Wetzel led the way with 17
points. The Spartans also
had Claire Thibodeau (eight),
Kayla Louwsma and Haley
Medrano (five each), Megan
Gibbs (four), Alexis Diaz
(three) and Erika
VanDerPloeg (one).
Capac Junior Varsity Boys
Basketball
Capac vs. Algonac
January 5
Capac-38 Algonac-19

Game recap- Capac

turned back Algonac, 38-19,
in a Blue Water Area
Conference junior varsity
boys basketball contest on
Tuesday, January 5.
Zack Sikorski led Capac
with 19 points. He was
backed by AJ Geoit (six
points), Jimmy Schroeder
(five), Jacob Witt (four) plus
Ben Geliske and Chris
Schuman (two each).
Almont Junior Varsity
Girls Basketball
Almont vs. Dryden
January 5
Almont-51 Dryden-18
Game recap- Almont
picked up a 51-18 victory
over Dryden in a non-league
junior varsity girls basketball meeting on Tuesday,
January 5.
Tyler Kautz (16) plus
Jennifer Curtis and Emma
Johnson (10 each) led
Almont with double digit
point totals. The remaining
Raider points went to Lauren
Terrell (four), Hannah
Chaney (three) plus Ashley
Gibbs, Valentina Todoro,
Rachel Phillips and Hannah
Feys (two each).
Jordan Peters paced
Dryden with four points.
She was backed by Josie
Carpenter (three points)
Natalie Poirier, Haley Powell
and Laura Ellis (two apiece)
plus Paige Abromaitis (one).
Capac Ninth Grade Boys
Basketball
Capac vs. Algonac
January 5
Algonac-39 Capac-31
Game recap- Capac
dropped a 39-31 verdict to

Algonac in a Blue Water

Area Conference ninth grade
boys basketball game on
Tuesday, January 5.
Brad Schaefer led Capac
with 13 points. He was
backed by Jakob Sawyer and
Tyler Ellis (six points each),
Remington Montney (four)
and John Rowley (two).
Almont Ninth Grade Boys
Basketball
Almont vs. Armada
January 5
Almont-34 Armada-26
Game recap- Almont
downed Armada, 34-25, in a
Blue Water Area Conference
ninth grade basketball clash
on Tuesday, January 5.
Jordan Bourdeau and
Jared Litchfield led Almont
with eight points each. The
Raiders also had Rafael
Farias (seven points), Austin
Miller and Zach Fillinger
(four each), Garrett Ruhala
(two) and Kevin Heim (one)
reach the scoring column.
Imlay City Ninth Grade
Boys Basketball
Imlay City vs. Richmond
January 5
Imlay City-49 Richmond-16

Game recap- Imlay City
claimed a 49-16 win against
Richmond in a Blue Water
Area Conference ninth grade
boys basketball matchup on
Tuesday, January 5.
Hunter Abram paced
Imlay City with 16 points.
The remaining Spartan points
went to Logan Wilson (nine
points), Wey Lin (eight),
Dillon Sarka (five), Lonnie
Wolford and Ty Evans (four
each), Zack Mostek (two)
and Quinten Zinger (one).

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Girls Basketball

By Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

Photo by Kevin Kissane

TRI-CITY AREA Capac

emerged victorious when
the final scores were added
up, prevailing via a 27-23
count in a Blue Water
Area Conference varsity girls
basketball contest versus
host Almont last Friday night.
With the decision, Capac
ups its mark to 3-4 and
1-1. Almont slips to 3-4 and
0-2.
In Fridays contest,
Almont took a 4-2 edge after
one quarter had ended.
The next eight minutes of
hoops would see Capac
counter with nine points,
while holding Almont to four.
That left the former with an
11-8 halftime lead to protect. Kristen Payne, of Capac, looks for an open team When the action resumed, mate in a game versus Almont last week.

Almont bounced back with an

8-5 third quarter advantage
to make it a 16-16 contest
with 24 minutes elapsed.
Capac then outscored
Almont 11-7 the rest of the
way to earn a 27-23 win.
Megan Jamison collected
nine points and Dyman
Huss supplied seven to lead
Capac. The Chiefs also had
Kristen Payne (four), Kelsey
Payne,
Shelby Husovsky
and Alexys Anderson (two
points each) plus Alexis
Wesch (one) reach the scoring
column.
Abbey Johnson paced
Almont with six points. She
was backed by Meredith
Rinke (five points), Rebecca
Measel and Lizzie Rinke
(four apiece) plus Paige
Walton and Elizabeth Kerby
(two each).

Photo by Kevin Kissane

Capac squeaks by Almont, 27-23

Capacs Alexis Wesch chases Almonts Rebecca

Measel down the floor in BWAC action last week.

By Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

TRI-CITY AREA
Meredith Rinke (14) and
Abbey Johnson (nine) combined for 23 points to lead
host Almont to a 39-14 win

against Dryden in a varsity

girls basketball encounter on
Tuesday, January 5.
With the final, Almont
improves to 3-3 overall.
Dryden slips to 0-5 this season.
In Tuesdays encounter,

Almont grabbed a 10-3

advantage after one quarter
was complete.
Quarter number two
would see Almont outscore
Dryden by an identical 10-3
count. That left Almont holding a 20-6 cushion at the half-

Imlay City gives Yale a 49-45 loss

By Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

IMLAY CITY Imlay

City pulled out a 49-45
road victory over Yale
in a Blue Water Area
Conference varsity girls basketball game last Friday
night.
With the outcome, Imlay
City raises their mark to 5-3
and 3-0.
In Fridays game, Imlay
City charged out to a 12-7

lead after one quarter was

complete.
The middle two quarters
saw Imlay City net 29
total points, while holding
Yale to 28.
That left
them up by a 41-35 count
with 24 minutes gone.
Yale then outscored
Imlay City 10-8 from that
point on, only to fall
49-45 when the clock zeroed
out for the final time.
Ashton
Combs
led
Imlay City with a 26-point

performance. Abby Schefka

(seven), Cameron Katkic
(six), Melissa Rahn and
Kendall Sommer (three
apiece) plus Ella Merlo and
Ericka
Lathrop
(two
each) furnished the remaining
Spartan points.
Combs (14) and Schefka
(six) supplied the top
Imlay City rebounding
outputs.
Imlay City also received
six steals apiece from
Katkic and Combs.

Imlay City falls to Flint Northwestern

IMLAY CITY Imlay
City returned from Flint
Northwestern with a 48-34
loss in a non-league varsity
girls basketball contest on
Tuesday, January 5.
With the outcome, Imlay
City now stands at 4-3 overall.
In Tuesdays contest, Flint
Northwestern forged an 11-6
advantage after one quarter
was history.

The next eight-minute

stretch saw Flint Northwestern
amass 14 points and Imlay
City hit for 11. That left the
former with a 25-17 halftime
lead to protect.
When play resumed, Flint
Northwestern widened the
gap some. Aided by a 10-8
third quarter edge, the squad
went up 35-25 with 24 minutes gone.
Flint Northwestern then

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outscored Imlay City 13-9 the

rest of the way, putting the
finishing touches on a 48-34
win.
Ashton Combs led Imlay
City with 15 points. The
remaining Spartan points
went to Abby Schefka (five),
Cameron Katkic, Cassie
Malhado
and
Kendall
Sommer (four each) plus
Ericka Lathrop (two).
Schefka (12) and Combs
(nine) furnished Imlay Citys
top rebound totals.
Imlay City also received
four blocked shots and three
steals from Combs.

time break.
When the action resumed,
Almont picked up where it
left off. Aided by a 13-0 third
quarter edge, the Raiders
went ahead 33-6 with 24 minutes gone.
Dryden then outscored
Almont 8-6 the rest of the
way, only to drop 39-14 verdict when the clock zeroed
out for the last time.
Almont had five other
players reach the scoring column that evening. Their
ranks consisted of Lizzie
Rinke (six points, including a
trifecta), Rebecca Measel
(four) along with Paige
Walton, Megan Swank and
Isabella Meszaros (two
apiece).
McKenna Rudd paced
Dryden with six points.
Taylor Wakerley and Katie
Schenkel added five and three
points, respectively, to the
Cardinals cause.

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Meredith Rinke, of Almont, drives to the hoop

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Almont earns
49-46 win
over Armada
By Kevin Kissane

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Tri-City Times Sports Editor

Hunter Galbraith, of Imlay City, limits the offensive options in a BWAC encounter last week.

Capac drops game

with BWAC rival

Outlasts: Yale gets past

Imlay City in overtime
plete and widened the gap to
25-15 by halftime.
When the action
resumed, Yale struck with a
14-10 third quarter edge to
trim their deficit to 35-29.
The next eight-minute
stretch saw Yale manage
13 points and Imlay City
generate seven, making it
a 42-42 ballgame at the
completion of regulation
action.
Yale then outscored

Imlay City 11-3 during extra

time, pulling out a 53-45 victory.
For Yale, Cody Kegley
and Luke McClelland proved
their top scoring threats.
Kegley tossed in 25 points
and McClelland netted 13.
Curtis Homer and Griffin
Schirmer paced Imlay City
with 12 points apiece. The
remaining Spartan points
went to Seth Reiff (10),
David Hart (seven) plus
Hunter Galbraith and Mike
Nadrowski (two each).

By Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

Photo by Kevin Kissane

from page 1-B

Travis Gould, of Imlay City, dribbles the ball up the

floor during a BWAC game last week.

Capac: Raiders forced to absorb BWAC loss at home

By Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

Zach Revoldt, of Almont, dribbles the ball up the floor as Capacs Jeff Opificius
pursues during their BWAC battle this past Friday.
ing a trey), Nick Terry
(a triple), Chase Kapron

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and Zach Wichman (two

each) plus Tom Lulgjuraj

(one) supported their performance.

DRYDEN Dryden
dropped a narrow 36-35 road
verdict to Kingston in a North
Central Thumb League varsity boys basketball meeting
last Saturday.
With the final, Dryden
now stands at 3-2 and 1-1.
In Saturdays meeting,
Dryden and Kingston completed the initial quarter with
eight points each.
Quarter number two saw
Kingston net nine points and
Dryden manage two. That
left Kingston holding a 17-10
advantage at the halftime

break.
When the action resumed,
Dryden bounced back with a
16-10 third quarter edge to
close the gap to 27-26 with
24 minutes gone.
Kingston and Dryden
then hit for nine points apiece
over the last eight minutes of
action, leaving the former
with a 36-35 triumph at
nights end.
John DelCampo led
Dryden with 13 points. The
Cardinals also had Justin
Knox (10 points, including a
pair of trifectas), Max Kage
(seven, featuring a trey), Sean
Riley (four) and Eric Johnson
(one).

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CAPAC The Capac

varsity boys basketball team
opened the Blue Water Area
Conference portion of its
schedule with a 45-41 setback
to visiting league counterpart
Algonac on Tuesday, January
5.
With the decision, Capac
slips to 2-4 overall and 0-1 as
far as BWAC encounters are
concerned.
In Tuesdays battle, Capac
spotted Algonac a 14-5
advantage after one quarter
was done.
The middle two quarters
saw Capac collect 30 total
points, while holding Algonac
to 22. That trimmed their
deficit to 36-35 with 24 min-

utes gone.
Algonac then outscored
Capac 9-6 from that point on,
leaving the floor with a 45-41
victory to their credit.
Andrew Sams (nine
points, including one field
goal of the three-point variety) and Louis Aguinaga
(nine) proved Capacs top
offensive weapons.
The
remaining Chief points
went to Noah Burgess and
Trevor Boers (six points
apiece), Brent Boers (five,
featuring a trey), Nathan
Lietz (a trifecta), Jeff
Opificius (two) and Jacob
Parski (one).
Burgess and Aguinaga
tacked on the highest Capac
rebounding totals.
They
pulled down eight and six
missed shots, respectively.

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from page 1-B

and Capac produce four.
That staked Almont to a
19-17 lead at the halftime
break.
When play resumed,
Capac bounced back with an
18-8 third quarter edge to go
ahead 35-27 with 24 minutes
gone.
Capac then outscored
Almont 12-8 the rest of the
way, closing out a 47-35 victory.
Brent Boers (15 points,
including four trifectas) and
Louis Aguinaga (15) led
Capac that evening. They
were backed by Noah Burgess
(eight points), Andrew Sams
(seven) and Jacob Parski
(two).
Burgess and Boers tacked
on Capacs top rebounding
outputs. They pulled down
10 and seven missed shots,
respectively.
Zach Revoldt paced
Almont with 12 points.
Drew Revoldt (eight points),
Dante Dudek (seven, featur-

ALMONT Almont
registered a 49-46 triumph
against host Armada in a Blue
Water Area Conference varsity boys basketball matchup
on Tuesday, January 5.
With
the
outcome,
Almont raises its mark to 3-1
overall and 1-0 as far as
BWAC clashes are concerned.
In Tuesdays matchup,
Almont bolted out to a 15-8
advantage after one quarter
was done.
The middle two quarters
saw Almont outscore Armada
22-19. That left them ahead
37-27 with 24 minutes into

the record books.

Armada then put together
a 19-12 fourth quarter rally,
only to drop a 49-46 verdict.
Drew Revoldt led Almont
with an 11-point performance. He drained a trifecta
en route.
Almont had eight others
players reach the scoring column. Their ranks consisted
of Nick Terry (eight points,
featuring a trey), Zach
Revoldt and Tom Lulgjuraj
(eight each), Dante Dudek
(six), Eric Conn (three), Cade
Tank and Zach Wichman
(two apiece) along with
Nathan Miller (one).
Drew Revoldt added 11
rebounds to Almonts cause.

Z. Revoldt (A)
Reiff (IC)
Schirmer (IC)
DelCampo (D)
D. Revoldt (A)
Nadrowski (IC)
Kage (D)
Burgess (C)
Aguinaga (C)
H. Galbraith (IC)
Knox (D)
Sams (C)
B. Boers (C)

G
3
6
3
5
3
6
5
7
7
6
5
7
7

P
53
100
46
76
38
65
53
69
61
42
37
51
48

Avg.
17.7
16.7
15.3
15.2
12.7
10.8
10.6
9.9
8.7
7.0
7.4
7.3
6.9

REBOUNDING

DelCampo (D)
Nadrowski (IC)
Burgess (C)
D. Revoldt (A)
H. Galbraith (IC)
Lulgjuraj (A)
Z. Revoldt (A)

STEALS

DelCampo (D)
Z. Revoldt (A)
Burgess (C)
Knuth (D)
Sams (C)

G R Avg.
5 53 10.6
6 61 10.2
7 65 9.3
3 25 8.3
6 46 7.7
3 17 5.7
3 17 5.7

ASSISTS

Reiff (IC)
DelCampo (D)
Z. Revoldt (A)
Castro (IC)
Sams (C)
Aguinaga (C)

A Avg.
32 5.3
20 4.0
10 3.3
17 2.8
17 2.4
11 2.2

BOYS
BASKETBALL
TEAM STANDINGS
Blue Water Area Conference
Team
League
Overall
Imlay City
1-1
5-2
Almont 1-1 3-2
Capac 1-1 3-4
North Central Thumb League
Team
League
Overall
Dryden 1-1 3-2

GIRLS
BASKETBALL
STATLEADERS
SCORING

G S Avg.
5 22 4.4
3 11 3.7
7 17 2.4
5 12 2.4
7 16 2.3

G
6
5
3
6
7
5

Combs (IC)
Jamison (C)
M. Rinke (A)
Zimmerman (A)
Huss (C)
Johnson (A)

G
8
7
5
5
7
5

P
174
70
43
43
56
28

Avg.
21.8
10.0
8.6
8.6
8.0
5.6

L. Rinke (A)

5 28 5.6

REBOUNDING

Combs (IC)
Schefka (IC)
M. Rinke (A)
Huss (C)

STEALS

M. Rinke (A)
Zimmerman (A)
Combs (IC)
C. Katkic (IC)
Measel (A)
Huss (C)
Johnson (A)
Jamison (C)

ASSISTS

C. Katkic (IC)
Combs (IC)
Zimmerman (A)
M. Rinke (A)
Huss (C)

G R Avg.
8 99 12.4
8 69 8.6
5 40 8.0
7 46 6.6
G S A v g .
5 30 6.0
5 20 4.0
8 30 3.8
8 26 3.3
5 15 3.0
7 14 2.0
5 10 2.0
7 13 1.9
G
6
6
5
5
7

A Avg.
16 2.7
12 2.0
10 2.0
10 2.0
11 1.6

GIRLS
BASKETBALL
TEAM STANDINGS
Blue Water Area Conference
Team
League
Overall
Imlay City
3-0
5-3
Capac 1-1 3-4
Almont 0-2 3-4

North Central Thumb League

Team
League
Overall
Dryden 0-2 0-5

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

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17
17
15
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6

Wheeler (C)
Barr (A)
D. Navarro (C)
Hellebuyck (IC)
Porter (IC)
Skarsvog (C)
C. Kruse (A)
Querciagrossa (A)
Jordon Phelps (A)
Josh Phelps (A)
Shevnock (IC)
Kline (IC)
Dervishi (IC)
G. Navarro (C)
V. Rojas (C)
Cody (A)
Podgorski (C)

MOST PINS

Livermore (C)
Smith (C)
Trudo (C)
Webster (C)
J. Battani (A)
Shaw (IC)
Detroyer (C)
Wojie (C)
Kulin (IC)
Spies (A)
Hampton (IC)
Glenn (A)
J. Louwsma (IC)
D. Navarro (C)
Tyson (C)
Mullins (IC)
Barr (A)
D. Kruse (A)
Pauli (IC)
Pawlaczyk (IC)
B. Louwsma (IC)

6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

13
12
12
10
10
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4

Plouse (IC)
Scillian (IC)
Porter (IC)
R. Battani (A)
Fritz (C)
Morandi (IC)
Lee (C)
Jordon Phelps (A)
Bartlett (A)
G. Navarro (C)
DeMara (A)
Wheeler (C)
Podgorski (C)
Hellebuyck (IC)
Hunter (A)
Shevnock (IC)
Quick Pins
J. Battani (A)
Trudo (C)
Detroyer (C)
Webster (C)
Smith (C)
Tyson (C)
G. Navarro (C)
Fritz (C)
Glenn (A)
Webster (C)
Webster (C)

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Wrestling Team
Standings
Team
League Overall
Capac 2-0 11-9
Almont 1-1 7-9
Imlay City
0-2
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Wrestling

By Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

decision. The former registered a 10-5 victory over

Thomas Wheeler at 130
pounds and the latter posted a
6-0 triumph against 145pound counterpart Carter
Smith.
Earlier that evening,
Capac posted a 42-33 win
against Algonac.
There Trudo, Smith and
Navarro led Capac with victories by pin. Trudo took
2:49 to conquer Brendan
Budzeak at 130 pounds;
Smith needed 4:47 to upend
145-pound adversary Jack
Jewell; and Navarro required
4:25 to down Zach Randall at
171 pounds.
Lee (103) and Livermore
(152) gave Capac triumphs
by void.
Detroyer and Mardlin
added wins by decision to
Capacs cause. The former
left the mat with a 4-2 over-

time victory over 140-pound

foe James Ladd and the later
notched an 11-9 victory
over Russell Graves at 215
pounds.
In the nights other dual,
Almont registered a 40-39
victory over Yale.
There Almont received
wins by pin from Glenn and
Dillon Kruse. Glenn needed
21 seconds to upend Charlie
Mosses at 189 pounds and
Kruse took 3:32 to stop 285pound foe Josh Simmons.
DeMara (103), Burchi
(119), Colton Kruse (140) and
Spies (215) provided Almont
with victories by void.
Hunter was the other
Almont grappler who prevailed. He notched a 14-6
triumph
against
Zack
McIntyre at 130 pounds.
With the results, Capac
goes to 9-7 and 2-0. Almont Almont 215-pounder Hunter Spies looks to wrap
up Capacs Jeremiah Mardlin in a match last week.
now stands at 5-6 and 1-1.

Photo by Kevin Kissane

TRI-CITY AREA
Capac defeated host Almont,
47-30, in a Blue Water Area
Conference wrestling confrontation last Wednesday
night.
Dylan Wojie, Anthony
Trudo, Paul Livermore, Jason
Tyson, Danny Navarro and
Aaron Podgorski led Capac
with wins via the pinfall
route. Wojie took 1:57 to best
Jack DeMara at 103 pounds;
Trudo needed 1:02 to down
125-pound rival Colby
Querciagrossa; Livermore
required 1:09 to conquer
Brandon Pagano at 152
pounds; Tyson took 3:23 to
down 160-pound adversary
Robbie Battani; Navarro
needed 3:35 to stop Jordon
Phelps at 171 pounds; and
Aaron Podgorski required

3:45 to beat Dillon Kruse at

285 pounds.
Justin Lee (112) provided
Capac with a triumph by
void.
Ian Detroyer was the
other Capac grappler who
prevailed. Detroyer notched
a 16-0 win against Colton
Kruse at 140 pounds.
Avery Bartlett, Boyd
Glenn and Hunter Spies paced
Almont with victories via the
pinfall route. Bartlett required
1:18 to stop Lonnie Fritz at
135 pounds; Glenn needed
2:10 to upend 189-pound foe
Josh Skarsvog; and Hunter
Spies took 1:56 to down
Jeremiah Mardlin at 215
pounds.
Jacob Burchi (119) contributed a triumph by void to
Almonts cause.
Nathan Hunter and Jacob
Battani rounded out Almonts
scoring attack with wins by

Photo by Kevin Kissane

Capac picks up pair of BWAC wins, Almont splits

Photo by Kevin Kissane

Dylan Wojie, of Capac, works for a fall versus

Almont 103-pounder Jack DeMara in BWAC action.

Capacs Paul Livermore, shown in a match from earlier in the week, knocked off a state-rated foe
Saturday at the North Branch Tournament. Livermore wound up 4-0 on the day.

Capac nabs fifth at North Branch

By Kevin Kissane

TRI-CITY AREA
The Capac and Almont wrestling teams took fifth and
eighth, respectively, last
Saturday at the North Branch
Tournament.
Capac began their day on
the mats with a 64-12 win
against Vassar. That was followed by a 60-15 loss to
Chesaning; a 54-27 victory
over Marlette; and a 42-33
setback to Cass City.
Paul Livermore headlined
for Capac that day. The
152-pounder went 4-0, registering a 10-6 win against
Chesanings Trevor Patterson
(the number two rated
Division 2 grappler statewide
in the weight class) along the
way.

Photo by Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

Almont 145-pounder Jacob Battani, shown here in

a match from earlier in the week, went 4-0 at North
Branch.
Anthony Trudo (125)
gave Capac a 4-0 mark as
well.
Dylan Wojie (103), Ian
Detroyer (140), Carter Smith
(45) and Jason Tyson (160)
provided Capac with 3-1

records.
Capac also received 2-2
marks from Justin Lee (103),
Lonnie Fritz (135), Omar
Canelo (171) and Aaron
Podgorski.
Almont also competed at

the North Branch Tournament,

putting together a 2-3
record.
The team opened their
tournament stint with a 39-38
loss to Mt. Morris. That was
followed by a 59-24 setback
to Cass City; a 66-12 win
against Akron-Fairgrove; a
36-35 loss to North Branch;
and a 54-24 victory over
Vassar.
Boyd
Glenn
paced
Almont that day.
Glenn
wound up 5-0 at 171 pounds.
Jacob Battani also contributed an unbeaten mark to
Almonts cause. Battani finished 4-0, splitting his time
between the 145 and 152pound weight classes.
With the results, Capac
now stands at 11-9 overall
and Almont goes to 7-9 this
season.

Imlay City drops

BWAC encounters
By Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

IMLAY CITY The

Imlay City wrestling team
dropped a pair of Blue Water
Area Conference clashes last
Wednesday.
Armada High School is
where the action unfolded.
Imlay City began their
two-match stint with a 42-39
loss to Armada.
A group consisting of
Eric Pawlaczyk, Wesley
Hampton, Noah Scillian,
Hunter Mullins and Jaykob
Shaw led Imlay City with
wins by pin. Pawlaczyk
stopped Marlena Bell at 103
pounds; Hampton notched a
victory over 112-pound foe
Justin Madill; Mullins defeated Vince Steinbrink at 135
pounds; and Shaw registered
a triumph against 215-pound
counterpart Colin Prinz.
Pat Pauli (189) and Jamie
Morse (285) gave Imlay City
wins by void.
Noah Scillian was the

other Imlay City grappler

that emerged victorious.
Scillian picked up a 5-3 triumph over Brandon Goike at
119 pounds.
Imlay City also squared
off versus Richmond that
evening. Their clash drew to
a close with Richmond up by
a 54-16 scoreboard count.
Mullins headlined for
Imlay City there. He took
1:16 to defeat Owen Vannatter
at 130 pounds.
Pawlaczyk
provided
Imlay City with a win by
major decision, accomplishing the feat with a 13-1 verdict versus 103-pound adversary Daniel McNichol.
Pauli and Shaw were the
other Imlay City grapplers
who emerged victorious. The
former notched a 4-0 triumph
against Keenan Mrad at 189
pounds and the latter obtained
a 8-7 win over 215-pound
rival Tyler Marino.
With the results, Imlay
City now stands at 6-5 and
0-2.

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VILLAGE OF CAPAC
COUNCIL MEMBER VACANCY

The Village of Capac is accepting letters of interest to fill a vacant seat on
Council for the remaining term of office. Applicants must be residents of the
Village of Capac. The Village Council meets on the first & third Monday of each
month at 7:00 p.m. Other meetings may be required if necessary.
Interested persons can drop off a letter of intent at the Village of Capac Office,
131 N. Main St. P.O. Box 218, Capac, MI 48014, or on our website
www.villageofcapac.com.
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VILLAGE OF ALMONT
NOTICE
REQUEST FOR BIDS

The Village of Almont is requesting bids for renovations to the pavilion at

Almont Community Park. Work will include roof and siding replacement, repair of faade boards, updated lighting, handicap parking, and other improvements as noted in the RFP. Project drawings and specifications will be available at the Village office at 817 N. Main St, Almont MI 48003 or the website
www.almontvillage.org for no cost. Printed copies are $25. Bids are due January
20th at 4:00 p.m. to the Village Office. The Village reserves the right to reject any
and all bids. 5% bid bond required.

IMLAY
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PARK/RECREATION PLAN
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The Township of Imlay is providing a draft version of the 5 Year Park/
Recreation Plan for public review for a
30-day period. The document is available for review at the Imlay Township
Office at 682 N. Fairgrounds Road,
Imlay City, MI 48444, during regular
business hours of Monday, Wednesday,
and Friday 9:00am1:00pm between the
dates of January 15, 2016 and February
17, 2016. Comments on the plan can be
provided at this location or by contacting Clerk Liz Makedonsky at clerk@
imlaytownship.org.
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VILLAGE OF
ALMONT

ALMONT VILLAGE
COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
DECEMBER 15, 2015
SYNOPSIS

President Schneider called the
Regular Meeting to order at 7:47 p.m.
Councilmembers present were Dyke,
Lauer, Love, Peltier, Steffler &
Schneider. Councilmember Tobias was
absent.

The Council approved the agenda;
approved the consent agenda; approved
Ordinance 193; approved Resolution
#15-12-02 in support of funding a portion of the E. St. Clair road project not
covered by the Rural Task Force funds;
approved the Documents-on-Demand

proposal & approved invoice #20125575 from Synagro Central, LLC.

Discussion was held on Municipal
Building improvements; E. St. Clair
water main replacement & local speed
limits.

The meeting adjourned at 9:12
p.m.
Kimberly J. Keesler
Clerk/Treasurer
Steve Schneider
President

A complete copy of the minutes is
available in the Clerk's office during
regular business hours or at almontvillage.org
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VILLAGE OF
DRYDEN

VILLAGE OF DRYDEN
RESIDENTS
NOTICE
PUBLIC HEARING

A Public Hearing has been scheduled for February 2nd, 2016 at 7:15 p.m.
at the Lamb Memorial Building, for the
purpose of discussing the adoption of
the 2016-2017 Village Budget. A copy
of the budget is available for the public
inspection in the clerk's office at 5602
Main Street, Dryden, MI 48428.

THE
PROPERTY
TAX
MILLAGE RATE PROPOSED TO
BE LEVIED TO SUPPORT THE
PROPOSED BUDGET WILL BE A
SUBJECT OF THIS HEARING.

Public comments, either oral or
written are welcome at the Public
Hearing. Handicapped persons needing
assistance or aid should contact the
Village Office during regular work
hours Forty-Eighty hours prior to the
meeting.
Holly A. Shroyer
Dryden Village Clerk
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Competitive Cheer

Chiefs cheer way to a fifth

Photo by Kevin Kissane

TRI-CITY AREA
Capac, Imlay City and
Almont generated respective
showings of fifth, seventh
and eighth at a Blue Water
Cheer Competition Monday

evening.
Imlay City High School is
where the action unfolded.
Richmond paced the
eight-team field with 763.04
points. Armada (746.48),
Algonac
(672.9),
Yale
(659.26), Capac (656.98),
Cros-Lex (649.8), Imlay City

Capacs Ashley Andrus (L) and Reagan Wittstock

(R) compete at Mondays event in Imlay City.

(616.04) and Almont (599.86)

held down spots two through
eight when the final scores
were tallied.
Ashley Andrus, Catherine
Helzer, Shelbi McKeown,
Reagan Wittstock, Megan
Woods,
Hunter
Smith,
Morgan Woods, Sidney
Birkett, Karly Klug, Camden
Gaedcke, Haydn Hurley and
Alaina Pawlawski represented Capac that day.
MaKenna Schocke, Gina
Abbott,
Hollie
Rager,
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Katie
Ferguson,
Janet
Felbarth and Serena Bara
competed for Imlay City.
Brianna Knee, Miranda
Buehrle, Hannah Lang,
Lexi Guerrero, Shianne
Calkins, Ashlynn Fistler,
Ritamarie McGowan, Gabby
Schlagel, Jaclyn Buehrle,
Jayme
Hein,
Keegan
DeMara, Ashley Kroll, Sara
Ranucci and Ariana Maust
represented Almont that
day.

Photo provided

By Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

Winning Performance
Capac claimed a first at the Flushing Invite last Saturday. They are front
(L to R) Camden Gaedke, Ashley Andrus, Hunter Smith, Karly Klug,
Catherine Helzer and Reagan Wittstock; and back Sidney Birkett, Alaina
Pawlowski, Shelbi McKeown, Haydn Hurley, Morgan Woods, Megan
Woods and coach Taylor Smith.

New Year,
New Wheels

Bob Riehl

General Manager

Chris Byrnes

New Car Manager

Tim Wilcox

Photo by Kevin Kissane

Commercial Truck
Manager

Imlay Citys Hollie Rager, Gina Abbott and

Samantha Giovannangeli perform at the BWAC
Competitioon.

Lionel Guerra

Commercial Vehicle
Sales

Stk# L-15B030

2015 Dodge Charger SE RWD

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

Tom Patten

Used Sales Manager

Bob Lesko
Sales

Photo by Kevin Kiissane

MSRP $28,990

The Almont cheer team awaits the start of a round

Monday at the BWAC Competition in Imlay City.

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28,636

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Sales

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Sale Price
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23,964

2016 Chrysler Town

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Photo by Kevin Kissane

MSRP $33,965 Stk# L-16M042

The Imlay City cheer team looks to impress the

judges Monday at the BWAC Competition.

Capac cheer places

sixth in BWAC
By Kevin Kissane

Tri-City Times Sports Editor

TRI-CITY AREA
Capac, Imlay City and
Almont registered respective
finishes of sixth, seventh and
eighth at a Blue Water Area
Conference Competition last
Wednesday.
Yale High School is
where the action unfolded.
Richmond topped the
standings with a total of
749.16 points. They were
followed by Armada (719.12
points), Algonac (677.74),
Yale (669.68), Cros-Lex
(658.46), Capac (629.88),
Imlay City (608.88) and
Almont (597.66).
Shelbi
McKeown,
Catherine Helzer, Reagan
Wittstock, Megan Woods,

Ashley Andrus, Hunter

Smith, Morgan Woods, Karly
Klug, Sidney Birkett, Camden
Gaedcke, Haydn Hurley and
Alaina Pawlowski comprised
Capacs squad.
Hollie Rager, Gina
Abbott, Makenna Schocke,
Cameron Jeffries, Katie
Ferguson, Ashlee Tallis,
Serena Bara, Janet Felbarth
and Samantha Giovannangeli
represented Imlay City that
day.
Brianna Knee, Miranda
Buehrle, Hannah Lang, Lexi
Guerrero, Shianne Calkins,
Ashlynn Fistler, Ritamarie
McGowan, Gabby Schlagel,
Jaclyn Buehrle, Jayme Hein,
Keegan DeMara, Ashley
Kroll, Sara Ranucci and
Ariana Maust competed for
Almont.

John Barton
Sales

Brad Curtis
Sales

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

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2016 Jeep
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MSRP $27,435 Stk# L-16Y012

Ty Schmidt
Sales

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Sales

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2016 Dodge
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MSRP $34,290 Stk# L-162009

Sale Price
$
21,944

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Sales

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

2016 Jeep
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MSRP $31,255 Stk# L-16K075

Sale Price
$
27,154

Meredith Dubbs
Sales

Deb Ruth

Business Manager

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

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