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On the rise I-69 speed limit to increase to 75

By Maria Brown
mbrown@pageone-inc.com
TRI-CITY AREA
By mid-November, the
speed limit signs along I-69
will bear new numbers.
best suited to these speed
limits, said State
Transportation Director
Kirk T. Steudle.
We reviewed design
speeds, crash patterns, num-

Photo by Catherine Minolli

Thats because the interstate
from the Genesee/Lapeer
county line to I-94 near Port
Huron has been identified
for a speed limit increase
from 70 to 75 miles per
hour for cars and 60 to 65
ber of access points, traffic
volumes and continuity of
these corridors, and chose
them to minimize necessary
improvements for higher
speed limits.
Public Act 445, passed Youngsters pause to show off their new
by the state Legislature in gift from the Imlay City Rotary Club.

miles per hour for trucks.
The stretch of road that
cuts through Lapeer and St.
Clair counties comprises
some of the 900 miles of
freeways that will see faster
Gifts of
late 2016, tasked the two
agencies with increasing
speed limits on some state
highways and freeways
based on 85th-percentile
speeds (the speed at or

speeds thanks to a new state
law. The announcement
came last week from the
Michigan Department of
Photo by MDOT Photo Unit
nature
below which 85 percent of
traffic is moving) and the
results of engineering and
safety studies. The law

Transportation (MDOT) and requires that these modified

Michigan State Police
(MSP).
The corridors identified
by MDOT and MSP were
selected not only because
MDOT transportation maintenance worker studies indicated most driv-
ers were already driving at
Kwame Johnson (R) and student assistant
Karista Stephens (L) work on modifying a those increased speeds, but
freeway speed limit sign in the Statewide also because their design
Sign Shop. and safety features were
speed limits be in place
prior to Jan. 5, 2018.
The engineering and
safety studies conducted uti-
lized the 85th-percentile
speed, which is a national
scientifically proven method
to determine and establish
Speed page 6-A
Imlay City Rotary Club,
SevenPonds team up to
pass out trees to Borland
Elementary students
By Catherine Minolli
cminolli@pageone-inc.com
IMLAY CITY How often does some-
thing toxic, bad, and dangerous get transformed
into something life-giving, lifesaving and
healthy?
Rarely? Hardly at all? Never? Nope.
It happens all the time. Every. Single. Day.
How? Through trees.
Thats the message Carrie Spencer delivers
to 4th graders at Borland Elementary School
during a visit on Friday to talk about trees.
We give them carbon dioxide and they
give us oxygen, Spencer, a naturalist at

Mania strikes! SevenPonds Nature Center says.

Gifts page 6-A
Garage Sale Mania
kicks off in Imlay City,

Find success
...see pages 4-A

this summer
Photo by Maria Brown

Local experts offer tips for youths

seeking summer employment
Outdoor class Tri-Hospital EMS staff and Mussey Twp. firefighters prepare to transport a
victim to an ambulance during Fridays Mock Crash. By Catherine Minolli

Mock crash depicts sober reality

Dryden students enjoy cminolli@pageone-inc.com
big outdoor adventure, TRI-CITY AREA Will the coming
...see page 15-A months reflect the dog days of summer or a
dog-eat-dog world?
That depends on the prospects for summer

TRI-CITY Capac first responders remind youths not to drink or text and drive employment, something dozens of area youths
will grapple with as the season unfolds.
The topic has become the subject of a cou-
By Maria Brown day before senior prom.
TIMES mbrown@pageone-inc.com Tenth, eleventh and twelfth graders ple of local meetingsthe Almont Area
Chamber of Commerce discussed keeping area
watched as firefighters, Capac Police and
ONLINE CAPAC Every day, 27 people die
as a result of drunk driving crashes and,
Tri-Hospital EMS responded to a mock
accident involving a teen drunk driver.
youths employed in the area this summer, and
linking local employers with local talent was
according to Mothers Against Drunk Student volunteers played the roles of the Success page 6-A
tricitytimes-online.com Driving (MADD), teen alcohol use kills
4,700 people every year. Thats more
two vehicles occupants. Empty beer bot-
tles, strewn next to one of the cars, helped
deaths than whats attributed to illegal set the scene.
drugs. Chief Heather Fantin covered one of
FACEBOOK MADD also notes that car accidents
are the leading cause of death for teens
the victims with a white sheet and load-
ed the drunk driver into the back of her
with one-quarter of those crashes involv- police cruiser while firefighters pried open
facebook.com ing an underage drunk driver.
The statistics are striking, but numbers
doors to free the rest of the victims.
After the mock exercise was complete,
/Tricitytimes/ may be easy to ignore for teenagers pre- Mussey Fire Lt. Justin King spoke to the
paring for prom and graduation. Giving group saying their aim was to paint a real-
students a tangible example of what istic picture of what drunk driving can
impaired driving can do is the aim of the result in. King is a also a public safety
The Tri-City Times Mussey Twp. Fire Departments annual officer for the city of Fraser.
is printed on Mock Crash event.
Photo by Catherine Minolli

What we want to do is give you this

recycled paper On Friday, the scene played out in the
Capac Jr./Sr. High School parking lot, one Mock Crash page 6-A

To see a video from Fridays Mock Crash event,

Imlay City High School counselor Laura
visit www.tricitytimes-online.com Druker helps support young people in
their quest for summer jobs and beyond.
Page 2-A-TRI-CITY TIMES-MAY 3, 2017

ADMISSION
PRICES
BEFORE 6PM
Fundraiser for Pete
Pytleski is May 7th
PG-13 All Seats Are $6.00
Wednesday, May 03, 7:00pm
Thursday, May 04, 4:00 & 7:00pm AFTER 6PM
Friday, May 05 thru Sunday, May 07, 1:00, 4:00 & 7:00pm Adults $8.00
Monday, May 08 thru Thursday, May 11, 7:00pm Children 12
& under
$6.00
Senior Citizens By Tom Wearing money or items to raffle off
55 and older
$6.00 twearing@pageone-inc.com at the fundraiser are much
PG-13
Thursday, May 04, 7:00pm Students with needed and would be great-
Friday, May 05 thru Sunday, May 07, 12:30, 4:00 & 7:30pm Student ID
$7.00
IMLAY CITY ly appreciated by Pytleskis
Monday, May 08 thru Thursday, May 11, 7:30pm Family and friends of Pete wife, Michelle, five chil-
Join Our Email Club www.RomeoTheatre.com SAVE $$$ GET COUPONS! Pytleski are hosting a spa- dren and other family

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ROMEO THEATRE MOVIE HOTLINE
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ghetti dinner fundraiser on
Sunday, May 7 from 1-5
members.
She said the benefit
p.m. at the Imlay City spaghetti dinner will
Knights of Columbus Hall. include an auction and
Pytleski, a local builder 50/50 raffles to win various

who was raised in Almont prizes.
and now resides in Imlay
City, was diagnosed in late
We humbly ask any-
one who knows Peter or Friendly Lion
February with ALS (Lou our family, or those who
Gehrigs Disease). would just like to help out, Imlay City Lions Club member Roger Coffey

Since the diagnosis, to join us at the fundraiser, accepts donation from Tracy DArcy during
Pytleskis condition has Klein urges. Its our hope White Cane Week on Friday. The funds will
worsened, resulting in his and prayer that we, along go toward numerous Lions Club community
inability to work, loss of with his friends, can help service ventures, including Leader Dogs,
income and escalating ease the financial burden Bear Lake Camp, the Michigan Eye Bank,
medical bills. for Peter and Michelle. and numerous local causes.

NOW OPEN
Pytleskis sister, Beth
Klein, has been helping to
organize the May 7 fund-
raiser amidst growing con-
cerns for his health and
financial struggles.
Gardening with you for over 30 years!! Klein said donations of
Anyone wishing to
make a donation may call
Beth Ann Klein at 586-
808-2112; or email to paco- Opening Day Parade!
bak5@gmail.com.
Or contact Donna IMLAY CITY All teams in the Imlay City
Simpson at 810-614-5692,
Mark Pytleski at 810-217-
Boys Baseball League will take part in opening day
ceremonies this Saturday, May 6. The events will kick
0580 or Kim Pytleski at off with an Opening Day Parade at 10 a.m. beginning

We Are So Excited
810-499-2451. in the Lamb Steele parking lot. Residents are encour-
aged to stand by as teams will march over to the base-
ball fields together for competition, beginning with
Input sought
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T-ball at 11 a.m.

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Pitch, Hit & Run

competition on tap
Youths invited to take part in
free event this Sunday, May 7
By Catherine Minolli advance through four lev-
cminolli@pageone-inc.com els of competition includ-
ing Team Championships
IMLAY CITY at Major League ballparks
Area youths are invited to and the National Finals

Photos provided
compete in Scotts Major during the 2017 Major
League Baseball Pitch Hit League Baseball All-Star
& Run competition this Week.
Sunday, May 7, from 10 The individual
Imlay Citys Don Heeke and Capacs Kathy and Mike Lentz will be recognized this month as Friend a.m.-4 p.m. at the Imlay Pitching, Hitting and
of Youth recipients at the Thumb Meet of Champions . City Boys Baseball Fields. Running Champions,

Friends of Youth model success

Capacs Mike & Kathy Lentz, Imlays Don Heeke recognized
By Maria Brown
mbrown@pageone-inc.com
TRI-CITY AREA
For years theyve support-
ed programs that stretch
the minds and legs of stu-
dents in Capac and Imlay
City. Later this month
Capacs Mike and Kathy
Lentz and Imlay Citys
Don Heeke will be honored
as 2017 Friend of Youth
recipients.
Last month the Capac
School Board chose to rec-
ognize the Lentzes for their
decades of commitment to
the district and community.
Capac Community
Schools have been an
important part of Mike and
Kathy Lentzs life for 44
years. Mike was a school
board member for Capac
for 17.5 years and Kathy
was a sixth grade teacher
for 28 years at Capac
Middle School. Their
daughters, Sarah and
Laura, are graduates of
Capac High School. When
their daughters were in
school, they helped with
many after school activities
including keeping score at
basketball games and help-
ing with fundraisers for
athletics,the district said
in a press release.
Although both have
retired from their profes-
sional jobs, Mike and
Kathy remain active in
supporting youth, serving
as judges at events for
Business Professionals of
America (BPA) and FFA
and assisting with projects
at Capacs Youth Sports
Park.
Additionally, Kathy
gave of her time and exper-
tise as a science teacher to
assist with the
FIRSTLEGOLeague Jr., created a summer LEGO
the elementary level stu-
dent group for FIRST
Robotics.
We are very surprised
to receive this award. Its a
very nice thing for the
school district to do,
Kathy said.
There are many others
deserving of this award...
its quite an honor.
Kathy retired in 2008.
During her entire career in
Capac, she taught sixth
grade classes.
Mike concluded his
service on the school board
at the end of 2016, serving
at that time as president.
By their dedication
and years of service to the
youth of our school com-
munity, a positive impact
can be seen today and will
continue to be seen for
many years to come, the
district stated.
For the last 20 years,
Don Heeke has been a
teacher in the Imlay City
school district. Three years
ago he joined efforts to
bring robotics to students
and, in the ensuing years,
has realized great success
with Imlay City High
Schools FIRST Robotics
Team 5048, Spartronics.
I am honored to have
received the nomination as
Imlay Citys Friend of
Youth for Imlay City
Schools. I have always
tried to do my very best for
our youth. I am pleased
that the robotics program is
recognized in the commu-
nity, Heeke said.
Boys and girls are along with the All Around
invited to take part in the Champ in each age group
competition, which is at the local competition
designed to provide youths will be awarded and
with an opportunity to advance to the Sectional
show their skills in a free Level of competition.
competition that recogniz-
es individual excellence in
Participants must bring
a copy of their birth cer-
In 2014, Heeke started to interact and communicate core baseball and softball tificated and have a parent
working with fellow teach- with each other, with other skills. or guardian fill out a regis-
er David Spence who had teams and with adults, Participants will be tration/waiver form prior
through interviews with divided into four age cate- to the start of competition.
robotics program. That fall, judges,Heeke said. gories (age by July 17, For questions or more
Heeke started his own He was a Cub Scout 2017) as follows: 7/8, information, contact Mark
LEGO robotics offering at Leader in Boy Scouts of 9/10, 11/12, and 13/14. Detwiler at mcdpeace@
the Imlay City Middle America from 2008-2013 Youths have the chance to yahoo.com.
School where he was teach- and presently serves as a
ing. committee member.
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World Championships in
St. Louis, Missouri.
The team showcases its
time and talents in various
community events too, like
Relay for Life, the
Blueberry Festival and
Homecoming Parade and
participates in Math and
Science events at Weston
and Borland elementary
schools.
Robotics serves as a
great tool for students look-
ing to prepare themselves
for the workplace and
being productive citizens
in their community too,
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Page 4-A-TRI-CITY TIMES-MAY 3, 2017

Mania strikes Imlay!

Garage Sale Mania runs from May 4-6 throughout town
By Catherine Minolli
cminolli@pageone-inc.com
IMLAY CITY Lace
up your walking shoes and
get ready to step up to some
amazing bargains and finds
during this weekends
Garage Sale Mania.
Co-sponsored by the
Imlay City Rotary Club
and Lakestone Bank, the
three-day event runs from
to be the Mayor of Imlay
Citysays this years
event promises to be a great
experience for bargain
hunters of all ages.
Hes also channeled his
inner meteorologist to
make sure visitors enjoy a
pleasant atmosphere
throughout the weekend.
The weathers been
ordered and its going to be
sunny and mild, Bargen
ber of merchants also offer
special deals during Garage
Sale Mania, so shoppers
are encouraged to stroll
through downtown as well.
Dont be alarmed if
you see Imlay City Police
Chief Scott Pike out and
about as well. Its not
because the streets and
sales are unsafethe Chief
is making good on a
Blueberry Festival Auction

File photo
Thursday, May 4 through
Saturday, May 6.
Bargain hunters search out great deals during last years Garage Sale Event coordinator Walt
Mania in Imlay City. Bargenwho also happens
grins. There wont be any
snow on the streets, and
were looking forward to a
busy flow of sales and mer-
chandise.
donation, wherein he
offered a ride along (or in
this case walk along) for a
day. Real Estate broker
Gayle Coulter was the

COMMUNITY WIDE
Maps detail the loca- highest bidder, and shes

GARAGE SALE MANIA

tions of participating resi-
dents and businesses, and
are available at Imlay City
Hall, Lakestone Bank, Tri-
City Times and Tri-County
Bank. Visitors can also stop
in at the Ruth Hughes
Library for some major
chosen to cash in her
prize during Garage Sale
Mania.
The three-day event is
another in the long list of
community services per-
formed by the Imlay City
Rotary Club. For more

IMLAY CITY
deals during the librarys information call 810-538-
massive book sale. A num- 1965.

Great deals at the library

IMLAY CITY The Ruth Hughes Library is
hosting its annual book sale in conjunction with
Garage Sale Mania. All are welcome to browse the
offerings, which include hundreds of titles and authors,
and audio and visual materials as well. The sale runs
from May 3-6. Stop in on Friday and/or Saturday and
fill a bag for just $5. While youre there on Saturday,
May 6, pick up your free comic book and create a
magnet from your favorite comic. Visitors are encour-
aged to come dressed as their favorite superhero or
villain for a special gift and entry in a grand prize
drawing. For more information contact the library at
810-724-8043.

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birthdays, births, promotions, graduations or other
educational achievements, success in competition
we post these and other announcements in our pages
Please register at either Lakestone Bank location (downtown or in front of Kroger) free of charge. We encourage you to include photos
when possible.
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Strength,
honor, pride
Imlay Citys Kathryn Muir
takes part in military heavy
marathon to honor those lost
in Bataan Death March
By Maria Brown March can enter as indi-
mbrown@pageone-inc.com viduals or teams; civilians
or military and then choose

IMLAY CITY
Completing a marathon is
an admirable accomplish-
ment in itself but cover
26.2 miles with 35 pounds
on your back and thats an
exceptionally impressive
feat that Imlay City native
Kathryn Muir can now
claim.
Last month, she and
four friends took part in the
Bataan Memorial Death
Photo provided
to traverse the course in a
light or heavy division.
For the military heavy
option that Kathryn and her Tuesday Fisher, Marina Rodriguez, Cara Reitz, Elaine Cleveland and Kathryn Muir pose for a team
friends chose, they were photo before marching 26.2 miles through the desert in last months Bataan Memorial Death
required to march in uni- March.
form, carry a minimum of
35 pounds on their back the Bataan was 1/2 a mara- the finish line in 10 hours, challenging things Ive tally, but Im glad I did it
and all five members had to thon, she said. 45 minutes. done in a quite a while, and Im proud that we fin-
cross the finish line within Kathryns team crossed It was one of the most both physically and men- ished it as a team,she said.
20 seconds of each other.
Heavy division marchers
are encouraged to pack

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defended of the islands of the race.

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Luzon, Corregidor and the I cant say collectively

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harbor defense forts of the why we all decided to do
Philippines, according to military heavy this year. I

a nia
the events website. know that I decided to do it

I learned about the
Bataan when I moved to El
Paso. The race happens at
White Sands which is only
45 minutes from El Paso,
so its very well known in
the city. I first heard about
it from some of the people
a l e M
to prove to myself that I
could do it. There are not
many women who compete
in the military heavy cate-
gory and I wanted to chal-
lenge myself, Kathryn
said. Her previous race
experience was limited to

Thursday - Friday - Saturday

that I work with. I decided
to participate because one
of the orthopedic residents
asked me to be a part of a
military light female team
the 2016 Bataan event and
some 5 and 10K contests.
Kathryns teammates-
Elaine Cleveland, Marina
Rodriguez, Cara Reitz and

May 4 - 5 - 6
in 2016. The next year we Tuesday Fisher-are all sur-

decided to do the race
again, but as a female mili-
tary heavy team, Kathryn
said.
The 2004 graduate of
Imlay City High School is
TH TH TH
gery residents or interns, so
their rotations and general-
ly busy schedules prevent-
ed them from training
together on a regular basis,
but individually they fol-

currently finishing her fifth
year in a six-year general
surgery residency in El
Paso at the William
Doors Windows
lowed a suggested race
preparation schedule.
It consisted of 4
months of a combination of

Beaumont Army Medical
Center.
Participants in the
Bataan Memorial Death
Trims Cabinets
rucking and running for
increasing distances with
increasing weight. The
longest ruck I did before

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Almont recognized for employee safety
ALMONT Keeping
things safe for village
employees is a priority for
village officials, and those
efforts have not gone unno-
ticed.
The Michigan
Municipal League Fund
recently recognized
Almont with one of just 31
Loss Control Achievement
Awards for maintaining
safe work environments
for 2016-2017.
These awards repre-
sent the best of the best
when it comes to commu-
nities being safe places for
their employees and citi-
Educators and business owners engage in a Community Conversation
meeting at the Lapeer County Ed Tech Center last Thursday. The meeting
aimed at linking youths with special needs to local employment opportu-
nities.
Success: Tips for youths seeking jobs
from page 1-A
the topic of a Community
Conversation at the
Lapeer County Ed Tech
Center last Thursday.
Finding the perfect fit
isnt always easy, but local
experts say there are more
than a few things summer
job seekers can do to up
their chances of finding
gainful employment as the
season wears on.
Preparation
is key
Laura Druker knows a
thing or two when it comes
to dealing with high
schoolers as they navigate
their way through life.
A longtime counselor
at Imlay CityHigh School,
Druker says honing the
self-confidence skills is
among the most beneficial
practices young job seekers
can engage in.
Its a good idea to get
comfortable with how you
introduce yourself, be
comfortable with shaking a
hand, she says. Eye con-
tact is important. Its really
hard for a young adult if
theyre shy and uncomfort-
able, but its something
employers look at.
Even before hitting the
job hunting trail, Druker
says preparation will go a
long way toward success.
Make sure you have
already written down
names and contact infor-
mation of references you
have, and first-timers need
to make sure they talk to
the references before giv-
ing out the information,
she says.
While a newcomer to
the job market may not
have a resume, Druker
says its okay to be direct
about their goals and
accomplishments.
We raise our kids to
be humble, and so then it
gets really hard for them to
advocate for themselves,
she says. Its okay to
speak up and say Im
good at this. Being confi-
dent is good. Its okay to
toot your own horn.
Dress for success
Other practical tips
Druker offers include
dressing appropriately not
just for the interview, but
for the initial visit to fill
out an application.
Think about what
youre wearing before you
walk in that door, she
says. You need to put
your best foot forward and
present yourself well. You
only get one time to make
a first impression.
Druker also advises
zens, says Michael
Forster, director of risk
management services for
the Michigan Municipal
League. The awards
reflect excellent manage-
ment and an understanding
that making safety a prior-
ity clearly protects their
staffs, residents, and bud-
gets.
According to an MML
press release, the awards
are based on a formula that
measures the frequency
and severity of employee
injuries over a 3 1/2-year
time-period.
The village of Almont
Imlay City High School senior Eryn Gartley
reviews job postings at the high school coun-
selors office. During the summer, Gartley
works as a lifeguard at the Alvin Norlin Pool.
youths to write lists of
things theyve accom-
plished and organizations
and groups theyve partici-
pated in during high
school.
This is the kind of
stuff youll have to use not
just for jobs, but for col-
lege and scholarship appli-
cations, so you might as
well get that ball rolling,
she says.
Get social--but not
too much
Its been reported that
some 80% of those looking
for work find it through
their personal network,
says Jessica Billiau, direc-
tor of communications at
GST Michigan Works!
Billiau says to make
the most of those summer
parties and festivals by
vocalizing your desire for
employment.
You dont have to
walk around with your
resume in your pocket nec-
essarily, but be ready to
talk about what youre
looking for, and what you
bring to the table, she
says.
Also be prepared to
clean up and update online
profiles. Billiau says thats
a must for job searchers all
year round.
Do a thorough check
of your online postings and
privacy settings, she says.
Dont forget to untag
yourself from photos you
wouldnt post yourself or
want your potential
employer to see.
Make a plan and
stick to it
Billiau says its easy to
get distracted in the sum-
mer months, so she advises
people to treat their job
search as if its a full-time
job.
Once you set the plan,
consistency, follow
through, checking your
topped the list, taking the
second spot for safety
based on the formula. The
village of Addison was
ranked in first place.
The ranking translates
in significant insurance
premium savings for the
village.
The Michigan
Municipal League
Photo by Catherine Minolli
Workers Compensation
Fund started in 1977 with
five members and has
grown to a current partici-
pation of 900 public enti-
ties. Assets exceed $145
million, says the press SevenPonds Nature Center Naturalist Carrie Spencer discusses the
release. benefits and beauty of trees with Borland Elementary School 4th graders
in Imlay City on Friday.
Gifts: Students learn about trees
from page 1-A
Its a pretty good situ-
ation we got going on here,
right? she queries.
The students nod in
unison, gathered in the
gym where Rotary Club
member volunteers stand
by. The volunteers are
there to hand out dozens of
Photo by Shayleen Jorgensen
white spruce saplingsone
for each youngster to plant.
Spencer quizzes the
students on their knowl-
edge of trees, and shes not
surprised when one of
them mentions photosyn-
thesis. All of the 4th
graders have previously
Photo by Catherine Minolli
visited Seven Ponds for the
week-long Annies
Outdoor Adventure class-
room series. Spencer
knows thats where they
learned about photosynthe-
sis, and she reiterates thats Borland 4th graders gather to examine and
the process that involves compare seedling trees handed out by the
some plants use of sun- Imlay City Rotary Club on Friday.
light to synthesize foods
from carbon dioxide and great for wildlife habitat, spruce saplings. The 4th
water. food and shelter, and adds graders admire the gift
Thats how they cre- that they offer cool places and are awestruck at the
ate the oxygen, she says, to sit under and cool off possibility that with a lit-
and then asks, What else on a hot summer day. tle bit of care and a lot of
do trees give us? As Spencer wraps up water, the little tree has
Multiple students raise her speech, Borland the potential to reach great
Photo by Catherine Minolli
their hands and offer Principal Megan Cottone heightsjust as they do.
responses like lumber leads the students in an For the past several
and food.
offering of gratitude. years the Imlay City
What kind of food, Miss Spencer drove Rotary Club has provided
Spencer quizzes. out here from free saplings to elementa-
The responses are SevenPonds to spend ry students. The commu-
numerous. Kids call out time with you talking nity service gesture also
apples, oranges, about trees, Cottone says. helps Imlay City retain its
peaches, pears, lem- I think we owe her a designation as a Tree
ons and limes, and even great, big thank you. City.
progress and making syrup. The students follow For more information
adjustments are whats Spencer adds to the suit, and raise their voices about the programs at
most important, she says. list by mentioning pecans, to say the words. Seven Ponds Nature
An example is setting a cashews, walnuts and They line as Rotary Center, visit www.seven-
schedule to attend a week- bananas. The youngsters Club members Walt ponds.org. To find out
ly online job search work- are mesmerized. Bargen, Dana Walker, more about the Imlay City
shop or job club, and Spencer reminds the Tara Antonelli and Lisa Rotary Club, go to www.
thoughtfully submit a mini- students that trees are also Kapron hand out the imlaycityrotary.com.
mum number of applica-
tions per week.
Know thyself
Billiau says all job
seekers can benefit from
reviewing where they are
and where they want to be.
Are you ready for
work? Do your skills need
a polish? she asks.
Billiau says there are
resources out there, includ-
ing GST Michigan Works!
If you need resume
help, theyll provide it, she
adds.
No matter where you
are in life, GST Michigan
Photo by Maria Brown
Works! helps facilitate that
next step in your career,
she says. We can help
polish your resume and
provide interviewing assis-
tance, or explore hands-on Capac Police Chief Heather Fantin covers a deceased victim during
training and more. Fridays Mock Crash at Capac Jr./Sr. High School while students look on.
Billiau says those inter-
ested in improving their
skills through classroom Mock Crash: Reality behind the wheel
training may do so through from page 1-A Some speed limit markings where neces-
GST Michigan Works! as increases elsewhere in the sary, officials said in a
safe speed limits, stated
well. state were effective press release.
Col. Kriste Kibbey Etue,
We have the resources May 1. More information on
director of the MSP.
to help you today with While implementing these speed limit increases,
Troopers and motor
training scholarships avail- these modified speed lim- a map of the routes affect-
carrier officers do, and will
able in a number of career its, MDOT also will install ed, links to the applicable
continue to, aggressively
fields for eligible candi- advisory speed and curve legislation, and a list of
dates. enforce all posted speed
limits to ensure compli- warning signs, shorten frequently asked questions
And dont forget about
ance by the motoring pub- passing zones, move signs, are posted at www.michi-
creating a polished
lic. and change pavement gan.gov/speedlimits.
resume.
There is much more
to todays resume than
nice stationary and proper
formatting, she says. Its
Speed: low classmates?
King said that an acci-
dent like that can have
er.
The innocent victims
and their families lives
necessary to optimize this from page 1-A
deep, lasting effects that are also altered forever
living document for online mental image so you can endure for decades. too.
recruiting and applications. put yourself in these posi- That driver...his life Dont drink and
You can walk into a GST tions, King said. will never be the same. It drive, dont text and drive,
Michigan Works! office How would some- might be 75 years later just drive thats all you
any time and well be thing like this affect you, and this one moment in need to worry about,
happy to take a look. your school and your fel- life will haunt him forev- King concluded.

Womens Business Enterprise
Imlay City Molded Plastics obtains certification
from Great Lakes Womens Business Council
IMLAY CITY
Imlay City Molded
Products, Inc. (ICMP), a
manufacturer and supplier
of injection molded plastic
parts for a wide range of
industries, earned national
certification as a Womens
Business Enterprise by the
Great Lakes Womens
Business Council
(GLWBC), a regional cer-
tifying partner of the
Womens Business
Enterprise National
Council (WBENC).
As a company that
views quality and custom-
er satisfaction as the cor-
nerstone of our business,
we are proud to be recog-
nized by the WBENC as a
Womens Business
Enterprise, said Coleen
Felstow, president and
general manger of ICMP. The certification process is
We recognize the
commitment to supplier
diversity that is embraced
by corporations and gov-
ernment agencies today.
With this certification,
ICMP can help add to the
Tips to keep pets
happy and safe
TRI-CITY AREA
Pets require certain com-
forts to live long and
healthy lives. In addition to
adequate nutrition, exer-
cise, medical care, and
mental stimulation, pets
need a safe place to live.
The average home is
filled with various items
that can be harmful to pets.
Just as parents baby-proof
their homes when welcom-
ing new children into their
families, pet owners can
take inventory of potential
hazards to pets and take
steps to safeguard their
pets from home-related
injuries. According to the
American Veterinary
Medical Association, a few
simple adjustments around
the house can prevent
many pet emergencies.
Invest in cabinet
locks. Cats and dogs can be
curious animals, gaining
access to areas of a home
pet owners never would
have imagined possible. If
you can't store everything
beyond pets reach, then
use cabinet and drawer
latches to prevent access to
areas that are off limits.
Lock doors to basements,
garages and storage sheds
as well.
Cover all garbage
cans. Animals have
extraordinary senses of
smell, and they may be
attracted to trash cans
around the house. Pets
rooting around in the gar-
bage can be messy, but this
can also make pets vulner-
able to illness. Invest in
garbage cans with locks or
tight lids to prevent food
poisoning or choking.
Use medications wise-
ly. Be mindful of medica-
tions, making sure none of
your pills fall on the floor
where they can be gobbled
up by pets.
Protect belongings.
Cats can scale many
objects in the house, gain-
ing access to areas of the
Open House at Camp Lael
TRI-CITY AREA Get a sneak peek at Lapeer
County 4-H summer camps and meet the counselors
at Camp Lael from 2-4 p.m. on May 7. Visitors do not
have to be 4-H members to attend the camps, which
include a Clover Bud Day Camp in July for youths
whove completed grades K-1; and an Overnight
Camp for kids whove completed grades 2-6 as of
July 1, 2017. Visitors will be treated to a tour of the
camp from counselors and camp director Jean Kreiner.
This years theme is Superhero. Brochures are in the
works with more information. Camp Lael is located at
2062 Ferns Road, Lapeer. Call Kreiner at 810-667-
0343 with questions and for more information.
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diversity represented in their suppliers, corpora-
the supply chain. tions and government
A shareholder since agencies demonstrate their
the companys founding in commitment to fostering
2000, Felstow became diversity and the contin-
majority shareholder in ued development of their
August 2016 and immedi- supplier diversity pro-
ately began the WBE certi- grams.
fication ICMP offers a wide
process to range of injection molded
expand plastic parts and services
opportuni- for the automotive, recre-
ties for the ational vehicle (RV),
company. defense, dunnage and con-
sumer product industries.
WBENCs Offering both low- and
national Coleen high-volume production,
standard the company can provide
Photo provided
Felstow
of certifi- prototype molding and full
c a t i o n run parts production via its
implemented by the 11 injection molding
GLWBC is a meticulous machines with press sizes Imlay City Molded Plastics President and General Manager Coleen
process including an in- ranging from 75-ton to Felstow inside the busy injection molded plastic parts plant.
depth review of the busi- 1000-ton.
ness and site inspection. Among ICMPs top everything from large hood and General Motors. days a week, the company
customers are Dometic, vent covers and fan blades ICMP is ISO 9001:2008 provides fast and efficient
designed to confirm the Stanley Black & Decker/ for RVs, to foot rests and certified and fully versed in delivery, plus around the
business is at least 51 per- Emhart, and several auto- core headlight beam hous- the Production Part clock shipping and receiv-
cent owned, operated and makers and their suppliers. ings for Honda and various Approval Process (PPAP). ing, to meet its customers
controlled by a woman or The company has produced parts for Ford, Chrysler Running three shifts, five needs.
women.
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Opinion Page
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Our Opinion Letters to the Editor

Has JFKs quote been forgotten?
While driving to church
one bright, sunny Sunday
morning listening to one of
the public broadcasting
radio stations, a couple of
what I guess would be call
human interest stories were
being aired. Francisco who quit a job in
The first was a story
about a single mother rais-
ing her two children, a
daughter in college and a
younger son. She also sup-
ports her parents. Her father
Some of the young volunteers who turned is a retired college professor
out to make Almont a little brighter last who receives a $20 per
month pension. They live in
month. Venezuela, a country that is
in the throes of a depression
Area youths buck after a financial crisis and
an inept government. The
stereotypes mother lost her job writing
briefs for a law firm repre-
living in Brazil, having
resorted to prostitution to
support her family still in
Venezuela.
The second human
interest story told of a
young woman living in San
the financial sector to
become a professional wine
taster. Her goal in life is
employment at a high-end
restaurant where she will be
making recommendations
to the clientele about which
wine would best enhance
their dining experience.
These stories define the
stark contrast of the worlds
we live in on this planet
today. I believe we are liv-
ing in the best of those
worlds. But you have to
democracy? I believe a interests hidden agendas.
democracy is only as strong I guess most do not
as its society. know or have forgotten
Today we have people John F. Kennedys inaugu-
protesting, wanting more ral quote, Ask not what
liberties, less responsibility your country can do for
and more entitlements. We you, ask what you can do
now have people who have for your country. That man
more empathy for criminals gave the ultimate for this
than for the victims. We country; his life.
create sanctuary cities to I think we should hire a
shield illegal aliens and stone carver to chisel John
their criminal element from Kennedys quote into the
our justice system. We pass halls of Congress, and a
laws to legalize recreational sign painter to paint that
drugs. Drugs to assist peo- quote on the inside of the
ple in finding some enjoy- bathroom stall doors to give
ment and happiness in their our Congressmen some-
lives (although short lived). thing to contemplate while
We have a Congress
that has been playing a
using the facility. Maybe
the quote would stimulate
game of one-upmanship
for years, blocking most of
some long dormant con-
sciences.

I
senting homeless and wonder, do we Americans the meaningful legislation Tom Janicki
s it something in the water? In the air? abused children. She is now realize what we have in this while supporting special Almont Twp.
Who knows...whatever it is its clear

Prosecutor protects EMS election results

that many of the young people in the
Tri-City area are a cut above when it comes
to creating, achieving, and caring for com-
munity. My Motion for
Week in and week out, our pages are Summary Disposition was
granted by the Circuit Court
filled with stories about ordinary students dismissing the Almont,
doing extraordinary things, whether its in Deerfield and Marathon
the classroom, on the athletic field or on townships lawsuit against
the streets of their hometown. the County of Lapeer and
Lapeer County Emergency
The Almont Youth on Main Street Medical Service Authority,
(YOMS) group is one such shining exam- (EMS). The Court also
ple. Over the past year or so, this group of granted EMSs Motion for
young people has demonstrated their com- Summary Disposition as
well.
mitment to selfless service in the name of The Court held that
community. Last month, they organized a under MCL 600.4545 (quo
spring cleanup project throughout the vil-
lage, which drew more than 60 volunteers.
warranto), neither the town-
ships nor the private citi-
zens who joined the suit
For no reason other than caring and com- can challenge the election
munity pride, these volunteers swept, results of the ballot pro-
raked, washed, painted and spruced up posal for the EMS millage
Almont. that was approved by the
These young role models buck the ste- voters on November 8,
2016. Action, as Ifeel it is an
reotype that Millennials and Generation Under MCL 600.4545, the
Zers are more concerned with solitary townships had 30 days after
screen time than public interaction, and that the certification of the elec-
theyre disconnected from and apathetic tion to challenge the results
of the election and they
about the goings on outside of their own failed to do so. Accordingly,
self-interests. the will of the people
The YOMS group, and other ambitious approving $10.8 million
young people around the Tri-City area, dollars in tax revenue for
prove that not all whove been raised in the Lapeer County
Emergency Medical
total tech immersion are easily bored and Service Authority, (EMS),
avoid commitments. over the next four years,
Were proud to share the stories of ordi- stands.
nary youths doing extraordinary things, and Pursuant to MCR
2.116(I)(5), the Court also
grateful to the youths that are definitely a granted the townships
cut above when it comes to creating, Motion to file a Second
achieving, and caring for community. Amended Complaint to
raise a new allegation that
the County has not distrib-
uted the resulting tax reve-
nue for the purpose of
establishing a countywide
ambulance service, but
rather has used the millage
to fund the existing ambu-
lance service. In a Hail
Mary fashion, the town-
ships new claim is based
on a very narrow interpre-
tation of the meaning
assigned to the word
Time to defund sanctuary cities
I wanted the share the
following commentary that
was written by Ken
Cuccinelli II, president of
Senate Conservatives
important issue.
Our representatives
must stop all federal fund-
ing for Sanctuary Cities tive order cutting off funds
that refuse to enforce our
immigration laws.
Sanctuary cities pro- was issued on behalf of the
vide safe harbor for dan-
gerous criminals and they
encourage more illegal
immigration. If these cities
won't follow federal laws,
they should not receive
federal taxpayer funding.
Its that simple.
Our representatives
need to oppose any appro-
priations bill that fails to
defund sanctuary cities. Its
time for Congress to stop
establish in the language tional ambulance base sta-
of the ballot proposal. tions to establish a county-
Establish cannot be inter- wide ambulance service.
preted to mean support I will continue to vigor-
the existing ambulance ser- ously defend the County
vice because the ambulance and our citizens right to
services presently being choose in a free and open
provided by Lapeer County election as to how their
EMS are not yet county- government should func-
wide; and second, the EMS tion.
needed the funding provid- Michael J. Sharkey
ed by the millage to pay for Lapeer County Prosecutor
both equipment and addi- Lapeer
illegal immigration and liberal and most activist of
defend the Rule of Law. all of the circuit courts. I
This week, Judge dont have to tell you what
William Orrick of the U.S. the 9th Circuit will do.
District Court for the Its time for
Northern District of Republicans in Congress to
California issued a prelimi- defend the Rule of Law by
nary injunction to stop defunding sanctuary cities
President Trumps execu- by statute.
If Democrats want to
to sanctuary cities. shut down the government
While the judgment to fund sanctuary cities,
Republicans should wel-
city of San Francisco and come the debate. Americans
Santa Clara County, Judge side with Republicans on
Orricka donor to former this issue and any Democrat
President Barack Obama who defends sanctuary cit-
applied his ruling nation- ies will pay a heavy politi-
wide. cal price.
If there were ever an For years, Republicans
example of judicial activ- have claimed that they
ism, this is it. needed the bully pulpit of
If the ruling is the White House to win
appealed, it will go to the spending fights, and now
9th Circuit Court of they have it.
Appeals, which is the most Please join in this
fight by sending a letter to

Mother Nature challenges Father Time

your congressman and sen-
ators urging them to stop
funding for sanctuary cit-
ies.

M
other Nature and
Father Time have
been busy sculpting the
landscape around my little
house in the woods.
Artists to the core, it
seems theyve been work-
ing in tandem to create
magnificent monuments to
the power of natureto its
We cant allow liberal
awesome and all encom-
judges to ignore the rule of
passing influence over the
law and legislate from the
land.
bench. Republicans must
These days Im content
use their power of the purse
to let the random artwork
to enforce our laws, stop
remain. Im blessed with
illegal immigration, and
an ever-changing canvas
protect Americans.
every time I step out the
Carol L. Brown
door.
Mayfield Twp.
The past few months,
Precinct Delegate
Mother Natures blustery
Lapeer County
breath swept through the
Republican Party
woods, at times relentless-
Photo by Catherine Minolli

Executive Committee
ly. Her message so strong,
Member
some treesbig and
Mayfield Twp.
smallbowed to her wish-
es and now stand as silent

Observations in ink...
Catherine Minolli
vast indifference of mans
puny efforts to clip and
chop and trim the earth as
if we own the planet.
There was a time when
these types of random cre-
ationsa tree down here,
a wild plant therewould
have me furrowing my
brow in a frantic attempt to
tidy things up as if it made
me better. I have since The Boxcar Children.
learned that Im no match
for Mother Nature, whose
powerful hand can caress
the grass with dew and rip
a mature tree out by its
roots on any given day.
No, Im no match for
that kind of grace, for that
testament to her dynamic
capabilities, to her stun-
ning gifts.
The latest offeringa
tree laying vertically over
the pondtickles my inner time had about as much
tomboy; the freckle-faced,
scrawny-kneed, thunder-
thighed girl who preferred
to spend time in a tree-
house in a vacant lot
behind the Quik Pik than
experiment with makeup
and heels. The short haired
dreamer who pretended
she and her sisters were
on our sandwiches.
Packing a lunch and get-
ting on the two-wheelers
for a bike hike to the roll-
ing countryside of
Northville. It was a differ-
ent world thenwe could
ride all the way down Six
Mile Road, which at the
Mother Natures gift beckoning the inner tomboy to climb aboard and
dip her toes in the water.
traffic on its narrow strip
of blacktop as Dryden
Road east of M-53 has
today.
Wed pick a spot to
stop, parking our bikes by
the side of one of dozens
of woodlots that lined the
road, and hike into the
cool dampness to munch
I dont have to go far
to enjoy those pleasures
today. Just a few steps out
my door and all of those
childhood whims and
dreams are right there. I
can reach my hands out
and touch the treasured
reality of life in the woods
with all of its intrigue; I
can lie down in Mother
Natures brawny lap any-
time I choose. Straddle
that tree and dip my toes in
the water like I would
when I was a girl on an
adventure by the creek off
of Five Mile, where the
grumpy old man would
come out and chase me
and my friends off the
property. Someone had
fashioned a rope swing
over the little river, and it
was too irresistible for the
likes of us city kids who
longed for a little country
experience.
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straddle that gnarly old 48444 or run the idea by
log. Who drags her toes in the editor by calling 810-
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My workhorse
Y ears ago, a chronic
power outage in the
pavilion and a hundred
cups of coffee triggered a
bright idea. If I had a golf
cart, my staff and I could
drive the hot pot to the
kitchen to
brew. Honest Living . . .
Instead,
I trudged
uphill, the
shortest dis-
tance
between
two points,
with the
huge perco- driving her is the highlight
lator. Never
again, I
vowed, as sixty farm girls
huddled together on a cold
September morning, yawn-
ing for caffeine, waiting
for my Farm Girl Revival
to begin.
The following spring,
Andy, our late handyman,
rewired the inadequate
electrical lines. Afterward,
we found a used golf cart. I
paid more for that little
sprite of a vehicle than my
husband did for our first
car.
Oh, what a happy day
when Andy and his wife,
Kathy, pulled into our
driveway with my lifesav-
er. He rolled my $2,600
expense off the flatbed and
up to the front porch where
I stood. He looked sheep-
ish.
Sorry were late. We
took it for a test drive on
the back forty.
Kathy took the wheel.
Its fun to drive. We
didnt want to let it go. Get
in. Ill take you for a spin.
Andy flipped up the carts
back bed and took a seat.
I say unequivocally,
many farm burdens lifted
that day. I learned to spare
my body and load the cart
for transport upon the
propertys rolling vistas.
Andy made a frame for the
bed to secure my garden
tools, potted plants, and
containers of lavender
Tony Stroh-Piechowski will share all that hes
learned on the stage in an upcoming Fun-
damentals of Musical Theater class for kids.
Young actors, singers
invited to new class
Editors note: The fol-
lowing guest column was
submitted by Jill Lyons,
Executive Director of The
PIX Theater in Lapeer. She
may be reached at 810-
664-4824 or via email to
info@pixlapeer.org.
T he Center for the Arts
is thrilled to announce
a new class offering this
Spring, the Fun-damentals
of Musical Theater!
This class is for young
Tony Stroh-Piechowski
in one of his stage per-
sonnas.
actors and singers who
want to develop their craft,
preparing themselves for
auditions. The class is
scones, brownies, and ice
cream-and bags and boxes
of lavender products for
the gift shop.
When the hens came
along, my husband
wheeled their feed down-
hill to their house. After we
closed the farm to the pub-
lic, Betsy helped us move
the freezer and refrigerator
up from the pavilion to the
basement.
Yes, we couldnt main-
tain this place if it wasn't
for Betsys tough little
spirit. And what a surprise-
course, the same 365 days
of our grandsons visits.
Why do you call your
golf cart Betsy? he once
asked.
It was last week when I
piled bags of dirty, torn,
and stapled weed cloth
onto Betsys bed and real-
ized the answer to his
question. That cute little
thing reminds me of my
grandmother-in-law, Betsy.
She worked and played
with her entire heart and
strength.
After eight years of
strenuous labor, it seems
Betsy enjoys her part-time
retirement. On occasion, I
take her on farm inspec-
tions, no burden to carry
but me. Shes become a
part of our family and
memory, as was my hus-
bands 1975 Mustang when
we first married.
Betsys big chores this
spring and summer are to
deliver hundreds of dead
lavender plants to the fire
pit, and old weed cloth to
the road for trash pick up.
Come August and
September, Ill pack her
with vegetables.
This week, dear
Reader, my workhorse and
I prepare hives for our hon-
eybees. Its pure recreation
to welcome bees and
queens to their new home.
Another happy day on the
farm.
Email Iris at
irisleeu@sbcglobal.net.
Photo provided
designed to instill a strong
understanding of musician-
ship for musical theater
and cabaret performing.
The instructor for the
Musical Theater Classes is
Tony Stroh-Piechowski.
For well over 30 years,
Tony has been performing
on stage in a variety of
musical theater produc-
tions, including national
tours, cruise ships and cab-
aret shows and it all started
here in Lapeer.
The musical theater
bug bit Tony early in life,
while on vacation seeing
the West Coast production
of Annie. Tony found his
true love sitting in a
Shubert Theatre, he
returned to Lapeer singing
and dancing. Life became
one big musical. He could
always find a song from a
Broadway musical to
underscore whatever was
happening in his life. Tony
credits the support of a
great teacher, Mrs. Linda
Priestap, and the music
New Class page 11-A
My first car was a 1959 Ford Custom like this.
Cant wait to get on the road again
T
he year between my
15th and 16th birthday
was the longest year of my
life. Or at least it seemed so
at the time. It was, of
gearshift knobs, steering
as any other year but I
spent this year watching
many of my friends turning
16 and getting the ultimate
rewarda drivers license.
I had my bicycle, natu-
rally, so I was not com-
pletely immobile. But rid-
ing my bike past the village
limits of Almont was rare.
And for a young man (or
woman) to which a drivers
license meant maturity and
transportation freedom, it
was, well, humiliating.
The days just crept by,
especially in the summer,
as more and more kids
drove by my house and
rubbed it in. They didnt do
it on purpose, maybe,
because there werent that
many streets in our small
town to drive on, but the
traffic passing my house
seemed to be designed just
to depress me even further.
If I happened to be outside,
they couldnt resist waving
to me out the open window
or, in some cases, stopping
to show me their wheels. John F. Kennedy, one of
Most of them were
their parents wheels but so
what? They didnt have to
pedal the thing. It had an
engine.
And some of them
actually had their OWN
cars! They were not brand
new ones, usually. Mike
Gottschalk, for example,
had a 1947 Ford, that was
missing second gear. But it
ran well.
Into fall we went,
school started and kids
older than I was drove their
cars to school. You were
really cool if you didnt
ride the school bus, walk or
ride your bike to school.
Between classes they could
look out at those shiny
automobiles (well, some
Nostalgia is good
W hy Im a bit nostalgic
this morning, Im not
sure. Maybe its because I
keep seeing snapshots of
tulip gardens from where
most of my relatives live
which makes me a little
concerned
for how eer our fortress and tower.
many tulips
will still be
going
strong by
the time
Tulip Time
in Pella, IA
rolls around
this week-
end. no more foes assaulted,
Perhaps
its because my parents are
now both gone. Or maybe
its that little stack of
memorabilia I ran across
yesterday, including the
pillow cover my dad sent
my mom when he was in
Fort Sill and the little pam-
phlet from my grandmas
funeral, inscribed with the
following:
Gij toch, Gij zijt hun
roem,
de kracht van hunne
kracht
Uw vrije gunst alleen
wordt d eere toegebracht;
Wij steken t hoofd
omhoog,
en zullen d eerkroon
dragen
Door Y, door U alleen,
om t eeuwig welbehagen;
Want God is ons ten
schild in t strijdperk
van dit leven,
En onze Koning is van willenetanis@aol.com.
Photo provided
shined) and feel like the
world was at their finger-
tips.
Many of them custom-
ized their rides with fancy
out and lets drive out this
wheel
knobs or
even spe-
All the Liblong day..
cial wheels.
It was
almost too
much to
take.
As regular
readers Rick
know, I
Liblong
hate snow.
But when
the snow started to fall that
year, I was actually
pleased. It meant my spe-
cial, magic birthday on
December 16 was getting
closer and closer. While the
waiting was still nearly
unbearable, at least I could
see the end of the tunnel, so
to speak. The days kept
getting shorter with less
daylight, but my personal
license limbo was also get-
ting shorter.
Tragically, the year was
1963 and on November 22,
just over three weeks from
my special day, President
my boyhood heroes, was
assassinated. The
Presidents death put a pall
over everything including
my enthusiasm for driving.
Finally, Monday,
December 16 arrived. My
dad took me to Lapeer to
get my license. The written
test I was required to take
was no problem at all. I had
studied the What Every
Driver Should Know
guide from the Michigan
Secretary of States office
thoroughly. But I had also
to pass a behind-the-wheel
drivers test. I was very,
very nervous as I slipped
behind the wheel of dads
big, white 62 Oldsmobile.
I grew even more nervous
as a man in a Lapeer
Isrels God gegeven.
Fortunately for me, the
English interpretation fol-
lowed,
Thou art, O God, our
boast, the glory of our
power;
Thy sovereign grace is
We lift our heads aloft,
for God, our shield,
is oer us;
Through Him, and Him
alone, whose
us,
presence goes before
Well wear the victor's
crown,
Well triumph through our
King,
by Israels God exalted.
Psalm 89:8
The date of her funeral
was March 3, 1975. That
the verse appeared in both
her native language and
that of the country which
embraced her tells me
many of her peers still took
comfort in hearing it in
their native tongue. And
while I never learned it
other than to be able to rec-
ognize phrases here and
there, I can still hear her
reading it.
Nostalgia is a good
thing. As the birds
announce this new day, it
eases me into the day to
think back on the old. A
comfortable meshing of the
two.
Email Willene at
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Photo provided
I had to drive and parallel park Dads 1962 Oldsmobile.
County Sheriffs uniform last I was now equal to the
a County Mountie as we other kids I had been
called them jumped in to admiring for a year. Dad let
ride shotgun. me drive us home in the
OK, he said, pull Olds. If he was nervous he
didnt show it.
way. My foot shook a lit- Now, of course, I want-
tle on the gas pedal, I ed to drive to school and
admit, but I eased the big get my own car. No such
Olds out on the road luck. My dad worked in
smoothly. Detroit and drove the Olds
Turn right at the next to work every day. The
corner, was his command. other car, a white Chevy
I remembered to turn on Corvair, was my mothers
the blinker, slow down and she used it every day.
appropriately and turn the So I was back to the bike.
car as instructed. But it was OK because now
Next he wanted me to I had an official Michigan
parallel park. I strained to Drivers License in my
remember what my driver wallet.
training instructors, Mr. Dad let me borrow one
Briggs and Mr. Leinonen, of the cars occasionally.
had taught me. I pulled it Not as often as I wanted,
off without a scratch. I was naturally, but often enough
a little farther from the curb that I felt like a grown-up.
than I could have been, but It wasnt until I was a
I hadnt hit anything and sophomore at Michigan
there was equal distance in State that I was able to buy
front and back of the car my own car. I paid $225 to
when I stopped and put it a fraternity brother for a
in park. I let out a little sigh white 1959 Ford Custom.
of relief. It had a V-8 engine (stick
OK, Mr. Liblong, (he shift) and an after-market
called me mister!) Let's AM radio but that was it.
go back to the station. A But it was MINE! I knew
few minutes later, the test that if a girl went out with
was over. My foot stopped me in that car, she liked me
shaking as the deputy said, and not just the car.
Good job, and filled out That was more than a
the paperwork. I got my half century ago but I can
license! remember it like it was yes-
There are rites of pas- terday. Want a ride?
sage at various times in life Email Rick at
but this was a biggie. At rick.liblong@cox.net.
Academic All-Star
Michael Smith
Senior ~ Capac High School
Michael is the son of Brian
Smith and Tammi Tyson.
He has a 3.71GPA.
Michael participates in
National Honor Society, varsity
sports, Student Council, 3rd
Degree Burns band and Select
Choir.
His best memory from high school will be taking
our final bows following our production of Phantom
of the Opera.
Michael envisions a successful life for him to
include to support those I love and build a happy
family of my own.
One thing on his bucket list is to do a military
halo jump.
Michaels best day ever would be spent with
friends, working on a musical.
If he had $1,000 to give to any cause, he would
choose his church because it will help those who
truly need it find and discover Jesus Christ.
His plans for the future include earning a degree in
computer engineering.
Academic All-Star
Tyler Saez
Senior ~ Capac High School
Tyler is the son of Dawn Saez.
He has a 3.32 GPA.
Tyler participates in cross
country, football, track,
National Honor Society, Peer
Mediation, Bluewater Middle
College and works at Mr. Rs.
His best memory from high
school will be completing his education.
Tyler envisions a successful life for him to being
care free.
One thing on his bucket list is to see exotic and
little-known places of the world.
Tylers best day ever would cover the range of
sleeping in until noon, to winning the lottery twice
in a row.
If he had $1,000 to give to any cause, he would
give it to Proliteracy Worldwide because without lit-
eracy people would be too uneducated to make deci-
sions that impact others and themselves.
His plans for the future include finishing college at
St. Clair County Community College through the
Bluewater Middle College program and then trans-
ferring to Saginaw Valley State University to get a
degree in psychology and have a career as a clinical
psychologist.
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Town Talk
Editors note: Due to space
constraints announcements
will be posted one week in
advance of the event. Notices
must be received in writing by
noon Monday prior to the
publication date.
For Senior Citizens
Indoor Sr. Pickelball - Capac
Elementary School
Cafeteria, 4 p.m. Tues., &
Thurs. from Feb. 7 to May
23 (cancelled if school
closed).
Gentle Yoga Tuesdays from
9-10 a.m. at First
Congregational Church in
Almont. Practice led by Dina
Miramonti, RYT.
Imlay City Senior Center
Texas Hold Em 12:30
p.m. For info 810-724-6030.
Dinner and an evening of
card playing with friends,
50/50 raffle and prizes of
high and low for each table
every 3rd Monday at the
Washington Senior Center,
57880 Van Dyke, Washington
Twp., MI 48094, from 4-8
p.m. Call for further details,
586-752-6543.
Swing Dance Lessons
offered at the Port Huron
Senior Center, 600 Grand
Avenue in Port Huron, every
Tues. from 7:30-9 p.m. and
the 1st and 3rd Thurs. of the
month from 7:30-9 p.m. with
instructors Lyle Malaski &
Kristina Morton. Call 810-
984-5061 for more info.
Council on Aging
Membership is open to indi-
viduals 18 and older. The
Capac Senior Center is open
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. week-
days. We offer a variety of
activities such as fitness and
craft classes, a book review
group, cards and bus trips.
Call Lori at 395-7889 for
more info.
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AREA UNITED
METHODIST
CHURCHES
Attica
U.M.C.
27 Elk Lake Road, Attica, MI
(810) 724-0690
Sunday Worship: 10 a.m
Attica Food Bank: Serving those
in need in Attica Twp, 2-4 pm,
2nd and 4th Monday
Rev. Ron Rouse
www.atticaumc.org 15
Dryden
U.M.C.
5394 Main Street - Dryden
810-796-3341
Pastor Patricia Hoppenworth
Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.
EVERYONE WELCOME!
West Berlin
U.M.C.
905 Holmes Rd. - Allenton, MI
Corner of Almont Road
810-395-2409
Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.
Rev. Curtis Clarke
Goodland
Community
Church
2008 N. Van Dyke
Box 82
Imlay City, MI 48444
810.724.1747
Worship Service: 10:00 am
Pastor Chad Hampton
Almont and Dryden area
senior citizens meet the 2nd
Tuesday of the month at 12
p.m. at the Almont Lions
Hall, 222 Water St., for a
potluck and program. Call
798-8210 for more info.
Adults 55 and over are invit-
ed to Berlin Twp. Senior
Center to play cards from
noon-3 p.m. the 2nd
Wednesday of every month.
Bring a sack lunch, bever-
ages provided. Senior stretch
exercise on Tuesdays 10-11
a.m. Potluck luncheons will
be served the 4th Tuesday of
every month at noon. Call
810-395-4518 for details.
Ryan Smith, a certified alco-
hol and drug counselor will
be available at the Imlay
City Seniors Center on the
4th Thursday of every month
from 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Free Meals, Food
St. Pauls Lutheran Church
Food for Families kitchen
is open to the public for free,
hot meals every Monday and
Wednesday from 4-5:30 p.m.
This Heart Loves Food
Pantry is open the 1st
Saturday of each month
from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at
Gateway Assembly Church,
2796 S. Van Dyke Rd., Imlay
City.
The Attica United Methodist
Church will be holding a
free community meal on the
2nd and 4th Tuesday of each
month from 4:30-6:30 p.m.
For more info please call
810-724-0690 or visit www.
atticaumc.org.
The Attica Food Bank at the
Attica United Methodist
Church, 27 Elk Lake Rd., is
open from 2-4 p.m. the 2nd
and 4th Monday of each
month. Proof of residency
and need required.
Light Housekeeping
Health Services
Available
Capac
U.M.C.
14952 Imlay City Rd., Capac
Church 810-395-2112
Sunday School - 9:15 am - All Ages
Sunday Service: 10:30 am
Junior Church and Nursery Available
Bible Studies Every
Monday and Tuesday Evenings
Tuesday Morning
Come as you are - everyone is welcome!
Imlay City
U.M.C.
Corner of 4th St. & Almont Ave.
(Across from the Library)
www.imlayumc.org
9:15 a.m. Sunday School
10:30 a.m. Worship
Nursery Available
Jr. Church for K-5th grade
Youth Group 6th-12th grade
5pm-6:30pm Sundays
Rev. Dr. Marcel Allen Lamb
15 810-724-0687
15
16
Family of
Christ
Lutheran Church -
Missouri Synod
7191 Imlay City Road
Imlay City
Bible Study - 9:00 am
Worship Time - 10:30 am
Childrens Church - 10:30 am
Phone 810-724-2620
lutheranfamilyofchrist.org
The Capac Community
Food Pantry, 114 S. Main
Street, is open each
Wednesday from 1-3 p.m.
Please call LOVE, INC. at
810-245-2414 in advance to
ensure your food voucher
will be received before you
stop in to shop. Any ques-
tions, please call Sherrie
Cramton at 810-395-1905.
The Capac Kitchen serves
free meals every Tuesday
from 4:30-6 p.m. at Zion
United Methodist Church.
Free meals for people in
need are offered at the North
Branch Senior Center on
Monday and Thursday eve-
nings from 5:30-7 p.m. Call
810-441-0322 for more info.
Orchards Cupboard Food
Pantry is open the 3rd
Saturday of every month 9
a.m.-noon. Food distributed
at 74903 McKay Rd., Bruce
Twp., 586-336-4673. www.
orchardsonline.org.
Museums
The Dryden Historical
Society meets at 7 p.m. the
first Wednesday of the
month and the museum
opens every Monday from
5:30-7 p.m.
The Capac Historical Society
is open to visitors daily from
1-3 p.m. and 1-4 p.m. on
Sundays. Call 810-395-2859
for more info.
The Imlay City Historical
Museum is now open for the
2017 season. Volunteer
docents will be happy to
great you on Saturdays from
1 to 4 p.m. The current
exhibit Everlasting
Heirlooms is a wonderful
display of the work of mas-
ter craftsman Richard
Lauwers. His wood turned
objects feature a variety of
wood and functional pieces.
Other new exhibits include
the new period room featur-
ing 1865 bedroom furniture.
The music exhibit has been
re-worked and there is an
addition to the art display of
work of local artists. Watch
for more changes, inside and
outside of the museum. For
questions contact Marilyn
Swihart 724-1904.
The Almont Community
Historical Society Museum
is open Saturdays from 1-4
St. Pauls
Lutheran Church
(ELCA)
200 North Cedar (M-53)
Imlay City, MI
810-724-1200
email: nlcc@newlifechristian.net
Worship 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Pastor Alan Casillas
15
Community Mens & Womens
16 15
Sacred Heart
Catholic Church
700 Maple Vista, Imlay City
810-724-1135
Weekday Masses
Mon-Tues-Thurs-Fri 8 am Wed. 10 am
First Sat. 8 am
Weekend Masses
Sat. Vigil Mass 5 pm
Sun. 9 am - English
11 am - Spanish
Confessions 1/2 hr. before each Mass &4pm Sat.
15 Father Paul Ward 15
DIFFERENCE WITH US! 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
810-724-3306
COME WORSHIP WITH US!
John Barker, Minister 15
St. Cornelius
Catholic Church
3834 N. Mill Street
P.O. Box 208
Dryden MI 48428
Weekday Masses:
Wed. & Thurs. 8:30 a.m.
Weekend Masses:
Saturday - 4:30 p.m.
Sunday - 8:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m.
16 17
p.m. Please stop by and learn sary. For more info call
about your community.
Society meetings are held at
Joanne K. at 810-324-2304.
This activity is sponsored by
Medical Care
the museum on the second Widowed Friends, a peer Lapeer County Health
Monday of the month at 7 support group www.wid- Department, 1800 Imlay City
p.m. For more info call 810- owedfriends.org. Rd., Lapeer - Regular
796-3355. Immunization Clinic Hours:
Widowed Friends invites all (held in 2nd floor clinic area)
Youth Events widowed to join us for
breakfast and friendship in a
Mondays 1-3:30 p.m. Walk-
In, Wednesdays 8:30 a.m.-
safe setting every 2nd and 11:30 p.m. By Appointment
Ready, Set, Go! Workshop. 4th Monday of the month at
This is a FREE workshop Only, Thursdays 1-3:45 p.m.
9 a.m. at Seros, 925 Gratiot By Appointment Only.
for 3-5 year olds & parents/ in Marysville. For more info,
caregivers! Enjoy fun proj- Additional Immunization
call Julie at 810-388-0868. Clinics Offered: By
ects that will develop your
childs skills and prepare TOPS 620 Lapeer weight- Appointment Only (held in
2nd floor clinic area). Walk-
them for school! Children loss group meets Tuesday
also enjoy a snack, story nights at the Hunters Creek In (held in lower level). For
additional info, to check if we
time, and a free book! Call Mobile Home Park Club
the Family Literacy Center House, 725 DeMille Rd. in accept your insurance, or to
schedule an appointment
today to reserve your seat at Lapeer. Weigh-in from
810-664-2737 and for more 6-6:30 p.m., meeting from please call 810-667-0448.
info on dates and times. 6:30-7:30 p.m. For more info Free hearing and vision
call 810-664-7579.
Play groups available. Free 6 screens for children of pre-
school age are available at
week sessions. At these TOPS 888 (Take Off Pounds
FREE 90-minute play- Sensibly) meets Wednesdays the Lapeer County Health
groups, children will partici- at the 25 Pine Ridge Dr. in Department. To schedule an
appointment please call 810-
pate in storytime, develop-
mentally appropriate games
Lapeer. Weigh-in at 8:30
a.m., 9:30 a.m. meeting. Call 667-0448 or 810-245-5549.
and crafts, learn new skills, Linda at 810-245-3955 or Capac Pharmacy is teaming
and enjoy a snack and social
time with other children.
Phyllis 810-395-7035 for
more info.
with Support Million Hearts
by offering in-pharmacy
Parents will have the chance blood pressure screenings,
to talk to other adults with For those that have experi-
enced the death of a loved 136 North Main St. in Capac,
same-age children. Register Tuesdays, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
now for the next session! one, a support group is avail-
able facilitated by a trained Everyone is invited to come
Numerous locations and and have their blood pres-
dates available. For more United Hospice Service
(UHS) bereavement volun- sure read for free.
info and to sign up call the
Family Literacy Center at teer. Marlette Regional
810-664-2737. Hospital, 2770 Main Street
in Marlette, hosts this sup-
Events
port group the 1st Friday of The Lapeer County
Support Groups each month at 10 a.m. in the
Administration Conference
Genealogical Society pres-
ents the 5th annual Cemetery
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Room. For more info, call Preservation Workshop at
800-635-7490 or visit www. the Attica Cemetery on
meetings are held every
Monday night at 8 p.m. at marletteregionalhospital. Saturday, May 20, 2017. A
org. full day of instruction and
St. Pauls Lutheran Church
in Imlay City. hands-on experience will
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Fundraisers teach you how to maintain
and protect your familys his-
and Al-Anon meetings are tory through their legacy in
held every Wednesday night Womans Life Chapter 855 stone. Pre-registration and a
at 8 p.m. at the Capac United will continue its Bottle & fee are required. Contact
Methodist Church, Capac, Can Drive, to help those in Mary Bentley at 801-441-
MI. need, throughout the year of 1500 or bmbentley66@gmail.
2017. Call for the nearest com for more information.
Lapeer Area Citizens drop off location. For large
Against Domestic Assault
meets 1-3 p.m. every
Wednesday in the Lapeer
donations a pickup service is
available. 810-392-5136. Other
Court House for personal The Imlay City Christian Free tutor training for people
protection order clinic. For School is holding a fund- who would like to help others
info 810-246-0632. raiser for TAFFY (Tuition in our community improve
Assistance Fundraising For English skills. Volunteer
FOR WIDOWED MEN & Youth). Come join us for
WOMEN: Lunch-Cards- basis. Please call for orienta-
euchre the 2nd Saturday of tion before training at 810-
Friendship. Join us every each month at 7 p.m. at the
3rd Tuesday of each month 664-2737.
Imlay City Christian School,
from 11:45 a.m.-4 p.m. at 7197 E. Imlay City Rd. in Volunteer for the Habitat for
Cavis Pioneer Restaurant, Imlay City. For more info, Humanity of Lapeer County
5600 Lapeer Rd. in Kimball call 810-724-5695. at the office. Interested par-
Twp. 48074. No RSVP neces- ties can call 810-664-7111 and
speak to Carolyn, Cheryl or
Pete at 810-660-7823.
Veterans of Foreign Wars
(VFW) of Imlay City, Post
2492, 598 N. Almont Ave.
(Fairgrounds Rd.) Overseas
Veterans Meetings 2nd
Thursday, every other
month, 7 p.m.; Post Meetings
4411 Newark Road
859 N. Van Dyke Road 1st Thursday every month, 7
Attica, MI 48412 Imlay City, Michigan 48444 p.m.; Auxiliary Meetings 1st
810-724-2702 Sunday 2:30 pm Saturday of every month, 10
Tuesday 7:00 pm a.m.
www.newlifechristian.net
Friday Youth 7:00 pm Almont/Dryden Masons
Pastor Tim Martin
Sunday 10 a.m. Service 15 firstapostolichome.com meets 7 p.m. every 2nd
15
Thursday of the month at
Imlay City Almont Light of Christ Masonic Center in Almont.
C.R.C. First Baptist Church Community The Imlay City American
395 N. Cedar (M-53) Legion Post 135 meets the
www.imlaycitycrc.org Wayne Boyd, Pastor Church 2nd and last Wednesdays of
Worship 10:00 a.m. 881 Van Dyke - 810-798-8888
2720 Winslow Road the month at 7:30 p.m. The
Sunday School 11:15 a.m. Sunday Bible Classes: 9:45 am
Youth Ministry Worship Services Imlay City, MI 48444 post is located at 212 E. Third
10:30 am & 6:00 pm Street. Contact them at 724-
MOPS Program
Bible Study Wednesday 7:00 pm 1 Mile South of I-69 Overpass
fbc@airadvantage.net 1450 or americanlegion-
Bible Studies Live Webcasting Sunday all worship services Sunday Worship 10:30 am post135@frontier.com.
810-724-4315 over Sermonaudio.com/fbcalmont 15
Come Grow With Us! 15
Proclaiming the Sovereign Grace of God Phone: 810-724-6999 15 The Evening Star Quilt Guild
meets the last Wednesday of
GATEWAY ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN CHURCH each month at the Davison
ASSEMBLY
(ELCA) 109 E. Kempf Court Capac, MI
(810) 395-7557
Senior Center, 10135 Lapeer
Rd. in Davison. Meetings
2796 S. Van Dyke Road - Imlay City start at 6:30 p.m. and doors
74903 McKay Rd., Romeo Monday - Friday: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm open at 6 p.m. For more info
586.336.4673
Morning Worship - 8:45 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
Evening Service - 5:00 p.m. call Lisa, 810-358-7294.
Sunday Mornings Wednesday Family Night - 6:45 p.m.
10:30 am Sunday 10:00 a.m.
Markets
Adult & Children's Sunday School 9:00 a.m. Supervised child care during all services
Children's Church during service. Sunday School
COME & MAKE A Phone: 810-724-8110 9:00 a.m. September thru May
Pastor Jeffrey S. Krist 15 Staffed Nursery During Worship 15 Every Sunday Lapeer
Countys largest Flea Market
Christ Evangelical First Congregational Church will be held at the Lapeer
Lutheran Church United Church of Christ
1970 S. Almont Ave., Imlay City 275 Bancroft - Imlay City
Center Building, 425 County
Center St. in Lapeer. From 8
201 E. St. Clair, Almont, MI
at corner of Newark Rd.
(Corner of 5th Street) 810-798-8855
a.m.-3 p.m. Up to 75 booths
810-724-7855 inside and outside sell a huge
Sunday School 9:00 a.m. 810-724-6207 Sr. Pastor: Keith Langley
variety of items to the public.
Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m.
Thursday Worship 7:00 p.m.
Sunday School &Morning Adult Group 9:30 a.m.
Sunday Worship Service at 10:15 a.m.
Nursery available and Jr. Church This long-running communi-
Worship Service 10:30 a.m. ty event is sponsored by the
Pastor Rev. Dr. Renee C. Jackson
for ages 3 thru 5th grade
Jr./Sr. High Youth Group ~ Sundays 6-8pm Lapeer Center Building, a
Ralph O. Stuebs
Cell-(567) 674-0438 No matter who you are or where you are Kidz 4 Christ ~ Wednesdays 6-7:30pm non-profit organization for
Come to the WELS on lifes journey, you are welcome here!15 Pre-School - 5th grade
15 15 60 years. There is no admis-
St. Nicholas St. John The Holy Redeemer sion charge. For info on space
rentals, contact Logan: 810-
Catholic Church Evangelist
Catholic Church Lutheran Church 347-7915. Visit www.
4331 Capac Road
Capac, MI 48014
872 Capac Rd. 4538 Dryden Rd. Dryden, MI LapeerCenter.com for build-
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Weekday Masses: Weekday Masses: 8:00 am - BIBLE CLASS; 9:30 am - WORSHIP
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Weekend Masses: Weekend Masses: ALL WELCOME!!! Center Building Flea Market
Sunday - 11:00 a.m. Saturday - 6:00 p.m.
Pastor Steven Helms has been voted The Best of
Sunday - 9:00 a.m.
Rev. Mike Gawlowski, Pastor 15 Christian Preschool Available the Best.
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New Class:
from page 9-A
program at Lapeer West
with building his self-con-
fidence, teaching him prob-
lem solving skills and the
power of team building.
Tony was fortunate to
receive a scholarship for
Oakland University where
he majored in Commercial
Music (Live Stage and
Studio). After college,
Tony was lucky enough to
Obituaries
Mary Lou Brewer, age
84, of Fort Gratiot,
Michigan, died Saturday,
April 29, 2017 at Blue
Water Hospice Home of
Marysville, MI. Mary
Lou Stenzel was born
July 26, 1932 in Imlay
City, MI. She is the
daughter of the late Frank
and the late Edith
(Woodley) Stenzel. Mary
Lou was a graduate of the
Imlay City High School
Class of 1950. She mar-
ried Charles David
Brewer on June 1, 1953 in
Lapeer, Michigan. Mary
~ Kathryn Kathy Famularo, 66 ~
Kathryn Kathy
Famularo, age 66, of
Imlay City, Michigan, died
Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at
her home.
Kathryn Ann Pittenger
was born May 16, 1950 in
Lapeer, Michigan. She is
the daughter of the late
Philip and the late Doris
(Yoder) Pittenger. She
grew up in Almont and is
1968 Almont high school
graduate. Kathy also
attended cosmetology
school.
She married Vincent
Joseph Famularo, Jr. on
June 19, 1971 in Grosse
Pointe, Michigan. They
moved to the Imlay City
area in 1977.
Sally R. Mainville, age
76, of Imlay City died
Friday, April 28, 2017 at
William Beaumont
Hospital of Royal Oak,
MI. Sally Ruth Schmock
was born January 18, 1941
in Ludington, MI. She is
the daughter of the late
George and the late Evelyn
(Rasmusen) Schmock.
Sally grew up in
Ludington and was a grad-
uate of Ludington High
School. She attended one
year at MSU and one year
at Muskegon Business
School (studying book-
keeping).
She married Fred
Jermie Mainville on
August 17, 1963 at
Ludington, Michigan.
She was the owner of
Beverly Smith, age
87, of Imlay City,
Michigan, died Tuesday,
April 25, 2017 at home.
Beverly June Biggar
was born April 16, 1930
in Detroit, Michigan. She
is the daughter of the late
Reginald and the late
Mena (Bateman) Biggar.
She grew up on the east-
side of Detroit in St.
Clair Shores. Beverly is a
1948 graduate of Cass
Tech High School in
Detroit, MI. She married
Monte Lee Smith on
August 5, 1949 in
Detroit, Michigan. They
lived in Tennessee for 20
years and moved to the
perform, write, direct and
produce stage productions
across the country and in
some seedy darkened cor-
ners of Europe. Favorite
roles include: Edna
Turnbald in Hairspray,
Uncle Billy in Its a
Wonderful Life, The
Musical, Inspector Kemp
in Young Frankenstein, and
Mr. Twimble and Mr.
Womper in How to
Succeed in Business
Without Really Trying.
Now Tony is back in
~ Mary Lou Brewer, 84 ~
Lou and Charles lived
most of their lives in the
Imlay City area. She was
preceded in death by her
husband, Charles David
Brewer on December 12,
1998.
Mary Lou was mostly
a homemaker; however,
she worked as a school
library aide, a playground
aide, and a greeter at
Meijer for several years.
Mary Lou enjoyed sew-
ing, crocheting, and knit-
ting. She has attended all
of her class reunions. She
enjoyed participating on
Kathy was a home- she could. Her favorite
maker, raising her chil-
dren. For a period of time,
she was employed as a
bank teller, a hair dresser,
and worked at the Latch
Key program for Imlay
City Schools.
She was a member of
Sacred Heart Catholic
Church, a supporter of:
National Multiple
Sclerosis Society, St.
Judes, The Leukemia
Society, and an avid sup-
porter of her childrens
education through the PTA
and class sponsorships.
Kathy was proud of
her family and more than
anything, loved spending
time with them wherever
~ Sally R. Mainville, 76 ~
Falling Star Crafts Store in
Imlay City for nearly 20
years. Sally had worked as
a clerk at the F.B.I. Office
in Detroit; for the USO in
Chicago; as a clerk at Avis
Car Rental; and has been a
clerk at Pincushion Fabric
Store in Imlay City for
several years. Sally has
been a 4-H Leader and she
has taught catechism class-
es at St. Cornelius and
Sacred Heart Catholic
Churches. Sally was very
talented; she played guitar
and has given lessons,
made cut glass art and
home construction proj-
ects, been a member and
artist with Valley Tolle
Painting Society, and has
sewn and quilted many
projects for herself and
~ Beverly Smith, 87 ~
Imlay City, MI area in
2008. Beverly was pre-
ceded in death by her
husband, Monte, on
January 14, 2015.
She was a homemak-
er, raising her family.
Beverly sold Avon
Products and was on sev-
eral bowling leagues.
Beverly is survived
by five sons: Gary
(Cheryl) Smith of Imlay
City, Alan (Debra) Smith
of Imlay City, Donald
(Cheryl) Smith of New
Haven, Kenneth (Kelly)
Smith of Clinton Twp.
and Paul (Darlene) Smith
of Attica; one sister-in-
law; Patricia Smith of
With deep gratitude
Photo courtesy of VVA 287 Lapeer County
Blake Bollaert of Almont (2nd from left)
presents generous donation to Joe Cain,
president of the Vietnam Veterans of
America #287 of Lapeer County as VVA
#287 members Dick Bowman and Glenn
Ream look on. Bollaerts generous dona-
tion will support the VVAs efforts to
bring the Moving Wall to Almont July
6-10.
Lapeer, where it all began,
anxious to share what he
your math, this is the
wrong class.
has discovered and what he The class is open to
truly loves.
When asked why kids
students aged 10-18 and
will meet on Saturday,
should take this class, Tony May 6, May 13, May 20
replied, I wish I could and May 27 from 11 a.m.-1
think of just one reason. To p.m. To register for the
learn about musical theater, class please call 810-664-
cabaret, opera, operetta, to 4824. All classes will be
work on music for fun, for held at the Center for the
auditioning, for perform- Arts.
ing. To work on building This class is made pos-
self-confidence. And to just sible by a grant from the
have fun. However, if National Endowment for
youre looking for help on the Arts.
local bowling leagues. The funeral will be
She is survived by held 11:00 a.m.,
three daughters: Ramona Wednesday, May 3 at
(Kirk) Myers of Muir Brothers Funeral
Ludington, MI, Edie Home of Imlay City, 225
(John) Walters of Fort N. Main Street, Imlay
Gratiot, MI, Mary (David) City, MI. Burial will fol-
Workman of Wyoming, low in Imlay Township
MI; two sons: Jack Cemetery, Imlay City.
(Roseanne) Brewer of The family will be
Nevada, Missouri and Bill available for visiting
Brewer of Port Charlotte, hours from 10 - 11 a.m.
Florida; two sisters: Wednesday, May 3 at
Sharon Morse of Lapeer, Muir Brothers Funeral
MI and Betty Voss of Home of Imlay City.
Attica, MI. She also has Please be sure to sign our
two grandchildren: Tony online register book at
Wagner and Greg Brewer. muirbrothersfh.com
Madison Van Wagner,
place in the world was Vincent Guerin, Maxwell
Walt Disney World, watch- Guerin, and Rosalie
ing Tinkerbell fly from Guerin.
Cinderellas castle. Kathryn was preceded
She is survived by her in death by her parents:
husband: Vincent Joseph Philip and Doris Pittenger
Famularo, Jr.; three daugh- and her mother and father-
ters: Carissa Ann in-law: Vincent and
Famularo of Shelby Twp., Lorraine Famularo, Sr.
Anna Marie (Mark) Van The funeral was held
Wagner of Lapeer and Friday, April 28, 2017, at
Stephanie Lyn (Michael) St. Cornelius Catholic
Guerin of Imlay City; one Church, 3834 N. Mill St.,
son: Dana Phillip (Shanel) Dryden, MI. Father John
Famularo of Imlay City; Doc Ortman officiated.
one sister: Diane (Curt) Funeral arrangements
Gnepper of Traverse City; were made by Muir
one brother: Neil (Darla) Brothers Funeral Home of
Pittenger of Elkhart, IN; Imlay City. Please be sure
and five grandchildren: to sign our online register
Natalie Van Wagner, at muirbrothersfh.com
others. 2017 at St. Cornelius
She is survived by her Catholic Church, 3834 N.
husband: Fred Jermie Mill St., Dryden, MI. Fr.
Mainville; three daughters: Doc Ortman will officiate.
Michelle (Joseph) Fouriner A prayer service will
of Clinton Twp., Patricia be held 7:00 p.m., May 3,
(Raymond) Kujawa of 2017 at Muir Brothers
Allenton, and Judith Funeral Home of Imlay
(James) Zwierzynski of City, 225 N. Main Street,
Swartz Creek; two sons: Imlay City.
Fred (LeRae) Mainville of The family will be
Attica, and Edward "Ted" available for visiting hours
Mainville of Chicago; one from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday,
brother: George William May 3 at Muir Brothers
(Maureen) Schmock of Funeral Home of Imlay
Orange City, FL; she also City, 225 N. Main Street,
has ten grandchildren: Imlay City and Thursday,
Courtney, Elizabeth, Mary May 4 from 10-11 a.m. at
Paige, Rachel, Henry, St. Cornelius Catholic
Samuel, Gabrielle, Allison, Church, 3834 N. Mill St.,
George, and Chloe. Dryden.
A Mass of Christian Please be sure to sign
burial will be held 11:00 our online register book at
a.m. Thursday, May 4, muirbrothersfh.com
death by her husband,
Monte Lee Smith, and
granddaughter, Nicole.
The funeral service
was held Thursday, April
27, 2017 at Muir
Brothers Funeral Home
of Imlay City, 225 N.
Main Street, Imlay City,
MI. Pastor John
Chippewa officiated.
Interment followed in
Arcadia Township
Cemetery, Lum.
Funeral arrangements
were made by Muir
Brothers Funeral Home
Sterling Heights; several of Imlay City. Please be
grandchildren; and sever- sure to sign our online
al great-grandchildren. register muirbrothersfh.
She was preceded in com
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Photo courtesy of VVA 287 Lapeer County
Generous support
Vietnam veteran Glenn Ream (3rd from left)
accepts donation from Wayne Van Sickle on
behalf of the Almont Area Chamber of
Commerce as veterans Dick Bowman and
Joe Cain, both of Almont, look on. Ream
accepted the donation on behalf of the
Vietnam Veterans of America #287, where he
serves as treasurer and Cain as president.
The funds will support the Moving Wall,
which will make a stop in Almont in July.
~ Janice Burgess, 78 ~
Janice Burgess, age
78, of Imlay City,
Michigan died Wednesday,
April 26, 2017 at McLaren
Lapeer Region of Lapeer,
MI. Janice Lorene Lay
was born June 9, 1938 in
Eddyville, IL. She is the
daughter of the late Van
Buren and the late Elva
Marie (Jennings) Lay.
Janice grew up in Lake
Orion, Michigan. She
attended Lake Orion High
School. She married
Claude Charles Burgess
on November 21, 1953 in and David (Sharon)
Lake Orion, Michigan. Burgess of Frankenmuth;
She was preceded in death two sisters: Roberta Tovar
by her husband, Claude of Waterford, MI and
Charles Burgess on Brenda Lay of IL; and one
February 24, 1995. brother: Carroll Lay of
Janice retired in 2006 Pontiac; sisters-in-law:
from St. Joseph West Betty Burgess of Oxford,
Hospital in Clinton Doris (Oscar) Kunz of
Township after working Luther, Linda Lay of
37 years as a Nurses Gladwin. Also surviving
Aide. She had worked are several grandchildren
several years at the and great-grandchildren.
Almont Community Janice is preceded in
Hospital before moving to death by her husband:
St. Josephs West. Janice Claude Burgess; and a
enjoyed the exercising brother: Robert Lay.
programs at the Lamb- The funeral was held
Steele Senior Center in on Saturday, April 29 at
Imlay City. St. Pauls Lutheran
She is survived by Church, 200 N. Cedar St.,
three daughters: Claudia Imlay City, with Pastor
(Robert) Councell of Alan Casillas officiating.
Grand Rapids, Cheryl Burial followed in Mt.
(Daniel) Hale of North Pleasant Cemetery,
Branch, and Tamara Dryden.
(Dudley Simpson) Burgess Please be sure to sign
of Imlay City; two sons: our online register book at
Greg Burgess of Attica muirbrothersfh.com
~ Linda Ann Reinholz, 68 ~
Linda Ann Reinholz
(who preferred to be
called Princess) of
Attica, Michigan, passed
into eternal life on Sunday,
April 30, 2017, following
a short illness. She was
born in Wayne County
Michigan to Arnold and
Julia Reinholz on April 21,
1949. They preceded her
in death. Her birthday was
her favorite day of the
year. She counted down
the days until her birthday
for months prior to it year-
ly.
Many of her early Heart Catholic Church in
adult years were spent in Imlay City, MI. She loved
the Capac area. Linda working part time at
would explain that Rob Angelic Gardens. She was
and Pam Holihan were her a Beatles savant, and
Guardians, and she was enjoyed bowling, shop-
their Angel. She was a ping, garage sales, and
greatly loved member of wearing way too many
their extended family and bracelets and necklaces.
will be lovingly missed, Funeral arrangements
especially by the family of are being handled by Muir
Luis and LeeAnn Velez Brothers of Imlay City.
where she resided. Visitation is Wednesday,
Princess was fun-lov- May 3 from 12:00 p.m.
ing and remembered by 1:30 p.m. at Muir Brothers
all. She loved everyone. Funeral Home in Imlay
She had many important City, with the funeral fol-
life lessons to teach. She lowing at 2:00 p.m. at
enriched the lives of fami- Sacred Heart Catholic
ly and friends in many Church, 700 Maple Vista,
ways and always brought Imlay City. Burial will fol-
a smile to their faces. low at Arcadia Township
Please remember her with Cemetery on Lum Road,
a smile! Lum.
Linda attended ARC Please be sure to sign
programs until her recent our online register muir-
retirement and also Sacred brothersfh.com.
Page 12-A-TRI-CITY TIMES-MAY 3, 2017

Imlay school district approves

creation of 5-acre nature preserve
By Maria Brown plant it in the spring, Heeke shared a photo recap the board approved the
mbrown@pageone-inc.com Gartrell said. of the recent season. proposed 2017-18 school
The board voted unani- the board took action year calendar and added an
IMLAY CITY mously to approve his to approve a new vocal additional day to the cur-
Studying environmental request. music teaching position rent years calendar to
science requires students The new AP class will members gave their compensate for snow days.
getting out into the envi- focus on how humans blessing for volleyball and The last day of the 2016-17
ronment to explore and impact the environment, basketball overnight trips school year will be a full-
study it. To that end, the and how the environment slated for this summer day on Thursday, June 15.
school board has granted impacts humans. Students
teacher Jeff Gartrell and
students permission to cre-
ate an onsite nature pre-
will be tasked with carry-
ing out science practices to
measure pollution in the Polly Ann Trail furdraiser
returns Saturday, June 3
serve. air, water, and soil and
Gartrell, whos taught investigate ways to reduce
biology and chemistry for and eliminate that pollution
20 years, will be the in lab experiments and
instructor for a new field investigations.
Advance Placement In other meeting busi- Organization hopes to qualify
Environmental Science
class thats due to begin in
ness:
the board heard from for matching grant from state

Photos by Catherine Minolli

the fall. On April 24 he Middle School students
made a proposal to the Natalie Nowak, Veronica By Tom Wearing finishing the event at
school board, asking to use Johnson and Lisa Granz twearing@pageone-inc.com Drydens Memorial Park.
five acres of school prop- who recently competed in Return shuttle service
erty adjacent to the varsity the Michigan Department TRI-CITYAREA from Dryden to Imlay City
baseball field for the pre- of Transportations Design Get ready to run! Or walk. will be provided by Milnes
David Howell, Chevrolet.
serve.
Students will design
and Build Bridge Challenge
in Grand Rapids where Chairman of Friends of the
Polly Ann Trail, has
Grant funds sought
Howell said proceeds
On the job
the habitat and well start they took fourth place. To commemorate national Take Your Child
the school year with mak- the Spartronics robot- announced that the 2017 from this years event will
Polly Ann Trail Run/Walk go toward providing a local to Work Day on Thursday, Times staffer
ing those plans and then ics team and coach Don Denise Kovacik worked with daughter
will take place on Saturday, match for a grant applica-
June 3. The event coin- tion to the Michigan Lindsey and Keil Jorgensen of Woods-N-
cides with National Trail National Resources Trust Water News spent the day with son Ryker on
Day. Fund (MNRT). the job.
The 11th annual 10k Should a grant be
Run/Walk kicks off at 9 awarded to Friends of the
a.m. from the northwest
corner of ImlayCity High
Polly Ann, the funds would
be used for trail develop- Calling all poets!
School and travels west ment, primarily between TRI-CITY AREA The 2017 Yule Love It
along the trail toward Imlay City and Dryden. Lavender Farm Poetry Contest is underway. This
Dryden. If we receive this grant years theme is The Love of Food. The contest is
Check-in starts at 7:45 and the required match, we open to adults, one poem per person. Poetry may be in
a.m. Registration is $25 per will have $400,000 for trail any form, but must be related to food in some way.
person to include an event development, said Howell. There is a 20 line limit, and poems must be printed in
t-shirt. Registration is just It will be the first exten- Times New Roman 12 pt. font. Entries must include
$15 without the t-shirt. sive trail development of name, address, email and phone number on the page
Prizes will be presented the Polly Ann Trail since it with the poem. Deadline for entry is postmarked by
to the top finishers in six was acquired by the state in June 5, 2017. A panel of writers will judge the entries
age groups, including: 19 the spring of 1999. and awards will be granted as follows: First place,
and under, 20-29, 30-39, Those wishing to regis- $150; Second place, $100; Third place, $75. Mail to
40-49, 50-59 and age 60 ter for the Polly Ann Trail Poetry Contest, 960 Yule Road, Leonard, MI 48367.
and over. Run/Walk online may do so Winners will be notified via email by July 4 and the
Participating runners by going to the organiza- winning entries will be published on yuleloveitlaven-
and walkers will take a tions Facebook site or by derfarm.com. Awards will be mailed to the address on
short loop through the Mt. visiting the Friends of the the poem.
Pleasant Cemetery, before Polly Ann Trail website.

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Take Back Day a success

S T. CLAIR
COUNTY The bi-
annual Drug Enforcement
Administration sponsored
Drug Take Back Day was
once again a success on
Saturday, April 29.
According to St. Clair
County Sheriff Tim
Donnellon, 154 pounds of
pills were collected at the
Sheriffs Office and turned
friends and family.
Americans understand
that cleaning out old pre-
scription drugs from med-
icine cabinets, kitchen
drawers, and bedside
tables reduces accidents,
thefts, and the misuse and
abuse of these medicines,
including the opioid pain-
killers that accounted for
20,808 drug overdos-
Nationwide, more than
400 tons of pills were
expected to be collected
and incinerated by the
Drug Enforcement
Administration from more
than 4,200 state, local and
tribal law enforcement
agencies.
Once the pills are col-
lected, they are transport-
ed to the DEA office in

over to the DEA. es78 a dayin 2014
We are proud of our (the most recent statistics
involvement in this effort from the Centers for
and proud of the commu- Disease Control and
nitys involvement, said Prevention). Eight out of
File photo
Detroit. Once the DEA
collects pills from all
departments participating, Campbells Local Harvest is a popular fixture at the Imlay City Farmers
they are incinerated. Market, which is set to open this Thursday, May 4.
If you missed the event

Its Market time in Imlay

Sheriff Donnellon.
We are able to dis-
pose of pills that might
otherwise lead to an acci-
dental overdose by a child,
be stolen and sold on the
streets, or end up in our
drinking water.
The majority of pre-
scription drug abusers
report in surveys that they
get their drugs from
10 new heroin users began
by abusing prescription
painkillers and moved to
heroin when they could no
longer obtain or afford
those painkillers.
This was the 13th time
the Sheriffs Office par-
ticipated in the event.
More than 1300 pounds of
pills have been collected
over that time.
and have pills you wish to
dispose of properly, you
can bring them to the
Sheriffs Office at 1170
Michigan Road in Port
Huron Township Monday
through Friday from 8:30
a.m. until 4:30 p.m. We
are able to take pills only.
Liquids, inhalers, syringes
or patches cannot be
accepted.
Farmers Market to open Thursday & Saturday
ested in selling baked Factor and Around The
By Tom Wearing
twearing@pageone-inc.com goods, fresh eggs, farm- World.
fresh produce or similar Cooking demos
local products. As an added bonus, on
IMLAYCITY The
Kids Day activities the second Saturday of
Imlay City Farmers Market
opens for the 2017 season Graver says that on the each month, the Farmers
tomorrow (Thurs., May 4) first Saturday of every Market teams up with

Almont trash collection from 1-6 p.m.

The traditional down-
town market at the corner
month, the market will host
Kids Day activities,
including the opportunity
Mulefoot Gastropub Chef
Mike Romine, who will
share ideas with market-

day is moving to Friday

Emterra switches pickup days effective May 12
By Tom Wearing
twearing@pageone-inc.com
ALMONT Village
Manager Mike Connors
wants to provide a heads-
up to residents about a
coming change in trash col-
lection services.
Connors says that
effective Friday, May 12,
the villages waste hauler,
Emterra Environmental
USA, will switch its collec-
tion days from Tuesdays to
Fridays.
To ensure a smooth
transition, Emterra will
pick up trash and recycling
items on Tuesday, May 9
and again on Friday, May
12.
After that date, Connors
advises residents to have
their trash at the curb by 7
a.m. on Fridays in the
future.
Containers should not
weigh more than 50 pounds
each. Special pickups can
be provided by contacting
the village offices at 810-
798-8528.
Materials considered to
be unacceptable include:
tires, concrete, fencing,
contractor-generated mate-
rials, free liquids such as
paints and pesticides, car
parts, car batteries, fluores-
cent bulbs and appliances
containing Freon.
Yard waste will also be
collected on Fridays, start-
ing May 12 through
November 25. Yard waste
must be placed in brown
yard waste bags, or in plas-
tic 30-gallon carts facing
the street and clearly
marked with an X.
Recycling offered
Residents may also
leave their recyclables at
the curb for collection on
Fridays.
Items that may be recy-
cled include: newspapers,
cardboard, plastic, tin and
aluminum cans and clear
glass. Motor oil, anti-freeze
and cooking oil containers
will not be collected.
Recycling bins are
available by calling the vil-
lage office.
For questions or more
information, call the
Almont Village Offices at
810-798-8528 or call
Emterra toll free at 1-877-
609-6753. looking for people inter-
of Main and Third streets is
expanding from Thursdays-
only to include Saturday
hours from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
New Market Manager
Sarah Graver sees the
Saturday market hours as
an added benefit to shop-
pers and a possible boon
for vendors.
Calling all vendors
With the market season
fresh at hand, Graver is
putting out another call for
new vendors interested in
joining a loyal nucleus of
returning vendors.
Listed among the items
available to Farmers
Market shoppers are: fresh
produce, flowers, honey,
syrup, essential oils, crafts,
antiques, collectables and
vintage items; homemade
bread, jams and much
more.
As always, the market
will continue to welcome
any new vendors, says
Graver. Were always
for children 12 and under
to enroll in the Lil Sprouts
Club.
Lil Sprouts members
will learn how to grow
their own plants and be
given seeds to plant in their
own gardens at home.
Graver notes that the
very first Kids Day of the
2017 season arrives on
Saturday, May 6, starting at
9 a.m.
Another big day for the
youngsters arrives on
Saturday, June 3, when
Imlay City police officers
and firefighters visit the
market to help celebrate
Super Hero Day.
On that day, Graver
says all children attired in a
superhero shirt or cos-
tume will receive a spe-
cial surprise.
She adds that future
activities for Lil Sprouts
members will feature
theme-based programs
such as Stars and Stripes,
Bugs and Butterflies, Fear
goers while he shops for
fresh ingredients for his
restaurants cuisine.
The group will then
move across the street to
the Mulefoot to watch a
cooking demonstration.
While there, partici-
pants will be provided one
of Romines special recipes
along with a coupon for the
Imlay City Farmers
Market.
Crafts & music, too
Graver says other spe-
cial days at the market will
include Crafters and
Artisans Day on the third
Thursday of each month.
And on the third
Saturday of the month,
songwriter/songstress
Robyn Marriot will present
Music at the Market.
Interested vendors or
those with questions about
the market may call Market
Manager Sarah Graver at
810-724-2135, or email to:
ddapromotions@imlaycity.
org.

Dispatch log...
Editors note: The fol-
lowing is a compilation of
activity and reports from
area police departments:
In Imlay City:
April 24
10:36 Suspicious
Person (300 block E. Capac
Rd.)
15:40 Fire Alarm-
Cancelled (1900 block S.
Cedar St.)
17:16 Larceny (1900
block Shagbark Ln.)
20:02 Welfare Check
(1800 block Hickory Ln.) throughout the day
Multiple Traffic Stops
throughout the day
April 25
02:56 Suspicious
Vehicle (Newark Rd./
Winslow Rd.)
07:29 Medical Assist
(700 block Metcalf St.)
14:46 Animal Problem
(1800 block S. Cedar St.)
16:43 Road Hazard/
Construction Traffic (N.
Cedar St./E. Capac Rd.)
18:34 Citizen Assist
(200 block E. Third St.)
Multiple Traffic Stops
throughout the day
April 28
01:14 Suspicious
Circumstance (100 block
N. Main St.)
05:10 Medical Assist
(200 block W. Second St.)
12:00 Parking
Enforcement (Engle St.)
13:38 Welfare Check
(500 block Townsend Dr.)
18:34 Private Property
Damage Accident (600
block N. Cedar St.)
22:51 Roadway
Hazard (S. Cedar St./
Newark Rd.) (200 block E. Third St.)
Multiple Traffic Stops
April 29
00:46 Parking
Enforcement (City Wide)
04:39 Alarm (300
block E. First St.)
05:09 Assist Almont
PD with Domestic Dispute
(3400 block S. Van Dyke
Rd.)
10:53 Property
Damage Accident (1800
block S. Cedar St.)
12:17 Suspicious
Vehicle (Newark Rd./S.
Cedar Rd.)
14:30 Property
Damage Accident (1800
block S. Cedar St.)
15:10 Citizen Assist Amherst Ln. for defective hol level in his system. animals at large in the
(300 block E. Third St.) equipment. The male was 500 block of Evans Rd. in
20:23 Alarm (300 found to be Operating In Lapeer County: Attica Twp.
block E. First St.) While Intoxicated and was Complaints handled by April 28
23:11 Citizen Assist arrested. The male was the Lapeer County Sheriffs alarms in the 2600
(1800 block Hickory Ln.) lodged at the Lapeer County Department block of S. Van Dyke Rd. in
Multiple Traffic Stops Jail. Officer Jordan April 25 Imlay Twp.
throughout the day Kosinski made the arrest. 911 hangup in the 7600 vehicle theft in the 60
April 30 On April 30, a 26 year- block of Church Rd. in block of S. Lake Pleasant
04:38 Alarm (2100 old female from Attica was Imlay Twp. Rd. in Attica Twp.
block S. Almont Ave.) stopped on Van Dyke Rd. larceny in the 800 welfare check in the
07:30 Alarm (2100 near Tubsprings Rd. for block of Five Lakes Rd. in 3600 block of Chestnut
block S. Almont Ave.) speeding. The female was Attica Twp. Lane in Dryden village.
14:43 Citizen Assist found to be Operating property damage acci- April 29
While Intoxicated and was dent on Imlay City Rd. in assist other law
14:50 Property
arrested. The female was Attica Twp. enforcement agency in the
Damage Accident (N. lodged at the Lapeer County April 26 3400 block of S. Van Dyke
Cedar St./E. Third St.) Jail. Officer Jordan citizen assist on N. Van in Almont Twp.
18:03 Peace Officer Kosinski made the arrest. Dyke in Goodland Twp. noise complaint in the
(600 block S. Almont Ave.) On April 30, a con- alarms in the 700 block 2100 block of Mitchell
20:40 Suspicious cerned citizen called 911 to of N. Lake George Rd. in Lake Rd. in Attica Twp.
Person (100 block W. Fifth report that a male was Attica Twp. suspicious circum-
St.) slumped over the wheel property damage acci- stance in the 4300 block of
22:20 Subpoena in a vehicle, in the parking dent in the 4100 block of Peppermill Rd. in Attica
Delivered (1900 block lot of the Speedy-Q. Officer Newark Rd. in Attica Twp. Twp.
Shagbark Ln.) Best responded and peace officer duties in April 30
22:31 Motorist Assist observed the male passed the 2400 block of Longhorn suspicious circum-
(100 block Bancroft St.) out with the vehicle still in Trail in Attica Twp. stances on S. Lake Pleasant
Multiple Traffic Stops drive. The male, a 35 year April 27 Rd. in Attica Twp.
throughout the day old male from Port Huron parking complaint in assault and battery in
was arrested for Operating the 1800 block of Five the 3400 block of S. Van
In Almont: While Intoxicated. The Lakes Rd. in Attica Twp. Dyke in Almont Twp.
On April 28, a 29 year- male had to be transported assault and battery in property damage acci-
old male from Almont was to McLaren Hospital in the 4800 block of Lum Rd. dent on S. Van Dyke Rd. in
stopped on Main St. near Lapeer due to a high alco- in Attica Twp. Imlay Twp.

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S
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outside my window
this time of year, like love-
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soon to be blooming lilacs,
but Im keeping an eye on
my feathered friends too.
Theyre still feasting on
seed, gathering nesting
materials and there are
those travelers, stopping
for a bit on their spring
migration.
On a Monday morning
last month, a flash of red
caught my eye. A red-
headed woodpecker visited
A somewhat rarity among birds, White-throated Sparrows prefer to eat
and nest on the ground. They have striking black, white and yellow mark-
ings on their head.
Tick season is here
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from ticks as the warm
weather approaches. Tick-
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expanding across the state.
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suet and seemed quite
entertained by the antics of
our resident population. It
hung around for a few
hours. The Cornell Lab of
Ornithology says this bird
is commonly referred to as
a flying checkerboard,
and I can see why. It is
very distinctly color
blocked in red, white and
black, unlike most birds
that have some kind of
striped or speckled feath-
ers. Theyre considered
partial migrants who head
south in winter, but that
expanding into new areas
across the Lower Peninsula.
In 2016, there were 221
human cases of Lyme dis-
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mately two out of three
cases reported exposure in
Michigan.
With the expansion of
blacklegged ticks into new
areas in Michigan, the most
important way to protect
against Lyme disease is to
prevent tick bites, said Dr.
Eden Wells, Chief Medical
Executive of the MDHHS.
If you find a tick attached
to your body, promptly
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According ing population could be a
to Cornells factor too. According to
map, theyre Cornell scientists, the red-
considered headed woodpecker is con-
Brown year round sidered Near Threatened
residents of since their numbers have
southern dropped an estimated 70
Michigan and choose the percent since 1966. This is
Photo by Maria Brown
Thumb and northern attributed to fewer nut
regions for summer breed- trees and fewer dead trees
ing. in which to build nests.
The red-headed wood- Those birds that seem
pecker will visit suet feed- almost tame are a treat too.
Chickadees are famous for Red-headed woodpeckers are referred to as
that. They dont have any flying checkerboards for their color-blocked
qualms about stopping at a markings.
feeder, bird bath or tree
even when humans are sparrows that contrasts seed of trees like oak,
nearby. A few white- with bright white and apple and maple. Once
breasted nuthatches are black stripes on its head theres more vegetation,
pretty friendly too...perch- along with vibrant yellow they choose grass and
ing just above a feeder loresthat spot above weed seed including rag-
while I fill it. Last week, a their eyes. weed and get a bit of pro-
sparrow happily searched Interestingly, these tein from wasps, stinkbugs,
for seed in the grass as I birds dont mind spending spiders and snails.
approached with my cam- time on solid ground, the Soon, some more
era. Turns out it was a Cornell experts say. They flashy visitors should be
white-throated sparrow are considered ground for- appearing like Baltimore
Photo by Maria Brown
likely fueling up for the agers and typically build orioles (saw one Tuesday
next leg of its journey to nests on or near the morning!) and humming-
this species summer ground. That may explain birds and the view outside
breeding grounds in its tolerance of me. the window will stay inter-
Canada. Besides seed from esting!
Its rather striking in feeders, white-throated Contact Maria at
appearance with the some- sparrows like to dine on mbrown@pageone-inc.
what drab body of most the buds, blossoms and com.
State sees $12 million
honey crop in 2016
ACROSS MICHIGAN The states honey pro-
duction for 2016 totaled 5.34 million pounds, up two
percent from 2015. This estimate included honey from
producers with five or more colonies. Nationally,
Michigan ranked eighth in honey production in 2016,
maintaining that ranking from 2015. Yields from the
states 89,000 colonies averaged 60 pounds in 2016, a
Photo by State of Michigan
two pound increase from the prior year.
Michigans average honey prices were down 19
cents compared to 2015, standing at $2.25 per pound.
Overall value of production was six percent lower,
totaling $12 million.
Nationally, honey production saw a three percent
The blacklegged tick) adult female, adult male, increase in 2016.
nymph, and larva on a centimeter scale.
disease and other tick- and leaf litter at trail edges. Land in farms
remains unchanged
borne diseases by using the Protect your pets too!
following tips to prevent Dogs and cats can come
tick bites: into contact with ticks out-
Avoiding doors and bring them into ACROSS MICHIGAN As the calendar turned
tick-infested areas
Walk in the center of
the home, so using tick pre-
vention products on pets is
to 2017, there were 100 fewer farms in the state.
Thats according to the United States Department of
trails to avoid contact with also recommended. Agricultures National Agricultural Statistics Service,
overgrown grass, brush, Using insect repellent Great Lakes Region, who reports that Michigan is
Apply repellent con- now home to 51,400 operations as compared to
taining DEET (20-30 per- 51,500 one year ago. Despite that loss, the amount of
cent) or Picaridin on
exposed skin.
land in farms9.95 million acresis unchanged from
2015. The average farm size actually ticked up slight-
Treat clothes (espe-
cially pants, socks, and
ly, increasing by one percent, to stand at 194 acres.
A farm is defined as any establishment from
which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were
shoes) with permethrin,
which kills ticks on contact
or buy clothes that are pre-
produced and sold, or normally would have been sold
during the year. More than half of the states farms
treated. Do not use perme-
thrin directly on skin.
25,500fall within the smallest economic sales class,
generating less than $10,000 worth of agricultural
Always follow the products a year.
manufacturers instructions
when applying any repel-
lents.
Performing daily
tick checks Weather For the week of
almanac
Always check for ticks
on yourself and your ani-
mals after being outdoors, April 25-May 1
even in your own yard.
Inspect all body sur- Lapeer station Emmett station
faces carefully, and remove
attached ticks with twee-
Minimum temp. Minimum temp.
zers.
How to remove a tick:
39 on Sunday, 30th 39.3 on Sat., 29th
Grasp the tick firmly and as Maximum temp. Maximum temp.
closely to the skin as pos-
sible. With a steady motion, 78.8 on Wed., 26th 76 on Wed., 26th
pull the ticks body away
from the skin. Cleanse the Rainfall Rainfall
area with an antiseptic.
Bathing or .95 inches .91 inches
showering
Bathe or shower as Growing Degree Days Growing Degree Days
soon as possible after com-
ing indoors (preferably for corn development: for corn development:
within two hours) to wash
off and more easily find Current: 264 Current: 212
ticks that are crawling on
you.
Forecast: 283 Forecast: 221
Washing clothing in
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Growing degree days are accumulated from
clothing, and help to pre- March 1 and forecast through May 8.
vent ticks from coming
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From our farm to your farm

Almont farmers team up for hay, supply convoy to Oklahoma
By Maria Brown
mbrown@pageone-inc.com
TRI-CITY AREA
Its been close to two
months since wildfires
swept through the southern
Plains but that hasnt damp-
ened the giving spirit of
local farmers and residents
who want to help ranchers
out west recover.
Last month, Almont
and others from the Tri-
City area loaded up trucks
and headed southwest to
the Oklahoma Panhandle
and the tiny town of
Knowles.
They were part of a 40
truck convoy that included
drivers from Richmond,
Durand and lots of places
in between. The group set
off on Friday, April 7 with
most returning on April 10.
wire, fence posts, salt
blocks, vet supplies and
bottled water for the volun-
teers helping replace fenc-
ing, Ziehm said.
Ziehm, a hay farmer
himself, credits his onetime
employee Zack Berger for
making it all happen. He
got started with help from
his current employer,
Adamo Demolition, who
pledged the use of one of
card.
Berger didnt just orga-
nize their triphe helped
coordinate pickups and
deliveries for 20 loads in
all. Ziehm said that eventu-
ally Berger was receiving
phone calls from ranchers
directly and, in the end,
much of their delivery was
brought directly to farm
and ranch operations where
the help is still greatly

Photo by Rick Ziehm

Twp. farmer Rick Ziehm
We had hay, barbed their trucks, plus a fuel needed.
One operation was
three days away from run-
ning out of feed, Ziehm
said.
In addition to the neces-
sities, this Michigan con-
voy sought to deliver hope
too. They distributed cards
handmade by local 4-H
members and one rancher
was the recipient of an
American flag that had
flown over the World Trade
Center site.
He got a little choked
up over that, Ziehm
recalled.
Photo provided
Gaylord Redemer holds a card made by
Michigan 4-H kids while his daughter, Gayla,
displays a sign given by the Knust family.
The people and com- Farms, Esper Farms, Mark
munities impacted with the Falker Dairy, Prototype
fires are extremely grateful Cast Mfg., Almont/Dryden
for the help. When they Veterinary Clinic, Animart
pulled into a Dodge City, LLC and many other
Kansas, gas station to fuel southeast Michigan farm-
up a local resident, who ers, plus the dozens of peo-
said her brothers farming ple who made monetary
operation was impacted by donations.

Almonts Kathleen
Knust gifted a special sign
to Gaylor Redemer that
Locals (far left) Diane Caldwell, Cris Redemer and rancher Gaylord read From the ashes you
Redemer (left front) join convoy members (back) Rick Ziehm, Mike will rise. From our farm to
Braidwood, David Knust, Zack Berger, Jessica Knust, (front) Susan yours, let the growing
Knust and Kathleen Knust. begin.
the blaze, covered the bill.
Ziehm said organizers
are equally grateful to local
businesses and individuals
who contributed to the
cause too, including Novak
Supply, George VanHoutte
In early March, a series
of wildfires destroyed more
than two million acres in
Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas
and Colorado, killing seven
people and thousands of
livestock.

Capping it off with a bench

Orchard Primary kids seek help with creative recycling project
By Catherine Minolli
cminolli@pageone-inc.com
ALMONT What do
you see when you look at a
lid from a peanut butter jar?
A milk jug cap? The lid on
your butter container?
If you answered a
Almont Schools art teach-
ersays the ABC program
was the creation of school
children who entered a
nationwide academic com-
petition focused on com-
munity problem solving.
The topic was recycling,
and teachers now look to
bage sacks full of plastic
caps to make the goal of
enough caps for an outdoor
bench, which will be placed
in the schools outdoor
learning center, she says.
Theyre close to reach-
ing their goal, Eschenburg
says, and theyre hoping
erated a lot of...well...caps.
We have quite a lot of
caps here right now, she
grins. Nobody thought
about who was going to
store them while they were
being collected, so its not
unusual to see a huge pile
of caps outside of every

bench, you win the prize.
Orchard Primary stu-
dents are asking residents
to see all of the possibilities
in A Bench for Caps
(ABC) drive theyre con-
ducting. The project is
being supported by the
John Crawford Chapter of
the Daughters of the
American Revolution
(DAR), who hope to help
the students learn the
importance of recycling.
DAR member Kathy
Eschenburga retired
ABC as another way to
teach children about caring
for the earth and going
green.
The caps are collected
and then melted down into
picnic tables, benches and
trash containers for outdoor
use by an Indiana company.
Its a big undertaking
as thousands of caps are
needed to make a single
bench, Eschenburg says.
The Orchard Primary
students have worked hard
to collect over 18 large gar-
residents can help push the
project over the top.
We are asking the
public to save any hard
plastic caps and give them
to an Orchard Primary stu-
dent or drop them off at the
school office, she says.
She and other DAR
members will transport
them to Indiana for conver-
sion into a bench.
The project has gener-
ated a lot of excitement at
the school, says secretary
Tracey Miller. Its also gen-
classroom door ready to be
picked up.
The deadline to reach
the goal of 800 pounds of
plastic caps is May 19.
Miller says that equates to
about 23 large trash bags
full.
Acceptable caps and
lids for the ABC project
include caps from medicine
bottles, milk jugs, deter-
gents, hair spray, toothpaste
or ointment tubes, deodor-
ant, drink bottles, spray
paint and flip-top caps
Photo provided
Orchard Primary School students collect plas-
tic caps for ABC project. Theyre hoping resi-
dents will help by donating caps.
(ketchup, mustard), spout food containers and or soap
caps (mustard) and caps or lotion pumps.
with the recycle numbers of For more information
2, 4 or 5 on them. call Orchard Primary
They wont accept any School at 810-798-7019 or
type of metal or trash, drink Kathy Eschenburg at 810-
bottles, plastic Ziploc or 798-8242. Orchard Primary
grocery bags, trigger spray- School is located at 4664
ers, fast food drink lids, Kidder Road in Almont.

Dryden students embrace outdoor class adventure

By Maria Brown
mbrown@pageone-inc.com
DRYDEN TWP.
Sixth graders from Dryden
Elementary School had
the privilege of watching
Seven Ponds spring to life
last month when they
spent five days exploring
the nearby nature center as
part of Annies Big Nature
Lesson.
Teachers Kathleen
Schweickert and Kyrie
Howell, along with Seven
global warming and what
it could mean for the Great
Lakes, specifically look-
ing at how there might be
more or less of certain
things, Schweickert said.
Ecosystems are the
cornerstone of sixth grade
science education,
Schweickert noted, so the
Dryden visitors made it a
point to visit each of the
distinct habitats at Seven
Ponds. On Wednesday,
they spent their outdoor
journaling time in the cen-
Inside the center, stu-
dents worked in teams on
a variety of activities.
Together they were skull
detectives, considering
how animals have adapted
over the years; did some
role playing as coyotes
looking for food sources
and delved into those hur-
dles-tall buildings, glass,
bright lights and cats-
migrating birds face.
Annies Big Nature
Lesson is a program
founded in 2002 in memo-
Photo by Seven Ponds

Ponds naturalists, had stu- ters Earls Prarie. ry of Ann Mason, a

dents diving into nature
subjects big and small,
from the diversity of local
ecosystems to the poten-
tial impact of global
warming.
We talked about
Giving students quiet
time each day to observe
their surroundings and
journal their findings, with
the help of a prompt from
teachers, was a daily
occurrence.
ClintonCounty resident.
The program awards
grants to nature centers,
like Seven Ponds. Four
County Community Dryden Elementary School sixth graders spent one week exploring
Foundation also helps Seven Ponds Nature Center as part of the Annies Big Nature Lesson
support this effort. program.

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Motivation + hard work = success

Award winning athlete returns to Imlay City for ACES Day nursing, Halsted says.
One student that Imet
Imlay City stresses the
importance of being a stu-
By Catherine Minolli students to follow their guest invited by Health/ accomplishments while a while running with the 6th dent athlete at a young
cminolli@pageone-inc.com dreams as part of the annu- Phys Ed teacher Greg student herself, Halsted graders said to me so you age.
al ACES Day at the school. Prendergast. Every year was the track and field are smart because you are a Halsted says part of her
IMLAY CITY An acronym for All Prendergast chooses an coach at the middle school nurse but also athletic message is one of belief
When it comes to walking Children Exercising Imlay City alumnus who in 2009 and 2010. She says because your name is in the in self and in ones own
the walkor perhaps more Simultaneously, ACES Day has modeled a healthy, pro- returning to speak to youths showcase at the high school capabilities.
aptly put running the run, encourages youths to get up ductive lifestyle to share about her life is a gift. so many times. I stress to the students
Ashley (Jager) Halsted and get moving for good their story to motivate stu- Im grateful to be able When she said that, how to say no to the you
leads the pack. mental and physical health. dents. to share two of my passions Iknew she had been listen-
The 2004 Imlay City Halsted was the special Along with all of her in lifetrack and field and ing, Halsted continues. Success page 17-A
High School graduate still
holds four track and field
records at the school. That
number is doubled when it
comes to being named an
All State Athlete in track
and field as well.
All of that success
didnt stop when she gradu-
ated. Halsted went on to
earn a number of honors
and recognition as a varsity
athlete in track and field at
Grand Valley State
University, where she
earned the Track and Field
Work Horse Award in 2006
and 2007. At the same time,
Ashley earned a Bachelors
degree in Health Science
and went on to earn a nurs-
ing degree at Saginaw
Valley State University

Photo by Catherine Minolli

(SVSU).
Currently employed as
a labor and delivery RN
and Clinical Nursing
Instructor for SVSU,
Halsted took time out of
her busy schedule to inspire A standout in high school and college, registered nurse Ashley (Jager) Halsted returned to Imlay City Middle School to moti-
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Success: Returns to
Imlay for ACES Day
from page 16-A
cant do that, just quit atti-
tude and find that inner
motivation and drive to
believe in yourself to
achieve your dreams and
goals, she says. Going
from being a top athlete in
high school in a small town
to a Division IIteam where
work hard on that level to
prove to herself and every-
one else that she had what it
took to be successful.
Being successful on
the collegiate level took
hard work and also an inner
drive to achieve my goals,
she says. I suppose thats
why my coaches awarded
me with the Work Horse

Photo by Catherine Minolli

everyone was the top in
Find that inner
motivation and
drive to believe
in yourself to
achieve your
dreams and
goals.
their school was quite an
adjustment and an eye-
opening experience.
Halsted says she had to
Award two years in a row.
Halsteds story reflects
that self-motivation and
hard work can go a long
way in all aspects of life. Ashley (Jager) Halsted
It can apply to sports,
finishing that art project, or groundwork for a healthy
perfecting your band solo,
she says. And beyond high
adulthood.
Its good to remind Declaration Day!
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Shock and Awe-sum finishes strong
Editors note: Special
thanks to Rachel
Tietschert, a student mem-
ber of Almonts FIRST
Robotics Team Shock and
Awe-sum #4961 for writ-
ing the following article. flag on my face!
ALMONT The
2017 robotics season has
been an exciting one for
Shock and Awe-sum and
finished with the St. Louis
World competition.
The World
Championship is the high-
est and most exciting com-
petition, drawing teams
from all over the world.
This year, the St. Louis
event included the top
FIRST Robotics teams
from the U.S., France,
Canada, Taiwan, and the
Netherlands.
On April 26, Team
4961 students, parents, and
mentors departed for St.
Louis, ready for action.
Throughout the competi-
tion, they had the opportu-
nity to meet students from
the highest ranked teams
in the world. Zoey
Rachel
Tietschert
and Bella
Albers with
members of
Canada
Team #4976
at FIRST
Robotics
World
Competition
in St. Louis
last week-
end.
Kerchen from team 4961
commented, Its been
really amazing meeting so
many different teams from
all over the world united
over a similar purpose and
Shock and Awe-sum team members AJ
Trombley and Martin Wigley move robot with
the help of Hunter Dancey on the airship
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Thursday kicked off
with the first half of the
qualification matches and
an exciting opening cere-
mony with speakers from
Monsanto, National
Instruments, the US Air
Force, and Qualcomm.
The ceremony also fea-
tured an amazing perfor-
mance by Japanese dancer
Kenichi Ebina.
Qualification matches
began in six different divi-
sions: Carson, Daly, Curie,
Darwin, Tesla, and
Archimedes. Each division
had 67-68 teams and held
114 matches. Team Shock
and Awe-sum played in the
Carson division against 67
other teams from all over
the U.S. and teams from
Canada and Taipei,
Taiwan.
Team 4961 started
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kneeling) Hunter Dancey, Martin Wigley, Chris Owen, Ian Urbanek; (3rd row) Megan Staley, Audrey
Schapman, Megan Grubbe, Brianne Gryspeerd, AJ Trombley, Kevin Heim, Andrew Gryspeerd (back
row) Logen Staley, Patrick Henry, Brandon Kuhn, Dale Szydlowski, Freddy Thompson, Danny
Lehman, Darian Ott, Coach Dave Staley, Coach Jason Weaver. Not pictured: Tom Shiner, Zoe
Kerchen.
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Friday, the team faced
fierce competition and
dropped to 18th rank.
However, this was not a
defeat for Shock and Awe-
sum. Hope and spirit were
still strong and the team
was sure that they were
going to be picked for an
alliance with the top
teams. On Saturday, their
dreams came true when
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the 4th-seed alliance.
Shock and Awe-sum
finished competition in the
Where You Work,
quarter-final round for the
Carson division. However,
the team is more energized
than ever with the achieve-
ment of competing in the
Play & Live
World Championships.
The finale on Saturday
included the final matches
and a strong closing cere-
mony including many
more performance groups,
speeches by FIRST cre-
ators Dean Kamen and
Woodie Flowers, and pre- Catch up on sports, shopping
sentations from teams all
around America. deals, restaurant reviews, events,
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mainly for the teams to new businesses, politics, job
compete with their robots,
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spectators to team mem-
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The overall experience
from meeting so many
people, seeing so many
different ideas, and learn-
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world of STEM was valu-
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though they had not
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Sports
Czape, Gall post pitching gems
Cardinal pitchers throw a perfect game and no hitter for wins on the road
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
DRYDEN Dryden
knocked off host Mayville
twice in North Central
Thumb League varsity
baseball doubleheader on
Monday, April 24.
In the opener, Dryden
Dryden, Imlay
excel at meet
Sliman breaks 37 year old
long jump school record
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
TRI-CITY AREA
The Dryden and Imlay
City girls track squads
collected six placewinning
performances each,
Almont supplied four and
Capac managed two last
Friday at the Lapeer
County Meet.
North Branch High
School hosted the meet
where no team scores were
kept.
Mia Sliman headlined
for Dryden that day, win-
ning the long jump with a
school record-setting effort
of 15 feet 1 1/2 inches.
Her performance improved
on the former standard of
15 feet 1 1/4 inches set by
Jean Warnos in 1980.
Kelli Schenkel, high
Spartans impressive at meet
Imlay City runs away with 15 medals in North Branch
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
TRI-CITY AREA
The Imlay City boys track
team furnished 15 place-
winning efforts, Almont
generated eight, Capac
managed two and Dryden
wound up with one last
Friday at the Lapeer
County Meet.
North Branch High
School hosted the meet
where no team scores were
kept.
TJ Reintjes, pole vault,
rolled to a
15-2 win
against
Mayville.
Hunter
Gall (a
single,
double and
a triple),
John Czape
jump, 4 feet 10 inches;
Rachel Vallad, discus, 87
feet 1/4 inch; and Hannah
Weiss, 100 hurdles, 18.72
seconds; furnished
Drydens seconds.
Jodie Adams, 300-
meter hurdles, 50.41 sec-
onds; added a third to
Drydens cause.
Carly Livingston, pole
vault, 10 feet 6 inches; led
Imlay City with a first.
Robin LeFevere, long
jump, 14 feet 10 inches;
gave Imlay City a second.
Sophia Rosillo, shot
put (28 feet 5 inches) and
discus (85 feet 10 inches;
collected Imlay Citys
individual event thirds.
The Imlay City 400
and 800 relays of Robin
LeFevere, Jillian
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14 feet 2 inches; Ryan
Johnson, discus, 145 feet 2
inches; plus Jacob Swartz,
1600 (4:52.02) and 3200
(10:54.25) runs; led Imlay
City with firsts.
The Imlay City 1600
(David Hart, Breydon
Andrez, Noah Galbraith
and Riley Bertram) and
3200-meter (Richard
Mukholi, David Hart, Jon
Louwsma and Swartz)
relays also prevailed.
They were timed in
3:43.55 and 9:08.1, respec-
tively.
DelCampo (three singles)
plus Jared Czape, Brady
Czape and Evan Pocius
(two singles each) led
Dryden at the plate. They
were backed by Sean
Riley and Justin Knox (a
single apiece).
Jared Czape was
Drydens pitcher of
Mia Sliman, of Dryden, won the long jump with
a school record at the Lapeer County Meet.
Dalton Lansky, high
jump, 5 feet 6 inches; and
Reintjes, long jump, 19
feet 2 1/4 inches; provided dash, 56.24 seconds; gen-
Imlay Citys individual erated Imlay Citys indi-
event seconds.
The Imlay City 400
relay of Marc Allison,
Breydon Andrez, Jack
Forti and Cody Sich
wound up second as well.
They stopped the watch at
46.65 seconds.
Sich, long jump, 17
feet 1 inch; Johnson, shot
put, 40 feet 2 1/4 inches;
Forti, 100-meter dash,
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record. He In the nightcap, Gall (a double), Vince
threw a Dryden made Mayville Angel, Brady Czape,
perfect absorb a 15-0 loss. Ethan Rozanski, Riley and
game over DelCampo (a single, a Pocius (a single each)
five double and an inside the reach the hitting column.
innings park homer) and Jared Gall was the winning
and struck Czape (a single and a Dryden pitcher. He gave
out six double) posted Drydens up no hits over four
along the best offensive numbers. innings, struck out nine
Gall way. The Cardinals also had and walked none.
Almont defeats
Capac on road
Raiders win doubleheader
By Kevin Kissane plus Zach Filinger, Daniel
Tri-City Times Sports Editor DeBlauwe, Justin Terzich
and Mitch Proper (a single
TRI-CITY AREA each) reach the hitting col-
Almont picked up a pair of umn.
wins against host Capac in Pica and Ecker shared
a Blue Water Area the pitching responsibili-
Conference varsity base- ties for Almont. They
ball doubleheader on allowed two total hits,
Tuesday, April 25. struck out eight and
In the opener, Almont walked two en route.
picked up a 7-1 victory Cody Harris and
over Capac. Dakota Brecht (a single
Brendan Ecker and apiece) had Capacs base
James Mitchell led Almont hits.
with a pair of singles In the second game,
apiece. The Raiders also
had Nick Pica (a double) Almont page 4-B
Photo by Kevin Kissane
11.98 seconds; Galbraith,
200 dash, 23.54 seconds;
and Bertram, 400-meter
vidual event thirds.
An 800 relay lineup of
Allison, Bertram, Forti and
Sich ranked third as well.
They were timed in
Photo by Kevin Kissane
1:37.65.
Alec Giles, high jump
(5 feet 10 inches) along
with the 110 (16.15 sec-
onds) and 300-meter
Brendan Ecker, of Almont, delivers a pitch to
Spartans page 4-B home plate in a twinbill versus Capac.
Raiders notch home
Imlay Citys
TJ Reintjes
competes in
the pole vault
victories over Chiefs
Friday at the
Lapeer
County Meet
in North
Branch. By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
TRI-CITY AREA
Almont downed visiting
Capac, 9-7 and 9-2, in a
Blue Water Area
Conference varsity soft-
ball doubleheader on
Tuesday, April 25.
In the opener, Almont
finished with 10 base hits.
Jaclyn Hellebuyck and
Katelyn Proper (a single
and a double each) along
with Paige Walton (a pair
of singles) led Almont at
the plate. The Raiders
also had Veronica Watson
(an over the fence homer)
along with Gillian
Nichols, Sydney Marrone
and Alex Winslow (a sin-
gle apiece) reach the hit-
ting column. Almont pitcher
Photo by Kevin Kissane
Watson was the win- Veronica Watson
ning Almont pitcher. She throws a strike to home
plate in a BWAC clash
Raiders page 4-B with Capac.
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Tennis Soccer
Summer
Stoldt, of Dryden rolls
Imlay City,
returns a past Sandusky
shot dur-
ing her By Kevin Kissane
teams Tri-City Times Sports Editor
match ver- DRYDEN Dryden
sus Almont earned an 8-0 win at visit-
last week. ing Sanduskys expense in
a non-league girls soccer
encounter Monday after-

Photo by Kevin Kissane

noon.
Natalie Poirier and
Kaylin Norman led Dryden
with three goals apiece.
Jackie Perry and Haylee

Almont gives Imlay City a 6-2 loss

By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
ALMONT Almont
handed Imlay City a 6-2
setback in a Blue Water
Wolle tacked on a goal
each for the Cardinals.
Ally Sobek, Jordan
Peters, Lexi Seitz and
Summer Stoldt at second Sam Justice and Brianne Maria Ryan added strong
singles; Nadia Manko Gryspeerd posted a 6-1, 6-0 defensive performances,
picked up a 6-0, 6-0 third win over Lisa Wendorff and according to Dryden Coach
flight victory over Mercedes Joelle Jones at second dou- John Burke.
Love; and Paige Hunger bles; Marlee Kinner and Kelsey Hempstead
dropped a 2-6, 3-6 verdict to Kara Feys netted a 6-0, 6-0 went the distance in net for

Photo by Kevin Kissane

Area Conference girls ten-
nis encounter on Tuesday,
April 25.
In individual action,
Maria Bussone fell by a 1-6,
1-6 top flight count to Grace
Whitney; Olivia Bussone
Hailey Campbell at fourth third flight victory against Dryden. She was credited
doubles. Carmen Gonzalez and Maria with five saves.
As far as doubles play Martinez; plus Emily Maust
was concerned, Elizabeth and Ashley Jellison obtained
Kerby and Sarah Stroup reg- a 6-3, 6-0 triumph over
istered a 6-1, 6-2 top flight Megan Tietz and Amayia Almonts Caroline Tormala (L) battles a Yale
triumph against Kendra Shimmons at fourth dou- foe for a loose ball in Mondays matchup.

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BEST-IN-CLASS Area Conference girls Aliyah Cremeans was

6-YEAR
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As far as doubles play was concerned, fell by a narrow 2-0 count 5-1 to visiting Yale in a
Imlay City drops
Photo by Kevin Kissane

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Baseball
Dryden gains wins
over North Huron
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
DRYDEN Dryden
outscored visiting North
Huron by a combined 23-6
count en route to a double-
header sweep in varsity
baseball action last
Thursday.
In the opener, Dryden
earned a 7-2 win at North
Hurons expense.
John DelCampo led
Drydens offensive attack
with three singles. He was
backed by Ethan Rozanski
(a pair of singles) along
with Evan Pocius, Sean
Riley, Justin Knox and
Hunter Gall (a single each).
Knox, Gall and
DelCampo shared the
pitching responsibilities for
the victorious Dryden side.
Almont outlasts Lutheran Northwest
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
ALMONT Almont
outlasted host Rochester
Hills Lutheran Northwest,
3-2, in a non-league var-
Golf
Imlay is second
at BWAC event
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
TRI-CITY AREA
The Imlay City, Almont
and Capac golf teams reg-
istered respective finishes
of second, fifth and eighth
last Thursday at a Blue
Water Area Conference
Invitational.
Holly Meadows Golf
Course, in Capac, is
where the action unfold-
ed.
Richmond edged
Imlay City, 176-177, for
team honors that day.
They were followed by
Yale (178), Armada (179),
Almont (184), Cros-Lex
Max Kage, of Dryden, looks to sink a putt dur-
ing a match this past week.
Dryden is second
at Holly Meadows
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
TRI-CITY AREA
Dryden and Capac took
second and third, respec-
tively, in a non-league
boys golf encounter on
Tuesday, April 25.
Holly Meadows Golf
Course is where the action
unfolded.
North Branch paced
the three-team field with a
191. Dryden pulled up
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Imlay City drops
twinbill at Algonac
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
City with a pair of base
hits during the opener.
Dawson Klein, Andrew
They allowed seven total
hits, struck out 12 and IMLAY CITY The Nadrowski, Luke Forti and
issued two walks along the Imlay City varsity baseball Austin Hopkins added one
way. team dropped a pair of hit each to the Spartans
In the nightcap, Dryden outcomes to host Algonac cause.
notched a 16-3 victory over in a Blue Water Area In the second contest,
North Huron. Conference doubleheader Algonac pulled out a 3-0
Pocius potent hitting on Tuesday, April 25. victory over Imlay City.
propelled Dryden to the tri- In the opener, Algonac Brandon Rugenstein
umph there. He finished obtained a 14-4 win against and Barker paced Imlay
with three singles and a Imlay City. Citys offensive attack
pair of doubles. The Beau Barker led Imlay with one hit apiece.
Capac trounces Everest
Cardinals also had
DelCampo (a single and a
triple), Ethan Hyatt (a sin-
gle and a double), Knox (a CAPAC Capac gles. Jaykob Sawyers (a
double) plus Cameron trounced Clarkston Everest double) along with
Photo by Kevin Kissane
Theobald and Gall (a single Collegiate, 14-3, in a non- Benjamin Geliske, Brad
apiece) reach the hitting league varsity baseball Schaefer, Jacob Parski and
column. game last Friday afternoon. Dakota Brecht (a single
Riley was the winning Joshua Palazzolo led each) also reached the hit-
Dryden pitcher. He gave up Capac with a pair of sin- ting column.
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strikes and issued two walks
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opposing baserunner in a game with North
Huron last week. Dryden falls to Liggett twice
DRYDEN The Justin Knox had the
Dryden varsity baseball lone Dryden base hit, sup-
team returned from Grosse plying a single.
sity baseball game a pair of singles apiece. Proper and Kapron were Pointe Woods University In the second matchup,
encompassing nine The Raiders also had the pitchers Almont used Liggett with a pair of non- Grosse Pointe Woods
innings last Thursday. Jace Rinke (a double) en route to the favorable league losses last Saturday. University Liggett left with
Zach Revoldt, Zach plus Chase Kapron (a verdict. They gave up In the opener, Grosse a 7-0 victory to their credit.
Filinger, Daniel single) reach the hitting four total hits, struck out Pointe Woods University Cameron Theobald (a
DeBlauwe and James column. seven and walked seven Liggett posted a 6-0 win single) accounted for
Mitchell led Almont with Dillon Kruse, Mitch along the way. against Dryden. Drydens base hit.
Dryden paces NCTL
Imlay Citys
Pablo
Perales
Invitational field
hits to the
8th green
Thursday
in a match
(188), Algonac (200) and at Capac. By Kevin Kissane Heather Hills Golf
Capac (256). Tri-City Times Sports Editor Course is where the action
Austin Bara carded a unfolded that day.
39 and Garrett Roberts DRYDEN The Max Kage shot a 47
Photo by Kevin Kissane
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City. The Spartans also outshot Owen-Gage (236) a 53 to lead Dryden. The
counted Connor OBriens and Mayville (283) at a Cardinals also counted
45 and Tyler Robberstads NCTL Invitational it hosted Troy Antushevichs 62 and
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Boys Track
Raiders: Kautz, Marrone, Walton
and Winslow (a single

Almont registers
from page 1-B each) made that output
possible.
allowed eight hits, struck Watson and Kristen
Stanek were the pitchers

BWAC victories
out eight and walked four
en route. Almont used en route to
Megan Orlando and the favorable outcome.
Madison Wheeler paced They gave up seven total
Capac with two singles hits, struck out four and By Kevin Kissane Mardlin, shot put, 31 feet
each. They were backed walked one. Tri-City Times Sports Editor 10 1/4 inches; Boers, 100
by Aubree Smith, Alexys Delaney Verschure (a dash, 12.51 seconds; Hank
Anderson, Ally Dean and single and a triple) notched TRI-CITY AREA Barker, pole vault (8 feet 6
Fay Abdelnour (a single Capacs top plate creden- Almont defeated Capac, inches) along with the 110
each). tials. The Chiefs also had 91-41, in a Blue Water (18.83 seconds) and 300-
In the second contest, Wheeler (a triple) along Area Conference boys meter (47.42 seconds) hur-
Almont wound up with 12 with Izabelle Amador, track meeting Tuesday, dles; Griffith, 200 dash,
hits. Nichols (three sin- Smith, Orlando and April 25 at Richmond High 25.75 seconds; Omar
gles), Proper and Watson Anderson (a single apiece) School. Santana, 400-meter dash,
(two singles apiece) plus who supported their plate Alec Giles, high jump 1:04; and Charlie Aldrich,
Mickayla Benenati, Tyler performances. (5 feet 8 inches) plus the 1600 run, 5:12.
110 (17.47 seconds) and Almont also faced
300 (46.15 seconds) hur- Richmond that day, drop-
Photo by Kevin Kissane

dles; Michael McEwan, ping a 75-60 verdict.

shot put (40 feet 3 1/4 inch- Giles (high jump plus
es) and discus (125 feet 4 110 and 300-meter hur-
inches); Ben Wright, 100 dles), Battani (pole vault),
(12.07 seconds) and 200 McEwan (discus), Brown
(24.57 seconds) dashes; (800 run) and Phelps
Capac second baseman Joshua Palazzolo and Jackson Brown, 800- (1600-meter run) contrib-
throws to first in a game versus Almont. meter run, 2:10; led Almont uted Almonts individual
with individual event wins. event firsts.
Almont: Doubleheader The Almont 1600 relay
also emerged victorious.
The Almont 1600 relay
also emerged victorious.
victory over Capac Their clocking was not
available.
Their clocking was not
available.
from page 1-B Michael Rinke, pole Rinke (pole vault),
Chase Kapron, Dillon vault, 8 feet 6 inches; McEwan (shot put), Bryan
Almont registered a 13-3 Kruse and Filinger all Robbie Battani, long jump, (110-meter hurdles),
triumph against Capac. pitched for the victorious 16 feet 1 inch; Martin Wright (200 dash), Gerard
Pica (a single and two Almont side. They gave Saavedra, shot put, 36 feet Knittel (400-meter dash),
doubles) proved Almonts up six total hits, struck out 7 3/4 inches; Evan Beehler, Phelps (800 run) and
toughest out. Zach one and walked six. Photo by Kevin Kissane
discus, 115 feet 7 inches; Brown (1600-meter run)
Revoldt and Filinger (a Michael Foster (a dou- Aaron Bryan, 110 (18.52 had Almonts seconds.
single and a double each) ble) plus Benjamin seconds) and 300 (46.81 Martin Saavedra (shot
plus Hunter Spies, Cade Geliske, Jakob Sawyers, seconds) hurdles; Josh put), Beehler (discus),
Tank, Jace Rinke and Jimmy Schroeder, Harris Phelps, 800-meter run, Wright (100 dash), Bryan
Mitchell (a single apiece) and Brecht (a single each) 2:13; Brown, 1600 run, (300-meter hurdles) and
supported his perfor- generated Capacs base Capac second baseman Hunter Smith looks to 4:57.1; and Tom Shiner, Shiner (3200 run) added
mance. hits. snag a fly ball last week versus Almont. 3200-meter run, 15:39; Almonts thirds.
provided Almonts sec- In the days other dual,
onds. Richmond registered an

Spartans: An 800-meter relay

lineup of Daniel Griffith,
Wright, long jump, 16
feet; and Martin Wigley,
87-42 triumph against
Capac.
from page 1-B Andrew Sams, Brent Boers discus, 92 feet 7 inches; Barker (pole vault),
and Tyler Saez led Capac tacked on Almonts thirds. Aldrich (800-meter run)
(43.93 seconds) hurdles; with a second. They Brent Boers, long and Swantek (3200 run)
plus Jackson Brown, 800 stopped the watch at jump, 17 feet 1/4 inch; and supplied Capacs individu-
run, 2:10.09; paced Almont 1:36.84. Logan Swantek, 3200 run, al event firsts.
with firsts. Capacs 400 relay of 12:34; picked up Capacs The Capac 800 and
Michael McEwan, dis- Griffith, Sams, Boers and firsts. 3200 relays also prevailed.
cus, 129 feet 6 inches; Saez tacked on a third. It The Capac 400, 800 Their finish times were not
along with Josh Phelps, took them 46.8 seconds to and 3200 relays also pre- available.
800 (2:11.31) and 1600- accomplish the feat. vailed. Their finish times Barker (110-meter hur-
meter (4:52.24) runs; gen- Blake Porter registered were not available. dles) and Saez (400 dash)
erated Almonts seconds. the lone Dryden placewin- Daniel Griffith, 100- secured Capacs seconds.
Aaron Bryan, 110 hur- ning performance that day. meter dash, 12.21 seconds; Mardlin (shot put),
dles, 17.71 seconds; added His pole vault clearance of plus Tyler Saez, 200 (25.52 Duncan Muter (discus),
a third to Almonts cause. 11 feet paid off with a third. seconds) and 400-meter Saez (200-meter dash),
(1:02) dashes; contributed Barker (300 hurdles),
Capacs seconds. Santana (800-meter run)
Capac also received and Swantek (1600 run)
thirds courtesy of Jeremiah tacked on Capacs thirds.

Imlay City drops

BWAC dual meets
By Kevin Kissane The Imlay City 400-
Photo by Kevin Kissane
Photo by Kevin Kissane

meter relay of Marc

Capacs Daniel Griffith (L) and Tyler Saez (mid-
dle) compete in the 100 at the County Meet.
Imlay Citys David Hart picks up the pace in
the 400 dash at the Lapeer County Meet.
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
Allison, Breydon Andrez,
IMLAY CITY Jack Forti and Bruce
The Imlay City boys Bollini also prevailed.
track team fell 97-40 to They were timed in 47.06
host Yale in a Blue Water seconds.
Area Conference encoun- Imlay City also
ter on Tuesday, April 25. squared off versus Cros-
Bruce Bollini, high Lex that day.
jump, 5 feet 8 inches; TJ When the final scores
Reintjes, pole vault, 13 were added up, Cros-Lex
feet; Ryan Johnson, shot claimed a 102-35 win
put (39 feet 4 inches) and against Imlay City.
discus (134 feet 2 inch- Bollini (high jump),
es); plus Jacob Swartz, Reintjes (pole vault and
3200 run, 11:08.21; fur- long jump) plus Johnson
nished Imlay Citys indi- (discus) collected Imlay
vidual event wins versus Citys firsts versus Cros-
Yale. Lex.

Dryden boys take

sixth in Mayville
Photo by Kevin Kissane

By Kevin Kissane Austin Zweiz led Dryden

Tri-City Times Sports Editor with a second. They
stopped the watch at
DRYDEN The 1:14.65 en route.
Dryden boys track squad Drydens 1200 (Blake
Imlay Citys McKinzie Winget passes the baton generated 22 points en Porter, Peyerk, Zweiz and
to Carly Livingston at the Lapeer County Meet. route to a sixth at the Honnold) and 6400 (Ronny
Mayville Wildcat Relays Hudson (Adam Porter,
Excel: meter (48.03 seconds) hur-
dles; paced Almont with
on Tuesday, April 25.
Caro topped the stand-
Cameron Bores and
Brenden Knuth) relays col-
from page 1-B firsts. ings with 104 points. They lected fourths. Those line-
Aubrey Battani, pole were followed by Vassar ups were timed in 2:48.53
LeFevere, McKinzie vault, 10 feet; added a sec- (92 points), Mayville (75), and 24:17.48, respectively.
Winget and Livingston ond to Almonts cause. Peck (33), Carsonville-Port The field event (Logan
tacked on thirds as well. Sara Herrera, 800 run, Sanilac (23), Dryden (22), Roberts, John Lynch,
Photo by Kevin Kissane

They were timed in 52.96 2:32.71 led Capac with a North Huron (16), Austin Grondin and Blake
seconds and 1:51.74, first. International Academy of Porter) and Wildcat (Angel
respectively. Herrera also pulled Flint (15) and Akron- Juncaj, Zweiz and Honnold)
Ashley Santo, discus, third in the 3200-meter Fairgrove (nine). relays added fifths to
93 feet 8 1/4 inches; plus run. She registered a The sprint medley team Drydens cause. They were
Rebecca Measel, 100 clocking of 13:02.15 en Sara Herrera, of Capac, is ahead of the pack in of Tyler Honnold, Elijah timed in 1:10.72 and
(17.72 seconds) and 300- route. the 800 run at Fridays Lapeer County Meet. Daoud, Sam Peyerk and 2:44.78, respectively.
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Softball

Imlay City wins

twice at home
By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
IMLAY CITY
Imlay City swept visiting
Algonac, 7-2 and 12-0, in a
Blue Water Area
Conference varsity softball
doubleheader on Tuesday,
April 25.
In the opener, Imlay
City collected eight hits.
McKena Hoody,
Melissa Rahn and Lexi
Diaz led Imlay City with a
pair of singles each. Haley
Medrano and Sam Brown
added a single apiece to the
Spartans cause.
Ali Harper was Imlay
Citys pitcher of record.
She allowed eight hits,
struck out 11 and walked
none along the way.
In the nightcap, Imlay
City picked up a 12-0 vic-
tory over Algonac.
Imlay City finished the
contest with 11 hits.
Laken Hoody, Kenady
Kaufman, McKena Hoody
and Medrano paced Imlay
City with a pair of singles
each. Leah Dawson (a tri-
ple) plus Megan Gibbs and
Diaz (a single apiece) sup-
ported their performances.
Harper was Imlay
Citys winning pitcher.
She gave up two hits,
retired nine on strikes and
walked none.

Dryden drops a
pair to Mayville
By Kevin Kissane
Photo by Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
DRYDEN Dryden
dropped both ends of a
North Central Thumb
League doubleheader ver-
Imlay Citys Haley Medrano fouls off a pitch during a game with Clio last Thursday. sus Mayville on Monday,
April 24.
In the opener, Mayville
Mia Sliman, Amanda
Lemke, Megan Rinke and
Claudya DeLand led Dryden
with a single apiece.
In the nightcap,
Mayville registered a 20-0
triumph against Dryden.
That contest lasted three
innings.
Lemke (a single) fur-

Imlay City splits games with Clio posted a 12-3 victory over
Dryden.
nished the lone Dryden base
hit.

By Kevin Kissane claimed an 11-6 win against single each courtesy of Harper (two singles) paced
Tri-City Times Sports Editor

IMLAY CITY
Imlay City split a non-
league varsity softball dou-
bleheader versus visiting
Clio last Thursday.
In the opener, Clio
Imlay City.
Imlay City finished the
game with nine hits.
Kenady Kaufman,
Haley Medrano and Lexi
Diaz led Imlay City with a
pair of singles apiece. The
Spartans also received a
Haley Medrano, Melissa
Rahn and Ali Harper.
In the second contest,
Imlay City picked up a 7-2
victory over Clio.
Medrano (three sin-
gles), Leah Dawson (a sin-
gle and a double) and
Imlay City with multiple
hit performances.
Isabella Barker was
Dryden incurs non-
Imlay Citys pitcher of
record. She allowed seven
hits, struck out eight and
league setbacks
walked one over the seven-
inning distance. DRYDEN The Dryden with a double.
Dryden varsity softball team Claudya DeLand added a
managed five total hits in a single to the Cardinals cause.

Capac takes two from Lutheran North non-league doubleheader

By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
CAPAC Capac
topped host Lutheran
North twice in a non-
league varsity softball
doubleheader last
Delaney Verschure
(three singles), Molly
Montney (a single and a
double) and Ally Dean (a on strikes and issued two
pair of singles) proved
Capacs toughest outs.
They were backed by
Aubree Smith (a triple)
Anderson was the win-
ning Capac pitcher. She
gave up two hits, retired 11
walks along the way.
In the second match-
up, Capac earned a 6-3
victory over Lutheran
loss to host Rochester Hills
Lutheran Northwest last
In the second game,
Rochester Hills Lutheran
Northwest handed Dryden a
Saturday. 20-3 setback.
double) notched Capacs
In the opener, Rochester Ally Sobek paced Dryden
best offensive credentials.
Anderson (a double) along Hills Lutheran Northwest with a double and a triple.
with Wheeler, Dean, posted a 10-0 win against Courtney Heike (a single)
Verschure and Smith (a Dryden. also reached the hitting col-
single apiece) supported Hunter Hofmann led umn.
their performances.
Anderson was Capacs

Athlete of the Week

Thursday. along with Madison North. pitcher of record. She
In the opener, Capac Wheeler, Alexys Anderson, Natalie Maday (a dou- allowed three hits, struck
registered a 4-2 triumph Hunter Smith and Izabelle ble and a triple) and Megan out four and issued three
against Lutheran North. Amador (a single each). Orlando (a single and a walks en route.

Capac falls twice to Harbor Beach

CAPAC Capac fell
twice to host Harbor Beach
in a non-league varsity
softball doubleheader on
Monday, April 24.
In the opener,
Harbor Beach claimed a
12-2 win against Capac.
Aubree Smith, Molly
Montney, Ally Dean and
Ellie Parski led Capac with
a single apiece.
In the second contest, Wheeler (two singles) plus
Harbor Beach pulled out Hunter Smith, Izabelle
an 11-10 victory over Amador, Alexys Anderson
Capac. and Natalie Maday (a sin-
Aubree Smith paced gle each) also reached the
Capac with three singles. hitting column.

Dryden drops doubleheader at home Dryden junior Jared

Czape threw a perfect
Dryden senior track
standout Mia Sliman set
By Kevin Kissane game in his baseball a school long jump
Tri-City Times Sports Editor teams win over Mayville record last Friday at the
on Monday, April 24. Lapeer County Meet in
DRYDEN Dryden dropped a For his effort, Czape North Branch.
pair of contests to visiting North garners our Boys For her effort, Sliman
Huron in a varsity softball double- Athlete of the Week earns our Girls Athlete
header last Thursday. honor. of the Week honor.
In the opener, North Huron
posted an 8-2 win against Dryden.
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Girls Track
Almont wins dual meets
TRI-CITY AREA
Almont turned back Capac,
89-31, in a Blue Water Area
Conference girls track
encounter Tuesday, April
25 at Richmond High
School.
Mariah Smith, high
jump, 4 feet 8 inches;
Aubrey Battani, pole vault
(10 feet) and long jump (14
feet 7 3/4 inches); Ashley
Santo, shot put (24 feet 10
1/2 inches) and discus (91
feet 11 inches); Meredith
Rinke, 100 (13.23 seconds)
plus the 200 (28.37 sec-
onds) and 400 (1:05) dash-
es; Rebecca Measel, 100
(no time available) and
300-meter (49.13 seconds)
hurdles; and Kayla Pia,
3200 run, 14:58; gave
Almont individual event
firsts.
The Almont 400, 800,
1600 and 3200-meter
relays also prevailed. Their
finish times were not avail-
able.
Battani, 100 hurdles,
no time available; and
Smith, 100 (13.71 seconds)
and 200-meter (29.44 sec-
onds) dashes; notched
Almonts seconds.
Measel, long jump, 14
feet 2 1/2 inches; Anna
Klepak, shot put (22 feet 6
inches) and discus (59 feet
7 inches); Autumn
Kwierant, 300 hurdles,
1:02; and Pia, 1600-meter
run, 6:46; added Almonts
thirds.
Sara Herrera, 800
(2:39.16) and 1600 (5:45)
runs; furnished Capacs
firsts.
Scout Senyk, high
jump, 4 feet; Mariah
Schlorke, long jump (14
feet 6 1/4 inches), Maria
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Sustaita, shot put, 23 feet 7
1/2 inches; Jamy Tackett,
discus, 63 feet; along with
Lilly Rodriguez, 800
(2:55.71) and 1600-meter
(6:32) runs; supplied
Capacs seconds.
Mariah Schlorke, 100
(13.98 seconds) and 200
(30.44 seconds); plus
Trinity Schlorke, 400 dash,
1:16; and Senyk, 800-meter
run, 3:01.99; tacked on
Capacs thirds.
Almont also defeated
Richmond, 73-59.
Battani (pole vault),
Santo (discus), Rinke (100,
200 and 400 dashes) plus
Measel (100 and 300-meter
hurdles) provided Almonts
individual event wins.
The Almont 400, 800
and 1600 relays also
emerged victorious. Their
clockings were not avail-
able.
Smith (high jump and
100-meter dash), Battani
(100 hurdles), Kwierant
(300-meter hurdles), Sarah
Brown (800 run) and Pia
(1600 and 3200-meter run)
obtained Almonts seconds.
Battani (long jump) and
Smith (200 dash) added
Almonts thirds.
In the days other dual
meet, Richmond handed
Capac a 78-30 setback.
Mariah Schlorke (100-
meter dash), Alondra Munoz
(300 hurdles) and Herrera
(800-meter run) collected
Capacs firsts.
Senyk (high jump),
Rodriguez (800 run) and
Herrera (1600-meter run)
supplied Capacs seconds.
Tackett (discus), Trinity
Schlorke (100 dash) plus
Mariah Schlorke (long jump
and 200 dash) tacked on
Capacs thirds. LeFevere, long jump, 15
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By Kevin Kissane
Tri-City Times Sports Editor
DRYDEN The
Dryden girls track squad
earned a first-place finish at
the Wildcat Relays on
Tuesday, April 25.
Mayville High School
is where the action unfold-
ed.
Drydens pacesetting
total was 88 points. They
were followed by Vassar
(74 points), Caro (59), Peck
(38), Akron-Fairgrove (36),
Imlay City tops Cros-Lex, falls to Yale
IMLAY CITY The
Imlay City girls track
team beat Cros-Lex, 74-63,
in a Blue Water Area
Conference meeting
Tuesday, April 25 at Yale
High School.
Cameron Vaubel,
high jump, 4 feet 8 inches;
Carly Livingston, 100
dash (14.12 seconds) and
pole vault (9 feet); Robin
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(two).
The high jump (Mia
Sliman, Kelli Schenkel and
Kaylin Norman), shuttle
hurdle (Hannah Weiss,
Jodie Adams, McKenna
Gierman and Chloe Wyke)
and sprint medley (Caitlyn
Hill, Adams, Sliman and
Schenkel) relays led
Dryden with firsts that day.
They registered respective
feet 5 1/2 inches; Sophia
Rosillo, discus, 88 feet;
McKinzie Winget, 200-
meter dash, 29.43 seconds; VanDerPloeg, and Winget
and Erika VanDerPloeg,
400 dash, 1:09.29; sup-
plied Imlay Citys individ-
ual event firsts. 1:52.59 and 11:16.6 en
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(Robin LeFevere, Jillian
LeFevere, Winget and
Livingston), 800 (Robin
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performances of 8 feet 10 DeVlaminck) and 6400
inches, 1:18.91 and 1:27.72 (Alissa Hurd, Jordan
en route. Peters, Teagan Norman
Drydens discus and Wolle) relays provided
(Rachel Vallad, Courtney seconds. Those lineups
Heike and Lexi Seitz), field logged respective perfor-
event (Courtney Heike, mances of 225 feet 6 inch-
Vallad, Sliman and es, 1:19.87, 3:03.02,
Schenkel), Wildcat (Marin 3:24.28, 17:04.21 and
Luxgrant, Weiss, Adams 29:10 along the way.
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McKenna Gierman and and Seitz added a fifth to
Hill), distance medley Drydens cause. They
(Haylee Wolle, Kaylin turned in a performance of
Norman, Jordan Peters and 67 feet en route.
Winget and Livingston) picked up a 83-54 victory.
and 3200-meter (Kayla Livingston (pole
Louwsma, Sarah Hubbard, vault), Robin LeFevere
(long jump) and Jillian
also prevailed. They LeFevere (300-meter hur-
logged respective clock- dles) collected Imlay
ings of 53.27 seconds, Citys individual event
firsts.
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Imlay City also faced of Robin LeFevere, Jillian
Yale that day. LeFevere, Winget and
` When the final scores Livingston also emerged
were announced, Yale victorious.
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